Chapter 401 Want to be my uncle
The other three girls in the carriage were stunned, and Xiaomai Sui and Bing'er widened their eyes.
"Get married?!" the two said in unison, which scared the shy He Luping, who thought she had said something wrong.
"Ping'er, how old are you? Why are you so desperate to get married?" Xiaomai Sui was deeply distressed. "Getting married is not good at all! At home, no matter your age, you are loved by your parents and your parents make the decisions on everything. But it will be different when you get married! You will have to serve your husband's family like a slave! If you meet a bad mother-in-law again, they will treat you like a servant!"
He Luping was bewildered. "I'm sixteen this year. Girls should get married at this age. If I wait another year or two, it will be difficult to find a husband when I'm too old. I'll be laughed at as an old maid, and my family will be gossiped about."
In ordinary farming families, girls should be arranged to marry when they reach the age of fifteen. Some girls may be arranged to marry as early as thirteen or fourteen, and then get married after they reach the age of fifteen.
This is normal.
So He Luping didn't understand why Xiao Mai Sui said those words.
Fortunately, we were in a carriage and were surrounded by our own people. If outsiders had heard those words, they would have gossiped about us.
Xiaomai Sui wanted to say something, but was stopped by Tianbao, "Your marriage is scheduled for the New Year? I will go home to celebrate the New Year with my grandparents, so I may not be able to accompany you——"
"Tianbao, we may not be able to go back for the New Year this year." Bai Yu's clear voice came from outside the carriage, "Wei Li will come in half a month to personally provide disaster relief and rectify the chaos in the government office. He may need our help."
"He has people around him." Wei Li has a lot of people around him.
The young man was helpless, "He has many people around him, but few capable ones."
Little Wheat Ear, "Sister, don't you think he's shameless? He's always trying to find ways to boast about his ability!"
"Huo Guidi, that's wrong. Am I praising myself? I'm praising you too!"
"You even praised my sister, aren't you just flattering me?"
“…”
Bing'er started giggling again.
Let’s put this matter aside for now. Tianbao misses home and doesn’t want to stay outside any longer if she can go home.
After things here are done, she wants to go back.
It's just that plans can't keep up with changes.
Another ten days passed, and Wei Li still hadn't arrived, but Su Xiuer came first.
It was delivered by Big Beard himself.
The pier where the ships dock at the Twelve Piers is also near the Yu-Xiang junction post station.
Tianbao and his group got the news early and waited on the river bank to pick people up.
After the flood, the water quality of the surrounding rivers remained turbid and unclear. The transport ships came through the waves, and the waves they created were all muddy.
"Aunt! Why are you back?!" The children hadn't seen each other for a long time. As soon as they saw the elegant woman standing at the bow of the boat, they jumped and shouted towards the boat.
A burly bearded man walked out of the cabin at the rear. Standing next to the woman, he looked like a bear, thick and strong. He spoke in a sarcastic tone, "We're here to enjoy the scenery."
"Godfather, how much have you suffered along the way? You even speak in a weird tone!" Su An looked at the man with a smile, without showing any face.
The bearded man snorted, "Why don't you ask your aunt what good thing she did to make me so angry?"
Su Xiuer's eyes flashed with discomfort, and she said softly, "Don't talk nonsense, when did I ever get angry with you?"
The bearded man glanced at her and leaped off the boat, landing with a heavy stomp. "Son, ask your aunt why she had to come back. Is she still thinking about her old lover?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the fair face of the woman at the bow turned red. If she had not been kind-hearted, she would have wanted to take off her embroidered shoes and throw them at the man's head.
The children are all here, what nonsense are you talking about!
Su An, Su Wen and Su Wu looked at each other, and finally looked at Bai Yu together and winked at him: Do you know what's going on?
Bai Yu stared at him innocently: You don’t know, how should I know?
Tianbao and the other little girls knew even less.
"Oh my, you must have drunk so much on the boat! You're talking nonsense." The old man's voice floated from the treetops on the shore. "Xiu'er, tell grandpa, did that bearded guy bully you? Grandpa will peel off his beard for you!"
The bearded man's sharp eyes immediately shot towards the treetops, "Bullshit! Only this woman can bully me!"
"You made Xiu'er so angry that her face turned red!"
"She made me so mad I wanted to beat you up!"
"Come on! Grandpa's hands are itching!"
"Don't call for help!"
"I'll make you cry for your daddy right now!"
The younger generation brought the people ashore and left without stopping, leaving the place to the two people who started fighting as soon as they met.
Big Beard and Du Buqin are chasing after us. You kick me and I kick you back.
"Old man, where is Chenjia Village?" Taking advantage of the fact that the woman in front couldn't hear clearly, the bearded man lowered his voice and asked quickly.
Du Buqin subconsciously lowered his voice, but didn't forget to continue kicking, "What are you doing?"
"I'm going to go see what that bastard who bullied her looks like."
"What does it have to do with you what she looks like? I treat Xiu'er like my own daughter. If anyone dares to bully her, I'll do it myself. Get out of the way! I'll ask someone when I get back to the village. I've never been to Chenjia Village."
"I'll go with you."
"No, what's your business?"
"You treat Xiu'er as your daughter, and I treat her as my wife! Okay?"
Poison-proof, "..."
I won’t pinch my old arms and legs anymore.
After a moment, Du Buqin approached the bearded man and asked seriously, "If I were to call you a grandson again, would I be confusing the generations again?"
Bearded man, “…”
The bearded man rushed out with a kick.
Su Xiu'er walked ahead with the children and explained the reason for their visit. "The news of the flood in Yuzhou has reached Tubei Village. My family is worried about the folks here. I want to come back to see if there's anything I can do to help. But I don't dare leave the exile place rashly, fearing that if I do, I'll be targeted and cause trouble for you. After several discussions, we decided it was best for me to come. The medical skills I've learned from Du Lao over the years might be useful. We didn't realize you were here until we were halfway there."
Bai Yu leaned forward and blinked, "Aunt, what's up with that bearded uncle? He gave up all his business at Pier 12 just to be your bodyguard?"
The heat on Su Xiuer's face, which had just subsided, began to reappear. She reached out and tapped the young man on the forehead, smiling without saying a word.
The three Su brothers looked at each other again, "Oh...oh!"
Su Xiuer, "..."
Even the wheat ears seemed to understand a little and scratched their heads in thought.
Only Tianbao and Bing'er were left, their eyes full of question marks.
This sudden generation gap is puzzling.
When they returned to Liujia Village, the scene of relatives meeting each other was a mixture of laughter and tears.
Tian Bao took Bai Yu out while no one was paying attention and said, "Say I can understand."
Bai Yu, "Uncle with the big beard wants to be our uncle."
"..." Tian Bao understood instantly and glanced at the young man, "Your last name is not Su, what does it have to do with you?"
"I can also have the surname Su. It doesn't matter if you don't understand it now or you understand it later." The young man left a word and slipped away leisurely.
Tianbao, “???”
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