Chapter 22 Chapter 22 The little mute is angry, someone is going to finish...
Tian Ge left the Qin family. He kept his eyes on the road as he walked, but he didn't pay any attention to the flowers, plants and trees on the road.
The young man experienced love for the first time and couldn't help but recall every detail.
Ears of wheat sway beneath the ridges of the fields, and the wind whispers.
I was almost at the door of my house when someone suddenly called me.
"Tian Ge'er, I heard you're engaged. What a happy occasion! Congratulations."
The person who came was Zhou from the same village.
Zhou had just married into their village a few years ago. Her husband was also a hunter, but unfortunately he had an accident in the mountains more than a year ago, and Zhou became a widow.
Tian Ge stopped, waited for the man to come over, then smiled politely and nodded.
Qingshui Village is a large village with thousands of people. The two families are not close, and Tian Ge has never spoken to her.
Zhou was holding a hoe and rake in her hand, and was dressed in gray cloth, plainly. Although she was thin and looked a little pale, her facial features were three-dimensional and her skin was tight. The corners of her mouth were naturally raised slightly, and she seemed to be smiling even when she was not speaking, like a warm-hearted person.
Although she is a widow, she is only in her early twenties.
Zhou took his hand without hesitation and said, "The one you are engaged to is that hunter Qin Xiong?"
"I heard that Qin Xiong gave you a betrothal gift of fifteen taels of silver, and also gave your family a strong ox, and a lot of sweets and meat. Is this true? You don't need to be so generous to marry a boy from the county town."
Tian Ge pulled his hand back, stopped laughing, and took two steps back to create some distance.
Zhou was still smiling warmly, but her words made Tian Ge feel uncomfortable.
I don’t know if it’s this person’s speaking style or if there’s some other meaning behind it.
----I still have work to do at home. If there is nothing else, I will leave first.
Zhuangzhuang helped him speak in sign language.
"Don't leave in such a hurry. I have one more favor to ask of you." Zhou stepped forward and took his hand again. "It's not far from your home anyway. Take me to see the cow. I can't believe a man can spend so much to marry a husband. Just think of this as an eye-opener for me."
In the village, if a betrothal gift of eight or ten taels of silver is given, one is considered wealthy.
When the man from the Chen family got married, he gave the other party twelve taels of silver as a betrothal gift. This really made everyone envy the Chen family's wealth and they talked about it for a long time.
An ordinary betrothal gift is only three to six taels of silver, perhaps with some cloth, sweets and meat added in, which is considered very good.
In contrast, Qin Xiong was simply a freak that appeared out of nowhere.
The old bachelor who has not married in 26 years usually wears ragged, dirty and rough clothes.
What he offered was a cow and fifteen taels of silver.
When Qin Xiong came with his cow to get engaged, the villagers came to see him in wonder, not believing in him.
It was a beautiful cow with strong and tight leg muscles, limbs as thick as pillars, and black and yellow fur that was shiny and smooth.
But it is much stronger than the old yellow ox of the Chen family. Qingshui Village finally has another family that can afford to buy a cow.
There was a rope around the cow's nose ring, and the other end was held in Qin Xiong's hand. He watched as both the man and the cow entered the Tian family's house.
Others are so regretful. If they had known earlier, they would have married their brothers and sisters to the hunter.
The titles of those cursed disaster stars are false, but silver and strong cattle are real good things.
Although I felt regretful and sorry in my heart, I couldn't help but say a few sarcastic words.
How many lifetimes have you never seen a young man? You bought a cow and didn't keep it for yourself, but gave it to the other family as a betrothal gift. What else can you say except that you are stupid?
What outsiders don’t know yet is.
Qin Xiong originally promised an even greater betrothal gift.
Not counting other things, I'm going to give you twenty taels of silver.
The Tian family was frightened.
This is marrying a husband, not human trafficking.
If it weren't for the fact that Tian's father had watched Qin Xiong grow up and had some understanding of his character, he would have been really worried that Qin Xiong had other intentions.
Just agree on eight taels, that number is also auspicious.
Qin Xiong disagreed, thinking it was too little. After several discussions, they finally decided on the amount of fifteen taels.
The Tian brothers did not deliberately hide the news. When someone asked them about it while they were out, they just told them directly.
In the past two years, Tian Ge has grown up gradually and reached the age of marriage. After rejecting several unsuitable marriage proposals in succession, many people in the village have composed Tian Ge.
It is said that the Tian family is aloof, and a mute little boy has high expectations but poor skills, so he will end up staying at home and unable to get married.
Qin Xiong, the husband, can be said to have made the Tian family proud.
He is a nice person and his family is unexpectedly well-off. Most importantly, he is good to Tian Ge.
But Qin Xiong's reputation for being mentally ill still spread in the village.
This Zhou in front of me probably came here suddenly because of these things.
-----Sorry, it’s not convenient today. I have to go home. You should go too.
Tian Ge thought about it and rejected Zhou's request.
Of course, looking after cows is a small matter, but is Zhou really just looking after cows?
Zhou looked at Tian Ge's face and suddenly laughed heartily. She held Tian Ge's hand and wouldn't let him go. "Don't look at me like that. I won't eat you. If you don't want to look at me, then don't look at me. I also have to go to Qin Xiong's house to return his hoe and rake. I'll just go and ask him directly."
Tian Ge stopped walking and looked at Zhou suspiciously.
-----You are so far away from the Qin family, why would you borrow the hoe and rake from Qin Xiong's house?
Even if we come to borrow from the Tian family, it will be much closer.
Besides, who would be short of commonly used farm tools like hoes and rakes?
Moreover, the familiarity in Zhou's words could not have been misheard.
-----What exactly do you mean?
Tian Ge had a tense face, made sharp gestures, and pursed his lips.
Every time this happened, he was particularly unwilling to be a mute.
Zhuangzhuang felt the change in his uncle. Although he didn't understand what was happening, he glared at him and wanted to go home to call his father and second uncle, but if he did that, there would be no one to help his uncle "speak" out.
Zhou just looked at Tian Ge and smiled, without saying anything for a while. She was about the same size as Tian Ge.
Although the situation is not so barren these days, it is still far from enough to have enough food and clothing.
Most of the villagers are thin and wear gray clothes. Even if they are washed clean, they still look like they are covered with dust.
Most of Tian Ge's clothes are like this.
The rose-red dress he is wearing was made for him by his sister-in-law after the harvest this year.
These were his only two brightly colored clothes, and he wore them with great care.
Tian Ge had an annoyed look on her face as she stared straight at Zhou. Her originally fair face looked even more delicate against the new clothes, like a dumpling filled with peach blossoms. She pursed her lips and frowned, and when she was angry she looked even more lively and beautiful.
"I didn't mean anything else, don't misunderstand me," Zhou said. "I just went to the Qin family to return the hoe and rake, and I happened to see you. The villagers have been talking about you when they gossip recently, so I'm thick-skinned enough to come and ask directly."
Is that so?
Tian Ge's tense expression relaxed a little, and he lowered his eyes to think.
This Zhou's personality is indeed different from others. The first time she chatted with him, she was so warm and straightforward.
Moreover, although Qin Xiong looks cold and hard on the outside, he is actually soft-hearted and easy to talk to.
Maybe borrowing farm tools was just a coincidence.
It's not a big deal.
Zhou suddenly looked away, glancing at the wheat fields not far away. Then her gaze returned to Tian Ge, a faint smile still hanging on the corner of her mouth. She said, "I congratulate you sincerely. Qin Xiong is indeed a good man and a great hunter. I've already caught four or five wild rabbits from him."
"He's in good shape, strong and sturdy. As someone who's been there, I tell you, if you want to marry a man, you should marry this kind of man. He just has a disfigurement on his face and a large blue birthmark on his lower back... Oops, I've said too much, but it doesn't matter."
Tian Ge looked at Zhou's face and nodded. The angry expression on his face had completely faded away and he became calm again.
"You don't ask me why?" Zhou's laughter finally stopped. She was stunned, and her pair of beautiful round eyes were full of confusion.
-----What why?
"I said I got several wild rabbits from Qin Xiong, and I heard he often gave you game. Don't you find it strange?"
-----He is a very nice person.
Zhou snorted with a hint of displeasure, and looked at Tian Ge carefully. "They say you are smart even though you are dumb. Are you pretending to be so? I said I have seen the blue birthmark on Qin Xiong's lower back. I have seen his body."
Tian Ge then showed a bewildered look, clasped his hands in front of his chest, with an expression of disbelief and hurt on his face.
-----Have you also seen the pink birthmark on his leg that looks like a butterfly mark?
Zhuangzhuang was completely confused and bewildered. After telling Zhou what had happened, he was still wondering when his uncle had seen his uncle's thigh.
Although Zhuangzhuang is young, he understands the principle that men should not be too close to each other. These principles were taught to him by his uncle himself.
Zhou's eyes also flashed with shock, but she regained her normal composure in an instant and nodded, "Of course I've seen it."
Then he couldn't help but say, "You dumb little brother, you look innocent and simple, but you are so bold. You just got engaged, but you dared to have sex in advance, and even told me about it. Do you know that if this gets out, you will never be able to hold your head up in this village again?"
-----I'm going home now, please do as you please.
Tian Ge secretly breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and left with Zhuangzhuang in his hand, ignoring Zhou behind him.
But Zhou was still relentless. She chased after him, blocked his way, and asked with a puzzled look on her face, "Aren't you afraid that I will tell others about your shameful deeds?"
"After hearing what I said, how can you still sit still? You are a mute. Why did Qin Xiong spend so much money and marry you in such a hurry? Didn't you think there was something wrong?"
"He's a hot-blooded man, twenty-six and still unmarried. Would he resist looking for a woman or a boy? Do you think this is credible?"
"Even if you beg me, I can tell you that I'm helping you. If you really jump into the fire pit, don't even think about getting up again!"
Whenever Tian Ge walked to the left, Zhou would stop him on the left. Whenever he walked to the right, Zhou would stop him on the right. She looked at him with an expression of disappointment, as if she was even more angry than Tian Ge, the "victim" who was about to jump into the fire pit.
Tian Ge had no choice but to stand there, looking at the door of his house not far away. He lowered his head to look at Zhuangzhuang, and finally warned Zhou.
-----You should also know that people in our Tian family are the most protective of their own people. If you still act like this, I will ask Zhuangzhuang to call my brothers out. It would be disrespectful to chase you away with a broom.
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