Yuan didn't know what this meant. She rubbed her hands and said, "Mom, eight taels of silver is a lot. Who has so much money to marry a wife? I have some money on hand, but it's only one or two taels of silver. It's all for my second brother.

When he had free time, he would go to the mountains to hunt game and sell the money secretly. Most of it would be confiscated. After so many years, he only had this little money."

Mrs. Yuan began to wipe her tears and said, "Chunhua, our old Yuan family is pointing at you. You married well. Your sister married into that family and had difficulty eating. She was often beaten by men. Her nose was not a nose.

You can't rely on your eyes, and you can't count on it. At that time, when I proposed marriage to the old Xu family, the matchmaker said that she was interested in your sister, and I specially arranged for you to marry her first. She will live a good life. The old Xu family is well off.

, your man loves you, and your children are obedient, but your mother-in-law often abuses you, but which mother-in-law doesn't abuse others? I found a good life like yours for you, you can't forget the fundamentals, you are big

My nephew is the first of our grandsons in Lao Yuan’s family. At the age of eighteen, he can’t even call himself a wife, so you feel bad, don’t you?”

"Mom, I know, I have always been thinking about my mother's good fortune, and I have always been concerned about my eldest nephew's affairs. I promised you last time that I can help find a solution for my eldest nephew's wedding gift.

, But, no, eight taels of silver is really too much. If it is three or four taels of silver, I will ask my boss to think of a way to get it together, but eight taels of silver is really not possible..." Yuanshi whispered

said anxiously.

Mrs. Yuan stopped wiping her tears and looked at her with bright eyes, "Then tell me the truth, how much do you have in total now?"

Mrs. Yuan opened the box in the corner of the kang and dug through the layers.

Finally he took out a small bag full of broken copper coins, a lot of them.

"It's really just over a thousand cents, mother. I saved them all one cent at a time. You can count them..."

Mrs. Yuan scanned it all and found that it was all scraps of money, not even a single piece of silver.

More than a thousand Wen is just a little more than one tael of silver.

There was a hint of disappointment in his eyes, "Then what should I do! I want eight taels! Chunhua, please think of a way. As an aunt, you can't ignore your eldest nephew's marriage."

"But, that's really all. After a few days of free time, I'll ask the boss to secretly go hunting in the mountains to try his luck."

Seeing Mrs. Yuan, Mrs. Yuan still didn't let go. She couldn't wait any longer, "Chunhua, isn't your family selling loquat ointment and loquat dew in town now? Your mother-in-law went to the town yesterday and sold hundreds of coins. It is said that she also went to the county seat.

You sell it here, you make so much money, what can't you get for just a few taels of silver? Chunhua, your nephew is eighteen years old, and he can't afford to wait any longer. Let's wait for you, the old girl from the Xu family, first. It has wasted time. How about now?

It’s easy to find a suitable and good girl, you can’t just let it go!”

Yuanshi explained, "Mom, my sister made the loquat paste herself, and it has nothing to do with us. The money she got from selling it was saved by her mother-in-law as a dowry, and she didn't even pay for it. We really have no share in it."

However, my sister said that we will give us some money for working every day. When the loquat ointment business is over, we will see if we can share some wages or something. It won’t be much, so we will give it to you when the time comes.

Go over. Mother, please consider my situation. Even if you force me to death, I really can't get out eight silver coins."

There was a faint sound of coughing coming from over there.

This is because the two mothers and daughters spend too much time talking.

Mrs. Yuan did not dare to say any more, so she said, "You are a piece of flesh that fell off my mother's body. How could my mother not be considerate of you? Otherwise, my mother would let you come to Lao Xu's house to live a good life? But, you

The eldest nephew is the root of Lao Yuan's family. As the eldest aunt, you can't afford eight taels. You must not be less than five taels. I will go to your sister to find a way. If you marry well, you will have to make a big difference anyway.

, can you agree?" It was like if you don't agree, she will stay here today and not leave.

The thin, hunched-over woman looked hideous and pitiful.

The coughing outside became more and more frequent. Yuanshi gritted his teeth and agreed.

"I'll try my best, mother."

"That's good, I'll go back first."

***

Xu Jiaojiao drank a glass of loquat dew in bed, and the sweet and sour taste diluted her sleepiness.

I saw Mr. Xu Zhang standing at the window coughing vigorously.

"Mom, if your throat feels uncomfortable, drink some loquat dew. It will be effective if you keep it."

Mrs. Xu Zhang kept staring outside the window at the side room where the second bedroom was located. "If you don't drink, my voice is very good. Why waste it? I just can't stand Mrs. Yuan. There's nothing good she can do if she comes to visit. Look,

, she won’t leave without carrying something back.”

Xu Jiaojiao chuckled, "Mom, it's okay for the mother and daughter to talk, and there's no rule in any family that doesn't allow in-laws to visit their daughter. Mom, okay, are you tired? Otherwise, take a rest.

, you stayed up with me for so long last night, and got up early this morning to work again, so don’t ruin your body."

Trying to get Xu Zhang's attention back.

Xu Zhang is tall, has a big frame, and is lean, but has a spirit that is fuller than that of an adult man.

She was very happy with the attention from the old girl.

The deep lines at the corners of her mouth could not help but relax a little, "Mom is fine, she is in good health. Back then, when she was pregnant with you, she could still go to work in the fields. Those who cut corn and plow the fields were no slower than the young daughters-in-law.

Mom is not as valuable as you, so if you have a good rest, Mom will be happy."

When she turned around and saw that there was still no movement in the wing, Mrs. Xu Zhang coughed twice impatiently.

"There are so many things going on at home, and there are mountains of fruits to peel. It's better for the Yuan family. They have been hiding in the house until now, and they won't come out. If they don't come out again, I'll see if I don't kick the door in, and see what shameful things they are doing.

!”

Saying that, she was about to walk out of the house. Xu Jiaojiao quickly got up from the bed and grabbed Xu Zhang.

"Mom, please don't, don't..."

Mrs. Xu Zhang scolded, "That old guy probably saw that our family has sold fruit in the past two days and wants to come to catch the autumn wind. Let me tell you, Jiaojiao, what kind of good family is their Lao Yuan family? They just live in a poor family and are patriarchal.

She neglects women and treats all men as ancestors. The women work as cattle and horses to support the men, even their married daughters. Look at that old thing’s waist and back.

It was all her own doing. In other families, men worked in the fields. She supported the men and worked in the fields herself. In her early years, she worked as a plow and plowed the fields like an ox and a horse. Pulling and pulling made her waist and back look like that! They all deserved it.

!”
Chapter completed!