Mrs. Zhang's voice was still gentle and polite: "You heard it wrong, there has never been such a thing."
Zhao Shuangjiang seemed to have been slapped hard, his blood surged up, and he rushed out fiercely, "We clearly agreed at the beginning that we would start preparing for the engagement after adding up the horoscopes of the two children, and strive to get this done before the year.
The matter is settled, how can you turn your back on me now?"
After hearing this, Mrs. Zhang's face became more sullen, "Do you have to let this matter go? What good will it do to your family?"
"Then you can't open your eyes and tell lies and deny this marriage. People in the village are watching here. Why don't you consider my Bihe's reputation?"
Zhao Shuangjiang said this because she was ready to break the news. Anyway, the news had spread, and everyone in the village was waiting to make a joke. No matter whether there was a fuss or not, she would not benefit from it, so she might as well feel happy!
By this time, Mrs. Zhang was a fool if she didn't understand the reason why Zhao Shuangjiang was so troublesome. When she realized what she was doing, she felt even more angry and naturally she was not polite.
"What did I tell you last time we met? After the horoscopes were calculated and both children nodded in agreement, the marriage of our two families would be announced to the public in order to have a good reputation for the children. You agreed more at that time
happy?"
"What's the result? As a result, you turned around and revealed the matter. Now that the marriage can't happen, you can't get off the stage, so you came to me to ask for an explanation. Who am I, your daughter? Why should I consider her reputation?
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"When the matchmaker came to meet you, he specifically emphasized that Wang Xiucai's family is well-educated and well-educated. It is a real scholarly family. That's why I am willing to meet you. Well-educated and courteous, haha, you are such an ignorant village woman.
How can it be worthy of such elegant words!"
Mrs. Zhang glared at her with disdain and got on the carriage without looking back.
Matchmaker Qian waved a handkerchief and patted the back of Zhao Shuangjiang's hand and said: "Madam Xiucai, you are indeed not kind enough in this matter today. Looking at the situation in your family, I don't dare to talk about kissing anymore. That's it. I'll do it first."
gone."
Zhao Shuangjiang was so angry that he clenched his fists and jumped a few times, shouting at the carriage: "You are the only one who knows how to teach and be polite. What's the point of a poor boy? If you have the ability, your son can become a scholar!"
Mrs. Zhang in the carriage listened to her screams, shook her head and sighed, but her mood was extremely relaxed. Fortunately, she listened to Shen Qingqing's words and broke off the engagement, otherwise she would have married a troublemaker and returned home.
Mothers are so unreasonable and can't keep their temper. How good can a daughter's character be?
As the carriage went further and further away, Zhao Shuangjiang was still yelling and yelling at the door of his house. The villagers who were watching could not stand upright with laughter.
"Mrs. Xiucai, didn't you say that your Bihe wanted to marry into the town and enjoy happiness? Now that we can't get married, what should we do?"
"I've heard about Zhang Tongsheng in town. Everyone praises him for his knowledge. He might really be able to get some honors! Oh, what a pity. Otherwise, our village could have a talented son-in-law, haha!"
"Mrs. Xiucai, you said you don't like us mud-legged people, and the nobles in the town don't like you. So where should Bihe marry?"
Everyone has a bloody nature. The Wang family usually puts on airs and is aloof. Who wants other people to have a scholar in their family?
But what does it mean when you call people "mud-legged" and make sarcastic remarks? They are all from the same village, why should they be bullied by you?
The words of the villagers were like sharp swords that made Zhao Shuangjiang's heart bleed. Her eyes were red with anger, and she waved her arms to drive them away.
"Get out of here, get out! Don't stand in front of my house!"
"Look at this person, it's too urgent to ask her a few words. They are all from the village. It's not enough to care about the marriage of the younger generation. Forget it, let's go. She has just been divorced, so it's normal to feel unhappy.
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The villagers laughed, shook their heads and scattered happily.
Zhao Shuangjiang wiped away his tears and slammed the courtyard door. After entering the house, he stretched out his hand and tore up the poems in Wang Xiucai's hand. "I've been bullied to the point where I'm still looking at something useless.
Don’t you know how to go out and say a few words?”
"What do you want me to do?" Wang Xiucai looked at the shredded paper and felt heartbroken and bleeding. He didn't dare to anger Mrs. Zhao, so he could only persuade him in a low voice: "Those people are unreasonable scoundrels. You tell them."
Does it make sense?"
"What about Bihe's marriage? How long do you plan to postpone it?"
Wang Xiucai's back straightened, and he was full of confidence: "How could my daughter from Wang High School not be able to get married? Just wait patiently, and you will always meet a suitable young man."
Zhao Shuangjiang thought about it. Without the Zhang family and the Li family and the Sun family... her Bihe family was not bad, how could she not get married?
So he put this matter aside and asked another matter: "What about the replacement of the village chief that I told you last time? Wang Tiezhu is ignorant and is not of the same mind as us, so he must be replaced by the county magistrate.
, wouldn’t it be good for our Cong’er to be the head of Yanghua Village?”
Wang Xiucai tilted his head in embarrassment and coughed, not knowing how to answer.
The last time he brought a gift to the county magistrate's house as a guest, he was kicked out by two gatekeepers before he even touched the gate of the county government office. This situation has happened several times. In total, he has not seen the magistrate for more than a year.
Ordered.
How dare he tell the truth? If he did, people wouldn't laugh at him?
After mumbling for a long time, he finally came up with a reasonable reason: "There must be a suitable reason for appointing and removing the village chief. He has not made any mistakes. How can he be removed from power just because he is removed from office? Don't mention this matter in the future. It will save you money.
If it spreads to other people’s ears, it will be said that we are taking advantage of our power to bully others.”
Zhao Shuangjiang curled his lips reluctantly, "You can think too much all day long and use your power to bully others. That's because we have the ability."
Complaints are complaints, but in the end I did not continue this topic.
Wang Bihe in the other room had long since burst into tears. She could clearly hear her mother's quarrels and the ridicule of the villagers.
Now it's better, the marriage is gone, and she has become the laughing stock of the whole village. How can she go out to meet people in the future?
"Shen Qingqing, I hate you so much!"
She uttered a word through gritted teeth and hit the pillow hard.
If Shen Qingqing hadn't fed her the toadstool soup, how could she suddenly go crazy and make a fool of herself in front of the whole village?
"Shen Qingqing, just wait, sooner or later I will let you have a taste of this!"
On the other side of the Meng family, Shen Qingqing sneezed twice in a row, causing tears to flow from her eyes.
Meng Qixue looked at her with a worried look, "Mom, what's wrong with you? Do you want to ask the doctor for some medicine?"
Shen Qingqing touched her head and said, "Mother is fine."
There must be some incompetent and angry guy speaking ill of her behind her back. What's the use of speaking ill? It's just adding trouble to herself!
She rubbed her nose and continued to prick the straw disk in her hand.
"Mom, why don't we go up the mountain to pick mushrooms today?"
"Not going."
"Mom, what is this you did?"
"The archery target is for your brother to practice archery with."
"Practice archery, but my eldest brother has no arrows."