The Herbal Scents of Farm Life
Chapter 1061: Too Ruthless, Right?

Chapter 1061: Chapter 1061: Too Ruthless, Right?

"I haven’t even looked down on their family, yet they’re the ones giving me the cold shoulder first? Twenty taels of silver, how is that too much? It’s not like their family can’t afford it, and here I have a son that’s as clean as a whistle!"

"Mom, I know you say that, but that Liu Yushui from Qiubo’s family is indeed pretty, with her fair and delicate skin. Whoever gets to marry her and share a bed with her, the pleasure must be... ah!"

As the Lin Family’s Second spoke, his mind was filled with thoughts of Liu Yushui’s tempting face.

But before he could finish his words, he got his arm fiercely twisted by his wife beside him, his wails rising sharply.

"Just how good is that pleasure? Why don’t you tell us? Hm?"

"Nothing, nothing; that’s Dama’s business, hasn’t got anything to with us," Second rubbed his twisted arm vigorously while grinning.

"Dama, what do you think yourself, do you want to go live with that Liu Yushui from the Lin Family?" Lin Shanshen looked at his son, Lin Dama, and asked.

"I... I’ll listen to Dad."

Lin Dama glanced at his parents and muttered softly.

Honestly speaking, he was already twenty-six today. Had he wedded a wife when it was time, he would probably have had a child of eight or nine by now, right?

But he was born unattractive; after several marriage talks, no one was willing to marry him, and so he just dragged on until he was twenty-one before he reluctantly wedded a wife.

To say he ’wedded’ her, it was more or less like he ’bought’ her with silver.

For someone who found it as difficult as climbing to heaven to find a wife, now with two children in tow, who would be willing to marry him now?

He had seen that Liu Yushui before. She was indeed good-looking, and although her reputation was not great, it was said that ever since she had two daughters, she had improved considerably.

She didn’t disdain him, and even proactively told Qiubo’s grandmother that she would treat his children well. What could he possibly complain about?

Complain about her bad reputation? Reputation is intangible; life is lived for oneself. As long as you can eat, sleep, and make money, that’s enough—why bother about anything else?

"That Liu Yushui is no good thing, other than being able to give you a son, she’s good for nothing," added Uncle Shanshen.

Hearing this, Lin Dama looked up at his father with a strange expression.

"Dad, you’re talking about twenty taels of silver. Even if she can’t bear me a son, what can I do about it?" he retorted to his father.

If he had twenty taels of silver, he would have been living a good life by now, and his wife wouldn’t have died. Complain? Whom could he afford to complain about?

Hearing his son’s words, Lin Shanshen thought deeply for a while, and finally looked up, "We can’t really ask them for twenty taels, at most we could ask for fifteen, I suppose. We can’t have you unable to live a good life afterwards, right?"

Lin Dama fell silent, offering no further comment.

...

Meanwhile, at the other end, Lu Qiubo returned home with his son and daughter-in-law, and the whole family sat down in the main hall as well.

"Twenty taels?!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Changhong jumped up from his stool in shock.

"Gran, isn’t Uncle Shanshen’s family being too harsh?" This was asked by Lin Chushui.

Twenty taels—did they think their family’s silver was swept in by the wind? They demanded so much just like that?

"Isn’t that the truth," Lu Qiubo chimed in, his heart bubbling with anger.

"Gran, so... what does Lin Dama think?"

Liu Yushui seemed oblivious to the three words ’twenty taels,’ and just posed a question to Lu Qiubo.

"Yushui, are you saying that even if they ask for twenty taels, you’d be willing?" Lu Qiubo looked at her and asked.