Chapter 228 Mother-in-law is the most important

Chapter 228 Mother-in-law is the most important

The days away from home are certainly not comparable to those at home, but the men in Shanshui Village are already very content.

Thinking of the generous rewards and sufficient food, the tiredness of pulling the cart is not unbearable.

They are not afraid of being tired, but they are afraid that they can't earn enough money to feed the family.

After dinner, the night watchmen were arranged, and the rest of them found a place to sleep.

The night watchmen were divided into two groups, one for the first half of the night and the other for the second half of the night. This trip would take at least two to three nights outside, and each of the men had a night watch.

After a tiring day, everyone took the time to rest. Hu Wenhua was the first batch of night watchmen. He held a sharp machete and threw some dry wormwood into the fire from time to time.

Wormwood can repel mosquitoes. In this wilderness, there are so many mosquitoes that they can eat people, so they cut wormwood everywhere at the beginning. After cooking, they dug three large pits and burned wormwood in them.

First, it can repel mosquitoes, insects, snakes and rats, and second, it can deter carnivores.

After adding wormwood to the three fires, Hu Wenhua came to the caravan full of goods and sat with everyone.

Li Wu spent the whole day with Hu Wenhua and felt that this young man was really good. He also had a relationship with his sister. Thinking of his cousin Tiantian, he was really tempted.

He asked Hu Wenhua: "Hey, Wenhua, did you say you kissed?"

Night watch is a boring thing, especially after everyone has been tired for a day, it is very easy to fall asleep if you don't find some topics to talk about.

When others heard Li Wu's words, they mobilized their spirits and looked at Hu Wenhua with burning eyes in the dark night.

Hu Wenhua's dark and rough face was illuminated by the firelight, and he could not see any redness. After a while, he shook his head, "Not yet."

Mother told him that the family originally had more than 20 taels of silver in savings, and earned more than 40 taels from brewing wine, which was the total property of the family. The original house they lived in was too small, and his parents planned to buy the house next door to expand it or buy another piece of land to build a new house for him to live in after he got married.

This cost about 30 taels of silver, and the remaining silver was used for betrothal gifts and banquet expenses, and it could be held in a grand manner.

According to his family's situation, this money is enough for the girl he is looking for, but... He heard his sister mention it inadvertently that Uncle Ding and Aunt Ding made a lot of money by collecting medicinal herbs and selling them. He didn't know the details, but they helped his sister prepare yam alone, and the dividend last time was nearly 5 taels of silver.

She grew up in a wealthy family, and the family she married into couldn't be too bad.

When Xu Laosan heard that Hu Wenhua had not yet proposed marriage, he patted his shoulder and said excitedly: "This is not a coincidence! My eldest niece has not proposed marriage either. She is sixteen this year. I remember you are only sixteen, right?

Tell me if it is a coincidence!"

Li Wu was beaten to the punch and shouted dissatisfiedly: "Hey, do you understand first come first served! I said it first, so of course I asked first.

Wenhua, have you seen my little cousin Li Tiantian? Her mother is Aunt Li. If you get married with her, your in-laws will be very good!"

Xu Laosan followed up and said: "It's as if our Xu family is not good. If he gets married with my eldest niece, won't our Xu family be a good in-laws?"

"Your sister-in-law is not as capable as Tiantian's mother, and she is not as generous and open as her. At home, she can't be the master of the house. The mother-in-law is very important when it comes to marriage." Li Wu replied without thinking.

Xu Laosan opened his mouth and wanted to refute, but found that what Li Wu said seemed to make sense.

The others laughed and echoed: "Mother-in-law is so important! If she knows the truth and doesn't interfere, we sons-in-law will have a better life."

"When it comes to marriage, the mother-in-law's opinion is much more useful than the father-in-law. Girls usually listen to their mothers. You young men who haven't got engaged yet should keep it in mind. It's better to offend the father-in-law than the mother-in-law."

"You can't offend both! But if you have to choose one, then offend the father-in-law, otherwise you will have no food to eat."

"Hahaha."

Hu Wenhua secretly remembered it in his heart. When he goes back, he must be better to Aunt Ding!

He should behave well in front of her. Before, he only worked hard in front of Uncle Ding. It turns out that he used the wrong direction and had to help Aunt Ding do more work...

Fan Dazhu felt bitter when he heard it from the side. He was one year older than Hu Wenhua. Why didn't anyone ask for his opinion?

Hu Wenhua is the second aunt's biological brother, and he is also the second uncle's biological nephew!

He looked at the men from the same village, gritted his teeth and said, "Uncle, we are from the same village, why don't you care about me, your nephew first?"

The scene suddenly became silent.

Somewhat awkward.

Li Wu coughed and chose a face-saving statement: "Your family is well-off, your parents are opinionated, and we don't need to care about them."

Just because they are from the same village, how could they not know what kind of character Fan Qian and Sun Jinhua have?

The girl from the Ding family didn't say a word, but was caught and scolded by this family for several years. Oh, Fan Qian didn't scold, but he, a grown man, didn't care about his wife and son, didn't that mean he tacitly agreed!

It's marriage, not enmity. They don't have any grudges with their cousins ​​and nieces, so there's no need to harm them.

The four sons of the Fan family, with a mother like Sun Jinhua who is so unreasonable, it's not easy for any daughter to marry into her family. But she still thinks that she is the golden nest, and whoever marries into her will take advantage.

They dare not think about it!

Xu Laosan laughed twice.

Awkward but polite.

His eldest niece grew up under his care! As the first child of the next generation of the Xu family, the relationship is naturally different. How could she marry into the Fan family? Wouldn't that mean that her family would have to support her every other day?

It would be better for him to use his old waist to cultivate his own wife, and he didn't want to get involved in the muddy water of the Fan family.

Fan Dazhu felt bitter and happy when he heard his family's good conditions being praised.

He was happy because his vanity was satisfied in front of everyone, and he felt bitter because his family was now just an empty shell, with fields, forests and houses but no money.

There was not much food either.

Every household in the village had stockpiled a lot of things in preparation for the price increase after the flood, but his family had not prepared anything, and no money.

His mother had already thought about how to use the money he and Erzhu earned before they got it, and they were just waiting for the rice to cook.

But he couldn't say it in front of others. He straightened his chest and said proudly: "That's right. My mother said there are many girls who want to marry me. There's no rush."

Li Wu, Xu Lao San and other people pursed their lips in the dark and didn't say anything.

They knew the situation of the Fan family. In the past, it was indeed one of the top three in the village.

But now other families have caught up. Not to mention silver, at least they have stored a lot of food. And before they left, the old man in the family said that the rabbits will be ready for sale soon. Let's ask the old village chief for advice on how to sell them.

If the rabbits are sold, the family's silver deposits can also be increased.

.....If they can't sell them, will there be rabbit meat to eat?

No, no, compared with eating meat, silver is more important-it's not too late to eat meat after having silver.