"Big brother," Xu Nianhua suddenly became solemn, sitting up straight and said, "Zhou He is willing to wait, but what about the Zhou Family?"
Xu Nianji furrowed his brow at the thought of the Zhou Family.
"What if the Zhou Family is unwilling to wait, and they want to marry Zhou He off to someone else?" Xu Nianhua wasn’t talking nonsense; these events had actually happened in his past life!
Zhou He was willing to wait for big brother, but the Zhou Family didn’t want her to wait. Coincidentally, a widower in the county, nearly forty years old, took a liking to Zhou He and offered three hundred dollars to marry her.
Naturally, Zhou He didn’t want this, but the Zhou Family, seeing the amount of money, was willing.
Zhou He would rather die than comply, it’s just a pity...
The Zhou Family was adamant about marrying her off to the widower, they even wanted to make the cooked rice into a done deal. The strong-willed Zhou He preserved her purity with her life.
This matter dealt a huge blow to big brother.
Zhou He had deep feelings for big brother; this sister-in-law, who had not yet become part of the family, Xu Nianhua naturally didn’t want such a tragedy to happen again.
"I will go to the Zhou Family tomorrow."
Xu Nianji, thinking of the two hundred dollars for the dowry, became anxious. Without money at home, even if he wanted to marry, how could he?
"Big brother, don’t worry," Xu Nianhua said, fearing his words were too severe. "Since the two families have agreed on the betrothal, there’s absolutely no reason to go back on their word, and if they were to renege, they would not do so without informing us."
Xu Nian’an consoled his big brother.
Xu Nianji managed a faint smile, thinking he must work even harder.
"Big brother, let’s figure out a way to make money tomorrow; we’ll definitely get Zhou He to join our family sooner."
Xu Nianhua’s words were met with a titter.
Xu Nianhua covered his forehead, which had been knocked, and pouted discontentedly, "I’m going to tell on you, you don’t want to marry Zhou He sooner."
"You little rascal," Xu Nianji’s dark face turned slightly red.
Xu Nianhua, as if discovering a new continent, said, "Big brother, you’re blushing."
Xu Nian’an also leaned in closer.
The three siblings, chatting and laughing together, their laughter carried far and wide.
Xu Qinghe and Ji Ying had just obtained the house title deeds from the village head of Zhou, and from a distance, heard the laughter of the three siblings.
"Although times are tough, they will always get better," said Ji Ying, who had left the Xu Family and felt relieved all over; from now on, no matter how much or how little they earned, it would all belong to their own family.
Xu Qinghe responded, his gaze distant as he looked towards the only house lit by candlelight, thinking about the news he’d heard, feeling even colder inside.
When Zhihao got married, he was so affectionate calling me "Uncle," but now that he was about to take over his father-in-law’s position and soon make big money, had he changed his attitude, considering becoming a city person, and become ashamed of our family?
Xu Qinghe left to work early, while Ji Ying was tidying up at home, and Xu Nianji also went to the county early.
Originally, he intended to visit the Zhou Family, but with the family currently in straitened circumstances, it would be better if Xu Nianji did not visit empty-handed.
Xu Nianji suppressed his yearning and headed straight to the brick factory in the county.
"What are you going to do?" After Xu Nian’an had dried the rice, he saw Xu Nianhua dressed in long clothes and trousers, not looking like someone planning to stay at home.
"Second brother, I’m thinking of going to the back mountain."
"What are you going to do at the back mountain?"
Xu Nian’an thought of the lake in the back mountain and still felt a shiver of fear!
Xu Nianhua replied as if it were obvious, "Second brother, we rely on the mountain, so we have to figure out ways to make money, right?"