I feel like the husband here might have already paid a dowry for to the family for the first daughter. I know in some of those eastern nations parents literally sell the rights to their daughter. Notice, they are talking about the daughter like she is merchandise. So Would be tragic if the family already spent whatever they got for the first daughter and this is what lead them to not let that man go "emptyhanded".
It also sounds weird that the first priority of the family was this random dude, and not grieving their deceased daughter. Id imagine most parents would have a mental breakdown if their child just died, not whatever this is