"Pah! It's all because your Li Daniu likes my daughter."
"They said that after she married into the family, she would be dressed in fine clothes and eat well."
"But look at what your family has done now!"
Grandma Li was a little confused about what Zhang Cuihua was trying to do.
Logically speaking, this person shouldn't be so stupid as to go broke in a day just by entertaining a few guests.
Yes, this is just an excuse for them to break off the engagement.
But why?
Grandma Li couldn't understand it.
Murong Yue didn't understand either. Looking at Ahao, she felt a little wronged. "Are we really that big of a eater?"
"That's not true, Your Majesty."
Ah Hao quickly comforted his emperor, not wanting him to worry, and called Qi Yuan over.
"Send someone to inquire about it."
Qi Yuan nodded and gestured to his attendants.
The attendant simply climbed over the back wall and returned in less than half an incense stick's time.
"Reporting to Master, it is a wealthy family in town who thinks Zhang Cuihua's daughter is fertile and want a maidservant."
"Zhang Cuihua's family felt that they had become a phoenix rising from the ashes, so they wanted to break off the engagement."
"They're also afraid people will say they're materialistic and snobbish."
Oh, that makes much more sense.
Ah Hao curled his lips and said, "Zhang Cuihua's family is so poor that they have to sell their daughter to make ends meet. She's not even a concubine. Look how happy they are."
Murong Yue understands this.
Men here, if they have power and money, can marry several wives.
The only difference is the status of the wives.
Just like before, powerful men in the apocalypse, or owners of bases or shelters, can also have multiple wives.
Huh?
Wait a minute, I'm also the owner of a base, so does that mean I can have multiple men?
The little zombie's mind opened the door to a new world.
However, she gave up the idea after a few breaths.
What do I need those men for?
In terms of fighting prowess, no one can beat him.
In terms of managing the base, he had his own courtiers.
In terms of scholarship, there is the Imperial Preceptor.
never mind.
My own man is useless!
Just then, Li Daniu returned and saw Zhang Cuihua standing at the door with the chubby girl. He smiled sheepishly.
"Auntie, we have guests at home today, so it's really inconvenient to invite you in."
"I'll catch a few fish for your family later..."
“No need!” Zhang Cuihua raised her voice. “We’re here to break off the engagement.”
"When we got engaged, the few kilograms of grain and meat your family gave us were all eaten up."
"We'll return it to you in a few days, and then our two families will be even!"
The smile on Li Daniu's face vanished instantly, and he turned to the chubby girl, "Fatty, are you really going to call off the engagement?"
At first, Fatty was a little scared, but when she saw Li Daniu's dark face, she regained her courage.
He shouted loudly, "Yes, I want to break off the engagement, your family..."
"Your family is going to be eaten into poverty, so I'll only suffer if I marry into this family."
"That's fine!"
Perhaps feeling ashamed of what she had done, she turned and ran away.
Seeing this, Zhang Cuihua retorted, "The Li family, anyway, our engagement is off."
"Don't go around saying bad things about my daughter anymore."
"You were the ones who lacked sincerity first."
What can the village chief do in this situation?
The girl doesn't want to get married, and his words have no effect.
"The Li family's ox won't drink water if you force it to."
"I think we should call off this marriage."
Things progressed too quickly, and Granny Li and Li Daniu were both not good with words.
The villagers watched the spectacle, but who would be willing to step forward in such a situation? Even the village chief tried to smooth things over.
Granny Li and Li Daniu were left looking at each other in bewilderment.
After a long pause, Granny Li sighed, "Son, do you resent your mother for taking in guests?"
At that time, she hadn't told her son about Li Chi giving her ten taels of silver.
Although Li Daniu was very unhappy, he still shook his head and said, "Mom, it has nothing to do with you, it has nothing to do with our family, I can see that."
"It's the Zhang family who want to break off the engagement."
"If it's not this excuse, it'll be another one."
"Oh, my good child, it's alright. I'll ask a matchmaker to take a look again in a few days."
"Um."
After comforting each other, the mother and son pushed open the door and came in.
I felt a little embarrassed when I met so many eyes in the yard.
"Don't listen to Zhang Cuihua's nonsense."
"I guess they've found better families."
Grandma Li has now come to her senses.
He also tried his best to comfort Murong Yue and tell the guest not to overthink it.
“Hmm,” Murong Yue smiled and looked at Li Daniu, “You’re a very good person, you deserve better.”
Li Daniu immediately blushed; the fairy had spoken to him.
After struggling for a while, he managed to squeeze out a single "hmm".
Dinner was plentiful: sweet potato and whole grain rice, wild vegetable and egg soup, steamed fish, and stewed chicken.
It's just a simple farmhouse meal, but it was prepared by an imperial chef.
The taste is just different.
Its aroma could be smelled for miles before it was even served.
The surrounding villagers were all drooling.
"This was made by the Li family?"
"Aunt Li has this skill?"
"It doesn't smell this good usually."
"It seems that Aunt Li has some special skills in managing the household."
Slurp—it smells so good!
Ah-hao also put the snacks he bought on the way on the table.
Luozhou specialties include peony wine, braised meat, pumpkin cakes, fried dough sticks, roast goose...
Two large tables were completely full.
Granny Li, Li Daniu, and their entourage sat at one table.
The two had never eaten such a sumptuous dinner before; it was even more lavish than a banquet at someone else's home.
The key is that it tastes good.
Li Daniu almost bit his tongue off, grinning foolishly at the imperial chef.
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