He led the villagers to Old Qin's house to see what was going on.
"Aunt Qin, explain yourself today. Where are these wild vegetables being sent?"
"Captain, I'm doing this for the good of the wild vegetables. My second son is poor, and we just separated from the family not long ago. How can I, as his mother, not worry about him? So I'm just trying to find a good home for the wild vegetables. I thought I'd take them over to meet the family today."
"But you can't just tie him up like that, what are you doing?"
“Captain, this wild vegetable is stubborn and doesn’t want to leave its parents. I think it will understand me as its grandmother once it has a better life. Besides, this is my own family matter, so you don’t need to interfere.”
"Uncle, I don't want to. I heard they're going to marry me off to a fool. Arranged marriages aren't allowed these days, not even my grandma's. They even tricked me into coming here today. If you come, my life is ruined."
Qin Lao Er also said angrily, "My daughter will not marry a fool, no matter how poor he is."
“We’ve separated from Mother. I’m Wild Vegetable’s father, and we’ll decide Wild Vegetable’s marriage ourselves. Mother, you don’t need to worry about it.”
Good heavens, don't the villagers understand what this means? They're planning to make it a done deal today.
"Grandma Qin, you are so immoral. You treat your own granddaughter like this. The one who said this is Zhao Kelan's mother."
The people in the surrounding villages started talking about it, after all, what they did was too much, and they secretly despised this family.
"Alright, stop arguing. What time is it, Aunt Qin? Even if you're doing this for the child's sake, you still need the parents' consent. I think we should just let it go, return the money, and let them go home."
"Captain, how can a child's marriage be arranged without the elders' consent? How could I have given birth to such an unfilial child?" As she spoke, Old Mrs. Qin began to cry and wail.
Jianjun, watching their performance, understood perfectly well that it was all the old lady's fault. It seemed she hadn't learned her lesson yet; this time-traveling woman was not someone to be trifled with.
"Alright, everyone listen to me, let's all disperse. Auntie, just return the money. There are no arranged marriages these days, so stop making a fuss."
The people around were watching the spectacle, but after hearing what the captain said, they all dispersed.
“This old woman Qin, since your family won’t marry into the family, hurry up and return the money to me. Not only do you have to return it, you also have to give me more money, 40, not a penny less.”
"You're really taking advantage of us. We've already taken 30 yuan and some other things, so we'll just return these to you. Why are you asking for an extra 10 yuan?"
“Let me tell you, old Qin, I’m only doing this to give you face by sending all of us to pick up people. Now I’m asking you, where are they?”
"Do you know how much effort we put in, and you delayed my son's wedding? We even turned down other families because of your granddaughter."
The old woman, Qin, started crying loudly, "You're bullying us! This is our village! Do you still want to bully us?"
"So what if it's your village? Let me tell you, if all else fails, go to the city. We have a point."
Hurry up and give me the money, while those around me are holding hoes.
Seeing so many people, Qin Laoda's family knew they couldn't possibly defeat them. They figured the captain hadn't gone far and they needed to send their grandson to fetch him.
Seeing what Old Mrs. Qin was doing, the people surrounded the family, so much so that not even a fly could escape.
There was nothing they could do; with so many people around, Old Lady Qin and her family were scared, so they obediently paid the money.
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