When the sun was scorching in the west, all the rice in the village was harvested; Because there is too much paddy, it cannot be moved into a large warehouse at one time. Therefore, until the rice is completely dried, someone has to live in the drying ground and guard it.

And each family in the village contributed a laborer, and the three members of the Song family were tired of a day to catch the harvest, and Lei Ce took the initiative to take the responsibility of guarding the grain.

After the meal, Wu Cuihua took out a thin quilt and a single mat and stuffed it into him, "Pay attention to mosquitoes at night, it is not easy to get well when you are bitten by mosquitoes on the drying ground." And ah! It is easy to catch a cold when sleeping on the drying field, and if you really can't sleep, come back during the day to catch up on sleep; The family has enough manpower, so don't worry about no one to dry. ”

"Mother, why do I feel that my cousin is your son? In previous years, when I was guarding the grain, you didn't care about me! Song Jiahui bared his teeth.

slapped him on the shoulder, and said angrily: "Stinky boy, my mother didn't ask your father to see you in the middle of the night that year." ”

"Aunt, I'll send my brother over and I'll be back in a while." Chu Tianyi smiled sideways and pulled Lei Ce away; Walking outside the hall, Chu Tianyi grabbed his arm, "Brother, you wait for me." He walked briskly into the room and pulled a vanilla in his hand.

After returning to his side, he stuffed the herbs into his hand, "This is filled with wormwood, peppermint and bumper grass, their scents are very effective in repelling mosquitoes, remember to leave." ”

Lei Ze smiled lightly, "Okay." "Solemnly put it in his pocket.

"Mother, look. I'll just say you're worried! With my cousin here, can I still let my cousin be bitten by mosquitoes? Right? Cousin-in-law. Song Jiahui's high-pitched voice came, Chu Tianyi's face was hot, and he glanced back at the mother and son at the door, his heart was beating wildly; It's like a little daughter-in-law going out of the wall and being caught.

Wu Cuihua smiled and patted her son, "Okay, go back to sleep!" Daughter-in-law, come back early! He smiled and turned off the lights and went back to the house.

Song Jiahui waved his hand at the two, "Cousin, cousin-in-law, I won't bother you!" ”

Lei Zer smiled bitterly, lowered his head and led her to the drying ground; The good atmosphere was ruined by Song Jiahui, and he was ashamed of his daughter-in-law, "Daughter-in-law, you said that you would go with me to join the army......"

Chu Tianyi suddenly stopped and looked up at him, "You don't want me to go?" ”

Lei Cejun had a slight smile on his face, "I've been sending out the marriage report and the housing application report for more than a week, and you can't regret it even if you want to." ”

Chu Tianyi smiled happily and took the initiative to hold his hand back, "Hmm." ”

"Daughter-in-law ......"

"Huh?"

Lei Ce's face hidden in the darkness was hot for a while, and he said, "Daughter-in-law, let's, what are we...... When to have sex together? ”

Chu Tianyi's cheeks warmed up, this question could also be asked to her?

"That...... Brother, I won't send you over; I went back first, it was late. He broke free from his grasp and walked away as if he were flying.

Lei Ze clenched the hand that she had broken free, trying to keep the warmth, and his heart was full of loss.

After ten days of busyness, the whole village of rice was finally put into the big warehouse before September 20.

Song Sancheng smiled with joy on his face, "This year's year is good, and the rice harvest is more than in previous years." ”

"Dad, when these grains are harvested, our family will be able to receive 500 catties of grain; plus the rations of my cousin and sister-in-law, it is only more than fifty catties, and after all, it is just enough to eat. Song Jiahui thought of the warehouse, full of grain, and his heart was not without joy; But it can't withstand the food that has been grown so hard, and it can't be included in the resistance of his own warehouse.

"If you say anything depressing, you should be able to share a little more food this year; When the time comes, sell the surplus grain, and you will have the money to marry your daughter-in-law. The joy on Song Sancheng's face did not decrease, and he glanced at his son.

"Are the Song brothers at home?"

When Song Sancheng heard this voice, he laughed loudly and walked quickly to the outside of the hall, "Haha, in-laws, why do you have time to come?" Quick, come in and sit. ”

"Brother Song, let's stop calling it yet." A man with a black and red face, a man with a strong figure walked towards him.

The smile on Song Sancheng's face paused, and he welcomed the person into the hall, "Brother Xu, sit." After the three members of the Xu family sat down, Song Sancheng spoke, "What did Brother Xu mean by what he said just now?" ”

"Brother Song......" The man of the Xu family looked at Lei Ce and his wife, and his black and red old face showed a look of embarrassment.

"Brother Xu has something to say, Ce'er is my nephew, and there are no outsiders here."

Father Xu nodded, "Since that's the case, then I'll get straight to the point; Brother Song, your nephew and daughter-in-law gave a dowry of 500 yuan, but my daughter-in-law only paid 50 yuan when she was hired, isn't it too little? It seems that my daughter is not in your eyes. ”

"Brother Xu, I don't agree with what you say, each family has its own way; My nephew saved some money in the army, and he paid for the bridal price and the wedding banquet for his daughter-in-law. This son of mine is not as good as my nephew, so naturally he can't compare with my nephew. When Song Sancheng said this, he paid attention to his every move.

Father Xu frowned, his eyes narrowed, "Brother Song, although this girl of my family is not as good-looking as the daughter of the Chu family, the others are not bad; I'm afraid it's not okay for you to just send my girl like this? ”

Lei Cejian frowned, and was about to speak, but his hand was pulled, and he turned his head to look at Chu Tianyi.

Chu Tianyi shook his head at him. Speaking at this time, no matter what the final result is, will fall into the handle; On the contrary, let his uncle and aunt be restrained, this kind of human sophistication, Lei Ce still lacks something.

Retzer swallowed this breath and held her hand tightly with his backhand.

"Brother Xu, are you using my daughter-in-law as a raft, and you want to sit on the ground and raise the price?" Wu Cuihua's face was cold,

Father Xu smiled neatly, "It's nothing, it's just ...... The daughter-in-law your nephew married is also too strong; My family Qiao'er is a well-behaved person, if she is so short in the dowry, after marrying in, she will be pressed by your nephew and daughter-in-law for a lifetime. ”

"Brother Xu, I understand your heart for your daughter." Song Sancheng sighed, "But we can't afford so much money at home, and you know it; There are only a handful of people in the village who can come up with a dowry of 500 yuan. ”

"I also know that this matter is embarrassing for Brother Song, but I can't help but think about Qiao'er." Father Xu lowered his head, making it impossible to see his expression clearly.

"Jiahui, this is your marriage, what do you think?" Song Sancheng took out a dry cigarette and took a puff full of depression.

Song Jiahui had anger in his eyes, "Dad, although I am very sorry, but Uncle Xu has no intention of getting married, so let's retreat!" Our family can't be saddled with debts because of taking a daughter-in-law. Glancing at Lei Ze and his wife, who were sitting silently on the side, "Besides, my cousin and sister-in-law are our relatives, a woman who has not married into the door; I also want to press on my cousin and sister-in-law, and I take myself too seriously. ”

"To put it mildly, she's just an outsider. Before marrying in, he dared to spread wild in our Song family, and if he married home, he would not become a troublemaker. ”

Song Sancheng smiled and looked at Father Xu apologetically, "Brother Xu, my son's speech is a little ugly, but he is also reasonable; Just return the dowry money to us, but as for the dowry items, we don't want them. ”

Father Xu's face changed, and he slapped the table angrily, "Bang...... Are you going to repent of your marriage? I tell you, it can't be. ”

Several people gathered around a table in front of a table of eight immortals, and this action was undoubtedly a provocation.

"Xu Hansheng, it was you who sat on the ground and forced our family to pay debts." Wu Cuihua was also angry, "I've never seen such a shameless person as you, what did Lei Ce and his daughter-in-law do to get in the way of your daughter?" They have to use them as rafts and drive us into a dead end. ”

Xu Hansheng pointed at Wu Cuihua's nose and scolded, "Wu Cuihua, let me tell you, five hundred yuan of dowry money, you have to give it if you don't give it; If you want to get out of the marriage, you can get out of the marriage, what do you think of my daughter? And you, Song Jiahui, something with a wolf's heart and a dog's lungs; As soon as you get out of the marriage, what reputation will my daughter have? You've been married for two years; I won't do anything for her. ”

When has Song Jiahui ever been scolded like this? Full of embarrassment, "Your daughter's reputation is important, but my family's life and death are not important?" Do I really want to treat my parents poorly for the sake of your daughter? ”

"Jiahui, shut up." Song Sancheng scolded him for his resolute words, and turned his gaze to Xu Hansheng, "Brother Xu, although Jiahui speaks a little ugly; However, we also think so, and this marriage is just that. You just need to return the fifty yuan of the dowry money to me, and you don't need anything when you get hired. ”

Lei Ce patted Chu Tianyi's hand and limped to Song Sancheng's side, "Uncle, my daughter-in-law and I moved out, Uncle Xu shouldn't worry about his daughter marrying in and being offended; Uncle Xu, did you say? ”

"No, five hundred yuan dowry, not a penny. Not only is the dowry going to be out, but my daughter has to move out before she gets married. Xu Hansheng saw that Lei Ce had regressed, but he was getting more and more inches.

"You ......," Song Jiahui pointed at him.

Song Sancheng pulled his hand down, his eyes full of anger, "Xu Hansheng, when they got married, you said that you would keep your daughter for three years, and this year is the last year; Now you have to make excuses to ask for money, don't deceive people too much. ”

Xu Hansheng shouted in a daze: "Song Sancheng, it's you who are partial, your niece and daughter-in-law can marry back with a dowry of 500 yuan, why can't my daughter?" ”

"My nephew married a daughter-in-law, and it didn't cost me a penny, which he saved by himself in the army." At this point, Song Sancheng no longer gave in.

Xu Hansheng blushed and his neck was thick, and he didn't give an inch, "I don't care, without a dowry of 500 yuan, your son won't want to marry a daughter-in-law." ”

"Xu Hansheng, my nephew has taken a step back, and you are still biting." Song Sancheng's whole body trembled, "Jiahui, go and invite your fourth grandfather, your marriage to Xu Qiaoer is your fourth grandfather's matchmaker; Let your fourth grandfather come to testify, and let's withdraw from this marriage immediately. ”

"Good!" Song Jiahui wished that he would understand this matter as soon as possible, and walked out of the hall with wind under his feet.

Lei Ce took a step forward, his arm was grabbed by a pair of hands, and whispered: "Brother, you can't go, why can't the eldest husband have no wife?" At first glance, Xu Hansheng is not a good thing, but now that he found out early, he quit the marriage, and Jiahui can find a better marriage. If you go out now, not only will you not be able to solve the problem, but you will also cause trouble for yourself and your uncle and aunt. ”