Chapter 254: On-site revelations
Aunt Zhang's stern refusal did indeed quiet down the scene.
However, it only lasted for a moment before it exploded like a beehive.
People simply stopped queuing and rushed to Aunt Zhang, recommending themselves at once:
"I heard that your daughter is not young anymore. Men should get married when they are old enough, and women should get married when they are old enough. How can you know that she is not suitable if you don't see her with your own eyes?"
"My second son is sixteen this year and has grown taller than me. People in the village praise him for his handsomeness, comparable to the fortune-bringing boy in the New Year pictures!"
"My youngest son is a farmer who is praised by everyone. When he marries into your family, he will be in charge of the people working in the fields, and your daughter can enjoy a peaceful life at home!"
"When it comes to marriage, we can't just look at the present! Such a big family business needs to be passed on! The fortune teller said that my Heiwa has a strong affinity with descendants. He will definitely make the Gu family's only child proliferate and have many children!"
"I have three sons and ten nephews! If the young lady of the Gu family likes one of them, she can take him home as a child son-in-law! Only when they are raised from infancy will they be obedient and well-behaved. When they grow up, they will only be of the same mind as the lady!"
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Gu Xixi's face gradually turned dark.
He Jinglan was amazed. "You know what, they are all good at finding advantages, and each has his own unique angle."
Shitou nodded with a complicated expression, "It's hard to stand out if you don't have some characteristics."
The two stood together, looking out the door in the same posture, and sighed at the same time.
He Jinglan said, "It is true that fierce competition can best stimulate people's potential."
Shitou nodded again, "I'm sure I can't think of so many tricks they have."
At this point, Aunt Zhang had said all the good and bad things she could, and she was already a little tired of dealing with it.
Most of the people who came to propose marriage were quite polite, but some of them got impatient and started to speak more brazenly:
"My dear sister, you are just a servant, can you help your master make a decision? You should call your daughter out, maybe she will be willing!"
Aunt Zhang's face darkened and she retorted bluntly, "Even if I am a servant of this family, who are you?"
"I have never seen any wealthy family trying their best to force their son into another family."
Everyone laughed.
Although the people present didn't know each other, everyone knew each other.
If life wasn't so tight, why would she be in a hurry to send her son to marry into the family?
Aunt Zhang raised her face and continued, "Also, do you know better than me whether my daughter is willing or not? You are really a maggot in the toilet who has become a spirit. After eating a few mouthfuls of dirty and smelly food, you think you know what people are thinking!"
The person who spoke was a woman wearing brown hemp clothes.
Her face flushed amidst the laughter, and after a long pause, she managed to squeeze out a sentence: "You, what are you so proud of? You are really just taking advantage of others' power!"
In the yard, He Jinglan and Shitou rolled up their sleeves with fierce looks in their eyes, already in battle mode.
As long as Aunt Zhang can’t beat that shrew in scolding, the two of them will immediately take over!
Gu Xixi sneered and said, "One by one, it's endless, right?"
The voice was not loud, but it was clearly from gritting one's teeth.
When the two people next to them turned their heads to look, Gu Xixi had already run out at the fastest pace.
Shitou followed and waved to He Jinglan, "Sister Jinglan, let's go too!"
Just now Aunt Zhang didn't let them get involved because she was afraid that a quarrel would cause more trouble.
But those people just wouldn't give in.
It was getting dark. If I didn't say anything, did they really think that there was no one at Gu Xixi's house?
Aunt Zhang pointed at the brown-dressed woman's nose and said, "You stinky bitch! Who are you calling a dog?"
"Everyone comes to propose marriage, so there's always something to do with it. As long as it's not too much, I always think there's no need to make it awkward. So I try to be polite to everyone."
"You really treat yourself as a guest?"
"I'm going to say this now. Forget marrying into my family. Your kid is not even worthy of being a hired worker in my family! If you don't get out of here, you'll be beaten with a broom!"
The other people who were proposing marriage were hoping to have one less competitor and started to make a fuss.
The woman in brown felt as if she had been slapped twice in the face, and it was burning.
She bit her lips until they bled. Seeing that there was no hope for marriage, she made up her mind to expose the secret publicly:
"I think your daughter is not a decent person, so you don't have the face to promise her a marriage, right?"
Gu Xixi had just stepped over the threshold and frowned when she heard this.
He Jinglan and Shitou, who followed closely behind, were both startled and quickly looked at Aunt Zhang.
Everyone in the family knows how much Aunt Zhang loves Gu Xixi.
It’s okay for others to scold Aunt Zhang, but slandering Gu Xixi is what really touches Aunt Zhang’s sore spot.
As expected, Aunt Zhang's face instantly darkened as if she was about to kill someone. "Bitch! Shut up!"
Cursing, she rushed to the gate, grabbed a broom, and started chasing the woman.
"You filthy bastard from the toilet, everything is dirty in your eyes! I'm going to poke your rotten eyes out right now! And then tear your rotten mouth apart!"
The brown-dressed woman dodged hastily and was hit on the head. She grimaced in pain and shouted even louder:
"Everyone listen up, truth will come to light sooner or later! Mr. Liu, the teacher in their village, has been having an affair with the girl from the Gu family for a long time! Someone saw them having a secret meeting at night!!"
Now even He Jinglan and Shitou were getting angry.
Shitou said with a stern face, "Sister Jinglan, scold her to death first, I'll go get the slingshot."
He Jinglan nodded seriously. "Don't worry. I'm always reasonable with people."
The woman in brown had already escaped from the crowd.
Seeing that Aunt Zhang was stuck there and couldn't get through for the time being, she turned around and smiled triumphantly.
"The last son-in-law of the Gu family ran away before they were officially married. Why? He must have discovered that his fiancée was having an affair with another man, and he didn't want to be cuckolded for the rest of his life!!"
"You still want to send your son to marry into the family. Not only will you push him into the fire pit, but you also have to be careful not to bring shame to our ancestors. At night, the ancestral graves will glow green!!"
Aunt Zhang was so angry that she waved her broom in the air, "Just wait for me, you bitch!"
He Jinglan stepped forward to support Aunt Zhang, patted her comfortingly, and then said loudly, "Typical, if you can't eat meat, you say the meat is smelly!"
"If what you said is true, why are you asking for marriage today? You also said that no one would deliberately send their own son into a fire pit."
The woman in brown choked and stammered.
How could He Jinglan give her a chance to speak? She sighed and said, "Oh, I see. You must have had an affair with the child's father and gave birth to a bastard who can't be seen in public?"
"Well... maybe you are a vicious and greedy stepmother who sold your son in exchange for a bride price!"
The brown-clothed woman was angry, "I..."
He Jinglan continued to ponder as if no one was around, "Oh, by the way, you must hate your husband's family, are you doing this just to make his ancestral grave glow green at night?"
Gu Xixi gave a look of approval, saying it was a good idea to give someone a taste of their own medicine.
The woman in brown was anxious and angry, but she couldn't say anything back, so her face flushed and she was panting.
At this time, Shitou ran out with an iron slingshot.
As he took aim, for some reason he turned his head and looked deep into the yard, and suddenly he became confident.
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