"Mother, how can this be?" Su Erhu's face turned dark red with embarrassment in an instant.
While parents are alive, the family remains connected.
In Shanghe Village, no family splits up their property while their parents are still alive.
If I were to say it out loud, I'd probably be drowned in spittle!
When Qian heard that the family was going to be divided, she was also flustered.
Right now, the Su family is doing very well. They've just finished their snail business and have a spicy hot pot business now. The younger sister-in-law is a real money-making machine. If they were to divide the family property now, she and her husband would probably get nothing.
Moreover, now that we have fish and meat every day, we can even slack off and let our sisters-in-law and the kids do the work.
If the family separates, not only will she not be able to eat fish and meat, but she will also have to take care of all the family's meals every day.
That won't do! Absolutely not.
The woman looked embarrassed, and quickly put on an apologetic expression.
"Mother, I was wrong today. It's all my fault for not knowing how to speak properly. I really didn't mean to bully Hua'er. Hua'er is so good to me. I love her so much, how could I bear to bully her!"
After saying that, he looked at Su Hua again, his eyes filled with a hint of pleading.
Su Hua just glanced at him inexplicably, then went back to teasing Mo Bao.
They didn't say a single word in support.
Seeing this, Qian could only grit her teeth and raise her hand to slap herself in the mouth.
He slapped the fan three times in a row.
He slapped her while cursing her for not knowing how to speak properly.
After fanning herself, she didn't wait for anyone's response and ran happily to the pig offal. "Don't worry, Mom, I'll go wash it right away. I'll make sure it's clean. Hua'er loves eating offal the most, I promise she'll enjoy it."
Unable to move the two full basins, she called for Chunhua.
He said in a voice that was neither too loud nor too soft, "Daughter, come here and help your mother carry things to the riverbank! Don't worry, your grandma only said you can't help with washing, she didn't say you can't help with carrying things!"
As Su Bai watched the figure dragging Chunhua away, her slanted eyes turned icy cold. "One after another, they're all troublesome brats! What kind of karma has my Su family created!"
Having said that, he took two quick steps and called out to Su Sanhu, who was still calmly chopping wood.
"Sanhu, let me tell you, don't even think about that girl Liang Siyu anymore. I'll find you a suitable one later!"
If they were to marry another troublemaker like Qian, the Su family would probably never have a peaceful day.
"Mother, I know," Su Sanhu replied sullenly.
He paused for only a moment before swinging the axe again with a series of thuds.
However, his already flushed face became even more gloomy.
Looking at the suddenly somber family, Su Hua finally understood that the problem was with Su Sanhu and Liang Siyu's engagement.
I'm afraid this is no small problem.
Otherwise, Madam Su wouldn't have been so angry that she even said something like telling Su Erhu to split up the family.
Su Dahu glanced at his younger sister's expression and explained, "This morning, your sister-in-law and I went to the Liang family. We wanted to discuss the matter of Sanhu and Miss Liang with the Liang family elders, but to our surprise, the Liang family wouldn't even let us in. Moreover, they immediately asked for a dowry of twenty taels of silver."
"Twenty taels?" Even Su Hua, who was used to seeing all kinds of things, couldn't help but be surprised when she heard this.
Shanghe Village and Xiahe Village are connected by a river. Over the years, no matter which family is getting married, the bride price has never exceeded two taels of silver.
Some poorer families only had eighty-eight copper coins.
Why did the Liang family ask for twenty taels right off the bat?
It's worth noting that it's already quite difficult for villagers to save two taels of silver a year.
Twenty taels, which would take a full ten years.
Moreover, the number 'twenty' seems a bit too coincidental.
"Yes." Su Dahu's expression also turned somewhat unpleasant when he mentioned this. "The Liang family somehow learned that you received twenty taels from the Meng family the night before last. They said that our Su family now has silver and a business, so asking for twenty taels is nothing!"
Su Hua almost laughed in anger upon hearing this.
The Liang family's behavior is simply too disgusting.
Before even stepping inside, they've already set their sights on themselves!
"Those two old bastards from the Liang family, they're ugly but dreamy!" Madam Su spat fiercely. "Hua'er, don't worry, my Su family will never want Liang Siyu. She dares to make a move on you before she's even entered the family. She's simply outrageous."
Even if Sanhu remains a bachelor for life, he will never marry a woman from the Liang family!
Almost as soon as the woman finished speaking, Su Hua heard the clanging sound of Su Sanhu chopping wood stop abruptly.
Turning his head, he saw Su Sanhu holding his axe high in the air.
Her lowered eyes were red and swollen, with what looked like tears welling up at the corners.
He paused for a moment.
The axe swung down again with a mighty chop.
However, there was nothing under the axe; there was no firewood at all.
"Third Brother, be careful!" the girl shouted coldly.
Upon hearing the sound, the Su family saw that the axe was only half an inch away from Su Sanhu's ankle. They were all so frightened that their eyes widened and they jumped up and ran over.
But Su Sanhu was standing in front of the outhouse, too far away to catch up.
At the critical moment, a figure in sky blue appeared before the boy like a whirlwind.
"Clang!"
"Bang!"
The axe was kicked by Su Hua and fell to the entrance of the main room, smashing a large crater in the ground, showing how forcefully it was kicked.
Su Sanhu was also pulled to the ground by Dali.
"Sanhu!" Su Bai rushed forward and looked Su Sanhu over for a while. She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that he was unharmed.
Immediately, he slapped a large fan across the room.
Tears streamed down her face. "You, Su Sanhu, you've really grown wings now! You're willing to die for a woman! Don't you want your mother, your brothers, and your sisters anymore?!"
"If I'd known it would turn out like this, I wouldn't have given birth to you, you bastard!"
When Su Sanhu saw Su Baishi crying, he panicked instantly. He scrambled to his feet and shook his head violently, "Mother, don't cry. I'm not trying to die. I just... didn't see clearly and tripped."
The Su family members, looking horrified: "..."
Just then, a girl's voice, as melodious as a silver bell, rang out from outside the courtyard.
"Brother Sanhu, are you home?"
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