Siheyuan: Black and steady Gou Laoliu

The next morning, in the middle courtyard of the Siheyuan at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang, the Jia family.

The mother and son got up early, put on decent clothes, and prepared to go to the countryside to cancel the engagement.

After Jia Dongxu agreed to marry Niu Erzhuang's sister last night, the two families immediately made peace and decided to get the marriage certificate overnight.

Niu Erzhuang wanted to cut the Gordian knot and asked his sister and Jia Dongxu to get the marriage certificate early in the morning;

But since Jia Dongxu was already engaged, he had to cancel the engagement first. Besides, the betrothal gift was not a small amount of money, so he couldn't give it to an outsider.

Therefore, Niu Erzhuang gave the Jia family half a day to deal with the cancellation of the engagement first.

Jia Zhang was so angry that her son did not marry a daughter-in-law that satisfied her that she cried silently until the second half of the night before she could barely fall asleep. The only comfort she got was the fact that her future in-laws were wealthy.

Although it was a tragedy to lose a well-behaved and obedient daughter-in-law, it was not bad to marry into a wealthy family;

What's more, the wealthy in-laws have so many relatives. With so many relatives supporting them, the Jia family will no longer have to suffer the humiliation like before!

We must teach the Han family in the front yard a lesson! We must teach those people in the yard who laughed at their family last night a lesson!

And now her family’s top priority is to find Qin Huairu’s family to cancel the engagement. They must get back all the betrothal gifts and the money spent on that little slut Qin Huairu!

Otherwise, once Qin Huairu's family finds out about her son's scandal that ruined the girl's innocence, it will be difficult to cancel the engagement.

If we cancel the engagement now, we can catch Qin Huairu's family off guard and cancel the engagement smoothly.

In order to increase their influence, Jia Zhang also asked Yi Zhonghai to act as a lobbyist and asked Yi Zhonghai to call on Sha Zhu, who was good at fighting.

In Jia Zhang's imagination, if the four of them went to cancel the engagement in such a big way, those country folk would be scared half to death with their inexperienced looks, so how could they dare to say no!

"Dongxu, go check if your master and Shazhu are up?"

"I'll go right away." Jia Dongxu responded. Even after a night had passed, every time he thought of Qin Huairu, he couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache. It was a heart-wrenching pain, so painful that he wanted to bang his head against the wall.

Jia Dongxu sighed to himself and walked towards the door, just in time to see his master leaving with a sad face.

Yi Zhonghai felt that this marriage might not be so easy to cancel, and the two sides might even fight. However, his apprentice had something to do, and as a master he had to step in, so he had no choice but to go ahead.

The most important thing is that there is no benefit in accompanying the apprentice to cancel the engagement. Not only does one have to take time off and lose a day's salary, but one also has to use the favor of others to get something for nothing. It's simply a huge loss.

How could Yi Wanhua be happy when encountering such a bad thing? He sighed and made pancakes until late at night before falling asleep.

In addition, Qin Huairu also lent him 5 yuan ( yuan), and he had to get this money back as well.

In fact, Yi Yinbi was more inclined to let Qin Huairu be his apprentice's wife. However, now that his apprentice had done such a stupid thing, even though he knew that it was a deliberate plot, he could only accept it.

Jia Dongxu greeted him guiltily, and Yi Zhonghai nodded imperceptibly without saying much.

At this moment, a figure suddenly rushed into the middle courtyard and said thankfully: "Luckily I made it in time!"

The master and his disciple looked in the direction of the voice and saw who else could it be but Matchmaker Wang.

Seeing Matchmaker Wang, Jia Dongxu frowned unconsciously. Normally, he should inform the matchmaker before canceling the engagement, but his mother said last night that he would have to pay the matchmaker, so there was no need to find a matchmaker to cancel the engagement.

"Aunt Wang, what brings you here so early in the morning?"

Matchmaker Wang rolled her eyes and said unhappily, "It's more than just a matter of fact. It's a huge matter! If I had come a little later, you guys would have rashly canceled the engagement and someone would have died!"

Matchmaker Wang sighed and pointed to the Jia family: "This is not the place to talk, let's go inside and talk."

After saying this, she walked towards the Jia family on her own.

The master and disciple were curious and quickly followed him into the house.

Matchmaker Wang found a seat and sat down in a familiar manner: "Jia Zhang, don't look at my nose as not a nose and my eyes as not eyes. Let me ask you first, how many people do you plan to take to the countryside to cancel the engagement?"

"Four people. Me, Dongxu, Dongxu's mother, and Shazhu." Yi Zhonghai was already worried that the two sides would fight, and he felt that Matchmaker Wang did not seem to be talking nonsense.

Matchmaker Wang shook her head and smiled: "You are so brave! Four of you dare to go to Qinjia Village to cancel the engagement! Do you know that canceling an engagement is equivalent to making a mortal enemy in the countryside? Half of the people in Qinjia Village are relatives of Qin Lao San's family. If you four go to cancel the engagement, what's the difference between that and seeking death?"

Jia Zhang said disdainfully: "Don't try to scare people here. They are just a bunch of ignorant country folk. What's there to be afraid of?"

Matchmaker Wang took over the conversation and said, "Ms. Jia Zhang, you finally hit the nail on the head! You want to cancel the engagement without any legitimate reason when you run into these ignorant country folks. Isn't that bullying? Can they swallow this?"

She continued to increase her firepower: "You don't think that breaking off an engagement in the countryside means both parties sitting down and discussing it in a friendly manner, do you? Let me tell you, there are dozens of people with weapons surrounding you, beating you up first to vent their anger. If you really encounter a few vicious and cruel people, it's hard to say whether you can leave Qinjia Village upright!"

"Before, two families from Qinjia Village and Liangjia Village got married. Later, the woman wanted to cancel the engagement, and both sides called a lot of people. In the end, many people were injured and the woman's house was robbed. The woman's father and brother both had their legs broken, and their legs haven't recovered yet. If you don't believe it, you can go ask around."

After hearing these words, the expressions of Yi Zhonghai and the other two became extremely solemn. Although it sounded a little unbelievable, it made more sense if they thought about it carefully.

Just imagine, in the courtyard, sometimes people would argue over trivial matters and even fight, let alone something as big as breaking off an engagement.

Matchmaker Wang cleared her throat and said, "Ahem, Jia Zhang, you wouldn't deny me even a bowl of water when I come to your house, would you?"

Jia Zhang was already frightened and flustered, and felt that she had thought the matter was too simple before. She hurriedly said to her son, "Dongxu, go and get your Aunt Wang a bowl of water. I want sugar water."

Upon hearing this, Matchmaker Wang nodded in satisfaction and continued, "Also, Qin Huairu's father, Qin Lao San, is not an honest man! After the marriage is broken off, his family will definitely become a big joke in the village. At that time, he will definitely bring people to your compound and to Jia Dongxu's workplace to cause trouble."

"In the end, let Jia Dongxu bear the label of a man who abandoned his wife for the rest of his life. If you go even further and spread rumors that Jia Dongxu had behaved indecently with Qin Huairu, how can your family live in peace?"

Matchmaker Wang concluded: "When it comes to cancelling the engagement, your family is not in the right and there is nothing you can do about it! Everyone will sympathize with Qin Huairu's family, and no one will side with your family!"

Jia Dongxu was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot: "Aunt Wang, what should I do?"

"Based on my many years of experience, it is impossible for your family to get the full amount of the betrothal gift. With me as the middleman, it is possible to get 20% or 30% back!"

Jia Zhang was so anxious that she jumped up and down: "No! The betrothal gift must be returned in full!"

Matchmaker Wang squinted her eyes and said, "I don't have that ability! If you don't trust me, then go by yourself."

Upon hearing this, Jia Zhang was instantly speechless. To cancel the engagement would be like venturing into a dangerous situation. How could she dare to do that?

"The most I can do for your family is to get half of the betrothal gift. You have to pay me 5 yuan ( yuan) for running errands. I'm afraid I'll have to wear out my lips just by talking, and I'll have to pay a lot of favors. If you don't agree, I'll leave now."

Matchmaker Wang added, "I can guarantee that no one from the Qin family will cause trouble for your family in the future!"

This was equivalent to spending half of the betrothal money to settle the matter. Yi Zhonghai felt it was quite cost-effective. After all, among the four people going to the countryside, the daily salary of three people plus the travel expenses of the four people was already a considerable amount of money.

If I get beaten again, I don’t know how much it will cost.

But Yi Zhonghai couldn't make the decision for the Jia family, so he could only play the supporting role: "Dongxu, if you plan to go to the countryside, remember to find someone to ask for leave for you. The money deducted for absenteeism is higher than that for leave."

Jia Dongxu was also worried that he would be beaten up after going to the countryside, because he had seen how honest people get angry, so he hurriedly advised, "Mom, let Aunt Wang help mediate."

Although Jia Zhang was very unwilling, things had come to this point and she couldn't really go to the countryside to be beaten. She could only chew the Coptis chinensis into pieces and swallow it, nodding in agreement with frustration.

However, Jia Zhang put forward a condition: "Matchmaker Wang, words are not enough, you have to give me a written agreement. If the Qin family comes to trouble my family in the future, you have to double the compensation!"

Matchmaker Wang nodded confidently: "Okay, I'll sign this."

Afterwards, Yi Zhonghai told Qin Huairu about borrowing money.

Matchmaker Wang shook her head when she heard this and said, "Master Yi, go find whoever lent you the money. I don't have the ability to help you get the money back.

Not to mention that the Qin family is not wealthy to begin with, and they have probably spent most of the betrothal gifts long ago. Even if they have to pay half of the betrothal gifts, it would be like cutting their flesh. If they are pushed into a corner, they may not even be willing to return the half of the betrothal gifts!"

So, there was one more person who ate Coptis chinensis.