As soon as the courtyard door was opened by Meng Qi, Patriarch Meng couldn't wait to push the door in and gave Meng Qi a headache.
"You brat, you're just dawdling, get up and drive!"
When he saw Meng Yu standing in the courtyard, the Meng clan was overjoyed. He quickly stepped forward to take a look, and finally patted Meng Yu on the shoulder and said happily.
"Okay! Just wake up. You are a lucky boy."
The Meng clan members also came forward to greet them one after another, and the courtyard was noisy for a while.
When the Chen family couple saw that Meng Yu was really awake, they felt a little uneasy. It was difficult to cancel the marriage, but there was nothing they could do about their daughter falling in love with the boy from the Pei family.
Meng Yu really couldn't stand the enthusiasm of the big guys and quickly changed the topic.
"Grandpa, Dad, I have a headache. It's better to explain the marriage clearly first."
The whole family panicked when they heard that Meng Yu had a headache.
"Quiet, quiet, Sanlang has just woken up. He can't stand so many people shouting in his ears. Go and bring a stool."
"Yes, everyone, be quiet. I'm going to make a bowl of sweet water for Sanlang."
There was a rush and the yard became quiet.
Meng Yu refused to sit on the stool because he felt unimpressive. He asked the Chen family and his wife who were hiding in the corner.
"Your family wants to break off the engagement?"
"Yes Yes."
"At the beginning, you came to ask for the marriage in person. In order to pay for the betrothal gift, my grandma even sold her only silver bracelet to get eight taels of silver. You came to cancel the engagement less than three days after I was injured. You can be regarded as the county town holding a lantern. I couldn’t find a better family.”
Meng Yu didn't have the original thought of dying to save face and making his family suffer, so he put the matter in the open.
The Chen family knew in their hearts that what they did was not honest, and they just wanted to be able to divorce safely without spreading the news, so as to save face for their family.
"In addition to the money for the engagement, our family will give you five taels more as compensation. I just ask the Meng family to say goodbye and don't worry about it."
Chen's mother wanted to provide more money as compensation, and hoped that Meng Yu would not tell anyone about the reason why her family broke off the engagement. Otherwise, the neighbors would definitely point fingers at her house.
Moreover, Meng Yu was still a scholar, and they did not want to offend him too harshly.
Meng Yu knew what Chen's mother meant, but he didn't answer the question at all. And the extra five taels of compensation was also the purpose of the bracelet he just mentioned.
In the book, the Chen family just wants to compensate with money. Just what he wanted. The poor people in the family are almost eating dirt, but he is not that noble.
Don't be a fool when giving money. They have to cancel the engagement anyway.
Besides, he didn’t promise not to care!
"The betrothal gift plus compensation is fifteen taels, and the engagement is cancelled."
"Ah? Okay, fifteen taels, fifteen taels." Mother Chen nodded hurriedly after she realized what she was doing. As long as the marriage can be canceled smoothly, it will be fine.
"Did you bring Geng Tie?" Meng Yu asked again.
They were in such a hurry to break off the engagement, so they must have taken it with them. It just saved trouble, and he didn't like procrastination.
Sure enough, Mother Chen quickly took out the Geng Tie from Father Chen's arms beside her.
"Take it with you." After saying that, he took out his wallet and said, "This is money. Sanlang will take the imperial examination in the future, but don't argue with Xiu Niang, she also has her own reasons."
Mother Chen also had good intentions and was still trying to excuse her daughter.
"Haha~"
Meng Yu ignored it, turned to his grandma and said, "Grandma, take the money."
The family is not divided, and grandma is usually in charge of the money. A penny is really broken into two halves, but it does not prevent the precious grandson from spending money.
Now, I am the loser...
These fifteen taels can be considered as a way for the family to make a living. First, they have to buy grain seeds.
