Upon hearing Er Yue's words, Da Niu suddenly stood up, his movements so fast that he almost overturned the table in front of him.
"Mother, mother, mother...".
Seeing her son's excited and silly expression, and then seeing Eryue's flushed face, Aunt Zhang was overjoyed and quickly spoke up.
"Alright, alright, sit down and eat first. It's getting late. Tomorrow we'll go to town to prepare some betrothal gifts for Eryue..."
When Er Yue heard that Aunt Zhang was going to prepare betrothal gifts for him, he hurriedly spoke up with a nervous expression.
"Auntie, I, I don't want to, I can marry Brother Da Niu..."
Before Er Yue could finish speaking, Aunt Zhang interrupted her.
"Silly child, what are you saying? What kind of girl doesn't ask for a dowry when she gets married? Don't worry, your aunt won't treat you badly."
Seeing that Aunt Zhang insisted, Er Yue didn't know what to say and could only blush and nod slightly.
When Da Niu saw that Er Yue had agreed, he was so happy that he almost jumped up again, but Aunt Zhang was quick-witted and pressed him back down into his seat.
"Why are you so impatient, child? Eat your food and get some rest so we can head to town early tomorrow."
Upon hearing this, Da Niu quickly picked up his bowl...
After finishing her meal, Eryue helped Aunt Zhang clean up the dishes and then went back to her room to rest.
Da Niu lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep. He was incredibly excited at the thought of going to town tomorrow to buy betrothal gifts for Er Yue.
The next morning, Er Yue, Aunt Zhang, and Da Niu went to town together, but the scene in town made the three of them feel a chill.
The once bustling streets are now deserted, and most of the shops are closed.
The grain shop was crowded with people, and among them were some who brought their children. They would approach anyone they saw and ask them a few questions. Judging from their words, they wanted to exchange their children for grain.
Seeing the scene before them, the three of them frowned deeply. They had no idea that the flood had driven them to the point of selling their children.
At this moment, Aunt Zhang was even more grateful. She didn't want to see such a distressing scene with Yun Xiao and Han Yiyi anymore, so she pulled the two of them and prepared to turn around and leave. But as soon as she turned around, her sleeve was grabbed.
“My esteemed sir, would you like to buy someone? My little girl is just ten years old this year. She eats very little and can do any kind of work. Just, just one tael of silver…”
Aunt Zhang came to town today to buy betrothal gifts. She was so happy that she put on the clothes she usually didn't want to wear. Although they weren't made of expensive fabric, they were free of patches, which is why she was grabbed by someone.
When her sleeve was tugged, Aunt Zhang's brows furrowed even more. Seeing the girl in front of her, who was only about the same age as her own daughter, thin as skin and bones, being pulled by a middle-aged man and staring blankly at her, Aunt Zhang felt a pang of heartache.
But her family could barely afford to eat their fill, let alone buy people. She opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say, so she quickly pulled Da Niu and Er Yue away.
After this incident, Aunt Zhang's joy in preparing the betrothal gifts vanished. However, not wanting to wrong Er Yue, she still took Er Yue to the cloth shop.
Only one fabric shop was open at the moment. When the shop owner saw people coming in, he hurriedly greeted them with a smile. When he learned that they wanted fine cotton fabric, his smile deepened. There was nothing he could do. Since it started raining, not only had no one bought fine cotton, but no one had even come in.
This is understandable, though, since people can't even afford to eat, so why would they think about buying these inedible things?
Aunt Zhang wanted to buy some more things, but seeing the current situation in the town, she didn't dare to stay any longer. After buying the fabric, the group hurriedly returned to the village.
After returning home, Aunt Zhang first went to her room, took out something wrapped in cotton cloth from the wardrobe, and then went to February's room.
Then, taking February's hand, he placed the item in her hand and said with a kind expression.
“February, take this. I was planning to buy you a new one today, but as you can see from the situation in town, I can only ask you to make do with this one for now. But don’t worry, if there’s a chance in the future, I’ll buy you an even better one…”
February instinctively took the bag, but upon seeing that it contained a silver bracelet, she quickly refused.
"Auntie, this, this is too precious, I can't accept it..." Before she could finish speaking, tears fell down her face. She knew that if it weren't for Aunt Zhang's family, her current situation would certainly not be better than the girl she saw in town today. No, she might have starved to death in the mountains long ago.
"Okay, stop crying, put it away carefully, don't lose it..."
Seeing the kindness in Aunt Zhang's eyes, Er Yue actually knelt down.
"Auntie, thank you so much. You've been so kind to me. If it weren't for you, I would have died long ago. Don't worry, I will take good care of Brother Da Niu from now on..."
Seeing this, Aunt Zhang quickly pulled the person up.
“Silly child, what are you doing? From now on, you will be part of Da Niu’s family. Not only will you take care of him, but he will also take care of you. Family members should take care of each other…”
Hearing Aunt Zhang's words, Er Yue's voice choked with emotion. She nodded heavily and secretly vowed in her heart that she would take good care of Aunt Zhang and Da Niu in the future.
The matter between the two was thus settled. Aunt Zhang asked the village chief to choose an auspicious date, which was the fifth day of the following month.
As soon as Aunt Zhang left, the village chief frowned. Several days had passed since Wang Xiaojiang came to express his feelings, and for some reason, no matchmaker had come to propose marriage. He wondered if something had happened, or if his family had changed their minds.
After waiting for two more days and seeing that there was still no progress, the village chief and his wife became restless.
"What do you think that kid really means? Could it be that he went back and thought that our Orchid is not good enough for him, and then changed his mind...?"
Hearing his wife's words, the village chief frowned. It was they who proposed the marriage first. Although Lan Hua was beautiful and virtuous, her personality was indeed not quiet enough.
"No, I have to ask Yi Yi to help me find out what that boy is thinking. If he really changes his mind, I can't let my Lan Hua suffer this injustice." The village chief said, then got up to leave.
"Hey, wait for me, I'll go with you," the village chief's wife said, and she stood up as well.
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