Chapter 11 So anxious to ask for a wife?
As soon as Wang Jinlian heard her father-in-law say this, she became angry.
My father-in-law is an old fool who has no skills!
Doesn't he know what's going on at home now?
He is nothing more than her selfish father, thinking that when he doesn't have a few days to live, he should eat more good food, spend more money, and enjoy more......
……
Wu Guifang saw that her cheap husband had to defend her all the time, she thought about it, took out an oil cake from the pot, and stuffed it into her mouth very naturally.
She nodded heavily as she ate.
This scallion pancake is so fragrant!
The sesame seeds are fried, and they are really delicious.
Wu Guifang took three bites in a row, and after eating the scallion pancake, she took another one in the pot.
She nodded her head as she gulped down and said, "Master, you're right." ”
"The head of the family, it's so hard, what's wrong with eating a few more oil cakes??"
Seeing that the big men in the house were silent, Wu Guifang turned her head and said to Wang Jinlian seriously.
"Eldest daughter-in-law, this difficult problem of marrying a wife is not only ours! We people in the Shaluo River area all know that it is not cost-effective to raise a daughter, and it is much better to raise a son. Therefore, as long as the big guys have a girl in their lives, they will kill and bury them,...... As a result, there are more men and fewer women in every household. ”
"We are all in this situation, who do you say our male baby is going to ask for a wife?"
Wang Jinlian listened and disagreed.
Although there are more men and fewer women here, it doesn't mean that all women are extinct!
If a man really wants a wife, there are still many ways.
It's just that their old Wu family has to pay a lot of bride price......
What she is most worried about now is that the two old guys in the family are reluctant to spend this money for her sons......
Thinking of this, Wang Jinlian began to keep giving her man a look.
Some time ago, she discussed it with her man. The child's affairs can't be delayed, and what should be mentioned still has to be mentioned.
Otherwise, these two old fellows will pretend to be deaf and dumb again, and act as if they don't know anything.
…… At this time, Wu Dahu saw his daughter-in-law glaring at him, he thought about it, took a deep breath, and mustered up the courage to say to Wu Hongsheng.
"Dad, the marriage of my sons is indeed unpromising!"
"If they drag it out, it's really going to be a big problem. When the time comes, our family will have a room full of singles, and it's a shame to go out~! ”
When Wu Hongsheng heard his eldest son say this, and saw the second and third children he had born, their faces began to move, and he knew that he couldn't open this opening!
If he opens it, then he still has his old wife, and there will be no good life in the future.
Along with the coffin, they will be wiped out.
He is at home, and for his sons, as well as these two cousins who were brought up by himself, he pays attention to a bowl of water.
Because he knows that he is at home, no matter which son he prefers, it will cause public indignation.
will make them jealous.
When he was a child of a family before, he could always see that brothers made enemies against each other for a little benefit, some would die of old age and never get along, and some of them killed their younger brother with their own hands and stabbed their elder brother with their younger brother.
If he promised his eldest son and eldest daughter-in-law today. He gave a lot of money to give his three sons a daughter-in-law.
Then tomorrow, he must promise that the second and second daughters-in-law will also give their two sons a sum of money to marry their daughters-in-law.
After the day after tomorrow, he had to pay for the sons of the third family and marry his daughter-in-law......
At this point, they are endless.
He can't live with his old wife?
In Wu Hongsheng's opinion, the boys in the family are still young!
At the age of fifteen or sixteen, they are still little radish heads, what kind of daughter-in-law do they marry?!
Besides, what his daughter-in-law told him before is still unclear.
In case everything she said is true, then the top priority for my family now is to quickly fill my stomach and save my life!
After thinking about it, Wu Hongsheng decided to use the procrastination trick.
"Big Tiger, we can't be in a hurry about the child marrying a daughter-in-law."
"This marriage is a big deal, and it should not be hasty. Let's see more about the children marrying their daughters-in-law......"
……
Seeing Wu Hongsheng racking his brains and making excuses there, Wu Guifang, who had already started to eat the third scallion pancake, found a wonderful excuse at this time.
"Yes, Big Tiger. Your father said this for your own good! ”
"You have to think about where we live now! …… Our family of more than 30 people lives in a thatched hut without even a door! ”
"Just these three rooms, sleeping so many people...... where do you say those people are willing to marry their daughters?"
Hearing this, Wu Dahu's brows furrowed, and he was particularly irritable.
What the old lady said is not unreasonable.
There are so many people in the family, but there are only three thatched huts to sleep in. A room full of people was dressed in tatters. There is still so much poll tax to be paid every year.
Now the imperial court collects a poll tax every year, and an adult who has passed the age of 16 has to pay 120 yuan.
If all three of his sons marry daughters-in-law. From then on, the family had to pay another 360 yuan.
These men, who work part-time on the dock in their spare time, carry a day's bag, and only have 10 yuan......
In this way, he Wu Dahu has to give his three daughters-in-law a bag for 36 days for free.
……
Wu Dahu, who was accustomed to careful calculations, suddenly stopped thinking after thinking about it.
He thought to himself that his father was right.
His children are still young.
When it comes to marrying a wife, you still have to take your time.
Wu Guifang, who was standing on the side, found that Wu Dahu's face was faintly loose, she thought about it, and began to fool him seriously.
"Big Tiger, it's not that my father and mother are reluctant to spend money for their grandchildren. In fact, we also prepared the money during this period. ”
"We're thinking about ,......, though"
Hearing her say this, Wu Dahu asked curiously.
"Mother, what do you think?"
Wu Guifang looked at the people present and looked at him with a puzzled expression.
She glanced at Wu Hongsheng lightly before she said slowly.
"We're going to build a few more new houses."
Hearing his father and mother say, build a few more rooms, Wu Dahu, Wu Erhu, Wu Sanhu's eyes all lit up.
There are so many people in the family, but the place to live is so small. They can't stand it anymore for a long time.
Now the old lady herself said that she wanted to build a few new houses, and they had already lost everything about marrying a daughter-in-law for their son.