She brought out two benches from home, motioned for me to sit on them, and then enthusiastically offered me oranges to eat.
After sitting down, she asked me: "What do you want from me?"
"Sister Zhang, I heard someone said that your man used to drive a truck, but he died in an accident, right?"
Maybe I said this suddenly, which made her a little bit abrupt.
Then I said: "I don't mean anything, I just want to know about your family's situation."
Zhang Chunlan then relaxed her vigilance and said to me: "You have also seen the situation in my family. It is very difficult for me to take care of my baby alone."
"Then you haven't thought about finding another one all these years?"
"I have thought about it! But the problem is, no one dares to marry me."
I asked in confusion: "No way! At the last meeting, I saw that so many bachelors were interested in you."
Zhang Chunlan smiled bitterly and said, "They just love to joke, who really dares to marry me?"
I still looked at her with an expression of incomprehension, and then she told me: "The folks all say that I killed my man, and that I have the appearance of a naughty husband."
I laughed and said, "How is this possible? This is all superstition."
"Whether it's superstition or not, no one dares to want me."
"Then if someone wants you, what will you do?"
Zhang Chunlan fell silent. She lowered her head slightly. After a long silence, she said, "I'll definitely do it. I'm still young, and my child is still in middle school. It's really hard not to have a man in the family!"
After saying that, she hurriedly asked me: "Dashan, do you want to help me solve this matter?"
I smiled and said, "I have this idea, and I also have a candidate, but I don't know what you think?"
"Who? Where do you live? Are you divorced? Do you have children at home?"
After asking Zhang Chunlan several questions, I knew she was really interested.
I laughed sarcastically, and then said to her: "Our Deng Xiangjun from Yulin Village, what do you think of him?"
"Deng Xiangjun?!" Zhang Chunlan was surprised, and then laughed, "Da Shan, are you kidding me?"
"What? Does Sister Zhang think it's inappropriate?"
"That's too inappropriate. Deng Xiangjun is just an old bachelor. What do you think?"
I didn't expect Zhang Chunlan's response to be so big, so I asked her curiously: "Sister Zhang, can you tell me what you think of Lao Deng? Why do you think he is bad?"
Zhang Chunlan opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she stuttered: "You asked me to tell you what I think of him. I really can't tell you. We are such familiar people, so it's not easy."
"What's wrong with this? Wouldn't it be better if both parties were familiar with each other?"
Zhang Chunlan just smiled. She was obviously unwilling, but she did not express her refusal clearly.
I continued to say to her: "Sister Zhang, you just asked me why I wanted to come and marry him. In fact, it also represents my personal affirmation of Lao Deng."
"Do you think he is good?"
I nodded and said, "If he was not good, I wouldn't come here to find you. I really like Lao Deng. He is hard-working and has a good heart."
Zhang Chunlan sighed and said: "Lao Deng is a very good person. I remember the last time I came back from the village market and sprained my foot on the way, he helped me carry everything back home. It was good, and he also gave me a full bottle."
water."
"Yes! So why do you think he is bad?"
"I can't tell. Anyway, the folks all know that Lao Deng has always been single, and they all think that he will be a bachelor for the rest of his life. I have never thought about this."
"Then think about it now, Sister Zhang, let me tell you, when our orchard matures, Lao Deng will have a big responsibility. You won't go wrong by following him."
Zhang Chunlan was still silent, and I still didn't want to give up, so I continued: "Sister Zhang, do you dislike him for being poor?"
Zhang Chunlan sighed softly: "I'm not afraid of your jokes. It's indeed the reason. Look, my own family is so poor. How can he live his life if he is still so poor?"
"Then do you believe me? Within a year, I guarantee that Lao Deng will live a well-off life."
"I quite believe you when you say that. Last time you said you helped villagers in two townships process agricultural products, and you managed them all in just two or three days. Everyone admires you."
"So believe me, if you follow Lao Deng and make do with each other, you will definitely be fine."
"I'll think about it!" Zhang Chunlan said hesitantly.
Of course I didn't say anything else. I had to give her some time to think about it. After all, this was a lifelong event.
So I took my leave. Before I left, I said I would wait for news from her.
I returned to the entrance of the village. Old and Deng were still building cabins and were almost finished.
Country people do things so quickly, and they are all built of wood. Although it doesn't look very beautiful, it can withstand the wind and cold without any problem.
When they saw me coming back, the two eldest brothers asked me first: "How are you doing? Dashan, what are Widow Zhang doing?"
Although Lao Deng didn't look at me intentionally, I felt that he cared about it.
I walked over while laughing and said, "She said she'd think about it. I think it's quite interesting."
Lao Deng immediately stopped what he was doing, looked at me and said, "She really said that?"
"Can that be false?"
So the other two elder brothers patted Lao Deng on the shoulders and said with a smile: "Lao Deng, what do you think? I say you can do it."
Old Deng smiled sheepishly. It was obvious that he was very happy. Even if Zhang Chunlan had not agreed to him yet, even if he thought about it, he was already so happy.
I said to him again: "Zhang Chunlan said that her family is poor and you are also poor. She was afraid that it would be difficult for the two of us to live together, so I promised her that I would guarantee that you would live a well-off life within a year."
"Did you really say that?"
I nodded and said, "Yes, I'm right. Not only you, but all of you can live a well-off life."
After finishing speaking, I paused and added: "However, you have to work hard now to let Zhang Chunlan see your changes."
Lao Deng nodded heavily and said with a naive smile: "I will."
At this moment, a police car suddenly drove in from the entrance of the village.
The four of us stared at the police car driving into the village, a little confused.
An elder brother suddenly said: "Why did the police come to the village?"
Lao Deng echoed: "I don't know! Did something happen to which family?"
It's also strange to me. I've been here for almost three months, and this is the first time I've seen a police car drive into the village.
I decided to go take a look. After all, this is Yulin Village where I live. If something really happened, I would know something about it.
So I immediately put down what I was doing and followed the police car and ran towards the village.
Following the police car all the way, I saw the police car stopped on the dirt road in front of Cheng Xiaohu's house.
Immediately, two police officers got out of the car and walked towards Cheng Xiaohu's home.
Seeing this scene, I realized that the problem was not simple. Could this policeman be here because they were selling fake honey?