"Who said it wasn't? No one in this town wants so much dowry for a wedding. No wonder Captain Three and Little Head had a quarrel. Fortunately, Big Head's family is still in the town, otherwise there would have been a huge fight." Thinking of He Weiguang who was still working in the soap factory in the town, the aunt who was speaking couldn't help but shake her head again. The two brothers had been at odds since childhood, and they might have to separate before Captain Three dies.
Within the time of dinner, the quarrel in He Liangliang's family became known to everyone.
Zhao Leyi, who was immersed in living in a new house at the educated youth center, was completely stunned when she heard the news. Why would they fight over a small gift of money?
Her mother had clearly stated in the letter that Sanhua, a girl next door who had a lower education level and was not as pretty as her, had married a worker. When they picked up the bride, they rode a 70-80 kg bicycle. Sanhua's mother showed off in front of her mother for a whole month. Before she went to the countryside, she was a role model that everyone in the alley boasted about. How could she be outshined by someone she once looked down upon?
The commotion in He Weiyuan's house caused Zhao Leyi to be pointed at when she went out. When she went to the river to wash clothes, she kept a tense face and swallowed frequently, fearing that someone would cause trouble for her.
Although Zhao Leyi's attitude was very resistant, she still couldn't stop people from coming to mock her and watch the fun.
"Zhao Zhiqing, I heard that you want three roubles and one ring for the bride price, plus two hundred yuan. I wonder how much dowry you will bring?"
Zhao Leyi kept knocking on her clothes. "I don't know much about the dowry. It was all arranged by my mother. He Weiyuan and I haven't gotten engaged yet, and our parents haven't met yet. Please don't talk nonsense."
Aunt Da Niu gasped and her bent back straightened up all of a sudden. The rag in her hand was accidentally washed away by the water. She was so anxious that she quickly put down the mallet and chased after it. In the end, her upper body clothes were all wet before she picked up the rag.
"You haven't decided on a marriage yet?" The loss is so huge, and Aunt Big Girl will be unhappy if the party is not over.
Zhao Leyi rubbed the clothes faster and faster, wishing she could finish washing the clothes in the wooden basin as fast as light and leave. "No, my mother said that if the gift does not meet my family's requirements, this marriage will not be possible."
He Weiyuan quarreled with his parents at home about the bride price, which showed that things were not as easy as he imagined.
He Weiyuan also dragged himself into trouble and ruined his reputation in the village. The villagers looked at him with particularly harsh eyes, simply because they felt that he should not ask for such a high bride price.
What do these bastards know?
There is a huge difference between getting married in the city and getting married in the countryside. If He Weiyuan doesn't want to, why should he date me?
Zhang Meili has been getting along well with the aunties and grandmas in the village these days, but she never expected that she would be implicated by Zhao Leyi. Today, when they were digging spring bamboo shoots on the mountain, the aunties who were traveling with her asked her how much dowry she wanted for her marriage, which really shocked Zhang Meili.
The amount of the bride price is a taboo. If it is too little, your parents will be unhappy, and if it is too much, your future in-laws will be dissatisfied. Even if you really get married, you will still be made difficult by your in-laws.
"I'm still young and I'm not in a hurry to get married." Zhang Meili could only reply to others like this. When she returned home at noon, she stayed indoors. Anyway, she had dug enough bamboo shoots in the past two days. If she dried them and stored them, she could eat them until the small bamboo shoots grew next spring.
The next day, when the rumors in the village were about to die down, He Weiguang, who worked at the soap factory in Yihe Town, suddenly came back from the town. Immediately afterwards, a fierce family war broke out in He Liangliang's house.
The two brothers fought from the hall to the yard, and finally rolled at the gate of the yard, attracting dozens of onlookers. Several neighbors who went up to separate them were thrown aside. The fight was not separated until both of them were exhausted and were separated by He Liangliang.
Just when everyone thought that the matter was finally over, He Weiguang went to the village chief's house with bloodshot and purple dark circles under his eyes. When He Haiming and He Daniu arrived, everyone realized that the brothers He Weiyuan and He Weiguang were actually going to separate.
He Liangliang is only in his early fifties and has no illness or pain. He can live for at least another 20 to 30 years. If he divides the family property now, he will be criticized.
Wang Shuning was passing by with a kite. When he saw so many people, he watched the excitement for a while and then left.
He Liangliang is still the captain of the third production team. If he lives with his eldest son, He Weiyuan's life will definitely not be as good as it is now. What a fool.
Aunt Da Jiao, who was watching the fun nearby, saw that Wang Shuning still had time to fly a kite, Zhang Meili followed the villagers to pick mushrooms, bamboo shoots and wild vegetables every day, and Guo Jingyi cooked banquets for people everywhere. Among the three new female educated youth, this one was the most idle and laziest, but she had the best life. Her skin was glowing and she looked even better than when she first arrived. It was really infuriating.
Wang Shuning had a cloth bag tied around her waist, which contained popcorn that she had just made that morning using corn kernels and sugar. It was fragrant and sweet.
When the family property was divided, He Weiyuan fought for everything, but in the end it was divided fairly, even the money for the banquet and the betrothal gift when He Weiguang married his wife were included.
After everything was sorted out, He Weiyuan said directly to He Weiguang: "I'll sell you my room for 40 yuan."
He Liangliang hunched his shoulders and asked in a hoarse voice, "Where do you live?"
He Weiyuan: "I want to build a new house on the residential land at the back."
He Liangliang felt a bitter taste in his mouth, which had penetrated his heart. "If you use all the money you get to build a new house, how are you going to get married and live your life in the future?"
I thought that even if we split up, the family could still take care of each other living together, but I didn't expect that my youngest son had already wanted to move out.
He Weiyuan stood up and said, "Then you don't have to worry about it. Anyway, my parents have always favored my eldest brother. I will be a hindrance if I live here. I might as well move out."
He Liangliang looked at his eldest son helplessly and said, "Big Head, it's up to you to decide whether to buy it or not."
He Weiguang said solemnly: "I'll buy it." One room for his parents and one for him and his wife. They couldn't have the children have nowhere to live when they come back. His family worked in a soap factory and lived in a dormitory. The three of them were squeezed into a small room. The houses in the town were too expensive and they couldn't afford it for the time being.
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"Sister Shuning, the kite is going to fall, please run faster." Mingming shouted loudly, and his two short legs below his waist kept running forward.
The kite head fell straight down.
Wang Shuning ran while pulling the kite string. It finally showed an upward trend, but a sudden gust of wind pulled the kite string tight. Wang Shuning didn't hold on tightly, and the kite flew away. The wind was very strong, so the kite flew far away in an instant.
Goudan and Mingming looked up at the increasingly dwindling shadow of the kite with empty eyes until it completely disappeared. Then they turned to look at Wang Shuning and said disappointedly, "Sister Shuning, can we still find the kite?"
Wang Shuning groaned, "It should be impossible to find it back." The kite has disappeared, and it is possible that it has been blown away for tens of thousands of miles. Where can I find it?
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