At the beginning of autumn, he took out the dowry list. In order to prevent Zhang You from snatching it away, he only held it in his own hand and asked Zhang You to look at it.
Zhang You glanced quickly and opened his mouth wider.
"W-when did this happen? Why didn't I know?"
Li Qiu pursed her lips: "It's just today. Mother promised me personally and even put her fingerprints on it. If you don't believe me, ask mother."
Mrs. Liu is still naked and doesn't dare to move at all.
Her waist had been unable to move after a fall, but Li Qiu had taken care of her much better. She wanted to reach out to get the quilt, but Yu Cuihua glared at her, so she retracted her hand and huddled in the corner, looking very pitiful.
"Mom, are these the things you promised to give to Li Qiu?"
Mrs. Liu's eyes evaded: "I...I was just saying casually that it was this little bitch who forced me to do my fingerprints! Sanwazi, you saw it too, this little bitch can really write. She is worth a lot now." Normally, if you give her to Gu Laizi for free, our family will suffer a big loss."
As soon as these words came out, the room suddenly became quiet.
Not only Zhang You, but also Yu Cuihua and Chen Yunfang looked at Li Qiu with different eyes.
"Mom is right," Zhang You licked his chapped lips, his eyes were hot, crazy and greedy, "Sister-in-law and second sister-in-law, do you know how much a girl like this, who can read and write, is charming and pretty, and is a baby, can be sold in the market? Silver?"
Yu Cuihua became even more excited and kept urging Zhang You: "Lao San, tell me quickly, how much can it be sold for?"
Zhang You stretched out a hand and gestured: "Sell it to the old bustard for fifty taels, but if you can find a passing merchant who knows the goods, you can sell it at a higher price, starting at eighty taels!"
There was a sound of breathing in the room.
"Li Qiu, I never thought you were so valuable."
Chen Yunfang slowly got off the kang, walked around behind Li Qiu, and blocked the door in advance with her big belly.
"I'm from here. Please listen to my advice. It's not a good thing to marry Gu Laizi. It's better to stay at home for a while and wait for the third child to find a merchant. You can follow the merchant to enjoy the blessings. When the time comes, you can be confident and give the merchant a baby. My son and my daughter will be my aunt in gold and silver all my life, no better than following Gu Laizi!"
Seeing Chen Yunfang moving, Zhang You and Yu Cuihua slowly gathered around Li Qiu.
Li Qiu stepped back step by step until he reached Chen Yunfang before stopping.
"Is the second sister-in-law from here? So, the second sister-in-law was also sold by her mother's family to a kiln as a kiln girl or sold to a passing merchant as a concubine? Then I dare to ask how many customers the second sister-in-law received and how many children she gave birth to to the merchants. Being despised by others, you rushed back to marry Zhang Erga?"
"Pfft", Yu Cuihua was the first to be unable to hold it in and laughed loudly: "Liqiu, why didn't I realize before that your mouth is so powerful?"
Li Qiu gave her a cool look: "If sister-in-law wants to see things, then learn from second sister-in-law. I don't mind having a good talk with sister-in-law."
Yu Cuihua waved her hands and smiled happily: "I'm stupid and can't learn. Don't bother me. I just want money."
"You want money? That depends on whether you have the ability!" Li Qiu laughed mockingly, "Your brain is not as good as the old sow raised at home!"
"You! Yuan Liqiu, I'll tear your mouth apart!"
Li Qiu was petite and agile. When Yu Cuihua rushed towards her, she lowered her head, ducked under Chen Yunfang's arm, pushed with her backhand, and used Chen Yunfang as a shield.
Yu Cuihua's strength was quite strong, and Chen Yunfang fell down hard.
Fortunately, Chen Yunfang's pregnancy was strong, otherwise the child might not have been saved.
Everyone in the house fell on their backs, and Li Qiu took the opportunity to escape into the yard, shouting: "Someone is coming quickly!"
Almost as soon as she shouted out, there was movement at Aunt Sun's house next door.
Aunt Sun was just like what she sang in the opera, as if she knew some tricks, she was lying on the wall in an instant: "Liqiu, what happened? Don't be afraid, your Uncle Gu and your Brother Heihu have already passed. "
Before he finished speaking, the Zhang family's courtyard door was banged loudly: "Open the door, open the door! What's going on!"
The disheveled Zhang Yougang chased out, saw Aunt Sun on the wall, and shrank back.
Aunt Sun had sharp eyes and had seen him a long time ago: "Oh, isn't this Zhang Xiucai? What happened to your family? Did you get into trouble? Get dressed quickly and come out."
Zhang You hid inside the door and pretended to be calm: "Auntie, it's okay..."
"Auntie, something happened to my mother," Li Qiu said, pretending to open the courtyard door, "My mother was killed in the middle of the night..."
"beginning of autumn!"
Zhang You ignored his appearance and rushed out, grabbed Li Qiu's arm, and warned her in a low voice: "If you dare to speak out, I will tell you to live or die!"
Li Qiu smiled at him: "Third brother, now is the time for you to beg me. It's not very smart for you to threaten me."
Zhang You was so angry that he wanted to kill someone, but Aunt Sun was lying on the wall, and Uncle Gu and Gu Heihu were banging on the door again.
If the delay continues, half the village will come to watch the fun. Even if he joins forces with Yu Cuihua and Chen Yunfang to say that Li Qiu is confusing right and wrong, the plan to sell Li Qiu will be ruined.
For the current plan, we can only stabilize the beginning of autumn first, and then slowly plan for it later.
"Liqiu, what do you want?"
Li Qiu pursed her lips: "I'm not greedy. Just give me the things on the dowry list. If you do this, I will help you cover up what happened tonight."
Zhang You has seen the list. There are many things on the list, all of which are neatly arranged. It costs at least thirty taels of silver. He can get them by himself without any money from his family.
In addition, after giving Li Qiubai to Gu Changan, Gu Changan also snatched away my money bag that night, which still contained more than a dozen taels of silver.
Adding it all up, more than fifty taels of silver were gone, and he felt really painful in his heart.
After a moment's hesitation, Li Qiu raised his voice and smiled at Aunt Sun: "Auntie, third brother is so generous. He forced my mother to make a dowry list for me. I was worried about not being able to find a witness, and it happened that Uncle Gu Brother Heihu and I are here, they are both literate, I will open the door and ask uncle and Brother Heihu to be witnesses for me."
Aunt Sun smiled and nodded: "Anyone who asks for anything is my family. Do you have red mud at home? I'll ask your sister-in-law to bring it over."
Gu Heihu's wife responded cheerfully from the other side of the wall: "Mom, I'll go over there and take a look."
He looked like he was going to watch a show.
Zhang You was so angry that he glared at Li Qiu fiercely and tightened his grip so hard that Li Qiu's wrist hurt: "Yuan Liqiu, watch your mouth for a while!"
Li Qiu curled his lips, and Zhang You lost three of his soul with this smile.
Damn it, why are these little hooves suddenly so attractive?
Zhang couldn't help but let go and watched Li Qiu open the door.
"How did you come?"
