Chapter 143: Fierce
Everyone in the Zhang family surrounded Zhang Erzhu and asked him why he came back. Zhang Erzhu's explanation was similar to Qin Huiyin's guess, that is, he was working for Song Ruize. Seeing that he was thinking about family matters all day, Song Ruize approved his leave and asked him to come back to deal with things.
“How many days did it take to be approved?”
"It's five days for now. If it's not enough, you can go back two days later."
Carpenter Zhang was surprised: "When the boy from the Song family was in the village, he was not close to the villagers. Now that he has gone to the dam, he is so humane."
"Supervisor Song is very good." Zhang Erzhu spoke for Song Ruize.
"Supervisor Song? It sounds like this is a high position!"
"I guess so. He manages hundreds of people." Zhang Erzhu said, "He is also responsible for purchasing and other things."
"This kid has a lot of potential. So how did you get back?"
"Supervisor Song drove the horse-drawn carriage from the dam to bring me back." Zhang Erzhu said, "He often goes to the provincial capital to do shopping, and he would be gone for two or three days, so it was common for him to drive the carriage out."
Qin Huiyin stood at the door and said to Carpenter Zhang and his family, "Uncle Zhang, Aunt Zhou, Brother Dazhu and Brother Erzhu, if you have anything to say, let's talk after dinner. Everyone is waiting!"
"Huiyin, we'll be right over." After Zhou finished speaking, she said to Zhang Erzhu, "Your aunt Taohua and sister Huiyin are worried about you, so they called us over to discuss a solution! It's just right that you're back, so hurry over and discuss how to resolve this matter together."
Qin Huiyin called someone and went back to the yard. She brought out a large bowl and put a lot of chicken and taro in it. She also filled a large bowl with rice and put the rice and vegetables into the basket. "Third Grandpa, Mom, you guys eat first. I'll be out for a while and will be back soon."
"Sister, where are you going?" Tang Yi stood up with a smile and shouted in the direction of Qin Huiyin.
Li Taohua said sourly: "Didn't you hear what Zhang Erzhu said? Song Ruize drove the carriage to send him back, which means Song Ruize is back too!"
You little girl, you care too much about that boy.
For some reason, Li Taohua disliked the boy even more.
Tang Yi pouted with a smile: "Second sister is always around him, what's so good about him? He has a stern face all day long, and he doesn't respond when you talk to him. He is cold to people and has no popularity at all."
Qin Huiyin walked into Song Ruize's home carrying a basket.
Song Ruize had been away for too long, and the weeds in the yard had grown a lot, making it look like a deserted yard.
The gate to the courtyard was not closed, and neither was the door inside.
"Brother, are you home? I'm coming in..." Qin Huiyin pushed the door open and saw the figure with his back to her hurriedly putting on his clothes.
"What are you doing here?" Song Ruize said fiercely.
Qin Huiyin: “…”
She put the basket on the table next to her and said, "You haven't had a fire in your house for a long time, so there shouldn't be anything to eat. I brought you some food. If you want to eat it, you can eat it. If you don't want to eat it, I'll take it back to feed the dog."
After saying that, she turned and walked outside.
Song Ruize watched her leave, opened his mouth, but said nothing in the end.
She probably didn't see the scars on his back just now, right?
Qin Huiyin went home angrily. When she reached the door, she suppressed the anger on her face, raised the corners of her mouth, and adjusted her mood.
"I'm back." Qin Huiyin walked into the yard and saw everyone sitting there without moving. She asked, "Why don't you eat?"
"I said I would lend you some money to marry the girl from the Xiao family, but your brother didn't want to. He said that a dowry of ten taels of silver was too high for his family. He didn't want the whole family to shoulder such a heavy debt in order to marry him a wife." Li Taohua said, "The problem now is that the Xiao family wants this dowry. If you don't give it, you won't be able to marry Xiao Chunni."
"Let's eat first!" Master Tang San called out, "Fill your stomach first, then slowly think of a solution."
"I want to meet Chunni tomorrow." Zhang Erzhu said, "I will tell her my thoughts. If she understands me, I will try harder. If not, forget it!"
"Chun Ni is a good girl. Today she told me that she is willing to come back with me and get married as soon as you come back. I don't agree. If she really does this, how can she face people in the future?"
"We should not let such a good girl down," Xiang Chuntao said.
Li Taohua invited everyone to eat hot pot first. Everyone put aside their worries for the time being and enjoyed the food in front of them.
Tang Luwu noticed that Qin Huiyin was not in a good mood, so she pulled her hand under the table and leaned over to ask, "Did Song Ruize bully you?"
Qin Huiyin shook her head: "No."
He has a cocky face to begin with, and it’s not the first day I’ve known him, so what’s there to mind?
She just didn't expect that even though she was so nice to him, he still treated her so badly. A villain is a villain, and his heart can't be warmed. She still overestimated her ability.
After eating hot pot, everyone was still discussing things in the yard.
Zhang Erzhu was unwilling to pay a dowry of ten taels of silver. According to his family's conditions, it would be good enough if he could come up with a dowry of two or three taels of silver like other people in the village.
If his family had ten taels of silver, as long as he could marry the girl he liked, of course they would give him ten taels of silver. However, the premise now was that his family didn't have it. If he really borrowed money to pay the bride price, given their family's situation, they would have to bear the debt for the next few years. He could bear the debt, and there was no reason for his parents and brother to accompany him to suffer this.
He planned to talk to the Xiao family and pay a betrothal gift of three taels of silver first, and then give the Xiao family one hundred coins every month for ten consecutive years. In this way, he would give no more than what he paid.
"If I were the Xiao family, I would be willing to accept your proposal." Li Taohua said, "But don't think too highly of yourself. The Xiao family members are short-sighted and not very smart."
Woof woof...
'Momo' suddenly called out.
It ran out of the yard and barked outside.
Qin Huiyin chased after Mom and said, "Mo, what are you doing?"
The door opened and Song Ruize was seen standing there with a basket.
Qin Huiyin glanced at him, took the basket from his hand, and said to the steamed bun at her feet: "Let's go home."
"I... didn't mean to be mean to you." Song Ruize's voice was soft, and a little aggrieved.
Qin Huiyin stopped and looked back at him: "Is he still fierce?"
"Not fierce." Song Ruize said seriously.
"You're so fierce." Qin Huiyin glared at him.
"I won't be so fierce anymore." Song Ruize promised.
Qin Huiyin said to Momo: "You don't need to call him when you see him in the future, we are one family."
Song Ruize's mouth corners raised.
"You wait here." Qin Huiyin said, carrying the basket in, and came out again with the basket in her hand. "You are going back tomorrow, right? If you take these back, I won't have to go to the dam to deliver them to you."
Song Ruize took it: "Thank you."
"Don't you have a thick quilt at home? I just saw that there was not even one on your bed. I'll bring it to you later." Qin Huiyin said.
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