Chapter 136
The children didn’t have many firecrackers, so they were all gone in a short while. They then returned to Su Miao’s yard to play with their toys.
As soon as I arrived at the gate, I heard a sharp voice from the second uncle's house next door, giggling. Hmm? Isn't this the voice of Liu Pozi just now?
Hu Zi said, "What's going on at Second Grandpa's house? Let's go and see!"
So a group of children ran over together. Mrs. Liu didn't care when she saw them come in. After all, she had already known that they were children from their family. She just talked to the host.
"I didn't know your family was having a dinner party today, otherwise I would have come a day later. But since we're all here, we might as well talk about it. So many elders can help us make decisions."
Huzi found his mother picking vegetables in the yard and asked, "Mom! Is that a relative of ours?"
"No, it's the matchmaker."
Su Miao frowned: "Matchmaker? Matchmaker, don't you have a holiday during the New Year?"
Hu Zi's mother is Su Miao's cousin. She laughed and said, "Matchmakers never have holidays. They go wherever there's a marriage going on. They only like to go out during the New Year and other holidays! Because at this time, every family is reunited and everyone is together, which makes it easier to get things done! Oh, and by the way, nowadays, we don't call them matchmakers anymore. We have to call them introducers."
"She looks to be around forty, right? Why are you calling her Granny Liu?"
"People like to call matchmakers "pozi" (pozi), and it has nothing to do with age. Even a 30-year-old can be called a "pozi" (pozi)."
There were many people at Second Uncle's house today, and it would be inappropriate to discuss a marriage that had not yet been decided in the yard, so Second Uncle and Second Aunt took Liu Pozi to the empty inner hall to talk.
Su Miao relied on his young age and quietly went to his second aunt's side, listening to the conversation between Liu Po and them.
Second Aunt was obviously confused by the uninvited matchmaker: "Auntie Liu, are you here today to introduce a date to my son?"
Mrs. Liu's eyes lit up: "You have an unmarried son in your family?"
Second Auntie pointed at Su Yu who was chopping chicken and said, "Ah? Oh, this is it, you don't know? Did you come to the wrong door?"
Mrs. Liu glanced at Su Yu and nodded with satisfaction: "Good, good, good! He is a spirited young man! Is the head of the family called Su Yuanan? If so, then we are on the right track!"
The second uncle nodded: "I am Su Yuanan, but there are only one unmarried son and one daughter in my family..."
"It's your daughter! A daughter is sought after by hundreds of families! What's more, your daughter is famous for her pretty appearance and good workmanship. Today, a good family asked me to come here!"
"ah?"
My second aunt and uncle were both surprised. My second aunt said, "But my daughter is not yet of legal marriageable age!"
"What's the big deal? You're nineteen this year, right? If it's suitable, we can date for a year, get everything sorted out, and then get married when we're old enough. It's perfect!"
"Then...whose boy is this?"
"In Liujiatun, Wucun, there's a young man named Liu Jian. He's 23 years old, handsome, and a perfect match for your daughter! More importantly, his father is the clan leader of Liujiatun, and the position will likely be passed down to him in the future. If our daughter were to marry there, she'd have a ready-made house with blue bricks and tiles, plenty of land, and even cattle! She wouldn't have to worry about food or clothing. Her father-in-law is the clan leader, so she'd have a high status too!"
Mrs. Liu chattered on and on for a long time, and the second uncle and second aunt said they wanted to find out more first. Mrs. Liu said a lot of good things about the Liu family before leaving.
Under normal circumstances, Su Miao, a child, should not talk too much, but her second uncle's family was so close to hers, and she had just witnessed that scene, so she threw aside her concerns and told them what she had just seen.
"Miao Miao, you mean, you saw her walking with Wu Erjia just now."
Su Miao nodded: "Yes, Aunt Wu seemed to have come out specially to lead the way. She also said some strange things, saying that she must not be revealed. I feel something is not right."
Second uncle and second aunt looked at each other, and their faces began to look a little bad. Wu Er's family has always been at odds with his family, so why would they be so kind as to lead the matchmaker?
Second Auntie touched Su Miao's head and said, "Good boy, thanks for telling me. I'll ask someone to find out if there's anything wrong with that family. Don't worry, I won't let anything bad happen to your sister Hui."
"Uh-huh!"
The next thing had to be done by the adults. All Su Miao could do was sit at the children's table to eat and play around the village with the children.
Su Miao and his father stayed in their hometown for one night and planned to return to Ning County the next afternoon.
The next morning, while I was having breakfast, a guest came to my second uncle's house. She was a very thin woman who looked to be in her thirties, but her complexion didn't look good and her back was a little hunched.
Second Auntie was very surprised and welcomed her into the living room. She said, "Ya! Ever since you remarried! It's been several years since we last met!"
Wang Xiaoya's eyes immediately turned red when she heard her second aunt talking about remarrying: "Sister Xiu! I came here secretly and can't stay any longer! I have to leave immediately after finishing the business!"
"Huh? Why are you so anxious?"
Wang Xiaoya took her second aunt's hand and asked, "Did Mrs. Liu come to your house yesterday?"
"Yeah, how did you know? Did she ask you about my Ah Hui?"
"Sister Xiu! Do you know where I remarried?"
Second Aunt shook her head. "A few years ago, when I went back to my parents' home, I went to see my godmother. She wasn't thinking straight anymore, so she said your ex-husband had died and remarried somewhere else. I asked where, and what family he married into, but she didn't know. A few months later, she sent word that my godmother had passed away. I went to the funeral, but I didn't see you there! I thought you'd married far away!"
It turned out that Wang Xiaoya was the daughter of the second aunt's godmother. According to their tradition, those born with a relatively weak destiny would recognize a person with a compatible destiny as their godparent and treat the person as a regular relative.
Second aunt's godmother lost her father in middle age and her son in old age, leaving only a daughter. After her godmother passed away, second aunt never found out where Wang Xiaoya's husband's family was, and they lost contact.
"I didn't marry far away! I lived in Liujiatun, Wucun! I! I..." Wang Xiaoya's tears rolled in her eyes. She seemed to have thousands of words to say but didn't know where to start.
She took a deep breath, pulled her second aunt and said anxiously, "There's no time to talk about me! Let's talk about Sister Hui! Don't listen to Mrs. Liu's nonsense! That Liu Jian is not a good man! No! There are no good people in Liujiatun! You can't marry there! No one can marry there!"
Second Aunt was startled and asked anxiously, "What's going on? Is Liu Jian okay? After Mrs. Liu left yesterday, I immediately asked someone to inquire about him. They said he's a very good young man!"
"Fake! Fake! They're all from the Liu family! They're all in on it! That Liu Jian...he! He's a murderer!!!"
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