Fisherman Fubao made his fortune by fishing

Granny Sun glared at us with her rat-like eyes and screamed, "You just took out a list and wanted us to return the betrothal gift. What a joke! Who knows where that list came from? Are you taking advantage of us because we can't read? It must be forged!"

Cai Chengping picked up the betrothal gift list and showed it to everyone: "It has Uncle Sun's handprint on it, as well as the handprints of the witnesses, the clan leaders and the matchmaker. It can't be faked."

Grandma Sun said unreasonably, "You said it was my father-in-law who put his fingerprints on it. If you have the guts, ask my father-in-law to do the comparison! If we can't compare, then there is no evidence. It's just a fabrication!"

"I have evidence!" Old Master Cai walked out of the west wing with a cane, half of his body a little stiff.

The walking stick commonly used nowadays is actually a neatly cut wooden stick, which is different from the crutch that can be used for leverage.

Therefore, Mr. Cai walked with great difficulty, almost taking one step at a time.

Because his grandson was in trouble, he became so anxious that he lost consciousness on half of his body. The doctor said it would be difficult to recover, and he was afraid that his grandson would get worse if he knew, so he kept it a secret. He also basically stayed in the house and didn't come out to cause trouble for his family.

He heard everything that happened in the yard clearly. He originally thought that the marriage could be called off, but he didn't expect the Sun family to be so greedy that they completely disregarded their face and the kindness of the elders. Not only did they covet the betrothal gifts offered by their Sun family, they also wanted to tarnish his grandson's reputation.

I couldn't bear it any longer and had to show up in person.

Before he came out, he put his hands together and prayed silently to the west: "I'm sorry, old brother, they are really making too much trouble. If I let them go on like this, it will not be a good thing."

If the young tree is not straight, it must be straightened in time.

I hope my old brother can understand my difficulties and forgive my subsequent behavior.

He would never forget how dark that night was, how cold the wind was, those cold eyes, and even more so, the figure of his old brother standing in front of him, like a mountain, isolating him from all the cold and fear.

"Dad, why did you come out?" Zhao went to support Mr. Cai worriedly, but he waved his hand to refuse.

The village chief looked at the old man in front of him with gray hair and half of his body leaning on a walking stick, with an expression of disbelief in his eyes.

"Uncle Cai, what are you doing?"

Others also looked over curiously. How come Mr. Cai has aged so much after not seeing him for a few days?

Many people looked reluctant. As expected, children and grandchildren are all debts. When something happened to the only grandson of the Cai family, Mr. Cai looked so much older in an instant.

Old Master Cai shook his head and said calmly, "It's okay. My old bones can still move. Let's talk business. Since the Sun family wants to cancel the engagement, then cancel it. We don't want the previous betrothal gifts anymore. Just consider it as a repayment of the favor of the previous generation."

When Mrs. Sun saw that Mr. Cai had fallen into such a state, she felt very proud. She thought that even though he was from a family of scholars, he was destined to be poor. It was simply a pipe dream for him to want to marry her daughter Mingzhu when he was so fallen.

“But let me be frank with you. The betrothal gift list with your handprint is valid even if you file a complaint with the county government. If you cancel the engagement without returning the betrothal gift, you will be ordered to pay compensation and be sentenced to prison. If someone causes trouble again in the future, I will go to the county government and beat the drum to appeal for justice.

"Fellow villagers present here, please bear witness. If someone causes trouble in the future, don't blame me for turning my back on you and suing you to the end!"

"Okay! Mr. Cai is right. I support you!"

"I support you too! You are too kindhearted. You let those beasts take advantage of you for nothing. They won't be grateful to you!"

"That's right! Some people are just ungrateful wolves who can never be fed. They will turn against you and bite you if there's no benefit for you!"

There were many families who had received favors from the Cai family. During festivals, many people would bring red paper to ask Mr. Cai to write couplets for them. Mr. Cai always accepted everyone and never accepted any money.

Helping to read letters home and writing letters only required a symbolic fee for paper and ink.

The villagers will also take the initiative to give some vegetables, eggs and other things as rewards, which can also enhance the relationship between each other.

Therefore, there are many people willing to help the Cai family.

"That ungrateful bastard got a great deal."

"This is really an insult to our ancestors. Mr. Sun was such a good man back then, how could he have given birth to such a bunch of worthless people?"

"How can the fat girl from Old Sun's family be worthy of the handsome Brother Yi? Brother Yi grew up under our care. He is filial and polite. He even read letters to me."

"You should have called off the engagement long ago. You were never a good match."

"The Sun family is such a short-sighted family. If anyone wants to become a relative of theirs, they will be like leeches in a pond, clinging to whoever they are and sucking their blood!"

Sun Baifu's face turned pale and blue after being told off by the villagers, but he certainly didn't think he had done anything wrong.

If a man does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth. You are a bunch of pretentious people, living in poverty. If the daffodils don't bloom, why are you pretending to be so great?

It is really powerful to put real money into your own pocket.

The Cai family is a soft persimmon, they deserve to be bullied. If he doesn't bully them, sooner or later someone else will bully them. It's a pity that the Cai family has fallen into poverty, otherwise they could have gotten a government relative in the future.

The village chief saw that things had come to this point, so he said, "Both families, please bring out your marriage certificates."

He added a paragraph at the bottom of the two marriage certificates: After consultation and agreement between both parties, the engagement is annulled, and the two parties part ways and live happily ever after.

Next comes the names of the man and woman who want to cancel the engagement, their birth dates, and the date.

Finally, add witnesses: the village chief, clan chief, clan elders, and both parents sign and seal...

At this point, the Cai and Sun families cancelled their engagement and had no further ties.

The Sun family did not gain any advantage and left angrily.

Cai Chengping and his wife politely sent the village chief and others away, and the villagers also dispersed.

Old Master Cai warned, "Don't take this to heart. The Sun family's daughter is not suitable for Brother Yi. It's my fault. I shouldn't have used the marriage of my younger generation to repay my kindness."

After saying this, Mr. Cai moved towards the west wing with his crutches.

Cai Chengping felt heartbroken as he watched his father's back gradually become bent and hunched.

At this time, the Li family just happened to be carrying their loads and baskets into the village, just behind the villagers who had just dispersed.

Old man Li stood in front of a large courtyard, looking at the high walls and the bright brick houses in the courtyard, and said enviously: "Old woman, is this really my father-in-law's house?"

After not seeing each other for more than ten years, both sides have grown old. When they visited each other again, I felt as if I was in another world.

Old Mrs. Cai was also a little uncertain. She looked carefully at the old locust tree at the gate of the courtyard. When she saw the three marks carved on it, she said happily, "It can't be wrong. These three scratches were carved by me when I was a child to measure my brother's height. Now, the tree has grown a lot taller, but these three marks have not changed at all."

"Third brother, go knock on the door!"

At this time, Li Laosan was having an affair with Li Yuer.

Li Laosan whispered, "Yu Baoer, what should we do? Isn't this the family we rented from?"

Li Yuer was also embarrassed. "The flood washed away the Dragon King Temple. Family members don't recognize each other anymore. What should we do? We have to go ahead with it."

"What if the truth comes out later?" Li Laosan was afraid that Old Man Li would give him fried meat with willow twigs.

Li Yuer rolled his eyes and came up with a plan: "When the host opens the door, we will hide behind it and keep our heads down. When we enter the yard, they will be very warm after not seeing each other for many years. You can take the opportunity to run to the east wing and let Datou and the others say that they rented this house and we were just accompanying them."

Li Laosan silently gave Li Yuer a thumbs up and said in the tone of Jia Que'er: "It has to be our sister Xiao Yuer."

After knocking on the door, Li Laosan immediately stepped behind the crowd.

Old Madam Cai glanced at him and scolded him, "You're jumping up and down. What a mess! This outfit makes you look like a monkey. It's a waste."

This time when she came, she specifically told Li Laosan and Li Meir to wear their best clothes, in fact, she was planning to arrange a marriage for them.