It's just that a thief can't be on guard against thieves for a thousand days. Just when Du Jiang was thinking about how to solve the current dilemma, Daya's mother came late, and her arrival finally solved the current dilemma of Du Jiang and Qian Meili.
After all, Du Xiangqian and Mrs. Du's plan was only within their own house. Even if they spread it out, no one would believe it. What's more, Daya was involved in this. If they confronted each other face to face, Du Jiang couldn't guarantee whether Daya would go back on her word or something.
However, for several days in a row, he found excuses to push the job of cutting grass for pigs to Tianniu. Even though Tianniu was careless, she noticed Du Jiang's abnormality.
One day, facing Du Jiang who was making excuses not to go to pick pig grass, Tianniu stood across the door with her hands on her waist, looking like she would not move away unless she gave her an explanation. Du Jiang was in a dilemma as to whether to say anything or not. After all, she only knew a few words from Daya, which could not be used as evidence for conviction. In addition, Mrs. Du was an old lady in Dujia Village, so Du Jiang did not dare to gamble and did not want to.
Seeing Du Jiang's hesitant expression, Tianniu understood everything. She immediately took out the little wooden figurine from her pocket and swore to the heavens, "I swear by my devotion to Little Red Lady that what Du Jiang said today will never be spread to anyone else. If I break my vow, my husband will be childless for the rest of his life."
This oath was made with absolute certainty, and the person who fulfilled the latter half of it made Du Jiang laugh and cry, which also relieved the serious atmosphere. "Sister Tianniu, you really are good at taking advantage of loopholes. Forget it, since you want to know, then I will tell you. But I heard the story from Daya. Her grandmother and her uncle are planning to introduce some potential partners to the female comrades at the educated youth site. That's why I don't want to go up the mountain alone recently."
"What does this have to do with you going up the mountain?" The sweet girl retorted and immediately covered her mouth without knowing what she was thinking about.
Then, in Du Jiang's puzzled eyes, Tianniu turned around and lay at the door to watch for a while to make sure that there was no one. Then she turned around and pulled Du Jiang into the house. Her alert little look made it seem like she was doing some secret work. After entering the house, Tianniu locked the door tightly, then pulled Du Jiang to sit on the bed and talked about the marriage of Mrs. Du's eldest son. "At that time, it was said that the girl accidentally fell into the bridge while crossing it and was rescued, so she married the eldest son of the Du family. But later there were rumors that the girl was pushed off by the eldest son of the Du family just to get a wife. I heard that the eldest son of the Du family stayed nearby for a long time, and then he no longer went to the bridge after he got married. But the eldest son of the Du family was not lucky either. He died not long after the marriage. My mother said it was retribution."
When the word "retribution" was mentioned, Tianniu's voice was so low that if Du Jiang hadn't been so short, he wouldn't have been able to hear it. Looking at Tianniu squeezing the little figure tightly in her hand, Du Jiang didn't say anything but reached out and held her hand. "Your mother must have a point. Just listen to her. As for this matchmaker or something, you'd better put it away. Don't bring it out so that others won't worry about it."
The sweet girl looked at the little wooden figurine in her clasped hands and smiled, "This is my life-saving talisman. When I was a child, I fell ill, and it was holding this that saved me. Now it has brought me a good marriage. Even though you don't admit it, I know you are the matchmaker."
All right, the hurdle of being a matchmaker is doomed to be insurmountable. Du Jiang immediately let go of Tianniu's hand and said, "I repeat, even though I look like a wooden man, it doesn't mean I am a matchmaker. Don't say this outside in the future. I don't want to get involved in any trouble."
"I know, I know. Only Yingying and I know about this. Don't worry."
Du Jiang was very skeptical about this. She glanced at Tianniu unhappily and said, "No, I don't believe you at all. You know, it was Aunt Du who insisted that I introduce you to someone."
Well, this statement left the sweet girl with no way to refute it. She could only vaguely raise three fingers and say, "Then add my mother as well."
Okay, Du Jiang knew that Tianniu’s words could not be trusted.
Seeing this, the sweet girl could only arch her body to please Du Jiang, and even promised to contract the task of cutting grass for pigs this month before Du Jiang's face returned to normal.
Just as the two were playing and joking, Du Yingying trotted in, pushed the door open, and seeing the two people cuddling together, she walked over, pulling one of them out with each hand, saying as she ran, "Old Lady Du's eldest daughter-in-law is back. She said she wants to take Daya away, and she brought two policemen with her."
Du Jiang and Tianniu, who were passively running forward, looked at each other and immediately turned their wrists. Now it was the two of them who pulled Du Yingying towards Old Lady Du's house.
There is no privacy in the village, and any little thing can attract a lot of people to watch. This moment is no exception. When Du Jiang and the other three ran over, Grandma Du's house was already surrounded by three layers of people.
Du Jiang also saw the people selected by the educated youth in the crowd, but they were located relatively close to the front. Du Jiang looked at the dark heads in front of him and finally had to give up the idea of squeezing to the front.
The three of them stood outside the crowd. The humming sound was so loud that none of them could hear what was happening in front of them. They could only learn some spiritual things from the people around them.
"This daughter-in-law sued her mother-in-law, isn't she afraid of being struck by lightning?"
"Yes, even if the marriage was forced, but a husband and wife are bound by grace for a hundred days, and there is also Daya, this child, it is wrong in any way."
"Did you not hear the whole story? She said she didn't marry for money in the first place. It was Boss Du who wanted both money and her. He took advantage of her life-saving grace to snatch her away, so she had no choice but to marry."
"No, Boss Du has been dead for several years. Why are you thinking of complaining again?"
"Isn't it that Mrs. Du is too much? She took the money given by others, treated Daya badly, and even wanted to sell Daya to the mountains."
"What's the big deal? Every girl is like this."
"How can it be the same? Even if she is a girl, you can't go against your conscience for the sake of the bride price. You have to know that there are three or four brothers in that family. How can a seven or eight-year-old child like Daya survive there?"
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The people in front of him chatted back and forth until Du Jiang had almost figured out the whole story. Not only Du Jiang, but Du Yingying and Tianniu also looked shocked. When Du Jiang looked over, they subconsciously waved their hands and explained, "There's never been a family like this in the village. Although marriage is decided by parents and matchmakers, it also depends on the child's wishes."
However, Du Jiang didn't really believe this at all. When it comes to listening to the opinions of their children, it is probably only the families with better conditions in the village. As for other families, although they would not sell their daughters, a high price of bride price is almost the same as selling daughters. It's just that it sounds better in name.
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