Brother Hua is seventeen years old this year. If he doesn't get married after eighteen years, others will laugh at Brother Hua.
Who knew that when he said that he was going to the Shen family to propose marriage, he was opposed by everyone in the family.
Only then did he know his family's plan. His family had already planned not to marry the Shen family!
His family thinks he is good-looking and young. If he goes to the capital to take the examination, regardless of whether he passes or not, he will definitely be favored by the noble ladies and noble brothers in the capital. When the time comes, he will be on the list. If you catch your son-in-law, the entire Xu family will skyrocket.
How can Brother Hua, the son of a ninth-grade official, be worthy of him?
He was furious when he saw how his family members were taking things for granted.
Not to mention that Brother Hua has been waiting for him for so many years and has almost been dragged down by him to become a leftover brother. He only talks about his uncle's earnest teachings to him. If he really does that, what is the difference between deceiving his master and destroying his ancestors? .
He held back his anger and wanted to reason with his family.
But on this issue, he and his family could not agree.
Whether in the previous dynasty or in Dasheng, the Xu family has suffered a lot of abuse over the years. In order to keep the family business going, they have to take care of everything and lose all their smiles.
Therefore, his family members were bent on changing this situation and had long since ignored the Shen family's kindness to him.
He threatened to die, and only then did his family let go.
But his family had long made plans to break off the relationship with the Shen family. Although they allowed him to come to Pingcheng, they also made it clear that as long as Brother Hua dared to marry him, he would never have a good life in the future.
Moreover, if he really gets married to Brother Hua, his family will never show up at the wedding banquet.
His family didn't give up and even wanted to let him marry a noble girl or a noble brother.
He couldn't change his family's thinking, so he could only come to Pingcheng. No matter what, he had to give an explanation to Brother Hua and the Shen family.
Although the two families were not engaged, he had already promised to marry Brother Hua.
But now...
Xu Ying's anxiety and lack of confidence were clearly seen by Shen Hua. He finally waited for his cousin to propose marriage.
If it were in the past, he would definitely become a fool.
But now, he only felt bitter in his heart.
Something was wrong with him for more than two years, but Xu Ying never noticed it.
This is so inconsiderate.
And the Xu family...
Unknowingly, he actually followed the same path as his brother Yu.
Of course, Xu Ying is definitely better than his brother You's deceased husband, but if she is not accepted by her husband's family, life will be extremely difficult.
Although he knew what happened to his brother You, he had never experienced it personally, and he was young, so he didn't know the pain of being ignored by his father-in-law and tortured by his in-laws.
Now that he is older and has been depressed for more than two years, he has long since changed his mind.
"I don't really want to marry you. I think Brother You's life is very good now, so I want to find an in-law who can't control me and loves me very much. Otherwise, I'm afraid of getting married."
Xu Ying: "..."
His heart suddenly felt like a big stone was pressing down on him, and the hands hanging by his sides suddenly clenched.
Li Qiao, who was sitting in the main courtyard and eavesdropping, couldn't help but look at Tao Zhu beside him. Brother Hua actually didn't want to marry!
According to Xu Ying's words, Xu Ying did not know the Xu family's plans before, and Xu Ying is innocent.
But Shen Hua has been feeling uncomfortable for more than two years and Xu Ying doesn't know the reason. This is indeed a bit scumbag. Even if she doesn't have love for Shen Hua, she still has a strong cousin relationship.
However, looking at Mrs. Shen's increasingly worried and gloomy face, he wisely pulled Tao Zhu to stand up and say goodbye.
In the next scene, he and Tao Zhu, two outsiders, were not suitable to be present.
I'm sure Xu Ying is not a complete scumbag, so today's visit is not in vain.
After coming out of Shen's house, Tao Zhu breathed a sigh of relief. He was embarrassed to speak just now. It was just him and Li Qiao now. He frowned and said, "Looking at Brother Hua's expression, it doesn't look like he is happy."
"Brother Hua has been in pain for so long. Maybe his mind has changed." Li Qiao couldn't say clearly that he heard it, so he could only say this.
"Xu Ying came to propose marriage alone. He must have been unhappy with his family. Under such circumstances, he insists on marrying Brother Hua. He still has a conscience. But I have to talk to Brother Hua tomorrow to let him know if the Xu family If you want to torture him, I'm afraid his life will be even more painful than now."
Tao Zhu was worried that Shen Hua would agree to Xu Ying.
The Shen family will definitely be angry with the Xu family's attitude, and the Shen family will definitely dislike Xu Ying.
The two families look down on each other, so will Shen Hua have a good life after marriage?
"Okay." Li Qiao nodded: "We'll come back tomorrow."
"Call Baiyou, Brother Hua listens to him very much." Tao Zhu said.
Speaking of which, since he came back this time, he has not had a good time with Baiyou. After returning to the village, he went to find Baiyou.
The three Han Ning brothers bought a yard in the county. Pingcheng's real estate has developed rapidly in recent years. Not only have there been many new yards, but also many large warehouses.
These large warehouses are used to store vermicelli.
The purchase of vermicelli is restricted, and you can only buy ten days' worth of production in Zhujia Village, Sanliu Village, in one go, which is 230,000 jins.
With so many vermicelli, unless you are a big businessman like the Ma family or the Sui family, you will definitely not be able to transport them all in one go.
At this time, the transportation capacity of horse-drawn and ox-carts is that one vehicle can carry up to one thousand kilograms of vermicelli. However, considering the bumpy and uneven road conditions, one car usually carries eight hundred kilograms of vermicelli.
So 230,000 kilograms of vermicelli would require nearly 300 vehicles.
Three hundred vehicles, plus the accompanying personnel and guards, a caravan must have at least seven or eight hundred people.
With such a large scale, ordinary traders really can't afford to organize such a caravan.
So large warehouses came into being.
These warehouses were built by Pingcheng people and are only for rent, not for sale.
When Li Qiao and Tao Zhu arrived, the three brothers of the Han family were not there. They were at the warehouse they rented.
Han Ning's caravan only had more than a hundred vehicles and could not transport all the vermicelli to Beijing in one go, so they rented a warehouse.
This year, the three brothers of the Han family got relatively low number plates. However, because they were going to Beijing with Li Qiao Taozhu, shopkeeper Wang gave them the vermicelli first.
Today is the day they get the vermicelli, and the three brothers are very busy.
Seeing Li Qiao and Tao Zhu, the three Han Ning brothers were very happy. After listening to Li Qiao's words, Han Ning nodded hurriedly. What's the point? Not to mention one more dealer and Xu family, just a few more people. It's okay.
Thanks to the vermicelli, his family finally turned around, and he no longer had to commit suicide. When he came to Pingcheng with the 800 taels of silver he had just raised by pawning his family property, he had really planned to commit suicide if he didn't succeed.
Fortunately, God favored him. Not only did he not have to die, but his family's business was getting better and better day by day.
This is why he is not grateful to Li Qiao.
He has already bought a longevity tablet for Li Qiao Taozhu at home, and his family prays for Li Qiao Taozhu's longevity every day.
But verbal gratitude is definitely not as good as actual actions. He is so happy to be able to escort Li Qiao and Tao Zhu to Beijing now.
It was already noon when Li Qiao and Tao Zhu came out of the warehouse rented by the Han family, and they planned to go back to the village directly.
But before they reached the city gate, they met Baiyou's carriage.
What a coincidence.
Baiyou also thought it was a coincidence. He was lying on the window of the carriage, his eyes turned into crescent moons with a smile, "I originally wanted to go back to the village to find you, but who knew I would meet you here? Let's go to Wangyue Tower and talk while eating. "
“Great fun to watch!”
"Ah?" Tao Zhu was stunned for a moment.
Big fun?
What great joy would it be to make Bai You happy like this?
Li Qiao and Tao Zhu had nothing urgent to do when they returned to the village, so the couple went to Wangyue Tower with Baiyou and Li Dazhong.
Wangyue Tower was full of business, but shopkeeper Wang specially set aside two private rooms, which were prepared for nobles like Li Qiao and Jiang Zhixian.
Take a seat and order.
As soon as the waiter walked out of the box with the menu, Baiyou burst out laughing. The more he thought about it, the happier he became. He laughed so much that he couldn't help but lean towards Li Dazhong.
Li Dazhong reached out and hugged his slender waist, letting him lean on his shoulder.
Li Dazhong was also laughing, but not just because of the great joy Baiyou said.
His smile was gentle, and he smiled for Baiyou.
Tao Zhu was extremely surprised when he saw the two people's unscrupulous intimacy.
Although they were in the box, there were still him and Li Qiao.
Moreover, when did Li Dazhong become so open-minded?
Just as he was wondering, a familiar arm appeared on his waist. He turned to look at Li Qiao, who was looking at him with a smile.
He couldn't help but laugh too, leaning his head on Li Qiao's shoulder, and then sat up straighter eagerly: "Brother You, what kind of fun is it? Tell me, Li Qiao and I want to laugh too."
Baiyou smiled so much that her fair face turned pink, and her thin body almost completely fell into Li Dazhong's arms. When he heard Tao Zhu's words, he supported Li Dazhong's thigh with one hand and the table with the other and sat upright.
While wiping his tears from laughter, he said, "It's really a great joy. Dazhong and I are so happy."
After saying that, he laughed again, sat up straight and fell towards Li Dazhong.
Li Dazhong was taking out a handkerchief from his arms. When he saw this, he hugged him. He lowered his head to wipe the tears from his eyes and said, "Forget it, let me do the talking."
"Ha, hahaha, okay, you say hahahaha."
Baiyou let him move, laughing until most of her strength was taken away from her, and she could only lean on his arms.
"It's like this. Today, Brother You and I went back to Bai's house to pick up things. When we came out, we met Zhou Mingsheng's wife."
"His wife stopped our carriage and begged us to send you a message. She wants to divorce Zhou Mingsheng, and is also willing to clarify the matter of drugging Chuntao, so that you can calm down your anger and not rush to destroy their family."
"……ah???"
Not to mention Tao Zhu, even Li Qiao opened his eyes wide.
"Dazhong, what Dazhong said is true hahahaha..." Baiyou couldn't help laughing when she recalled the situation just now.
Zhou Mingsheng's in-law's family name is Sun, and the Sun family's business has always been good. However, as Li Qiao passed the childbirth examination, people in the county no longer like to go to the Sun family to buy things.
Now that Li Qiao has won the prize, people in the county no longer go to his house to buy anything.
