61, fifty taels
Xie Qingshan's angry roar woke up the whole family, he has always had a good temper, and he rarely gets angry. Everyone was silent.
Li Ying and Li Lian were originally in Xie Xuan's west ear room, and when they heard the movement, they came out to peep, and Hui Niang handed the swaddling clothes to Li Ying and Li Lian to take care of, and drove them back to the room. Hui Niang asked Xie Xuan to go back to the room, but Xie Xuan didn't move, so she had to give up.
Qiu Niang also hurriedly asked Zhou Qin to take her younger brother Zhou Hong to the West Ear Room to take refuge.
Lin originally took Zhiyuan and Zhicheng to sleep, and when he heard the movement in the hall, he hurriedly got up and dressed. Zhiyuan Zhicheng also got up, and the mother and son went to the hall together.
Xie Wang was worried that his two grandchildren would be delayed from going to school tomorrow, so he asked Lin to take them back to sleep. Lin agreed, went back to settle the Zhiyuan brothers, and silently came to the hall to stand with Hui Niang Qiuniang.
Because Xie Ping'an's commotion was quite big, she had already vaguely heard the reason in the west wing. She didn't want to come out, and she was a little embarrassed by it. But she couldn't stand her father-in-law's anger too much, and if she didn't come out again, it seemed as if she had an opinion in her heart.
After all, she is a sister-in-law, and the brother-in-law has to spend a lot of money to marry a daughter-in-law, even ten times more than when she married her, and it is impossible for her to have no idea in her heart.
On the one hand, she was worried that she would really spend a lot of money to marry the second sister Zhao, even if the Xie family treated them equally, she was afraid that the concubine who had not passed through the door would feel that she was delicate and expensive, and would not take her sister-in-law who married seven or eight taels in her eyes.
On the other hand, the money in the family is also counted, and if they all marry a daughter-in-law for Ping'an, it will naturally be less used on their big house. Zhiyuan Zhicheng is still in school, and he has to think twice before writing every day, for fear of wasting paper and ink, but he is willing to spend a hundred taels to marry his second daughter-in-law, how many books and pen, ink, paper and inkstone are enough to buy one hundred taels......
But she is not good at talking about this matter, saying more and making more mistakes, and saying less and making fewer mistakes.
Everyone stood in the hall, a lamp like a bean, the dim oil lamp kept swaying on the table of the eight immortals, and the shadows of the people who took the light were also shaking on the ground, as if everyone's mood at this moment.
Seeing that his wife was angry, Xie Wang's family calmed down.
In this family, there is always one person singing red face, one person singing white face, one soft and one hard, if two people sing white face, this matter has to be stiffened, and there is no way to live.
The old man was obviously angry with her stupid son, and if she went up to pour fuel again, how would she live in the future? What are the two of them doing if they leave a disagreement?
"My stupid son, are you really your father and mother reluctant to give up the one hundred taels of silver? Don't say it's a hundred taels, if you really have a disease and disaster, you will be treated for your family! ”
Xie Wang's fiercely chiseled Ping'an a few violent tremors, hating iron and not steel: "Father and motherly are angry, you actually did it against your father and mother for the sake of a woman who has only met once?" Are you still complaining about your father and mother for not wanting to give money for her? We raised you so big, and we actually raised an enemy! ”
Ping'an, who was originally suppressed by Xie Qingshan's words, listened to his mother's hard and soft words, felt ashamed, and muttered:
"Mother, I also know that I am wrong! However, the second sister was beaten and scolded by her father for me...... For the sake of her kindness to me, I can't watch her suffer at home......"
"What? How do you know that Second Sister Zhao was beaten and scolded by her father? Xie Wang immediately heard the loophole in his words, "Who told you this news?" ”
Ping An Qingzhi accidentally revealed his tone, remembering that Second Sister Zhao told him delicately, "Don't tell others and make others laugh."
He touched the sweat towel on his chest, as if it could give him infinite courage, and said with a stalk around his neck:
"Nobody told me that I ...... I know this when I hear people gossip! ”
This peace crawled out of Xie Wang's belly, how could she not know what kind of character this stupid son was, and when she saw his appearance, she guessed a few points.
"Is Second Sister Zhao looking for you today? I told you that I wanted you to pay the 100 taels of dowry and go to her house to propose? Xie Wang asked him, and when he saw that he was stiff and did not speak, he provoked him:
"Sure enough, her family surnamed Zhao is greedy for money, and the money strings are the head - drill the hole when you see it! His father repented of his eldest daughter's marriage for the silver, and his second daughter was even better, and personally ran to the door to find the man to ask for a bride price! Ash wood osmanthus - the root is not right! What a family style! ”
Where can Ping An allow his mother to say this about Second Sister Zhao, and hurriedly defended: "She is not such a greedy person, after seeing each other last time, his father asked for a hundred taels of dowry, she disagreed, and was beaten and scolded by her father!" Even for the sake of her affection, I can't let her suffer at home! ”
"She also said that she didn't come to you today, and other people's parents beat their own daughters, how can you let you know?" Xie Wang took advantage of the victory to pursue, and asked a series of questions:
"What did she come to tell you? Is she teaching you to do this against your parents? Is it that she taught you to swear not to marry a daughter-in-law if you can't get a bride price? ”
"Nope! I did this myself to marry her, and I have nothing to do with her! ”
Xie Ping'an hurriedly vetoed, seeing that his mother was about to guess everything, she even kowtowed, knocking her forehead on the solid ground, and begged:
"Daddy! Mother! My son begs you, so answer him this time. My son has never seriously asked you for one thing since he was a child, just this time! You have answered me, my son will not ask for anything, and in the future, I will work honestly and be filial to you two elders......"
"Filial piety? That's how you are filial to me and my mother? Xie Qingshan's swarthy face turned blue, "I can't afford your filial piety with my mother, if you continue to be filial, my mother and I will be angry with you!"
I see you're rain in the clouds for half a day - it can't be the weather! For the sake of a woman, you are so virtuous, you are not ashamed, I am ashamed!
Then Second Sister Zhao is not good, the daughter of a good family will go to the man by herself to ask someone to marry her? Before I entered the door, I made a mess of our Xie family. Catch Ming'er to marry into the house, it's not that the weasel has entered the chicken coop, and there is no peaceful birthday!
Such a daughter, our Xie family can't afford to marry, and we don't dare to marry! ”
After speaking, Xie Qingshan sat at the table of the Eight Immortals angrily and panted, and Xie Xuan hurriedly poured him a new cup of tea with a look in his eyes.
Seeing that Ping'an kowtowed like pounding garlic, and his forehead slowly became red and swollen, Hui Niang and Qiu Niang were anxious, one went to pull him, and the other went to persuade his father.
Lin also went to Ping'an and persuaded him: "Ping'an, you get up first, if you break your head, what's the use of marrying a daughter-in-law!" ”
Qiu Niang scolded him while pulling his arm: "Ping'an, you are blinded by lard? Are you kowtowing like this, are you forcing our parents? Where are our parents sorry for you? Aren't you afraid that you will kowtow like this, and our father and mother will lose their birthday? If you are really a filial person, get up first, what can't you say well, you have to be so anxious? ”
After a lot of talking and scolding, peace was like the wind in the ears, when the head was made of stone, "dong dong" smashed straight to the ground.
"Tell him to knock! Knock to death and pull down! I don't think I gave birth to this son! ”
Seeing Xie Ping'an confronting his parents for a woman with a foreign surname, he even kowtowed to each other. Xie Qingshan was extremely angry, yelled, and didn't look at Ping'an, who was kowtowing, and got up and went to the east ear room.
Xie Qingshan shook his hands angrily, where could Xie Wang's family be willing to kowtow to his son like this? Seeing that his son's forehead was already bleeding, and half of his face was mixed with dirt and blood, his heart had softened first.
She said angrily: "You are not angry, don't knock!" Your father is gone, who are you going to show it to? You want to marry Second Sister Zhao, right? I agreed! ”
As soon as he heard this, Xie Ping'an happily sank into his feet, and hurriedly asked, "Really?" Mother? Do you really agree? ”
Seeing that his face was covered with blood and stains, and he looked happy, he was distressed and angry in his heart, thinking that he was still doing this for an irrelevant woman, and he also made the family not harmonious, and the father and son were separated, and he was already dissatisfied with the second sister Zhao in his heart.
With a cold snort, Xie Wang said: "Tomorrow, I will invite Mrs. Guo to come over and go to her house to propose marriage, and the bride price will be fifty taels!" ”
Seeing that Xie Ping'an was about to speak, she directly blocked him and said:
"Didn't you say that Second Sister Zhao has a deep affection for you? You made the chickens and dogs jump in the house for her, and you made yourself this virtuous! I want to see, how far can Second Sister Zhao go for you? If she doesn't want to make a fuss with her father for you, and reduce half of the bride price, it also means that she doesn't value you that much at all, and it's all your own passion! She's just trying to seduce you for our money! ”