Chapter 25 (Catching Bugs)
Yu Sheng's words sounded like nonsense.
During the chaos a few years ago, many good books were burned or destroyed, and many writers suffered greatly. Now the situation is better, and I haven’t heard anyone say they want to be a writer.
But when he met Yu Sheng's gaze, the old man knew that the boy was not lying.
"I have a lot of books at home. You can pick some when you leave."
He never thought that the Yu family would not agree to this marriage. He could see that the girl was satisfied, and so was their whole family.
Both parties are sincere, so this marriage will definitely be successful.
Old Master Gu saw the shock and joy in Yu Sheng's eyes, but did not see greed. He felt more satisfied with this seemingly poor family, and he knew that the brat had good taste.
Although this family has no money, they have their own backbone. If they were in good times, this would definitely not happen.
Thinking of this, the old man's mood slowly calmed down.
In order to prevent the family from looking down on Yu Yao, Cao Guifang still let Yu Yao cook for lunch. In those days, many families still tacitly believed that women had to do housework at home.
When Jiang Limei reminded Yu Yao, Yu Yao remembered that she hoped that after she got married, they could respect each other instead of letting her be each other's nanny.
Yu Yao can cook, and she also likes to study cooking, but if her husband acts like a big boss when he is free at home, she cannot serve him.
Judging from current observations, Gu Qing should not be that kind of person, but these ugly words still need to be said in advance, and she can't just sit at home and be a full-time wife, so she has to tell the other party all this.
So why do we need contact before marriage? If we don’t have contact, how do we know whether we can get along well?
"Girl, why are you so distracted? I'm talking to you, do you hear me?"
Yu Yao raised his knife and chopped off the chicken head with a thud.
"I know, Mom, don't worry."
Thinking that her daughter had indeed become more sensible recently, Jiang Limei didn't say anything more.
After all, I'm getting old, and this day was bound to happen sooner or later.
Jiang Limei fell silent, and the only sounds in the kitchen were the crackling of burning firewood and the thumping of meat being butchered.
After a while, she saw Yu Yao chop all the chicken into pieces and put them in the pot to blanch. Then she asked casually, "Do you think your uncle will be quiet if we move to the city?"
She was fierce to Cao Guifang because Cao Guifang was not a human being and even corrupted Fubao. This time Jiang Limei wanted to make Fubao suffer a little, and she didn't really want to ignore Fubao. She wanted to wait ten or twenty days to make arrangements for Yu Yao and then go to ask the village chief for help.
She could be cruel to these two people, but she really couldn't be cruel to the younger brother who grew up with her.
Yu Yao skimmed the blood foam in the pot, scooped up the chicken, and then started to simmer the soup in the stove. Only after that did she start to prepare the condiments for the braised dish.
After hearing what Jiang Limei said, she glanced at her and sighed slightly. Many times people are the same, they won't cry until they see the coffin.
She wanted to wake up Jiang Limei who was pretending to be asleep, but how could someone who was pretending to be asleep be easily woken up?
"Why don't I ask my second brother to invite my second uncle over so that we can have a meal together. Today will be a good day for me." She even thought that even if her second brother didn't go to invite his second uncle, his second uncle might come uninvited.
On the other hand, the more Cao Guifang thought about it, the more indignant she became.
Although there was no matchmaker, she could see that her eldest sister's family was ready to settle down.
"Jiang Erwa, what do you say we should do? If that girl really marries a military officer, our son will be ruined."
The slightly weathered but upright man sitting in front of Cao Guifang was Jiang Limei's second brother Jiang Yugui.
Jiang Yugui's reputation outside is that of a henpecked man in Sichuan dialect. He dares not go against what his wife says at home, but when it comes to big things, Cao Guifang still has to listen to him.
Take this incident for example. Although Cao Guifang acted first and reported later, she told Jiang Yugui as soon as she got the benefit. Although he did not agree, he did not object either. Could Cao Guifang return the benefit?
How is that possible?
"Are you sure you're here to propose marriage? Is this some misunderstanding?"
Doesn't he know the Jiang family's connections? Who would tell that girl about the military officer?
"How could that be possible? I heard them calling each other in-laws, so how could it be false? It must have been that kid Yu Ping who introduced us!" It must be said that the two of them are worthy of being a couple, and Cao Guifang hit the nail on the head.
"If we hadn't brought that kid and the sick guy in the city together..."
"Stop talking so much nonsense all day long!" Jiang Yugui glared at her hatefully, causing Cao Guifang to shrink back.
What she said was right. At the beginning, her husband saw that the sickly girl had taken a fancy to Yu Ping, so he helped to bring them together. But what happened is that after the two of them got married, not only did they not benefit from anything, but they also cut off Yu's family. They were really ungrateful.
Why doesn't this sickly person in the family just die? As a result, her Fubao cannot return home yet.
If Yu Yao were here, she would definitely understand the meaning of this.
Why has the relationship between her eldest brother and his wife's family and the Yu family become increasingly distant over the years? Or rather, it has been distant from the beginning. It's all because of her second uncle's family.
"So what should we do? You are Fubao's biological father, you can't just ignore him."
Cao Guifang also wiped her tears as she spoke. She really had no other choice. Who could have imagined that Liu Yang was such a scoundrel. He looked gentle and polite, but he was so easy to deceive.
"Cry, cry, cry, what's the use of crying? If you weren't used to him all day, would you have let him get caught stealing things?"
Cao Guifang was already worried and aggrieved, and now hearing her own man say that about her, she cried even harder. Jiang Yugui could only hear that she was upset.
Cao Meimei, who was eavesdropping outside, was also upset. She wondered if her second aunt and second uncle were capable of anything. How come they couldn't even handle a little girl?
Isn't it easy to get a young girl married? Just ruin her reputation. If ruining her reputation doesn't work, then it must not be bad enough. If that doesn't work, just tie her up. It's better to make it a done deal than to worry about it at home.
If it was any later, the officer would have really gotten engaged to Yu Yao. Then what chance would she have?
She leaned against the wall of the adobe house and listened with her ears tilted. She didn't want to care about it anymore as she was covered in dirt. She was about to rush in to offer some advice when she finally heard her second uncle say something useful.
"Don't cry. Since Liu Yang is not someone you can easily mess with, just tell him. He wants to marry that girl anyway. Tell him that girl is getting married. See if he's not in a hurry." Jiang Yugui stood up and brushed his trouser legs. He said, "I'll go to my eldest sister's house to see. If she wants to marry someone from my Jiang family, she doesn't even need to see if I, her uncle, agree."
Seeing that her man finally spoke, Cao Guifang finally felt that she had a backbone and responded repeatedly, "I'll go right away."
She wiped her eyes, and as soon as she left the main room, she saw Cao Meimei, who looked petty, and said with some disgust, "Come with me."
"Ah? Where are we going?" She had just gone to the kitchen and secretly put some lard on her lips just to meet the tall officer again in a while. Now she was asked to go to the commune, and she didn't want to see the lame man.
"I told you to follow me, but you're not listening, are you?"
She knew very well that this girl couldn't compare to Yu Yao's looks. What if Liu Yang just had poor eyesight? Otherwise, why would he not just pick the pretty girls in the city but have to come to the countryside to choose?
Maybe he just likes rustic things. If he likes this girl, Fubao can come back early.
Not only was Cao Meimei's dream shattered, but she was also scolded for nothing. Now she was forced to walk such a long way to the commune. She couldn't help but feel resentful.
But on the surface she still had to follow Cao Guifang obediently.
But it's better to go this time. Her second aunt is so stupid, what if she doesn't explain things clearly?
She had to go along and explain things carefully so that the lame man would know that his wife was going to run away, so that he would come back earlier to cause trouble.
However, the two of them went to the commune hungry, but when they asked around, they found out that there was nothing there.
"What did you say? Mr. Liu didn't come, so how could he not come?"
The clerk looked at Cao Guifang and asked, "How would I know why he didn't come? He didn't even ask for leave. We did all the work for him this morning. If he came, he would be criticized."
This is unwarranted absence from work.
Cao Guifang was at a loss and became even more panicked.
But Cao Meimei noticed something and immediately took out two cents that she had saved for a long time from her pocket. Of course, she didn't want to pay for it herself, but she didn't dare to count on her second aunt's iron rooster.
"Hey, clerk, we came here in a hurry and didn't bring any gifts. Could you please tell us where we can find clerk Liu?"
The man curled his lips when he saw the wrinkled two dimes in his hand, but he didn't want to get angry with the money. He said, "His parents are both leaders of the textile factory in the city. If he didn't come to the commune, he must be in the city."
Upon hearing this, Cao Guifang and the other person both changed their expressions. This was not good news. It was too far to go to the city. What if they still couldn't find the person? By the time they came back, the military comrade might have already left.
"Thank you, comrade. Please wait for Officer Liu to come back and tell him that his wife is about to be snatched away by someone."
"What the hell?" The clerk was already very impatient, but now hearing such explosive news, his eyes lit up, "No, where did he get his wife?"
Cao Meimei didn't dare to say too much. If the fire came to her, she wouldn't be able to escape. Anyway, she couldn't contact anyone now, so she took Cao Guifang and left.
"You silly girl, you have a lot of money, right? How could you give him money?" She had just been pretending to be a coward in front of the commune officials, and now she turned around and started to lecture Cao Meimei.
Unexpectedly, the clerk was famous for his good hearing in the commune. He immediately became angry when he heard her words and cursed: "Bah, what is this? It's just two cents. You're just a digger!"
Cao Guifang was afraid of angering the other party, so she quickened her pace and ran away, not daring to say anything more.
Both of them prayed that Liu Yang would get the news quickly and go to the village to find Yu Yao, but what they didn't know was that Liu Yang was already in danger of saving himself.
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