The mulberry life of a small peasant girl

Chapter 19

After hearing Zhao Xiaohu's confession, Nuan Bao stood there in shock for a long time.This is really the first time in her life that someone has confessed to her. This mood can't be called wonderful, but there is still a little complacency.It's just that when she thought that the other party was just a ten-year-old child, her heart broke in an instant.Could it be that she is the strange aunt who attracts little kids?
Nuan Bao grinned, suppressed the emotion of wanting to run away, and tried to calm down, "Zhao Xiaohu, haven't you been playing with Xiaofu all the time? Why..."

Zhao Xiaohu looked at Nuan Bao shyly, lowered his head and explained shyly: "I want to know about you, Xiao Nuan, play with Xiao Fu, Xiao Fu will tell me."

Well, so to speak, Zhao Xiaohu and Xiaofu got close because of himself.

Bad signs must be picked out and eradicated in time!

There can no longer be scandals in my own home that attract the attention of the whole village.

"Zhao Xiaohu, I don't like you. And it's not something we can talk about." After a pause, "But if you want to come over to play in the future, I'm very welcome." Nuan Bao didn't know how to refuse, so just be straightforward, Like rotten wood, it must be cut off cruelly and neatly, so that at least the rest will not be endangered.Let's hope they still have some remaining affection.

Zhao Xiaohu didn't expect that Nuan Bao could wipe out all his secret joy and nervousness in such a plain manner, and his shame was exposed in front of others like a naked body. He let out a shameful "ah", with a little hatred, Quickly ran away.

Nuan Bao recalled those wet eyes, and she intuitively thought that there must be hatred in them.But short-term pain is better than long-term pain. Children will be fine after being sad for a while, and they have no communication at all, so there is no deep relationship, and there is no such thing as who will let the other down.

It's getting dark, let's go back to the house quickly.

It’s the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and the New Year’s greetings are finally over. Zhang De wants to take another job before spring plowing, and tells Nuanbao not to let Xiaofu go out to play. Xiaofu is seven years old this year, and he should learn to do needlework. He wants to ask Aunt Zhang teaches Nuan Bao and Xiao Fu.

Nuan Bao asked suspiciously, "Uncle, Spring is not far away, don't we still have to raise seedlings?"

Zhang De replied anxiously: "That's not in a hurry, I'll do it when I get back from work."

The behavior of this little uncle was really strange, as if he was being chased and fled.Is he trying to escape the blind date?

Don't think so, it's still very possible.Uncle, shouldn't you back down at this time?

"Uncle, we're not in a hurry to wait for money. Besides, isn't the most important thing now is to find a good aunt?"

Sure enough, Zhang De's body trembled when he heard this, his mouth opened and closed but he couldn't utter a word.

Although Nuan Bao knew that there is a phobia of blind dates in modern times, she didn't expect this to happen to her uncle. It seems that she should hurry up and find a matchmaker for her uncle.

Zhang De was exposed by Nuan Bao, so naturally he could no longer go to work in Longqing City, so he could only stay at home honestly.

Nuan Bao didn't want to increase the pressure on the uncle, so he pretended nothing happened, but asked Aunt Zhang to recommend a matchmaker when Zhang De went out to fetch water the next day.Aunt Zhang blamed Nuanbao's little girl for taking care of her uncle's marriage, and at the same time said that Zhang De was out of tune, and that if he didn't find a wife, he would tire the children.But no matter what Aunt Zhang said, she finally agreed to be my uncle's elder and find a matchmaker for him.What Nuan Bao meant was to ask Mrs. Zhang to talk to the matchmaker first, and then tell the uncle when a suitable person is selected. Otherwise, it would be miserable for the uncle to be thin-skinned and unwilling to run back to the city.

The two secretly conspired behind Zhang De's back for a long time, and after reaching a consensus, they both laughed wickedly.

Aunt Zhang's work speed is really fast, she found a matchmaker surnamed Tian in less than a day.This matchmaker has been working as a matchmaker for more than 20 years, and the number of marriages they have matched is innumerable. However, the money she receives from matchmakers is higher than that of ordinary matchmakers.

Nuan Bao found an excuse to go to Aunt Zhang's house to ask about sewing, and openly eavesdropped in the back room of Aunt Zhang's living room.

Aunt Zhang cheerfully served tea and fruits to Matchmaker Tian, ​​and waited for the two of them to chat with each other before starting to talk about business.

"Matchmaker Tian, ​​I invited you here this time to say goodbye to my neighbor Ade. Ade's parents are not here. In the past, Ade's parents treated us very kindly. Now I can be regarded as an elder to give us a kiss. He said kiss."

Matchmaker Tian said understandingly: "I've heard people say about this virtue. He's honest, hardworking and hardworking. He's a good man."

"That's what I said! If it weren't for being poor in the early years, how could this character last until now. I had the idea of ​​marrying him before, but he always said that he was poor and not worthy of other people's daughters, and he didn't want to harm others. Since He thought that way, and he was full and hungry, so I gave up my heart. Now that Ade went to the city to make money, I immediately thought of looking for you, Tian Matchmaker. No one in the neighborhood knows that Tian Matchmaker is a big matchmaker."

Matchmaker Tian was highly praised by Aunt Zhang, and she also said happily: "I heard that Zhang De recently built a new house and bought a field?"

Aunt Zhang stretched out three fingers and stood up, "I bought this number!"

Matchmaker Tian thought to herself, this man is capable if he can start a family business with nothing, and this marriage can be taken over!

Aunt Zhang has known people for many years, and she naturally found Tian Matchmaker's satisfied expression. She was also very happy. Generally, people who matchmakers agree with will actively find a good girl. She couldn't wait to ask: "How is it? Do you have a suitable candidate now? ?”

"Don't worry, you haven't said what the man wants."

Thinking of Zhang De's dull personality, Aunt Zhang still needs to find a girl who is quiet, calm, kind and easy to get along with.

"There are really not many requirements. They should be virtuous and quiet, and their family members should not be greedy and act like prostitutes. You know that Ade has worked so hard for so many years. Isn't it just to ask for someone who can eat hot food and warm his heart."

Matchmaker Tian nodded, it was an easy request.But "Then, does his family have two daughters?"

Aunt Zhang quickly shook her head, "That's not his own daughter, it's the baby of his relatives, who was adopted back when the catastrophe hit last year, but don't worry, those two dolls are very sensible and obedient, and if they are really kind girls, they will definitely I don't mind having two more children in the family, it's not easy for anyone, and there's no way to help when you can."

Matchmaker Tian was a little embarrassed, "Miss Zhang, this is not a matter of extra food. In the future, children will have to pay dowry when they get married. Few people are willing to marry their daughters into this family. Don't be afraid of what you say, I have something to say, It's the same with anyone, never lie, if I have news later, I'll come back."

Aunt Zhang didn't expect to get it done just once, so she took out five copper coins and thanked Matchmaker Tian for taking the trip.

Nuan Bao managed to coax her little uncle into agreeing to get married, but how did she know that she hadn't considered whether anyone would marry her.Because she has always thought that the little uncle is really a good man, he has a sense of responsibility and knows how to love others, he is honest and honest, and he is willing to work hard to support his family. What a good man he is.

A month later, Matchmaker Tian never came to the door again.Nuan Bao went from full of anticipation at the beginning to now anxious and lost. The days in between are really sad.Xiao Fu was also very sad, and followed Nuan Bao to Aunt Zhang's house every day to learn how to do needlework. Unfortunately, her round fingers were really not made of needlework material, and they were pierced within a few times of embroidery, and the two fingers of her right hand were pierced with bleeding marks Come.

But even so, Xiaofu couldn't escape learning needlework, because when making clothes in the farmhouse, the soles of the shoes are the proof of whether a daughter-in-law is well-educated, and the rough needlework is really unforgivable. Out of clothes?
On this day, the two learned needlework again at Aunt Zhang's house, and Tian Matchmaker finally came to the door.I only heard her shouting outside: "Miss Zhang, a good thing is coming soon."

Aunt Zhang hurriedly let Nuan Bao and Xiao Fu hide in the back room, and then hurried out to meet Matchmaker Tian.

"I don't know what's going on? Tian Matchmaker, I haven't seen you for a while."

Matchmaker Tian heard the complaint in Mrs. Zhang's words, and quickly apologized: "Miss Zhang, I think Zhang De is a good guy, and I have been trying to find him a good one. No...I really found it for me."

Aunt Zhang became interested immediately, "Which family's daughter is it?"

Matchmaker Tian immediately frothed: "This family's surname is Cai, and they live in Pukou. You know that place is close to the sea, and there are many boat people on the sea. This Cai family is one of them. The Cai family has four sons and a daughter. What I want to talk about today This is the girl. This girl is the eldest. She is [-] years old this year. She has been dragged to such an age to take care of her younger brother. She has a good character in all aspects. She is filial to the elderly and knows how to take care of the younger ones. She is really suitable for Zhang De. .”

Mrs. Zhang also agrees with the latter point, but the family situation of this family seems to be quite difficult. In the future, the daughter will still care about her mother's family?This can't be done.

"How old are the four younger brothers?"

Matchmaker Tian also knows that poverty is the biggest shortcoming of the Cai family, but she doesn't want to make dirty money to deceive people, so she said truthfully: "These four younger brothers are 16, 13, [-], and [-] years old. The purpose is to get some dowry money to hire a wife for the eldest son."

"Then their family has been living on the boat? No fields or land?"

"I just make a living by fishing. I have no land. My family lives on a fishing boat. But I'm telling the truth. Zhang De is so old. It's hard to find a young wife with a good family background. And you know the big sister , Zhang De also only has three acres of land, and he has two children. There are so many young people in ten miles and eight villages..."

Aunt Zhang was a little hesitant, and asked again: "The girl you mentioned is really a kind and kind person? After you get married, you can't bully the little baby at home. You have to be as painful as your own girl."

Matchmaker Tian patted her chest and replied affirmatively: "Don't worry, her mother didn't allow her to marry. Although this girl's family is poor, the whole family has integrity. They definitely wouldn't sell the girl for the sake of their son. If it weren't for her If you want to, you can't say this. If you want me to say, this girl is capable, she can support everything in the family, she thinks a lot about her younger brother since she was a child, and she is also kind. She is absolutely suitable for Zhang De. There is no such thing in this world. It's a suitable marriage. As for her family, they will not come to borrow money every day, they are all honest people."

Aunt Zhang was moved by what she said, but she was only doing it for her, so she couldn't make up her mind, and it was up to Ade to make his own decision.

"Matchmaker Tian, ​​I still need to see what Ade thinks about this matter. You also know that I am not a serious relative of him. How about this? I will tell you as soon as I have an idea."

Matchmaker Tian was very sure about the marriage, so she left without a smile, while Aunt Zhang planned to go to Zhang De's house tonight and tell him about the marriage.

(End of this chapter)