Some people in the village had never seen an official in their life, let alone been involved in a lawsuit. Hearing this, everyone in the Cui family looked panicked.
The woman took a few steps closer and said, "You stole our Lu family's money, why don't you return it quickly?"
"It wasn't stolen!" Xiao Zhang shouted in panic.
"Oh?" The mother-in-law stared at her closely, stretched out her hand to pull her, "You are the one who stole the money, right? Follow me to the Yamen!"
Little Mrs. Zhang hurriedly stepped back. She was used to doing rough work and was quite strong. The woman stumbled as she was rewinding.
Seeing this, the mother-in-law became more and more angry. She rolled up her sleeves and was about to step forward. The lady behind her finally said, "We are a reasonable family, so we can just take the money back."
The mother-in-law stopped her hand and responded respectfully, "Yes, madam."
Then he turned around and looked at everyone, "Did you hear what Madam said?"
Everyone in the Cui family looked at the sky and the earth but did not look at her. Mrs. Zhang quietly pushed Cui Dashan out.
Cui Dashan was also very anxious, "But..." He turned around and looked at his family, calmed down a little, then looked at the neighbors watching on the roadside, stretched out his hand to greet him, and said, "The visitor is a guest, let's go in first."
He moved too fast and looked stiff.
The noble lady hummed, and the group of people entered the door. Little Zhang said smoothly, "Yuan'er, make tea for the guests!"
Chu Yunli turned around and went to the kitchen. Cui Yuan'er's tragedy began today, or rather earlier, when Mrs. Zhang collected money when she was young.
Naturally, the Cui family couldn't afford the money, and the Lu family, who came to ask for the money, refused to give up. They had to find other ways to pay it off.
Generally, betrothal gifts in Magnolia Town do not require so much, but the reason why the Lu family paid for these gifts was because the money was used to marry the eldest son of the Lu family who was ill in bed.
Moreover, the things here are complicated and cannot be explained clearly in a few words.
Carrying the tea, she went to the main room. The atmosphere inside was stiff. Chu Yunli paused, walked in, and poured tea for the noble lady first.
The mother-in-law stood aside and said seriously, "You won't be able to spend it. This silver is the betrothal gift of our eldest young master. If you don't give it, our master will come to ask for it in person."
Over there, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Cui family saw Chu Yunli coming in to pour tea, and they exchanged glances. Mrs. Zhang stepped forward and forced a smile, "Since it is a betrothal gift, it was lost on the way to Xi Po... then this
We haven’t talked about the marriage yet, so I’d like to ask, do you have any special requirements for a girl your family wants to marry?”
The mother-in-law opened her mouth and said, "My family background is clean, my appearance is dignified, elegant, and I treat others politely..."
None of this has anything to do with Cui Yuan'er, but she happened to get married in her last life. On the night she entered the house, the unconscious young master died.
Some people in the village originally said that she tortured her parents, but when her husband died on the day of the wedding, some people even said that she had a hard life.
Mrs. Zhang felt a little guilty, but she couldn't get away with the money. Asking for the betrothal gift would make people laugh, and Cui Gui and Cui Bao's marriage would definitely be scandalous. The most important thing is that the betrothal gift must be returned.
It is tantamount to offending the Zhou family. Who would dare to marry the Cui family? Even the neighbors may not dare to associate with the Cui family anymore.
Therefore, no matter how guilty she was, she still had to think of a way. Zhang tentatively pointed at Chu Yunli and asked, "Do you think... is my Yuan'er successful?"
Chu Yunli instantly noticed the gazes of everyone in the room. Her mother-in-law looked at her critically. Her temperament was adequate, but her family background was... She looked at her master.
The noble lady, who is also the Mei family, also looked at Chu Yunli, thoughtfully.
Cui Yuan'er in the previous life was so frightened when he was looked at like this, but he still nodded. Chu Yunli couldn't pretend to be cowering, mainly because of this pretending. He would have to be like this in the future, wouldn't he be asking for trouble?
She stood calmly and let them look at her. Although her appearance was a bit abnormal, she got several looks of appreciation from Mrs. Zhang.
Mei frowned slightly, "It's feasible..."
"If it's possible, it will be done!" Ms. Zhang answered quickly, "I am only a granddaughter. If this had not happened to me, I would still be reluctant to part with her."
The mother-in-law was obviously a little surprised, but she quickly restrained herself and lowered her head.
Mrs. Mei glanced at Chu Yunli a few more times, "Is this girl not engaged yet?"
"No, no!" Mrs. Zhang said hurriedly, "Her brothers have just decided that it will be her turn. This is also her fate! It is her blessing to be favored by you and marry into the Lu family!"
Seeing that Mrs. Mei was not disgusted, Mrs. Zhang stepped forward, pinched Chu Yunli secretly, and said, "Thank you madam quickly."
Chu Yunli avoided her clutches and took a step back, "I don't agree to this marriage."
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the room looked over. Most of them were puzzled, such as the father and son. But Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Zhang's eyes were heavy, as if they wanted to eat her!
Little Mrs. Zhang forced a smile at Mrs. Mei, lowered her voice, and gritted her teeth and said, "Everyone in the Lu family's house has three entrances. Once you enter, you will be the young mistress, and there will be girls to serve you. Don't be stupid. Your grandma and I are still waiting.
Come back and honor us."
Still honor you?
Chu Yunli pretended not to hear and looked at Mrs. Mei, "Mrs. Mei, I come from a bad background and my family is poor. I was raised by my uncle. I definitely don't have a dowry, and my father died a long time ago. Everyone in the village said
I Keqin, Master Lu seems to be ill, what if his condition gets worse when I leave?"
In fact, she wanted to ask what to do if she burps?
This is true, he died the night he entered the house in his previous life!
This question stopped Mei. She glanced at her mother-in-law, who frowned and said, "Since we don't want to, we won't force you. Just return the money and we'll leave immediately."
No positive answer!
It was impossible to repay the money. It was related to her son's lifelong marriage. Xiao Zhang was anxious and took two steps forward. "Don't mind, this girl is a bit stupid..."
The mother-in-law frowned, "Stupid?"
Xiao Zhang hurriedly said, "I was wrong. This girl is very smart. She is a good hand at home and abroad. She can do anything..."
The mother-in-law became impatient and said with a bit of anger in her voice, "Our family is not short of girls!"
Little Zhang said nothing was wrong and she didn't dare to get angry even though she was criticized repeatedly. She said with a smile, "This girl is very good. Her father will die and she has nothing to do with her. Although she is my niece, I don't have a daughter. She
She is my only daughter. In fact, I am still reluctant to let her get married..."
Mrs. Mei frowned slightly, and the mother-in-law stretched out her hand directly to Mrs. Zhang, "Since you can't bear to part with it, just keep it, and the money will come back."
Looking at the hand stretched out in front of her, Xiao Zhang was stunned for a moment, and her eye circles suddenly turned red, "But the silver is gone. On the way back, I kept thinking about losing it, but... it's still gone!"
Mrs. Mei looked at her with a half-smile, "How about I tell the Zhou family?"
That can't be done!
What the Zhou family wants is sincerity! Sincerity!
If it were known that the Cui family was using the money they collected to hire someone, they would immediately break off the engagement. The result would still be the same.
Gao Zhi failed and gained a bad reputation. These days, I have been happy in vain. The key is that it feels so good to be the mother-in-law of Zhou's daughter. Recently, Mrs. Zhang walked in the village and greeted her.
There were a lot more people, and they all praised her for raising a good son. If those envious eyes were replaced by contempt...
Little Mrs. Zhang would never allow such a thing to happen. She turned her eyes and knelt down in front of Mrs. Mei, "Madam, please, if you want a daughter-in-law, we will pay you one. Don't tell the Zhou family, otherwise we will
My family can no longer live here."
Mrs. Mei sighed, "It's useless to talk so much, your girl won't be happy."
Little Zhang immediately turned around, bowed her head to Chu Yunli, "Yuan'er, I beg you, aunt..."
No matter Cui Yuan'er wants to admit it or not, no matter how harshly the Cui family treats her, in the eyes of outsiders, she has earned the favor of the Cui family.
Not to mention the kindness, Mrs. Zhang was the elder and knelt down in front of her. It spread that she would not be able to escape the reputation of being unfilial. Moreover, Ms. Zhang over there also made a move to kneel down, but was stopped by Cui Dashan next to her.
Just held it back.
The room was in chaos. If Mrs. Zhang really knelt down, she would have a reputation of being unfilial for the rest of her life. Chu Yunli took a deep breath. Not to mention Cui Yuan'er, even she felt a little breathless and said, "
It’s okay to get married, I have the conditions!”
After hearing this, Mrs. Zhang immediately turned her head and knelt down to Mrs. Mei, "Madam, she agreed. Just let the matchmaker propose the marriage, and we will have no objections!"
Mrs. Mei was not happy from beginning to end, so she got up and left with her mother-in-law. The Cui family followed suit, sending people out the door and watching her get on the sedan and leave.
As the sedan walked away, Mrs. Zhang turned back to look at Chu Yunli under the eaves. The flattering smile on her face was no longer there, and she said fiercely, "Look at what you can do. How dare you have the conditions? Why don't you go to heaven... I am
I’ll provide you with food and shelter, but you actually dare to put forward conditions..."
As he spoke, he rolled up his sleeves and stepped forward, as if to pull his ears.
Chu Yunli saw her movements, and the pain in her ears seemed to still be there in her memory. She frowned, "I'm not joking. If you want me to marry, there must be conditions. Otherwise, I will go to the Lu family in town to make it clear.
The Lu family is very rich and there are many people who want to marry a wife, so I don’t believe they will force me."
Mr. Zhang is used to being arrogant in front of her niece. If she doesn't pay attention to her words, she will immediately attack her.
Chu Yunli raised his hand and held her hand, "If you dare to take action again, I will go immediately!"
Seeing that she didn't seem to be joking, Xiao Zhang couldn't help but retract her hand, "What do you want to do before you agree to marry?"
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