Lin Zishan said a little worriedly: "In the past few months, Qiao Rucheng has been studying outside and only comes back once a week. He can't see you, so he must have few opportunities to pester you.
However, our training as barefoot doctors will be over in three days, and Qiao Rucheng and I will officially return to work in the village clinic.
By then, you will be able to see Qiao Rucheng every day. If he pesters you again, you will be annoyed to death."
Chu Jingqiu patted his chest and said with a smile, "It's okay. If an enemy comes, I'll fight him. If a flood comes, I'll block it with earth. In front of me, all the monsters are just paper tigers."
Shi Aihong laughed at the side, "Jingqiu, I find that nothing can stump you. Even with such an annoying thing, you still have the mood to joke."
The next morning, the postman delivered a letter and a parcel slip to Chu Jingqiu, both of which were sent by Xiao Yihan.
In the letter, Xiao Yihan expressed his longing for her, and also blamed Chu Jingqiu for being so heartless that he wrote too few letters to him. He repeatedly urged her to write to him more often.
Northern Province is about to enter the coldest season of the year, so I specifically told her to keep warm and not catch a cold. I also sent her a package, so please check it.
Chu Jingqiu immediately started writing a reply letter to Xiao Yihan, planning to mail it to him the next day. She also wanted to mail him the sweater and trousers she had knitted for him these days.
While she was concentrating on writing a reply to Xiao Yihan, she heard Shi Aihong calling from outside: "Jingqiu, Chunxing is here to play with you."
Chun Xing walked in with a smile on her face. Chu Jingqiu hurriedly asked Chun Xing to sit on the kang and poured her a cup of tea.
Chun Xing politely waved her hand, "Chu Zhiqing, you don't have to be so polite. I'm not thirsty, so you don't have to pour me some water.
I came here today to tell you that Chunsheng and I will be getting married on the 26th of this month. My brother and I will be getting married on the same day. Remember to come to my house for the wedding banquet."
Shi Aihong asked curiously, "Chun Xing, didn't you say you didn't want to marry that cripple? Did your family force you to marry him?"
Chun Xing shook her head and said shyly, "Shi Zhiqing, I did think so at first. My mother gave me to a cripple in order to help my brother get married.
I feel like my mother and brother don’t treat me as a family member at all, so I’m sad.
After Chu Zhiqing explained some things to me, I went home and talked to my mother first.
My mother said: "Chun Xing, it's not that I am cruel to find a cripple for you. I have no choice. Our family is of high status, and your brother is already 25 years old, so we can't be considered as a matchmaker.
My mother is also very anxious! When the matchmaker came to propose marriage, I was also unwilling at that time. My palms and backs of my hands are all flesh, and you are all flesh that fell from my body. How can I push you into the fire?
At that time, the matchmaker asked me to choose first. I didn't choose the wife first, but the boys from those two families.
The other family has a similar background to ours, they are also landlords. The boy there is not as tall as Chunsheng, nor as handsome as Chunsheng, and he doesn't like to talk.
I think you are too honest. If you find someone who is quiet, how are you two going to live?
When I first saw Chunsheng, I didn't realize that he was a cripple. This kid was polite, very good at speaking, and had a good family background. I liked Chunsheng right away.
I asked the matchmaker at that time, how come such a good young man, with a well-off family and so capable, can't find a wife?
The matchmaker then told the truth, saying that Chunsheng had a slight limp in his left leg, and many people had introduced him to widows with children, but his mother was unwilling.
It was delayed like this, and Chunsheng was 26 years old before his mother agreed to let his sister find him a wife.
I asked Chunsheng to walk back and forth on the ground a few times. Chunsheng didn't seem to be lame that badly, so I agreed to do it for you.
I saw you crying by the river today. Your brother and I were afraid you would jump into the river like Jinfeng, so we discussed it. If you really don't want to marry Chunsheng, I'll go find the matchmaker and cancel the engagement.
After hearing what my mother said, I felt very uncomfortable. I felt that I was a little too selfish.
I told my mother that I wanted to talk to Chunsheng again and get to know him better. If he was a good person, I would marry him.
Later, my mother asked matchmaker Li to call Chunsheng over. I found that when Chunsheng came, his legs didn't look cramped at all.
Shi Aihong interrupted in surprise and asked, "Chun Xing, isn't he a cripple? Or is he cured?"
Chun Xing smiled and said, "Shi Zhiqing, you are too impatient. I will tell you in a moment. Since you want to know so much, I will tell you the reason first.
Chunsheng's leg was already lame and could not be cured. His left leg was one centimeter shorter than his right leg, which was impossible to cure.
He wore the shoes his mother had specially made for him, so you couldn't tell that he was lame.
His mother padded the inside of her left shoe by one centimeter so that it wouldn’t be noticeable when he walked.”
Chu Jingqiu casually asked, "Chun Xing, are Chunsheng's legs naturally uneven in length?"
Chun Xing shook her head, "No, Chun Sheng told me about this, that's why I admire him and decided to marry him.
Chunsheng told me that he had a childhood sweetheart. They were in a free love relationship and he got engaged to her after graduating from high school at the age of seventeen.
When he was twenty years old, his family had even set a date for his wedding, and the two of them planned to go to town together to buy things.
Just as I left the village, I saw a few children setting off firecrackers. The team's horse-drawn carriage happened to pass by. The horse was frightened and started running around on the road, pulling the carriage.
It ran to a little girl next to Chunsheng. The little girl was so scared that she started picking her mouth and crying.
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