"Tsk, tsk, half an acre of rice field is nothing. My daughter-in-law can cut an acre in a day, so she can do it!" Aunt Xu kept praising her daughter-in-law, saying that she can go to the fields even with a big belly and works more efficiently than men.
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Hearing that she wanted to continue talking, Jinbao interrupted impatiently: "Grandma Xu, let's talk about my second brother? Since my mother said she wants to find someone who can read, you can help introduce someone who can read.
Girl? Don’t you know her?"
When questioned by the little girl, Aunt Xu became anxious and said, "I know you! Of course I know you. There is no girl I don't know in these ten miles and eight villages. Aren't you just looking for someone who can read? I know several of them."
After speaking, she asked: "I heard your production captain mention the situation of your family before, but he didn't explain it clearly. I still have to ask you, what does your second son do?
If his conditions are good, he can marry any girl he wants. If his conditions are not good, I'm afraid the other girl's family will also have to consider it. After all, it is a lifetime of happiness, and you can't marry yourself casually, right?"
"Of course! If we pick others, they will definitely pick us."
After Su Jianmin finished speaking, his daughter interrupted and asked: "Grandma Xu, what kind of conditions are good?"
"Well," Aunt Xu thought for a while, "Let me put it this way, the worst thing is the kind of person who looks poor, has nothing to ask for, doesn't have enough to eat or wear, doesn't have much ability, and just goes along with the birth.
Those who work in the team farming and still don't get enough work points will basically not be able to get a wife.
Those with better conditions are those who have a place to live at home, parents who can help a little, and can afford gifts. Such people can barely marry a girl with a decent appearance. There is no chance for a beautiful and popular girl.
The better ones are those with good jobs or good looks.
If you have a good job, such as a health worker in the town, it will be easier for this kind of person to find a wife. As for good looks, he has a rectangular face, a plump sky, a round pavilion, and a tall and big stature.
If he has strength, this kind of man is the most popular with the woman's parents, and it doesn't matter even if the family is poor."
Having said that, she looked at the Su family's house again, "Your house is quite big, but it's too shabby. But I see you have a lot of chickens and ducks in your yard, which is good. At first glance,
Don't worry about food and clothing.
According to your family's conditions, I feel that as long as your second son's appearance is not too bad, it will not be too difficult for him to find a wife."
After hearing her say such a long string of words, Jinbao couldn't help but laugh and said: "My second brother is so handsome!"
"Jun? It's not good to be too handsome. You just have a rectangular face..."
Aunt Xu wanted to say something more, but two children, Su Xiaosi and Su Xiaowu, ran back outside.
"Dad, Jinbao, are you back? Have you bought fabric for Jiang Yun?" Su Xiaosi said, "I see his pants are torn and he has been staying in the room without going out. I have to ask Aunt Huang to make a strip for him quickly.
New pants, otherwise why would he play with us?"
"Of course I bought it," Su Jianmin said, "Put it in the cupboard over there. Your mother will give it to you Aunt Huang later..."
While talking, he noticed that the clothes and pants of his two sons were covered in mud, and he couldn't help frowning and asked: "Where did you go to play? You are all dirty, especially you, Xiaosi, what's the matter? You can wash your clothes yourself from now on."
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"We're going to dig worms for the chickens to eat. We're not just going to play." Su Xiaosi bulged his mouth with an aggrieved look on his face.
Knowing that he had wronged him, Su Jianmin apologized and said: "Okay, it was dad who was wrong just now. Don't be angry. I just feel sorry for your mother who always washes your dirty clothes. How difficult is it to wash this mud?"
"I'll wash these clothes," Su Xiaowu said. "Fourth brother, please take off your clothes and I'll wash them."
"It's not like I don't have hands, so why do I need you to wash them? Besides, I'm your brother, and I'll wash them if you want. You can take off your clothes and wash them for me."
When the two brothers were fighting to do the laundry, Aunt Xu gently pulled Jinbao's arm and said, "Little sister, these two are your brothers? The taller one can't be your second brother, right? He looks so good.
It’s too small and its face is too pointed.”
"No, he is my fourth brother. He is only fifteen years old. Of course he looks young."
"Oh, you scared me," Aunt Xu patted her chest, "You are not the fourth brother, you are so beautiful, your eyelashes are so long, your face is small and pointed, just like a girl,
It’s definitely not easy to get a wife.”
Jinbao was amused by her words and said to her fourth brother: "Fourth brother, Grandma Xu just said that you look like a girl..."
"What?" Su Xiaosi was stunned for a moment, then he came back to his senses and suddenly burst into anger, "I'm a man, okay? What kind of girl? Who is this old woman? Can she speak?
ah."
Bai Lu hurriedly pulled him to her side, "Xiao Si, you can't be so rude. I'm an elder. You should apologize quickly."
"Humph! She apologized to me first when she wanted to apologize. She said I look like a girl even though I am a man!"
"I wish you were really a girl!" Su Jianmin pinched Su Xiaosi's face in a funny way.
Su Xiaosi hurriedly rubbed his face, "hum" again, and pulled Xiao Wu up the stairs angrily.
"Xiao Wu, who do you think that old woman is?" Su Xiaosi asked after walking to the second floor, "Captain Luo brought her to our mother at noon, and then they whispered and sent us away.
,really weird."
Su Xiaowu shook his head, "I don't know."
After the two people finished talking, they moved to the stairs to eavesdrop on the conversation on the first floor.
"Well, let me tell you about a girl first," Aunt Xu patted her thigh and said to Bai Lu and Su Jianmin, "She is exactly twenty this year. The reason why she has not married yet at this age is because her conditions are really
Very good……"
Su Jianmin and his wife looked at each other, obviously not understanding what the matchmaker said.
Jinbao asked her parents' doubts, "Grandma Xu, why didn't she get married despite her good conditions?"
"In this rural area, the conditions are so good. Most of the men's families have to weigh it up and don't dare to propose marriage. Besides, if the woman's conditions are good, her requirements will naturally be higher. There are very few people in the countryside who like her.
people."
Su Jianmin was curious after hearing this, "How good are her conditions?"
"Let's talk about appearance first. She looks just like your daughter. Her eyes are big, bright, and watery. She is lovable at first glance. Yes, she also loves to laugh. When she smiles, she reveals a pair of small tiger teeth.
There is also a pair of small dimples.
Anyway, that girl looks really good! She is also one of the best in our entire town...
It’s just that she has outstanding looks. Her father was also the captain of the production team and sent her to the town’s primary school since she was a child. She was also successful. I heard that she went to junior high school and later worked in the supply and marketing cooperative for two years before returning to the village the year before last.
Now he helps his father as an accountant in the production team."
When Aunt Xu said these words, a particularly cute and beautiful big sister appeared in Su Xiaosi's mind.