Shuangxi's move was undoubtedly to pluck the hair from the iron rooster's body. Now, Mrs. An's wife has to pluck it out if she doesn't want to!
Shuangxi looked at the field, made an estimate, and said: "This rice is a rare thing, and you have destroyed a lot of it for nothing. Logically speaking, it is not too much to ask for. Fortunately, you can still make up for it.
I won’t ask for more of the fish you caught, just two taels of silver.”
Shuangxi really doesn't want much. In total, the losses to this land are almost that much, or even more. After all, no one can estimate the price of rice right now.
Double Happiness requires two taels of silver, which is already very merciful.
When Mrs. An's wife heard Shuangxi say this, her voice immediately became sharp. Her old face looked pale and blue in the night: "What? What? Two taels of silver?"
Shuangxi repeated: "For two taels of silver, this matter is settled."
Mrs. An's heart throbbed, and then she beat the ground with her hands and started crying: "Where is the money at home? Two taels of silver, aren't you going to kill me!"
At this time, An Dashuan spoke slowly amid the cries of Mrs. An, and said as if discussing: "Hi... Xi... Xi'er, the family really has no money, can you ask for a little less?"
Shuangxi was a little surprised. An Dashuan had always been like air, but now he actually spoke.
Although An Dashuan is not as good at fooling around as the An family's wife, Shuangxi's impression of him is not much better! The reason why the An family has reached this point is probably because he always gambles secretly!
Moreover, An Dashuan is a coward. If he does something wrong, he is not as good as An's mother-in-law. For example, if he loses money, it's up to An's mother-in-law to find a solution.
In this aspect, Madam An is quite good. At least she is a woman who can maintain the family. Although the family is not in a good situation, it is not broken up at least.
Shuangxi shook his head, this is a matter of principle. The money is not much, but it must be enough to make Anjia feel heartbroken, so that they can deeply remember this lesson.
When Brother Bao heard that Shuangxi asked for so much silver, his heart became cold. Originally, the family couldn't open the pot. But when his aunt came back, she left ten taels of silver for him.
To Aunt An, these ten taels of silver are nothing, but to Brother Bao, they are money to put out fires. Brother Bao is not young now, three years older than Shuangxi.
Shuangxi is already thirteen. Brother Bao is sixteen years old. Children in the village are all precocious. Generally, boys get engaged when they are just over ten years old, and they will get married when they are fifteen or sixteen.
But with Anjia like this, how could a girl from a good family say anything to Anjia?
In the past, Brother Bao blamed Shuangxi for this incident, saying that it was because of the stupid Shuangxi's bad luck that his family was impoverished and no girls were willing to come.
Now that Shuangxi has recovered from his illness and left the An family, Aunt An still left more than ten taels of silver. This made Brother Bao see the light.
More than ten taels of silver were just enough to get a not-so-good-looking girl from a poor family. A few days ago, I had already asked the Li family's mother-in-law to find a match.
But now...if he was asked to take away two taels of silver, it would be like digging into Brother Bao's heart.
Brother Bao said flatly: "No, we can't give out these two taels of silver!"
Madam An also said firmly: "We don't have any money at home, how can we get it out?"
Shuangxi raised his eyebrows, how could the An family have no money? An Yuzhu was still eating white flour buns in the yard yesterday, obviously showing off.
If there was no money, how could the An family eat white flour steamed buns? When Aunt An left, she probably left money behind, right?
But at this time, Shuangxi didn't care where the An family's money came from, and she didn't have a bad heart. She would not let go. The An family was a typical person who pushed beyond their means and would shine brightly if given a little sunshine.
Make sure they remember the lesson thoroughly.
The An family was so thick-skinned that they would probably forget about it even if they were beaten, and scolding would be useless. If Shuangxi was really asked to do that thing of chopping off hands, Shuangxi would not be able to do it in his heart.
Since this doesn't work, we can only start with what the An family cares about most, which is money!
Quanzi looked a little sinister at this time, narrowing his fox eyes and said: "If we don't have money, I don't think there is any need to look for Mr. Su. I can just chop off one hand of each of them."
The two brothers Quanzi and Dashan have a wild and violent spirit in their bodies, and Quanzi's character is evil. To put it this way, the three members of the An family were really frightened.
They had a feeling in their hearts that this was a master who would be ruthless!
To be honest, Xu is a man of the Shen family, and he comes from a scholarly family. Although the brothers have different personalities, they still have something in common, that is, they have a bit of benevolence unique to scholars!
Therefore, the An family is not afraid of the Shen brothers, but they are afraid of Quanzi.
This person is really a bitch, bullying the weak and afraid of the strong!
As soon as Quanzi said this, several people in the An family did not dare to speak.
Quanzi picked up the hatchet he brought with him in the evening and said coldly: "If you don't have any money, just leave one hand here!"
Mrs. An's wife looked at the hatchet that glowed white under the moonlight, and couldn't help but shuddered. This Erlang of the Yun family was afraid that he was going to do something real!
Even Brother Bao didn't dare to say anything at this time.
As for An Dashuan, he was standing originally, but when he looked at the knife, his legs weakened and he fell to the ground.
Shen Ziyan let go of An Dashuan's hand and took a step back. A fishy smell came to the wind, and it turned out to be drowning...
Quanzi just took out the knife, but he didn't make a move or threaten him. He just did it. It was really ridiculous.
An Dashuan said tremblingly: "Erlang of the Yun family, Erlang of the Yun family, isn't it just two taels of silver? We took it, we took it."
As An Dashuan spoke, he glanced at Quanzi's hand and the shining knife in his hand.
Mrs. An's mother-in-law glared at Da Shuan. She was about to say that her family had no money, but after a casual look, she felt the chill in Quanzi's face. When the words came to her lips, she couldn't say any more.
What happened after that was very simple, dragging the three people back to the village.
When passing by the village, the three members of the An family were very quiet and did not dare to make a sound. This matter was so disgraceful and money had been spent. They could not afford to lose people again.
When they arrived at An's house, An Yuzhu had already fallen asleep and did not get up when she heard the sound of the door opening.
Mrs. An reluctantly took two taels of silver and gave it to Shuangxi.
On the way home, Shuangxi gave one of the silver coins to Quanzi. Since the land belonged to both families, the compensation should also belong to both families.
The An family suffered a big loss this time, and they didn't sleep well that night. From time to time, the An family's mother-in-law could be heard cursing.
Shuangxi was not afraid of the An family holding grudges. She didn't expect that the best member of the family, the An family, could have a good relationship with her family, and if she didn't teach the An family a lesson, she would probably take advantage of her.
Using their money, this is better than poaching for real meat, and it will make the An family feel more distressed.
After catching the fish thief, both families can sleep peacefully.
A few days later, the An family had a happy event and married a girl from the next village whose father had died.
In the village, a girl with incomplete parents is very unlucky, and few people are willing to marry such a girl.
But one good thing about marrying a girl like this is that the betrothal gift is small. For a narrow-minded person like the An family, it is good to spend the least money to get a daughter-in-law, regardless of bad luck or not.
The An family took a temporary break from the warehouse they originally built and turned it into a wedding room.
When Brother Bao got married, Shuangxi hesitated for a long time. In the end, he felt that the family ugliness would not be publicized. Although he and the An family had a lot of conflicts, he was still considered to be Brother Bao's sister, so he counted twenty copper coins and planned to use them as gifts.
A gift of twenty copper coins would be quite a lot if it were given to a neighbor, but if it was a biological brother or sister, it would be a little less, but Shuangxi had no intention of investing more.
The fact that she can go is enough to give her face.
When she arrived at An's house, there were already many people in the courtyard, including the Zhou family's wife. The wedding was different from other banquets. Women's family members were allowed to participate. However, when it came to the banquet,
Can't sit with men.
Naturally, Juzi and Juzi's mother were also there. Although Juzi's natal family and An's family did not have much contact with each other on weekdays, and there were even some feuds, the wedding was a big day after all, and it still gave the An's family enough face.
It has to be said that the folk customs here are simple and honest. After Shuangxi met Ju Ziniang, he was glad that he came here, not just to settle down, but through this matter, it would be good to be able to integrate more into the village.
It's just that the An family seems to be very dissatisfied with the arrival of Shuangxi, and they get angry when they see Shuangxi.
No wonder, with an extra five taels of silver, one could have married a girl from another family, but there was still a shortfall of some silver, so the debt was naturally charged to Shuangxi.
Shuangxi didn't take it seriously, she just came here to accompany Madam Zhou, Juzi and others, without even looking at the An family.
Mrs. Zhou's wife is a smart person and knows that Shuangxi has always been at odds with the An family, so she pulls Shuangxi around and talks in a funny way.
Shuangxi smiled gratefully. If she was really asked to help the An family with work as the second girl of the An family, she really couldn't do it.
An Yuzhu is indeed a flower butterfly. She is also dressed very beautifully today. She is wearing a brand new waist-pinching red fairy skirt and has exquisite makeup on her face. Not to mention, at first glance, it looks really beautiful.
Quite good looking.
When she heard the guests complimenting the third girl of the An family on how beautiful she was, she smiled sweetly and said, "Thank you for the compliment. Yuzhu's beauty is not worthy of such a compliment." Although she said this, her expression was filled with pride.
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An Yuzhu glanced at the rustic Shuangxi, her eyes full of contempt.
Accompanied by the sound of blowing and beating, An's yard became lively, and the bride must have arrived. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations, monthly votes, and your support is my biggest motivation.
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ps: Thank you night, My Neighbor Totoro’s peace charm, Qingchen and the pink tickets for the meal
