Chapter 229 Real Foolishness or Pretending to Be Foolish
Liu Qiaozui pushed Wang Pozi away, grinned, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth that inexplicably disgusted people.
Chen frowned. Several families who did business with her family were surnamed Liu, but she didn't know which family Liu Qiaozui was referring to.
"Oh my, the Liu family is quite famous in town. Look, their business has been doing very well lately."
Liu Qiaozui rolled her eyes and looked at Lin Yuesha. The little girl was pretty and had the makings of a beauty. If she waited another two or three years, she would definitely be a graceful and beautiful young woman.
The eldest brother's family really has good taste.
Of course, there are many pretty girls in town, but none of them are as lucky as this little girl. I heard she is the goddaughter of the former magistrate, Lord Zhang.
Even though Lord Zhang is no longer the county magistrate, I heard he's been promoted to the south. He still has connections that he can still use.
"Business has been good lately?"
Chen hesitated. His house had been deserted lately. The people were traumatized by the barbarians and hardly went out anymore. How could business be good? Liu Qiaozui was unreliable.
That's how matchmakers are; they can describe someone with a pockmarked face as a goddess, spouting incredible stories and making money through unethical means.
No matter how good the other party's conditions are, it has nothing to do with her family; her daughter is not engaged.
“I’m not making this up. My older brother’s family runs a coffin shop. Now that the barbarians have come, many families in town are holding funerals, so business is naturally booming.”
After Liu Qiaozui finished speaking, she revealed a proud smile, looking quite pleased with herself.
Lin Yuesha looked up at the sky speechlessly. She had finally found someone to marry her off to, but his family owned a coffin shop. She even felt a little sorry for herself.
As a modern person, Lin Yuesha has no opinion on the funeral industry. No one can escape birth, aging, sickness and death. However, in Daqi, it is considered very unlucky for a family to run a coffin shop.
"My elder brother said he was willing to offer a dowry of one hundred taels of silver to marry Lin girl as his daughter-in-law."
One hundred taels! Only wealthy families who are in business can afford that!
Liu Qiaozui meant that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity; all the young women in town wanted to marry into the Liu family, but the Liu family had their eye on Lin Yatou.
"One hundred taels, my foot!"
Enraged, Chen grabbed a feather duster from the yard and started beating Liu Qiaozui mercilessly. The sound was so loud that Lin Yuesha felt the pain for Liu Qiaozui.
"Get out of here, or I'll call the authorities!"
It's one thing to open a coffin shop, but to ask for a dowry of one hundred taels is practically asking her to sell her daughter!
Mrs. Chen was so angry she could hardly breathe. She would never sell her daughter for money when her family was poor, and it was even more impossible now, since her family was not short of money.
"Oh my god, help!"
Liu Qiaozui was beaten and rolled on the ground, cursing incessantly, "You shrew, your daughter will never get married. Don't think I don't know. Neither of the Chen family's daughters have any reputation, they've tarnished the name of Chenjia Village. The villagers probably hate your family a lot!"
Liu Qiaozui inquired with Granny Wang and learned that Widow Chen had remarried and that Lin Yatou was lazy and greedy, so it was good enough that someone wanted her!
If it weren't for the fact that Lin Yatou had some connection with the county magistrate, which family would be willing to marry such a troublesome woman!
"Get out of here! Get out of here!"
Lin Yuesha pushed everyone out and slammed the door shut.
Liu Qiaozui suffered a great loss and then shouted and cursed at the door for another fifteen minutes before leaving.
Chen Xiaohua initially thought that Granny Wang had come to cause trouble, but unexpectedly, her cousin Lin Yuesha was also drawn into it.
"Alright, alright, don't be angry. Our daughter is all grown up. It's a good thing that people are coming to propose marriage. In the future, they might even wear down our doorstep."
There's a saying that goes, "If a family has a daughter, a hundred families will want her."
Xiao Chenggui advised Chen that this was a way to prepare herself mentally beforehand, so that she wouldn't be too shocked if she encountered it later. Yue Sha was already thirteen; there were plenty of girls her age who were engaged.
"I'm not proposing marriage out of anger; what kind of people have you come to see?!"
There's no need to elaborate on Wang Pozi's character. There's also a coffin shop owner. Her niece and daughter are going to marry into such a family.
Mrs. Chen regretted that she hadn't hit him hard enough. She should have made an example of him to deter those who wanted to eat swan meat from coming to her door and causing trouble.
"Let's leave Yue Sha aside for now. We don't know the Liu family who run the coffin shop, so they must have heard about this before coming here. We can't delay with Xiao Hua; we have to deal with this."
Today, Granny Wang came to our door, and she's clearly up to no good. Besides, that old hag is shameless; she comes every few days and spreads rumors that Chen Xiaohua has no reputation, which is ultimately detrimental to our family.
"well."
Chen sighed. If there were a way, her sister-in-law wouldn't have been so angry that she was bedridden. It's just that the family members are too honest and dutiful.
"Uncle and Aunt, I won't marry him."
Chen Xiaohua has come to terms with it. She can live a good life without getting married. If she really goes to Wang Pozi's house, given that old woman's temperament, she won't have a good life.
"Don't talk nonsense, you still have to get married."
Mrs. Chen patted her niece on the back, telling her not to be afraid and that the elders would take care of everything.
"Mother, how about I go back to Chenjia Village? I'll go back with my eldest brother."
Lin Yuesha brought it up herself, saying that since her family was building a house, they needed to talk to the clan chief about it. The original courtyard wasn't big enough, and the land needed to be re-divided.
That's one thing. Secondly, Lin Yuesha also needs to find out if Wang Tiezhu is really stupid.
If she really is a complete idiot, Lin Yuesha won't bother with an idiot; she'll only take revenge on Granny Wang. But if she's pretending to be an idiot, then sorry, she's prepared to wipe out Granny Wang's entire family.
"Mother, I'm taking my little sister back to the village for a visit."
Xiao Qi already had a plan in mind, so he echoed it.
"Then you should hurry back, especially Tingyun. He needs to go to the academy in the prefectural city in a few days, so he can't be delayed because of this."
Scholars are usually oblivious to the world around them, and Chen didn't want her stepson to worry too much. However, the house needed someone to stay, and she was worried about Lin Yuesha going back to the village alone.
"Mother, please don't worry. I'll just take some food to visit my aunt."
Lin Yuesha gave her second cousin Chen Xiaohua a wink, then made an excuse to tidy up her things and secretly went to the inner room to talk.
"Little sister, when you go back this time, you're not planning to set fire to the Wang family's house, are you?"
Chen Xiaohua racked her brains but couldn't figure out how to get revenge on Wang Pozi's family.
"I wish I could, but it's a pity that this happened. If anything happens at Wang Pozi's house, our family will also be suspected."
Although Wang Pozi's family had a bad reputation in the village, they didn't have much conflict with the villagers. Setting fire to their house was absolutely unacceptable.
If people don't die, they'll keep causing trouble, but it's not right to kill an entire family because of it.
Lin Yuesha has a standard in mind when it comes to punishing people; she would never kill someone with her own hands.
“Our family used to have no dealings with Granny Wang’s family, so I have to find out if Granny Wang’s youngest son is really stupid.”
We need to find out everything before deciding what methods to use. In short, we must make Chen Xiaohua vent her anger, and we absolutely cannot suffer any losses ourselves.
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