Chapter 170: Before the wedding, the dowry is already calculated

Chapter 170: Before the wedding, the dowry is already calculated

After seeing Gu Lianshan and his daughter off, the Zhu family all breathed a sigh of relief.

All the girls and boys in each room ran out and crowded into the main room.

I cooked meat today, and they can already smell the aroma of the meat, and they are already craving for it.

I hope there’s some leftover so they can satisfy their cravings as they haven’t had meat for several months!

When Old Lady Zhu saw this, she yelled with anger, "You are all reincarnated ghosts who died of starvation! Who would eat at the table after dinner?! Do you still have any dignity left?"

The sharp and sarcastic tone made the girls and boys stop and they dared not squeeze into the house anymore.

The eldest of the Zhu family said impatiently: "The tables in the room are all empty, why are you still worried? Just let them go!"

"All empty?!" Old Mrs. Zhu screamed, her face grim, and she hurried to the main room.

He kept muttering, "How can we finish all the meat dishes? I brought over a lot of millet cakes on purpose, hoping that you would eat more cakes and less meat dishes! If the meat dishes were left over, they would be enough for our family to eat for ten days or half a month..."

It would have been fine if the meat dishes were not mentioned. Once this matter was mentioned, the eldest brother of the Zhu family became even more angry: "Those meat dishes were all eaten by that bastard surnamed Gu! We didn't get a single bite! If you want to nag, you should go to that bastard surnamed Gu! What are you saying to us!"

Hearing this, Old Mrs. Zhu was disheartened. No wonder she was clamoring for the Zhu family to prepare meat dishes for the treat. It turned out that she was determined to bankrupt the Zhu family!

Pushing aside the grandchildren who were crowding at the door, Old Lady Zhu started to scold impatiently: "What are you all doing crowding at the door? You shameless bastards! All you do is eat! Get out! If anyone dares to crowd in here again, I'll peel off your skin!"

The girls and boys in the Zhu family were extremely afraid of Old Lady Zhu. Upon hearing this, they all hurried back to their rooms.

After sending her grandchildren away, Old Lady Zhu walked towards the table anxiously.

When I got to the table, everything went dark before my eyes. It was really empty!

There was a fish weighing one pound, a chicken weighing two or three pounds, ten scrambled eggs, some pickles, vegetarian dishes, etc., a total of six dishes, and only an empty plate was left.

Old Mrs. Zhu was so angry that she cursed immediately: "Is there no food to eat after you are adopted? Even if you were a starving ghost, you shouldn't be so greedy! You really have no manners at all!

You still have the nerve to find fault with my Zhu family, bah! I haven’t even wiped the shit off my butt yet! How dare you talk about others! ”

This made Mr. Zhu outside the house change his expression. He hurried into the house and asked, "What did you just say? Who was adopted but has no food to eat?"

"Who else could it be? Apart from that heartless guy named Gu, there is no one else! Mei said that the second branch of their family was adopted by Mei's third uncle and acknowledged him as their father!"

Old Mrs. Zhu had a look of disdain on her face and looked down upon Gu Lianshan's behavior.

"Tell me in detail! What happened? Everything was fine, why did the whole family suddenly get adopted away?" Mr. Zhu said anxiously.

The eldest and second sons of the Zhu family, who originally wanted to go back to the house to keep warm, also walked in with a look of surprise on their faces, and were equally curious about this matter.

Old Mrs. Zhu did not hide anything and told Gu Mei everything she had said.

He even told everyone about the incident of Zhang and Wei stealing silver, completely forgetting his previous promise to Gu Mei.

After hearing these things, the Zhu family father and son gloated: "Old man Gu always boasted that his family was a farming and reading family, saying that the family tradition was upright and the brothers were harmonious. When Xiu'er was alive, every time he came to visit, he looked down on our family.

They say that our family does not act right and we have a bad reputation. Now it seems that what Old Man Gu said was all nonsense! The one who really acted wrongly was Gu Jia! ”

Zhu Laoer was a mean guy, and he said directly to Old Lady Zhu: "Mom, I'll ask the kid's mother to go out and talk to him, and help him spread the reputation of the Gu family!"

Hearing this, Mrs. Zhu glared and said, "If you dare to let your wife go out and talk nonsense, I will expose your skin!"

Zhu Laoer was confused: "Why? His Gu family has always looked down on our family and made us suffer a lot. Now that they have found out what they did wrong, why don't they take this opportunity to vent their anger?"

"You know nothing! If I could vent my anger, would you have to speak up? I would have gone out and said it myself a long time ago!"

Old Mrs. Zhu rolled her eyes at her son, waved her hand and told him to go back to the house and call his wife and son over.

The same thing happened to Boss Zhu, who was also driven out by Old Lady Zhu, who also asked him to bring his wife and son over.

"Do you have something to say?" Old Master Zhu looked puzzled, not knowing what his wife was up to.

Old Mrs. Zhu nodded, ignored her husband's words, walked to the door, and called out to Zhu Laosan towards the west wing.

"Third brother! Bring your wife and son to the main room! Mother has something to discuss with you!"

…

Not long after, the three sons of the Zhu family came to the main hall with their wives and sons, waiting for Old Lady Zhu to discuss things with them.

The Zhu family was prosperous, and the three branches of the family filled the small main room.

Zhu Lao Da and his wife Qin stand on the left, and behind them are the couple’s two sons Zhu Youjin and Zhu Youyin.

Zhu Laoer and his wife Ding stand on the right, followed by his two sons Zhu Youcai and Zhu Youfu.

As for Zhu Laosan and his wife Yan, the couple stood on the side of Zhu Laoda, and behind them was their only son Zhu Youshou.

Old Mrs. Zhu looked at her five grandsons one by one, and when her eyes fell on Zhu Youshou, she lingered on him for a little longer.

The eldest and second sons looked a little pale and thin, but that was because they were hungry because they did not have enough food to eat. Judging from their physiques, they were considered strong and could support the family.

However, the only child of the third brother's family is well-fed and plump. One glance at the child tells you that this child definitely eats better than the eldest and second brothers.

My health is not very good and I get sick every ten days or half a month.

"Mom, you asked us to come over, so we are all here. What do you want to say?"

Zhu Laosan urged impatiently that it was such a cold day and there was no stove in the main room, and his son couldn't stand it.

Old Mrs. Zhu felt a tightness in her chest for a moment, and she shifted her gaze away from the third brother's family. She calmed down and started talking about Gu Mei's marriage proposal.

"Girl Mei came home today and said that her father is looking for a marriage partner for her. I thought that since she is your sister's only daughter and has grown up under your eyes, why not marry her off to a better family and marry her to our family? What do you think?"

The people from the three rooms looked at each other, and saw the word "disagree" on each other's faces.

For a moment, everyone started to refuse.

"Mom, these two of us are not suitable for each other. You know that Youjin and Mei have been at odds since they were young. Youyin is the same. Whenever they meet, they quarrel and neither of them will give in! If they get married, I'm afraid their life will be a mess!"

This is the eldest son’s wife, Qin.

"They are talented and blessed. Not only do they not get along with Mei, but they are also very picky! They told me two years ago that they wanted to find a girl with a good appearance as their wife. You know, I spoiled these two guys. Everything must be done according to their wishes. If you make the slightest mistake, they will make a scene!"

This is the second son’s wife, Ms. Ding.

"My family can't afford Youshou! He's my only child. Back then, Zhu Xiu'er caused me to lose two children. Now, her daughter wants to marry back? Why? Do the mother and daughter want to bully our third room together?!"

This is the third son’s wife, Yan. When she said this, she glared at Old Lady Zhu with an unfriendly look, and she was gritting her teeth in hatred!

Old Lady Zhu ignored the words of her wives and only focused her attention on her sons. "You three brothers are the heads of the family. What your wives say doesn't count. As for Mei girl's matter, as long as you three brothers agree, it's fine."

These words were like a slap in the face of the wives, making the three of them tremble with anger and turn around to vent their anger on their men.

Yan was the most straightforward. She pinched Zhu Laosan's arm in front of everyone and threatened, "If you dare to agree, I will take my son and throw him into the river! Rather than letting others kill us, it's better for us to do it ourselves, so that no one will dislike us and nag us every day!"

This was said by Gu Mei, but also mentioned Old Lady Zhu.

Old Mrs. Zhu's face immediately darkened.

Before she could get angry, she heard Zhu Laosan speak very quickly: "We, the third branch, disagree! Don't push this matter onto us! Just go find my eldest and second brothers. They have many sons, and I only have this one!"

Upon hearing this, Qin and Ding became anxious and no longer cared about anything else. They followed Yan's example and stretched out their hands to pinch their men. They also threatened the two brothers and asked them to express their opinions quickly.

Zhu Lao Da and Zhu Lao Er avoided their daughter-in-law's actions. Even if their daughter-in-law didn't do anything, they would not agree to this.

"My son and Mei girl don't get along. You can't force them to get married, right? As the saying goes, a forced melon is not sweet!"

"Right, right, right! Big brother is right, a forced melon is not sweet! My son likes things with good colors, and Mei girl's appearance... is not a good color."

Old Mrs. Zhu's face was dark and she was furious with her son and daughter-in-law!

But Mr. Zhu also stood on his son's side. "Why did you suddenly come up with this idea? Look, my son and his wife don't want to do it. Let's not talk about it anymore and leave it at that."

"What do you know?!" Old Mrs. Zhu glared at her husband unhappily, then looked at her son and daughters-in-law, suppressed her anger, and tried to persuade them.

"Our family has a bad reputation and is extremely poor. We can't even afford to provide two meals a day. It will be even harder for the boys to find wives in the future! I let Mei marry into our family because I love her and I value her dowry!"

dowry?

Everyone looked at Old Lady Zhu, not quite believing what she said.

Who doesn't know that Gu Mei is not liked by Gu Lianshan?

How much dowry can Gu Lianshan give to a daughter who is not loved by others?

Old Lady Zhu saw through their thoughts and told them frankly: "Although Mei's father doesn't like her, he is not a bad person. He said early in the morning that when Mei gets married, the family will take out two taels of silver to buy her a dowry..."

"Two taels of silver?!" Yan exclaimed, interrupting Old Lady Zhu.

"Mother! Are you deliberately making up stories to get Mei girl to marry in? What kind of family background does Gu Lianshan have? Can he afford two taels of silver as a dowry?!"

"Third brother's wife is right." Qin didn't believe it either. "I heard from Mei girl before that after the adoption, the family only brought their own clothes and bedding, nothing else. Where can he get two taels of silver for his daughter's dowry?"

Mrs. Ding nodded and said, "Mei girl has Lai'an. When Mei girl gets married, Lai'an should also get married. When a girl gets married, she needs two taels of silver to prepare a dowry. What about the betrothal gift for a son? It can't be less than that for the girl, right?

There are also the two little boys born to the stepmother, who are now in their early teens and will be married off in the next two or three years. Let's do the math. If all these things are squeezed together and each person pays two taels of silver, how much silver will it cost? Even if he sold it, Gu Lianshan still couldn't afford it! ”

After being scolded by her three daughters-in-law in a row, Old Lady Zhu could no longer suppress her anger and started cursing.

"You think everyone is like you! So stupid and lazy! None of you have a proper way to make a living, and you live like pigs all day, eating and sleeping, sleeping and eating! Besides gossiping everywhere, what else can you do?!"

When the three sisters-in-law saw that their mother-in-law was really angry, they looked embarrassed and dared not say anything more.

After suppressing the arrogance of the three daughters-in-law, Old Lady Zhu calmed down and continued, "If it were just Gu Lianshan, he really couldn't afford two taels of silver to buy a dowry, but he has a good daughter!"

At this point, a trace of envy flashed across Old Lady Zhu's eyes. "Zhang's daughter, Gu Si Ya, has been learning from a herbalist since she was a child, and she started earning money a few years ago. I don't know how much money she has now.

As a girl, she must hand over the money she earns to her father. Her father had money in his hands, so of course he wanted to marry off his daughter in a grand manner. Giving two taels of silver for the dowry was just a piece of cake! ”

Speaking of Gu Tang, everyone suddenly realized that they had actually forgotten the little boy born to Zhang, who was a capable earner of money.

Yan's eyes instantly became hot, and she interrupted Old Lady Zhu again: "Mother! From what you said, it seems that Gu Si Ya is a good match for You Shou! Why don't we make a change and marry Gu Si Ya to our family?"

Not only Yan thought so, Qin and Ding also thought so. However, they were not as reckless as Yan. Didn't they see that their mother-in-law's face was gloomy and ugly?

The third son’s wife is such a tactless person!

Old Mrs. Zhu was already furious, and now when she heard that Yan disliked Gu Mei and said she wanted to marry Gu Si Ya instead, she immediately spat at her.

"Bah! If such a good thing really happened, would it be your turn?! Go and ask Mei's father for it and he will break your legs!"

Yan shrank back. She didn't dare to mention this matter to Gu Lianshan.

Old Lady Zhu glanced at her sons and daughters-in-law and interrupted their sweet dreams with a deep voice: "Don't even think about it, Gu Si Ya. You all know what kind of person Mei's father is. He is very cunning and you can't afford to offend him!"

Everyone paused, and their heated minds sobered up a little.

Old Lady Zhu mentioned Gu Mei again: "Marrying Mei girl is the safest choice. When she marries in, the two taels of silver will buy her a dowry that will solve our family's urgent need.

Whether we sell the dowry for silver or use it as betrothal gifts to the boys, those things are enough for all the boys in our family to find wives! ”

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