"Knot, then knot." Zhou Chunfa also nodded quickly, as long as it was not a change of relatives and it was not illegal, he was also happy to let Zhou Fu marry Xu Chun.

Although Xu Chun's daughter is not outstanding, she is strong and able to work, and there is nothing wrong with her, the most important thing is how many generations the Xu family has dug deep, they are all innocent poor peasants, and they are extremely poor! It will be difficult for Zhou Fu to marry such a good daughter-in-law in the future.

Zhou Fu's current conditions are worse than before, not only are people not good-looking, lame legs, and can't speak, but the most important thing is that the reputation of their Zhou family has been ruined by Mrs. Zhou.

There is a grandmother who wears the hat of a bad element, this girl with a good component does not dare to marry, wearing this hat, she has to be pointed at wherever she goes in the future, and if there is a trouble, she has to be pulled out to fight, and it is not their turn to do any good things, and I don't know how much I have to suffer!

Thinking of this, Zhou Chunfa wanted to scold, none of the women in this family stopped! Last year's incident with the third daughter-in-law, if it weren't for Han Lao's stubbornness looking at the face of his brigade accountant, running around and pleading and testifying, and also issuing guarantee materials, the big hat of the bad elements who sabotaged the people's commune and engaged in personal ideas would have been brought long ago! How can you criticize and fight, and re-education through labor will be over with one meal.

It's good now, dodge one, and come again! This time the hat has to be buttoned up! That convulsive Han Laozhi also went to the commune yesterday to testify, and even pressed his handprint, saying that the situation was true, because he did not do a good job, so that the team had this kind of persecution of women, and also made a review.

What an old peasant with no political vision! In his life, being the captain of the production team who is digging in the soil is the end!

In fact, Zhou Chunfa also missed one item that was not taken into account, that is, the vicious reputation of the women of the Zhou family led by Wang Fengying's mother and daughter, and now it has spread all over the surrounding ten miles and eight villages, and the old Zhou family's nest of women did not even let go of the mother of the nursing child, and the co-authors were forced to die! How ruthless this is! No one can do this!

Therefore, now don't talk about girls with good people, even landlords and rich peasants who love their daughters, and they don't dare to let their daughters marry, so they don't have to live in fear every day! If you offend them, it's possible to put rat medicine in your rice bowl!

Although the national policy says that one big and two public are not allowed to engage in individualism, but everyone has a scale in their hearts, although these simple farmers dare not say it on their lips, they don't think so, go home to nurse a child, is to engage in individualism? Can that be associated with bad? What!

Xu Dali didn't give Zhou Chunfa time to react, and hurriedly hit the snake with the stick, "Okay!" You say you want to marry, then let's discuss the bride price! ”

Seeing that the Zhou family was mentioned as a bride price, Xu Dali smiled sarcastically, "What's the matter, you don't want to give a bride price?" Is your Zhou family brilliant or good ingredients? Our Xu family's daughter still has to be upside down? ”

"Negotiated ......" Zhou Chunfa was slapped on the edge of the kang by Xu Dali before he finished speaking, and he was scared back.

"It's a family swap that was discussed! Do you still want to change parents? Do you want me to be afraid of breaking the law! Today, if anyone in your Zhou family dares to mention the matter of changing relatives, I will immediately go to the commune and turn myself in! Others don't know the truth, but I know it! You husband and wife went to Lumakeng to marry my family by themselves, and I have a lot of witnesses! This is what you can do! It has nothing to do with your old lady! When the time comes, I will be an accomplice at most, what am I afraid of as an old peasant? Can you stop me from working in the fields? I don't need to tell me what will happen to your cadre family, right? ”

As soon as Xu Dali said this, Zhou Chun didn't dare to let go of a fart. If this is really poked out, he will not be able to be a cadre at all, and maybe he will have to be criticized for Mrs. Zhou.

"So, how much do you want?" Zhou Fu stared at the tip of his shoe and asked.

He wanted to marry Xu Chun. Xu Chun didn't think he was lame, he didn't think he couldn't speak, he could still work, he always looked forward to marrying such a daughter-in-law.

"Give three hundred in cash, plus five hundred pounds of coarse grain, and one hundred pounds of fine grain. You can look at the clothes and give them, and we don't ask for more, that's all. ”

"Don't marry! Your daughter's gold is on the ground?! Wang Fengying was so angry that she jumped off the edge of the kang with a snort, her body was too weak, and she knelt on the ground as soon as her legs were weak, so she didn't forget to quarrel with Xu Dali, "This old money, this old food, our family is enough to marry a daughter-in-law!" I have the money to buy a few old sows, and it's not uncommon for you to be a sister! ”

"You say, marry or not? I don't listen to an old lady (nonsense)! Xu Dali refused to deal with Wang Fengying at all, so he stared at Zhou Chunfa.

"This bride price is too much......" Zhou Chunfa was completely frightened by Xu Dali, how dare he say a word to others.

"That's fine! See you in the commune! Xu Dali got off the ground and left.

"Big brother, if you have something to say, let's not discuss it." Zhou Chunlai hurriedly stopped Xu Dali, he could see that this master was a bastard, he could really do anything, and now he had to stabilize him first.

"You see if this will work," Zhou Chunlai pushed Xu Dali back to the kang and sat down, and discussed with him kindly, "You have also watched the situation in our family, and you really can't take out these old things for a while." Both of our families sincerely let the two children get married, each one step along, you reduce the bride price, we will give as much as we have this year, let the two children get married quickly, and the rest will be paid back when the autumn production team distributes the food and money. ”

Based on Zhou Chunlai's own experience, as long as he coaxes his daughter-in-law and lets her live with her wholeheartedly, the bride price owed will not have to be repaid.

"I can't reduce the bride price, if you really can't get these, then give me an IOU for the rest, and I owe 100 yuan to pay me 12 in the autumn, and the grain will be calculated according to this! Don't write about the interest, when the time comes, the government will say that I am a loan shark, and then arrest me as a bad element. There is no need to write any bride price or bride price, it is an IOU, the money and food owed to me, and if I don't pay it back in the autumn, I will still get the commune to sue you! ”

Why did Zhou Chunlai think that Xu Dali'er was clear, and wanted to drag the account to the end? Dream!

Everyone in the Zhou family looked at each other, this is simply blackmail! It's robbery!

But they could only grit their teeth and accept it, otherwise everyone in this room would have to be arrested except for Zhou Chunlai.

"Let's discuss it, and we'll get back to you, right?" Zhou Chunlai tentatively discussed with Xu Dali, he sat here in such a dark place, and his heart was blocked when he looked at it.

"Okay, let's discuss!" Xu Dali leaned on the kang, spit out a mouthful of thick phlegm into the cigarette basket where Old Man Zhou was filling the cigarette pouch, hugged his arms and began to close his eyes to recuperate, "Hurry up and discuss, let's have a wedding today!" My sister-in-law is scheduled to go out on the twentieth day of the lunar month, if she can't get married, the neighbors can't chew the root of the tongue, maybe you have to say what happened to my sister-in-law! When the time comes, she will really find death, and you will not be able to find the grave when you cry! ”

The Zhou family looked at each other, this Xu Dali didn't allow them to be empty at all, this was forcing them to take the money immediately.

Of course, Xu Dali had to force the Zhou family to take the money immediately, and if this matter dragged on for a long time, he didn't know what was wrong. At that time, Mrs. Zhou's matter will be decided, and it will not be as easy for him to flip it as it is now, and the Zhou family will not be as easy to fool as it is now.

In fact, the matter of changing relatives was reported, and Xu Dali was also very annoyed. He finally met such a suitable person, Zhou Ping is the same age, and he is not stupid and can still work, but he is so stirred, it will be difficult for him to use his sister to change him to such a daughter-in-law in the future.

The cadres of the brigade have looked for him several times, asking him not to change relatives anymore, if he dares to discredit the brigade, he will be directly pulled out to criticize and fight! After the criticism is over, he will deduct a big hat, saying that he is a bad element that destroys production, so that he will not be able to turn over for the rest of his life!

If he can't change his relatives, he can only spend money to marry his daughter-in-law, and his family is so poor that he has the money to pay a bride price? I still have to think about recruiting from the girl. So Xu Dali decided that he couldn't change his parents, so he gave his sister more dowry.

But the girl is an ordinary rural girl, with a mediocre appearance, and he, an old bachelor brother, and his perennially sick parents are dragged down, who will marry her with a lot of dowry?

Therefore, the Zhou family has become the best fat sheep, and their handle is in Xu Dali's hands, and it is a fool not to use this hard stroke!

Zhou Chen cooked for the three brothers and sisters in the outhouse, and he almost heard the meal when it was ready.

Zhou Chen served the sorghum rice porridge and put the baked potato cakes in a small basin. Put two triangular cakes for my sister on top, my sister's mouth is also small, this shape is easy for her to hold, easy for her to bite, and can also tease her to eat a few more bites.

Zhou Chen pulled the eggs he burned for his sister out of the stove pit, they were afraid that the eggs would taste too fragrant and would be discovered, so they didn't dare to burn them for their sister to eat. Now, Zhou Chen laughed sarcastically while peeling eggshells, who dared to squeak?

Zhou Xia, who was hiding next to the bowl shelf (cupboard) and peeking, swallowed two mouthfuls of saliva at the meal prepared by Zhou Chen, she hadn't eaten for two days, she couldn't eat it at first, and now she doesn't have to eat. She sneaked into the kitchen to find something to eat, but she didn't even look at a grain of rice.

Zhou Chen didn't know if he didn't see Zhou Xia or didn't want to talk to her at all, he didn't even raise his eyelids, and after peeling the eggs, he went into the West House with rice.

Zhou Xia looked at the door of the West House in a daze, and Zhou Yang suddenly pushed the door and walked out. Seeing an egg in the bowl he was holding, Zhou Xia's eyes lit up suddenly.

Zhou Yang walked straight to the pot, scooped a little sauce on the egg, and walked to the West House as if Zhou Xia didn't exist.

"Big brother!" Zhou Xia suddenly broke down and screamed, squatted down and hugged her knees and cried, "I haven't eaten for two days!" I have a pain in my body! ”

Zhou Yang paused and walked towards the West House, "Don't call me big brother, my mother can't give birth to a beast like you." ”

Zhou Xia was stunned for a moment, and after a moment, her face was full of panic, and she couldn't react, Zhou Yang had opened the door and left without hesitation, leaving her with a decisive back.

There was a dead silence in the kitchen, Zhou Xia squatted on the ground in a daze, her legs were numb and painful like pins and needles for a while, she sat on the ground with her buttocks, staring at a corner of the kitchen vacantly.

The east house of the Zhou family was lively at this time.

The Zhou family was forced by the situation, no matter how unwilling they were, they had to agree to Xu Dali's request, and at this time they were about to rummage through the cabinets to find the money that Mrs. Zhou had hidden.

"How good is this, both of us have peace of mind! When our two families get married, the whole commune has to say that you are accountant Zhou is benevolent! Your old lady has done evil and persecuted women, and you will soon make up for it, and this good reputation will come! Xu Dali threw the torn cotton shoes into the Zhou family's land, and his bare feet, full of frostbite cracks and mud, stretched into the bed of the kang head without any scruples.

Zhou Hongying, who was wrapped in a quilt and slept lazily, was so frightened that she jumped up, and scolded with her bruised and swollen face: "You want to die!" You're blind! You ......"

When he saw clearly that the person in front of him was a stranger with dark and strong eyes and fierce eyes, Zhou Hongying swallowed back the unscrupulous curse.

"What are you calling? A girl with no hair, what else can I do with you? Xu Dali basically doesn't look at women properly, "When is this time and still lazy to lie on the kang, and I will have to be a lazy woman in the future!" I can't even look down on what you want me to do! ”

"You, you!" Zhou Hongying was scolded so red-faced, she was already a thirteen-year-old girl, and she understood a lot of things. She can also understand the meaning of Xu Dali's words, and it is precisely because she can understand that she is even more ashamed to say a word.

Seeing that Xu Dali said something really unlikely, Old Man Zhou and Zhou Chunfa pretended not to listen again, Zhou Chunlai had to step forward to dissuade him, "Brother in-law, this is my sister-in-law, don't look at the young age, the generation is not small, in the future, Xu Chun and my family will get married, and I have to call her aunt!" ”

Zhou Chunlai vaguely reminded Xu Dali, you have to take care of some relatives, don't go too far, your sister will have to live in our family in the future, and if you offend everyone now, she will not have a good time in the future.

"She's the stupid sister-in-law who reported your third sister-in-law! I mean, it's not a good thing to look at! Xu Dali didn't know if he didn't understand Zhou Chunlai's words or didn't care at all, he just didn't take advantage of his stubble, "You said that you can even do it to a nursing mother?" Aren't you afraid of retribution? Why are you still poor with me? In the future, you have to be the time when you cry. ”

"Daddy! Fourth brother! Look at him! Zhou Hongying was angry, but she didn't dare to scold Xu Dali, who was arrogant, so she could only ask her family for help.

Wang Fengying, who was rummaging through boxes and cabinets looking for money, noticed Zhou Hongying, she was already weak and tossed all morning, she was tired of even saying a few more words, and only pulled her two sons to point at Zhou Hongying, "Money, she knows!" ”

"Where did my grandmother put her money? Hurry up and take it out, my brother is waiting to marry his daughter-in-law. Zhou Jun took the lead, pounced in front of Zhou Hongying, and asked her directly.

"How can I have money for you to marry a wife! No! Zhou Hongying learned a lot about Mrs. Zhou's appearance of not getting oil and salt.

"If you have money, you don't want to marry a daughter-in-law to the head boy in the family, and you still want to take your mother-in-law's house?" Xu Dali grinned and looked at Zhou Hongying playfully.

"Flip! Just leave it in this house! Can't run! "Zhou Chunfa still understands Mrs. Zhou, the food has to be put on the kang to look at, and the money has to be kept in front of the eyes and kept an eye on it.

Zhou Hongying panicked when she heard this, and hurriedly ran to the kang and sat in the corner of the wall without moving.

Wang Fengying's eyes rolled and waved at Zhou Jun, "Put her under her ass!" ”

Zhou Jun and Zhou Fu jumped on the kang like a hungry tiger, regardless of Zhou Hongying's struggles and kicks, and directly dragged her up, Wang Fengying turned over the kang mat under her buttocks, and sure enough, there was a small cloth pocket, which contained all the family's money, one hundred and ninety-eight yuan and five cents.

"Why are you less old? Did my mother put it somewhere else? After counting the money, even Zhou Chunlai felt that something was wrong.

Last night, Shen Yufen had already carefully talked about the big and small things in the family after he left. Mrs. Zhou has 190 yuan in her hand for Zhou Juan's second gift, and she takes out 20 yuan for Zhou Juan's dowry, as well as 30 yuan for the team and more than 60 yuan for selling pigs.

"There's a lot of land here, it's all here!" Zhou Chunfa sighed with resentment.

"The girl is pro-land!" Wang Fengying was full of resentment when she thought of this, "Don't live by yourself!"

Mrs. Zhou didn't just make a set of clothes for the children of the Qian family, she must have returned the money, and she gave a lot.

"What? How much money and how much food can you give? Xu vigorously craned his neck to look into the circle formed by the Zhou family deliberately avoiding him, staring at the roll of money like a hungry wolf.

"The money can only be given half first, and our own family will not have enough food this year......" Before Zhou Chunfa finished speaking, Xu Dali interrupted him with a wave of his hand.

"Don't fix those useless things! You want to fool me, right? You're not afraid to fool yourself in? ”

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After some bargaining, the money was finally set to give 180 yuan first, 200 catties of coarse grain, and 50 catties of fine grain.

"Give me an IOU for the rest of the money and food." Xu Dali stopped Zhou Chunfa, who was going out to find a guest to prepare a bride price.

In the area of Sanjiatun, the girl will invite a few prestigious people in the tun or the old people with high seniority in the family to be guests, indicating the importance of this marriage, and also implying the meaning of witnessing, after all, the bride price is a lot of money for rural families, so you have to be cautious.

Today, Zhou Chunfa went to find the guests, and the main purpose was to be a witness. is afraid that Xu Dali will cheat in the future, and it is also to witness that their marriage is not a change of relatives, but a bride price.

Zhou Chunfa and they were busy marrying Zhou Fu, but the three Zhou Yang brothers and sisters were ready to go out. (To be continued.) )