Chapter Ninety-Four: To Pick Up or Not to Take
Shan Cuihua found a matchmaker and went to Chen's house to set a date for marriage, Chen Qiuniang was also very jealous of Mai Xiaohuan, and wanted to wait for her to leave before doing a happy event, so the day of marriage was set for the eighth day of February, and the sisters should always leave at that time!
Chen Hanting put forward a lot of harsh conditions in the matter of getting married, Mai Xiaohuan asked the matchmaker to tell the Chen family sisters and brothers that there were less than ten taels of silver left in the family, and their requirements could not be met by their own family, so the marriage date was postponed! It's okay to move to the Mai family next year. Anyway, as long as they don't get married, the key to the house will always be in their hands.
Chen Qiuniang, who was pinched by others, had no choice but to compromise, so Shan Cuihua began to repair and decorate the new house. Seven taels of silver is enough! Shan Cuihua planned to take out the silver nude in her hand.
"Mother, if there is no more silver to spend, will you sell the jade bracelet and jade pendant left for me and Xiao Huan! I'm fine if I spend it at home, but ...... I don't want to give flowers to the eldest brother and the woman. ”
"No, my mother swears, the things under the bed will never be moved, it is the gold bracelet that was originally intended for her daughter-in-law, my mother doesn't plan to take it out now, and I will talk about it later."
This is about the same, Mai Xiaofang's heart is steady, and she is also busy, she and Mai Xiaohuan have the same idea, while they haven't returned to Qingcheng County, it is best to finish the new house.
The silk and cloth that I got back came in handy this time, Mai Xiaofang shouted that it was a pity, and the scissors and rulers in her hands were not idle. Fortunately, I brought back so many things, otherwise there would not be a single silver naked child left in the family!
Behind her back, she also asked Mai Xiaohuan if she didn't want to take out some silver again.
"Let my mother spend all the money in her hand! Or don't think about the leftovers. Mai Xiaohuan even thought about taking the carriage and jade bracelet with her when she left, according to her guess, the next time she came back, it was estimated that there would be nothing of value at home.
No, I can't! The eldest brother can really turn all the family money upside down, he can really bear it! Mai Xiaofang still has a trace of illusion about her eldest brother.
If you don't pay a price, how can your father and mother wake up! Mai Xiaohuan doesn't care about these things, she feels sorry for her father!
How can I make my mother no longer sad! Mai Xiaofang asked her sister to think of a way, she even proposed that the two of them should not go to Qingcheng County, and Zhou Yue would talk about it when he came to arrest people! What if he's willing to let the two of them go!
How could he let himself go so easily! Mai Xiaohuan had never had such a daydream.
When the house in the county was almost cleaned up, the silver in Shan Cuihua's hand was not much spent, but fortunately, the Tang family came to pull wild peppers at this time, so the family did not even have a copper plate.
Although Mai Yonghe's heart is all in Chen Qiuniang, he still works hard when he should work hard. Seeing the Tang family's carriage leaving, he complained about why Mai Xiaohuan didn't spend more money, seeing that it was the day of marriage, and there were too many places to spend money.
Mai Xiaohuan smiled angrily: "Big brother, do you know that the Tang family shouldn't have paid cash this time?" Our family still owes money to others! Fifty taels, next year's wild pepper and sweet potatoes may not be enough to sell to others.
Ordinary people have five taels of silver enough to become a parent, what about you! Two and a half taels are spent! Why are you not satisfied! ”
Mai Yonghe's lips squirmed for a long time, and he didn't say a word, and most of the money she gave to Chen Qiuniang to make new clothes and buy things was misappropriated to Chen Hanting. I don't have any silver to pay in advance, and if Qiu Niang doesn't have jewelry to wear on the day of marriage, she will be laughed at by others.
Sisters should have jewelry, even if they don't need it on their heads, bracelets and earrings should have! They are often not at home, these things are likely to be in the mother's place, and when the two of them are gone, they will go to grind the mother, and they really can't wear it on the day of marriage, and then return it.
Just when they were busy in the dark, Mai Liu patted his thigh outside the gate and cried, what he had never seen a hundred taels of silver looked like when he was a handful of years, and others easily took it out; I didn't discuss such a big thing as my grandson's marriage, and I didn't take myself seriously at all......
In the end, he recalled how he raised five children by himself, and he really burst into tears.
Seeing the lively crowd gathering more and more, Mai Wang couldn't bear to let the old lady cry and toss herself again, and he didn't want to listen to other people's discussions, so he opened the door and wanted to help Mai Liu enter.
"I don't dare to enter the door of your house casually, or let someone go to the village chief's house to ask first, and I will enter after he nods."
Don't dare to come in and still make trouble at the door, there are enough things at home now, enough to give people a headache. When I needed help, I couldn't see my grandmother's shadow, and now this is the one who sings again!
When I came to the courtyard, I looked around, and saw that my son's house had been repainted and the yard was cleaned up neatly. Mai Liu compared the three sons together in his heart, and found that no matter how you look at it, the second family is the most enviable.
They can all buy a house in the county, relieve their brothers and sisters, and be more generous to themselves as a mother, isn't it a normal thing?
"The higher your family's life is, the better, my mother heard that she also bought a house in the county, right! Now who in Shaxi Village doesn't envy our old Mai family, those old sisters all ask me when I will go to live in the county for a few days! This Yonghe is about to get married, shouldn't our family go over to Zhang Luo, your sister-in-law, eldest sister, and younger sister all want to do something!!
I'm afraid that helping is fake, and it's true that I want to take the opportunity to take the sheep! If grandma and Chen Qiuniang are right, I don't know who will win. Mai Xiaohuan had already roughly guessed the meaning of grandma's coming to her house today, shook her head and continued to be busy with her own affairs.
As soon as Shan Cuihua heard her mother-in-law's words, she knew that she wanted to take advantage of the opportunity again, if it was okay to put it in the new year, it would be nothing to send some things and silver. Now that my hands are almost empty, what to give to my mother-in-law!
How much silver and good things are still in the house, Mai Wang is also clear in his heart, and his daughter-in-law still said last night that she would keep the gold bracelet for her daughter-in-law, or she really didn't have the money to buy a banquet.
The old lady's meaning is obvious, looking at the house is just a pretext, and it is true that she wants to pay some more money to honor her old man.
The problem is that the house has been emptied, where is the silver!
"I happen to be going to the county, and I know that you are busy, so I don't need to accompany you, just bring the key to the new house. My mother's old problem of back pain and leg pain has been made again, hey......"
Mai Wang hurriedly squatted down and helped Mai Liu's legs, and asked eagerly, "Does it hurt badly?" I'll let Yonghai catch a car to send you, but you can't delay if you're sick! ”
"Yes...... Your eldest brother and third brother's family are not rich, and it depends on the doctor and the medicine, and the silver of three or five taels is not enough at all! ”
Mai Wan was stunned, his family can't take out so much silver now, he can't say anything if he refuses, and he really doesn't have the ability to do so.
"What's the matter, I can afford a big house, and I don't have any money to see my mother?"
"No, no."
"Okay, let Yonghai take the car to me tomorrow, remember to bring the key to the new house."
Mai Yonghe didn't want his relatives to live in his new house, and he thought of his sister Mai Xiaohuan: "Milk, the new house doesn't belong to me yet!" The deed and keys are all in Xiao Huan's hands. ”
How can a girl at home be able to hold such an important thing! Mai Liu urged her son to find her granddaughter, she wanted to see what this girl wanted to do!
When there was something that couldn't be solved, he remembered himself, and Mai Xiaohuan said to the two people around him: "This is my eldest brother, and now I remember that I am his sister-in-law." ”
Mai Xiaofang is also very ashamed of her eldest brother's behavior, as an elder brother, she uses her sister as a shield, phew, something.
Shan Cuihua was also very disappointed, her son hit his daughter's arm a few days ago, and he didn't even say a word afterwards. Xiao Huan was busy every day, he pretended not to see, knowing that the old lady didn't want to see Xiao Huan the most and pushed her out...... The boss has changed, really changed.
Mai Xiaohuan walked out, thinking of countermeasures, and stopped at a distance of about three meters in front of Mai Liu's body: "Milk, my eldest brother was only half right just now, and only half of the silver was paid for the new house in the county.
The key is stored in the prefecture! I will not be able to get it until the money I borrowed arrives. ”
"If you hadn't borrowed any money on the day your eldest brother got married! Isn't he married, I don't believe your words. Mai Liu resolutely refused to believe her little granddaughter's words, she not only wanted to prevent herself from living in a new house, but also did not want the family to pay for herself, which was borrowed to buy a house, how could she have the money to see a doctor!
Mai Xiaohuan did have such thoughts, if it weren't for the fear that there would be something missing in the new house; If it weren't for her father's sake, she actually really wanted to see what it would be like when Grandma Slammed the door met the scheming Chen Qiuniang.
Mai Liu pointed at Mai Xiaohuan with a crutch, if she could, she really wanted to beat this granddaughter firmly.
"Okay, I'll go home and wait for death, my son has money to buy a big house, and he doesn't have money to see his mother's doctor, okay, it's really good!"
Mai Wang wanted to go up and stop the old lady, but Mai Xiaohuan pointed at himself and then at his grandmother, and followed him out of the yard. Just when Mai Liu found a spacious place and planned to stage another crying scene, Mai Xiaohuan knelt at her feet with a "plop".
"Milk, this is the most valuable thing in my granddaughter." Mai Xiaohuan took out a pair of earrings from his arms, although they were silver, the workmanship was good, how could they be worth two taels of silver.
Giving the thing to Mai Liu's, Mai Xiaohuan continued: "This is a gift from my stepmother, originally I thought that I would sell it in the county tomorrow, and use it for a banquet when my eldest brother got married." Now I'll leave you at the doctor to get some medicine!
There is nothing valuable at home now, if it is not enough, I can only trouble the uncle, the third uncle and the two aunts to make up. I will give them back this money when I grow up. ”
The villagers who watched the excitement were a little unbearable, and some accused Mai Liu's of being too ruthless, and his son's family had no money and came to the door to ask for it; There is a Kwa Mai Xiaohuan who is sensible, this child looks really pitiful......
Mai Liu looked at the silver earrings in front of him, and he couldn't pick them up, and he didn't pick them up.