Chapter 716: Wang Guizhuang wants to marry a second time
The lotus roots in the lotus pond are also growing well. They harvested a lot this year. After harvesting, Ma and others made lotus root powder and sent it to the dessert shop.
After a year, the fry in the other half of the fish pond have seen many big fish swimming around.
Including the fruit trees on the mountain, Wang Guizhuang also takes care of them. This year's harvest of hawthorns, pomegranates and oranges is full, and the jam produced will be enough for the dessert shop next year.
Sheep are grazing all over the hillside, and the chickens and ducks are having their own fun. The grass has been pulled out and fertilizer has been applied in the vegetable garden. Wang Guizhuang has no work to do and has not stopped. He is guarding the sheep in the open space outside the bamboo forest.
Ah these, while weaving baskets carefully.
He is very skilled in craftsmanship. He made all the baskets, dustpans, and back baskets that are used in the village. The finished products are not bad for sale.
Seeing the girl and someone coming this way, Wang Guizhuang immediately stopped what he was doing, rubbed his hands and bowed solemnly.
Song Qiu also knew that he was a person who worked hard and didn't talk much. He smiled and praised him, saying that he had worked hard and telling him to take a rest. It was so cold sitting here.
Wang Guizhuang smiled innocently, waved his hand and said: "It's not cold, so wear thick clothes! The cotton-padded clothes made by the girl's instructions are warm!"
Seeing that he was really not cold, Song Qiu didn't say anything. After walking around for a while, he planned to go into the small courtyard to see the vermicelli workshop.
Just as he turned around, Wang Guizhuang called out, "Girl!"
Song Qiu paused and looked back at him, "Huh?"
Wang Guizhuang rubbed his hands, as if he was a little embarrassed and found it difficult to speak.
Seeing this, Song Qiu asked Lin Desheng to go ahead and do his work without following him. Then he walked back, looked at him and said, "Uncle Wang, if you need anything, just tell me."
Wang Guizhuang kept rubbing his hands. If he wetted his hands with some water, he would surely make mud out of them. Even those who do such work would not be able to keep them clean.
Song Qiu looked closely and could see dirt on his collar.
Wang Guizhuang hesitated for a long time, fearing that he would delay the girl's affairs and make her angry, so he nervously spoke, "Girl, I... I want to ask the girl... for a favor."
As soon as Song Qiu heard this, her mind started to spin. What kind of grace? These words sounded familiar. Isn't this what Li said at the beginning when he came to talk to her about the marriage of his two sons.
She remembered the situation in Wanggui Village. He was an ordinary farmer and a free man. He had escaped from a disaster in his hometown. His family was gone and he was the only one left, so he sold himself.
His original wife was gone, and he was still young, only in his early forties. If he really wanted to find another wife, there was nothing wrong with him.
Thinking like this, Song Qiu quickly thought of a suitable person in his mind.
She doesn't seem to have any in her hand.
Wang was in her early thirties and single, but Song Qiu didn't think it was suitable.
The rest, Yang family? Wu family? Lin family?
It doesn't seem to work.
Song Qiu suddenly felt worried. If Wang Guizhuang really asked her to help find a wife, would she have to buy another one in her thirties or forties without a husband?
Song Qiu then wondered what it meant to ask Wang Guizhuang to explain it himself first.
Wang Guizhuang made the beginning, and the rest of the words were not difficult to say, and he said them out in one go.
After a long while, Song Qiu was stunned after listening to Wang Guizhuang's words.
Huang Tao behind him also opened his mouth in surprise.
She was originally a child of the previous master's family, and the family's marriage contract was in the hands of the master's family. She was raised as a servant when she was a child. Did she know that when servants like them wanted to get married, it was all under the master's control?
In the hands, it depends on the arrangement of the master's family, that is the match, and naturally they all choose among the servants. The children born in the future will be the children of the family, and the children of the family will be more valued by the master's family.
I have never heard of anyone being able to marry an outsider, unless the master’s grace allows him to release the bond, otherwise no married man would ever think of marrying a servant who has a bond to sell himself!
Song Qiu was only stunned for a moment before she came back to her senses. Looking at Wang Guizhuang's eager and nervous expression, she confirmed: "Uncle Wang, has he thought about it?"
Wang Guizhuang knelt down with a slap, "Girl, I also asked the head of the village in private, and he said that there is no such thing. This matter will definitely not work, but I have taken a fancy to Widow Qi, and Widow Qi is also willing to move."
Come and live with me, so I want to ask the girl to give me this grace and agree to let me follow the widow!"
But it turned out that Wang Guizhuang wanted to remarry, but it was not someone from the human world, but someone from outside, a widow with the same surname from Huangjia Village.
This widow is thirty-two this year. Her husband died early in her life. She has been married for many years and has no income. She is disliked by her husband's family. Not long after the man died, she was kicked out by her husband's family.
Then she was introduced by the village's queen to marry a widower who lived alone in the same village. However, within two years of getting married, the widower died again.
Now everyone said that she was unlucky, and no one would dare to marry her even though she was still young.
One of the widower's aunts even came back and scolded her for killing her nephew, and drove her out regardless, refusing to let her live in her nephew's house.
Widow Qi had no place to live, so she stayed in a shed in the village for a few nights.
The village chief of Huangjia Village saw that she was pitiful because her parents' home was far away and it was difficult to return, and she was unwilling to go back, so he gave her a hand and gave her an unoccupied thatched hut in the village.
Widow Qi had no money and struggled to make a living. Behind her thatched hut was a muddy field, so she borrowed money from the village chief to buy a batch of ducks to raise.
Her family used to raise ducks, and she was good at raising ducks. The ducks laid a lot of duck eggs a year and hatched a lot of ducklings. She relied on these to support herself.
Previously, the village had completed various constructions and purchased piglets, chickens, etc. This little duck was bought by Widow Qi.
At that time, Lin Desheng took Wang Guizhuang to Wang Guizhuang and met Widow Qi for the first time.
Later, when ducks grow up, they need to lay eggs and hatch ducks. Wang Guizhuang asked Widow Qi for advice, and after going back and forth, they got the right idea.
That's what happened. Song Qiu only heard Wang Guizhuang's words and didn't know the details. He understood that Wang Guizhuang was going to remarry a widow from Huangjiacun. The widow didn't mind that Wang Guizhuang was a servant who had signed a contract of betrayal. She was willing to
Live with him.
Wang Guizhuang is still young, and even an old man wants to find a wife and someone to greet him, right?
Song Qiu looked at his dark back collar and said, "Don't worry, get up first, wait for me to think about it, and give you the right words before I leave."
Wang Guizhuang said what he needed to say. Hearing the girl say that he needed to think about it, he got up honestly.
After entering the small courtyard and seeing Lin Desheng again, Song Qiu asked him about this matter.
Lin Desheng is the head of the village, and Wang Guizhuang has told him about it first. He naturally knows about it. When he saw Wang Guizhuang calling the girl to stop, he knew that Wang Guizhuang must want to say this. He has already said it, and it must be inappropriate.
Yes, but Wang Guizhuang wanted to beg the girl, and he couldn't stop him.
When the girl asked about it, Lin Desheng first complained, saying that he had not managed the village well, so that the girl was worried.
Song Qiu said: "This is not a big deal. Let's talk about Widow Qi first. Is there any problem with her? Is she really getting along with Uncle Wang?"