CHAPTER 1308: CHAPTER 668: BLESSING OR CURSE

First update, doubling the monthly ticket, asking for support with pink tickets.

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"Isn’t that what we’re talking about?" Lady Zhang sighed and nodded.

"How is it possible? Did my Brother Erlang agree?" Lian Manman couldn’t believe it. What does one string of coins a month mean in the tenant farmer families of the Thirty Mile Camp? You must know that most tenant farmers work themselves to death all year, live frugally, and if they can earn five or six taels of silver, it’s considered a very good year.

For Erlang to support a whole family and then take out this extra string of coins every month is simply impossible. Who is Erlang, and what can he do? Erlang has no special skills, just his physical strength. Even if he neither eats nor wears anything and works non-stop, he still couldn’t earn that much in a month.

Because in this place, labor is not valued. Moreover, even if you have the labor, there’s no guarantee you can find work because there are few job opportunities.

Erlang can only scratch a living from the soil, occasionally doing some odd jobs. Where can he earn that string of coins?

This isn’t about the burden being heavy; it’s about being impossible.

"He agreed to give it, but he doesn’t have that much, so he asked if he could substitute with something else, like giving grain or firewood." Wu Lang said.

"The Second Master’s couple is asking for the lion’s share, they’re not willing in their hearts. Just because Old Master agreed in front, they set up this difficult problem." Lady Zhang said, "The Second Master said Erlang is willing to work hard for those two families, so he should work hard for them too. They can’t have raised a son for nothing, they have to earn whatever they can back."

But they can’t open their mouths so wide, killing the chicken to get the eggs, isn’t this pushing Erlang to a dead end, and I’m sure the Luo side wouldn’t agree to this either.

"Are they trying to get the Old Luo family to disagree, to ruin this matter?" Lian Manman thought for a moment and said.

"They probably have that intention too." Wu Lang nodded.

"So how are things now?" Lian Manman asked.

"Erlang went to Luo Family Village to negotiate with Luo Xiaoyan. He also asked your father and your third uncle to intervene, asking the Second Master’s couple to lower their demands, saying at least he should be able to get by. Although Old Master agreed, the Second Master’s couple wants money, and he can’t stop them completely. He also said they were asking for too much." Lady Zhang sighed again, "It’s said that every family has its own difficult scripture to recite, who doesn’t have issues? But the commotion there at the old mansion is really rare."

Lian Manman wanted to say this was inevitable, but in the end, held back. The atmosphere of a family, to a large extent, is decided by the head of the family. Not to mention others, just look at Lady Zhou, so capable of causing trouble, there’s hardly a moment of peace in that family.

Lady Zhou is someone who lives in strife, and although she didn’t get involved in this matter, her influence is everywhere. Although the others in the old mansion are more straightforward than Lady Zhou, they are all making noise in their own way. Some are making noise to leave, and some are making noise to gain more benefits.

Thinking of this, Lian Manman coughed dryly, perhaps her thoughts were somewhat biased. But there was no way around it, she’s not an immortal and can’t remain absolutely objective at all times. She dislikes Lady Zhou, so she is somewhat unfavorable towards people and things related to Lady Zhou.

"If not for this, it wouldn’t be so difficult to find a wife, and Erlang wouldn’t have to specifically find that Luo Xiaoyan." Lian Shouxin said.

"It will also be a difficult matter when it comes to Si Lang and Liulang in the future." Lian Shouli said quietly to Lian Shouxin, "Big Brother also told me something today."

"What did he say, was it what he pulled you aside to talk about?" Lian Shouxin unconsciously lowered his voice as he asked.

"He said he wants to remarry." Lian Shouli hesitated for a moment, and finally said, lowering his voice just like Lian Shouxin. "He wanted me to find out if there are any young widows."

Lian Shouxin’s expression was complex, speechless for a while.

"I didn’t agree to it." Lian Shouli hurriedly said in a small voice, "Where would I know any widows?"

Lian Shouxin and Lian Shouli were whispering on one side, and the other people in the room didn’t notice, just assuming that the two were discussing making a coffin for Old Master Lian. Lian Zhizhi, Lian Manman, and Lian Yeye had already risen and gone to the west room earlier.

In the following two days, the Lian Family Old Mansion was particularly lively. Generally, for marriage discussions, a matchmaker would go back and forth, but for Erlang and Luo Xiaoyan’s marriage, no matchmaker was involved, yet people were moving in and out.

Erlang and Luo Xiaoyan seemed to have reached an agreement. The original conditions proposed by the Luo family didn’t change, and they agreed to provide for Lian Shouyi and Lady He every month, but one string of coins was really not feasible, so they wanted Lian Shouyi and Lady He to lower the conditions.