There is a tradition in Dachang that most of the men who marry a woman are about to die. In order not to bring bad luck to the other party, the wedding team waits at the entrance of their own village to see off the bride.
Therefore, from a distance, Liu Ye saw several young people standing at the entrance of the village.
When the other party saw that there was no dowry, he didn't care and welcomed her in enthusiastically.
After Liu Ye entered the village, she saw at a glance that there were about seventy or eighty households, and only two had large blue-brick houses. One of them was near the foot of the mountain, and there was a large area. It was obviously the Shen family.
As soon as I walked to the door of Shen's house, I heard crying from inside: "Mom, please, go to the county to ask a doctor for Li'er and save Li'er!"
Old Mrs. Shen kicked away Mr. He who was kneeling in front of her and pulling on her skirt, and scolded her harshly: "Go to the county to hire a doctor? Do you know how much money it costs to go to the county to hire a doctor? Do you know your son?"
How much money have you spent on me?"
"Twenty taels of silver! Twenty taels of silver is enough for other people to marry several wives! What's more, I also spent money to celebrate his wedding. He, please be satisfied!"
If it weren't for the fact that her grandson would make money, she wouldn't be willing to part with him!
Just these twenty taels of silver cost her half of her life.
It's all Mr. He's fault. He entered the hospital and followed her home. He made the decision on everything by himself. He spent fifteen taels every time he went in and out, but he still hasn't been saved.
Fortunately, marrying a wife does not cost money, otherwise, she would be really heartbroken!
Now she has to go to the county, where money is flowing like water. Wouldn't it cost her her life? Don't even think about it!
"Yes, third brother and sister, look how nice my mother is to Li'er! Besides, the doctors in the town are no worse than those in the county, and they all use precious medicinal materials like ginseng. What else do you want? You can't let the doctors at home
All the money has been spent, let the whole family drink the northwest wind! Not to mention that the sixth brother and Ci'er are still studying!"
The eldest daughter-in-law, Wang, has always been shrewd and calculating. She spent nearly twenty taels of silver on Shen Tianli, which made her so distressed that she couldn't sleep for two nights.
If she goes to the county to ask for a doctor, will she be allowed to sleep?
Although most of the money in the family was earned by the third room from hunting, it now belongs to the middle class, not the third room.
What's more, her eldest son is still in school. If the family runs out of money, the old lady will definitely not let Ci'er study as she feels sorry for her sixth son.
Therefore, for the sake of her son, and for the sake of becoming the scholar's mother, she would never let her third wife spend money anymore!
"Third brother and sister, don't worry, the happy bride will be here soon. I heard that she is a lucky one. When she comes to our house, Tianli will definitely be fine!"
The second daughter-in-law, Mrs. Li, is also very competitive. Her eldest son is also getting married. The old lady has agreed to send her second son to study next year. If the third wife runs out of money, what will happen to her two sons?
"Third sister-in-law, don't worry, Tianli will be fine."
The fifth daughter-in-law, Mrs. Fan, lowered her eyebrows, her eyes were red, tears welling up in her eyes. She looked soft and weak, as if someone had bullied her. She also seemed worried about Mr. He and Shen Tianli, but in her words, she also tried to persuade He.
Don't ask the county doctor.
After listening to what her mother-in-law and three sisters-in-law said, Mrs. He felt as painful as a knife.
In the past, her husband hunted to support the family, but her mother-in-law did not allow Li'er to study and forced him to learn hunting from his father.
Three years ago, my mother-in-law was willing to let her husband, Uncle Wu, serve in the military rather than pay for it. She also asked Tianli to continue hunting in the mountains.
She calculated that her mother-in-law had at least fifty taels of silver in her hands, but she was unwilling to see a doctor for her son. How could she not be sad?
"Mom, Li'er is cured and can still hunt. By then, let alone twenty taels of silver, you will have fifty or one hundred taels."
When He said this, Mrs. Shen did hesitate. After all, this grandson did know how to hunt, even better than his son.
Last year, it cost nearly a hundred taels to kill a black blind man.
Seeing that her mother-in-law's expression was wrong, Mrs. Wang hurriedly said: "Third brother and sister, I also know that you are feeling uncomfortable and unwilling to accept the reality, but the doctor has already said that even if Li'er recovers, her legs will be disabled! How can we go hunting?"
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"Yes! Third brother and sister, you can't lie to my mother just because she has a good heart!" Mrs. Li also spoke hastily.
"Third sister-in-law, please stop crying and stand up quickly! The bride will come later and see what's wrong. Today is a happy event, so we can't shed tears!" Mrs. Fan advised softly, and went forward to help Mrs. He.
He struggled for a moment, then she took two steps back and tears instantly flowed out, as if He had bullied her.
He didn't use any force at all, but Mrs. Shen saw it and felt that He was dissatisfied and deliberately vented her anger on Fan, and she felt angry for a moment.
This Fan is her natal niece. She has been delicate and kind since she was a child. She is so good to He, but He dares to push her away. How ignorant!
"Ms. He, don't cry so much. If you cry away the bride's good fortune, Li'er will really be hopeless. Get up, wash your face, and pick up your daughter-in-law! Don't even think about looking for a doctor in the county.
!" After saying that, he turned around and entered the main room.
If she hadn't thought that there were outsiders in the courtyard, she would have given He a good repair!
After hearing what Mrs. Shen said, Mrs. He's cries were stuck in her throat, but her tears kept flowing down. She wiped them quickly with her hands, but her eyes felt more and more hazy.
She didn't want to cry, she was afraid that she would really cry away the bride's happiness and her son would suffer, but the tears couldn't stop flowing down.
When Mrs. Wang saw her mother-in-law coming in, she curled her lips happily, looked at her siblings with tears on their faces, and gloated: "Third siblings, stop crying, Li'er is not dead! Why cry in mourning!"
Her words instantly destroyed the last bit of He's sanity.
He stood up and hit Mr. Wang, "You're dead! If you dare to curse my son, I won't beat you to death."
Mrs. Wang was caught twice before she came back to her senses, touched her burning face, and said angrily: "Okay, Mrs. He, how dare you beat your eldest sister-in-law, see if I don't beat you to death!"
He grabbed it on the face.
She wanted to capture He's beautiful face and see how she would seduce men in the future.
Mrs. Li on the side saw this and hurriedly moved forward to break up the fight, "Sister-in-law, third brother and sister, please stop fighting, stop fighting!"
However, she was not trying to stop the fight. When she got the chance, she would either arrest Wang or He.
Liu Ye at the door saw that He was constantly injured, and it was obvious that one of them could not withstand two punches. He saw the water carrying pole on the side and hit Wang and Li.
Ms. Wang and Ms. Li were so beaten that they cried out for their mothers. They didn't care about Mr. He. They hid and shouted: "You wild girl, you dare to beat me. I won't beat you to death!"
Liuye hit Wang again with a pole, then ran away with the pole, with Wang chasing after her.
"You damn girl, stop here. That lunatic here beats people at will. Stop here!" Ms. Li also shouted and chased after her.
In the past two months, if nothing else, she was running very fast when being chased by Fang. She ran all over the yard with willow leaves. When she ran up to Fan, she also deliberately smiled and hit her with a pole with a stick.
She finally figured out that this woman was a white lotus, more hateful than the other two.
The pole hit Fan on the head, and the hook scratched Fan's face, which made her scream in pain.
"Ah! Ah! My face! Mother, mother! Come out quickly, there is a madman in our house!"
When Mrs. Shen and everyone heard Fan's scream, they all ran out.
They saw Li and Wang chasing a girl holding a pole in the courtyard. The girl was wearing a red skirt. As she ran, she shouted with a smile: "Come on, come and catch me! If you can't catch me, I'm a kid."
Dogs! Puppies, puppies, barking!”
Moreover, when she passed by Fan who was standing still, she playfully knocked her twice.
Mrs. Shen was very angry, wondering where the lunatic dared to cause trouble in her house. But when she saw the person in red clothes and the person standing at the door, she suddenly remembered who she was and hurriedly shouted: "Stop, everyone."