"Mother, what I said is true, the family is willing to pay a hundred taels of silver, good guy, all the interest of our family all year round adds up to only twenty taels, the snow girl can be worth this price, that is her blessing."

In the upper room, a middle-aged woman was talking in a suppressed voice, and in front of her, an old woman was only looking at the soles of her shoes, as if she was not listening to her.

His saliva was almost dry, the person in front of him didn't react at all, and Li was also anxious, and his voice was a little louder.

"Mother, did you hear it? One hundred taels of silver, in addition to the use of the Cheng's daughter-in-law to marry the family, the rest can also be used for Chengye to study for several years, mother, if our Jiang family wants to have a head and face, we can only rely on Chengye, and now the family is like this, if you take this money, you can continue to study for Chengye, but if you don't have this money, Chengye can't afford to go to school, how can you get fame in the future, and glorify your ancestors? ”

The daughter-in-law's voice was a little louder, and Zhang was also anxious, glaring at her, "You shout at me again, if you have the ability, you can go to the yard and shout to see if they can hear it." ”

"I understand what you just said, a hundred taels of silver is a lot, but this thing is not good, like you said, the Liu family wants to get the snow girl over as a concubine, how old is the old man Liu, half of the body is in the ground, our snow girl is only a teenager, this thing is not glorious, how can you see people when you say it?"

Li Shi disagreed, "What's wrong with this?" We are country girls, we must have a family background at home, and we have a good family, but our family is like this, and we don't have the ability to find a good family for the snow girl. After this age, if you don't get married, will it be possible for the family to take the silver out and throw it away? Three taels of silver a year. ”

"Now there is a good road in front of you, you don't have to spend money, you can still make money, mother, what are you hesitating about?"

Zhang finally put down the work in her hand, of course she knew that what her eldest daughter-in-law said was right, this deal was not a loss, but she just felt too embarrassed.

A country woman, her family is a little poor, but few are willing to be concubines for half a hundred old men.

"Mother, anyway, I'm talking here, it's only because the snow girl looks better than other girls that she has such a good opportunity, she entered the Liu family, isn't she also fragrant and spicy, and she won't be treated badly, we can also live a good life with her, what's wrong?"

"Mr. Zhou also said, let's Chengye has a good brain, cultivate it well, and next time I take the next exam, I can't say that I will be a showman, and if I go up, then I will have to throw money into it, do you want to let Chengye take the test to be an official, and glorify the ancestors? To miss this opportunity, but no more. ”

This hit the old lady's life, they both dreamed that the Jiang family had a head and a face, what the Li family said was right, and if they missed this opportunity, they would never find such a good one.

She was silent for a while, then nodded, "Okay, just do as you say, but they definitely won't agree to this matter, the snow girl usually doesn't talk much, she can have an idea, you let her go to the old man to be a concubine, she doesn't want to, what should I do if it makes it ugly when the time comes?" ”

Li smiled, "Mother, I've thought about this a long time ago." ”

She took out a medicine bag from her sleeve, "This is what my eldest brother got for me, it's so good, let's use this to stun the snow girl, and then directly carry her to Liu's house, raw rice is cooked and cooked, the second brother is back, what can I do if I find out about this?" Is it possible that you don't even want your daughter's reputation? Let's reason with him again, he won't say anything, as for his younger siblings, he can't fart with three poles, is my mother still afraid of her? ”

The old lady glanced at her, "You are fully prepared, in order to let Chengye study, you motherhood came up with such a method, and you are not afraid of retribution, I originally gave the snow girl a good parent, the family is also poor, a boy and a daughter, set an exchange of relatives, this does not solve the problem?" But you have to. ”

Li said, "The snow girl is good-looking, so she will exchange relatives like this, wouldn't it be cheaper for that family?" She is worth a hundred taels of silver, my mother can think about it carefully, and if she has a career in the future, won't her father and mother also enjoy happiness? ”

This completely made the old lady have no worries, and nodded, "Okay, do as you say, anyway, I haven't found a matchmaker to talk about anything, it's nothing, can you talk to the Liu family?" ”

Li nodded, "Naturally, I'll go and discuss with the Liu family tomorrow, my father is working outside, and they won't come back until the end of the month, let's do this at home, and we will be scolded at most when we come back, but the silver is really in my hand." ”

The Jiang family is an ordinary family in Xiangshui Village, and the children in the family also began to worry when they reached the age, the population of the Great Zhou Dynasty was insufficient, and fertility was encouraged, and an iron law was also set, men were over eighteen, women were over sixteen, and if they did not marry, they had to pay three taels of silver to the court every year.

This is the payment of real money, which is more expensive than the field tax, and for the common people, this money must be willing to take it out.

When you reach the age, the children in the family should marry and marry the ones who should marry, won't this solve the problem?

But the Jiang family has a trouble, the eldest son of the second room, Jiang Chengjia, is the eldest grandson of the Jiang family, he was smart and clever when he was young, but he was a little playful, he fell, knocked on a stone, and had a fever at night, so he didn't find a doctor in time to see, and he was a little stupid after waking up.

The Jiang family can't get a high dowry, where can they get a daughter-in-law? Even if you marry a woman from an ordinary family, people will ask for thirty taels of silver when they open their mouths, and those with physical defects will also say that they will ask for fifteen taels, and if they are less, they will not talk about it.

The Jiang family also provides for a scholar, which is like flowing water, and the family has little land, so life is stretched.

Jiang Jingxue, the daughter of the second room, is also fifteen years old this year, and she will soon face the problem of getting married.

Jiang Jingxue is good-looking, diligent, and quiet, such a girl must not worry about getting married, she will ask for thirty or fifty taels of silver at will, and some people are willing.

But for the Li family, this is not enough, she has to pave the way for her son, if she can sell Jiang Jingxue at a good price, in addition to marrying Jiang Cheng's family, can't the rest of the money be used for her son to study?

The Jiang family is poor, and she can only save some money from this, and she will definitely not let go of this opportunity.

That's why I went to do this in private, came back and grinded the old lady, let the old lady nod, and wanted to use medicine to stun Jiang Jingxue, make raw rice for mature rice, and send her to a big family to be a concubine.

And then take the money from selling her for her own son to study, and in the future she will be blessed with her son's birth, which is really a very vicious idea.