Chapter 31 Selling pork with less weight
Lu Yongfu and his wife went to the Zhou family to discuss the dowry, but it was not smooth.
In Yaoshui Village, everyone knows what the situation of each family is.
Lu Yongfu's family has saved money for several years, which is enough for Lu Mingqi to marry a wife, and the Zhou family also knows it.
Liang Qiaoli also revealed that she would take out 100 yuan for Lu Mingqi to get married.
The Zhou family also heard about Lu Mingfeng and Shen Zhiqing's recent affairs, so they changed their minds.
To be honest, with Lu Mingfeng's reputation, it was difficult for him to find a wife before, but now he suddenly said he wanted to marry Shen Zhiqing, and the Zhou family had other ideas.
Since they are two brothers, of course they will fight for as much dowry as possible.
Therefore, when the Lu family said they would give a 100 yuan betrothal gift, the Zhou family thought that the Lu family still had some money left for Lu Mingfeng, and no one knew how much it was.
As the eldest son, Lu Mingqi should give more betrothal gifts.
So the Zhou family proposed to increase the betrothal gift.
Liang Qiaoli was confused.
The Zhou family was satisfied with the betrothal money before, so why did they increase it temporarily now?
She didn't have so much money now.
Liang Qiaoli explained that the family only had so much money, but the Zhou family didn't believe it.
You have two sons, and they are both getting married. How can you give all the money to one son? No one believed it when they said it.
But that was the fact.
In the end, the betrothal gift was not discussed, and the couple had to return.
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Lu Mingqi was still waiting for good news from his parents at home. When he saw his parents were full of worries when they came back, he hurriedly asked what happened.
Liang Qiaoli said: "The Zhou family wants to increase the betrothal gift money, and they want 200 yuan."
Lu Mingqi said: "Xiao Min told me before that her family was very satisfied with a betrothal gift of 100 yuan."
Liang Qiaoli said: "Mingqi, you go to Xiao Min and talk to her. The family really has no money. We can still get some money at the end of the year, but Mingfeng also wants to get married, so we have to prepare some."
Lu Yongfu said angrily: "Let him earn his betrothal gift himself, don't expect the family to pay a penny!"
During lunch break, Lu Mingqi went to find Zhou Min.
The two were from the same village and were classmates, so they knew each other.
Lu Mingqi asked Zhou Min directly what her family meant.
Zhou Min told Lu Mingqi that her mother had said that she would take the betrothal money given by the Lu family back to her, so he could rest assured.
You know, most families keep the betrothal money they receive when marrying off their daughters at their parents' home, unless the family is particularly fond of their daughters and has no shortage of money.
Zhou Min said that her younger brother was still young and was not in a hurry to get married, so the betrothal money would be left for her.
If there was more betrothal money, it would be for the young couple.
Lu Mingqi was very happy to hear this reply, and said that he would go back and discuss it with his parents.
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Lu Mingqi told his parents exactly what Zhou Min said.
"Dad, Mom, just agree to the Zhou family's request. The Zhou family is just trying to save face, not really wanting to embarrass our family. After the wedding, I will take out the money to pay it back."
This method is indeed feasible. Lu Yongfu agreed immediately and asked Liang Qiaoli to go back to her parents' home to borrow money.
Liang Qiaoli did not agree immediately. She had her concerns. What
if Zhou Min was unwilling to pay back the money after the marriage? Not only would she have no money to pay Mingfeng for the wedding, but she would also have to pay it back. It might not be possible to save that much money in one or two years.
Liang Qiaoli expressed her concerns.
Lu Yongfu said nonchalantly: "We are all from the same village, how can we not keep our word? You think too much."
Lu Mingqi also assured: "Mom, even if you don't trust Xiaomin, can you not trust me?"
However, no matter how much the father and son said, Liang Qiaoli was unwilling to borrow money.
Lu Yongfu got angry and said he would borrow it himself.
In the end, he didn't borrow a penny back.
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Ever since Shen Jiale told Lu Mingfeng that they would discuss the marriage after the busy farming season, Lu Mingfeng had been calculating in his heart.
The family didn't give the betrothal money, and they only relied on earning work points. At the end of the year, they wouldn't get much money. It was not enough to handle the wedding at all. He had to find a way to make money.
At night, Lu Mingfeng went to the black market in the dark.
Xu Jin saw Lu Mingfeng laughing and gave him a big hug.
"Mingfeng, you are finally here, welcome!"
It was Xu Jin who helped sell the bicycle tickets last time. Xu Jin asked him to help, but he said he would think about it and never responded.
Seeing that the big brother valued Lu Mingfeng so much, the younger brothers quickly moved a chair for Lu Mingfeng to sit on.
Lu Mingfeng said to Xu Jin, "Brother Jin, I need money to get married."
Xu Jin was surprised, "Wow, it's been such a short time since we last met, and you're getting married. Tell me quickly, which village is your partner from? I'll find out for you."
"From our place."
"People from our village are the best; we know them well." Xu Jin patted Lu Mingfeng on the shoulder and said, "Follow me well, and I will definitely help you have a grand wedding."
"Thank you, Brother Jin."
"It's too formal to say this given our relationship. You should adapt to the situation tonight and go to the front to take a look. If you are lucky, you will receive a lot and earn a lot."
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Shen Jiale came to the black market at night. The two guards, one fat and one thin, were the two people he had met last time.
The thin man saw that she was carrying a sack on her shoulder, and immediately came over to help her take it off.
The fat man asked, "Little brother, what good stuff did you bring today? It's quite heavy. Do you want to sell it yourself or sell it to us?"
Shen Jiale said, "I'll sell it to you."
The two of them were delighted when they heard it. They opened the sack and saw that there was a piece of pork inside, which was estimated to be more than 100 pounds. They were even happier.
"Little brother, I'll take you to weigh it." The fat man picked up the sack and led Shen Jiale to a simple shed.
There were people inside, and there was a large scale next to them. The fat man took the pork out of the sack, fastened the rope, hooked it on the scale, and lifted it up with the thin man to weigh it.
"52 jin." The thin man reported the weight.
Lao Yuan in the shed glanced at the thin man and said nothing.
The fat man said, "Little brother, this piece of pork looks big, but the meat is not firm, it doesn't weigh down the scale. You worked hard to carry it here, we will give you 1.5 yuan per jin, you won't lose out."
How could Shen Jiale not know how heavy the pork was?
The last time she came to sell things, it was too smooth, she thought this was a normal black market transaction, she was careless.
Shen Jiale's face was expressionless. After receiving the 78 yuan from the fat man, he saw the two men putting the pork into the sack. He went over to help tie the mouth of the sack, and then left.
After the people left, Lao Yuan said, "You are too cruel. You just took away half of the weight from the other person. Aren't you afraid that he will make a fuss?"
The fat man snorted and said, "If he dares to make a fuss on our territory, he will not get a penny. He knows the current situation."
The thin man said happily, "Fat brother, we have made a fortune this time!"
Lao Yuan said, "Okay, you can carry it to Brother Jin."
The fat man said, "I won't send it to Brother Jin this time. My family has a relative who is going to hold a wedding, and asked me to help buy pork, which is just right for them."
It can be seen that he wants to sell it himself.
Lao Yuan said, "It's not good to just take it away like this. If you make the money, at least tell Brother Jing."
The fat man said, "We buy things among ourselves, and we pay at the purchase price. Brother Jing is so busy, I won't bother him."
Lao Yuan watched the fat man carry the sack and leave, and shook his head.
At this time, Shen Jiale had changed his clothes and was selling pork at a stall.
From a distance, I saw a familiar figure.
It was Lu Mingfeng.