The He family where Su Congjun was engaged was a family in Changxiu Village, which was relatively far away from Luoshui Village. The children of the two families had only met once through the help of a matchmaker, and the marriage was probably decided.
At this time, He Qinqin's mother was persuading her earnestly, "Daughter, I have told you that the Zhang family only has one child, so doesn't everything from now on belong to Zhang Jian? Look at the Su family. How much can a child get? Besides, the Zhang family has said that they will give you eighty yuan as a gift. If you get married, you will enjoy the blessings."
I originally thought that the conditions of the Su family were good, but compared with the Zhang family, they were far behind!
"Mom, please stop talking, I only like Brother Congjun." He Qinqin looked stubborn.
"Then what's so good about Su joining the army? He's just a farmer, what do you want from him?" Seeing that her persuasion for a long time had no effect at all, He couldn't help but get angry.
"I just want to be one of Brother Jun's people!"
"How much emotion can we have after meeting each other twice?" He gritted her teeth, "I don't care, anyway, I agreed to the Zhang family."
"What?" He Qinqin looked at her mother in disbelief, "You sold me for eighty yuan?"
He was furious, "What are you selling? I gave birth to you, so I can't decide your marriage?"
"Marriage is free now!" He Qinqin argued with her, "I won't marry anyway! If you want to, marry yourself!"
"Bullshit freedom of marriage!" Ms. He snorted, "I am your mother, you have to get married even if you don't want to!"
After saying that, she went out directly, locked the door, and let He Qinqin cry inside.
Mr. He was sitting at the door, sullenly thinking about how to discuss the marriage with the Zhang family, when she saw the matchmaker Mrs. Zhang coming with a happy face.
"Hey, Aunt He, why are you sitting at the door? Are you welcoming me?"
Mrs. He forced a smile and said, "Aunt Zhang, are you here?"
"Am I here to propose marriage for the Su family? Come on tomorrow, as long as there are no problems with you, their family will come to visit." Another marriage is about to be arranged, and Mrs. Zhang is obviously in a good mood.
These two families had been interested before, but now that she came, it was just a formality.
Su family proposes marriage? He was stunned. Before she could say no to the Su family, why did the Su family come to propose marriage?
"No, Aunt Zhang, why didn't you inform us in advance?"
"Didn't I tell you something?" Mrs. Zhang looked at her strangely. She knew countless people and her eyes were very poisonous. She quickly noticed He's hesitation and her face was a little ugly. "I said, Aunt He, are you not?" Do you want to regret it? You have agreed on this marriage."
"Isn't that just talk? You can't take it seriously." Mrs. He laughed dryly. She also confiscated the Su family's betrothal gift, so it didn't matter if the marriage they mentioned verbally didn't count.
Mrs. Zhang narrowed her eyes and looked at her, "Tell me honestly, is there another family who has come to propose marriage? I can find out if you don't tell me. Then don't blame me for not giving your He family face."
"It's...the Zhang family, the head of the village." Knowing that she couldn't hide it from Mrs. Zhang, Mrs. He could only tell the truth.
"The Zhang family at the head of the village?" Mrs. Zhang's eyes widened in disbelief, "Are you trying to push Qinqin into the fire pit?"
Who in Xiaoyuan Village doesn't know that the Zhang family's son is half-paralyzed. How can Qinqin live a good life if she marries him?
"What do you mean by pushing into the fire pit?" Mr. He's face darkened. "The conditions of the Zhang family are so good. We Qinqin used to enjoy a lot of blessings. The Su family can't compare. Their betrothal gift was only 80 yuan. What can the Su family do?" Can you afford it?"
"Enjoy the blessing?" Mrs. Zhang sneered, "You must have that blessing to enjoy it."
She was a little surprised to hear He's dislike for the Su family, so she asked, "Have you not heard what happened in Luoshui Village recently?"
"What?" Mrs. He was a little impatient. She didn't care what happened in Luoshui Village.
Seeing her expression, Mrs. Zhang swallowed what she was about to say. She smiled intriguingly and said, "It's nothing."
"Since you don't want to end this marriage, I'll reject it from the Su family. I just hope you won't regret it in the future."
The Su family in Luoshu Village saved the child of a big shot, was commended, and was named by the mayor and county magistrate. The He family, who was about to become in-laws, didn't know about such a big thing. It can be seen that they have no regard for the Su family. Don't care.
Anyway, she's not too busy.
Although He felt something was wrong in his heart, he still said firmly: "We can't regret it!"
"That's okay." Mrs. Zhang looked at her as if she were a fool. After hearing He's words, she stopped trying to persuade her. "Then I'll go to Luoshui Village and reject the matter with the Su family."
"I'm sorry to trouble you, Aunt Zhang." As soon as Mrs. Zhang agreed, a smile appeared on Mrs. He's face. Mrs. Zhang from all over the country was famous for being a matchmaker. She didn't dare to offend anyone, otherwise she would make arrangements at will. Both sentences are attributed to their He family.
Mrs. He thought for a while, then ran to the chicken coop, touched two eggs, and handed them to Mrs. Zhang, "Aunt Zhang, take these and eat them. It's just a trip for you."
"I can't stand these two eggs." Mrs. Zhang snorted angrily. The Su family promised her five yuan for this trip. Now that the five yuan has been wasted, she naturally doesn't have a good look at the He family. .
"Okay, I'm leaving." Mrs. Zhang turned and left.
While the sun was still high, she hurried back to Luoshui Village. When she arrived at Su's house, she was already panting from exhaustion. The Su family was waiting for news about her.
Seeing this, Wu Guixiang quickly poured her a glass of water. Seeing that Mrs. Zhang finally breathed, she asked quickly.
"Aunt Zhang, what did the He family say?"
Su Aiguo's family of three also looked at her expectantly. When Su Qingyun heard the noise, he came out of the room and moved a small bench to listen together.
When Mrs. Zhang saw the Su family's faces full of expectations, she felt that the He family had not kept their word and was doing something unethical.
She snorted coldly, "The He family refused."
"What?"
The whole family was shocked. Su Congjun had the biggest reaction. He widened his eyes and said in disbelief: "How could you refuse? Qinqin and I obviously..."
"It's not about that girl." Mrs. Zhang waved her hands and said, "You probably have some idea of who Qinqin is. The Zhang family at the east end of Xiaoyuan Village paid eighty yuan to marry Qinqin. Here’s the bride price!”
"As soon as Qinqin's mother heard this, she agreed immediately. No, she regretted it as soon as I went there. She said that before, she only talked about it and could not do anything."
eighty? ! The Su family was stunned. These days, not many families in the city can afford such a high betrothal gift when they get married, right?
"Isn't the son of the Zhang family a bit..." At her age, Wu Guixiang has seen a lot, and she quickly realized something was wrong.
She wouldn't believe such a high betrothal gift if there was nothing wrong with the family.
