"Is that the big boy from the Wang family who likes to carry our granddaughter Xiaohua out to play on his back since he was little?"
Mrs. Jiang suppressed the secret excitement in her heart.
It’s not what you think!
If true, that would be great!
"Yes! Yes! That's him. What do you think?" Old Man Jiang said with a smile on his face.
Mrs. Jiang nodded with a smile: "The child is a good child! No, what do you mean?"
"Let's talk about this. You just have an idea in your mind. Lao Wangtou has been friends with our Lao Jiang family for many years. We all know what his family is like. He loves his daughter-in-law as much as we do. We went to town together last time.
Come on, Lao Wangtou invited me for a drink, and he was full of praise for our granddaughter Xiaohua, you know what I mean!"
"You...you mean that Old Wangtou has a crush on our little flower?"
Old Man Jiang nodded: "Keep your voice down, don't make any noise about this matter for now. Old Wangtou said that when our little girl reaches fifteen years old, we will find a matchmaker to come to propose marriage. Let's go back to the house and talk about it. Don't talk about it."
Our good granddaughter woke us up."
The old lady's face was immediately filled with smile.
Lao Wangtou’s family is great!
Knowing the basics and not telling the truth, that family has a good family tradition and never rubs their wives against them.
It would be great if Xiaohua could marry her.
In my own village again.
If you want to go back to your parents' home, it's just a matter of taking two steps.
I just want to be a good granddaughter, so I just come to her door.
The natal family is close, so the granddaughter cannot suffer any disadvantage.
Coupled with Wang Zhijiang, he was an honest boy. Among all the young men in the village, the old lady only fell in love with him.
The key is that the child doesn't dislike Xiaohua's stupidity, and talks and laughs every time he faces Xiaohua.
The old lady couldn't help laughing when she thought of that scene.
very nice!
It can be regarded as taking away a piece of her heartache!
In the evening, after dinner, turn off the lights and go to bed.
The boss, Jiang Xiangwen, tossed and turned on the bed.
Mrs. Zhao poked her man's arm: "What are you thinking about? I'm not sleeping! I'm still thinking about things during the day!"
"Daughter-in-law, be nice to Xiaohua from now on!" Jiang Xiangwen felt very ashamed.
After much thought, I feel that I shouldn't be messing around with my wife.
Today I broke my father's and mother's hearts.
"I know, it doesn't matter. You know about that box of Su Ji's snacks. I didn't want to eat it. I originally wanted to keep it for my son. I didn't give it to Xiaohua. On top of the food and clothing, we
When have you ever lost money to her? The two sons don’t have as much new clothes as that girl. It’s not like you don’t know how much money your family has spent on treating Xiaohua over the years. I just feel sorry for the money. It’s not directed at Xiaohua. You
Just don’t worry! I know what to do.”
"Xiaohua is fourteen at the end of the year, and will be fifteen in a year, and she will be old enough to marry. No wonder her parents are anxious. In the future, they will invite a doctor home. Don't say anything. Just treat her if you need to. If it's cured,
Here!" Boss Jiang Xiangwen said in a low voice.
Zhao opened her mouth in surprise: "What do you mean, don't care?"
"What do you care about? The second brother earned the money himself. He worked hard to earn money to support his own daughter, that's right!"
Mrs. Zhao opened her mouth.
My man told me exactly the same thing as my mother.
"Did you hear that? Don't worry about it anymore!"
"I know, how about Hong Zhi's marriage?"
"My son has his own opinion on this matter."
When Mrs. Zhao heard this, she looked happy and hurriedly grabbed her man: "Tell me, what's going on? Did Hong Zhi mention it to you? Is my son in love with someone?"
"What are you thinking about? My son means that we can wait until he takes the imperial examination before discussing the marriage. This matter is up to my son."
Lift people!
Alas, there is only such a scholar in eight villages in ten miles, and if he is admitted to the Juren Examination.
Ouch!
Mrs. Zhao felt relieved all of a sudden.
As for the fact that her father-in-law and mother-in-law spent money to treat Jiang Xiaohua's illness, she would not care about it in the future.
Anyway, it's not like taking money out of her pocket.
Early the next morning.
The eldest daughter-in-law, Mrs. Zhao, was washing clothes in the yard.
The third daughter-in-law, Mrs. Liu, was preparing breakfast for the family in the kitchen room.
The mother-in-law is in charge of the housework, chickens, ducks and geese.
The two sisters were responsible for cooking, washing clothes, and cutting grass to feed the pigs.
The grandmothers and sisters took turns doing these tasks.
From the corner of Zhao's eyes, she fell on the door of the room where her father-in-law and mother-in-law lived.
There was movement at the door.
Ms. Zhao stood up immediately.
Seeing her mother-in-law opening the door and holding Jiang Xiaohua's white and tender little hand, she immediately threw away the clothes in her hands and ran over diligently.
"Mom, Xiaohua hasn't washed her face and combed her hair yet! I'll take her to wash her face and gargle, and I'll comb her beautiful braids later. I'll make sure our little flower looks beautiful!"
Mrs. Jiang raised her eyelids and glanced at her eldest daughter-in-law.
Mrs. Zhao felt excited.
She did not forget that her mother-in-law was also a shrewd person.
"Mom, you don't remember the faults of villains. It was our fault yesterday. We shouldn't have said those words. My mother-in-law knows what I have been like all these years. I just have a firecracker temper. I can't do it at all. I shouldn't have listened yesterday.
I have heard the nonsense of those people in the village. My mother-in-law also sees how I treat Xiaohua. I really feel sorry for this girl and treat her as my own daughter. I..."
Mrs. Zhao lowered her eyebrows, spoke in a low tone, and spoke in a small voice.
It really doesn’t match my usual painting style.
Old Mrs. Jiang ignored her, took her good granddaughter's hand and walked towards the kitchen house.
You can do things like washing your granddaughter's face and gargling her mouth by yourself, so you don't need to rush around to pay attention to her.
Seeing that her mother-in-law is ignoring her.
Mrs. Zhao's face suddenly looked as sad as a bitter gourd.
Today it was her turn to go out and cut the pigweed.
If you don't bring little flowers with you, you may not be able to find them even if you walk a few miles.
It's different if you bring little flowers with you. After leaving the village, you can find a large area of fresh pigweed within a short distance.
well!
worry!
After a while, I heard Mrs. Liu's voice coming from the stove: "Mom, this water has just been mixed. It is warm and suitable for washing Xiaohua's face!"
Zhao, who went back to continue washing clothes, couldn't help but curl her lips after hearing this.
'A flatterer!'
When the family was having breakfast, Mrs. Jiang had a serious face.
When everyone saw it, they didn't dare to express their anger.
Keep your head down and cook.
Jiang Xiaohua sat between her grandparents.
Grandpa took a chopstick of vegetables and put them into Jiang Xiaohua's bowl, and then grandma also took a chopstick of eggs.
Jiang Xiaohua's delicate little face was expressionless. She turned to look at her grandpa and then her grandma.
I learned to give my grandparents a piece of food each with chopsticks.
The old lady was very happy. In front of all her sons, daughters-in-law, she smiled and held her little granddaughter's face, and gave her a kiss.
"Our little flower is the most well-behaved. She knows how to love her grandparents. Come on, our little flower should eat more!"
The old lady just finished speaking.
The boss, Jiang Xiangwen, immediately moved half a bowl of scrambled eggs to Jiang Xiaohua.
"Eat more, little flower!" Jiang Xiangwen said to Jiang Xiaohua with a smile.
When the third child saw this, he immediately pushed the plate with egg pancakes in front of Jiang Xiaohua.
"Xiaohua, there is also your favorite egg pancake!"
Old Mrs. Jiang glanced at her two sons and thought to herself, this is pretty much it.
Mrs. Jiang's face melted.
The brothers Jiang Xiangwen and Jiang Xiangyuan looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief.
When it comes to coaxing the old lady, you have to go to Jiang Xiaohua.
Once Jiang Xiaohua takes action, it will definitely be a leverage.
After Jiang Xiaohua finished eating, Old Man Jiang got down from the kang and put on his granddaughter's shoes. He said to the old lady, "I'll take Xiaohua to the foot of the mountain! Tomorrow is the day to go to the market."
In fact, Jiang Xiangwen and Jiang Xiangyuan also wanted to go to the foot of the mountain.
Every time Dad takes Xiaohua to wander around the foot of the mountain, he gains a lot.
Either mushrooms, rabbits, or pheasants, and once I even encountered a small wild boar.
I happened to take it to the market the next day to sell it.
It can be sold for a lot of money every time.
Of course, the two brothers were just thinking about it in their hearts.
When Mrs. Zhao heard this, she finished the rice at the bottom of the bowl in a few mouthfuls, and then said, "I'm going with dad!" When her mother-in-law looked over, Mrs. Zhao said with a smile on her face: "On the way!"
The old lady glanced sideways at her eldest daughter-in-law but did not stop her.
Mrs. Zhao felt relieved, carried the basket on her back quickly, and got another small basket for Jiang Xiaohua to follow.
Old Mrs. Jiang followed to the gate of the hospital and told the old man: "Come back early. By the way, have you brought the salted peanuts I fried for Xiaohua?"
Old Man Jiang patted his pocket: "I have it with me!"
Old man Jiang took Jiang Xiaohua, and the three Zhaos who insisted on following him, and walked back up the mountain.
Ms. Zhao followed and not far away saw a piece of fresh pigweed.
Destination reached.
She stopped.
Old Man Jiang continued to move forward with Jiang Xiaohua.
Unknowingly, we arrived at the foot of the mountain.
Just when we reached the foot of the mountain, we heard a "clucking" sound in the grass.
Soon I saw several fat and big pheasants flying out from inside.
I have seen this scene too many times.
Every time when the villagers see Old Man Jiang coming back carrying pheasants, they imitate Old Man Jiang and come to the foot of the back mountain for a stroll.
It's a pity that such a good thing never happened!
No one in the village would envy him.
Old Man Jiang calmly took Jiang Xiaohua to sit on a large bluestone, and took out the fried peanut snacks that Old Mrs. Jiang had prepared for his granddaughter. It was a small cloth bag, and the fried peanuts were put in the small cloth bag.
Put it in Jiang Xiaohua's hand.
Jiang Xiaohua doesn't eat much every meal, but her body doesn't resist hunger.
So every day Mrs. Jiang would prepare some snacks for Jiang Xiaohua.
Sometimes it's fried peanuts.
Sometimes it’s fried melon seeds, soybeans, peas, etc.
Occasionally you can also eat dried meat.
Old Man Jiang told his granddaughter: "Little flower, sit here and don't move. Grandpa will catch some pheasants and make chicken soup for you at noon, okay?"
The pretty little girl still had no expression on her face.
Old Man Jiang walked toward the pheasants, turning his head three times at a time.
I saw the little girl sitting obediently on the big bluestone.