When Shen Laicai saw the old butcher take out the stack of money, he was still gritted his teeth and said that he had to send Shen Chunhua over today no matter what.
Then when he saw the stack of money in Old Man Lin's hand, his brain froze.
How can we not become his in-laws? Even though it’s only five dollars more, it’s still five dollars!
Shen Laicai's originally ferocious face also brightened up. He rubbed his hands and looked at the two pigs on the ground, then at Lin Guoqing and Old Man Lin.
"Well, marriage...it's a lifelong thing, so you should think carefully about it, right?"
When the old butcher heard this, he instantly became furious.
"Chen Laicai! You're fucking kidding me and my son, right?"
I showed up with money and meat, but was beaten for no reason. Now I can't even take myself away?
Do you really think that Zhu Laosan is a coward who can be fooled?
"Tsk!" Shen Laicai gave him a reproachful look. "What you said, Zhu Laosan, is normal. A girl from one family is sought after by hundreds of families. It's normal for someone to snatch her away from you. This shows that my daughter is excellent!"
What he actually meant was that if you really like it, then you can raise the price a little bit, and he would consider it.
But I can’t say this directly, there are so many people here!
Zhu Laosan didn't understand the hidden meaning of his words. Even if he did, he probably wouldn't want to raise the price.
The girls in the city wanted thirty-six legs, and most of them were used in their newly established small families. Chen Laicai's 170 yuan could be said to have bought them out.
There will definitely be no dowry. His family just paid the money to be taken advantage of. Now he was beaten up, and they didn't even offer to compensate for the medical expenses. They even want him to pay more money. He is fucking dreaming!
The old pig butcher and the young pig butcher were angry and wanted to fight with Shen Laicai again.
However, at this moment, Lin Guoqing seemed to start to remember that this was his future father-in-law.
Holding the wooden stick snatched from his future father-in-law, Da Ma stood in front of the father and son with his sword drawn.
"What are you doing? What's going on? Are you going to smash, loot, and burn everything just because it doesn't go your way? Do you think this is the old society? Are there still laws?"
Captain Shen felt a little guilty towards Lin Guoqing and his son, but he was not afraid of the Zhu family father and son at all.
"Zhu Laosan, what do you think of my Zhenhe Village? Be careful or I'll go to your village brigade and report you!"
"That's right! Get out of here! We don't welcome you in Zhenhe Village!"
"Is there still people who forcibly abduct women in this new society? As soon as these two entered the village, I knew they were not good people!"
"Ms. Chunhua is so miserable. Luckily her fiancé is here today."
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The onlookers were talking to each other, and their saliva was enough to drown the father and son. The two pigs' faces were trembling and their faces turned ashen.
We are all from the same village. It is normal for us to not get along with each other. But when it comes to outsiders, we have to stand together even if we are in the wrong.
Shen Laicai is not a good person, and Zhu Laosan is even less so. The worst off is the girl from the Shen family. Her parents are not human beings. If she is really sent to a wolf's den, her life will be over.
Everyone was arguing around the courtyard wall, mainly because they wanted to help Chen Chunhua.
Anyway, they won’t be held responsible for what you say. It would be great if they can help, but there’s nothing we can do if they can’t.
Old Man Lin observed for a long time without saying anything, and saw that the villagers outside were more or less thinking about helping Chen Chunhua. This meant that this girl usually had good connections, was definitely not lazy, and had a good character and temper.
The smile on old man Lin's face was much more sincere.
"My dear parents-in-law, Captain Shen is here too. If there's no problem, can you let him write a marriage certificate for our two families?
The betrothal gifts are here, so why not wait for a better day? Let's get a certificate and register the marriage today... But as for the wedding banquet, we don't have the money to hold it for now..."
"It's okay, it's okay. Weddings and such are just formalities. It's a free marriage! The most important thing is that the two young people like each other!"
Seeing that Zhu Laosan didn't mention the price increase after he hinted at it for a long time, Shen Laicai simply gave up on them and turned to the Lin family. After all, everyone would pay, and Old Man Lin even gave an extra five yuan.
What he said was really too cheerful and eager. Zhu Laosan's face was gloomy and he was about to ask Shen Laicai to wait, but suddenly his son pulled his arm behind him.
Turning around, the little pig butcher winked at his father, asking him to look at Shen Donghua.
The three girls of the Shen family have not had an easy life, but there is no stopping them from growing up.
Shen Donghua, now 16, wore a torn, old cotton-padded jacket, but even that couldn't hide her plump face. She was peeking out the door at her sister and future brother-in-law, unaware of two pairs of lustful eyes scanning her from a distance.
Zhu Laosan smiled sinisterly and spoke just as Shen Laicai was about to happily go to the brigade with Lin Guoqing and his son.
"Old Shen, since both my father and I are here, you should just go out with your partner! I think your little daughter is pretty good too. I've brought the betrothal gifts, so I don't think you need to take any back. Why don't you just go out with me today..."
When Zhu Laosan mentioned the betrothal gift, Shen Laicai's expression was obviously shaken. He really considered selling two in a day. That's three hundred and forty! In 1968, who could make three or four hundred yuan in a day?
Seeing her sister's pale face and shaky body, Chen Chunhua immediately shouted two words:
"no!"
Zhu Laosan has already started to grit his teeth. Damn that little bitch, she's going against him today, right?
"I'm talking to your father! Who the hell are you..."
Chen Chunhua ignored him and said sternly to Chen Laicai, who was unhappy because she interrupted him.
"I'm 18, and the betrothal gift from Lin Guoqing's family is 175 yuan. Donghua is only 16, so shouldn't they give more? Why is it that they gave less than me?"
When Shen Laicai heard this, he thought it made sense! He turned to Zhu Laosan excitedly and was about to ask if he could raise the price a bit more, but then he heard Shen Chunhua continue to whisper in his ear,
"When my eldest sister got married a few years ago, she only accepted 88 yuan. In just a few years, it's already risen to between 100 and 200 yuan. At this rate, will it be even higher in two years?"
Shen Laicai's eyes lit up, and he swallowed back the words that were about to come out of his throat.
"Another thing, Donghua is only 16 years old. She can't register yet, right? Captain Shen?"
Captain Shen saw Shen Chunhua looking at him, and Lin Guoqing and Old Man Lin and his son were also staring at him.
"Oh, that's right! The country now has regulations on the marriage age. Men must be 20 and women must be 18. Donghua is still young and can't get married!"
Shen Laicai chuckled twice, but he was not unhappy because he could not have "double happiness" today. He even looked at Zhu Laosan pretending to be sorry.
"Old Zhu, I'm so sorry... You heard this too, my Donghua is still young... How about you come back in two years?"
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