Chapter 177 Blind Date (Thanks to my friend Luo Luo for helping me modify the cover)
Zhou Silang said happily, "It can fit, it can fit. I just need to wear one less piece of clothing."
Zhou Silang not only changed into new clothes, but also washed his hair. Zhou Dalang had already learned from his wife that he would meet her tomorrow, and seeing this, he couldn't help but smile at him.
Early the next morning, Zhou Dalang took Xiao Qianshi and all his children back to his uncle and father-in-law's house with double gifts. Zhou Erlang and Zhou Sanlang also took their wives and children back to their parents-in-law's house. Suddenly, only old Zhou and his wife, their four children, and Zhou Xi were left in the Zhou family.
Zhou Xi got up early in the morning and swept the yard. After tidying it up, he took out the prepared snacks and candies and placed them on the table.
After seeing it, Qian said, "Put it away first. No one will arrive that quickly."
Zhou Xi picked up a piece of snack and put it in Manbao's hand, saying with a smile: "It will have to be taken out sooner or later. Our family is not short of this little snack now."
Qian sneered in her heart, how could there be no shortage?
Zhou Xi and the others didn't know, but she did. There was less than a hundred yuan in the family's money box now, and this was the public money handed in by the children from the last sale of yams.
The New Year is coming soon, and this money must not be touched, so the fourth brother really has to borrow money from Zhou Xi to get married.
If it weren't for the winter solstice, when all the daughters-in-law would go back to their parents' homes, Qian might not be willing to spend money on snacks.
She turned her head to glance at her little daughter who was enjoying a snack with her hands, smiled slightly, picked up a piece from the plate and gave it to Zhou Xi, then rearranged the snacks so that no one could tell there were too few. "You should eat some too, there aren't many customers coming in so early."
The girl introduced by the matchmaker this time was named Yao and was from Dali Village. Her cousin was married in their Qili Village. She and Qian were sisters-in-law, so she had to call her sister-in-law.
Of course, the person is not brought to the door directly, but has to visit her cousin first, and then be brought home by her cousin, using the excuse of visiting a sick patient with her cousin. In this way, even if things fail later, it will not harm the reputation of both the man and the woman if it gets out.
So this is the second door, and of course the guests don’t come very quickly.
Manbao was particularly curious about the person her fourth brother was going on a blind date with. This was her first time watching a blind date, but there was nothing she could do because her third brother was already married when she was born, so she couldn't watch it even if she wanted to.
So she was very excited the whole morning, and even cruelly rejected Bai Shanbao's invitation. She did not go with him to the river to look for wild duck eggs, but stayed at home to wait.
There were voices outside the door, a familiar voice sounded outside. Manbao jumped up first and ran out. Even though Qian reacted quickly, she couldn't catch the person.
She looked at Zhou Xi helplessly, and Zhou Xi hurried out to greet her.
As soon as Manbao saw the people outside, he called out, "Mrs. Yao!"
Yao is Zhou Dahong's mother, and is of the same generation as Qian. Her home is in the center of the village, a certain distance away from Manbao's home, but the village is small, and everyone often meets each other.
When she saw Manbao rushing out of the house like a calf, she said with a smile, "It's Manbao, is your mother home?"
"Yes, yes," Manbao's eyes fell accurately on the older girl behind her, his eyes sparkling, "My mother is in the room, Aunt Yao, please come in."
There were three people coming with Yao. One was a matchmaker whom Manbao was already familiar with, one was a young girl, and the other was about the same age as Yao, who was secretly looking at Manbao.
As Yao led the group inside, she smiled and said, "My cousin came to see me today. There's not much to eat in winter, and I heard that your family made tofu yesterday, so I came to ask for two pieces and to check on your mother's health."
As she spoke, Zhou Xi came out of the house. She greeted her with a smile, "Mrs. Yao is here. Please come in."
Yao smiled and introduced her to her sister-in-law Fang, "This is the eldest daughter of the Zhou family."
Fang knew this, and she had heard before coming here that the Zhou family had an elder sister-in-law who had returned to her parents' home and had divorced her husband's family because she could not have children.
Although she was mentally prepared, she still felt a little dissatisfied after looking at her sister-in-law and then at the smiling child standing beside her.
After entering the house, the excuse to the outside world was complete, and there was no need for everyone to be too subtle. Yao, who was familiar with both sides, and the matchmaker began to introduce the two families.
Zhou Xi went out to make tea at some point and asked Zhou Silang to bring it into the house. Manbao was taken outside by Zhou Xi.
Zhou Silang, with a slightly red face, walked in with tea and served it to everyone.
Manbao was not obedient at all. He and his two brothers Zhou Wulang and Zhou Liulang quietly lay by the door and watched with great interest.
After watching it, they murmured, "I think the fourth brother looks like a young wife."
Zhou Wulang glanced at Miss Yao, who was also blushing, and whispered, "But Miss Yao doesn't look like a real man."
Qian didn't let Zhou Silang go out, but asked him to stand aside and listen to everyone talking.
Since it is a blind date, of course it is impossible to just talk about gossip. There are some things that everyone must make clear. The Yao family is most worried about Zhou Silang's character. For example, does he still gamble now?
Qian said that the child was seduced and made a mistake last year. After that, he changed his ways and never went there again.
Fang's expression brightened considerably at that moment, and she also began to talk about her daughter.
The matchmaker mediated between them, and after praising the woman and the man, she looked at them with a smile and allowed them to communicate freely.
Fang turned around and glanced at her daughter. She lowered her head, her cheeks flushed. Qian saw her gaze and said with a smile, "Miss Yao is young, and it would be a bit boring to be with us old people. I'll let my little girl take you out to play."
After saying that, her eyes fell accurately on the door, and Manbao's little head shrank back in an instant. After a while, her little head popped out again.
Qian smiled at her and waved, "Manbao, come here and take your sister Yao out to play."
She smiled at Miss Yao and said, "Don't underestimate her age. She knows the village very well and knows where the fun places are."
Miss Yao glanced at her mother, lowered her head and responded with a red face.
Qian said to Zhou Silang, who was standing by, "You go with them too. Watch over your sister and don't let her bully Miss Yao. Okay?"
This is to create an opportunity for the two of them to be alone.
Zhou Silang agreed with a smile.
Miss Yao first looked at her mother, and after her mother agreed, she stood up with a red face and went out with Manbao and Zhou Silang.
After the children left, the remaining adults talked more freely, and Fang began to look around the Zhou family's main hall covertly.
Manbao, who had walked out of the yard, was looking at Miss Yao curiously with his little head tilted up.
Miss Yao blushed when she was looked at like this, and asked in a low voice: "Why do you always look at me?"
Manbao said: "Sister Yao, you are so beautiful."
Miss Yao's face flushed red, and she didn't dare to look at Zhou Silang beside her. She said helplessly, "You, don't talk nonsense. What does a child know about beauty?"
She blushed and turned away.
Manbao looked up at Zhou Silang in confusion, "Isn't it good enough to say she's beautiful?"
It was obvious that when she praised others for their beauty in the past, they were all happy.
Zhou Silang also couldn't understand it. He replied with a brainwave, "Maybe she doesn't want to be beautiful?"
(End of this chapter)
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