Chapter 58: Guagua Guagua's Thoughts
Ge Ming and Da Hu noticed that Brother Chuan was in a bad mood today.
Although their Brother Chuan doesn't laugh much, he will say a few words from time to time if they talk about any topic.
There has never been a scene like this where they had such sullen faces and no one even looked at them no matter how loudly they talked and laughed.
Da Hu quietly glanced at the young man sitting on the stool without saying a word, then moved closer to Ge Ming's head and asked doubtfully:
"What's wrong with Brother Chuan? Our products have been selling so well these past few days, why does he look so unhappy?"
Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, they sold goods in the county town and several surrounding communes, and whatever they sold became a hit.
Especially the fruits and peanuts, they were sold out in no time. People kept asking if they would be available next time and wanted to make reservations on the spot!
The brothers were so happy that they sold out the goods they had and asked Brother Chuan to come out for dinner and settle the account of the transaction. They were also looking forward to dividing the money so that they could celebrate the festival.
Who knew that Chuan Ge was actually there, but he seemed to be completely absent-minded. He was very perfunctory when we spoke to him, and he acted as if he didn't hear us joking around. Just look at his face, it looked so cold that if you didn't know him, you'd think he'd been in some serious trouble!
Of course, this is exactly what Dahu and the others wanted to ask.
After all, they are not doing any legitimate business and have to hide behind the red armbands, so it is inevitable that they are a little worried.
It’s not that I’m worried about anything else, but I’m worried that this way of making money will no longer be available in the future.
They are not afraid of anything, but they are afraid of being poor and don't want to starve.
Ge Ming glanced at Da Hu and said in a low voice, "How the hell should I know? Why don't you just ask Brother Chuan?"
Da Hu laughed awkwardly: "Isn't this a bit timid..."
Their brother Chuan is usually very easy to talk to. Whenever anyone has any difficulties, as long as they tell him, he will try his best to help solve them.
But the reason why everyone is convinced by him is that they were all "subdued" in the beginning.
Brother Chuan does, and when they get really serious, they are also very scared.
Ge Ming said, "Then I wouldn't dare either."
He was also very puzzled. Business was so good, and everyone was having a very prosperous holiday, but their brother Chuan was like his father had died...
Bah! Bah! Bah!
What are you thinking about!
Ge Ming secretly changed his metaphor in his mind: Well, it’s like their Brother Chuan ran away with someone else.
Seeing that several people were looking at him secretly, Nie Baichuan came to his senses, raised the end of his eyebrows and gestured: What's wrong?
Da Hu quickly laughed and said, "Nothing, nothing, we brothers just want to ask, can Brother Chuan still get some watermelons, tomatoes, and peanuts?"
He said that he didn't care about tomatoes, he just followed the older generation and called them foreign tomatoes.
A lean young man named Lin Xiaowu followed suit, saying, "Yeah, Brother Chuan, you don't know, those things have been selling like crazy these past few days!"
He was beaming with joy as he talked about this, his expression vivid and lively: "Many people bought some and came back for more. I told them they were sold out, but they just didn't believe me. They almost snatched away the big watermelons I was secretly saving to give to my partner!"
In fact, this is not an exaggeration at all. Some families with good conditions bought fruits and vegetables and took them home. The whole family was amazed by the delicious fruits and was left wanting more, so they immediately decided to buy more.
But if they have such an idea, others will not just sit there and wait to give them this opportunity.
Who wouldn't want to buy some of these perfectly shaped melons to take home? It's a holiday, so bringing some to visit relatives is a real honor.
Nie Baichuan didn't expect these people to go around in circles and turn the topic back to Xiang Yao.
Although Dahu didn't know that the person behind the fruit was Xiang Yao.
The coldness on his face intensified, but after thinking for a while, he said calmly, "I'll follow up on this matter later. Let's talk about it after the Mid-Autumn Festival."
When everyone heard him say this, they stopped asking questions.
Brother Chuan can solve it anyway. They just need to work honestly and follow behind to pick up the meat and drink the soup.
After a big meal and everyone leaving, Nie Baichuan rode his bicycle back to Xiangjiawan alone.
He has not been in a good mood since he went to talk to Xiang Yao last night about the next business, but saw her getting out of the back seat of a strange man's car.
He wanted to ask Xiang Yao what his relationship with that person was and why he was sitting in that person's car, but he had no reason to ask and no right to ask.
I had to keep it in my heart, not wanting to say a word or even smile.
The whole night, this matter was on his mind and he tossed and turned.
I saw through my own thoughts and understood my possessiveness, but I felt very powerless.
Even though he had discovered that he liked the other person, the other person might not like him...
…
"How could you like her!"
A sharp sound cut through the air, startling countless sparrows from the nearby trees.
Xiang Yao held a peeled raw sweet potato in his mouth and leaned over to watch the fun.
The person who spoke was one of the protagonists of this lively event - Tian Wenmei, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Chen family in Shanbei.
However, Tian Wenmei was just talking. Her husband Chen Zhenhua was holding a carrying pole in his hand, his face was dark, and he looked like he was about to hit someone.
Xiang Yao had been looking at it for a long time and had already figured out the whole story.
Chen Zhenhua and Tian Wenmei have two sons and two daughters. Their daughters are all married, but their two sons have reached marriageable age but have never started a family.
It’s simple, the Chen family is just too poor.
The family was fine in the early years, but later the two elderly people fell ill one after another and they borrowed a lot of money for their treatment. Later, when the elderly people passed away, the Chen family was left with a lot of debts.
The family was so poor that their mud brick house was surrounded by trees and they could not afford to marry a wife.
After the economic conditions finally improved over the past two years and the family's debts were almost paid off, the family worked hard to save up work points and did odd jobs during the slack season to earn some hard-earned money.
Now that she had finally saved up some money, Tian Wenmei was thinking about finding a wife for her eldest son Chen Manjin first.
So he asked a local matchmaker to introduce girls to him, hoping to marry a daughter-in-law as soon as possible so that he could have a grandson sooner.
But at this moment, Chen Manjin hesitated and said that he already had someone he wanted to marry.
Tian Wenmei didn't expect that her son could find a wife on his own. She was very happy in her heart. This was a promising future for her. She also saved a lot of money on matchmaking!
But what Chen Manjin said next made her, as a mother, unable to laugh anymore.
At that time, Xiang Yao was squeezed in the crowd and listening to the aunts and grandmothers gossiping, his eyes widened.
"What's going on? Manjin, that kid, ignored all the other older girls in the team and chose to go after Widow Zhang!"
"Widow Zhang? Hiss—"
"That's right. In terms of age, Widow Zhang is actually not much older than Manjin. But she has a child, so she must be a second marriage. Manjin is still a first marriage!"
"That's why Wen Mei disagrees. Widows are always surrounded by gossip. Wasn't the story about Widow Zhang spread enough in the past?"
"Yeah, it was Tian Wenmei herself who spread the rumors about Widow Zhang. She even went to watch the incident with Yuan Dashan. How could she possibly agree to it?"
Xiang Yao didn't expect that the person Chen Manjin liked was actually someone she knew.
She still remembered the other person's stubborn eyes and the expression of gratitude he showed to her, and she also remembered the look of the three-year-old kid who was frightened and sniffing at Tiedan.
Widow Zhang was actually quite pretty and had a good personality in the past, but her husband died and she had to be tough with a little baby.
People in the team sometimes talk about her with pity and admiration. If someone else were to do the same, they might not be able to do better than her.
In recent years, there have been people who have asked matchmakers to come to propose marriage, and there was even a scoundrel who came to propose marriage himself, but Widow Zhang did not agree.
If she encounters someone who is offensive or introduces bad men to her, she will even pick up a broom and chase them out.
Everyone said that her marriage was difficult to predict. Some said that she was still thinking about the dead man, while others said that she was too picky and didn't like him.
Then he added sarcastically, saying that she didn't even look at her own conditions. If she was so picky, she would be lucky to get married.
But no one expected that Chen Manjin also fell in love with Widow Zhang.
Not only did he fall in love with her and want to marry her, but he was also very determined and said that he was willing to treat Xiang Tiedan as his own son.
Now some people began to doubt it. Could it be that Chen Manjin was unable to give birth to a son, so he was willing to marry a widow and treat her child as his own son?
In short, there are many different opinions, and everyone is watching this big show excitedly.
Xiang Yao asked quietly, "So, is this just Uncle Manjin's wishful thinking, or do both he and Aunt Zhang have this intention?"
As soon as these words were asked, the surroundings immediately became quiet for a moment.
The crowd watching the excitement came to their senses.
Yes, it has always been Chen Manjin and his parents arguing and making a fuss here, but whether Widow Zhang agrees or is involved with others is still an unknown!
However, some people also said: "Needless to say, how could Widow Zhang not agree? She can marry a first-time bride with her son, what else is there to be picky about?"
Someone retorted: "That's not the case. There were bachelors who wanted to marry her before, but she refused."
That being said, everyone knows that there is a big difference between being a bachelor and being single.
Some bachelors have a hard time finding a partner because they are either lazy or bad, and are not good people in the end.
Chen Manjin is an honest and hardworking young man. Although his family is poor, none of his family members are unreasonable. On the contrary, they are very kind.
When it comes to borrowing and repaying money, this family is very open about it.
Not only did he pay back the money he had borrowed, but he also gave each family some food and snacks as a sincere thank you. Who wouldn't say that lending money to the Chen family was well worth it?
If a girl from another family marries into this family, her life may not be easy, but it will definitely not be too bad.
It is only natural for Widow Zhang to fall in love with Chen Manjin.
Everyone was whispering about their own guesses, but it didn't delay the show.
At this moment, the situation at the Chen family was still at a stalemate. Although Chen Zhenhua held the carrying pole and looked fierce, he didn't actually hit anyone.
He looked at his wife from time to time, but he didn't have many thoughts in his mind.
Fathers and mothers often have different mindsets.
As far as he is concerned, the widow is a widow, and she can take care of her son. As long as the couple can make a living, it doesn't matter.
But he couldn't say this, because if he did, Tian Wenmei would point the finger at him.
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