Aunt Liu was so angry that she was shaking and couldn't speak for a while.
Fatty listened to her parents' quarrel, tears welling up in her eyes, "Dad, Mom, I would rather die than marry him. If you force me to do that, I will die right here."
As he said that, he rushed to the wall in the yard.
When Aunt Liu saw this, her face suddenly changed. She screamed, rushed forward and hugged Pang Ya tightly.
She cried out, "My daughter, don't be impulsive. I won't let you get married. I won't let you suffer this injustice even if I risk my life."
The captain frowned and said, "Stop arguing and making a fuss. This matter needs a proper solution. If we continue to make a fuss like this, it will be disastrous."
As he spoke, the captain looked at the old widower with a sharp gaze, and said in a reproachful tone: "Old widower, the compensation you are asking for is indeed too much. Two hundred yuan is not a small amount! You have to be reasonable."
The old widower snorted and said unconvincedly, "Captain, do you think this is high? Look at me, I was beaten like this, with wounds all over my body, and I suffered so much. I'm asking for 200 yuan just for Fatty's sake."
As he spoke, he pointed to the wounds on his body, with a hint of cunning in his eyes.
The captain looked at the old widower's body, which was indeed covered with scars from being beaten, and sighed helplessly, shaking his head: "Well, if you take a step back, the Fatty family will compensate you 100 yuan, and this matter will be over. 100 yuan is not a small amount for you! Don't be too greedy."
Just as the old widower was hesitating, Brother Pang Ya hurriedly pulled Father Pang Ya and Aunt Liu to a corner.
With twinkling eyes, he whispered, "Dad, Mom, how about we promise Pang Ya to him? Let's not talk about the 100 yuan. Our family can't even get together 50 yuan now! We really don't have that much money now. And if Pang Ya's story gets out, how can she get married in the future? This will become a big problem."
Aunt Liu's eyes widened with anger, and she raised her hand and slapped Fatty Brother, "Are you still a human being? She's your sister, your real sister! Are you pushing her into the fire pit like this?"
Fatty covered his face with his hands, a trace of resentment flashed across his eyes, but it was quickly replaced by guilt.
He muttered, "I'm doing this for the good of our family. Otherwise, where would the money come from? Besides, Xiaosui and I only need the gift for our marriage. We've been scraping together so much money for Xiaosui's family but still haven't gotten enough for the gift. How can we have the spare money to compensate him? Mom, I finally have a wife. Can't you think about me?"
Aunt Liu's lips trembled with anger. "You are going to sacrifice your sister for your own marriage? Do you still have a conscience?"
Fatty's father was smoking his pipe silently, the smoke swirling around him. His brows were furrowed and he just kept sighing.
At this time, someone in the crowd whispered, "If this old widower marries Fatty, he has to give a dowry, right?"
As soon as these words came out, the eyes of Fatty's father and brother lit up.
Brother Fatty quickly asked the old widower loudly, "Yes, you want to marry Fatty, where is the gift?"
The old widower was stunned for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "If you marry Pangya to me, I will naturally give you a betrothal gift. I... I can give your family fifty yuan as a betrothal gift!"
Fatty's father and Fatty's brother looked at each other. Fatty's father frowned and raised his voice and said, "Fifty is too little! Give me one hundred and my Fatty will marry you!"
After hearing this, Aunt Liu burst into tears, "You can't do this, Pangya is our daughter, not a commodity, how can you be so cruel!"
The old widower shook his head and refused: "No, I can only take out fifty, which is all my life savings. I don't have any more!"
Fatty frowned, his eyes revealing greed. He pushed Fatty's father hard and whispered, "Dad, fifty yuan is not a small amount. It's just enough for me to get the betrothal money for Xiao Sui! What's more, I don't have to pay compensation! This is killing two birds with one stone!"
Fatty's father hesitated for a moment.
Considering Pang Ya's current lazy and gluttonous state, coupled with the fact that she is so fat and eats a lot at home, he has long wanted to marry Pang Ya off.
But no one is willing to marry her!
Although this man was an old widower, at least he was married off and received a dowry.
So, Fatty's father made up his mind and nodded.
Brother Fatty advised Aunt Liu: "Mom, this is the only solution. Our family really can't afford so much compensation. Besides, you have spoiled Fatty, she is lazy and gluttonous. Who in the village would dare to marry her?"
"What if she can't get married for the rest of her life because of the drowning? If Fatty gets married now, at least she'll have a place to go."
Fatty cried and shouted: "Brother, how can you say that? You want to push me into the fire pit just for your own marriage? I hate you!"
Fatty's father stamped his feet, as if he had made a great decision, and said loudly: "It's settled, old widower, anyway, my daughter's innocence has been ruined by you! Prepare the betrothal gifts and come to marry Fatty in a few days."
His eyes were a little evasive, and he didn't dare to look at Aunt Liu and Pang Ya. After saying that, he turned around and went straight home.
Pang Ya collapsed on the ground in despair, and Aunt Liu hugged her and cried.
The old widower smiled triumphantly and went home to collect the money!
After more than two months, he is finally going to have a wife!
The beatings he received these two months were not in vain!
In the crowd, Su Wantang and Zhang Danniu, who had just finished watching the excitement, also linked arms and prepared to go home.
After arriving home, Su Wantang went into the house and took out the cloth she had bought from the supply and marketing cooperative last time and gave it to Zhang Danniu.
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