As soon as I was reborn, my fiancé came to propose marriage!

But she knew that Zhou would definitely ask for a huge sum of money. It would be better for such a good person, who was also her savior, not to be dragged down by her.

Sure enough, when Zhou heard that the other party was coming to propose marriage, she asked for ten taels of silver!

Ten taels of silver is enough for an ordinary family to spend for two whole years!

Among all the brides getting married in Xiaoqiao Village, the one with the highest betrothal gift was the daughter of the village chief. Her husband's family ran an ironware shop in the town and they were quite well-off, so her betrothal gift was only five taels!

The betrothal gift that the eldest sister Cui Yunfang received was less than two taels of silver. Zhou was really pushing herself to death. Cui Yunzhu lowered her head and dared not look at Chen Yan again.

Unexpectedly, Chen Yan agreed immediately!

Later, Cui Yunzhu's face was disfigured, and Chen Yan's eldest sister-in-law Wang suddenly brought a matchmaker to propose marriage on his behalf.

Everyone was surprised that the Chen family would actually send someone to propose marriage, and they surrounded the Cui family.

A glimmer of hope also ignited in Cui Yunzhu's heart.

As long as Chen Yan doesn't despise her, she will treat him well in the future!

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, I want to see what kind of fairy is this, who has bewitched my brother-in-law so much that he is willing to spend ten taels of silver to marry her home! With your appearance, it's good enough if you don't come out to scare people, and you still want to marry into our family? You might as well spend two taels of silver to buy a maid on the street."

"Your family is crazy about money, right? You think our Chen family is fools. My mother asked me to come here to tell your family that this marriage cannot be completed! Our brother-in-law is not a fool!"

As soon as Wang entered the room, she said that this marriage was not valid. She also made some sarcastic remarks in Cui Yunzhu's face before leaving slowly.

Not only was her face ruined, but she was also humiliated by having her engagement broken off in public.

From then on, Cui Yunzhu became a complete joke in Xiaoqiao Village!

She suddenly felt hopeless and resented the Chen family. If they didn't want to get married, then that was fine, but why did they come and rub salt into her wounds?

A year later, the entire Changnan County was hit by famine. The fields failed to produce any crops. The same was true for the surrounding areas. All the rivers within a radius of hundreds of miles dried up.

Staying in the village any longer would mean death, so the village chief, like most villages, called on the villagers to flee southward.

On the way of escape, Zhou sold Cui Yunzhu for a small bag of coarse grains the size of a palm, just because Cui Xiang said he was too hungry!

Fortunately, Chen Yan arrived in time and rescued Cui Yunzhu with twice the amount of coarse grains. From then on, she became a member of the Chen family and stayed with Chen Yan.

The journey of escape was very difficult, but Chen Yan would always think of her first when he had anything good, and always protect her when others bullied her.

Cui Yunzhu finally plucked up the courage to ask the question that had been buried in her heart for a long time. After hearing her question, Chen Yan widened his eyes with a look of disbelief.

His eyes turned red, and he clenched his fists instantly, and whispered, "Sorry."

At that time, he went hunting in the mountains for a whole month, going out early and returning late. After selling the prey with great difficulty, he added the silver he had saved privately to make up ten taels of silver. He immediately ran home happily to ask his mother to propose marriage to the Cui family.

He ran back to the mountain, preparing to hunt more prey to exchange for some silver to buy Cui Yunzhu a new piece of clothes.

Unfortunately, Zheng sprained her waist while working and was bedridden, unable to move. So she gave the silver to her eldest daughter-in-law, Wang, and asked her to go to the Cui family to propose marriage.

Zheng knew that Wang was usually very cunning, but there was no other way at the moment, so she specifically told her to do things well and be polite to her youngest son's future wife, otherwise she would be in trouble if she messed up.

Unexpectedly, on the day of the proposal, not long after Wang arrived, she ran back to Chen's house with disheveled hair and a dirty face. She ran to the main room, sat on the floor, and started crying at the top of her lungs.

She said that the Cui family refused to marry her because the silver was too little, and not only did they rob her of the ten taels of silver she brought, but the Cui mother and daughter also pushed her out.

Wang cried and cursed at the same time, and anyone who saw her would feel that she had suffered a great injustice.

After hearing this, Zheng's smiling face instantly fell. She lay on the bed and shouted that the eldest and second sons of the Chen family were going to the Cui family to reason.

Chen Yan, who had just returned home, also heard Zhou's words while standing in the yard. He thought that Cui Yunzhu was unwilling to marry him, and his hand holding the new clothes slowly dropped.

He stood outside the house for a long time, and finally went in to persuade Zheng: "Mother, I don't want the silver. Sending her back has already ruined her reputation. I was inconsiderate. Now that she doesn't want to marry, this silver is my compensation... I'm sorry for what happened today, sister-in-law, and this new dress is my apology to you."

Wang immediately burst into laughter, got up, took the new clothes, and stroked the material in her hand for a long time.

No one noticed the secret joy in Wang's eyes when she heard Chen Yan say he didn't want the silver.

No one found it strange that Wang, who was so stingy in her daily life, would easily give the silver to the Cui family. She didn't even shout to take it back when it was robbed. People just thought that she was just meddling because the silver was not well earned by her brother-in-law.

How could Zheng not understand how sad her little son was when he was looking at him? Wasn't it because he had someone in his heart that he risked his life day and night to go up the mountain to hunt?

Now things have turned out like this, alas.

"Forget it. Since you say you don't want the money you worked so hard for, why should we ask for it? My son, there are so many good girls in the world. I will ask some girls who are old enough to meet me someday. I promise to find one who will satisfy you..."

Cui Yunzhu burst into tears after hearing what Chen Yan said. It turned out that the truth was this: Chen Yan had never thought of leaving her!

Chen Yan gently embraced her: "I thought about it for a long time, and I still felt that you would not do such a thing. After knowing that the whole village of Xiaoqiao Village fled to the south, I was worried about you and came to find you. Fortunately, fortunately... When we go back and meet up with our parents, we will ask them to be witnesses for us."

"I will definitely give you justice!"

The two hugged each other tightly, and they had already recognized each other without saying anything.

Many people in Yulin Village where the Chen family lived also fled south one after another, but the Chen family had not yet left because of Chen Yan's persuasion.

Chen Yan walked in the mountains all year round and found that when the famine first started, there was a stream deep in the forest. Although the water flow decreased, it was not almost dry like the wells and rivers in the village. There were also many edible wild vegetables in the mountains.

It’s just that there are many wild animals in the deep mountains and the terrain is complicated, so the villagers dare not go deep into the mountains and no one has discovered it.

He thought that the journey to the south was long and full of uncertainties, and the food in the house might not be enough to support the journey to the south. There would also be countless riots along the way, so he persuaded Chen's father and Zheng not to set off in a hurry.

The journey back was not peaceful. The surrounding towns were in chaos. Everyone was thinking that fleeing to the south would give them a chance of survival, so there were countless refugees on the road.

Stealing, looting and smashing are minor matters. Some people gathered together to form teams and attacked many vulnerable refugees. At first, they beat people and robbed food, but later they began to rob women and children.