Yang Fan happened to walk in at this time. Hearing the village chief's words, he asked with some confusion: "What are you talking about?"
When Yang Fan saw the village chief walking into Liu's father's house, he was about to follow him, but then he thought about it, he was the village chief, and if he went into a villager's house to chat for a few words, what did it have to do with him as an outsider? So he didn't follow him immediately.
Instead, he stood outside the gate for a while, finished smoking a cigarette, and then walked in.
Unexpectedly, what I heard when I walked in were these words from the village chief!
This was obviously talking about himself, so Yang Fan couldn't help but ask.
"Just in time, young man, come here!" The village chief waved to Yang Fan with a majestic look.
Yang Fan walked to Liu Qing's side and stood still.
Father Liu quickly signaled to Mother Liu, who went into the house and made a pot of tea! There was a very prosperous pomegranate tree in the courtyard, and there was a stone table under the pomegranate tree, with a chess piece carved on it.
There were four stone benches on the chessboard, and several people sat down on the stone benches. Mother Liu thought the stone benches were too cold, so she asked Dad Liu to sit on the horse.
Liu Qing took the teapot and poured tea for several people.
The village chief nodded with satisfaction. Regardless of the fact that the tea was hot, he took a sip with a satisfied look on his face and blew the floating tea leaves. The village chief put down the tea cup, turned to look at Yang Fan, and asked:
"Young man, who else is in the family?"
"There is no one else in the family, it's just me." Yang Fan looked at Liu's father and Liu's mother and answered the village chief's question.
Liu's father and Liu's mother also asked this question when they met Yang Fan. Their reaction at that time was to immediately apologize to Yang Fan after they found out that Yang Fan was an orphan.
But the village chief didn't seem to have this awareness at all, and he didn't think there was anything wrong with asking such a question and getting such an answer.
He nodded and said, "It's fitting that San'er's family only has a daughter like this! Just in time, you can provide for them in their old age."
Hearing what the village chief said, Yang Fan was speechless. What kind of logic is this?
Father Liu coughed lightly, as if to remind the village chief that what he said was inappropriate, but in exchange, the village chief glared at him fiercely.
Suddenly, Father Liu looked embarrassed and did not dare to hint at him any more.
Liu Ma looked at Yang Fan with a troubled expression, as if he was hesitant to speak, and she seemed to be afraid of the village chief!
"San'er has a house in the city. Once they kick off, it belongs to you and Qing'er. This courtyard will also belong to you in the future." The village chief said carelessly: "Although according to the rules,
The married daughter, the water thrown out, Qing'erwa has no right to inherit this courtyard house.
But the situation is different now. Your situation is just right for them to provide for them in their old age. It’s no problem for you to inherit this courtyard house. I have the final say on this matter. Young students, do you have any objections?"
"Uh, no objection." Yang Fan saw Liu's father winking at him and quickly agreed.
Hearing Yang Fan's answer, the village chief smiled happily, then nodded with satisfaction and asked: "How long do you plan to stay here when you come back this time?"
"They will only stay for a few days and have to go back to work." Liu Ma said quickly.
The village chief nodded, as if this answer was not what he expected.
"San'er, the house matter is a big deal." The village chief turned to look at Liu's father and said seriously: "Since there is such a suitable opportunity, let them take care of it so that this matter can be settled and let
From now on, people will have more to chew than they can chew!"
"Brother, what do you mean?" Dad Liu asked tentatively.
The village chief stood up and said in a sonorous voice: "While they are back this time, we will organize their happy event in the village! No one will dare to think about your house in the future!"
"Ah???" Yang Fan's eyes widened and he cried out in surprise. What's going on? Why is it just a happy event?
Although he didn't completely understand what the village chief was saying, Yang Fan understood that he was holding a happy event! Was he planning to hold a happy event for himself and Liu Qing?
Yang Fan couldn't help but look at Liu Qing, both of them looked at each other!
"Brother, are you a little anxious?" Liu Ma looked at Yang Fan and Liu Qing, hesitated for a moment, and said.
"What do women know!" the village chief said with some dissatisfaction: "I have the final say on this matter. You haven't come back often in these years, so I can take care of it for you! Just wait! I'll go find Erzhi.
Sir, let’s figure out a good day!”
After saying this, the village chief strode away without looking back.
Liu's father and Liu's mother hurriedly sent the village chief out.
When Father Liu and Mother Liu came back, Yang Fan asked in shock: "Uncle, aunt, what on earth is going on?"
"You met him outside just now. What did he ask you?" Father Liu asked this question without answering Yang Fan.
Yang Fan touched his head and said: "The village chief saw me just now and asked me where I was from and why I was standing at the door. I said I was a relative, but he insisted on asking me what kind of relative I was. I thought he was always
After asking endless questions, he just said he was his son-in-law, and then he came in!"
Hearing Yang Fan's words, Liu Ma smiled bitterly and said, "No wonder, it's so lively now! What...what should we do?"
Father Liu also sighed helplessly, but then said: "Maybe, this is their fate."
But at this time, Liu Qing gave Yang Fan a hard twist and said, "It's all you, what nonsense are you talking about? Now the trouble is coming from your mouth, right? The village chief is planning a happy event for the two of us!"
"I know he means this, but why is this all happening? Why is the village chief so concerned about your family's affairs?" Yang Fan asked in confusion: "Besides, what right does he have to organize happy events for other people's families?
"
Father Liu shook his head slightly and said: "You don't know, the village chief is the eldest brother Chichida of my family! According to the family ranking, he is the eldest and I am the third. So, he always calls me San'er!
He has been the village chief for decades and has a high prestige. Ordinarily, someone like me, who has been out of town for many years, is not allowed to grant housing land in the village.
He handled the instructions for this yard single-handedly, and he even helped build the house! Don’t underestimate the countryside. If it weren’t for this relationship, you wouldn’t be able to buy a homestead and build a house even if you have money.
Rural people have a strong sense of family. My eldest brother built this house for me, and many people were thinking about it because Qing'er is a girl and will get married sooner or later.
In the countryside, if a married daughter throws away water, she has no right to inherit the house. Even if the eldest brother is the village chief, he has no idea about this matter and has been worried about it. Now, you stand in front of him,
He also knows that you have no parents now, so naturally he wants to finalize the matter so that you and Qing'erwa can inherit this house in the future.
He is planning a wedding for you because he wants you to do it with Qing'er as his son-in-law. In this way, you will be considered a member of this village. In the future, your aunt and I will inherit this courtyard a hundred years from now.
, outsiders can’t say anything.”
After listening to Liu's father's explanation, Yang Fan finally understood. Does this mean that he would be the son-in-law to step in?
However, it doesn't matter, after all, he is an orphan. But the key question is why Liu's father and Liu's mother didn't say anything to stop the kind village chief?
"Uncle, aunt, why didn't you stop him?" Yang Fan couldn't help but asked cautiously. He could see that Liu's father and Liu's mother seemed to be afraid of the village chief.
"Haha, silly boy, your aunt and I are not afraid of him." Dad Liu smiled and said: "We respect him! In a village, there are so many trivial things every day, and it is not easy to be the village leader! He can
The village chief has been in the position for decades, so he naturally has prestige.
In addition, as I told you, rural people have a strong sense of family. The village chief and I are close relatives of the same family, and we can’t do anything in his favor. Besides, his temper is just that of a stubborn donkey. If he takes things seriously, you can’t do anything about them.
I can’t persuade you! Let alone you put forward different opinions. Just watch, the house will be lively in a while. "
As soon as Father Liu finished speaking, a fat aunt appeared at the gate, shouting loudly as she walked: "His third uncle, the village chief said your family is going to have a happy event?"
Father Liu looked at Yang Fan with a wry smile and replied, "Yes! Sister-in-law, what are you doing?"
"I'm here to help." The aunt said directly: "The village chief has spoken. Everyone who has nothing to do at home will come to your house to help. Those who need to be cleaned should be cleaned up quickly."
Yang Fan had a dark look on his face, this... isn't this just trying to catch a duck?
"What should we do? Do we really want to hold a happy event here?" Yang Fan quietly asked Liu Qing beside him.
Liu Qing looked at Liu Ma helplessly, and Liu Ma shook her head helplessly.
Seeing the looks of Liu Qing and Liu Ma, Yang Fan knew that this happy event was probably really going to be arranged.
"Fuck, bureaucracy kills people!" Yang Fan couldn't help but say.
"Young man, what are you talking about?" The aunt was constantly examining Yang Fan, the new son-in-law. When she heard Yang Fan speak, she didn't understand what the latter words meant, so she asked immediately.
"No...it's nothing." Yang Fan said quickly, already understanding in his heart that the village chief is the biggest in this village, and what he said is equivalent to an imperial edict! If he said something inappropriate, he might be taught a lesson by him!
People have to bow their heads when they are under the eaves, let alone now in someone else's village...
While talking, several aunts appeared one after another at the door of Liu's father's house. After these aunts gathered together, they discussed a few words and immediately dragged Liu's mother to ask questions. Although they couldn't hear clearly what they asked.
But Yang Fan also vaguely heard words such as "happy smoke" and "happy candy".
Father Liu shook his head helplessly, and said to Yang Fan and Liu Qing: "Just do it, and you don't need to get a certificate. You can also experience how to hold happy events in the countryside."
After saying this, Dad Liu slowly walked into the house.
Seeing Liu's father disappearing into the courtyard, Yang Fan turned to look at Liu Qing and found that Liu Qing was biting her lips tightly. She didn't know what she was thinking about and couldn't help but ask: "Hey, I said, marry me and have a happy event."
, you won’t regret it, right? After a happy event, you will be mine!”