Aunt Li is also a gossiper. There is nothing she can't gossip about.
Seeing that Old Man Zhou and Old Lady Fang were at odds, he quickly turned to Chen Taohua and asked, "Taohua, is your daughter really going to marry like this?"
Of course she said "marry".
But in fact, she knew very well in her heart that Zhou Shuzhi was going to be someone's concubine.
Not even worthy of the word "marry".
So when she asked this question, her face showed a very proud expression.
Chen Taohua was not blind, so how could she not see the expression on Aunt Li's face?
Besides, Chen Taohua often showed off in front of Aunt Li because of her daughter's good looks.
She was used to being proud, so she felt even more uncomfortable when she saw Li.
So Chen Taohua, who refused to admit defeat, immediately said:
"Yes, my daughter is getting married, and I don't know when your daughter will get married. Is there anyone who wants to marry her?"
"Look at what you said, Taohua. Why doesn't anyone want my daughter? Does Zhangjia Village know about this?"
"Some time ago, a man from Zhangjia Village came to my house to propose marriage. I still need to think about it and decide whether to agree or not."
Everyone in Quanyong County knows that the richest village is Zhangjia Village.
As soon as we heard that someone was from Zhangjia Village, everyone would be very interested, because they must be a wealthy family.
Especially those who come to propose marriage.
You know, Zhangjia Village is the richest village nearby.
Being able to marry your daughter to Zhangjia Village basically means you are marrying her into a good family.
Hearing this, the expression on Chen Taohua's face became even more colorful.
"So what about Zhangjia Village? Are there no poor people in Zhangjia Village? I don't think anyone from Zhangjia Village who can't find a wife will come to your house."
Chen Taohua was in a bad mood today and didn't want to pretend anymore.
Judging from Li's look, it was obvious that she came here to watch her have fun.
Thinking of the pile of silver just now, Chen Taohua forced herself to straighten her waist and continued:
"My tree branch weighs about 12 taels at least. How about yours? I'm afraid they'll only give me 3 taels as a token of respect, right?"
"Compared to that, the betrothal gift from my tree branch is even greater. Even if Zhangjia Village is rich, can it still give a betrothal gift of 12 taels?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the women nearby immediately became excited.
The interesting part is not how much the betrothal gift is, but the 12 taels of silver.
It just so happened that Old Man Zhou and Old Mrs. Fang were also standing at the door. When they heard what Chen Taohua said, they felt something was wrong.
"Zhou Fanghei, Chen Taohua just said that your Zhou family has 12 taels of silver. Can you pay back the 800 copper coins you owe my family?"
"Yes, yes, yes. My family also owed me 800 copper coins. I'm telling you, you can't deny it. When you borrowed the money, you said you would pay it back that month. Now, it's been a few years."
"My family is the same, but my family is better off than yours. My family only has 600 copper coins. I have taken all the 12 taels. I have to pay back the hundreds of copper coins anyway, right?"
"Who said it wasn't? You said it nicely when you borrowed the money, but now when you come to ask for the money, you push me and I push you. Just now, your daughter-in-law kissed and admitted it. It's a full 12 taels."
"Yes, yes, yes, we all heard it. I don't want more from you. It's just a few hundred copper coins. Just pay it back. It's said that debts should be paid back. Isn't that right?"
"And my home, my home..."
"......"
No one knew what was going on, but in an instant, most of the people in Zhoujia Village rushed over.
Some owed dozens of copper coins, and some owed one or two hundred copper coins.
The more it costs, the more like seven or eight hundred copper coins.
All of a sudden, the gate of Old Zhou's courtyard was surrounded by people.
Even Butler Xie couldn't squeeze in when he wanted to bring the pork to the door after buying it.
Although before coming to the door, the master had already checked the situation of the Zhou family.
But no matter how hard we investigate, who could have imagined the situation would be so bad.
After trying to squeeze in several times without success, he threw the pork in his hand directly into the hands of one of the security guards and turned away.
If it weren't for that fortune teller, no matter how beautiful Zhou Shuzhi was, he would not be worthy of entering their palace.
Old Zhou didn’t see what happened on Butler Xie’s side.
At this moment, he was also very troubled when looking at the person in front of him who was pointing at him.
"Zhou Fanghei, you're not thinking of not returning our money, are you?"
"Yeah, you don't want to default on your debt, do you?"
"I'm telling you, this won't work. It's written in black and white. If you want to default on your debt, I...I'll sue you directly at the government office."
One of the women pushed the crowd aside and spoke to Old Man Zhou with her neck stretched out.
"That's right. You don't want to default on your debt, do you? Let me tell you, Chen Taohua just said clearly that you took 12 taels. You can't say that you don't have the money to borrow, right?"
"That's it, return the money, return the money..."
Suddenly, the whole Zhou family was in an uproar.
Old man Zhou even wanted to kick Chen Taohua out of the Zhou family immediately.
If looks could kill, Chen Taohua would have died eight or ten times.
At this time, Chen Taohua also knew that she was in trouble and didn't dare to breathe.
If it weren't for his own daughter, Old Man Zhou would have kicked her out of the house by now.
Helplessly, Old Man Zhou could only take out some money to repay those foreign debts.
Of course, these were all owed to the villagers, and after paying them off, there was still more than six taels of silver left.
Old man Zhou was quite satisfied with the extra money.
After paying off these external debts, there is still some money left, which makes me feel relieved.
He finally figured it out and realized that it would not work if the family did not have land.
"These six taels of silver can buy two acres of medium-sized land. There are a few hundred copper coins left. Let's make do with what we have."
Old man Zhou said to a family.
Yes, it was only then that Old Man Zhou realized what he had done over the years.
He couldn't even believe that he owed the villagers so much money.
If these villagers hadn't brought the IOUs they had signed at the time, he wouldn't have believed that he had spent so much money over the years.
In particular, all this money was spent on Zhou Shuzhi.
Thinking about it now, it was really a huge loss.
At this time, Zhou Xiaoshan didn't dare to say a word.
Because he still owed some gambling debts.
Listening to his father's plans, he guaranteed that if he said another word, his legs would be broken.
Unfortunately, things did not go as planned. As soon as this thought came to mind, a loud harmony was heard outside.
"Zhou Xiaoshan, come out."
A familiar voice, you are the one calling Brother Wolf.
Hearing this voice, Zhou Xiaoshan trembled all over and was so scared that he dared not open his mouth.
Without thinking, I decided to find a place to hide.
However, before he could move, Old Fang saw through his intention.
He grabbed the man and asked angrily, "Did you go gambling again?"
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