Farming Happiness: Husband, Come and Plough the Fields

FH Chapter 14: 

 坑你没商量！

No negotiation! 

Liu rubbed her chin, looking at her niece who didn’t look like a troublemaker, but both of her eyes were bright and cunning, reaching right to the heart of people, which immediately made her embarrassed.

    

Li Haitang was about to get married and leave, so she couldn’t afford to deliberately complicate an issue at this critical moment.

 

“That spice, your eldest aunt and I used some, but not much in total …”

 

Liu blushed and explained, in fact, there are still some, only the years of marriage. She felt satisfied for the first time, just like the feeling of being a big girl, it’s not easy to enjoy it this time. Let her hand over the spices, she is definitely unwilling. 

 

“Eldest aunt, they say that when a woman gets married, she has to keep silver money on her body, and I don’t have a single coin, so I always feel

uncomfortable.”

    

Li Haitang only had a token left behind by her mother, which was valuable, but she could not give it away easily, otherwise it would be difficult to go to her grandmother’s place to claim a family connection.

 

Time was running out, so she opened the door and saw the mountain or in other words, to get right to the point: with one purpose in mind, to ask for money.

 

The family’s financial power is in the hands of the old lady, but Liu, who knows how to make a living, has taken many favors from the Qin family and must have savings in her hands.

 

“I don’t have…”

 

Liu was just about to open her mouth when she was interrupted by Li Haitang, “Eldest Auntie, I know, behind grandma, you hide the silver. I also don’t need a lot of money,just give me five taels of silver.”

 

Li Haitang’s mouth was five taels, this was Liu’s limit, if it’s more than that, she would rather scratch each other’s face—quarrel openly, Liu would never give the money. 

 

“Three taels, five taels, I don’t have it.”

 

Liu felt hurt inside, her son married a wife. It’s all about the money from the family, but it’s not the same for the daughter. Both the palm and the back of the hand are made of flesh which mean she valued both equally. Qiu Ju is getting married but her mother is not very capable, yet the money to be taken out is bound to be many. 

 

“Five taels, elder aunt, not a chopper coin less.”

 

Originally, Li Haitang was only testing, but when she saw that Liu unexpectedly had bargained, she had a plan in mind: five taels of silver, Liu could definitely get it out.

 

“Eldest Auntie, think about it, if Grandma knows that you have hidden the silver….”

 

The words are half said, half left, the rest of the meaning is self-evident, it goes without saying, Li Haitang most likes to use the middle way to threaten people, out of a mouthful of insult, not threaten Liu then threaten who?!

 

“Hurry up a little, don’t delay our counselor from marrying a wife or we will not let you eat, pocket!”

 

Outside the door, the carriage sent to escort the bride to the groom’s house came to welcome the bride. Mr. Qin suddenly felt a chill. He did not come himself, but sent a servant on behalf of him. 

 

“Fine,fine, but this is something that you have to rot in your stomach.”

 

If she ruined the wedding, Liu would be the sinner of the Li family. She was not afraid of Li Haitang saying anything at all, but she was worried that it would deliberately complicate an issue and she would be the one who would be unlucky if the problem came out of her!

 

All together, she had about eight taels of silver in her pocket, and Liu took it all with her. She thought about it, but she couldn’t commit a crime at this critical moment. She had to reluctantly take out her purse from her sleeve pocket, count five taels of silver and give it to Li Haitang.

 

Liu’s heart was very uncomfortable, firstly, because she was distressed because of money, and secondly, because she did not expect to be tricked by her niece Li Haitang. In her heart, her niece was just like her honest parents, who did not say a word even when they were bullied.

 

“On the big day, who are you showing your stern face?”

 

Old Mrs. Li lifted the curtain and saw Liu’s bitter face when she entered the door, she was immediately furious. It would be bad for the Qin family to see this kind of face out in the open and add to the bad luck.

 

“Mother, it’s because I can’t let Haitang go.”

 

Liu rubbed her eyebrow, but she didn’t have the time to worry about the silver, for fear that her shrewd mother-in-law would see the truth so she defended herself by saying, “This time after Haitang gets married, next it will be Qiu Ju’s turn. As her mother, I am…”