Chapter 136 I just hope you can marry a good family and live a good life

In front of three connected mud brick houses, Ou Guohua was sitting on a small stool, concentrating on cutting wood with a very sharp hatchet. She was making shoes for herself. The shoes were called "wooden clogs", which were the most common type of shoes in rural Guangdong and Guangxi at that time.

Especially the Hakka people, they like to wear such shoes, as shown below:

The production method of clogs is very simple. First, use a knife, axe or saw to split the clogs into the length of the clogs. Then, make a rough mold according to the size of the feet of an adult or a child. Then use a planer to shave off the wood in the middle, making the toe lower and the heel higher. Finally, nail on the clog straps and it's done.

Of course, even if you don’t have tools like saws and planes, you can also use a knife to complete all the work, but it is more time-consuming, and the shoe uppers made will not be as smooth and beautiful as those made with a planer.

At this time, the clogs in Ou Guohua's hands were already a semi-finished product. She was carefully carving the uppers, touching them with her hands from time to time.

When Deng Shirong arrived at her door, he saw this scene. He didn't find it strange. Rural women of that era knew a lot of things, such as farming, cooking, making shoes, making clothes, knitting sweaters, knitting socks, weaving straw hats, weaving vines, weaving baskets, weaving winnowing baskets, etc.

Women hold up half the sky. This is not just a slogan. Women of this era are truly capable. There is basically nothing they can't do.

Deng Shirong got out of the car and greeted her, "Ahua, I'm making shoes!"

Ou Guohua looked up, then threw the things in her hand to the ground, stood up with a smile on her face and said, "Uncle Jiu, why are you here?"

Deng Shirong parked the car, walked up to her, handed her the candy biscuit in his hand, and said with a smile: "I came here specially to matchmake for you today. Are your parents home?"

Hearing the word "matchmaking", Ou Guohua understood what was going on. She suppressed her shyness and took the candy cake and said, "My father has gone out to work, and my mother just went to the vegetable garden in the back to pick vegetables. Uncle Jiu, please sit down and light a cigarette first. I'll go call my mother back."

After saying that, Ou Guohua put the candies away, took the chimney for Deng Shirong, and ran to the vegetable garden at the back to call her mother.

Deng Shirong had just lit a few cigarettes from his in-laws' place and didn't want to light any more for the time being, so he put the cigarettes aside and looked around the Ou family's house.

The Ou family’s house is very simple, just three connected mud brick houses. There is a kitchen on the right side of the house, and a chicken coop almost as tall as a person is built next to the kitchen. The entire architectural layout is clear at a glance.

Judging from the degree of corrosion of the mud bricks, this mud brick house was most likely built when Ou's father and mother separated from their parents after they got married.

Deng Shirong had heard from his eldest daughter-in-law about the situation of the Ou Guohua family.

There are four siblings in the Ou family. Ou Guohua is the eldest sister, and she has two younger brothers and a younger sister. The family conditions are the same as most families in the village. They can have enough to eat, but they don’t see meat for meals more than twice a month.

Because the vegetable garden was not far away, Ou Guohua quickly called her mother back.

"Uncle Nine!"

"relative!"

After the two sides greeted each other and exchanged a few polite words, the conversation got down to business.

Deng Shirong got straight to the point and said, "Dear relative, I came here mainly to propose marriage to Ah Hua. Ah Hua should have mentioned this to you, right?"

Mother Ou nodded and said, "Uncle Jiu, tell me about the man's situation!"

Deng Shirong hummed and gave a brief introduction: "Relative, the man's name is Deng Changyuan, he is a good friend of my eldest son who grew up together. He is two years older than Ah Hua, and their heights are also quite compatible. He is currently working in the tile factory that I contracted with others, and he gets 60 yuan a month.

He has five brothers and sisters. His eldest sister has been married for a long time, and his eldest brother is also married. He is the third child in the family, and he has a younger brother and a younger sister.

His family had just built three large brick and tile houses, and one of them was intended for him to get married in."

After hearing this, Ou's mother nodded secretly. The man's family has a house and such a good job. There is really nothing to complain about with such conditions.

"Uncle Jiu, the man's conditions are quite good."

"Dear relative, if you agree, then let's talk about Ah Hua's worth. How much does your family want?"

Mother Ou was surprised and said, "Uncle Jiu, shouldn't we get to know each other first? Although the man's conditions are good, we still have to meet him first!"

Deng Shirong glanced at Ou Guohua who was sitting silently next to him, and said with a smile: "There is no need to talk about acquaintance, because this is not the first time that Ah Hua and Ah Yuan have met. Last year, when my eldest daughter-in-law came to visit my house, Ah Hua came along, and that was the first time they met.

Then came the wedding day of my eldest son and daughter-in-law. Ah Hua was the wedding guest and that was the second time they met.

Through these two contacts, it is much more real than a normal acquaintance.”

Mother Ou didn't think much about it when she heard it. She just looked at her daughter and said, "Ah Hua, do you have any impression of this A Yuan? How do you feel about him?"

Although Pingjie's father-in-law was a matchmaker, Ou Guohua still felt very shy to discuss this topic in front of him. She looked down at her half-finished clogs and said softly, "It's okay!"

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It is said that no one knows a daughter better than her mother. After hearing her daughter's answer, Ou's mother knew that her daughter probably had a good impression of Yuan.

Although if my daughter married into Naye Village, it would be a bit far away, but Zhang Xiuping also married there. The two of them had been like sisters since childhood. They married in the same place and could take care of each other.

Thinking of this, Mother Ou nodded and said, "Since you think it's okay, then I, as your mother, naturally have no objection. When your father comes back, tell him. If he has no objection, then you can ask Uncle Jiu to arrange a time for you to watch the house."

Deng Shirong smiled and continued, "Dear relatives, I wonder what you want from Ah Hua's worth?"

Mother Ou shook her head and said, "We don't have any requirements in this regard, as long as it's not less than others."

Deng Shirong said frankly: "My dear, the current value of a woman is generally about 300 yuan, and there will be about 300 kilograms of grain. As for clothes, there is no need to say more. The man must make a few new clothes for the woman.

Some families may make additional requests for other gifts, but most families only ask for these and nothing more.”

"Uncle Jiu, let's set this standard for the value of our Ah Hua as well!"

At this point, Mother Ou looked at her daughter and said with emotion: "In the blink of an eye, you are talking about marriage. As a mother, I don't ask for anything else. I just hope that you can marry a good family and live a good life."

"mom!"

Ou Guohua was deeply moved when she heard this. Her mother was one of the few mothers in the countryside in this era who treated her children equally.

(End of this chapter)