There was also Xiaohu and his residence on the side of the newly built house, and even though it was dark, the two of them did not rest the night at their home in Quli Town, but went to the newly built residence with torches and horses.

Everything is available, kitchen, bathroom, bed, quilt, everything. Because someone came to say hello in advance, saying that the two of them had come, and when they arrived, the hot water had been boiled and covered with firewood, and the bedding on the bed had been laid.

Erya looked at the bed quilt made in the room, and asked Xiaohu curiously: "Huh! Have you arranged a handmaid here? ”

Xiaohu shook his head: "No! Don't you dislike having young servants in your home! I wasn't prepared. When you come over, just buy a mother-in-law. Today, I am afraid that Peng Yunhai and Peng Yunjiang and their daughters-in-law helped to do these things. During this time, I have been busy enough with their daughters-in-law, and I still want to wait for you to come over and see what reward is more appropriate for their daughters. ”

"Hmmm! I'll do it! ”

After washing up the next morning, Erya saw the third concubine of the Peng family. I heard Xiaohu say that the four brothers of the Peng family married the same sisters, and it was very strange in the Peng family's hometown and the southern Wang family.

At the beginning, Peng Yunhai's brothers returned to their hometown after the exile of their grandmother and cousin, and when they no longer needed their support, they were ready to find a woman to start a family. It's just that by the time they said goodbye, the Northland girls had been raised too high by many veteran bachelors, and the little money they left behind couldn't afford the dowry and the daughter-in-law over there.

Later, when I went back to my hometown to visit relatives, I found a daughter-in-law in my hometown by the way. Outcome. Neither did it go well. Their hometown is also poor, poorer than them, but the old family only admits one death. No matter what the Peng family says, they are doing well in the north. None of them believed it, so they decided that the north was poorer than their family, and no one wanted to marry their daughter to the north to suffer.

Of course, there are exceptions to this, there is such a family surnamed You on the hill not far from their Peng family. The ancestors of the family are hunters, but the strange thing is that it is passed down from generation to generation, and it will never be a household. I can't add Ding. The mountain where they live is not a land of high mountains and jungles, and there are no tigers, leopards, and pythons that kill people at every turn, but there are also many wild boars, hares, pheasants, and spores in it. At least it has fed the You family for several generations, and no one has died in this mountain.

It's just that this generation has a problem, and seven girls were born one after another, and it wasn't until the eighth that a baby son was born. After that, the problems of the You family were broken one after another. First of all, Father You reluctantly relied on wild things to exchange for some food. Providing for the lives of so many children. Then the daughters have to dress when they are older, and then they have to marry the daughters to give the dowry.

In this era, there is no emphasis on naked marriage, and the dowry can be even if it is a chicken or a duck, but it can't be nothing. The same is true for the dowry, two quilts, two clothes, and buckets of children and grandchildren are required, if there is no this, then the man will not marry. But the situation of the You family is that they can't even prepare for these, so the eldest daughter is nearly nineteen years old and has not come to the door to propose. The second daughter is seventeen, the third daughter is sixteen, and the fourth daughter is fourteen, all of whom are talking about family affairs. Everyone around knows the situation of the You family. Even if the family is poor and can't find a suitable family, they would rather run farther away than find the You family nearby.

When the Peng family wanted to say goodbye to a few children, they didn't consider the You family, not because of the dowry, but because they didn't know that there was such a family on the mountain. However, when the eldest girl of the You family went down the mountain to sell a wild boar that she hunted with her second sister and father, she heard that the Peng family was looking for a daughter-in-law, just because they wanted to go to the north to settle down, so many people were dismissed. Others laughed when they heard it, and she thought about it in her heart when she heard it. She thought that even if she was past the age of marriage, there was no hope, at least three younger sisters were at the right time.

When I returned home, I didn't do anything, so I first told my mother about the Peng family's relationship: "Mother! I heard that the Peng family has returned from the north and has a son who wants to find a daughter-in-law, and other families don't want their daughters to go to the north to suffer, but our family has nothing to fear in this situation. I'd like to ask my three younger sisters about their house! ”

You Shi looked at his eldest daughter and was stunned for a long time without reacting, and when he reacted to what his daughter said, he felt even more ashamed. Her maiden family is also in bad condition, otherwise she would not have married into Orion's family. What's more, because her family is not as good as others, she has often been bullied by other people's children since she was a child, which eventually led to a strange problem - she stutters as long as she talks to strangers, and more seriously, she can't even speak clearly when she is nervous, just for vague grunting. She was unpleasant but knew in her heart that although this matter was not good for a big girl who had not yet married, but in their current situation, only the eldest daughter could have the opportunity to speak.

"Hmmm! Just go for it! First go take a shower and wash your hair, clean yourself up better, and give others a good look. Also, you tell the Peng family that we can't afford the dowry and don't want a dowry, just ask their family to treat your sister well. As he spoke, You Shi couldn't go on with a sad heart.

The eldest daughter of the You family listened to her mother's words and took care of herself. The long hair was braided into two large braids, and the black and shiny ones were put on both chests, which was very attractive. Although the indigo coarse cloth clothes had a few patches on them, they were clean and did not look ugly. When You Shi saw his eldest daughter standing in front of him and let himself see if it was okay, tears couldn't help but flow down his cheeks.

"Good! Child! , all because I was useless with your father, and I delayed you. ”

"Mother! Don't cry, if you can talk about the eldest sister or the second sister this time, the next few sisters will be easy to do. Now that my brother is still young, I have to help you and my father bring him up. Mother! If you think it's good, then I'll go! ”

"Hmmm! Go ahead! When talking to people, be soft and not too strong. ”

"Hey! Got it, I'll try my best. ”

really arrived at the Peng family, but the original courage suddenly disappeared, and the eldest girl of the You family squirmed for a long time without saying the reason. She was received by Peng Yunhai's grandmother, who had returned to her clan, and Peng Yunjiang's mother was accompanied.

"Girl! You have specified that you want to see our housewife, but what is the matter? Why didn't you say anything about our mistress when she arrived? Peng Yunjiang Niang on the side really couldn't wait for this girl's grinding. Her son is going back to the Northland after the New Year, and she has to hurry up to get her son's family affairs down to the end of the year, so that when her son goes to the Northland, he can have a daughter-in-law to take care of him.

Peng Yunhai's grandmother actually guessed a rough idea from the squirming girl as soon as she entered the door, so she didn't urge others like her cousin and daughter-in-law, but smiled and waited patiently for the girl of the You family to speak.

The eldest girl of the You family knows that she can't always be so silent, anyway, sticking out her head is a knife and shrinking her head is also a knife, it is better to say it first, whether it will be successful or not depends on others: "The mother of the Peng family!" And Aunt Peng! The little woman came to say goodbye to her own girl. ”

The housewife of the Peng family asked with great interest: "Oh! That's great! There are a lot of children in my family, the oldest is already 20 years old, and the best is 16. How old is your sister, and which one of my families do you want to talk to? ”

The eldest girl of the You family was a little dumbfounded, she only heard that the Peng family was going to talk about her daughter-in-law, but she didn't know that there were so many boys who wanted to talk about family affairs. Ay! It would be nice if I could tell my sister! She thought of good things in her heart. But he replied: "I have three younger sisters in my family, all of whom have reached the age. The eldest sister is seventeen, the second sister is sixteen, the third sister is fourteen, my sister is all good-looking, and she can do it, follow me and my father up the mountain to catch rabbits, pheasants, chop wood, and cook and wash clothes at home. It's just because the family can't afford to give a dowry, cai, cai"

As soon as the mother of the Peng family saw this big girl, she fell in love with her neat and neat body, and when she heard that she was kissing her sister, she asked with some disappointment: "Are you already married?!" ”

When the eldest girl of the You family, who had never dared to look up, heard this, she looked up in surprise and saw that the Peng family's mother's expression was very serious and did not look like ridicule. He also replied seriously: "I don't either!" It's just that they're all nineteen, and they really can't say that it's suitable, so they don't count on it. I only think about a few younger sisters getting married, and I can't all raise an old girl at home like me. ”

"Oh! That's it! Since you have three younger sisters in your family, plus you yourself are not married, it is four. As for my family, there are also four boys who haven't said who yet. Do you think that's good? Can you find a chance for a few of my boys to meet your sisters, oh! And that includes you. If there is fate, my children can meet one by one, even if you sisters are all together, we as elders will not object.

Our family doesn't care about the dowry or not, to be honest, if it weren't for the high morale of a few boys, who would only be willing to marry if they had to look at the right eye, we would all be ready to buy a daughter-in-law for each of them. You go back and talk to your father, mother, and sisters, don't think that it hurts your dignity for me to let the children of the Peng family meet each other. You also looked at my boy by the way, didn't you? ”

After this grandmother returned from the exile in the west, the Peng family gave her the position of patriarch of the clan. She used to be the wife of an official, and later after so many years of training in the west, she became more capable in dealing with the world, and the people in the clan believed in her. Generally, I want to ask her to take care of things, and these boys say that family affairs are no exception. The housemother of the Peng family is also willing to worry about these children, not for anything else, just because they have just come out of exile, they are trying to find out the whereabouts of their mother and son, and this alone is enough to make her feel nostalgic for old age.

The eldest girl of the You family is not disgusted that the children of the Peng family want to look at their sister, and if she is willing to give her a chance, she wants to kneel down and thank her. After telling the mother of the Peng family to see each other the next day, he hurried back and asked his sisters to take a good bath, wash their hair, and clean up neatly. She sat for a while and talked for a while, and she could sensitively find that the housewife of the Peng family was a lady who liked neat and tidy girls. Remembering that this woman was once also an official's wife, my heart was clear. (To be continued.) )