Chapter 3: Paying money is like a mountain, marrying a daughter is like selling
"Wu Po Zi, my family has agreed to the request from the Liu family. You can send me a message, make a good day, send Geng's letter to make a decision, and make the marriage."
In the Chen family's hall, Chen Wang said to a woman.
The woman's surname is Wu. She is famous in Jingxian County and is one of the best matchmakers. She has a sharp mouth and is full of spoils, so she will not have any marriage that she can't get.
Taking a sip of tea, the corner of Mrs. Wu's mouth slightly raised: "Mrs. Chen, this matter is not easy to deal with..."
Chen Wangshi was stunned: "Did the Liu family's daughter promise someone else?"
"That's not yet."
Upon hearing this, Chen Wang calmed down: With his son reaching the crown and his hopelessness of the imperial examination, he arranged marriages for his son, and his desire to start a family and start a career became stronger and more urgent.
Chen Wang had already started looking for a girl from the Liu family. This girl was only 28 years old, with a good appearance and literacy, and was quite compatible with Sanlang.
Speaking of the Liu family, there is still a bit of friendship between the Chen family. When he was a child, Chen Sanlang played with the Liu family's daughter. In layman's terms, it was considered a "children's sweetheart". However, later the two families became unfamiliar and gradually broke off their relationship.
With the right candidate, Chen Wang asked Matchmaker Wu to come forward to say marriage. The lion from the Liu family opened his mouth and the betrothal fee was 200 cents, which made her very embarrassed.
Two hundred stale coins are equivalent to two hundred taels of silver, which is not a small amount. It’s not that the Chen family can’t afford it. It’s just that after paying such a large sum of money, it’s difficult to make a living in the future.
So, this matter was delayed.
However, now, seeing many abnormal changes in Chen Sanlang and even a bit of a willful and nonsense, Chen Wang was very worried about this and felt that getting married was urgent, so he invited Mrs. Wu to come over and agreed to a 200-yuan betrothal fee.
I hope that after the wedding, Chen Sanlang can be peaceful.
This matter has not been told to Chen Sanlang yet. However, men should get married when they are old and women should get married when they are old. This is a common ethics, and it is enough to have the order of parents to matchmakers.
"Pret Wu, please tell me clearly."
Matchmaker Wu smashed her lips: "Madam Chen, it's not that I'm verbally verbal, but Saburo's actions have been very abnormal recently."
Jingxian has a big slap and a stinking city. Chen Sanlang's actions cannot be hidden at all.
Chen Wang frowned, his eyes flashed with worry, and he pondered for a while: "What does the Liu family mean?"
Matchmaker Wu stretched out a slap and swung her five fingers: "Mr. Liu said that the betrothal fee must be the amount before she can marry her daughter."
"What, five hundred stag!"
Chen Wangshi shouted: This is not a place to marry a daughter, it’s almost the same to sell a daughter - it can’t be so expensive even if it’s sold!
"Pret Wu, can't you say something nice to Mr. Liu?"
Regarding matchmakers, Chen Wangshi has given many red envelopes.
Mrs. Wu shouted: "I've said I've been dry, but Mrs. Liu just refuses to give up. I really can't do anything about it."
Chen Wangshi was very upset.
If you can barely agree to the 200-ton guild bet, then 500-ton guilds will really exceed the bottom line. What's the point of marrying the Liu family's daughter but breaking the bank?
After all, the Chen family is not those wealthy families, and can only be regarded as a well-off family.
After thinking about it, Chen Wangshi decided to talk to the Liu family in person, so he asked Uncle Hua to invite someone over.
It was not Mr. Liu, but Mrs. Liu, who was over 40 years old, had a tight face and no smile could be seen.
After a brief greeting, Chen Wang went straight to the point and asked Mrs. Liu to give in to the betrothal gift - Mrs. Liu was afraid, and as long as Mrs. Liu nodded, things would be settled.
Mrs. Liu smiled and said, "Sister Chen, don't say much nonsense. My Mei Er wants to be beautiful, to be beautiful, to be virtuous and virtuous, to be virtuous, to be a buyer, to be generous and decent."
Chen Wangshi said with a bitter face: "But didn't you say it would be worth 200 cents?"
"One time and another time, Sanlang is now very popular. He can't learn, but he actually wants to learn martial arts. He is so irrelevant... how can we marry our daughter with confidence?"
Mrs. Liu said suddenly.
Chen Wangshi felt in her heart: I was worried about marrying a daughter? It was obvious that she wanted to sell her high and desperately demanded a bet. In the city, the Liu couple's snobbish market was already famous. Raising a daughter was like planting a money tree. If she didn't make enough money, she would never let go.
After a lot of pleading, Mrs. Liu had no intention of giving in at all. She was annoyed and said coldly: "Sister Chen, some things are hurting the harmony, and she is not good-looking in appearance. Don't blame me for confessing. Sanlang has no hope of studying and has cut off his career. Originally, my Meier definitely wouldn't betrothed to him, but she just remembered the past relationship between the two families, so she reluctantly agreed. But look at what Sanlang has done these days? It's a mess. I met him the day before yesterday and his body was so thin that he couldn't resist the wind. He looked like a tubercle. But don't want my daughter to be a slap as soon as she entered the door, which would make people laugh at for no reason."
This is extremely mean.
Chen Wang's eyelids kept twitching when he heard this, and he argued: "Yan'er is a scholar, and his body has always been like this."
——The Xia Yu Dynasty emphasized literature over military affairs, so it often raised scholars who were not diligent and weak.
Mrs. Liu sneered: "Okay, I've finished saying everything I should say. In one sentence, if you want to marry my daughter, you must be five hundred coins. You can also ask Mrs. Wu, how many families are there who are interested in Meier."
The last sentence is the truth, but there are almost no one who can get such a generous betrothal. Generally, marriages and betrothals are less than a hundred trumpens; not to mention poor families, the only exception is that the king and rich man in the west of the city are willing to pay 200 trumpens. However, the king and rich man, as a widower, just held his fifty-first birthday this year, and he was a little old.
After some comparison, Mrs. Liu still felt that her daughter was more decent in marrying the young Chen Sanlang.
Although Chen Sanlang is not allowed to study and is destined to be an official, he is young and looks pretty good. With some family background, he doesn't have to live a hard life.
Besides, Chen Sanlang has a pedantic personality and does not know how to calculate and manage. After his daughter got married, he presided over the family and said that it was a mistress like a status and status.
Originally, the last time Mrs. Wu came to propose marriage, as long as the Chen family agreed to a 200-yuan charity loan, the marriage would be completed. However, when Chen Wang saw that the amount of the loan was too large, he did not agree for a while. He thought that after a while, the Liu family would reduce some requirements as appropriate.
Unexpectedly, something happened to Chen Sanlang during this period and his behavior was unreasonable and strange. He was anxious to propose marriage, and the market had doubled and surged.
From 200 stakes to 500 stakes, Mrs. Liu has its own reasons. Chen Sanlang's actions have been praised and his reputation has been greatly damaged. Anyway, no proof was established before, so when will the price not be raised at this time?
As for Chen Sanlang's health, he was pale and thin, and was indeed weak. However, his original body was not much better. The term "weak scholar" was not a random call. Besides, with a 500-yuan charity bonus, let alone marrying a weak scholar, even if he married an old man who was about to die, he would agree.
Mrs. Wu spoke at the right time: "Mrs. Chen, the daughter of the Liu family is dignified and is an ideal candidate. A master of the courtesy showed her the horoscope, which is very good for her husband. Maybe after marrying her, Sanlang will calm down and may be able to enter the school and get into the scholar."
Chen Wang was very moved by the words, but the 500-yuan bonus was like a mountain pressing on his back, heavy and almost desperate.
You should know that during marriage, the betrothal expenses are only part of the deal, and the subsequent series of etiquettes, banquets, etc. are also quite expensive.
Or, talk to Yuaner and make a decision.
"Mom, it's better if you don't want such a marriage, we can't afford to marry you."
The calm words came from outside the door, and Chen Sanlang was standing there. Seeing that he was covered in dust, he should have returned from the martial arts hall.
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Liu jumped up: "No sincerity at all, why are you talking about when you come to me?"
He shouted and left with his sleeves.
Mrs. Wu said something in a silence and said goodbye and left.
After they left, Chen Wangshi came to Chen Sanlang and asked, "Yuan'er, what are your plans?"
Chen Sanlang smiled and said, "There is no grass everywhere in the world, so don't worry." He doesn't want to spend any effort on this matter at all, and does not care about the so-called ethics of the rules and regulations.
Well!
Chen Wang felt that his son seemed to have changed and became independent. After thinking about it, he also felt that it made sense: Forget it, if you can't marry the daughter of the Liu family, does your son have to be a bachelor?
By the way, although the daughter of the Li family in the east of the city is a little bad, she is still a good person...
Soon, Chen Wang had a new idea - to arrange marriages for his son, but every mother in the world was most passionate about. She would never give up without a satisfactory result.
After leaving the Chen family and turning around the street, Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Wu gathered together again and whispered:
"Mrs. Liu, the betrothal fee must be so high, I'm afraid the Chen family will not agree."
Mrs. Wu was worried and authentic.
Mrs. Liu looked ruthless: "I have my own reason."
"you mean?"
"Wu Po Zi, the matchmaker talks about marriage. You always control our Jing County. You just need to spread news that Chen Sanlang is sick, who dares to marry him..."
The sound was low and it was inaudible.
Mrs. Wu nodded repeatedly when she heard this.
After saying that, Mrs. Liu took out a red envelope: "I won't let you, Lao Bai, do things."
Mrs. Wu pinched the red envelope and weighed it. It was quite important and smiled on her face.
Mrs. Liu said again: "After a while, you will come to the Chen family and share with Chen Wang's family that the betrothal fee can be reduced to 300 coins, depending on whether she agrees."
Mrs. Wu was overjoyed: "Mrs. Liu's brilliant plan."
One by one, one by one, is exactly what the people are looking for. It seems that the Liu family also knows that the 500-yuan guild guild guild is too ridiculous and destined to fail, so the real goal is to 300-yuan guild guild guild guild guild guild guild guild guild guild guild guild guild guild guild guild guild guild guild
Many families can’t save so much money in their lives, but the Liu family just needs to marry a daughter and get it.
sharp.
The next day, a news spread in Jingxian County: It turned out that Chen Sanlang was suffering from a serious disease, so he was withered, and then he had to drink ginseng soup for nourishment every day... It is said that the Chen family was going to get married and be happy, which was very unlucky.
Hearing these rumors, Chen Wang was both angry and helpless and asked the matchmaker to propose marriage. When the man heard that the man was Chen Sanlang, he immediately shook his head and waved his hand and refused to leave.
"If the trouble continues, Yuan'er is really hard to marry someone. What should we do?"
People's words are terrifying, but the words of the crowd make gold, and they are enough to kill people.
While hesitating, Chen Wang was in a state of exhaustion, as if he had just grown aged a few years.
Chapter completed!