A piece of pork tied with a straw rope was thrown out, and then it was pushed out, and Zhuang Guoliang's mother Zhao Xiang also fell on it.

She was also angry, "What a virgin girl, she's just a virgin who lost her virginity and lost her money. And she wants a 100 yuan betrothal gift, bah!"

"If you don't want to marry, then don't marry. When your daughter gets pregnant, I'll see who she can marry! Son, let's go home!"

Zhao Xiang was just bluffing. She said she was going home, but she didn't move a step.

She also knew very well that this marriage was bound to happen, but it couldn't just happen like that, and she would have to bargain.

Isn't that what shopping is all about?

If you show that you want to buy it, the price will be extremely high.

"Mom, stop making trouble..."

Zhuang Guoliang felt embarrassed and reached out to hold Zhao Xiang's hand.

Jiang Changyi also chased out, noticing Zhou Liang's mocking eyes, his face burning, "My dear, you have to say this nicely, sit down and talk, don't be so angry..."

Zhao Xiang loosened her grip and pretended to be pulled back to the courtyard by Jiang Changyi.

Jiang Hongmei was also trying to persuade her mother in the room, "Mom, that's enough. You and my mother-in-law are fighting like this. How am I going to live my life after I get married?"

"Besides, I like Zhuang Guoliang as a person, not the betrothal gift."

Wang Juhua glared at her troublesome and stupid daughter, rolling her eyes. "Are you stupid? She is trying to intimidate you! If you bow your head now, you will have a harder time after you get married."

"What good treatment can a woman who throws herself at you get? She will think you are worthless and mistreat you even more!"

Wasn't it because she was pregnant when she entered the family and felt ashamed to not ask for a betrothal gift that she was suppressed by Old Lady Zhou and suffered for so many years?

Jiang Hongmei was very dissatisfied. Her mother said nice things, but in fact she just wanted a high betrothal gift so that she could save it for Jiang Tianci when the time comes.

He said that he was doing it for his own good, but in fact he still valued his son the most, otherwise why would he be reluctant to give the bracelet to himself.

But she couldn't say it in her face, "Mom, I know you're doing this for my own good. But I can't just not get married.

I gave my body to him, and maybe I'm pregnant with Zhuang Guoliang's child now!"

Wang Juhua glanced at the girl with her elbow bent outward and sighed, "Girls should not be kept when they grow up. If they are kept, they will become enemies."

Forget it, how the future will be depends on her.

On the other side, Zhao Xiang was invited into the main hall and sat down. Jiang Changyi personally poured her a glass of water.

"Mother-in-law, don't worry. This marriage is a done deal, you and I both know that.

Don't go too far and turn a happy event into a sad one."

Zhao Xiang's heart skipped a beat. This damn Jiang Changyi actually threatened her.

What he meant was that if the marriage negotiation failed, he would sue Guo Liang for being a hooligan and let him be shot.

But this matter has to be handled with all due respect.

"So what do you say we should do?"

"Let's both make concessions. The betrothal gift is 10%. I'll bring the girl home tomorrow."

Jiang Changyi's words seemed to hit Zhao Xiang's vital point, and her voice was split, "Impossible. A country girl also wants a betrothal gift of ten yuan.

Is she worthy? A clean and virgin lady would only give thirty, and she, at most ten."

"Our Hongmei is well-educated, and she might even be pregnant with your Zhuang family's child! Ten yuan is not enough!"

Jiang Changyi shook his head. These days, he first lost his monthly pension of RMB 10,000, and his family suddenly became strapped for cash.

Tianci is still studying in the county, and seeing that his family is running out of money, Hongmei's betrothal gift cannot be too low!

Zhao Xiang snorted coldly. What's a grandson? She already has ten grandsons in total.

Even Guo Liang's little treasure is already 18 years old, how could he be interested in the piece of meat in Jiang Hongmei's belly.

"She is shameless enough to climb into a man's bed before getting married. She doesn't even know whose child is in her belly?"

"Mr. Zhuang, don't go too far!" Jiang Changyi's face turned pale. The old woman's words were getting more and more unpleasant.

"Twenty bucks, and I won't put out the wine. Bring the person over tomorrow. If it works, it works. If it doesn't, forget it!"

Zhao Xiang gave the final price. Jiang Changyi was silent for a moment, but finally nodded.

The villagers were gossiping more and more. The longer Jiang Hongmei stayed at home, the more embarrassed he was to go to work.

The marriage was arranged, but no one in the room was happy.

Even Jiang Hongmei was unhappy, and they didn't even set up a banquet. What did they think of her?

At this time, a person dressed as a matchmaker came to the door, bringing Qi Shaoqiang, his mother, and an old lady with gray hair.

"Auntie, look at me, what are you doing here at the Jiang family?"

"What a happy event! I'm here to propose marriage to the Jiang family. I'm talking about Jiang Li from the Jiang family."

"Oh, this is really a good match, cousins ​​are proposing marriage together."

Zhao Xiang had already decided on the marriage and didn't want to stay any longer. Jiang Changyi, out of consideration for appearances, took Wang Juhua with him to see her off, and they ran into Qi Shaoqiang.

Some people who saw the excitement asked, "How much is the betrothal gift?"

"That depends on how much the girl wants. A hundred or eight hundred is not too much, a thousand or two thousand is also fine."

Wow, as soon as these words came out, it was like pouring a basin of water into a frying pan, and the pan exploded immediately. A family with such a rich family, could it be from the city?

But he doesn't look like it when he's dressed up.

Wang Juhua's eyes were filled with hatred, and she rushed over to tear Qi Shaoqiang apart, "You look down on our Hongmei, are you blinded by this vixen?"

"Yes, I was wondering why this guy looked so familiar. Isn't he the leader Qi who was engaged to Jiang Hongmei?"

"Why are you and my aunt together? Could it be that they have been hooking up for a long time?"

"It's hard to say. Do you think Jiang Hongmei was angry because they hooked up and climbed into Zhuang Guoliang's bed in a rage?"

"So Jiang Hongmei is a good girl, and her cousin Jiang Li is a bad girl?"

This is exactly the effect Wang Juhua wanted. She wanted everyone to despise Jiang Li and make her life miserable.

"Bullshit!" Old Madam Qi had killed ghosts before. Now she was over seventy years old, but she was in great shape, energetic, and her fighting ability was as strong as ever.

She pointed at Wang Juhua's nose and cursed, "Our Shaoqiang just returned home from the army and hasn't settled down in the county yet.

Jiang Hongmei came to the door and said she didn't like him and wanted to break off the engagement with him. "

"It's fine to cancel the engagement, but you also want us to tell the outside world that he didn't want to. Everyone, tell me, does this make sense?"

"During the period of engagement, you have taken rice, flour, pork, grain coupons and cloth coupons from my Qi family in quantities too numerous to count.

Now the marriage is called off, but you still keep the things. How shameless! Pay me back!"

Wang Juhua panicked for a moment, for she had not expected Old Lady Qi to bring up the matter of breaking off the engagement.

Those things had been eaten long ago, and the grain coupons and cloth coupons had all been sent to the county town for subsidies from heaven. How could there be any money to pay back?