Seeing the village head's worried face, Cheng Yue immediately realized why and stepped forward to tentatively ask, "Uncle Village Head, is Xiao Yan almost fully recovered? Are you getting married soon?"
Judging by the time it's been, she should have recovered by now. Zhou Xiaoyan has severed ties with her family and is currently living with Qian Yulan's younger brother. Living in someone else's house makes both Zhou Xiaoyan and the village head feel awkward.
Once I've recovered, I'll definitely get married right away, since it's inconvenient to live in someone else's house.
The village head's eyes lit up with joy. "I was planning to hold it next month, and I said I would let you know once the date was confirmed. You guessed it!"
Xiao Yan's family has all left; we can't delay, otherwise the child won't feel at ease.
Anyway, I was planning to do it this year, so the sooner the better.
Bring them home as soon as possible so we can settle down and live a peaceful life.
However, this amount of silver is definitely not enough...
Even if you just set up a few tables for a banquet, it will cost at least two taels of silver. And the house will have to be decorated. In addition, there are the wedding quilts and new clothes for the newlyweds. Money comes from all of these.
They can't just simplify things and not buy anything just because Zhou Xiaoyan has severed ties with her family!
Getting married is a once-in-a-lifetime event, so we should make sure it's done well, otherwise we'll feel bad for our children.
Thinking of this, the village head's joy was somewhat dampened. Cheng Yue said, "Uncle Village Head, don't worry about the money, I have some here!"
Two taels of silver was probably all the family's savings, and the fact that the village head was willing to give it all up for Wang Qiufen and her children was truly remarkable.
She couldn't give Wang Qiufen five taels of silver, but she couldn't refuse to help the village head; their relationship was already closer than others'.
The village head raised an eyelid and waved his hand, saying, "That won't do! Our family has contributed four laborers to build this house, and Shaowen is still working in your shop. How could we be short of money? We're not short of money at all!"
Of all the families in the village, only theirs received the most favors from Cheng Yue, not only in terms of money, but also in other matters.
They were already very embarrassed when Zhou Xiaoyan's aunt came to make trouble. Even if Shaowen was short of money for his wedding, they couldn't ask Cheng Yue for help anymore.
Cheng Yue said, "Uncle Village Head, why are you being so formal with me? But if you really don't want to lend it to me, I can give Shaowen an advance on his wages, is that alright?"
The village head's reaction was too much; he was willing to lend money to Wang Qiufen, but he himself was unwilling to borrow money from her.
"Advance payment? This..."
The village head was taken aback. He had only ever heard of people owing wages and not paying them, but it was rare to see people receiving an advance on their wages.
However, he hadn't lived such a long life in vain. He understood Cheng Yue's words immediately. In the end, she just wanted to help them, only she was saying it in a different way.
Cheng Yue laughed and said, "Anyway, Shaowen can't run away from me now. The wages will just be paid to him in advance. It's the same. If he doesn't do his job properly, you can scold him, Uncle Village Head! Do you think I'm afraid he'll renege on his debts?"
Cheng Yue's words amused the village head, who exclaimed, "You!"
He had initially thought of borrowing some money from his relatives so that he could get the marriage done no matter what, but then he realized that his family was one of the better-off among his relatives, and he probably couldn't borrow the money anyway.
He had no choice but to compromise. "Cheng Yue, I know what you mean. Then I won't stand on ceremony with you. I'll listen to you on this matter. If Shaowen doesn't do his job properly, I, the old man, will teach him a lesson!"
He had no other choice. Without borrowing money, the marriage couldn't proceed. Advance payment of wages would make them feel a little better, and he had to be grateful to Cheng Yue.
The portion that Shaowen contributed can be reimbursed to the young couple once they've saved up enough money; Shaowen shouldn't have to pay for the marriage out of his own pocket anyway.
As Cheng Yue was talking to the village head, Cui Miao ran up, panting, and said, "Uncle Village Head, you should go down and take a look! Chen Ping's side has started fighting again, and there's blood!"
Chen Ping and his group lived next door to her. Their argument escalated into a violent fight, frightening her children into tears. She tried to lean over the wall to offer some words of advice, but instead saw a pool of blood on the ground.
If this person were beaten to death, the resentment would be immense. If it weren't for the fear that the neighbor's death would bring bad luck, she wouldn't bother with it.
Liu Chunlai wasn't home, and all the men in the village were with Cheng Yue, so she had no choice but to come here to look for him. Luckily, the village head was also there.
"Why can't things just stop happening every day!" The village head frowned deeply, and the corners of his mouth, which had just turned up, visibly fell back down.
What a mess! The debt collectors from the gambling den were just sent away, the matter with Er Laizi was just resolved, and now Chen Ping is causing trouble again!
He really wanted to find out if other villages had just as many messy affairs.
Li Zhengqi closed his eyes briefly, but still quickly walked down the mountain.
Cheng Yue figured Chen An hadn't returned yet, so he might already be over there. She decided to go down and join in the fun.
She only feels good when she sees these people suffering.
Qian Yulan and Wang Chunmei heard this in the courtyard and were eager to go. If they didn't have to continue cooking, they would have gone to check it out.
The village head was quick and arrived at Chen Ping's door in no time. He didn't want to get involved, but he couldn't ignore it. If someone died, their village's reputation would be ruined!
A crowd had already gathered at the entrance. When they saw the village head coming, they all automatically made way for him, and Cheng Yue followed him into the courtyard.
As soon as they entered, they heard Chen An shout, "Tie them up with rope!"
Chen An had just dropped off his child and was about to go home when he heard a commotion. He thought something had happened, but then Cui Miao came over and told him that someone was about to die. The villagers heard this and pulled Chen An over to break up the fight.
All the able-bodied men are on the mountain; the group of old men and women are probably too many to handle.
The reason for breaking up the fight wasn't anything else, but rather because they shared the same thought as the village head: their Hou Shui village was already poor, and if someone died, once the reputation spread, it would be even more difficult for the village's children to find husbands.
Chen An and his uncles had already separated and tied the people up. When the village head came in, he saw a pool of blood on the ground. He also saw that not only Chen Ping, Zhao Shi, Chen Shu, and Chen Gen were in the courtyard, but Zeng Youcai was also there.
The village headman looked impatient. "What's going on now! Who's in trouble!"
When Zeng Youcai came last time, his village was robbed of money. This time, there was bloodshed again. He's a menace!
With her hands and feet bound, Zhao couldn't slap her thigh anymore. Her head was throbbing as she cried out, "Village head! You must do us justice!"
Zeng Youcai has gone too far! He took away the eldest son's job and now he's ruined my unborn grandson! He thinks he can get away with anything because our village is weak!
Cheng Yue rolled her eyes at her. Zhao Shi had no new words at all; she just kept repeating the same old things like "making decisions" and "taking a dump!" The village head was probably sick of hearing it.
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