Two days ago was Dahua and Xiaojuan’s wedding day, and Erhua took Luo Zhen back to Hetou Village ten days in advance.
One is to take Luo Zhen out for a walk so that she doesn't think about having children every day.
The second is to avoid Tang Jianming and Widow Zhang to avoid embarrassment when they meet again.
All in all, the timing is perfect.
We just had a wedding banquet and there are a lot of delicious food left at home. It's a rare opportunity for the family to get together.
There are two new daughters-in-law in the family, and there are nine people for a meal, so Xiaohua and Chunhua can only squeeze in to the table.
But it’s more lively when there’s more people around!
Dinner was prepared by Mum, Qiuhua and Xiaojuan, while Luo Zhen was playing with Chunhua.
Before Luo Zhen came, she bought new clothes and beautiful hairbands for Qiuhua and Chunhua. Now Chunhua is pestering her to braid her hair.
The little girl doesn't even have many hairs, but she's so vain!
"Luo Zhen, look!" Erhua came back from outside with a big pumpkin on his shoulder.
"Pumpkin!" Chunhua ran to Erhua and raised her hands to hug the pumpkin.
"That won't work. This pumpkin is heavier than you!"
Chunhua refused and hugged Erhua's legs to prevent him from leaving.
"Okay, okay, give it to me."
Erhua placed one end of the pumpkin in Chunhua's arms and held the other end with both hands.
"I'll cut it and steam it for you right away." While taking care of Chunhua, he was also talking to Luo Zhen.
"How about eating pumpkin dipped in sugar tonight?"
Luo Zhen smiled and nodded, saying, "Be careful with Chunhua!"
Erhua chuckled and finally managed to snatch the pumpkin from Chunhua's hands by coaxing and deceiving her.
He used a kitchen knife to cut off a large piece of the pumpkin, scooped out the pulp, carefully peeled it, and then cut it into pieces and put it directly into the bowl.
Steam it with other dishes.
In addition to steamed pumpkin, there are also braised pork with red sauce, eel with garlic, stir-fried shredded pork with wild rice stem, stir-fried vegetables, stir-fried winter melon, and egg soup.
There was also an eight-treasure rice dish, and a big pot of white rice was cooked.
Xiaohua kept picking out the meat from all directions. The skin, fat and lean meat were distinct layers and cooked with rich oil and red sauce.
He used chopsticks to pick up the top layer of skin, which was the softest, stickiest and most chewy layer. He rolled up the chopsticks from one corner and with a little force the whole piece of skin was lifted up.
After he finished, he shook his chopsticks and the meat oil dripped everywhere.
Dad hit his hand hard with chopsticks, and he flinched, and the skin fell on the table.
"How many times have I told you, don't throw the food away!"
Xiaohua just stared blankly and said nothing. His youngest son looked more and more like his father, and even had the same bad temper.
He felt that there were too many rules for eating at home. For example, chopsticks cannot be stuck in rice, food cannot be flipped when picking up food, food cannot be thrown away after picking up food, and chopsticks cannot be stuck upright on the table...
Things like this are so annoying.
Godfather Sun A's family doesn't have these rules. They just do whatever they want, so Xiaohua goes to live with Sun A's family every few days.
Dad's eyes widened, seeing that the war was about to break out.
"Dad, it's okay. We are all family. Let him eat." Xiaojuan passed the pork skin to Xiaohua. It was true that a daughter-in-law's words were the most effective. The smile returned to Dad's face.
After dinner, someone came into the room, and from the tone of his voice, he looked like a matchmaker.
Qiuhua was the only eligible child in the room, so it was obvious that they were coming for her.
After some pleasantries, the matchmaker got down to business and asked, "Genfa, is Qiuhua engaged?"
This is nonsense. If you have already made an appointment with someone, can you still come to their house?
Liang Genfa shook his head, indicating no, but then he realized he was indeed old enough, so he took the initiative to ask, "Is there anyone suitable?"
"Well, someone asked me to do this. Besides, I'm quite familiar with Qiuhua." The matchmaker glanced at Qiuhua who was sitting not far away. The little girl was making hand bandages with her hands. She was a virtuous person.
Qiuhua didn't care. She knew that this was a matchmaking service for her, but she had made up her mind not to agree to anyone's request.
"Lao Tujia from Xiatou Village is a classmate of Qiuhua's!"
Qiuhua’s classmate Heigou, whose real name is Li, is the youngest son of Li Laotu.
Liang Genfa knew Li Laotu. His family was relatively well-off, with several capable sons. He thought that since he was Qiuhua's classmate and someone they knew well, he might be a good match.
"The Li family is quite good, but I still need to ask Qiuhua about this matter first."
"Wow, your family is quite nice. You even listen to your children's ideas." The matchmaker praised, but I don't know if he thought the same in his heart.
These days, it’s rare for people to arrange their own marriages.
After the matchmaker left, everyone went into the house, except Qiuhua who was still embroidering by the kerosene lamp.
"Qiuhua, stop doing this. It hurts your eyes." Dad sat down next to her and said, "Dad has something to tell you."
Qiuhua put down the work in her hands and looked up at her father. The dim light of the kerosene lamp deepened the wrinkles on his face.
She didn't show any shyness or embarrassment, but said openly, "Dad, I know what you want to say to me. I heard everything just now."
"You look like you don't want to?" Dad took out a cigarette and put it under his nose to smell it.
"Well, I don't want to. My skills are just starting to improve."
"Dad wants to ask, is there any other reason besides this? I see you and the Wu family kid are quite close..."
A small stone was thrown into Qiuhua's calm heart, but after a while, the tiny ripples disappeared.
"Anyway...I don't want to right now."
Her tone was gentle, but her intention was firm.
Liang Genfa sighed. Qiuhua was the one he loved the most among his children, and he didn't want to force her.
"Okay, Dad won't force you." He stood up to leave, but still hesitated before saying, "But... you have to... Hey, you're seventeen this year, don't forget it."
Qiuhua understood what was going on, so she said "hmm" and her father went back to the house.
The last time she received Wu Xin's letter, she wrote a reply, which did not express any longing.
She said: I am doing well in Tahe. My master is very good to me and Zhou Lanhua protects me everywhere. You don't have to worry, just study hard.
I feel very satisfied now. I am doing what I like. The embroidery exhibition is coming soon. Please bless me!
I hope we can all work hard for what we aspire to.
…
She once answered Wu Xin that she did not want to be married, she just wanted to learn the craft well.
This is the truth. She doesn't want to do anything to Hei Gou, anyone else, or even Wu Xin.
She thought that time had not yet come. Of course, Wu Xin was indeed different, but for now, embroidery was her priority.
The next day, Liang Genfa went to tell the matchmaker that his daughter didn't want to marry him for the time being and they would decide later.
The matchmaker thought that Li Lao Tujia was not interested in her, so he promised to find her a better one later. Liang Genfa waved his hands and said that Li Lao Tujia was a good person, but Xiao Niangyu was not interested in that.
The matchmaker was confused and thought: Isn’t it the elders who have the final say on whether someone has such intentions or not?
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