As soon as Niu Feng left, Xiao Jiu immediately asked nervously.
"Mother, you wouldn't be thinking of introducing my fourth sister to Niu Feng, would you?"
Zhao Lingli shook her head upon hearing this.
"Forget it, life wouldn't be easy marrying a soldier. I was just asking, why are you so nervous?"
Besides, with your fourth sister like that, how long will it take her to come to her senses?
Indeed, it seems that her fourth sister is only somewhat interested in food, and otherwise seems indifferent to everything else.
I have some patience with my family, but with outsiders, you can say whatever you want, and even if I understand what you mean, I'm too lazy to respond.
Before Zhao Lingli could finish preparing the filling, her eldest and second eldest sisters arrived with her fourth sister.
They greeted Zhou Xing first, since the house they were living in belonged to Zhou Xing's family.
Zhou Xing was born in 1939, Cuihua was born in 1937, making her two years older than him, and Cuiju was one year older than him.
Because of their childhood friendship, Zhou Xing stepped forward and politely called her "sister" twice.
This was the first time Cuihong had met Zhou Xing, and she simply followed behind her sisters without saying a word.
Zhou Xing learned more or less from Zhou Yue that these younger sisters were all found and brought back later after many twists and turns.
Some were hard of hearing, others were blind or lame; in short, their lives were truly miserable.
So the two brothers from the Zhou family actually had no intention of getting the house back.
Since everyone was here today, Zhou Xing gave instructions to Cuihua.
"Sister Cuihua, you all know about Ayue's and my situation. I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to come back in the future."
If this house were empty, it would have been broken or collapsed long ago.
Now that you live here, its value is realized, and you're also helping us protect this house.
Let's skip the pleasantries and not bring up rent or anything like that again.
"Given our childhood friendship, talking about rent would be too much of a stretch."
"Since we don't have anything to do right now, why don't we go find the village chief and I'll transfer the house to you directly?"
Zhou Xing's words caught Cuihua off guard, and she was so frightened that she quickly stood up.
"No, no, it's good enough that we can live here, why do we need to transfer the ownership?"
"I heard that Sister Cuihua is already engaged. In the future, the house will still have the Zhou surname on it, which will always be inconvenient."
It's alright, Sister Cuihua, don't be shy with your brother.
"You have many sisters, and even if you build a house in the future, there might not be enough room for everyone. Keeping this house is better than nothing."
Having said all that, Grandpa Tao thought for a moment and then persuaded Cuihua to accept, offering to be a witness.
So he went with Zhou Yue and Cuihua to find the village chief.
In those days, rural houses didn't have any certificates; all you needed to do was register them in the village and get a document.
Zhou Xing was efficient and transferred the house directly to Tang Cuihua, claiming that it was sold to her and her sisters. In reality, Cuihua wanted to give him some money, but Zhou Xing refused.
Because she owed this favor, Cuihua wasn't feeling too good about it, so she thought that if the two brothers got married in the future, she and her sisters would send some gifts to repay them.
Cuihong is the type of person who works quietly and diligently. When her older sister asked her to help, she really did.
With her second sister helping her knead the dough and prepare the filling, and since she had nothing else to do, she simply carried a bucket to the Tao family's well to fetch water.
Niu Feng, who was lounging in the yard, saw Tang Cuihong fetching water and thought to himself that he finally had a chance to use his skills, so he immediately went over.
"I'll do it, I'll do it! How can you women do such rough work? Come on, you go and rest, I'll do it!"
He spoke a little too fast, and Cuihong couldn't understand him, so she ignored him. Niu Feng, in his anxiety, went up and grabbed the bucket from her hand.
Only then did Cuihong understand what he meant. She immediately felt that this person was impolite and glared at him fiercely.
Niu Feng felt a little wronged. "Well, I just wanted to help you out. What's wrong with your eyes, lady?"
When Xiao Jiu heard Niu Feng's complaints, she ran out to see what was going on and quickly went over to explain.
"Hey, Brother Niu, have you forgotten again? My fourth sister has hearing problems, so you need to speak more slowly."
Then you have to gesture for her to understand what you mean. How can you just go up there and snatch something from her?
"No, this isn't robbery, I just wanted to help her with some chores, and look, she's getting all worked up about it!"
Xiao Jiu pouted: "You should be glad that my fourth sister didn't hit you. When she disciplines someone, they can only cry for their parents."
Niu Feng, with a gossipy look on his face, asked, "Really? She really disciplined men?"
“I’ve dealt with them. Look at all those thugs and ruffians in our village, have you ever seen one who hasn’t suffered at the hands of my fourth sister?”
Those who tried to bully my sisters because they didn't have men to protect them, and who tried to climb over the wall in the middle of the night, were more than one or two who were smashed off the wall by my fourth sister with a single stone.
This family is so peaceful and stable because of my fourth sister.
Niu Feng looked at Tang Cuihong with admiration, rubbed his hands together eagerly, and even took off his general's coat and threw it aside in a serious manner before saying to Xiao Jiu.
"Hey girl, quick, tell your sister I want to spar with her and see just how strong she really is."
Let me tell you, I've admired women who can hold up the sky since I was a child.
On the contrary, those who cry at the drop of a hat, act as if the sky is falling without a man, and rush to find someone to marry are despicable.
Given Niu Feng's childhood experiences, it seems reasonable for him to have such thoughts.
In his view, if his own mother hadn't been so useless back then, thinking that with his father and grandfather gone, the family would have been just a widow and her children, wouldn't it have been like the family had fallen apart?
If she had been stronger, more assertive, and more capable, she wouldn't have been ridiculed by the village children all her life.
Because of her remarriage, Grandma was often gossiped about. Despite her advanced age, she still had to take care of him.
If that woman had even half the determination of his grandmother, he wouldn't still be licking the wounds from his childhood even now.
Xiao Jiu also wanted to see who was stronger, Brother Niu's muscular physique or the incredibly strong Fourth Sister.
So Xiao Jiu walked up to Cui Hong, took her hand, touched her vocal cords, and explained the matter clearly, word by word.
When Cuihong realized what was happening and turned around, she saw Niu Feng already in a fighting stance, ready to test his skills against her, and she snorted coldly.
"Don't cry if you fall and hurt yourself."
This was the first time Niu Feng had heard Tang Cuihong's voice, and he looked at Xiao Jiu with great surprise.
"Isn't it said that people with hearing loss can't speak? Your fourth sister's voice is quite nice!"
"Brother Niu, you really are something else. Didn't I say that my fourth sister was a normal person at first, but later she had a fever that caused her hearing loss?"
But that doesn't mean she can't speak!
Those who can't speak are congenitally deaf and haven't undergone systematic learning, so of course they don't know how to pronounce words.
Niu Feng suddenly slapped his forehead: "Oh dear, look at my memory, I actually forgot about that!"
Are you ready?
Cuihong, too lazy to watch him chatter on and on, grabbed Niu Feng's arms tightly the instant he made his move...
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