The Herbal Scents of Farm Life
Chapter 1059: Selling the Son, Huh!

Chapter 1059: Chapter 1059: Selling the Son, Huh!

Lin Baiyi and Yang Lin also fixed their odd gazes on Lin Shanshen’s daughter-in-law, and couldn’t help but mutter in their hearts, "This person really has the nerve to ask for the moon! Twenty taels of silver; who in the village needs that much to marry a maiden?"

Of course, if Lin Dama was to marry into another household, it would make sense to have a higher dowry, but Lin Dama has two daughters, who would also be taken to Liu Yushui’s home.

Moreover, they were almost certain that if the twenty taels of silver were given to Lin Shanshen’s family, not a single copper coin would come back.

"Mother, aren’t the twenty taels of silver too much? Qiubo’s family doesn’t have that much..."

"Shut up, you idiot!"

Just as Lin Dama was about to speak, his mother scolded him harshly.

When Lin Caisang got engaged, there was so much dowry. Could Lin Laogeng and Lu Qiubo possibly be without silver? Just look at the new clothes on Lu Qiubo’s body; she can’t believe that Lu Qiubo is someone who can’t afford twenty taels of silver. In her opinion, it’s too little.

"What do you know? Once you have married into another family, you’re no longer our own. Twenty taels of silver is too little!"

"Mother!"

Upon hearing these words, Lin Dama’s face turned ashen.

How had he never realized that his mother was so greedy for money? Seeing that Geng Family wasn’t short of silver, she thought about selling her son and even demanded twenty taels outright. Did she really not want him as her son anymore?

On the other side, when Lu Qiubo heard what Lin Shanshen’s daughter-in-law said, her face also darkened.

She had not expected that their family would be so audacious as to ask her for a dowry of twenty taels simply by opening their mouths. Did they really think they could sell their son just because they would receive some silver?

"Twenty taels, Shanshen’s wife, the dowry you’re demanding is like selling your son!" she questioned Lin Shanshen’s wife, but her eyes were fixed on Lin Shanshen himself.

"Isn’t marrying into the family just that?" Lin Shanshen’s wife retorted with a sneer.

"What ’selling’ or not ’selling’? Once he marries into another family, he is no longer ours. Head of the household, will you say something? Do you agree to the twenty taels of dowry or not?"

She turned to Lin Shanshen and asked.

Hearing this, Lin Shanshen took a deep breath, glanced at his son Lin Dama, and then towards his other four sons.

Having one less son at home meant one less mouth that eats without working; it could indeed save some food for the family. But after all, he was his son, and the thought of really marrying him off to another family weighed somewhat heavily on his heart.

"Head of the household, what are you thinking? Hurry up and say something."

Seeing him stewing in silence, his wife grew impatient, gave him a nudge, and urged him.

"If you ask me, I think even twenty taels of silver is cheap. After all, if our Dama marries into the Liu family, he’ll be bringing two children with him. In a few years, these children will be capable of work, two helpful hands indeed."

As she spoke, her eyes narrowed greedily towards the two children cradled in Lin Dama’s arms.

"Mother, Big Girl and Second Girl are still young."

Feeling uneasy under her gaze, Lin Dama quickly spoke up.

"Tsch."

Lin Shanshen’s wife scoffed, looking disdainfully at the two children.

"Aren’t they just two bargains? What use are they if they can’t work? Your dead wife was useless, unlike your sisters-in-law, who gave birth to boys, no wonder she died early!"