The couple had never thought about finding a son-in-law from one of their four daughters to continue their relationship.
But Grandpa’s words interrupted their thoughts: "After all, the son-in-law recruited from outside is not of the same heart as our family, and his bloodline is not from the Li family. If you want to recruit a son-in-law from here, There’s no problem, then just open a separate account and forget about the things you have saved at home. I will leave them to my grandson.”
Let’s not talk about the savings at home! Those treasures, in this era, if they were to open a single household, it would be like removing them from the family tree. After death, Li Dahe and his wife could enter the ancestral graves, but forget about the others behind them.
Of course Li Dahe didn't want to be removed from the family tree, so he gave up the idea of recruiting a son-in-law from then on.
After the couple discussed it, they waited to go to Shenjiazhuang to propose marriage the next day.
When he got up in the morning, he hitched up the mule cart again early. Li Dahe moved a bag of stick noodles and more than ten kilograms of rice into the cart, and put the rice he got from his wife in his arms. For 400 yuan, we were ready to go to Shenjiazhuang.
When they just arrived at the door, the third aunt chased them out again, holding a bundle in her arms: "Master, wait a moment!"
"What's wrong?" Li Dahe Hold the reins.
"Bring this with you. I packed up a few clothes that the eldest sisters and others don't wear. I think these clothes can be used by their families, as well as this newly made one. You can also take the cotton-padded jacket over to the girl."
"Okay, then put it in the car. Nothing else. I'll leave now."
"Then you go, go early and come back early!"
With a whip, the mule cart went straight to Shenjiazhuang.
When the wait arrived, the fifth master, the eldest of the Shen family, had been invited to sit on a seat in the middle of the main room and rest.
Hearing the sound of carriages and horses outside the door, Shen Laowei'er and Shen Shugen both came out to say hello: "Brother Li, are you here?"
"Brother Laowei, Shugen Brother, come and help unload the things!"
After all the things were put down in the house, Li Dahe asked directly: "Brother Lao Wei, who is this?"
"This is Fifth Master, we are the most senior man in the Shen family!"
"Hello, Fifth Master!" Li Dahe stepped forward and greeted him respectfully.
Fifth Master stroked his beard and looked at Li Dahe with squinted eyes: "What's your name? Which village are you from?"
"My name is Li Dahe, and I come from Lijia Village in the east. !"
"Lijiacun..." After thinking for a long time, Fifth Master said, "Do you know that Li Zongping? "
Li Dahe? He showed a surprised expression: "Li Zongping is my father. Do you know my father, old man?"
"Well, of courseDuring the time when the Japs were having trouble, the two of us delivered food to the troops together and experienced life and death together. That old boy was a character. "
Then he asked: "What's going on with you now? I heard this kid Lao Xi'er say that you have a crush on his eldest daughter? "
Things will be much easier to handle once you have acquaintances, so Li Dahe told Master Shen Wu about the matter.
In the hearts of the older generation , carrying on the family line is a very important matter. After listening to Li Dahe's story, Master Shen Wu nodded, and then said to Shen Lao Wei'er: "Old Wei'er, I think this marriage is okay. I know his father Li Zongping. He is a nice person. , presumably the children they educate will not be any worse, and they will not suffer if they marry. "
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"Fifth Master~! Did you hear clearly, the Li family has three households? "Chen Shugen reminded from the side.
"What's the matter? Earlier, the wife at home could not give birth to a baby, so she still married the concubine. Now, although she is not allowed to marry the concubine, in order to continue the incense Are there fewer divorces? This Zhaodi is not married as a concubine. That Dahe, which room of yours does Zhaodi occupy? "
Li Dahe quickly said respectfully: "It occupies our third bedroom, and the children will also be from my side in the future! ”
“That’s okay, I think it’s okay. How do you feel, old wilt?” ”
“I listen to Master Wu!” "
The old man asked Shen Zhaodi again for her opinion, and she also said in a low voice that she would listen to her family.
The rest of the things would be easy to handle, and Li Dahe would directly prepare them. He took out all the money and handed it to Mr. Shen Wu: "Old man, this is the money I promised yesterday to help Brother Lao Wei'er pay off the debt, so I will hand it over to you! "
"Okay, give it to me. When the Zhang family comes, I will give it to them directly. But now is a new society, and there is no need to arrange things. Let the two children meet each other later. If they see eye-to-eye contact, then it’s settled! If it's not suitable, then treat this money as being lent to you by Lao Wei'er, and I'll be your guarantee, Mr. Fifth! "Master Shen Wu reached out and took it.
"It's all at your discretion. "Li Dahe smiled and agreed.
Seeing that the matter was settled, Shen Zhaodi also felt a little shy at this time. She turned around and hid in the house, but she still kept her ears open and listened to the sounds in the outer room. , what Li Dahe said about Li Bowen.
He had some expectations in his heart, wondering what kind of person this person who was about to become his husband would be.
It didn’t take long. At that time, the people from the Zhang family really came.
Their arrival made everyone in the house look unhappy. Visiting to collect debts on the third day of the Lunar New Year always makes people feel uncomfortable. , He really wanted to find a wife for their stupid son, and he didn’t care about his face.
Without waiting for the other party to speak, Mr. Shen directly faced him.Fang asked: "Have you brought the IOU?"
The other party thought that something good would happen today, but he didn't expect to hear such a sentence. He was stunned at first and then his face turned ugly: " Old Wei'er, it seems that you are not going to marry us!"
"If you don't do it, even though I am poor, I can't push my daughter into the fire pit!" Shen Laowang shook his head.
"Okay, just pay back the money you owe as soon as possible. We are still waiting for the money to give my son a wife!" After saying that, he took out a pile of IOUs and slapped them on the table.
Fifth Master Shen picked up the stack of IOUs on the table and handed them to Shen Shugen: "Calculate how much!"
Soon Shen Shugen finished the calculation: "Fifth Master, it's done! The total is 378 yuan!"
"Yes!" Master Shen took the note and put it in his hand, then picked up the money covered with a handkerchief on the table: "It's from the Zhang family, I borrowed it from you. "RMB, is the number correct?"
"That's right!"
"Okay, old man, I will pay back the money for Lao Xi'er today, from the time when Lao Xi's daughter-in-law became ill. It's been several years. You lent him the money before out of love and benevolence.
Now it seems that your intention is to let the old wizen marry his daughter to your son. So this love and benevolence are considered No, it’s natural to pay back debts, and I can’t use your money in vain. I’ll also count the interest for you. This is 400 yuan, so you can order it! From now on, you two will have nothing to do with each other!” Give the money to Shen Shugen and ask him to hand it over.
Mr. Shen Wu did everything right, and the Zhang family had nothing else to say. He took the money, counted it clearly, and turned around and left without saying a word.
"Okay, everything is settled. I'm still recruiting the girl. Why don't you go out and cook quickly? You want to starve me to death!" Mr. Wu narrowed his eyes, which were originally gleaming. He immediately dimmed and shouted into the room.