Mrs. Cheng pushed the man behind her out.
"This is the man I found for you. The bride price has been given, the horoscopes have been exchanged, and the necessary procedures have been completed. You can go with him today."
Cheng Wanwan almost laughed out of anger.
She sneered and said sarcastically: "I have parents-in-law and a son and daughter-in-law. Who do you think is the elder, Mrs. Cheng? You are just talking with a fan and gossiping. It is not your turn to decide my marriage. Besides, you Find me a man, have you asked Dashan Daddy for his opinion? Dashan Daddy is watching from heaven!"
She spoke with sarcasm and forcefulness, and pointed her finger at the sky.
A cold sweat broke out inexplicably on Mrs. Cheng's back.
Then, there was even greater anger.
This is her daughter who crawled out of her belly. Why can’t she influence her daughter’s marriage?
She pushed the man behind her again: "Why are you still standing there? This is your mother-in-law. Tie her up and take her back. Today is the bridal chamber, and she will be part of your family from now on!"
That man has been a bachelor for more than ten years, not because his family is poor, but because he is ugly and has a big wrinkle on his face. After his mother-in-law died more than ten years ago, he has several more children, and no one wants to Got married.
As soon as he saw Cheng Wanwan, he fell in love with her.
There are not many women who can clean themselves up these days, and this woman's skin is quite fair, so marrying her back is a good thing for her good looks.
The man said in a deep voice: "My family has forty acres of land, and I have more than five taels of silver in my hands. After you get married, you will take care of the land and the money."
Zhao Sidan grinned angrily: "My mother doesn't want your fields! She doesn't want your money either! My mother won't get married!"
Old Mrs. Cheng was furious: "You little bastard, if you dare to ruin this marriage, see how I deal with you!"
She asked someone to help her negotiate this marriage. The bride price was three taels of silver. Even a young girl in the yellow flower world couldn't get such a high price. Cheng Wanwan, this damn girl, could make people willing to pay three taels of silver. It was this girl's blessing. You actually dare to push it further, where do you get the confidence?
However, Mrs. Cheng realized that her daughter was no longer as easy to manipulate as before.
She calmed down the anger in her heart and softened her tone and said: "Wanwan, you are living a very hard life as a woman with four children. Mother, doesn't she feel sorry for you, so she found a man for you? Even if you are rich, you will not be hungry these days. My boss is dead, so you can be the head of the family. This is a great thing, and no one else can ask for it..."
Cheng Wanwan sneered: "It sounds like I can't be the head of the family now. Mrs. Cheng, if you don't leave, I can only call someone over. I'm not afraid of embarrassment, but I'm afraid that the Cheng family's face will be completely ruined in your hands." ”
Mrs. Cheng was so angry that her teeth almost broke.
This despicable thing is simply incompetent.
She winked at the man beside her, trying to force her way in and take Cheng Wanwan away.
At this moment, an elegant voice sounded in the courtyard.
"Grandma, why are you here?"
Just as Mrs. Cheng was about to make a move, she looked up and saw the Cheng family's precious grandson.
Her old man's eyes suddenly widened.
Last time when her eldest grandson came home, she said he wanted to teach. In the past few days, she was planning to take the time to go to town to find out which academy his eldest grandson would go to as a teacher.
The village has been busy with locust extermination and couldn't spare any time. Yesterday, I happened to meet a matchmaker who wanted to marry me. I planned to settle the marriage of the second daughter first, and then go to find the eldest grandson after I have secured the betrothal gift of three taels of silver. .
But unexpectedly, he saw his eldest grandson at his second daughter's home.
"Zhao'er, why are you here?"
Mrs. Cheng spoke in a daze, looking at the person in front of her in disbelief.
Their Zhao'er has always been dressed in a clean blue and white gown, looking elegant from head to toe like a scholar. But now, Zhao'er is actually wearing patched clothes and straw sandals, with her big toes exposed. .
Her golden grandson has suffered a lot.
Old Mrs. Cheng slapped her thigh and burst into tears: "What a rotten thing with broken intestines. He did this to my eldest nephew. Our Zhao'er is a scholar. How can we wear such tattered clothes? My life is miserable, Zhao'er." Ah, it’s all useless grandma, letting you be teased..."
People passing by not far from the village heard the commotion and gathered around to watch the excitement.
"What's going on?"
"Cheng Zhao came to live at his second aunt's house. Don't the Cheng family know?"
"It's weird. Shouldn't Cheng Zhao be studying in the town academy? Why is he always living at his second aunt's house?"
"Didn't I say that I would teach Sidan and the others how to read..."
Many people around were talking about it, and Mrs. Cheng finally understood that her eldest grandson was actually teaching in Dahe Village.
Damn it, she thought it was an insult to her grandson's talent when he went to teach in the town. She didn't expect Cheng Wanwan, a rotten heart, to dare to let Zhao'er stay in the village and teach these little bastards like Si Dan how to read and write!
"Grandma, I'm fine here." Cheng Zhao walked to the door of the courtyard, opened the door and walked out. He helped Old Mrs. Cheng up who was sitting on the ground. "Grandma, don't worry about me. Tell your parents that I'm here." It’s very nice here.”
"What a good boy. He is dressed in tattered clothes. He doesn't have enough to eat every day. Look, the child has lost weight." Old Mrs. Cheng felt distressed. "My grandma will take you back to prepare delicious food. Let's go home for a walk." !”
Cheng Zhao took out his hand: "Grandma, I won't go back."
Mrs. Cheng was anxious: "You kid, what nonsense are you talking about? You are a scholar, how can you suffer in a place like this? Let's go home and talk about anything."
Cheng Zhao spoke slowly: "I can no longer read. I am no longer a scholar."
"Zhao'er!"
Mrs. Cheng covered her eldest grandson's mouth.
Apart from their own family members, only Li Zheng and the clan leader of Chengjia Village knew about the fact that their eldest grandson was expelled from Nanfu Academy.
This is not a glorious thing, and it can be solved anyway. Naturally, the fewer people who know about it, the better.
Cheng Zhao looked around at the villagers who came to watch the excitement.
Ever since he came to Dahe Village, everyone here would look at him with respect and admiration, as if he was some kind of saint.
Even the talkative women in the village, the no-nonsense scoundrels, or the lazy gangsters, these people would avoid him when they saw him.
He knew that the identity of a scholar was very sacred in this village without scholars.
The villagers are willing to send their children to study and read because they are scholars and because they firmly believe that they can pass the exam to become a scholar.
In fact, he has long since lost this qualification.
He had to make this clear to everyone.
"I was expelled from Nanfu Academy for some reasons and lost the qualification for the academy examination. In other words, I can only be a child student in this life."
"What?!"
"What does this mean? Why can't I understand it?"
"Didn't the people in Chengjia Village say that their village is going to have a second scholar?"
"Cheng Zhao said he can't take the college exam again, which probably means he can't go to Huzhou to take the exam. How can he be a scholar if he can't even go to Huzhou to take the exam?"
More and more people gathered at the door of Cheng Wanwan's yard.
She really didn't expect that Cheng Zhao would disclose the matter at this time.
She looked at her nephew with clear eyes and a straight back. No matter what the villagers said, he accepted it calmly.
With this kind of mind, you will definitely have great achievements in the future.
