Chapter 159: Marriage 2
Sister Wu deliberately raised her neck, causing her golden steps to sway a bit, then she took a step forward, covered her mouth with a handkerchief, and gave a feigned smile.
"Miss Li, my little brother is our only child. Everything in our family will be handed over to my sister-in-law in the future..."
He was almost pointing at Li Yulan's nose and saying, "You've got a great bargain by accumulating virtue for eight lifetimes to be able to marry into our family."
Li Yulan was so angry that her face turned red. She put her hands on her hips and was about to curse, but Wang and Yuan stopped her from behind and asked Daya and Erya to take her back to the house.
Yuan also imitated Sister Wu, twisting her fingers, and pulled a handkerchief from Wang's arms, covering her mouth with it. She said in a pretentious manner, "Oh, this elder sister is right. Your family is good, your family is wonderful. The mice in your house all fart with fragrant smells. Such a big temple should have found a young lady from the city. You come to our little village to look for the head mistress. Who are you kidding?"
"Hahaha."
Everyone in Liantang Village couldn't help but laugh at Yuan's appearance.
Sister Wu's face darkened and she gave the matchmaker a look.
The matchmaker understood and began to pat her thigh and speak well of the Wu family, saying how good it would be for the girl to marry into the Wu family. Finally, she emphasized that it was Li Yulan who had won Wu Tongjie's heart.
"The Wu family is rich and powerful, so they can find any girl they want. It's not that he has caught the girl's eye that he has to come here to look for the mistress of the family."
Wang scowled coldly, "You can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. Our daughter is innocent. She's always accompanied by her brothers when she goes out. Her family's business is also clean. You've tarnished our daughter's reputation with just one word. When my husband calls his brothers to tear your mouth apart, don't blame anyone."
The matchmaker choked and laughed dryly, "My sister-in-law is really sharp-tongued. Every family is clean and honest, and we are also sincere..."
Yuan put her hands on her hips and said with a fake smile, "Then please take these things and go back with all sincerity. You say such things and still want to get married. You will suffer when my mother comes back. Everyone has a mouth on their body, and they can flatter me. My big house will be built soon, and you monsters have sharper noses than stray dogs on the roadside, and you will come here as soon as you smell the smell! Who doesn't know what evil intentions you have! Who is rich? It's hard to say, but you are just a small poor family in the town, and who has never been to the town!"
The head of the household said, "Mother can now earn dozens of taels of silver a month. Those who live in the county town don't earn as much as they do. They should listen to mother and when she earns hundreds of taels a year, I will definitely give them more silver."
Yuan now figured it out. What did she need so much silver for? Her husband would secretly take it away and throw it away. It would be better to leave it with her mother-in-law.
When her mother-in-law buys meat, she has meat to eat every meal; when her mother-in-law builds a new house, she has a new house to live in; when her mother-in-law buys cloth, she has new clothes to wear.
My mother-in-law also said that she would send Dadan and Erdan to school in the fall, just like their uncle. She hoped that Dadan and Erdan would pass the imperial examination and become scholars, and she would be sure to be the mother of a scholar.
He thought she had never seen the world, and he wanted to coax her by giving her a gold bracelet.
Bullshit!
She had heard that these things could be pawned in the pawnshop in the county town, so who knows, theirs might be the one being pawned.
Yuan's guess was indeed correct.
The three siblings of the Wu family all rented their clothes from a pawnshop in order to intimidate the Li family with their style.
They didn't expect that they would spend a lot of money and get rejected by Yuan and Wang.
Yuan was never one to forgive others. She would be shameless even when people gave her favors. If they repeatedly said unpleasant things to her in secret, she would just put those unpleasant things on the table.
Who is afraid of whom anymore!
Her younger brother is the county magistrate's junior brother. No matter how powerful you are, you are just a town dweller. She is not afraid of people from the city.
Sister Wu Dajie and Sister Wu Erjie could no longer laugh, and even Wu Tongjie's face turned gloomy.
The matchmaker saw that things were not going well and hurried to speak in a good way. This time she did not belittle the Li family in secret. Instead, she praised the Li family girl for her ability and said that she and Wu Tongjie were a perfect match.
Qin Fangci was very satisfied with Yuan and Wang's performance. She pushed through the crowd and came up from behind, leading the donkey and San Ya.
There were two baskets tied to the donkey, one basket contained groceries and the other contained two pieces of cloth. It was obvious that Qin Fangci was going to the city to buy things.
The kind that can be easily sold for one or two taels of silver.
The matchmaker who tried to incite the villagers' emotions was even more unable to do so.
Matchmaker: “…”
Okay, okay, if you provoke her, she will say a lot of bad things about you outside. It will be difficult for the boys in this village to find a wife, and it will be difficult for the girls in this village to marry a good man!
"Who are you? Don't you know that donkeys stink? If you accidentally stain my clothes, can you afford to pay for it?" Wu Erjie glared at Qin Fangci, her anger was directed at Qin Fangci. "What are you looking at? I'm talking to you, you old bitch!"
The people of Liantang Village were stunned, and the atmosphere was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Qin Fangci spoke slowly, glancing at Wu Erjie's feet. "You've soiled my land, how are you going to compensate me?"
Second Sister Wu: “…”
"I, a daughter of an old woman, can't manage the great business of your Wu family. You should seek help from someone else."
Second Sister Wu: “…”
"Are you Li Yulan's mother?!"
Yuan and Wang's faces blossomed with smiles brighter than the sun, and they stretched their necks to shout excitedly, "Mom, you're back!"
"Let me go! My donkey wants to go home. What if the donkey shit falls out and you take it away?"
The three siblings of the Wu family all jumped back several steps. The people of Liantang Village took the opportunity to squeeze and push them left and right.
The three siblings of the Wu family screamed and were pushed out of the crowd.
"You, you...are so good. You don't even look down on our Wu family. I want to see what kind of family your daughter can find!"
The Wu family was desperate and everyone in Liantang Village looked over. The three siblings of the Wu family panicked and swore harsh words while sitting on the ox cart.
The matchmaker and Qin Fangci who were left inside stared at each other. The little cutie snorted, which scared the matchmaker. She took a big step back, fearing that the donkey would get angry and kick her away.
"Regardless of what industry you're in, reputation is everything. It's not easy to build a good reputation bit by bit, but if you destroy it with one blow, it's not easy to pick it up again in the future. Honest advice hurts, but that's all I have to say, please."
The matchmaker forced a dry laugh, trying to save her dignity, "I'm talking about conscientious matchmakers with a good reputation. Just wait and see if you don't believe me."
Qin Fangci smiled without saying anything and sent the matchmaker away, and there was no more excitement to watch.
"Thank you all for coming to help today. My daughter Yulan's marriage has caused you all to worry. I also want to say something to you all."
"Yulan is sixteen this year. I want to keep her until she's eighteen and marry. If she doesn't find a suitable man, I'll leave her a share of the family property when she turns twenty. In the future, she can find a husband and have her own children. If her husband is obedient, she can keep the children; if not, I'll give them away. With my brothers taking care of them, they won't have a bad life either. Well, the same goes for the other girls in my family."
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