Zhou Lang walked up to Zhou Lang, walked around, shook his head, ordered a bowl of soup, and invited Daji to come to the shop to eat naan.
Zhou Lijun followed Qiu Peiniang into the backyard of their home. Old man Qiu and his mother were handling the sheep delivered in the morning. When he saw his daughter coming in with red eyes, he asked in surprise, "Why, are you being bullied?"
Qiu Peiniang held back her tears and said, "No."
After saying that, he opened the door and entered the house. Zhou Lijun chased them in. After saying hello to them, he also squeezed into the house.
Old Man Qiu and his wife looked at each other. Old Man Qiu put down his knife, wiped his hands and went out. Mother Qiu quietly looked into the room through the crack in the window and vaguely saw Zhou Lijun sitting opposite her daughter.
But she heard what they said.
Zhou Lijun took out a handkerchief to wipe Qiu Peiniang's tears and asked, "Sister Qiu, is it because my sixth uncle's inability to speak makes you angry?"
Qiu Peiniang turned her back, wiped her tears and said angrily: "If he doesn't mean that, don't come to talk to me. I'm the only one in my family, but I don't let others bully me casually. What does he mean?
"
Zhou Lijun was very curious about what her sixth uncle said.
So she turned to Qiu Peiniang and asked: "Sister Qiu, first tell me what my sixth uncle said to you?"
Qiu Peiniang's expression changed a few times, and then she spat: "Ask him yourself."
"Oh, why bother asking me to run back and forth again? Tell me quickly, is it that my sixth uncle has finally enlightened and proposed marriage to you?"
Qiu Peiniang's eyes became even redder, and she couldn't help but shed tears. She sobbed and wiped her tears while choking: "Bah, who are you proposing for? Whether he is proposing for himself or someone else, he should go to my parents or me to settle the matter.
What's going on?"
Zhou Lijun was confused when he heard this, "Who else can my sixth uncle propose to marry besides himself? Oh, Sister Qiu, I am no longer an outsider. Why do you still say such angry words? Don't you have to be half in charge of your marriage?"
"
Otherwise, she wouldn't have gotten engaged until now. Isn't it because her parents were interested in her, but she didn't like her, and her parents couldn't agree to become her son-in-law, so it was delayed until now?
Qiu Peiniang was not a stingy person. After hearing this, she wiped away her tears and repeated what Lang had just said to her on Saturday. Then she asked Zhou Lijun, "Does he want to tell the passing merchants, or does he want to elope with me? What does it mean to be casual?"
Where to go and walk around?”
Zhou Lijun:……
She was now sure that her sixth uncle was attracted to her, otherwise he would not have asked her this question.
Considering her sixth uncle's age, if we don't talk about marriage, I'm afraid he really won't be able to get a wife.
So she coughed lightly and said: "Sister Qiu, you have indeed misunderstood my sixth uncle. Of course, it is also your fault that my sixth uncle cannot speak."
She said: "He actually doesn't mean anything else, it's just that his ambition is a little different from others. Do you know why my sixth uncle never marries a wife?"
Qiu Peiniang had calmed down. She wiped away her tears and asked, "Why?"
"Because he likes to eat and make money. He wants to eat delicious food everywhere in the future and learn some skills. He feels that after marrying a wife, he will no longer be able to go out," Zhou Lijun said meaningfully: "So,
No matter how much my grandparents urged me, my sixth uncle refused to talk about the marriage. If he didn't like it very much, he would definitely not be able to mention it."
Qiu Peiniang's whole face turned red, but the redness soon faded away, leaving her a little pale. "But, what about the parents and the elderly? They can't walk around, right?"
Zhou Lijun said: "What's so difficult about this? My grandparents and my uncle are here. When they get old, my uncle Liu can go back. As for your parents, there's no need to worry. Do you think my uncle Liu can leave just as he wants?"
Are you a person? He wants to eat more delicious food and learn more skills. These things in the capital city alone are enough for him to learn for several years."
Qiu Peiniang's heart began to move.
Zhou Lijun bumped her shoulder, "How about Sister Qiu, why don't I call you Aunt Six from now on?"
Qiu Peiniang blushed, turned around and said angrily: "Don't make such nonsense, we haven't even written out the horoscope yet."
"Then don't cry, otherwise Uncle Qiu will accuse my sixth uncle of bullying you."
Qiu Peiniang couldn't help but sigh when she heard her title. "Look at your title. Yesterday, I heard your sixth uncle calling me father and eldest brother, but I ended up calling him Saturday Brother. How can I talk about this seniority?"
Zhou Lijun said nonchalantly: "I will change it after we have made an appointment."
Qiu Peiniang's face turned red, she clutched her handkerchief and stopped talking.
Zhou Lijun asked her in a low voice, "Will you agree or not?"
Qiu Peiniang whispered: "What's the use of whether I agree or not? This matter must be decided by parents, people and matchmakers, right?"
"My fourth uncle and fifth uncle are both here, but they can't be my sixth uncle's boss. But don't be afraid, my sister-in-law is here too. My sister-in-law can be the boss of my grandparents."
Qiu Peiniang also knew Man Bao and had met him several times. She was familiar with Zhou Lijun and had heard her mention more than once that her sister-in-law was very powerful.
She pursed her lips and asked, "Will your sister-in-law like me?"
"Don't worry, my sister-in-law is very nice. When I have time some other time, I will bring her to meet you..."
Even if the matter was over for the time being, Qiu's mother quietly slipped out from under the window. Before noon, while Qiu Peiniang was cleaning the tables and chairs in front of her, Qiu's mother told him what she had heard in the morning.
Then he said: "Listen to this, Liu Lang is someone who often travels far away."
Old man Qiu was stewing mutton. Hearing this, he said: "Why are you worried about this invisible thing? I think Lijun is right. There are so many delicious food in this capital, and also in the surrounding cities and counties. He can eat in these places alone."
I don’t know how many years I have to stay.”
"Then what should we do after he finishes visiting these places?"
"Hey, you idiot, by then he will even have a child. He can still leave the child and run away. If one of us has a headache, will my daughter leave us?" Old man Qiu said about this
Zhong Wuying was very open-minded, he said: "Isn't it because he is filial, polite and steady that we fell in love with him in the first place? As long as there is no problem with his character."
Mother Qiu sighed, "I think Pei Niang is very willing to do it herself."
"Don't you want to," said Old Man Qiu, "not to mention this whole street, just talk about the people she has met over the years, who is more handsome and polite than him?"
Old Man Qiu paused and then said: "I saw his fourth brother today. Not to mention, he is two points more handsome than all of them. Looking at the younger ones in their family, the children of the Zhou family are all good-looking.
ah."
So if his daughter had a baby...
Old Man Qiu's eyes narrowed with joy, and he lowered his voice and asked, "I just talked to Zhou Lang, what do you think he said?"
"What did you say?"
"He said that his wife had given birth to another son. Now they only have three granddaughters, but they have eight grandsons!"
Qiu’s mother:……
Old man Qiu sighed, "If you have too many of these things, they will be worthless, and the same goes for your grandson, so I thought, I won't ask Zhou Lang to get married. If I give birth to a son in the future, I can just give him the surname Qiu."