Chapter Thirty-Two: Shen Xiujuan's Marriage Disturbance
Mrs. Shen then became anxious and quickly asked the three brothers to go to the village entrance to see where the wedding team was!
The three brothers did not dare to delay and hurried to the entrance of the village. As soon as the three people left, Mrs. Shen discovered that Shen Wenjun, who had promised that his sister would come back after her wedding, did not show up either.
Old Mrs. Shen only felt her eyelids twitching. Could it be that something happened in the town? Old Shen on the side asked her to calm down and not to lose her temper.
Not long after the three brothers left, Uncle Zhao came back from the town in a donkey cart with several villagers on board, who also came to Shen's house to prepare for a meal.
Mrs. Shen seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw, "Zhao family, on your way back, did you see the Cui family's wedding team?"
Uncle Zhao pulled up the donkey cart, took out twenty coins as a favor, and said, "No!"
Thinking about Shen Wenjun not coming home, Mrs. Shen couldn't stand anymore! Could it be that something happened at the academy?
Her son, grandson, and soon-to-be son-in-law are all here! In fact, Shen Zhenyu came back last night. Mrs. Shen had been busy all day and didn't even notice.
"However, the Cui family in town is indeed holding a happy event!" Uncle Zhao's words calmed Old Mrs. Shen's uneasy heart a little.
It seems that the Cui family was just delayed by something!
But this is a bad time!
Old Mrs. Shen grabbed Old Shen's hand, and the two of them looked sad. Now they only hope that the three brothers will bring some good news!
But the three brothers wandered from the village entrance for a long time and saw no one.
The food is cold. Everyone has come from working in the fields. They are so hungry that their chests are touching their backs. The auspicious time has already passed!
I don’t know who started it, but everyone started to use chopsticks to eat! What happened to Shen Xiujuan’s marriage? It’s fine for everyone to eat melon, but everyone has taken favors, why should they starve?
Old Mrs. Shen couldn't stop her, so she could only watch everyone wolfing down the banquet. Except for her and Old Shen, no one seemed to care about Shen Xiujuan's marriage.
Shen Yunxi had no appetite at all. She took a few bites and then put down her chopsticks.
Yang Xiaomi and Yang Xiaozhou ate very seriously. They had a lot of things to do in the afternoon and they would have no energy if they were not full.
Also like Shen Yunxi, who has no appetite, is Mu Chenglin. If there hadn't been some problems with the Shen family's marriage, and he wanted to stay and watch the fun, he would have left long ago!
By the time everyone had finished eating, the wedding team hadn’t arrived yet!
Shen Xiujuan couldn't sit still in the room for a long time! Shen Pingping and Shen Jiajia held her down on both sides to prevent her from moving. Shen Pingping even pinched Shen Xiujuan several times.
Shen Xiujuan was anxious and hungry now, and she burst into tears after being pinched by Shen Pingping. Mrs. Shen quickly came in to comfort her. She couldn't cry on this big day!
Some villagers couldn't sit still and there was still work to be done in the fields. One person from each family was left here while the others went to work in the fields.
Shen Yunxi and Mu Chenglin also went back. They went home and started a small stove. After dinner, they went to Shen's house to watch the fun!
It was not until mid-afternoon that a stranger finally walked over from the entrance of the village. Someone saw him and immediately went to Shen's house to report the news. Mrs. Shen quickly came out.
"What happened?" She was so anxious that her mouth was blistering!
"What's going on? I just gave the Cui family a penny to spread the message. The Cui family said that the bride should go to the Cui family by herself!"
"What???!!!" Old Mrs. Shen's voice echoed through the entire Qingmu Village, filled with surprise, shock and anger.
Old Shen also asked in disbelief, "I told you, this young man, please don't talk nonsense!"
"Tch!" The visitor looked at Old Shen and Mrs. Shen with disdain, "Today Cui Xiucai married the daughter of a member of the Jin Dynasty. How can the scene and pomp and circumstance be compared to you countrymen!"
"Miss Jin's dowry is lined up from the beginning to the end of the town!" The visitor looked at the big box that Mrs. Shen prepared for Shen Xiujuan and rolled his eyes in disgust!
"Besides, since you agreed to be an equal wife, you have to be conscious! Are you still waiting for someone to pick you up? Where do you have such a big face!"
"What did you say? What about Miss Jin? What about a common wife?" After listening to the visitor's chatter, Old Mrs. Shen felt that the world was spinning and she couldn't stand.
The daughter of Mr. Jin’s wife? Didn’t Shen Wenjun say before that Miss Jin had taken a fancy to him? Where is Shen Wenjun?
And the common wife? When the Cui family came to propose marriage, they didn't mention anything. Everyone thought that Shen Xiujuan was going to be the official wife when she got married?
Old Man Shen is more sober than Mrs. Shen. Now that things have happened, there is nothing you still don’t understand!
The Cui family was obviously working with them! They wanted to seize Shen Xiujuan's dowry for no reason!
Although a woman's dowry is protected, this ordinary wife is inferior to the official wife. It is hard to say whether Shen Xiujuan can keep her dowry in front of the official wife in the future.
In addition, in order to hide it from the three brothers, the two hundred taels of silver and thirty acres of land were not mentioned at all on the dowry list.
When they get to the Cui family, the Cui family can find a way to take these away in an honest way!
No, Shen Xiujuan cannot be allowed to take these to the Cui family!
When Old Shen was about to go back to find Shen Xiujuan, she was already dressed in wedding clothes, lifted her hijab, and walked out of the room!
Mrs. Shen's wailing voice was so loud that Shen Xiujuan clearly heard it even though she didn't want to hear it!
Shen Xiujuan was already fat, and the wedding dress was a bit crowded on her body. Her fat face was covered with bright red rouge, and the walking stick on her head kept swaying under her shaky steps.
She had been waiting in the room for such a long time, and the auspicious time had passed. She wanted to eat when the guests were just starting to sit down, but Shen Pingping and Shen Jiajia insisted on holding her down, saying that the bride could not eat.
It was already mid-afternoon, the auspicious time had long passed, and the groom had not arrived yet, so Shen Pingping and Shen Jiajia still refused to let her eat.
But just now she heard her mother crying outside the door. Shen Pingping and Shen Jiajia finally let her go. When she thought she could finally eat, she understood what Mrs. Shen was crying about!
"Didn't Fourth Brother say that Mr. Jin's daughter is going to marry him and bring a bunch of dowry to our house?" Shen Xiujuan said this directly, regardless of whether anyone was there or not.
Only Old Shen, Old Mrs. Shen and Shen Xiujuan knew what Shen Wenjun said. After all, if this thing didn't happen, Shen Wenjun would definitely be laughed at.
No, the visitor seemed to have heard a big joke, "Huh? Shen Wenjun? The last among the scholars! Do you also want to miss Miss Jin?"
"Do you know how much dowry Miss Jin brought? Ten thousand taels of silver notes, a hundred acres of fertile land, a shop, all kinds of gold and silver treasures, fabrics and books, twenty-eight sets of quilts and clothes, as well as a dowry maid and a rough messenger.
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"The only person who chooses Shen Wenjun is that Mr. Jin is blind!"
Shen Yunxi stood in the crowd, eating melons quietly. She was a little annoyed that she didn't buy a bag of melon seeds in advance. There were too many people and it was inconvenient to operate.
However, this behavior of the Cui family was in compliance with the words Cui's mother left at the Shen family that day.
The Cui family doesn't care who they marry, as long as the dowry arrives!
It turns out that these words are not only for the Shen family to hear, but also for the Cui family's conduct.
No, Miss Jin's dowry was richer than that of Shen Xiujuan, so Cui Zixuan married Miss Jin without saying anything.
As for why they still came to see Shen Xiujuan, they probably couldn't bear to part with Shen Xiujuan's dowry!
After all, the dowry belongs to the woman, and Shen Xiujuan, a fool, can easily handle it.
Old Mrs. Shen cried and asked the three brothers to find Shen Wenjun to find out what was going on.
Shen Xiujuan even shouted that she was hungry and wanted to eat meat!
Old Shen frowned and pulled Old Mrs. Shen aside and said something. Old Mrs. Shen looked disapproving!
The rest of the Shen family were standing aside watching the show, and no one cared about Shen Xiujuan.
As long as she didn't take away so much dowry, as long as she didn't stay at home and eat free food, that would be fine!
At this time, Shen Zhenyu spoke, "Grandma, my fourth uncle has been mysterious these days. We originally agreed to come back together yesterday, but I didn't see him until evening, so I had to come back by myself!"
"Then why didn't you tell me yesterday?" Mrs. Shen asked reproachfully.
Shen Dafu and Li quickly walked to Shen Zhenyu's side. Shen Zhenyu was a little aggrieved, "I wanted to tell grandma yesterday, but grandma had been hiding in my aunt's room. Grandma has been busy this morning, and I didn't find a chance to tell grandma!"
"You can tell anyone about such a big thing!" Old Mrs. Shen didn't believe it. Shen Wenjun didn't come back with Shen Zhenyu, his sister didn't show up when she got married, and no one else in the family noticed the clues.
These people didn't take her Wenjun and Xiujuan seriously at all, they were all a bunch of white-eyed wolves!!
"You guys should go to town and call Shen Wenjun back now. I want to ask what's going on!" Old Mrs. Shen was still not convinced. Before she saw Shen Wenjun, she didn't believe it. She was going to become them. Miss Jin, the daughter-in-law of the family, suddenly married her son-in-law, and her daughter became an equal wife.
What's more important is that all of Miss Jin's dowry belongs to the Cui family!
"I told you not to waste your efforts!" The visitor said impatiently, "The sun will set soon. If Shen Xiujuan doesn't go to Cui's house today, then don't go again!"
"No!" Shen Xiujuan was anxious. If the Cui family didn't want her, she might not be able to get married in this life!
On her wedding day, she learned that the groom had married someone else, and even demoted herself to the status of equal wife. In addition, the marriage was originally for her niece, and Shen Xiujuan's reputation would be even worse than that of Shen Pingping!
But Old Mrs. Shen grabbed Shen Xiujuan and said, "If you don't want to marry, you won't marry. Our Shen family has no shortage of food for you. My mother will support you!"
The thought of Shen Xiujuan going to Cui's house to be a lowly child made Mrs. Shen's heart ache terribly.
When the other members of the Shen family heard that they would always keep Shen Xiujuan, they all looked unhappy, but no one dared to speak at this time.
Shen Xiujuan disagreed. That Miss Jin, she didn't believe that Shen Xiujuan couldn't beat her!
Cui's mother said when she came that day that Cui Zixuan likes fair and chubby girls! That's not what she looks like!
Shen Xiujuan held up the hem of her skirt and said, "Mom, aren't we just equal wives? After all, we are also wives! I'll marry you, and I'll go by myself!"
"No way!"
Old Mrs. Shen grabbed Shen Xiujuan. Even if she wanted to marry a concubine, she would be carried away in a sedan chair. How could anyone walk over and get married?
If Shen Xiujuan really walked over today, she would be ridiculed for the rest of her life!
But Shen Xiujuan was determined and insisted on leaving. No one came to urge her, and she just watched the show from the side!
Old Man Shen was not as eager as Mrs. Shen. He rubbed his hands, walked up to Shen Xiujuan, and whispered something. Shen Xiujuan shouted, "Impossible!"
Then she ran quickly toward the village entrance with her legs, but Mrs. Shen couldn't catch up!
When Old Shen saw Shen Xiujuan suddenly running away, he quickly pulled Old Mrs. Shen to chase them. The three brothers and three daughters-in-law of the Shen family stepped forward to pull them away.
If Shen Xiujuan wants to get married, she should get married as soon as possible. She can't stay at home and eat nothing.
Old Shen's face was full of worry, and Old Mrs. Shen kept crying.
Those who stayed felt that they had eaten too much today! Everyone looked at it with great satisfaction!
When Shen Xiujuan had disappeared, Old Shen patted his thigh and said, "The two hundred taels of silver and the land deed for thirty acres are in the hidden button of your sister's wedding dress!"
At this time, the three brothers and the three daughters-in-law of the Shen family were stunned and ran towards the entrance of the village. Old Mrs. Shen quickly stepped forward to pull them away.
Shen Dafu hurriedly pushed Old Mrs. Shen, and Old Mrs. Shen was pushed directly to the ground. Old Mrs. Shen was already very sad because of what happened to Shen Xiujuan.
Now the son and daughter-in-law only want to marry off Shen Xiujuan, a loser. When they heard that she had taken away the dowry, they went after her and even pushed her to the ground.
Suddenly her face turned red and she was so angry!
Shen Yunxi saw it clearly and quickly shouted, "Grandma is mad at uncle, come and take a look!"
Old Shen looked back and saw that it was terrible. If Old Mrs. Shen got angry and something happened at home, he didn't want to come forward. "Come back! Come back here! Your mother is going to die!"
After hearing this, Shen Dafu wandered in place for a few steps and had to turn around. Shen Erfu and Shen Sanfu had both walked a long way and were pulled back by Mr. Liu and Mr. Ma.
If this old lady was really good and evil, she could crush them to death with just one word of filial piety!
Shen Yunxi smiled brightly. If Shen Xiujuan doesn't get married, what will happen to her in the future?
If you don’t add some information to the Cui family, you will also be sorry for the help the original owner’s mother, Su, once gave to the Cui family!
I just don’t know how the Cui family hooked up with the Jin family. Listening to Old Mrs. Shen crying, it seems that Miss Jin found Shen Wenjun first.
And I haven’t seen Shen Wenjun all day today. My sister got married without even showing her face. It’s really interesting!
In the Qingfeng Building in Lingyang Town, Manager Hong tasted the preserved egg and lean meat porridge, listened to the report of his subordinates, and nodded with great satisfaction.
The business of Qingfeng Building has been tepid in the past few years, so Xia Yifan was a little dissatisfied and came to take charge of it himself.
Not long after Boss Xia arrived, he came across golden candied haws on the street and bought the recipe, and later bought bean sprouts.
This suddenly made Qingfeng Restaurant popular again. Coupled with the tofu and sauerkraut sent by Shen Yunxi and Mu Chenglin later, Qingfeng Restaurant's popularity overshadowed all the restaurants in the town.
Because he was the first to come into contact with these new things, Boss Xia decided to transfer him back to the capital next year and teach these recipes to the chefs in the capital.
But at this time, the Shen family came to the door again and again to cause trouble for Shen Yunxi and Mu Chenglin, and even broke the vinegar and sauerkraut.
No matter who he does business with, Boss Xia always investigates their background privately, so they also know about Mu Chenglin's grievances with the Shen family!
But these grievances caused Qingfeng Tower to suffer a lot of losses. You must know that people who come here to eat must make reservations in advance. Qingfeng Tower was out of pickled vegetables for many days in a row, and it paid a lot of money in compensation.
After this incident, Boss Xia never mentioned asking him to go to the capital again, but hinted to him in a few words to drag the Shen family into trouble.
At first, Manager Hong thought Boss Xia had become so petty. He was not so stingy, but a big boss was so fussy about everything.
When Chen Yunxi and Mu Chenglin brought out vermicelli noodles, sweet-scented osmanthus rice stuffing, and preserved eggs again, he understood! This chapter has been completed!