Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Jiang Xiaoci can stay, but her mother can't...
Jiang Chengping was afraid that the piglets would hurt people, so he subconsciously reached out to stop them. However, the half-grown piglets rushed forward recklessly, not afraid of people at all, and the force they used was quite strong.
Seeing that the piglet was about to reach the edge, Jiang Chengping suddenly dodged to the side, grabbed the piglet's two ears, and exerted force with his knees and back to press the frightened and crazy piglet firmly to the ground.
Wu Hehua looked at her son. Few people in the village could match him in terms of strength, character and appearance. There were some girls who admired him, but they either despised his poor family or demanded to drive Jiang Xiaoci and her mother away. The family could not agree to their unreasonable demands and could not afford to rebuild the house for their son to get married. So the matter was delayed again and again, and Wu Hehua felt really bad.
At this time, a girl came running from the corner at the end of the road. She was carrying a pig food bucket and her steps were steady. The pig food in the bucket did not spill at all.
She ran and shouted: "Big brother, please don't let go, I'm coming!"
In the commune, some production teams raised pigs as a whole, while others raised pigs among each household. In the Cai Shi Village where I came for a blind date today, the pigs were raised by each household. If a pig was lost, they could not afford the compensation.
The girl ran up and scooped out pig food made from rice bran from the pig feeding bucket and brought it to the piglet's mouth with the ladle. After being comforted and having food to eat, the piglet soon calmed down.
Jiang Chengping saw that the piglet had indeed stabilized, then he slowly loosened his hand and moved away.
When they were further away, the girl could see clearly that the man was wearing new clothes. In the countryside, people would not wear such new clothes unless they were visiting relatives or friends. It had just rained and the piglets were covered in mud. The man helped catch the pigs, and his new clothes were all dirty.
The girl hurriedly said, "I'm so sorry, do you want to come to my house and I can get my father's clothes for you to change?"
Today's blind date has failed, so it doesn't matter whether to change it or not. The two looked at each other. The girl had two black shiny braids, a pair of bright big eyes, a round face, and a healthy complexion that showed rosy vitality. This girl should have a pretty good family life.
Jiang Chengping hastily looked away, then hurriedly took a step back and said, "No, no, we still have to go to the fields in the afternoon. We have to go back now."
The girl also looked at the strange young man who came to help her. He looked unfamiliar and should be from another village.
He was very tall, a height that was rare in her village. He had delicate features and was handsome. Unlike those ruffians in the village who would take every opportunity to make jokes, he was very sensible. After helping, he did not forget to keep a distance from the strange girl.
The girl lowered her head, patted the piglet a few times, and said softly, "Thank you."
Jiang Xiaoci shook Wu Hehua's arm, smiled with her pearly teeth showing, and said loudly: "Grandma, I'm thirsty. I want to find a place to drink some water."
Wu Hehua had already seen the scene just now, and she thought to herself: Could it be that my youngest son's fate today is with this girl?
If a person is attracted to someone, the more they see, the more they like him or her. Wu Hehua believed in Jiang Xiaoci's words, so she shamelessly stepped forward and asked, "Miss, my little granddaughter wants to drink some water. Can I go to your house and ask for some water?"
He just helped me so much, how could I refuse? Qi Xiuzhu quickly responded: "Okay, come with me."
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Qi Xiuzhu drove the pigs in front and led the way, while Jiang Xiaoci supported Wu Hehua and followed closely behind.
Jiang Chengping's heart beat faster, his cheeks burned, his vision was unfocused, and he looked around worried that someone would appear. He was afraid that he would bring unnecessary gossip to the girl in this strange village.
The slippery dirt road was difficult to walk on, but there was gravel paved in front of the girl's house, and as soon as I stepped on it, my feet felt stable.
Jiang Xiaoci walked on the neat gravel road and said, "Sister, your road is really nice."
Not only is the road good, the area in front of the yard is even better. More than half of the broken and irregular bluestone slabs have been paved.
Qi Xiuzhu is a cheerful girl, but she is shy in front of strangers, especially when there is a young man of good looks present.
She explained to Wu Hehua: "There is a quarry behind our village. These broken bricks and stones can be exchanged for a little money. I usually make bamboo baskets for the production team in exchange. You see, it has rained, and the benefits are obvious."
The more Wu Hehua looked at it, the more she liked it. "You are really capable. After this renovation, the front and back of the house will be so clean and bright."
Everyone is exhausted from working in the fields, so who would think about tidying up the front and back of the house? It can be seen that this girl is able and knows how to make a living.
Look at this girl, she is already in her early twenties. How come she hasn’t got married yet, considering such a good family?
No, it is also possible that they are already engaged, in which case they should be more disciplined and not bring gossip to the girl. Therefore, Wu Hehua did not go into the house, but just stood in the yard waiting for water to drink.
It took the girl several minutes to enter the house and come out with a tray and three cups of hot tea.
When she got the tea, she found that the tea leaves floating in the tea soup were clear and full of tea tips. She knew it was this year's new tea after just one smell. When Wu Hehua served the girl with good tea, his favorability towards her increased several times.
Hot tea takes time to drink, and it's hard to drink it quickly. The girl brought out a stool, and Wu Hehua took her son and granddaughter to sit down. Holding the hot tea in her hands, Wu Hehua felt hot in her heart and thought about asking around.
"Girl, have all your family members gone to the fields? Are you home alone?"
Qi Xiuzhu sat under the eaves, packing up a half-finished bamboo basket in her hands, and said, "My family is just me and my father. A guest came to our house just now, and my father went to see him off."
The population is so simple, Wu Hehua was very excited. After returning, she would ask someone about it.
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"Oh, there are guests at home!" A strong voice came from outside the yard.
As soon as she heard the voice, Qi Xiuzhu knew that her father had rejected the previous wave of blind dates, which was exactly what she wanted. She smiled and said, "Dad, these guys are kind people on the street. They helped catch the piglet and sent it back."
When Qi Wanlin saw the guests at home, he realized that this was the family of the benefactor to whom he had given pork last night as a thank you. What a fate.
He smiled: "Xiuzhu, they are the little girl who can roar like a tiger that Dad told you about."
Yesterday, Qi Wanlin left his work at school and went to the countryside to visit a family and persuade a student who had dropped out to go back to school. He took a shortcut through the mountains, but was surrounded by several wild wolves. At that time, he was ready to be bitten to death by the wolves, but he was worried about his daughter at home.
Suddenly, a tiger's roar scared the wolves away. Then, a pretty little girl with snow-white hair came out from behind a tree and told him with a smile that it was she who scared the wolves away with the tiger's roar.
That night, Qi Wanlin went to express his gratitude with a pound of pork belly. Today, coincidentally, the other person helped catch the crazy piglets and even came to his house to borrow water. It was really an unexpected fate.
It turns out there is this layer of relationship. Qi Xiuzhu blushed even more. She didn't dare to look at Jiang Chengping. She took out her father's thermos and poured out a cup of tea.
Qi Wanlin took it in his hand, sat down and talked to the benefactor's family, explaining why the piglet went mad.
"A distant relative of my family introduced a date to my daughter. The family brought a mischievous child with them. They set off firecrackers in the pigpen and scared the pigs away. We have raised this piglet for half a year. If something happens to it, how can we compensate the production team? Fortunately, you passed by and helped my family a lot."
Ideas came to Wu Hehua's mind. Since she has spoken out loud about the failed blind date, is she testing me?
She also smiled and tried to reply: "What a coincidence, I also brought my youngest son here for a blind date today."
Qi Wanlin looked up and down at the handsome young man in front of him. He had good looks, a good body, and didn't look at people randomly. The more he looked at him, the more he liked him. He asked tentatively, "Your son's character must be what we want, right?"
When Wu Hehua heard this, she felt that this family also had that intention. Marriage, after all, is all about fate.
She sighed deliberately and said, "Alas, our family was not able to meet the conditions they proposed, so the deal was not concluded. How come your daughter, with her appearance and family conditions, was not concluded?"
Qi Wanlin had a very good first impression of Jiang Chengping. Seeing his daughter blushing and not showing any annoyance, he couldn't help but want to give it a try, so he said, "My family is in a difficult situation too. I want to find a husband, but he doesn't want to."
No wonder, this makes sense. If a man can find a wife by scraping together some money, who would be willing to send his son out to find a wife?
Wu Hehua suddenly stopped talking, drank a cup of tea, and left politely.
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The further Jiang Chengping walked, the more it felt like there was a string in his heart pulling him back. After walking for dozens of steps, he couldn't help but look back once, then a second time, and then looked back again and again.
Jiang Xiaoci didn't understand. They were talking just fine, so why did both families suddenly stop talking?
"Grandma, Uncle Qi's family wants to discuss marriage, and my uncle wants to discuss it too, why are you guys suddenly not discussing it?"
Wu Hehua sighed and said, "Their family is looking for a bride."
Jiang Xiaoci was puzzled. The two villages were not far from each other. If they walked, they would only need half an hour to reach their destination.
Jiang Xiaoci suddenly realized, "Oh, I understand, grandma, you are worried that there will be no one at home to work in the fields, right? I can do it, I can work."
Wu Hehua smiled and rubbed her with concern, "It's not a matter of work."
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After the people had gone far away, Qi Xiuzhu dared to stand up, leaned against the door, and looked into the distance. She had been on several blind dates, but none of them could compare to the young man just now.
If it had not been before the blind date, Qi Wanlin would not have cared so much and would not have been so conflicted. But after so many comparisons, he began to feel sorry for his daughter and tried to persuade her to change her mind.
"Look, any young man we like is not looking for a husband. If there is a suitable one, you can marry him."
Qi Xiuzhu was unwilling to do so. Her family situation was a bit complicated. She was her father's only daughter, and she didn't want the things in her family to be given to her relatives.
"I told you that I must find a husband. Otherwise, once I get married, our house and the job you can take over after retirement will all be taken away. Dad, you don't need to persuade me anymore. At worst, I won't marry, and I won't get married. I can't let them succeed."
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While I was sitting at Qi's house and drinking a cup of tea, the matchmaker Wang Lumei had already arrived home.
She leaned against the collapsing adobe wall of Wu Hehua's house and said sarcastically, "Oh my, I thought you were so tough when you went on a blind date. It turns out you want to marry into a rich family. Principal Qi's family is well-off, but are you willing to let your son be their son-in-law?"
The incident had just happened when gossip spread back along with Wang Lumei.
Wu Hehua was annoyed: "You clearly know that things are not like that, why are you spreading rumors?"
Wang Lumei just wanted to suppress Wu Hehua first so that she would accept the conditions, and she didn't want to force her into a corner.
She changed her expression and advised earnestly, "Hehua, I'll tell you honestly, if it weren't for your Jiang Chengping's good looks and hardworking, I wouldn't want to get involved in this matter. How about this, the betrothal gift can be reduced to 100 yuan, Jiang Xiaoci can stay, but her mother can't. If you feel embarrassed, I can help her mother find a good match, isn't that the problem?"
Jiang Xiaoci would not be separated from her mother and quickly said, "Grandma, I will go to whoever my mother marries, and my father will come back."
Jiang Chengping was still thinking about the pig-catching incident. He was in a bad mood and said, "Aunt Wang, please stop wasting your breath. Why do you have to say such annoying things?"
Wang Lumei swung her red handkerchief and said harshly, "Your family wants both face and substance. I'll see how old you want to drag your son and daughter to before you give up and give in."
My uncle's marriage had already come true on the way home. Jiang Xiaoci said, "My uncle is going to get married soon, so you don't need to be a matchmaker anymore."
Wang Lumei laughed and waited to see the joke on Wu Hehua's family.
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When she returned home, Wang Lumei's daughter Qu Fengqin, who had come back to visit her relatives, came back from the county town. Her daughter went to the county town to make a phone call. When she talked about her daughter, she said that she was really proud of her daughter. She married into a big city, ate commercial grain, and her family also had face in the village.
Wang Lumei saw her daughter's dazed look and asked, "You are so flustered, could it be that something happened to your in-laws?"
Seeing that no one was at home, Qu Fengqin dared to speak. She rubbed her hands vigorously, extremely anxious, and told Wang Lumei a piece of news: "Mom, Jiang Weihai is not dead."
"If you're not dead, then you're not dead."
Wang Lumei subconsciously added, then realized something was wrong, "Who are you talking about? Jiang Weihai, the eldest son of Wu Hehua's family who was given away for adoption early on?"
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