Chapter 45 The sky-high bride price
"Aunt Tian, didn't your third child call you to eat at noon?"
Mrs. Tian, who was washing clothes in the courtyard, felt a little strange when she heard someone ask this, and her mood became worse and worse.
She waited all morning, this morning she didn't even do anything to pick up dung, just waiting for the third family to come to the door, just waiting left and right, waiting for the middle food, why didn't anyone come to the door.
"What do you mean?"
"What!" The woman who spoke was a little surprised, "I just saw the girl of your third family carrying a big fish, Aimin holding a big watermelon, and the two went home with a smile.
This point is still early, it is estimated that it is still being done, and if it is done, I will definitely invite you to dinner, and the third child of your family is filial. ”
These words made Mrs. Tian couldn't help but smile, "The third child is not in tune with the daughter-in-law and the little girl, but my son is not bad." ”
The woman covered her mouth and snickered away, Mrs. Tian didn't look down on her three daughters-in-law, and said everywhere that Zhang Chunhua was not good, but Zhang Chunhua was actually quite good, so she gave birth to four sons in one go, which was the first in the village.
Mrs. Tian rubbed her clothes a few times, straightened her clothes, dipped her hair in water and combed it, took a hair grate, and waited for her third son to come to the door at home.
At this moment, Tian Zhiquan's house, Zhang Chunhua took out the things that the old girl bought, and piled up a table, "Mom, this is all Xiaoya's filial piety to you, the child went to the magic capital some time ago, these two pieces of woolen material are specially pulled by the child for you, you make clothes in the autumn and wear them on your body, and you are decent." And this is the white rabbit toffee in the magic capital, and this piece of material was bought for our father, you see, how beautiful the navy blue color is. There are also these two packs of cigarettes, let our dad taste what the smoke in the magic capital tastes like. ”
"This, such a good thing, my mother can't ask for it, leave it to your in-laws."
Zhang Chunhua snorted and glared at her husband.
Tian Zhiquan sneered: "Mom, it is Xiaoya who is filial to you, you just take it, this is a piece of filial piety for children." ”
Mrs. Zhang touched the pieces of woolen fabric, and felt very distressed, "It's really a waste to wear such a good thing for me and your father, I work every day, where can I get good clothes." ”
"Grandma, no matter how good things are, they are for people to wear, don't be reluctant, I will buy you after I make money."
"Hey! Ay! Mrs. Zhang's nose was sour, "I didn't expect that I could still enjoy the blessings of my granddaughter, my bud is a blessed child, Mr. Xiao said after seeing it, bud bud looks like a blessing." ”
Mrs. Zhang looked relieved, but she still couldn't hide the sadness on her face, and the eldest daughter-in-law next to her was full of anxiety and sorrow.
"Dad, you go get busy first, and call the old family and the second family to come back and cook."
Tian Zhiquan agreed, hurriedly left, and before leaving, he also told his mother-in-law not to leave today and stay at home for one night.
"Grandma, what's going on at home?" As soon as his father left, Tian Xiaoya asked.
How could Mrs. Zhang tell the child this, she hurriedly said that there was nothing to do, and asked Tian Xiaoya to put away the toffee and eat it herself.
Tian Xiaoya wanted it, "Grandma, this is what I bought for you and your grandfather, and there is still it at home." Don't hide it from me, I'm not a kid anymore, what's wrong? ”
Zhang Chunhua saw that her mother was silent, and said in a low voice: "Yaya is not a child anymore, this child is more capable than us, and she is more talented than her brothers, and she has bought a lot of things for her family these days, and these are also bought by the child with money, and she also went to the magic capital." ”
After saying that, Zhang Chunhua explained what happened, it turned out that the second cousin of the uncle's family had a target, and the second cousin liked it very much, but the object of the family opened his mouth, and he wanted to turn three times and make a ring, and he also asked for a bride price of 500 yuan, which was an astronomical amount at the end of the eighties.
Three turns and one ring, people in the city may not be able to get together, because the watch bicycle or something, not you can buy it if you have money, especially the watch is very demanding, and now the married girl wants a watch, and there is no need to talk about marriage without a watch.
If you can get it together with three turns and one ring, it is all very good people, not to mention that you need a bride price of 500 yuan, and you will not want to ask for money if you ask for something in this era, and you can pay 500 yuan, which is simply a lion's mouth.
"Grandma, I can't wait for a thousand yuan to buy it after three turns, plus a bride price of five hundred yuan, this family sincerely doesn't want to get married."
"No, that girl's family conditions are good, if it weren't for the girl's fancy to your second cousin, she wouldn't talk about marriage, and your second cousin also likes that girl. His family conditions are good, and his two sons both work in the county, so the requirements are higher. ”
"Auntie, what should I do now? How much do you make up at home? ”
Zhang Chunhua sighed and said, "Your uncle is still much worse now, so he can only borrow it from everywhere, and everyone will make up for it." ”
Tian Xiaoya nodded, "Mom, how much is it still missing?" ”
"Seven hundred." Yan Guizhen said with a bitter face, "The whole family can make up eight hundred, and they have already asked someone to buy watches and sewing machines." ”
Zhang Chunhua sighed and said: "This family is difficult to get married, the woman's family conditions are too good, be careful to marry and make you angry, sister-in-law." ”
"Then what to do, the second child likes it, if you don't marry, you can't make trouble at home, and your eldest brother and I have no choice but to borrow it everywhere."
"Auntie, how is this family? Have you inquired? I think his family's conditions are so good, he still needs so many things, and he also needs a bride price, which is not like a sincere marriage.
But the second cousin likes it, and there is no way to see it right, I can't persuade it well, I always feel that such a strong in-law family, you and your uncle will suffer in the future. ”
Tian Xiaoya is mainly distressed about her uncle, although she has not yet been in contact with this person, but in the memory of the original owner, this uncle is a very good person, whoever has something to call him to help, he will go, and everyone is friendly, and he will write calligraphy and cut window flowers, and do happy events during the New Year, everyone asks him for help, and his temperament is soft, so he is also easy to be bullied.
"Seven hundred, when do you want it?"
"Huh?" Yan Guizhen was a little dazed.
"Auntie, when do you want it? If you're in a hurry, I'll make it up for you quickly, if not, I have other things to do in the past few days, and I'll get it when I'm done. ”
"Ya Ya, you are a child, where did you get so much money?"
Mrs. Zhang was in a hurry, she asked the eldest girl to borrow money, but if Yaya did something in order to raise money for the family, then she would rather not end this family business.
"I sell socks, and when I sell them, I get rich."
"Huh? What socks? ”
This time, Zhang Chunhua was also confused.
Tian Xiaoya ran to the utility room in the yard and brought in a urea bag, and after opening it, a room of people looked at the things in the bag, their eyes were straight, and inside was a bag of white socks with lace edges.
"Old girl, where do you get so many beautiful socks?"
Zhang Chunhua really can't understand it now.