Chapter 72: Dowry
Shen Zheng's face changed.
Could it be that the sister-in-law brought him over not to break off the relationship with the senior sister, but to sell him?
"Sister-in-law, you..."
"What are you?" Sheng Zhu glared at him, "Look at yourself, you have a black face, a stupid brain, and you are stupid to death, just like you, whose daughter will marry you in the future?" It just so happens that it's rare that your master and mother don't dislike it, not only teaching you a craft, but also recruiting you as a son-in-law, this is a blessing that you have cultivated in several lifetimes, are you still not happy? ”
"But ......"
"What else could it be? Okay, don't talk if you can't speak, stay honest! ”
Saying that, Sheng Zhu turned to Carpenter Zhang and Master Zhang, and said with a smile: "The child is not sensible, he owes clean up, Uncle Zhang and Aunt Zhang, don't take it to heart." As the saying goes, the eldest brother is like a father, the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother, my parents-in-law left early, and my father-in-law was so busy that he couldn't get away, and the third brother's lifelong event should naturally be my sister-in-law, do you say yes or no? ”
The Zhang family and his wife glanced at each other, and Master Zhang immediately clapped her hands and echoed with a smile: "That's exactly the reason!" ”
but secretly despised in his heart.
She can see that the Sheng family doesn't want to see this little uncle at all, and she is afraid that she can't wait to get rid of Shen Zheng and live her own little life. As long as Shen Zheng becomes a son-in-law, as a brother and sister-in-law, he naturally doesn't have to spend extra money to marry his daughter-in-law, and he doesn't have to be told by outsiders, and in the future, the family's property can also be divided less, no matter how it is calculated, it is cost-effective.
Anyway, as long as Shen Zheng is the person in their Zhang family, it is better for the Sheng family to have such careful thoughts, which is exactly what they want.
Thinking of this, the smile on Shi Niang's face became brighter and brighter, and she walked to the house affectionately with Sheng Zhu, "It's easy to say about the dowry or something." Come on, come on, daughter-in-law, let's talk in the house. ”
Beckoning Sheng Zhu to sit down at the table in the hall, Master Zhang shouted to the west room: "Qing'er, the sister-in-law of the Shen family is here, quickly pour a cup of tea and come out." ”
Someone inside answered, and the voice was very young, it should be that Senior Sister Zhang.
Speaking of this Senior Sister Zhang, Sheng Zhu has never seen it, Senior Sister Zhang's presence in the village is extremely low, she is not as good as Lin Banxia in terms of longevity, and she is not as arrogant as Shen Furong, except that she is the only daughter of Carpenter Zhang, there is nothing else to talk about.
Sheng Zhu glanced at Shen Zheng who followed in.
Shen Zheng didn't have hands or feet, and he was uncomfortable. After learning the craft with the master for more than half a year, he is naturally familiar with the Zhang family, and he treats the master's daughter as a sister, and has never thought about other aspects, where do you know that inexplicably, she has become the meat in the bowl of the senior sister.
This is unacceptable to Shen Zheng, whether it is psychologically or emotionally, he can't pass his own level.
Seeing Sheng Zhu looking over, Shen Zheng suddenly felt blessed to his heart, and hurriedly walked behind her and stood still, bowing his head and pretending to be a fool...... No, he's a bit stupid, so he doesn't have to pretend. Anyway, whether he has a good life in his life depends on his sister-in-law.
Sheng Zhu nodded secretly.
Fortunately, this kid is not stupid enough to eat soil, and there is still salvation, if Shen Zheng does not cooperate, she will noisily dismantle her stage in front of the Zhang family, she is afraid that she will not be able to help but kick him to death.
After the uncle and sister-in-law finished the lawsuit, the west door creaked open, and a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl walked out.
The girl was wearing a yellow shirt, her face looked like Zhang Shiniang, she was thin and long, her skin was slightly dark, and her facial features couldn't find anything distinctive.
can't say it's beautiful, it's not ugly, it's just a very ordinary village girl's appearance - of course, it's still much better looking compared to Sheng Zhu.
"The sister-in-law of the Shen family drinks tea." Zhang Qing'er leaned slightly and handed the tea to Sheng Zhu, her face full of shyness.
Sheng Zhu hurriedly got up and took it, "Thank you, Sister Qing'er." ”
She pretended to look Zhang Qing'er up and down, and praised in her mouth: "It's the first time I've seen Sister Qing'er, I've heard the third brother mention it a few times before, saying that Sister Qing'er is beautiful and wise, not only good-looking, but also good at cooking, after the third brother has eaten a few times, he came home and remembered it, saying that it was the most special dish he had ever eaten in his life." ”
As soon as these words came out, Shen Zheng's head was almost lowered to the crotch of his pants.
He really remembered it, and when he went back, he chattered with his family, saying that his sister's craftsmanship was terrifying, and the smell was so special that it made him have nightmares.
Zhang Shiniang and Carpenter Zhang who sat next to her were a little weak-hearted, in terms of appearance, they knew what their daughter was like, they could only say that it was not ugly, and it was a bit too much to say that it was good-looking.
But after thinking about it, it was the Sheng family who said this, so it was reasonable, just like the Sheng family, it is estimated that everyone is a beauty in her eyes.
Zhang Shiniang suddenly smiled, "If San Lang likes to eat, I'll be relieved." Saying that, he glanced at his daughter, "Qing'er, my father and mother still have something to talk about with your sister-in-law of the Shen family, you can go back to the room first." ”
Zhang Qing'er knew that this was going to talk about her marriage to Shen Zheng, her black face was flushed, she obediently "belched", and peeked at the young man behind Sheng Zhu, but saw that the young man didn't raise his head, quiet as a chicken, so he was a little disappointed, so he had to reluctantly raise his feet and enter the west room.
Closing the door, she immediately put aside her reserve, and put her ear to the crack in the door to eavesdrop.
In the hall, Master Zhang cleared her throat and began to get into the topic: "Da Lang's daughter-in-law, I know that I have wronged him by letting San Lang be my son-in-law, but you should also know about the situation in our family, I am blessed, and I only have Qing'er as my uncle in this life, and I am really reluctant to marry her." Besides, when the married daughter spills out the water, when we are old and can't move, who will serve by the bedside? Even if you ascend to heaven, you have to have a person who breaks the pot and beats the flag, right? ”
Sheng Zhu smiled and nodded, "That's right." ”
Zhang Shiniang observed her words, saw that she agreed with her mouth, but she was noncommittal on her face, and after a change of thought, she turned the topic to what she thought Sheng Zhu was most concerned about.
"I won't tell you the truth, Qing'er's father has this craft, although he is not rich and expensive, but it is enough to support the family. At the beginning, many descendants in the village wanted to learn the craft from our family, but none of us agreed, except for the apprentice of San Lang, the purpose......
She hadn't finished speaking, but the meaning was clear.
In other words, since more than half a year ago, the Zhang family has been eyeing Shen Zheng's little bacon, and all of them have accepted Shen Zheng as an apprentice in order to observe him and cultivate feelings.
Sheng Zhu took a sip of tea from the teacup, and then praised from the bottom of his heart: "Auntie is so thoughtful, I understand." ”
Zhang Shiniang's drooping eyebrows were raised, I don't know why, I always feel that Sheng Zhu's words don't sound like a compliment, but like sarcasm.
But it doesn't matter, the important thing is that the marriage must be finalized today, so that she can completely put her mind at ease.
So he continued: "Don't worry, San Lang is a good boy, we will not treat him badly, let alone your Shen family." She pondered for a moment, stretched out five fingers, and said with a painful face, "That's how the dowry is counted, what do you think?" ”
Shen Zheng secretly glanced up, curious about how much silver he was worth in Shi Niang's heart.
This is... Five taels?
Well, it's okay, it's worth a lot.
The young man's mood was a little better, after all, the master had always picked the door, and pulled out a piece of meat from between her teeth and yelled at the person who had to yell for a long time, in order to recruit him as a son-in-law, this was also a bloody investment.
Zheng Shaohuai comforted, so he heard Zhang Shiniang speak: "Five hundred words, it's enough to hire San Lang." ”
Shen Zheng's heart suddenly shattered.