Chapter 694 Chen Hongxia gets married
"Oh, bring back some wild vegetables and cook some egg custard with them for dinner. Your brother is clamoring for eggs. It's a pity that Fubao didn't come to our house. I really don't want to let her eat egg custard. If I have something good, I will give it to my grandson. Why are you still standing there? Go! Do you want me to kneel down and beg you?"
As soon as she returned home, He Xinghua scolded Sun Wang'er who was sweeping the yard.
Sun Wang'er didn't dare to say a word. He lowered his head, carried the bamboo basket on his back, and walked away with the machete in hand.
She went to the mountains outside the village and stopped only when she reached the outskirts of the mountains.
There is a chestnut tree here. It has been there for many years, but all the chestnuts that fell on the ground have been picked up, and there are only a few left on the tree.
She didn't stay for long, picked some wild vegetables and went to chop wood.
"Be patient, be patient, in two years I will be able to meet someone else." There was no one in the mountain, and Sun Wang'er's voice was floating in the air.
The birds on the tree were frightened and they flapped their wings and flew away, making a rustling sound when they hit the leaves.
Jiang Fubao, who was resting at home, told his grandfather what had just happened.
"Fubao is really smart. You directly rejected these shameless people. I'm afraid they would keep pestering you and drag it out. If they come to ask, just say you don't have any medicine. You did the right thing. Fubao has grown up." Jiang Shoujia looked at his granddaughter with satisfaction.
The broad, rough palm gently stroked her head.
Her eyes are full of love for the younger generation.
Jiang Fubao didn't even need to explain, he knew what his granddaughter meant.
"The Sun family is too shameless. I'm afraid that if I reject them directly, they will go to the town to bother Second Aunt, or go to the snack shop. We can't delay our family's money-making. I give them a big empty cake to eat. For this reason, they dare not offend us, let alone make trouble. If we drag it on, they will naturally react. However, that time will be one or two years later, hehe." Jiang Fubao smiled wickedly.
Jiang Shoujia also showed the same smile.
The grandfather and grandson stayed in Jiangjia Village for three days before returning.
After the autumn harvest, these medicines were delivered to the Ren Ai Medical Clinic. Just like last year, Jiang Fubao led his apprentices to prepare the herbs.
The temperature is dropping every day and the days are passing by quickly.
In the blink of an eye, it was New Year's Eve. With the arrival of a light snow, Chen Hongxia got married. The day before the wedding, Jiang Fubao specially sent someone to send her back, waiting for Shao Siyou to pick her up the next day.
She is not like Shao Siyou. Her family members are all alive and well, so there is no need for her to marry in a clinic.
"Congratulations, Old Chen. Your granddaughter married such a good man. I'm sure you will be blessed in the future."
"Yes, if she marries a doctor from Fubao Clinic, Hongxia will become his apprentice, and both husband and wife will be doctors. They will make a lot of money. I heard that Hongxia's husband earns three taels of silver a month. Oh my God, that's three taels of silver. He eats and drinks at Fubao Clinic, so he can save more than thirty taels of silver a year, which is as much as my family's lifetime savings."
"What? Jiang Jia, are you serious? Three taels of silver a month? Is it really that much?" "Of course it's true, how could I lie to you? Last time my eldest grandson had a sore throat, I took him to Fubao's clinic for treatment. It happened that Fubao was paying the doctors, so I took a quick look and saw that the one from Hongxia's family got three taels of silver. I can't be wrong, you know how good my eyesight is, I can see whether it's a man or a woman standing there from a mile away."
Jiang Jia puffed out her chest proudly, and she didn't feel that there was anything wrong with what she said.
"Oh my god, so many things. I never thought that Hongxia, this old maid, would end up marrying the best in Jiangjia Village. I thought she would be an old maid for her whole life, but who knew that she suddenly got lucky. First, she was accepted as an apprentice by Fubao, and now she married her senior brother. I'm afraid that this couple will make a lot of money in the future. She found such a good husband."
"Old Chen, you guys should enjoy your life now. Your grandson-in-law is so capable. Your granddaughter will definitely earn a lot when she becomes a master in the future. Maybe she can earn 30 taels a month. Wow, the couple can earn 60 taels a month combined! I don't know how much I will have to give to you as filial piety every year. Tsk tsk, I'm so jealous. My granddaughter got married and moved to another place so early. It's been three years, and she hasn't come back to see us, let alone help us. It's really a waste of money."
Old Mrs. Xu sighed, her eyes full of envy.
Although Old Chen, who was surrounded by them, had a happy look on his face, he did not show off.
What made him happy was that his granddaughter finally had a home to go to, not how good the conditions of his grandson-in-law were.
Especially since my grandson-in-law is an orphan and has no family to rely on.
Once a granddaughter gets married, she will be the head of the household.
Fubao also told him that once Hongxia finished her studies and the clinic was ready, the two of them would go to another place to run a clinic on their own.
Although he was worried, he would not say it out loud. His family was poor and he had to move around everywhere. As Old Chen, he did not have the ability to let his granddaughter stay at home, so he should not stop him.
Besides, he knew his granddaughter well. She was the most filial child. He would be satisfied as long as she came back to visit her parents once a year.
Therefore, he pretended not to hear what the villagers said and just smiled as a response.
"Mrs. Wang, why did your granddaughter marry so far away? Didn't you know what was going on? You accepted a five-liang betrothal gift from your grandson-in-law. Everyone in the village knew it. You are sighing now. When you accepted the betrothal gift, you were so happy. You smiled like a flower. If you loved your granddaughter, you wouldn't have let her marry so far away."
An old woman who was not on good terms with Old Wang curled her lips and retorted.
"Humph, I'm doing this for her own good. My grandson-in-law's family is well off and will definitely treat my granddaughter well. Without me, she would have to marry in Lianshan Town and eat coarse food. She should be thanking me."
Old Mrs. Wang didn't feel that she had done anything wrong, but she regretted marrying her granddaughter off too early.
Most of the girls here get married at the age of 14 or 15. Her granddaughter was engaged at the age of 13, and when she turned 14, she married in Lin County.
Old Wang really didn't want to stay for a moment.
If she stayed one more day, she would have to eat one more day's meal at her mother's house. For the scrutinizing old Wang, this was like asking for her life.
"Tsk, as if you don't know. When the He family kid came to pick up the bride, he was nearly dying of illness. He was carried here by his family. I'm afraid your granddaughter married him just to bring good luck."
The old woman sneered, which touched Mrs. Wang's heart. She felt like she was being slapped on the face, and saw that the two were about to start a quarrel.
The rest of the village quickly separated them.
One stood at the far left, the other stood at the far right, with a huge gap between them.
Even if they were arguing, they couldn't hear each other.
A dispute was avoided directly.
"Hey, are you here to pick up the bride? Why so early?"
"Yeah, it's not time yet. You're early."