Chapter 142: Matchmaking
"No." Li Taohua was busy with her work and refused Zhou without hesitation.
Zhou looked at her blankly.
Obviously, she didn't think that Li Taohua would reject her.
Li Taohua and Qin Huiyin have been so enthusiastic these days, helping their family members wholeheartedly and giving her advice on how to deal with the difficult Grandma Zhang.
"Sister Taohua..." Zhou pulled Li Taohua's sleeve, "I really have no other way, please help me!"
"As a mother, it is your responsibility to protect your children. How can you not think about solving the problem yourself when you encounter difficulties, but ask for help from others? I helped you this time, but what about next time? And the next time?"
Li Taohua stood up, threw away the chicken food in her hand, and looked at Zhou coldly: "I taught you to fight, do you think I can help you all your life? Erzhu likes that girl, if he can't marry her, he will blame you for the rest of his life. As his biological mother, you didn't fight for him, and you only escaped when something happened. You are really a failed mother."
Qin Huiyin and others stood not far away.
Tang Luwu lowered her voice and said, "Yinyin, Aunt Zhou is very timid. Will she be unable to bear the blow when mother says this to her?"
"She was able to get through Grandma Zhang's torture, which shows that she is still very strong. Her biggest problem is that she avoids problems and will hold on to a straw if she grabs it."
Tang Yi smiled and nodded in agreement.
"In this world, no one can be your lifeline. If you want to avoid being bullied and get something, you can only make yourself stronger. Sister Luwu, you must also remember that running away is the most useless." Qin Huiyin finished speaking and continued with her work. "We have to go to the house later. Brother Tang Cheng sent someone to say that the craftsman he hired has arrived."
Zhou left disappointed.
Qin Huiyin leaned over and asked Li Taohua: "Mom, do you think Aunt Zhou dares to go to the Xiao family to propose marriage?"
"That depends on whether she loves her son." Li Taohua deliberately said loudly, "A mother who loves her child will go through mountains of swords and seas of fire for her son."
Qin Huiyin gave a thumbs up: "My mother is the best."
Master Tang San walked in muttering to himself.
"Third Grandpa, what's wrong?"
"I just met Baoyu's mother. She wanted to rent my ox cart. I didn't want to rent it to her, so I deliberately asked for a high price. She actually agreed. I quickly said that my ox cart was broken and couldn't be used."
Li Taohua raised her lips: "It's going to be a good show."
What a pity, I can’t go into the city to watch the show.
Qin Huiyin first went to the village chief's house to meet the craftsmen.
When the craftsmen saw that their employer was a young girl, they pulled Tang Cheng aside and talked to her for a long time. After confirming that she was the head of their family, they looked at the girl in front of them.
Qin Huiyin told them her requirements and her ideas for each room, and taught them to look at the design drawings she had drawn. After making sure they understood, she began to discuss the price.
When she came back from the village chief's house, Li Taohua had already finished making the mushroom sauce with Tang Luwu and her brother. Of course, the couple Song Tieniu and Zhang Jieba also helped.
Next, we need to prepare the ingredients for tomorrow.
When Zhou dragged her tired body back to the village, she saw Li Taohua standing at the door. She immediately lowered her head, not daring to look in the direction of the latter. She was about to walk towards the thatched cottage, but she heard Li Taohua calling her.
"What did the Xiao family say?"
Zhou sniffed, "They don't want to marry Chunni to Erzhu. My mother-in-law asked for the marriage on behalf of my uncle and agreed to give a betrothal gift of ten taels of silver."
"What do you think?"
"I... I don't know. If I had ten taels of silver as a betrothal gift, I would definitely fight for Erzhu. But now we have to borrow money to buy tools, so how can we have money for the betrothal gift?"
"Call your husband and son, come to my house for dinner tonight, and we'll discuss this matter together." Li Taohua said, "Is this worth crying about? Not to mention that she's not married yet, even if she's married, I can snatch her away."
Zhou: “…”
At night, Zhang Dazhu brought over the large round table that he had just made today. This large round table was made according to the method Qin Huiyin had said, and there was a small rotating disc in the middle.
It took Zhang Dazhu and his son, Zhang Mujiang, two days to complete this finished product. During these two days, they did nothing else but focus on this one thing.
At this time, there were four people from Qin Huiyin's family, four people from Song Tieniu and others, three people from Zhang Mujiang's family, and Mr. Tang Sanye, a total of twelve people sitting at the big round table. It was not crowded and there were even empty seats.
Hot pot is suitable for many people, so Qin Huiyin prepared hot pot today. There is no rabbit meat hot pot today, but an old hen was stewed and spicy chicken hot pot was made.
"For the first glass of wine today, we should toast to Sister Zhou." Li Taohua said, "She has the courage to go to the Xiao family alone to discuss marriage today, which shows that she has grown up. We should celebrate it."
Zhou blushed: "I haven't accomplished anything. They don't want to listen to me. I'm so useless..."
"You dare to do this, that's growth. Regardless of whether it succeeds or not, you took that step, at least let us see your dedication as a mother to your child."
Qin Huiyin nodded repeatedly: "Yes, Aunt Zhou, if Brother Erzhu knew you were so brave, he would definitely be very grateful to you."
Zhang Dazhu said, "Since I can remember, my mother has yielded and compromised time and time again, and has never disobeyed grandma. This time, my mother was really awesome."
Carpenter Zhang said with shame: "It's my fault. I didn't let Dazhu's wife live a good life."
"We are not here to say these depressing words today, let's talk about the current situation. Did the Xiao family accept the betrothal gift from your mother-in-law?" Li Taohua asked.
"I accept it." Zhou sighed. "Chun Ni doesn't want to do it, but what's the point of her not wanting to do it? Marriage is always decided by parents and matchmakers."
"I remember that Zhang Lei was idle outside all day and had no ability to make money." Song Tieniu said, "Doesn't the Xiao family know about Zhang Lei's situation?"
"How could they not know? A girl from the same family was liked by an uncle and nephew at the same time, so they would definitely compare the uncle and nephew. But the biggest problem now is that Erzhu can't afford so much betrothal gift, but Zhang Lei can. The Xiao family only looks at who can offer the higher betrothal gift, and doesn't care whether the person their daughter marries is a human or a ghost." Xiang Chuntao said.
"Dad, Mom, Brother, I'm back..." Zhang Erzhu's voice came from the thatched hut next door.
When Carpenter Zhang and others heard the voice, they immediately stood up and ran outside.
Qin Huiyin and others looked at each other.
"Isn't he repairing the dam?"
"He is working for Brother Ruize now. Maybe Brother Ruize approved his leave of absence." Qin Huiyin stood up. "I'll go and invite him to dinner."
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