Peasant Girl Bookseller

Chapter 256 lack of heart
When Ye Dafu heard Liu's words, he was stunned for a while, and hurriedly pulled out his hand.

"Mother, don't worry, anyway, I won't lose my sister." Ye Dafu really didn't know what to say, so he could only answer vaguely.

"What do you mean by not losing money? How about this, I don't want too much, you give your sister a dowry of a hundred acres of land, so that no matter who she marries into, she won't suffer, and she won't be looked down upon."

Mrs. Liu has always been shrewd. Living with Bafu these days, she has almost obtained the wealth of these families. The second and third families can earn 80 taels of silver a year by making toothbrushes, and the Zhao family and the Cao family, They are all making this toothbrush. Mai Xiang earns at least 600 taels of silver a year by relying on this. Also, the small shop of Bafu, after three years of work, he can spend 80 taels of silver to build such a large yard. He earns a small amount of money, and Mai Xiang earns a large amount of money. How many yards can Mai Xiang's family build?

There is also the restaurant in the capital, where Wu Fu can afford a small courtyard with a year's wages. Liu Shi casually estimated that her eldest son's family has thousands of taels of silver a year, so she dared to speak loudly. She felt that there was nothing wrong with her eldest son spending a year's income to buy a dowry for his only younger sister. After all, Jiufeng only married once, and Ye Dafu earned money every year.

"Mother, you don't want too much. One hundred mu of land is 1000 taels of silver. How much do you want if you want more?" Ye Dafu laughed out of his anxiety.

"I know that you have hundreds of acres of land and two shops in your hands. Don't you still earn money every year? Maihuang is still young, and it will take a few years. But it's 1000 taels of silver, and you don't take money. No, you only have this one girl, don't you have the heart to watch her marry and suffer?"

"What? The child's father, what does our mother mean by asking us for 1000 taels of silver?" Mrs. Zhao came in and heard this, and shouted.

"I'm talking to my son. What are you arguing about? Who is in charge of this family?" Mrs. Liu gave the daughter-in-law a blank look. It was really not the right time to come in.

"My daughter is working in this family, and this money is earned by my daughter. Why do you say that if you want 1000 taels, you need 1000 taels? Who is Jiufeng? Jiufeng is your daughter, the big aunt, whose aunt is married Ask your niece for 1000 taels of silver as a dowry? If you have the ability to earn it yourself." The Zhao family doesn't care about filial piety or not.

"Okay, don't say a few words, I know what I know." Ye Dafu was afraid that Mrs. Liu would lose her temper, so he pushed Mrs. Zhao into the room.

"Father, mother, let's eat here today." Ye Dafu was also tired, this topic was too heavy.

"What kind of food do you want to eat? Do you want to give it or not?" Mrs. Liu insisted.

"Father, please persuade my mother." Ye Dafu looked at Ye Tiezhu and said.

"Dafu, you have been filial and sensible since you were a child, and you know that you love your father and mother. Your mother is not in good health now, so she can't worry about you as a sister. You don't have many sisters. It's just this one. It's enough for your mother to open her mouth to you once It's not easy, as the doctor said, she is not in good health and angry, so you just have the heart to look at your mother like this? To blame, it can only be blamed on your father's incompetence." Ye Tiezhu blinked bitterly. Looking at Ye Dafu.

"Father..." Ye Dafu did not expect the old man to use this trick.

At this time, several older girls in the room were surrounding the kang, looking at the purse, sash, and sachet brought back by Mai Xiang. These are the latest patterns in the city, and the girls in the country can do a little embroidery. To subsidize the family, so when I saw the new look, I felt a little itchy and chattering.

"Big girl, my poor girl, you still have the mood to play with these things here, our family will ruin your father, your grandparents are really nothing, he won't even want you to wear a dress that costs 50 taels of silver , but they opened their mouths to ask us for 1000 taels of silver, and for 1000 taels, we will live in poverty in the future." Zhao came in and pulled Mai Xiang and cried.

She has no idea about the Ye family's income, but she knows that 1000 taels of silver is definitely a large number. For such a big matter as Mai Xiang's engagement, Wan's family only gave 1000 taels of silver as a deposit. Wan's family has accumulated decades of money. A big family, the Ye family has only had a few years of comfortable life?

"What, mother, what's wrong with you?" Mai Xiang didn't want to say these things in front of her friends in the village.

Fortunately, Li Damei is also a sensible person, and said with a busy smile: "Mai Xiang, we have been out for a long time, and the family members should also look for us. Let's go first, and come back someday to ask you for some tricks."

"Okay, I'll send it to you when I finish the drawing." Mai Xiang saw off the guests with a smile.

After seeing off the guests and returning, Mai Xiang entered the opposite room, Ye Dafu, Liu Shi, and Ye Tiezhu were still in a stalemate.

Mai Xiang sat next to Ye Dafu, and Zhao's Maihuang also came in. It was about 1000 taels of silver, so it was impossible not to care.

"It's okay, you all go out to play, it's okay, you have dad." Ye Dafu said to Mai Xiang and the others.

"Father, just now my mother came in and said that grandpa and grandma asked us for 1000 taels of silver. I am the one in charge of this family. Naturally, I have to ask about such a big matter."

"You?" Ye Tiezhu could pretend to be pitiful with his son, persecuting him with affection and filial piety, but he couldn't do the same with his granddaughter. Mai Xiang is not as talkative as Ye Dafu, she always only does what she thinks she should do.

"Mai Xiang, your father is the eldest son, and there is only a younger sister like your aunt. You also know that your aunt has never suffered since she was a child, and she can't do any kind of work. That's why she wants to let your father give away a hundred acres of land. With this hundred acres of land, your old aunt won't have to worry about it for the rest of her life." Mrs. Liu said.

"Mommy, whose child was born to suffer? I know that you and my aunt have accumulated some money in the past two years, and with the money from my fifth uncle, it is enough to buy twenty or thirty acres of land." Yes, Mammy still has a lot of good clothes from the Wan family. By the way, there is also the jade bracelet sent by Mammy Wan. If you sell it, you can buy a few acres of land, and the rent for this year can also be paid. Two 30 taels of silver is not enough for my aunt to support herself? Our dowry is 20 taels of silver, which is not enough for my aunt's pocket money? We all came from hard times, how did grandpa teach me just now? Don't be too prodigal , My grandfather who can earn money will not let me spend, and my aunt who can't earn money will save some flowers."

"You can make plans for Mai Huang, why can't your father make plans for your old aunt?" Liu was not happy.

"That's Mai Huang's life. It's good for a good elder sister like me. My father is my aunt's elder brother. He can also take all his private money to give to my aunt. We have no objection."

"This, this..." Mai Xiang's words made Mrs. Liu speechless. She just looked at her son, hoping that he would be tough.

"Father and mother, a son is useless. A son can't even support himself. He has to rely on his daughter to support him. That's all the son can do." Ye Dafu also had a bitter face. He is not the only one who started.

"Father and mother, you are too. Why do you want so much money from the elder brother? It's not that I can't get married. It's really embarrassing to spread the word." Jiufeng finally understood what was going on, feeling ashamed and angry Yes, he glanced at Mai Xiang with hatred, and ran out.

"Forget it, we didn't say anything." Mrs. Liu hurriedly got off the kang to chase after Jiufeng. She also understood that there are some things that can only be discussed with her son in secret, instead of being put on the table like this.

Seeing Liu Shi chasing him out, Ye Tiezhu also took a look at Dafu, and said, "If your mother wants to do something good or bad, I can't spare you."

"What's this all about? We raised them together, and there's something wrong with them? It's all about you, a dead girl. You wanted to take them in after a good separation of the family. Now it's okay, please God I don’t care if it’s hard to send God off, but I can’t give you the 1000 taels anyway, so why?” Zhao clapped her hands and complained.

"Okay, don't say a few more words." Ye Dafu stopped Zhao Shi impatiently.

Mai Xiang didn't expect such a result. Because of her kindness, she rescued Mrs. Li, but brought so much trouble to her family. I'm afraid, this trouble is really hard to deal with.

Mai Xiang really didn't expect Liu Shi and Ye Tiezhu's appetite to be so big that they would ask for 1000 taels of silver. They thought that Mai Xiang's silver was blown by a strong wind?

Because of this incident, Mai Xiang didn't bother to go out until November 26, when Zhao Qiaohong got married, Mai Xiang went to Zhao's house, and then, within a few days, it was the turn of Bafu to get married.

Wufu's family rushed back on the fourth day of the twelfth lunar month and lived in Maixiang's place. That night, Erfu and Sanfu came to the house, and the brothers discussed the gift money.

"It's up to everyone to do their own thing. The eighth brother also knows that everyone's life is different, so I don't blame these brothers." Ye Dafu still said the same thing.

"Brother speaks loudly. No wonder our parents asked you for 1000 taels of silver to marry our younger sister. Tsk tsk, there is no one else in our parents' eyes now." Qian said with a smile.

"No, our parents don't even like to enter our door now, and we know that we don't have any fragrance. Let me tell you, I am a poor person. My wheat seedlings have spent a year studying, and the ears of wheat are still young. , I don’t know if the one in my stomach is a boy or a girl, and there will be a lot of money in the future, so we will only give two taels of silver.” Sun rubbed her five or six-month-old belly and smiled.

Mrs. Sun also saw that Mai Xiang had helped everyone in the past few years. The toothbrushes and kites he made every year had to be settled with Bafu, so he reluctantly paid two taels of silver, otherwise, he would have spent hundreds of dollars up.

"Hey, the third sibling is still crying about being poor. I don't know what to say. Our family has four mouths waiting to be raised. Our family's wheat seeds and wheat grains are all studying, and they can still eat them. These days , when will it be a head?" Qian said while holding Mai Yin, who was more than half a year old, in his hand.

"Second brother, how much does your family pay?" San Fu asked.

"It's up to you, I'll give you two taels of silver." Er Fu gritted his teeth and said.

"Fifth brother, what about you?" San Fu looked at Wu Fu.

"We are similar to you, we pay five taels of silver." Wu Fu did not hide it from everyone.

"The eighth brother is easy to pass, but it will be difficult for Jiufeng in the future. Big brother, do you really give the old sister 1000 taels of silver as a dowry?" Sanfu asked with a smile.

Ye Dafu gave him a sideways look, and was about to speak when Jiufeng came running, saying that Mrs. Liu was ill again.

(End of this chapter)