Chapter 45 Can't Marry
If she hadn't been so lucky.
He died of hunger during the famine years.
It was only after she married into the Jiang family that she began to live a good life. Although she sometimes didn't have enough to eat, she was happy in her heart.
Her husband loves her, her sons are sensible, and although her mother-in-law has a bad temper, she is soft-hearted and treats her very well.
The sisters-in-law get along very happily with each other.
And a lovely niece.
She hasn't had enough of her good life, so why is she going back to her parents' home to suffer?
I won’t go back.
Moreover, now she can eat meat and eggs at home from time to time, so her life is so comfortable.
"How can you kid cut off contact with your natal family? That's all. I won't advise you anymore. Your natal family is really not that good. Since you don't want to go back, let it be as you wish. That means you are lucky enough to marry into our Jiang family. But if you marry into someone else's family and you don't have any support from your natal family, your bones will be eaten by others."
Zhang Jinlan looked at her daughter-in-law with a silly look on her face and shook her head helplessly.
Even a fool has his own luck.
Although Zhang Jinlan had a mediocre reputation in the village, she was absolutely impeccable to her daughters-in-law.
If she were to be called the best mother-in-law in Jiangjia Village, she would consider herself second to none.
No one dares to claim first place.
Sun Pingmei didn't know what Zhang Jinlan was thinking.
All she could think about now were those five eggs.
"Mom, what are we going to eat today? Let's cook those five eggs. I saved them for you. Shouldn't you reward me?"
Sun Pingmei was seen holding her mother-in-law's arm and acting coquettishly.
"Eat, eat, eat. All you do is eat. Why are you so greedy?" Before Zhang Jinlan could say anything, Jiang Eryong started to scold his wife.
"Okay, why should I get angry at Pingmei? I'll do as you say. I'll cook some porridge with some mixed vegetables and fry an egg with Artemisia annua tonight. One dish and one porridge is enough for me."
Thinking that her daughter-in-law had no family to rely on, Zhang Jinlan decided to treat her better in the future.
"I know mom is the best."
Sun Pingmei was not angry at all when she was scolded. When she heard her mother-in-law protecting her and promising to have eggs in the evening, she rested her head on her mother-in-law's shoulder.
Chuckled.
Jiang Eryong, who was standing aside, spoke with disdain, but his eyes were filled with fondness.
"Okay, stop walking like that. Walk properly."
The corners of Zhang Jinlan's mouth curled up slightly, and she patted her daughter-in-law's forehead in pretending to be angry.
"Yes, my dear mother." Sun Pingmei pouted.
"You kid..."
The voices of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law gradually faded away on the path.
Jiang Eryong followed silently behind, and the figures of the three people soon disappeared at the end of the path.
"Fubao, what are you doing in the kitchen?"
When she returned home, Zhang Jinlan saw her granddaughter standing next to the rice jar, acting suspiciously.
She couldn't help but ask.
"No, nothing. Grandma, I'm hungry." Jiang Fubao felt a little guilty.
In the afternoon, her mother and aunt went to the mountain to dig Artemisia annua, her grandpa and father went to work in the fields, and even her brothers went to the mountain to chop wood and pick up dead wood. Only Jixiang and his brother were at home, and there was no one in the kitchen, so she thought of adding some rice and millet to the rice jar.
The porridge cooked in this way will taste better.
But just as the rice jar was covered, grandma spoke.
She was startled.
Fortunately, I was not caught red-handed, otherwise I would not be able to explain myself clearly.
"Are you hungry so early? Grandma will cook you an egg."
Hearing her granddaughter crying for hunger, Zhang Jinlan looked at the sun. It was only 3 p.m. and there was still half an hour before dinner.
"No, I'm not hungry anymore. Grandma, I'm going to play with the hens in the backyard."
Jiang Fubao just said something nonsense, he was not really hungry.
She left the kitchen and ran away on her short legs.
"Why does this kid seem hungry one moment and not the next? Eryong, go to the backyard and water the private plot. Lao Er's family, come over and cook the porridge. When your sister-in-law and the others come back, we'll cook some food and have breakfast tonight."
Zhang Jinlan was worried that her granddaughter would be hungry.
Prepare dinner in advance.
At the same time, on the other side, Zhou Xiufen also arrived at her destination.
She went straight to her best friend's house to get gossip.
It was not until an hour later, when it was getting dark, that she hurriedly left Zhoujia Village.
"Xiu Fen is really going backwards. She came to my house empty-handed and didn't take anything. When she left, she even had to eat a meal with me. Ugh!"
Zhu, whom Zhou Xiufen called a good sister, leaned against the door, spat, and closed the door angrily.
One night passed.
The beginning of the Chen hour.
Zhang Jinlan was preparing to take her daughters-in-law to the mountains to dig wild vegetables.
An uninvited guest broke into the house.
"Grandson-in-law? Why are you here so early in the morning, kid?" The person who came was her son-in-law.
"Mom, no, it's bad! My mom went to get some information last night. No, you can't marry Zhou Yuanyuan!"
Sunfu ran all the way here.
Therefore the breathing sound is as loud as a bellows.
Talking in a halting manner.
I can't hear you clearly.
"Second brother, go get me a glass of warm water."
Although Zhang Jinlan really wanted her daughter to get a divorce and looked down on her son-in-law, at least he was doing things for her.
Don’t make it too ugly.
She quickly asked her daughter-in-law to pour a glass of water, and brought a stool for her son-in-law to sit down and rest for a while before continuing.
At this time, Jiang Fubao was also sitting in the yard eating breakfast.
She said nothing, lowered her head and pretended to be invisible, but in fact she wanted to listen to the gossip.
After drinking the water, Sun Fu rested for three to five minutes.
Finally I can breathe smoothly.
"Mother, we can't marry Zhou Yuanyuan! Someone saw her being intimate with a man in the town, and even going in and out of the man's house. How could they know what they did, being alone with each other?
A few days ago, Mrs. Zhou spread the word in the village that her granddaughter was going to marry in the town, and she was a student. No one thought that she was engaged to the Jiang family. Mother thought it was dark last night and was afraid that you would go to bed, so she asked me to come and tell you early in the morning. "
Sun Fu looked anxious.
He simplified the story and told it to his mother-in-law.
"What? Is this true? This damned matchmaker Zhou, how have we in the Jiang family done anything wrong to her, yet she wants to harm my family like this, she is truly cursed by God! How dare she introduce such a thing to my grandson, I will scold her to death!"
"Second brother, go to the fields and call people! First brother, call all the children back, let's go to Zhoujia Village as a family! Break off the engagement!"
Zhang Jinlan gritted her teeth and cursed viciously.
Her face was darker than the bottom of a pot.
A quarter of an hour later.
All members of the Jiang family are present.
Everyone has money in his hands.
Everyone's eyes were red.
"Today we must make the Zhou family cancel the engagement and return all the betrothal money! And as for that matchmaker Zhou, if she doesn't pay us back in money, I will sue her to the government and have her matchmaker license removed! Tongjin, don't feel sad, we don't want this kind of stuff! I'll find you a better one in the future!"
While Zhang Jinlan was angry, she did not forget to comfort her grandson.
"Grandma, I'll listen to you."
Jiang Tongjin is a filial child. Although he has a crush on Zhou Yuanyuan, this superficial feeling can never compare to that of family members who spend every day together.