Chapter 18 Su Tai and Chen Yi get engaged
Shen Yi's breathing stagnated for a while before he answered solemnly, "Miss Su is fine, I..."
Xu interrupted him excitedly, "As long as you think it's good, leave the rest to Second Aunt, Second Aunt will help you!"
After Xu finished speaking, she hurriedly dragged Chen Zhuang back and insisted that he find a chance to propose to Su Chunlin.
As soon as Chen Zhuang sat down, he jumped up in panic, "Is this okay? We haven't prepared anything."
Mrs. Xu was so angry that she pinched him and said, "What are you preparing? If you delay any longer, the Su family will marry the girl off. Hurry up! I just happen to have a piece of fine linen at the bottom of the box, but the color is a bit plain. Go to Daxun River and see if you can dig two fish out of the mud. Get everything together first. You must not miss the girl from the Su family."
She was always good at judging people, and she thought Su Tai was not a bad person and was someone who could live a good life.
Chen Yi was so upset by what Xu said that it took him a while to calm down. After cleaning up the room for Su Tai, he didn't dare to look at her. He lowered his eyes and said to the others, "There are only two rooms in my house that can be used for sleeping. This one used to belong to my parents. Although no one has lived in it for a long time, I occasionally clean it up. It's quite clean. Sister Tai will sleep in this room tonight. The three of us can squeeze in."
Su Chunlin didn't take it seriously, and instead thanked Shen Yi solemnly.
Su Tai woke up before dawn the next day. As usual, she went to the Earth Time and Space to check on the growth of the wheat, and then walked out of the room.
Shen Yi prepared the food and took them out of the village to a relatively uninhabited mountain beside the Daxun River to find food.
Because this place does not belong to any village and is far from the village, few people come here. After walking for a while, Su Chunlin found a small patch of wild onions and mountain leeks. Before Su Chunlin could be happy, Shen Yi found a patch of fern, but it was a little old and could not be eaten. Su Zhan walked a little further and dug up some plantain.
Su Tai looked here and there. She knew wild onions and mountain leeks, but couldn't tell them apart.
These two kinds of vegetables tasted good, so she followed Su Chunlin to help. While Su Chunlin was busy, she secretly grabbed a few handfuls and temporarily stored them in the medium storage bag. No one except her could see the medium tools. She would transplant these wild vegetables into the soil space-time when she returned.
When the three members of the Su family were working hard, Shen Yi suddenly caught a few ladybugs and handed them to Su Tai, "Want to play?"
Su Tai's eyes lit up, "Where did Brother Shen catch him?"
"Do you like it? There are many insects in the mountains here, such as crickets, beetles, etc. If you like, I can find them for you." Shen Yi looked at the girl who was a head shorter than him tenderly, his eyes full of joy.
The only fun in his lonely childhood was playing with these insects, but usually only little boys liked this kind of thing. Unexpectedly, Su Tai would also like it.
Su Tai nodded like a chick pecking at rice, secretly thinking that these insects should be able to sell for a lot of money.
Thanks to Shen Yi's efforts, by the evening, the pottery jar that Su Tai brought out was full. During this period, she secretly entered the Space-Time Gate Transfer Station twice and sold some small insects that were not so tenacious, earning 12 virtual coins.
The group returned to Shen Yi's house before dark.
Looking at today's harvest, Su Chunlin couldn't stop smiling, "Great! These wild vegetables can be eaten for several days!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Xu and Shen Zhuang came over with a bunch of things, and seeing that Su Tai was not there, she hurriedly pulled Shen Zhuang to speak.
"Brother Su, do you think our Shen Yizhong is good?"
When Shen Zhuang said this, he felt relieved.
Su Chunlin was a little surprised at first, but soon he came to his senses, looked towards the backyard, and whispered, "Brother, if you have anything to say, just say it."
Chen Zhuang cleared his throat, "Then I'll be frank. I want to ask for your daughter to marry me on behalf of our Chen Yi. Is that ok?"
"Okay!" Su Chunlin answered very quickly without any hesitation.
Xu and Shen Zhuang looked at each other excitedly and said quickly, "That's perfect. How about we arrange the children's marriages today?"
"So fast!" Su Chunlin was extremely surprised.
Mrs. Xu laughed happily, "Not so fast. Shenjiazhuang and Dongmen Village are quite far away, and it's not convenient for us to go back and forth. It's just right for you to come over. We can arrange the marriage and save ourselves from making another trip, right?"
"Oh! Why doesn't his second aunt come to our house and ask around?" Su Chunlin asked back, touching his chin.
Xu shook her head decisively, "What are you asking? Your daughter is right in front of me. I only believe what I see with my own eyes. There is no need to ask! It's our Chen Yi."
Xu's face was filled with a bit of shock. "You can see that this house was built when my uncle and sister-in-law were still alive. It was in a state of severe drought for three years, so it has become quite dilapidated. Unfortunately, there is a shortage of water everywhere now, so we can't help with the renovation. We can only let your daughter suffer for the time being."
Su Chunlin waved his hand, not caring, "Everyone is the same, we are not unreasonable, since his second uncle and second aunt have said so, this marriage is settled."
Xu hurriedly handed the things to Su Chunlin.
He also asked several familiar families in the village to come and serve as witnesses.
It’s not that Xu is cunning, but she has been made very nervous by the Mo family and is afraid that this marriage will fail again.
Xu had made such a big scene, it was hard for Shen Yi and Su Tai not to know about it. The two stood in the yard, listening to the conversation between Xu and Su Chunlin, looking at each other silently, and then quickly shifting their gaze.
Su Tai was better, but Shen Yi blushed for the first time.
By the time the villagers left, it was completely dark.
The darkness of night can conceal all emotions, and Su Tai and Shen Yi both breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
The next morning, as soon as it was light, Su Chunlin took Su Tai and Su Zhan and prepared to go back.
Shen Yi prepared food for them, as well as a wicker basket of fresh wild vegetables.
Su Chunlin was a little surprised, "You went into the mountains early in the morning to do it?"
Shen Yi showed a simple and honest smile, "It's convenient."
"Hiss! Young people are really capable!" Su Chunlin couldn't help but sigh. Seeing that Shen Yi didn't dare to look at Su Tai, he found an excuse to send Su Zhan away.
There were only two boys and girls left in the yard.
Shen Yi mustered up the courage to look at Su Tai, "Sister Su Tai, we got engaged yesterday. Are you willing to marry me? If you don't want to, I won't force you."
In fact, he wanted to ask last night, but he was afraid that Su Tai really didn't want to, so he didn't dare to speak up. If he didn't ask now, he would have no chance.
"It seems like marrying you is not a bad idea!" Su Tai smiled playfully, sat on the steps, and held her chin with both hands. "At least you are much better than Xiong Kai."
"Do you really think I'm better than Xiong Kai?" Shen Yi suddenly became excited.
Su Tai nodded seriously, "Xiong Kai is stubborn, narrow-minded, and has no tolerance. Big Brother Shen is broad-minded, gentle, loyal, and righteous. He is better than him in every way, even in appearance! Don't worry, Big Brother Shen, I am not Miss Mo. Since my father has already agreed to this marriage yesterday, as long as Big Brother Shen has not done anything to let me down, I will definitely not regret the engagement."
(End of this chapter)
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