pastoral fragrance

Chapter 55
Seeing the woman gradually approaching him, Zhang Cheng suddenly felt a sense of fear, and his back felt hairy.It was as if the woman in front of me was transformed by a goblin, which made my scalp tingle.Just a few more glances would suck the spirit out of me.

He staggered back a step, heartbroken.Then he turned his head away and ran towards the dirt road without looking back.

Qiuyue looked at the man's increasingly blurred figure, looked around herself, and lingered inexplicably: "Could it be that I am a poisonous snake or a beast, or is he rushing to reincarnate?"

Zhang Cheng ran out of Luoshui Village in one breath, and drove the ox cart to Haitang Village without looking back.That appearance really seemed to rush to reincarnate.

Mrs. Qi took a look at the sky. It's been a while, Ah Cheng should be back, and she has nothing to do.Simply moved the chair to sit in the yard.Waiting for Zhang Cheng to come back.

After a while, Zhang Cheng's figure appeared in front of Mrs. Qi.Mrs. Qi hurriedly stood up and welcomed Zhang Cheng into the house. "Ah Cheng, isn't this Ah Yue really good?"

Zhang Cheng's face was tense, and there was a touch of disgust and injury in his deep eyes.He entered the west wing room by himself, and buried himself on the bed.Seeing him like this, Mrs. Qi felt agitated, could something be wrong?Just as Qi was thinking wildly, a muffled voice came, "Mother, this door is blown!"

Qi opened her mouth wide in surprise, her mind was as dizzy as a mess.Her legs softened and she fell down on the bed, muttering to herself, "Blow?"

She has always been optimistic about this marriage, and the eldest sister also agrees, so why do you say that if you blow it up, you will blow it up?

Since Zhang Cheng came back that day, he had been seriously ill, and Qi was as anxious as a cat scratching.What happened after Ah Cheng went to Luoshui Village, why did Ah Cheng lose his mind all day after he came back, and didn't even read his most precious book?If she hadn't seen Ah Cheng sick, she would have really wanted to go to Luoshui Village to ask about the situation; but because Ah Cheng looked like he was dying, if she asked him again, wouldn't it irritate him even more?

For a while, Mrs. Qi was so anxious that she didn't even care about the business of the shop.He just wanted to go to the Xu family to ask for an explanation after Ah Cheng recovered from his illness.

Here, the Xu family was completely kept in the dark about this oolong incident.

After silkworm babies enter the third age, their food intake becomes much larger.At this time, there is no need to choose those young leaves to feed, and slightly older mulberry leaves are also acceptable.Similarly, the demand for mulberry trees is also much greater, calculated by the catty.

There are not enough mulberry trees planted on the fish pond, so Qiuyue and Qiulin usually go to other places to find mulberry leaves.These wild mulberry leaves are scattered and hard to find.There are some mulberry trees on the ridge of the field, and Qiuyue Qiulin also went to pick them back, let the silkworm babies eat their fill first, and then go to sleep.

Qiuyue dragged Qiulin along the field with a back full of mulberry leaves on her back. Qiulin was carrying a bamboo basket full of mulberry leaves in her hand. These were not enough for the silkworm baby to eat.

"Daughter-in-law!" The two had just turned over a slope when they heard a loud and cheerful voice coming from there.Qiuyue Qiulin looked at the source of the sound, but it was a man with a bloated body like a fat pig.The two sisters knew this man, he was the only son of the proprietress of the grocer.

This boy is a typical foodie, otherwise how could he have such a sturdy body; moreover, this person is very lethargic, it is not a problem to eat and drink enough to sleep for three days and three nights.How can a decent family marry their daughter to suffer?So when Xu Dacai reached the age of eighteen or nineteen, he didn't even get a daughter-in-law.

The two sisters slowly recalled the two sensitive words just spit out from Xu Dacai's mouth, and they were both surprised.Could it be that this man is taking his wife?The two of them turned their heads to look back in a tacit understanding, but they didn't even see half of the shadow. Where did they see Xu Dacai's daughter-in-law?

The next moment, the two sisters became terrified again.Xu Dacai ran towards Qiuyue at a fast pace on his elephant legs, reaching out to catch Qiuyue's wrist.Mimi smiled and said: "Daughter-in-law, what are you doing, let me, Xu Dacai, help you!"

Both Qiuyue and Qiulin shook their shoulders heavily!The daughter-in-law called by the emotional man turned out to be Qiuyue!
Qiuyue pushed Xu Dacai's hand unceremoniously, but the man was so sturdy that he couldn't move it.Qiuyue scolded: "Shameless, who is your wife, if you continue to slander your aunt's reputation like this, I will put you... into your mother's belly!"

Xu Dacai saw Qiuyue's complexion changed drastically, and there was obvious anger in her phoenix eyes, but she was so angry, but she was still beautiful.Xu Dacai has been crazy for a long time, how can he care about how Qiuyue scolded him?Xu Dacai was still smiling like pea buds, his small eyes were buried in his flesh, and he could only see a slit. "Daughter-in-law, don't be angry, my mother said, I will come to give you a betrothal gift in a few days, and soon, you will be mine..."

Xu Dacai stretched out his pig paws to hug Qiuyue, but Qiuyue was terrified, seeing that the pig-shaped person was about to protect herself, she squatted down wisely, and kicked Xu Dacai's knee with her legs.Xu Dacai's knee bounced, his feet were unsteady, and he fell on his back into the paddy field.

This season is the day when farmers plant rice seedlings. The water is shut off in the fields, and the tender green seedlings have just been planted for a few days.When Xu Dacai fell face down and back up, he not only ate a mouthful of mud, but also choked on muddy water.The whole body was wet with muddy water, didn't he completely become a drowned rat.

Seeing him like this, Qiuyue covered her mouth and laughed loudly: "You're a toad who wants to eat swan meat! Get out of my way, my aunt, and next time I show up in front of my aunt, I, Xu Qiuyue, will hit you every time I see you!"

Because he was the only child, Xu Dacai was held in the hands of his family since he was a child. When he was wronged like this, he was angry and felt wronged. His legs were stuck in the mud and he couldn't move.Just now Xu Dacai sat back in the muddy water dejectedly, hit the water surface hard, felt extremely wronged, and finally lay down in the paddy field, crying loudly.

"Sister, I always feel that this is a bit wrong. Why is Xu Dacai calling you a wife for no reason?" Qiu Lin felt that there was something hidden about this matter, and it seemed strange.

Qiuyue yelled: "That's because he is crazy about his daughter-in-law. When he meets someone, he treats him as his wife. Pooh!" Thinking that the pig's head almost hugged her just now, Qiuyue felt sick in her heart.

Qiu Lin murmured to himself: "No wonder the proprietress of the grocery store suddenly became friendly to us last time, and even pretended to give us a duck. It was clearly hidden at that time!" Qiu Lin's eyelids twitched, feeling This matter will not be so simple, she quickly grabbed the eldest sister, and hurriedly said: "Let's go home and ask mother what's going on!"

After hearing what Qiuyue and Qiulin sisters said, Mrs. Han felt a little bit like Monk Zhang Er.She never expected that Mrs. Liu would have such thoughts!Fortunately, she agreed to another marriage early so that the family would not be entangled again.The Liu family's children can't be called daughter-in-law when they are eighteen or nineteen years old, so there is obviously a problem.Mrs. Han patted her chest with lingering fear, "Ah Yue, don't be afraid, your marriage has been settled now, so what can Mrs. Liu do to make trouble. Next time you see her son, just take a detour, don't mess around like this again." It's a Gu family." This Mrs. Liu is not simple, she is afraid that Qiuyue Qiulin and the others will suffer from that woman.

After listening to Han's words, Qiulin thought that the marriage between the eldest sister and Brother Ah Cheng was a certainty.This Mrs. Liu is just like a jumping clown, and he is nothing to be afraid of now.

A few days later, the matchmaker Zhao came to the door again, this time she came to get the eldest sister Geng Tie.This geng post is commonly known as the eight characters, and the woman's date of birth needs to be written on it.Then send it to the man's house and put it on the ancestor's desk for three days. During these three days, if there is nothing wrong with the family, the matchmaker will send the man's gengtie to the woman's house, and the woman will also put the gengtie in it. It was enshrined on the ancestors' desk.Also during these three days, if there are any incidents such as theft, chickens and dogs, sickness in the family, and destruction of Geng Tie in the home of both parties, it will be regarded as auspicious, and the two people cannot be married.

Qiuyue's gengtie was written by Qiusong, the handwriting is a little immature, but the beauty can be seen in the immaturity.Matchmaker Zhao happily accepted the invitation from Geng, and continued to congratulate Mrs. Han.It was noon, and Mrs. Han asked her to have dinner, but Matchmaker Zhao politely declined, saying that it would be a big deal to send this post over earlier.Mrs. Han was also afraid that something might come up in this matter, so she didn't want to keep Matchmaker Zhao anymore, so she let her go.

Three days later, Matchmaker Zhao came again, and this time she brought back the man's Geng Tie.The Han family is illiterate, and those who don't look at them very well will be put on the desks of their ancestors.However, Qiulin saw some clues from the vague lines.This age is not right at all!Brother Ah Cheng is also 14 years old this year, but only ten days and a half months older than the elder sister.And this geng post is clearly four or five years older.Qiulin looked up at the name of Geng Tie all the way up, and when the three big characters "Xu Dacai" came into view, Qiulin's whole body tensed up and his heart jumped out.

This is clearly Xu Dacai's post!
The word "bad" first jumped into Qiulin's mind. Could it be that the matchmaker Zhao did not propose marriage for Brother Ah Cheng from the beginning, but Xu Dacai!Thinking about it this way, the blockage that was stuck in my head gradually became clear.Then it makes sense for Xu Dacai to call his daughter-in-law every time he meets his elder sister.

Seeing that Niang took the Geng Tie and was about to press it on the ancestor's desk, Qiu Lin wanted to step forward to stop it, but hesitated to speak.If they were so explicit, their family might offend not only Mrs. Liu, but also Matchmaker Zhao.The households in these ten townships and eight villages talk about their relatives, and Matchmaker Zhao can be said to have played the role of the middle pillar.This matchmaker cannot afford to offend.

Qiulin had no choice but to hold back her words, and sent Matchmaker Zhao out with a stiff face.

(End of this chapter)