Chapter 325: The Clown
Wei Fugui was almost angry to death, and quarreled with Wei Shi for a few more words, but Wei Shi insisted on giving him only 50 taels.
The Wei family was in the wrong and had to compromise in the end.
After the marriage was agreed upon, Wei's family left.
In the evening, Ye Erquan and Yinhua came back.
Wei walked out of the room, pursed her lips and said, "Master, the wedding date has been set, October 15, and the betrothal gift is 188 taels."
As Ye Erquan put the farm tools into the utility room, he said coldly, "It's none of my business."
Wei's face changed slightly, but she still said with a stiff upper lip: "As long as you have no objection, that's fine. Give me the betrothal gift, and I'll go and propose in a few days."
Ye Erquan glared at her angrily: "What are you dreaming of! Why don't you just say one thousand taels! I don't care if it's a betrothal gift or a wedding gift, I won't pay a penny."
Wei's face changed: "Are you talking like a human being? He is your own son! The most important day of his life..."
"So what? If I have to pay, then he is my biological son? But he was not my biological son yesterday when he was disrespectful and talked back to me? I said I won't pay a penny! You can marry him or not! If you keep pushing me, I won't be present on the wedding day!"
After saying that, Ye Erquan turned and went into the side room.
Ye Erquan and Wei have already slept separately.
Wei still slept in the original upper room, while Ye Erquan slept in the side room.
Wei's face turned pale, and he looked at Yinhua again: "Yinhua, you have saved some money..."
In the past, Yinhua had two taels of pocket money every month. After the forced marriage incident, Ye Erquan never gave Wei a penny, and Ye Peng's pocket money also stopped.
Only Yinhua remains.
In addition to the 2 taels, Ye Erquan would also give Yinhua 20 taels every month as food for the whole family.
Yinhua looked at her coldly: "Don't you have several hundred taels in your hand? It's more than enough for the betrothal gift and the wedding."
"Why are you still trying to take my few taels of silver? What's that enough for?"
Wei was so angry: "You stupid girl, how dare you talk to your mother like that!"
What she thought was that if she could get any ounces, she would get them.
Yinhua gritted her teeth and said, "I'm not wrong. If mother really doesn't want to spend money, then don't marry her. I believe that as long as she is not my cousin, father will be willing to pay."
Wei wanted to go forward and twist the silver flower.
Yinhua had already dodged and ran into the room.
Wei wanted to curse, but was afraid of disturbing Ye Erquan, so she had to go back to her room in a huff.
When I returned to my room, I was so angry that I felt uncomfortable. 50 taels of betrothal gift! There is also a wedding banquet...
This is all money!
Thinking of this, Wei's heart began to bleed.
But if she doesn't hold a wedding banquet, or holds a shabby one, how can she save face?
She is a wealthy woman!
This wedding must be a grand one to slap my sister-in-law in the face! Only in this way can she shut up the villagers and let them know that what she values is the relationship between relatives, and that she is a good mother-in-law!
No matter what, Ye Peng and Wei Xiaojuan's wedding date was safely set on October 25.
The next morning, Wei notified all relatives and friends that the wedding banquet would be held on October 15th.
Every time I notify someone, I always say, "I love my Xiaojuan so much. We know each other so well that we are like close relatives."
The villagers who were notified: “Hahaha, right, right.”
But I was thinking in my heart: Who doesn’t know the little tricks in your mind?
The villagers all looked at her as if she were a clown, as if she were a joke.
......
As for Jinhua and Xiaoyan’s embroidery shop.
Except for the high sales on the opening day, the sales gradually stabilized afterwards. After deducting all costs, we could make about two or three taels of silver a day.
Jinhua no longer goes to the Shen family for classes and is busy with the embroidery shop every day.
In addition to the two of them, there were two other embroiderers, and four of them were busy working together.
Ye Hufen also helped out in the embroidery shop, usually doing some moving and lifting work. The shop paid Ye Hufen one or two taels of salary a month.
Soon, it was September 28th.
Ye Caiping and her family had just finished breakfast when Shanzi walked in:
“Madam Ye, Mr. Shen is here.”
Ye Caiping said happily: "Okay, I'll go out right away."
Old Lady Ye smiled and said, "Are they bringing the craftsmen who are repairing the bridge? Can we go and take a look?"
"Of course, let's go together."
Old Mrs. Ye, Old Man Ye, Jin'er Huan'er, and even Ye Daquan came to join in the fun. Ye Daquan came over for breakfast today.
Several people came to the outer hall.
After a while, Shen Zhiyan came in with a white-haired old man in his early sixties.
When Ye Caiping saw Shen Zhiyan, her eyes lit up: “You’re here!”
Shen Zhiyan’s cold eyebrows and eyes smiled: “Yeah.”
Old Lady Ye rubbed her arms: "Hiss..."
Old Man Ye looked at her: "Are you cold?"
Old Lady Ye: “Not cold.”
She was choking.
Shen Zhiyan said, "Madam Ye, this is the most famous bridge builder in the southern area, Mr. Hong. You can just call him Mr. Hong. Mr. Hong, this is Lady Ye."
Mr. Hong smiled and said, "Ms. Ye, nice to meet you."
After the greetings, they began to discuss building the bridge.
First they went to the two villages to measure the dimensions, and then went back to the outer hall to discuss.
Shen Zhiyan took out a picture and said, “Regarding this bridge, Shen has some insights.”
When he opened it, there were many things marked on it. Ye Caiping couldn't understand it and asked curiously, "Is this drawn by Mr. Shen?"
"Um."
"You can actually build a bridge?"
“I was interested in it when I was young and learned a little bit.”
Ye Caiping smiled: "How come you know everything?"
Shen Zhiyan's lips curled up slightly, his face still calm and calm: "Not bad."
Old Mrs. Ye at the side: “Hiss——” It’s getting louder and louder!
Jin'er Huan'er opened her mouth: "......"
Old Man Ye: Why does he smell a sweet scent?
Ye Daquan: "Hehehe! Mr. Shen is really amazing."
Old Mrs. Ye looked at the foolishly smiling Ye Daquan with sympathy and said, “Just smile more now. If Mr. Chen kidnaps Caiping someday, you won’t be able to smile anymore.”
Shen Zhiyan and Mr. Hong were still discussing the structure and size of the bridge.
Old Man Ye and his wife, Ye Daquan, and Jin'er Huan'er listened for a while, but felt bored and couldn't listen any more, so they left the outer hall one after another.
Ye Caiping didn't understand either, but she didn't feel bored at all.
Listened with a smile throughout.
When Shen Zhiyan said a few words, his eyes would fall on her intentionally or unintentionally.
Mr. Hong: Hiss—how about I leave too?
Outside the gate.
Duanwu was sitting at the door taking a rest, holding a piece of grass in his mouth.
Shanzi at the side asked, "Brother, why haven't you sent Xiaoyu here recently?"
Duanwu: "Alas, the master has been busy writing poetry every day recently and has not gone fishing for a long time."
Shanzi sighed: "It's not easy, the little fish finally have a chance to grow up into a fish."
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