Chapter 11 Engagement
The donkey cart stopped in the yard of Old Tang's house, followed by many friendly villagers.

Zhao Hong pulled off the cloth covering the donkey cart and saw that there were not only bicycles, sewing machines, radios, watches, but also furniture such as wardrobes and desks on it!
No wonder he said he couldn't bring him here alone, but he couldn't bring him here!

Not only the Tang family were shocked, but the villagers who followed the donkey cart to watch the fun were also shocked.

Lao He's family is so poor that they can't even afford food, so how can they get such colorful gifts?

They all look new.

When someone asked, He Jiang explained calmly: "This is all what I have earned in the past few years."

Then he took out a thick cloth bag and looked at Tang Li gently, "And this, they are all gifts for you."

The cloth bag is so thick and neat that you almost don’t have to think about it to know what’s inside!
Tang Yi smiled harder than she cried, "What's inside, cousin, please open it for everyone to see."

"Yes, open it and let us open our eyes!"

The villagers all started to boo, and Tang Li looked at He Jiang and asked silently.

She actually didn't believe that there was money inside, and thought it was something else He Jiang was pretending to show his face.

If she was discovered after opening it, wouldn't it make her uncle and cousin laugh?

As a result, He Jiang nodded and made even louder noises, even asking her not to open it.

Countless pairs of eyes stared at the slowly opened cloth bag, and no one knew that Tang Li's hands were shaking.

Although I believed that He Jiang would not joke, he was still afraid.

He obviously had no money, so he just invited her to a state-owned hotel on the blind date, and even got such colorful gifts. How much money would he have to borrow?

It's better to let him sell all these and pay back the money.

She can live without these things. If she saves face, she will have to eat chaffy vegetables in the future, and she doesn’t want it!

After a moment, the cloth bag was opened.

A thick pile of large lumps was exposed, and there was the sound of breathing all around.

"Oh my God, how much does this cost?"

I don’t know who said something, so everyone speculated.

Some guessed two hundred, and some guessed three hundred.

They have never seen so much money, so they can only guess based on their feelings.

Tang Ju and the others also stared at Tang Li's hands with bright eyes. The money was definitely more than three hundred!

Unexpectedly, He Jiang, a poor boy, could get so much money.

Although it is not a formal job and you may not get much money in the future, the total of these gifts is enough to meet your urgent needs.

At this time, He Jiang also revealed the answer, "These are 500 yuan. I hope my uncle and aunt won't dislike it."

Who would dislike it?

If I had known that He Jiang could come up with such colorful gifts, even their girls could marry him!

Tang's father and Tang's mother were so happy that they couldn't open their mouths from ear to ear. They kept complaining that He Jiang brought too many things and money, and asked him to keep it for the young couple to spend in the future.

But the smile on his face couldn't be stopped.

Tang Li's brothers and sister-in-law were also very happy.

The only one who is jealous is probably Tang Yi.

When she got married, the whole 100 yuan gift made the villagers envious. No one in the ten miles and eight villages gave a higher gift than her, and no one married better than her. Why did Tang Li get a 500 yuan gift!
There are so many big things!

They don't even know what He Jiang does for a living, and they aren't afraid that the money will come from dirty sources!

The villagers spontaneously lifted the bride price off the donkey cart and looked at the shiny bicycles, sewing machines and tape recorders with greedy eyes.

It was at this time that I could take the opportunity to touch it twice.

He Jiang took the watch and put it on Tang Li himself.

The compact ladies watch looks great on your fair and slender wrist.

Putting the watch on, he lingered over the tender and smooth skin. His arms hung by his side, and no one noticed him twirling his fingers to reminisce about the feeling just now.The villagers who had seen enough of the excitement reluctantly left, leaving only Old Tang's family in the yard.

Uncle Tang smiled and patted He Jiang on the shoulder, "We thought you couldn't give us Li Li a good life, but now it seems we are worrying too much."

"Yes, yes, I didn't agree at first because of Li Li's sake. Don't mind!" The eldest aunt sat on the bicycle and didn't forget to turn around and talk.

Tang Ju snorted and looked away, but didn't say anything.

He Jiang's eyes didn't change at all, "Of course I won't mind."

Hao Xiuzi brought the food into the room and greeted everyone to eat.

Just a few green vegetables and some sliced ​​meat.

But this kind of food is not bad, and most people can't afford it.

Tang Ju didn't have any objection and directly put a chopstick of meat into his mouth.

Hao Xiuzi asked Tang Li to serve her food.

In the kitchen, he pointed to the pot with the lid on and said, "The meat is all in it. Let's eat it later when I and uncle leave."

Tang Li smiled and nodded, "I will stay with He Jiang for a while."

At the dinner table, Tang Yi picked up the dishes and said with disdain: "Today is my cousin's engagement day, my sister-in-law didn't cook more meat dishes?"

Hao Xiuzi picked up a piece of meat and sighed, "It's not like you don't know our family's conditions. We have been saving this meat for several days."

You are still picky when eating plain rice, as if your family has plenty of fish and meat every day!
The eldest aunt stuffed her mouth full of rice and took the time to say, "It's not me who told me, but it turns out that the second brother's family is also in good condition. How come it's so bad?"

"It's not all the kids at home who are greedy. They all ate it up. Sister-in-law, just don't dislike it." Mother Tang said as she gave He Jiang a piece of meat. "Eat more and see how thin you become."

Tang Yi turned around and couldn't find the meat, staring at He Jiang's bowl.

That's the last piece!
Watching him pick it up and put it in his mouth, Tang Yi was so angry that her eyes almost popped out.

He Jiang praised as if he hadn't seen it: "Sister-in-law's craftsmanship is really good."

"Eat more if you like it." As he said this, he took a chopstick of green vegetables and put it over.

While Tang Li ate silently, he took in everyone's expressions and tried not to laugh.

Tang Yi probably doesn't know that he looks like he hasn't eaten meat in 800 years.

You keep saying that you are marrying well, and the man is a regular worker, but you are so greedy that you will not let go of your mouth. How can you marry well?

Tang Yi quickly finished the rice in the bowl and stretched the rice bowl forward: "Sister-in-law, give me another bowl."

Hao Xiuzi was so embarrassed that she glanced at her mother-in-law and whispered: "Mom, this is my first time cooking for so many people, and I didn't know the amount..."

That means there is no food.

Tang Yi's eyes widened in disbelief, "Sister-in-law, are you deliberately not letting us eat enough?"

In two sentences, everyone else had finished eating.

Although he was not full, Uncle Tang couldn't bring himself to ask for another bowl of rice.

"Okay, a bowl of rice isn't enough? I don't know how much you usually eat!"

Then he looked at Hao Xiuzi and said, "It's okay, we are all full."

Tang Li followed and cleared the dining table.

Tang Ju winked at Uncle Tang, who chatted with He Jiang warmly.

They were all trying to find out where he had been and what he had been doing in the past few years.

He Jiang's answer was ambiguous, so Uncle Tang naturally didn't find out anything.

As he spoke, he sighed, "Li Li's grandma has been sick for the past few years and has not been here. Don't mind."

"We have spent a lot of money over the years. The reason why we want to find a good condition for Li Li is that in addition to wishing her a good life, we also hope that she can show some filial piety when her elders are sick."

(End of this chapter)

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