Cui Yulu, known as the jinx of Cui Family Village, is about to get married. Under the guise of doing what's best for her, her aunt accepts eight taels of silver from the Han family in the neigh...
Cao Jinfang, who was listening outside, was shocked to see her foolish grandson settling the marriage so casually, and quickly ran inside.
"Oh my, what are you doing here? I've been looking for you everywhere."
Cao Jinfang stood with her hands on her hips, watching her grandson, afraid he might let something slip.
"Grandma, you've come at the right time. I want to marry Cui Yufang. Tomorrow, please find a time to send a matchmaker to the Cui family to propose marriage."
"Oh dear, this matter needs careful consideration. Why don't you come to my house for a while, Miss Cui, and we can have a proper talk?"
As Cao Jinfang spoke, she grabbed Cui Yufang's hand, wanting to leave the Han family's main house.
Cui Yufang looked at her mother, and for a moment she didn't know what to do.
"Let's go, let's have a proper talk."
After finishing her sentence, Cui Liushi turned around and glared at Cui Yulu again: "Don't be too happy yet, I still have things to say."
After saying that, she happily followed Cao Jinfang to the second house.
Cui Yulu was speechless; what kind of person was this?
"Don't take what Yulu said to heart. You're our lucky star in this family. We won't believe her."
Liu Meie comforted her from the side, thinking how lovely this aunt was.
“Aunt, I’m fine. But didn’t you want to arrange a marriage for Qiaoyue? Today is an auspicious day, so why don’t we settle it today?”
Upon hearing this, Lin Qiaoyue lowered her head, her face flushed, and she kept twisting her handkerchief in her hands.
Chen Jinfeng glanced at her husband, and the two exchanged a look, instantly understanding each other's thoughts, and smiled knowingly.
"I wonder which family's child Aunt Mei'e introduced to Qiaoyue, and what kind of person she is?"
When asked this question, Liu Meie was momentarily at a loss for words.
"Hehe, what do you think of my second son?"
Chen Jinfeng deliberately hesitated, glancing at her daughter to gauge her expression.
Seeing that her face turned even redder, he knew that she was definitely satisfied with Han Bao, so he felt more at ease.
"Don't worry, we will definitely rebuild our house. We will build a large brick house with eight rooms, and everyone will have their own room to live in. Don't worry about where you live."
The Han family's current house is a standard four-room house. There are two main rooms, the east room is where Liu Xiuying and the children live, the west room is where Han Daping and he live, and the east and west wing rooms are where the newlywed couple lives.
As for Han Bao, he is currently living in a small temporary hut in the back. He will move there to live with Han Daping and the others when it gets colder.
So now we can only finalize the marriage, and the house definitely needs to be built, and it has to be the biggest in the village.
Liu Xiuying glanced at Liu Meie and thought to herself that this woman really didn't know her own limitations when she spoke.
He started bragging as soon as he had a little money.
Do you build houses by blowing on them?
Upon hearing this, Chen Jinfeng was happy for her daughter. Who wouldn't want to live in a new house? However, even if she didn't, she wouldn't say anything. As long as her daughter was willing, she, as her mother, couldn't say anything.
"Look at what you're saying. As long as the children are willing, I naturally have nothing to say. I've always been grateful for the help you've given me over the years."
Cui Yulu listened to their conversation and felt happy for them, but this was not a suitable place to talk.
"Why don't we go inside and sit down to chat, Auntie? I'll make you some tea to aid digestion and get you some snacks. We can chat while we drink tea and take our time."
"Look at me, I'm so happy. Let's go inside and talk."
As she spoke, Liu Meie welcomed them into the house, while Cui Yulu and Cao Qiaoniu busied themselves in the kitchen boiling water and making tea.
The two sisters-in-law occasionally whispered to each other, creating a very harmonious atmosphere.
After seeing off the last group of villagers, the village head was about to leave when Cui Yulu quickly brought Han Chengen out and packed him a small bag of roasted chestnuts and chestnut cakes. Cao Qiaoniu packed up the remaining meat for the village head to take back and eat slowly.
Now that the weather is cooler, and Linshui Village is located next to the mountains, the temperature is several degrees lower than on the plains, so food can be preserved for many days.
The village head patted Han Daping on the shoulder with a big smile: "Your Han family is so lucky to have such a good daughter-in-law. If anyone bullies you again, come to me and I'll stand up for you."
Actually, the village head had always treated the Han family well, and now he trusts them even more.
"Han Hu, get up and see the village head off, so he won't get hurt on the way."
The village head was in a good mood today and drank quite a bit of wine. He was walking a little unsteadily, and since he was carrying a young grandson, Han Daping was worried and asked Han Hu to take him home.
It seemed that everyone in the room had reached an agreement; judging from Han Bao's beaming smile, it was clear that the deal was done.
"Sister-in-law, do you think it's a done deal?"
"To be honest, I quite like this Qiaoyue. She's honest and doesn't talk much. She's a reasonable woman, unlike your younger sister, who's unreasonable and doesn't know how to be grateful. I hope you're not angry that I'm saying this?"
"You're telling the truth, why should I be angry? It's just that we need to build a house, and we might not have enough money yet. We need to find a way to earn more."
When her parents were alive, Cui Yulu's house was the best in the village. After her parents passed away one after another, her second uncle's family took over the house, and she had no home since. She wanted to have the best house in the village, so she had to find a way to make money.
Selling the things in the yard should bring in a few taels of silver, but it's still far from enough.
Just as Cui Yulu was thinking of ways to make money, Cui Liu returned again.
"Yulu, I came back this time because I wanted you to bring something back for your second uncle. It's true that you, his niece, care about him. And the villagers won't call you an ingrate, will they?"
Cui Yulu gave her a cold look. How interesting. Whether she was an ingrate or not was up to her. Even if she brought things to the village, Cui Yulu would still be an ingrate.
"Auntie, you're hilarious. You can call me an ingrate, it has nothing to do with whether I take anything or not."
Cui Liu blushed at her words and immediately fell silent.
This brat is so insensible.
I shouldn't have taken her in in the first place.
"Speaking of which, we raised you ourselves. Now that your family has so many good things, can't you give us some?"
"No, these belong to the Han family. They have nothing to do with you. If you want to eat them, have your son go hunting in the mountains."
After saying that, he pushed her out the door, closed it, and bolted it shut.
No matter how many times she took pictures, he wouldn't open the door for her.
"Cui Yulu, you ingrate! I should have strangled you back then, you little bastard. You'll regret this later."
"Good auntie, you should go back quickly. There are wild animals in the mountains if it gets late. Be careful not to get carried away."
Cui Liu snorted, stomped her foot, and turned to leave, cursing under her breath.
She wasn't afraid at all; with Han Quan escorting them back, she wasn't scared on the way.