Reborn in the 60s, I hunt to support my family and even seduce the village beauty.

"What did you say? Say it out loud!"

Chang Kun was getting a little anxious. Why was Zhang Quhun acting the same way as before, always making mistakes and stammering when something happened?

Zhang Quhun hesitated for a moment, then shook his head.

"Brother Kun, forget it, it's impossible to do this, there's no point in talking about it..."

"Damn it!" Chang Kun slapped his arm in anger. This kid is really infuriating!

"Stop dawdling! Are you even a man?!"

Zhang Quhun hesitated for a moment before lowering his head and saying, "Xiao Cui's mother said that she would only let Xiao Cui marry me if we prepared a large dowry for her family."

He didn't say anything earlier because he remembered that Chang Kun had broken up with Qin Meiru because of the bride price.

"A bride price?" Chang Kun frowned. "What bride price? Didn't you prepare a bicycle ticket, planning to use the bicycle as a bride price?"

"Xiao Cui's mother... said that bicycles weren't enough, she also needed a radio and a sewing machine."

"Nine sets of bedding for longevity, and eight sets of clothes for Xiao Cui, two for each of spring, summer, autumn, and winter..."

"And what kind of banquet is this? It must have eight meat dishes and four vegetable dishes, at least eight tables..."

"And what about the bride price? It's eight hundred and eighty-eight..."

"The rest, I can't remember..."

As Chang Kun listened, his brows furrowed deeper and deeper.

Anyone who didn't know better would think Xiao Cui was a princess from some country, needing so many things for her wedding.

Little Cui Niang is really bold to speak her mind.

Bicycles, sewing machines, radios... bedding and clothes... wedding banquets and dowries...

These things are enough for a hundred young men to get married.

"Brother Kun, of all these things, I only prepared a bicycle. The rest... even if you sold me, I couldn't afford them!"

Chang Kun paced back and forth in the dormitory. Xiao Cui's mother's exorbitant demands clearly indicated that she didn't really want to marry Xiao Cui to Zhang Quhun; she was just using this opportunity to discourage him.

Let alone Zhang Quhun, even if you had the system, it would take some effort to get so many things out.

"Cricket, let me ask you a question: do you really want to marry Xiao Cui?"

"Of course!"

Zhang Quhun retorted, his neck stiff, "I've already held her hand, I definitely have to take responsibility for her!"

Chang Kun chuckled. This kid isn't bad; he's already holding hands with the boy.

"Alright, I'll take you to Xiao Cui's house tomorrow and sound out her mother's opinion."

Xiao Cui married Zhang Quhun so that she could live with him, but she wouldn't live with her father-in-law, elder brother, or sister-in-law.

Xiao Cui Niang just didn't get it. She didn't even realize that with her family's circumstances, finding a good young man to live in her house was no easy task.

Men these days are much more thin-skinned than those in later generations. If they live off women, they can't even hold their heads up in front of others.

"Hey! Brother Kun, thank you!" Zhang Quhun perked up.

In his opinion, Brother Kun was skilled and quick-witted, and with him involved, Xiao Cui's marriage was almost a certainty.

"Hey! Don't look so listless, get to work and go on patrol!"

"The key to this matter is you and Xiao Cui. Try to get Xiao Cui out and have a good talk with her."

"What... what should I say to her?"

Chang Kun sighed. He had to handle this himself.

"Tell Xiaocui that you cherish her, that you can't live without her, that you want to be good to her, that you'll be good to her parents, and that you won't let her suffer any injustice..."

"Can't you say these things?"

Zhang Quhun blushed with embarrassment and hurriedly waved his hand.

"Brother Kun, how...how could you say that!"

"Bullshit! Can't say it? I'm just asking you, do you want to marry Xiao Cui or not?"

"Yes, I dream of marrying Xiao Cui, but her mother..."

As the two were talking, the door was pushed open, and a short girl slipped in.

Upon seeing that there were other people in the dormitory, the short guy's face turned red instantly.

Zhang Quhun was stunned for a moment, then exclaimed in surprise, "Xiao Cui! What brings you here!"

"Brother Kun, let me introduce you. This is Xiao Cui... Xiao Cui, this is Brother Kun, whom I often mention to you."

Xiao Cui blushed and greeted Chang Kun, then stammered, "Um... you guys talk first, I'll wait outside."

"Don't go, I'm the one who should leave..." Chang Kun chuckled mischievously. "I was just talking to Qu Hun about you two, and he said he really likes you..."

Since this kid is too shy to say it, I'll just have to do it for him myself.

Xiao Cui let out a startled cry, her head drooping tightly, burying itself in her chest.

"You two have a good chat, I'm going out for a walk..."

Chang Kun didn't go far; he started smoking a cigarette not far away.

Inside the room, the two of them looked at each other and started to flirt.

"Xiao Cui, you..."

"Brother Qu Hun, you..."

The two exchanged glances for a few moments, then suddenly spoke at the same time.

"You go first..."

"You go first..."

They both laughed at the same time.

Xiao Cui tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear and whispered, "Brother Qu Hun, I'm sorry, my mother..."

"My mother didn't mean to make things difficult for you. She didn't really want the dowry; she just wanted to scare you away..."

"I know, Brother Kun just said that."

Xiao Cui couldn't help but scold him, "You idiot, if Brother Kun hadn't told you, would you have thought my mother was a bad person because she wanted such a large dowry?"

"No, no..." Zhang Quhun hurriedly waved his hands, "I, I know my family situation. If you were with me, it would indeed make you suffer..."

"What's there to feel wronged about? My family isn't much better off either," Xiao Cui said, counting on her fingers.

"I'm an only child, so if anything happens in the future, the men will have to shoulder the burden. There's no one in the family to help..."

"If you ask me, marrying you and having you live in my house would be doing you a disservice..."

When she said this, Xiao Cui was embarrassed and spoke in a low voice that was almost inaudible.

"I'm not wronged, I'm not wronged!" Zhang Quhun quickly defended himself.

"Before, in the village, nobody respected me. Even children dared to curse at me and throw stones at me..."

"It was Brother Kun who didn't look down on me, took me hunting, gave me food, and even found me a job..."

"Now, it's you again, not minding my clumsiness, willing to stay with me, even willing to marry me, I..."

"Brother Qu Hun, stop talking. You're not stupid; you're the best man in the world!"

"Really?" Zhang Quhun's eyes lit up, then dimmed again, and he sighed, "But your mother doesn't agree to our marriage, what should we do?"

"Xiao Cui, why don't you go home and beg your mother again?"

"Beg her? How could I not beg her? I've said everything I could think of, but she just won't... In the end, she's just afraid I'll suffer after we get married."

"I had to take half a day off from the factory today to have time to come see you. You know how closely Mom has been watching me these past few days."

At this point, Xiao Cui blushed.

She came today to express her determination and, incidentally, to see Zhang Quhun's attitude.

If all else fails, then make it a fait accompli.

I refuse to believe that when the time comes, Mother will still disagree.

She just didn't expect to run into Chang Kun there, which made her extremely embarrassed.

It can only be said that Zhang Quhun, that fool, is truly blessed with good fortune.

These days, girls value chastity immensely.

To do something like that, it's fair to say that Xiao Cui risked her life.