The groom was kidnapped on the wedding day? Fine! I'll marry someone else.

Chapter 164 Shouldn’t They Be Filial to Us?

"My in-laws, what you mean is that if you ask for an extra 200 yuan in betrothal gifts now, you won't ask Jianjun and Cui'e for it again in the future?" Xu Kui asked.

Father Zhao glanced at Xu Jianjun and Zhao Cui'e, thinking that his two sons would be getting married after the new year. Their family worked hard in the fields and had not saved more than 200 yuan in several years. In addition, his second daughter's ungrateful reaction today made him feel that he could not rely on this ungrateful person in the future.

So he said in a rough voice: "If we can't count on you now, how can we count on you in the future?

"Okay then." Xu Kui agreed.

The Zhao family was delighted.

Xu Kui added, "Today, let everyone and Village Chief Liu help bear witness. Our Xu family is willing to pay an extra two hundred yuan as a betrothal gift, but you must sign a written agreement with the two children. In the future, the children can give it to you if they are willing, and you are not allowed to ask them for it if they don't want it."

Father Zhao said dissatisfiedly: "Shouldn't they be filial to us?"

Xu Kui: "Whether filial piety is practiced or not is up to the children. If you treat them well, they will naturally be filial."

These words immediately shut Mr. Zhao up.

Xu Kui asked Zhao Cui'e to get a pen and paper and really asked her to write a receipt.

The Zhao couple were actually a little reluctant and both said they couldn't write.

Xu Yu then took out a box of rouge made from medicine from his cloth bag and said enthusiastically, "You can't write, but you can press your fingerprints. Come on, I happen to have something for pressing fingerprints here. You just need to press your fingerprints."

After saying that, he asked Jiang Yi to get some water.

Jiang Yi looked around. He was the tallest person present and saw the Zhao family's water tank at a glance.

He walked straight over there.

The people standing over there subconsciously made way for him when he walked over.

Jiang Yi quickly got some water over.

Xu Yu only took a small drop, and after the powder was wet, she took it to the Zhao couple and said, "Uncle Zhao, Aunt Zhao, you can just dip your thumb in this and press your fingerprint. Don't worry, this powder is not poisonous."

Both of them looked at Xu Yu with some unpleasant eyes.

But the next moment, their scalps went numb and they felt Jiang Yi's sharp gaze looking at them.

The two of them didn't dare to say anything more and just pressed their fingerprints on the paper.

Then Xu Yu asked the village chief of Liushu Village and a group of cadres to put their fingerprints on the document.

They actually didn't want to get involved in this kind of thing, but when Jiang Yi stared at them, they pressed the button subconsciously.

The Xu family gave them another two hundred yuan as a betrothal gift.

After paying the betrothal gifts, it was time for the Xu family to go back.

As Xu Yu was leaving, he deliberately asked loudly and jokingly, "Uncle Zhao, Aunt Zhao, your family members haven't been secretly bullying my sister-in-law these days, have they?"

Hearing this, Zhang Hongmei said to the Zhao family seriously, "We have given 400 yuan as a betrothal gift. We hope you will treat Cui'e well in the next few days. When we come to pick her up, if she is in a bad mood or has lost weight, we will come and have a good talk with her."

Xu Yu immediately continued, "I don't think Uncle Zhao and Aunt Zhao will do that. After all, my two brothers need to find wives next year. If my reputation is ruined, who would be willing to marry me?"

When the Zhao family heard this, their faces turned dark. Even if they had many complaints and anger towards Zhao Cui'e in their hearts and were ready to teach her a lesson in private, they didn't dare to do so after hearing what Xu Yu said.

Mother Zhao gritted her teeth and smiled as she replied, "What nonsense are you talking about, girl? Cui'e is our daughter, how could we possibly bully her? My daughter is getting married soon, and I'm so heartbroken."

Xu Yu looked relieved. "That's great. I was worried that you'd be scolding your sister-in-law in private these past few days, and then trying to blackmail her into believing she was unfilial. You should get along well with her. After all, your sister-in-law is going to work in the city, so she won't come home very often, and her chances of visiting her parents' home will be even less. If you treat her well and make her miss you, maybe she'll even buy you some wine and meat when she comes back."

Xu Yu's words made Mr. and Mrs. Zhao pause for a moment.

It obviously brought them back to their senses.

Xu Yu looked at Zhao Cui'e and winked at her.

Zhao Cui'e looked at her sister who had changed a lot. In the past, she only loved her because of her love for her family, but after today, she suddenly fell in love with her from the bottom of her heart.

She couldn't help but give her a smile in return.

The Xu family went back.

Xu Jianjun then returned to the county town to continue working.

Over the next few days, Xu Yu and Jiang Yi mostly stayed at the Xu family to help prepare for the wedding.

During these few days, Jiang Yi took a group of young people from the Xu family to the edge of the deep mountains to hunt some prey.

In a blink of an eye, it was the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month. Today, the Xu family slaughtered a pig for a banquet, and Jiang Qingyun and Yang Wenhui also came to help.

A group of girls stood by and laughed as they watched a group of young men pulling the pig out of the pigsty and holding it down.

After the pig was slaughtered and half of it was divided, Xu Jianping and another cousin delivered it.

Jiang Yi was here helping to cut the pork into pieces.

Xu Yu and several cousins ​​sat together washing radishes and cabbages.

Everyone started gossiping while washing.

"Have you heard? Liu Fengjuan's face suddenly became black and white for some reason. It looked scary."

"Did she eat something she shouldn't have?"

"Is he poisoned?"

When everyone said this, they subconsciously looked at Xu Yu.

Xu Yu asked in confusion: "Why are you looking at me?"

A cousin asked, "Sister Xiaoyu, Dr. Huang has been staying at your house these days. Has anyone from the Zhang family visited Dr. Huang and you?"

"No."

"She has that on her face, why hasn't she asked Dr. Huang or you for medicine?"

Xu Yu guessed: "I might come here soon."

……

Xu Yu was right. Not long after, Zhang Yang really came looking for him.

He walked up to Xu Yu, rubbing his hands together with a forced smile: "Xu Yu, can you prescribe some medicine for Feng Juan's face? She suddenly has a lot of black spots on her face. She said you are good at treating them."

Xu Yu asked him, "Did she tell me how the dark spots on her face came about?"

"She said she went to the mountains to dig winter bamboo shoots and something seemed to bite her and that's when she became like that."

"She must have been bitten by a poisonous creature."

"Ah! Then can you help her detoxify?"

"I need to go check on her."

After Xu Yu finished speaking, he stood up and said to Jiang Yi who was busy over there: "Brother Yi, I'm going to the educated youth site."

Jiang Yi subconsciously put down the knife in his hand and prepared to follow.

Xu Yu hurriedly said, "I can go alone."

Jiang Yi nodded at her and said, "Don't be gone for too long."

Xu Yu smiled and replied, "Okay."

Then Xu Yu followed Zhang Yang to the educated youth site.

Liu Fengjuan returned to the educated youth site with money she gave to the educated youth, so no one had any objection to her living there.

Zhang Yang brought Xu Yu to the door of one of the rooms, knocked on it, and called out, "Fengjuan."

"I called Xu Yu over. Open the door and ask her to take a look at the black spots on your face. She said it might be caused by a bite from some poisonous creature."

There was a noise inside the room.

Soon Liu Fengjuan opened the door.

As soon as she appeared in front of the two of them, Xu Yu saw from the corner of his eye that Zhang Yang turned his eyes away a little.

Liu Fengjuan also noticed it, and a cold smile appeared on her lips. Then she asked Xu Yu: "Can you help me detoxify?"

Xu Yu nodded: "Yes."

Then he added seriously, "But the poison on your face looks like it was caused by a venomous insect bite. If you want to remove the poison, you have to find an antidote. There are two antidotes that require going deep into the mountains to obtain. Going deep into the mountains at this time is like a dead end. I can't take that risk for the poison on your face."

Zhang Yang asked hurriedly, "Can the poison on her face be removed when the weather clears?"

Xu Yu glanced at him and said, "No, if the poison is not cured now, not only her face will become like this, but her whole body will become like this. When her whole body is covered with it, your Zhang family can start the feast."

Zhang Yang opened his mouth, looking shocked and bewildered.

Liu Fengjuan showed a sad expression. She asked Xu Yu: "Can the antidote you mentioned be bought in a big city?"

Zhang Yang also looked at Xu Yu.

Xu Yu thought for a moment and said, "There should be some in the city, but that kind of medicinal material is very precious. You can't buy it without twenty or thirty yuan. But let me tell you, if you don't detoxify yourself within four or five days, even if you buy the medicine, its effectiveness will be greatly reduced, and the dark spots on your face will never go away."

Liu Fengjuan seemed unable to bear the blow and stumbled backwards. She hurriedly grabbed the door frame and looked at Zhang Yang anxiously, "Zhang Yang, can you please go to the city and buy me an antidote right away?"