Bring your aunt to eat big meat, the scumbag father's family is furious

Chapter 252: Garrison Captain

When this matter was mentioned, the Shen family became furious.

"Nonsense, it was clearly us who gave the Wu family a beating."

"The Wu family was beaten to a pulp by us."

But who would believe their words? In return, they were ridiculed even more recklessly by the villagers.

Dashun felt disgusted when he heard the voices of the Shen family and rushed out barking.

This barking caused the dogs of the nearby houses to start barking as well, and they all chased after the Shen family.

The Shen family fled in panic.

Very popular!

Good things happened one after another today, and the women of the Qiao family couldn't help but drink a bowl of wine.

Qiao Lian'er unlocked a small livestock farm in front of her, where she raised chickens, ducks, geese, pigs, sheep, and rabbits. She only needed to feed them once a day. Before going to bed, she took a look and saw that they were all ready to be slaughtered and eaten.

Early in the morning, she went to the town to buy food for the construction site. When she arrived at the village, she put about twenty chickens in the carriage, including ten hens, two big roosters, and ten big chickens.

When the carriage door was opened, the chickens rushed down, clucking and running all over the yard.

Old Mrs. Qiao looked at the fat chickens and couldn't help but feel overjoyed. She quickly grabbed some rice bran and scattered it on the ground.

The chickens lowered their heads and pecked at the food happily.

Boss Qiao counted happily on his fingers: "Eat one every three days, enough for two months."

"Nanny, there's no need to be so frugal. You can eat one every two days." Qiao Jianer said.

I don’t eat it every day, mainly because I’m afraid of getting tired of it.

"Okay, listen to Jian'er. Kill a chicken every other day to give everyone some nutrition." said Old Mrs. Qiao.

He continued, "Your eldest cousin will be back in two or three days. Foreman Liu also said that the yard will be ready in about ten days. The family should prepare it. Then your father will take your eldest cousin to Lingjia Village to set a date for the wedding."

"Holding the bridal party and the wedding party together will save the trouble of having the villagers make another trip."

A hint of pride appeared on Old Mrs. Qiao's face. She had enough money and was not afraid of wronging the girl.

In the past, the Qiao family was extremely poor and was occasionally laughed at by some villagers. They said how could their four grandsons find wives and that they might have no descendants.

As soon as she heard it, she picked up a broom and hit the person, but after hitting the person, she sighed in her heart.

Yes, the boys have grown up one by one, and it’s time to put the issue of getting married on the agenda.

There is also a granddaughter who will get married and also needs a dowry.

What can we take out of this house?

Now, her back is straight, she walks with a breeze, and the pride in her heart cannot be suppressed.

Qiao Lian'er has been running to the county town for a while and is very tired. Today, he asked Dacheng to go and see Dayong and deliver medicine to him.

Old Mrs. Qiao gathered everyone at home to discuss going to the Ling family to propose marriage.

"I plan to buy a few yards of fine cotton cloth, a large box of four-colored candy, a gift of sesame tea, and other things as you see fit. I also want 28 pounds of the fine rice we're eating at home, 12 pounds of glutinous rice, 3 pounds and 2 ounces of sugar, 10 pounds of pork belly, and two pairs of hens and roosters. In our area, the bride price ranges from 4 to 6 ounces, and our family will give 12 ounces."

Old Man Qiao nodded after thinking about it. "That's about right. The same specifications as those in town. It won't be unfair to Miss Ling."

Boss Qiao and Mrs. Feng looked at each other and felt a little touched. The two elders were really generous in their son's marriage, which made them both proud.

"We have to bring a matchmaker with us. The fourth son of the Zhao family in our village is a matchmaker, so it's just right." said Boss Qiao.

The fourth child of the Zhao family is the fourth brother of Zhao Lizheng.

"Okay, if there are no problems, let's prepare these things first."

Old Mrs. Qiao thought for a moment and said, "Let's give the girl from the Ling family three more silver coins."

The three silvers refer to necklaces, bracelets, and rings. Rich families use gold, while ordinary people who can afford it use silver.

Some are prepared by the husband’s family, and some are prepared by the wife’s family.

The Ling family was not wealthy, so Old Mrs. Qiao thought it would be better for the Qiao family to pay for it.

It happened to be market day in the town, so after lunch, Qiao Jianer, Old Lady Qiao, Mrs. Feng, and Qiao Xier went to the town to buy things.

When Old Mrs. Qiao turned around, she found that Old Man Qiao had put an axe into his waist and picked up a rope for tying firewood.

Qiao Laoer also came out of the woodshed carrying a large backpack.

"What? What are you doing? Have you forgotten my instructions? I told you not to work for ten days. The stitches on your body haven't even been removed yet, and you're already thinking of going up the mountain. What if the stitches break and the wound opens?"

"The old man asked you to keep an eye on the people at home, but what did you do? You just kept smoking your broken pipe?"

Old Mrs. Qiao started cursing, picked up a cane and walked over angrily.

Like a hen with its feathers blown off.

"Mom, we really can't sit still. You're asking us to stay here like this and wait for dinner in the evening. How torturous it is for us."

Boss Qiao said with a bitter face.

"We don't eat for free."

"Yes, there is not much firewood left at my mother's house. We can go and get a few bundles. It won't take much effort." Qiao Laoer also said.

The two men hid and explained, but Old Lady Qiao still hit them hard on their uninjured buttocks with a cane.

"Everyone stay still. It's not like there's no one home. Let you injured people chop firewood."

"Is that true?"

Old Man Qiao also put down his pipe and said, "You two boys, don't argue with your mother. Just stay in the yard and watch out for the Song and Shen families, just in case these two families want to cause trouble again."

"If you really can't stay idle, go clean up the pigpen and pick some osmanthus flowers so you can make osmanthus cakes."

The two of them were dejected: "Yes."

Just now, when Qiao Laosan was about to come out of his room, he leaned on the threshold to take a look outside and immediately retracted his head.

Fortunately, he was a little slow, otherwise he would have been hit on the buttocks with a cane.

Dacheng drove the carriage to the county town, and the four of them walked on foot.

When he reached the village entrance, Qiao Jianer looked back.

The new courtyard of the Qiao family has been completed. The walls and corridors have been built, and the pavilion has pillars and supports. The main task now is to lay the tiles.

Under the blue sky, the green bricks and red tiles look particularly beautiful.

There were a few white clouds floating slowly in the sky, and Qiao Lian'er felt relaxed and happy.

The tiles should be installed in five days, and the remaining few days will be used for painting and making minor improvements.

At that time, we will also place some beautiful stones, plant some unique trees, etc.

Qiao Jianer looked at her space and found that all of these could be purchased.

Everyone was in a good mood, chatting as they walked, when a group of soldiers came up ahead.

They complained as they walked.

"Damn it, being stationed in such a remote place, I'm unfamiliar with the place and far away from home."

"Yes, I've only been here for a month and I already miss my wife and daughter. I don't know if I can go back for the New Year."

"We little guys are only there to guard the base during the holidays. If we want to go back, forget it for three to five years."

"Damn it, son of a bitch! He's a lieutenant, and it's fine if he transferred here on his own, but he's also gotten us into trouble. I'm afraid he'll rebel against me someday."

"He's close to home, what about us?"