Siheyuan: Forced to exchange rooms with Qin Huairu at the beginning

"Dad, I've been in some trouble recently. This fifteen dollars is Jingru's betrothal gift. Don't think it's too little."

Xu Damao said as he handed over the red envelope.

Because he didn't know whether Qin Jingru's father was satisfied with the gift, he first said that he was in trouble, so there was still room for maneuver.

"That's enough. Are you in any trouble? You can keep the money for now. We are not short of money at home."

Jingru's father was quite satisfied with the betrothal gift. When Qin Huairu got married, he only gave her ten yuan as a betrothal gift, and Jingru's father gave her five yuan more.

Nowadays, the dowry for marrying off a daughter in rural areas is only a few yuan, and they dare not even think about a dozen yuan.

After hearing what Xu Damao said, I wanted to leave the money to Xu Damao. After all, no parent would not want their daughter to live a good life.

Giving the money to Xu Damao will help the family get through the difficult times and live a better life.

"No, no, no, let's keep things to ourselves. It's just a small problem."

Xu Damao refused. He didn't expect his father-in-law to be so honest.

"That's fine."

When Jingru's father heard Xu Damao say this, he took the money.

He said that, but how could his family not be short of money? Qin Jingru's elder brother Qin Jinghai is still unmarried, isn't it because of the poor family conditions?

"Dad, I came back this time mainly to prepare a feast for Jingru at home. After all, Jingru chose me, and I must let her marry me in a grand manner."

Xu Damao stated his purpose.

These words made Jingru's father very happy. Usually the wedding was held at the man's place, but Xu Damao was willing to hold the banquet in Qinjia Village, which made him proud.

"But I don't bring much this time. Here's twenty dollars. Dad, you and big brother can buy some things from each household. It will be useful for our banquet."

Xu Damao took out another twenty yuan and put it in front of Jingru's father.

No matter how thick-skinned you are, you should feel embarrassed at this moment.

"No, no, just use the things at home to exchange for some."

Jingru's father calculated that the fifteen yuan given by Xu Damao, plus the things at home, would be enough to host the banquet.

"We are all family, why are you being so polite to me? I have enough here, just use it."

Xu Damao said with a smile, and forcefully stuffed the money into his father-in-law's hand.

In fact, if Jingru's father wanted to refuse, there was no way Xu Damao could have accommodated him with that kind of energy.

However, Jingru's father had never thought about how to refuse. With this money, his son would have a wife.

He kept saying how this could not be possible.

Jingru's father lit a cigarette and started smoking. He had only smoked a few cigarettes with stems in his life, and he had always smoked the dry tobacco he grew at home.

I was a little reluctant to smoke the cigarette that Xu Damao brought over.

Just at this moment, Qin Huairu's father came, followed by two middle-aged men. They looked like honest farmers and were about the same size as Sha Zhu.

"Second brother, I heard that Jingru is back? Let's come over to see her."

Although Qin Huairu's father said this, his eyes fell on Xu Damao. Obviously, it was just an excuse and he came mainly for Xu Damao.

"The boss is here, sit down quickly, and you two should sit down too."

"This is the cigarette my son-in-law Damao brought. You can all try it."

"Da Mao is a good boy. He insisted on giving me 35 yuan as a betrothal gift. He would not refuse. I am talking about him."

Qin Huairu's father came, which gave Jingru's father someone to show off.

He started talking about it immediately and picked up the red envelope to take a look.

"Uncle, eldest brother, second brother."

Qin Jingru also came over at this time.

"Brother Damao, this is my sister's father, our uncle."

"These two are my sister's brothers, Qin Huaihai and Qin Huaihe."

Qin Jingru introduced him to Xu Damao.

Xu Damao quickly greeted them and thought that the Qin family was quite interesting and that the names they chose were all good.

"Okay, second brother, I saw someone coming to your house. I'm here to see if your two nephews need any help."

Qin Huairu's father told the purpose of his visit.

"Really? My son-in-law insisted on having a banquet at home, no matter what I said."

"It's not that we don't have enough at home, we have to run around to each household to exchange some."

Jingru's father said happily.

"Okay, I still have some mushrooms at home, bring them over later."

Qin Huairu's father waved his hand and said.

Jingru's father did not refuse. This was what he should do as the eldest brother.

the next day.

Qin Jingru's parents took the money and bought things for each household, and everyone gave very generously.

Making money is one thing, but on the other hand, after you buy these things, it’s like eating them yourself, how great is that.

You don’t have to take the purchased items home, you can send them directly to the commune canteen, where there are tables and stools, chefs, and bowls and chopsticks. It’s very convenient.

An old scholar helped Xu Damao keep a record of favors. People in the village didn't have much money, so the gifts they gave were only ten to fifty cents, and close relatives only gave one dollar.

The chef is willing to use more oil when cooking, and everyone's mouth is full of oil when eating.

There are many young men in the village who like Qin Jingru. They feel very uncomfortable when they see the girl they like marrying someone else.

They teamed up to get Xu Damao drinking. Xu Damao had a low alcohol tolerance to begin with, and soon he collapsed under the table.

Qin Jinghai sent Xu Damao back to the house. In his opinion, his brother-in-law was good in every way except that he could not drink and was not strong enough. He could lift someone like Xu Damao with one hand.

Fortunately, when Xu Damao was drunk he just slept and didn't make any noise, which saved Qin Jingru a lot of trouble.

the next day.

Xu Damao was ready to take Qin Jingru back home. Now that the banquet had been prepared, the important thing to do was to go back early and go to work early.

Jingru's father found Xu Damao.

"Da Mao, this is the gift money I received yesterday, a total of more than ten yuan, can you take it?"

Jingru's father handed over the money.

The money for the banquet was paid by Xu Damao, so the share of money should be given to him.

"No need, Dad. You take it."

"My eldest brother hasn't gotten married yet. You should find him a wife as soon as possible."

Xu Damao waved his hand and refused to take it. He didn't need the money and he didn't care about a dozen dollars.

“How can this be possible?”

Jingru's father felt that this was not a good idea, but he still took the money.

He had already realized that his son-in-law did not need this little money, so it would be better to keep it in his hands.

Qin Jingru felt very distressed. It was more than ten dollars. How could she just give it away?

So Qin Jingru prepared to make up for her man in other ways. She was married now, and it was only natural for her to consider Xu Damao, and no one could say anything about it.

There was still a lot of food left after dinner yesterday, and Qin Jingru kept stuffing it into her bag as if she wanted to pack it all up and take it away.

"Jingru, don't take so much, leave some for mom and dad."

Xu Damao felt embarrassed and thought that his wife was going too far and was simply coming back to rob.

But it is really good to have a daughter-in-law who cares about the family. Anyway, Xu Damao feels very happy.

"It's okay, it's okay. We don't need these things at home. Just let her take them."

Jingru's father stopped Xu Damao and said.

What was taken away were nothing more than some wild mushrooms or something. It's already spring, and there will be plenty of them on the mountain in a while. They're not anything valuable.

Besides, the son-in-law doesn’t ask for money, so isn’t it normal for him to take something?

Xu Damao had no choice but to let Qin Jingru pretend.