Tiger Mountain Village, a provincial-level poverty-stricken village, had worn out three successive poverty alleviation cadres, yet it still maintained a stagnant attitude.
After a continuous ...
That would save trouble. The middle-aged woman smiled and said, "Which girl is so lucky?"
The young man said calmly: "In Hushan Village, there is a person named Jiang Qingyue. Miss Liu must know her!"
The middle-aged woman's face suddenly changed. As a "professional" matchmaker, she knew almost everything about the unmarried girls in the area. Those with outstanding looks like Jiang Qingyue were the special targets of her attention. But when she thought of the rumors these days, she hesitated.
The young man glanced at her, picked up the cup and took a sip, then said calmly, "What's wrong? Is there a problem?"
"There's a big problem!" Miss Liu said with regret: "Jiang Qingyue is dating someone!"
"I thought it was something!" the young man said disdainfully, "Is there no point in getting married? Isn't it okay if you don't get married? Compare the conditions! In the city, dating is nothing!"
Miss Liu looked embarrassed, "It's not that I don't want to earn your money, but my other boyfriend is a village cadre."
"Tsk! What's a village official?" The young man was even more disdainful. "I'm in the city, dealing with big bosses and senior officials. The director has even talked to me and drank with me! A village official is nothing! He can't even make two of them!"
Miss Liu added: "The other one is still a college student!"
The young man sneered, "College students? You know, I only have two or three college students under me, and they still work for me after they finish their studies! What's the point of studying? I graduated from high school, but they still bow and scrape in front of me."
He flicked the cigarette butt aside and said, "Miss Liu, go ahead and contact her. Just tell her mother and husband that as long as she is with me, she will be given 2,000 yuan a month and can live with me in the city, where she can eat and drink the best food!"
The man's mother added quickly, "We have to make it clear to her that she should be filial to her parents-in-law, do the laundry, cooking, and housework, and take good care of our family, otherwise I won't let her in!"
Miss Liu reluctantly pulled the corner of her mouth, "This matter..."
The man silently reached into his pocket, took out a thousand yuan and slapped it on the table, "Take this thousand, it's my sincerity. If the deal is done, I'll give you a big red envelope of 5,000 yuan!"
Miss Liu looked at the red bills and made up her mind, "Okay, then I'll go give it a try!"
After Miss Liu left, the man's mother looked distressed and said, "How can a woman be worth so much money! Do you have so much money that you can't spend it all in one day?"
The next morning, Miss Liu brought two boxes of nutritional supplements and compared them with three or five stores in the town before choosing the one with the lowest price. Then she went to the Jiang family's door.
Jiang's mother had been bedridden for years and had only started to get better last year, so he was not very familiar with her. Out of courtesy, he invited her into his house to sit down and greeted her with a smile.
After asking about the purpose of the visit, Jiang's mother was stunned, "Sister-in-law, my Qingyue is dating someone."
"Oh! Sister, don't be anxious!"
Miss Liu, who had been prepared, smiled and held Jiang's mother's hand, "I heard that your daughter is dating a village cadre! It's nothing, just dating, it can still be changed even if you are not married! Don't mind if others say it!"
Jiang’s mother: ???
Miss Liu lowered her voice and said mysteriously, "We are arranging a marriage for our baby. Isn't that better than Haer's conditions? The boy I introduced to you is a big boss on a construction site. He can earn 10,000 or 20,000 yuan a month, and 20 to 30 college students are working under him! The salary of village cadres is not enough! College students are nothing! When the time comes, you can all go to the city to enjoy the good life, eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks, what's wrong with that? I had to persuade him for a long time before he agreed. This kind of good thing that falls from the sky must be seized!"
Jiang's mother was stunned. What does this mean?
Why would I give up marrying a college student and state cadre who has good character, strong abilities and a promising future, and instead marry you, a contractor whom I don’t even know what kind of person you are?
She pulled her hand away resolutely, "I'm sorry, I'm very satisfied with my daughter's boyfriend, I don't need you to introduce him to someone else."
Miss Liu didn't expect Jiang's mother to be so determined, so she quickly advised, "Sister, don't be stubborn! If you miss this opportunity, you'll never get it again! They said they are willing to give your daughter 2,000 yuan a month! 2,000 for two adults!"
Jiang's mother's attitude turned cold, but she still maintained basic courtesy, "Since you said it's a good thing, leave it to other girls! We really don't need it."
Miss Liu rolled her eyes and said, "I heard that you have a second daughter who is still in college. Why don't you tell her to stop studying and come back to get married..."
"Get out!" Jiang's mother couldn't bear to listen any longer and pointed outside the yard.
Jiang's mother's resolute attitude made Miss Liu's face change, as if she had seen the huge sum of 5,000 yuan going away from her. She couldn't help but said with a bit of sarcasm: "Why are you so fierce? Otherwise, it will be very annoying! It's just the same butt and two breasts. What do you want to have more than others? Or is it gold inlay? You look down on others, and others look down on you! I have good intentions and find you a meal ticket, but you are still nitpicking here. What's so great about you!"
The matchmaker, who had been in contact with all kinds of people for many years, was sarcastic and mocking. How could Jiang's mother, who had been exposed to cultural knowledge and had good qualities, be her opponent? She could only tremble with anger and weakly shout, "Get out!"
"Claws? Claws?"
Hearing the noise, several villagers who were watching the fun hurried over.
Seeing outsiders coming, the matchmaker was not afraid. She understood these people's psychology very thoroughly. If she guided them a little, maybe these fools would enthusiastically help her persuade them. There might be a chance for this matter to turn around.
She took the initiative to speak with a look of grievance: "Everyone, come and judge, there is a boy in the next town, he is very good! I know that this sister's daughter is not married yet, so I said I would introduce her to a partner......"
Before she could finish her words, a woman interrupted her and asked, "What? You bastard, you actually want to steal the girlfriend of cadre Huo?"
Just say it, what are you doing rolling up your sleeves...
The matchmaker's heart skipped a beat, and she said weakly, "Other boys earn 10,000 yuan a month..."
"You bitch! You're trying to steal Cadre Huo's girlfriend! Get her!"
Oh no, this village official seemed to have some prestige. The matchmaker stepped back and forced a smile, "I don't have any. I don't know the situation. I just came to ask!"
"No matter what, if you dare to provoke Officer Huo, you will not be able to get away!"
Looking at the crowd approaching, the matchmaker had a sad face, and suddenly an idea came to her. She shouted, "I'm introducing her to her second daughter!"
You are such a lousy cadre Huo, it is impossible that you can accept both sisters!
A loud shout immediately rang out from the crowd, "Go and inform the village chief, someone is trying to steal his daughter-in-law!"
Matchmaker:.......
After all, she had seen many scenes, so she did not sit still and wait for death. She seized the opportunity, rushed through the gap in the crowd, and fled with her head in her hands at a speed that was totally inconsistent with her body shape.
Behind her were dense footsteps, curses, saliva, and clods of earth falling like raindrops.