Changping Village.

That night, Yang Huaming invited Wang Hongtao to his home to discuss the matter of securing a matchmaker. Wang Hongtao immediately agreed, patting his chest.

After sending Wang Hongtao away and closing the door, Yang Huazhong discussed with Lao Yang: "Yongqing said that he accepted the food in the restaurant. Now about the wedding gift, I still feel that I can't be empty-handed. What's going on?"

We also have to give betrothal gifts according to the etiquette here, at least four or five taels of silver, otherwise outsiders will know and make fun of our family, and Wang Hongtao will not be able to ask for it when he proposes marriage."

In view of the fact that everyone was angrily talking about using money from meals to pay for betrothal gifts, Yang Huazhong felt that he needed to discuss it with Lao Yangtou again.

Old Yangtou took a few puffs of the good cigarettes brought by the Zheng family. Old Yangtou frowned, pondered for a moment and said: "It's just words that are angry, since our two families are planning to get married, we should show our magnanimity.

With sincerity, how can you really be frightened by just one meal!"

Yang Huazhong was very pleased that the old man's thoughts were always the same as his own, and then said: "Even if Yongqing can get the money, he probably won't be willing to take it. I plan to secretly advance the gift to him without telling him.

As long as he can get a wife as soon as possible, everyone will be happy."

Lao Yangtou waved his hand: "You didn't let me subsidize the food, but let me pay for the bride price. You don't have to pay."

Yang Huazhong smiled honestly and said with a bit of pride: "Dad, now I am richer than you."

Old Yang was stunned for a moment, then showed a bit of relief and said, "Even so, I should be the one to pay for it."

"If you are out, other people will know about it, and it will be difficult for everyone."

"That's why I said I was secretly subsidizing..."

"Quietly? Third brother, you think too simply. When the geese pass by, they leave traces. There is no airtight wall in this world!"

"It will be even harder for them to do it once other people know about it, so third brother, don't do bad things out of kindness and listen to me!"

Yang Huazhong was helpless, lowering his eyelids and thinking carefully in his heart.

Thinking about it, it was just like the phrase Qing'er used to use to reason with him in private: moral kidnapping.

"Okay, let dad do it!"

But my father doesn’t have many coffins on hand. If I catch the festival later, I can save more money for my father.

It was originally agreed with Wang Hongtao that they would come to propose marriage in the next two days, but as a result, the younger in-law of Wang Hongtao's family, the father-in-law of his youngest son Wang Liang, suddenly passed away.

So Wang Hongtao came here specifically to discuss with Lao Yangtou and Yang Huazhong to see if they could find another matchmaker.

But the old Yang family had made up their minds and settled on Wang Hongtao as the matchmaker.

"It doesn't matter if you postpone the marriage proposal for a few days. Hong Tao, you go about your business first, we'll wait for you!"

With Old Yangtou's reassuring words, Wang Hongtao went to pay his respects to his in-laws with peace of mind.

Qingshui Town, in the north, somewhere in a house with two entrances.

Zheng Xiuzhi's father, Zheng Er, was thinking about Zheng Xiuzhi's marriage with Zheng Xiuzhi's mother, Shen, and their three sons.

Zheng Xiuzhi herself was coaxed and coaxed by her three sisters-in-law to go to her uncle's house to visit relatives. There were so many people in the family, and they were crowded into a house with two entrances. There were so many people, so there was room for them to discuss things.

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Zheng Er has been in business all his life, and his features are shrewd.

But at this moment, this smart man was sitting there, drinking tea, shaking his head, and looking toward the door from time to time, as if waiting for someone or expecting something to happen.

But because of every failure, he became more and more irritable, and his mouth became even drier.

He watched as the pot of tea on the table almost went into Zheng Er's stomach, and the sun outside the house gradually moved into the sky, and no one he was expecting appeared.

Zheng Er slammed the tea bowl on the table and spat at his mother-in-law and three sons.

"It's all your good deeds. You have to let your daughter-in-law follow you and eat her ten taels of rice money without even saying a word. Are you embarrassed?"

The three sons sit side by side. The father and son all have the same face, a big pie face, thick eyebrows, small eyes, flat nose and thick lips.

Looking at his face, he looks like the kind of man who doesn't dare to breathe loudly in front of his wives.

The three sons were scolded by their father and did not dare to say a word. You would quietly touch my elbow, and I would secretly kick your shoes, hoping that the other party would come out and say a few words.

The eldest brother, who was sandwiched between the two brothers, couldn't hold it in anymore, so he raised his head and smiled flatteringly at Zheng Er.

"Dad, the three of them are not following here just to eat and drink. They are not here to feel sorry for my little sister and want to see what kind of person my future uncle is!"

With the eldest brother taking the lead, the second and third eldest brothers also hurriedly followed, saying repeatedly: "Yes, I'm just going to have a look and help check things out."

"Control?" Zheng Er sneered.

"What's going on with our family right now that you don't have a clue about? What's going on with Yang Yongqing, do you still need to keep an eye on it?"

"You don't understand the purpose of asking your girls to get married? What are you pretending to do? Do you still have the nerve to argue with me?"

The three brothers all blushed and sat in a row, one by one feeling aggrieved.

When I was young, my family was in good condition, and my father followed his uncle to do business there, and life went smoothly.

The three brothers were looking forward to having a sister to play with.

When Xiuzhi was born, the three brothers were so excited that they gave all the delicious and fun things to their youngest sister.

My younger sister is also up to par. She has been good-looking and polished since she was a child. She studied with her uncle for enlightenment and can read faster than them.

The uncle lamented several times, saying that it would be great if my sister was a boy, but it is a pity that she is a girl and cannot take the exams to gain fame and support the family...

But the three brothers didn't care. They thought that life at home was so easy. The uncle was in politics and the father was in business. They complemented each other. The three brothers would follow their father in business and make a lot of money. Their sister would be their treasure and the apple of their parents' eyes all their lives.

The last marriage my sister talked about, the man's family was a wealthy local family, so the two families were a perfect match.

But the man failed to live up to his expectations, indulged in eating, drinking, prostitution and gambling, and even contracted the disease.

The Zheng family decided to break off the engagement, even if the other party made things difficult for them in terms of business, they could not let their sister jump into the pit of fire.

However, with the death of their uncle and the loss of their protective umbrella, they suddenly realized that in this world, no matter how much money you make from doing business, you must have someone behind you.

Without a backer, the money you make will be lost quickly. Those opponents who were jealous of you before and were overthrown by you will swarm over and come from all directions to trap you and stumble you.

In the days after their uncle's death, they were made things difficult for them everywhere, and no one planned to imprison the eldest brother and the third brother.

My father spent most of the family's wealth before he could get the two of them out of prison. After that, the family fell into a state of decline and became worse day by day.
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