Chapter 253: Five-liang Dowry

When Jiang Zhuzi saw his mother agreed, he didn't have time to be happy because he thought of his Sun family's claim that they would collect a betrothal gift of five taels.

He instantly wilted.

There was only five taels of silver in the house.

Mother will definitely not agree.

Married Sun Xiaotao.

After preparing the banquet, there will definitely be not a penny left in the savings account.

But let him marry someone else.

He didn't want to.

He visited all the nearby villages and found that some of the girls waiting to get married were really ugly, as thin as bamboo poles, and as black as cow dung.

Only Sun Xiaotao is pretty.

Not to mention how white and tender she is, but at least she has a big butt and plump breasts.

It makes people feel hungry just by looking at it.

This kind of woman is worthy of being his daughter-in-law.

"Mom, Sun Xiaotao's family wants a dowry of five taels, but I really want to marry her. If you don't help me marry her, then I won't marry anyone else."

Jiang Zhuzi was half pleading and half threatening.

This made Widow Liu stop in her tracks.

There was a hint of anger on her face.

"Five taels? Why? Is she made of gold? The girls in the town don't ask for such a high dowry. How dare a country girl like you ask for five taels? Are you still asleep in the middle of the day? Your sister's dowry is only three taels, and there's no other place like it in this town. You're still asking for five taels. No, I won't help you marry her."

Jiang Zhuzi's face turned red instantly.

He put down his hands that were massaging his mother's back.

He said this with gritted teeth.

"Mother, my sister is so ugly but you can still marry her. Xiaotao is so pretty, why can't you marry her? If the head of Sunjia Village didn't forbid the tribe to have concubines, I'm afraid Sun Xiaotao's parents would have sent her to the landlord as a concubine. I've lived for 19 years and I've never seen a girl prettier than Sun Xiaotao. I'm going to marry her."

Jiang Zhuzi's tone was fierce.

It seemed that the more Widow Liu refused, the more he wanted to marry her.

"Your sister can accept a dowry of three taels of silver, but that's because our in-laws said that the dowry can only be given after your sister gets married and has the wedding night. In addition, your brother-in-law is a widower and is more than a generation older than your sister. Otherwise, do you think Yadan's dowry can be three taels? You have never been married, you are very handsome, and you are only nineteen years old.

Why do you spend more money than your brother-in-law to marry a daughter-in-law? If I tell others about it, I'm afraid everyone will laugh at me. I can't afford to lose face. My son is no better than others. Why do I have to spend so much money on gifts to marry a daughter-in-law? People will think you are physically disabled. You don't have shame, but I do!"

Widow Liu also refused to compromise.

As she finished her words, her tears fell into the dry ground.

"Xiao Tao is different. She is pretty and has a big butt. She can definitely give me a son. If you don't let me marry Xiao Tao, then I won't marry anyone else. You can just wait for your family lineage to end."

Jiang Zhuzi was so angry that he walked away with his hands swung.

He didn't care whether Widow Liu cried or not.

"Mom, don't cry. I'll go and persuade my brother later."

Jiang Yadan saw her mother crying sadly, so she hurried forward to comfort her.

"All of you just know how to irritate me. I'm a widow who raised you all. It's not easy for me. Your damn father passed away early. I worked hard every day for you. In the end, you made me so irritated just because of an outsider. You are really ungrateful. All of you are ungrateful."

Widow Liu slapped her daughter's hand away.

Pointing at her and cursing.

Jiang Yadan felt very aggrieved.

Obviously she did nothing wrong, but her mother always blamed her. She has been very obedient.

Different from the farce here.

On the other side, Wang Xiulian and her family returned home.

But his face was filled with smiles, and Jiang Dahu, who had originally wanted to go home and beat up his wife, was no longer angry.

I got two taels of silver.

The family will have enough food and drink for at least half a year.

When the autumn harvest comes, the taxes are paid and the brown rice is sold.

Our family will have a good New Year this year.

"Hmph, you are smart for once. You finally did something good for the family. I will let you go this time. Don't associate with Widow Liu anymore. Do you understand? She has affairs with so many people in the village. She is not a good person. Don't learn to be a whore like her!"

Thinking of my past with Widow Liu...

Jiang Dahu was afraid that Widow Liu would let the cat out of the bag, and he was also afraid that his daughter-in-law would follow her example and learn bad things from her.

As a result, he became a cuckold.

He could only threaten Wang Xiulian again and not allow her to play with Widow Liu.

"Okay, okay, I won't associate with her, don't worry."

Wang Xiulian agreed quickly, but she didn't take it to heart at all.

If Widow Liu hadn't pulled her along this time, how could she have earned the two taels of silver?

Finished.

She took her daughter-in-law to the kitchen to cook.

After a while, clouds of smoke came out of the chimney.

Before it could float upward, it was blown away by the wind.

Today's sky is exceptionally blue, blending with the pink and purple sunset glow, making it impossible to look away.

Jiang Fubao sat obediently in the yard, waiting for his mother and aunts to cook.

The little nose smelled the strong aroma of food.

No one knew where the phoenix had gone. I hadn't seen it since I came back.

"Sister-in-law, look, does that cloud look like a rabbit?"

Jiang Fubao looked up, pointed at the clouds in the sky, and spoke to Qian Xile.

The two of them sat together.

Not intimate.

"It does look like it. Our Fubao has the sharpest eyes. I wouldn't have noticed it if you hadn't told me. It does look like it, but this beautiful view will be gone in a moment. Fubao, be good and sit here while I go get the oil lamp."

The sunset glows, which means night is coming.

The family had no shortage of money, so naturally they could afford to light an oil lamp.

Take it out in advance in case it gets dark suddenly. You will have to sit in the yard to eat in the dark and it would be bad if you fall.

Jiang Fubao's two brothers were chasing and fighting in the yard.

The Jiang Ruyi and her sister stuck to Zhang Jinlan and ran around.

The shop uses a lot of firewood every day.

For this reason, Jiang Da and his brothers went to the mountain to chop firewood as soon as they returned home.

Stock up for tomorrow.

Before dinner, the adults were busy with various things.

Every day, I only have time to take a walk after dinner.

This is the most leisurely time of their day.

"Master, when are you going to plant crops on the land you just bought? If you don't plant crops now, it will be too late. You still have to pay land tax even if the land is left empty."

It's already early July. Although it's late to plant now, we can still harvest before winter.

If we wait until mid-July, it will be too late.

If the weather turns cold suddenly, a large area of ​​crops might suddenly freeze to death, and all the crops would be in vain.

No matter what you plant on the fields here, even if they are left empty, you still have to pay taxes.

The reason is that we are worried that some people will buy land but not plant it, and those who don’t have land will have no land to plant.

In the past, there have been cases where landlords wanted to raise rents, but the poor protested. The landlords would rather leave their land vacant for three years and just hire people to take care of the land than rent it out.

Many people died of hunger.