Chapter 710 The Unlovable Eldest Daughter Eighteen
These words hit the nail on the head.
Mrs. Jiu's expression changed slightly, she smiled and said, "Even if I just want to take it back to my husband's house, how much are you willing to pay?"
Lin Jia'an's expression was calm: "Of course I will produce more than you."
"The family is so poor that they only live in a woodshed, and they say such big words, which makes me laugh to death." Mrs. Jiu is a businesswoman. She usually doesn't look at the neighbors seriously when she gets along with them, but she has always been very polite in her speech. That is, recently.
Only when he and Lin Jia'an got into a big fight did he say such mean words to his face.
She turned to look at Chu Yunli: "Girl, don't listen to him. The mother and son owed a lot of medicine money before, and I don't know if they have paid it back. This matter is not a secret. You will know it as soon as you ask. Also.
, what I value is your courage to be independent, you must be a good hand in business. I came to hire you because I want you to be a good wife to my grandson A Mian. What does he have? He married you, except for coveting your money.
He wants you to look good and give birth to a child for him because of his family wealth!"
"I'm happy." Chu Yunli pulled away Lin Jia'an who was trying to answer the conversation. In this quarrel between a man and a woman, the man must be the one who suffers. She raised her chin slightly: "Don't you want the things he pictures? Auntie
, Now that we’ve said this, do you know what I’m trying to do?”
The wine lady snorted softly: "Because he is poor, because his mother and son are sick and need you to take care of them?"
Chu Yunli thought to himself: "I want him to be clean!"
As soon as these words came out, there was a burst of laughter. Luo Mian is indeed very capable, and it is true that he helps people as a bookkeeper, but he is a lustful person, and he has become a frequent visitor to Hualou at a young age. After Lin Jiaan came,
I specifically inquired about the Luo family, and found out something that the Luo family had hidden very well, that Luo Mian had contracted a heart disease and had recently quit his job to treat the disease at home.
The secret that she thought was well hidden was revealed so lightly. Mrs. Jiu's face changed drastically. She looked around and saw that everyone was just smiling and showed no contempt, so she felt relieved: "Little girl, everyone is just smiling."
It’s a good idea to say something like this.”
Chu Yunli looked serious and pulled Lin Jia'an's sleeve: "He is really clean!"
If you think that way, you have an impure mind.
But Mrs. Jiu vaguely realized that Xiaoya probably knew about her grandson's illness.
No normal girl would marry a man with a heart disease, and the marriage would probably not be successful.
Aunt Jiu was also afraid that after upsetting people, her grandson's illness would spread: "You are willing to help the poor, and no one can stop you!"
After saying that, he quickly ran away.
The people watching the excitement gradually dispersed. In fact, the Luo family thought they had hidden Luo Mian's condition well. He often went to the inner city for medical treatment, and many people around him worked in the inner city. It was such a coincidence that someone
I got some medicine from the same medical clinic as him and learned about this by accident.
The Luo family usually did not interact with their neighbors, so naturally no one would tell them the news.
After returning home, Mrs. Jiu thought about it more and more, and she felt guilty. She inquired in private and found that more than one person had talked about her grandson's condition, and she became furious. In her opinion, it must have been Xiaoya and Lin Jia'an who spread the news.
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, and she soon came up with an idea. She stopped doing business the next day and found a carriage to go to Tang's house.
*
Towards the end of the month, the atmosphere in the Tang family became increasingly dull. On the last day, Brother Li came to the door at noon and said before Tang Mingshan could say anything: "I know your family is in difficulty, so don't say anything about crying for poverty. I don't want to hear reasons, I just want to see
silver!"
Seeing that the Tang family didn't move, he tapped the table with his fingers: "I was very happy when I borrowed the money. I also wanted to show off that I wanted you to be happy when you repay the money."
Jiang Huixin was very scared and hid behind the man without saying a word.
Tang Mingshan couldn't push his children out, and the woman behind him refused to come forward, so he had to bite the bullet and say: "Something happened. There has been no business for the past month. Please give Brother Li two days of grace!"
Brother Li pondered for a moment and said: "We live on the same street, so a two-day grace period is fine. But the ugly talk is ahead. I will definitely see the shadow by then, and the interest will be doubled in these two days. Of course, if you
If you don’t want to pay high interest, you can pay it back now.”
They said they were given a choice, but in fact the Tang family had no choice at all.
Such a high profit, and Brother Li is notoriously difficult to deal with. If there is any money, they will pay it back immediately.
After sending the people away, Tang Mingshan seemed to be fished out of water, his whole body was soaked. He sat in the backyard in a daze, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses.
"Hurry up and find a way to get some money. According to Brother Li's rules, if you don't get the money the second time you come to the door, you will lose one of your hands." Tang Mingshan stretched out his left hand: "My legs haven't healed yet. If my hand
If it breaks again, he will really become a useless person."
When Jiang Huixin thought about the consequences, she couldn't stop crying and suggested, "Let's sell this building! As long as people are still there, everything will be possible."
"I won't sell it!" Tang Mingshan gritted his teeth: "There will definitely be a way. If Xiaoya's yard is sold, he should be able to get more than half of it back."
Jiang Huixin was hesitant to say anything, but Liu Xicai was not easy to mess with if Xiaoya was not willing to sell it. They had already tried it before, so which one was the best?
Tang Mingshan didn't expect this and pulled his hair irritably.
Just at this moment, there was a knock on the door outside.
Because Zhang Zhizi came to bother him, many people on the street knew that the Tang family took money from Brother Li before sending the gangster away, and they also knew that today was the day to repay the money. No one came to the door, but quietly went there in private.
Look here.
In order to isolate the eyes of outsiders, Tang Mingshan closed the door even when the family was doing business.
Tang Mingshan was startled when he heard the knock on the door, and then remembered that Brother Li had left. Jiang Huixin was very nervous and asked, "Can you open the door?"
"Open it!" Tang Mingshan said irritably: "Maybe it's a guest. Why should we shut out business?"
After Jiang Huixin opened the door, she saw an unfamiliar woman. She was not too well-dressed, but she could definitely afford to stay in an inn. She smiled and said, "Auntie, do you want to stay in the inn?"
Mrs. Jiu squeezed in and said, "I have something to discuss with you. Let's go in and talk."
Seeing Jiang Huixin's guarded face, she smiled: "Don't worry, it's a good thing! It can solve your family's current difficulties."
The Tang family now owed twenty-one taels with principal and interest, which was not a small sum. Jiang Huixin brought the person into the backyard with doubts.
Aunt Jiu got straight to the point: "I have taken a liking to your daughter and want to hire her as my granddaughter-in-law. Today I am here to discuss the marriage. If you are willing, I will send someone to propose marriage as soon as possible. The betrothal gift is twenty taels! In addition to other etiquette,
I'm going to spend twenty-five taels to marry her."
The couple looked at each other.
Tang Mingshan is so blessed that Xiaoya is definitely not willing to sell his house to help the Tang family, but he can use other methods... such as this betrothal gift. We are not fools, and the betrothal gift given by this aunt should be for the sake of Xiaoya's house.
Go up. If you change your hands, it means that the money of this house still falls into the hands of the Tang family.
The only tricky thing is that Xiaoya probably won't let him control her.
Jiang Huixin didn't want to break up with her daughter. Seeing that the man was showing signs of agreeing, she took the lead and said, "That girl doesn't even recognize me."
Tang Mingshan glared at her: "Go and make a pot of tea."
Jiang Hui didn't want to go, and when she saw his threatening eyes, she had no choice but to walk to the kitchen.
Mrs. Jiu said cheerfully: "Whether you admit it or not, you are all her elders. The elders have the final say in this girl's family's marriage. If you agree to the marriage, I will come to pick her up later."
Everyone is smart, and Tang Mingshan can see that there must be some inside story about the aunt's engagement with Xiaoya. After all, if Xiaoya is willing to marry, she will not let her future husband's family come to them for an engagement. He can't figure out why the aunt is acting like this.
In a roundabout way, I have to marry Xiaoya... It stands to reason that Xiaoya has a bad temper, yells at her grandmother, and refuses to honor her elders, even if his father is not good to him. In the eyes of many people today, he is the best person in the world.
They are all parents. If Xiaoya doesn’t interact with them, it’s her fault. When discussing marriage, many families will deliberately avoid such a girl.
This lady is so busy, what is she trying to do?
The wine lady is trying to get a breath.
Xiaoya is not married, but she is still talking nonsense outside to ruin her grandson's reputation... If she is just a simple neighbor, and she comes to question her, they will not admit it. If there is a quarrel, it is her family that will suffer. After all, her grandson is really sick.
It's still a disease that can't stand people's discussion.
She couldn't make a big fuss, and she wanted to teach people a lesson, so she could only bring them home. When that girl became her granddaughter-in-law, she could deal with it however she wanted.
As for the betrothal gift, she made a small decision first, and then she went to pick him up!
"Then I agree." Tang Mingshan said plausibly: "Auntie is willing to give such a large betrothal gift because she respects Xiaoya and is sincere enough. Mother, please bring tea to the in-laws."
The money that comes to your door should not be wasted.
Let's pay Brother Li's money back first, and as for Xiaoya's pursuit... the worst he can do is get another beating, and we can't beat him to death!
If you beat someone to death, you have to pay with your life. That girl is not that stupid.
After receiving a satisfactory answer, Mrs. Jiu invited a matchmaker that day and came to place a small order the next day.
Xiao Ding gave a tael of silver to send away Jiu Madam, but Brother Li took it away.
In fact, Brother Li is not that anxious to get his money back. You must know that the Tang family building is worth dozens of taels. Now he can only get a share of the money. If he delays for a while, the whole building will be his.
*
Early in the morning, a wedding procession came to the alley. It was very lively with gongs and drums, and the joy inside could be heard from a distance.
This alley is not deep, everyone knows each other, and they will come to give gifts at weddings and weddings. Hearing this news, everyone began to wonder, I have never heard of any family marrying off their daughter recently... If you are embarrassed to tell others about your second marriage, the one who welcomes the bride
The movement shouldn't be so loud.
Chu Yunli knew this, and when the wedding team arrived at the door, she opened it leisurely: "Who asked you to come?"
The matchmaker held a big red handkerchief in her hand. When she waved it, it brought out waves of cheap fragrance. She smiled and said: "Girl, your parents have decided on this marriage. Today is the big day." She waved her hand and said, "Come here, please."
Picking up the bride!"
Several women came forward to "help" the person.
This is not a welcome, it is clearly a robbery.
The surrounding neighbors thought it was someone having a wedding, so they came with the wedding team to help. Seeing this posture, some people wanted to step forward to stop it.
Xipo said cheerfully: "It's a matter of marriage, parents' orders for matchmakers, the Luo family knows the rules very well, and they have everything. I'm not treating Miss Tang badly, so don't stop me."
Regarding the grievances between Xiaoya and the Tang family, in the final analysis, it is a family matter, and it is really difficult for outsiders to get involved.
Mother Lin had been drinking the medicine for so long and could move freely. She stood at the door with an anxious face and asked people around her if they had seen her son.
After asking around and getting no answer, she stamped her feet and bravely stepped forward to stop her: "Xiaoya rejected the Luo family's marriage, you can't do this!"
Xi Po said rudely: "Who are you? You are a sick man. Stand far away by yourself, so as not to ruin other people's happiness."
As he said that, he gave me a push.
Lin's mother had been poisoned for many years and was weak. She almost fell down after this blow. Chu Yunli's eyes were quick and her hands were quick to hold her up and said: "We are here to welcome the bride, why do we need to do something?"
Xipo urged: "Then you should come up!"
This was said not only to Chu Yunli, but also to the sturdy women she brought with her.
When the mother-in-law was about to take action, Chu Yunli took two steps forward and approached Xi Po: "I can't get into this sedan chair, so you can go to whoever agrees." After saying this, he grabbed her collar and pushed her hard.
Xi Po let out an ouch, stepped back into the sedan chair, and fell backwards.
Just at this moment, there was another squeaking sound in the alley, this time from behind the wedding procession. Everyone looked curiously, and saw the wine lady being dragged over by Lin Jiaan, her body hunched over with pain on her face.
Arriving at the sedan chair, Lin Jia'an relaxed his hand and said, "Say it!"
The wine lady trembled and smiled at everyone: "This is a joke I made. Don't take it to heart."
Lin Jia'an pushed: "Apologise!"
Mrs. Jiu didn't dare to delay for a moment, and bowed to Chu Yunli: "Little girl, I didn't do things properly, I shouldn't make fun of you. You are a big man, don't be as knowledgeable as me."
Chu Yunli looked surprised: "You know the current affairs very well. What did he do to you?"
Mentioning this matter, Mrs. Jiu felt extremely aggrieved. Since her real purpose in marrying her granddaughter-in-law was just to bring someone to teach her a lesson, she didn't make any big fuss. She got up early in the morning and was waiting for Xi Po to bring someone back. The Lin family is happy
He rushed through the door. Without saying a word, he held a brick and greeted her.
Even if there is no happy event, it is still a big day. No one at home has gone out, and they want to help. But they can't touch Lin Jia'an's body. She has been hit many times, and there is pain everywhere on her body. She really can't bear it.
Only then did he ask for mercy.
So, she was dragged here.
The Luo family members all followed behind, but they couldn't catch him.
While they were talking, the Luo family came over and kept asking them to help judge.
A lot of things happened in Chu Yunli's yard. Xiaoya had a strange life experience and she liked to interact with her neighbors. Therefore, everyone knew about the grudges between her and the Luo family. Even if someone's heart was so far gone, they couldn't tell.
If the Luo family is right.
Several members of the Luo family were filled with indignation, but no one answered and the atmosphere was extremely awkward.
"It's indeed a joke." Chu Yunli stepped forward, took the wine lady from Lin Jia'an, and stuffed her into the sedan. In the process, he pulled Xi Po aside and said: "I heard that it is unlucky to return to the sedan chair empty.
It’s not good for the groom, but for the sake of your grandson, you can sit alone.”
Lin Jia'an said in a gloomy tone: "If you try again, little girl, I will never let you go. Anyway, our two families are separated by a courtyard wall, so it is very convenient to do anything. By the way, the weather is dry and it is easy for water to escape. You two
I usually have to be careful, because if water breaks out, it could easily burn down my house."
Meeting his gloomy eyes, Mrs. Jiu shuddered. She had no doubt that if she pissed off the man in front of her again, he would really set fire to her yard.
It is said that those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes. The woodshed where Lin's mother and son live is as big as a palm and will be burned down. The Luo family's house is carefully maintained and all the money is hidden inside. If it is burned down, it will be burned down.
, the Luo family’s many years of savings were gone.
Can't afford to offend!
Such a big thing happened to Chu Yunli, and it was quite strange. It spread everywhere and many people heard about it.
The Luo family was disgraced. When Liu Xicai heard about this incident, he was so angry that he sent several brothers to the Tang family on the spot, and also sent a carriage to pick up Chu Yunli.
The coachman did not say that he was going to the Tang family, but that Liu Xicai had invited his daughter to watch the fun.
Chu Yunli had nothing to do, and felt that the Tang family was starting to get bolder again, so she climbed onto the carriage unceremoniously.
Jiang Huixin has gotten better recently, but life has to go down. She cheered up and started to receive guests again. Yesterday was not bad, half of the house was occupied.
When there were more guests staying, she became very busy, going out to buy groceries before dawn. This time she learned the lesson and took Tang Qianqian with her no matter what she did.
Tang Qianqian got up too early, yawned nonstop, and dozed off in front of the stove. When she heard someone coming in outside, she didn't bother to pay attention. Jiang Huixin couldn't stand her laziness, so she picked up a piece of garlic and threw it away: "Go and see if it's okay.
Another visitor comes, all of them are money, and my family is in debt, so if you don’t want to be betrayed, run faster.”
Tang Qianqian knew that her family was cornered, and no matter how unhappy she was, she still managed to get up.
While Jiang Huixin was working, she began to calculate how much room rent she could earn in the past two days. When she heard her daughter screaming outside, she was startled and hurriedly dropped her work and ran out.
Liu Xicai was holding a stick in his hand. When he saw her, he sneered: "I won't hit women. Call Tang Mingshan out. I'll talk to him. Sell my daughter..."
His eyes fell on Tang Qianqian with evil intentions.
Tang Qianqian screamed again and hid behind her mother.
Jiang Huixin was so frightened that her whole body was trembling: "I, I, I...I'll call!"
At this moment, Tang Qianqian learned to be smart: "I'll go!" She turned around and ran away, no longer showing her original procrastination.
Tang Mingshan lived on the first floor, and the door was opened next to his house. He heard the noise almost as soon as Liu Xicai led someone through the door.
He was so scared that he didn't dare to move at all.
Tang Qianqian ran into the door: "Dad, go and have a look! If you don't comfort the man named Liu, he will sell me." Afterwards, tears fell from her eyes and her body began to twitch uncontrollably.
The Tang family didn't know Aunt Jiu's plan. After receiving one tael of silver, they waited for them to send the remaining twenty taels as betrothal gift. They never expected that Aunt Jiu would come to welcome the bride so soon. And the Tang family was quite far away from there, so the news was not available yet.
It didn't come through either... At this moment, the whole family thought it was about receiving one tael of silver. When Xiaoya learned about it, she ran to Liu's house to file a complaint and asked her own father to make the decision.
Tang Mingshan stabilized his mind, limped up, and when he reached the yard, he forced a smile: "Listen to my explanation."
Liu Xicai sat down with his golden sword: "Tell me! I can't tell you clearly today, my sword doesn't recognize anyone!"
It was at this time that Chu Yunli came.
Jiang Huixin was very scared. After seeing her daughter, she hurriedly said: "Xiaoya, your father thought the Luo family's marriage was very good, so he accepted Xiao Ding. If you don't want to, we can just withdraw. Why bother...
…It’s such a mess.”
Halfway through her words, she was glared at by Liu Xicai, and the last few words sounded very soft, like a mosquito humming.
"Everyone has come to welcome me." Chu Yunli smiled half-heartedly: "It seems that I am not fierce enough, that's why you think you can be my master."
Jiang Huixin was startled: "What?"
Tang Mingshan also thought he heard it wrong: "Welcoming the bride? The bride price hasn't even been given yet!"
"Who would mind that there is too much money?" Liu Xicai slapped his hand on the table: "Whether you get any benefits or not, it is not okay to engage Xiaoya privately. Our two families agreed at the beginning that Xiaoya is my daughter or you and your wife.
Send her back to the Liu family in person. Your brain is rusty, let me help you wake up!"
Before he finished speaking, he quickly picked up a long stool and threw it towards Tang Mingshan's head.
As the sound of wood breaking came, blood flowed from Tang Mingshan's hair, slowly dripping from his forehead, and gradually more and more blood flowed. He was dizzy for a moment, and fell down.
Jiang Huixin was so frightened that she held her head and screamed: "Someone is coming, we're going to kill him!"
Tang Qianqian was dumbfounded. She didn't step forward and said nothing. Instead, she hurriedly backed away.
Tang Qinghe's injury has mostly improved. He was in the latrine just now and finally arrived. Seeing this situation, his eyes were full of horror: "You... you killed my father, you have to pay for it!"
"Have you fallen in love with money?" Liu Xicai stood up and said, "It won't kill anyone, it just teaches a lesson."
Jiang Huixin came back to her senses and threw herself in front of Chu Yunli: "Xiaoya, bring me the money. Your father has to see a doctor, otherwise he will die. Hurry up!"
"Don't give it!" Liu Xicai said rudely: "You can't take it back even if I give it to you!"
Jiang Huixin: "..."
Tears kept falling from her face, her eyes were pleading, and she looked straight at her daughter.
Chu Yunli looked into her tearful eyes with an indifferent expression: "I won't give it."