Because it was the Xia family who proposed to cancel the engagement, the Xia family not only had to return the betrothal gifts to the Xie family, but also had to pay an additional sum of money as an apology.
After a brief discussion, the compensation was set at ten taels of silver.
However, the condition proposed by the old couple of the Xie family was not compensation, but something else.
If Xie Jiabao cannot get over this hurdle, then Xia Yujiao cannot get married immediately. She must wait for Xie Jiabao for a year before talking about marriage again.
Xia Yujiao agreed to this condition without even having the chance for the old couple of the Xia family to object.
Xia Daohua was stunned the whole time.
Xia Daohua was surprised that the Xie family agreed to cancel the engagement so easily and did not continue to pester her.
She thought that the Xie family would target Xia Yujiao and force her to marry him!
Then, she wondered anxiously, could it be that the Xie family had already prepared to cancel the engagement, and were just letting the Xia family speak first? That way, they could gain the upper hand and make the Xia family pay compensation!
However, Xia Daohua didn't hesitate for too long, because she heard the old couple's words of comfort to Xia Yujiao:
"Yujiao, my dear daughter, don't cry. Your father and mother, are they not as sensible as your niece?
Your eight-year-old niece knows to protect you. Your father and mother are already so old, can they still live like dogs at such an age? "
The marriage between the two families was concluded so smoothly and without any incident.
The only small episode in the middle was that Second Uncle's wife, Sun, seemed to try to object, but Second Uncle quietly elbowed her, and her words were stuck in her throat.
The second aunt-in-law coughed loudly, and when she finally calmed down, she saw Xie Yougui glaring at her. She was so scared that she dared not say a word.
The old couple of the Xia family quietly sorted out the betrothal gifts, borrowed a carriage from the headman's house, loaded the betrothal gifts into the carriage, took Xie Jiabao's marriage certificate and engagement letter, and also took Erlangge with them, and went to the Xie family to cancel the engagement.
The Xie family had split up and spread across several different villages, but there were still quite a few of their clansmen living in the same village as the old couple.
Most of the Xie family members the old couple met along the way had very bad attitudes.
The news that the two families wanted to cancel the engagement had already spread.
When they saw the old couple driving their carriage and carrying the betrothal gifts, most of them turned their heads away, ignoring them and pretending not to see them. A few with bad tempers not only put on cold faces, but also spat at the feet of the old couple from the Xia family.
The old couple of the Xia family lowered their heads and endured it with grim expressions, but in fact they didn't care at all.
At first, they really felt a little sorry for Xie Jiabao - the child was a good one.
Although he is a little weak, he is gentle and polite to others in his daily life. I believe that Yujiao will not be bullied after she marries him.
When the Xie family came to propose marriage, the main reason why they readily agreed to the marriage was that they were attracted by Xie Jiabao's temperament and character.
However, after seeing the attitude of the Xie family, the old couple suddenly felt that their decision to cancel the engagement could not have been more correct.
The old couple are old, and sooner or later they will be buried.
Moreover, he will most likely walk ahead of Yujiao.
If Yujiao married Xie Jiabao to bring him good luck, although it would also be a formal marriage, the status of the "wife who brings good luck" would be pitifully low.
It would be nice if Xie Jiabao could live to be a hundred years old.
But what if he still dies young after the wedding?
At that time, if the Xie family members rely on their numbers and gang up to bully Yujiao, who can stand up for her?
How can she live her life alone?
The old couple endured it silently, had a quick meeting with the old man of the Xie family, and quietly took back Xia Yujiao's engagement letter.
The three generations of grandparents and grandchildren rode in the empty carriage and returned to Beiguan Village.
The Xie family's mansion was left far behind them.
The friendship between the two families ended here.
It is said that the old couple of the Xie family finally went to Puji Hall, knelt on the street in front of the hall, and begged Doctor Wang to save their lives with tears in their eyes.
Doctor Wang felt a little sorry for the old couple, and was also interested in Xie Jiabao's condition. He not only personally accepted the patient, but also made an exception and allowed him to be "hospitalized".
After Doctor Wang gave Xie Jiabao his first acupuncture session, Xie Jiabao's complexion improved a lot and he began to have some appetite.
Doctor Wang simply let him live in Puji Hall and continue to receive acupuncture treatment.
He also ordered the Xie family to leave someone to serve and accompany him.
Xia Daohua was quite surprised to hear the news.
Is there such a thing as hospitalization these days?
Before this, Xia Daohua always thought that patients at this time were taken care of at home.
It would be a good thing if Xie Jiabao could escape this disaster.
However, after hearing some things about the Xie family, Xia Daohua felt that she might have wronged the bearded man.
Although he looked ferocious and brutal, and had the motive to murder Xie Jiabao, he was not necessarily the murderer who secretly caused Xie Jiabao to fall into the ice hole.
Thinking of this, Xia Daohua couldn't help but think of herself.
The wound on the back of her head has been itching recently. In order to avoid infection, she really used a lot of willpower to restrain herself from scratching it.
But it’s okay when you’re awake, but you can’t be sure when you’re asleep.
Last night she couldn't help herself and scratched the wound after falling asleep. It was so painful that it woke her up.
The existence of this wound reminds her from time to time that her situation may not be safe.
It is still unknown whether the original owner’s injury was an accident or not.
Recently, Xia Daohua has been exploring the uses of supermarkets whenever she has free time or opportunities. Finally, she found a way to take out things from the supermarket without having to go in person.
But this method is only applicable to storage areas.
In other words, it only applies to two types of items: one is the one she bought from the supermarket and kept in the storage area; the other is the one she brought from outside to the supermarket and stored in the storage area.
Xia Daohua prepared for a rainy day and prepared a lot of miscellaneous things "just in case", which she categorized and placed here for her to use at any time.
But in fact, so far, she has only used some packaged food. Tools and weapons have basically never been used.
However, she had already made up her mind. Although it was not very useful now, she would go to the mountains for an "exploration" as soon as spring came. She would certainly use it then!
The summer rice flowers are always looking forward to the arrival of spring, but the people of Beiguan Village are always looking forward to the Lantern Festival.
Even the Xia family is the same.
Ever since they called off the marriage proposal with the Xie family, Mrs. Song and the bearded man have never visited the family again.
It was as if these two people disappeared out of thin air.
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