Spring scenery in the fields

Chapter 186: Regret and Increase the Bride Price

Liu Dali nodded solemnly: "Well, I will definitely treat her well, sister-in-law, don't worry."

After saying goodbye to him, Ji Wenhe quietly walked to the side of their house, waited for her to come out, and then picked up pebbles on the ground and threw them over.

He pulled her to the foot of the mountain, hid behind a big tree, looked around, made sure there was no one around, then took out a cloth bag and stuffed it into her hand.

"I've counted it. There's a full tael of silver in here. Liu Dali asked me to give it to you."

"He told you to go to town in a couple of days to buy some things. Don't let your family know about the money. Find a place to hide it."

Seeing that she kept her head down, he noticed that something was wrong with her expression: "Gu Yan, what's wrong? Did your grandma say something to you at home?"

Shen Guyan's nose felt sore and tears started to fall.

"What's wrong? Why are you crying for no reason? Don't cry, talk to your sister-in-law."

Ji Wenhe raised his sleeves to wipe her tears.

"Go ahead and cry. You'll feel better after crying. There's no one here."

She squatted down, buried her head in her knees, and held back her tears.

Patting her back gently, he looked down the mountain and had some guesses in his mind.

After a while, when she calmed down, she asked softly.

"Does your grandmother disagree with this marriage, or did she change her mind at the last minute and want Liu Dali to give more betrothal gifts?"

She thinks the latter is more likely.

Shen Guyan wiped the tears from her face and nodded helplessly: "Sister-in-law, what should I do?"

Looking at the small cloth bag in her hand, which contained one or two taels of silver, she had never seen so much money since she was a child.

"Sister-in-law, please help me return the money to him. Grandma said that she wants him to give her five taels of silver, otherwise she will not agree to the marriage."

Ji Wenhe gritted his teeth and said, "Keep the money safe and don't let them see it. I'll find a way for you. Go home and wait for my news."

"Yeah." He responded with a crying voice, and all his hopes were placed on her.

He trotted to the shed and called Shen Wenshan over.

"Sister-in-law, what's wrong?"

"Wenshan, run faster and call Liu Dali back. Don't let him enter the village. Wait outside the village."

Seeing her anxious look, I thought something important had happened, so I nodded quickly: "Okay."

He ran very fast and arrived at the village entrance in the blink of an eye.

Ji Wenhe turned around and said, "Aunt Lan, come here for a moment."

"Coming, coming." She was chatting and laughing with Wang Erfeng and a few others.

Miao Zhaodi was tying her brocade net and looked at the two mysterious people: "What are they doing?"

Li Chunhong shook her head: "I don't know."

Ever since Shen Xiaoxian broke his leg and was tortured by her for several days, he no longer dared to yell at them or beat or scold them.

Now her temperament has slowly returned to what it used to be, and she has started to chat and laugh with everyone when she gets together.

Perhaps it was because Ji Wenhe introduced the job to their family that Li Chunhong liked to talk to her.

On this side, Lan Qiuhua learned that Xie Fenglian wanted to increase the betrothal gift to five taels, and she was so angry that her back teeth were about to break.

"The betrothal gift is what we agreed on. If we want to increase it after we agreed on it, few people would do such a shameless thing."

"Wen He, tell me, she only thought about asking for the betrothal gift and never thought about asking for all the money. What will happen to the two children in the future?"

"Aunt Lan, I understand. I'm angry too. Gu Yan was crying just now. If this were to happen..."

"Oh, forget it. It's no use talking here. I've already asked Wenshan to go after Liu Dali."

"Aunt Lan, let's go outside the village and ask him what he means and if he can give us five taels of silver."

Lan Qiuhua looked at her and said, "If he wants five taels, then give him five taels. Xie Fenglian thinks he still has some money. I bet you she will definitely ask for more."

Ji Wenhe took her arm and walked out of the village: "I know, but if I don't give it to you, what if Aunt Xie doesn't agree to this marriage?"

"If you don't agree, then don't agree. I don't think what kind of person can be found in her family without Liu Dali."

They became angrier and angrier as they spoke. They caught a glimpse of Xie Fenglian coming out of her house and walking towards them, and smiles immediately broke out on their faces.

From a distance, he smiled at them and said, "Qiuhua, I discussed it with his grandfather."

"We have spent a lot of money raising our granddaughter from childhood to adulthood. Three taels of silver is too little for a betrothal gift. Ask him to give five taels."

"We raised him for so many years, and now we are reluctant to let him marry her."

"We won't keep all five taels. Let's give her some to take back."

Lan Qiuhua looked at her with a fake smile: "Aunt Xie, how much money do you plan to give Gu Yan to take back?"

Xie Fenglian twitched her lips awkwardly. She didn't expect her to ask directly, "We have to wait until he gives us the betrothal gift."

"Qiuhua, please tell him that the betrothal gift is five taels, not a penny less, otherwise the marriage will be cancelled."

"Okay, I'll talk to him about it. It's up to him whether he can come up with it or not."

"Well, if this is successful, I'll treat you to a wedding banquet."

She turned around and went home with a smile on her face, her steps becoming lighter and lighter, she was extremely happy.

Ji Wenhe's brows were twisted so tightly that they could pinch a fly to death: "Aunt Lan, even if Liu Dali can really come up with it, the betrothal gift has been given."

"I'm worried that what you said will happen. She will suck Shen Guyan's blood like a leech."

Lan Qiuhua looked helpless: "What can I say?"

In the future she will definitely suck Shen Guyan's blood.

"Let's go and wait outside the village to hear what he wants to see if he wants to get married."

The two waited under a tree outside the village, neither of them speaking, until Shen Wenshan brought the person back.

"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, I, I brought the person back." I was almost exhausted from running.

"Well, thank you for your hard work, Wenshan. You can go back first."

"it is good."

On the way back, I asked him and he said he came to their village to look for a marriage partner.

I understand that the reason why he was called back in a hurry was probably because of Shen Guyan.

Liu Dali looked at them in confusion, having a bad feeling in his heart.

"Aunt Lan, sister-in-law, has she thought it through and is unwilling to marry me?"

She was referring to Shen Guyan.

Ji Wenhe shook his head: "Don't worry, it's not about this."

He gently nudged the person next to him with his arm and said, "Aunt Lan, you should speak first."

She sighed and said slowly, "Their family changed the betrothal gift to five taels, saying that not a penny less can be given."

"Whether this marriage will happen or not...it depends on you."

Are you willing? Can you take out five taels of silver?

Ji Wenhe was observing him from the side, and was obviously relieved when he heard that Shen Guyan did not go back on his word.

"Aunt Lan, I'll tell you the truth. I only have a little over six taels of silver, and I just gave one tael to my sister-in-law."

"I only have a little over five taels of silver at home. I can afford five taels of silver as a betrothal gift, but I still need to buy some things, some miscellaneous things."

"I don't have enough money to prepare the banquet for my family."

After thinking for a while he said.

"Why don't we ask them to wait a few more days while I go hunting in the mountains? Maybe I can catch something big."