bayedsolid Chapter 41 I just turned 6 this year
Chapter 41 I just turned 6 this year
How could she possibly hang herself on Xia Minglei's tree?
When the time was almost up, Wen Xi and the others returned to the Xu family. At this time, the first group of people had finished eating, and everyone was busy preparing for the second table of lunch.
After the tables were cleared, they walked over and sat down. They were not familiar with the villagers, so naturally they could only sit together as a few educated youth.
There were so many of them that they couldn't fit at one table, so the remaining few sat with the villagers.
"You just arrived and don't understand many things. If you don't understand anything in the future, you can ask me." Lu Xiaoyun said, but his eyes were looking at Wen Xi.
After all, the welcoming banquet was held at night, and under the dim light, only a beautiful outline could be seen, which was not very clear. Today, under the sunlight, it was clear, and Lu Xiaoyun's eyes became profound when he looked at Wen Xi.
Wen Xi smiled faintly, "Thank you."
"There will be no more work in the fields in a few days, so you won't have to go to work and can rest. The village will slaughter the New Year pig in the twelfth lunar month. You will not be given any meat since you have just arrived and don't have work points. But if there is any leftover meat, you can buy some. There will also be a big market near the town gate in the last few days of the year. If you need to buy New Year's goods, you can go there to have a look." Lu Xiaoyun kindly reminded.
Wen Xi smiled politely at Lu Xiaoyun, "Lu Xiaoyun, thank you for reminding us, otherwise we really wouldn't know these things."
Soon, my aunt brought the dishes to the table one by one, plate after plate of wild vegetables and vegetables grown in her own yard. The only meat dish was egg soup, because you don't need many eggs to make soup, and if you want to scramble eggs, no matter how many eggs you have, they won't be enough.
But the conditions in that era were like this, there was nothing that could be done about it. Besides, they were all poor families, so where could they afford a sumptuous banquet?
Everyone looked at each other, then picked up their chopsticks and started eating. Even if some people felt disgusted, they didn't show it. After all, everyone got a handful of fruit candy, so even if it was a loss, it wasn't much.
Wenxi held the steamed potatoes in his left hand and ate them bite by bite, while he used chopsticks in his right hand to pick up some vegetables to eat. The soft and glutinous potatoes were difficult to swallow dry, so they had to be eaten with some vegetables.
At this time, an aunt came over and said with emotion, "These girls have good signs!"
Wenxi turned her head and saw that it was Xu Aihua from the Harvest Brigade who was very good at calculating others. She was also known as Aunt Xu. She didn't expect that she would approach them.
Wen Xi was not sure who she was talking about, so she ignored her and just smiled politely, but did not look up at Aunt Xu.
Aunt Xu pretended to be particularly kind, lowered her head and approached Wen Xi, and asked, "Little girl, how old are you this year?"
Wenxi had not expected that Aunt Xu would come to see him, and he did not know what her purpose was. Wenxi lowered her head, acting shy, and said in a low voice, "Aunt, I just turned sixteen this year."
Aunt Xu was stunned for a moment by Wen Xi's strangled voice, and then she reacted, with a flash of disgust in her eyes. Not only did she look like a vixen, she also spoke like a vixen, but she was a woman, so this trick didn't work on her. Aunt Xu quickly adjusted herself, "Little girl, you can find a partner at your age. I have a nephew from my mother's side. He is tall and strong, with fair skin and looks very handsome..."
"Aunt, I'm sorry. My parents don't allow me to find a partner in the countryside. They said that they will find a partner for me near my home in the future. They said that my parents are not far away." Wen Xi looked at Aunt Xu apologetically, "Of course, if the conditions are very good, it's not impossible to consider it. When my eldest sister got married, she got 2,000 yuan in gifts and three turns and one ring. So naturally, I can't be worse than my eldest sister. If someone gives me 4,000 yuan in gifts, plus three turns and one ring, my parents might agree!"
"Isn't this selling a daughter? Who would ask for so much as a dowry?" Aunt Xu became excited immediately after hearing Wen Xi's conditions. Her voice became much higher, and even the guests at other tables heard it and turned their heads to look over.
Wen Xi looked at Aunt Xu innocently, "People in the city ask for a dowry when they marry off their daughters, which is selling their daughters. Then, people in the countryside ask for a dowry when they marry off their daughters, isn't that selling their daughters? Everyone asks for a dowry when they marry off their daughters, so why can't my parents ask for a dowry? It wasn't easy for my parents to give birth to me and raise me. I will repay them well in the future. Not only will I give them a dowry, I will also give them three turns and one ring. In the future, I will also bring them to my side and personally take care of them and take care of them in their old age. I am a good and filial child."
Wen Xi stood up and looked around at everyone. "What do you think, uncles and aunts? Do daughters need to be filial to their parents? If providing for parents in their old age is the responsibility of sons, then can you uncles and aunts not ask daughters for money or things?"
When most people heard this, they lowered their heads, because they all went to ask their married daughters for things, and if their daughters did not send them back, they would go and ask for them in person.
Many people say that their sons will support them in their old age, but in the end it is their daughters who support them. How many people are actually supported by their sons in their old age?
Wen Xi said this on purpose. After this meal, probably everyone in the team knew that her family had very high requirements and it would not be easy to marry her. This would also prevent people with ulterior motives from getting close to her.
"Aunt, Xiaoxi's family's request is not excessive, because we have the same request. My grandmother also said before that whoever wants to marry me must give a minimum of 5,000 yuan as a betrothal gift without three turns and one ring. Otherwise, don't even think about marrying me." Shen Jiaojiao also said this, which not only confirmed Wen Xi's words, but also made her own request known.
Otherwise, what if all kinds of people come to disturb her and ruin her reputation?
Jiang Yue received Shen Jiaojiao's look and hurriedly said, "Our conditions are even higher. Not only do we need a betrothal gift, three transfers and one ring, but we also need to have our own independent house. After marriage, the two of us will live alone and not squeeze together with our parents and family. Otherwise, parents will not agree to their daughter's marriage."
"Where are you from? Why is the bride price so high?" The people around were obviously shocked by the bride price they mentioned.
It would be fine if they just wanted a dowry and three transfers and one ring, but they actually wanted a house for the young couple to live in. Does this mean they want to separate the family before getting married?
The demands of these city people are really too picky!
"Yanjing." Wen Xi told the truth. She wanted everyone to give up when they saw difficulties.
When we heard these two words, we all took a deep breath. Coming from such a big city, it is understandable that the requirements would be higher. After all, the living standards there are much higher than here.