Chapter 099: Locusts
Although the people of the Chen family have been asking for money from the three old ladies uninterruptedly, they do not often come to the door in person on weekdays, and occasionally come a few times, and most of them are female dependents. Therefore, the little guy guarding the door of the Xie family didn't recognize the brother of the third old lady, and seeing that it hadn't really started to heat up this day, someone actually started a folding fan, and he couldn't help but laugh in his heart, so he didn't want to believe it, and glanced the other party up and down, and said: "In this case, hand over the name post, and I will go back later." ”
"Hey, you kid!" The little guy next to Chen Wanyuan widened his eyes when he heard this, and he was about to rush up and beat people as soon as he rolled up his sleeves, but he was almost stopped by Chen Wanyuan.
Chen Wanyuan folded the fan in his hand, with a smug smile on his lips, waved his hand and said: "Hugh wants to see this person in general, and see how arrogant he is later." ”
said arrogant words in his mouth, but he honestly asked people to take the name card and hand it over.
The little servant guarding the door of the Xie family took it with a calm face, and then assigned one person to go inside to do something.
Chen Wanyuan stood at the door, the folding fan held in his right hand lit his left hand from time to time, looking idle. He is not young, but he is well maintained, except for a few lines at the corners of his eyes, his face is still tight, and at first glance he is not confused. But he had a depressed anger in him, and he was ten years old. In this way, he is really about the same age as himself.
After a while, a gust of wind blew, and he sneezed heavily, and hurriedly took out a handkerchief from his bosom to blow his nose.
The handkerchief was made of silk, a snow-white piece, and the corners were embroidered with blooming red flowers, which was full of fragrance and extremely gaudy and vulgar.
This thing is for women. I'm afraid it won't be a good woman, let alone for an old man like Chen Wanyuan. But the veil was in his hand. But he used it very comfortably.
The little guy who watched the door was dumbfounded.
How can there be such a person?
The Chen family declined early in Beijing, and they are not a famous family. But the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, how can there be two catties without a body of meat, right? But looking at Chen Wanyuan's appearance now, the Chen family doesn't say "two catties of meat", but I'm afraid that they will be reduced to the same group of peddlers and pawns in Dongcheng.
When I came to the door today, I was going to come to fight the autumn wind.
But Chen Wanyuan did not have a look of embarrassment on his face.
After a while, a word came from inside, and the third old lady invited him in.
Along the way, Chen Wanyuan looked around all the way.
Originally, he came to the door, both as Xie Yuanmao's uncle and as his father-in-law. The identities are very different. It's good now, my uncle is barely an uncle, but that father-in-law is no longer possible.
Chen Wanyuan couldn't help but feel a little annoyed when he thought about it.
If it weren't for the uselessness of her daughter, why wouldn't it be like this?
blamed his daughter, of course he secretly blamed his own sister.
She has the highest status in the third room, but she can't even hold an heir, what use do you want her!
As soon as he thought of this, his steps quickened, and he hurried to the flower hall. He didn't look at the people inside, he chose a chair and sat down, fell back with a big belly, and said, "Are there any rules?" Don't even have a cup of tea? ”
It happened that the third old lady walked in with the help of Chunping, and when she saw him, her face sank, and she ordered in a cold voice: "Serve tea." ”
Chen Wanyuan raised his head to look at her. He grinned, revealing two rows of teeth that were dull yellow from smoking large cigarettes. Cough and say, "My good sister, you are here!" ”
The third old lady was silent. Glancing at him, he sat down in his chair.
When the hot tea was delivered, she asked Chunping to lead everyone to retreat.
When the flower hall arrived, only the two brothers and sisters were left.
Chen Wanyuan's courage became bigger and bigger, crossed Erlang's legs, and said lazily: "Look at you, you wear gold and silver, but you don't want to think that you can't open the pot at home, it can be seen that you have never remembered the Chen family in your heart." As he spoke, he stopped shaking his feet, slowly reached out and wiped the corners of his eyes, and then continued, "You are the wife of the Xie family, and the water spilled by the married daughter, if I don't have no choice, I won't have the face to come to see you." ”
"That's it!" The third old lady listened to a few words, only to feel a "buzzing" in her ears, where was she willing to listen to him continue, and interrupted him in a hurry.
Chen Wanyuan was not very happy, and muttered: "You still have a long ability." ”
The third old lady was very angry, thinking that over the years, her mother's group had treated herself as a mountain of gold and silver, desperately trying to get money from her, and her heart was on fire.
If she was a pork, she would have been looted to the point that even the oil flowers would have been gone! This group of people is like beasts that will never be satisfied, endlessly coming to the ground to bite her flesh and blood. She was so angry that her head hurt, and it was easy to suppress the anger in her heart, and she asked patiently, "Say, how much do you want this time?" ”
She has no heirs, and she doesn't really want to be her Xie familywife, so she really wanted to promote her mother's family at the beginning. But for so long, everyone should see that the current Chen family can't support the wall with mud, and no matter how much they are promoted, it is useless.
However, she knew very well in her heart, and when it was really time to face the Chen family, she couldn't help but soften her heart and let go.
"It's nothing, you know, after that incident with your nephew a few years ago, he has not been doing well. The daughter-in-law couldn't say it, seeing that she was about to get older, wouldn't it be delayed if she continued like this? Chen Wanyuan drank a cup of tea and smashed his mouth twice, "This tea is a year-old tea, right?" A weird smell! Why did you forget, I only love to drink the best big red robes. ”
The third old lady glared at him, "Since you know that you can't delay, then tell him to go in person!" ”
Chen Wanyuan put down the teacup and said with a sad face: "Where is it that you don't want to say kiss to him, it's just that this stinky boy has taken a fancy to someone by himself, and he doesn't want to be next to him anymore." ”
The three old ladies were skeptical.
She also knows a little bit of her nephew's temperament, a good woman and not a dishonest person, let alone a down-to-earth person. But it is precisely because of this that if he really takes a fancy to which girl, could it be that he is older and has grown up to know how good it is, and the prodigal son will not be able to turn back?
The third old lady slowed down her voice and said, "Which girl did he fancy to?" If it's appropriate, it's okay for me to help out. ”
Chen Wanyuan laughed, grabbed the folding fan and opened it a few times, and lowered his voice and said, "It's the fourth lady of your family." ”
Siniang Xie Fangruo?
The third old lady was stunned at first, then she got up, pointed at Chen Wanyuan's nose with trembling fingers and scolded: "You have the face to say such nonsense!" ”
Regardless of the side for the time being, according to the seniority, Xie Siniang is Chen Wanyuan's grandchild, and that is Chen Wanyuan's son's junior! But that's all, the most important thing is that Xie Siniang is the daughter of Second Master Xie and Second Lady Lord Liang!
With such an identity, let alone marrying a child of the Chen family as a wife, even the Chen family is not qualified to talk about it!
The third old lady was furious, took off the Buddhist beads in her hand and smashed them towards Chen Wanyuan's face, "You don't have to be a man, I still have to live in the Xie family, take advantage of it as soon as possible to rest this thought!" ”
"You temper!" Different from her fire, Chen Wanyuan was there by the old god, picked up the fallen Buddha beads on the side, and said, "Don't worry, I haven't finished saying this yet." You're smart, am I a fool? Speaking of which, I've eaten more than you for many years. Naturally, this thing can't be done, and I have already trained him. I showed him the family affairs with your sister-in-law, and the door was right, and everything was suitable. It's just that this marriage, color, makeup, why don't you want silver? Our family is too poor to marry a daughter-in-law. ”
The third old lady laughed angrily, "Over the years, how much money have you asked for from me, do you want me to calculate it with you?" ”
Chen Wanyuan hurriedly stopped: "This is not necessary. It's just that you also know that I'm not in good health, and I spend a lot of money on asking the doctor for medicine and diagnosis on weekdays, where can I save money? ”
"Okay, then you say, how much silver are you going to ask for this time?" The third old lady was accustomed to seeing him as a scoundrel, and she did not continue to argue with him, and sat down again, suppressing her anger.
Chen Wanyuan shook his fan and pursed his lips and smiled, and after a while, he said, "Ten thousand taels." ”
"How much do you say?" The third old lady heard clearly, but she still couldn't believe her ears, and asked again.
Chen Wanyuan's expression remained unchanged, "During the Chinese New Year, even if you reward the people under your head, you will also get fifty taels per person, and I have already calculated this ten thousand taels." ”
The third old lady couldn't even breathe anymore at this moment, stretched out her white fingers and pressed her eyebrows heavily, "Ten thousand taels, you only care about the lion's big mouth, why don't you want to think about whether I can get so much silver?" ”
In the past, her dowry was only a thousand taels of silver, but now it is good, and she wants to ask her for ten thousand taels in one breath!
But Chen Wanyuan is a stinky and shameless old ruffian, he just said, where will he help.
"Alas, I don't know how many days I have to live...... Chen Wanyuan didn't answer her words, but cried, "This is also the last time, when your nephew marries a daughter-in-law, I don't have the face to talk to you again." ”
The old man, crying so much that snot and tears flowed down his head, and wiped it with a gaudy handkerchief.
The third old lady couldn't stand it anymore, and asked with a cold face: "Is it really the last time?" ”
The locust-like mother's family, she is really tired, and she is too lazy to deal with it.
Chen Wanyuan stopped, then opened the fan to half-cover his face, and said, "You are my sister-in-law, can I pay you back?" ”
The three old ladies were silent.
Even if he was telling the truth, she couldn't come up with ten thousand taels of silver in one go.
The spring breeze in February is like scissors, and it really wants to cut her sad bowels......
Suddenly, with an idea, a complete game took shape in her heart. The third old lady sneered, looked at her elder brother fixedly, raised her eyebrows and said, "Big brother, go back first, at the latest, I will send you the silver." ”
Chen Wanyuan was overjoyed, stroked his palm and asked, "What good idea did my sister think of?" (To be continued......)