Chapter 190 Engagement (from a starting point of fifty thousand
Is bamboo rat delicious?
That's for sure, even the little Qian who is afraid of it thinks it's more delicious than chicken, let alone the villagers.
But this thing is not easy to catch, especially in the bamboo forest. It can disappear in a blink of an eye. It can drill bamboo holes and underground holes at a very fast speed.
Unless they are lucky enough to be able to trap them in a shallow or single hole just like Zhou Lang and others.
That day, Wu Lang and the others brought back two bamboo rats. The next day, the villagers went to the bamboo forest on the mountain to look for bamboo rats. As a result, they searched all morning and didn't even see their shadows.
They had no choice but to go down the mountain. When they came down, they saw Liu Lang playing with his friends, so they called him over to talk and asked them how they caught the bamboo rats.
Liu Lang was only thirteen years old this year, and he was at the age where he could make a big splash. However, people didn't believe him, so he got anxious and told Man Bao that he had caught a bamboo rat.
The villagers didn't believe it anymore. How old was Man Bao? Can she run with her short legs in the mountains?
With this question, Liu Lang told them everything about how they went after the bamboo rat and how they found Man Bao when they came back, with a bamboo rat tied to Man Bao's hand.
At that time, Lao Zhoutou was standing behind the crowd. At first he listened to his son's bragging with great interest, but he became more and more upset after hearing it.
Up to now, not only Zhou Lang and Wu Lang blamed him for spilling the beans, but even Lao Zhoutou blamed him for his big mouth.
I feel that if his big mouth hadn't let this matter come to light, he wouldn't have made Man Bao kneel down and whipped her with a bamboo stick, so she wouldn't have had the wind evil enter her body; he wouldn't have frightened her, so she wouldn't have
I will be frightened, and there will be no fever later.
So Old Zhou was so angry that he asked him to follow Zhou Lang to open up wasteland for five days in a row.
No, all the brothers of the Zhou family were implicated, and they all asked Lao Zhoutou to drive him out to clear up wasteland for the third brother.
Zhou Lang has decided to open a piece of land, and after the winter break, he started to cut grass, dig trees and collect stones in the field.
Of course, Zhou Dalang and his brothers all carried hoes to help when they had free time, but they didn't go there often because the family was fertilizing.
Next year, the family will add 20 acres of land, which will require a lot more fertilizer, so it is said to be a free day in winter, but there is no really free day.
They need a lot of fertilization, so at most the brothers can take over Zhou Lang's work so that he can open up wasteland.
But when Lao Zhou got angry for the first time, he simply refused to let them live in the winter. He got up before dawn every day, finished his work at home, went to fertilize in the morning, and went to the fields to help Lao San clear up wasteland in the afternoon.
It's obviously the leisure time in winter, but it's still more tiring than during busy farming days.
Not only Zhou Lang and the others, but even Zhou Lang, the real owner who benefited, found it a bit overwhelming.
But Dad was furious, and obviously no one dared to disobey.
So, time flew by, and by the time they had sorted out the wasteland, hoed it, and sprinkled fertilizer to nourish the land, the New Year was almost here.
Then, Zhou Lang was going to get engaged.
Manbao, who lives a fulfilling life and is busy with endless things every day, was shocked when his mother said that she was preparing a betrothal gift.
She widened her eyes and asked, "Mom, who is my fourth sister-in-law?"
"She's the little lady from the Fang family. You've met her, don't you remember?"
Man Bao was shocked, "When did you make the decision? Why didn't I know?"
Qian Shile said, "It's not like you are marrying a wife, so why should you be involved in every step? Your fourth brother only needs to know."
Man Bao looked at Zhou Lang, saw the joy on his face, and asked: "Fourth brother, so you have always known?"
"I know," Zhou Lang glanced at her and said, "If it weren't for your illness, we would actually have been engaged long ago. Maybe we could get married before the year."
Mrs. Qian glanced at him and said, "You think that we are just playing house when we get married. We can have a banquet as soon as we agree? Go ahead and don't blame your sister for everything."
But actually this matter has something to do with Man Bao.
At that time, the two families looked at each other together. The Fang family was reluctantly satisfied with the Zhou family, but their daughter couldn't bear it because her daughter was very satisfied with Zhou Lang, so she did not reject the matchmaker.
Mr. Qian was also very satisfied with the other girl's wife. She felt that the girl was generous, courageous, and able to make up her mind, so she revealed it to the matchmaker.
One didn't refuse, and the other was interested. The matchmaker knew that it was probably possible, so the two ran a little more diligently.
During the two days when Manbao was ill, Qian couldn't spare any effort, but as soon as Manbao recovered, Qian took Zhou Lang to Dali Village again.
This time, the marriage proposal was done openly and openly. Qian and Cheng formally laid out the situation of the two families, which was regarded as a formal decision.
After that, Zhou Lang can often go to Fang's house to perform.
However, because of Lao Zhou's power, he rarely found time to go to Dali Village. He could only go to Dali Village every two or three days.
Or go find Miss Fang for a walk on the road, or go to Fang's house to do some work.
As a prospective son-in-law who is to be inspected, going to work at his in-law's house is also part of the inspection. This is an established rule at the moment.
At least that's the case in the village.
After the Fang family knows enough about Zhou Lang and the Zhou family, they will decide whether to marry their daughter to the other party.
But if you can get to this point, unless the man's performance is really bad, he can usually succeed.
However, during that time, the Zhou brothers all left early and returned late, and Man Bao was obsessed with schoolwork, so he didn't know about these things.
She didn't know that the candies she gave to her fourth brother out of guilt were eventually given to Mrs. Fang and became sweet snacks for her future fourth sister-in-law.
After a month of investigation, the Fang family finally agreed to the Zhou family's proposal when the matchmaker came to propose marriage for the second time, and the date was officially set.
So next, the Zhou family will prepare the bride price and then choose a date to get married.
However, Qian made some calculations and felt that the probability of getting married before the year was low, and after the year...
Qian thought for a while and said, "I don't want the new wife to rush to the door in the spring, so what I want is to wait until the spring is over before getting married, and let the young lady have a rest."
Lao Zhou nodded, "Then choose a day in May. Spring will be busy then and the weather will just be hot. The new wife will have two months to adapt to the new arrival."
Naturally, the parents make the decision on this matter, and no one has any objection.
Qian's plan reached the Fang family through the matchmaker, and Cheng couldn't help but tell Butcher Fang: "The Zhou family is really a kind family. Although it was a little worse on Thursday, my parents-in-law are sensible, and Er Niu's life will be easier in the future."
Son."
Butcher Fang nodded and said with satisfaction: "When Erniu said she was attracted to Thursday, I asked someone to inquire. None of their three daughters-in-law came in during the Chinese New Year. They all came after the autumn harvest.
Come in, our second girl is not in a good time, but this day is not bad."