The groom was kidnapped on the wedding day? Fine! I'll marry someone else.

"Second brother, don't talk nonsense."

"Isn't that what they meant?"

After Xu Jianping and Xu Yu left, he went to eavesdrop, and this was exactly what Mother Zhao meant.

Not only did she keep emphasizing how difficult it was to raise such a promising daughter, she also said that their daughter was the most promising in their Zhao family and even in the entire town. She was assigned such a good job and would definitely make a lot of money in the future. However, the money her daughter earned after marrying Brother Xu would belong to the Xu family, and they increased the betrothal gift so that their daughter could repay the kindness of raising her.

Hearing this, Brother Xu was furious.

"If it weren't for you, big brother, my sister-in-law wouldn't even be able to go to high school, and you had to cover all the expenses for college. What do they mean by saying this now? Also, it's best to let my sister-in-law know about this as soon as possible."

Brother Xu said with a stern face: "Cui'e has so many things on her mind right now, why should she know about such a small matter? I will tell her when she comes back."

"So you're saying you're willing to give 400 yuan as a betrothal gift? Brother, how can you and your parents afford to raise the betrothal gift? Let me make it clear, the money I have is for buying piglets, and I definitely won't lend it to you."

"I won't lend it to you. I'll find a way to get the money myself."

"Did I mean that?"

……

Looking at my second brother who was so angry that his face turned red and his neck was thick.

Xu Yu said to his eldest brother: "Brother, second brother is right. You have to let sister-in-law know about this in advance. It's not about money now. We want sister-in-law's attitude... If sister-in-law stands on your side, I will give you the money you need."

"If my sister-in-law sides with her family, her family will definitely take away all the money she earns in the future under various excuses. My parents and I don't care about the money you earn, but we hope you can live a good life with your family."

Xu Jianping: "That's right. The Zhao family can change their minds and increase the betrothal gift so much now. They might ask you and your sister-in-law for money later on for various reasons. Even if you and your sister-in-law earn a lot, it won't be enough to support them."

Xu Jianjun fell silent.

Xu Yu and Xu Jianping looked at each other and said nothing more.

Just as the elders had finished their argument, Yang Wenhui called Xu Yu.

Xu Yu went there first.

Obviously, without pulling in Ying Xu Kui and Zhang Hongmei, Jiang Qingyun has already taken the blame.

Xu Yu hugged Zhang Hongmei's arm and said to her, "Mom, we're going back first. My brother didn't see us at school today, so he's going to make a fuss. Tell him we'll come back tomorrow afternoon. I still have to treat my second brother's injury."

Zhang Hongmei smiled and nodded: "Okay."

Let's send them out together.

……

Xu Yu talked to Jiang Yi in the evening about the Zhao family raising the bride price.

After hearing this, Jiang Yi said to her, "First, let's see what our parents think about this. We'll go to the county in a few days and then ask Jianjun what he thinks."

Xu Yu nodded.

……

The next day, Shangping Village organized the villagers to slaughter the New Year pig. Jiang Yi's family did not participate and did not eat the pig-slaughtering meal, but Jiang Qingyun and Jiang Yi went to buy some pork.

The family of four made some bacon and sausages.

Xu Yu felt the joy of making sausages for the first time. As they were stuffing the sausages, she smelled the aroma and said, "The meat for stuffing the sausages smells so good. It will definitely be delicious when grilled."

Jiang Yi cut some bamboo sticks, strung some sausage meat on them and grilled them for her to eat.

In addition, Jiang Yi also hunted some pheasants, rabbits and wild sheep, and used them all to make bacon, which looked like a lot.

In the next few days, Xu Yu would go to Xu's house every other day to help Xu Jianping treat his injuries.

Xu Yu found an opportunity to ask Zhang Hongmei about what happened when Mother Zhao came to see them that day.

Zhang Hongmei didn't want to say it at first, but finally said it after Xu Yu's soft and hard persuasion: "I have watched Cui'e grow up. We have all seen your feelings for your big brother over the years. Do you really want to make everyone unhappy at this critical juncture and put Cui'e in the middle?"

Xu Yu frowned: "Mom, you don't want your sister-in-law to be embarrassed, but you won't be embarrassed? Even if the family can come up with 400 yuan for the betrothal gift, plus the money for buying three transfers, repairing the house, buying furniture and holding the wedding banquet, it's already all you have."

"Besides, if you just give it all out like this, the Zhao family will definitely think you still have a lot. Who knows if they will ask for more for various reasons?"

"Also, my second brother wants to raise pigs, but with the two hundred yuan he has, it's definitely not enough. What if he runs out of money? Should we just tell him to stop raising pigs?"

Zhang Hongmei was silent.

Xu Yu knew that she had heard it, so he didn't say anything else.

A week later, Xu Jianping was back to full strength.

These days, apart from going to Xu's house to treat Xu Jianping's injuries, Xu Yu stayed at home studying the pharmaceutical machine given to her by Dr. Hu and discussing medical skills with Dr. Hu.

During this time, the medicine cabinet she ordered was finally delivered.

When the patient was sent here, Dr. Huang came to see him specially.

There were two snowfalls in the village afterwards. Fortunately, the snow was not heavy, but everyone stayed at home for the winter.

In the blink of an eye, it was the sixth day of the twelfth lunar month.

The Chinese New Year is getting closer, and so is the wedding day of Xu Jianjun and Zhao Cui'e (the 25th day of the 12th lunar month). The Xu family has already been busy preparing for their wedding.

Xu Yu and Jiang Yi's plan to go to the county was finally put on the agenda.

Before they went to the county, they unexpectedly found two more gossips.

The first one was that Xue Yunyan was sent away.

Xu Yu only then realized that since she learned that Xue Yunyan had gone crazy, she had not seen her once, even when she went to the educated youth site.

Another thing is that Widow Li was pregnant with Zhang Yang's child, so she went directly to Zhang Yang's house to ask Zhang Yang to take responsibility.

Xu Yu and his friends were preparing to go to the county town. On the afternoon of the first day, they went to Xu's house to ask what they needed to bring, and heard such explosive gossip.

"Widow Li came over this morning. She said she had morning sickness and was pregnant with Zhang Yang's child. She wanted Zhang Yang to take responsibility."

"Zhang Yang certainly wouldn't admit it, so Widow Li told him exactly when and how many times he visited her."

"The Zhang family was in a state of flux back then. Liu Fengjuan was so angry she slapped Zhang Yang in the face and said she couldn't stand his betrayal and wanted to divorce him. Zhang Yang then knelt before her and wept bitterly, confessing that he'd been blinded by greed because Liu Fengjuan had disliked him for that. He'd been so hurt that he'd fallen for Widow Li's trick and made a mistake. He begged Liu Fengjuan to forgive him."

"Widow Li definitely wouldn't agree. She said she didn't seduce him at all. It was Zhang Yang who sneaked into her room while she was showering one night a month ago and peeped at her. He then used brute force to force him into having sex with her."

"Oh my god, Widow Li is really bold in saying anything. She said that when Zhang Yang was having sex with her, he praised her for giving him more pleasure than Liu Fengjuan, and he would come to her every now and then. She was afraid of getting pregnant, but Zhang Yang said he would keep her if she got pregnant, so if she did, she would definitely hold Zhang Yang responsible."

"Zhang Yang said Widow Li was slandering him, but he never said those words."

"Then the two of them started arguing."

"In the end, Widow Li refused to leave, saying she wanted to stay at the Zhang family to raise her baby. Liu Fengjuan had been married to Zhang Yang for so long but still hadn't conceived. Zhang Yang's parents must have wanted this grandson, so they said Zhang Yang was just confused and that after Widow Li gave birth to the child, Liu Fengjuan would raise it. Liu Fengjuan definitely refused to accept this and immediately packed up her things and returned to the educated youth station."

"Zhang Yang went to ask her to come back, but she refused to see him."

"If I don't see a man like this, he will keep saying how much he loves me, but he will still cheat on me. He also blames Liu Fengjuan for despising him. If I also despise him."

……

After hearing the gossip, Xu Yu, who had already known what Liu Fengjuan's plan was, was not surprised at all.

Zhang Hongmei sighed, "Liu Fengjuan is also a miserable child!"

Xu Yu remained silent.

Xu Yu said he wanted to go to the county town, but he didn't expect Xu Jianping also wanted to go.

The three of them agreed on a time to meet in town the next morning. Xu Yu and Jiang Yi refused to stay for dinner and went back before it got dark.

The wind was freezing cold on the way.

Jiang Yi was worried about Xu Yuleng, so he simply carried her on his back.

Xu Yu put his arms around his neck, put his cheek against his, and said worriedly, "Will it snow suddenly in such a cold day? If it snows, we won't be able to go to the county town."

"No, this kind of weather will be dry and cold for a few days before it snows."

"how do you know?"

"experience."

Hearing this, Xu Yu couldn't help but smile and said, "Brother Yi, you are really amazing. You can read the weather."

Jiang Yi: "Many people in the village will watch it."

"You're the best anyway."

After Xu Yu finished speaking, he deliberately kissed the scar next to his ear.

The kiss made Jiang Yi's steps pause noticeably.

Xu Yu rubbed his scar with his cheek again and said to him, "Brother Yi, do you feel that the red mark around your scar has faded a little?"

Jiang Yi hummed.

Xu Yu: "Your scar was left too deep. It will definitely take time to completely remove it, but I will try my best to get rid of it as soon as possible."

Jiang Yi: "Okay."