Su Nanxi paused, "Could it be that the young man has taken a liking to your daughter and insists on marrying her, but is afraid you won't agree, so he's making a move first?"
Ancient times were different from modern times. Even if you were poor, you still had to follow the proper procedures.
That's ridiculous! If they really hit it off, and he asked for such an exorbitant dowry, the man would have run away long ago!
Who would be foolish enough to keep pestering him? If he really had that kind of money, he could marry any girl in the surrounding area!
They must have met once and disagreed, which is why he switched to underground party work!
The old woman insisted that they hadn't done anything like that. "We really didn't let our daughter do anything so immoral. We're poor, but we still have our pride. We just wanted some dowry money for our daughter's marriage! After looking at several families, we thought they were alright, but we wanted to look at a few more and choose the best one. So we told the matchmaker we'd think about it. Anyway, there's no rush, we'll take our time."
But then our daughter suddenly became pregnant, and it was a done deal; we had no choice but to choose that family. The man from before came back and said that the people in Changna Village were very wealthy, and we absolutely couldn't ask for a low dowry, otherwise, our daughter would be looked down upon and would never be able to hold her head high again! In a fit of anger, we demanded a high dowry, figuring that since their village was rich, they could definitely afford it; it was just a matter of whether they were willing to pay!
The old woman firmly believed that the people of Changna Village were very wealthy, and that the bride price was not high and that they could afford it!
If you can't afford it, then you're looking down on her daughter, not valuing her daughter, and not willing to give any bride price at all!
Tsk tsk!
Why don't you carefully inquire about the actual economic situation of the villagers in Changna Village? You just believe what others say. Have you been bewitched?
You believe everything people say!
Don't you even think about it? If they were really that rich, the village would have been full of new houses long ago. Why is it like this now?
Besides, don't you feel anxious about asking for such a large dowry?
Don't you have any idea how much that costs? Is it something you can just ask for so easily?
If it were that easy, would it be the turn of impoverished families like theirs?
If the man is rich, why doesn't he find a girl with good conditions who can help him out? Is he trying to help the poor by choosing a family like this?
The fact that that person reappeared means that this is the one who was secretly causing trouble.
It seems her guess was right; someone really was secretly causing trouble for Changna Village!
The two men had no idea that their daughter was secretly doing shameful things with someone; it was most likely that person who was behind it all!
"Who is that person? Do you know him?" Su Nanxi already knew most of the information, and in the end, she just wanted to know about that person.
The two shook their heads. "We only know his name is Chen San. He's not from the village. We've seen him, but we're not very familiar with him. However, he knows quite a few people in the village. We heard he's a merchant who came to our village to see what crops he could sell for money. Aren't there quite a few merchants from Changna Village who come to see the crops? So the people in our village didn't suspect anything. Everyone wanted to make money, so we were quite enthusiastic about the merchant and treated him well. He would come to our village every few days, take a look around, say a few words of encouragement, and then leave."
merchant?
hehe!
It's definitely a fake!
What businessman is so short-sighted that he doesn't know where to make money and instead runs off to a poor village?
And also, are all businessmen so idle that they just wander around everywhere?
What a wealthy businessman!
laugh!
It's true that many merchants come to Changna Village, because the village has a lot of rice noodles. They come to buy the rice noodles to resell, which is normal. But what does this village have? The merchants don't sell anything; they just wander around.
Such an obvious flaw, such a lame excuse, yet the villagers here believed it!
Good heavens!
I guess he was too eager to make money. Seeing Changna Village getting better and better, he got anxious and frustrated, and started to deceive himself. Maybe he realized it, but he chose to believe it!
"When will that Chen San come again? Where does he usually talk to you?" Mo Qinghe asked a few questions.
Once we catch that businessman Chen San, things will quickly become clear.
"They might come tomorrow; they always come to our house to talk to us."
Having gotten the answer they wanted, Su Nanxi and Mo Qinghe left the house without lingering.
When Su Nanxi told the two old men to go back to sleep, they actually went back and lay down to sleep.
But after they fell asleep, when they woke up, they couldn't remember anything about what had happened the night before.
We won't talk about that.
Su Nanxi and Mo Qinghe then entered the girl's room. Mo Qinghe stood by the door and did not go in.
The girl also got up and sat on the edge of the bed, waiting for Su Nanxi to ask her questions.
Su Nanxi asked a few questions, "Do you like that young man from Changna Village? Did you willingly start dating him? Who made the first move? Did someone teach you how to do it?"
There wasn't even a stool in the room, so Su Nanxi could only stand against the wall. She didn't want to get too close to the girl, as she always felt that the girl had an unpleasant smell.
That girl wasn't as pretty as her parents described; she was quite ordinary, the kind you'd probably not notice in a crowd. Oh well, in parents' eyes, their children are always the best!
The moonlight is beautiful now, and the house is quite bright despite its leaky walls. You can clearly see the girl's height and features. It's not that Su Nanxi has any prejudice, but the girl is really not that pretty, and she doesn't look like the girl at all!
She doesn't appreciate those virtues like diligence and gentleness.
But this girl spoke very softly and gently, and she always spoke with her head down, looking quite shy. This made Su Nanxi even more puzzled. What made this girl so unrestrained?
"I wouldn't say I like him that much, and he's not the best-looking one. But his family is very rich. My family is so poor. My parents are counting on me to get a dowry to improve our lives and also to find a wife for my brother! Because my family is so poor, no matchmakers come to introduce us, so my brother's marriage has been put on hold. If his family were rich, he definitely wouldn't have trouble finding girls!"
The girl stopped halfway through her sentence and then stopped talking, so Su Nanxi asked her again.
“I will listen to my parents. I will marry whoever they want me to marry, as long as the bride price is high enough. Someone told me that my parents really like that boy from Changna Village. His family is very rich, and they might not marry me. If I want to marry into their family, I will have to use some tricks.”
He gave me advice, telling me to be proactive in pursuing my happiness, that saving face didn't matter, and that if I missed that person, my family would have a hard time finding someone as good as him. Later, I inquired around and found that many families in Changna Village were indeed doing well financially, so I actively sought out that simple-minded young man and met with him privately several times.
Sure enough! Someone really did stir things up!
Who was that person you were talking to?
"Chen San!"
"Who suggested going into the woods? How many times did we go in?"
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