In the spring, every household is busy planting before the first spring rains.

The villagers of Shanghe Village are no exception, men, women and children all go to the field to sow seeds, hoping to harvest more grain in the autumn, and the whole family depends on the grain in the field.

Dahe Village is a remote village more than 20 miles away from the town, and it is named Dahe Village because there is a river. There are more than 100 families in Dahe Village, among which the surnames Liu and Chen are the most, and most of the rest have fled here and settled here.

After planting the last bit of soybeans in the field, Liu Sanlei took his daughter-in-law Liu He home with a hoe and a basket.

"Sanleizi, your mother is scolding Bi girl again, go back and see if you don't beat it up like last time." As soon as I got home, I saw that the periphery of my house was full of people, and I was pulled by Aunt Liu next door.

Liu Sanlei listened to the hoe and pushed open the fence door and went in, and Liu He didn't have time to ask the reason, so he also followed into the door.

"You dead girl, you are a money-loser, do you still want to be an old girl at home and let me and your father raise you" As soon as I got home, I saw my mother Zhou Liushi in the hall facing the direction of the kitchen, with two hands on her waist.

He Liushi knew that Bicao was in the kitchen, so he ignored his mother-in-law, put down the back basket and went to the kitchen. Sure enough, Bicao was the only one in the stove room, who was burning the fire and stir-frying, and was busy, Liu Xianghe, the second daughter of the uncle of the Liu family, and Liu Xiuzhi, the daughter brought by the queen of Bicao, sat aside and did nothing.

"Bi girl, go, go to the third aunt's side tonight, some people want to eat and do it themselves." With that, he pulled Bicao out of the kitchen.

"Where are the third brothers and sisters taking her?" Wang stopped the two, "Even if you want to leave, you have to give me this marriage." ”

Bicao shook off Wang's hand and stood beside He Shunniang: "I won't marry, I want to marry your own daughter." ”

"Dead girl, I said that you should marry, and the matchmakers have come to the door, do you want to embarrass our Liu family?" Mrs. Liu sat down on the ground as she spoke, "Unfilial, it's really unfilial, eat me, live in me, use me, and want to be an old girl at home." ”

Liu Sanlei frowned when he saw his mother's faceless appearance, "Mother, first tell me which family you told Bi Yatou about." ”

"How good is that family affair, people give two taels of silver for the dowry, and with these two taels of silver, you have the money for your fourth brother's family affairs." Old woman Liu wiped away her non-existent tears.

Liu Sanlei saw it, how could there be anything he didn't understand, it must be that this family is not a good family, "You just say which family it is." ”

Mrs. Liu knows her son's temper, and she also knows that her younger son's family is the most protective of Liu Bicao. Therefore, when Liu Sanlei asked about which family, he was a little hesitant. But it was Liu Bicao's queen mother Wang who poured it out cracklingly.

"It's the Zhang family in the next village, it's the family next to the big banyan tree, the third brother knows, the family lives in a big brick and tile house, and the family invites long-term workers, and Bicao is blessed to marry in the past."

"You black-hearted, why don't you let your own daughter enjoy the blessings and push the girl into the fire pit." Without waiting for Wang to finish speaking, He jumped up and pointed at Wang and scolded.

Zhou, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Liu family, sat on the side with her daughter Liu Xianghe, and did not cook the stove meal.

Liu Sanlei only looked at Liu Erlei who was squatting on the ground angrily, if it weren't for his second brother, he would have gone up and beaten him up a long time ago.

"Second brother, do you agree?" Liu Sanlei had a black face, but he couldn't help but step forward and kick him, seeing that he still didn't speak, and when he wanted to kick again, he was stopped by Liu Dalei on the side.

"My mother and my daughter-in-law are also for the good of this family, the fourth wife has no money to make a dowry, and Xiuzhi also needs a dowry when she gets married, this is ......" Liu Erlei spit out the words resignedly.

When Liu Sanlei heard this, he immediately became angry: "The fourth brother wants to use the bride price of his niece, and the dowry of the daughter brought by the stepmother also needs the dowry of the daughter of the previous daughter, and he is not afraid to laugh off his big teeth when he says it." ”

Old woman Liu had a stinky face, she was unhappy, and pulled out Liu Bicao from behind He's back: "The old lady has raised her for so many years, eating and drinking for nothing, what's wrong with letting her marry now?" ”

"Which meal of so many people in the family was not burned by Bi Yatou, which piece of clothing was not washed by her, and she ate and drank for nothing? Don't be afraid to break your tongue when you say big things. "He has always been a short-tempered person, and he is not afraid of his mother-in-law.

Liu Bicao broke away from Mrs. Liu's hand and looked at Liu Erlei: "Dad, I won't marry you even if you tell the sky." Since my mother died, you have watched me being rubbed, and you don't care, I put up with it, because you are my father. But now, for the sake of the girl you brought in, you pushed me into the fire pit, why is your heart so ruthless, do you really not know who that Zhang family kid is. After speaking, Liu Bicao turned around and ran out.

He was afraid that something would happen, so he chased after him and went out.

If you want to say that there are rich families in these ten miles and eight townships, you have to count the Zhang family in the next village. Living in a big brick house, the family invites her mother-in-law to serve. The old couple of the Zhang family are capable, but the son of the Zhang family is not angry.

The Zhang family boy is lustful and is a frequent visitor to the Chunxiang Building in the town. More than ten years older than Liu Bicao, the Zhang family married a wife for him a few years ago, but for the woman brought back from Chunxianglou, he beat his wife to death. The jealousy of the concubines in the family keeps happening. This kind of person, Liu Bicao will not marry even if he dies.

The more Liu Bicao thought about it, the more sad she became, thinking of her mother who died early, her sister who was sent to marry because of a tael of silver, and her younger brother who was hungry. She didn't even notice that she walked into the water of the river pond, but the aunt of the Shen family from the same village who was washing clothes by the river pond grabbed her.

"Bicao, what's wrong with you? How to get into the water? "The Shen family's aunt Zhao held her tightly, afraid that something would happen.

By the time He was out of breath, Zhao had already pulled the green grass and sat aside.

"Her third aunt is here, what's wrong, why is she so sad, her stepmother bullied her again?" Seeing that he couldn't say anything from Liu Bicao's mouth, Zhao hurriedly asked He.

The Shen family fled to Shanghe Village more than ten years ago, and some old people in the village said that the Shen family was also a rich family before they fled. At the entrance of Shanghe Village, he fainted with hunger, and it was Li Zheng who passed by and found that he saved the Shen family, who was a family of three at that time. Later, with the help of Li Zheng, he settled in Shanghe Village.

The Shen family has always had a good relationship with the village, and over the years, they have never seen a red eye with any family. The He family usually had a lot of dealings with the Zhao family, so they did not hide what happened in the Liu family. Anyway, so many people outside the Liu family listened at that time, and it won't be long before the whole village should know.

It took Zhao a long time to react and sighed, they are all from the same village, and the Liu family knows everything. Not to mention that he sent Liu Bicao to a big family in the town to be a maid for the sake of silver, and married Liu Bicao's sister Liu Qingzhu, but now he is beating the idea on Liu Bicao for the sake of silver.

"Her third aunt, I won't tell you, I had the idea of asking for green grass for my eldest son before, but you also knew the situation at that time, now I will be cheeky, you go back and tell me, how much the Zhang family paid for the dowry, plus a pig."

He Shi gasped, the dowry from the Zhang family must not be low, and the Shen family knows what the situation is. The eldest son was a martial artist in the army a few years ago, and he worked for the town's dart game, and he was also a good hunter, so the family could live a good life. But the Zhao family fell ill and used a lot of family savings, and if you want to take out the dowry, you don't have to empty the family, but the Shen family still has a few half-old children.

Seeing that He Liu didn't speak, Zhao thought that he cared about the fact that his family had many half-grown children and was poor, or that he minded that his son had quit before. Thinking like this, he asked.

He knew that she was thinking about it, the Shen family kid and his niece were not lazy, the family was poor, as long as the family was good, the hard days would pass. Besides, which family in the village doesn't have a few children, and that family doesn't tighten their belts to live, the Shen family is capable, and he will live his life one day. Thinking like this, he agreed to the Zhao family in one gulp.

The marriage of Liu Bicao and Shen Jinqian, the eldest son of the Shen family, was quickly decided. Also, no matter which family the Wang family is, as long as the dowry is satisfied. At the end of spring planting, when summer came, Liu Bicao took her own baggage, dozens of Wen given by the He family, and two quilts to marry into the Shen family.