Chapter 229
"Brother Xiang!" Su Miao shouted.
Everyone turned to look at him. Su Xiang was stunned for two seconds, then said with a smile: "Hey, Miaomiao is back."
The seventh uncle said with a smile: "A Zheng, Miao Miao, you are back. Er Sha is in a hurry to propose marriage. Let's talk after he comes back!"
Uncle Wu reminded him, "Dad! Stop calling me idiot. It's not good for the girl's family to hear it."
"Oh! Yes, yes, yes! It's Axiang! Axiang!"
Su Yuanzheng frowned and asked, "Fifth brother, why are you in such a hurry to propose marriage on New Year's Eve?"
"The Taoist priest calculated a few dates, and the woman said that the other dates conflicted with her family and were inappropriate. So today is the only date left in the past six months."
Su Miao said, "You're being too hasty. Have you found out everything about the woman?"
Uncle Six laughed and said, "You think a lot, little girl. I've asked people to find out. The girl's family is not well off. All the elders are gone, and the situation is quite complicated. It's not easy for three siblings to grow up like this. They all rely on each other for support.
It is precisely because of this that some well-off families look down on their family. Xiaoya's sister was bullied by her husband's family after she got married, and she was able to get a divorce only with the help of the Women's Federation.
So, after much deliberation, they decided that our Ah Xiang was honest and reliable. Time is a little tight, but now we are only proposing, and the wedding banquet will be held after the New Year, so there is still plenty of time."
Su Yuanzheng said, "Why don't you think about it again? There's no need to rush. They've only met once, so it's hard to say whether they're suitable for each other."
The seventh uncle waved his hand and said, "I've seen her several times. I asked Ah Xiang to send some food to the Huang family from time to time. The girl was always very nice. It seems that she really doesn't dislike Ah Xiang. That's enough.
What else can be suitable? It's not like I'm going to marry a wife to cut sugarcane. Even if she can't do anything, Axiang can support her. The key is to have a good attitude, not despise Axiang, and not scold him. That's enough.
"Okay, okay! Everything has been settled, let's go out quickly. It would be bad to keep the girl's family waiting for a long time."
Things have come to this point, and it would be a bit strange if Su Yuanzheng and Su Miao continued to dissuade them.
Su Miao said to his father, "Dad, let's go and take a look too."
All the bicycles in the village were requisitioned, and my second uncle's tricycle was the main means of transporting goods, with the cargo box filled with gifts for the girl.
Xiangge's two uncles each rode a bicycle with their wives on them, and Xiangge rode one with his second aunt on it.
According to the local customs, when proposing a marriage, a female elder with a "good fortune" must be invited to accompany the engagement. My second aunt has both sons and daughters, is healthy, and is now the most prosperous family in the village, so she is the most suitable one.
Su Miao sat in the bed of his own car and followed the convoy to Qingshan Village in a hurry. The village road was repaired this year. Although it was still a yellow mud road, it was much better than before with all the potholes. At least he could ride his bike faster.
The bike ride took half an hour, and along the way I ran into quite a few acquaintances. Seeing the huge crowd, they all shouted, "Hey! Aren't you having chicken dinner on New Year's Eve? What are you doing?"
My uncles and aunts all said with joy, "Let's go to the village and ask for marriage!"
Su Miao felt that this custom was a bit like the behavior of male peacocks showing off their tail feathers when courting.
Borrow a few cars to carry the gifts for a ride to show the woman the strength of the man's family.
When we arrived at the girl's house, the atmosphere was completely different from Su Xiang's house. It was cold and deserted, and there was not a single elder there.
Apart from the matchmaker, there were only Huang Xiaoya, Huang Xiaolian and Huang Chengzhi and his wife.
"Brother-in-law is here. These are my uncles and aunts, right? We met the little girl the other day too. Please come in!"
Huang Chengzhi greeted everyone very warmly. When he saw the pile of gifts in the tricycle and the bag on Su Xiang's back, his attitude became even more enthusiastic.
In addition to constantly talking about how well-suited the two were, the matchmaker kept glancing at Su Yuanzheng from time to time.
Is this the big boss of the Su family’s store in Yongcheng?
He's so handsome, so tall and broad-shouldered! It would be a shame if he didn't go cut sugarcane!
Although I don’t have any land and it’s not owned by the company, I can make money from doing business!
Tsk tsk tsk! Such a great guy is actually divorced? I heard that his ex-wife married a richer and more capable woman.
She had to tell her niece when she got home that although it was her second marriage, she only had one daughter and after she got married, she would belong to someone else's family.
Whoever becomes the hostess of this house and gives birth to a son will never have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of her life!
The group chatted about this and that for half an hour and finally got down to business.
The gifts for betrothal include candy, cakes, two pairs of chickens, a pig's leg, as well as red dates, peanuts, longans and other dried fruits.
The girl's family had all the three things they asked for, including a bicycle.
The third uncle said, "My dear, time is really tight. We haven't bought the bicycle yet. Can we catch up later?"
Huang Chengzhi's eyes flashed with displeasure. He had thought that one of the bicycles he rode today would be for him, but he still smiled and said, "Of course, that's fine. However, Uncle San, you have to make up for it before the banquet, otherwise others will see that something is missing and I'm afraid they will say something unpleasant."
Uncle San agreed repeatedly and signaled Su Xiang to take out the betrothal money.
Su Xiang put a thick stack of money on the table. Su Miao always felt that there was something wrong with Huang Chengzhi's words. There were no outsiders present at the betrothal ceremony, so who knew what was given and what was not, and what could outsiders say?
Furthermore, why doesn't he have any relatives or elders? Even if his parents are dead, what about his uncles and aunts? Even if all the elders are gone, doesn't he have any cousins or brothers and sisters?
Seeing that Huang Chengzhi's hand was about to touch the money, he shouted: "Wait!"
Everyone looked at Su Miao in confusion, not knowing why she suddenly spoke. Su Miao looked towards the gate in confusion. It seemed that she was not the only one who spoke just now.
Then she saw a young girl running in hurriedly. She didn't know how far she had run, but she was sweating profusely.
The third uncle asked in surprise, "Who is this girl? Is she a relative of yours?"
Huang Chengzhi recognized her as the granddaughter of a family in the village and asked, "Are you the granddaughter of the Wang family? What's going on?"
Yang Danniu ignored him and walked straight up to Su Xiang and said, "Don't give them money. They are here to cheat you into marriage. They will run away after marrying you for a few months."
This statement immediately caused an uproar, and everyone couldn't sit still.
Huang Chengzhi saw that Cheng Yaojin had shown up and exposed his family's plan. He was so angry that he pointed at her and shouted, "How dare you talk nonsense! Today is a good day for my family. Why are you messing with me? Are you interested in my brother-in-law and want to steal his hand in marriage?"
Yang Danniu put her hands in front of her and said arrogantly, "Even if I'm here to steal your marriage, so what! Don't be so quick to speak! He's not your brother-in-law yet!"
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