Chapter 184 Marry in?

The family that the Li family invited Li Donghua to marry was named Zhan. Just as Li Donghua said, there were three brothers in the family, and the one who was going to be Li Donghua's son-in-law was called Zhan Zhicheng, the second oldest.

Old Man Yu and the men in the Yu family sat at several tables for eating and drinking, while Mrs. Wei and other female members sat at two other tables.

When the meal was almost over, Mrs. Wei started chatting with the relatives in Beimanggou about the situation of the Zhan family.

A relative exclaimed, "Oh!" "Are you talking about the old Zhan family at the east end of the village?"

Mrs. Wei said, "I don't know exactly where he lives, but I heard that there are three brothers in his family..."

The clan member who answered the call slapped his thigh and said, "That family. I know this family. They have a miserable life!"

Mrs. Wei's ears twitched: "A miserable life?"

Xingxing, who was sitting on the stool next to Mrs. Wei and peeling peanuts obediently, also raised her head.

The clan member sighed and said, "Isn't it a hard life? Wasn't there a famine a few years ago? Old Zhan was weak and died before he could hold on. Old Zhan's wife got a serious illness and spent all the family's money. At least she survived, but she is also very sick. She is still lying on the kang and can't get off..."

"The eldest of the three sons of the Zhan family originally married a wife, but the Zhan family's money was used to pay for the medical treatment of the old Zhan and his wife, so the wife of the eldest son of the Zhan family ran away."

"The second son of the Zhan family was originally looking for a date, but when the girl saw it, she thought, oh my, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Zhan family has already run away. The Zhan family is a hellhole, so why would she be willing to marry him..."

When the relative said this, another relative laughed in a gloomy way: "...Why don't you just tell them that the one seeing the second son of the Zhan family is your sister's daughter? And it's not like they are seeing each other, they are clearly engaged, and they returned the engagement token."

The relative who started the story changed his expression, showing a bit of cowardice: "I see, you old woman, you started talking nonsense after drinking a few more sips of wine! When did my niece get engaged to Zhan Lao Er? If my sister hears this, be careful that she will tear your mouth off!"

"Oh! Am I afraid of her?"

That person also gave a timid reply.

The two looked at each other, then shut up and said no more.

Mrs. Wei had some idea in her mind and didn't ask any more questions.

Xingxing listened for a while and then realized that she didn't understand, so she lowered her head and continued to peel her peanuts.

By the time the birthday banquet was over, the sun was still shining brightly and many people were from the same village, so they stayed together and ate peanuts, melon seeds and other things.

Old man Yu went to chat with his cousin who was celebrating his birthday.

Mrs. Wei took Xingxing out, ready to go out for a walk.

It would be best if we could visit Zhan Zhicheng’s home.

As a result, she had just walked out of the door and had not taken a few steps when she heard someone behind her calling her hurriedly: "Hey, sister-in-law in front, wait a minute."

Mrs. Wei turned around and saw a woman walking towards her quickly, and it seemed that she was really calling her.

Mrs. Wei found her unfamiliar and was a little hesitant: "You are..."

The woman coughed, and also looked at Mrs. Wei subtly, and slowly said: "...I am from this village, and my home is next door to the old Zhan family you just inquired about."

Mrs. Wei said "Oh".

The woman stepped forward and whispered, "I just asked around. Are you from Nantuo Village?"

Mrs. Wei nodded.

The woman hesitated and said, "...I heard that the second son of the Zhan family is seeking marriage with the youngest daughter of a family. I also heard someone mention that the eldest daughter of that family married to Nantuo Village..."

Mrs. Wei did not hide it and nodded in acknowledgement: "Yes, that is my eldest daughter-in-law."

The smile on the woman's face became even more eager. "Old sister, you want to ask about the Zhan family. I know them... I'm their neighbor. The three children of the Zhan family are all very good. Don't worry. Now that the famine is over, the children of the Zhan family are all good at work. Your daughter-in-law's sister will only enjoy happiness if she marries into the family!"

Mrs. Wei was a little bit puzzled: "Marry into the family?"

That's not right, isn't it a bribe?

But this is ultimately a private matter. Perhaps the Zhan family doesn’t want to publicize it?

Mrs. Wei didn't say much, just paused, and then changed the subject: "...According to what you said, this marriage with the Zhan family is a good one?"

"That's right!" the woman said firmly, "I watched those three children grow up, they are all good kids. Your eldest daughter-in-law's sister will marry into our family, and our lives will definitely get better and better."

The woman emphasized "marrying in" again.

Mrs. Wei frowned slightly, but she was thinking, if the Zhan family kept it a secret, fearing that others would know that the second son of the Zhan family was going to marry, then when the second son of the Zhan family really married, he might still have some grudges or something.

Mrs. Wei asked the woman, "...Did the Zhan family tell you that they were going to marry a daughter-in-law?"

The woman was also somewhat puzzled: "It's not that they are looking for a daughter-in-law, but isn't this a marriage proposal? If the two families are in agreement, then they will have to marry a daughter-in-law, right?"

Mrs. Wei hesitated for a moment and asked the woman, "I want to go to the Zhan family. Can you show me the way?"

The woman was straightforward: "What's the big deal? I have to go home anyway, come with me, sister. I'll take you to have a look."

The woman led the way and took Mrs. Wei to the Zhan family.

Xing Xing followed Granny Wei obediently. The woman couldn't help but look at her several times: "Just now at the banquet, I wanted to say that you, my dear sister, have such a good grandson."

Mrs. Wei loved to hear people praise Xing Xing. She smiled and said, "It's true that my granddaughter is cute, but more importantly, she is also very well-behaved and filial."

Xingxing felt a little embarrassed when being praised by Mrs. Wei. Her little face turned red and she smiled with her lips pursed.

The woman exclaimed in amazement: "Really, very well behaved, very well behaved!"

The smile on Mrs. Wei's face became more and more brilliant.

Beimanggou is not very big, and we soon arrived at the Zhan family.

The Zhan family courtyard is not very large and is surrounded by a half-circle fence.

Mrs. Wei stood outside the fence and looked at the Zhan family as objectively as possible.

The Zhan family's toilets were obviously a bit dilapidated.

Just as she had heard before, the Zhan family was quite poor.

However, the yard is quite tidy, and you can see that at least this family does their work efficiently.

Mrs. Wei originally intended to just observe from outside, but she didn't expect that the woman was too enthusiastic and directly knocked on the door of the Zhan family, shouting: "Zhicheng, is Zhicheng home?"

Mrs. Wei was startled and was about to stop it.

But by now someone in the room had heard the noise and responded: "...I'm here. Who is it?"

As the voice fell, someone in the house opened the door and walked out.

I guess that must be Zhan Zhicheng who is proposing marriage to Li Donghua.

The fence was not high, so Mrs. Wei could see that the young man was a little dark-skinned, but with thick eyebrows and big eyes, he looked quite good.

The woman stood outside the fence and waved at Zhan Zhicheng: "Zhicheng, come out quickly."

Zhan Zhicheng responded and walked out of the yard: "Auntie Wang, what's the matter?"