Chapter 1268 Explanation
Zhou Silang walked up to Zhou Liulang, shook his head, poured a bowl of soup, and invited Daji to the store to eat naan.
Zhou Lijun followed Qiu Pei Niang into their backyard. Old Man Qiu and his mother were there tending to the sheep they had brought in that morning. Seeing their daughter come in with red eyes, they asked in surprise, "What happened? Were you bullied?"
Qiu Peiniang fought back tears and said, "No."
After saying that, he pushed the door open and walked into the house. Zhou Lijun followed him in, greeted them, and squeezed into the house.
Old Mr. and Mrs. Qiu looked at each other, then Old Mr. Qiu put down the knife, wiped his hands and went out. Mother Qiu quietly looked into the house through the crack in the window and vaguely saw Zhou Lijun sitting opposite her daughter.
But she heard what they said.
Zhou Lijun took out a handkerchief to wipe Qiu Peiniang's tears and asked, "Sister Qiu, is it because my sixth uncle can't speak that you are angry?"
Qiu Pei Niang turned away, wiped her tears, and said angrily, "If he didn't mean that, he shouldn't have come to talk to me. I'm the only one in my family, but I won't let anyone bully me. What does he mean by that?"
Zhou Lijun was very curious about what her sixth uncle said.
So she turned to Qiu Pei Niang and asked, "Sister Qiu, first tell me what my Sixth Uncle said to you."
Qiu Peiniang's expression changed several times, and then she spat, "Go ask him yourself."
"Oh, why bother making me run back and forth again? Tell me quickly, has my sixth uncle finally come to his senses and proposed to you?"
Qiu Pei Niang's eyes turned even redder, and she couldn't help but shed tears. She sobbed and wiped her tears while choking and said, "Bah, who is he proposing marriage to? Whether he's proposing marriage to himself or someone else, he should have come to my parents. Why is he proposing marriage to me?"
Zhou Lijun was completely confused. "Who else could my Sixth Uncle propose marriage to besides me? Oh, Sister Qiu, I'm not a stranger anymore. Why are you still saying such angry words? Don't you have half the say in your marriage?"
Otherwise, she wouldn't have been engaged and married until now. Isn't it because the guy her parents like, she doesn't like, and the guy she likes, her parents say is not willing to be a son-in-law, so this has been delayed until now?
Qiu Pei Niang wasn't the shy or stingy type. After hearing this, she wiped away her tears and repeated Zhou Liulang's words to her. Then she asked Zhou Lijun, "Does he want to marry me off to a passing merchant, or does he want to elope with me? What does he mean by anywhere, anywhere?"
Zhou Lijun: ...
She was now certain that her sixth uncle had a crush on her, otherwise he wouldn't have asked her this question.
Considering her sixth uncle's age, if she doesn't arrange marriage soon, he might never get married.
So she coughed lightly and said, "Sister Qiu, you really misunderstood my Sixth Uncle. Of course, it's also my Sixth Uncle's fault for not being able to speak."
She said, "He doesn't really mean anything, it's just that his ambitions are a little different from others. Do you know why my sixth uncle has never married?"
Qiu Pei Niang had calmed down. She wiped her tears and asked, "Why?"
"Because he just loves eating and making money. He wants to travel around and eat delicious food and learn some skills. He feels that once he gets married, he won't be able to leave the house anymore," Zhou Lijun said meaningfully. "So, no matter how much my grandparents urged, my sixth uncle gritted his teeth and refused to talk about marriage. If he didn't really like her, he definitely wouldn't have mentioned it."
Qiu Pei Niang's face flushed bright red, but soon faded, and she turned pale. "But, but what about our parents? They can't walk around, right?"
Zhou Lijun said, "That's not a big deal. My grandparents have my uncle and his family. When they get old, my uncle can go back and it will be fine. As for your parents, there's even less to worry about. Do you think my uncle is someone who can just leave at any time? He wants to eat more delicious food and learn more skills. The things in the capital alone are enough for him to learn for several years."
Qiu Peiniang's heart began to beat.
Zhou Lijun bumped her shoulder and said, "How about it, Sister Qiu, should I call you Sixth Aunt from now on?"
Qiu Pei Niang blushed, turned around and said angrily, "Don't yell, there's nothing going on."
"Then don't cry, otherwise Uncle Qiu will see you and say that my Sixth Uncle bullied you."
When Qiu Pei Niang heard her address her like that, she couldn't help but sigh, "Look at how you address me. Yesterday, I heard your sixth uncle calling my father 'Big Brother', but I still call him Zhou Liu's brother. How can we talk about seniority like this?"
Zhou Lijun said indifferently, "Once we get engaged, things will change naturally."
Qiu Peiniang's face flushed red, she clutched her handkerchief and stopped talking.
Zhou Lijun asked her quietly, "Do you agree or not?"
Qiu Peiniang whispered, "What's the point of me agreeing or not? This matter has to be decided by my parents and the matchmaker, right?"
"My fourth and fifth uncles are here, but they can't rule over my sixth uncle. But don't be afraid, my aunt is here. She can rule over my grandparents."
Qiu Peiniang also knew Manbao, having met him several times. She was familiar with Zhou Lijun and had heard her mention more than once that her aunt was very capable.
She pursed her lips and asked, "Will your aunt like me?"
"Don't worry, my aunt is a very kind person. When I'm free someday, I'll bring her to meet you..."
Even though the matter was temporarily over, Mother Qiu quietly slipped away from under the window. Before noon, while Qiu Peiniang was wiping the tables and chairs in front, Mother Qiu told him what she had heard in the morning.
Then he said, "From what I hear, Zhou Liulang is someone who travels far away often."
Old Man Qiu, who was stewing mutton, said, "Why are you so worried about this nonsense? I think Li Jun is right. There are so many delicious foods in the capital, and in the surrounding cities and counties as well. He doesn't know how many years he will spend in these places alone."
"So what do we do when he's finished touring these places?"
"Hey, you blockhead! He'll even have a child by then, and he'll still abandon the child and run away. If we have a headache or a fever, will our daughter leave us?" Old Man Qiu was very open-minded about this kind of nonsense. He said, "Didn't we fall in love with him because he was filial, polite, and steady? As long as his character is good, it's fine."
Mother Qiu sighed, "I think Pei Niang is very willing too."
"Don't you want to?" Old Man Qiu said, "Not to mention this whole street, among all the people she has met over the years, is there anyone more handsome and polite than him?"
Old Man Qiu paused and said, "I met his fourth brother today. Needless to say, he's much more handsome than all of them. And look at the younger ones in his family. The Zhou family's children are all well-developed."
So if his daughter gave birth to a child...
Old Man Qiu's eyes narrowed with joy. He lowered his voice and asked, "I just talked to Zhou Silang. Guess what he said?"
"What did you say?"
"He said his wife gave birth to another son. Now they have three granddaughters, but eight grandsons!"
Mother Qiu: ...
Old man Qiu sighed, "If you have too much of these things, they're worthless, and the same goes for my grandson. So I thought, I'm not counting on Zhou Liulang to marry into my family. If I have a son in the future, I can just give him the surname Qiu."
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