wind and rain scissors shop

Chapter 103-103. Marrying the Old Man

Matchmaker Liu snorted softly: "Let me tell you first, although our Cui Cui is not the daughter of a rich family, she has been pampered in the palm of her hand since she was a child. When she gets married, she must wear gold earrings on her ears. There are gold rings on the fingers, and a big gold bracelet on the wrist, so that it is decent. When your family buys these jewelry, my Cui Cui will come into your house again."

The old man Tian had a bitter look on his face: "Sister-in-law Liu, sooner or later we will buy all these jewelry for Cuicui, can we first settle her marriage with Tie Zhu?"

Matchmaker Liu stretched out her index finger and swayed: "How is it possible? Without the three golds, my Cui Cui's entrance to your house will make me feel ashamed too? Brother Tian, ​​your son now has a shop under his name, marrying a son Can others look up to him if he doesn’t wear gold and silver? Is he ashamed to be the owner of a knife and scissors shop?”

"However, my family really has no money. You also know that my family escaped from the Yellow River. Apart from being a blacksmith, I have no money. The money to buy this shop is due to Erya's chance to save face. I almost missed it." Innocent, I got it. You asked us to buy gold bracelets and earrings again, wouldn't it kill me?"

Matchmaker Liu rolled her eyes: "Brother Tian, ​​what do you say like I'm forcing you? We will be a family in the future, and my daughter will be your daughter-in-law in the future. Can I make things difficult for you?"

Hope appeared on Old Man Tian's face again: "Do you have a solution?"

"As soon as I heard about the gold shop, I had an idea in my heart." Matchmaker Liu saw Tie Zhu looking this way, pulled old man Tian aside, and muttered softly: "There is an old fortune-teller in Lin County. He is 50 this year. Many years old, because of poor eyesight, he has never married a wife in his life, and his family has a lot of money, with more than 30 mu of Honda and 100 mu of dry land. People spread the word, marry a second-eight girl, and give the bride price [-] taels of silver plus ten mu Paddy fields. Look, what a wonderful marriage. Erya will not worry about food and drink when she gets married, and you have more than enough money for Tie Zhu’s wedding, and you can get an extra ten acres of paddy fields. Where can you find such a good marriage?"

Old man Tian was not happy: "Over 50 years old? Older than me. This is not acceptable."

Matchmaker Liu rolled her eyes: "A man has 51 flowers. We have also heard that a 70-year-old rich man marries a [-]- or [-]-year-old girl who is as beautiful as a flower. Don't think that your daughter will suffer from marrying an older man. The one in Linxian County The old man is not picky about women because of his poor eyesight, otherwise, if someone like Erya wants to marry someone, no one would want her."

The old man Tian hesitated: "Wouldn't it be nice to spread the news about Erya marrying the old man?"

"Brother, we are both a family now, and I won't hide from you. Your second girl has been sent to Master Zheng Si's new house since she was stunned by Miss Wu. Her reputation is not good. Although Ms. Wu said that she and Master Zheng Si have never done anything, but the lonely man and the widow were alone in the same room all night, who knows what they did? Muddy water, it's not easy for your daughter to marry near here."

"No matter how difficult it is to marry, you can't say it to such an older man! It's okay if you are more than ten years older, but now you are more than 30 years older, it's really not good."

"It would be fine if Er Ya only shared the same room with Fourth Young Master Zheng, and she also blackmailed Miss Wu for 100 taels of silver and a jade bracelet because of this matter. In the future, marrying her home may also be a tigress and a shrew. Men of the same age are even less willing to have her. I have talked to Er Jia about several marriages during this period, but people shook their heads when they mentioned her reputation and temper .As for the old fortune-teller, he hesitated for a long time before considering agreeing."

Old man Tian fell silent.

Matchmaker Liu continued her efforts: "Furthermore, the old fortune-teller, apart from being older, can't fault him. There are so many fields in his family. After Erya passes by, he will enjoy more happiness than living in your house! You are now only relying on blacksmithing to make ends meet. Erya is really married to an old fortune-teller, and their family sends rice and noodles to your house every year, so you won’t have to buy food anymore.”

Old man Tian was persuaded: "Okay, let's make it like this!"

Matchmaker Liu beamed: "Brother Tian, ​​I just want to tell you first, the old fortune-teller believes in horoscopes, and he has to calculate Erya's birth time. If he matches, he will be willing to say matchmaking."

"Okay, let me think about it. When was Er Ya born?" Old man Tian thought of a vague date and told Matchmaker Liu.

Matchmaker Liu left contentedly.

Old man Tian happily ate two big bowls of rice, seeing that his daughter still wouldn't come down, he snorted and went to sleep by himself.When he returned home from the iron mine the next day, he saw that the first two families still did not go downstairs, nor did they work or cook, so he took the iron tongs and climbed up to the attic, and knocked on the nearby pillars with the iron tongs: "Two Ah, get up and work. Do you think you are the eldest lady of a rich family? You can hide and lie down and sleep without doing anything if you scold me a few words. No one is left to eat in this family, so roll up immediately and wash my clothes go."

Tian Erya threw the quilt over her head in annoyance: "I won't go, please let me be quiet."

The old man Tian picked up the iron pliers and swung it on her quilt: "Stinky girl, it's against you, how dare you not listen to me, hurry up and wash my clothes."

Tian Erya jumped up and rubbed her sore calf: "Father, can't you give me a little time, let me rest for two days? I feel really sad."

"Do poor people deserve to rest? If we don't work, we have to stop talking and have nothing to eat and drink. Don't be hypocritical with me, go to wash your clothes immediately, and work hard for a few days. I have asked Matchmaker Liu to find someone for you , You are more diligent now, and I have a good reputation for being quick and diligent, and you can quickly take root in your in-law's house in the future."

"I don't want to marry, so don't talk to me about marriage."

The old man Tian kicked her quilt aside: "It's up to you! Children's marriage is the order of the parents, and you have no right to refuse the matchmaker's words. If you don't want to marry, you have to marry me! Now do it quickly." live!"

Tian Erya stared at him angrily.

"What? You want to be beaten again, don't you?" Old man Tian raised his iron pliers.

Tian Erya turned her head away, bowed her body and went downstairs.

Old man Tian supported his waist, and followed behind cursingly: "Damn it. This broken attic can't even stand upright, so I can only put a small object in it in the future. It's a waste of space." He didn't even think about it, he came here occasionally Once, everyone felt that the place was cramped and uncomfortable, but my daughter lived in it as a bedroom.

Tian Erya went to the river with the laundry tub, and ran into her former neighbor.She called softly: "Auntie, auntie."

The aunt laughed and said, "Two, tell us, how can you climb up to Miss Wu's family and extort 100 taels of silver from her, so that you can make yourself rich?"

(End of this chapter)