"Propose? Why would you propose?" Dazhu once again showed his signature bewildered expression.
As expected of you, a pure 24k steel straight man!
Wan Shu rubbed his forehead, feeling a headache coming on, and asked, "Da Zhu, don't you really want to marry Da Niu as your wife?"
Dazhu blushed slightly at the question, but in front of his mother, he still nodded honestly: "Yes, Mother. Actually, I wanted to tell you about this after the house was built. If you agree, I will find a matchmaker to propose to Da Niu's family."
Wan Shu always thought that Da Zhu was just too straightforward, which was why he had never expressed his feelings to Da Niu.
Only now, upon asking, did I realize that Dazhu had always had his own plans and was sensible enough to ask for his mother's opinion before proposing marriage.
Wan Shu nodded with satisfaction, patted his shoulder and said, "Da Zhu, Da Niu is a good girl, I have no reason to disagree. You should go and propose to Da Niu right now!"
"Now?" Dazhu looked embarrassed. "Isn't it too hasty? The house isn't even finished yet, and I don't even know if Da Niu will agree..."
"So that's what you're worried about." Wan Shu chuckled. "Do you think that, given Da Niu's personality, she would marry you just because our family has a big house, if she doesn't like you?"
Dazhu shook his head without thinking: "No, Da Niu isn't that kind of materialistic person."
Wan Shu: "That's it. Since Da Niu won't marry you just because our family has a house, she won't refuse to marry you just because our family doesn't have a house."
After hearing this, Dazhu suddenly understood: "Mother, I understand!"
Wan Shu: "If you understand, then hurry up and go, Da Niu is almost gone."
Dazhu nodded, no longer hesitating, and chased after Da Niu's retreating figure.
Er Ya San Shun, who had been eavesdropping all along, stopped hiding and jumped out from the corner when she saw this.
Er Ya looked worried: "I don't know if Sister Daniu is willing to marry Brother."
Even Sam-soon's usually calm expression showed a hint of unease: "Big brother really likes Big Sister. If Big Sister doesn't agree, Big Brother will be heartbroken."
Wan Shu comforted the two of them: "Alright, stop worrying about this. Da Zhu and Da Niu are in love with each other. As long as Da Zhu shows his attitude, Da Niu will definitely agree."
However, despite saying that, Wan Shu couldn't help but feel a little worried when she thought about how this concerned her eldest son's lifelong happiness.
However, she knew that staying here and worrying was useless, so she took Er Ya and San Shun home first to prepare to make cured pig's head meat.
To avoid wasting food, they had already cooked and eaten the cured meat that Uncle Erniu had sent a few days ago.
To be honest, the cured meat that had been stored for a long time didn't taste very good, but it made Wan Shu miss the unique aroma of cured meat.
Since they had already finished the cured meat made from wild boar meat, Wan Shu decided to make cured meat from this big pig's head.
The pig's head was too big, and it would spoil if it wasn't thoroughly marinated. Wan Shu first divided the pig's head into small pieces weighing three or four pounds each before marinating it.
The marinade was prepared by her before going to bed last night. The main ingredient was salt, and various spices were added. It smelled especially delicious.
Wan Shu grabbed a handful of marinade and was about to smear it on the pig's head meat when she suddenly heard Siya's slightly distressed voice.
"Ugh! How could you be so stupid?"
"I've told you several times already. You need to scrub carefully with wood ash, and you need to scrub hard until there's no sticky residue left."
"Look at what you've washed. There's still a lot of slime on it. I'll have to waste a lot of wood ash to wash it all over again."
Wan Shu looked in the direction of the sound and saw Si Ya staring at Meng Wenyuan with a bitter and resentful expression.
Siya didn't want to be so irritable, but Meng Wenyuan was really too stupid.
From the moment Meng Wenyuan started washing the first basin of pig offal yesterday, she kept explaining the key points of washing pig offal to him.
No matter how she described it, the pig offal that Meng Wenyuan washed was always dirty.
Dirty pig offal makes dishes with a strong fishy smell, so Siya has to wash it all over again each time, which is not only inefficient but also wastes a lot of wood ash.
So after the fourth inspection revealed that the pig offal Meng Wenyuan had washed was not clean, she could no longer hold back and exploded.
It wasn't really an outburst, I just couldn't help but complain a few times.
However, Si Ya's temperament is rather impulsive, and she speaks quickly, so her words didn't sound very pleasant.
Unfortunately, Meng Wenyuan was going through a low period at the time, and after listening to Si Ya's complaints, he became listless.
He was completely devoid of his previous arrogance as a young master, hanging his head dejectedly and apologizing repeatedly.
"I'm sorry...it's my fault, it's all my fault..."
His actions made Siya a little embarrassed: "Well, that's not what I meant. I just wanted you to wash yourself more thoroughly, since the daily supply of wood ash is rationed, and once it's used up, there won't be any left..."
Meng Wenyuan kept his head down: "Um... I understand. I'm a useless person. I can't even do this simplest thing right... I'm sorry..."
Si Ya: "..." Why does she inexplicably feel a bit of toothache?
Not only did Siya feel a toothache, but even Wan Shu felt a toothache after hearing it.
Meng Wenyuan is so emo! He was just criticized a couple of times, and he acted like he suffered some major blow.
It seems that simply fighting poison with poison is not enough; we still need to give him some appropriate psychological counseling.
Wan Shu opened her mouth, wanting to call Meng Wenyuan in, but Er Ya's voice suddenly rang out again.
"Big brother, you're finally back!"
"So? So? Did Big Sister agree to your request?"
"Big brother, why are you just hanging your head and not saying anything? Did Big Sister reject you?"
What? Da Zhu was actually rejected by Da Niu?!
That can't be right! These two are clearly in love!
Could it be that Dazhu is really too straightforward and said something he shouldn't have during the proposal, thus angering Da Niu?
Thinking of this, Wan Shu couldn't bother to give Meng Wenyuan psychological counseling anymore. She put down the pig's head meat in her hand and hurriedly walked out.
As soon as she went out, she saw Dazhu with his head down, looking completely distracted.
Wan Shu's heart skipped a beat: "Da Zhu, what's going on? Could it be that Da Niu really rejected you?"
Hearing his mother's voice, Dazhu finally came to his senses. He raised his head, revealing a dreamy expression, and spoke excitedly.
"No, Mother, Da Niu didn't reject me! She said yes! She agreed to marry me and become my wife!"
After saying that, he couldn't help himself and grinned foolishly.
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