Old Song tapped his pipe and looked at the dejected Old Nie.

He snorted coldly.

"The crops grown by the Song family have all changed their flavor when they reach you."

Brother Song also sighed.

Thinking of Song Rong and his wife, who were always preoccupied with their savings for their funerals, I felt a pang of sadness.

"It's all because of poverty. If you can't stand on your own two feet, all you can do is stare at the meager wages your parents have. If you could earn mountains of gold and silver, who would care about such meager rations?"

Old Nie held his head in his hands, his fingernails filled with black mud.

His sons have made such a scene, they've completely lost all sense of shame. How can his grandchildren and great-grandchildren still call him "him" in the future?

But Xiao Chuan can't stay single forever.

This mess is impossible to settle.

The dining table was removed.

Song Xianglan said she wanted to go back.

Nie Dahua quickly stopped them, "Third Aunt, Uncle, come stay at my house. It's spacious, and the bedding is all ready."

Song Xianglan glanced at the sky:

"I'm not going. There's a lot to take care of at home. You all need to look after your mother."

Brother Song had already made an appointment with the tractor driver.

The sound of a chugging car echoed at the village entrance as Song Xianglan and the others got into the vehicle.

Song Nan and Song Bei didn't leave; they went home with Nie Dahua, eagerly anticipating tomorrow's big battle.

……

Yujiazhuang.

However, the scene at Yu Dawang's home was quite different.

The table in the main room was covered with White Rabbit milk candy, malted milk powder, and two cans of meat sauce.

There was also a piece of red cloth made of Dacron.

Ten pounds of pork.

Plus half a bag of rice.

Yu Dawang's still swollen face beamed with a smile as he bowed and scraped to the family across the street.

Across from me sat an elderly couple dressed smartly, with three stylishly dressed women beside them, and a man in his late twenties sitting in the middle.

The man was dressed smartly, in a blue polyester Zhongshan suit.

His gaze was a bit fixed, his eyes wouldn't move for a long time, his lips would twitch from time to time, and he didn't say anything, just staring at the sugar jar on the table.

This man is a divorcee.

His first wife died, leaving behind a daughter.

My family is from a county town, so we're well-off, but I'm a little... not very quick-witted.

Yu Erya sat on the edge of the bench, head down, picking at her fingernails.

She wasn't really keen on it.

This man looks like an idiot.

But her mother just told her quietly.

Once you marry into the family, you can be the head of the household.

You can drink that malted milk powder as much as you like.

No need to work in the fields.

Most importantly, this family offered a high bride price.

Yu Sanya hid behind the curtain in the inner room, staring intently at the can of malted milk powder, her molars grinding together.

My second sister is so lucky.

A woman who's been through the womb can still find such a rich man.

Then think of Nie Xiaochuan, who was dirt poor. Besides his great strength, his family was so poor that even mice would walk away with tears in their eyes. The other two he talked to had some money, but they looked like bruised toads.

Yu Dawang boasted to his in-laws about how virtuous and hardworking his daughter was.

The courtyard gate slammed open.

"Hey buddy, another happy occasion at home?"

"You've given birth to three daughters. It's like you've had thirty daughters in your family."

Nie Dahua's loud voice rang out.

He barged in with his two sons and daughters-in-law, along with the two Song brothers.

Yu Dawang's face twitched:

"You... what brings you here?"

Nie Dahua glanced at the things on the table.

He glanced at the stunned man again and chuckled:

"I was wondering, didn't you say yesterday you were beaten so badly you couldn't get out of bed? Now you're all energetic. Which girl are you selling this time?"

She turned to face the man's family.

Feigning surprise:

"Oh dear, are you here for a blind date?"

You'd better keep your eyes open. This eldest brother of the Yu family is a master of polygamy; he'll accept the bride price one minute and then immediately betroth his daughter to another family the next, living off that shameless lifestyle.

Upon hearing this, the groom's mother...

His face immediately fell, and he looked at Yu Dawang with suspicion.

Yu Dawang panicked and suddenly stood up:

"Nie Dahua! Stop spewing nonsense! This is my home, get out!"

"Get out? That won't do."

Nie Dahua plopped down on the doorstep.

He pulled a crumpled piece of paper from his pocket.

"We're here to settle accounts. Since your daughter looks down on my Xiaochuan, she'll have to give back everything she's ever done for us!"

She shoved the form into Zhuang Dachao's hand:

"Read it! Read it aloud for everyone to hear! How did these three daughters of the Yu family treat your uncle like a fool and rip him off!"

Zhuang Dachao took the list and read it aloud: "October 23rd, deliver three catties of pork and two catties of brown sugar. November 2nd, deliver two pheasants and five catties of dried mushrooms; November..."

"On December 3rd, Sanya said her mother was gored by a cow, so I gave her ten yuan. On the 8th..."

I remember each and every one of them clearly.

Everyone in the room was stunned.

This isn't dating, it's raising a money-devouring beast!

Yu Sanya's face turned a deep liver color behind the curtain.

She never expected that Nie Xiaochuan, who was usually quiet and honest, would remember all these trivial matters and even dare to come to her door to ask for them back!

How dare he?

Just a few days ago, she had taken pity on him and let him touch the back of her hand.

"It costs twenty-six dollars and fifty cents in total, plus some other items."

Yu Dawang's wife rushed out and pointed at Nie Dahua's nose, cursing:

"That was given to you voluntarily! You want it back after giving it away? Shameless!"

"Your family has some shame, don't sell the same woman to multiple people."

Nie Dahua sneered, stood up, and patted the dirt off her bottom.

"Fine, you're not going to pay, huh? We'll stay here tonight! There's some good wine and food on this table, we won't mind."

After saying that, she winked at Song Nan.

"I see those chickens in the yard are quite plump, I'll catch one and stew it for you all to nourish your bodies!"

"Okay!" Song Nan replied and turned to run towards the chicken coop.

"You dare!"

Yu Dawang's wife screamed and tried to stop her.

Song Nan, with his long legs and big strides, strode into the chicken coop, reached out and grabbed a large speckled rooster.

He didn't waste any words.

In front of everyone in the courtyard.

Grasp the chicken's head and body with both hands, and apply a little force—

"Click."

The rooster, which was still flapping its wings, suddenly lowered its head and didn't even let out a scream.

"Oops, my hand slipped."

Song Nan casually tossed the dead chicken to the ground, grinned, revealing a set of white teeth, and said, "Why is this chicken so fragile? Its head broke off before I even exerted much force."

The man on the blind date was still in a daze.

Upon seeing this, his eyes bulged out, and he made a strange "clucking" sound in his throat.

The man's mother quickly took out a medicine bottle from her bag, poured out a pill and put it in his mouth, patting his back and helping him catch his breath. His sisters also surrounded him, talking quietly.

Yu Erya didn't even glance at her.

My eyes were fixed on the fabric on the table; it was so beautiful.

Nie Dahua squinted. This problem... she'd suffer if she married into this family.

Yu Dawang's face turned green.

If this marriage falls through, the wealthy in-laws will be gone.

"I'll give you the money, so take it and get out of here!" Yu Dawang panicked, afraid that if these thugs continued to cause trouble, they would scare away the rich young man.

He told his wife to go back to the house and get the money.

If there are no pheasants left, the market price will be used for calculation.

The red mushrooms are gone, so they cost money too.

A moment later, a handful of loose bills was stuffed into Nie Dahua's hand.

Nie Dahua counted them once, then grabbed a handful of White Rabbit milk candies from the table and stuffed them into her pocket.

"This is interest."

She looked at the man who had just taken the medicine, and then at Yu Erya beside him.

shook his head.

"What a terrible thing to do."

Nie Dahua pocketed the money and waved her hand dismissively: "Let's go!"

A group of people come and go quickly.

It was like bandits passing through.

On the way back.

Song Nan kicked at the pebbles by the roadside, looking like he hadn't had enough.

"Cousin, Yu Dawang is such a coward. I hadn't even done anything yet, and he already gave me the money. I was planning to pluck the chicken and roast it for dinner."

Nie Dahua stuffed the money into her inner pocket and snorted coldly:

"That's because he has something to hide. Yu Dawang is in a hurry to push that fool Er Ya into the fire to make money, and he's afraid we'll ruin his plans."

"We got the money back, and we've vented our anger. Now, let's get down to business."

She pointed to a fork in the road ahead.

"Let's go to Yan Ergou's house. If I don't strip him of his dog skin today, I'm not a Nie!"

Song Nan and Song Bei exchanged a glance, and the flames of excitement in their eyes suddenly flared up again.

"Let's go."

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