193: Even tougher than in the book
Just after finishing the meal, Yu Jiahui came back from work. He was laughing as soon as he arrived. In front of his son, he told Li Dasong how Li Dasong came to the field to find him today and was beaten down by him.
Yu Xiaoye also told her parents how she had tricked Li Xinchun this morning and then scared Anzi with her second brother.
The old couple were so happy after hearing this that their faces beamed with joy.
Yu Jiahui said proudly:
"I'm telling you, if their family comes knocking on your door again, just deny it. I won't admit I ever wrote to him. Every time he comes knocking on my door, I'll beat him up until he surrenders!"
Xu Ying slapped his thigh and said:
"Yes, let's confront him head-on. We can't let him treat us like a soft persimmon. Let him know that we are not to be trifled with!"
Looking at their parents' arrogant and domineering appearance, the siblings Yu Erye and Yu Xiaoye couldn't help but be dazed.
Yu Erye was stunned because if it were in the past, his parents would definitely not dare to offend Li Dasong's family. They would definitely be careful to flatter and try hard to please them. But now they actually dared to beat people down, which made him both worried and a little admiring.
Yu Xiaoye was stunned because these old couple were becoming more and more like the characters in the book!
Even more powerful than in the book!
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Next door to the Ninth Company, Li Dasong’s home.
In stark contrast to Yu Jiahui's high-spirited look after work, Li Dasong was like a defeated rooster after work. He didn't even eat when he got home. He just threw himself on the kang and lay there, sighing non-stop.
Cai Honghua hurried over to inquire:
"Hey, how's today's situation going? Did you find Yu Jiahui?"
Li Dasong clenched his teeth and refused to say a word.
Cai Honghua asked again.
Li Dasong was annoyed by the questions and yelled:
"Get out of here!"
Seeing that the old man was serious, Cai Honghua was so scared that she didn't dare to ask any more questions. She knew that the old man was being bullied outside.
Something was really strange at home today. The old man was like this when he came back, and her youngest son also came back and buried his head in the quilt, saying that there was a big wild cat outside and he didn't know what big wild cats were. He said some incomprehensible words.
What's going on today?
Cai Honghua stopped asking and waited until night, unable to sleep because of the anxiety. Li Dasong next to her couldn't sleep either, his eyes were slippery like steel balls in bearings.
"Yu Jiahui is not someone you would expect. It's beyond my expectation." Li Dasong suddenly said this in the darkness.
Cai Honghua turned around quickly:
"Did you see him?"
"Yes."
Cai Honghua sat up excitedly:
"Have you told him about the marriage between our son and his daughter?"
Li Dasong sighed again, and said with a pained look:
"He refused to admit it happened."
Cai Honghua was so angry that she said:
"How could he go back on his word? Didn't he say everything in the letter? Isn't he lying?!"
"He's a tough nut to crack. I'm afraid this won't be easy to handle. It's a bit troublesome."
"No, we have to do it no matter how troublesome it is. Otherwise, our Anzi will really be single. Anzi can't be single. If he is single, who will take care of him in the future? Now we should spend some time to find him a wife who can at least wash his clothes and cook for him and take care of him for the rest of his life. Otherwise, when you and I are gone in the future, who will he rely on?"
In fact, Cai Honghua had another plan in mind, but she never told anyone about it, including her old man, because it was a bit difficult to say it out loud.
Cai Honghua thought that if Anzi could marry a normal wife, she would not only do the laundry and cooking for Anzi, but also give birth to a son or daughter for him, and take care of him in his old age.
If Anzi is infertile, then he can borrow his elder brother's seed and let his elder brother Li Xinchun sleep with his younger brother's wife a few times. If she gets pregnant, the baby will be a descendant of the Li family and Cai Honghua's grandson. Cai Honghua will feel just as distressed.
This kind of thing was quite common in the old society and was no big deal.
If family members don't tell anyone else, no one will know this secret.
Cai Honghua had planned everything perfectly, and she was unwilling to see such a good thing go wrong.
She continued to instigate:
"How about this? Tomorrow I'll go to the Eighth Company myself and ask someone about his family's specific situation. I have acquaintances there, too. No matter what, we can't go back on our word. We can't miss this opportunity. We have to let his daughter marry into our family."
Li Dasong had been somewhat demoralized by Yu Jiahui's beating, but after hearing the old woman's words, he regained his fighting spirit and said:
"Okay, I'll tag along. Paychecks are due tomorrow, and the company has a half-day holiday. We can take advantage of the crowd to stir things up. I don't believe we can't handle a newcomer after all these years here."
"Well, by the way, let's go there tomorrow. If he still refuses to admit it, don't make things too awkward. He might be trying to raise the price and get more benefits. Let's have a good talk with him, or give him a few dozen yuan as a betrothal gift. These days, buying a sow costs dozens of yuan, let alone a young girl."
Cai Honghua's tone was very generous, and she felt that she had really invested a lot of money.
Li Dasong nodded in agreement, and then thought of something else:
"Oh, now I know why those two brothers left so suddenly. They must have been secretly called away by Yu Jiahui. He must have known that this matter could no longer be concealed, and he was afraid that we would win over those two brothers, so he quickly got them away—"
How about this, if we meet those two brothers, we can offer them some sweeteners and ask them to help us secretly. We can say that we will arrange a good job for each of them and give them some money. They have been living and eating for free in our house for such a long time, so they must help us with this little favor! "
The old couple planned until late at night, thinking of countless ways and taking everything into consideration. They felt that this time there would be no mistakes.
Tomorrow, I will definitely bring Yu Jiahui’s daughter back!
However, there is still a problem. Li Dasong thought about it for a whole day but still couldn't figure it out. Yu Jiahui obviously came to him, so how did he go to the Eighth Company and become
Farmers and workers from the Eighth Company?
It is not easy for ordinary people to enter their farm. It is difficult for the families and children of many farm workers to come in, let alone Yu Jiahui who has just arrived.
Could it be that Yu Jiahui has some backer?
But if he had a backer, why would he have agreed to this marriage in the first place?
Li Dasong couldn't figure it out at all.
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The farm compound.
In the morning, Zhou Ziheng went to work. As soon as he left the house, he met Gu Cong, the head of the Finance Department who lived next door, who had also just left the house.
The two of them nodded towards each other.
Gu Cong smiled at Zhou Ziheng with a hollowed-out face:
"Captain, how did you sleep last night?"
Zhou Ziheng also smiled:
"Very good." Thanks to you, I heard the noise in the middle of the night.
The two of them went downstairs together, and Zhou Ziheng asked casually:
"How are the wages of the farm workers being paid these past two days?"
"Everything is going according to plan. We've almost finished sending them out. Today we're going to Wufenchang. There are nine companies, and we'll be done in one day."
Hearing the five-minute scene, Zhou Ziheng's mind started to move. After going down the stairs and coming outside, Zhou Ziheng said:
"I'll go down with you today and take a walk to the five-minute field."
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