Chapter 49 Going to the Engagement
Song Chunxue knew that Li Dazui was testing her.
To test whether she was as others said.
"Those who have nothing to lose are not afraid of those who have something to wear; let them come."
"Many people on the donkey cart that day can testify that they provoked me first. I never provoke anyone. Life isn't about who's stronger."
Song Chunxue said calmly, "Let them come. I've chopped up a lot of sticks recently, so it doesn't matter who I hit. I just have nowhere to vent my anger."
"Anyway, I'm not someone who can be easily intimidated, right?" She gave Li Dazui an arrogant smile. "After being an honest person for half my life, I suddenly feel quite bored. I don't like to suffer any more of this humiliation."
Although Li Dazui was sitting high up, he was still quite intimidated by Song Chunxue's gaze, as if she were the one looking down on him.
She used to smile very cautiously when she met people, but just now, her fierceness sent chills down his spine even from a slope more than ten meters away.
"Yes, you're right. I told you you're not the type to cause trouble. They must have said something to upset you. My aunt's younger sister is sharp-tongued and loves to talk about others. This is the first time she's been reprimanded for what she said. It'll teach her a lesson."
Song Chunxue adjusted the basket on her back, thinking that he was at least sensible.
"Oh, by the way, I heard from Xia Mulan's uncle that Xia Mulan's parents are here, probably to discuss marriage, did you know?"
Song Chunxue stopped and turned to look at Li Dazui, who was sitting on the edge of the high ground.
"really?"
"Of course it's true. He told me personally that his child's uncle was coming today, all this way, and there was nothing else besides Xia Mulan."
As he spoke, Li Dazui stood up, patted the yellow dust off his clothes, and said, "I'm going home to cook too. Sigh, it's really hard to cook for one person. If only people could live without food."
Song Chunxue knew that he was specifically reminding her.
"Why don't you come to my house for lunch? The kids are all here lately. I'm making lazy dumplings for lunch, and I'll also make some dandelion salad today. Do you want to come?"
Li Dazui laughed, "I wouldn't dare go. Who knows if you'd chase me out with a stick."
"You kindly reminded me, how could I hit you?" Song Chunxue laughed. "I just don't want to be bullied anymore, I'm not crazy, what are you afraid of?"
Li Dazui waved his hand, "I'm not going, I'm not going. Otherwise people will say we're going to live together, and my son will break my legs when he gets back."
Song Chunxue found it somewhat amusing to see him walking with his head down and swaggering around.
"What, do you think I'm not good enough for you?"
She was two years older than Li Dazui, but she felt uncomfortable whenever she thought about people linking the two of them together.
Moreover, she knew that the person Li Dazui was really thinking about was the wife of Cheng's fourth son, because in two years, Cheng's fourth son would die in an accident.
The wife of the fourth son of the Cheng family is very beautiful. Although her face is a little red, she has cherry lips and fluffy eyes. She speaks very gently and is also very clean.
Although Song Chunxue and the Cheng family lived very close to each other, only about 20 or 30 meters apart on the slope above the Jiang family's house, they rarely interacted.
Song Chunxue visited Cheng Laosi's house once. The north room of their house still had a faint fragrance, which was unforgettable.
"How could that be? I'm just afraid of ruining your reputation, and you'll beat me with a stick one day. Besides, you have four sons, how can I possibly handle that?" Li Dazui chuckled to himself. "Hurry up and go home, I'm going back to being a lazy bum too."
Seeing him walking quickly with his head down, as if he wanted to get as far away from her as possible, Song Chunxue couldn't help but sneer.
"Slow down, I don't eat people, look how scared you are."
Song Chunxue was a little unconvinced. She looked down on Li Dazui. If it weren't for his eloquence, he would be the slovenliest person in the village.
In her memory, Li Dazui seemed to wear a blue cloth short shirt and blue cloth trousers his whole life, with his knees stained white, and he got fatter and fatter later on.
She used to be quite afraid of Li Dazui's mouth. If he saw her, he might tell others, and it would spread among his sisters-in-law that if she came home early, she was going to see her man, and if she came home late, she was in the mountains doing this and that with her man.
Now she's not afraid anymore; instead, she feels that Li Dazui is also a pitiful person.
It seems that he has no other interest in life besides his mouth.
What else can a person do if he stays in his small village for fifty or sixty years and doesn't say a word?
When she got home, Hongying had almost finished cooking, and Sanwa was resting inside.
The fourth brother rarely lit a fire for Hongying in the kitchen, and he chatted with Xiujuan in front of the stove.
When he saw her, the fourth brother was as uncomfortable as a mouse seeing its prey.
"Get up! I thought you were going to hide in the house and never see me again."
She found a bowl and scooped some warm water infused with fennel stalks from a large porcelain basin behind the cutting board to drink.
The fourth brother kept his head down and didn't say anything.
"If you're free this afternoon, go herd sheep with Sanwa and let him teach you how to herd them, so that we won't be unable to find them if you lose them later."
“You don’t even like reading, let alone herding sheep. If you get distracted and the sheep wander into someone else’s field, they’ll cause trouble for me, and you’ll have to deal with that yourself.”
Jiang Hongying kept watching Lao Si as she cut noodles, afraid that he would burst into tears.
In the past, besides the eldest son, my mother doted on the fourth son the most, since he was the youngest and the most well-behaved, and he also knew how to make people happy.
He had never suffered such cold and sarcastic remarks before.
Fortunately, the fourth brother just kept his head down, his eyelids flickered, and he didn't react in any other way.
"I'm going to wash my face."
Song Chunxue also knew that she couldn't push people too hard, otherwise she would be the one to suffer in the end.
After washing her face and changing into clean clothes, Song Chunxue went to the west room and saw that Sanwa was sleeping.
Just as she turned to leave, Sanwa groggily got up.
"Mom, what's wrong?" He rubbed his eyes. "Is the rice ready?"
"Well, it'll be a little while. I want to talk to you about something."
Although she had done this in her previous life, for some reason, Song Chunxue was a little nervous.
"Mother, you say it." As Sanwa spoke, he got off the kang (a heated brick bed) and bent down to put on his shoes.
"You and Xia Mulan..."
"Go to school to study..."
They both spoke at the same time, but they were talking about different things.
But when Song Chunxue heard Sanwa say that, her heart skipped a beat, and she felt a little sad.
She smiled and said, "It won't interfere with your studies. I heard that Xia Mulan's parents have already arrived at Xia Ying's house, probably to discuss the engagement."
Sanwa's complexion visibly relaxed a bit.
A lump formed in her throat, and Song Chunxue quickly turned her head away.
"After you finish eating, tidy up. We'll go to Xia Ying's house together. We can't let them come to our house and make people say we're rude."
Song Chunxue noticed his hesitation. "Don't worry, let's get engaged first. There's no rush to get married. It's not too late to get married when Xia Mulan is sixteen or seventeen. She's still young."
"Then, what should we bring, what should we prepare?" Sanwa blushed and scratched his forehead. "I'll go wash my hair and feet first."
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