Chapter 200 I Won’t Marry
Bai Li left them and ran towards the river like a bird out of a cage.
Bai Zongren looked at his daughter who had regained her little girl mentality, smiled and shook his head.
This is in line with her youthful state as a teenager. Before, when she was in charge, she was solemn and steady like a little old woman, and he felt distressed when he saw her.
His daughter has had a very hard life. A girl's life should be so relaxed, lively and carefree, but she has too much on her shoulders!
Bai Li jumped and ran to the familiar riverside.
At this time, the early summer sunshine was bright, wanton and flamboyant, and it made the surrounding grass and trees, which were green and upright in the morning, become wilted and decadent.
Cicadas are chirping in the trees, venting the summer heat.
Bai Li picked a banana leaf from the river and put it on his head. The scorching heat was isolated and he felt much cooler.
There are wild banana trees along the river. They all froze to death in the winter. Unexpectedly, when spring came, new buds sprouted from the roots of the trees, and now they have grown into a lush banana forest.
I didn't see my mother and the others in the laundry area, but I saw two women with their hands on their hips, pointing at each other's noses and cursing at each other.
"...You old hen that doesn't lay eggs, you're showing off in front of me without even considering your own worth!"
"You shameless widow, you're always thinking about other men. You're so shameless with your pockmarked face, why don't you take a piss and look at yourself? Even if you take off all your clothes and lie on the ground, no man will want to have sex with you!"
Bai Li felt something was a little strange about what she heard. She thought it was not right for a young girl like her to listen to such things, so she wanted to leave.
She has never quarreled in either of her two lives, otherwise she would not have fought back in front of Bai Yue and Shangguan Ying several times.
When others scold her, she usually only responds with a sentence or two. She is better at speaking with her fists.
As soon as I turned around, an aunt came to greet me.
"The Bai family's daughter is back?"
Bai Li looked closely and found that it was the wife of the village chief Mulande, Aunt Mu.
"Hello Auntie Mu, where are the laundry?"
"Well, you're here to see your mother, right?"
"Yes, there was no one at home. I thought I would wash clothes by the river, but I didn't expect that no one was there."
"Your mother and the others were here just now. They must be going upstream to dig up wild vegetables. This year, there was a heavy rain, and the vegetable fields were flooded. Every family has to tighten their belts to make ends meet."
"Oh, I'll go look for it then."
"Hey! Wait!"
The two people who had just been arguing stopped at some point, and when they saw Bai Li was about to leave, they ran over to stop him.
"Auntie, what's the matter?"
"Hey, are you back from the war?"
Two green bean eyes on the pockmarked face rolled around, looking Bai Li up and down, from head to toe.
Even though her face was dusty and her washed-out gray military uniform could not conceal her radiant beauty, no wonder her son could not forget her!
"Auntie, if you have something to say, please say it. If not, I'm leaving."
Bai Li endured the discomfort and maintained outward politeness.
The pockmarked face stretched out his arms to block her way and said, "Why are you in such a hurry? Auntie hasn't finished her words yet.
Well, I heard from Bai Yue and her daughter that you were divorced before you came here. I think you are a good girl and they don't mind you being a divorced person. They said that you are a perfect wife for my son Ergou."
After saying this, the pockmarked man looked up at Bai Li as if he was doing her a favor, waiting for her to agree with tears of gratitude.
She had to look up to the sky, because she was a head taller than her.
Before Bai Li could say anything, Aunt Mu started scolding him.
"You're such a widow, you're so bold in coming up with any idea. Don't you know that the daughter of the Bai family has entered the military camp?"
"That's right, she wants to marry a beautiful young lady to her silly son, and she's not afraid of ruining his birthday!"
Widow Wu got furious when she heard this and yelled at the woman she had just argued with, "You damned plague god, why are you everywhere? You just threw water on me and I haven't even settled the score with you yet. I think you're tired of living!"
She didn't dare to scold the village head's wife, but she was not polite at all when scolding other people.
"What's wrong with my son? He's just an honest man. I've refused many girls who wanted to marry me.
There's nothing he can do. It's his fault that he doesn't like anyone else but the daughter of the Bai family.
Besides, it would be too high for her to marry my son, the daughter of an exile, a divorced second-married woman!
Our family doesn't dislike her. I'm doing a good deed, so why would I shorten my lifespan?"
"Widow Wu! Stop talking! This marriage isn't suitable!"
Aunt Mu warned her sternly, but unfortunately Widow Wu continued to talk about her family's advantages and did not take Aunt Mu seriously.
Several women were chattering and arguing in a mess. Bai Li was a little confused. What was she saying?
You're trying to be her matchmaker, but the one you're trying to matchmake for is her stupid son?
Bai Li didn't know what was going on. She just took a look at the excitement and ate some melon. Unexpectedly, a big melon hit her on the head in the blink of an eye, catching her off guard.
"This is Aunt Wu, right? I'm telling you clearly now that I don't want to, and won't, marry your son. Thank you for thinking of me this way!"
Widow Wu glanced proudly at Aunt Mu and the other woman, puffed out her flat chest, and said with her big yellow teeth baring, "As a family, we don't need to express our gratitude in vain.
Ask your mother to bring the engagement letter, and then you can pick a good day and get ready to get married.
As for the dowry, my family doesn't ask for much. When the time comes, your family just needs to give ten stone of grain as the dowry.
After we get married, you have to give all your monthly military pay to me for safekeeping. You can go home on your days off every month to serve your husband, help with the laundry and cooking. In your spare time, you can go hunting in the mountains, get some mountain products and sell them for money. You just need to add a meat dish to the family every five days.
Why, am I a good mother-in-law? "
Bai Li was so angry that her eyes rolled up to the sky. How could she have known that this widow Wu was such a fool that she couldn't even understand what people were saying!
"Puff! Widow Wu, you're dreaming! She's already said she won't marry you, and you're still dreaming!
Tsk tsk, he's become deaf before he even gets old! "
As soon as the woman finished speaking, Aunt Mu, who was shaking with anger, also scolded, "I say, Widow Wu, you don't listen to anything we say, and you insist on doing what you want, right?
Miss Bai said she doesn’t want to get married!
I won’t marry into your family. Did you hear that? Did you understand? "
"If you continue to act recklessly, I'll ask this old man to kick you and your whole family out of the village!"
When Widow Wu heard the harsh words from the village head's wife, she felt a little scared.
"His aunt, I didn't force her, I just proposed to her, yes, proposed to her.
My son and she are unmarried, I didn't do anything wrong, did I? "
"When proposing marriage, you should also consider your own family background and not try to be so arrogant in front of others.
It's normal for someone to not like you and not want to marry you."
Widow Wu was somewhat flattering to Bai Li just now, but now when she heard that she didn't want to marry, her eyes were so sharp that she wanted to torture her to death.
"Well, if they don't want to, there's nothing I can do. A forced melon won't be sweet."
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