When Li Cuihua heard the news, her face instantly turned green.
Could it be that she had gone astray? What is the extraordinary background of this Su Zhiqing?
Otherwise, how could Mrs. Li Yue'e be willing to give such a high betrothal gift?
When her old son married his wife, her family only gave her a gift of 200 yuan, which was already considered high. Her old daughter-in-law was still a salaried worker.
The more Li Cuihua thought about it, the more wrong she became. She was so anxious that she stopped picking peanuts and walked around in Shaiguping.
"Cuihua, what are you doing? You're making me dizzy." An aunt was a little dissatisfied.
"It's okay. I've had enough at noon. Let's eat." Li Cuihua waved her hand casually.
All the aunts looked at each other, these days people don't have enough to eat, yet they still have to eat. It's bullshit but also a bit more serious.
An aunt who didn't deal with Li Cuihua laughed and said, "Don't look at the high-priced gift given by Li Yue'e. Do you feel anxious that you will be squeezed again?"
Li Cuihua was about to curse when she suddenly stopped.
yes! Maybe this was Li Yue'e's trick and he spread it to her on purpose.
The money was sealed in red, and it didn't matter how much she said. Even if it wasn't that much, Su Zhiqing, a foreigner, would never dare to speak out and openly slap her mother-in-law in the face.
Maybe she just felt that she couldn't compare to her old daughter-in-law, so she deliberately said it to spite her.
Her old daughter-in-law was receiving a salary while Su Zhiqing was farming in the countryside. This was an obvious fact. No matter how you looked at it, her old daughter-in-law was outstanding.
Even if Su Zhiqing's family was better off, he could still take care of his daughter for one or two years. After three or four years, who would still remember that he had a daughter in the country. Maybe he will live in the countryside for the rest of his life.
After figuring it out, Li Cuihua was instantly happy again.
"What's there to be anxious about? It's her business to give high betrothal gifts. That's not the case in my family. I always give a bowl of water evenly. How can the other daughters-in-law be happy if I give just that much? Isn't this just causing trouble for my family?" "
Li Cuihua said, feeling happy. It's best to start a quarrel and fight so that Li Yue'e won't have a peaceful life.
Apart from Li Cuihua, those who were upset after hearing the news were also Lu Guihua's mother Zhao Jiuxiang.
I'm afraid my mother-in-law's heart has gone too far. At that time, her daughter only gave her a gift of 50 yuan. When I came to propose marriage, I only brought a small bag of white flour.
To put it bluntly, I just look down on their family. Over the years, their family has been lukewarm.
Her daughter was the main contributor to giving birth to two fat boys in their family.
The more I think about it, the more irritating it becomes.
Zhao Jiuxiang stopped pulling out the peanuts. He told the team leader that he was going to drain the water, and secretly ran to where Lu Guihua was working. He grabbed her and asked her.
"Did your mother-in-law really give Su Zhiqing a gift of 400 yuan?"
Lu Guihua was unhappy about this. She had clearly said she would give 200 before, but why did she get 400 again?
"I don't know how she could tell such a thing to a daughter-in-law like me. If everyone says this, then it's true."
Zhao Jiuxiang was really angry when she saw her daughter like this.
"Tell me about you. Why don't you know anything? You have given birth to two boys. Whatever the Lu family has in the future, you will have to take the majority. All the money must be given away. How can you still separate the family in the future? How much is your share? Just support me and make trouble for me when you get back, do you hear me?"
"Not to mention 400 yuan, no matter what the land is, I have to make up for it to 200 yuan for you."
"Did you hear that?"
"Hey, you damn girl, don't just work and say nothing, do you hear me?"
Lu Guihua was impatient to listen to her mother's words, so she could only wave her hands and said: "I know, I know."
"After making up for the betrothal gift, remember to give it to half of the family. Your brother is about to get a wife." Zhao Jiuxiang did not forget to explain.
Lu Guihua curled her lips and said nothing.
In the afternoon, Su Mo gained another three points.
Because of the marriage proposal and the 400 yuan gift, Su Mo could clearly feel that the villagers were paying more attention to her. From time to time, she would see three aunts passing by in groups, pointing at her and whispering.
Seeing her look over, he pretended to be fine and left.
Su Mo was also speechless.
No wonder the rumors of this era can drive people to death. It can be tolerated for a day or two, but if it lasts for a long time, it will be unbearable.
This is not a bad thing for her. If those who encounter bad things are pointed out like this for a few days and have poor tolerance, they may really seek short-sightedness.
Lu Changzheng first went to the commune post office in the afternoon and called the commune post office. He didn't get a definite reply, so he had to go back to the brigade first and call again in the evening to urge him.
Lu Changzheng first helped his mother pick out peanuts before looking for Su Mo.
When he got to the field, he found that his wife was pulling peanuts noisily again without even trying to be lazy. Lu Changzheng hurried over to help pull it out so that his wife could go back and rest early.
"Hey, you don't need to pull it out, just help me pick it out." Su Mo quickly stopped her, so as not to pull out her energy.
"I'll pick it up when it's almost done. It's just a matter of a few trips."
"My land is easy to pull out, so it doesn't take much trouble. You pick first. I'll pick here, then my aunt, and we'll take turns."
"No, I'll pull it out with you first. When it's over, you can go back and rest early."
"Aren't you afraid that others will say that you have forgotten your mother when you have a wife?" Su Mo said with a smile.
"My mother knows whether I have forgotten it or not." Lu Changzheng didn't care what others said.
"After you finish pulling it out for me, I can't go back yet. I have to help other educated youth pull it out. They helped me before, but I didn't feel good enough to finish it myself, so I went back first."
Lu Changzheng:......
"Okay, let me pick first." Lu Changzheng silently put down the peanut seedlings and picked peanuts instead.
After Su Mo finished pulling out, she went to help Ma Xiaojuan pull out. By the time she finished, it was almost 6 o'clock. Su Mo asked Ma Xiaojuan to help Chen Lan while she went back to cook.
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After Lu Guihua returned home, she started throwing pots and bowls in the kitchen, making ping-ping-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong bangs everywhere. She was upset and scolded her two sons until they cried.
Li Yue'e was impatient and came out of the room directly and said: "What are you dissatisfied with? Say it directly and don't criticize Huai."
Lu Guihua didn't dare to speak out again for a moment.
"Why don't you tell me? Now I give you a chance. If you have any dissatisfaction, please tell me quickly. Maybe I can solve it for you. After today, it won't be so easy to talk about it."
"Mother, mother, you are too partial." Lu Guihua said timidly.
"Oh? Why are you partial? Because I gave the third family a 400 yuan gift, and you only have 50 yuan?"
"The third child's family has 400 yuan. That's because the third child privately gave me another 200 yuan and asked me to give it together. If you want it, ask your man to make up for it."
"Well, if my family doesn't pay back the 200 yuan, mother, you should have a bowl of water."
"Is a bowl of water flat?" Li Yue'e laughed angrily.
"Lao San has been in the army for seven years. Except for the first two years, he sent 5 yuan a month. In the next five years, he sent 20 yuan a month. Not to mention the food and clothing he sent back from the army from time to time. Just the money. In seven years, I sent 1,320 yuan.”
"The third child hasn't had anything to eat or drink at home these past few years. If I really want a bowl of water, I won't just give him two hundred, but at least five or six hundred."
"Why don't you build a house for your third uncle? That house is much grander than ours." Lu Guihua retorted in a low voice.
"The reason why his house is so grand is because he sent money separately. The money his family paid to build his house is the same as that of your two families." Li Yue'e was so angry that she said, "If you want grandeur, spend your own money." Get it. Don’t make any contribution to the family and just think about good things.”
"Why haven't we contributed to the family? Wei Guo also paid money to the family every month. I also gave birth to two big fat grandchildren for the old Lu family." Lu Guihua said angrily.
"The second brother pays money to the family, but your family doesn't eat and drink at home? It's only been two years since we paid. What about before? A family of four has the least work to do, but the most food."
"Mom, how can you say that to your eldest grandson?"
"What happened to the eldest grandson? Let me tell you, I am not Zhao Jiuxiang. I only regard the male child as a treasure. If you give birth to a son, I will not be a hero. Only the filial ones are useful to me."
"If all the sons you give birth to are like the second child, it would be better not to have any sons at all."
Ever since Lu Weiguo did what he did to marry Lu Guihua, she had been disappointed in him.
As soon as Lu Weiguo returned home, he heard his mother's words, and he immediately felt aggrieved: "Mom, why did I offend you? It's better not to give birth."
"Why did you offend me? Look at the good wife you married, she is just a troublemaker. When the third child has laid the table, we will separate the family immediately and take your wife to another place. Don't be an eyesore in front of me."
"Lu Guihua, what good things have you done again?" Lu Weiguo shouted directly.
Damn it, he worked so hard in the factory, and he still has to be treated like this when he comes back.
"What can I do? I just asked my mother to serve a bowl of water." Lu Guihua cried, "I can't even say a word about the 400 yuan gift my mother gave to the third family."
"Of the 400 yuan gift, 200 yuan was given by the third child, and the family only gave 200 yuan." Li Yue'e said coldly.
"Second brother, tell me. Should the family pay the 200 yuan to the third child?"
"That's right." Lu Weiguo nodded sharply.
"When I gave your wife 50 yuan as a bride price, did my family give me too much?"
"Nothing less." Lu Weiguo said. At that time, it was very respectable to give 50 yuan in the countryside.
"Is your wife qualified to control how much bride price the family will give?"
"No."
"Then let me ask what your wife is fussing about? If she is dissatisfied with our family, let her pack up and go back to her parents' house, and she will marry you another one." Li Yue'e dropped these words and walked into the room.
Lu Guihua was so frightened that she didn't dare to cry. She took her two sons back to the room dejectedly, not daring to make any more trouble.
