Rural people work with the fields all year round, and it is late to finish work if they have to work in a hurry. The Zhou brothers and sisters did not come back until it was almost dark. They asked the children to go home to pick out sweet potato seedlings in the middle of the afternoon, but the adults did not come back.
Grandma Zhou takes care of the cooking at home, and waits for the children and grandchildren to come back, wash their faces, hands and feet before eating.
Brother Zhou was born in the summer, and his name is Zhou Xialong. His sister was born in the autumn, so she was named Qiufeng. Her parents have the beautiful wish that their children will become dragons and their daughters will become phoenixes.
Sitting at the table, Zhou Xialong looked at a large pot of stewed pig's feet, fried egg wedges, meatballs, and washed vegetables. He was quite puzzled: "Mom, what's good today?"
"Today is the Dragon Boat Festival." Grandma Zhou's face was red and she answered naturally.
Brother Zhou's wife named Liu Tong pouted slightly, not believing her mother-in-law's words. She felt there must be some reason, but she pretended to be stupid and didn't ask.
Zhou Qiufeng didn't ask any questions. Only Zhou Tianming, the youngest grandson of the Zhou family, praised his grandma for her craftsmanship without hesitation, which also made the old man grin from ear to ear.
The Zhou family finished their meal happily. The family took a shower and washed clothes. After finishing their work, everyone went back to their own rooms. The Zhou family's children went back to his room to read, and Zhou brother and his wife went back to their room to watch TV. Televisions are not expensive these days, and the Zhou family is also one of the richest families in the village. They have several televisions, one in the main room in the upper room, one in the lobby of the small western-style building downstairs, and one in the couple's room.
Come, it’s convenient for the young couple to watch TV and do some loving things between husband and wife.
After Zhou Qiufeng returned to her parents' home, she also bought a TV for her parents to put in their room. When her father passed away, she was afraid that her old mother would not be able to think about it, so she moved back to her mother's room to stay with the old man. Later, she even slept with her mother and daughter together, so that it was convenient to chat with the old man.<
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Grandma Zhou and the girl went back to the room to watch TV for a while. Grandma Zhou pulled the girl over and spoke in a low voice: "Qiufeng, let me tell you something. Someone is here to mediate for you today..."
"Mom, I won't marry, I will stay with you." Before my mother could finish speaking, Zhou Qiufeng interrupted her.
"Qiu Feng, please listen to what I have to say before you make a decision." Grandma Zhou was afraid that the girl's shouting would be known to everyone, so she shushed in a low voice, then ran to the door, opened it gently and looked outside.
, I didn’t see my daughter-in-law and children coming to eavesdrop, so I went back and sat down.
Zhou Qiufeng was obedient and did not immediately refute, looking gloomy.
Grandma Zhou also guessed that the girl was not feeling well, and still continued the endless topic: "Qiufeng, you are my girl, so I naturally feel sorry for you, but I am getting old, and since I got seriously ill last year, I feel worse and worse. I may not be able to tell the truth.
I left that day. What would you do if I left? Your brother is your biological brother from the same mother. Naturally, he will not drive you away. You know what kind of person your sister-in-law is. Your father and I are here,
You serve us at home, and she gossips about you behind your back and dislikes you for living in your parents' house. She has talked more and more this year. If I were gone, I don't know what she would say. Can you stand being criticized every day?
Four? If you use up all your personal money, I'm afraid you will be kicked out to beg for rice..."
Zhou Qiufeng's heart was clogged and her throat was sore. In rural areas, no one would like the water thrown out by a married daughter. No one would like the daughter to divorce and return to her parents' home. She has the protection of her parents and her life is relatively easy. If those girls without parents get divorced,
It is rare for a brother-in-law or sister-in-law to accept the aunt to live with her parents, so she can only marry another person or live in a rented house.
When a woman is a girl at home, she has a family. Once she gets married, the home where she was born and raised becomes her natal family. When she comes to her husband's family, she is also an outsider relative to her husband's family. Therefore, once a woman gets married, it is almost as if she no longer has a home.<
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If you can't live your whole life in your husband's family and you don't have property or a house, you have nothing and you are truly homeless.
"Qiufeng, as people say, a golden nest or a silver nest is not as good as a doghouse at home. You still have to have a home of your own. It doesn't matter if it's harder, it doesn't matter if life is harder. It's good for a couple to grow old together. You have to have a home of your own."
Think about it, is that what happened?" Grandma Zhou saw the girl lowering her head, sighed, got up and went to the cabinet to take out a bag of tomatoes, then returned and stuffed one into the girl.
Zhou Qiufeng, who was bowing his head and feeling sad, still lowered his head with many red fruits in his hand. He rubbed it a few times, took it to his mouth and took a bite. Because he was preoccupied, he didn't taste anything at first. He took two more bites and raised his head in surprise.
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"Did you taste it?" Grandma Zhou smiled meaningfully when she saw that the girl finally returned to normal from her lost look.
"A gift from Lele?" Zhou Qiufeng determined from the expression on my mother's face where the fruit came from. She only tasted the taste once and she would never mistake it.
"Yes." Grandma Zhou said with affection in her eyes: "That child is really a pitiful and annoying child. He has suffered so much at such a young age and it is not easy for him to not grow crooked yet. Lele is bringing this one today.
She bought people's hearts and said she wanted a new mother and asked me to be her matchmaker, but I was stumped."
Zhou Qiufeng was shocked: "Mom, you said Lele asked you... to be a matchmaker?"
"Yes, Lele said that her family was poor and didn't have much good things, so she used this as a gift to invite the matchmaker."
"Why does Lele want to find a new mother when she's so good? Who does she like?"
"Lele said that she really wanted the person who took her home from the street to be her new mother. She didn't know who the person who gave her a ride back today was. This thing is really embarrassing for me. Yueqing's feet are not good and she can't do it.
It's a heavy job, not to mention that Lele is so old and will go to college soon. Probably no one wants to marry into the Lele family and endure the hardships. Think about it, if a girl marries a girl, she will be raising a father and daughter, working as cows and horses for half of their lives. It's really not feasible.
How worth it...
Alas, I feel sorry for little Lele and I don’t want to refuse her, so I’ll just let me think about it for the time being. After I figure out how to tell the woman, I’ll ask her who the new mother she likes is. Lele doesn’t think it’s a problem for his father to be like that all his life.
Son, I wanted to help his father find a partner, and it also reminded me of you. It’s not a problem for you to be like this, so after Lele left, someone came to match you, so I said I would advise you and see what you mean.
Qiufeng, what do you think?"
Zhou Qiufeng was extremely shocked. Wasn't she the one who brought Lele back from the street today? Lele would like her to be a new mother?!
Her mind was very confused, and she didn't pay much attention to what my mother was talking about later. In a daze, she heard my mother say that someone else was coming to propose marriage to her. Her brain was even more confused, and she didn't know how happy she was.
Is she Le Zhongyi’s ideal new mother?
The chaotic thoughts made her upset. When the old woman asked her about her thoughts, she answered vaguely and casually: "Mom, let me think about it before talking about it."
"Okay, think about it slowly, there's no rush anyway." Grandma Zhou readily agreed, but the girl didn't refuse directly, indicating that it was still possible.
