At the same time, Zeng Wangcai was being lobbied by Zeng Youqian's two brothers.
"Wangcai, we have agreed that you will go back to see Xiuzhi in a few days. You can't go back on your word. Believe in your uncle. Xiuzhi is a good girl. She is pretty, just like the characters in the movies.
"Moreover, Xiuzhi is easy to bear and capable. Within a few days of arriving at the village, she had cleaned up the house inside and out. She also looks good at working in the fields. It's a pity that her household registration is not here..."
Zeng Youhuo kept talking and even forgot to smoke the cigarette in his hand.
Zeng Youqian was no longer as forceful as he had been in the past when he lectured Zeng Wangcai. He took a puff of his cigarette and talked about the past between the two families: "Back then, your grandfather was shot in the countryside of Rongcheng and was on the verge of death. It was Xiuzhi's grandfather who took your grandfather in. Not only that, he also gave your grandfather all the delicious and nutritious food at home to replenish his body, which is how your grandfather survived.
"After that, we lost contact for many years until the world became more peaceful. Your grandfather went to look for Xiuzhi's family, and the two families got in touch again. Xiuzhi was still a child at that time, so the two old men arranged a marriage for you..."
Zeng Wangcai's childhood fiancée's surname was Zhang. The image of Zhang Xiuzhi gradually became fuller in the descriptions of Zeng Youqian's two brothers. In their eyes, Zhang Xiuzhi was the eldest grandson's wife of the Zeng family.
Zhang Xiuzhi did not come to Zengzhuang to escape famine, she was escaping from marriage. It is said that her father betrothed her to a serious cadre in Chengdu, who could give her a city hukou and also solve the problem of employment for her family's next generation.
The key here is that the other party is getting married for the first time, not the second time. This shows that Zeng Youhuo’s statement that Zhang Xiuzhi is good-looking may be true.
"Dad, second uncle, it's almost time, we have to go and grab a seat to watch the movie." Zeng Wangcai interrupted the two brothers, "Since I said I would go and see it, I will definitely go, but let me make it clear in advance that I don't object to getting married, but it's not to marry Zhang Xiuzhi as you said, I have to see first..."
He was speaking from the heart, he had no objection to meeting or getting married. As for marriage, if one did not get married in the previous life, it would be nice to get married in this life as well. However, marriage was not for the purpose of a childhood marriage.
Anyway, let’s meet first.
"By the way, how old is Zhang Xiuzhi this year? You haven't mentioned her age in the whole conversation."
“I just turned 14 this year!”
"???"
She's not an adult yet, so she's a loli. I'm 38, two years older than her...
"The household registration says she is seventeen, and yours is nineteen. You will be legally married in a year. Even if you don't want to take her in after a year, it's okay. Just try to get along with her first." Zeng Youhuo softened his tone when he saw his son's strange expression. "It's okay if you don't want to marry her. I don't mean you have to get married. I mean you should take her to our house. We are better off than your second uncle's family. Your grandfather's kindness should be repaid by our family."
This is the best way and exactly what Zeng Wangcai wants.
At this time, many people in the middle and back yards carried their small stools and went out to watch open-air movies. After Zeng Wangcai finished his business, he immediately went into the house to collect some old newspapers and threw them into the space, which would be useful when watching the movie later.
When he went out, he saw his father talking to Liu Haizhong, who was also going to the movies with his second son, Liu Guangtian.
Just as the Zeng family was ready, the two families went out together. Zeng Wangcai looked around and didn't see his younger brothers, but as soon as he walked out of the gate of the courtyard, he heard the third brother crying loudly.
"Give me back my bones..."
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