The two of them knew that if they stayed in the Chen family in this situation, they would definitely starve to death. The rations were only so much. They were just free labor in the eyes of their stepmother, and they would not get their turn to eat.
Da Niu and Er Niu knelt in front of Chen Tiezhu and said that their eldest brother was their father and asked him to find a good marriage for them. Chen Tiezhu thought about it all night and finally agreed.
So when Chen Dazhu returned to Xiangyang Village, he happened to catch up with Chen Da Niu's wedding. Chen Da Niu married a young man from a neighboring village. She was given a gift of fifty yuan and two sets of spring and autumn clothes.
Chen Shuigen was jealous of the fifty yuan gift and wanted to keep it all for himself, but when he saw Chen Tiezhu looking at his other son Chen Daming with a cold face, all his words were swallowed in his throat.
"Big girl, as a gift of fifty yuan, I will give you twenty yuan, give dad ten yuan, and keep the remaining twenty yuan with me. I can still help you if you need anything in the future."
"Brother, I listen to you,"
Chen Da Niu took her 20 yuan gift and the bedding that had been used for more than ten years to get married happily. She finally got rid of her scumbag father and stepmother and started a new life of her own.
Erniu watched her sister leave in her brand-new wedding dress with envy, clenching her little fists tightly. She also wanted to get married and stay away from this cannibal family.
"Er Niu, if you have finished your duties and dad still doesn't give you food, then you come to my eldest brother, I don't believe that a widow can still abuse my sister."
When Chen Tiezhu saw Erniu's worried and envious expression, he knew what she was thinking. The year their mother died, they were still young and had no strength to resist. Things are different now.
"Brother, you are right. From now on, we two brothers will live our own lives well. When my younger sister gets married, I will never take another step forward in the Chen family."
Chen Dazhu took out a few smuggled white buns from his pocket and handed them to Chen Xiaoniu, telling her not to be afraid and to come to him if anything happened. After all, she was his biological sister and would definitely help if anything happened.
Chen Shuigen looked at the deep relationship between the three siblings and curled his lips. They were all white-eyed wolves. When they were raised, they would bite back on their own father.
Chen Weidang watched with cold eyes. After they all sat down, he took out paper and pen and began to write the family separation documents. Compared to Chen Dazhu, Chen Tiezhu still got something.
At least the house they lived in was saved, the living room was shared, the kitchen and woodshed were also shared, and the private land in the backyard was also given two pieces of land.
But Chen Shuigen learned his lesson this time and asked his eldest son to give him pension money every year. It was not much, twenty yuan a year was always required. During the bargaining, he finally settled on ten yuan a year, but after they had a house and moved out,
, there is no need to pay these ten yuan.
What else did Chen Shuigen want to say? Chen Tiezhu pointed at his two half-brothers and asked them to also contribute pension funds. They were already teenagers. They couldn't even support themselves, so what were they living for?
Chen Shuigen immediately shut up, but he had also decided in his heart that starting tomorrow, he would have to let the two boys go find food, otherwise this winter would be difficult.
"Village Chief, my house is about to be damaged. Can I invite you to have a drink with it?"
When Chen Dazhu saw Chen Weidang was about to leave after writing the documents for the separation of the family, he quickly grabbed him and said with an embarrassed look, it was true that he did not have the financial strength of a second-rate man, and this Shangliang wine was indeed a bit shabby.
"Okay, you choose a day."
"The day after tomorrow, I checked, the day after tomorrow is an auspicious day, no, it is a good day."
"Okay, I'll call some people over for you, but don't go digging for the money you should give away, otherwise it will affect your family's fortune in the future."
"Thank you, village chief. I know. Also, can I apply for an advance payment for the construction of the river channel? Otherwise, if I have to get married after drinking, I may not have enough money."
Chen Weidang nodded. This Chen Dazhu only made about a hundred yuan a year. He bought rations and built a house. He probably didn't have much money left in his pocket.
Two days later, Chen Dazhu’s family invited Shangliang Wine, and Li Huan also went there happily. When his family invited Shangliang Wine, Chen Dazhu gave him a dime, picked up almost thirty cents from his family, and also had a meal
OK.
So when Chen Dazhu took the dime from Li Huan's hand, his face was a little ugly. This guy, it is necessary to be so fussy, he is really stingy.
When the villagers heard that Chen Dazhu was also going to invite Shangliang wine, they all came happily. However, with Li Huan's Shangliang wine as a comparison, Chen Dazhu's Shangliang wine could not be expressed as shabby, but a knock on the door.
As the future hostess, Xu Laidi was simply too embarrassed to show off to others, especially the few educated youths in the educated youth area. He no longer even had the interest to bend down and pick up a small, dry sorghum noodle that was as small as a fingernail.
The day after finishing the exam, Chen Dazhu came to the educated youth center carrying twenty kilograms of white flour and a piece of red cloth, and also gave him a betrothal gift of fifty yuan.
"Brother, this is all the money I have. Don't dislike it. When life gets better in the future, I will help you buy nice clothes."
When Chen Dazhu saw Xu Laidi frowning, he knew that she was dissatisfied with the gift he sent. Compared with the gift given by Li Huan, there was a huge difference.
Xu Laidi took a deep breath and accepted Chen Dazhu's betrothal gift. There was no other way. There was no way that the marriage she had personally promised would not be completed, or she would get divorced in the future.
When Chen Dazhu saw her accepting the betrothal gift, his heart in his throat dropped with relief. He smiled and told Xu Laidi that he would come to marry Xu Laidi tomorrow.
"What, it's tomorrow, Brother Dazhu, but you haven't bought anything at home yet. You have to wait for a few days."
Xu Laidi rolled his eyes and quickly excused himself.
"No, the big kang has been burned. You always have quilts and other things here. You should prepare. You must bring everything you need. I'm going to the village to invite someone."
Xu Laidi watched Chen Dazhu leave blankly, as if he didn't believe that he was really going to marry Chen Dazhu tomorrow. In an instant, Xu Laidi felt that the money in his hand was no longer good, so he sat on the threshold and began to think.
But after thinking about it, there is no way to escape unless she returns to the city. But is it so easy to return to the city? It seems that she can only marry Chen Dazhu first.
Early the next morning, the villagers who received the news stood at the gate of the Educated Youth Point, wanting to see Xu Laidi's dowry. They still remember how generous Cheng Qiao's dowry was.
However, when Xu Laidi went out with a big backpack on his back, no one believed their eyes. The obviously worn bedding in the backpack was Xu Laidi's dowry.
"Brother Dazhu, you lost money this time."
The men in the same village shook their heads, but Chen Dazhu didn't care. He was looking for something in the crowd. When his eyes met Cheng Qiao's, his eyes immediately lit up.
Cheng Qiao tried his best to hide the pleasure in his eyes and said a few words in Li Huan's ear. Li Huan nodded repeatedly and pushed towards Xu Laidi.
