The first morning after Wang Xiao'e returned to her parents' home, she went to meet the older bachelor Yang Zhiwei under the guidance of the matchmaker.
That day, Wang Xiao'e got up early in the morning and changed into the most beautiful dress, which was bought for her by Lu Cheng'an himself when he was still alive.
It cost her nearly twenty dollars at the time and was the most expensive piece of clothing she had ever owned.
She has never worn it and it looks almost like new.
She followed the matchmaker all the way to the county town in the village donkey cart, and then took a bus from the county town to the county town of the neighboring county.
Then we changed to a bullock cart and it was already afternoon when we reached Yang Zhiwei's village, which was swaying along the way.
Fortunately, her sister-in-law stuffed two cakes into her mouth, and she and the matchmaker ate one each on the way, so they didn't feel hungry.
The meeting place was Yang Zhiwei's home. According to the matchmaker, she was asked to see both the man and the home. If she was satisfied, everything else would be easy.
The matchmaker was not lying, Yang Zhiwei's family really built a magnificent large tiled house. In addition to the main room, there were two side rooms, one for the kitchen and the other for storing sundries.
There is also a sofa in the house, which is extremely rare in rural areas.
A 28-inch bicycle was placed in the main room, and on the table was a radio that Wang Xiao'e had never seen before.
And Yang Zhiwei himself is indeed as the matchmaker said. Although he looks better than Lu Cheng'an, he is definitely a bad-looking man.
The main reason why Wang Xiao'e fell in love with him at first sight was that Yang Zhiwei had a tall and big figure. From behind, he looked quite similar to her man Lu Cheng'an who left the world long ago.
Before the two of them spoke, Wang Xiao'e had already made a decision in her heart.
With such good conditions, as long as the other party is willing, she has no reason to be picky.
After entering the house, the matchmaker introduced the two of them to each other and then left, making an excuse to go around the village.
Wang Xiao'e didn't think much about it. Basically, any matchmaker would do this, just to give the blind date men and women some space to speak for themselves.
After the matchmaker left, the two talked for a while and got to know each other a little.
When Yang Zhiwei heard that Wang Xiao'e had given birth to two sons in the family, his eyes lit up.
"Our Yang family has been a single-line family since my father's generation. We originally hoped that you would give birth to more children and make our Yang family prosperous, but we didn't expect that you are already over 30 years old and haven't even found a wife yet.
In order to make my father regret in his grave, the first condition for finding a daughter-in-law is to have a son.
I am very satisfied with your conditions. I know you are very satisfied with them. Since there are no outsiders here, you should just say it directly, so as not to waste everyone's time by beating around the bush. What do you think?"
Wang Xiao'e didn't expect Yang Zhiwei to be so direct. What he meant was that he looked down on her son.
But what he said was true. Which rural family would want a son? Moreover, he was the only son of the Yang family and wanted to continue the family line and live a normal life.
So, Wang Xiao'e nodded in agreement immediately.
After talking for a long time, Wang Xiao'e was a little anxious when she saw the matchmaker coming back. If she left any longer, she might not be able to leave even if she wanted to. After all, it was such a long way to go, and it would be more convenient to take a car.
Just when Wang Xiao'e was anxiously waiting for the matchmaker to come back, a woman suddenly ran over and told Yang Zhiwei that the matchmaker asked her to come and bring a message.
It was said that someone from the next village had asked her to be a matchmaker, and she could come over today. Even if there was no carriage to go into the city, they could leave.
"So, if she comes back today, let this girl stay here for one night, and then come and pick her up tomorrow morning to go back together."
After the woman finished speaking, she squeezed her eyes at Yang Zhiwei, then looked at Wang Xiaoe with a meaningful smile on her face.
Wang Xiao'e became anxious when she heard this. The matchmaker actually sent her alone to this man's house and let her stay alone with him for a whole night. If this got out, her reputation would be ruined.
But she is very familiar with the place. If we let her go now, she doesn't know how to go back alone.
After the woman finished talking to Yang Zhiwei, she turned around and left. Wang Xiaoe suddenly knew what to do.
Yang Zhiwei comforted her, asked her if she was hungry, and then went to the kitchen to prepare a meal for her.
Wang Xiao'e felt embarrassed to let a man cook for her, so she followed him in.
After dinner, the two chatted for a while, and then it quickly got dark.
Yang Zhiwei heated some water for her to wash up, and then she told Wang Xiaoe that there was only one bed in the house, and the two of them had to squeeze into one bed.
Wang Xiao'e was very interested and checked several rooms. She found that although there were many beds in the house, there was really no bed in those rooms.
She had no choice but to tell Yang Zhiwei that they were not married yet and would definitely sleep together, and she wanted him to think of a solution.
But Yang Zhiwei insisted that since they both liked each other and she was willing to marry him, marriage was just a matter of a few years, so why would she care about a year earlier or later?
Seeing that Wang Xiao'e still insisted, Yang Zhiwei finally said that he would not touch her, he just lay on the same bed and slept.
After enduring Yang Zhiwei's various entanglements, Wang Xiao'e finally reluctantly went to his bed.
Wang Xiao'e still feels extremely regretful when she thinks about it now.
She was really bewitched at the time, and she didn't know why she believed his lies.