The villagers comforted the Jiang family one after another, and then urged Gu Dongmei and Jiang Dahai to go back to the house to help Xiaobao and Old Lady Miao apply medicine. Especially Xiaobao's face, no scars can be left. He is a young man who has not yet married. If his face is disfigured, it will be difficult for him to find a wife in the future.
"Yes, yes, yes, Dahai, what are you and Dongmei still standing there for? Go and get medicine for Xiaobao. You are so clumsy." The old lady nodded repeatedly, not caring about herself, and urged her son and daughter-in-law to apply medicine to her grandson.
"Grandma, where did my second sister go?" After returning to the house, the first thing Jiang Yilu did was to find out where his second sister had gone.
He didn't know what happened when he hit her just now, but from the conversation, he understood that the second sister was angered by the mother and son who came to visit her and ran away. It was winter and it was the New Year, where could the second sister go?
"Don't mention that girl. She has no respect for her parents. She yelled at me when she saw the mother and son. What a heartless girl. Did I say I wanted to marry her to that kind of man? She even accused me of selling my granddaughter. Bah! If I really sold my granddaughter and she still wanted to study, I would have sold her at a high price when she graduated from high school and was of the right age. How could she still yell at me?"
The old lady became angry when she mentioned her disrespectful granddaughter. She spoke more fiercely and pulled the wound on her face, causing her to grimace in pain.
She was greedy for the fake granddaughter's betrothal money, but she was not to the point of marrying her granddaughter to that kind of man just for that little dowry money. Besides, the family conditions were better now, and her grandson could also make a lot of money. In just the past one or two months, she made pickles at home, and with the money from picking vegetables, her grandson gave her a full 1,000 yuan. In the past, that was the income of Dahai and his wife for five or six years. With this much money, would she still care so much about the few hundred yuan for her granddaughter's marriage?
Just like the old man said, there are so many granddaughters in the family, and if every one of them is married well, their small families in the future will also help Xiaobao. Would she be so desperate as to turn a good granddaughter into an enemy? Marrying a man like that, it would be good enough for Erni not to hate her, but she would miss her. Isn't that just dreaming?
In fact, Jiang Yilu's rebirth still changed many of the attitudes of Old Man Jiang and Old Lady Miao.
In their previous life, Jiang Dahai and Gu Dongmei gave birth to five daughters in a row. The last child damaged Gu Dongmei's health and she could no longer have children. Old Lady Miao was angry when she saw her granddaughters, so she didn't want to treat them well. Moreover, in the eyes of the old couple at that time, the only people their eldest son and his wife could rely on in the future were their two nephews, so they naturally tried their best to squeeze value out of their granddaughters. They also knew in their hearts that Dani and the others would never have any feelings for those cousins. In addition, Fan Xiaojuan, that woman, was drumming up support from the side, so the old lady naturally made up her mind to marry her granddaughter to that kind of man, just for the high bride price.
But this life is different. Jiang Dahai has a son, and the old lady has a grandson whom she loves dearly. Now when she looks at her granddaughters, although she doesn't like them, she doesn't hate them so much. In addition, her sons and grandsons are all doing well, and her granddaughters are bringing glory and benefits to the family. Although Old Lady Miao didn't show it on her face, she developed some feelings for the granddaughters who were admitted to university and brought her honor.
Although she still complained about the tuition fees for her granddaughter, she had already accepted this fact in her heart. Of course, the old lady would not refuse the betrothal money, and it was difficult for her to give the dowry. However, these little tricks would not make her really marry her granddaughters to men like Li Quezi as she did in her previous life, even though Li Quezi was different from his previous life. He had his own career in this life, although he still had a bad temper and was still ugly.
It can be said that these changes happened silently, but Jiang Yilu was still immersed in the inherent impression of his previous life and had not changed. Erni and the others also doubted the old lady in their hearts under the shadow of their childhood. That's why when they saw someone like Li Guizi appearing in the house, they thought that this was the person the old lady allowed and tacitly allowed Erni to see.
It can only be said that the impression that Grandma Miao left on people in the past was so deep that no one believed that she would think for her granddaughter.
"Mom, Erni is actually quite filial. She even used the money she earned from college to buy cashmere knee pads for you and dad. If you want to find a few partners for Erni, you have to find someone suitable."
Gu Dongmei was applying medicine to her mother-in-law, Jiang Sini was applying medicine to her brother, and Jiang Dahai was holding the medicated oil on the side. After thinking about it again and again, he finally couldn't help but speak to Old Mrs. Miao.
"You bastard, do you really think that your mother hired someone like that?" The old lady was so angry that she picked up the pillow on the kang and threw it at her stupid son. She jumped three feet high in anger. Gu Dongmei was applying medicine on her face, but she didn't expect the old lady to suddenly do this. The cotton swab scratched the old lady's face hard, and the pain twisted her face instantly.
"You all are trying to piss me off to death. I've already said that I didn't find this person. I was just deceived by the matchmaker. If you don't believe me, I'll find the matchmaker to confront her face to face."
"You have no conscience. I work so hard for this family, but this is how you frame me. I don't want to eat or wear anything, and I always think of giving good things to you and Xiaobao. Now you actually doubt me as a mother. Jiang Dahai, your conscience has been eaten by a dog."
Old Mrs. Miao covered her wounded face with her hands, pointed at Jiang Dahai's chest, and cried and wailed. Jiang Dahai, a filial son, could not bear his mother's treatment. He lowered his head, too dejected to speak another word.
Jiang Yilu saw that his grandmother's anger didn't seem fake. Could it be that he really misunderstood the old lady this time? But today Li Quezi appeared, and the day after tomorrow Wu Quezi and Wang Quezi might appear. He felt that the most important thing was to completely put an end to the old lady's idea of matchmaking.
"Grandma, we all know that you are also wronged in this matter. It's all the matchmaker's fault. He deceived you and found someone like that for Second Sister to see." Jiang Yilu asked Fourth Sister to stop applying the medicine for him, took the medicine bottle from her hand, and was about to apply the medicine for the old lady.
"Our little treasure is so considerate and understands grandma's thoughts. Unlike your father, I would rather give birth to a coal cake than to give birth to him. At least he can burn the kang to keep me warm in the winter."
The old lady held her grandson's hand, a look of emotion on her face, thinking that she had not loved the wrong person. She looked at Jiang Yilu lovingly while glaring at Jiang Dahai several times.
"If you hadn't given birth to me, no one would have given you this wonderful grandson."
Jiang Dahai hung his head in dejection, and muttered a few words in dissatisfaction. Although his volume was not loud, the people in the room could still hear it clearly.
"You're going to piss me off to death." The old lady grabbed another pillow and threw it at Jiang Dahai. It seemed that she was really pissed off by her stupid eldest son.
"Grandma, let's not talk about Dad for now. I want to talk to you about something serious." Jiang Yiliu looked at his father helplessly. Isn't this just adding fuel to the fire and asking for trouble? His father wasn't that stupid before.
"Okay, let's talk about important things and ignore your dad, that idiot." The old lady glared at her son fiercely, and when she turned to look at her precious grandson, she was full of love and affection, "Xiaobao, you need to apply medicine to your wound. It will leave a scar in the future. Come, grandma will apply medicine for you."
"There's no rush to apply the medicine. You can still have time after I finish speaking." Jiang Yilu stopped the old lady's actions with a serious expression on his face. The people in the room looked at his expression and inexplicably felt that what he was about to say was a very important matter, so they didn't even dare to breathe too loudly.
"A few days ago, my classmates reported me for being extravagant and wasteful, saying that I had both meat and vegetables for every meal, and that my family had to exploit my older sisters to give me such good living conditions. They also said that they would let the school record a serious warning for me."
Jiang Yilu's face was heavy. Actually, that incident happened more than a year ago, and he didn't know what was wrong with Fu. Now he saw that his attitude was more enthusiastic than those big professors in the school, so he would never think of tripping him up.
Just for the happiness of his sisters, Jiang Yilu had to use Fu Yunsheng again.
"What kind of student is this? He is blaming you for no reason. What does it have to do with him whether our child eats meat or vegetables? Our family is rich. Even if you eat one bowl and pour out another, grandma can afford it." Now Grandma Miao makes pickles and makes money like crazy. Not to mention meat and vegetables, even if her grandson wants to eat dragon meat, the old lady can find a way to make it happen.
"I have written a letter to the leaders of your school. This is too outrageous. On what basis do they accuse you and want to punish you? Is that classmate jealous of you and is petty and wants to make trouble for you? Tell grandma and I will help you vent your anger." The old lady nervously held her grandson's hand, her eyes full of pity.
Their child is so well-behaved. There are so many bad people out there. Her precious grandson must be suffering so much injustice out there.
"Grandma, don't worry, I'm fine." Jiang Yiliu saw that everyone was looking at him nervously, and hurriedly explained, "Wasn't Xiaocao there at the time? She explained for me, saying that our family is very good and we don't discriminate against boys at all. My eldest sister married a good husband, and my second sister and several other sisters went to college. We truly achieved the equality between men and women that the Chairman required. Now the female students in our school admire you very much and think you are a rare good grandmother in the world."
The old lady's expression was a little embarrassed. To be honest, she was not very good to her granddaughter. She was still coveting the bride price for her granddaughter's marriage. However, the old lady still enjoyed the praise from others from her grandson.
"I'm not bragging. Who else in this area is like Miao Sanfeng, who is willing to pay for her and her sisters to go to college? Look at your father. Your classmates all praise me, but your father still suspects that I want to sell my granddaughter to a lame old man. Don't you think your father has no conscience?" The old lady boasted so much that she did not forget to criticize her son.
Jiang Dahai could only endure it with a wry smile, hoping that his good attitude in admitting his mistake would stop the old lady from nagging him.
"Xiao Cao is a good kid, she's sensible, but you have to have less contact with her. She has no parents, only one aunt, and few people in her aunt's family are sober-minded, they're all lazy and greedy." The old lady pouted, not knowing what she was thinking about, and nervously grabbed Jiang Yilu's hand, "You can't fall for Yu Xiao Cao, she's a good kid, but grandma doesn't like her relatives, they'll be a burden to you."
"Grandma, what are you thinking about? Yu Xiaocao and I are not even familiar with each other." Jiang Yilu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He didn't know how his grandma could think of this.
“That’s right, you are not familiar with her. Stay away from her and don’t let the villagers misunderstand you. Be careful that shameless person from this family may pester you.” Old Mrs. Miao gave many warnings. It was really that Aunt Yu Xiaocao’s mother-in-law was too difficult to deal with. She was unreasonable but would still make trouble. Like Old Mrs. Miao, she was a famous figure in Qingshan Village, but this famous figure was of a negative kind. Now in Qingshan Village, no one was willing to get along with their family unless they were related to them.
Jiang Yilu didn't take Mrs. Miao's advice to heart. He and Yu Xiaocao didn't have much contact. After all, they were not in the same profession. They used to have meals together when they met in the cafeteria. But since he opened the hot pot restaurant, he spent less time in school and basically didn't eat in the cafeteria, so they naturally had less contact.
"Let's talk business." Jiang Yilu didn't want to go off topic. "The person who wanted to report me at the beginning has not given up yet. He doesn't think there is an elder as open-minded as you in the world. He has been investigating me secretly, just waiting for you to marry my second sister and then go out to publicize your arranged marriages and hinder my second sister and her pursuit of personal happiness, so that everyone can see your true colors and confirm the trend of favoring boys over girls in our family. You don't know that the president of the student union of our school got divorced because her daughter was not liked by her mother-in-law and husband. She hates those families that favor boys over girls the most. If this matter is confirmed by him, my future character evaluation will be terrible, and it will be difficult for me to stay in school in the future."
Yu Ying is not only the president of the literature club now. In the past two years, she has been trying to recruit Jiang Yilu and often comes to see him. However, she will graduate as soon as the next semester ends.
Jiang Yilu deliberately exaggerated the facts and made the impact of his second sisters' marriages on him sound as serious as possible.
"Whether your second sister and her family get married or not is none of other people's business. Besides, since ancient times, it has been the parents' orders and the matchmaker's words. We, as the elders, cannot make the decisions for the younger ones." Old Mrs. Miao seemed a little angry. What kind of people are these in her grandson's school? They are so nosy.
"You are still young, how can you find anything good? Look at your sister Xiang Hong, she found her partner herself, but what happened to her in the end. Your mother and I are doing this for the good of your sisters. We are afraid that they will be cheated, so we want to find them someone who knows them well." The old lady felt a little aggrieved. She could no longer interfere in the affairs of her granddaughters.
"Grandma." Jiang Yilu solemnly took the old lady's hand, "Second sister and the others are looking for a partner, but in the end, don't you have to approve it? If you are not satisfied, Second sister and the others will not get married. And you see, how much can the partner introduced by the matchmaker be the same as what they said? It's not as reliable as the one we find ourselves. And now the classmate who reported me is targeting me. Maybe he will find out about it after something happens today. I don't know how he will arrange it when I return to school. Now Second sister doesn't want to go on a blind date, so just stay at home. Even if he tells this in the future, no one will believe him. But if you really find a partner for Second sister, it will confirm that our family arranged marriages for our daughters and coveted high bride prices."
"What should we do? How old are your second sister and the others? Will they be able to get married in a few days?" The old lady was somewhat unwilling, but her grandson's words were so serious. What if it really affected his future?
"There are many unmarried male classmates in the school of my second and third sisters. They are all about the same age. Maybe every New Year they will bring you a grandson-in-law. They are all college students and will be doctors and cadres in the future. If you tell others about it, you will be proud."
The old lady's expression softened a little, and Jiang Yilu pressed the issue: "Besides, Second Sister is so temperamental, if you really find her someone she doesn't like, she will definitely make a scene. Now our family is fine, and it's New Year's Day, why make us so unhappy? Besides, if another Wu Cripple comes, and I fight with him again, and get bruised and battered, won't you be the one who will feel bad?"
Jiang Yilu's words broke the old lady's coaxing, and she couldn't help but feel angry and laugh: "You still dare to fight? Don't you see how bad your face is."
"Just remember your sisters. I don't know if they will remember you." The old lady said sourly, glancing at Jiang Sini at the side. "Okay, I won't care about your affairs anymore, but I'll tell you something. Don't do anything that embarrasses the family like Mo Xianghong did. Don't marry someone your family doesn't agree with. If you find someone you like, you must bring him/her here to show the family as soon as possible. As an old lady, I won't get involved in your affairs anymore, so as to avoid being blamed."
The old lady said this angrily, turning her head away from looking at her precious grandson.
"Grandma, we all know how good you are to us. Don't worry, we will definitely not accept a daughter-in-law or son-in-law that you are not satisfied with." Jiang Yilu promised.
We can talk about it later. If the other person is good and the old lady is not satisfied, we can persuade her and maybe it will work out. The most urgent thing is to dispel the old lady's intention of matchmaking.
"That's right, grandma. My second and third sisters and I always remember your kindness. We will definitely be filial to you and grandpa in the future." Si Ni was not stupid. Seeing that this big difficulty during the New Year was dispelled by her brother, she was immediately smiling from ear to ear. She held the old lady's hand and said affectionately.
"You don't have to think about my goodness. As long as you remember that your brother Xiaobao cares about you sisters and help him out in the future, I'll be grateful." The old lady glanced at her granddaughter out of the corner of her eye, and it was obvious that she was still unhappy.
Jiang Yilu and Jiang Sini looked at each other, not caring about the old lady's attitude, and smiled at each other.
This kid doesn't want to go on a blind date? Gu Dongmei and Jiang Dahai were a little disappointed. After all, they had the same idea as the old lady, thinking that the children's own dating was always unreliable. But Xiaobao also said that when he found a partner, he would bring him back for his family to see. The children were obviously not satisfied with their self-determination. Erni was angry and left, and it was unknown what happened to Sanni after she chased him out. Now they could only do this and wait for Erni to come back and talk to her properly.
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