Look at the Third Master’s chest heaving and gasping for air!
Lan Guoer rubbed her temples.
She shouldn't have mentioned this!
"Don't be angry! I'm just passing on a message to you. Even if I hadn't asked, they would have asked someone else.
If you don't agree, just say so. We can get back to them later! Why bother getting so angry? If you get angry and make yourself suffer, won't that hurt you too? If you get hurt, won't Guo'er feel bad too!
Lan Guoer pouted and acted cute and coquettish.
After the Third Master calmed down, his anger was mostly gone!
Looking at Lan Guoer's pitiful appearance, he felt bad and his tone softened.
"Alright! It's not your fault. If that family comes looking for you again, just go back!"
Tang's mother finally understood something and asked Lan Guoer,
"What's going on? Who came to see you?"
At this point, Lan Guoer had no choice but to tell her about Aunt Wang's visit to her. Finally, she pouted and glanced at the Third Master.
"I also know that Wang Qiao and Third Uncle are not suitable!
But since he asked, I can't just act on my own initiative. I just want to ask him what he thinks. If anyone thinks of that, he will get mad! "
"Bah! Is this old Wang family trying to go to heaven or something?"
After hearing this, Tang's mother was no less angry than the Third Master!
Ever since she started living with Old Lady Lan, she'd often heard Old Lady Lan and Qing He mention the stories of Third Master and Fifth Master when they were young. She admired and respected them from the bottom of her heart, and of course, she also felt pity for them...
In addition to the relationship between the two families, Tang's mother truly treated them as her own brothers.
Thinking of Wang Qiao again, a trace of contempt appeared on Tang's mother's face!
Not to mention that she was a little widow from the countryside with two children, Tang's mother felt from the bottom of her heart that she was not worthy of her own Third Master.
Thinking about the things that happened before Wang Qiao got married, Tang's mother's face became even uglier. She waved her hand and said to Lan Guoer,
"Don't worry about this. I'll go back to their house myself tomorrow!"
After saying this, he was still indignant and kept muttering,
"Do you think being a village official is such a big deal? Anyone dares to climb up the ladder! Don't you even look at my brother's qualifications, or the character of my daughter? Why do you have to come here and annoy me during Chinese New Year instead of doing something else?"
Lan Guoer doesn't want to get involved in this matter!
With Tang's mother taking over, she felt relieved and felt a lot more relaxed.
After breakfast the next day, Tang's mother picked up a box of snacks she brought back from Kyoto and went out.
When he came back, he happily brought back a bowl of meatballs.
"Where are these meatballs?"
Seeing that she was happy, Old Man Tang came forward and asked.
Tang's mother raised her eyebrows, her face full of pride, "Zhang Xiu'e gave it to me!"
Zhang Xiu'e is the real name of the village chief's wife, Aunt Wang.
"Didn't you go and reject her family on behalf of the three brothers? Why are they still..." Old Man Tang looked at the meatballs in Mother Tang's hand, his eyes full of confusion.
"Yes, I did! Not only that, I also told Zhang Xiu'e to persuade my sister-in-law to give up this idea. No matter who our Third Master marries, he will never marry her sister-in-law!"
Old Man Tang knew Tang's mother's temper. Seeing how angry she was last night, he felt that she couldn't say anything nice. But... these words were a bit too unpleasant to hear, weren't they?
"You said that... and they gave you meatballs?"
Old Man Tang stared blankly at the big bowl full of meatballs, feeling that this was a bit mysterious!
If it were him, after hearing what Tang's mother said, it would be good not to use a broom to coax her!
Is Old Wang's wife out of her mind? He even gave her meatballs?
"What? They are allowed to annoy others, but I can't annoy them!" Tang's mother puffed out her chest, forcing Old Man Tang to retreat step by step.
"Okay, okay! You can, you can!"
Old man Tang raised his pipe in a gesture of surrender. He shouldn't have said that just now!
The twelfth lunar month in 1977 had only twenty-nine days.
The 29th day of the twelfth lunar month is the equivalent of New Year's Eve in previous years. Today is the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month. After breakfast, the Tang brothers went into the mountains to hunt prey so that they could add a meat dish to the New Year's Eve dinner table.
The Tang family has been living like this for many years. Although their lives are better now, the brothers have still developed this custom.
Tang's mother and Lan Guoer have a lot to do today!
They have to steam buns, steam rice cakes, fry meatballs, stuff sausages...prepare as many things as possible to eat during the first month of the year.
Lan Guoer really liked this traditional New Year atmosphere. She learned and practiced while helping Tang's mother.
"Mom, what on earth did you say to Aunt Wang? She was willing to spend so much money to give you these meatballs!"
The Tang family no longer lacked meat, but other families in the village were struggling. Even the village chief's family only bought meat for festivals like the New Year.
The bowl of meatballs that Aunt Wang gave out probably took up most of her family's New Year's share.
"Hmph! You're tight-lipped and you're not staying in the village, so it's okay to tell you."
When this matter was mentioned, Tang's mother was indignant, and she took a breath before saying,
"Back then, when Wang Qiao was still a girl, her father was the village chief, and she was very picky about her partners.
She happens to be the same age as your older brother.
The matchmaker Wang in the village wants to bring her together with your elder brother.
Although our family conditions are not good, there are many men in the family, and each of them is very strong. In terms of food and shelter, we are among the best in the village.
As for Wang Qiao, she also agreed at first! They agreed that the two families would finalize the marriage in a month.
Unexpectedly, I caught up with the educated youth from the city who went to the countryside.
At that time, about ten young men from the city came to our village. They were all fair-skinned and looked like scholars.
Somehow, Wang Qiao hooked up with one of the educated youth named Zhao Qingjun.
It was a busy farming day and the whole village was busy in the fields at noon. I saw that it was hot and was worried that the men in my family would get heatstroke, so I went home to get them some boiled water.
When I passed the haystack at the entrance of the village, I heard some noise behind me.
I thought it was a pheasant that had come down from the mountain, and I thought that if I could catch one, it would be a great way to nourish my family during the busy farming season.
I tiptoed around...
Who would have thought that I would see such an eye-catching and filthy thing!"
Tang's mother said "Pah!" twice.
"When they saw me, their faces turned pale with fear! One was pulling up his trousers, the other was buttoning his trousers... Then they kowtowed and slapped themselves in the face, begging me not to tell anyone about this."
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