Chapter 14: Cancelling the Engagement Is Impossible

The meal in the main room was as good as a fight. The few people who were usually more aggressive were childish compared to the Liu family. The dishes were cleaner than locusts crossing the border.

The whole family was stunned.

There were only a few drops of oil on the table, which made the Liu family feel like they were at a fairy banquet.

Su's father and Su's mother were secretly glad that their children did not eat in the same place as them. Didn't you see that even the most protective Zheng couldn't give You Fugui a couple of bites of food?

terrible.

In the end, Old Sutou said that he would be given an extra five taels of silver and would not ask for a dowry. The Liu family just refused and insisted on fifty taels! Ms. Wang jumped and scolded her, saying she wanted to break off the engagement!

The Liu family just left.

When I left, I also took away the eggs in the kitchen and the dishes to be cooked in the evening. Then he carried the sacks to the vegetable garden and took away all kinds of vegetables from a large area of ​​vegetable land.

Most of the various cereals in the kitchen jars, such as soybeans, mung beans, black beans, etc., were also dumped.

Ms. Wang was so angry that she rubbed her chest, wishing she could go forward and fight Mr. Liu again.

After the man left, he scolded Ms. Feng for a whole hour without taking a break. It's not embarrassing enough to say that she has chosen such an in-laws.

And Su Youwen came back after the Liu family left.

Standing next to his mother, he only said a word of help, saying that the Liu family daughter was found by Wang, but Wang pointed at her nose and scolded her for a long time.

Su Youwen, her eldest grandson, usually held some weight in her heart, but at this time Wang was angry, sprayed foam on her, and scolded both of them bloody.

He clamored to break off the engagement.

Old Sutou and everyone persuaded him to stop. Su Youwen will be leaving in a few days. Where can I find a suitable one?

Even if there is, you are looking for someone before leaving, aren't you afraid of someone else's lion opening your mouth?

Su Qingying and the twins hid in the room with the door closed and listened for a long time, and found out that it was wonderful. It turns out that cursing is an art form, tsk tsk.

Su Qingying smiled when she saw the two little things looking out from under the door while being frightened.

Afraid of dirtying the ears of the two little ones, I pulled them back to the bed and rubbed them for a long time.

The three siblings had only been arguing for a while when Father Su and Mother Su opened the door and walked in.

Outside the house, Mrs. Wang had stopped talking, and everyone fled back to their houses as if they were being pardoned.

Only then did Su's father have the opportunity to tell Su's mother about the five taels of silver, which shocked Su's mother so much that she opened her mouth.

"Why are you taking Uncle Su's money?"

Su's mother, like Su's father, is an honest person who doesn't think clearly about the joints inside.

Su Qingying explained to her again. Maybe this is the first one. In the future, other furniture made by his family using this idea will be the only one. Maybe his family's family workshop can enter the homes of medium and large households, and then he will get more money. .

After hearing this, Mother Su breathed a sigh of relief and happily touched the five taels of silver again and again. This is money, I haven’t even had the chance to see it. The two hundred copper coins I had saved over the years could be touched several times at night.

How many coppers can these five taels of silver be exchanged for?

I can't even put it in my purse, so I need to put it in a box.

After touching enough, he pushed all the five taels of silver to Su Qingying: "This is all earned by Qingying, all given to Qingying. We are in the countryside and have no place to spend money. You are in the town, nothing is expensive. , We don’t even know what the Lu family is like. We have a little money and it’s easier to do things, so my parents can rest assured.”

Su Qingying was moved. Seeing that Su's father also looked in agreement, she pushed the money back with a smile and took two taels from it.

He said: "I'll just keep two taels with me, and my parents will keep the rest. Grandma is a picky person, so if you keep some money with you, you can guard against someone else."

Su's father and Su's mother pushed hard, but they couldn't resist Su Qingying, so they had to accept the money.

Su Qingying breathed a sigh of relief. It was too difficult for these two honest people to save money under Wang's nose. The two of them usually didn't have any scheming intentions. Su Qingying didn't want to ask these two honest people to go around begging for help when they needed money.

Making money is more convenient for her than them.

After a long rest, Su's father and mother went to the ground. Su Qingying stayed at home. She was about to go out, but Wang did not ask her to follow her.

The house was suddenly empty, and the few children also ran outside to play.

Su Qingying took the twins at home and waited for Su Mu Pian.

Su Mu Ping came in person, bringing his two sons, a big table and three stools.

After a few people said hello, Su Mu Pian took his two sons into the house to measure the dimensions.

Su Qingying used charcoal to draw a schematic diagram of the partition she wanted to make on the paper she brought with her from the Su Mu table.

"Does the door need to be so big? Is this not our ordinary door?" Su Dashu asked.

Sumu Plane took Su Sanstool to measure the dimensions and looked over.

"Yes, what I want to do is to slide the door. The partition is two feet shorter than the wall, and the place where it connects to the beam is made hollow to facilitate ventilation. Making the door larger will also facilitate ventilation of the room inside. Don't do it Changing the ordinary wooden door into a sliding door makes it easier to use the space. The room is too small, and it will look even smaller if the door is left vacant. ”

Su Qingying said.

The partition inside is for Xiao Qingxing. A chest of drawers for two people will be placed at the door. The five drawers and two rows of double drawers are enough for the twins. Then it will be enough to make a table for Xiao Qingyang in the outside room. .

The bed should be placed against the wall. Make it smaller. One meter and two meters is enough for sleeping.

The bed is not made of the current wooden frame and covered with wooden boards, but is made into a box. The bed boards are pulled up, and thick winter quilts and thick clothes can be placed in the bed box, and some small items can be stored.

The room is small and cannot accommodate many boxes, so we can only use the space above and below the bed for storage.

Su Mupao, Su Qingying gave him another surprise. Not only did the sliding door give him inspiration, but the space of the bed was also used to the extreme. Even his mother and wife would dig the soil under the bed to hide things.

Otherwise, they would stuff all kinds of things under the bed, such as jars and cans. Not only would they have to crawl under the bed to find them, but they would also easily accumulate dust.

"Qingying, you make good use of this bed." Su Mupao exclaimed as he looked at the drawing.

Su Qingying shook her head and chuckled: "If the room wasn't too small, I wouldn't use it like this. I still like the air under the bed to be ventilated."

Su Dazhuo and Su Sandeng also praised the drawing: "This bed can store things very well. Winter quilts and thick clothes can be stuffed in it, and there is no need to make cabinets and boxes in the room. Didn't you see that the room is small and there are a lot of boxes and boxes squeezed in, and there is no place to put your feet, and it looks messy. I will make one when I go home."

Su Mupao nodded repeatedly after hearing this, and even praised Su Qingying for a long time.

Su Qingying was embarrassed.

The two little ones leaned against her legs and looked up with pride.

"Uncle won't charge you for this partition and two beds. If other families need it in the future, uncle will design it this way." Su Mu Pao said while pinching the picture.

Su Qingying smiled and said, "It's not worth anything. Uncle Pao can use it. This money will be counted as my dowry. Anyway, my grandfather pays for it."

Su Mu Pao laughed.

He decided to go back and discuss with his father to give Qingying the complete set of dowry made for others. Anyway, that family still has plenty of time, and the family can make another set as soon as possible.

The next day was the big market in Fengting Town, and many people in Qiaotou Village had to go to the market. Su's mother was going to the town to buy dowry for Su Qingying today. She was afraid that there would be too many people and the village chief's ox cart would not fit, so she called Su Qingying to get up before dawn.

Normally, Su's mother would have been willing to spend two copper coins on the cart fare, but since the child was going out, she couldn't bear to let her walk. She wanted her to walk as fast as possible, as the child wouldn't stay at home for many days.

Su's mother was filled with melancholy.

Su Qingying was half-carried by her mother in a daze on the ox cart, swaying all the way until she had a good sleep and arrived at the town.

When she opened her eyes, it was just dawn.

But at the town gate, people were already coming and going. There were cart drivers, people carrying loads, people on the road, people with children, noisy and lively.

After getting off the cart near the town entrance, Su Qingying followed her mother into the town, greedily watching this vivid scene all the way.

She found it very interesting.

When she was walking to the town entrance, she found someone's eyes on her. She looked up and saw that Lu Bocheng was standing on tiptoe at the city gate, looking towards her.