Chapter 66 My dear sister, you can’t just stand by and watch me not get married, can you?

Wang Ziru walked out of the right-angled passage as if she was familiar with it and stomped her feet.

The Wang family's stone house is located on a relatively flat terrain and is relatively neatly built. There are two brothers in the family, and they built it on a large scale, with a spacious courtyard in front of the door, which makes it appear spacious.

A low wall was built around the courtyard, and in the courtyard there were three large banyan trees, with their crowns like clouds, and their green shadows swayed in the sea breeze.

Mussels, oysters and other shellfish are piled up in the corners, and the slight smell of the sea permeates the entire house.

On weekdays, the family would put the fishing gear in the yard and set up a few bamboo poles to spread out and dry the nets. Today, there were no fishing gear in the yard, only bamboo poles, so I knew that the men in the family had gone out to sea to fish.

Glancing at these familiar scenes, Wang Ziru couldn't help but mutter in her heart, "No wonder my parents didn't let me marry into a poor family like the Zhai family. The houses in the fishing village are solid and beautiful, and the home is in order. It's obvious that they are a simple family who live a down-to-earth life."

Zhai Ximo also stood in the yard, gazing at the surging sea.

Looking at the duck in his hand, Wang Ziru guessed that he was waiting for the woman in the house to come out with a kitchen knife to slaughter the duck.

"This bastard was so prestigious after being promoted in the army, but he didn't even inform me when he got home. No wonder he wanted to bring his family with him..."

Even under such circumstances, I heard that the man became an officer in the army.

Wang Ziru was still in a very good mood. She stood under the eaves and pulled up her trousers.

I made up my mind that I would go home and educate myself behind closed doors.

When a man is out there, you still have to give him some face.

When Bao Er saw his cousin Tie Zhu, the two of them had already started playing together.

Two half-grown children were chattering in the yard.

Zhai Ximo turned around and looked at the woman, "You... really know how to make roast duck?"

"Yes, you can make a fire in the yard later, put a stick in the middle, and wait for me to marinate the duck, and then take it out to roast."

"Pickled? How, how do you pickle it?"

"Just like making roasted whole lamb, you are serving in the army in the south of the colorful clouds. Do the people there eat roasted whole lamb?"

Zhai Ximo frowned fiercely.

He had never eaten roasted whole lamb, let alone seen what it looked like.

Literally, it means roasting a sheep and eating it.

During the years he served in the army in the south of Yunnan, he saw with his own eyes that the common people there lived in extreme poverty and it was good enough if there was someone with a stutter in the family.

"Forget it! You are responsible for slaughtering the duck, plucking the feathers, cutting it open, and cleaning it. Wait for me to come back and start." Wang Ziru saw the confused look on the man's face and thought, you must have seen a whole roasted lamb before, right?

She held her head, smiled, and planned to take her son-in-law from the fishing village for a walk and sightseeing.

"Come with me, I'll take you to the rocks outside to see the sea view."

"oh."

Zhai Ximo looked back at the stone house, put the duck under a big banyan tree in the yard, and told the two children to look after it.

Then he clapped his hands and followed his wife toward the rocks above the coast.

The two of them walked like they were taking a walk, and Wang Ziru introduced the life in the fishing village to the man as they walked.

"You must have been to Longwang Village when you were a kid, right? Look, the ocean to the east is vast, and there are many fishing villages along the coast. They are similar to the fishing houses in Longwang Village, most of which are stacked up on the mountains above the coastline."

If it were him five years ago, he might not be able to see much.

After two years of study at the military academy, Zhai Ximo came to the fishing village and got to know the lives of the local people.

The stone houses built by each household are relatively small and constructed with rough stones. They usually have only one door and one window, and are low in height, as if they are almost touching the ground. However, once you walk into the house, you will find it is quite spacious.

"Ahem," Wang Ziru saw that they were already far away from the Wang family's yard, so she took the man's hand and said, "I want to tell you something."

"You don't want to settle a score with me, for that matter?" He was the first to speak.

Zhai Ximo turned his head to look at her, his gentle eyes tinged with pity.

She choked, looked at the man, and was unable to make a sound for a long time.

After a while, he said hastily:

"You man! Do you think I'm a petty-minded woman?"

Zhai Ximo held her soft hand with his backhand, "Anything else?"

Then I heard the woman sneer.

"What else? Do you think I'm so kind as to take you to visit the fishing village?"

After a pause, Wang Ziru turned her head to glance at the Wang family yard, and told the man what she had heard in a low voice.

Finally, he repeatedly reminded me, "My dad and his friends will be back soon. No matter who of them mentions my brother's marriage at the end of the year and the lack of a dowry, you are not allowed to say anything. Just focus on eating your duck."

"You mean, my parents might ask us to borrow money to pay for the betrothal gift to Bao Er's uncle?"

"My brother's marriage is the Wang family's business."

"Okay, I understand." The man was still thinking about going back to slaughter the duck. He turned around and looked in the direction of Wang's yard. "I should go back. You can walk around for a while."

The tall figure of the man turned and walked away.

After walking a few steps, I heard the woman behind me say, "Remember, you have to support your family, so don't spend your money carelessly."

Zhai Ximo paused, turned around and waved his hand.

When we returned to the yard, Li Hui just came out of the kitchen, holding a sharp kitchen knife and a clay bowl, and said with a smile: "Why don't I kill the duck? Dad Baoer, you take a rest."

"It's just a small matter. My elder brother and his family are not at home, and I am bored."

After taking the kitchen knife, Zhai Ximo carried the duck and walked to a corner of the yard and squatted down.

Li Hui hurried over and placed a clay bowl filled with a little water in front of him to collect the duck blood.

In the village, chickens and ducks are slaughtered, and the chicken and duck blood is a good dish to go with wine.

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Wang Ziru wandered around the fishing village for a while.

From a distance, we saw two fishing boats slowly heading towards the village pier.

"My dad and his friends are back!"

She thought that at this time, the duck should still be plucking its feathers and cleaning its insides.

Standing on the rock, hesitating for a moment.

She rushed down the rocks like a whirlwind and ran happily towards the village pier.

At this moment, it was almost evening, and many adults and children in the village were waiting at the dock to welcome the return of the fishing boats.

When she ran to the dock, two fishing boats had already docked and tied up the cables. Adults and children were crowded at the dock, chattering and watching the results of the men's trip to the sea.

Wang Ziru saw her elder brother Wang Zongming, who was telling an old man from the nearby village about a thrilling scene with a silly smile on his face.

She was about to say hello to her eldest brother when someone patted her shoulder from behind. "Sister! When did you come back?"

Wang Ziru looked back and saw a thin face in front of her.

That was her younger brother, Wang Zonghao. It was a very cold day and he was only wearing thin clothes, but a happy smile appeared on his wheat-colored face.

"You little brat! You scared me. Who am I? Where is dad?" Wang Ziru slapped her brother in annoyance.

"Isn't that there?"

Following the direction her brother pointed, Wang Ziru stood on tiptoe and saw a middle-aged man with a silly smile on his face chatting with his fellow villagers in the crowd.

Wang Ziru was about to go over to say hello to her old father when she was stopped by her younger brother.

"What's the matter? Why are you pulling me?"

"Sister! I heard that Bao'er's father is back to visit relatives?"

"Yeah, didn't Big Brother tell you when he got back?"

"Yeah," Wang Zonghao nodded, looking at the brand new shirt and pants his sister was wearing. Even her shoes were bought not long ago.

He said with a smile, "Sister, you are rich now. You are wearing new clothes. Did my brother-in-law bring some money when he came back?"

"Wang Zonghao! You're going too far," Wang Ziru raised her fist and punched her brother on the chest, lecturing him, "The last time your sister bought new clothes was when she got married. Why can't I wear new clothes?"

"Hey, of course that's not what I meant."

Wang Zongming's bright eyes, blinking with a cunning light, stared at his sister without blinking.

Without waiting for Wang Ziru to speak again, he said sternly, "Sister! My brother is getting married at the end of the year. If you have enough money, can you lend me some money?"

"Originally, there's no need to bother you with this matter, but my father-in-law wants us to get married at the end of the year and we must give him 200 yuan as a gift, and also buy two sets of clothes and two quilts for the bride."

"You say, I don't have a stable job in the government, how can I get 200 yuan? Even if the three men in my family go out fishing every day, the fish we catch can't be sold for 200 yuan, right?!"