The population is small, and it is not as large as that big village. Song Qiu and several people entered the village all the way, but saw no one on the road. The doors of the houses passing by were also closed. Zheng explained that this was because wild boars often came up the mountain.
The men came down to cause harm to the houses with closed doors, and all the men in the family went up the mountain. A house full of young and old people would not dare to open the door.
The houses here are all made of yellow mud, and there is not a single blue-brick house. You can imagine how difficult life is in this village.
Mao Xiaohua's house is at the very back, at the foot of the mountain. If a wild boar comes down the mountain, their house will be the first to be harmed.
Perhaps she has also experienced this, so the walls of her house are built high with stones, and the door is also a thick wooden door.
Ms. Zheng walked up to the door and knocked on the door, shouting inside, "Xiaohua, Xiaohua! Are you home?" From that look, she was obviously familiar with this place.
"Here we come!" After a while, the wooden door with a hole in it creaked, and a teenage girl came out. Her hair was neatly combed, and her clothes were old but clean.
A neat person asked, "Cousin, are you here?"
As he said that, he saw a few people following Zheng.
She didn't know who it was, but when she saw Yuan Erping inside, she couldn't help but blush as she thought of something.
From a calculation, Mrs. Zheng and Mao Xiaohua were just cousins. They had never known each other before. Later, when she got married to Xiban Village, they were close to each other, and the relationship started to flourish.
Mao Xiaohua's parents are both gone, and her elder brother is in charge of the household, with a pair of younger siblings at the bottom. Her brother is hunting in the mountains all year round and is away from home most of the time.
There was no adult in the family, so she was worried that she would be cautious, so Zheng held her hand and introduced her enthusiastically: "Come on, Xiaohua, let me introduce you. This is my aunt from my husband's family, and these are her son and her niece."
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Mrs. Zheng had already told Xiao Xi about the situation of the man's family before, and she had a rough idea in her mind. However, she didn't expect that the man's family would come to her door today after letting her loose yesterday.
Fortunately, she was mentally prepared. She immediately called Mrs. Chen "Auntie", nodded to Song Qiu and Yuan Erping as a greeting, and invited a few people into the house.
Then he quickly asked his sister to go next door to ask his aunt to come over and help entertain the guests.
The aunt also heard the commotion. As soon as she heard this, she quickly dropped her work and came over.
Mao Xiaohua greeted a few people to sit down, then ran out and brought in a few bowls, poured water for them, and after doing a lot of work, she sat down next to her aunt.
Since ancient times, girls who come to visit each other have come up to pour tea and prepare a table of special dishes. The girl has nothing to do with it. The man and the man are talking about their parents and relatives. But Mao Xiaohua's parents have passed away and her eldest brother is not at home.
No one cares about the general appearance method, just enough to look at this little flower carefully!
This little flower has good facial features. Although her skin is not white enough, she looks pretty and has an honest face. She doesn't seem to have a troublesome personality. Song Qiu likes her appearance. She is attractive and comfortable to look at.
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Not to mention Mrs. Chen, who was originally satisfied with this girl's reputation as a capable person. Now when I met someone, I saw that she was sitting upright and not looking away, as if she had an idea. Such a person is not afraid of being bullied.
Looking at that body shape, he was also very fertile, so he couldn't help but nodded secretly in his heart.
Mao Xiaohua knew that the aunt and the little girl opposite were looking at her, so she was not timid and just let them look at her without interrupting.
Her cousin was someone who knew what was going on, and she was very good at greeting people and continuing their conversations. After a while, she came down and asked almost everything Mao Xiaohua wanted to know. Of course, she didn't forget to leave any questions.
Disclose your own requirements and ideas.
Looking at each other is just looking at each other. Naturally, things are not decided upon the first time they meet.
It was getting late, and it wouldn't be long. Zheng, the middle-aged man, smiled and said: "It's getting late today, so we'll leave first. Xiaohua, I'll wait for your elder brother to come back tomorrow, and I'll take you back."
Come to my aunt’s house to play, you’re not an outsider!”
This meaning is also very obvious. When the Mao brothers and sisters come to the Yuan family again, they will be the real housekeepers. If they are determined, the marriage will not have to run away.
Mao Xiaohua responded with a shy smile and sent Song Qiu and the others out.
After seeing the person off, the aunt held Mao Xiaohua's hand, pointed at the snacks brought by Mrs. Chen and others, and said with a smile: "This family is good. If this marriage can come true, Xiaohua, you will be blessed in the future."
If you enjoy it, your parents can rest assured that they are in heaven."
Mao Xiaohua also blushed and smiled while thinking about Yuan Erping's appearance.
The Mao Family Village came out of here, and Ms. Chen hurriedly asked Ms. Zheng to exchange news, "His cousin, is this little flower on par with her?"
Mrs. Zheng nodded. Mao Xiaohua said a few words to her before coming out. Then she pointed at Yuan Erping and said with a smile: "We've fallen in love! I see Erping acting like this, so he must have fallen in love with him, right?"
Ms. Chen grinned and said, "She is a good girl, so it's natural to fall in love with her! She looks great to me too!"
As he said that, he didn't forget to ask Song Qiu for his opinion, "Aqiu, do you think it's okay?"
Song Qiu responded with a smile: "Yes, I'm a good match for cousin Erping!"
Yuan Erping smiled sheepishly.
Ms. Chen was very happy, wishing that the marriage could be settled immediately, "I'm just waiting for them to come and visit the house. If they meet me, it will be no problem to look after the house!" She is still quite confident about her family.
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Mrs. Zheng nodded in response, "There must be no problem. Xiaohua and her elder brother listen to Xiaohua. As long as Xiaohua nods, there will definitely be no problem!"
As Mrs. Chen listened, she seemed to see the lively scene of her daughter-in-law asking for admission.
She is an impatient, stormy person, and she cares deeply about such a son.
So when the Mao brothers and sisters found a time to visit the house and nodded, she didn't delay at all, and when she was ready to pay the betrothal gift, she asked her mother-in-law's sister-in-law to be the matchmaker, and took Ms. Zheng and Ms. Zhang to the Mao family village to betrothal.
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She has only one son. In addition to the three-square-meter dowry gift from her father-in-law, she also saved a lot of money, so the dowry gift was very nice.
Mao Xiaohua over there was frightened when she saw that the groom's betrothal gift was so heavy, and then she felt moved.
After receiving the betrothal gift, with the help of Zheng's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, they looked up the date, compared their birth dates, and decided on the eighth day of the winter lunar month.
When looking for a wife these days, the emphasis is on the woman, and the date chosen is usually after the busy farming season and before spring plowing, so that the woman does not have to do farm work immediately after entering the house, and has time to buffer.
The Mao family was also satisfied with this day and agreed without hesitation.
The next step is to prepare and just focus on the wedding.
This move was so fast that the Yuan family's two granddaughter-in-laws walked in front and back, and the Yuan family's elders were very happy.
But this is all for the future.
Let's talk about the present moment. Song Qiu and others returned to the Chen family in Xiban Village. The red peppers of the Chen family have been picked. In addition, many people in the village have also picked peppers and brought them to the Chen family.
Du Chuanfu followed Song Qiu's instructions and picked the peppers. He weighed them first and wrote them down one by one, waiting for Song Qiu to come back and collect the money.
At this moment, we have only two families, and they are still busy.
As soon as Song Qiu came back, he quickly calculated the accounts and settled the money. Chen and Yuan Erping also came to help and collected the peppers before heading home.