Changping Village.
That night, Yang Huaming invited Wang Hongtao to his home to discuss the matter of securing a matchmaker. Wang Hongtao immediately agreed with a pat on his chest.
After sending Wang Hongtao away and closing the door, Yang Huazhong discussed with Lao Yangtou: "Yongqing said that he recognized the food in the restaurant. Now about the wedding gift, I still feel that I can't be empty-handed. What's the matter?" We also have to give betrothal gifts according to the etiquette here, at least four or five taels of silver, otherwise outsiders will know and make fun of our family, and Wang Hongtao will not be able to ask for it when he proposes marriage."
In view of the fact that everyone was angrily talking about using food money to pay for betrothal gifts, Yang Huazhong felt that he needed to discuss it with Lao Yangtou again.
Old Yangtou took a few puffs of the good cigarettes brought by the Zheng family. Old Yangtou frowned and pondered for a moment before saying: "If you are angry, you must be angry. Since our two families are planning to get married, we should show our magnanimity." With sincerity, how can you really be frightened by just one meal!"
Yang Huazhong was very pleased that the old man's thoughts were always the same as his own, and then said: "Even if Yongqing can get the money, he probably won't be willing to take it. I plan to secretly advance the gift to him without telling him. As long as he can get a wife as soon as possible, everyone will be happy."
Lao Yangtou waved his hand: "You didn't ask me to subsidize the food, but let me pay for the bride price. You don't have to pay."
Yang Huazhong smiled honestly and said with a bit of pride: "Dad, now I am richer than you."
Old Yang was stunned for a moment, then showed a bit of relief and said, "Even so, I should be the one to pay for the money."
"If you go out and others know about it, it will be difficult for everyone."
"That's why I said I was secretly subsidizing..."
"Quietly? Third child, you think too simply. When the geese pass by, they will leave traces. There is no airtight wall in this world!"
"It will be even harder for them to do it when others find out, so third brother, please stop doing bad things out of kindness and listen to me!"
Yang Huazhong was helpless, lowering his eyelids and thinking carefully in his heart.
Thinking about it, it was just like the phrase Qing'er used to use to reason with him in private: moral kidnapping.
"Okay, let dad do it!"
But my father didn't have many coffins on hand. If he caught the festival later, he would probably pay more to save it for his father.
It was originally agreed with Wang Hongtao that they would come to propose marriage within the next two days, but as a result, Wang Hongtao's younger in-law, the father-in-law of his youngest son Wang Liang, suddenly passed away.
So Wang Hongtao came here to discuss with Lao Yangtou and Yang Huazhong to see if it worked, and find another matchmaker.
But the old Yang family had made up their minds and settled on Wang Hongtao as the matchmaker.
"It doesn't matter if you postpone the marriage proposal for a few days. Hong Tao, you go about your business first. We'll wait for you!"
With Old Yangtou's reassuring words, Wang Hongtao felt relieved and went to mourn his in-laws.
Qingshui Town, in the north, somewhere in a house with two entrances.
Zheng Xiuzhi's father, Zheng Er, was thinking about Zheng Xiuzhi's marriage with Zheng Xiuzhi's mother, Shen, and their three sons.
Zheng Xiuzhi herself was coaxed and coaxed by her three sisters-in-law to go to her uncle's house to visit relatives. There were so many people in the family, crowded into a house with two entrances, and there were many people and people, so that they could have some time to discuss things. .
Zheng Er has been in business all his life, and his features are shrewd.
But at this moment, this smart man was sitting there, drinking tea, shaking his head, and looking toward the door from time to time, as if waiting for someone or expecting something to happen.
But because of every failure, he became more and more irritable, and his mouth became even drier.
He watched as the pot of tea on the table almost went into Zheng Er's stomach, and the sun outside the house gradually moved into the sky, and no one he was expecting appeared.
Zheng Er slammed the teacup on the table and sprayed it on his mother-in-law and three sons.
"It's all your good deeds. You have to let your daughter-in-law follow you for a living. You eat up ten taels of money from someone else's meal before you even say a word. Are you embarrassed?"
The three sons sat side by side. The father and son all had the same face, a big pie face, thick eyebrows, small eyes, a flat nose and thick lips.
Looking at his face, he looks like the kind of person who doesn't dare to breathe loudly in front of his wives.
The three sons were scolded by their father and did not dare to say a word. You would quietly touch my elbow, and I would secretly kick your shoes, hoping that the other party would come out and say a few words.
The eldest brother, who was sandwiched between the two brothers, couldn't hold it in anymore. He raised his head and smiled at Zheng Er in a flattering way.
"Dad, the three of them didn't come here just to eat or drink. They just felt sorry for my little sister and wanted to see what kind of person my future uncle is!"
With the eldest brother taking the lead, the second and third eldest brothers also hurriedly followed, saying repeatedly: "Yes, I'm just going to have a look and help check things out."
"Control?" Zheng Er sneered.
"What's going on with our family right now that you don't have a clue about? What's going on with Yang Yongqing, do you still need to keep an eye on it?"
"Don't you understand the purpose of letting your girls get married? What are you pretending to do? Do you still have the nerve to argue with me?"
The three brothers all blushed and sat in a row, one by one feeling aggrieved.
When I was young, my family was in good condition, and my father followed his uncle to do business there, and life went smoothly.
The three brothers were looking forward to having a sister to play with.
When Xiuzhi was born, the three brothers were so excited that they gave all the delicious and fun things to their youngest sister.
My younger sister is also up to par. She has been good-looking and polished since she was a child. She studied with her uncle for enlightenment and can read faster than them.
The uncle lamented several times, saying that it would be great if my sister was a boy, but it is a pity that she is a girl and cannot take the exams to gain fame and support the family...
But the three brothers didn't care. They thought that life at home was so easy. The uncle was in politics and the father was in business. They complemented each other. The three brothers would follow their father in business and make a lot of money. Their sister would be their treasure all their lives and the apple of their parents' eyes.
The last marriage my sister talked about, the man's family was a wealthy local family, so the two families were a perfect match.
But the man failed to live up to his expectations, indulged in eating, drinking, prostitution and gambling, and even suffered from the disease.
The Zheng family decided to break off the engagement. Even if the other party made things difficult for them in terms of business, they could not let their sister jump into the pit of fire.
But with the death of their uncle and the loss of their protective umbrella, they suddenly realized that in this world, no matter how much money you make from doing business, you must have someone behind you.
Without a backer, the money you make will be lost quickly. Those opponents who were jealous of you before and were overthrown by you will swarm over and come from all directions to trap you and stumble you.
In the days after their uncle's death, they were made things difficult for them everywhere, and no one planned to put the eldest brother and the third brother in jail.
My father spent most of the family's wealth to get the two of them out of prison. After that, the family's financial situation deteriorated day by day.
Seeing that he couldn't stay any longer, my father decided to take his family back to his hometown after 20 or 30 years of absence.
