Xu Jingdong is kind-hearted, and as the eldest brother, he always feels that he has the obligation to take care of his younger brothers and doesn't want to settle with his own family, so he can't get over this matter in his conscience.

Xu Zhinian didn't refute, so he could be regarded as borrowing.

She knew very well that if she borrowed this money in ordinary ways, even if she broke her head, shouted loudly, begged her grandfather to tell her grandmother, and knelt for three days and three nights, the two aunts would definitely not borrow it.

There is no way out of her trick.

"Dad, mother, 1,000 yuan is just a bride price, we still have to prepare three turns and one ring for the new sister-in-law, a new house, new clothes and furniture, and the cost of the wedding. ”

Xu Zhinian said this, which made the atmosphere at home cold again.

How easy is it to get married and marry a daughter-in-law? Especially for such a poor family, it is bound to be overstretched.

"Big brother, what kind of daughter-in-law do you want to marry?" Xu Zhinian suddenly changed his words, and this question made Xu Zhiqiu stunned for a moment.

"I, can I still choose, as long as I can marry, it is best to be filial to my parents, don't be too lazy. ”

"What about appearance, height, education, temperament, hobbies......"

The more Xu Zhiqiu listened, the more he wanted to laugh, and said: "Baoya, you are really how capable you are your brother, you can only be picked by others, and I am not qualified to pick others." ”

The children of the poor are in charge of the family at an early age, and at the same time as they are in charge of the family early, the children of the poor are usually very inferior.

They often don't see the sparkle in themselves, and they always feel that they are born to be selected.

In Xu Zhinian's eyes, his brother is handsome, tall, vibrant, honest, simple, down-to-earth and hardworking, and he will definitely become a man who stands up to the sky in the future.

What's more, this is her Xu Zhinian's brother, how can she make do with a daughter-in-law?

"Brother, you and your father have gone to so many villages and towns, tell me, whose girl do you like the most?"

Xu Zhiqiu was a little shy about this topic, hung his head and said, "Dad, don't you write it all down in your notebook?"

Xu Jingdong agreed, reopened his broken account book, and said: "It's all here, after inquiring so much, there are only three suitable ones, two of which are willing by others, but they are stuck on the bride price money, and there is another one, which is your brother's willingness, but it is not worthy of others." ”

"Daddy...... Don't talk about it. Xu Zhiqiu lowered his head.

"Okay, I won't say it, I'll talk about these two who are willing, one is twenty-eight this year, two years older than your brother, and has three younger brothers, all of whom are not married......"

Xu Jingdong said, and sighed - everyone knows that such a family, once it takes over, it will be carrying three mountains on its back, even if the bride price is not much now, it will be endlessly sucking blood in the future.

"There is another one, the grade is young, only twenty-one years old, but ...... I have a bit of a problem with my ears and can't speak clearly. Xu Jingdong sighed again, and Song Shuzhi had already begun to wipe her tears.

Xu Zhiqiu was obviously not very satisfied with these two objects, but he didn't want his parents to worry about it anymore, so he said: "I think it's the second one, she doesn't have any brothers at home, just two sisters, after a long time, I will definitely be able to learn sign language......

Xu Zhinian's heart was sour, this was a helpless choice, she didn't want to watch her brother just walk into a makeshift marriage.

"Dad, tell me, what kind of conditions is the one my brother has a crush on?"

As soon as Xu Zhinian said this, Xu Zhiqiu hurriedly waved his hand: "Baoya, don't ask, people are white swans, and I am the toad under the well!"

Xu Zhinian giggled twice: "Brother, how can you say that you are a toad, I want to know what this white swan looks like?" Dad, just tell me!"

Xu Jingdong cleared his throat and said: "Just say it, what can't you say, it's not okay to close the door and talk about it at your own house? Baoya, this girl is good, she looks good, she is one meter six or eight tall, she has a good temper, and she has no shelf, but she is not a rural person, she is from the town, and the oil mill that the family runs in the town is still an only daughter! ”

At the end of the seventies, the country had just begun to implement the plan to have a baby, before that, only children were very rare, if anyone was an only child, the family conditions were a little better, it was simply a proper white swan.

"Brother, have you seen it, do you like it?" Xu Zhinian looked at Xu Zhiqiu with long eyelashes.

"I ......" Xu Zhiqiu finally shook his head and said, "I don't deserve it, besides, it's impossible for people to come to the countryside." ”

"Baoya, your brother and I have seen her in person, originally the matchmaker introduced her as a salesperson in her father's grain store, but your brother took a fancy to Li Qinglan at a glance, just because people smiled at him, this stupid child. ”

"Dad, I don't think my brother is stupid at all, people smiled at him, maybe they fell in love with him, besides, people marry a daughter-in-law once in their lives, they must choose their favorite, and they must not compromise. ”

"That being said, but the family is an industrial household, the bride price is 2,000, and you must buy a house and land in the town, if you don't say anything, you can get 1,000, you can't do it with three turns and a ring, and you can get 1,000, weddings, banquets, everything has to be of the highest grade, and there is no 5,000 yuan that can't come down......" Xu Jingdong's face was full of folds squeezed together, obviously, the eldest son's marriage made him choke enough.

"Dad, open source and reduce expenditure, if you don't open source, you won't be able to save 5,000 yuan for a lifetime, now, don't we have a capital of 1,000? Let my brother spread the carpenter next to Li Qinglan's grain and oil store!"

"What, this thousand yuan, used to open a shop?" The faces of the family members are difficult, in order to make up this thousand yuan, the whole family is trying their best, doing business has losses and profits, if it is profitable, it is fine, if it is lost, will not even the makeshift daughter-in-law be unable to marry?

"Yes, in the past, he started a family first and then started a business, but if my brother wants to marry a good daughter-in-law, he has to start a business first and then start a family, otherwise, as an unemployed rural youth, he can only find an unemployed rural young woman. ”

"This ......"

Xu Jingdong and Song Shuzhi glanced at each other, and they had no idea for a while.

They all saw Xu Zhinian's recent operation, and they all sighed in their hearts - Baoya, who was ignorant of the world before, was not only not stupid after falling into the water, but her brain became more and more bright, and there was nothing she could do.

"I'm not in a hurry, it's a big deal, I'll be a bachelor for the rest of my life. Xu Zhiqiu didn't know where the courage came from, stood up, clenched his fists tightly and said, "If you don't try, how do you know that it won't work?"

Xu Zhiqiu has always been honest and obedient, but under the drive of his sister, he also has a little bit of a rebellious spirit - his sister gave him courage and made him realize that he was not without a choice.

"Cheng!" Xu Jingdong's preference for his daughter surpassed everything, he gritted his teeth and said: "Ming, let's go into the city together and choose a shop for your brother." ”

"Dad, mother, you should go to work, you should do business, tomorrow, my brother and I will go. ”