"Haha, betrothal gift?"
When the village head's wife heard that the Wu family was asking for a betrothal gift, she was delighted. She looked at Wu Xiulian with disgust and sneered:
"Your daughter has been seen naked by so many men in the village. If it weren't for my son's desperate insistence on marrying her, do you think I would agree to let her in?
Not only did I not ask your Wu family for any compensation, but you are actually asking for a betrothal gift?"
The Wu family had never thought that the village head's wife would say such harsh words. They smiled awkwardly and said, "Two young people getting married is a happy event after all. We are not the kind of people who are difficult to talk to. We will give twenty yuan as a gift..."
"dream!"
Before the Wu family could finish their words, the village head's wife angrily taunted them, "Why don't you give me fifty as a dowry?"
“…”
The Wu family once again witnessed the village head's wife's dissatisfaction with Wu Xiulian, and the two families quarreled again. In the end, without a betrothal gift or dowry, Wu Xiulian packed up her things and moved to the Zhao family that day...
When this matter spread, it became an interesting story in the surrounding area.
In the middle of the night, Xu Zeqing called me to go to the village office to catch a thief. The villagers watched a big show for free. When they returned home after the fun, it was almost dawn.
Because it was winter and there was no need to go to the fields to plant crops, the villagers slept during the day.
In broad daylight, the whole village was quiet and everyone was taking a nap. Even the village guard dog was taking a nap in the yard.
There's no way. It was too lively last night. Everyone went to join in the fun. Even after we got home, I was still so excited that it took me a long time to fall asleep.
When I woke up in the afternoon, I was surprised to find that Wu Xiu Lian had been sent to the Zhao family by her brother from her mother's family, carrying two tattered bags.
The two bundles were filled with the clothes and shoes that Wu Xiu Lian had worn for the past 19 years. Seeing the attitude of the village head's wife, Wu's brothers and sisters-in-law felt that it would be difficult for them to get any advantage from the village head's family in the future, so they kept a tight rein on Wu Xiu Lian's mother and did not allow her mother to secretly give Wu Xiu Lian money.
The money Wu Xiu Lian brought with her was just over seven yuan that she had secretly saved over the years.
The eldest brother of the Wu family took Wu Xiu Lian to the Zhao family, called Zhao Weiqiang out, dropped her off and left.
At this time, everyone in the village chief's family was still catching up on their sleep. The winter yard was quiet, leaving only the two of them staring at each other.
The sky was gray, just as bleak as the current situation of the two people.
This kind of miserable marriage was not what Wu Xiu Lian wanted at all.
However, when she thought of Zhao Weiqiang's future achievements, she secretly encouraged herself in her heart: difficulties are temporary, and when Zhao Weiqiang becomes the richest man in the future, she, his wife who has suffered with him, will definitely be able to live a good life.
Thinking of this, Wu Xiu Lian felt that her future was bright again.
His eyes were red, as if he had suffered a lot of injustice.
But she still managed to force a smile and said softly to Zhao Weiqiang: "Brother Weiqiang, I am finally your woman. I can stay by your side openly!"
Zhao Weiqiang was not ignorant, because he was about to hold a wedding with Liu Ruyue, and the main room was filled with furniture made for the two of them. His family also roughly explained the process. He knew in his heart that no woman would get married in such a cold and miserable way, carrying two tattered bags when she came to the door.
In particular, Wu Xiu Lian is not welcome in the Wu family now, and she is also not welcome in the Zhao family.
Even though she has reached such a miserable situation and has suffered all kinds of grievances, her heart and eyes are filled with only herself.
Zhao Weiqiang was so excited that he thought: I must be really awesome, to make this woman follow me so wholeheartedly.
"Don't worry, I will make sure you live a good life in the future!"
As a man, especially a man who had just lost face in the village, Zhao Weiqiang was enjoying the woman's admiring eyes at this moment and made promises casually.
Wu Xiu Lian didn't know, but she took it seriously in her heart: She went to great lengths to get Liu Ruyue away, wasn't it just so that she could marry Zhao Weiqiang and live a good life?
So, when the man said this, she threw herself into his arms with a touching look on her face: "Well, Brother Weiqiang, there will be bread, there will be love, as long as we are together, everything will definitely be fine..."
Wu Xiu Lian tried her best to perform, hoping that the man would love her more because of her deep affection, but the man only thought: I am so awesome, a woman can't live without me.
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In the afternoon, when it was almost dark, a tractor came to the entrance of Beishan Village. The black smoke from the tractor's diesel floated in the winter air, and the smell spread, attracting the children in the village to gather together to smell the aroma.
There is no tractor in Beishan Village, only the brigade has one.
Seeing the tractor, the villagers came over with their bowls of rice.
"Qingwazi, what are you doing?"
Seeing Xu Zeqing getting off the tractor, the villagers asked curiously.
"Today is a good day, so I went to the supply and marketing cooperative in the county and bought some things as a betrothal gift for Sister Yue'er..."
Xu Zeqing lifted the straw mat covering the tractor to block the snow, and everyone gasped:
Phoenix brand bicycle?
radio?
Butterfly brand sewing machine?
There was also a pile of things wrapped in oil paper.
"Three turns and one ring?"
Someone in the crowd couldn't help but exclaim.
"Yes, it's a Shanghai watch, and I have it in my arms!"
Xu Zeqing immediately took over and introduced excitedly.
After confirming that it was indeed three turns and one ring, the villagers were so shocked that their jaws almost dropped: "Qingwazi, this must be several hundred, are you spending all your savings?"
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