Erliang had a crush on a girl before, but they had some quarrels recently, and the girl's family looked down on him, which made him feel a little angry recently.
This time, when his mother mentioned going to the Li family to propose marriage, Erliang immediately agreed: "Okay, let's go."
Erliang's mother was relieved to see that he had figured it out, "That's great. It's best that you can figure it out. If you marry Li Tao, who would you be better off than? Both of her sisters-in-law are good at making money. I heard that she even does work for her sisters-in-law, and her sisters-in-law have never let her down."
"Mom, you're right. If you want to marry a wife, you have to marry someone like Li Tao! Let's buy some things first and find out what they think."
"OK."
The two of them were generous for once, so they went to the supply and marketing office to buy a few pounds of meat, a few bottles of canned fruit and candies, and then came to the door.
When Old Lady Xu saw someone coming to propose marriage to Li Tao, she received them.
Previously, the dowry she asked for was too high, and the fact that she preferred boys to girls made the villagers have a very bad opinion of her.
Because of this incident, Li Tao delayed getting married.
Seeing that Li Tao was getting older every year, she had to get married no matter what. "Okay, I have no objection to this matter. After all, you have seen our family's situation this year, right? We are not short of money! Don't worry, we won't ask for that much betrothal gift. Just give as much as you think fit. Twenty is not too little, and a hundred is not too much."
Erliang's mother was overjoyed: "Oh, Li Tao's mother, I really didn't expect that. It's just that people have different perspectives and knowledge when they have money. When other families are still haggling over the little bit of betrothal money, you are completely out of the question. Don't worry, we like Li Tao, and we won't skimp on the betrothal gift. My family is not well off, so although I can't give too much, fifty yuan is enough."
Fifty yuan for a betrothal gift is not considered a small amount in Laohuaishu Village.
Old Mrs. Xu agreed repeatedly: "Okay, I think it's okay. Let me call Li Tao over and let her see if she is willing to this marriage."
"OK."
Old Lady Xu went to the backyard to find Li Tao and brought up her marriage issue with her: "Tao'er, you are not young anymore, it's time to think about marriage. I have noticed that you haven't found a suitable candidate these days, and today Erliang and his mother came to propose marriage... Do you have any ideas about Erliang?"
Erliang has been hanging around Li Tao for a while, and he's a nice guy. I think you might consider it? ”
In order to learn some skills from Li Tao, Erliang has been trying to please him during this period of time. She has a good opinion of Erliang.
She has never met anyone she likes, and as she is getting older, she wants to start a family soon.
Now that Erliang has come to propose marriage, Li Hong thinks it is worth considering.
"Mom, I think I should ask my sixth sister-in-law for advice on this matter." Li Hong now trusts Ning Jia very much. Whenever something happens, the first thing she thinks of is to ask Ning Jia for advice.
Old Mrs. Xu had no objection to this matter.
Li Tao and Lao Liu's wife have a good relationship, and Old Mrs. Xu can see it clearly.
Lao Liu's wife is really good to Li Tao, so she will definitely not cheat Li Tao in this matter.
"Okay, then go and discuss it."
Li Tao went to knock on Ning Jia's door, and after hearing the noises of people talking inside, she pushed the door open and walked in: "Sister-in-law! I have something I want to discuss with you."
"Okay, come and sit down."
Ning Jia can take a break these days. When he has nothing to do, he sits around the stove and roasts sweet potatoes. When he sees Li Tao coming, he hands her one.
Li Tao took it and peeled it while saying, "Sister-in-law, someone came to our house today to propose marriage. Mom seemed quite satisfied and asked me what I thought. I couldn't make up my mind, so I came to ask you, sister-in-law."
"Really? Oh, Li Tao, your wedding is about to happen? Who's family is proposing marriage? What do you think? Are you willing or not?" Ning Jia asked a series of questions.
"Erliang's family came to propose marriage." Li Tao took a bite of the sweet potato, swallowed it slowly, and said slowly, "This person has been very close to me recently. I think he is okay, and he is also an ambitious young man. If you want to ask if I have any feelings for him... Sister-in-law, I don't. I'm not like you. You liked my sixth brother so much that you wanted to marry him. As for me, it's just that I'm old and it's time for me to get married. And, considering all factors, I think Erliang is okay."
"Wait a minute." Ning Jia felt that this person's name sounded so familiar, "Erliang... I seem to have heard of him somewhere..."
She thought about it carefully, and suddenly a light flashed in her head. She slapped her thigh and said, "Okay, I know where I heard this name."
"where?"
"Near the bomb shelter."
When Ning Jia heard the conversation between the couple, she was thinking about coming back to tell Li Tao, but a lot of mess happened at home and she completely forgot about it.
Only when Li Tao brought it up did she remember this matter.
"Li Tao, since you don't like this guy that much, I'll tell you the truth." Ning Jia told Li Tao about the conversation he heard with Li Zi at the door of the air-raid shelter that day, "I don't think Er Liang is a good match. His purpose is not just to get your money and your ability to work."
"Is there such a thing?" Li Tao was really glad that she came to ask Sixth Sister-in-law, otherwise, she really didn't know what she would have to face. "If that's the case, then I don't want to."
"I also think that you should not get married. Xiaotao, you are so beautiful, you will definitely meet your true love. Maybe not in our village, but maybe in the next village." Ning Jia said.
"Well, I'm not in a hurry."
"That's good."
"They are at home now. I will ask mom to turn them down."
Li Tao came out of Ning Jia's room and went straight back to her own room. Old Mrs. Xu was still sitting on the kang waiting for her.
"How is it? What does your sixth sister-in-law say?"
Li Tao told Mrs. Xu what Ning Jiating had heard, and Mrs. Xu started to scold her on the spot: "I was wondering why she didn't come earlier or later, but waited until our family got rich before she came! The beads on the abacus are clacking! Erliang's mother is such a stingy person, but she let me ask for the betrothal gift and didn't even give me a penny. It turns out that she is attracted by our family's money."
Li Tao couldn't help but correct her: "Mom, this money belongs to the fifth and sixth sisters-in-law. It has nothing to do with you."
Mrs. Xu felt heartbroken when she thought about it: "I will just get along well with them in the future! Whoever makes money belongs to our family. If your brothers and sisters-in-law can live a good life, an old lady like me can also benefit from it."
"If you can figure this out, then you are not too confused."
Old Mrs. Xu grinned and said, "I am an old lady who is flexible and smart, but you just can't see it."
"Okay, I'll go and turn down Erliang's family."
Erliang and Qizi were getting anxious waiting in the front yard. Just when they were worrying that this thing might not succeed, Old Lady Xu came back.
"What do you think? Is the child willing?" Erliang's mother asked quickly.
Old Mrs. Xu sighed, "Ah, she doesn't want to. She said she only considers Erliang as a friend, and she doesn't mean anything like that."
Erliang's mother was disappointed, but she still said, "Can feelings be cultivated? When we married our own men, wasn't it our father's order and the matchmaker's words?"
Old Mrs. Xu shut Erliang's mother up with one word: "She has a crush on someone. She said she likes the son of the captain of Qingshan Village."
In this case, the marriage cannot be completed.
Erliang's mother's plan failed, so she could only take Erliang away.
Mrs. Xu only said it casually today, she really didn't think about it. A few days later, the captain of Qingshan Village came to propose marriage in person with his son.
It turned out that Lin Peng and Li Hong had met each other a long time ago.
Li Hong went to Lin Peng's home when she went to Qingshan Village to sterilize pigs. After returning, Li Hong mentioned to Old Lady Xu that Captain Lin's son Lin Peng was very energetic and capable.
It was at that time that Lin Peng also fell in love with Li Hong.
It’s just because the place is not close and the team is busy, Lin Peng can’t come to play with Li Tao.
He couldn't stop thinking about Li Tao, and thought that he would be less busy during the New Year, so he found an excuse to go to the next village to look for Li Tao.
Unexpectedly, when he happened to come over that day, he ran into Erliang and his mother who were muttering along the way that Li Tao's lover was the son of the captain of Qingshan Village.
Lin Peng was delighted, isn't this him?
So, he didn't go to the house, but immediately went back to prepare things for two days. He didn't even ask a matchmaker to come, and he came with his father.
When he and Li Tao met, both of them looked happy and shy.
Ning Jia felt that this matter had potential.
Sure enough, Li Tao agreed, and the two families decided on the marriage, and the wedding took place on the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month.
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