Xia Chengxiang nodded busily, and went to Yanghuai Hutong early in the morning the next day, told Xia Chenghe and Luo the good news, and said to Eleven Niang with a smile, "Go back and give you more candy and money." ”

Eleven Niang smiled and nodded, whispered something to Xia Chenghe and Luo, and Xia Chenghe and Luo nodded again and again.

Sending Xia Chengxiang out of Yanghuai Hutong, Xia Chenghe instructed him, "If my father and mother say that there is no money to buy a dowry or something, you can bear it yourself first, and then how many third brothers will give it to you!" ”

Xia Chengxiang was slightly stunned, moved in his heart, and said hello.

happily returned to Jiuli Pavilion and discussed with Old Man Xia and Old Lady Qiao who to talk about the matchmaker.

Old lady Qiao's nose is not a nose, eyes are not eyes, and Xia Chengxiang said a few words, Old Man Xia threw it away with a cold eye, she was silent, and reluctantly said that the matchmaker in several villages in Fang Yuan could count on ten fingers.

"If you don't let the fourth daughter-in-law help you speak, you can save a few matchmakers' money." Mrs. Qiao pointed to the fourth room and said.

Xia Chengxiang immediately refused, "How can you let your family help the matchmaker, this is not in accordance with the rules." ”

Old Mrs. Qiao wanted to say something, but Old Man Xia hummed softly, she had to stop the conversation and said casually, "Then find your mother-in-law's mother-in-law's mother-in-law's mother-in-law, she has been a matchmaker for decades...... "The key is that the matchmaker has less money."

Xia Chengxiang had heard of this person, so he nodded.

Old Man Xia smoked the whole time, and interjected two sentences from time to time.

said that it was okay to invite a matchmaker, find a chef, how many tables to set, what guests to invite, and when it came to how many red envelopes to seal, Old Man Xia said that it meant a few copper plates, and Mrs. Qiao suddenly said, "I don't have a copper plate in my hand, don't expect me to ......"

Xia Chengxiang was stunned, and he understood the meaning of Mrs. Qiao's words.

The joy in my heart couldn't help but be discounted, and I said lightly, "I will give out the silver in the red, and I won't let my father and mother dig out of themselves." ”

Old Mrs. Joe laughed.

Old Man Xia glanced at Old Lady Qiao, but Old Lady Qiao didn't shut up like she did just now, but glared back at Old Man Xia, "What do you think I'm doing?" You see I don't have any money, not only do I don't have the red seal that meets and kowtow, I don't have any money for the dowry, half of it saved the boss, half of it was snatched away by the fourth daughter-in-law, where did I get the money! ”

I just don't have any money, what can you do with me.

Old Man Xia frowned, his face was ugly, "Don't shut up for me yet!" ”

"There was no ...... What is ...... fierce" Old Lady Qiao muttered, seeing that Old Man Xia was really angry, she was busy and squinted at Xia Chengxiang.

Xia Chengxiang smiled bitterly, he knew that his father and mother did not agree with his relationship with the Li family's sister-in-law, even if he took into account the fame of his eldest brother, he could not agree so happily, it turned out that he was waiting for him here.

He sighed softly, thinking of what the third brother said when he came back, he couldn't say anything in his heart, so he said, "Dad, I will pay the money for the dowry by myself, and I will also pay the silver for dinner at home, you can rest assured, my son will borrow money to marry his daughter-in-law, and he will not embarrass his father!" ”

Old Mrs. Qiao pursed her lips, and her voice was a little sharp, "Old Five, did the old immortal deduct your salary?" Your money has been handed over to me every month, and where is the silver......"

"That's it! Didn't you hear the fifth child say that he wanted to borrow money to marry his daughter-in-law? Old Man Xia glared at Mrs. Qiao angrily, stopped Mrs. Qiao's non-stop, and said to Xia Chengxiang, "Don't listen to your mother's nonsense, although we don't have any silver in our hands, we can still get a few valuable dowry gifts......"

"I didn't! I don't have any! Hearing this, Mrs. Qiao got up from the kang and looked at Old Man Xia and Xia Chengxiang vigilantly.

Old Man Xia took a puff of cigarette, his brows twisted to kill a mosquito, and his voice said coldly, "I don't want you!" My uncle and grandfather came back from the capital a few years ago and sent a wooden box, saying that it was a set of noodles for the fifth child's future daughter-in-law, and you took it out for the fifth child. ”

"That's ......what my eldest brother gave me," retorted Mrs. Joe.

Old Man Xia looked at her, his eyes were a little impatient, "If you think it's all sent to you by your eldest brother, it's ......."

Old Mrs. Qiao was overjoyed and nodded again and again.

Old Man Xia said in a cold voice, "Ming'er will take your things back to your Qiao family." Lest you feel that our Xia family covets your things! ”

Old Mrs. Joe was dumbfounded.

Xia Chengxiang was stunned, "Dad! ”

Old Mrs. Qiao got up aggrieved, "I'll get it." ”

"Dad, no need, I'm ......"

Old Man Xia looked at Xia Chengxiang and said, "Don't care, your mother is like this, she won't cry when she doesn't see the coffin." ”

Mrs. Qiao got into the inner room, and it took a long time to come out with a small jujube box grinding and chirping, getting on the kang, rubbing the small box for a while, and then she closed her eyes and pushed it over on the kang, and complained, "Give!" ”

There was a delicate lock on the outside of the small box, but there was no lock, and when Mrs. Qiao pushed it like this, the small box turned over, and the contents rolled out of the small box.

A golden gilt hairpin, a white hairpin, a pair of delicate small hair combs, and a pair of beaded earrings that do not show any color.

Xia Chengxiang's eyes widened, "This, this ......"

This set got a lot of silver, right?

Just that gilded hairpin and silver hairpin, to say the least, can be worth a few taels of silver, how could he not know that his uncle was willing to spend so much?

Moreover, my mother is still willing to do it?

Old Man Xia glanced at those things, his eyebrows still did not loosen, and when Xia Chengxiang lowered his head, he glared at Mrs. Qiao fiercely, Mrs. Qiao shrank back, but her hand touched a bulge on her wrist and straightened her back.

Old Man Xia snorted, too lazy to pay attention to her.

Old Man Xia took two puffs of cigarette, eased his breath, and said to Xia Chengxiang, "Old Five, put away your things, go back and find a time, and let your eldest sister and eldest brother-in-law help you go to your uncle's house."

Brother-in-law helped go to your uncle's house, and invited the Cheng mother-in-law to come to the matchmaker, these things should be used as a dowry gift from our old Xia family to the Li family, and other cloth and fruit products, you look at the silver in your hand to buy, our family is in this situation, presumably the old man of the Li family can also understand one or two. ”

After speaking, he sighed to himself, "If you delay it for a few months, when your eldest brother becomes a talented master, what kind of girl is not for us to choose, and you have to get married at this time......"

Xia Chengxiang's mood is a little complicated.

said that the old man was selfish, but the old man let the old lady spit out the gift that his uncle gave to his wife, so that he could have a dowry to support the façade; said that the old man was really good for him, but he didn't mention anything about coming to the door to propose marriage, and secretly accused him of not being a family at this time.

After a little bit of strength, Xia Chengxiang pretended not to understand, and said with a smile, "Dad, where is the appropriate place to arrange the wedding room?" My room will be returned by one person on weekdays, but if I get married, I'm afraid that there will be no place to put things. ”

Xia Chengxiang went to the town as an apprentice at the age of ten, and when he came back on weekdays, he slept in a small cubicle where sundries were piled up at home, cramped and cramped, where could he be a wedding room!

Old Man Xia glanced up at the courtyard outside, came over with the lamp, lit the tobacco bar and took a few sips, and said in a haze, "Let your eldest sister vacate a room and make a wedding room for you, and when your eldest brother becomes a talented master, our family will expand the house with silver." ”

It's okay, anyway, he and the Li family's sister became a relative, and he lives in the town most of the time, and occasionally comes back to live, and he will live in the future.

Xia Chengxiang thought so, and was about to nod, but Old Lady Qiao muttered dissatisfiedly on the side, "You let Hongxia and her two and a half children live together, what do you ......look like?"

He said, "Doesn't the Li family have silver?" Let them pay the money out, let's help build two rooms and come out for the fifth child, anyway, they live by themselves. In this way, Hongxia and his family don't have to be embarrassed......"

Old Man Xia was impatient with her, so he instructed her, "You go and call Hongxia and her family, and I'll tell them." A married girl's family, in our family to eat and drink for nothing, the fifth married family still want to dominate the house and not give it? ”

When Mrs. Qiao heard this, her face darkened even more ugly, and she glared at Xia Chengxiang several times.

Xia Chengxiang sighed.

With Xia Hongxia and Yang Deshi's temperament, I'm afraid that something will happen.

I really thought about Xia Chengxiang.

As soon as Xia Hongxia heard Mrs. Qiao's words, she was dissatisfied, put off her shoes and ran to the main room, pointed at Xia Chengxiang and scolded, "Xia Chengxiang, I'm your own sister, your daughter-in-law wants to kick me out before she marries the door, what kind of heart does she have?!" I see that your daughter-in-law should not marry as soon as possible, and she may not have any moths when she marries home! He scolded again, "You touch your conscience, have I been good to you since I was a child?" I feel sorry for you alone in the town, afraid that you will be bullied by the Li family, so I go to see you every once in a while, afraid that you will not eat well, so I took the pastries and secretly stuffed them for you...... You're sick, and I'm going to see you with a big belly...... It's good for you, if you marry a daughter-in-law, you have to kick your sister out of the house, and your conscience is gnawed by dogs......"

Old Mrs. Qiao also nodded in agreement, "The sister and brother who didn't enter the door before they entered the door are not compatible, they are definitely not good birds!" ”

Yang Deshi scolded and scolded on the side, it was nothing more than an ungrateful beast, what to say and what to scold.

Xia Chengxiang shook his head and smiled bitterly, she went to see herself every once in a while, but because she couldn't give birth to children in the past two years after marriage, she was beaten by Yang Deshi to find him to support; He took the pastry and stuffed it to him secretly but couldn't sell it in his own shop, he ate it but got dysentery and lost weight in a few days, she got the letter but kept saying that she was too busy to come to see herself, thanks to the master who invited him a doctor, otherwise he would have taken a small life......

"Yo, what's going on?" At the door, Huang's voice suddenly sounded, with a bit of a good mood to watch the play, and his tone was pleasant.

Xia Hongxia cried, "The fourth daughter-in-law, the fifth is going to marry the little slut of the Li family, and you want to kick out our mother...... I can't live this day! I don't want to see my own brothers, so I might as well die......"

You still know that your own brothers don't want to see you!

Huang pursed his lips and was about to say something, but Xia Chengxiang suddenly stood up and glared at Xia Hongxia, "Just talk about things, this matter has nothing to do with the Li family's sister, the eldest sister should keep her mouth clean!" ”

Xia Hongxia was stunned, as if she didn't expect Xia Chengxiang to say her so bluntly, and she didn't react for a while.

Huang pursed his lips and smiled, "Ouch, this hasn't passed the door yet, and the fifth uncle has come to protect his younger siblings." It's a good relationship......"

Xia Chengxiang's gaze caught up with Huang, Huang smiled, and couldn't help but snort in his heart, "Can you say who is looking for a matchmaker?" When to decide? Do you need my help to do something? ”

Xia Chengxiang's face was a little pale, "Thank you, fourth sister-in-law, when the time comes, you will have to trouble the fourth sister-in-law to help accompany the guests......"

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say." Huang smiled and agreed, and turned around to persuade Xia Hongxia, "Auntie, the fifth uncle is finally going to get married at such an old age, you also come out as an eldest sister, besides, just make a house out, not to drive your family out, you are not only embarrassed by your father and mother who make such a fuss, but also feel uncomfortable in the fifth uncle's heart......

"Phew! What kind of good person are you here? He's uncomfortable, what's his discomfort? If we get our family out, he will be able to dominate two rooms! Father, mother...... You might as well reach out and strangle our mother to death, you can't live this day......"

Old Man Xia's brows furrowed into Sichuan characters, and Old Lady Qiao glared at Xia Chengxiang with hatred, as if Xia Chengxiang had killed Xia Hongxia's unforgivable crime!

Xia Chengxiang rubbed his temples, and suddenly remembered Xia Chenghe and Luo, he couldn't stand such a scene for only one day, how did the third brother and the third sister-in-law survive more than ten years.

The corner of Xia Chengxiang's clothes was suddenly pulled, and he looked sideways and saw Xia Fangfei who was worried, "Fifth brother, if you don't want to get married to the eldest sister's family, I will give you my house to marry." ”

Xia Chengxiang's heart suddenly felt as if it had been torn apart, and he looked at Xia Fang in disbelief

looked at Xia Fangfei, when did he say that he was going to take his eldest sister out? How could a little sister who has always been empathetic say such a thing?

Old Mrs. Qiao glared at Xia Fangfei, "You can't figure it out, what's the matter with you here, why don't you go back to the house quickly......"

Xia Fangfei hung her head, glanced at Mrs. Qiao quickly, her black hair was soft, and she said in a weak voice, "Fifth brother, eldest sister is not easy, I will give my house to you and the fifth sister-in-law......"

"Little sister, what did you say!" Xia Chengxiang suddenly remembered that there were a few times when he and his little sister went to the third brother's house to talk to his father, but they were softly blocked back by Eleven Niang, and his attitude was not as intimate as before, he just felt a little strange at the time, but he didn't think about it deeply.

Thinking about it now, I'm afraid that at that time, Eleven Niang will see that something is wrong with her little sister and gradually alienate her, right?

But why did his little sister, who is empathetic and thinks about them, become like this?

In the courtyard of the main house, Jiang was holding a basin of water and standing next to the chicken shed not far from the big tree in the courtyard, with an expression of watching a play, indifferent and detached.

Xia Chengxiang only felt indescribably tired in his heart, and his thoughts of arguing with Xia Fangfei were gone, so he laughed, "Little sister, I didn't want to take the eldest sister out, it was my father who wanted the eldest sister to vacate one of the two rooms for me to be a wedding room, so that we could have a place to stay when we went home." You think too much......"

Xia Fangfei raised her head, but there was a little doubt and disbelief in her eyes.

Xia Chengxiang didn't want to say the rest of the words.

He turned his head and looked at Old Man Xia, "Dad, otherwise, the wedding room will be set up in the blacksmith shop, right?" I am familiar with it and have lived there for a long time. My master won't mind......"

It is rumored that the younger brother of Xia Xiucai's family in Jiuli Pavilion has made a son-in-law for a blacksmith, do you want their old Xia family's face anymore?

Old Man Xia frowned, and he was annoyed in his heart, how old are the fifth children, can't you tell the difference between this and the world? Say something like this here!

Before Old Man Xia could speak, Old Lady Qiao had already screamed sharply, "Isn't that just a big deal?" No way! When pigs fly! ”

Xia Chengxiang didn't say anything and looked at the old man Xia who lowered his head and smoked.

Mrs. Qiao pushed Old Man Xia, "His father, you say something, our son can't join the Li family, what kind of thing is their family, they want to rob my son if they can't give birth to a son, and there is no door!" ”

Old Man Xia spit out a puff of smoke, glanced at Mrs. Qiao, and glanced at Xia Chengxiang again, obviously very angry in his heart, and he had to pretend to be good on his face, "Old Five, this is not in accordance with the rules, it is already a great thing to promise to give up one of your sons to inherit the incense to the Li family, and then set up the marriage room in the Li family, what is the difference between it and entering the family?" This will never happen! Just do as I say, let your sister vacate a house, and call your second brother back to help you paint it, it is your wedding room! ”

Yang Deshi scolded.

Xia Hongxia called with red eyes, "Daddy......"

Old Man Xia looked at him coldly, "I don't think one house is enough to live in, so I went out to find it myself!" This is my old Xia's house! ”

I almost didn't say, "If you don't want to live, get out of here!" "That's it.

Yang Deshi's face was a little blue, glaring at Xia Hongxia fiercely, Xia Hongxia was also aggrieved, her father and mother never wanted the fifth child to marry the girl of the Li family, how did she know that this time was the same as falling into the evil spirit, what the fifth said was what?!

Neither of the two dared to squeak, but they dragged on for several days, and when the Huang family gossiped to Old Man Xia, he made room for hatred, and said in the ear of Mrs. Qiao all day long that the girl of the Li family was a troublemaker!

piled up the dissatisfaction with the Li family girl in Mrs. Qiao's heart.

……

Xia Chengxiang didn't know what Xia Hongxia was doing in the old mansion, and although everyone in the old mansion felt bitter at the corners of their mouths, they were still happy to be able to marry the girl of the Li family as his wife.

Xia Chenghe and Luo were also very happy, took the things discussed by the couple and gave Xia Chengxiang as a small gift, and helped Zhang Luo to marry the vegetables, chicken, fish, meat and eggs he needed, Xia Chengxiang was grateful, knowing that the Sanfang family was really good for themselves, and they were not hypocritical, so they returned to the shop and said to the girl of the Li family, the two discussed it, and they would spare no effort to help each other if there was anything in the Sanfang in the future!

There are no concubines on the Li family's side, and Luo recommended himself to help the Li family girl prepare the dowry, two large boxes of fabrics, spring, summer, autumn and winter, all kinds of colors, expensive furs are also prepared, and a small box also contains the title deed and house deed of the Li family's blacksmith shop, Luo's heart jumped.

Such a heavy dowry!

When I came back, I told Xia Chenghe and Shi Niang, Xia Chenghe wanted to take some silver out to supplement Xia Chengxiang, Shi Niang naturally had no opinion, and the family discussed going to the Song family's jewelry shop in the town to get a set of pure gold heads, and asked Xia Chengxiang to give the Li family girl in private.

Xia Chengxiang was reluctant to accept it, so Luo said, "The family doesn't talk to the two families, and the daughters of our family may be counting on you and the sons of your younger brothers and sisters to help support the façade in the future, so you should treat it as a meeting gift from your third brother and sister-in-law to your nephew in advance......"

Xia Chengxiang didn't want to take it, and after learning it to the girl of the Li family, the girl of the Li family laughed, "As long as my sister-in-law doesn't dislike it, our son is her own son!" ”

Xia Chengxiang also laughed with a simple smile.

The girl of the Li family who provoked him took a bite.

Next, a series of procedures, such as matchmaking, proposing, deciding, looking at the day, and giving a dowry.

But I didn't want to, but on the day of marriage, something went wrong.

The big red sedan chair was carried into the old house, stepped on the brazier and saw that it was about to enter the main house, Mrs. Qiao suddenly covered her head and said that she had a headache, and lifted the curtain and entered the inner room.

A group of people were dumbfounded.

Mrs. Cheng frowned, scolded Mrs. Qiao in her heart, and said with a smile, "The old lady is so happy to marry her daughter-in-law, her third sister-in-law, you make a bowl of egg tea, I'll go and see the old sister-in-law." ”

Luo Zhi didn't like Mrs. Qiao's style very much, but this was not the time to talk about things, seeing Mrs. Cheng's eyes, he responded with a smile, went to the kitchen to get a bowl of egg tea and went into the inner room with Mrs. Cheng.

into the inner chamber.

Old Mrs. Qiao was sitting by the kang talking to Xia Fangfei, and when she saw the two of them coming in with the curtain, she rolled her eyes, "What are you doing here?" Don't let me out yet! ”

"Ouch, my aunt, what kind of trouble are you doing?" Mrs. Cheng tucked her handkerchief under her armpit, took the egg tea and put it on the small table on the side, "The family matter is your nod, and the daughter-in-law is what you begged me to say, you are picking at this time, what can the bunch of people in the yard do?" ”

Old Mrs. Qiao was silent.

Mrs. Ren Cheng broke her mouth, and she didn't move.

Mrs. Cheng ran out of tricks, "You say, what do you want to do?" ”

"You ask Lao Wu, he has become a relative, can he still let his eldest sister live in the house, I will go out if he nods, and I won't go out if he doesn't nod!" Old Mrs. Joe stiffened her neck.

Mrs. Cheng was stunned.

Roche laughed angrily.

"Old lady, have you weighed it clearly? The eldest aunt and grandmother are just a married aunt and grandmother, and the fifth uncle is the son who will give you a pension in the future! You sent the fifth uncle to live in the town, but you want him not to enter this house in the future? ”

"I don't care what I do with my son, you old hen who doesn't lay eggs......" Mrs. Qiao scolded, as if she remembered something, and pulled the topic back, "I won't go out if he doesn't nod, so he can't get married!" ”

looked at Luo and Mrs. Cheng very proudly.

Mrs. Cheng was dumbfounded, and she couldn't reply to her senses.

Luo was not surprised, turned around and walked out of the inner room, and said the words to Xia Chenghe, Xia Chenghe couldn't believe it, Luo pushed Xia Chenghe, Xia Chenghe walked to Xia Chengxiang's side with a bad face, and said what Mrs. Qiao meant, Xia Chengxiang stared at Xia Chenghe in amazement, his mother actually wanted to blackmail him so much? !

Looking at the Li family girl who was covered with a hijab beside her, Xia Chengxiang smiled bitterly, gritted his teeth, and nodded at Xia Chenghe, "What she says is what she is......"

Actually, the old ladies don't have to do this, they didn't plan to live in the old mansion in the first place.

"You're crazy, aren't you?" Mrs. Cheng stared at Mrs. Qiao speechlessly, "Son and daughter, you actually went out to your daughter, you are really crazy......"

Luo Shi replied, "Fifth Uncle agreed." ”

Mrs. Qiao looked at Mrs. Cheng proudly, "My son is mine, he has to listen to what I say!" ”

Mrs. Cheng shook her head again and again, and glanced at Luo Zhi with sympathy.

Get up and go outside to talk about the Roberts.