Mrs. Qing nodded absentmindedly, chatted with Zhang Guilan about something else, and then quickly took Tian Xianglan away.
As soon as they left the Li family's yard and saw that there was no one around, Mrs. Qing complained: "I knew that nothing in his family would be easy."
"Before, I thought it was just a formality, but now, the difference in betrothal gifts between the two sides is too big, so this matter is going to be a hassle!"
After saying a few words to Tian Xianglan, he hurried back to Dongliang Village.
I was angry and laughing all the way.
What made her angry was that Old Man Shen was really dishonest. He said everything was enough and asked her to just go through the motions. But she couldn't even pass the most basic hurdle of the betrothal gift, so what was there to talk about in the future?
Anyway, in Mrs. Qing's opinion, if the Zhang family insisted on having so much, both families would definitely go bankrupt.
Given how stingy Old Man Shen is, he wouldn't agree even if he had money.
What made her laugh was that she felt that there was going to be some fun to watch at the Shen family again.
Alas, this winter, the Shen family is the only one in the village that has no peace.
The maid in Shen Laoer's room first tried to commit suicide, then went crazy, and then started chasing people with a knife.
The girl who was originally destined to marry into the Zhao family was the daughter of the second son of Shen, but in the end it was the girl of the eldest son of Shen who got married.
Don’t you think it’s magical?
A few days ago, the girl from Shen Lao Er's family almost stabbed Shen Lao Da's wife and youngest son to death.
When Mrs. Qing thought about this, her heart began to pound.
I guess other matchmakers didn’t want to take over, probably because matchmaking had to go to Old Shen’s house and they were afraid of dying in their yard.
It’s a pity for the daughter of Mr. Shen. She used to be a pretty good girl.
Mother Qing hurried to the gate of Shen's courtyard and stood outside the gate and shouted, "Is anyone home?"
Old man Shen in the room heard it and thought it was someone calling the eldest brother's wife, so he didn't pay much attention to it. Later he listened again and realized that it was Liu Qingshan's wife who came to propose marriage.
He quickly put on his shoes and went out to meet him.
Old man Shen warmly welcomed the man home: "You are at home, you are at home, come in, come in!"
As a result, Mrs. Qing stood at the door and looked inside. The room of the second son of the Shen family was quiet. She didn't know whether the fourth daughter of the Shen family was emotionally stable or not, so she waved her hand and said, "No, no, just stand here and talk."
When Old Man Shen saw that no one was coming in, he could only go to the door himself and asked, "Are you coming from home, sister-in-law?"
"No, I went to Lijiazhuang this morning and came here to tell you that the Li family wants 10 yuan for the bride price. No matter how hard I tried, there was no room for bargaining, so I came back to inform you!"
"How much more? How much does his family want?"
Old man Shen was stunned at first, but when he heard clearly the amount of the betrothal gift mentioned by Liu Qingshan's wife, his eyes widened in disbelief.
Mother Qing looked at Old Man Shen's expression with a smile: "Haha, it's 10 yuan. You just got a daughter married, so you can afford it!"
This is really the law of karma, no one can escape it!
The expression on Old Man Shen's face changed from shock to anger to gnashing of teeth, like a color palette, colorful.
After standing at the door for a long while, he forced a smile that was uglier than crying with a stiff face, and said to Mother-in-law Qing: "I am sorry to bother you today. It's cold, so I won't talk much. I will go and thank you when I have time."
This means to drive people away.
However, it also revealed that Old Man Shen was planning to give up this marriage.
Mrs. Qing didn't say much, just nodded and left.
Old Man Shen and the others walked away. Shen was so angry that he raised his hand and slapped the door frame with a ferocious face, causing the wooden door to fall into wood chips.
He stood at the door and looked around to see if his prodigal little son was nearby. He really wanted to chop him up right away.
He just kept running away day after day. He had been with Li Jia Nizi for such a long time, but when the real situation came, he still didn't know how to handle it. Now he is being blackmailed.
Yes, Old Man Shen felt that the Li family was blackmailing him.
Unable to catch sight of Shen Qiushu, Old Man Shen turned back into the house and lay on the kang, catching his breath.
It was almost time for lunch when Chen Qiushu came back from outside.
Before anyone else sat down, Old Man Shen sat up and started beating Shen Qiushu with a kang-sweeping broom.
"You idiot, I told you to run around every day, but you can't do your work every day, and you even make me worry about your wife. Tell me, is it you who told Li Jiani that Changgui paid 8 yuan for the betrothal gift?"
Old man Shen was so angry that he showed no mercy. If the broom knob hadn't been very hard, Shen Qiushu would have been knocked unconscious.
Chen Qiushu was beaten so hard that Zhang Er was confused. He screamed and ran to the cabinet with his arms raised.
After avoiding the attack range of Old Man Shen, Shen Qiushu angrily questioned his father: "Dad, why are you mad? You hit me for no reason?"
Old man Shen pointed at him with a broom in his hand: "I don't just want to beat you up, I want to beat you to death! Do you know how much the Li family wants as a betrothal gift? Ah? Do you know?"
Old man Shen was so angry that he took two deep breaths and sat back on the kang: "She wants 10 yuan, how can you marry her? I tell you, I don't have 10 yuan, if you want to marry her, you have to find a way, I don't care."
Shen Qiushu was stunned, then retorted: "Impossible, why would Xiaoqin want so much?"
No matter how carefree Chen Qiushu was, he knew roughly how much it would cost to marry a wife.
Their marriage with Zhao Changgui is a special case.
He is a young man in his 20s who is in the prime of his life, not an old man in his 40s who is about to be buried!
Seeing his silly look, Old Man Shen was even more furious: "How is it impossible? Go ask your good wife and see how much her family wants. If you can't even control a woman, what else can you do?"
The two men were arguing in the room, while Chen Chunshu and his family were silent in the west room.
Wang Huilian, who was recovering from her injuries, stopped doing housework altogether. When she heard the quarrel in the east room, she glanced at her husband anxiously.
Chen Chunshu also frowned as he listened to the noise in the east room, and signaled Wang Huilian with his eyes to keep quiet.
The more Shen Chunshu listened, the more worried he became. One reason was that he didn't expect the Li family to ask for such a high price, demanding 10 yuan.
Another one was worried that the third child would be determined to marry the girl from the Li family. If the old man couldn't resist the third child's temptation, how could he afford the 10 yuan if he really agreed to it?
But don't ask for the 5 dollars you have already given them back then?
Wang Huilian gritted her teeth and whispered to Shen Chunshu: "I'm telling you, I'll never give you the money, so don't think about taking the money from me!"
This money was earned by her using her own daughter. Now she wants to get it back from her. Can she return Hongmei to her with a clear conscience?
No way, no one can forget about it!
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