Chapter 168 Thinking About It
After finishing the sale of farm tools, Su Tai also breathed a sigh of relief. Now the accumulated consumption of Golden Time and Space is 75,000, and he can upgrade by spending another 25,000.
According to the current situation, there is hope for upgrade this year.
After finishing her spring ploughing, Xu immediately focused all her attention on finding a daughter-in-law for her son.
She had also observed Wei Daya for a while and found her to be an honest, capable and capable girl, definitely not as foolish as Mo Chunxiang. Fearing that the daughter-in-law she had chosen would be engaged to the Wei family, Xu hurried to Su Tai to ask her for help in matchmaking.
Su Tai was not surprised at all and just asked, "Cousin agreed?"
Mrs. Xu nodded vigorously. "That kid is just like his father. He is totally incompetent. He blushes and has no idea what to say to a little girl. How can he have any opinions? When I asked him, he was too shy to answer. It took him a long time to let me make the decision. I am really suffocated by him!"
Su Tai couldn't help laughing when she thought of that scene and nodded, "Okay! How much do you plan to give as a betrothal gift? Tell me about it so I can talk to the Wei family later."
Xu immediately took out twenty taels of silver and asked, "Is this enough?"
Su Tai was a little surprised. "Second Aunt, this is twenty taels, not two taels! Have you thought it through?"
Now that everyone's conditions are better, the requirements for marrying a daughter or daughter are higher, but they will never exceed two taels of silver. After all, with better conditions, more children are born, and it is not easy to support a family.
Mrs. Xu nodded heavily, "I am really satisfied with the girl from the Wei family, and I really want to marry her for my son. In addition, the Wei family has just come out of retirement and it is not easy. I am afraid they don't have the money to prepare a dowry for the child. Twenty taels of silver is used as a betrothal gift, and the Wei family can give half of it as a dowry for the child, right?"
This was exactly her purpose. Now that her family was well off, she didn't want her daughter-in-law to be too shabby when she got married and be laughed at by the villagers.
Su Tai nodded and agreed.
At the same time, in Liujiazhuang, Niu Cuihua was chatting with Liu Jinhua at her home.
"Sister Jinhua, your eldest daughter looks old enough to get married. Do you want me to find a match for you?" Niu Cuihua looked towards the blacksmith shop next door from time to time, her eyes shining.
Liu Jinhua pretended not to see it, sullenly pulled the corners of her mouth, and said with a fake smile: "Forget about being a matchmaker. Our family just returned to the village and has not yet established a firm foothold! We can't be without people to work at home."
Niu Cuihua curled her lips, looked away, and frowned, "That child is already grown up! If you keep her any longer, she will become an old maid! You will be worried if she can't get married by then."
"I don't plan to stay!" Liu Jinhua felt that Niu Cuihua was puzzled.
Liu Cuihua's eyes widened immediately, "Then you're not happy with me being your matchmaker!"
"I'm not unhappy about it! I'm just afraid that you will be embarrassed and don't want to trouble you." Liu Jinhua explained with a smile.
Niu Cuihua's expression relaxed and she said angrily, "I thought you didn't plan to marry your granddaughter off! What's the problem with this? Leave it to me, I will definitely find you a good and suitable family."
Liu Jinhua nodded, "Okay! Then I'll tell you the conditions."
Niu Cuihua's smile froze, but she felt that Liu Jinhua was in a good position and so she listened attentively.
"My requirements are not high. I heard that the maximum amount of money required for marrying a daughter-in-law is two taels of silver. Our family does not ask for more, just two taels, and there must be no less snacks, meat, etc. In addition to these, the other party's family must guarantee to leave three rooms empty for my granddaughter."
Niu Cuihua was so shocked that her eyes almost popped out of her head. "Wait a minute, let's not talk about the betrothal gift first. Your request is too much! If I give your granddaughter three houses, can she sleep alone?"
Liu Jinhua frowned, looking disgusted, "What are you saying! Oh! Doesn't my granddaughter need to give birth to a child after marriage? Don't boys and girls need to live separately? I won't be happy if the whole family is squeezed together! She has never suffered such grievances in her natal family, it doesn't make sense that her life would be worse after marriage."
Niu Cuihua's face darkened. "I can't find what you want!"
Liu Jinhua shrugged nonchalantly, "See! I told you, so I won't bother you with our girl's marriage!"
Niu Cuihua felt humiliated. She stamped her feet in anger and stood up as she walked out, cursing, "With your request, your granddaughter is destined to become an unwanted old maid!"
"You don't need to worry about that! I can afford it!" Liu Jinhua also got angry and retorted, kicking Niu Cuihua out.
Niu Cuihua left the Wei family in a rage and went to Niu Youfu's house. She walked in angrily and saw Niu Youfu sitting leisurely on a chair. She kicked the stool in anger and said, "How dare you lie down! I went to the Wei family today. I originally wanted to ask your grandson to be a matchmaker, but that old woman Liu Jinhua asked for a huge amount of money as a betrothal gift and three houses. She is so bold!"
Niu Youfu instantly perked up and sat up, "Big sister, don't be fooled by her. Wei Daya's appearance is worth more than two taels of silver as a betrothal gift!"
There are families in the village who spend two taels of silver to marry a wife, but those women are either good-looking or have powerful families, but Wei Daya has neither of these.
"How should I know! Anyway, Liu Jinhua has insisted that this is the condition, so you should just give up on it!" Niu Cuihua grumbled dissatisfiedly.
Niu Youfu was not happy. "If my son really marries Wei Laoqi's granddaughter, won't you also be able to benefit from it? How do you know it won't work if you don't try hard? Since Liu Jinhua can't get you, then go find Wei Daya's mother. I don't believe that you can't get a little girl."
Ever since Liu Jinhua exposed his fraud and debt to the Wei family in front of the villagers, he had always felt uneasy, as if the grain was a sword hanging over his head, which could fall and kill him at any time.
And he absolutely could not possibly pay back the grain, so the best way was to marry into the Wei family. Then, when the Wei family brought up the old matter, he could link it to other things. Moreover, outsiders would only think it was a dispute between relatives, so it would not become a big deal and he could also cover up his shame.
So this marriage must take place.
Seeing Niu Youfu deep in thought, Niu Cuihua suddenly had a bad feeling in her heart and couldn't help but remind him: "Brother, don't do anything rash. If something really happens, I can't help you."
Niu Youfu waved his hands impatiently and ignored her.
When Su Tai carried Shen Yuezhang to the Wei family, Liu Jinhua was still working in the yard. When she saw her, she immediately stood up to greet her, "What brings you here? Wow! Our little baby is getting more and more beautiful!"
Su Tai handed Shen Yuezhang over to Liu Jinhua. Seeing that no one was at the Wei family, she explained her purpose, "Shen Yi's second aunt asked me to come and ask if your eldest daughter's marriage was settled."
Liu Jinhua's heart tightened, she suppressed her excitement and shook her head quickly, "No! We just returned to the village, and we were busy building houses and ploughing in the spring. We didn't have time to think about these things. What's wrong?"
(End of this chapter)
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