With this idea in mind, Zhou Amei became a professional chicken farmer.
After Zhou Amei left, Ye Xiaoxiao quickly cooked a meal, and she and Li Chenyang ate together. Then, she took some milk powder, taught Li Chenyang how to make the baby's formula, and then pushed her bicycle out the door.
Having visited her cousin's house before, Ye Xiaoxiao rode her bike towards Daqingshan.
After running for twenty miles, the rest of the road was all uphill.
Fortunately, Ye Xiaoxiao was strong, so she treated it as exercise. She was able to ride her bike all the way uphill.
I was drenched in sweat from cycling. On steep slopes, I had to get off and push the bike. It was all loess plateau.
The sand on the ground leaves a footprint with every step.
It was just like Sun Wukong fighting monsters; one mountain after another, and we finally found my cousin's house.
My cousin's house has a gate that leads all the way down, the yard is underground, and the house is a cave dwelling.
"Xiaoxiao, what brings you here today?"
My cousin Xu Jinfeng was busy making lunch at home when she saw Ye Xiaoxiao pushing her bicycle into the house.
"Cousin, I'm so glad to finally see you!" Ye Xiaoxiao felt her legs were a little sore.
"Quickly, come inside and sit down."
Xu Jinfeng quickly pulled Ye Xiaoxiao into the house. A tall man, about 1.9 meters tall, heard the noise and quickly came out of the house as well.
"Big brother, you're home."
Ye Xiaoxiao knew who this was, of course—her cousin-in-law.
He had thick eyebrows and big eyes. When he saw her, he smiled and quickly invited her to sit inside.
"Xiaoxiao, come inside and sit down."
Soon the water was ready, and the cousins happily went to the kitchen to cook.
"Xiaoxiao, you must be hungry after the journey. I'll cook dinner soon, and then we'll eat."
After drinking several glasses of water, Ye Xiaoxiao smiled sheepishly.
"Brother, are you not too busy at home lately?"
"It's alright, I'm just quarrying stones for someone. I have to go back to work this afternoon. That's why I came back for lunch. Why did you come alone? Where's Yangzi?"
"I need to talk to my sister about something. It's inconvenient for me to come with the kids. I need to get back quickly after I finish talking."
"What's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry?"
Ye Xiaoxiao thought that she should ask her older brother to take a look at this matter.
He then went straight to the kitchen and asked his older brother to come in as well before explaining that he wanted them to help him see if there were any young men willing to come over.
"That's a good thing. Our place is remote, and there are plenty of young men willing to come and marry into our family. Your place is much better."
Xu Jinfeng knew, of course, that their place was inconvenient. Not to mention transportation, even buying groceries during the Chinese New Year required traveling a long distance.
Normally, we can only eat whatever we grow at home.
"So... what are the conditions?" Brother-in-law Wang Dazhu asked. He seemed to think there were indeed candidates.
“The girl is from our village. Her father is deaf and mute, and she is his only daughter. Her mother died early. The only requirement is that she be of good character and come from a respectable family. Apart from the fact that marrying into the family is not a good thing, it is actually the same as starting your own family. There will be no parents to hold you back.”
"Oh, well... I have a cousin who was in the army. He's 26 this year, and he came back after being discharged around the Lunar New Year."
I'm the fourth child in my family; all my older brothers are married, and my parents are getting old.
I'm no longer able to arrange a marriage for him. His character is definitely fine, he's just a bit too old. How about this one?
My cousin's husband looked hopeful.
"This...this is also..."
"Is it because you think he's too old? He looks quite energetic." Wang Dazhu was a little disappointed. He had thought it might work out.
"No, I mean this is too good. The conditions are too good!"
Ye Xiaoxiao thought to herself, "Why isn't this my own?"
Having served in the military, at 26, it's not a matter of being old; isn't this just right?
"Xiaoxiao, don't you think you're getting a bit too old?"
My cousin was also a little worried. Mainly because nowadays, people are generally considered old after 23.
Moreover, Zhou Amei is only 21, which means she is five years older than him.
"Oh, it's good that they're older. How far away are they? Can we meet them today? I'll take a look first, and then I'll ask them when I get back. If it's possible, I'll let them meet."
As the three of them chatted, the meal was ready.
"It's not far, I'll go call it over now."
Wang Dazhu took this matter very seriously; after all, he was his aunt's son, a cousin he grew up with.
"Alright, but brother, don't say it's a blind date. Find another excuse, so they don't get disappointed. We need to make some progress before bringing this up."
Ye Xiaoxiao has never arranged a marriage for anyone.
"It's alright, whether it works out or not, we thank you anyway." Wang Dazhu said, and without even finishing his meal, he got on his bicycle and rode away.
A little while later, a boy of about six or seven years old came home. The boy was chubby-faced and looked quite robust. He even brought a schoolbag with him.
"Xiaojun, come here quickly, this is your aunt."
When Ye Xiaoxiao saw the boy, she took out a few milk candies from her bag and stuffed them into his hand.
"Hello, Auntie." Xiao Jun was overjoyed to receive the candy; there wasn't even a small shop around here. Where could they usually buy candy?
Soon, a young man who was about the same height as Wang Dazhu came over.
When the young man saw Ye Xiaoxiao, he actually seemed a little embarrassed.
[Host, that young man is treating you like a blind date.] Ye Xiaoxiao heard the system notification and immediately bumped into her cousin.
Xu Jinfeng quickly began to introduce:
"Xiaoxiao, this is Song Tao. Song Tao, this is the matchmaker who introduced you to this match. You can just call her sister-in-law."
Xu Jinfeng thought that Xiaoxiao was only 22 years old, not even as old as Song Tao.
Song Tao was somewhat disappointed when he heard that she was a matchmaker. When he first saw the girl, he thought she was his blind date; she was really beautiful, like she had stepped out of a painting.
"Hello, sister-in-law."
Song Tao quickly composed himself and stood ramrod straight.
My older brother said that if I behave well, I might be able to find myself a wife.
As for becoming someone's son-in-law, it's actually a good thing for him given his current situation, since his three older brothers are already married.
The family that was supposed to separate had separated; his parents lived with his older brother, and now that it was his turn, they couldn't afford to pay.
"Yes, he's quite handsome. Tall and energetic. But as your older brother has already told you, are you willing to become someone's son-in-law?"
Ye Xiaoxiao felt that Zhou Amei should give her a big gift to thank her this time.
This young man has served in the military; he was selected by the country. He's bound to be outstanding in the future.
"I'm afraid people won't like me."
Song Tao thought about his family's situation. Apart from the 150 yuan he received when he returned, which he kept for himself, he sent all the money he received home. Now that it was his turn, his parents...
"No, but you're right, you two still need to meet and see how things go. The girl is 21. She has an elderly father and nothing else at home. If you go there, you need to be able to support the family. Just one thing: your family can't cause trouble for them. Can you handle that?"
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