Chapter 405: Five taels of silver
After hearing this, Song Yuntang immediately understood Liu's thoughts.
It seemed that she was concerned about bringing the betrothal gifts back to the Xu family.
At that time, she had just moved out of Rongshu Village, and the Xu family came to ask her again. She thought that the Song family was against her marriage with Xu Qingye anyway, and she didn't want to be too involved with this side, so she asked them to send her to the town directly.
If it weren't for her second brother, Ma Zi and her cousin who kept helping her, she wouldn't want to have too much interaction with people from her mother's side. At most, she would just ask someone to send her some gifts during the New Year or other festivals.
She used to not be very worldly-wise, but later she realized that doing so would cause her family to be criticized.
But the incident passed and she never mentioned it again.
I thought I would bring more things every time I come as compensation.
Now that Liu brought up the matter again in front of her, she felt depressed.
She did not respond to Liu, but looked at Zhao, "I don't lack these ten taels of silver. If you want, I can give it to you now."
When Zhao heard this, her face lit up with joy.
But soon, the joy froze on his face.
She knew that Song Yuntang did not need the ten taels of silver, but when she thought about the bracelets, food, snacks, cotton clothes and supplements she had given him over the past few days, as well as a longevity lock, red envelopes and clothes for her granddaughter, and she had also arranged jobs for several men in the family.
The total amount must be more than ten taels of silver.
It would be fine if she offered it on her own initiative, but now that Liu was the first to say it, it was equivalent to what they wanted.
Although she was confused, she still understood the difference between wanting and giving.
Given my daughter's personality, if she really took the ten taels of silver, she would definitely have some thoughts in her mind.
Thinking of this, he waved his hand.
"Forget it, it's all in the past. You can take it if you want. You don't have to give it to mother."
Liu's face darkened.
People say they don't need the ten taels of silver, but my mother-in-law doesn't want it. Is she stupid?
"Mother, since you said you would treat us equally, it's okay if he has more other things than me, but as for the betrothal money, mother, you should treat us equally, right?"
Zhao looked at her in surprise.
"You've been married for a year or two. Do you still want me to give you another five taels of silver as a betrothal gift? Besides, it wasn't your mother who betrothed your second brother's wife. You know what my family's conditions are. Do you think you're being reasonable?"
Liu lowered her head and muttered, "It's what mother just said about treating everyone equally. My second brother and sister-in-law have everything I have, so what I don't have, she also has it, how come that is? Mother is obviously partial."
Zhao got a little angry when she heard what she said.
"Liu, why didn't I notice you being so unreasonable before?"
Liu felt very aggrieved.
This was the first time her mother-in-law spoke to her in such a harsh tone after she married Song Jinyuan.
"Why am I being unreasonable?" She started to cry. "Does mother dislike me for giving birth to a daughter, so she bullies us like this? If that's the case, I'll just take Yi'er back to my parents' home, so that she won't be an eyesore here."
As he said that, he reached out to snatch the child from Song Yuntang's hands.
Song Yuntang, who was holding the child at the side, had a headache. She thought that the betrothal gift to Mu Qiu was not paid by the family, and Liu would not say anything even if she had any objections. She did not expect that she would make a scene in front of her.
Now I see her coming to snatch the child.
To prevent her from hurting the child in her anger, she turned slightly to the side.
"It's not impossible to give you five more taels of silver!"
Hearing her words, Liu paused, raised her hand to wipe her face, and sniffed.
"Really?"
Song Yuntang looked at her.
"After paying the five taels of silver, my eldest sister-in-law and eldest brother will take their children and separate from my parents. If you agree, I will definitely give you the five taels of silver on the day you separate."
Zhao's heart skipped a beat and she looked at Liu.
She wondered how Liu would answer.
Although Liu loves money, he can still distinguish the pros and cons.
Judging from what Song Yuntang said, after she took the five taels of silver to divide the family property, she would probably not care about the life or death of their eldest wife anymore.
Now that I live with my parents-in-law, at least I don’t have to worry about food and clothing, and they also take care of matters at home and in the fields. If the family were divided, five taels of silver would not be enough to cover expenses.
Furthermore, I have two younger brothers who are still studying, and it is unlikely that I will be able to ask my parents-in-law for support if I separate from them.
If it were the situation last year, she would have agreed to split up without a second thought.
But now, she hesitated.
"With our parents still alive, how can we divide the family?" He turned and looked at Zhao eagerly, "Mom, I just feel it's unfair. If it was a few ounces less, I wouldn't say anything. But it's only been two years, and my second brother's wife's betrothal gift is twice as much as mine. If you don't know, you would think I'm some unpresentable person in my mother's family."
Looking at her daughter-in-law's tearful face, Zhao felt a little soft-hearted.
Just as he was about to speak, he saw Liu's eyes suddenly roll back, her body softened, and she fell down.
"Xiangyun!"
Zhao hurried to support her and prevented her from falling to the ground.
Seeing this, Song Yuntang handed the child to Xia Ning who was standing beside him. He helped Zhao put Liu Xiangyun on the bed and took Liu's pulse.
After a moment, she raised her eyes slightly, and a look of understanding flashed in her eyes.
"Mom, has your period come in the past few months? Has your milk supply decreased recently?"
"Yier's period came three months after she was born. Her milk supply has indeed decreased recently. Yier has been sucking her breast milk out but still can't eat enough. From time to time, mother borrows the village's millstone to grind rice flour and make porridge for her to eat." Zhao's face was filled with worry. "What's wrong? Is there a problem?"
After Song Yuntang carefully felt Zhao's pulse again, he looked at her and said, "It's obvious that she's pregnant. If nothing unexpected happens, she's pregnant again."
"Ah!" Zhao was surprised. "Yier is less than seven months pregnant, and she's pregnant again?"
Jinyuan really doesn't know the seriousness of the matter.
Holding the baby so tightly is very harmful to your body. It really doesn't consider your future at all!
But now that I'm pregnant, I can only take good care of the baby.
Thinking of what Liu had just said to her, Zhao softened her heart again.
She turned to look at Song Yuntang, "Tang'er, your second brother's marriage will be discussed with your father, but your eldest sister-in-law is pregnant again, and we have to take care of her feelings. Jinsheng's marriage may have to be postponed for a while."
Song Yuntang remained calm.
"If you're too busy, I can ask some people from the farm to help with my second brother's wedding."
"That's not necessary. We can still call on people in our village to help." After thinking for a while, Zhao said, "Well, when your father comes back tonight, we will discuss this matter and come up with a solution. Tomorrow when your eldest brother goes to work on the farm, I will ask him to bring you a letter."
"Okay." Song Yuntang glanced at the bed. "My eldest sister-in-law just gave birth and is pregnant again. Mother, buy some food to take good care of her. I have something else to do at the farm, so I'll go back first."
Xia Ning hurriedly handed the child to Zhao and followed Song Yuntang out of the house.
Zhao held the child and sent Song Yuntang to the gate of the courtyard.
"Come back more often when you have time. Be careful when you are out. The world is in chaos now, so protect yourself."
"knew."
As Song Yuntang spoke, he had already climbed onto the carriage.
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