"Let's discuss this matter again. She really just had a fever and didn't bump into anything dirty... We will definitely cure her before the wedding date." Zhang Hongmei did not want to return the betrothal gift and tried to persuade Liu Bing not to cancel the engagement.
"Stop talking and return the betrothal money to me now!" Liu Bing didn't listen at all and stared at her fiercely, asking her to return the money.
Liu Bing looked fierce to begin with, and the look in his eyes looked like he wanted to eat someone. Li Jianping was out and not at home, so she didn't dare to refuse to give it to him alone.
"Look at what your daughter has become. I'm here to get married and have children. Wouldn't having this child affect her IQ?"
"Give me back the betrothal money!"
The meat sent to the Li family had already been eaten, and it could not be taken back, so he just treated it as throwing meat buns at a dog.
But this betrothal money must be taken back no matter what!
"This money... Li Jiuyuan's family took away two hundred yuan. I will return the 488 yuan to you. You can go to his house to ask for the remaining two hundred yuan!" Zhang Hongmei took out the money tremblingly and handed it to Liu Bing.
Just two days after receiving the money, Li Jiuyuan forced two hundred yuan out of it, leaving only this much money. Fortunately, Liu Bing had given them some things before, so their family has not spent the money yet.
However, Zhang Hongmei felt that it was unlikely to get the two hundred yuan from Li Jiuyuan, so she simply wanted to encourage Liu Bing to ask for it.
Regardless of whether they can get it back or not, it was taken away by Li Jiuyuan and has nothing to do with their family!
"The betrothal money is given to you, and I will only ask you for this money! There are still two hundred, I will come to get it tomorrow, and you have to return all the things I took before to me. This marriage is not going to be concluded, so there is no reason to return those things to you!" Liu Bing said again.
He cursed his bad luck in his heart. He finally found someone he liked, but he didn't expect her to be crazy. He couldn't even get the meat back, which was a waste.
As for the old quilts and other things, Liu Bing moved them all away, leaving nothing behind.
"He's so stingy that he even wants to take back a few tattered quilts. He's so stingy!" Zhang Hongmei looked at the house that became empty again and scolded Liu Bing for being stingy.
She used to think he was a pretty good person, but after this incident, her impression of Liu Bing plummeted.
However, the betrothal money that the family had worked so hard to get was all taken back, and they still owed the other party two hundred yuan, which made the family, which was not well-off to begin with, even worse off.
"It's because of her making such a fuss that this good marriage was ruined, and you, as her mother, don't know how to do anything!" When Li Jianping came back, he heard that the marriage was off, the betrothal gift was gone, and she even owed the other party 200 yuan. He was so angry that he cursed at home.
When Li Xueping learned that her marriage was over, she calmed down even though she was locked in the room.
But Li Jianping was so angry that he scolded her and even beat her, saying that she was ignorant.
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The next day, Aunt Liu came again and accompanied Liu Bing to ask for money.
"We are really out of money at home. Let alone two hundred yuan, we can't even take out ten yuan. Don't you want to kill us?" As soon as money was mentioned, Zhang Hongmei hugged Li Zhisen and started crying, refusing to take out any money.
"Why do I want your lives? You owe me this money, you must pay it back!" Liu Bing watched her making a fuss, but his attitude to ask for money was firm and not affected at all.
"Whatever you want, just go and move it yourself. This is the situation at home and we can't afford the money!" Zhang Hongmei started to act like a rogue when she couldn't convince him.
Even if Liu Bing beat her to death now, their family couldn't come up with the money.
Aunt Liu knew that after their house was robbed, they really had no money and even had difficulty getting enough to eat, otherwise they would not have thought of selling Li Xueping for money.
"There's no rush for the money. They all live in the next village, and they can't run away... There's even a daughter in this family, so they can get the money no matter what." Aunt Liu saw this, her eyes rolled around, and she immediately helped to smooth things over.
She was a relative of Liu Bing, and after hearing what she said, she asked Zhang Hongmei to write an IOU and pay the money back within a month before she would let it go.
"You have a good daughter. Even if your family just needs to borrow some money, you can take her to the city to have her brain checked. Once her brain is checked, it will be easier to find a good husband." Before leaving, Aunt Liu did not forget to make a suggestion to Zhang Hongmei.
After all the trouble at home and with such a large debt, Zhang Hongmei became more eager to marry Li Xueping off, and she wanted to get more betrothal gifts than Liu Bing.
"Her incident has caused such a big stir that it has spread to all the nearby villages. Probably no one would be willing to marry a lunatic." Li Jianping frowned, and it became difficult for him to look at Li Xueping again.
"Then find someone from a village farther away to take a look. There are always people who don't know." Zhang Hongmei said.
The couple has not given up the idea of marrying Li Xueping off in exchange for a dowry. At present, this is the only way to alleviate the situation in their family.
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Li Jianping's family was in a state of panic, but Li Jiuyuan's family was full of laughter and joy. The family spent a reunion year here.
"Let's take some things and visit the village chief tomorrow. He has taken care of this house for us over the years, so we should go visit him." Su Miao suggested.
"I can go by myself. It's cold outside. You stay home with the kids."
The next day, Li Jiuyuan went to the village chief's house carrying the meat prepared by Su Miao.
"I feel relieved to see your family come back. Now your family is the best doing outside in the village. Please come back more often when you have time!" The village chief couldn't suppress the smile on his face when he saw Li Jiuyuan and the others.
"Well, we will come back when we are free. Please take care of this house and don't let my brother have any ideas about our house." Li Jiuyuan said as he handed a red envelope to the village chief. This was all instructed by Su Miao.
The village chief was already happy enough to see him coming to visit, and now when he saw the red envelope, his eyes narrowed with a smile.
"What are you doing? As the village chief, it's my duty to take care of this house for you." The village chief did not take it immediately, and even politely pushed it away from him a few times.
"For over ten years, our house is still there and can still be lived in, thanks to your usual care. I will continue to trouble you in the future, so please keep it."
Li Jiuyuan said this and stuffed the red envelope into the village chief's arms.
The village chief accepted it and didn't push it back: "Don't worry, the house is yours, no one can take it away!"
Li Jiuyuan didn't stay with the village chief for long. When he returned home, everyone was packing their luggage.
Li Xin’s space has been mentioned, so most of the things are put into the space. Everyone can just carry a little bit of things with them, which makes it more convenient to travel.
"Get up and have breakfast!"
The next morning, before dawn, Sanmao had already prepared breakfast and called them to get up at home.
They were buying tickets to go back to the capital on that day, and they were in a hurry, so Li Xin set a reminder for Sanmao in advance.
After everyone finished breakfast and tidied up briefly, Li Xin put Sanmao back into the space.
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