After being jilted, the entire neighboring village was filled with deep regret.

Chapter 171 Angry from shame

After listening for a while, the matchmaker finally realized that Niu Cuihua was there to steal someone else's husband, and she immediately became furious. "Hey! What's wrong with you? Our marriage is already arranged, and now we're just choosing an auspicious day for the wedding. What are you doing interfering? Ruining someone's marriage is a crime punishable by death!"

Niu Cuihua immediately changed her expression and spoke to the matchmaker in an extremely aggressive tone, "What business is it of yours what happens in our village? Get out! You're not welcome in our village!"

"Hey! Who are you? Do you own this village? I can come and go as I please. What can you do to me? Even the county magistrate can't touch me. Who do you think you are?" The matchmaker was clearly not one to be trifled with, and immediately stood up to challenge Niu Cuihua.

Niu Cuihua was a bully who preyed on the weak. Seeing the matchmaker's aggressive attitude, she immediately turned her gaze to Liu Jinhua, who was watching the show. "Sister Jinhua, I've told you before, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"

The matchmaker covered her mouth and sneered, "What kind of good place is this village or this shop? You think it's all gone after this? How ridiculous! The Shen family not only gave twenty taels of silver as a betrothal gift, but also built them a spacious two-courtyard stone house. What does your brother's family have to compare with them? How dare you force someone in front of your mother!"

Niu Cuihua was so shocked by the matchmaker's words that she couldn't come to her senses for a long time. "Twenty taels? A courtyard? Why!"

She, Wei Daya, isn't some celestial being descended to earth, so why did she marry so well?

At that moment, Niu Cuihua's face contorted with jealousy.

The matchmaker grew increasingly disdainful of Niu Cuihua's behavior. "Why? Because they're rich! Because they're willing! Because they're happy! Do you think everyone's as stingy as your family? Let me tell you the truth, asking me to be your matchmaker isn't cheap. The tip is at least one tael of silver. The Shen family can afford that, can you?"

As she spoke, the matchmaker deliberately touched the silver hairpin in her hair.

That's a symbol of a matchmaker's status. Matchmakers usually wear that kind of flower, but the color and style vary.

The hairpin in front of us is a bright red silver hair ornament, and if you look closely, you can see that it is engraved with words. This is something that only official media personnel can wear.

Liu Jinhua hadn't noticed before, but now she saw it clearly and quickly stood up to ask politely, "Are you an official matchmaker?"

The matchmaker smiled approvingly, "Eldest sister has a good eye. No wonder the Shen family has taken a liking to your daughter. If there are no problems, then it's settled. She will marry into the family on the twelfth of October after the autumn harvest."

"Alright, alright! I'll have to trouble you to tell the Shen family that our dowry for Daya is twelve taels of silver, plus a bed, a wardrobe, and a dressing table. We originally wanted to prepare bedding, but the Shen family said it wasn't necessary, so we won't do that."

Liu Jinhua deliberately said this in front of Niu Cuihua.

Sure enough, Niu Cuihua was furious with jealousy.

As soon as the matchmaker left, she ran off in a huff. In less than half a day, the whole Liu family knew that the Shen family had spent twenty taels of silver to marry Wei Daya, and the Wei family was going to give Wei Daya twelve taels of silver as dowry.

Upon hearing the news, Chen was so angry that her face turned pale. She stopped doing farm work and ran home to question Liu Jinhua, "Mother, how could you let everyone know about Daya's betrothal and dowry? Now everyone is asking me questions, and I don't know what to say."

Liu Jinhua watched Chen's complaints with a blank expression, and only after Chen shut up did she say unhurriedly, "Just say what you need to say, and tell everyone what we plan to say. What's the problem?"

Liu Jinhua's eyes suddenly turned sharp.

Startled, Chen took a step back and guiltily shifted her gaze, saying, "No, no problem."

Liu Jinhua then calmed down and said slowly, "I've already spread the word, the Shen family will definitely be happy. I'll send over Daya's dowry money and furniture together, and after the wedding banquet, I'll return the rest to you."

This money will be spent meticulously, wherever it's spent. We'll keep track of everything clearly and transparently. If there's anything that doesn't add up in the end, I'll definitely pursue it to the end!

Chen subconsciously looked up at Liu Jinhua, her face tightening, and dared not say anything more. Turning back, she secretly found Wei Daya and pinched her hard, "You ungrateful wretch! I only wanted two taels of silver from you, and you're already playing tricks on me! Don't think I can't do anything about it!"

"Mother, I didn't," Wei Daya said, tears welling up in her eyes.

Chen was furious. "Don't call me 'Mother'! Dare to cry out loud and see if I dare to punish you! Don't think that just because your grandmother protects you, I can't do anything to you!"

As she spoke, Chen pinched Wei Daya twice, still not satisfied. She turned around and met Liu Jinhua's gloomy gaze, which almost scared her out of her wits.

"mother"

That evening, Chen's wailing echoed from the Wei family's main house, in waves.

Wei Daya tried to go out several times, but Wei Erya stopped her each time. "Da Ya, your aunt treated you quite well in the mountains, but she's become a completely different person since she came out. She's obsessed with money now. It's good for your uncle to teach her a lesson so she won't cause any more trouble later."

A thought suddenly struck Wei Daya, and she looked at Wei Erya in shock, "Erya, did you tell Grandma?"

Wei Erya shook her head decisively, "How could I have that ability! I just saw you crying and mentioned it to Grandma. Grandma knows us too well and guessed Aunt's purpose immediately."

In our family, there's no one Grandma can't see through. Luckily, Grandma keeps things in check, so your aunt can't cause any trouble. But she's petty and holds grudges, so you should try to avoid her for now. Things will be better once you're married.

Wei Daya was stunned for a moment, thanked Wei Erya, and when she saw that it was almost time, she went out to her parents' room.

Chen was already jealous of Wei Daya, and when she saw her coming, she immediately transferred all her anger to her, "I don't need your ungrateful kindness! If you weren't so stupid, I wouldn't have been beaten by your father!"

"Chen! Are you ever going to stop?! If you don't want to live like this, get out of here! I'm divorcing you right now!" Wei Yi was so angry at Chen's unreasonable behavior that he started to speak recklessly.

After saying this, he was taken aback at first, and then began to think about it seriously.

Right now is the time when everyone in the family needs to unite. We're already exhausted from work outside; if we can't even have peace at home, then we might as well not have a family at all.

Seeing Wei Yi's increasingly serious and unpredictable expression, Chen was trembling with fear. She quickly scrambled up from the ground and smiled lovingly at Wei Daya, saying, "I was just talking nonsense. Don't take it to heart. It's getting late. Go back to your room and rest. Get ready to get married after the autumn harvest."

Before Wei Daya could recover from the change in her attitude, she was pushed out by Chen.

The Wei family returned to peace.

The Wei family is fine now, but the Niu family is in turmoil.

When Niu Youfu learned that Wei Daya had been engaged to such a wealthy family, he was so angry that he cursed and swore at home for several days.

Xiong Kai accompanied his mother, Niu Shi, back to her parents' home.

As soon as I entered, I heard Niu Youfu cursing.

(End of this chapter)