Chapter 236 A Slap from My Sister
The Song family's rice was pulled back to Baolinju by horse-drawn carriage.
Seeing Song Zhenping riding the tall Juqing on the path in the field, a shy blush appeared on Yang Hua's thin face.
In the evening, Yunniang was pulled into the upper room by Song Liyun and asked to cram the wedding process for herself and Song Zhenping.
The Song family has no elders, and they know nothing about matchmaking or engagement, so they want Yunniang's guidance.
In fact, Song Liyun meant to let Yunniang do it on her behalf.
But Yunniang refused. She said that she was unlucky and didn't want to be involved in these happy events, but she could still give some guidance.
Han Ming thought this marriage was a good one.
Yunniang also said that if the girl decided to work for the Song family, it would be a good marriage.
After all, the Song family has everything they need except a woman who is willing to make the bed for Song Zhen and give birth to a child.
On the second day, Song Liyun and Song Zhenping went to Zhang's house with gifts and asked Chuntao's mother-in-law, Aunt Zhang, to act as a matchmaker and propose marriage.
Aunt Zhang was also a kind-hearted person. Seeing that she could make this a good thing happen, she naturally agreed without hesitation.
Because the two families have already met, the proposal and engagement are combined into one.
The third day is the closest auspicious day, suitable for marriage.
Song Zhenping, dressed in new clothes, caught the carriage, took the gifts prepared by Song Liyun, picked up Aunt Zhang, Sister Chuntao and two children, and went to Yang's house.
For the first time, Song Liyun experienced the feeling of her child growing up and about to leave her and become a close family with someone else.
No wonder mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law have been enemies throughout history.
A normal mother-in-law would be both happy and reluctant to let go. As long as her son likes her and can live happily, that's enough.
It is abnormal to regard this sense of separation as being plundered. The daughter-in-law is already an enemy before she even enters the house, and it has nothing to do with whether your future life will be good or bad.
Song Liyun did not go to Qili County that day. She and Yunniang were drying rice in the yard.
Xiao An was also a little abnormal. He didn't play with Hei Jin, but just stayed quietly under the eaves pasting paper boxes.
During lunch, she suddenly asked, "Second sister, if my sister-in-law moves into Baolinju in the future, will this no longer be our home?"
Song Liyun asked curiously, "How can it not be our home? Didn't my brother say yesterday that his home is my home? Who told you that?"
Xiao An frowned and poked the fried egg in the bowl with his chopsticks. "I heard what that guy from the carton factory said. He said my sister-in-law's surname isn't Song, and now that I have a sister-in-law, she's the one who makes the decisions at home. If I don't obey, I'll be beaten with a broom."
At this point, he seemed to recall an experience that had already passed. He shuddered, pursed his lips, and said with fear, "Second sister, I will follow you from now on."
Song Liyun put down her chopsticks, squeezed his hand and smiled, "With your brothers and sisters here, they will pick a good sister-in-law for you, and your sister-in-law will love you as much as Aunt Yun and Uncle Han do."
Xiao An thought about it, Aunt Yun’s surname was not Song, but she had always been very nice to him, and she didn’t even hit Uncle Han, who looked fierce.
He relaxed and asked Song Liyun to promise that if his sister-in-law wanted to beat someone in the future, she would take him away.
Song Liyun agreed and made a pinky promise with him: if her sister-in-law hits someone in the future, she will take him, Heijin, and the little flower dog with her.
When Xiao An started eating again, Song Liyun couldn't eat anymore.
Then I'll ask Han Ming to drive that tree root out.
The Song family will not keep people who talk too much about the master's affairs.
The reason why Xiao An was afraid was because of the trauma left by the family in Xiaoshi Village when he was a child.
Although it has been almost a year since Xiao An left Xiaoshi Village, the fear has long been engraved in his bones and it will take time to warm up.
Song Liyun touched Xiao An who was leaning against her chest, and wondered: Or, just get rid of that group of people right in front of Xiao An...
Back in Xiaoshi Village, she was only given three short days, which was too short a timeframe for her to clean up the mess without leaving any trace, so she let that group of people live.
Now that I have the strength and energy, when I find the opportunity, I will have to get rid of those people and feel at ease.
If not for anything else, it was for Xiao An's lifelong hurt and Song Zhenping's wish to return to his hometown to pay homage to his parents' graves.
The day passed quickly, and in the afternoon, the carriage returned.
The carriage stopped outside Baolinju. Aunt Zhang and Chuntao got out with their child, both looking a little embarrassed.
Facing Song Liyun who invited them to sit in the courtyard, Aunt Zhang took her hand and apologized: "I'm sorry, the Yang family didn't agree to the marriage proposal."
Chun Tao's eyes were red, and she said in a childish tone, "Yang Hua will definitely marry me."
Aunt Zhang sighed, "Chun Tao, how can a girl like you make the decision on such matters?"
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law didn't want Song Zhenping to send them off again, saying that they had to go to the town to buy some things, so they left on their own.
There was no sadness or anger on Song Zhenping's face; he was just a little quieter than usual.
After washing and eating, Song Zhenping called Song Liyun to his room and told her in detail about the process of proposing marriage to the Yang family.
Yanghua and Chuntao's parents' home is in the mountains, in a place called Yangshulin.
When Aunt Zhang and Song Zhenping arrived, it was not yet noon.
A horse-drawn carriage entered the village, causing quite a commotion in the village. It was surrounded by people and could not move.
Fortunately, Chuntao and Aunt Zhang were there. They just said that they were visiting relatives, and after being talked about for a while, the onlookers dispersed.
Song Zhenping went there specifically to propose marriage. After sitting at Chuntao's parents' home for a while, Aunt Zhang went to Yanghua's home to discuss the matter.
Yang Ji also came to Chuntao's house to meet his brother-in-law.
Yang Ji is about the same age as Song Zhenping. At the beginning, he was very nice and said that he would support his sister as long as she was willing.
But when Yang Ji saw Song Zhenping walking with a slight limp, his expression became unhappy.
The morning was short, so we only had a brief meeting to discuss the process, and then a formal meeting in the afternoon.
At noon, Song Zhenping had lunch at Chuntao's parents' home.
The news that Yang Hua was going to get engaged spread quickly, and just before noon, people from Yang Ji's wife's family came over.
Yang Ji was fine in the morning, but after returning home, he started quarreling with his sister Yang Hua at home.
Without even finishing his meal, he called Aunt Zhang and Song Zhenping over.
The reason is simple: the betrothal gift agreed upon this morning is less than what we agreed upon, so we have to add more!
Yang Ji said that his sister was a well-known good girl, and ten taels of silver was too little for a betrothal gift, so he should give her at least fifty taels, which he would leave as a treasure for his sister.
If Song Zhenping doesn't have enough money, he can just leave Ju Qingma behind.
Chuntao was married off from Yangshulin Village, so she naturally knew that ten taels of silver was the rule here. She had received that much back then, and this amount was also set by Yang Hua herself.
Now Yang Ji suddenly wants to raise the price to fifty taels, otherwise he will ask for the horse. It is obvious that it was the idea of his sister-in-law's family.
Song Zhenping said, "Yang Hua didn't agree. She said she didn't want him to interfere in her marriage. I'm just telling him now."
Speaking of this, Song Zhenping had a smile on his face.
He remembered that when Yang Ji asked for fifty taels of silver, Yang Hua raised her hand and slapped him loudly, knocking Yang Ji unconscious on the spot.
(End of this chapter)
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