What a cheating husband

There is no trivial matter in the village, if there is a disturbance in someone's family, it will be spread throughout the village within an hour. It is not true that as soon as the in-laws leave, the debt collectors come to the door.

Miao Rencui's good mood dissipated within a cup of tea, and he was anxious to collect debts without hearing a few words of congratulations. Miao Rencui promised with a black face that as soon as the betrothal gift was delivered, he would pay back the money immediately, and then took the broom to arrest him. All kicked out of the house.

Chen Qing waited far away at the entrance of the village, and when he saw people coming out, he didn't say much. He bowed to Wan's elders from a distance, and then bowed to Liu Matchmaker.

Now that everyone gathered at the door of their own house, Chen Qing was not afraid of being seen, and when she learned that the matter had finally been finalized smoothly, she grinned silently for a long time.

Miao Rencui would never have dreamed that the previous quarrel and the matchmaker's angry departure were all discussed by Chen Qing with Matchmaker Liu in advance.If not, how could Miao Rencui agree to the marriage so easily with his money-greedy nature?

It stands to reason that 31 taels of silver, plus various dowry gifts, is enough to show off in the village.It is not easy for peasants to earn money. For example, Chen Qing’s family can exchange 10 taels of silver a year. After excluding the whole year’s expenses, they can save 3 or 4 taels a year, which is a family that can live.

Most of the betrothal gifts are only 11 taels of silver, and the natal family has to accompany some items, usually ready-made clothes, quilts, jewelry and the like.

After marrying and obeying her husband, a girl should not always think about her mother's family after she gets married, but put her in-law's family first in everything.If the in-law's family doesn't mind, you can still be praised as filial piety if you make up for your mother's family once in a while.If there is no dowry, there is no need to support the parents and seniors after marriage.

Only wealthy households will give 21 taels of silver as a dowry. If the girl does not have a generous dowry, not only will she be looked down upon when she goes to her husband's house, but she will even be cut off from her mother's family.

If he didn't know that his uncle's family would not give his sister a dowry, and Chen Qing would not save money desperately, he was afraid that his sister would be wronged when she married.

31 Two dowry gifts can be said to be the highest price among peasant households, but the Chen family owes huge debts and naturally refuses to sell them at a low price.Chen Qingyuan also guessed that this would happen, so he inquired about the amount of the dowry gift beforehand, and relaxed the dowry gift to a maximum of 31 taels. Worried that the Wan family would have objections, he said in advance that he would pay the extra ten taels of silver.

The elders of Wan's family knew about this before they came, otherwise they would not agree to this marriage with the 31 taels of betrothal gift.

Although the Wan family couldn't afford the 31 taels of betrothal gift, it didn't make people laugh, and he wasn't a lady of every family who dared to ask for such a sky-high betrothal gift.Besides, one look at the family, and it is clear that there will be no generous dowry.

If they hadn't learned something about the Chen Qing brothers and sisters from Liu Xiulian, the Wan family would never let their nephews marry their daughters.However, only Wan Zhuoping's family and this elder Wan's family who came to be engaged to know about this matter, but even so, people who don't know the inside will say that the Wan family spent money to marry a daughter-in-law at a high price.

Within a few days, the Wan family sent someone to bring the dowry, and it was still Matchmaker Liu and the Wan family elder who came to discuss.Count the number, check the list, and sign the paperwork.

In a normal engagement, if you regret the marriage, you can at most pay some money to settle the matter. Even if you meet an official, you should also negotiate a settlement and negotiate a satisfactory amount for both parties to terminate the engagement.

But after receiving the dowry, the price of regretting the marriage will be high.After seeing the official, if the sufferer refuses to give up, the party who repents of the marriage will be sent to prison, and there is no way to redeem him without spending money.Therefore, it is said that most of the matchmakers focus on betrothal engagement, and dowry gifts are not delivered until three months before the marriage.

Chen Qing set up such a trick because he was afraid of accidents.As long as the Chen family accepts the dowry, they can't regret the marriage if they don't want to go to jail. Only when the matter is confirmed, Chen Qing won't worry about his aunt remarrying his sister to someone else.

It wasn't that Chen Qing was too careful, but that her younger sister had been molested by some rich kids in the town. Chen Qing tried her best to suppress it so that it didn't reach the ears of her aunt. Otherwise, how could she be willing to marry Abi to a farmer, even if If you send it to a rich family as a concubine, you will be given twice as much money as this.

The big stone that was always hanging in my heart finally fell to the ground. Chen Qing and Chen Biwo laughed secretly for a long time in their own home.

"When you marry into your in-law's house, you can't hide your mind like you do at your own house. I think Wan Zhuoping is sincere and will not treat you badly. I know you are smart. Don't think that we can hide our minds at your uncle's house, but you can also go to your in-law's house." Hiding. Living together every day, there will inevitably be rifts after a long time. In the future, whenever you have to discuss with your husband, hiding money openly is safer than hiding money secretly, you know?" Chen Qing told the words that had been buried in his heart for a long time. younger sister.

Chen Bi didn't agree with it at first, and pouted his mouth in displeasure. After thinking about it carefully, he smiled and said, "Just like my brother and I?"

Chen Qing grinned, "Yes, just treat him like a brother and don't hide your mind. If you discuss it, the days from now on will be better and better."

"Hehe, it's a pity that my brother can't be a husband, otherwise it would be great for Abi to marry my brother directly, and it would save me from being separated from you." Chen Bijiao finished with a smile, nestled into her brother's arms, and secretly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes. I don't know how sad my brother's life is, without even a confidant.

"Nonsense, my brother can't be a husband, but it will take 2 years until you get married, Abi will spend more time with my brother." Chen Qing felt a dull pain in his heart, and the baby he had raised so hard was about to be given to someone else As a daughter-in-law, she has to serve her in-laws at the age of 15, Chen Qing is really reluctant.

"Well, Abi still needs to save money for his brother's daughter-in-law." Chen Bi raised her head and made fun of her brother with a smile.

"You ghost spirit!" Chen Qing scratched her nose and scolded with a smile.

It's another autumn harvest, Chen Qing's family is constantly busy outside the house, and when he finds time, he boils an egg for his sister and secretly stuffs it for her to eat.Chen Bi's birthday was in autumn, while Chen Qing's was born in spring. In a blink of an eye, the little baby who was supposed to be held in his arms has now grown into a slim and graceful girl.

Chen Bi is developing well, and the baby girl is growing up early, looking at Chen Bi who has reached his shoulders, Chen Qing smiled contentedly, and it was not in vain that he secretly stuffed so much delicious food.

This engaged girl can't show her face all the time, but has to start preparing to embroider her own wedding dress.Although there is still some time before getting married, Chen Qing has made a plan not to allow Chen Bi to go to the county again, so as not to cause trouble.

The auntie received the dowry and felt a lot easier after paying off some debts, so she didn't force Chen Bi to go out every now and then, but asked her to do more embroidery work to supplement the family income.

Chen Biming's embroidery work on the face can be regarded as the middle grade, but the embroidery done carefully in secret is the top grade.Zhongpin embroidery work can add 1 tael to the family for a month, and 1 tael or 2 taels a year, which can catch up with the output of one and a half acres of dry land.

The aunt did not miss any chance to extract money, and even Chen Qing's claim that Chen Bi should embroider the wedding dress was suppressed because it was too early.Chen Qing didn't say much, at least in the first two years of his sister's marriage, he hoped that her life would be more comfortable.

After the busy farming period, Chen Qing worked as a part-time job for Landlord Liang's family as usual. This job has been done for 3 consecutive years, and this year is the 4th year. He is considered an old hired worker.

Li San and Chen Qing worked together for many years. Before the landlord Liang's family came to collect the rent, Chen Qing collected the grain in the village and told the tenants from house to house to pay the money if they had money and the grain if they had no money.For those who can't figure it out and don't know how much to pay, Chen Qing also finds time to help calculate the weight.

After Liang Zixian brought people to collect the rent, checked the account that Chen Qing handed over, nodded in satisfaction, and asked people to start loading the car.With Chen Qing sorting out the accounts in advance, Liang Zixian also saved a lot of time. Li San also praised Chen Qing, jokingly saying that if every village can save so much effort, they can finish the work a few days earlier.

Chen Qing just smiled and didn't answer, working more and talking less is the only way to keep his job.

As he got to know each other more and more, Chen Qing also knew how simple his original idea was. The Landlord Liang’s family deserves to be the largest landlord in Qingping County. This will have to be busy for more than half a month.

There was a flood last year, and this year has been extraordinarily busy. Most of the households pay low rent, so Chen Qing has been busy for an extra 5 days this year before finishing the project.

"Zi Zhuang and Zi Ping's rents should be about the same, let's take a rest earlier today." Liang Zixian invited everyone to have lunch in the town, and announced that this year's rent collection would end.

"What about the third master? Do you want me to help?" Li San wiped his mouth and asked.

"No, he's a bit lazy on weekdays, but he never delays his business, and with Wei Liang following him, he's not afraid of tiring him." Liang Zixian waved his hand.

"You really dote on the third master." Li San's voice burned out when he was a child, and the voice change period has not turned around. If he speaks louder, he can hear the sharp voice of a child.So Li San never dared to speak loudly, so people who just listened to him felt that his voice was too soft.

Chen Qing only found out the reason later, so he couldn't help feeling guilty. At the beginning, he thought it was too sissy for an old man to talk with his throat closed. Fortunately, Chen Qing always kept a sullen face in front of his boss, and rarely showed his inner feelings. idea.

"Who doesn't spoil him in the Liang family?" Liang Zixian chuckled, feeling quite helpless when he thought of his cousin.

After the wages were paid, several day laborers thanked their employers and returned to the village one after another.Chen Qing got a total of 1 tael of silver, and handed it over to the auntie, but the creditors in the neighboring village took it away the next day, but the auntie vomited badly.

"Damn it, I don't know where the news came from. The money I just got was taken away before it was warmed up." Miao Rencui cursed angrily after waiting for the person to leave.

"It's only natural to pay off debts," Chen Qing said coldly.

"Hey, there's a lot of talk today, hurry up and sell the grain, and if you leave it at home, it's time to recruit rats." The auntie pointed her finger, and Chen Qing obediently went to borrow a car from the cattle raiser in the village.

This year, land rent and grain seeds were removed, and food and miscellaneous taxes were left behind. They were exchanged for 5 taels of silver, and they were looted that afternoon.

The family has no money, and seeing the New Year's Eve is approaching, Mrs. Chen is so anxious that her mouth is full of froth, and the auntie also asks Chen Qing to do some part-time jobs to buy some food.