Girlfriend's Fortune

Chapter 144 Chapter 140 Three: Settle
He was very angry. He wanted to open his mouth to say 15 taels, but he didn't say it in the end.

But now, the in-laws are Zhou's family, and he gave ten taels of silver, so it's not easy for him to borrow it. It seems that he can only borrow it from other places.

Thinking like this, Zhang Laodou regretted it all. If he knew it earlier, he would strike while the iron was hot, and he would accept the 30 taels of silver from the Gao family, and everything would be worry-free!

It's all because he loves his wife so much.

But now, he made it so difficult that his wife stopped talking.

Thinking of this, Zhang Laodou's heart was in a mess, and he was suspicious of his wife.

Why did my wife suddenly change his normal behavior?

When the village chief's wife heard Zhang Laodou say ten taels, she had expected it in her heart, and she had told her when Manju came to find her.

At this time, the Zhang family told Lihua that the marriage was for money, and they didn't expect that Lihua would be able to marry back with this dowry, but their family could only give a dozen taels at most, after all, the family's wealth was there.

Ten taels of silver, just right.

The village chief's wife nodded, "Okay, I see, I will talk to the Zhou family, you just listen to the news, but the marriage between the two families is a deal, and I don't want to go back on my word." , otherwise, my face as a media protector is not good-looking, and everyone is from the same village."

After all, this old Mrs. Deng is so unusually quiet today, she is not at ease, it's better to say what she said first, or if the family suddenly turns their backs, she won't follow her.

After seeing off the village chief's wife, Zhang Yang, who was so happy that he couldn't hold back, whistled and went to the long river.

In the upper room, Zhang Laodou's expression instantly sank.

"Don't you want this girl, Lihua, to marry well? Why don't you talk today?" He took a look at old Deng, and asked tentatively.

Mrs. Deng fiddled with his sleeves, and said in surprise: "Why, do you think this marriage is good? I don't think so. The Zhou family is just a simple family, but you don't think it's a rich family. Relying on five catties to get goods in the town from early morning to late every day, Shitou will also work for his father in the future!"

"The family has no land and no other income. What kind of marriage is this? If you ask me, it's better than what I told Shui Qin. How many acres of land does the Wang family have?"

"These days, the family has no land and no business. How can life be easier? It's like our family, which is still in the shop business, and we don't wear gold and silver, right?"

"To put it bluntly, the life of the Zhou family is nothing more than something to eat, what kind of a good family can it be?"

"The reason why I didn't refuse was because I thought it would be good for Lihua to marry his family. It's better than someone I don't know well in other villages. The five-pound couple was also watched by us to get married and have a baby. Can he help Lihua go back to her mother's house to make trouble for me? That is of course impossible!"

"There is also Shitou, this is still a child, what can he do? He is usually very filial when he sees us, can he help Lihua come back to make trouble?"

"So, I don't worry! I'm not afraid of her making trouble, and I'm watching from under my nose. How good is it?"

Hearing Lao Deng's words, Zhang Laodou felt a little relieved when she saw that her expression didn't look like a fake.

Although I still have some dubious beliefs, I can't hold on to it at this moment.

The wife is still the same wife, so he doesn't have to think too deeply.

After all, she is a person who has passed her whole life, so he didn't expect to realize that he didn't understand her.

Hearing it this way, Zhang Laodou was not happy at first, but for the sake of money, he could only be happy.

"Okay, the matter of the pear flower is settled, and there is still a shortfall of ten taels of silver. I will let the elder brother of the village chief borrow five taels, and then I can borrow some from the other houses in the village one by one."

Zhang Laodou felt that he was really wronged, and he swallowed hard, but he didn't intend to see this marriage get better.

He only planned to wait for the dowry to be delivered first, so he excused that Lihua was still young, and postponed the marriage for two years. In this way, Lihua stayed at home and worked for two more years.

He thought well, and went to the village chief's house to borrow money in the afternoon.

There is no airtight wall in the village, and besides, this matter is not hidden, so everyone knows that the Zhang family is going to buy a house for Dafang's grandson in the county to use as a family house, because Zhang Song wants to marry a scholar Miss home.

The village head and Zhang Laodou have also known each other for many years. Zhang Laodou was the only one in the village who was conscripted to fight in the army, and when he came back with a hand injury, the village head always admired him as a man.

When he heard that he wanted to borrow five taels of silver, he didn't hesitate at all. Zhang's family is not another family, five taels of silver is still affordable, and he doesn't have to worry about whether he will borrow or not.

Besides, five taels of silver is nothing to their family, so they took the silver out immediately.

Zhang Laodou successfully borrowed five taels of silver, and then went to other families in the village. He successively collected five taels of silver at the homes of Wang Butcher, Wang Liehu and others.

Now, there is only twelve taels of dowry.

Nothing to worry about, Zhang Laodou is waiting for the Zhou family to send money to come and make an appointment and get married.

For this reason, I specially watched the good day the day after tomorrow, and planned to hold two tables, invite relatives, friends and neighbors to gather together, and tell everyone that their granddaughter is engaged.

This is a custom in their area. On this day, the man's family will send over the agreed dowry gift, and will also send a la carte to add to the dishes, to join in the fun.

With everyone's joint witness, this marriage is considered to be completely settled.

Zhang Laodou specially passed the message to the village chief's wife, so that she could pass on the message and let the Zhou family know about their treat in the future.

On the Zhou family's side, Man Ju got a reply, knowing that the Zhang family agreed without any hesitation, and felt a little uneasy.

Thinking about it later, the appointment was just for the ten taels of silver, and she was happy to pay ten taels of silver to buy An Sheng. As for what happened to the Zhang family after Lihua got married, that was Shitou's own business.

So, upon hearing that Zhang's family was entertaining guests in the future, they were happy and generous, so they immediately went to Meifu's to catch a big fat chicken, and asked Wu Wujin to bring back a big carp from the town early in the morning. , let the stone wrap a red cloth strip and send it to the Zhang family.

As for the ten taels of silver as the betrothal gift, a representative from every family in the village sat on the mat in the upper room of Zhang's house and delivered it in front of everyone after the banquet.

In this way, everyone in the village knew that Lihua from the Zhang family and Shi Shi from the Zhou family had made a marriage, and the bride price was a full ten taels of silver.

Zhang Laodou actually got the money, and the depression in his heart dissipated a lot. He only planned to wait until the village chief's wife came to talk about the wedding date, and then pressed back, which made him feel even more energetic.

But that's all for the future. For now, let's talk about Zhang Yang striding out of the village and heading straight to the bank of the long river.

From a distance, Song and Qiu could see the three busy in the tea shed, and they walked a lot more briskly.

"Grandma Yuan! Ah Qiu! I'm busy! If you need help, just call me!"

As he walked into the tea shed, those who had their own work in their eyes began to help with the work.

Zhang Lihua knew that her brother was back just now, so she had time to say something, so she hurried over, "Brother, are you back? How long will you stay this time? The family is proposing a kiss to me, don't you know? "

(End of this chapter)