Chapter 234 Yanghua

Chuntao was embarrassed. Yanghua said she was her cousin, but in fact she was only a few days younger.

I have never been a matchmaker, and I can't find any excuse after just a few random words.

She was straightforward, and now that Song Liyun was asking about Yang Hua, she didn't need to beat around the bush: "Yang Hua, this is Da Ping's sister."

Yang Hua stood up, wiped the grass debris from her sleeves and trouser legs, nodded to Song Liyun and said, "Hello, Miss Song!"

Song Liyun looked at her with a smile: "Sister Yanghua, I heard from Sister Chuntao that you not only cultivate several acres of land at home, but also mow grass and raise chickens and ducks. You go out at dawn every day and come back at dusk."

Hearing Song Liyun talk about her hard work, Yang Hua's face showed neither pride nor sadness, only a look of relief: "When my parents left, I promised to take good care of my younger brothers and sisters until they grow up. These are what I have to do."

Song Liyun smiled and said, "My brother said the same thing and did the same thing."

Yang Hua looked at her intently, then turned to look at Song Zhenping, who was bending over to cut rice in the field. Suddenly, he lowered his eyes and picked up a sickle from the ground: "The sun is about to rise, let's cut the rice!"

After saying that, he walked past Song Liyun and went straight to the edge of the field where he stood next to Song Zhenping. Without looking around, he just buried his head in his work.

Her movements were quick and skillful, and she soon passed Song Zhenping while cutting the rice.

Wherever the sickle reached, half of the rice rows that Song Zhenping wanted to harvest were harvested.

Song Liyun and Chuntao were still standing by the haystack.

Seeing Yang Hua leave, Chun Tao hurried to Song Liyun's side and muttered, "Miss Song, my cousin doesn't usually talk much. She is the kind of person who says what she means and does what she says. She is usually a little impatient, but she is very meticulous in her work!"

Seeing her so nervous, as if she was marrying her own daughter, Song Liyun pursed her lips and smiled: "That's good!"

"Really? You don't dislike her?" Chuntao opened her eyes wide. She was actually unsure when she mentioned Yang Hua to the Song family.

Although Song Zhenping is a little thin and has a problem with his legs, any children he will have in the future will have to serve in the army.

Even if life is good now, families who truly care about their daughters will hesitate, after all, it concerns the future of their descendants.

But the Song family has a large house and a simple family. Most importantly, they will never be short of money in the future, which is better than living in the mountains with little food and clothing.

Chuntao thought that Yanghua had been exposed to the wind and sun for many years and was old, so she was not as delicate as a girl. In the mountains, the first person she would marry would be an old widower in his forties or fifties. So she tried to ask for his hand once.

Unexpectedly, Song Zhenping wanted to meet her after hearing about it, and Miss Song didn’t seem to be disgusted at the moment.

Song Liyun squinted her eyes and looked at the field. The rice that Yang Hua was harvesting had passed Song Zhenping but did not stop, continuing forward.

In front of Song Zhenping, a large gap appeared in the rice field, like an approaching hug.

Song Zhenping's sickle swept across, leaving behind flat and fertile soil.

Yang Hua is tall and thin, even taller than Song Zhenping, with regular facial features and clear and bright eyes.

But because she worked in the fields all year round, her face was yellow and dark, her hair was a little dry and yellow, and her hands were covered with thick calluses.

This is indeed a hardworking country girl.

Judging from her appearance, she is still good. Now Song Liyun just wants to know what the situation is with her younger brother, sister, and sister-in-law.

Family disputes cannot be resolved by simply deciding who is right or wrong. If Yang Hua is used to being the boss at home, it is possible that her newly married sister-in-law will not be able to accept it.

Marrying a wife is not just marrying a person, she also has a foundation for growth and an environment that cannot be escaped.

Seeing that Song Liyun did not dislike Yang Hua, Chuntao took the initiative to talk about her younger brothers and sisters.

Compared to Song Zhenping's stammering words, Chuntao spoke in more detail.

"When Yang Hua's parents died, Yang Hua was fourteen, Yang Ji was twelve, and her younger sister was ten.

She was the eldest sister and had been diligent since she was a child. At that time, some people started to arrange marriages for her.

If she gets married, her younger brothers and sisters at home can grow up eating at other people's homes in the village."

"But Yang Hua disagreed. She said her younger siblings were still young and it would be better for them to work hard on their own than to beg for food from others. So she took care of the two little ones and farmed."

"Yang Ji is the only son in the family. He never did any work when his parents were alive. His two daughters usually did all the work. Now that his parents are dead, he has to go to the fields too. But he is still young after all, and the family still relies on Yang Hua."

"Everyone in the village said the family couldn't make it, but Yang Hua said she had to do it to show others. She was very strict with her younger siblings, and they were not allowed to take anything from others, no matter how hungry they were. She said that if you owe someone a favor, you will be grateful for it, and you will never be able to stand up straight in your heart."

"In the first one or two years, we couldn't even afford to eat. My three siblings were so hungry that we locked ourselves in the house and cried."

Speaking of this, Chuntao pinched the corner of her clothes and rubbed her eyes. The harvest in the mountains was poor, and the children had no other output. They would always be short of food for a month if they relied solely on farming.

"Later, Yang Hua worked day and night, and the family gradually got better off. When she was ready to get Yang Ji a wife with a betrothal gift, and to prepare a dowry for her younger sister's wedding that same month, after finishing both tasks, Yang Hua fell seriously ill.

I couldn't get out of bed for several months, and I had to spend money on doctors and medicine. I was already in deficit just by getting by, and I owed money to the village.

"At first, Yang Ji's wife didn't say anything about having an unmarried sister-in-law in the family.

But Yang Hua's illness kept her from working for several months, and after a long time, her sister-in-law's family became unhappy.

I used to think that Yang Ji had no parents, and the girl would be the head of the family after she got married. But the elder sister-in-law took care of everything and spent a lot of money on medical treatment. That meant there was just an extra mother, and Yang Ji's children would have to support the elder sister-in-law in her old age.

In addition, there were some rumors in the village that Yang Ji's wife had to wash clothes for her aunt with cold water every day.

My sister-in-law's family came to the house and scolded Yang Hua once."

"Yang Ji was not at home at the time. When he came back and heard about it, he started arguing with his wife.

The sister-in-law ran back to her parents' home in anger. It was only after Yang Hua took her brother to ask for her favor three times that she came back.

"After my sister-in-law came back, Yang Hua said she wanted to split the family business. She wanted to pay back the money she had borrowed for her medicine and the money she had borrowed for her two weddings.

She also said that she had fulfilled the promise she made to her parents, and that the two families would live their own lives from now on without any more grudges.

On one side is his wife and on the other is his sister, Yang Ji is caught in the middle and is in a dilemma.

He couldn't let his sister split up and live out her life in loneliness, so he announced that he would arrange a marriage for her, and that this marriage could only be one that his sister agreed to.

Song Liyun pursed her lips and let out a long breath. At this moment, she had only one thought: admiration!

Not everyone has a golden finger, and not everyone has the ability to travel through time, but Yang Hua is truly a heroine. She is a child herself, and she raised two children. She is clear-headed and has good character.

The problem she was most worried about was gone, and it all depended on what Song Zhenping thought.

At noon, the two families went home for lunch.

Originally, Song Liyun said that they would have this meal at Baolinju, since Yunniang was at home and the food was ready.

But the Zhang family father and son disagreed, saying that the Song family had less rice and they could not take advantage of them.

Chun Tao winked at Song Liyun: "My mother-in-law is also cooking at home, let's talk about it in the afternoon!"

The two families went back to inquire about the situation.

(End of this chapter)