"Accountant Si, don't rush off! I've come here to discuss something with you." Sister-in-law Wang quickly stood up and called out to Si Zhengwei as he was about to leave.
"..."
Si Zhengwei looked at Sister-in-law Wang with some curiosity, wondering what they could discuss.
"Just tell me what it is." Si Zhengwei was probably thinking about whether he needed to borrow some food rations. After all, everyone knew that his family had surplus food, and he had lent some out over the past few months.
"I really liked Si Ming from our family the day before yesterday when I saw how capable and efficient he was in Pinghe Village. Old Wang praised him over and over again, and he wished he could bring him to his own home."
"What's so great about praising kids like that? Besides, in this world, if you can't do something, you'll have no way to survive. And our Ah Ming and Ah Liang are nowhere near as good as your boys." Si Zhengwei quickly waved his hand, indicating that he shouldn't praise them.
"Your Accountant Si is too modest. Your children are the envy of everyone. Village Chief Si got married and had children early, otherwise, who knows how many people would be fighting over him."
Huang Yun felt uncomfortable upon hearing this and coughed twice.
Sister-in-law Wang immediately realized she had said the wrong thing and quickly added something.
"However, I think Si Ming and Si Liang will definitely be outstanding in the future, so I thought it would be great if our two families could become in-laws."
After going around in circles for so long, Sister-in-law Wang finally revealed her purpose for coming.
Si Zhengwei and Huang Yun exchanged a glance, then looked at Sister-in-law Wang in surprise.
“My sons A-Ming and A-Liang are still young, and our family can’t afford to have a wedding right now.” Since Si Zhengwei and Si Cheng recognized each other, many people have been whispering in his ear that they want to become in-laws, but he has refused them all on the grounds that the children are still young.
"I remember your family only has a few boys, so our two families can't be in-laws." Si Zhengwei laughed after saying that.
“I don’t have one at home, but my niece is just right.” Sister-in-law Wang completely ignored the fact that the child was still young and began to introduce her niece.
"As you know, my family came here with us this time. My eldest brother has three daughters, and the eldest is about the same age as Si Ming."
"Who are your brothers from your maternal family...?" Si Zhengwei really didn't know who Wang's sister-in-law's brothers were, since the Wang family had moved to the new Third Village with many in-laws this time.
"Look at my impatient nature, I forgot to introduce you to my brother from my maternal family, Wang Zili, who is usually an honest and unassuming person."
Sister-in-law Wang genuinely wanted to arrange this marriage for her niece. Besides the connection with Village Chief Si, she also valued the relatively small size of the Si family. Although Huang Yun was occasionally a bit pretentious, she hadn't done anything out of line during her time in Xin San Village, so she still thought highly of her.
"So it's Zili's brother. He's a really good person. It's just that the children are still young, and the family doesn't have the means to hold a wedding right now. Besides, a good life requires two people to be compatible; it's not up to us adults to decide."
The refusal was quite obvious at this point. But whether Sister-in-law Wang didn't understand or was pretending not to, she started praising her niece to Huang Yun.
Seeing that Sister-in-law Wang kept praising her niece, Si Zhengwei felt it was inappropriate to stay there any longer, so he made an excuse and quickly left.
"Dad, what's Aunt Wang doing here? Why have they been chatting inside for so long?" Si Ming had returned earlier and came over to clean the chicken coop after seeing them talking inside.
These hens are now an important source of nutrition for the family. The father and his two sons come here to check on them whenever they have free time, otherwise the eggs they lay sometimes disappear.
"Isn't this all for your marriage? You're in much better shape than I was before, you're practically a hot commodity now." Si Zhengwei looked at his son, who was capable of handling things on his own, and teased him for once.
"Don't agree so easily. I don't want to find someone so soon, and our family's current situation isn't suitable."
"You can't tell me that. I saw your mother chatting with someone, and she might finalize your marriage in a little while."
"Dad, dear Dad, you really have to talk to Mom properly. What if she actually agrees?" Si Ming was getting anxious and wondered if he should go in and interrupt them.
"You're your mother's own son, she'll definitely keep a close eye on things for you, don't worry."
Si Zhengwei knew that Huang Yun's attitude towards Si Ming and Si Liang was definitely different from that towards Si Cheng. She wanted to give all the best things to her two sons, so she would definitely care more about her daughter-in-law than she did about herself.
“I also know that these people value our family more because of my eldest brother. That’s why I don’t want to start looking for a partner so early.”
Si Ming knew better than anyone that he and his mother were definitely not important in his older brother's eyes. The things the family had to improve their lives were given to them out of respect for their father, but it was also a way of helping them. However, they were already very content with this, and he dared not ask for anything more.
Si Zhengwei patted his son on the shoulder. Ever since Captain Liu and his team returned from eliminating the wolf pack in Baijia Village, the attitude of the entire Xin San Village towards them has been more friendly than before. However, this has also put some pressure on Si Ming. After all, with such a capable older brother above them, everyone will inevitably make comparisons with them to some extent.
"I already told your mother before that your marriage should wait for two years. She won't easily agree to marry you off. I wonder how your older brother and the others are doing in the mountains? It's been so long and they still haven't come back."
"Don't worry, I heard they selected the best people to go into the mountains this time, and with my brother's abilities, there's definitely no problem."
"I'm worried because she hasn't come back. Let's go. It looks like they won't finish talking anytime soon. Let's go dig up some more earthworms."
Si Zhengwei picked up the bamboo cage placed in the corner. He had learned to weave it by following others. Although it wasn't very well woven, it could at least be used to hold earthworms.
"Dad, I heard something about my eldest brother yesterday in Pinghe Village." Si Ming followed his footsteps, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping himself.
“Your older brother has a lot of stories to tell. Even if you hear about them every day, you’ll have enough to hear.” Si Zhengwei had been surrounded by a lot of rumors recently, some true and some false.
“I overheard people in other villages talking about my older brother, so I paid attention to it, and it might even be related to you.”
"What does it have to do with me? I've only met your older brother a few times." When Si Zhengwei heard him say this, he felt that it must be some unfounded rumor.
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