Chapter 545 Yang Ma Agrees

The girl blushed and tried to grab the basket, but how could she be as strong as an 18- or 19-year-old boy? After several unsuccessful attempts, she ran back home with a red face, leaving Da Liang with a silly smile behind her, and Xiao Wu and the others laughed like they were making fun of her.

"When did it agree?" Yang Dongxu asked with a smile.

"Last month. They said that the two families were relatives in some way, and the third uncle was the matchmaker." Xiao Tao said as if he was taking credit. His brother Xiao Wu just came back from work some time ago, so he naturally didn't know as much as he did at home.

"There have been a lot of marriages in the village this year, right?"

"There are several couples. Yinshan from the third uncle's family, Hongguang, Dajiang's sister, and Ga Zi from the west house have all arranged marriages." Xiao Liang followed up.

"Hongguang arranged marriages?" Yang Dongxu couldn't help but be stunned.

Hongguang and Yinshan were both the ones who were paired with his uncle, but the age difference between them and his uncle Shengli was about seven or eight years. His uncle Shengli is 35 this year, and they are not yet 30.

However, although they are not yet 30, they are already 27 or 28 years old. If they are still unmarried in the countryside at such an age, they are basically considered old bachelors.

However, Yang Dongxu was not surprised by Yinshan's marriage proposal. After all, his third grandfather's family was well-off. In the past two years, Yinshan and his uncle Shengli had been a little volatile, but they were also stable, so he was not surprised by the marriage proposal.

Hongguang was different. His family was only average, and he had a weird father, Li Baoliang. To say that his father was weird was just in terms of personality.

For example, his father was good at playing cards. When he lost money, he usually owed money, but he would not pay it back. When he won money, he would shamelessly ask for it. They were all from the same village and everyone was too proud to say anything, so they gradually stopped playing with him. In addition, he was one of the few people with the surname Li in Yangjia Village, and there was no social interaction during the holidays, which made him feel isolated.

Another weird thing is that there is a weird father-in-law. After his daughter became a monk, he did not let his daughter take the betrothal money, but kept it for himself. If you keep it for your son to marry a wife, it is understandable, but he kept it for himself.

Buy those jade beads that will become more and more red when worn, buy birds, and buy good tea. The Yang family is recognized as the richest in the village. From grandfather Yang Lanzhen to Yang Dad and Shengli, none of them are so showy, but he shows off every day and feels that he is particularly good. So who would go to such a family to matchmake, and who would be willing to marry?

"It's not about marriage, but bringing someone back from outside. You came back late. His new wife quarreled with him yesterday and said that she would go home and not live with him anymore and divorce him." Xiaowu said with a little excitement.

"Brought from outside, where is it?" Yang Dongxu nodded. It is indeed impossible to get married after getting a bad reputation, but it has been popular to go out to work in the past two years, so it is possible to bring someone back from outside.

"Who knows? Anyway, he is not from our area. If he is from our area, who would marry him?" Although they are from the same village, they will see each other every day, but even in the countryside, there will be different levels. The well-off naturally look down on the poor, especially those who are not of the same surname as themselves and are poor, and they will naturally not even blink.

"I'll tell you a secret." Speaking of Hongguang, Xiaowu seemed to remember something, and raised his eyebrows mysteriously at Yang Dongxu with an ambiguous look.

"What secret?" Yang Dongxu was stunned for a moment. Generally, when a rural boy of 18 or 19 shows such a slightly obscene expression, nine out of ten times he has seen someone's unfaithful wife and someone's man sneaking into the fields or firewood piles. The three holy places for outdoor affairs in the countryside are the fields, the trenches, and the firewood piles.

"Some time ago, Gaozi and Xiaomei kissed secretly, and we saw them. Daliang howled loudly at that time, and almost scared the two people to faint." Xiaowu said with a big laugh.

Xiaoliang and Xiaotao beside him were also a little excited. This kind of teasing is undoubtedly the favorite of boys of their age, especially when it involves the exposure of love affairs, which makes them even more excited. They laughed obscenely with a little bit of excitement.

"What happened later?"

"Of course, it couldn't be hidden later. The two families have been discussing marriage these days, but your eldest uncle's family seems a little unhappy." Xiaowu shrugged.

The eldest uncle's family of Yang Dongxu he mentioned is not the eldest uncle's family of the original surname, but the surname Sun. Although the majority of people in Yangjia Village are surnamed Yang, there are also other surnames, such as Li Baoliang's family, but there is only one family surnamed Li. Then there are people surnamed Xu, Sun, and Zheng. There are slightly more people surnamed Xu, and there are not many people with the other two surnames.

Since they don't have the same surname, naturally they don't have many relatives. Although people with the surname Yang also have different house numbers, they are basically from the same ancestor. For example, his grandfather and Xiaowu's grandfather are from the same old grandfather.

When it comes to Yang's father's generation, they are considered five generations apart. Although they are still a little closer than other surnames, they don't visit each other during festivals unless it's weddings or funerals.

Xiaowu said that Sun Jia Gaozi's father is Yang Dongxu's eldest father, because Yang Dongxu's family and his family are godfathers, and his younger sister Dandan recognized Gaozi's father Sun Zhiping as her godfather. Gaozi's father is a few years older than Yang's father, so Yang Dongxu calls him eldest father.

Although there are only a few families with the surname Sun in Yangjia Village, they are all doing well, although they are certainly not as good as the Yang family. But they have made some money working in the past few years, especially the younger sister's godfather Sun Zhiping, who is quite courageous. He went to the coastal area alone to cut rice for others during the busy farming season and to do hard labor for others during the slack farming season.

The younger sister's godmother also went to work with them. The family's few acres of land depended on the youngest son, the two married daughters, and the old mother who was still healthy. In the past few years, they made some money and had some face in the village.

Therefore, if his son wanted to marry, he would not have to pick and choose from ten or eight villages, but at least he could choose someone he liked very much. For the family of the Li family, the family of the Chang family, who was a weird father, naturally looked down on them and would be surprised if they were willing.

"I guess it will work?" Yang Dongxu said.

Because in the future, Gaozi did marry Xiaomei, and the result was completely opposite to what the parents expected. Later, the seemingly good Luozi turned out to be a bit dishonest and a spendthrift, which made Dadi's family restless. On the contrary, Xiaomei, who married in, was very opinionated. She worked hard and made the whole family stable. She also gave Dadi a grandson and a granddaughter, which made Dadi very proud.

"Who knows." Xiaowu curled his lips and was obviously not optimistic.

Yang Dongxu tightened his clothes on his chest and didn't say much. At this time, the wind started to blow as it got dark, and the sky was gloomy. So a few people didn't continue to hang around on the river dam and turned around to go home.

"I don't know if the snow will be heavy? If it is heavy, I can take the dog along the river dam to chase rabbits and pheasants tomorrow." Xiaowu muttered as he looked up at the sky.

When he returned home, his brother-in-law Liu Lihong sat in the main room a little embarrassed, but he didn't know how his sister persuaded him. Yang's father and mother looked better and didn't show their faces as before. Although they didn't show their faces anymore, it was impossible for them to be happy. It's strange that he can be happy when his daughter who he raised with great difficulty is cheated away by someone else and that guy is sitting in the house.

"My parents are still angry for a while, don't forget it, it will be fine in two days." Yang Dongxu said when he saw his brother-in-law's embarrassed face.

"I know, I didn't take it to heart. Um... how to give this money to... uncle and aunt." Liu Lihong stood up with an awkward smile, then looked outside the door and took out a stack of money from his inner pocket. The money was all one hundred yuan, and the thickness was at least four or five thousand.

Yang Dongxu can call him brother-in-law directly, but without the consent of Yang's father and mother, he obviously can't call him parents.

"Why did you bring so much money back?" Yang Dongxu's face changed. He really didn't know that his brother-in-law had so much money in his pocket.

"Things bought at home are things bought, and there is still a gift. I know this much money is not much, but this is the most money I have taken out."

"Put it away quickly, where did you get so much money?" Yang Dongxu pushed him to put it away quickly.

When he came back, Liu Lihong spent money to buy some things, and Yang Dongxu did not stop him, although the family did not lack these things. But if the son-in-law did not bring some gifts when he came to the house for the first time, not only would Yang's father and mother be gossiped about, but Liu Lihong would also look bad. But he did not expect that Liu Lihong was still carrying a betrothal gift.

"It's not your sister's." Liu Lihong said anxiously, and his face flushed because he was too anxious.

"I know, I know, it's not my sister's, I'm afraid you will do something bad." He knew his brother-in-law's character well, and naturally knew that Liu Lihong would not use his sister's money as a betrothal gift.

The reason he asked that was because he knew that Liu Lihong's salary was not much. A skilled worker in a factory with more than 5,000 yuan could not earn so much money in the first year these days. After all, pork is only about two yuan per catty now, and a millionaire is still a local tyrant in the countryside.

"More than half of it is what I have saved from working over the years, and some of it is what I came to propose marriage with, just in time for the family to sell pigs and grain at the end of the year." Thinking that the money from selling pigs and grain at home was in his hands, Liu Lihong looked a little unnatural.

Children of poor families grow up early. Liu Lihong, who is already in his twenties, works alone and is not afraid of hardship or fatigue because he doesn't want to burden his parents. But he didn't expect that he would still need his parents to collect the money for the bride price in the end.

"What are you two doing? It's time to eat." At this time, Yang's mother came from the kitchen to the main room and was stunned when she saw the large stack of money in Liu Lihong's hand.

"Mom, this is what happened." Yang Dongxu quickly explained the matter.

"Put it away, put it away quickly. If you don't put it away, don't enter my house in the future." When Yang Dongxu said this, Yang's father also came back from outside and spoke directly after hearing his son's words.

"But uncle, I'm here to propose marriage. If there's no gift, people will gossip."

"In Yangjia Village, whoever dares to gossip about my family, stop it quickly." Yang's mother said very domineeringly: "It's enough if you have this intention. Let Xuzi drive you to the city tomorrow to transfer the money back to your parents. My Yang family is marrying off our daughter, not selling her, so how can we ask you for this money."

"Mom, so you agree to this marriage?" Yang Dongxu's face was happy. He didn't expect his mother to agree to it like this.

"Don't you want to talk too much." Yang's mother glared at her son in annoyance.

Liu Lihong, who came to his senses, stood by and laughed foolishly.