An extraordinary life journey through old Beijing courtyard houses

Chapter 191 The Top Price

Jiang Baobin's request is a bit excessive—

How can a country girl, who works in the fields all day long, be so rich?

Okay, he accepted the criticism.

Although Qin Huairu in front of him did not meet his expectations, she was undoubtedly the best person he knew.

That's settled then. Go back and raise it slowly.

Pshaw! It's about gradual recuperation.

As long as the little girl gets enough nutrition, she'll grow up strong and healthy very quickly.

Jiang Daya is a vivid example of this.

Before, he looked like a little chick, shriveled up and down, with dry, yellow hair.

Look at it now, it's been fattened up like a little duck.

He was swaying as he walked.

After meeting, Jiang Baobin heard nothing but embarrassing things from the matchmaker, Ma.

So I smoothly picked up the conversation and asked her, "Is no one home?"

Qin Huairu's head was almost buried in her chest, and she gave a barely audible "hmm".

Jiang Baobin couldn't help but sigh, "Girls these days are so shy!"

Unlike in later generations: Do you have a car? Do you have a house? Do you have savings?

After being bombarded with these three soul-searching questions, 90% of the guys will start to question their existence.

But that's just how society is; nobody is an immortal who doesn't eat human food and only drinks dew.

Jiang Baobin then said, "Since no one is home, we won't go in."

"Aunt Ma, could you please go and find her parents?"

Even the most naive matchmaker could tell that she was being used and that the matchmaker thought she was in the way. Besides, could a fool be a matchmaker?

That requires someone with sharp tongue and a clever mind, someone with ninety-six inscrutable wits and seventy-two clever schemes.

"Okay, okay, I'll go right away."

Qin Huairu was about to speak, to tell the guests that her mother would be back soon and there was no need to look for her.

Jiang Baobin seemed to have expected this, and winked at her with a grin.

He shut the girl up again.

Moreover, Jiang Baobin's outrageous behavior left her extremely embarrassed—had she been flirted with?

But with the matchmaker gone, there was no one left in the house. What if he...

As Qin Huairu was lost in thought, she heard the other person say, "Stop rubbing! You're about to tear the hem of your clothes!"

"Huh?" Qin Huairu subconsciously raised her head.

"Click!" Before anyone knew it, Jiang Baobin had already raised his camera.

"Ah!" Qin Huairu exclaimed.

She's never had her picture taken before, so she has no idea what he's doing.

Jiang Baobin was very satisfied; the photo perfectly captured the shy and flustered girl.

"What are you doing?" Qin Huairu mustered her courage to ask.

"I'm taking your picture."

Taking a photograph? Qin Huairu had heard of that word before.

But that seems like a distant dream, because it's said that a single treatment can cost tens of thousands of yuan.

Getting a wife for the eldest brother only requires 100,000 coins, plus a bag of grain.

But if I can't bring out my own things, how can I take pictures?

Qin Huairu really wanted to ask him: You can take pictures? Where did you get your camera? Will you give me this photo someday?

But her conservative upbringing, coupled with her girlish reserve, prevented her from talking so much with a strange man.

Jiang Baobin looked at her and found it really interesting, and at the same time, he was also very curious.

In the TV series, Qin Huairu is the most criticized character by the audience, without exception.

They put an IUD in her body, tricked a fool like Zhu, and insisted on running a nursing home even though they have no ability to do so.

This nearly drove the fool to vomit blood, so he had no choice but to suck Lou Xiao'e's blood again.

You should know that Sha Zhu is a very proud person, the kind of person who would rather swallow his pride than suffer in silence.

But when he encountered Qin Huairu, his nemesis, he was completely powerless to resist.

It's truly astonishing how she can mold and reshape things at will.

In the end, even he got caught in the crossfire and was despised by the audience!

Now that she's been outmaneuvered, what will become of Qin Huairu?

There's an old saying: "It's easier to change mountains and rivers than to change one's nature."

According to this statement, Qin Huairu would still be a high-level player.

They maintain a facade of being good people while pursuing their own selfish interests.

But what does that have to do with me? As long as she sides with her own people, that's all that matters.

There's also an old saying: "One who stays near vermilion gets stained red, and one who stays near ink gets stained black!"

A typical example of this is Lou Xiao'e.

Go listen to what she said when she listened to Tchaikovsky's "Symphony No. 5" with the silly guy.

That depth, that refinement!

The foolish bets he showed off in front of her left her speechless; they were simply no match for him.

But Lou Bancheng, a well-bred young lady raised in a respectable family, ended up with a scoundrel like Xu Damao.

Aren't they just brainwashed people who can't distinguish between good and bad?

In the opening scene, the foolish man steals half a chicken from the factory's complimentary meal.

Xu Damao said it was stolen from their house.

Well, without asking any questions, Lou Xiao'e went to Sha Zhu's house to make a scene.

Is this the demeanor expected of a lady from a respectable family?

They were clearly led astray by Xu Damao.

Moreover, not only are his values ​​problematic, but his brain has also been ruined by Xu Damao, who is full of wicked ideas.

The reason she didn't let Xu Damao kill her was because of this.

It was because her father wasn't senile enough and managed to run away with her in time.

Otherwise, why doesn't she try having a son with that idiot?

Xu Damao absolutely had to kill them before the child was born!

Forget about having children, they can't even get married; Xu Damao would never allow it.

All this is to illustrate one point:

Humans are the most stubborn animals, but also the most easily influenced.

Stubbornness manifests itself in the fact that if you try to persuade someone with reason, you're doomed; you'll exhaust yourself trying and still not achieve your goal.

But what if you say something bad about him? Haha, he'll easily believe it and even treat the person spreading the rumors as a friend.

Let's work together to deal with that innocent person, and then get tricked by the rumor-mongers in the end. Only then will they be honest.

That's not right either; he could very well become the next rumor-monger.

Okay, okay, we've gone off on a tangent.

Jiang Baobin is already eagerly anticipating what the future holds for him with his Sister Qin.

Isn't this something to look forward to?

Let's talk about Qin Huairu.

At that moment, Jiang Baobin seemed absolutely amazing to her.

They had a camera, and they snapped several photos in a row without feeling any pain.

In her mind, every click of the camera meant tens of thousands of yuan.

In just a short while, he killed his elder brother's wife.

No, I misspoke. I meant the money my older brother had saved to get married was gone.

Matchmaker Ma was very efficient; not only Jiang's mother, but also relatives who came after hearing the news.

That's how it is in the countryside; when one family has an emergency, a bunch of busybodies come to cause trouble.

Next comes the "selling pork" time.

Qin Huairu transformed into that pig that was openly sold.

The buyer, represented by the matchmaker, nitpicked that the "pig" was too dark-skinned and too thin.

The sellers were Qin Ma and the second aunt mentioned earlier.

They praised their "pig" to the skies, saying it was quick, good-natured, and hardworking.

Most importantly, she is fertile, as can be seen from Qin Ma, who gave birth to two girls and three boys. If she hadn't deliberately controlled it, she could have had four or five more.

Qin Huairu went into ostrich mode again, her face turning red from her ears all the way down to her neck; she was mortified.

But I can't help but want to glance at Jiang Baobin, who is chatting and laughing.

I don't know why he always manages to make his brothers laugh.

But she knew she couldn't do that; her relatives would laugh at her for wanting a man.

Jiang Baobin, however, acted as if nothing had happened, smoking, chatting, and joking with the male members of the Qin family.

Qin's father is quite honest.

Seeing Jiang Baobin pulling out "old knives" one after another as if they were free, it wasn't long before his ears were full of them.

He was utterly astonished that there was someone so generous in the world!

While they were talking, Jiang Baobin had already figured out the Qin family thoroughly.

Qin's father said nothing more; he had the title of head of the family, but in reality, he was just someone who obeyed orders.

The eldest son takes after his father; he is gentle and honest.

The future of such a person depends mainly on whether he can marry a good wife.

It belongs to the type that bends with the curve.

Marrying a good wife is good, otherwise it's hard to support a family.

The second son takes after his mother; he's shrewd and rather unconventional.

These two brothers perfectly embody the popular saying in Northeast China: "Big Fool and Second Sharp."

As for the fourth and fifth children, they are still young, so a few pieces of fruit candy will suffice.

Jiang Baobin patiently waited for them to bargain.

It's because although he's not short of money, he doesn't want others to be taken advantage of.

Finally, after a heated debate, the price was reduced from 20 yuan in cash and 100 jin of grain.

The final agreement was: 165,000 yuan, plus 10 jin of wheat flour and 50 jin of cornmeal as a bride price.

From their conversation, Jiang Baobin could tell that this was almost the absolute limit.

Only the most outstanding girls deserve this price for a betrothal gift.

As a result, everyone's attention fell on Jiang Baobin.

Except for Qin Huairu, she uses her ears.

Jiang Baobin said, "Okay, of course the wife I marry has to be top-notch."

How perceptive he was! The instant he agreed to the "deal".

Qin Huairu's previously taut back immediately relaxed.

Jiang Baobin casually took an envelope from his bag and handed it to his father: "I'll come to pick up the bride at eight o'clock tomorrow. I'll bring the grain with me then."

Apart from a few children, everyone in the room was stunned.

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