Farmer's happy event

Chapter 78
During these days, Mrs. Shen has been thinking about telling Liu Jinglin about her daughter-in-law, so whenever she sees a girl of the same age, she will pay attention to it.So when he saw the girl in front of him, he took a few more glances.

"Eldest sister, how old is your daughter this year, can you talk about her mother-in-law's family?" Shen asked the woman.

The girl lowered her head shyly when she heard Shen's talk about her marriage, and only looked at her own toes.

"Hey, big sister, my Xing'er is only fourteen this year, and she hasn't reached the age of 笄 yet, where can I get engaged?" The woman said with a hearty smile.

Shen said "Oh", and looked at the girl named Xing'er for a few more times, but said in her heart: "It really doesn't look like it. Seeing how sensible she is, she seems to be about fifteen or sixteen years old."

But then she thought, the children of the poor have long been in charge of the family, this girl Xing'er can be seen from a poor family, she must have done a lot of things.

"She looks like a good girl." Shen said again.

Xing'erniang heard the words and sighed: "I'm not afraid of your jokes, I'm not exaggerating, my daughter is really one in a million. Her father died early, brother—"

Xing'erniang paused suddenly when she said this, and then she said, "My brother had some troubles a few years ago, and my wife is also getting old and useless. The family affairs are all left to me." On this girl."

Seeing Xing'erniang talking, Shen's voice choked up slightly, presumably these years must have been very difficult.

It is really difficult for a weak girl who has not yet reached the age to shoulder the burden of the whole family.

Even Shen Shi couldn't help feeling a little distressed.

Taking a closer look at this girl Xing'er, her looks can be regarded as a sign.She has a round face, fair skin, a straight nose, and a pair of big eyes shining brightly, resembling Jing Lin's eyes when he was a child.

As a result, Shen's mind was reserved, thinking that after returning home, she would find a reliable matchmaker, go to Zhangdian and talk to the family, and give some more gifts to see if she could marry this girl back home. .

At first glance, Shen did not dislike this girl, but after hearing what her mother said, she was sure that Xing'er was a hardworking, capable, filial and kind girl.Doesn't such a person happen to be able to take good care of Jing Lin?
After Shen made up her mind, she started chatting with Xing'erniang again.

"How old is Xing'er brother, can he marry a wife?" Shen asked again.

When mentioning this matter, Xing'erniang sighed, and said: "Not yet, how could I have wronged this girl so much." Xing'erniang looked at her daughter with pity on her face.

"Big sister", she suddenly approached Shen, and said in a low voice, "I won't hide it from you, my son is 25 this year, and he looks good, but his legs and feet are not good, and his family is poor, so I haven't married a daughter-in-law yet. Eldest sister, please look around to see if there are any suitable girls, and we don't pick those who are too good, as long as they can live in peace and stability."

The Shen family hadn't talked about their marriage yet, but Xing'erniang actually started talking about it first.But Shen still replied: "Okay, I'll just keep an eye on it for you."

The two were talking, and they arrived at the village of Liujiazhuang without knowing it.Shen Shi got out of the car and asked Liu Jingmin to continue driving the car to send the mother and daughter home.

The woman hurriedly waved her hands and said: "I can't, I'm going to blame my elder sister for bothering me along the way, how can I send it home? It's not far after all, and we'll be there by walking."

After speaking, he took Xing'er and left.

Seeing that she kept refusing, Mrs. Shen gave up, got on the ox cart again, and went home.

After returning home, she hurried out again before she had time to eat.

As soon as he walked to the door, he saw Liu Jingmin unloading the car, so he said, "Don't unload it, go out again."

This time, Mrs. Shen had the experience from last time. She inquired a lot of people a few days ago before finding out a decent matchmaker.Coincidentally, this matchmaker is not from other places, but from Zhangdian.

The matchmaker's surname is Xin, and people call her Mrs. Xin. Although she is eloquent, she never turns right and wrong. Therefore, her reputation is quite good.

After inquiring about the place, Mrs. Shen went directly to Mrs. Xin's house.

Because I didn't know beforehand, Mrs. Xin was not at home at this time.Shen had no choice but to sit on the boulder in front of her house and wait.

Fortunately, it didn't take long for Mrs. Xin to come back.

Hearing what they said about their visit, a bit of displeasure flashed across Mrs. Xin's face.

Seeing this, Shen's heart was at a loss again, don't encounter any situation again this time.

When she was wondering, she heard Mrs. Xin say: "Miss Xing'er is very good. After she is old enough, it should be no problem to give her some more gifts. It's just that her brother——"

At this point, Mrs. Xin also stopped.

"What's wrong with her brother?" Shen asked hurriedly.

Madam Xin lowered her voice, leaned close to Shen's ear and said, "Xing'er's elder brother, Wang Jixiang, used to be a horse thief."

"Ah?" Shen asked in surprise, seeing that Xing'er and her daughter are honest and honest people, why is the son of the family a horse thief?
Mrs. Xin sighed, and continued: "It's pitiful to think about it. That year, Xing'er's father just died, and the house was gutted. Xing'er's mother was not healthy, and Xing'er was young. It was auspicious, so I went to be a I killed a horse thief. Later, somehow, I came back again, but with a lame leg."

After listening to Mrs. Xin's general explanation, Mrs. Shen understood a little bit, but the girl is still a good girl, and she must marry Jing Lin back home.

"Since Jixiang came back, he doesn't see people very much, and his legs and feet are inconvenient. Naturally, he can't do the work in the field well. Fortunately, his family has no land, or there is really no one to do it." Mrs. Xin sighed again.

"Why is there no land?" Shen asked again.This land is no small matter, like the life of a farmer, unless it is absolutely necessary, it is absolutely impossible to hand over the land.

Mrs. Xin said: "There is no one working in his family, so it is useless to ask for it. So I rented out the two acres of land, and only charged [-]% of the rent every year to maintain the daily life of the three mothers."

"This auspicious limp will be lame, but he has been a horse thief. His old mother has entrusted me with it several times. She is just a good-looking girl. No one wants to marry such a person, right?"

Shen nodded, it was true, that's why he was almost thirty, and he hadn't mentioned a wife yet.

"If you want to talk about this Xing'er, she is really a good girl, but she is not good enough. If she is good enough, I am sure that anyone who comes to ask for marriage will crush the threshold." Mrs. Xin praised Xing'er again.

When Mrs. Shen came here just now, she said she wanted her to do something, but before she said anything, she gave her a handful of money first, which shows that she is a wealthy family with a lot of money.If Xing'er found such a family, it might be a blessing.Therefore, Mrs. Xin really wanted to facilitate this marriage.

"That's right, that's what I said too." Chen said with a smile, "I really fell in love with Miss Xing'er, and I want her to be my daughter-in-law."

Mrs. Xin agreed: "Hey, hey, I see. But, let's be honest, I have to go and see what's going on with your child. We can't do things like talking nonsense for money. "

"Hey, that's fine. You just have to look and see. Except for your eyes, which are still not working well for the time being, everything else is very good." Shen said.

When Mrs. Xin heard something was wrong, she hurriedly asked, "What? Bad eyes? What's going on?"

"It's nothing serious, it's just that I got sick when I was a child and accidentally burned my eyes. I just found a good doctor to see it a few days ago and said it can be cured. I'm not happy, I just want to rush Find him a wife." Shen said to Mrs. Xin.

Of course Liu Jinglin's eyes haven't looked at the doctor yet, but Mrs. Shen can't control that much anymore, let's talk about bringing his wife home first.

"Hey, okay, when I have free time, I'll go and have a look, and then talk to Xing Erniang. After all, the girl is not ready yet, so it's not good to be too flamboyant." Mrs. Xin patted Shen's hand said.

How could Mrs. Shen say "no", even if she agreed, she said again: "My Jinglin family has craftsmanship, and can earn hundreds of 80 taels of silver a year."

"Really?" Mrs. Xin looked surprised, earning hundreds of 80 taels of silver a year. Didn't that family have no worries about food and drink for several years?It is really a blessing that Xing'er can marry into such a family, maybe it can alleviate auspicious things.

Shen quickly agreed: "Yes, that's why I dare to say that after this girl comes to our house, she will definitely live comfortably."

"Hey, that's good, then I have a solid foundation in my heart." Mrs. Xin laughed.

The matter can be considered to be almost discussed, Shen's view of the situation of Xing'er's family, I'm afraid it can't be worse.When the time comes to send more gifts, there must be no major problems.

Before leaving, Mrs. Shen gave Mrs. Xin a good word, and then got into the ox cart and returned to Liujiazhuang.

When Mrs. Shen passed Zhuangtou, Lianzi was helping Liu Jingren to build a house by the fish pond.Because it wasn't about building a big house, no one was invited to help, but Liu Jingren came here to work for a while in his free time.Almost a month has passed, and the house is finally built in sevens and eighties.Just wait for it to be repainted inside and out, and then you can live in it.

After spring, it is a good time to raise fish.At that time, buy some fish fry and sprinkle them into the fish pond. At most, in autumn, the fish can be caught and sold.

The water in this pond is readily available, looks clean, and does not need to be replaced.

It's just that the bait for feeding the fish is very particular. For a while, Lianzi really couldn't think of a good way.

At first she thought about planting mulberry trees around the fish pond, but when the time came, she would raise the surrounding area of ​​the fish pond and plant a circle of mulberry trees, and feed some silkworms in spring, which would not only increase her income, but also provide food for the fish in the pond. bait.

This method was often heard before.However, lotus seeds mostly deal with vegetation and crops. Regarding this model, I have not personally experienced it, so I am not sure whether it will be successful for the time being.

　I wish you all a happy Mooncake Festival.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)