(nutshell to this point:

The SCENE is in the local tavern. Lazar Wolf
and Tevye are at a table drinking. Lazar Wolf wants to take a bride and is interested in Tevye's eldest daughter, Tzeitel.

Tevye has weighed the pros and cons: Wealth and prosperity, a son-in-law that's his own age, wealth and prosperity... The agreement is made.

See LYRICS