He was so angry that he wanted to open his mouth and say fifteen taels, but in the end he didn't shout out.
But now, his in-laws are the Zhou family, and they gave him ten taels of silver. It's hard for him to borrow it anymore. It seems that he can only borrow it from other places.
Thinking like this, Mr. Zhang regretted everything. If he had known better, he would have struck while the iron was hot and accepted the thirty taels of silver from the Gao family. Everything would be worry-free!
All because he feels sorry for his wife.
But now, with him being so difficult, his wife actually stopped talking.
Thinking of this, Mr. Zhang was in a mess, and he became increasingly suspicious of his wife.
Why did my husband suddenly change his normal behavior?
When the village chief's mother-in-law heard Zhang Laodou talk about twelve liang, she had already expected it. She had already told her when Man Ju came to see her.
The Zhang family proposed marriage to Lihua for money at this time, and they did not expect Lihua to be married back with the betrothal gift, but their family could only give out a maximum of ten taels, after all, the family wealth was there.
Ten taels of silver, just right.
The village chief's wife nodded, "Okay, I understand. I'll go talk to the Zhou family. Just listen to the news. But the marriage between the two families has been agreed upon. I don't want to go back on it casually."
, otherwise, my face as a mediator will not look good, and we are all from the same village."
After all, the old Mr. Deng was so unusually quiet today, and she didn't feel at ease. It was better to say it first, otherwise the family would suddenly contradict him, and she would not comply.
After seeing off the village chief's wife, Zhang Yang, whose face could not contain his joy, whistled and went to the Changhe River.
In the upper room, Mr. Zhang's expression suddenly darkened.
"Don't you want this girl Lihua to marry well? Why don't you talk today?" He glanced at Old Deng and asked tentatively.
Old Mrs. Deng fiddled with his sleeves and said in surprise when he heard this: "Why, you think this marriage is good? I don't think so. The Zhou family has a simple population, but you can see that they are not a wealthy family.
With five kilograms, I get up early and go to town every day to haul goods. Shitou will probably have to work for his father in the future!"
"The family has no land and no other income. How can this be considered a good marriage? If you ask me, in comparison, it is not as good as what I told Shuiqin. How many acres of land does the Wang family have?"
"These days, if the family has no land and no business, how can life be easy? Just like our family, we are still in the shop business, and we don't wear gold and silver to eat and drink, right?"
"To put it bluntly, the Zhou family only has enough to eat. How can they be considered a good family?"
"The reason why I didn't refuse was that I thought it would be good for Lihua to marry into his family. It was better than marrying someone we didn't know well in other villages. We watched the five-pound couple get married and have babies. Can he help Lihua go back to her parents' house to trouble me?
Of course that’s impossible!”
"There is also Shitou. He is still a child. What can he do? He is usually very filial when he sees us. How can he help Lihua come back to make trouble?"
"So, I'm relieved! I'm not afraid of her making trouble, and I'm watching her right under my nose. How nice is it?"
When Mr. Zhang heard what Mr. Deng said and saw that her expression didn't look fake, he felt a little relieved.
Although I'm still a little dubious, I can't hold on to it at this moment.
His wife is still the same wife, so he doesn't need to think deeper.
After all, she was a person who had lived a lifetime, and he didn't want to end up knowing that he didn't understand her.
After hearing this, Mr. Zhang was not happy at first, but for the sake of money, he had no choice but to be happy.
"Okay, then the Lihua matter is settled. For the remaining ten taels of silver, I'll ask the village elder to borrow five taels, and then I can borrow some from other companies in the village to get it together."
Zhang Laodou felt that he was really aggrieved, and he swallowed hard, but he did not intend to see this marriage get easier.
She just planned to wait for the betrothal gift to be delivered first, and used the excuse that Lihua was still young to postpone the wedding day for two more years. In this way, Lihua could stay at home and work for two more years.
He thought well, so he went to the village chief's house to borrow money in the afternoon.
There are no airtight walls in the village, and besides, this matter is not hidden, so everyone knows that the Zhang family is buying a house in the county for the grandson of Dafang to use as a wedding house, because Zhang Song wants to marry a scholar.
The lady of the house.
The village chief and Mr. Zhang have known each other for many years. Mr. Zhang was the only one in the village who was drafted to fight in the war. Later, he injured his hand and came back. The village chief has always admired him as a man.
When he heard that he wanted to borrow five taels of silver, he didn't hesitate at all. The Zhang family was not a different family, and he could still afford to pay back the five taels of silver. He didn't have to worry about whether he would be able to repay the loan or not.
Besides, five taels of silver was nothing to their family, so they immediately took out the silver.
Zhang Laodou successfully borrowed five taels of silver, and then went to other houses in the village to collect five taels of silver from the homes of Wang Butcher, Wang Orion and others.
Now, there is only ten taels left of the betrothal gift.
Everything is worry-free, Zhang Laodou is waiting for the Zhou family to send money to arrange an engagement and marriage.
For this reason, I specially looked at the good day the day after tomorrow and planned to hold two tables and invite relatives, friends and neighbors to gather together and tell everyone that their granddaughter was engaged.
This is the custom in their area. On this day, the groom's family will send over the promised betrothal gift, and will also send some dishes to add to the fun.
With everyone's joint witness, the marriage is completely settled.
Zhang Laodou specially sent the message to the village chief's wife so that she could send a message to let the Zhou family know that they would treat them to a guest in the future.
From the Zhou family, Man Ju received the reply and knew that the Zhang family agreed without any hesitation, which made her feel a little uneasy.
Later, when she thought about it, it was only for these ten taels of silver that she was happy to spend ten taels of silver to buy Ansheng. As for what happened to the Zhang family after Lihua married, that was Shitou's own business.
So, when I heard that the Zhang family was going to treat them the day after tomorrow, I was very happy and generous. I immediately went to Mei Fu to catch a big fat chicken, and asked Wu Jin to bring back a big carp from the town. Early that morning
, he had the stone wrapped in red cloth and sent to the Zhang family.
As for the twelve taels of silver as the betrothal gift, after the banquet started, a representative from each family in the village sat together on the banquet in the upper room of the Zhang family and presented it in front of everyone.
In this way, everyone in the village knew that the pear blossoms of the Zhang family and the stones of the Zhou family were engaged in marriage, and the betrothal gift was a full ten taels of silver.
Zhang Laodou had actually received the money, and the annoyance in his heart had dissipated a lot. He only planned to wait until the village chief's wife came to discuss the wedding date, and then he felt even more happy.
But this is all a matter of tomorrow. For now, Zhang Yang strode out of the village and went straight to the Changhe River.
From a distance, they saw Song Qiu and the other three people working in the tea shed, and their steps became much more brisk.
"Grandma Yuan! Ah Qiu! You're busy! If you need any help, just call me!"
As he walked into the tea shed, he saw that he had a job to do and started to help.
Zhang Lihua had just known that her brother was back, and she had no time to speak now. She hurriedly came over and said, "Brother, are you back? How many days will you stay here? The family is telling me that they are kissing me, do you understand?"