"What...what are you planning to do now?"
"You have no manners, you don't even know how to address me?"
"Have you forgotten who protected you when Xiao Jian was hitting you?"
"Have you forgotten who stole sweet potatoes for you when you were always hungry?"
"Forgot..."
Xiao Juxiang looked displeased. "Alright, alright, stop talking. I remember everything."
"Xiao Jian and I got into a fight. It was nothing serious, we just fought. But then you handed me a machete. I almost got beaten to death by my mom because of that."
“You stole half a basket of sweet potatoes, but you were afraid of being caught, so you gave me the last one. I was so touched, and then you called everyone over to see. I remember it all.”
"I will never forget this in my life. Thank you."
"If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have developed such thick skin."
Xiao Yuehua grinned, "We're all sisters, no need to be so polite."
"Dad sent you to haul the grain, right?"
"I have something to tell you, it concerns your fate for the rest of your life. Come on, let's get the grain back first."
Let me explain it to you properly.
Xiao Yuehua grabbed one of the handles of the cart and started to walk forward.
Xiao Juxiang snatched the handrail back, "Come on, do you think I don't know you? You just want to coax me into doing hard labor for you."
"Look at what you're saying. No matter what, you're still my own sister. Would I deliberately harm you?"
Xiao Yuehua's words had a hidden meaning: "Just look at your sister, you can tell that marriage is a lifelong matter for a woman."
As she spoke, Xiao Yuehua whispered, "I know you've taken a liking to Liu Yuanbo. Don't regret it later if you don't listen to me."
Xiao Juxiang was taken aback. Could there really be some news?
"Aren't you going to comfort me?"
"You'd be a dog to fool me."
Su Qingci stood at a distance, watching Xiao Yuehua gesturing and babbling to Xiao Juxiang. Then Xiao Juxiang followed her, dragging her cart along.
"Su, the educated youth~"
Xiao Juxiang greeted Su Qingci warmly, then peeked out and looked into the crowd.
"Hurry up, hurry up, help me block it, or they'll yell at me again."
The two sisters quickly piled all the sacks onto the cart, one for each of them.
Xiao Juxiang violently pulled the cart, while Su Qingci and Xiao Yuehua helped by holding it from behind.
When they arrived at Xiao Yuehua's house, not only was Xiao Juxiang, who was pulling the cart, covered in sweat, but even Su Qingci, who was just buying soy sauce, was out of breath.
Xiao Yuehua wiped her sweat, hurriedly ran inside and brought out a thermos, along with three bowls.
Perhaps fearing Su Qingci would find it offensive, he picked up the bowl and prepared to pour tea, then went to the door, grabbed a cloth hanging on the wall, and carefully wiped the bowl clean.
Su Qingci's face turned almost green. She remembered that the handkerchief was the one that Xiao Yuehua and Feng Jianjun shared.
"No, no, I'm not thirsty."
Xiao Yuehua looked at her with suspicion, "Are you disgusted by it?"
"I even wiped it clean for you!"
"It's spotless!"
Su Qingci quickly waved her hand in denial, "No, no, I'm really not thirsty."
"Didn't you just give me some peanuts? If you want to thank me, give me a handful."
"I love eating peanuts; peanuts are good for replenishing blood."
Xiao Yuehua actually tore open a bag, scooped up a handful of peanuts, and placed them on the table.
Xiao Juxiang reacted quickly, grabbing a handful and stuffing them into her pocket.
"Xiao Yuehua, you said you had something important to tell me about Brother Yuanbo. Can you tell me now?"
"Yes, you want to marry him, right?"
Xiao Juxiang nodded without hesitation, "Yes, yes, I like Brother Yuanbo."
"He cannot marry."
"Why?"
“His father beats his wife, his brother beats his wife, so he must beat his wife too.”
Su Qingci, always eager for a good show, nodded in agreement, "Beating your wife can be hereditary."
"Your sister is the best at picking men, let her pick one for you."
"Liu Yuanbo is also Chen Xiuxiang's biggest lapdog, he doesn't deserve you."
Xiao Juxiang touched her cheek shyly, "You also think I'm pretty, right?"
“Su, you have such good taste. The women in the team all say that I have a big face and a big butt, which means I can not only give birth to sons but also bring good fortune to my husband.”
Su Qingci twitched her lips; she didn't know how to respond to that.
After carefully examining Xiao Juxiang, I must say, she really does look like Xiao Yuehua.
He was very robust.
Not the kind of imposing physique that's tall and strong, but the kind of imposing physique that's all muscle.
He had a large frame, dark skin, thick and bushy eyebrows, and a pair of small, beady eyes.
He had a flat nose with upturned nostrils, a square mouth, and dark brown lips.
"She has a very distinctive appearance."
Xiao Juxiang smiled even more happily.
"Sister, then tell me, if I don't marry Liu Yuanbo, who should I marry?"
“Dad has said it several times: he wants to marry me off to Liu Da’s family in Wunitang.”
“Their family is willing to give a dowry of 100 yuan and also 100 jin of grain.”
Su Qingci paused for a moment while peeling peanuts. "This dowry isn't low. What kind of family is it?"
"Liu Da is 42 years old and has two sons. His eldest son is 20 years old and his younger son is 18 ....
"Both sons are lazybones, earning only five or six work points a day, which isn't even enough to support themselves."
Su Qingci only earns 4 work points...
"Families who can produce so much stuff must be well-off, right? What's wrong with earning five or six work points?"
Xiao Juxiang looked constipated. "His family relies entirely on Liu Da's wife. She eats little but works a lot, and she can earn 12 work points a day."
"Isn't that a good thing? With such a capable mother-in-law managing things, what's wrong with a husband being a little lazy?"
"His wife was exhausted a while ago!"
......
"Oh, so there's no one to do the work at home. If you don't work hard to earn work points in the future, things will probably get worse day by day."
"However, Liu Jiandang and Liu Jianping are still young and can be trained. Maybe they will change their ways after marriage."
"By the way, was it Liu Jiandang or Liu Jianping who told you?"
"Neither, it's Liu Da."
"Pfft~"
"Cough cough cough~"
What did you say?
"Was it Liu Da who told you? That eunuch?"
"Not Liu Jianping and Liu Jiandang?"
"Yes, it's Liu Da. He said he's looking for a capable wife so she can earn work points to support the family and save money for his two sons to get married."
How old are you?
"I'm 19."
"This Xiao Quangui is utterly shameless!"
"Find someone your own age to be your man?"
"You're getting two adult sons as a bonus?"
"And what about the Liu family? Why are they thinking of getting Liu Da a wife?"
"If anyone's going to marry, it should be for one of your two sons!"
"With this dowry, your two sons will have plenty of options when they get married, right?"
"What was he thinking? A widow in his forties, trying to find a 19-year-old girl?"
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