She still has two daughters, her second and third. Learning from Xiuer's experience, she needs to seriously consider the marriage prospects of her remaining two daughters.
Luo, clutching her daughter's indenture and the money, happily scurried away.
Nobody wanted to see her off, and nobody bothered to.
The adults' business was considered finished. The group looked at each other, with Sister-in-law Yulan being particularly embarrassed.
"Tiezhu's mother, look at the mess I've made of this. I should have never tried to match these two children up, sigh!" Sister-in-law Yulan sighed heavily.
Eight taels of silver were spent just like that; if it were her, she would be heartbroken.
Tao shook her head. "Don't say that. Now that my Tiezhu's marriage is settled, Xiangbei and I have more hope for the future."
Cheng was filled with jealousy. Her sister-in-law's family could actually come up with eight taels of silver. If it were her, she wouldn't be able to afford a single coin.
Hmph, that sister-in-law and her family are so scheming. They've hooked up with that bitch He, and now everything they do goes smoothly for them.
"Brother and sister-in-law, when are you planning to hold the wedding for these two children? Last time you said it would be after the New Year, so you'd better hurry up," He Tiantian reminded them.
Tao nodded quickly, "Yes, yes, we'll be busy from now on. Oh, let's go see the two children and ask for their opinions."
Zhao Xiangbei was quite thorough in his considerations. "Let's not tell that girl about the indenture, or she'll feel bad about it."
Everyone nodded; no one would feel bad if their own mother sold them out.
Sister-in-law Yulan also said, "Yes, Han Xiu is a grateful girl. If she knew that you were thinking of her, she would definitely be grateful to you."
"This matter must be kept secret today; the rest of the village mustn't know. Otherwise, Xiu'er will never be able to hold her head up in the village again," Old Lady Zhao said.
Everyone agreed that this made sense, and Zhao Yanniang sighed, "Don't worry, I will definitely not tell anyone about this."
Old Mrs. Zhao turned her gaze to Zhao Chengshi and warned sternly, "Of all the people in this house today, you're the one who can't keep your mouth shut."
"If this gets out, I'll come after you!"
Madam Cheng smiled awkwardly, "I certainly won't tell, don't worry, Mother."
The adults moved to the next room. Han Xiu had stopped crying, but she didn't look well.
Liu Yulan sat next to Han Xiu and comforted her, saying, "Sister Xiu, don't be sad. Once you marry Brother Tiezhu, my home will be your home, and we can visit each other often."
“Yes, Sister Xiu’er, you’ll definitely have a better life in our village than you do at home!” Liu Shuixian chimed in.
Han Xiu's two younger sisters were speaking the truth, and although she understood it perfectly well, she still couldn't help feeling a little sad.
Just then, the adults came in, and Sister-in-law Yulan came up to Han Xiu and said, "Xiu'er, your mother has gone back."
"Did you give her the bride price?"
Sister-in-law Yulan nodded, "It's only right to give betrothal money for a wedding, so don't blame your mother..."
Han Xiu clenched her fists, suddenly feeling incredibly ashamed to be standing there.
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