Lin Weidong would always secretly look at Lin Qingyu while eating.
He hesitated several times before speaking, even though he was only 16 years old and in high school. Lin Weidong had already experienced the coldness and warmth of human relationships.
Just as he was about to say a few words of comfort to his sister, Lin Aiguo knocked on the door and came in.
"They don't even wait for me to eat!"
Before he even entered the house, the shouting and cursing could be heard.
The people in the room looked at each other in bewilderment, and finally Zhao Hongxia stood up and spoke to him.
"You're back, Mom will get you some rice now."
Lin Aiguo limped into the house and sat down casually in the spot where Zhao Hongxia had been sitting.
He has a problem with his left leg. Years ago, during a heavy rainstorm that caused a landslide, he was caught in a mudslide while trying to rescue people.
His leg was broken by a large rock at that time, and it has not been healed to this day.
"You and your children don't even wait for me to eat!"
Lin Aiguo started cursing again. When Zhao Hongxia brought him some corn porridge, he picked it up and took a sip.
Then he continued to scold, "You all eat so well while I'm not around?"
The main room of the adobe house was quiet; no one spoke.
He glanced at Lin Qingyu, then at Li Xiuhua.
Suddenly, he slammed his hand on the table and cursed angrily.
"Qingyu's betrothal money, not a penny less, is required! If I find out you've stolen and used it, I'll break your legs."
Lin Qingyu didn't care at all what her father was shouting.
Ever since Lin Aiguo injured his leg, he's been like a completely different person.
Li Xiuhua was often beaten by Lin Aiguo, and she and her brother were also frequently beaten.
Only Zhao Hongxia treated her son like a treasure.
Seeing that no one dared to object, Lin Aiguo smiled contentedly and began to eat.
The next morning, Lin Qingyu was having breakfast with his mother when Lin Weidong had already finished eating and gone to school.
Suddenly someone came in from outside, "Is Sister Xiuhua home?"
She was an auntie in the village who often acted as a matchmaker; her name was Huang Ying.
Li Xiuhua quickly got up and went out, "Auntie, what brings you here? Come in and sit down!"
"Have you had breakfast? Why don't you eat with us?"
Actually, there wasn't much left in the pot; it was just a polite gesture, and Huang Ying didn't intend to eat their food.
"Oh dear, what are you eating! Sister Xiuhua, you're so lucky! Didn't Gu Shi promise to give a bride price of five hundred yuan last time?"
She paused for a moment, then looked at Lin Qingyu with a smile, "Qingyu has grown so much!"
"Gu Shi looks reliable and hardworking. Qingyu will be very happy if she marries him!"
After talking for a while, Huang Ying finally got to the important matter of the day.
"Qingyu, have you thought it through? It's not easy to find a man as reliable and hardworking as Gu Shi."
Before Lin Qingyu could speak, Li Xiuhua answered for her, "I've thought it over, but..."
Huang Ying continued, "Oh my, Gu Shi is really generous. He added a wild boar later, saying it would also count as part of the betrothal gifts."
"He caught it while hunting in the back mountains. The crops on the mountain had been eaten by wild boars recently, so he did this to rid the people of a scourge."
"If Qingyu has made up her mind, then I will inform Gu Shi to prepare the banquet."
I received this first thing in the morning, so it's pretty good news.
Lin Qingyu felt energetic while working in the morning, but she was also a little shy.
Although she was married to Feng Chao in her previous life, it wasn't a real marriage.
Moreover, she is now marrying Gu Shi not because she wants to covet his future wealth.
Lin Qingyu simply felt that since she was going to get married anyway, why not marry a man she could find agreeable?
The man Lin Qingyu had thought about several times was currently on the hill behind the village.
He set several traps to catch some prey to nourish Lin Qingyu's body.
The wild boar that they finally managed to hunt weighed two or three hundred pounds, and they gave it to Lin Qingyu as a betrothal gift.
Lin Qingyu lost so much blood that day, she needs to eat something good to replenish her strength.
Gu Shi squatted behind a large rock, in front of which was the trap he had set, specifically for catching pheasants and rabbits.
Not long after, he heard a noise coming from ahead. Gu Shi calmly walked out from behind the big rock and saw a gray rabbit in the distance.
The rabbit wasn't very big, and since it had just fallen into the trap, it was struggling violently.
Gu Shi stepped forward, caught the rabbit, put it in his basket, put the trap back in its original state, and then walked down the mountain.
As he approached the village, he saw Huang Ying, the matchmaker, walking towards his house from afar.
"Oh my, isn't this Gu Shi?"
Gu Shi would still be a little gentler when dealing with the matchmaker.
"Aunt Huang Ying, is something the matter?"
"Oh my, I've come to you because of some wonderful news! The Lin family has already made arrangements."
Gu Shi, looking as if he knew everything, took Huang Ying inside to explain in detail.
Although everyone lived in mud-brick houses, some were clean and bright, while others were dilapidated. The Gu family belonged to the former category.
The firewood in the yard was stacked neatly and orderly, and there was even a doghouse in the corner.
As soon as he entered the house, he heard a child's voice calling out, "Uncle, you're back."
Huang Ying smiled and looked at the child, saying, "Qingyu agreed to your request, which means she's a good child. You two should live a good life together from now on."
This child is Gu Shi's sister's child. His sister has passed away, but the child's father is unwilling to raise him.
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