The request proposed by Old Lady Huang was exactly what Jing Shengwen wanted. Once the marriage certificate was signed and the ceremony took place, it was a done deal.
He was afraid that Jing Ruchen would not agree, so he deliberately moved closer and said:
"Brother, why don't I marry him? I'm a bastard, so I can marry anyone for you. Of course, I will definitely treat your savior well."
Jing Ruchen understood Jing Shengwen's plan and smiled politely:
"Thank you, second brother, but no thanks, I will marry her myself."
Under the surprised gaze of Old Mrs. Huang, he agreed to sign the marriage certificate and get married today.
Old Mrs. Huang immediately claimed that her granddaughter was born lucky and the darling of the Huang family.
The betrothal gift is sixty-six taels.
When the villagers heard this, they all felt that Old Lady Huang had really gone too far this time.
We are all from the same village. Everyone knows what kind of life the second daughter of the Huang family lived in the past. Even if Old Mrs. Huang is from the village, Jing Ruchen is an outsider.
No one could bear to watch it anymore.
The aunt who had just taken Jing Ruchen’s pastries told him everything that had happened before.
The pulse diagnosis that Old Man Li gave to Dan Ruo last night was even revealed.
Because he worked too much at a young age, his health was severely damaged and he didn't live past the age of twenty.
Jing Ruchen clenched his fists tightly, his eyes full of heartache. He didn't expect that the little girl would live such a life at home. Fortunately, he had just promised to marry her so that he could take her away from here and live a good life in the remaining few years.
Old Mrs. Huang was embarrassed by everyone's demands and changed her mind and asked for thirty-six taels of silver.
Old Lady Yang made a spitting sound and cursed Old Lady Huang as a black-hearted woman who sucked the blood of the second wife. Even if it was a girl from the city, the maximum betrothal gift would be twenty taels of silver, while in the village it would often be a few taels of silver.
She had raised her granddaughter with no expense, yet she had sucked her blood to this point. She was afraid that if Dan couldn't get married today, she would die at the age of twenty and be sold.
Unexpectedly, Old Lady Yang hit the nail on the head about something that actually happened in her previous life.
Old Mrs. Huang was so angry that she wanted to tear Old Mrs. Yang's mouth apart.
Seeing this scene, Jing Shengwen was secretly delighted. Jing Ruchen was a child of destiny. He had left Jing far behind in both literature and martial arts since he was a child. He was an existence that he could never reach.
Now he is going to marry the daughter of such a family. She is so vulgar and even worse than the servants in the mansion.
He was afraid that the marriage would fall through, so he immediately took out thirty-six taels of silver from his pocket and gave it to the village chief, indicating that it was a betrothal gift.
Old Mrs. Huang stopped immediately. She didn't expect it to work. The second girl, who had never spent any effort since childhood, turned out to be her lucky star.
Mrs. Huang was about to reach over and take the money, but was stopped by Mrs. He:
"Yesterday, Old Man Li said that the second girl's body needed to be recuperated, and he had to give her twenty taels of silver for recuperation."
"And yesterday the whole village knew that Huang Yingying had a dowry of twenty taels. Today our second daughter is also getting married, so she has to get the same. Mother won't be partial when it comes to dowry, right?"
Old Mrs. Huang didn't expect He to say that. She pushed the silver she had earned away, taking 40 taels of dowry with her and paying 4 taels herself when marrying her granddaughter.
Old Mrs. Huang gave Old Second Huang a look. Old Second Huang went forward to pull He, but He ignored him and just sat on the ground, saying that life in the second house was not easy.
Anyway, this money will definitely not be spent on her son, so it is better to force Old Mrs. Huang to give it to her stepdaughter.
The stepdaughter has feelings for her son. Now it seems that she has married a good man, so she naturally wants her stepdaughter to take good care of herself and live a good life. Then she will naturally promote her son.
Old Mrs. Huang pinched Old Huang, and Old Huang had no way to deal with He.
Old Mrs. Huang said she wanted to divorce He. He was not afraid at all. She said she was going to be divorced and told outsiders all the affairs of the Huang family.
Their second wife contributed the most to the family, but was not treated fairly at all.
Old Mrs. Huang knew that she was talking about ginseng, and she was afraid that she would tell others, and then her house would be targeted by thieves every day. If the bandits knew about it and set fire to the house at night, her whole family would lose their lives.
He agreed immediately, took out four taels of silver from his savings, and gave the total of forty taels to Danruo.
Now that the betrothal gifts and dowry have all been decided, it is impossible to borrow a red wedding dress temporarily.
Fortunately, He had said before that she would make new clothes for Danruo. She was quick with her hands and had finished it just in time for her to wear today. Although it was not red, it was much better than the clothes Danruo was wearing now.
The two couples signed their marriage certificates and got married in the presence of the villagers.
The villagers had a lively feast.
Bai Sheng and Huang Yingying were sent to the old courtyard they bought overnight.
Dan Ruo followed Jing Ruchen and prepared to set off.
Before leaving, Danruo took He to a secluded place, worried about her future situation in the Huang family.
He wanted to take her and Huang Tianquan away from here under the pretext of going out with her to work and earn money.
He waved her hand. She was already very touched by her stepdaughter's words.
"It's great that you can bring Tianquan with you. I have to stay at the Huang family and can't let these people from the Huang family hold you back."
Finally, Danruo secretly gave the village chief five taels of silver, asking him to take better care of He and not let anyone bully her.
At the same time, he gave some silver to the neighbors on both sides, asking them to keep an eye on the Huang family and help look after He.
Just after noon, Jing Ruchen left with Dan Ruo and Huang Tianquan.
Old Mrs. Huang thought it would be a good idea for Huang Tianquan to go with her, because as a young boy, he eats a lot and cannot do heavy work. It would be better for him to follow the second girl's husband to do business and learn some skills.
This way they can also find out where the second girl's husband, a traveling merchant, lives, so that they can visit him and borrow his favor in the future.
Anyway, He stayed at home, so there was no need to worry that Huang Tianquan would not come home.
After the wedding banquet, the house was in a mess. Old Mrs. Huang asked her three daughters-in-law to clean up while she went back to her room to lie down.
Then she found that the ginseng she had hidden in the kang hole was missing. She immediately panicked and fell down.
The movement attracted the attention of several people outside.
Aunt Huang had always been favored and was sticking to the door. When she heard Old Mrs. Huang's groan, she quickly pushed the door open and came in.
Unexpectedly, the door was locked, so I had to tear up the window paper and climb in through the window.
He found that Mrs. Huang had fallen seriously and asked her what happened.
"The ginseng is gone, gone!"
Old Mrs. Huang's desperate cry was heard. She had never felt so uncomfortable before. Her heart was twisted into a ball and she felt like she couldn't breathe.
Aunt Huang was also frightened when she heard this. She opened the door and hurriedly called her husband.
The whole family gathered in Old Mrs. Huang's house to discuss the matter. They all said that it had not been spread out and thought that it must be a thief in the family.
At this moment, Huang Laosi happened to push open the door with a basket on his back.
Boss Huang quickly snatched the backpack, which contained the ginseng they had lost. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Huang Laosi with a blaming look.
Huang Laosi looked like a bereaved family member, and had lost his mind. He did not immediately notice the strangeness of the crowd.
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