Hearing the argument coming from the house, Father Su took a few quick steps and quickly ducked into the yard.

Su Qingyu also took the twins and walked in.

Several strange men and women, old and young, were arguing endlessly around step-grandmother Wang and second aunt Feng in the room. Second Uncle Su Erhe was on the side trying to persuade them clumsily.

Cousin Su Youwu and Cousin Xia He were protecting the Feng family, but Cousin Su Youwen was not around.

It was lunchtime, and everyone else in the Su family had gathered in the courtyard.

Su Qingyu listened for a while and finally understood the whole story.

The visitor was Su Youwen’s future in-laws. Since he was going to the front line, Wang Shi had found a match for him. After Su Qing’s wedding, he will also marry his bride.

Previously, they gave the other party ten taels of silver as a betrothal gift, which was already very good in the countryside. But they somehow found out that Su Qingyu’s future husband’s family had given her fifty taels, so trouble broke out.

Your future husband may never come back. Why is it that your grandson only paid 10 taels to my family when you married your granddaughter for 50 taels?

No, several people from the family came to the door, asking for fifty taels.

Su Qingyu heard a few words and couldn’t help but want to roll her eyes.

Before her eldest brother Su Qingsong left, Mother Su wanted to arrange a marriage for him. But their step-grandmother, Wang Shi, didn’t even agree to give her a tael of silver as a betrothal gift. Mother Su had been unhappy ever since.

If Su Youwen hadn’t been Wang Shi’s own grandson, she probably wouldn’t have been able to produce more than ten taels as bride price. After all, she still had a young son, Su Siquan, who was not yet married.

At this time, the Liu family wanted to get more money from the Wang Shi. Let alone doors, there may not even be windows.

If Wang Shi didn’t agree, they would just break off the engagement and give Su Youwen a sack of grain to hire a girl from the mountains who has no land.

Su Qingyu didn’t want to pay attention to it. Her step-grandmother was very good at fighting and rarely lost in fights in the village. She should be able to quarrel with Liu Shi for a long time.

Su Qingyu looked down at the twins who were leaning on her legs fearfully and planned to take them back to the room.

The two little ones couldn’t bear the hunger, especially since they hadn’t had breakfast in the morning; they would be hungry early. If the argument didn’t stop, she planned to bring two small things and get some rice to eat first.

She was holding the twins and was about to move away. Unexpectedly, the Liu family woman caught sight of her and immediately screamed…

“Look at your granddaughter. She’s not as strong as my daughter. She’s so skinny that she can’t even work in the fields for a while! She can get fifty taels, so why should you only give me ten taels? They are all in the same boat, going to be widows soon, why is she the most valuable?”

After hearing this, Su Qingyu stopped and looked at her coldly.

She didn’t want to get married, and it was her business to live a quiet life as a widow. Others made irresponsible remarks that she would be a widow in the future, which was a bit unpleasant.

Su Qingyu saw the two little ones trying to break away from her hands, and seeing her parents about to speak angrily, she said in a cold voice, “Who are you? Can you even compare with me? What kind of in-laws is your daughter from, and what kind of in-laws am I from? Why don’t you compare yourself with those from wealthy families in the county town!”

“What are you talking about, girl? Your family is so much better than mine! You are not as good-looking as my daughter!”

Liu Shi not to be outdone by a younger person jumping up to confront her, immediately jumped to her feet and retorted back at Su Qingyu.

Su Qing looked at herself. She was indeed dark, thin, and flat, looking like a country girl, but her appearance was not ugly. Yangyang was also a beautiful woman.

Besides, even if she looks ugly, you have to compare it!

Su Qingyu looked at her coldly. Her clothes were patched, dusty, and dirty. Su Qingyu felt unhappy. Most farmers in this era were poor and did not have good clothes, but at least you could keep them clean. She also had a thin and mean look on her face.

It added a bit of displeasure.

“My parents gave me all their private money, and my family also gave me money for my dowry. I wonder how much money your family can give to your daughter’s dowry if your family asks for fifty taels?”

Liu Shi jumped up when she heard this: “Her brothers, nephews, and nieces are all waiting for money. What dowry money does she need? If she marries into your family and becomes a widow, how can your family not provide food and clothing?”

With an air of self-righteousness, she declared, “It’s only fair. If you can get fifty taels, my family also wants fifty taels.”

Su Qingyu chuckled lightly and casually glanced at the men, women, and children following Mrs. Liu. She didn’t want to argue with such a woman, so she took the twins and left.

“Mom, we are hungry. If you don’t want to eat, I will take the twins to get some food and eat it in the house.”

“Hey…” Mother Su raised her hand and faced Su Qingyu who was walking to the kitchen, trying to stop her. The whole family hadn’t eaten yet, so why could the younger ones eat first?

She glanced at Wang Shi cautiously and secretly breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that she didn’t say anything. She glanced at Su Dahai again and saw that he was motionless. She thought about it and didn’t say anything more. Her own children felt bad for her.

The children in the courtyard had been hungry for a long time. It was meal time, and Liu Shi’s family ran over, leaving them unable to eat. When they saw Su Qingyu and the twins going to eat, they immediately followed them in.

When Old Su Tou saw that all the juniors had left, including Su Siquan, he shouted towards the kitchen: “You juniors will eat at the table first.”

Su Xiahe glanced at Feng Shi and saw her eyes signaling her to go eat. She looked at her parents worriedly and followed her to the kitchen.

Zheng Shi originally wanted to stay and watch the excitement, but they had just argued and failed.

Although she wasn’t grabbing money from her pocket, giving fifty taels to the Liu family was no joking matter. Who would then take care of her sons in the future? In just two years, Qiu Ju would also get married, and she couldn’t afford it without any money. So, she kept helping her mother-in-law in the argument.

But she was also the tiger in the room, and she had never won an argument against Mr. Liu. She couldn’t resist the hunger in her belly, so after thinking about it, she turned and entered the main room.

Su Sanxi glared at her, but she ignored him totally and disappeared in a hurry.

Su Sanxi glanced at his brother and dasao with a sneer but did not move.

Wang Shi, noticing that Su Qingyu had just assisted in arguing a bit and was now planning to take the little ones to eat first, remained silent. Seeing that the main labor force of the family was still by her side and her courage was not diminished, she immediately prepared herself to argue with Liu Shi again.

But unexpectedly, when Liu Shi and her family heard that it was time to eat, they looked at each other and said, “We happen to be hungry too. After walking for more than ten miles, we are very hungry now. Do you mind hosting us?”

When Wang Shi heard this, she was about to jump up, but Old Man Su rushed to speak: “It should be done.”

He then looked at the eldest daughter-in-law and the second daughter-in-law and asked them to stir-fry some more vegetables and add a plate of scrambled eggs. There wasn’t much meat to buy at this time. Killing the chicken was like killing Wang Shi. Old Su didn’t dare to give orders, so he only asked for a plate of scrambled eggs.

Adding a plate of scrambled eggs was already something a rural family could take pride in.

Su Qingyu was serving food to the two children in the main room when she saw the Liu family coming in like a gust of wind.

Just now, she, Xia He, and Qiu Ju only brought food for the junior table from the kitchen, while the other table was still empty.

As soon as the Su family arrived, they naturally sat at another table. But there was no food on the table. One of Liu Shi’s sǎozi saw that there was a pair of unused bowls and chopsticks on Su Qingyu’s table. She immediately squeezed over, sat down, stirred the food on the plate, and quickly put it into her mouth to eat.

The chopsticks were so fast that only an afterimage could be seen.

Su Qingyu found the situation extremely distasteful. Swiftly, she scooped some dishes into the bowls for the twins and herself, then pulled the twins out of the main room.

Before the young people at the table could react, Su Qingyu and the others disappeared.

“Mine, don’t grab it!” Su Qingyu heard the voice of Su Yougui, the little bully, protecting the food after leaving the main room.

She took the twins and quickly entered their room, closed the door, and then let out a breath.

Seeing the confused and scared expressions on the twins’ faces, she chuckled.