Zhou Dajin and Zhou Dayin are the sons of Zhou Laosan. The two brothers got married three years ago. Zhou Dacai is the son of Zhou Laosi. He got married last year. He married a girl from a poor family and bought her with six taels of silver.
When the three nephews got married, the second branch of the family came back for the banquet, but only the eldest son of the first branch of the family went; the others were unwilling to go.
When Zhou Laoda's three nephews got married, he gave them each a tael of silver as a wedding gift. Zhou's parents still complained to him, blaming him for being stingy. They said he only gave a tael of silver to his own nephews, while they had spent six taels to marry their wives.
Old Master Zhou laughed heartily, "Why is it that other families only need five taels of silver at most, but the third and fourth sons' families need six taels to marry off their sons? Isn't it all your own doing? You're all so difficult to get along with, you've done plenty of bad things, your reputation is terrible, and most people don't want to marry into your family."
Only those families truly destitute would be willing to marry into this family. You complain that I'm offering too little money, so how much will my third and fourth sons give when my eldest son gets married?"
“You’re the eldest son, why are you so concerned about all this? Your family earns more money than the third and fourth sons,” said Old Mrs. Zhou, speaking up for her two youngest sons.
"Alright, then you can dote on your youngest son. Whether my family has a lot of money or not is my business, it has nothing to do with the third and fourth sons, so don't try to take advantage of us." If it weren't for the pressure of filial piety, Zhou the eldest would have really wanted to sever ties with the old man. Regardless of whether Dafu and Sanfu wanted to take the imperial examinations, their reputation couldn't be ruined, so he could only make do with it.
It feels like I just said that not long ago.
Now that the eldest sons are getting married, the third and fourth sons don't even have the right to participate, and of course they won't contribute a single penny.
Dafa from the second wife's family also got engaged last year to a girl from the neighboring Qiaotou Village. I heard she has a straightforward personality, works very hard, and is quite tall and strong. The main reason the second son's family chose the girl was because she is physically strong and has rarely been sick since childhood.
The father was a hunter; he had five daughters, and a son was the sixth. The girl Dafa had chosen was the third son, with a carefree and daring personality. She was also said to be a skilled hunter, having learned a few tricks from her father.
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