Chapter 40: Going to ask for money
Ye Jishun shook his head. "I only have this one granddaughter. How can I arrange a marriage so easily? It's so difficult!"
Zhao Xiang echoed and said a few more words.
Although he was talking, he didn't delay the work at hand at all.
Carpentry is a delicate job. If you want to make furniture that is both beautiful and durable, you have to be patient and polish it well.
When he left, Zhao Xiang and Ye Jishun had become close friends who could talk about anything, having grown from distant relatives to close friends.
Zhao Xiang and Zhao Xin stayed in Zhang Juexia and Ye Beixiu's new house for more than 20 days before they finally finished making the furniture.
Ye Jishun made an appointment with him, asking him to go into the mountains to drink and eat meat whenever he had time.
Finally, Ye Jishun gave Zhao Xiang the wild rabbit that Ye Beishan had hunted in the mountains.
Zhao Xiang quickly asked Zhao Xin to take it, and added, "Uncle, I'll have Xin'er bring you some wine in a few days."
“Okay, okay, okay!”
Zhang Juexia was listening to the conversation between the two and couldn't help but grin.
Zhao Xiang definitely had his eyes on Ye Suyun. Ever since he heard Ye Jishun's complaints that day, he would occasionally glance at Ye Suyun during his work breaks. The look in his eyes was the same as the one he gave his own child, and he looked more and more satisfied.
When Zhang Juexia and Zhao Xiang were settling their wages, she deliberately mentioned, "Manager Zhao, good things should be done early. Our Ye family only has Suyun as a daughter, but we all love her dearly."
"You, my little lady, can't hide anything from your eyes. The Ye family is lucky to have such a clever daughter-in-law like you. I mentioned this to my cousin the other day. It's only a matter of time before your family becomes prosperous."
"Thank you for your good wishes."
"My dear, we'll see each other again in a few days!"
Zhang Juexia smiled and said, "Then it will depend on whether Shopkeeper Zhao's sincerity can impress my grandfather and my uncle."
Zhao Xiang patted his chest and said, "The character of the children I, Zhao Xiang, have taught is beyond reproach."
After sending the carpenter away, Ye Beixiu led everyone to plant wheat on any wasteland that could be reclaimed in the back mountain.
Zhang Juexia calculated the time and planned to go to Dejitang in Shunhe County to ask Doctor Liu Mingda to treat his leg in a few days.
Before leaving, Zhang Juexia planned to go to the town first to buy some cloth and make cotton-padded clothes for her and Ye Beixiu in advance, so that she would not have time to make them when the weather got cold.
There is also firewood, which needs to be chopped in advance.
Some of the fruits on the mountain are ripe, so we have to pick some.
In short, there are too many things to do and I am always busy.
Ye Jishun and Wang Guilan sent two taels of silver in advance. Zhang Juexia and Ye Beixiu refused to accept them. Ye Jishun was so angry that his beard stood up. Only then did Ye Beixiu reluctantly accept it.
"That's right. Your grandma and I didn't take the money for building your house because we knew you had money. This time you went to get your leg treated, and this money is a small token of our appreciation. If you don't accept it, we won't be able to bear it!"
Wang Guilan was already wiping away her tears.
Zhang Juexia advised them, "Grandpa, grandma, when you see Bei Xiu again after some time, he might be a different person."
Only then did Wang Guilan wipe away her tears.
Zhang Juexia invited the old couple to have dinner, and they did not refuse. When she pushed open the door and was about to go to the kitchen to cook, she heard voices at the door.
"Boss, are you sure this is Ye Beixiu's home?"
"Yes, the man whose ox cart we rode into the village also mentioned that they had built a new house."
"Master, do you think the matchmaker in our village lied to us when we were talking about the marriage? She told me that Ye Beixiu's conditions were so poor. How could he build such a large house in such a short time?"
"That's impossible. When they first welcomed the bride, they only had a broken ox cart."
"Then they've made a fortune. Let me tell you, head of the family, our whole family is counting on you this time. You have to make us proud and get more money from Zhang Juexia. Qiuye is also pitiful. If I had known earlier, I would have let her marry Ye Beixiu and let Zhang Juexia marry into the Liu family."
"Dongsheng's mother, just hold it. I'll definitely ask Zhang Juexia for some money later. Then we'll give her a generous dowry and will definitely be able to find a good family for Qiuye."
"Boss, you're so nice!"
Ye Caihong and Zhang Defu were almost hugging each other at Zhang Juexia's door.
"Pa," Zhang Juexia waved his hand and poured out a basin of water.
Tian Caihong and Zhang Defu were immediately soaked.
Tian Caihong jumped up and started cursing, "Who is this? You are so blind."
"Who is so blind? Why are you standing at my door? I'm splashing water at my own door, and I have to consider other people's opinions."
Zhang Defu recognized Zhang Juexia. He grabbed Tian Caihong and said, "Dongsheng's mother is Juexia. It's Juexia!"
"Who on earth is so blind that he goes to someone else's house to recognize a child without even taking a piss to look at himself? Are they worthy?"
"you......."
Tian Caihong shook off the water on her body and was about to pounce on Zhang Juexia.
Ye Beixiu kicked Tian Caihong with a big foot, kicking her three meters away.
Zhang Defu didn't bother to talk to Zhang Juexia, and ran to the ravine in front, trying his best to pull Tian Caihong.
Ye Bei protected Zhang Juexia, "My lady, are you okay? Where did these two come from? How dare they act so wildly in front of my house?"
Zhang Defu supported Tian Caihong, who had been pulled out of the ditch, and asked weakly, "Ah,...are you Ye Beixiu? Are you our eldest brother-in-law?"
Ye Beixiu looked at Zhang Defu and thought he looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him before. "No wonder my wife threw water at you. You really deserved it. I'm already married, how could you rush to claim me as your son-in-law? My wife is right beside me, she will not let you off."
Zhang Defu didn't care about anything else and stepped forward to grab Ye Beixiu's arm. "I'm Juexia's father! You're our eldest brother-in-law!"
"Ignore them. I have severed ties with the Zhang family, and I don't even have a father."
Zhang Juexia pulled Ye Beixiu and was about to go home.
Tian Caihong stopped them and said, "Zhang Juexia, do you think that we can't do anything to you just because you're married? If you dare to disown us, believe it or not, your father and I will go to the government office to sue you."
"Then go quickly, but don't dirty our land here."
"you......"
Tian Caihong pushed Zhang Defu out and said, "She is your own daughter, you tell her."
"Xia'er, my dear, something happened at home. Your sister Qiuye was bullied, and Daddy needs to find someone to vent her anger. The family is running out of money, and Daddy heard that your family built a new house, and your son-in-law must be rich. Please give Daddy some money to spend."
"Bah, I don't have a father like you, you should go back and be Zhang Qiuye's father!"
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