Chapter 187 Shen Dagou's Concern
This is also the reason why Huang Xinghua has not yet asked Xu for help. Their family has many children and they really cannot afford so much money to help Shen Dagou get married.
Su Tai understood Chenxiang's family's concerns and advised them gently, "Every family has different circumstances, how can we compare them? Let's not talk about other things. How many families in the nearby villages can afford to pay 20 taels of silver to marry a daughter-in-law? Second Aunt is just an exception. The Wei family can't use Wei Daya's standard to require every girl to pay 20 taels of silver for marriage, right?
What's more, Second Aunt gave twenty taels, Wei Daya also brought ten taels when she got married, and there were also things bought by Second Aunt, so nothing was missed. Second Aunt's money went out from the left and in from the right, so in total she only spent ten taels of silver.
Your elder brother has saved up 18 taels of silver. If he really wants to marry, he can pay 10 taels of silver, and the marriage will most likely be successful."
Shen Dagou suddenly raised his head and looked at Su Tai, speaking incoherently with excitement, "Ten taels of silver, Sister Su. Can it really work?"
Su Tai laughed out loud, "Just try it and you'll know!"
Now Shen Dagou had no intention of working anymore.
Seeing that he was absent-minded, Su Tai said, "Go back after you finish the work at hand."
Shen Dagou hurriedly sped up.
After the work was done, Chenxiang let him go first and he stayed to clean up.
Shen Dagou ran all the way back home, rushed into the main room, pulled Huang Xinghua, who was making clothes, aside, and said, "Mom, I'll take out ten taels of silver, and you go find Aunt Xu for help, okay?"
Huang Xinghua raised her eyebrows. Although her son only said half of his words, she understood them clearly. "Have you really thought it through? I'm afraid ten taels of silver is not enough!"
Shen Dagou lowered his head and told Su Tai what she had said with some frustration.
"Mom, Sister Su Tai asked me to give it a try. What if it works?"
Huang Xinghua originally thought that her son was daydreaming, but she didn't expect Shen Dagou to bring up Su Tai. In Huang Xinghua's eyes, Su Tai and Shen Yi were the most capable people, and what they said must be correct.
"Okay! I'll go find your Aunt Xu right now. You wait at home."
As nothing had been decided yet, Huang Xinghua did not shout it out, nor did she let Chen Mu and Mrs. Chen know.
She entered the Chen family's house with trepidation, and when she saw the large yard prepared for Chen Liang and his wife, she began to back out.
Xu invited her into the side room and asked, "Why are you coming to see me in the middle of winter?"
Huang Xinghua looked at the hot tea on the table, and after struggling for a long time, she made up her mind and said, "I came here this time to ask you for a favor."
The eighth day of the twelfth lunar month.
Xu had already prepared things for her son and daughter-in-law to take back to her parents' home, including food and fireworks, and repeatedly reminded them: "Remember what I told you to do, don't forget it."
The young couple nodded frantically.
Wei Daya assured: "Mom, don't worry, I will only tell my grandmother about this. I can't guarantee whether it will succeed or not."
"Okay, okay!" Xu let out a long sigh and watched her son and daughter-in-law leave.
The two villages were not far apart, and the couple arrived there quickly.
Liu Jinhua was very happy to see her granddaughter and grandson-in-law come back. She shouted to the neighbors at the top of her voice, "Old man, the grandson-in-law is back!"
Wei Laoqi ran over happily, his nose was red and he reeked of alcohol, but that did not stop him from being happy.
Chen was the only one in the family who had an indifferent attitude. She just stuck her head out to take a look and then retreated back into the room, closing the doors and windows.
Wei Daya was at a loss when she saw this.
Liu Jinhua saw it and asked Wei Laoqi to take Shen Liang to the blacksmith shop to talk, as it was warmer there.
After Chen Liang left, Liu Jinhua pulled Wei Daya aside and whispered, "Your mother didn't get any advantage from you, so she won't treat you well. You don't have to pay attention to her. Anyway, you can't come back many times a year. I thought you would go back to your parents' home on the second day of the New Year. Why are you here on Laba? Will your mother-in-law be happy?"
Wei Daya nodded obediently, "My mother-in-law asked us to bring back new year gifts. There is also one more thing. A family in Shenjia Village has taken a fancy to Erya. My mother-in-law asked me to talk to you and let grandma make the decision."
"Oh? What's the situation with the other party?" Liu Jinhua suddenly became alert.
Wei Daya quickly told the details of the Chen Mu family, "Shen Dagou has seven brothers and sisters, and he is the eldest. They were really poor before. I heard from my mother-in-law that they only have a few acres of land, and the harvest in a year is not enough to feed the whole family, let alone buy clothes.
Last year, Aunt Huang farmed for Sister Su Tai's family, and Shen Dagou and his sister were called over by Sister Su Tai to help make pot-cakes. Their life gradually got better. This year, their family not only bought land, but also built four houses. I heard that they will build another row after the busy farming season in spring, which shows that things are also going well.
What's rare is that Aunt Huang and his wife didn't take all the money that Shen Dagou and his sister earned, and let them save half of it. This time Shen Dagou fell in love with Erya and said he would give her ten taels of silver as a betrothal gift. This money was all saved by him. "
Liu Jinhua was very surprised. "That kid saved all this money himself? Did you hear it right?"
He was able to save ten taels of silver in just two years. This is a pretty good ability to make money.
Wei Daya nodded, "I was also shocked. I asked my mother-in-law repeatedly, and she made a promise. She also said that although Aunt Huang's family is poor now, they will definitely be better off than other families in the village in the future if they work with Sister Su Tai's family. It was only after I got married that I realized that my cousin's family is better than I thought."
Liu Jinhua looked at the blacksmith shop next door and agreed. "I still have to discuss this with your second uncle and second aunt. If they agree, you can tell your mother-in-law to ask Shen Dagou's family to come and propose marriage."
Wei Daya agreed obediently and turned back to talk to Wei Erya about this matter.
Although Chen did not treat her daughter and son-in-law well, she still hoped that Wei Daya would come to her and give her something in private.
As a result, after waiting for a long time, not only did no one come, but she also heard the noise of them going to the second room. She was so angry that she kicked Wei Yi on the bed, "Sure enough, my daughter is a waste of money, an ungrateful wolf that can never be fed."
Wei Yi was so angry that he frowned and yelled, "Are you sick? What did Daya do to you? It's fine that you're not happy that she brought back the New Year gifts, but you're also giving her a bad face. What? You think your mother-in-law is so great? Who wants to serve her!"
Chen was so embarrassed by Wei Yi's scolding that she was speechless because of the shame of having her thoughts exposed.
After Wei Yi finished cursing, he turned around and walked out of the bedroom and went to the blacksmith shop next door.
Liu Jinhua, who had already entered the room of the second brother and his wife, naturally heard the noise, but she sat down calmly as if nothing had happened, "Second brother's family, mother wants to talk to you about something."
Zeng quickly stood up and helped Liu Jinhua sit down, "Mom, isn't it that Daya and her husband are back? Why are you looking for us?"
Today is Laba Festival, which is also the day when the eldest daughter returns home. Because Wei Daya and her husband brought back New Year gifts, Zeng didn't want to step out and cause Chen to misunderstand, so she hid in the house and didn't go out.
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