Chapter 70: Good Eyes on Men
After the big reunion party on the 30th day of the lunar year, everyone goes their separate ways.
It snowed on the first and second days of the Chinese New Year. Han Jianwu and Huo Qingqing stayed at home, warming themselves on the heated kang and playing with their two kids. They had a radio, so they were not bored at all.
The weather started to clear up on the third day of the Lunar New Year, and people began to visit relatives and friends to wish each other a happy new year.
The first person to come to Huo Qingqing's house to pay New Year's greetings was Jiang Zian, followed by Zhao Linfeng and the female educated youth, Liang Li, who was dragged by her to keep her company.
As soon as Zhao Linfeng entered the room, he saw Jiang Zian, "Hey! Why are you here too?"
Jiang Zian said solemnly, "Wish my boss a happy new year!"
Zhao Linfeng nodded, "Oh! I forgot about this."
After eating and drinking, Jiang Zian went to his second brother's house to pay New Year's greetings. Han Jianwu took the two children to play in the front yard, leaving Huo Qingqing and Zhao Linfeng to chat.
Zhao Linfeng said, "I never thought you would make your home so comfortable and warm!"
Huo Qingqing, "Even if we are poor, we should live happily. Making our home cozy will also make us feel better."
Liang Li said, "I think your life is really good! It's totally different from what they say! Those people always say how miserable your life is after marrying a farmer, but how miserable is it? It's obviously much better than the lives of us educated youth!"
Zhao Linfeng, "That's because those people can't bear to see Qingqing living a good life, so they fantasize that she has a bad life. In the words of the locals, they are cursing her to have a bad life!"
Liang Li, "But those who say Qingqing has a miserable life are basically educated youth!"
Zhao Linfeng, "It's just that if you can't eat the grapes, you say they're sour!"
Liang Li, "It actually has something to do with the person she married! If Qingqing had married someone else, she might not be like this now!"
Huo Qingqing, "Why would I marry someone else? I married him because he is Han Jianwu!"
Zhao Linfeng, "Yo yo yo! Look at what you are capable of."
When they talked about Zhang Guohua and the others again, Zhao Linfeng and Liang Li were both filled with hatred.
"You deserve it. A sentence of three to five years is already a light sentence. Damn it, she pursued me, and when I didn't agree, she spread rumors about me. It made me so mad." Zhao Linfeng said.
Liang Li, "I am worse off than you. Not only was I slandered, but I was also told that I had to sleep with him."
Huo Qingqing: "..." Was she kicked in the head by a donkey in her previous life?
In fact, the letter from the previous year made Huo Qingqing finally understand why she was controlled so tightly by Zhang Guohua in her previous life? Because in their previous life, Gao Yunxia and Zhang Guohua had always been in Hanjiagou, and Gao Yunxia was the last one to return to the city. She was obsessed with Zhang Guohua, but Zhang Guohua didn't like her and was obsessed with Huo Qingqing. Zhang Guohua produced some bullshit evidence to prove that the person who reported Huo Qingqing that year was Han Jianwu. This is the point!
Liang Li said, "That man is so sinister. Do you think his family will come to rescue him? If he doesn't go to jail, we will be in trouble."
Huo Qingqing, "No, he's definitely going to jail." His family won't help him.
In his previous life, Zhang Guohua relied entirely on the Huo family and Huo Qingqing after returning to the city, and almost cut off all ties with his father's side.
Zhao Linfeng, "I don't think so either. With such a big incident, how much power does his family have to get him out? If he is like those male educated youth who usually steal chickens and dogs, dig carrots and potatoes, it's really nothing. After all, boys eat more and the food rations are not enough. It's understandable that they are so hungry and take extreme measures. The higher-ups can educate them and it will be over. They won't be sent to the police station. But their problem this time is too serious. I think they will be in jail for sure."
When Zhao Linfeng and Liang Li left, Jiang Zian also wanted to leave.
Han Jianwu said, "Zi'an, why don't you go from the foot of Nanshan Mountain and send the two educated youths back to the farm safely for me and your sister-in-law."
Jiang Zian, "Okay?"
Zhao Linfeng: "Thank you Comrade Jiang!"
Jiang Zian, "No need."
After seeing off the guests, several sisters-in-law gathered in the front yard to bask in the sun and chat.
Huo Qingqing learned that the future daughter-in-law of the eldest family would come to their house to look after the house on the sixth day of the New Year, and several sisters-in-law and brothers were going to help.
Huo Qingqing said, "I won't go. I can't cook. I'll just stay at home and look after the kids!"
The third sister-in-law said, "We should go and take a look at my niece's wife! My wife said that the girl is pretty."
The second sister-in-law was sewing the soles of shoes. She sighed and said, "What a poor girl."
Of course. The family didn't ask about the man's situation at all. As soon as they heard that the bride price was high, they added a price. A total of five bags of wheat and one hundred yuan, they could get married after the New Year. This is really like selling your daughter like a pig at the market!
A guest came to the third sister-in-law's house to pay New Year's greetings. The third sister-in-law went home. Huo Qingqing tested the second sister-in-law and said, "Zi'an went to pay New Year's greetings to the second brother today. What do you think of that person?"
The second sister-in-law said, "She looks great, what's wrong with that?"
Huo Qingqing waved her hands quickly, "Nothing, I'm just asking casually."
The second sister-in-law chuckled and said, "Okay, you two are really a perfect match. The fourth brother has told us that he wants to marry Baojuan to Jiang Zian. We have considered it, but we still think it's not a good idea. The family is poor and there is no father or mother. How will the girl live if she marries him?"
Huo Qingqing, "But have you ever thought about the fact that not having parents-in-law has its advantages? At least Baojuan won't have to suffer from her mother-in-law when she gets married! She won't have to serve her parents-in-law servilely, and she won't have to wait year after year as a daughter-in-law to become a mother-in-law. It would be great to be the master of the house right after she gets married!"
The second sister-in-law looked at Huo Qingqing and asked, "Why haven't I considered this from your perspective?"
Huo Qingqing struck while the iron was hot, "You should think about this matter carefully from this perspective. Think about our girl's temper and personality. If she meets a powerful mother-in-law, how good do you think her life will be? The constant conflicts between the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law will definitely make life chaotic. If the man she marries is a man who can stand up and make things clear, it's fine. But if he is a foolish and filial son, what do you think the result will be?"
Second sister-in-law, "That's true. I'll discuss it with your second brother tonight and analyze it according to what you said. But I don't know if Baojuan will agree to it."
Huo Qingqing, "As long as there is no problem between you and the second brother, Baojuan has me and her fourth uncle! Listen to me, I have always been very accurate in judging people. Jiang Zian will definitely be a powerful man in the future. As it is now, his life will not be too bad if he marries Baojuan. Believe me."
Second sister-in-law, "Did Jiang Zian tell you two that he liked Baojuan?"
Huo Qingqing shook her head. "He didn't say that. We both thought he was a good guy. Besides being an orphan and poor, he's really a good match for Baojuan."
Second sister-in-law, "I don't have this intention, why are we so eager?"
Huo Qingqing, "As long as you have no objection, I will ask Han Jianwu to ask him, or find a matchmaker to tell him? That man now feels that he is not in a good condition, how can he dare to take the initiative to say that he likes our girl?"
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