Liu An Hua Ming You Yi Village

Chapter 54

This incident strengthened Du Youzhong's determination to participate in the county examination.

If he had fame and fame, then the old aunt would not bully her so much, and she would feel that she could take her daughter away with any charity.

But he still wanted to keep this matter from his family, after all, his mother was not so easy to persuade.

The last time Uncle Hu came over, he had already lent him the money. Seeing that the days were almost over, Du Youzhong said that he would go to the county for a while.

Du Youzhong is an old man, and he used to work in the town, so no one is worried about what will happen to him when he goes out.

The Qi family thought that his eldest son wanted to find a job in the county, or that he already had a plan.He also gave Du Youzhong [-] Wen from the money he had saved, and let him use it as living expenses.

"Come back if you can't find it. It's impossible for us to eat well at home, but we won't be hungry. Don't worry, you have this ability, and it will definitely be useful!"

Mrs. Hu also prepared Du Youzhong's clothes. Dalang, Erlang, and Du Yu were all reluctant to part with their father.

"It's okay, I'll be back soon, you don't have to worry, help the house more at home, and Dalang, you are the boss, help take care of your younger siblings, don't pull down the book, insist every day Look! Dad is coming back to check, and Erlang is too, so don’t leave it behind, or I’ll come back to play hands.”

At this time, there was no farm work, and Du Youzhong didn't want his sons to run around every day.

"Father, I will also follow my brothers to write well." Du Yu promised.

"Okay, then I'll check on Yu'er when I come back." Du Youzhong was very tolerant towards his daughter.

Du Youzhong left, and it entered February, when it was really green and yellow, and the wild vegetables did not come out. I heard that due to the drought last year, many people in the mountains had no harvest, and they all came out to flee famine!
The terrain in the mountains is high, and there is usually little water. This severe drought, it is almost impossible to survive, especially when there is no harvest, it will kill people.

Outside the county town, some fleeing famine gathered there. At any rate, there was a county grandpa who let people watch, and set up a porridge shop to help.But this is not the same thing. More people go to various villages and towns to beggars.

Du Yu found out that several groups of beggars had come to their Yangliu Village. They were still wearing thick cotton jackets, but the jackets were very torn, and their families gave them to them several times.

On this day, another family came to beg. Although the Qi family is powerful, they feel pitiful when they see these people. After all, they can live on. Who is willing to be a beggar in such a humble manner?
They still had coarse grains in their family, and at this time they made a big bowl of coarse grains rice, and the elderly leader only said that the family was kind-hearted.

Mrs. Qi hurriedly said: "Don't say that, I only treat you once, if you come next time, I will have nothing. It's not easy for you, and it's not easy for me."

"Who says it's not? It's not easy. Even the trees on our side are dead, not to mention the food. I planted a few acres at the beginning, but they all dried up and died. This year's harvest is in vain. I can’t go hungry, so I sold all the valuables in the house and barely survived the winter, but the family didn’t even have a bed. In the beginning of spring, there was really no food, so I had to bring my whole family with me. Come here and beg for food, or we won’t be able to starve to death.” I was crying when I said it.

"In our village, there are still people who sold their children in order to survive, but how can I do this, okay, the whole family is together, and I'm not that slave." The man continued.

He thinks that the conditions of this family are not bad. He has a niece, and the family is gone, and it is hard to follow them. If possible, he wants to marry his niece into this family.

It's also because the family is kind-hearted.So he was slowly inquiring, wanting to ask about the situation.

Qi felt that this person asked too much. Although she was already old, it was not plausible for her to keep saying that, so she said, "I said, I still have something to do at home."

"Oh, oh, let's go now." The man gritted his teeth, and Qi Shi said, "Do you have any married sons in your family? To be honest, I have a nephew who is also at the age of marriage. He is a good talent. I There is no other meaning, as long as you can control what she eats, and she can work quickly."

"What? What are you talking about? Old man, there is a psychopath here. Come out quickly and help me get rid of him!" Qi shouted hastily.

Several sons in the family came out when they heard Qi's shout, and there were three King Kong standing at the door. When Mr. Du came out, there would be no place for him, even his two grandsons and granddaughters had legs and feet better than him. quick.Everyone was staring at each other, and the heart that scared the man almost jumped out.

"You old woman, what's the matter?" Mr. Du squeezed over from the way out of the way, Qi Shi said.

"You are so slow. When you come, the day lily will be cold." Qi said to the man, "I said I gave you a bowl of rice kindly, and I didn't ask you to be grateful. What are you doing?" What's going on, how can you still think of blackmailing me?"

This mouth said that she would betroth her niece to her son, who would she lie to? She didn't want to get involved in such a thing. Who knows what the family's plan is?Don't think about letting your family marry a niece and then support their big family, there is no way!
It would be nice to give him a bowl of rice!

The man hurriedly said: "I really don't mean anything else, I'm sincere, my niece's parents are gone, and then I live with my uncle, and now there is a natural disaster in my family, this life is even more difficult Yes, I originally thought of proposing to her last year, but last year no one was willing to have an extra person to share the rations.

My niece is very capable. She can do all the work in my field.Really, I won’t lie to you, I have my household registration book here, if you don’t believe me, you can check it. "

This person is really going to take out his household registration booklet.Du Yu found that this person was a little interesting.

After hearing this, Mr. Du asked: "What you said is interesting, but we only met this time, and you want to betroth your niece, which is too hasty! Besides, it is impossible for our family to marry you just because of this meeting. , you can marry a stranger to come in."

"That is, what if you are a liar, what if you want to take away all our family's belongings, what if you are habitual offenders of fraudulent marriages? I said, you are too wicked, how can you cheat into my house?" ?”

"Sister, you don't believe what I say. I'm really sincere. It's rare for people like us in the village not to go hungry. As an uncle, I also hope that my niece can find a good family. I have run over a dozen families here, and it is your family who can give me a bowl of rice. Not to mention anything else, your kindness, I can see it with my eyes for so many years, and I also have my own little one. Selfishly, you can give me a bowl of rice, depending on the situation, your life is not bad, and I also want my niece to marry into a wealthy family."

Mrs. Qi immediately said: "You think beautifully. Since my family is well-off, what kind of girl can't marry back? Why do you want your niece?"

That’s right, you are still fleeing famine and have nothing. Do we still have to support you all the time?
Instead of this, we might as well find a similar family nearby.

The man said: "As an uncle, I want my niece to live well. I don't want a single dowry gift, as long as you treat her well. If you are afraid that our family will not leave at that time, then I swear to you, I will give you a gift." If that's the case, I will be struck by lightning from the sky, and I will die a terrible death!"

He really just saw that the conditions in this family were not bad, so if he wanted to marry his niece, at least it would be better than living in the mountains.

No dowry?This condition made the Qi family very tempted. Last year's severe drought delayed the marriage of the fourth child. It would be a great thing if he could marry a wife for the fourth child without spending a penny.

"Absurd! This thing can't be done! This old man, there is no need to say this in the future, otherwise we will all become people who take advantage of the fire?" Mr. Du disagreed with this matter.

But wasn't Qi's tempted, so she said to the man: "Let's not talk about this for now, what's your surname?"

The man said: "My family is from Tangjiatun, my surname is Tang. I'm really not a liar, I just want to find a good home for my niece." Coming out this time, the opportunity is rare, as long as I can marry my niece outside the mountain, it is right Think of the child's parents.

Du Yu was dumbfounded, can this be done?Judging by grandma's appearance, it is probably very likely.

The Qi family drove Dalang Erlang, Du Yu and others back, and even drove away the fourth and fifth children. Now that her heart has moved, she has to inquire carefully.

"It's a big risk." After all, I'm not familiar with it. If there's really something wrong with it, then it's too late to regret it.

"Sister-in-law, do you think this can be done?" I don't know the basics, but I still don't feel at ease, but if I really don't spend money to have a daughter-in-law, it is definitely tempting enough for most rural people.

"Half and half. Only when you see that girl can you talk about it." Hu said.

"Mother, if my fourth uncle doesn't agree, I won't do it." Such a free daughter-in-law, can fourth uncle be happy?Or in the mountains?
"What do you know about children? Hurry up and play, don't listen here." Seeing that her daughter is still young and can't tell at all, Hu can never tell her that this important marriage is a big deal. It's the order of your parents, your parents have decided for you, and you just wait to be the bridegroom or bride when the time comes.

If you want to know if the other party is a liar, you can go to Tangjiatun to inquire. As for the distance, you are going to marry a wife, so do you care about the distance?

What's more, that person still has a household registration certificate, which can be found out in the county government.

But this matter is still very risky. Hu thinks it would be great if her husband was there, and he knows how to solve it.

According to Qi's thinking, none of their family are fools, so how could they be fooled?When the time comes for the bride to marry and come in, she will be optimistic. She is a liar, and his son is a man, so she won't suffer much.

(End of this chapter)