hotmtlnovel Chapter 150 Asking for dowry
Chapter 150 Asking for dowry
The old man frowned, "So what do you say? Are you just going to watch your aunt being kicked out?"
Jiang Youzhen was immediately surprised, "What? My aunt was kicked out?"
Jiang Yueniang's face suddenly changed, and then she said unnaturally: "No, how could it be possible? How could he have such courage? He wanted to take a concubine, and I didn't agree, so I went back to my parents' home in anger."
"Oh~" Jiang Youzhen nodded, "I thought to myself that it's impossible! My aunt is a legitimate wife, and she didn't do anything wrong, how could she be kicked out?"
"Actually, this matter depends on what my aunt's demands are, Third Aunt! Tell me, what do you want?" Jiang Youzhen threw the question to Jiang Yue Niang again. Since you, the person involved, didn't express your opinion, what else could she say?
Jiang Yueniang was stunned for a moment, and after a while she said, "Anyway, I can't take a concubine, so I won't give in. I also want Lu Dashan to break off his relationship with that vixen and have no more contact with her in the future."
She suddenly started to hesitate as she spoke, "Besides, when I got married, my family was poor and I didn't have much dowry, so the Lu family always looked down on me. Even now when Lu Dashan talks about it, he always says that my family is poor."
As she spoke, she wiped away her tears again, and the old lady immediately felt heartbroken.
"Oh my! My Yue Niang~ You have a miserable life! Our family is poor, you have no dowry, and your brothers don't support you. How hard it must be to live in your husband's house! How have you survived all these years?"
The old lady slapped her thigh and began to sing in a rhythmic manner. Then the mother and daughter hugged each other and cried bitterly. Their crying was so heartbreaking that anyone who heard it and saw it shed tears!
Jiang Youzhen twitched her lips. She had heard from Shen that the family was poor back then, but Jiang Yueniang's dowry was something the old lady had started to save since she was a child. Even if she married three wives, the betrothal gifts she gave were not as much as Jiang Yueniang's dowry alone.
In the old lady's mind, the daughter-in-law is an outsider, and giving too much betrothal gift is a waste. If she is not born from her belly, then she is not worthy of the dowry or betrothal gift.
When Shen talked about the dowry before, her face was full of envy, and she said that the total dowry was at least eight taels of silver.
In this poor peasant family, a dowry of eight taels of silver is rare in the nearby villages. Is this not enough? Do you think your dowry is not enough?
Hehe! Jiang Youzhen looked at the two people crying sadly with cold eyes, just act! She just watched them perform quietly.
"It's because your dowry is too little that your in-laws are treating you like this. Your mother-in-law is a snob. She doesn't say a word when you and Lu Dashan are like this. If you had a dowry, would you still have to care about their faces?"
As the old lady spoke, she glanced at Jiang Fugui and Jiang Youzhen. Jiang Fugui sighed slightly, but Jiang Youzhen watched them cry leisurely, with a casual attitude that seemed to say, "Let's see how long you can cry?"
"What Yue Niang said makes sense. Fourth brother, do you think Yue Niang is right? If we add some more dowry, then Yue Niang won't be bullied by them when she returns?" The old man suddenly spoke again.
Jiang Hailin was stunned again when he was named. What does that mean? You don't want to add dowry to your third sister? She's been married for almost 20 years, and she still wants to add dowry? If you tell others about it, they will laugh at you.
"Dad! My sister has been married for twenty years..." Jiang Hailin said this and suddenly found that the old man's eyes glanced at Jiang Fugui, and he immediately understood.
He changed the subject quickly, "How much have you suffered in the past twenty years? Before, my eldest brother and I had to go to school, and there was not much surplus at home. Now, everything is good, and my second brother has become rich!"
He frowned as he spoke, "So! Except for the second brother, we haven't divided the family, and the money is in your hands. It's up to you two to decide how much to add! As for the second brother, it depends on his attitude. But I see that the second brother's family has such a spacious house, he will definitely spend a lot of money, and he will not bear to see his sister suffer."
"That's right!" The old man nodded. "Then we will add two taels of silver. There is no money left at home. We gave it all to you and the eldest son to study and take exams. Now only the second son has money."
The old man pointed at Jiang Fugui and said, "Second brother, please tell me how much you plan to give?"
No matter how much he talked, it was all for money. Jiang Youzhen sneered.
Jiang Fugui was puzzled, "Dad! I don't think this matter has much to do with the dowry! Aren't we trying to solve the problem of my brother-in-law taking a concubine? Even if the dowry is increased, my brother-in-law should still take a concubine?"
He really didn't understand why they were talking about dowry again? When the third sister got married, her dowry was envied by so many young girls and wives in the village. In fact, it was not a small amount!
"Why doesn't it matter? Isn't it because of the small dowry that your sister is bullied by her husband's family? If the dowry is large, it means that her family is capable. Then wouldn't Lu Dashan and his mother have to think twice? Why would they treat my daughter like this now?"
When the old lady heard that the second son didn't want to take the silver, she jumped out immediately.
"Wuwuwuwuwu..." Jiang Yue Niang cried, "The Lu family complains that I eat too much, saying that their family's more than ten acres of land has nothing to do with me. Either agree to take a concubine, or go back to your parents' home and eat your own food."
When the old lady heard this, she was so angry that her lungs almost exploded.
"Listen! Listen! Is this what a human being would say? He wants to divorce his wife! My daughter gave birth to three children for him, but the Lu family doesn't appreciate my daughter's contribution and dares to say such a thing."
The old lady slapped her thigh and said, "No! This matter is not over yet! This time I will go back with you and scold those old guys in the Lu family to death for daring to torture my daughter like this."
"Second son! Just tell me whether you are going to pay the dowry or not! If you don't pay it today and let your sister suffer, we will pretend that we never gave birth to you as our son and expel you from the family tree." The old lady waved her hand and started threatening.
Jiang Youzhen was originally planning to watch the show, but when he heard this, he was immediately happy!
"Grandma! You want to expel us from the family tree because of this matter. Grandpa, the clan leader, will be the first to disagree. Didn't you say that a married girl is like spilled water? She has been married for more than 20 years and she is still coming back to ask for a dowry. Who wouldn't find it funny if this were told to others?"
Jiang Youzhen sneered as he spoke, "If you think our second branch is annoying, why not adopt us to Eighth Grandpa? I think Eighth Grandpa wants a son to take care of him in his old age, and I'd be happy to do that. Anyway, you have many sons, so you don't mind losing my dad."
I'll spoil you! It's just right to put it in the name of the Eighth Grandpa, so there won't be any trouble. Unfortunately, she felt that the old man would definitely not agree.
"Asshole! What are you talking about? My temple is too small to accommodate a big Buddha like you, right? If you dare to say another word, I will tear your mouth apart."
The old man suddenly got angry, picked up the shoes under the kang, and was about to jump up and down to hit Jiang Youzhen.
Jiang Fugui immediately pulled Jiang Youzhen behind him when he saw this, "Dad! Calm down, don't argue with the kid. She is ignorant and speaks without restraint. She didn't mean it."