Chapter 187 Shen Dagou’s worries
This is also the reason why Huang Xinghua hasn't spoken to Mrs. Xu for a long time. They have many children and they really can't afford so much money to marry Shen Dagou.
Su Tai understood the concerns of Chenxiang's family and persuaded her gently: "Each family's situation is different. How do they compare? Apart from other things, there are several villages near us that can spend twenty taels of silver to marry a wife. ? The second aunt is just an example. The Wei family can't use Wei Daya's standards and require every girl to get a 20-tael betrothal gift, right?
What's more, the second aunt gave twenty taels, and Wei Daya also brought ten taels to marry, and there were also things bought by the second aunt, but there was nothing missing. The second aunt's money came out from the left and came in from the right, so together. It only cost ten taels of silver.
After all, your eldest brother has saved eighteen taels on his own. He really wants to get married. If he comes out with ten taels of silver, the marriage will probably come true. "
Shen Dagou suddenly raised his head and looked at Su Tai, excited and incoherent, "Ten taels of silver. Sister Su, is it really possible?"
Su Tai was amused and laughed, "You will know if you try it!"
Now Shen Dagou had no intention of working.
Seeing his absent-minded look, Su Tai said: "Go back after finishing the work at hand."
Shen Dagou hurriedly speeded up.
When things were done, Chen Xiang asked him to leave first and stayed to clean up.
Shen Dagou ran all the way home, rushed into the main room and pulled Huang Xinghua, who was making clothes, to the side, and said: "Mom, I will bring out ten taels of silver, and you can go find Aunt Xu for help, okay?"
Huang Xinghua raised her eyebrows. Although her son only said half of what he said, she understood clearly, "Have you really thought about it? I'm afraid ten taels of silver are not enough!"
Shen Dagou lowered his head and said Su Tai's words in frustration.
"Mom, Sister Su Tai asked me to try it. What if it works?"
Huang Xinghua originally thought her son was whimsical, but she didn't expect Shen Dagou to move Su Tai out. In Huang Xinghua's eyes, Su Tai and Shen Yi were the most capable people, and what they said was definitely not wrong.
"Okay! Mom will go find your Aunt Xu now. You wait at home."
Because the horoscope had not yet been written, Huang Xinghua did not yell out, nor did she let Shen Mu and Mrs. Chen know.
She entered Zhuang Shen's house with an uneasy feeling, and started to retreat when she saw the large courtyard prepared for Shen Liang and his wife.
Mrs. Xu welcomed her into the side room, "Why did you come to see me in the middle of winter?"
Huang Xinghua looked at the hot tea on the table. After struggling for a long time, she finally made up her mind and gritted her teeth and said, "I came here to ask you for a favor."
Laba day.
Mrs. Xu prepared things for her son and daughter-in-law to return to their parents' home early, including food and fireworks. She repeatedly warned: "Remember what I told you, don't forget it."
The young couple nodded wildly.
Wei Daya promised: "Mom, don't worry, I will definitely only tell my grandma about this matter. I can't guarantee whether it will happen or not."
"Okay, okay!" Ms. Xu breathed a long sigh of relief and watched her son and daughter-in-law leave.
The two villages are not far apart, and the young couple arrived soon. Liu Jinhua was very happy to see her eldest granddaughter and eldest son-in-law back. She shouted at the top of her lungs to the next door, "Old man, my eldest son-in-law is back!"
Wei Laoqi ran over happily, with a red rosacea nose and the smell of alcohol, but it didn't stop him from being happy.
In the whole family, only Chen's attitude was neither salty nor cool. He only stuck his head out to take a look and then retreated into the room, with the doors and windows tightly closed.
Wei Daya was a little at a loss when he saw this.
Liu Jinhua saw this and asked Wei Laoqi to take Shen Liang to the blacksmith shop to talk. It was warm there.
After Shen Liang left, Liu Jinhua took Wei Daya and whispered, "Your mother can't take advantage of you and won't give you a good look. You don't need to pay attention to her. Anyway, she won't come back a few times a year." , I thought you didn’t go back to your parents’ home until the second day of junior high school, so why would your mother-in-law be happy when Laba comes?”
Wei Daya nodded obediently, "It was my mother-in-law who asked us to bring the New Year's gift back. There is also something else. There is a family in Shenjiazhuang who has fallen in love with Erya. My mother-in-law asked me to tell you so that grandma can make up her mind."
"Oh? What's going on with the other party?" Liu Jinhua suddenly became energetic.
Wei Daya hurriedly told the situation of Shen Mu's family, "There are seven brothers and sisters in Shen Dagou's family, and he is the eldest. He used to be really poor. My mother-in-law said that their family only had a few acres of land, and they only had a few acres of land a year." The harvest was not enough to feed the whole family, let alone buy clothes.
Last year, Aunt Huang helped Sister Su Tai's family farm. Shen Dagou and his sister were also asked by Sister Su Tai to help make pot helmets. Things gradually improved. This year, their family not only bought land, but also built four houses. I heard that the spring farming season was busy. At the end, I have to build another row, which is good to see.
What's rare is that Aunt Huang and his wife didn't take away all the money earned by Shen Dagou and his sister, and let them save half of it themselves. This time Shen Dagou fell in love with Erya and said that he would give Erya ten taels of silver as a betrothal gift. This money He saved it all by himself. "
Liu Jinhua was very surprised, "That kid saved it all by himself? Did you hear that right?"
It took only two years of hard work to save ten taels. This ability to make money is not bad.
Wei Daya nodded, "I was also shocked. I asked my mother-in-law repeatedly, and my mother-in-law gave her a guarantee. She also said that despite the poor financial situation of Aunt Huang's family, if they work with Sister Su Tai's family, they will definitely be better than those in the village in the future. Other people’s families are better, but it was only after I got married that I realized that my cousin’s family was better than I imagined.”
Liu Jinhua looked at the blacksmith shop next door and thought deeply, "I have to discuss this matter with your second uncle and second aunt. If they agree, you can tell your mother-in-law that Shen Dagou's family will come to propose marriage."
Wei Daya obediently agreed and went back to Wei Erya to talk about the matter.
Although Mrs. Chen didn't look good on her daughter and son-in-law, she still hoped that Wei Daya would come to surrender to her and give her something in private.
As a result, after waiting and waiting, not only did no one come, but I also heard them going to the second room. I was so angry that I kicked Wei Yi on the bed, "Sure enough, my daughter is just a loser, feeding unfamiliar wolves."
Wei Yi was so angry that he frowned and cursed, "Are you sick? Why did Daya provoke you? It's just that you are not happy when someone comes back with a New Year's gift, but you still show off to others, what? Mother-in-law is amazing? Who? Love to serve!”
Mrs. Chen was so scolded by Wei Yi that her face turned red, and she was ashamed and angry that her thoughts had been exposed. She was speechless.
After Wei Yi finished cursing, he turned around and left the bedroom, heading to the blacksmith shop next door.
Liu Jinhua, who had already entered the house of the second son and his wife, naturally heard the commotion, but she sat down very calmly as if nothing happened and said, "I'm from the second son's house. Mom wants to tell you something."
Mrs. Zeng hurriedly stood up and helped Liu Jinhua sit down, "Mom, if it's not that Da Ya and his wife are back, why are they looking for us?"
Today is the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, which is also the day when the Dafang girl returns to peace. Since Wei Daya and his wife brought back New Year gifts, Mrs. Zeng didn't want to come forward and let Mrs. Chen misunderstand, so she kept hiding in the house.