Cao Maizi patted her son, "Go away, it's bad luck to cry during the New Year. Alright, alright, stop crying, or I won't take care of you anymore."
Wei Mingyue rubbed her feet on the ground and cried out, "You're so biased! You only love your son and your wife. Your little girl is like a stone that sprang from a rock, or a blade of grass that was picked off the ground, waaaaah..."
Cao Maizi said with a headache, "Oh my little darling, what are you saying? Aren't you all my flesh and blood, born after ten months of pregnancy? Aren't you ashamed to say such things, child?"
Wei Mingshen sneered, knowing that she was targeting his wife. He walked into the kitchen and said to Su Xueli, "Let's leave and have some peace and quiet."
Su Xueli smiled and followed him out of the house.
Wei Mingshen said, "Let's go to my second aunt's house."
Su Xueli agreed: "I really want to go see my second aunt."
When I arrived at my second aunt's house, I saw my fourth aunt, who was in charge of matchmaking in the village.
Yes, she's here to act as a matchmaker for my second aunt.
It's true that people can excel at any profession if they work in it long enough. Fourth Aunt, who had been a matchmaker for a long time, noticed Second Aunt's sudden change in appearance and realized that she was becoming popular.
So, I've come today, bringing a matchmaker with me.
"Her second aunt, although she's over forty and has four children, she's not blind or lame, she can make money, and she's eloquent. She doesn't mind your past or that you've been single for so many years... cough cough, to put it bluntly, being single for so many years makes most people suspect there's something wrong with you..."
"Fourth Aunt, which village did you tell my Second Aunt about? Who is she? Tell me and see if I recognize her," Wei Mingshen interjected.
The second aunt turned around and saw Wei Mingshen and his wife arrive. She was both happy and a little embarrassed. She quickly came over and pulled Su Xueli to sit down.
Aunt Si chuckled and replied to Wei Mingshen, "This man is from our neighboring village, Qiaozhai. His name is Qiao Dayong. His wife died last year..."
"Fourth Aunt, he gave you quite a lot of pork, didn't he?"
Qiao Dayong was a butcher who slaughtered pigs.
Aunt Si blushed and asked awkwardly, "Ming Shen, what do you mean by that? Matchmaking is a virtuous act, I'm not after money."
Wei Mingshen said, "I believe that Fourth Aunt is trying to be a good matchmaker, but I really don't believe that you're not after something from this matchmaker. You know how this man's wife died, don't you?"
Auntie Si stammered, "You can't listen to what people say. He said his wife died of illness..."
Wei Mingshen said, "But the reliable information I heard is that he beat his wife to death. Beating his wife is a common occurrence for him. Everyone knows that, except for Fourth Aunt."
Auntie Si blushed, and with a dry laugh, she said, "Ming Shen, I've heard about this, but think about it, how many men don't beat their wives? They just make do. Besides, even if he really beat his wife to death, he would regret it, and he would definitely marry another wife who would be better to him."
Actually, what Fourth Aunt said is not an exaggeration; in rural areas during this era, there are countless men who beat their wives.
Therefore, in every village, there are women who can't bear it anymore and die by hanging themselves, jumping into rivers, or drinking pesticide.
Wei Mingshen looked at his fourth aunt and asked, "Would you let your daughter marry someone like that?"
Fourth Aunt, enraged, hissed, "Ming Shen, why are you talking so rudely? I'm here to arrange a marriage for your second aunt. What does it have to do with you? Your second aunt has brothers and sisters-in-law, and nephews. It's none of your business."
Second Aunt hurriedly said, "Fourth Sister-in-law, I know this person too. His child is my student. I don't like this person. Thank you for your concern, Fourth Sister-in-law."
Aunt Si was stunned for a moment, then slunk away.
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