ebookland Chapter 160 is a whopping 42 pages long!
Chapter 160 is a whopping 42 pages long!
Three taels of silver?!
Zhao Kang and Li Shi were both stunned. Three taels of silver was an unprecedented fortune for them, yet Chen Cheng's mother could produce three taels of silver...
The situation at Chen Cheng's home wasn't as bad as they had imagined.
The two people's attitudes changed considerably in an instant, but Zhao Kang still said, "Xiaoping, let me think about it. I'll get back to you tomorrow."
This matter concerns his daughter's happiness for the rest of her life, so Zhao Kang felt it was better to know more about it.
"Let's do it."
Seeing Zhao Kang hesitate, Li Ping didn't say anything more, but stood up and said, "Then I'll wait for your news, Brother Zhao."
After saying goodbye to Zhao Kang and his wife, Li Ping and Feng Xiang left Zhao Kang's home.
"Xiaoyun and Xiaomei, did you both hear that?"
After the two left, Li looked towards the bedroom next door and said.
"heard it!"
A crisp sound came from the next bedroom, followed by two women in their early twenties who walked over. They were Zhao Xiaoyun and Zhao Xiaomei, who had been eavesdropping in the bedroom.
Perhaps because they had just heard about their marriage, the two of them looked somewhat embarrassed and stood there without saying a word.
What do you think of this marriage proposal?
Looking at the two women, Li asked, "My two daughters are already past the age of marriage. If they don't get married soon, they'll probably become old maids!"
"I don't know."
Zhao Xiaoyun shook her head.
Zhao Xiaomei replied, "It's entirely up to Mother to decide."
In the land of Xia, there is no fertile ground for free love. Whether it is ordinary people or high-ranking officials, young people have no possibility of free love. It is basically decided by the elders in the family. Zhao Xiaoyun and Zhao Xiaomei are not rebellious, so it is impossible for them to have the idea of free love or resisting arranged marriage.
"Old Zhao."
Upon hearing her two daughters' answers, Li looked at Zhao Kang and said, "What do you think?"
Zhao Kang frowned and pondered. To be honest, when Li Ping mentioned that Liu Yan had taken out three taels of silver as a matchmaker's fee, he had already considered it. The fact that Chen Cheng's family could afford three taels of silver as a matchmaker's fee meant that their economic conditions were not bad, and their daughter would not suffer after marrying into the family.
However... Zhao Kang still wanted to learn more about Chenjia Village before making a decision.
"I want to marry my daughter off."
After a moment's thought, Zhao Kang said, "However, I'd like to know more about Chen Cheng's family situation before I say anything."
After saying that, Zhao Kang said to Li Shi, "Wife, come with me to the village chief's house."
In the entire Xiahe Village, besides women like Li Ping who married into Chenjia Village, the person who knows Chenjia Village best is the village chief, Li Qiang. Asking Li Qiang for information is definitely the right thing to do.
Fifteen minutes later, Zhao Kang and Li Shi appeared in front of the village chief Li Qiang's house.
Just then, Li Qiang and Li Mu walked out of the house one after the other. When they saw Zhao Kang and Li Shi standing outside, they asked in surprise, "Old Zhao, what brings you here?"
"village head."
Zhao Kang replied with a smile, "I've come to ask you about some things."
Upon hearing this, Li Qiang, who was about to wander over to the farmland of Chenjia Village, stopped in his tracks and said, "Then come in."
After saying that, Li Qiang ushered the two men into the house. After they were seated in the living room, Li Qiang asked, "Old Zhao, what do you want to know?"
"I want to inquire about some things regarding Chenjia Village..."
Zhao Kang said, "Just now, Xiaoping from Li Dadan's family came to our house..."
Zhao Kang then told Zhao Kang about Li Ping's visit to propose marriage.
After listening, Li Qiang and Li Mu exchanged a glance, their expressions somewhat surprised.
"Li Ping personally came to propose marriage?"
Li Mu looked at Zhao Kang and asked.
"Yes."
Zhao Kang nodded: "I don't know much about Chenjia Village, so I was a little unsure and thought I'd come and ask the village chief."
"Brother Zhao, you've really hit the jackpot!"
Li Mu laughed and said, "Chenjia Village is incredibly wealthy these days. Every household has plenty of white flour steamed buns to eat every day. If your daughter marries there, she'll definitely be living a life of luxury!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Kang and Li Shi exchanged bewildered glances. They seriously doubted that Li Mu was joking. To say that there would be enough white flour steamed buns for every meal was pure nonsense.
“Brother Mu”.
Zhao Kang scratched his head and said, "Don't try to make fun of me. Chenjia Village is just as poor as our village. How could we possibly live such a good life!"
It wasn't that Zhao Kang didn't trust Li Mu, but rather that what Li Mu said was simply too absurd. In these times of year, every household was struggling to make ends meet with sorghum flour and bran, so how could they possibly have enough white flour steamed buns for every meal?
"Am I trying to make fun of you?"
Li Mu glared at him and said, "If you don't believe me, go to Chenjia Village and see for yourself. I saw it with my own eyes: people in Chenjia Village have steamed buns to eat every day. How could it be false?"
Seeing Li Mu's confident expression, Zhao Kang and Li Shi became even more suspicious, and they couldn't help but look at Li Qiang.
Meeting their gazes, Li Qiang smiled and said, "Old Zhao, your understanding of Chenjia Village is all ancient history. Nowadays, every household in Chenjia Village has enough steamed buns to eat, and their lives are much better than ours!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Kang and Li Shi widened their eyes, both showing shock in their pupils.
It turns out that what Feng Xiang said earlier wasn't a lie to arrange the marriage; in Chenjia Village, every household truly has enough to eat.
"Brother Zhao."
Noticing their blank expressions, Li Mu couldn't help but ask, "You're not going to reject this marriage proposal, are you?"
"no!"
Zhao Kang quickly shook his head: "I just said I needed to think about it, I didn't refuse!"
"It's good that you didn't refuse."
Li Mu said, "If you refuse, it will be difficult for your daughter to marry into a good family again!"
Li Mu, who knew Chenjia Village very well, was well aware that it was an extremely fortunate thing for Zhao Kang's daughter to marry into Chenjia Village. Once this opportunity was missed, it would probably be difficult to find such a good family again!
"correct!"
Li Qiang suddenly asked, "Did Li Ping say which family wants to marry your daughter?"
"They are three men from Chenjia Village, named Chen Cheng, Chen Shi, and Chen Mu."
Zhao Kang had a good memory and immediately recited the names of the three people.
"Chen Cheng?!"
Upon hearing this name, Li Qiang and Li Mu were stunned. Zhao Kang didn't know who Chen Cheng was, but the two of them knew him all too well. Chen Cheng was Chen Dao's bodyguard and had a very good relationship with Chen Dao!
Of course, that's not the most important thing. The most important thing is...
Yesterday, when Li Qiang and Li Mu went to Chenjia Village, they happened to see Chen Dao distributing money to the villagers. They overheard the villagers' discussions and learned that Chen Cheng was the person in the entire Chenjia Village who received the most money, receiving a full four taels of silver in one go!