Ran'er is always young, and Qinglian has no one to take care of her, so she can only refuse. Qinglian simply told the matchmaker:

"Don't come back in the future, my sister won't marry."

"How can there be a girl who doesn't marry, this child speaks, it's true."

Qinglian doesn't care about what she says, which will inevitably embarrass the matchmaker. At this time, Ran Er often said two sentences of Qinglian:

"Lian'er, you can't talk to your aunt like this."

Although Qinglian no longer interjected, she kept pouting and looked unhappy. After the matchmaker left, Ran'er coaxed Qinglian:

"Matchmakers are also kind-hearted, they do this business, go to thousands of households, don't let them spread bad words."

"I'm not afraid."

"They say that they are married to their sister or not, and they should not speak in that tone in the future. Lian'er is also older, so she should pay attention to the image of the girl. ”

After saying it a few times, Qinglian also heard it in her heart. If a matchmaker comes, she simply hides far away, either feeding chickens or pigs, out of sight and out of mind. During this period, the spring water came once, and it was during the county school holiday in June. brought a lot of books to Ran'er and Qinglian, and there were poems and songs. didn't stay long, and left a piece of cloth for Ran'er, saying that it was a housewarming gift from Zhou's shopkeeper to Ran'er's sisters, and let the sisters make clothes to wear.

After the spring water left, Qinglian stroked the moon-white satin material, and couldn't help but sigh:

"Sister, this fabric is so good, it's so slippery, I'm afraid it's worth a lot of money, right?"

"My sister doesn't know how much it's worth. Lian'er took a fancy to it, so she made a dress for Lian'er to wear first. ”

"Won't my sister do it?"

"I work at home every day, and I can't wear clothes like this."

"Then I won't do it, I'll leave it there for now, and I'll talk about it later."

Qinglian looked at Ran'er, her little eyes rolled, and she said:

"Sister, I always look at Brother Chunshui, do you like your sister?"

Ran Er blushed a little and said:

"Lian'er is not allowed to talk nonsense, Brother Chunshui is famous, how can he fall in love with us? Don't say such things in the future, it won't sound good to spread out. ”

"It's just that I like my sister, Lian'er doesn't allow my sister to marry, sister, don't forget, we have a hook."

Qinglian said seriously.

Ran Er had already noticed that Chunshui looked at her eyes a little strangely, but she didn't think about it, first Chunshui is ten years old this year, and then Chunshui is now a Xiucai, if he wins next year, it will be a master. This is in ten miles and eight towns, but it is an incredible identity, and the gap between the two is too big.

Needless to say, Ran'er really doesn't have any plans to find her in-laws in her heart now.

One day, Grandpa Li passed by Ran'er's small courtyard and came in to sit.

"Ran'er is thirteen, right?"

"Yes, grandpa. Just passed his twelfth birthday. ”

"Next year will be the fourteenth, it's time to find a home, if you have a fancy to it, tell grandpa sù, grandpa will help Ran'er Zhang Luo."

"Grandpa, my sister doesn't marry."

Qinglian didn't wait for an answer, and hurriedly said. For the matchmaker, Qinglian can ignore it, but she can't treat Grandpa Li.

"Xiao Lian'er, what are you talking about? How can a girl do without getting married? Are you afraid that your sister will get married and no one will take care of you? Don't worry, there's grandpa. ”

Grandpa Li's words, Qinglian was speechless. In fact, what made Qinglian speechless the most was not Grandpa Li, but the three aunts of Grandpa Li's family. Every time I come to play at home, when I mention Ran'er's family affairs, I don't take Qinglian's words seriously at all, no matter what Qinglian says, the three of them directly ignore it. Because the three aunts are also very close to the sisters, Qinglian can't be rude to them. For being ignored by the three aunts, Qinglian could only feel depressed, but she couldn't express it.

Every time someone leaves, Qinglian has to be teased by Ran'er for a long time.

Ran Er also had times when she was teased by Qinglian and couldn't laugh herself.

On this day, Aunt Zhang from Xia Village came to the fence courtyard. Aunt Zhang is the most authentic matchmaker in Xia Village. This year is nearly sixty years old, and since I married in the village, I have said goodbye to people. It's also true to be a person, and no one said anything about the family affairs after Aunt Zhang, unlike some matchmakers who always like to exaggerate.

In summer, Ran'er and Qinglian still like to entertain guests in the grass pavilion. After letting Aunt Zhang in, Aunt Zhang deliberately went to the three new rooms to take a look, and praised Ran'er and Qinglian for their ability and etiquette. Finally, after coming to the grass pavilion and sitting down, Aunt Zhang said with some embarrassment:

"Ran'er, today Aunt Zhang is entrusted by someone. Aunt Zhang was also embarrassed and had to come, you know, auntie eats this bowl of rice. ”

Ran'er and Qinglian heard Aunt Zhang start like this, and they were a little puzzled in their hearts, where did the matchmaker tell people that the matchmaker was reluctant?

"What did Aunt Zhang say? The aunt is a well-known person in the village, and the elders of Ran'er and Lian'er, no matter what they say, Ran'er and Lian'er will not blame the aunt. ”

"I knew that Miss Ran'er and her two were well-informed people, and they would not blame my aunt. Then I'll leave it at that. ”

As Aunt Zhang spoke, she glanced at the two sisters, picked up the boiled water poured by Qinglian, took a sip, and then continued:

"It was the Wang family at the east end of the village who asked me to come and tell the eldest son of the family."

Ran Er and Qinglian didn't react for a while, the Wang family in the east of the village, which Wang family?

"It's Wang Rui, it seems that Wang Rui, who robbed bamboo shoots with you a few years ago, and came to your house in the middle of the night to steal sour bamboo shoots."

When Ran Er heard this, it was no wonder that Aunt Zhang began to say things like that. In Aunt Zhang's heart, she must have felt that this family affair was too outrageous, but Wang Ruiniang found her home and had to run again.

"He, he ,......"

Qinglian said two things to him, but she couldn't say anything else. I wanted to say something bad, first, I was worried that Ran'er would blame, and second, Qinglian didn't have the habit of saying bad things about people behind her back, so she just said two things in a row, and she couldn't help it.

"Aunt Zhang also knows that Ran'er has just passed her twelfth birthday, and she is only fourteen years old when she comes over, so if she doesn't think about it in two or three years, she will trouble Aunt Zhang to refuse."

Ran Er didn't say anything else because he was Wang Rui of the Wang family, or said the same thing as he said to other matchmakers when they came.

On the way back, Aunt Zhang was still muttering, what a good girl.

As soon as Aunt Zhang left, Qinglian was still angry at first, and after a while, she suddenly pointed at Ran'er and giggled. In the end, he squatted on the ground, holding his stomach with both hands, and his little body kept twitching. Ran Er was also speechless, not knowing what the Wang family and his wife thought. Seeing Qinglian laughing non-stop, I was afraid that she would laugh again, so she walked over, stretched out her hand and gently patted Qinglian twice on the back, and said:

"Lian'er has also learned to watch her sister's jokes?"

"No, no, how could Lian'er see her sister's jokes? Lian'er is a husband and wife of the laughing Wang family, I really don't know what they think. ”