The captain's family affairs actually have little to do with the village, but who can blame him for making his daughter, as she gets older, become the target of slander by the villagers after dinner.
"Ah - I don't know what sin the captain and his wife committed in their previous life to have such a girl?"
"Indeed, only the captain can do that. If it were the 놖 family, their legs would be broken by now!"
"Forget it! You're still offering a discount and returning home. Just marry her off. If you're not happy, get out!"
"We've been digging in the fields all our lives, and we found her. She does nothing all day, and she still wants to marry someone from the city?"
"Who says it's not? I don't think about my own character. No one in the city would like her!"
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Things like this have become commonplace and a topic of conversation among the villagers. Although not mentioned in front of the team leader Li Xiulian, they are mentioned in front of the Zhao Dalin and Zhao Xiaolin families.
Especially Mrs. Zhao, every day when she comes home, she doesn't talk about anything else but what the villagers say about her sister-in-law.
After a few times, Captain Li Xiulian also found out. The two of them lowered their heads dejectedly, looking like a pair of old men and women who were left unattended.
Zhao 괗lin grabbed his wife and yelled at her, "Shut up."
Zhao Dalin and Zhao Dasao saw this and tried to persuade their parents.
Mrs. Zhao snorted in annoyance, "It's not what you said. Besides, if you don't go to find your sister-in-law, what's the point of saying it here!"
The family frowned when they heard this. It's not like they haven't looked for a matchmaker, but their daughter, the younger sister, is like possessed by a demon. She doesn't like any of the villagers and must marry someone from the city.
Where can they find it?
Zhao Yulin knew what the villagers were saying, and he was furious. He swore in his heart, "Don't find a city dweller to talk behind my back."
Captain Li Xiulian refused to listen to any advice, and finally threatened, "Look for it yourself. If you can't find it by the end of the year, I will kill your family!"
Captain Li Xiulian, Zhao Dalin, and the entire Zhao family were stunned. They had never expected Zhao Yulin to be so stubborn.
After that, Zhao Yulin continued to go to work every day. After coming back, although he did not go to work, he would help with the housework.
The incident happened when a new batch of educated youth arrived this year. In the past three years, there have been educated youth coming and leaving every year. The team leader's family and the villagers didn't care much and were used to it.
But just a few days ago, something suddenly happened that shocked Zhaojia Village. A male educated youth was found in disheveled condition from the captain's house.
Everyone went to work as usual that day, with nothing different. After work, team leader Li Xiu Lian thought her daughter had prepared a meal for them.
But looking at the empty dining table, the couple was first surprised, and then frowned.
"Hmph - what's wrong with that silly girl?" the captain said unhappily. He was like this before, and would not even cook when things didn't go his way.
Li Xiulian was exhausted and dissatisfied when she heard this. "Why are you snorting at me? You've been complaining about me since you were a kid, so how did you become like this?"
The captain was originally furious and hungry, but he didn't dare say anything more after being scolded by his wife, because it was indeed him who spoiled his daughter since she was a child. Alas - he also regretted it!
"Okay, let's go check the room!"
Seeing that he had no objection, Li Xiulian snorted and chuckled, then got up and went to her daughter's room.
Chen's mother did not elaborate on what happened next, but Su Xia understood it all. It was about a man and a woman who crossed the line before getting engaged, and had to get engaged again after being discovered.
Su Xia blinked. She didn't expect that Teacher Zhao was so fierce. In this era, it was not fashionable to cross the line before marriage. In later generations, people could still date and live together before marriage. If it didn't work out, they could find another one. In this era, if a woman was a virgin before marriage, she might not be able to get married in the future.
Also, if the captain sues the man, it would be a crime of hooliganism and he could be shot.
Su Xia thought that Teacher Zhao had been pushed too far this time. "Mom, who is that educated youth?"
When Chen's mother thought of this, she felt as sick as if she had eaten a fly, but she knew that the old lady was curious.
Even though I was feeling nauseous, I still said it out loud.
"The new arrival this year is a young intellectual from Beijing, Hai, Lin, and Lianyang. There are four girls and six boys. One of them is called Gu Zhili. The oldest one is about 23..."
"Mom, how come he is so old? Remember, the educated youth in the past two years were all seven or eight years old?" Su Xia interrupted hurriedly. This person is old, maybe he has done something wrong in his hometown?
Of course, Chen's mother noticed Su Xia's suspicion. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law sat on the sofa and took a sip of the water in front of them.
He moistened his throat and said, "Who knows? But the captain and the others accepted it, so it's nothing. But that boy is so thin and pale, it's obvious he has never worked before!"
Su Xia thought about it for a long time, but still couldn't remember it.
"Mom, does Captain Aunt Li also agree?"
Chen's mother and daughter rolled their eyes when they heard this. "What if you don't agree? We're already sleeping together!"
"Besides, Teacher Zhao is willing. You have to marry her no matter what. Otherwise, you will be a hooligan!" Chen's mother's tone sounded a little regretful.
The corners of Su Xia's mouth twitched. It seemed that the captain had reported her and she was backstabbed by her own daughter.
Su Xia's guess was indeed true. At that time, the captain was determined to report him, and Zhao Dalin and Zhao Xiaolin had already beaten him up severely.
It was only after Zhao Yulin knelt, cried, and threatened that the marriage took place. As for the previous cause, there was nothing to worry about. As long as the parties involved were happy, that was enough.
"However, Teacher Zhao got what he wanted, so it's a good ending." Su Xia concluded.
Mother Chen snorted in disdain. To them, what Teacher Zhao did was like losing her virginity before marriage. If it were their family, they would never lose it even if they were beaten to death.
"What a happy ending! There's no marriage certificate or betrothal gifts, and none of the man's family showed up. Didn't you know that the captain's family was so upset during the wedding?"
Su Xia's heart skipped a beat when she heard this. Sure enough, that Gu Zhiqing was no ordinary person. He left home at such an old age without informing his family. How could he be deceived by a country girl?
The more Su Xia thought about it, the more curious she became. She really wanted to meet this Gu Zhiqing.
After drinking enough water and telling the old lady a lot of gossip, Mother Chen got up to take care of the pigs at home.
"Okay, get busy. I've got all the food in the kitchen ready for you. Go get busy!"
Hearing this, Su Xia also stood up and said, "Okay, let's make lunch. I just brought some meat to improve your father's diet."
After hearing this, Chen's mother was also very happy, and said that what the old man wanted most was definitely the food cooked by the old family.
Su Xia took out the things she brought one by one, and put the cookies, pastries, malted milk and brown sugar for Chen's mother and father aside.
"Don't save these. We will come back in half a month. I know you haven't eaten them, so I will buy more than twice as much." Su Xia's words sounded like a threat.
But Chen's mother laughed so hard that her face turned into a chrysanthemum.
He happily took a bunch of things back to the old house and prepared to put them away.
Su Xia put the Su family's food away separately, then took the meat in the pot and went back to the kitchen to prepare cooking.
The return of Su Xia and Chen Jianguo not only made the villagers excited, but also caused a lot of discussion in the Youth League Institute.
"What do you think? Why don't we go to Sister Su Xia to exchange some tickets?" a female educated youth suggested.
The others' eyes lit up when they heard this. They looked at the old educated youth.
Wang Daguo coughed dryly when he was looked at, and nodded after a long while, "Send one person to go with me when the time comes."
The others cheered when they heard this. The only one missing here was Gu Zhili.
At this time, Gu Zhiqing was visiting his newlywed wife at the captain's house. He glanced at Zhao Yulin carefully.
He casually asked, "Yulin, I heard that Comrade Chen from the village and his family just returned from the county town. Do you need anything? Can you go and exchange some tickets with them?"
Zhao Yulin heard this, raised her head, looked at her man with eyes full of love, and said shyly and softly, "You have the final say!"
Gu Zhili also smiled, but the look of lowering his head disappeared immediately, replaced by a calculating look.
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