"No, we didn't take it!"

"The account is all here! If you don't return the money, I will go find your brigade secretary!"

Old Mrs. Qi was shaking out a crumpled piece of paper on which she had written down the accounts with charcoal.

"You know why Jiang Hongmei wants to cancel the engagement? Isn't it because she saw that our Shaoqiang suddenly retired from the army and was worried that he would offend someone and have no future and no job, and would have to stay in the countryside and suffer?

We can't afford and don't want a daughter-in-law who despises poverty and loves wealth."

It has to be said that although the old lady's guess was inaccurate, it still changed public opinion.

The villagers seemed to be awakened. Yes, it was Jiang Hongmei who first wanted to cancel the engagement because she was dissatisfied with the poor and loved the rich. Later, she acted improperly and climbed into the man's bed. It was obvious that she was not a good person.

Besides, Jiang Hongmei was lazy and gluttonous at home and bullied Jiang Li, but Jiang Li was always gentle and hardworking, and was treated like a farmhand by her uncle's family all day long.

Jiang Li is trying to steal Jiang Hongmei's marriage? What a joke.

"Grandma Qi, please come in."

Old Mrs. Qi looked at Jiang Li lovingly, handed the walking stick in her hand to her grandson, and then let Jiang Li support her and go in.

Jiang Li didn't help the person to the main room, but went to her own room.

Jiang Changyi was busy running around behind them, and he even blamed Jiang Li, "It's outrageous, why didn't you help the guest to the main room.

놖There is also some tea I bought from the supply and marketing cooperative. Let me brew some for Shaoqiang to taste.”

Grandma Qi glanced at Jiang Changyi thoughtfully. Although she had only met Jiang Changyi once, she could see that he was not a good person.

If a daughter is not well-educated, the moral character of the adults will not be much better.

"Her uncle, go do whatever you need to do, we can just sit in the pear room."

Jiang Changyi was stunned for a moment. Did he want to talk about the betrothal gift without asking for his permission? That was impossible!

Then his face was full of smiles again, "Okay, we are almost a family, so we shouldn't have different opinions.

Li Zi was raised by me, just like my biological daughter. Now she is old enough to get married.

Marrying into a good family like the Qi family will make you feel at ease and will do justice to the spirits of your brothers and sisters in heaven."

Grandma Qi didn't answer, but looked at Jiang Li and said, "Whether to marry or not depends on whether the girl agrees.

Although you are her uncle, you are also a relative from another family and cannot make the decision for her."

Jiang Changyi's face suddenly darkened, but due to Grandma Qi's dominance and their seniority, he couldn't argue.

Jiang Li applauded Grandma Qi in her heart, but a hint of embarrassment appeared on her face.

The matchmaker saw this and tried to smooth things over. He first praised Jiang Li and then introduced Qi Shaoqiang's situation.

The marriage was already agreed upon, the matchmaker asked Jiang Li, and Jiang Li nodded.

Then they started talking about the betrothal gifts. "For the betrothal gifts, the man needs to prepare the three major items, and make two sets of clothes and two new quilts for the woman.

The woman doesn't need to worry about the cabinets, beds, furniture, etc. She just needs to come over. And she needs to give a betrothal gift of 188 yuan."

"What do you think?"

Jiang Li was a little surprised. The three big items were a very decent dowry even in the county, not to mention in the village.

Needless to say, it was difficult to get tickets to buy things, and even if you had tickets, you had to rely on luck to see if the supply and marketing cooperative had stock.

If the product is out of stock, you have to find someone to use their connections, and the effort behind it is countless.

Is the Qi family ready now?

Qi Shaoqiang nodded at her with a smile on his face. To him, these things were not enough.

Jiang Li was deeply moved, and Jiang Changyi's hands were shaking with excitement. The betrothal gift was 188, and there was also a bicycle sewing machine and a watch!

This is a gift from heaven, so you don't have to worry about the dowry when you marry a wife. You can take any of the three major items and it will give you face in front of the woman. You can even marry a wife who has a job in the city!

"My dear, it seems that you really care about our pear."

Since the other party was sincere, Jiang Li was not vague. Of course she would take all the gifts back to the Qi family.

Also, the things that Jiang Li's mother left behind were not cheap for Jiang Changyi.

"Uncle, my mother left this bracelet for me, and my aunt asked you to keep it for me.

Now you are getting married, have you given me this bracelet? "

In front of the Qi family, Jiang Changyi of course agreed to come. He had only seen the bracelet once, and Wang Juhua put it away.

I haven't mentioned these things, so they are probably not valuable.

No matter how valuable it is, are there three most valuable items?

"Don't worry, the things your mother left for you are yours. If your uncle doesn't want your things, he will give them to you as a dowry.

Uncle will make you a cabinet and two new cotton quilts, and you can bring thirty yuan to put in the bottom of the box."

Jiang Changyi hardened his heart and added another twenty yuan to Jiang Li's dowry. In order to have a good relationship with the Qi family, he had to do a good job of saving face.

"Uncle, we're going to get the marriage certificate tomorrow, what about this bracelet?"

Jiang Changyi called Wang Juhua over. When she heard Jiang Li wanted a bracelet, Wang Juhua's expression changed immediately, "What bracelet? That's not the case!"

"The commune secretary was there at the time, and so many people in the brigade saw it. The bracelet your mother left for you was made of jade, and you took it away."

The person lying at the door watching the excitement did not mind making trouble, "Yes, it's Xu Zhiqing's bracelet. She brought it with her when she left her hometown. Everyone has seen it."

"Wang Juhua, you have the nerve to take away the thought of the child that my mother left behind?"

"Bring it here quickly!" Jiang Changyi glared at Wang Juhua.

"The bracelet was broken a long time ago, and I swept it and threw it away," Wang Juhua said with a shameless look, clearly denying it and waiting to see what Jiang Li would do with it.

She finally figured it out. Even though this thing looked insignificant, Hongmei and that dead girl were both fighting for it, so it must be a good thing. She wanted to save it for Tianci.

"Aunt, this bracelet is hidden in the box behind the bricks at the head of your bed, and it's wrapped in red."

Wang Juhua widened her eyes and looked at Jiang Li as if she was looking at a ghost, but Jiang Li remained calm, as if everything was under her control.

"Okay, you really did hide something," Jiang Changyi slapped the table, puffed his beard and glared, "Give it to me!"

The reason he was angry was not only because Wang Juhua didn't listen to him, but also because she lied.

It's fine if you lie, but you were caught on the spot. How can you get away with this in front of the Qi family?

Wang Juhua wanted to argue again, but was frightened by the slap Jiang Changyi raised his hand. He would hit people when he was angry.

He punched and kicked, and even attacked the areas covered by clothes.

When she just got married, she gave birth to two girls in one go. Jiang Changyi often beat her when he was drunk to vent his anger. She had no choice but to give away the eldest daughter and only kept Dong Hongmei. Later, Tianci was born, and her situation gradually improved.

"Go get it!"