"Si Ni'er's in-laws came to pay gifts. They just finished their meal and left. I came out to see them off. They will come to pick up the bride on the 25th. Ask the boys at home to come and join in the fun then." Old man Shen responded with a smile.
"Is Si Ni'er going to find a husband? Time flies! Where will she settle on?" Liu Zhongyi held the pipe tremblingly. He is over 70 years old this year, a little hard of hearing, and likes to shout when he speaks.
Old Man Shen: "Zhao Changgui's family in Zhaojiawan."
"Zhao Changgui's family? Oh, I remember now, isn't his father Zhao Yongshou? I've dealt with him before, but I didn't expect this old man's grandson to marry a wife here!"
Liu Zhongyi squinted his eyes and thought for a long time before he remembered who Zhao Changgui belonged to.
After hearing this, the smile on Old Man Shen's face froze and he could no longer maintain it.
"He's not his grandson, he's his son. It's Zhao Changgui who's getting married. What nonsense are you talking about, you old idiot? Haha." Liu Zhongli next to him laughed and patted Liu Zhongyi.
This old guy doesn't go out often, so he probably doesn't know that the Shen family is going to marry Si Nizi to Zhao Changgui as his second wife?
He said this. Didn’t you see that Old Man Shen’s face turned black?
"Zhao Changgui? Are you old and confused? Then Zhao Changgui must be older than the second son of the Shen family, right? Si Ni'er can be his daughter, and it's almost the same to give her to his son! Who would marry a good girl to a man who can be a father?"
Liu Zhongyi didn't stop there, he turned to ask old man Shen for confirmation: "Zhi Fu, is Si Ni destined to be Zhao Yongshou's granddaughter?"
The old men next to him didn't say anything, but turned to look at Old Man Shen meaningfully.
In their Dongliang Village, the Shen family's selling their daughter for money was a very particular matter. Not to mention how much each family loved their daughters and granddaughters, but no one would marry a son-in-law who was two years older than their daughter.
Isn't this pushing your own girl into the fire?
The key point is that it doesn’t sound good if you say it out loud.
Especially for Shen Laoer, who is the father-in-law, if someone asks: How old is your son-in-law?
Could it be that he replied: Two years older than me.
It makes people...
At this time, Old Man Shen's face was also red with embarrassment. He wanted to not answer, but he couldn't hide it, so he could only reply awkwardly: "It's Zhao Changgui, who is a good match for my Si Ni'er. It doesn't matter if he's a little older. He knows how to care for others when he's older."
"When the matchmaker first introduced us, I also thought it was not a good idea. But later on, Si Nier was willing, so it was settled, wasn't it? Haha."
"Well, I have something else to do, you guys chat first!"
After saying this, he turned around and left in a hurry without waiting for anyone to respond.
Liu Zhongyi kept his mouth open until Old Man Shen entered the yard. Then he came to his senses and used his pipe to poke the person next to him: "My ears are not working well. I'm afraid I heard it wrong. What did Gang Zhifu say?"
Liu Zhongli squinted at the Shen family and spat on the ground: "You heard it right, it's Zhao Changgui, the son of Zhao Yongshou, who is older than Shen Laoer."
"Oh my God, what is the Shen family trying to do? They really bring shame to our ancestors. Why is no one doing anything about such a shameful thing?" Liu Zhongyi slapped his thigh in anger.
"Is his last name Liu? His last name is Shen. If our Liu family did something so shameful, we would have grabbed his ears and scolded him. People with other surnames just don't follow the rules at all."
Liu Zhongli and Liu Zhongyi are the oldest people in the village and have a strong sense of clan. Almost 95% of the people in Dongliang Village have the surname Liu, and they all have the same ancestor going back several generations.
"What is the Shen family doing this for?"
"What else could it be? For money! I heard that Zhao Changgui was willing to pay a high price. The Shen family must be attracted by his money."
"How many children does Zhao Changgui have? Si Ni was the stepmother in the past?"
"I heard there are four. The previous daughter-in-law died. If the fourth daughter-in-law goes there, she will be almost the same as his son, which will be a joke."
"This is too elaborate. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at behind your back?"
"People with dignity are afraid of being criticized, but what do shameless people have to fear?"
"Zhi Fu actually said that Si Ni Er was willing, but she was willing to hit the wall? He is really lying with open eyes. Isn't his face thicker than the city wall?"
"How could someone who usually looks very hardworking do such a thing?"
"What does this have to do with diligence?"
"No, is the fourth daughter of the Shen family okay? Didn't she go crazy some time ago? Does anyone in Zhaojiawan know about this?"
"Didn't Mr. Xiao come to see me last time and said that it was aimed at Wong Tai Sin? Has it been cracked? It should be fixed, right?"
"That girl hasn't come out for a long time. I used to see her collecting firewood, but since the last incident, I haven't seen her come out."
"Do you think it's possible that it's not healed yet?"
"Not well? That's impossible? If not well, why did the people from Zhaojiawan come to give gifts?"
"Humph, is it possible that the Shen family is hiding it from others? The two villages are so far apart."
"Oh, no way? Even if it succeeds in the end, can Zhao Changgui do it?"
Several old men gathered together and talked in whispers for a long time.
Conversations like this have been happening from time to time since Shen Siyue was going to marry in Zhaojiawan.
When Old Man Shen returned home, his original joy at getting the money was gone. He took off his shoes with a gloomy face, got on the kang, and lay down at the head of the kang.
Chen Qiushu, who came back with him, saw his father sulking because of what those old men said, so he comforted him: "Dad, don't take it to heart, just say whatever they want to say! It's really good to get the benefits, why do you care what they say?"
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