At that time, there were several clansmen who were guests at the Mei family, as well as Li Facai, who thought he had done a great thing, and he would not help the Mei father and son hide it. Therefore, the news that Mei Xiucai wanted to sell her niece immediately spread throughout Mujia Village.

Naturally, Li Facai was very arrogant, and he did not hide his plan to send Li Taoer to the town to be a child daughter-in-law.

is also selling his niece, Li Facai's shamelessness is on the bright side, and Li Taoer's bloodline is unknown, but no one says anything about him.

On the contrary, Mei Xiucai is here, in the end, he is a scholar, and he has played a trick again, turning a matter of selling his niece into a "marriage", so that the clansmen will compete to give away their daughters, and when the time comes, if there is any mistake, they can also push and do not know, it is too shameless.

"Heavenly Gelding" and "Picking Ashes", the old news of Master Hong's family immediately became the news of Mujia Village.

By the time it reached Du Lizheng's ears, the news of the Mei family had already spread out of Mujia Village.

Du Li was angry, he was optimistic about Mei Sheng, and he planned to support Mei Sheng, but with this father and son holding him back, the reputation of the Mei family was already like a mess of mud. Although Mei Sheng is studying in the official school and is not in the village, he is a family in the end, and he is both prosperous and lossy.

On this day, Du Li was calling someone to call Mei Xiucai and scolded him. He saw that Mei Tongsheng was stupid and had no idea, and it was his son-in-law who was really ruthless.

Even in front of the old father-in-law, Mei Xiucai refused to admit the charge of "selling his niece", and said with a little grievance: "The son-in-law doesn't live in the town, where do you know these inside information?" The Hong family asked someone to say that the son-in-law really thought that they would see Brother Sheng'er's future and come to burn a hot stove, who knew that there were so many things here. The son-in-law is also a person who wants to save face, and he is not short of silver, how can he really do this for sixty taels of silver? ”

Du Li Zheng looked at Mei Xiucai questioningly, and said, "How diligent have you been running to the town recently?" Really don't know or fake don't know? ”

Mei Xiucai said helplessly: "The son-in-law is going to Huiwen, everyone is either looking at Shiwen together, or tasting poems and discussing strategies, where is the time to pay attention to these market gossip?" ”

Du Li snorted lightly and said, "There is really no shortage of silver? If you lack money, you will tell me, don't think about these evil ways! When he said it, he paid attention to Mei Xiucai's face.

Mei Xiucai shook his head and said: "There is really no shortage, and there is no silver at home, father-in-law, you can rest assured." ”

Du Li Zheng's face is better looking, this son-in-law is in his thirties, it is the best time for a man, he looks good and gentle, a man spends money outside but on wine, and he doesn't need silver. Otherwise, he will have to arrange for someone to inquire around the town to see if there is anything to be bored.

However, the matter of the Hong family reminded Du Lizheng that the richest man in the town has a bit of background, and he originally intended to marry the Mei family in Mei Sheng's face.

Thinking of this, Du Li Zheng stopped dragging it out and said, "Mei Sheng's family, have you succeeded?" ”

When Mei Xiucai heard this, she was depressed for a while, she was also Xiucai, she was thirty years old, and her nephew was thirteen years old. He could only marry the daughter of a rich man in the countryside, but his nephew had many people who asked people to pass the word, which made Mei Xiucai push it on the excuse that "it is not suitable to marry early".

"Next year will be the township test, and you can delay it for another year at most." Dury was walking slowly.

When Mei Sheng was lifted, the people he came into contact with were not what Mei Xiucai could push if he wanted to.

Mei Sheng is not wood, and he also has an idea, if he finds a capable Yue family as a backer, then it will not be Mei Xiu who can be restrained in the future.

Mei Xiucai remembered what his wife had said, and her sister-in-law seemed to have taken a fancy to Mei Sheng.

Mei Xiucai's eyes moved, and she also looked at Du Lizheng, trying to see what he meant. He is not as opposed as his wife, his father-in-law is a man who only treats his son as a treasure and his daughter as a grass, so it is strange that he will really favor his son-in-law.

Du Li said bluntly: "What I mean, the meat is still rotting in the pot, I want to give the sixth sister to Mei Sheng, what do you think?" ”

Mei Xiucai was puzzled: "In the end, the difference in seniority, will it not look good?" ”

"What's this? In the final analysis, Mei Sheng is just your nephew, and others say a few words, but it is affordable. Needless to say, the dowry of the sixth sister will be prepared for her according to her second sister's. Speaking of this, he took a box out from under several cases, pushed it to Mei Xiucai and said, "This is two hundred taels of silver, you take it to prepare the dowry." ”

Mei Xiucai pushed it no more, but she couldn't say anything when she saw this box, so she couldn't bear it and didn't do it directly, and swallowed a mouthful of spit: "Father-in-law, will this be too much?" ”

When Mei Xiucai hired Du Shi, he only spent forty taels, why did he more than quadruple when he got to Mei Sheng?

Du Li shook his head and said: "No matter what the relationship between your uncle and nephew was before, you are generous as an uncle in the matter of marrying, and you have done a thoughtful and decent job, and others will only praise it when they mention it in the future." In the final analysis, he is just an orphan without a father and a mother, your uncle raised him, and his kindness is greater than his kindness, and when the time comes, if he is not filial at all, he will be able to drown him by spitting at the star. ”

Mei Xiucai nodded and said, "It's still what my father-in-law thinks, and that's exactly what I think." ”

The box containing two hundred taels of silver was naturally tightly grasped in his hand and did not relax. Use this to buy a dowry for Mei Sheng? Dreaming, how can you use so much, even if you take out half of it, it is already extremely decent.

*

Li family, main house.

Li Facai came in, and his face was a little difficult.

Seeing this, Mrs. Li hurriedly said, "What? Is there another moth on the Mei family's side? ”

Li Facai sat down on the kang and said, "There is no hope on the Hong family's side, there are many people in the town who are staring at the Hong family's skillful sect, and someone has already been a matchmaker and introduced a girl from Daxing." I'm embarrassed by this case, it's another case! ”

Mrs. Li couldn't help but feel pain, patted the kang and said: "It's all Mei Xiaoer's little brute who is interrupted, that's sixty taels, sixty taels!" ”

A little girl like Li Taoer, if she has no looks or no figure, even if she sells the death deed, it is not worth a few dollars. Sixty taels of silver, which I had never thought of before.

"It's really not good, so I'll find someone to change my family, I can't raise a bargain for nothing!" Old Madam Li gritted her teeth and said.

Li Facai hesitated for a moment and said, "There is still a family affair, and the dowry is quite rich." ”

When Mrs. Li heard this, she immediately pricked up her ears: "How much silver!" ”

"Twenty taels!" Li Facai said.

"It's only twenty taels, forty taels less than sixty taels!" Mrs. Li was a little dissatisfied, but she didn't want to think about it, five taels of silver in the countryside were picking up a daughter-in-law, and twenty taels of silver was a "dowry", which was already very high.

"So, or wait another two years?" Li Facai said.

Old Mrs. Li glared and said, "What to raise?" Is it a waste of rice? With a gloomy face all day long, she can't speak, and she looks like she's oozing with a sickle, aren't you afraid that one day she will go crazy and shovel you with a sickle? ”

Li Facai listened to Mrs. Li's words, thinking about Li Tao'er's appearance, and was also afraid for a while: "This girl, her temperament is a little crooked!" ”

Where is there anyone who doesn't hide or cry when this child is beaten, and this is the case with Li Taoer, isn't it even more infuriating? In the end, every time I was tired of hands, I could put my hand down. Even if the elders don't dare to do it casually, what can you do if you are a junior, cry twice and beg for mercy?

"The Hong family doesn't want it, just sell it elsewhere, anyway, you can't stay at home anymore, if something happens, there is no place to regret it!" Old Lady Li snorted coldly.

The old lady lived to be more than sixty years old, so she naturally had some eyesight.

Li Facai was still hesitating, but he didn't hesitate at this time: "Then I'll go to the town to find Boss Wang and agree to that family business!" ”

Mrs. Li said, "Which one?" Why is it like Master Hong's family, looking for a girl in the countryside? ”

Li Facai hesitated, and Mrs. Li said: "Bear thing, when you are Lao Tzu Niang, what can't you say?" Even if you buy a girl in the kiln, you won't give this price. ”

Li Facai then said: "It's a boat passenger from Shanxi, who has no son, and wants to find a secret marriage and bring it back to his hometown!" ”

What is a ghost marriage, it is for the dead to be married! When he brought it back to his hometown, he naturally wanted to bury his son with him.

Originally, this kind of girl should be looking for a young girl who died young, three media and six hires, two families as in-laws, and two children buried together; But where is there such a good candidate to find a good candidate, there must be a black-hearted trafficker, so he starts the business of marrying the living.

Old Mrs. Li lowered her face and glared at Li Facai without speaking.

Li Facai looked anxious: "Otherwise, forget it." ”

"No way!" This time, it was Mrs. Li who was anxious: "Dahe is twenty years old, not to mention what kind of good daughter-in-law can he talk about, among the twenty taels of silver, it is enough to marry him a daughter-in-law!" ”

*

Under the back window, Li Tao'er's eyes were dark, and the hand holding the sickle was tight and loose, loose and tight.

*

The next day, Gui Chongyang was still on the side of the old house, and there were still Yang Wu and Mei Xiaoba by his side.

Gui Wu was not there, so he went to the town and waited until dusk to return.

Seeing Gui Wu's calm face, Gui Chongyang greeted him: "Fifth uncle, it's done!" ”

Gui Wu nodded, but he didn't see joy, squinted his eyes and looked at the direction of the Li family and said, "This family is all beasts!" ”