Qin Nian and Li Pozi knew that they had no choice but to stop her from taking it, so they might as well accept it generously.
Last night, Mrs. Li mixed a large bowl of flour made of two parts white flour and corn flour, and Suqin started to steam the buns.
Qin Nian was picking vegetables while Mrs. Li was lighting the fire. Everyone was busy.
The Geng family, separated by a wall, was a completely different scene.
When Geng Zhenlan and her husband Tang Laoer arrived, Geng Feng's uncle Geng Zhenjiang and his wife, along with their two sons, Geng Tian and Geng Di, had already been there for quite some time.
The family was sitting and chatting, and everyone was very happy.
Geng Zhenlan walked into the room and before she even sat down, she spoke to Geng Zhenhai, "Second brother, my second sister-in-law is making trouble, are you following her?"
She might have been very angry, and her voice was so loud that it floated out of the house, over the low wall, and into the ears of the three people working in the yard.
Geng Zhenhai frowned slightly: "Zhenlan, what is your second sister-in-law doing?"
"I saw that girl last time I came here. She was as thin as a tadpole's tail and it was obvious that she would not live long.
Are you blind to choose such a girl for Geng Feng to marry? And you——"
She pointed at Ye Meizi and said, "Did you eat too much shit and become incapable of sex?"
Geng Zhenhai got angry when he heard this: "Zhenlan, Geng Feng is getting engaged today. If you are here to congratulate him, you should go with him to pay the betrothal gifts.
If you come here to find fault, please leave immediately. When will it be your turn to be the master of my house? "
Geng Feng's aunt Yao Hua tried to persuade him. Her voice was very low, and she was obviously afraid that the people in the courtyard would hear her:
"Zhenlan, your second brother and his wife are neighbors with the girl, so they must know her personality and character very well.
As for being thin, these days every family is short of food, and everyone is thin. When it rains, the land is planted, and there is no shortage of food, people will get fatter. "
Geng Zhenlan was already angry, and when she heard Yao Hua's advice, she immediately became furious:
"Sister-in-law, your two sons haven't found a husband yet, and you still have the nerve to pretend to be a good person and smooth things over.
If I were you, I would burn myself to death and live in disgrace."
What you said is outrageous.
Yao Hua was also angry: "Zhenlan, I was trying to give you some advice with good intentions, but you got angry with me.
My two sons are unengaged and my family is poor so I can't help it. But you, come here and complain, do you think I don't know what you are thinking?
Aren’t you just thinking about making Geng Feng and your Xiao Mei closer?
Now that Geng Feng is getting engaged, you are filled with rage. You have scolded Zhenhai and Meizi, and now you are scolding me?
I won't persuade you anymore, just go and make trouble at Zhenhai's house."
Geng Zhenlan was used to being arrogant in front of her two sisters-in-law, and she was starting to act arrogantly again:
"I just said a few truths, and that's a fuss?
If you don't believe me, go and take a look now. That girl's waist is not as thick as a cow's tail. If Geng Feng marries her, he will be widowed before middle age."
"I do."
Geng Feng said coldly: "Xiao Nian is a good person, kind-hearted, smart, speaks well, and looks good when she smiles.
It is my good fortune to be able to get engaged to Xiao Nian. It is not my aunt's place to make decisions about my marriage.
If you don't want to congratulate us, please go back and don't disturb us here."
"What? I'm affecting your mood—"
Geng Zhenlan jumped from the edge of the kang to the ground and was about to tear Geng Feng apart.
"Bang."
The door was pushed open and Mrs. Li appeared at the door in a majestic manner, leaning on a wooden stick.
"Geng Zhenlan, first you said my Xiao Nian was as thin as a tadpole's tail, and then you said my Xiao Nian's waist was not as thick as a cow's tail.
That's fine, but you said that if Geng Feng marries her, he will lose his wife before middle age? Aren't you cursing my Xiao Nian? I can't stand this."
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly attacked and hit Geng Zhenlan on the arm with a stick.
Geng Zhenlan was hit so hard that she screamed and almost fell down.
Everyone was stunned; no one expected Mrs. Li to suddenly take action.
Mrs. Li snorted coldly: "A girl from one family is sought after by hundreds of families. A girl from a good family will never have trouble finding a husband.
Only those poor families, whose daughters cannot get married, would try to force their daughters into other people's hands.
Geng Zhenlan, if you dare to curse my Xiao Nian again, I will smash your head with a stick."
Ye Meizi was so anxious that her hands were shaking. She hurried forward and said, "Auntie Li, we should get engaged. Don't bother with her."
Geng Feng also hurriedly supported Granny Li: "Grandma Li, I'll take you back, otherwise Xiao Nian will be worried."
"fine."
Mrs. Li slammed the wooden stick on the ground and said, "My Xiao Nian is not a shy girl. If she is in a hurry, she will come to me."
Geng Zhenhai hurried forward and apologized to Mrs. Li.
Only after Geng Zhenjiang and Yao Hua tried to persuade her did Mrs. Li turn around and go back proudly.
No one paid any attention to Geng Zhenlan. Tang Lao Er, who had been silent, stepped forward and asked, "How is it?"
Geng Zhenlan rubbed his shoulders: "It hurts!"
No one responded and there was a brief silence in the room.
Wu Kuai Tui rushed into the house: "Oh, all the relatives are here, I'm late."
"Not too late, not too late, just right."
When Ye Meizi saw the matchmaker coming, she started to take out the betrothal gifts, including eight taels of silver, two sets of new clothes, two silver hairpins, two kinds of cakes, two bottles of wine, and two pounds of large red dates.
Ye Meizi took out so many things that everyone in the room was shocked. This was a famine year.
Especially Geng Zhenlan, her eyes were dazzled.
Her heart was gurgling with jealousy. If Geng Feng and her Tang Xiaomei got engaged, wouldn't all these betrothal gifts be hers?
Wu Kuai Tui was also shocked: "Oh, I haven't seen such a large betrothal gift in several years."
Ye Meizi smiled and said, "A while ago, Geng Feng hunted a wild boar and sold the meat, and that's how he got these.
Otherwise, I really can’t get it out.”
We can’t tell anyone about the big snake, otherwise Dong Biao will find out and we’ll have to go find the village head again.
Geng Feng brought over a clean tray.
Wu Kuai Tui wrapped the silver in red paper and placed it on the tray, which was also covered with red paper, and the other things were also placed together.
Wu Kuaitui looked at Geng Zhenhai and Ye Meizi and said, "Let's go over and propose marriage."
Geng Zhenlan was too embarrassed to go over, so she said, "I'll look after the house."
Wu Kuaitui didn't know what had just happened, and said with a smile: "The girl's house is next door, why do we need to look at this one?
Let's go, you are Aunt Geng Feng, there is no reason not to go."
"If Zhenlan doesn't want to go, then don't go. Just lie down and take a rest."
Wu Kuaitui was quick-witted. When he heard Ye Meizi say this, he immediately understood that something unpleasant must have happened.
She never thought that Geng Zhenlan was hit with a stick by Mrs. Li.
The group entered Qin Nian's yard.
Mrs. Li smiled so much that the corners of her mouth almost touched her eyes: "Come in, come in quickly."
There was a small table on the kang. Wu Kuai Tui put the tray in his hand on the table and said, "Auntie Li, the Geng family is here to propose marriage."
"Okay, okay."
Mrs. Li called Wu Kuaitui and the people from the Geng family, "Sit down, everyone."
Qin Nian came in and poured water for everyone generously.
Yao Hua looked at Qin Nian and thought: This girl is not very thin, she is quite good.
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