Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Walk carefully on the road and good luck will come to you...
The dewdrops condensed at night had just been evaporated by the warm sun. Jiang Xiaoci was already walking on the ridge of the field on her way back to the village, carrying half a basket of wild vegetables. Her eyesight was not very good, as someone had once borrowed part of her eyesight, but she was not sure who had borrowed it.
When she was a flower fairy, she was carefree. Now, after being a human for more than ten years, she can't remember what it feels like to be carefree and watch the flowers bloom and fall, but being a human is actually pretty good.
The production team leader went from house to house urging people to go to work, but today he tacitly did not go into the Jiang family to urge them to work because the Jiang family was discussing an important matter.
Jiang Xiaoci knew that her grandmother was going to arrange a marriage for her uncle, so she walked extra slowly.
When the two aunts saw Jiang Xiaoci, they dropped their hoes and came over. Xiaoci was a good girl, and wherever she passed, there must be good things. One of the aunts rummaged through the bamboo basket behind Jiang Xiaoci and found six pheasant eggs hidden under the wild vegetables. They were very small, but they were eggs after all, and six of them could make a bowl of meat dish.
The aunt covered the wild vegetables enviously and complained to Jiang Xiaoci that her family's matchmaker had bad intentions.
"Xiaoci, I just went to your house and heard that Mrs. Wang, who is looking for a marriage for your uncle, wants your grandmother to kick you and your mother out. Rather than being kicked out, it would be better for your aunt to help you and your mother find a good family. What do you think?"
Another aunt pushed her and scolded her with a smile: "What a bad idea you came up with. No matter how bad or fierce Wu Hehua is, she will not chase Xiaoci away. Xiaoci, auntie will teach you. Go back and ruin your uncle's marriage. Then auntie will help him find a good marriage. Isn't that a happy ending for everyone?"
Jiang Xiaoci knew that her uncle's marriage would definitely be arranged today, and he would become a son-in-law. This was what she dreamed about. She almost never dreamed, but the flower demon was very good at dreaming. She even dreamed about today's date.
Jiang Xiaoci said: "Grandma won't drive me and my mother away."
"Of course." An aunt responded, "With you here, who would be willing to leave? Go home quickly."
They also had to rush to the place where Jiang Xiaoci was digging wild vegetables. Even if there were no pheasant eggs, there were wild mushrooms and vegetables. This was the experience they had summed up from picking grass for pigs and digging wild vegetables with Jiang Xiaoci, and no one else knew it.
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Just as Jiang Xiaoci was chatting with the aunts, two half-grown boys and a few other children were sneaking behind the bushes.
The soil in front of Jiang Xiaoci had a different color than the ones next to it, and was covered with weeds. Jiang Xiaoci's eyesight was not very good, so she could not see some details clearly and did not notice them. At this moment, she took light steps and walked steadily over the weeds within a half-meter range.
Er Zhuang from the village was wondering to the young master from the city: "That's not right. The branches we put under her were very thin. How come she didn't fall?"
The young master from the city got angry and said, "I told you that the branches should be thinner. It's all your fault."
As he said this, he jumped up to test its strength, but with a few "cracks", the thin branch could not support the weight of a twelve or thirteen year old child jumping and broke, causing the young master to fall and scream.
The young master in the pit climbed out covered in dust and dirt, and led a few children he bribed with candy to surround Jiang Xiaoci, pointing his finger and saying: "You monster, what kind of magic did you use to avoid falling into the pit?"
Jiang Xiaoci looked back and saw clearly that the ground she had just walked on had a large depression. It turned out that the children had dug a trap and were waiting for her to fall into it so that they could make fun of her.
The leader of the group was a young city boy who came from a big city. The reason he targeted Jiang Xiaoci was because the marriage that Jiang Xiaoci's uncle was going to arrange was with a relative of his grandmother's.
Jiang Xiaoci said to the child, "You dug the pit, and you fell into it. This is retribution. You must learn from it."
The young master didn't want to hear that and said harshly, "Humph, you little encumbrance, my grandmother said that if your uncle wants to get married, he must kick you and your mother out of the house."
Jiang Chengping, the second son of the Jiang family, had already been furious. He even ran over to the young master in the last few steps and twisted his ear: "No matter if you are from the city or the country, if you dare to bully our Xiaoci, I will twist your ear off!"
The second son of the Jiang family was tall and fierce. All the naughty children in the village had been beaten by him. When the children saw that the second son of the Jiang family was getting fierce, they scattered and fled.
Without his little follower, the young master lost his arrogance and ran away shouting, "Jiang Lao Er, if I tell grandma not to introduce you to a partner, you will be single forever."
Jiang Chengping was tall and had long legs. He caught up with the young master and hit him hard on the butt a few times: "The countryside is not a place for you to run wild. If you mess with our Xiaoci again, I will beat you up every time I see you."
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Being protected by someone, Jiang Xiaoci showed off her white and neat teeth and smiled like a flower. "Uncle, are you running out because you are shy?"
Jiang Chengping's ears hurt from the quarreling between the matchmaker and his biological mother at home, but he was worried about Jiang Xiaoci, so he came out.
He took the backpack from Jiang Xiaoci's shoulders, slung it on his broad shoulders, slowed down his pace, and led the way for Jiang Xiaoci, whose eyesight was not very good. "How old are you, girl? You are in charge of my marriage. Aren't you ashamed?"
Jiang Xiaoci knew that her uncle's marriage would be successful today, but she felt there would be some twists and turns.
Jiang Xiaoci joked, "Uncle, you need your aunt to marry you in exchange for a dowry. You are so ashamed! You should become a live-in son-in-law and give your aunt a dowry."
Jiang Chengping is already 25 years old, but still a bachelor. It's not because he is poor, but because his family was too poor and his mother was unwilling to exchange the marriage gift for his sister's marriage, so it has been delayed until now.
Of course he wanted to marry a wife. Seeing his peers who grew up together now have children running around, Jiang Chengping blushed even more. He scratched his head and said, "Xiaoci, if you dare to tease me again, I'll see if your grandma will beat you if she hears you."
The Jiang family treated Jiang Xiaoci very well. They were all tough on the outside but soft on the inside. Jiang Xiaoci said, "My grandma never hit me, but you hit Grandma Wang's grandson today. Aren't you afraid that she won't introduce you to a date?"
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Wang Lumei, who was negotiating as a matchmaker in the Jiang family, heard her grandson's complaints and blamed the second son of the Jiang family: "This is my grandson, how can you hit him?"
Jiang Chengping actually has a good personality, but this kid has a bad heart and is setting a trap to harm Jiang Xiaoci, and he can't tolerate it.
Jiang Chengping asked back: "Did he tell me why I beat him?"
"Yes, you said you beat him because of Jiang Xiaoci."
"He dug a hole and covered it with twigs and straw, hoping that Xiaoci would step on it. Xiaoci didn't fall in, but he fell in himself. When he climbed out, he scolded Xiaoci. If this happened to a child in our village, it wouldn't be as simple as twisting his ears."
Wang Lumei was shocked. He actually dug a hole! The Jiang family is considered to be easy to talk to. If they were to be bullied by the most difficult people in the village, they would not be able to get over the matter today unless they paid three or five yuan in compensation.
But her beloved grandson who came back from the big city suffered a loss, and Wang Lumei deliberately made trouble and didn't want to take Jiang Chengping to the blind date.
Just then, a dark cloud came and thunder rumbled. She took the rain off and said, "The weather is bad today. Why don't you not go on the blind date? I'll make another appointment in a few days."
Jiang Xiaoci felt a vague sense of uneasiness in her heart, as if if she didn't go today, she would miss the most important thing for her uncle.
She grabbed Wu Hehua's sleeve and said, "Grandma, let's go today. If you miss it, it will be bad for little uncle."
Wang Lumei was extremely proud. The marriage she had arranged for Jiang Chengping was naturally a very good one. If he missed it, Jiang Chengping would definitely regret it. The more so, the more she had to grasp the opportunity.
She looked at the leaky windows and the dilapidated walls as if she was inspecting a job, and shook her head, "The second brother is not young anymore. If he agrees to the conditions I mentioned, we will go. If not, I will send him back."
Wu Hehua really wanted to say that she would not go, but Jiang Xiaoci's words might not be known to others, but the Jiang family knew it clearly, as if it were a blessing. Wu Hehua did not dare not go, but she also knew what kind of person Wang Lumei was. If she did not spend some money today, she would not be able to go.
Wu Hehua turned around and took out a piece of top-quality pork belly from the kitchen vat. Judging from the size, it weighed a full pound.
She showed off the pork belly in all directions: "I'm going on a blind date today. Whether it works out or not, this piece of meat will be a gift."
The pork belly is fat and lean, with extremely beautiful patterns. How delicious would it be if it were made into braised pork? Even Wang Lumei's family, whose daughter married into the city, could not afford to eat meat once a month.
Wang Lumei's eyes turned green, she stared at the meat and asked, "Hehua, where did you get this piece of meat?"
After asking, she murmured in her heart that ever since Wu Hehua found a daughter-in-law for her eldest son who had been missing for several years, there would be little surprises in the house from time to time.
Wu Hehua gently rubbed Jiang Xiaoci's hair, saying with pride: "Yesterday, Xiaoci imitated the roar of a tiger in the mountains and saved a teacher in the village. Last night, he rushed over to give me a thank-you gift, but I couldn't bear to eat it. If I don't go on a blind date today, I won't be able to keep this piece of meat."
Wang Lumei licked her lips and said hurriedly, "What are you waiting for? If you go now, you can still have lunch at noon. Let's make braised pork."
Jiang Xiaoci wanted to go with her, but Wang Lumei was not happy about it: "Why are you taking her to a blind date?"
Because Jiang Xiaoci said that the second son's marriage would be successful, she felt relieved to follow Wu Hehua: "The pork belly was sent by others to thank Xiaoci, so it's only right for her to have a few bites."
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The group arrived at the blind date's home, but didn't see any girl. Old Lady Zheng said that they had to pass this hurdle before they could see her daughter. Because of the piece of pork belly, Old Lady Zheng's complexion improved a lot and she was willing to sit down and discuss the terms.
Jiang Chengping is a handsome man, a good worker, and has good character. After asking about these facts, Mrs. Zheng is satisfied. What she is not satisfied with is that Jiang Chengping's family conditions are too poor.
Jiang Chengping had an older brother who was a soldier and could help support the family from time to time. However, he disappeared a few years ago and is most likely dead. The Jiang family also lost contact with the family over there, and their lives became and worse worse.
However, the Zheng family's conditions were pretty good. When Mrs. Zheng saw Jiang Xiaoci was present, she was reluctant to say some things too clearly and just kept criticizing Jiang Chengping.
"He's a bit old, five years older than my daughter. I heard he has a bad temper and many children in the village have been beaten by him."
姜小慈不服气小叔叔被埋汰：“二十五岁就大了吗？我爸爸四十了呢，我妈妈决定嫁进来的时候，不也没说什么吗？还有，你们光听说小叔叔揍小孩，可村里那些被揍的小孩家长，没有一个来我们家吵过，说明大家感谢小叔叔帮着管教小孩呢，我小叔叔是很好很好的。”
Old lady Zheng was so embarrassed by the little girl that she said directly, "Your uncle is a very good person, but it is because of you that he has no chance of getting married. In the past six months since you and your mother came here, which of the marriages we arranged for your uncle have been successful? Since you and your mother are still refusing to leave today, this marriage still cannot be arranged."
Jiang Xiaoci knew that she was treated as a burden, but no one in her grandmother's family had ever said so. Instead, it was the irrelevant people outside who called her a burden in front of others and behind their backs.
Jiang Xiaoci felt that this family was not the one that her uncle should marry into.
Wu Hehua had a bad temper to begin with, and she herself hadn't yet minded scolding Jiang Xiaoci, so she took the meat and said, "Second Brother, Xiaoci, don't waste time, let's go."
When Wang Lumei saw that the one pound of pork belly had been taken away, she was so angry that her throat was smoking: "Wu Hehua, didn't you agree that you could keep all the pork belly?"
Wu Hehua rolled her eyes at her and said, "If the negotiation fails, who will leave the meat behind?"
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As soon as he went out, the rain stopped and a rainbow appeared between the distant mountains, but Jiang Chengping was still in a very low mood. In the next year, he would be 26 years old, and he still hadn't found a wife. He really couldn't be happy.
Wu Hehua looked at her son's dejected look and scolded him, "Are you really going to kick Xiaoci and your sister-in-law out for your marriage? Say something!"
Jiang Chengping said quickly, "Mom, can't I just be sad for a while? It's okay, it's okay for me not to get married."
Jiang Xiaoci was still sure: "Uncle, today's marriage will definitely be concluded."
Jiang Chengping was amused and found an opportunity to tease her: "You said it, can you find a blind date now?"
As he spoke, a half-grown piglet ran wildly without knowing where to go and charged towards the three people.
Jiang Chengping was anxious. The pig weighed at least 180 kilograms. It would be terrible if it was hit. He shouted to his mother and Jiang Xiaoci to move aside: "The pig is frightened. Please make way!"
Jiang Xiaoci felt that she couldn't give in. They were just walking on the road, so how could a domestic pig sneak out? She quickly called Jiang Chengping: "Uncle, this pig is destined to be with you, you should catch it quickly."
Jiang Chengping was both angry and amused. What fate could there be between him and a pig? This pig can't give him a wife.
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