Old man Xiao led Xiao Dayong's family and Qu Xiaodie to hurriedly carry the loaded potatoes into the car and hurried back home.
Ms. Liu had already prepared the meal. According to Mrs. Xiao's temperament, she was not willing to keep Qu Xiaodie to eat. However, thinking that her daughter was about to get married, she wanted to show off to Qu Xiaodie, so she kept her. One sentence.
Qu Xiaodie didn't care to eat her meal at first, but when she saw Xiao Yuanhang coming back, she wanted to see if he was going to cause trouble again, so she stayed here.
At the dinner table, Old Man Xiao asked
"What's going on? Calling everyone back again!"
Mrs. Xiao raised her chin and raised her eyebrows.
“Oh, I’m going to talk about a big happy event this time!
We, the fourth child, are promising, and we are interested in making friends with Cao Dahu in Nanwan Town. He wants to marry us!
Their boy wants to marry our beautiful girl! The betrothal gift of one hundred taels!
Her family has five hundred acres of fertile land, and there are three shops in the town. If we marry her, she will be the young mistress!
That person was still the classmate of the fourth child, and the fourth child paid special attention to it! This condition is not mentioned anymore! "
"What? Mom, are you telling the truth? Fourth brother, is it true?"
Xiao Yan asked in disbelief and turned to ecstasy.
"Fourth brother is still kind to me! He always thinks of me!"
Xiao Yuanhang said proudly
"of course it's true!
One hundred taels of silver is just the bride price, and there are also jewelry, silks, and other things!
I guarantee that you will be the heaviest betrothal gift in these ten miles and eight villages! "
Ouch! Not just in the eight villages within ten miles, but in the entire town, this amount of betrothal gifts could not be counted with a slap in the face! My old son is still promising, and my old daughter will also enjoy a blessed life!
From now on, it's up to you to let your father and I enjoy happiness! There is no hope for those who are digging in the mud! "
While Mrs. Xiao was praising Xiao Yuanhang and Xiao Yan, she glanced at Xiao Dayong and his wife.
Xiao Dayong had long been accustomed to it and didn't take it seriously. He asked in line with his duty as an elder brother.
"How old is that person? How is his character? As long as he has enough money to eat and use, the key thing is that he has good character. Don't let Yanzi suffer in the past!"
Old Mrs. Xiao heard the dissatisfaction
"They are from a wealthy family. Yanzi married into a young mistress. She is well-to-do, well-to-do and wears gold and silver. Why should she be offended?"
After Xiao Yan heard this, she still asked a question.
"Fourth brother, what does that man look like? How old is he?"
"Although I'm not as good looking as Fourth Brother, I can still be considered Zhou Zheng. I'm twenty-three this year. But what's the use of being good-looking? In the village, Huyazi is good-looking, with thick eyebrows and big eyes. Are you willing to marry her and eat bran-throated vegetables? ?”
"That's the truth! Sister, don't think too hard about it and let the young lady be a village woman!"
Xie Yujiao heard the betrothal gift of one hundred taels of silver and said with excitement, the fourth child in her family is a scholar in the family, how can she still lose such a betrothal gift to them!
Xiao Yan heard that it was the same thing, but she always felt that something was wrong!
Qu Xiaodie took small sips of the corn paste in the bowl and opened her mouth to watch the excitement without fear of trouble.
"I haven't married a wife at the age of twenty-three, so there must be some hidden illness!"
This time, Xiao Yanwen turned pale and looked at Xiao Yuanhang.
Xiao Yuanhang coughed uncomfortably and said
"Nonsense, what kind of hidden disease! It's just that Brother Cao was not lucky and he married a daughter-in-law who got sick.
This can only mean that his wife who got married early is not lucky, and she will not live to enjoy it! "
"What? You said he has already married a wife? Then I am not going to be someone's second wife? Isn't he even leaving his children? I don't want to be someone's stepmother!"
Old man Xiao and Mrs. Xiao also frowned and asked hurriedly
"You explained the situation clearly in one breath!"
Xiao Yuanhang could only say
"I have a son, but he was born to me by my aunt. He is a bastard. When he grows up, he can give him whatever he wants and he can become rich. It won't hinder my sister's happiness!"
"What? There's still aunt? I won't do it!"
After hearing this, Xiao Yan threw her chopsticks and left!
Old man Xiao and Mrs. Xiao also sighed! While he was reluctant to part with the money, he was jealous of his aunt and concubine.
But what they didn't know was that not only did they have an aunt and a concubine, but Cao Chengan also had two girls who were married to him, and they also had good friends outside, and they often went to flower houses with Xiao Yuanhang.
It can only be said that Xiao Yuanhang disowned his relatives for the sake of money!
Old Mrs. Xiao, who wanted to show off, had no intention of showing off. She ate the paste in the bowl and went back to the house to discuss it with Old Man Xiao.
Before leaving, he did not forget to instruct Mrs. Liu to clear the table and go to work in the fields.
Qu Xiaodie thought she would stop working today, but unexpectedly, she asked Widow Liu to replace Old Man Xiao, and Qu Xiaodie followed Xiao Dayong and the Li family to haul potatoes for a long time.
When Xiao Yuanhang saw Xiao Yan throwing down his chopsticks and leaving, he cursed inwardly, then threw down his job and followed Mr. Xiao and his wife into the house.
He couldn't eat this corn mush anyway.
Xie Yujiao, on the other hand, likes to eat or not. She is twins. She loves to be hungry and will not leave the table until she is full.
Xiao Yuanhang looked at the sad faces of Old Man Xiao and Old Mrs. Xiao, and patiently spoke to persuade them.
"It's not that I don't think about my sister, it's just that with my sister's conditions, it's hard to choose someone better than this one!
Although Brother Cao is older than Yanzi, he knows how to care for others! Besides, the betrothal gift of one hundred taels of silver, marrying into a popular and popular drinker, and having someone to take care of you, aren't these conditions enough to make up for your age?
Besides, there is no rich family that doesn’t have a few aunts. Those who don’t have aunts are paupers and can’t afford to support them!
That’s all I’ve said, please think about it! If my sister really doesn’t want to, then she can find someone with similar conditions to our family. After all, it’s a matter of a lifetime, and my eldest brother is right. Those who are not poor can only be fed and not hungry! "
Xiao Yuanhang said all the good things and went back to his house without saying more. Based on his understanding of his parents and sister, they couldn't resist the temptation of one hundred taels of silver!
After returning to the house, I flirted with Xie Yujiao for a while, and coaxed Xie Yujiao gently. Xiao Yuanhang left again early the next morning.
He only left one sentence, giving them three days to think about it. If he comes back three days later and they don't agree, he will go to the Cao family and tell them that it can't be done and let the Cao family make other plans.
The reason why Xiao Yuanhang was so anxious to go back was because domestic flowers were not as fragrant as wild flowers. Xie Yujiao was not the only one who conceived a child for him, there was also Qiuhong outside!
It's just that Qiu Hong's month is two and a half months younger than Xie Yujiao's. Xie Yujiao's child is already four and a half months old, and she's already pregnant. Qiu Hong was only diagnosed a few days ago, and it's less than two months old, which is the critical time. , it can be seen that Xiao Yuanhang has not been idle for a day!
To say that Xiao Yuanhang was able to find Cao Chengan as a husband for Xiao Yan, we have to start with their visit to the flower house together. After Xiao Yuanhang "borrowed" money from Xie Yushu to go to the county school, he first paid the tuition with five taels of silver. , and then take three days of rest every ten days to go to Cuixiang Tower with Cao Chengan and a few other people.
