"Have the Yang family found another suitable candidate for Chongxi?" Yong Ruo asked the housekeeper of the Yang family who came to retire, a middle-aged woman named Aunt Xiao.
She felt that this was the only explanation!
Aunt Xiao showed a little surprise on her face. Even Mrs. Gu, who was full of embarrassment and sympathy, showed some surprise on her face.
Yong Ruo hooked the corners of his mouth ironically: "It seems that it is indeed the case!" It is really realistic to be ruthless!
"The girl is quite smart, but unfortunately her background is too poor, so don't blame the Yang family for being ruthless." Aunt Xiao had an undisguised contempt on her face, "The Yang family didn't expect to marry a young lady to go back. But I hope to marry a girl with a clean family background. Your family is poor, but your father is a criminal, a criminal who died in prison after being punished with a stick! Is your family background still considered clean?!
"And your mother, who was dying of illness, if she almost dies on the day of great joy, is the Yang family celebrating happiness or attracting evil
"Let's talk about the girl herself. The girl set up an array of bamboo nails in her yard, and pierced the soles of the feet of the Wu family brothers! I heard that Wu Er's feet are now swollen and black, and she is wailing all day long. The girl is so vicious. My Yang family doesn't dare to ask for my disposition..."
Yong Ruo sneered and interrupted her: "What's the situation in my family? Didn't Aunt Gu hide it from you when we talked about the marriage before? She didn't think so at the time, but now she doesn't think so. It's just making excuses for your family's treachery. Why do you have to say it so grandly?"
Aunt Xiao's complexion darkened, and she said: "Just because you are the daughter of a sinner, you are worthy of my family's faith and righteousness?! I'm ashamed for you! You'd better withdraw the marriage honestly, don't try to fool around shamelessly. Rely on my family! If you ask me to use any means to deal with you, everyone will lose face!"
"Don't worry! Such a treacherous family, I also want to divorce." Yong Ruo didn't want to continue, and decided to cut the mess quickly, "Ms. Xiao also said that my family is poor, and I ordered a lot of things for the wedding. Now the wedding If it can’t be done, those deposits will not come back. This loss needs to be paid by the Yang family!”
Aunt Xiao's face was slightly surprised, and she hurriedly said: "Miss, don't worry! The money will come from the Yang family. Mrs. Tai said: If the girl readily agrees to withdraw the marriage, my family will only take back the Geng stickers, marriage certificate and money." A few expensive dowry gifts. The rest, as well as the six hundred taels of silver, can be regarded as compensation for your family. With this money, the girl can buy a decent dowry and choose another good family. This is also my family Accumulated virtue and blessings for the Seventh Young Master!"
Yong Ruo said sarcastically: "Your wife's wife is kind! But there's no need! If you want to get rid of the marriage, you should get rid of it, why bother with it?!"
The strange color on Aunt Xiao's face became more obvious: "Girl, it's better not to have too much backbone! Life is hard, can your spine be eaten?"
"Spineless rice, I'm sick of eating it."
"Then it's up to you! The Yang family is benevolent and righteous. If you don't want to benefit yourself, don't go outside and talk nonsense, so as not to annoy the Hou Mansion, you can't afford it."
Yong Ruo snorted coldly and didn't speak again.
No wonder Aunt Xiao is acting like this!
It turned out that the Yang family wanted to get rid of the marriage and also want to have a good reputation, so they did everything they could to coerce and lure them. It really is the style of the powerful and shameless!
She wanted to make a fortune. But her family only has a few women and children, and a thatched yard! Before, they only got some meat snacks, but the Wu family brothers came to steal them; if there were hundreds of taels of silver and many pieces of precious jewelry at home, who knows what kind of gangsters would be attracted!
This kind of compensation is better not to hold the hand and block the heart.
If someone breaks off the engagement, don't make up for it, the loss will be for nothing.
But the situation is stronger than people, and there is nothing she can do about it.
Aunt Xiao was afraid that the night would be long and dreamy, and Yong Ruo also thought that it would be better to end the matter earlier. The two hit it off immediately, got in the car immediately, went to the shop where Yong Ruo had ordered things, ran one by one, apologized to the shopkeeper, and returned all the ordered things.
The lost deposit will be borne by the Yang family.
Back at Yong's house, Yong Ruo asked Yong Qiao to invite Qin's widow, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to the east, and two gossiping women in the alley, to come to the house to witness his divorce.
Aunt Xiao said suspiciously: "It's not a glorious thing for a girl's family to get divorced. It's too late for others to cover it up, but you want someone to witness it. What are you trying to do?"
"I'm not afraid of losing face, what else is Aunt Xiao afraid of?" Yong Ruo said coldly, "The divorce must be made clearly. Why the two families divorced, and what dowry gifts I returned, all need to be left as witnesses. Don’t worry that Aunt Xiao secretly gave up the six hundred taels of silver and the dowry that the Yang family didn’t take back, but said that I kept it, how can I make it clear?”
The point is: she has to let everyone in the alley know that she didn't get any benefits from this divorce, so please keep her house safe!
Aunt Xiao's face was livid with anger: "Bah! Do you think everyone has shallow eyes like you poor ghosts? It's just six hundred taels of silver. Although I am a slave, I don't pay attention to it. If you want to lose face, you can Throw it away! But you remember what I said, don't try to ruin the reputation of the Houfu, lest you feel guilty!"
Yong Ruo urged Yong Qiao, who was so angry that she was in tears, to invite someone.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Qin family and the two wretched women soon arrived.
Yong Ruo said: "Young Master Yang Qi of the Marquis of Yongchang is seriously ill, and he needs to marry a girl with my birth date. Because my mother is ill, I also want to have a good time, so I agreed to this marriage. But today, someone from the Yang family came , saying that his family has found another more suitable candidate for Chongxi, and they are retiring their marriage with my family. Since the Yang family is determined to resign the engagement, my family can only agree. I invite all the neighbors here today to trouble you to be witnesses. Clearly annulled the marriage."
Aunt Xiao hurriedly said: "My wife said that she will only take back a few valuable ancestral betrothal gifts, and the rest of the betrothal gifts and the six hundred taels of betrothal silver will be given to your family as compensation. You, the daughter of a criminal, take advantage of this unfinished business. What else do you want after making such a huge windfall in your marriage?"
Yong Ruo looked at her and smiled sarcastically. This Mrs. Xiao can really talk!
It is customary at this time: if the man wants to withdraw the engagement after the engagement, the bride price must be left to the woman as compensation;
Now that the Yang family is retiring the engagement, it stands to reason that all the betrothal gifts have to be left to the Yong family.
They wanted to "take back a few expensive betrothal gifts", but it was a bit unreasonable. Coupled with the disparity in family status between the two families, this move was even more suspected of bullying others.
But the "valuable dowry gift" that the Yang family wanted to take back before, has now become an "ancestral precious dowry gift" in Aunt Xiao's mouth. Since it is "inherited from the ancestors", it is natural to have to take it back, otherwise it will become unfilial.
Although it is still unreasonable, it is extenuating!
She also used sensitive words such as "a criminal's daughter" and "a big fortune" to divert everyone's attention, deliberately ambiguous and confusing right and wrong. If she is not forgiving, does she still want to slander the Yong family for "concealing the sinner's identity and fraudulent marriage"? Then sweep the matchmaker, Aunt Gu, into it too
After all, when Mrs. Gu explained the situation of the Yong family to the Houfu, she couldn't say it in public. If the Yang family categorically denied that she had said it, and accused her of cheating the Yang family for being greedy for reward, she would be completely speechless.
As expected of the housekeeper of the Hou Mansion! This ability to bully others and turn black and white is very human!
If it weren't for the embarrassment and untenableness of "Houfu's divorced marriage", wouldn't Mrs. Xiao still want to pin the blame of "breach of faith" on the Yong family
After hearing Aunt Xiao's words, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Qin family exchanged glances, but said nothing.
The two wretched-mouthed women smacked their tongues, glanced at Yong Ruo with envy and envy, and muttered in a low voice: "That's right! A daughter of a criminal, what else do you want?!" "With such a large sum of money Dowry, what kind of people can't marry? No matter how greedy you are, you will be too dissatisfied!"
Yong Ruo took a deep breath, and forcefully said the key point: "Ms. Xiao is wrong! Since you want to retire the engagement, you must retire cleanly! Whether it is the dowry gift or compensation from the Houfu, I will not ask for a penny!"
Although it is a human custom to compensate the party whose marriage has been divorced, if someone does not want this compensation, it is also their character and cannot be criticized.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Qin family raised eyebrows and stared at Yong Ruo in surprise.
Those two wretched-mouthed women looked at Yong Ruo as if they were looking at a madman!
Seeing that Yong Ruo didn't want to publicly say that the mansion was wrong, Aunt Xiao quietly breathed a sigh of relief, and pretended to persuade: "Miss Yong, with your family status and family background, it's better to accept this compensation! You Mother is still sick! I always need money to ask the doctor to prescribe medicine. Your three siblings also need money for marriage... "
Yong Ruo said lightly: "Since the engagement is going to be withdrawn, Aunt Xiao will not have to worry about these matters!"
She asked Yongqiao to move all the dowry money into the yard.
Ceremony cakes and seafood, three animals and two fruits, sesame tea ceremony and other things are nothing more than that. The two sets of complicated, gorgeous, solemn and exquisite red gold silk inlaid heads and faces, several pairs of dragon and phoenix bracelets, and more than a dozen pairs of hairpins and hairpins are simply beautiful. Blind the eyes of the impoverished people in Mopan Hutong!
The six hundred taels of silver and twenty-three official ingots of good quality were neatly arranged in two large square plates cushioned with velvet.
In the missing corner, there are some pieces of silver.
Yongruo read the dowry gift list and bill in public, and gave the remaining dowry gift and dowry silver points to Aunt Xiao, explaining the reason for the broken official ingot and what it was used for, and finally wrote a list For the receipt, ask Mrs. Xiao to draw and press her fingerprints.
Aunt Xiao is also literate. After looking at the written receipt, there was nothing wrong with it, so he made his fingerprints and left with all his belongings.
The daughter-in-law of the Qin family comforted Yong Ruo a few words, and then went back to her home.
Those two wretched-mouthed women watched those silver and gold and silver jewelry being carried out of Yong's house without leaving the house, and said that Yong Ruo is stupid! So much white silver, so much golden jewelry, she actually pushed it out! When they gossip with people, there is probably no shortage of topics for a while!