Chapter 8: Cursing my son for not being able to find a wife, is there any father like you?
Jiang Jinzhou's father, Jiang Huai, pulled stones until after ten o'clock and finally came back.
As soon as he entered the door, Xue Shuzhen hurriedly served him food and brought him water for him to wash his hands and face.
The first thing Jiang Huai did when he sat down was naturally to ask about Jiang Jinzhou's marriage.
When Jiang Huai heard that the 200 yuan gift had not been finalized, he immediately became unhappy.
"It's two hundred, not two thousand. My child's marriage is a big deal. It's okay to be frugal normally, but how can you be so frugal on this?"
Xue Shuzhen threw the steamed bun directly on the table and said with her neck stiff, "I was just thinking about saving a little bit."
"It's not easy for you to make money, how can you give her as much as she wants?"
Jiang Huai sat on a chair and slammed the table, saying, "It's not like we can't afford more than two hundred. A few days ago, someone got married and asked for more than four hundred. You think two hundred is too much? What are you thinking?"
"You think you're buying vegetables on the street and need to bargain? You're such a fool."
"The bride price is rising every year. If you miss out on the Liang family today, the next one will cost over 400. I don't think you'll ever be able to find a wife for Jinzhou!"
Jiang Huai was eating angrily, but Xue Shuzhen overturned the table.
"Who are you calling stupid? Say it again?"
"Oh, you are so generous. If you have money, just send it directly to the Liang family!"
"You cursed my son to never get married. What kind of father is that? I'm telling you! I'll find my son someone better than Liang Xiuzhen tomorrow!"
"How come an uneducated country girl, whose family are all farmers, is so popular in your eyes?"
"Having such a poor relative, our family will have to support him for the rest of his life. He has two daughters but no sons. When he gets old, he will have to rely on Jinzhou to support him. I don't want to be related to such a family!"
She threw a tantrum in front of Jiang Huai and suppressed him completely.
Jiang Huai was helpless and couldn't communicate with her, so he just threw the stool and left, going to the tractor shed to sleep.
But Jiang Jinzhou heard Xue Shuzhen's words clearly.
It turned out that her mother had always disliked Liang Xiulan, disliked her lack of education, and disliked her poor family. No wonder Liang Xiulan said those things before.
He was confused at the time, but it turns out the root of the problem lies here.
Lying on the bed, he stared blankly at the engagement handkerchief Liang Xiulan had given him, his eyes red.
In the morning, Liang Xiulan had just woken up when she heard the sound of sawing in the yard.
She got dressed and went out to see.
I saw Liang Jianguo doing carpentry work with a wooden board and a hand saw. Judging from the specifications of the board, he was probably making a table top.
Liang Xiulan was immediately delighted, and she didn't know how her mother had convinced her father last night.
Liang Xiulan tied her braids and ran over happily.
"Dad! Do you need help?"
Liang Jianguo rolled his eyes at her and said, "Eat your meal!"
He always spoke in such a harsh way. Liang Xiulan curled her lips and went to the kitchen.
My younger sister Liang Xiujuan has already followed the grandma next door to sell tofu.
She will go to the fields with her mother Liu Guizhi later.
Because Liang Xiujuan didn't like to work, when I took her to the fields, not only did she not do any work, but I also had to listen to her whining and complaining all the time.
I feel thirsty and hungry at times, my arms, legs and stomach hurt, it’s too sunny, I’m too tired and sleepy.
Therefore, ever since Liang Xiujuan learned how to count, she has been following Grandma Zhu, who lives across the street, to sell tofu. The work in the fields was done by the other three members of the family.
The mother and daughter were eating and talking about today's work, when they saw Aunt Wang from the village running into the yard, panting.
"Jianguo? Are Guizhi and Xiulan home?"
Liang Jianguo raised his chin towards the kitchen: "In the kitchen."
After saying that, he lowered his head and continued sawing.
Everyone in the village knew that he was a quiet and cold person, so Aunt Wang didn't care and just lifted the curtain and went into the kitchen.
Liu Guizhi: "Auntie, why are you here so early? Have you had breakfast? If not, there's more in the pot. I'll serve it to you."
Aunt Wang waved her hand, pulled a small stool and sat down. She asked sternly, "Didn't I hear you guys went to the Jiang family to get acquainted? What's going on? Didn't you come to an agreement?"
Liu Guizhi scooped a bowl of soup, handed it to Aunt Wang, and raised her eyebrows.
"How do you know?"
Aunt Wang pushed the soup bowl inward and said, "I really don't want to drink it. I finished my soup at home before coming here."
"Now it's not just me who knows. Many people in our village know that even though the Jiang family is from the next village, they've come to our village looking for a matchmaker without any sense of reason."
"That matchmaker Feng is just a loudspeaker, spreading the news that your family and the young man from the Jiang family in the neighboring village couldn't agree on the bride price."
"They said your family asked for too much and they couldn't afford to marry off your Liang family's daughter. Didn't they tell you before that it would cost 288? What's the matter? Did you ask for too much?"
Before, Liu Guizhi was worried that the amount she asked for would be inappropriate, so she specifically asked Aunt Wang, who had married three wives, and several other people who came and went frequently.
Based on their experience, everyone told Liu Guizhi that 288 was neither more nor less, so how could Liu Guizhi ask for such a high price?
"I don't ask for a penny more."
"It was the Jiang family's female shopkeeper who said the betrothal gift was too high and she couldn't come up with the money right now. Our Lanlan said it wasn't that she couldn't come up with the money, but that she felt she wasn't worth the price in her eyes!"
"If you don't want to marry her, then change her and marry someone she thinks is worthy as a daughter-in-law."
Aunt Wang looked at Liang Xiulan in disbelief, thinking it was truly remarkable that such a young girl could say such words.
"Did Lanlan really say that?"
Liu Guizhi smiled and helped Liang Xiulan tidy up the loose hair on her temples.
"That's right. She was so tough at the time. She dragged me away and made her and her second aunt lose their temper. The Jiang family kid was also stunned. Later he caught up with me and tried to talk me down. But our Lanlan didn't fall for it!"
Aunt Wang smacked her lips in admiration. You know, girls of her age usually hide in the back and are shy and timid and can't speak much.
Not to mention facing the notoriously aggressive Jiang family member.
"Tsk tsk tsk... Our Lanlan can handle things now. Okay, better than your dad! You'll be the head of this family in the future."
Liu Guizhi is a talkative person, while Liang Jianguo is a quiet person. The two of them make a pair of soft persimmons.
Now, there is finally a tough guy. It's a pity that girls who are too tough will not be able to get married easily.
Aunt Wang looked at the soup in the bowl and finally couldn't help but picked it up and took a sip.
"Right now, rumors are spreading throughout the village that the Liang family's daughter is asking for a high bride price. It's going to be hard for Lanlan to get married in the future."
Liu Guizhi took a bite of pickles and put them in her mouth, then took a big bite of the steamed bun.
"It must be the Jiang family's doing. They are such bastards. No, I have to find them after dinner!"
So what if they went to find him? The Liang family was large, not only would they not be able to tell the whole story, but they might also fall out with the other party. If a fight broke out, they would be the only ones to suffer.
Liang Xiulan swallowed the steamed bun in her mouth and said calmly, "No need. The innocent will be innocent. Even if you go to find him, he won't be able to explain anything."
"I think we should give people a taste of their own medicine."
Both of them stared at Liang Xiulan in a daze.
"What the hell?"
Both of them were uneducated farmers and had never heard such words before.
Liang Xiulan swallowed the pickles in her mouth and said, "That is to say, whatever method she uses to destroy my reputation, I will use the same method to repay her."
"Could you please spread the word when Aunt Wang is chatting? Just say that the Jiang family can only afford 66 yuan for the wedding. Her eldest daughter-in-law was married for 66 yuan, and they won't take a cent more."
Although these words will not cause any serious harm to the Jiang family, they will make them look stingy. Who would want to become relatives with such a stingy person?
The most important thing is that it can clarify that the Liang family really doesn’t want much.
The family that is only willing to spend 66 yuan to get married is probably thinking that the other 100 or 200 yuan is too much.
The two adults thought about it carefully and realized that young people have quick minds.
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