Transmigrated Little Farm Girl Bringing Great Fortune

Chapter 73 Proposal and Forced Marriage

evening.

It was still winter.

The wind was biting cold outside.

The charcoal fire was burning brightly inside the room.

It still couldn't dispel the chill in the hearts of Jiang Qiao'er's family.

Lu Qingyao, holding her daughter, sat down next to Liu Yuniang and her daughter with her son.

Seeing that she couldn't get close to Lu Qingyao at all, Jiang Yunyan wisely sat back down next to Old Madam Jiang.

Grandma Jiang seems to be doing quite well these days; she has a rosy complexion and is in much better spirits.

He was leaning back in his chair, a blanket covering his legs, smiling as he looked at his children and grandchildren.

The old lady's favorite thing to see is her children and grandchildren all gathered together.

Jiang Qiao'er and her daughter both shed tears.

Jiang Yunhu lowered his eyes and remained silent.

Jiang Yunyan took Old Madam Jiang's arm and said softly, "Mother, everyone's here today, even Ze'er's wife. Why don't we finalize Mingyuan and Qiao'er's marriage? It would be a double blessing..."

The matchmaker chimed in, "Indeed! It's like a marriage between close relatives. It's a blessing to have your niece marry into your aunt's family."

Grandma Jiang nodded, "That's good! Mingyuan and Qiao'er are childhood sweethearts. With you protecting her, no one can bully her."

She approved of the marriage.

She had watched both of her children grow up, so it would be perfect for them to become related through marriage.

Moreover, it's better to give the granddaughter, whom you've raised with such care, to your grandson rather than let her go to someone else.

Jiang Yunyan was overjoyed. "Mother still loves these younger ones the most. I know Qiao'er's birth date and time. I've already had a fortune teller check them, and they match perfectly! Let's exchange the birth charts today..."

"I disagree!" Liu Yuniang interrupted her, "Elder sister, my Qiao'er is still young, there's no rush for her to get married..."

In any case, she absolutely disagreed with this marriage.

With the sharp tongue and mean-spirited nature of her sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Qiao'er would probably end up as their servant if she married into the family.

Besides, this nephew of yours spends all his time drinking and gambling, yet he calls himself a scholar.

He was fifteen or sixteen years old when he finally passed the imperial examination and became a student of the first level.

Now it seems that he is not even half as good as Renfeng and Yan.

"I won't marry him!" Jiang Qiao'er held her mother tightly with both hands and whispered in agreement.

She was afraid of her aunt since she was a child. Her aunt would hide the good food for her cousin. When the two of them made a mistake together, she was the one who would get beaten.

They even mocked her mother for not being able to give birth to a son, and only shut up now that her younger brother has arrived.

Her aunt was practically the nemesis of her and her mother.

But my father always loved to play peacemaker in front of my aunt.

She and her mother always suffered the injustice.

She doesn't care about anything else; she just hopes that her father will be on her side this time.

She looked earnestly at her father.

Jiang Yunhu's heart skipped a beat; he rarely saw such an expression in his daughter's eyes.

Other matters are negotiable, but he would absolutely refuse to let his nephew Chu Mingyuan become his son-in-law.

"Elder sister, brother-in-law, putting everything else aside, how could you bring a live goose to our door to propose marriage without our consent, and even calculate Qiao'er's birth date and time without our permission! Even if you are her own aunt, you cannot be so rude!"

Lu Qingyao and Xiuxiu exchanged a glance.

Just as they predicted!

This eldest sister-in-law, relying on being Qiao'er's aunt, didn't even ask for the girl's consent before going directly to her door to propose marriage.

By now, the whole village must know that the two families are going to get married.

"Eeya ya ya~~" Jiang Miaomiao excitedly covered her little fist and cried out.

We absolutely cannot agree to that!

Chu Mingyuan, that fat guy, looks like a lazy bum...

Just now, when he saw his elders enter the house, he didn't even know to show proper etiquette. He's supposed to be a scholar, yet he doesn't!

At this moment, he actually took out the fruit his mother had brought and began to wolf it down, oblivious to everyone else.

The little baby looked at the fat on his face, which shimmered as he chewed, and suddenly shivered.

Chu Mingyuan and Qiao'er standing together are like a real-life version of Beauty and the Beast...

Jiang Yunyan's words pulled Jiang Miaomiao back to reality. "Little brother, we're all family, why be so distant! Have you forgotten who raised you?"

Her father was busy working outside to earn money, and her mother was injured during childbirth. Since her younger brother was born, she, as the older sister, has been the one who raised him almost entirely.

When her brother was one year old, she was seven; when her brother was ten, she was sixteen.

She took care of her younger brother for over ten years.

I never expected that he would forget his sister and mother after getting married. He's such a coward!

Seeing Jiang Yunhu remain silent, she grew angry. "Brother, all I wanted was to strengthen our family ties through marriage. Plus, Mingyuan likes Qiao'er, so I wanted her to be my daughter-in-law. I'm her aunt, so naturally I'll pamper her after she enters the family..."

"Besides, my son is still a student in the imperial examination. He will pass the county-level examination next year and may even become a high-ranking official in the future. Is he not good enough for your daughter?"

Jiang Yunhu was speechless. Indeed, he had spent most of his childhood with his older sister.

The older sister would rather go hungry herself than miss out on the best food for him.

Seeing this, Jiang Qiao'er cried even more bitterly.

"Elder sister, Qiao'er doesn't like your Mingyuan, she won't marry him!" Liu Yuniang saw that her husband had become a gourd with its mouth sawed off.

Her grief and indignation were overwhelming.

My husband is wonderful in every way, but he always acts like this whenever he meets my sister-in-law.

"If we're talking about students who have completed their studies, aren't Feng'er and Yan'er both students? There's nothing special about students who are fifteen or sixteen years old!"

After he finished speaking, everyone's eyes fell on the Jiang brothers.

"Uncle, so Aunt has raised you! You should indeed marry your daughter to her family to repay her kindness..." Jiang Ziyan raised his tender little face, looking as if he had just realized something.

Lu Qingyao smiled and said, "Children say things without thinking, please don't take it to heart, elder brother!"

Jiang Miaomiao grinned, revealing her white gums.

Others didn't understand, but Jiang Yunhu, who had been to school for a few years, did, and felt somewhat ashamed.

He must have lost his mind. He's been stuck on a principle that even a child understands.

She said decisively, "Elder sister, since Qiao'er and her mother are unwilling, then let's call off the marriage! You can take those two live geese back with you."

Jiang Yunyan's face darkened, and she pointed at Jiang Yunhu, cursing, "You ungrateful wretch! I've done so much for you..."

When Jiang Yunyan's husband, Chu Yu, heard that the marriage was going to fall through, he refused to give up. "Tiger, are you even a man? How can you be controlled by a woman? The wife is the head of the household, and the marriage is arranged by the parents and the matchmaker. Why do you care whether they are willing or not!"

He personally witnessed Jiang Yunhu hauling loads of bamboo shoots to Jiangzhou, each load weighing at least a dozen taels!

Besides, it's been going on every day.

With Jiang Yunyan's connection and Jiang Qiao'er's involvement, Jiang Wenxuan is just a greenhorn...

All of the Jiang family's money will eventually belong to him.

You can't catch a wolf without risking your cub, so he gritted his teeth and asked, "Tiger, are you worried about the dowry?"

“My family will provide thirty taels of silver as a dowry, plus twelve cash for welcoming and sending off guests and for knocking on the door, one tael for the official in charge of writing, and eight cash for the welcoming letter... Your Qiao’er only needs to bring the ox from the courtyard as part of her dowry!”

Lu Qingyao chuckled.

Chu Yu stared at her with a dark expression. "What, did I say something ridiculous?"

Even though she's been abandoned, she's still so arrogant!

He completely ignored his brother-in-law when he came in...

Lu Qingyao suppressed her smile, holding her daughter's chubby little hand that was fidgeting with one hand, and covering her mouth with a handkerchief in the other.

I was afraid I wouldn't be able to stop myself from laughing.

"Brother-in-law, what you said is truly ridiculous!"

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