Chapter 351: The Bride's Escape Plan (1)

"Hey, Shi Yi's mom, it's snowing hard outside, come in and sit down. Why are you going out in such a hurry? It's so pitiful if you get cold." Aunt Wei saw someone appearing in her yard and hurried out to greet her. Her face wrinkled like a dried chrysanthemum in the autumn wind when she smiled.

"Mother-in-law, our daughter will marry into your family tomorrow. When will your daughter marry into our family? Our eldest son can't wait any longer." Aunt Si took off her scarf and shook off the snow on her body. She looked around to inquire about the Wei family. She found that the Wei family was deserted and there was not even a wedding sign. She immediately lost the desire to sit down.

"Hey, mother-in-law, we are neighbors, how could I lie to you? You, just sit down and eat. When the child's father comes back, I will discuss the marriage with you." Aunt Wei took her hand warmly and took her to the inner room.

Charcoal was burning in the inner room. On this snowy day, it was so warm that people wanted to take off their clothes.

"Mother-in-law, you are lucky this time. I just stewed sweet potatoes. Try it." Aunt Wei picked up the fire tongs and dug out a black thing next to the charcoal fire. She patted it a few times with the fire tongs, and the outer black shell fell off a lot. Then she picked it up with her hands, put it on the table and handed it to Aunt Si who was sitting opposite.

Aunt Si didn't go to get it. She just sat there for a while. She felt very hot. She pulled the front of her cotton-padded jacket to let out the heat and said, "You must have used a lot of charcoal in your house in winter. Why don't you open the windows a little to let in some fresh air?"

"Oh, it's because the child's father is afraid of the cold. He says it's cold when the windows are opened. Over time, our family has gotten used to it." Aunt Wei politely peeled the sweet potato for her, and her hands were all black.

"Where's your girl? What's she doing?" Aunt Si was afraid that she was lying to her, so she looked up and carefully observed the expression on her face.

"Oh, this child is so playful. She went to her aunt's house. She went there yesterday, and she will be back tomorrow when her sister-in-law gets married." Aunt Wei handed her the peeled sweet potato and smiled kindly, "Come and try the sweet potato that we grew this year. It's delicious. Fragrant and sweet. When you get married, you can eat as much as you want."

Aunt Si took it, smelled it, and frowned. This stinky smell showed that it had been stored in the cellar for a few years and had gone bad. How could it be newly grown this year? She didn't even know how to draft a lie.

"Mother-in-law, why don't you eat it? Do you think it tastes bad?" Aunt Wei leaned most of her body in front of her.

"It's nothing. I just had dinner when I came here, so I'm not hungry." Aunt Si put the sweet potatoes on the table, stood up listlessly, and couldn't help complaining a few words, "Our Si family's daughter is going to get married tomorrow. How come you don't know how to clean up the house? The snow in the yard is as high as your legs, and you don't even know to put up the wedding characters in the house. Although our daughter is marrying your son who died young, she is still a virgin after all. You are really bullying her by doing this."

"Oh, mother-in-law, don't be angry. I asked the child's father to buy these things, and when he comes back, we old couple will get it done in the evening. Don't worry. I promise you here that I will definitely give your daughter a decent wedding tomorrow. Besides, we will be a family in the future. I love your daughter and you love my daughter. Harmony brings wealth." Aunt Wei knew that she was angry, and she coaxed and lied to make her smile.

"Since it's a marriage exchange, everyone should treat each other equally. Our daughter is a member of your family after marrying into your family. If she does anything wrong, I hope you, as a mother-in-law, can give her some advice. When your daughter comes to our family, we, as the elderly, will not favor one over the other." Aunt Si thought that the wedding would be held tomorrow, and it would not be good to say anything too harsh today, so she deliberately softened her tone.

"Oh, that's what my mother-in-law said. Both of our families have a miserable life. Our Yunqi passed away at the age of 18. He was such a filial child. When he was young, he always said that he would make a lot of money for me to build a big house to live in. Your eldest son was also a very capable person, but who knew that he broke half of his leg while driving a tractor. His temper has also become irritable over the years, which makes the girls in the village who like him retreat. Our two families are married, and the children live in harmony. We old people still need to help each other in the rest of our lives." Aunt Wei raised her hand and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.

How nice it would be if her son was still alive, she wouldn't have to be scolded by her husband day and night for marrying a useless woman.

Aunt Si saw clearly that she did cry, and she couldn't help but feel sad when she thought of her disabled eldest son.

Her son was so capable and sensible, but God was so cruel that he crippled one of his legs. Over the years, his temper gradually became violent, scaring away all the girls in the village. She had no other choice but to think of changing the marriage. She placed her hope on the daughter-in-law who had not yet married, hoping that she could change her son. It didn't have to be a big change, just beating and scolding would be fine.

"Hey, look at the two of us, our child is getting married tomorrow, it's so unlucky to cry today. Be happy and wipe away your tears." Aunt Wei wiped her face with her sleeve and smiled with a red face.

"We'll leave our daughter in your care from now on." Aunt Si sobbed, patted her hands, lifted the curtain and went out.

The girl they raised for twenty years, now married to his family, they still feel uncomfortable. What's more, the cucumber girl they raised with great effort is not married to a good family, but to a dead son in the underground. Alas... It's all for the son. If the eldest son can't get married, the incense of the Si family will be cut off, how can she be worthy of her dead father-in-law and mother-in-law and her old partner.

"Alas..." Aunt Wei saw her back from the window, sighed and sat down, wiping her hands on her trouser legs again and again.

We are all poor people. Who would be willing to let a pure girl marry into the other party's family that is like a pit of fire. There is no other way. Her son, who died young, always told her in his dreams that he was lonely. She had raised him for seventeen or eighteen years, so she had to find someone to accompany him. But she also felt sorry for her daughter Xueyan. She hoped she would go far away and never come back. When

Aunt Si had walked a long way, she stopped to look at the Wei family. The small courtyard was covered with snow so tightly that you would think it didn't exist if you didn't look carefully.

(End of this chapter)