Here Ma Daguo scolded Wang Gui'e, "Why are you talking so much?
If you have anything to say, it’s not too late to wait until you get home, but it has to be said at this time.”
"What if someone gets angry and turns away? Can you use your brain a little before doing things?"
Wang Gui'e snorted, "We've already come here, where are we going to go back?
Besides, there are no shuttle buses to the county seat at this time."
"You just worry too much. Besides, if this is our daughter-in-law, what can't I say?"
Ma Daguo shook his head, "You are such a stupid ass. Didn't you see that they all had doubts about us along the way?"
“Are you ready with the things you need to prepare at home?
Don't give me another trouble when the time comes."
Wang Gui'e said: "Don't worry when our son is doing things. Everything that needs to be prepared has been prepared. Besides, there is nothing to be afraid of."
"I don't believe it. He really exposed this matter. After all, he is our son. Who can deny this?"
Ma Daguo shook his head, "Then you should talk less. It will show that you have a long mouth."
Not long after, a man drove a four-wheeler from a distance. This man had dark skin and looked like a rural person.
After coming over again, he grinned at them, then turned to look at Wen Xiaohui, and then focused on Li Yiyang and Ji Yuan.
Wang Gui'e on the side said quickly: "This is your eldest brother Ma Fuqiang, and this is Yangyang. Let's go quickly. We are going back now, and it is estimated to be ten o'clock."
Ma Fuqiang responded and wanted to help them get the package. Li Yiyang said, "No, just let him get it."
He handed everything to Ji Yuan, and he believed in Ji Yuan more than this stranger he had never met.
Ma Fuqiang smiled coquettishly, "Then get in the car quickly. Your sister and sister-in-law have already prepared the meal at home."
A few of them got on the four-wheeled vehicle and the bumpy ride made Wen Xiaohui's face gradually look pale.
Li Yiyang said: "If I had known I would come alone this time, you would have to work hard along the way."
Wen Xiaohui shook his head, "I'm not worried if you come alone. Although I can't help you much, at least I can know what's going on."
She didn't worry about letting Li Yiyang come alone. Although Li Yiyang was a man, she felt more at ease by following him by her side.
It was already dark by now, the moon was sparse, and the only sound that could be heard was the rumble of four-wheelers.
When we arrived here, almost every household had already eaten and was ready to go to bed, so the whole village was extremely quiet.
After they arrived here, two women walked out of the room. The two women looked about the same age. Just looking at their faces, they looked like they were in their forties.
One had two braids and the other had her hair tied up on the back of her head. When she saw Ma Fuqiang, the woman with her hair tied up stepped over.
She snuggled close to Ma Fuqiang, seeming very scared. Ma Fuqiang patted her hand and asked, "Is the meal ready?"
The woman nodded, "It's ready. I warmed it up just now because I was afraid of the cold. Come in and eat!"
After hearing what he said, Ma Daguo invited the others into the house.
This room is not big, it is in a small courtyard.
There are three or four rooms.
The room they entered at this time should be considered the largest among them. There was already a table of food in the room. Although it was simple, it looked delicious.
"Everyone, please sit down and eat, otherwise the food will be cold soon."
Ma Daguo greeted him and sat down first, while Ma Fuqiang walked aside and poured him a glass of wine.
Wang Gui'e called to Wen Xiaohui, "Let's come over here to eat. Go to the kitchen. This is where the men eat. We won't get involved."
Wen Xiaohui was stunned for a moment and didn't realize what she meant.
But Li Yiyang on the side understood it. He didn't expect that this place was so backward that women were not even allowed to eat at the table, and they had to eat separately.
He said, "Just sit next to me."
Seeing that Wen Xiaohui was really about to sit down, Wang Gui'e became anxious, "The men are eating here, how can a woman serve at the table?"
"The kitchen over there has been prepared. Since you are here, you have to abide by the rules of our family. The food there is the same as here."
Li Yiyang pulled Wen Xiaohui to sit down, turned around and said, "I don't know which rules you follow, but my wife just follows mine."
"We don't have the habit of eating at separate tables in our family. If you want to go to the kitchen to eat, I won't stop you, but it's impossible for my wife to go with you."
After he said this, Wang Gui'e looked a little unhappy, and Ma Daguo scolded: "Why are you talking so much?"
"You should eat what you have. Xiaohui is from a big city. How can you let her eat in the kitchen with you?"
After finishing speaking, he looked at Li Yiyang and smiled, "Don't listen to your mother's nonsense. We don't have such rules here. It's just her own brain."
"I have told her so many times that a family should eat together, but she refuses to listen and insists on leading these people to the kitchen."
"Maybe I secretly hid something delicious in the kitchen. Let's just leave them alone and eat by ourselves."
Now that Ma Daguo has already spoken like this, Li Yiyang can't say anything else. It's just that the customs in this family are really unacceptable to him.
Wen Xiaohui looked at Ma Fuqiang's daughter-in-law not far away. Before going out, she seemed to have turned her head and glanced at Wen Xiaohui with envy in her eyes.
After eating, it was getting late, and Ma Daguo said, "You should go to bed early today, the room has been arranged."
"Your sister will live in one room with us. You and your wife can live in the remaining room. But this assistant you brought along, where should he live?"
Li Yiyang said: "He can just follow us and lay the floor. You go and rest first!"
After finishing talking, they went back to their houses. After a while, Ma Fuqiang's wife brought them another quilt.
Wen Xiaohui thanked her, and Ma Fuqiang's wife looked a little surprised.
"Sister-in-law, what's your name?"
Wen Xiaohui had a pretty good impression of her, but this woman looked a little cautious and seemed to be afraid of people.
Wen Xiaohui also saw before that the Ma family's daughter seemed to be scolding her. Although Ma Fuqiang was nearby, she didn't say anything.
She shook her head slightly, sighing in her heart that this place was not only poor and backward, but also had some deep-rooted feudal ideas.