On the way back, Sun Jiaxue happened to meet Li Xiangdong and his children who were collecting firewood.
"Aunt, we picked up a nest of pheasant eggs in the mountains, just enough for one egg for each person."
Li Danniu took out the eggs and showed them to her as if she were presenting a treasure.
The other children also took it out of their pockets and said, "Auntie, let's go to the mountain together next time."
"Okay, when I have time, I'll go to the mountain with you to collect firewood."
Li Xianghong, who came back from the mountain with them, thought that it was Sun Jiaxue who wanted the pheasant eggs in the hands of the children.
"How shameless! My sister is right."
Sun Jiaxue felt puzzled and ignored her as she walked home. The children from Old Li's family immediately followed her.
She grabbed Li Danniu and said, "Don't let her fool you. She's just coveting the eggs in your hand, so don't give them to her."
"Aunt Xiang Hong, my aunt doesn't want it."
"Humph, being young means being easy to deceive. She is not your aunt, she is a bad person."
Sun Jiaxue didn't expect that she would actually speak to the child like this. It was obviously an attempt to sow discord, and she did it in front of her.
"How can you talk to a child like that?"
"That's right, my aunt is not a bad person. She always gives us delicious food."
"Aunt Xiang Hong, you are wrong."
The children kept talking and talking, making Li Xianghong's face turn red with anger.
Sure enough, what her sister said was right. Sun Jiaxue was a vixen, and everyone who came into contact with her was bewitched.
"What do you little brats know? I think you deserve a beating."
Her vicious look scared Li Xiangdong and others so much that they took a few steps back. She even raised her hand to hit someone.
Li Mingqing got off his bicycle immediately after seeing this.
"What's wrong?"
"Look at what this woman did. She actually tried to snatch the eggs from the child's hand."
If Li Mingqing believed what she said, he would be really crazy.
"No, my aunt didn't steal them. It was you who asked us for pheasant eggs several times on the way back," said Li Erniu.
Li Xianghong blushed immediately. She just asked and didn't try to snatch it away.
"You're really embarrassing your father. You and Li Xiangxia are indeed sisters. No one would be so deceiving as you."
After hearing what Li Mingqing said, he wanted to refute a few words, but when he saw the people coming back from work, he immediately ran away.
"Wife, if she causes trouble again, just scold her back."
When Old Lady Li saw Li Mingqing coming back, she trotted over and looked at him with a silly smile.
"You look so happy, Mom. Did you find any money?"
"You're really good at holding it in. Jiaxue told me the good news."
"Mom, keep a low profile."
"Don't worry, Mom is very tight-lipped and will definitely not tell anyone."
I have two meat buns left from last night. If I stir-fry some vegetables, they will be just right for lunch.
Before Li Xianghong could run back home, Wang Dazhu stopped her on the way.
She said with a vigilant look on her face: "Just talk, why are you touching me? My father is the captain!"
Wang Dazhu immediately distanced himself from her.
"Nothing special, just asking about your sister. Why haven't I seen her recently?"
"My sister is busy with her engagement at home. My mother asked her to stay home and keep quiet until she gets engaged. What can I do for you?"
"Nothing, is Xiang Xia really going to get engaged to someone from the city?"
"Nonsense, otherwise how could I still get engaged to you?"
After Li Xianghong finished speaking, she went straight home. What she just said was instructed by Li Dahua, and she should say it if anyone asked about Li Xiangxia.
The skin of the girls in the village is tanned by the wind and sun, and they rest at home for half a month before getting engaged or married to recuperate.
There are basically no people like Sun Jiaxue who get whiter the more they sunbathe.
Tomorrow is Li Xiangxia's engagement day, but she didn't make it public. She just met with the Zhu family and had a meal.
After learning that Li Xiangxia was engaged, Wang Dazhu immediately ran to find Li Mingqing.
He had originally thought it wouldn't work out, but he hadn't expected the engagement to happen in just two days. Isn't it said that city dwellers are too picky and look down on peasants? How could Li Xiangxia's marriage actually work out?
I originally thought that if the marriage didn't work out, he could just take advantage of the situation.
He completely forgot about the beating Li Mingqing had given him at his house before, and only wanted Li Mingqing to persuade Li Xiangxia.
Wang Dazhu came uninvited and went straight into the room without even knocking on the door, pulling Li Mingqing out without thinking.
"Mingqing, come with me and persuade Xiangxia."
"Are you okay? If you have water in your head, just stand in the sun and get some sun. This is the perfect time. The sun is really strong."
"We'll talk about our affairs later. Xiang Xia is the most important thing right now."
"It's important, it's important. It's nothing to me anyway, so don't get in the way here."
"Can you just watch her marry someone else? Don't you know what city people are like? She can only be happy if she marries me."
When it comes to narcissism and shamelessness, no one dares to claim to be first if Wang Dazhu is second.
When the people in Old Li's family heard the noise outside, they all came out.
"Dazhu, this has nothing to do with my fourth brother. Go directly to the captain."
"Besides, they're getting engaged tomorrow. How could you ruin their marriage?"
"It would be unkind of you to go there when you live in a village like this."
The Li brothers said these words sincerely for his own good, but he didn't appreciate it.
"Li Mingqing must take full responsibility for what has happened. If it weren't for him, Xiang Xia would be my wife."
Wang Dazhu said shamelessly.
Li Mingqing sneered and said, "You really want to eat swan meat? If you have the guts, go to the captain's house and make a scene. I'm really giving you face. If you don't leave now, I'm going to take action."
After he said that, he began to roll up his sleeves as if preparing for a big battle.
Wang Dazhu was scared away without saying a word.
Old man Li spoke masculinely: "Ming Qing, don't get involved in this matter. It's better to demolish a temple than to break up a relationship. Don't be foolish."
"Dad, look at what you said. Do I look like such a fool?"
"You should also remember that Ming Qing has nothing to do with the captain's daughter. Don't cause trouble in the future."
It was rare for Old Man Li to speak, and no one in the Li family dared to disobey.
When Wang Dazhu returned home, he looked at his mother who was cooking and said, "Mom, can you go to the captain's house to ask for my hand in marriage?"
"What? Propose marriage!"
"Yes, if you don't propose marriage now, there will be no chance."
"I can agree to anything else, but not this. You mustn't do anything stupid. We have to make a living in the village. If we offend the captain, he will make things difficult for us. That would be the end of us."
"Mom, aren't you the one who keeps urging me to find a wife?"
"But she's engaged, so she can't do something so sinister."
She was mainly afraid of the captain.
If this was someone else's girl, she would have gone to their house and spread rumors long ago. She would even make up the rumor that she was pregnant.
But she was the captain's daughter, and she wouldn't dare to do it even if she had the courage.
"Son, I'll ask matchmaker Xu to find you a good one."
Wang Dazhu didn't listen at all. He wanted to meet Li Xiangxia quietly, just in case she was forced to do it.
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