Yuan didn't know what this meant, rubbed his hands and said, "Mother, eight taels of silver is too much, who has so much money to marry a daughter-in-law?" I have saved some on hand, but it is only one or two taels of silver, all of which are secretly pressed down by the second brother when he usually goes to the mountains to hunt wild game and sell it for money, and many of them have to be confiscated, and I have saved for so many years, just a little. ”

Mrs. Yuan began to wipe her tears, "Chunhua, our old Yuan family is pointing at you, you are married well, your sister is married to that family, it is difficult to eat, and she is often beaten by men, the nose is not the nose, the eyes are not the eyes, and you can't count on it." At that time, when I said goodbye to the old Xu family, the matchmaker said that I had a crush on your sister, I specially arranged for you to marry first, and lived a good life, the old Xu family was well-off, your man loved you, and the children were obedient, that is, the mother-in-law often grinded you, but which mother-in-law did not grind people? You have a good life like this, all of them are found for you by your mother, you can't forget the fundamentals, your eldest nephew is the first person in our old family's grandchildren, and he can't even say a daughter-in-law at the age of eighteen, and you don't feel good in your heart, right? ”

"Mother, I know, I have always remembered my mother's good coming, the matter of the eldest nephew, I have always been in my heart, I promised you last time, I can help think of a way for the eldest nephew's wedding gift, but, no, eight taels of silver is really too much, three or four taels of silver, I let me think of a way to be in charge, maybe I can get it, eight taels of silver is really not enough......" Yuan Shi whispered urgently.

Yuan Pozi stopped wiping her tears and looked at her with blazing eyes, "Then you tell me the truth, how many do you have now?" ”

Yuan opened the box in the corner of the kang and peeled the bottom layer by layer.

Finally, he took out a small bag of bags, all of which were broken copper coins, a large handful.

"It's really more than a thousand wen, mother, I saved it all by penny, you count ......"

Yuan Pozi swept it away, and it was all broken money, not even a broken piece of silver.

More than 1,000 wen is just more than one or two pieces of silver.

There was a hint of disappointment in his eyes, "What should I do then!" People want eight taels! Chunhua, you have to think of a way, your eldest nephew's marriage, you are an aunt, you can't ignore it. ”

"However, that's really all, after a few days of leisure, I will let the head of the family secretly go up the mountain to hunt and try my luck."

Seeing that the Yuan family still didn't let go, Mrs. Yuan couldn't wait, "Chunhua, isn't your family selling loquat paste loquat dew in the town now?" Your mother-in-law went to the town yesterday to sell a few hundred wen, and it is said that there are still some sold in the county town, so profitable, what can't you get for a few taels of silver? Chunhua, your nephew is eighteen years old, I can't afford to wait any longer, I am waiting for the old sister of your old Xu family, I have delayed the time, and now I finally have a suitable good girl, you can't just leave it alone! ”

Yuan explained, "Mother, the loquat paste is made by the old sister herself, and it has nothing to do with us, and she can sell it for money, and her mother-in-law has saved it for her as a dowry, and she is not even filled in the public school, so she really has no share of us." However, the old sister said that if you work every day, you will give us a division of labor, and when the time comes, the loquat paste business will be over, and we will see if we can share the salary or something, it is estimated that it will not be much, and we will send it to you when the time comes. Mother, you also think about my situation, even if you force me to death, I really can't take out eight silver. ”

I heard a cough coming from there.

This is disgusted that the two mothers and daughters have too much time to talk.

Mrs. Yuan didn't dare to say more, and threw down a sentence, "You are a piece of meat that fell from your mother's body, how could your mother not be considerate of you, otherwise, your mother will let you come to Lao Xu's house to live a good life?" However, your eldest nephew is the root of the old Yuan family, as an aunt, you can't take out eight taels, you must not be less than five taels, I will go to your sister-in-law to think of a way, you marry well, you want to be a big head anyway, can you agree? "If you don't agree, she'll stay here today.

The thin, bent mother-in-law looks hideous and pitiful.

The coughing sound outside became more and more frequent, and Yuan gritted his teeth and agreed.

"I'll try my best, mother."

"That's good, I'll go back first."

***

Xu Jiaojiao drank a glass of loquat dew on the bed, and the sweet and sour taste diluted her sleepiness.

I saw Xu Zhang standing at the window and coughing vigorously.

"Mother, if your throat is uncomfortable, drink some loquat dew and keep it effectively."

Xu Zhang's eyes kept staring at the outside of the window, the wing room where the second room was located, "Don't drink, my mother's voice is very good, what are you wasting this, my mother just can't see the mother-in-law, there is nothing good to do when she comes to the door, you see, if she doesn't pull something back, she won't leave." ”

Xu Jiaojiao chuckled, "Mother, there is nothing for the mother and daughter to talk to, and there is no rule that the in-laws do not let the in-laws come to see their daughters." Mother, okay, are you tired? Or, take a break, you stayed up with me for so long last night, and early this morning, you got up again to get busy, don't be busy and break your body. ”

Trying to draw back Xu Zhang's attention.

Xu Zhang is tall, has a large skeleton, and is lean, but he has a spiritual energy, which is fuller than that of an adult man.

She is very useful because of the care of the old girl.

The deep lines at the corners of the mouth couldn't help but relax a little, "Mother is fine, the body is very good, back then, Mother was pregnant with you, and she could still go to the ground to do work, cutting corn and turning the ground, no slower than the hands and feet of young daughters-in-law, Mother is not as expensive as you, you have a good rest, Mother will be happy." ”

When he turned around and saw that there was still no movement in the wing, Xu Zhang coughed impatiently and loudly twice.

"There are so many things at home, the fruits are piled up and peeled, Yuan's is good, hiding in the house and hiding until now, not coming out, not coming out again, seeing that the old lady doesn't kick the door in, see what they are doing!"

As she spoke, she was about to go outside the house, Xu Jiaojiao quickly got up from the bed and grabbed Xu Zhang.

"Mother, don't, don't ......"

Xu Zhangshi scolded, "That old thing probably also saw that our family has sold fruits in the past two days, and wants to come to the door to fight the autumn breeze, let me tell you, Jiaojiao, what kind of good family is their old Yuan family?" It's a broken family, patriarchal, and the men are offered as ancestors, and the women are cows and horses to feed the men, and even the daughters who marry out are not spared...... She made it all by herself, and all the men in other families went to the ground, so she offered the men up, went to the field herself, and pulled the plough like a cow and horse in her early years, and pulled and pulled, and pulled her waist and back like that! They all deserve it! ”

Just as he was scolding, the door opened in the wing room over there, and the Yuan family and the Yuan woman came out.