"What do you mean by robbing?! Aunt Dong, you better speak with conscience! We're bringing a basket of the freshest eggs to your door. This is a formal proposal! Do you understand? Proposal! You're from the city, don't you know the customs of our country?"
"Besides, men should marry when they are old enough, and women should marry when they are old enough. My Niu has fallen for your Qingqing, which is a blessing for your girl! We have given her enough face and brought gifts to propose marriage, and you still say it's robbery? Even if you sue us in court, our matchmaking is still legitimate and reasonable! No one can find fault with it!"
The woman put her hands on her hips, spitting everywhere, looking like "I am right and I am afraid of no one".
The men and women who followed her also joined in the booing:
"That's right! Mom is right!"
"The Fu family's background...tsk tsk, finding a son-in-law like Niu, a poor and lower-middle peasant with a good family background, is such a blessing!"
"Aunt Dong, stop being so stubborn and let Qingqing out!"
Dong Yulan had never seen such unreasonable behavior before. She came from a family of scholars and later married Fu Jianguo, where she lived a life of luxury. Although she had endured many hardships during her husband's exile, her upbringing remained.
Faced with this kind of violent coercion from a village woman, she was so angry that she was shaking all over, but she still used her thin body to block the door and protect her daughter in the house.
"I said! We won't get married! Qingqing is still young! You...you can't do this!" Her voice trembled and tears were already welling up in her eyes.
The woman known as "Niu Ma" and with a prominent matchmaker mole on the corner of her mouth saw Dong Yulan's refusal to respond, and a flicker of impatience flashed in her eyes. She quietly winked at a burly man next to her.
The man understood and immediately stepped forward, a fake smile on his face, saying, "Auntie, don't get excited. If you have something to say, just say it..."
Before he finished speaking, his hand had already roughly grabbed Dong Yulan's arm. It seemed that he was supporting her, but in fact he was using great strength to pull her aside!
"Oh! What are you doing! Let me go!" Dong Yulan screamed and struggled desperately, but she was no match for the strong man.
The matchmaker took the opportunity to squeeze in through the door, shouting as she squeezed: "Qingqing! I'm Niu's mother! Open the door and let me see you! Don't be afraid, I just want to talk to you..."
As she said that, she raised her foot and was about to rush into the house!
Dong Yulan was so frightened that she screamed, "Don't go in! You are not allowed to touch my daughter!!"
At this critical moment, a voice as clear as spring water rang out slowly and interrupted Aunt Jiang's actions at the right moment.
"Aunt Dong, what's going on? It's so lively at the gate of the yard, what are you doing?"
Lin Jianxue was standing at the gate of the courtyard, holding the aluminum lunch box filled with steamed buns and braised pork. She was standing gracefully, with just the right amount of doubt on her face, but her eyes swept over everyone present.
The noise at the gate of the courtyard paused strangely for a moment.
Niu Ma and the villagers who joined in the discussion all subconsciously looked in the direction of the sound.
I saw a girl wearing a clean light blue khaki shirt and dark blue trousers, standing not far away with a coquettish look.
This girl is so pretty.
Her skin was as white and delicate as fine mutton-fat jade, her eyebrows and eyes were exquisite as a painting, especially her eyes, which were black and white, clear and bright. At this moment, they were slightly frowned and looked over here.
Tonghua Village is not that big. Some time ago, an incredibly beautiful female educated youth came here, and this news has spread everywhere.
Isn’t the person in front of me the one called Lin Jianxue?
Why was she here? And why was she calling the Fu family "Auntie Dong"? Did she know this lower-class household?
Everyone was murmuring in their hearts.
The moment Dong Yulan saw Lin Jianxue, she was like a drowning person grabbing a lifeline. She didn't care that her arm was still being held and shouted anxiously, "Xiaoxue! Xiaoxue, you're here! Hurry! Go to the farm! Call Zhewei and your Uncle Fu! Go quickly!"
In her opinion, as long as her son and husband are here, these people will not dare to be so presumptuous!
Lin Jianxue heard this, but did not turn around and run away immediately.
She took a step forward and walked over slowly. She walked to Dong Yulan who was being pulled by the strong man, gently handed the cloth bag in her hand to her, and then raised her eyes to look at the group of villagers who seemed to be discontent.
There was no expression on her face, but her eyes were calm, and there was even a hint of a smile, but that smile did not reach her eyes, which made people feel a little uneasy.
"Aunt Dong, I think just asking Brother Fu and Uncle Fu here isn't enough. For such a lively event, I think we should invite the village chief, the team leader, and the others over so we can all weigh in and make our own decisions."
As soon as she said this, the expressions of Niu Ma and her group changed slightly.
Who knew that Lin Jianxue's next words would make their hearts skip a beat.
"Oh, right," she said, tilting her head as if she suddenly remembered something, her tone both innocent and serious, "I have to go to the post office in town later to send a telegram to my dad."
"My father is the director of the Red Star Steel Plant. He's also familiar with the local police. I was just asking him to help me find out if the customs here are unusual. It's popular to marry a wife directly. If you like a girl, you can just force your way into someone else's house."
She sighed softly, a hint of just the right amount of worry flashing in her eyes. "Alas, if this is true, then we, the young women from the city, who are unfamiliar with the place, won't have any personal safety guaranteed! We really need to get to the bottom of this!"
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