Chapter 18 The Old House Has No Money
The village was in an uproar, and soon the Shen family heard about it.
When Xu Xiuzhi heard that Shen Qingyue had actually bought potatoes from her sworn enemy, Mrs. Li, she completely exploded: "That little brat is deliberately trying to make trouble for me. Ah, she's with whoever I annoy."
Ever since the family split up, the name Shen Qingyue cannot be mentioned. The old lady will get angry if the name is mentioned.
But those two girls were still a troublesome thing. As soon as the family split up, they started buying things for the whole village, such as rice, flour, grain, oil, etc., as if they would not stop until all the money was spent.
Liu Yu didn't dare to say anything.
Her mother-in-law had reacted strongly and blamed her. If she hadn't been so insistent on finding fault and scolding others that day, Shen Qingyue might not have been driven crazy. If the family hadn't been divided, she might have married everyone off by now.
Liu Yu didn't dare to say anything now, for fear that her mother-in-law would remember this matter and keep nagging her.
But the second sister-in-law Zeng Juhua was interested: "Mom, I heard that they are going to set up a stall in the county." She had heard that there was gold everywhere in the county, and she wanted to do some small business.
Times have changed. Business is definitely better than farming in the countryside.
Before she had the chance to mention it to her family, Shen Qingyue took the lead in doing this.
She was quite concerned.
Grandma Xu Xiuzhi scoffed at this and said, "Just look at her. A country girl who has only been to the county town a few times in her life. If she can make money, even a sow can climb a tree."
Second uncle Shen Jiancheng came back from outside and just happened to hear this. He said, "Mom, are we going to build that house yet? Now, whenever I go out, the villagers tease me about the new house."
Shen Jiancheng had never been treated so harshly in his life.
Xu Xiuzhi said, "Buy a shit! Not only did the three girls from the Shen family run away, but your dad, for some reason, insisted on giving them three hundred yuan. From now on, forget about building a new house. Take your dad with you. Each of you can just go beg for food with a broken bowl!"
Several days had passed since the incident, and Xu Xiuzhi was getting angrier and angrier. She was staring at the money needed to buy fertilizer for the fields. And her youngest grandson needed money for school!
There are more than ten people in this family. Even if they eat frugally, they still need to eat a lot of food a day, and that costs money.
Xu Xiuzhi has been the head of the household for so many years, but she has never lived such a tight life.
Zeng Juhua quickly pulled Shen Jiancheng and pretended to be understanding and said, "Stop talking. Mom is in a bad mood. Shen Qingyue just made her angry."
Shen Jiancheng frowned: "What's wrong?"
Zeng Juhua said, "It's because Shen Qingyue went out and spent money like water on shopping, and she even went to buy things from Old Lady Li, whom Mom hates. Look how angry she is."
Zeng Juhua wanted to talk to Shen Qingyue about doing business, she also wanted to try it.
Who knew that Shen Jiancheng was indeed Xu Xiuzhi's biological son? When he heard this, he didn't understand Zeng Juhua's meaning at all: "What kind of business can she make? Don't make others laugh!"
Zeng Juhua: ...
Xu Xiuzhi glanced at her second son approvingly: "My son and I are on the same page. Everyone else is talking nonsense."
Xu Xiuzhi had a total of 350 yuan. Shen Tianci stole one yuan, and Shen Qingyue and her two sisters divided up another 300 yuan, leaving her with only about 40 yuan in total.
There is still some time before the autumn harvest and we can sell the grain, and we are already short of money.
Xu Xiuzhi asked the second wife to go back first and kept Liu Yu. She said, "Zhao Di is nineteen years old, and Laidi is seventeen. What do you think?"
After the eldest wife was divided up, the only girls left in the family were the five from Liu Yu's family.
Liu Yu is a lazy, cunning and slippery person. She makes her daughters help with the work that she should do.
She understood what her mother-in-law meant. She wanted to ask a matchmaker to find a husband for her. Liu Yu said, "The child is still skinny. I'm afraid no one would like him."
Xu Xiuzhi said, "I don't care. Since your family's three daughters have been divided up, you have to compensate me with three girls."
He paused and said, "What's the big deal about being thin? She'll be fine after a while. Besides, people don't stay together when they grow up. Zhaodi and Laidi are already so old. If you don't take care of them, the good ones will be picked up by others."
To Liu Yu, Shen Tianci was her treasure. She never took her daughter seriously and said, "I only have one request. No matter how much the betrothal gift is, you have to give me three hundred yuan."
Xu Xiuzhi sneered, "Three hundred, do you really think your daughter is a fairy? A hundred yuan at most, take it or leave it."
Liu Yu was short on money, and a hundred yuan was enough to buy a lot of delicious food. Knowing her mother-in-law's temper, she was afraid that if she refused this time, she would not even have a hundred yuan left. So she had no choice but to agree.
Xu Xiuzhi went straight to the matchmaker and asked her to help her find the two girls. She had no other requirements, just one: a large betrothal gift.
The matchmaker was speechless at her bluntness. She said tactfully, "Families that give a lot of betrothal gifts usually have some problems."
Xu Xiuzhi said, "Hey, life is like this. My family raised this little girl with great difficulty, so we can't just give her away for free!"
When the matchmaker heard her say this, she knew it was useless to persuade her, so she had no choice but to agree.
Nowadays, girls never have to worry about finding a husband. She is just a matchmaker. Since the girl's grandmother and mother have no objections, she is too lazy to worry about it.
When I came out of Shen's house, I saw Shen Qingyue picking vegetables by the water.
The matchmaker couldn't help but sigh that it was the right decision for Shen Qingyue to leave the Shen family.
Shen Qingyue also greeted the matchmaker.
The matchmaker asked, "Why do you have so many dishes?"
"Tomorrow I'm going to the county to set up a stall and sell boxed lunches." The ox cart that Shen Qingyue found belonged to the village, and this matter could not be concealed, so it was better to say it openly.
The matchmaker said, "You're really capable." Seeing Shen Qingyue's appearance and personality were both first-class, she couldn't help but develop an occupational disease: "Hey, what kind of person are you looking for? Tell me, and if I have a good one, I'll keep an eye out for you."
Shen Qingyue said: "I don't want to look for one now. I just want to make some money first and live a good life."
Shen Qingyue was afraid that the other party would come after her. She simply picked a few vegetables and said, "Then I'll go back first."
The matchmaker felt sorry for herself, as none of the girls in the village were prettier than Shen Qingyue. Tsk tsk tsk, the Shen family had been heartbroken, and their lifelong event had been delayed.
Shen Qingyue didn't care what the matchmaker felt in her heart. She became more and more motivated as she worked. By the evening, all the preparations were done and she just had to cook the next day.
Shen Qingyue tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep.
Chen Mei was the same, wondering if they could raise their capital on the first day of setting up the stall tomorrow.
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