boyutpedia Chapter 71 Our Family's Lucky Star and Hero
Chapter 71 Our Family's Lucky Star and Hero
Grandma Sun introduced the three members of the Zhao family: "This is Zhang Caixia from Black Ox Village. Matchmaker You has already spoken to Xiaofeng at the Zhang family. Now the Zhang family is matching the birth dates of the two children."
"The date should be set after the New Year. Then, Caixia and we will be family."
Grandma Sun looked at her future granddaughter-in-law with a big smile, even though it would cost a lot of money to marry her.
Zhao Taohua looked up at Zhang Caixia. She had delicate eyebrows and eyes, a straight nose, and cherry lips. She was indeed the village beauty of Heiniu Village.
I heard that she would only marry if she received a dowry of ten taels of silver.
As soon as Old Man Sun finished speaking, Mrs. Wang at the small table said with dissatisfaction:
"Even a family has to pay such a high bride price, which has increased from ten taels to twelve taels, and then from twelve taels to fifteen taels."
Do you really think our money falls from the sky?
Zhao Taohua's face stiffened. Fifteen taels?
Zhao Ershu and Qian Shi were also startled when they heard this. In the surrounding villages, the bride price was only five taels of silver. She was worth three times that amount.
Zhang Caixia snorted coldly, her sharp voice like a dagger, mercilessly shooting towards Wang Shi.
"Marriage is all about mutual affection, and Brother Feng is willing to spend so much money to marry me!"
Some people aren't worth that much money themselves; they should reflect on their own behavior and stop being so critical of others.
After Zhang Caixia finished speaking, the faces of all the elders present turned ugly.
Not to mention Wang, even when Old Lady Sun herself got married, she only spent five taels of betrothal money. The same was true for Qian and Zhou.
When Zhao Laotou and his three sons heard Zhang Caixia's words, their expressions changed instantly.
What man would be happy if his wife was told she was worthless?
Old Zhao frowned, his originally kind face instantly turning serious.
Seeing that Wang Shi remained silent, Zhang Caixia raised her chin slightly, looking like a rooster that had won a battle.
Grandma Sun's lips trembled slightly with anger, but out of consideration for the woman her beloved grandson liked, she suppressed her rage and said:
"Eat, everyone, don't just stand there, eat! It won't taste good if it gets cold."
Upon hearing this, everyone suppressed their anger and dissatisfaction, picked up their chopsticks, and prepared to eat.
Zhang Caixia spotted the stewed goose in the center of the table and reached for her chopsticks.
Goose is best eaten in winter, and goose meat is very expensive.
Because geese have a large appetite—raising one goose is equivalent to raising three chickens—most people in the village are unwilling to raise geese.
Just as Zhang Caixia was about to pick up a goose leg, a pair of chopsticks suddenly grabbed it first.
Zhang Caixia watched helplessly as Grandma Sun took the goose leg away, her mouth watering with longing.
Grandma Sun was Zhao Feng's grandmother after all, so it was one thing for an elder to take the food, but what no one expected was that Grandma Sun would actually put it into Zhao Taohua's bowl.
"Peach Blossom, you eat this. The goose leg has the most meat and is the most chewy."
Zhao Ershu and Qian Shi exchanged a glance. If this were before, the first goose leg would definitely be given to Zhao Sanshi, and the second one would be given to Zhao Feng.
After saying that, she picked up a second goose leg and put it in Zhao Sanshi's bowl: "Little one, eat!"
"Thank you, mother!"
Zhao Sanshi was overjoyed; he knew his mother loved him.
Zhang Caixia watched as the two goose legs were eaten by others. It was one thing for Grandma Sun to give them to her younger brother, after all, he was the man of the family, and her younger brother.
What's the point of giving it to Zhao Taohua?
Why should Zhao Taohua, a girl, and someone of the same generation as her, get to eat this goose leg?
Helpless, Zhang Caixia could only pick up some meat from the goose breast, glaring at Zhao Taohua as she ate.
"Peach Blossom Sister, girls should eat less meat, otherwise it will be hard to get married if you get too fat."
Zhao Taohua paused in her act of gnawing on the goose leg. After taking only one bite, she looked up at Zhang Caixia and saw that the other woman was looking at her with a scrutinizing and critical gaze.
Zhao Taohua raised an eyebrow: Was this someone picking a fight with her?
Zhao Ershu and Qian Shi frowned. Why was Zhang Caixia speaking so rudely?
Just as the two were about to speak, Old Mrs. Sun spoke first:
"Caixia, Taohua is smart and capable, she'll definitely have a good marriage prospect. A plump girl is considered lucky, Taohua should eat more meat!"
Grandma Sun frowned, her eyes revealing deep displeasure.
After saying that, she put two more goose wings on Zhao Taohua's plate.
Zhang Caixia's face turned a deep shade of liver with anger; all the good things had been given to Zhao Taohua by Old Lady Sun.
"Grandma, Feng is your eldest grandson. How come you didn't even give him a goose leg or a goose wing?"
Today, it was my first time eating at the Zhao family's old house, and you didn't give me any food.
"From now on, I'm going to marry into the Zhao family's old residence, while Peach Blossom's family has already separated and is no longer part of the Zhao family's old residence."
Zhang Caixia complained with dissatisfaction.
She felt that Grandma Sun was not quite right in the head and couldn't tell who she should be kind to.
Grandma Sun's eyes widened upon hearing her words, and she could no longer contain her fiery temper:
“Peach Blossom is my own granddaughter, how can she not be a member of our Zhao family’s old house?”
Even if the second branch of the family separates, they still have the blood of the Zhao family flowing in their veins.
Peach blossoms are our family's lucky star and hero, so it's only natural that we eat goose legs and wings.
As for you and Xiaofeng, there's a whole table of food on the table; eat it or not, it's up to you!
Zhang Caixia hadn't expected Old Lady Sun to be so disrespectful. Just as she was about to say something more, Zhao Feng tugged at her arm and whispered:
"Caixia, let's eat something else. You like vegetarian food, so I'll get you some greens, okay?"
When Zhang Caixia saw that Zhao Feng had actually picked up half a bowl of vegetables, her brows furrowed so deeply they could have trapped a fly.
She immediately got angry and yelled, "Are you sick? There are so many meat dishes on the table, why are you giving me vegetables? What do you mean by that?"
Who cares about vegetables anymore?
She wondered if Zhao Feng was mentally ill.
Zhao Feng hurriedly transferred the vegetables from her bowl to his own, and then gave her some meat dishes instead, which improved her expression.
He was puzzled, because she had just said that young women shouldn't eat too much meat, otherwise they wouldn't be able to get married.
Did he overhear something?
Why does she still need to eat so much meat?
Everyone in the Zhao family's old house frowned. After Zhao Taohua and her family of three finished lunch, they left.
On the way back, Ms. Qian couldn't help but complain:
"What kind of girl has Xiao Feng taken a fancy to? She almost made me angry to death during lunch today. She even spoke ill of our Peach Blossom."
If Grandma Sun hadn't reprimanded her then, she definitely would have scolded Zhang Caixia.
No matter who she is, even if she is Zhao Feng's betrothed, he will still curse her without hesitation!
Today, Ms. Qian had a ready-made lunch at the Zhao family's old house, but she didn't expect that Zhang Caixia would ruin her appetite.
Zhao Taohua smiled and comforted her, "Mother, don't be angry. It's not worth getting sick over her."
Anyway, she's not family, and we won't see her many more times.
Qian thought this made sense. After Zhang Caixia married into the Zhao family's old house, she would let her cause trouble for the people in the Zhao family's old house!
Today was Zhang Caixia's first visit, and she could anger everyone present with just a few words. During the meal, everyone was furious many times.
Unexpectedly, no sooner had the three of them arrived home than Grandma Sun came again.
She kindly handed Zhao Taohua a red envelope: "Taohua, since you're not having New Year's Eve dinner at the old house tonight, Grandma will give you your lucky money in advance."
New Year's money?
Zhao Taohua was taken aback. In her previous life, she had never received New Year's money because she had no relatives. Therefore, no one gave her New Year's money, which made her forget about the tradition of giving New Year's money during the Spring Festival.
In fact, receiving lucky money has many benefits. It can protect children from evil spirits and ward off evil in the new year.
Zhao Taohua put away the New Year's money, and suddenly an idea came to her mind.
Shen Ming will be coming over for New Year's Eve dinner tonight, and she'll prepare a lucky money gift for him later.
Just as Zhao Taohua was making plans in her mind, she suddenly heard Old Lady Sun ask her:
"Peach Blossom, could you help me look at Zhang Caixia's face? Is she suitable to be the granddaughter-in-law of our Zhao family's old house? I'll give you money!"