It’s no wonder that Jiang Feng was surprised. The last time Lin Sanbao came, he was looking for a matchmaker for his son. Now that he has successfully married his daughter-in-law, he believes that it won’t be long before he is promoted to the level of a grandfather.

As a result, he came this time to find a matchmaker for his grandfather, which was really unexpected.

Jiang Feng calmed himself down, and while he extended his hand to invite the other party to sit down, he asked, "Uncle Lin, I want to ask, how old is your grandfather this year?"

Lin Sanbao replied somewhat awkwardly: "I just turned 90 this year."

Jiang Feng took the glass of water and handed it to him, then asked again, "Uncle Lin, was it your idea to find a matchmaker for the old man this time, or was it the old man's own idea?"

Lin Sanbao said helplessly: "It was my grandfather's own idea. I don't know what stimulated him, but he suddenly wanted to find a companion. To show his determination, he even said that he would go on a hunger strike if he was not found."

Jiang Feng smiled and said, "You can be single when you are young, but you must have a companion when you are old. This is understandable. How is the old man's health at present?"

Lin Sanbao said: "He is in very good health and can do all kinds of farm work. My physical fitness is not necessarily better than his."

Jiang Feng nodded and said, "Okay, I understand. I'll accept this matchmaking."

Lin Sanbao said: "Then I'll trouble Master Jiang."

Jiang Feng said: "You're welcome, this is my job."

After that, the two exchanged a few polite words before Lin Sanbao said goodbye and left.

…

afternoon.

In a dilapidated old house, old lady Ling with wrinkles all over her face was washing rice and cooking.

Mrs. Ling is 85 years old this year. Although she has many children and grandchildren, the issue of supporting her is really hard to say. Anyway, Mrs. Ling, who has been strong all her life, does not want to be kicked around like a ball by her children and grandchildren, so she simply returns to her old house and cooks for herself.

Old Mrs. Ling used a wood stove, and the firewood she burned were all dry branches she picked up.

While steaming the rice, Mrs. Ling thought of her rough life and couldn't help but sigh.

Mrs. Ling was born during the Anti-Japanese War in the last century. Her father was also a brave man with a heart to kill the enemy and serve his country. Unfortunately, he died before he could accomplish his mission, leaving her and her daughter to struggle for survival in that chaotic era.

When Mrs. Ling was 13 years old, her mother fell seriously ill. Before she died, she was worried that her daughter would be left alone and bullied after her death, so she decided to marry her to a hunter who was 16 years older than her.

Old Mrs. Ling lived a stable life with her hunter husband for more than ten years. This was perhaps the happiest time in her life. The two of them gave birth to four children in total.

One day, the husband went into the mountains to hunt, and then died in the mountains forever.

The death of her husband made this originally happy family become precarious in an instant. As a woman, Mrs. Ling had to earn work points to raise four children. One can imagine how difficult it was.

Old Mrs. Ling gritted her teeth and persevered for two years, and then welcomed her second husband.

The second husband was an old bachelor who was in his forties and still couldn't get married. It was rare for him to meet a woman willing to marry him, and he didn't care at all even if she had four children.

With an extra laborer to share the burden, Mrs. Ling's burden was finally lightened a little. But after her child with her second husband was born, the burden began to increase again.

To make matters worse, her second husband also died.

So, Mrs. Ling became a widow again.

Mrs. Ling’s third husband was a butcher. His wife had died and he already had four children. Together with her five children, the two of them formed a big family.

Then, Mrs. Ling gave birth to two more children with her third husband, making a total of eleven children.

This marriage lasted for a relatively long time, until ten years ago, when her third husband passed away and Mrs. Ling became a widow again.

Thinking of those difficult years, Old Mrs. Ling couldn't help but smile bitterly. She had endured so much hardship and suffering for her children. When she was old and it was their turn to support her, they all made excuses and refused. It really broke her heart.

She couldn't understand why, although they were both raising children, other people's children were so filial, while she raised a group of selfish people?

Soon, the rice was steamed. Old Mrs. Ling brought out the rice, scooped a few spoonfuls of sauerkraut from the clay pot, and then began to eat it with relish.

This sauerkraut is homemade from the countryside. A few pieces of pork belly are used to stew the sauerkraut, and it is slow-cooked over firewood. To be honest, it tastes really delicious. People who eat it for the first time can swallow their tongue.

However, for people who are used to eating it, the taste is just so-so and nothing special.

Just as Mrs. Ling was eating dinner leisurely alone, a small black car slowly stopped at her door. The person who came was none other than Jiang Feng.

"Grandma Ling." After getting off the car, Jiang Feng did not go straight in, but shouted at the door while holding some fruit.

"Who is it?" Old Mrs. Ling responded, then put down her bowl and walked out.

"Hello, Grandma Ling. I'm so sorry to disturb you during your meal. My name is Jiang Feng, and you can just call me Xiao Feng." Jiang Feng handed over the fruit while speaking.

Old Lady Ling took the fruit and asked, "Xiao Feng, what do you want from an old lady like me?"

Jiang Feng smiled and said, "Grandma Ling, it's like this. I'm actually a matchmaker. This time I'm here to help someone propose a marriage."

Old Madam Ling said, "Xiao Feng, you may have found the wrong person. All my children have already started families. As for the marriages of my grandchildren, it is not my turn to take care of them. Naturally, their parents will take care of them."

Jiang Feng smiled and said, "Grandma Ling, you misunderstood. The person I am here to propose marriage to this time is not your children, but you yourself."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Ling was choked by her saliva and coughed for more than ten seconds. After she recovered, she widened her eyes and said, "Xiao Feng, are you kidding me, an old lady?"

Jiang Feng said seriously: "How can this kind of thing be used as a joke!"

Old Lady Ling said speechlessly: "Xiao Feng, I am half dead, and I only live on the minimum living allowance every month. Who would let you come to propose marriage?"

Facts speak louder than words, Jiang Feng stopped talking nonsense and introduced directly: "The Grandpa Lin who asked me to propose marriage is 90 years old this year, but he is in good health and can do any work. He can carry more than 100 kilograms of things for several miles in one breath. His physical fitness is no worse than that of people in their 50s and 60s.

He has seven children, four sons and three daughters, all of whom are very filial. This time he plans to find a partner, and his children and grandchildren also agree.

In short, as long as Grandma Ling gives your approval, this marriage will basically be a done deal."

When Mrs. Ling heard Jiang Feng say that the other party was 90 years old, she knew that he was not here to make fun of her. His physical fitness also surprised her. She was 85 years old this year and her body was still strong compared with people of the same age, but she didn't dare to pick up things weighing hundreds of kilograms a few years ago.

What she envied most was the filial piety of the other party's children and grandchildren.

"Grandma Ling, I know a lot about your situation. With the way your children treat you, you would not want them to support you if you were still able to move. In that case, why not just find a partner to spend the rest of your life with? After all, no matter how filial your children and grandchildren are, they are not as caring as your spouse, don't you think?"

Mrs. Ling was convinced. She had married three men before and had no psychological barriers to remarrying. She nodded and said, "Xiao Feng, you make sense. I wonder where he is from? This is not the old society anymore. Both parties must meet first before they can talk about marriage."

Jiang Feng smiled and said, "Of course, but before arranging for you to meet Grandpa Lin, I think it is necessary to say hello to your children and grandchildren first, so that you don't do it without saying anything, and it will be ugly if they make a fuss."

Old Madam Ling snorted in dissatisfaction and said, "How dare they make trouble?"

Jiang Feng said: "Just in case, I'll go say hello to them first and see how they react."

Although Mrs. Ling felt that she could make the final decision on her own, she naturally did not stop Jiang Feng when she saw that he was so thoughtful. She said, "Okay, then Xiao Feng, go ask those bastards. If they agree, that's fine. If they don't agree, whoever shouts the loudest will live at his house tomorrow."

Jiang Feng smiled and said, "I see. I won't bother you anymore. Just wait for my good news!"

Old Mrs. Ling smiled and said, "Okay!"

After watching Jiang Feng get into the car and leave, Old Mrs. Ling happily went back to the house to continue eating. The rice was still the same one from before, but it seemed to taste even more delicious than before!

…

Two minutes later.

Jiang Feng parked the car in front of the house of Mrs. Ling’s second son.

The second son of the Ling family is over sixty years old this year. When Jiang Feng arrived, their whole family was having dinner. There were fish and meat on the table. It was somewhat ironic compared to the old mother eating sauerkraut rice alone in the old house.

Jiang Feng had no right to say anything about this.

After the two sides exchanged polite greetings, Jiang Feng got straight to the point and said, "Uncle Ling, I came here this time to discuss your mother's matter with you."

The second son of the Ling family frowned slightly: "Discuss my mother's affairs?"

Jiang Feng said: "To put it simply, your mother feels that she is getting old and her health is getting worse year by year. While she can still move, she wants to find a companion to spend her old age with her, so she asked me to come and say hello to you brothers."

The second son of the Ling family's face changed, and he immediately objected: "No, we are already in our eighties, why are we still looking for a companion? If people find out, how can we brothers go out and meet people?"

Jiang Feng sneered in his heart, you let your eighty-year-old mother stay alone in the old house and cook by yourself, yet you have the nerve to go out and see people? And then your old mother wants to find a companion, and you are too ashamed to go out and see people?

Jiang Feng didn't indulge him, and directly used Mrs. Ling's trump card, saying: "Uncle Ling, your mother said that it's okay if you don't agree. Whoever objects will live in his house tomorrow, so that he can show his filial piety."

When the wife of the second son of the Ling family heard this, she was so shocked that she started to cough dryly like a person who was impotent.

If the second son of the Ling family still couldn't understand such an obvious hint, then the two of them would never have been together. The second son of the Ling family instantly felt like his neck was strangled and he couldn't speak for a long time.

Jiang Feng said at the right time: "Uncle Ling, please call your brothers and convey your mother's intentions, and you brothers can discuss and come up with a unified opinion.

If you brothers have no objection to your mother finding a companion, then you will not be responsible for her until she is gone.

On the contrary, if you brothers have objections, then you brothers will be responsible for her future birth, aging, illness and death."

"Okay, wait a moment, I'll discuss it with my brothers right away." After the second son of the Ling family said this, he took out his mobile phone and quickly entered the room.

His wife greeted Jiang Feng and hurriedly followed him in.

Seeing this scene, Jiang Feng felt deeply moved. As the saying goes, there are many kinds of people. Not all of Mrs. Ling’s sons are unfilial. But it is useless for only the sons to be filial. The key is the filial piety of the daughters-in-law.

About half an hour later, the second son of the Ling family came out again. Jiang Feng didn't know the specific discussion process between the brothers, nor did he want to know. He only knew that the result was good. The Ling brothers unanimously agreed with their mother's idea of ​​finding a companion.

After getting the answer he wanted, Jiang Feng didn't stay any longer. He drove directly to the town, booked a room, and then called Lin Sanbao.

As soon as the call was connected, Jiang Feng said directly: "Uncle Lin, I have already found a partner for your grandfather. I will briefly tell you her information and you can pass it on to your grandfather. If he thinks it's okay, we can arrange for them to meet tomorrow."

Lin Sanbao was surprised when he heard this: "So fast?"

No wonder he was surprised. He just asked for a matchmaker in the afternoon, and it had only been a few hours, but Master Jiang had already helped him find a partner. How could this be so fast?

Jiang Feng smiled and said, "Young people have more time, so it doesn't matter if they are a little slower, but for an old man like Mr. Lin, it is natural that he must make arrangements as soon as possible."

Lin Sanbao praised: "Master Jiang, you are really dedicated. Then tell me the other party's information so that I can tell my grandfather."

Jiang Feng said: "The other person's surname is Ling, she is 85 years old this year, and she is also from your XX County, but from a different township. Her life experience is quite rough...blah blah..."

After briefly telling the story of Old Lady Ling, Jiang Feng concluded, "Grandma Ling is a strong-willed person. She has lived alone in the old house for many years. I introduced your grandfather to her and she was quite satisfied with what I heard, but she said she wanted to meet him first before discussing marriage."

Lin Sanbao asked, "Master Jiang, what do her children and grandchildren think of the old lady's marriage?"

Jiang Feng said: "You don't have to worry about this. I have already done the relevant work. Before calling you, I told them that Grandma Ling was looking for a partner, and they all agreed."

"That's no problem. I'll tell my grandfather the good news right away so that he can be happy. I'll call you back later."

"Okay, that's it for now, I'm hanging up!"

"Well, bye!"

"goodbye!"