(20) A large dowry
Zhang Qingting was a little hesitant to say anything to stop this farce.
Yu shopkeeper said in a timely manner, "Miss Zhang, how is it?" Do you want to think again? ”
Hypocritical! Zhang Qingting glanced at him, and then looked at Zhang Facai in the courtyard, who was hateful and angry. Secretly thinking to himself, if he doesn't give him a powerful one today, I'm afraid he won't change his life, if he has the courage to lose 200 today, he will have the courage to lose 2,000 next time! Zhang Qingting made up his mind and didn't say a word. I want to borrow the hand of the shopkeeper and teach this rotten gambler a lesson.
"Chop!" The shopkeeper's face turned cold, and when he gave an order, the thug took the knife down seriously.
Zhao Wang's Rao was bold, and he was so frightened that he closed his eyes. only heard Zhang Facai's scream, and the little finger of his left hand was really cut off by the roots. A thin red arrow of blood erupted and splashed to the ground.
Ten fingers connected to the heart, this pain is not fake. As soon as the gang of thugs let go, Zhang Facai immediately fell to the ground in pain and writhed in pain. Bloodstained and shocking.
Shopkeeper Yu got up and went to the Zhang family and the others, and commented one by one as if evaluating the goods, "The two old things are not worth much, and they will be sold to do hard labor wherever the price is high." This girl was sold to the kiln, and the two little ones were also sent together, but there are still people who want to be a little husband at this age. Alas! This time it's a big loss, and I don't know how much silver I will lose......"
As soon as Zhang Jinbao was stared at by the eyes of the shopkeeper, he howled regardless of it, and begged at Zhang Qingting's house, "Sister! Eldest sister! You save me, save me! ”
He knelt down half weakly and half scared, and this time, the other members of the Zhang family also knelt down, howling in an uproar.
"Sister, save us! I don't want to be sold into the kiln! ”
"Big sister! We're going to follow you! Don't go with them! ”
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"Enough!" Zhang Qingting got up and came out with a white face, "Shopkeeper Yu, don't you just want to invite me to fight the horse hanging?" As for scaring people who shout and kill like this? Let me go! But there's got to be a deadline, right? Besides, how to calculate this bad debt, how to calculate the salary, how to fight me, there must be an explanation, right? At the very least, let me meet your boss and have a good talk. ”
Seeing her agree, the shopkeeper immediately changed his face and smiled, "The girl is right!" I'm here today, I'm here to invite the virtuous, and I hope I'll forgive me for the rudeness. If you want to see our boss, it's not impossible. Otherwise, you guys will rest for the night today, and I'll send someone to pick up the girl early tomorrow morning, how about we go to the gambling house to talk in detail? ”
It's all meat on the chopping board, what else is not allowed?
"No! I disagree! Zhao Wangshi jumped out to object, "Daughter-in-law, you are about to marry into our family, how can you go to the gambling house to show your face?" My son is a scholar with status, and I won't let you go! ”
Shopkeeper Yu was not happy when he heard this, and without waiting for Zhang Qingting to speak, he jumped out of the theory first, "I said Aunt Zhao, this girl hasn't married into your family yet, right?" You're too lenient! Even if she marries, she is not a slave of your family, whatever you say. This is a matter between our gambling house and Miss Zhang, if you are not satisfied, or, let's talk about it first? ”
He smiled like a smiling tiger, and the thugs behind him swarmed up, and Zhao Wang's face was black and he no longer squeaked.
After sending away a group of people from the shopkeeper, the Zhang family helped Zhang Facai up from the ground.
I invited a doctor to come and bandage it, and the injury was not serious, but the pain was inevitable.
"Are you gambling this time? I still have more than 30 taels here, do you want to give it to you to gamble again? Seeing that Zhang Facai had eased up, Zhang Qingting sneered.
Zhang Facai belched and screamed, not daring to respond.
Zhang Qingting sneered slightly, "I took this matter for you, but don't expect another time!" If you dare to gamble again, you don't need others to come, I found that I will chop off one of your fingers once, and when I chop off all your ten fingers, I will see what you still have to gamble! ”
This time, Zhang Facai really gambled a little harder, and the whole family was almost lost by him, because no one came forward to intercede for him, but they all hated the same enemy, and said that they would cooperate with the supervision.
Zhao Wang's family hasn't left yet, and he feels that he has just lost face, and now he wants to pull it back in front of Zhang Qingting, "Daughter-in-law!" I don't agree with you going! You are ready to prepare the dowry, and I will come to press you tomorrow! ”
"Okay!" Zhang Qingting suddenly came up with a brilliant idea, and now pointed at the Zhang family and raised his eyebrows and smiled, "But please prepare a bigger car, my dowry is really not light!" ”
"You...... What do you mean by that? ”
"It doesn't mean anything else, don't you want me to prepare a dowry? These six members of my family are my dowry, don't you say? ”
"Yes!" This time, the six members of the Zhang family are rarely unanimous.
"May I ask this aunt, do you still want to marry me and be your daughter-in-law?" Zhang Qingting smiled and took Zhao Wang's army without smiling.
This is really a strange news in the world, how can any daughter-in-law bring a room of mother's family as a dowry? can look at the meaning of this family, I am afraid that if I really marry a dragonfly, the family will come over to eat and drink for nothing. Zhang Wang shuddered a little when he thought about that scene.
If it is young and strong, Zhang Xiaodie and Zhang Jinbao will not matter, as long as they are under her hands, within a few days, they can drive one by one, take away their lazy muscles, and add two laborers for nothing.
But it's not cost-effective to catch up with the pair of stinky boys who only eat but don't dry and the cowardly and incompetent Zhang Luo, not to mention the gambling Zhang Facai, his mouse feces can spoil a nest of soup.
Zhao Wang's family was in a dilemma, she could see that Zhang Qingting didn't really want to manage this family, but just took the opportunity to give her a problem. But if you really want to marry her and enter the door, with this girl's bold and reckless personality, it is really possible to lead the whole family into the door, do you want her to be driven out of the door? Zhao Wang's family didn't dare, but he felt that it was not a long-term plan after all.
Marrying a Zhang Qingting is, of course, a sure win, but no matter how capable she is, can she afford the expenses of those six people? Even if they can afford it, it will be a tie with one out and one in, so how much benefit can their old Zhao family get?
Is this deal to be done or not to be done? Zhao Wang, who has always been vigorous and resolute, really couldn't make up his mind, and went back without saying a word.
Here, the six members of the Zhang family got Zhang Qingting's personal promise to bring them to the dowry, and they all settled down and still lived a pig-like life.
Zhang Qingting didn't say much, and gave them steamed buns and side dishes as usual in the evening. But he did not allow anyone to disturb him, and thought about his own thoughts in the room.
When it was dawn, the shopkeeper Yu really sent a sedan chair to pick up Zhang Qingting.
This Northern Anguo is not popular with the sedan chair surrounded by banners on all sides in Nankangguo, just a rattan chair with a top, which is tied longitudinally with two pennies, and the two carry it through the market, which is fast and convenient.
Zhang Qingting took Zhang Jinbao again, no matter how bold she was, after all, she was also a girl's family, so she was still careful on that occasion.
The sedan chair entered through the back door of the Silver Hook Gambling House and landed in the courtyard, and the shopkeeper had been waiting for a long time, and welcomed the two of them into the hall, where an old man and a young man were waiting.