Sanmei's father, Niu Liugen, was a vain man who liked to eat and was lazy. Seeing his son growing up day by day, and the cost of marrying a wife being so high, he became worried.
Daughters can ignore questions, but sons cannot ignore them. Parents who favor sons over daughters have this mentality.
Niu Liugen thought about it, and quietly said that he wanted one hundred thousand yuan in financial resources, three golds, and some other miscellaneous things. Together, he estimated that it would cost one hundred and fifty thousand yuan.
The traffic in Qianniu Village is blocked, there are rocks everywhere, and the cultivated area is very small. Thanks to the ability to pick dry goods, otherwise there would be no food to eat.
Spending 150,000 to marry a wife?
In their opinion, it is absolutely impossible.
There are always exceptions. Niu Zi, a childhood sweetheart with his third sister, did not dare to confess his feelings before, but after hearing the conditions of Niu Liugen's offer, he locked himself in the house for three days and three nights without leaving the house.
Three days later, in the early morning, someone saw Niu Zi. He was carrying a bamboo basket, a sickle and a shovel, and headed straight into the mountains.
It is said that there are precious medicinal materials deep in the mountains. If you dig them up, you can sell them at a high price, and you will have the money to be with your third sister.
one day.
Three days.
five days.
Time passed day by day, and there was still no sign of Niu Zi on the path leading to the deep mountains.
There were rumors in the village that Niu Zi died in the mountains, was bitten by hungry wolves, and could never come back.
The third sister stayed at home and cried for three whole days. This was not because she liked Niu Zi, but because she felt guilty. If her father had not made that condition, Niu Zi would not have gone to the mountains to find medicinal materials, and he would not have died.
Niu Liugen didn't care about the rumors. After all, Niu Zi's parents had died long ago and he had no relatives. He was not afraid of people coming to trouble him and continued to drink, play cards and sing a show.
Half a month later.
Just when everyone thought that Niu Zi's body was gone, someone saw Niu Zi on a path in the mountains in the evening.
At that time, the man was so frightened that he lost his mind and yelled that there was a ghost and the ghost was coming.
The whole village was shocked.
The courageous older man walked in front, and dozens of people walked towards the mountain path, but no sign of Niu Zi was found.
They came to Niu Zi's house instead and found that the door was open.
Niu Zi was sitting in the yard, drinking cold water. His clothes were torn by thorns and his shoes were torn. He looked quite embarrassed.
But there was a glimmer of light in his eyes, especially when he saw Niu Liugen.
It has flesh and blood, it is a human being, not a ghost!
Everyone then relaxed a little.
"Uncle Liugen, I'm back." Niu Zi said with a smile.
"Come back, come back, what does it have to do with me?" Niu Liugen shook his head and said.
Niu Zi frowned and said, "It doesn't matter. If it weren't for you, why would I go to the mountains to collect medicinal materials?"
"You...you did it voluntarily. I didn't put a knife on your neck. What's more, you came back alive. Don't try to extort my money. I don't have any money either." Niu Liugen quickly cleared the air.
"Uncle Liugen, you misunderstood. How could I blackmail you? I want to marry Third Sister." Niu Zi grinned.
Niu Liugen sneered on the spot and said: "You are a poor boy, you want to marry my daughter, do you have the money?"
"Yes, I have money, look." Niu Zi took out the grass from the bamboo basket and poured the contents onto the stone platform.
All were hundred-dollar bills, a full fifteen wads!
The people in the mountain had never seen so much money before. They quickly ran over and carefully identified it to make sure that the money was real!
"Uncle Liugen, this is 150,000 yuan. I'll give it to you. Can I marry my third sister?" Niu Zi said with a silly smile.
Niu Liugen took the money, his eyes almost fell off, he nodded repeatedly and said: "Okay, okay."
He's going to take the money away.
At this time, the third sister rushed out and said, "No."
Everyone's eyes fell on the third sister.
Snap!
Without thinking, Niu Liugen slapped him in the face. He was about to eat the fat meat in his mouth. How could he allow something to go wrong?
"I make my own decisions about my own affairs." After the third sister finished speaking, she ran out crying. She didn't like this kind of transactional marriage.
"Uncle Liugen, I don't want to force Third Sister, and I don't want to see her unhappy. Let's forget about this marriage." Niu Zi shook his head and said.
"No, no, let's do this. I'll leave the money with you first." Niu Liugen wanted to take it away, but with so many villagers watching, it definitely wouldn't work. "I'll go back and persuade Sanmei to keep it tomorrow morning so she can change her mind."
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After saying that, he ran back home and tried hard and soft tactics, but the third sister refused and threatened to die.
Niu Liugen was so annoyed that he met someone who was trying to collect gambling debts. He became jealous and took advantage of the dark and windy night to sneak into Niu Zi's house.
Little did he know that there were other villagers who also sneaked in and took advantage of the money.
When Niu Zi discovered that someone was stealing, he suddenly woke up. The 150,000 yuan was his wife Ben, who was sleeping in his arms.
"Uncle Liu Gen, village chief, Uncle Wang, no, you can't take my money..." Niu Zi recognized them all.
Those people had already made up their minds, so how could they give up easily? The theft turned into a blatant robbery.
The crowd beat Niu Zi and took away the money.
Niu Zi did not cry, but looked at the backs of everyone leaving, his eyes full of despair.
One hundred and fifty thousand was divided among the people in the village.
After all, they were doing evil things, so they were still a little worried. Will Niu Zi call the police, and will someone come to arrest them?
Those people hid in the bamboo forest and stared at the door of Niu Zi's house. At ten o'clock in the morning, a young man walked out, took a look into the mountains, and walked in without looking back.
"Is this what happened to that awesome guy?" Ning Feiyang sighed after hearing this, "What happened next?"
"Nothing happened. The villagers thought that Niu Zi would come back after a while, maybe with a sum of money. They were still trying to make money. More than a year later, Niu Zi never came back." Sanmei shook her head.
He shook his head and said.
There were sparkling tears in his eyes.
Ning Feiyang was also choked up.
"Niu Zi has not come back for a long time. Those who robbed the money, after spending all the money, also thought of going to the mountains to find medicinal materials. A few boldly went there but failed to come out." Sanmei said.
"So, in the end, you didn't dare to go?" Ning Feiyang said, pointing into the distance.
Third Sister nodded and said: "They say there is Niu Zi's ghost inside, waiting for everyone to go over and take revenge."
There is not much basis for this statement, but with so many people missing, it naturally became a forbidden area.
"I advise you to go back. If your friend really went to the mountains behind the woods, he would probably have encountered something unexpected. If you go there again, I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to come out." Sanmei kindly advised. (Unfinished)