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

Chapter 187 Shen Dagou's Thoughts
This is also why Huang Xinghua has been hesitant to ask Xu Shi for help; her family has many children and simply cannot afford to spend so much money to help Shen Dagou get married.

Su Tai understood the concerns of Shen Xiang's family and gently advised, "Every family is different. How can we compare them? Putting aside other things, how many families in the surrounding villages can afford to spend twenty taels of silver to get married? Second Aunt is just an exception. The Wei family can't use Wei Daya's standard to demand that every girl have to bring twenty taels of silver as a betrothal gift, right?"

Moreover, Second Aunt gave twenty taels, and Wei Daya also brought ten taels with her when she married in. In addition, Second Aunt bought her things, so nothing was missing. Second Aunt's money came out from the left and came in from the right, so it only cost her ten taels of silver.

Your elder brother has at least saved up eighteen taels of silver. If he truly wants to marry her, he should contribute ten taels. The marriage will most likely succeed.

Shen Dagou suddenly looked up at Su Tai, so excited he was incoherent, "Ten taels of silver... Sister Su... can it really work?"

Su Tai burst into laughter, "Why don't you try it and you'll see!"

Now Shen Dagou had no interest in working.

Seeing his absent-minded look, Su Tai said, "Go back after you finish what you're doing."

Shen Dagou quickly sped up.

After finishing his business, Shen Xiang told him to leave first, while she stayed behind to tidy up.

Shen Dagou ran all the way home, rushed into the main room, pulled Huang Xinghua, who was sewing clothes, aside, and said, "Mother, I'll take out ten taels of silver. Can you go ask Aunt Xu for help?"

Huang Xinghua raised an eyebrow. Although her son had only said half of what he meant, she understood. "Are you really sure? Ten taels of silver might not be enough!"

With his head down and somewhat dejected, Shen Dagou recounted Su Tai's words.

"Mother, Sister Su Tai asked me to give it a try. What if it works?"

Huang Xinghua initially thought her son was being delusional, but then Shen Dagou brought up Su Tai. In Huang Xinghua's eyes, Su Tai and Shen Yi were incredibly capable people, so what they said couldn't be wrong.

"Okay! I'll go find your Aunt Xu now. You wait at home."

Since things were still far from settled, Huang Xinghua didn't announce it to anyone, nor did she let Shen Mu and Granny Chen know.

She entered the Shen family home with trepidation, and seeing the large courtyard they had prepared for Shen Liang and his wife, she began to have second thoughts.

Madam Xu ushered her into a side room, saying, "Why did you come to see me in the dead of winter?"

Huang Xinghua looked at the hot tea on the table, hesitated for a long time before finally gritting her teeth and saying, "I came here today to ask you for a favor."

Laba Festival.

Madam Xu prepared things for her son and daughter-in-law to take back to her parents' home well in advance, including food and fireworks, and repeatedly reminded them: "Remember what I told you, don't forget."

The young couple nodded vigorously.

Wei Daya assured, "Mother, don't worry, I will only tell my grandmother about this. I can't guarantee whether it will work out or not."

"Good, good, good!" Madam Xu breathed a sigh of relief and watched her son and daughter-in-law leave.

The two villages weren't far apart, and the young couple arrived quickly. Liu Jinhua was overjoyed to see her eldest granddaughter and grandson-in-law return, and shouted at the top of her lungs towards the neighbor's house, "Old man, your granddaughter's husband is back!"

Old Wei Qi ran over cheerfully, his red nose and smell of alcohol not stopping him from being happy.

Of the whole family, only Chen's attitude was indifferent. She only peeked out once before retreating back into the room, keeping the doors and windows tightly closed.

Wei Daya was at a loss for what to do.

Liu Jinhua saw this and told Wei Laoqi to take Shen Liang to the blacksmith shop to talk, where it was warmer.

After Shen Liang left, Liu Jinhua pulled Wei Daya aside and whispered, "Your mother didn't get anything out of you, so she won't give you a good look. You don't need to pay attention to her. Anyway, she won't come back more than a few times a year. I thought you wouldn't go back to your parents' home until the second day of the Lunar New Year. Why did you come on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month? Do you think your mother-in-law will be happy?"

Wei Daya nodded obediently, "It's my mother-in-law who asked us to bring back New Year's gifts. There's also something else. A family in Shenjiazhuang has taken a liking to Er Ya. My mother-in-law asked me to talk to you about it so that Grandma can make a decision."

"Oh? What's the situation with the other party?" Liu Jinhua perked up immediately.

Wei Daya quickly recounted the situation of Shen Mu's family in detail: "Shen Dagou has seven brothers and sisters, and he is the eldest. They used to be really poor. My mother-in-law said that their family only had a few acres of land, and the annual harvest was not enough to feed the whole family, let alone buy clothes."

Last year, Aunt Huang helped Su Tai's family farm, and Shen Dagou and his sister were also called over by Su Tai to help make guokui (a type of flatbread). Things gradually improved, and this year, their family not only bought land but also built four houses. I heard that they plan to build another row after the spring harvest, which shows that things are going well.

What's remarkable is that Aunt Huang and her husband didn't take all the money Shen Dagou and his sister earned; they let them save half. This time, Shen Dagou took a liking to Er Ya and said he would give her ten taels of silver as a betrothal gift, all of which he had saved himself.

Liu Jinhua was very surprised, "That child saved it all up himself? You didn't hear me wrong?"

To be able to save ten taels of silver in just two years shows that he has a good ability to make money.

Wei Daya nodded repeatedly, "I was also shocked. I asked my mother-in-law repeatedly, and she made a guarantee. She also said that although Huang Da Niang's family is not well-off now, they will definitely be better off than other families in the village in the future because they work with Su Tai's family. I only found out that my cousin's family was better off than I imagined after I married into the family."

Liu Jinhua looked at the blacksmith shop next door and agreed wholeheartedly. "I still need to discuss this with your second uncle and aunt. If they agree, you should tell your mother-in-law to have Shen Dagou's family come to propose marriage."

Wei Daya obediently agreed and went to talk to Wei Erya about it.

Although Chen didn't give her daughter and son-in-law a good look, she still hoped that Wei Daya would apologize to her and give her something in private.

As a result, after waiting and waiting, not only did no one come, but they also heard them going to the second room. Enraged, she kicked Wei Yi on the bed, saying, "Sure enough, daughters are just money-losing goods, ungrateful wretches that can't be fed."

Wei Yi frowned angrily and cursed, "Are you sick? What did Da Ya do to you? It's one thing to be unhappy that she brought back New Year's gifts, but to give her such a hard time? What? Just because you're her mother-in-law doesn't mean you can do whatever you want! Who wants to serve you!"

Chen was blushing with embarrassment after being scolded by Wei Yi, and was also ashamed and indignant that her thoughts had been exposed. She was speechless.

After Wei Yi finished cursing, he turned around and left the bedroom, heading to the blacksmith shop next door.

Liu Jinhua, who had already entered the second son and his wife's room, naturally heard the commotion, but she calmly sat down as if nothing had happened. "Second son's wife, I need to talk to you about something."

Zeng quickly got up and helped Liu Jinhua sit down. "Mother, didn't Da Ya and her husband come back? What do they want with us?"

Today is Laba Festival, which is also the day when the eldest daughter of the main branch returns to her parents' home. Because Wei Daya and her husband brought back New Year's gifts, Zeng Shi did not want to stand out and cause Chen Shi to misunderstand, so she stayed in the house and did not go out.