Li Ergui and Qin Changgeng drank a bottle of Lao Baigan (wine made from red taro in Huaibei), and they were all drunk. After Li Ergui sobered up, he always felt that it was not a taste. Qin Changgeng and his family were both killing chickens and buying wine to entertain them warmly, and he didn't reveal a word about his daughter-in-law to Baolian, which was really unkind! Thinking about himself in the most difficult time, Qin Changgeng borrowed for himself, not to mention, even sold the two pigs, three sheep, a dozen or so old hens that were laying eggs and grain growing in his house to help me, what can I do? Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them! If the dried carp does not have three or five liters of water to survive, it can only be seen in the dried fish shop when the water from the Nanjiang River is transferred. If you do not get three or five liters of food to satisfy your hunger, and the rich man will not lend you the rent after the autumn, I am afraid that the bones buried in the ground will be rusty by then.

Every time he thinks of these past events, Li Ergui is full of gratitude to Qin Changgeng and his wife. He wanted to tell Qin Changgeng and his family a little bit about the affairs of his mother-in-law's family that Liu Erxia, who was 15 miles away from Daqinzhuang and Xiaoliuzhuang in the southwest, so that they could know what to do, but he swallowed back the words several times, and he couldn't open this mouth.

It's no wonder that Li Ergui can't open this mouth, you Liu Erxia will agree if you agree, why do you have to make a condition to let Li Ergui introduce her to a sister-in-law first? It's okay to introduce an object to your brother, the mouth of the matchmaker, the legs of singing, as long as there is business, are you afraid of selling goods? Isn't Li Ergui just running more errands and grinding his mouth? But you Liu Erxia is too difficult for Li Ergui, I don't know how to say anything about the wind and rain, your brother's conditions should be clear, not to mention that he is in his thirties, he is less than one meter four, not as tall as a thirteen or fourteen-year-old child, and the pockmarks on his face are one after another, where can Li Ergui find a woman who is willing to go with him? It is difficult for Li Ergui to open this mouth to Qin Changgeng and say that he will exchange his daughter Yulian for his son. Qin Yulian doesn't say anything, she has never been tanned when she works all day, her nose and eyes are a little handsome, setting off her snow-white and clean melon seed face, her small lips that have never been smeared with lipstick, they are peach-colored and delicious all year round, never blackened, never bruised. Her watery eyes glow seductively when she sleeps. Although she doesn't need to dress up in new clothes, wearing a plain dress does not reduce the fragrance and vitality of the girl, compared with Liu Meinan, it is really a heaven and an underground; One rice, one black bean, the disparity is too great. For many years, Li Ergui has traveled to Dongzhuang to Xizhuang, from Nanzhuang to Beizhuang, and even ten miles and twenty miles away for young men and women to match, nearly 100 pairs of marriages, although it cannot be said that they are all talented and beautiful, talented and beautiful, and the difference in appearance is not very big, but these two people make Li Ergui in a dilemma and unable to decide. It's not that he wants to tell Bao Lian a target as soon as possible, he really doesn't want to put Qin Yulian's flower on Liu Meinan's pile of cow dung. He decided to find Liu Erxia to explain the situation, let her and Qin Baolian get to know each other first, and then gradually arrange the affairs of Qin Yulian and Liu Meinan.

Li Ergui began to implement his own plan.

Qin Changgeng's family is still so warm to Li Ergui, and it continues unabated.

Li Ergui got straight to the point and said: "I want to introduce a girl from the small Liu family in the southwest of us to Bao Lian, this girl is also bitter enough, her parents and sister starved to death in 60 years, leaving her brother and sister to live on each other." The children of the poor are in charge of the family early, and this girl is very capable of needlework in the team, and she is one meter six or seven tall. Li Ergui gestured, "It's a head taller than my sister-in-law, but my face is not as white as your family jade, and I don't know if you can look at your family's treasure?" ”

Qin Changgeng listened to what Li Ergui said, and he didn't know much in his heart, and he didn't know what Lu Dao Baolian was asking for, so he said: "As long as Baolian has no opinion, can your sister-in-law and I still dislike a wife for our son?" ”

"Okay, rural people pay attention to being able to work, and they have the strength to live so that they can't get rid of people! A little black, a little white, no matter whether you are full or hungry, I think it's okay. Chen Sujuan was satisfied.

Li Ergui saw that Bao Lian, who was sitting on the side, had not spoken, and it was not easy to make his own opinions, so he said: "Parents only play the role of reference for their son, and in the end, it depends on whether Bao Lian and the two of them have any opinions to be sure." ”

The people in the room were silent, all waiting for Bao Lian to come up with an idea.

According to what Li Ergui said, Liu Erxia's size made Bao Lian still satisfied, but Li Ergui said that it was not very white, and he was very worried about how black it was, in case it was really as black as the bottom of the pot, how could he go with himself to meet those brothers and wives in the village, not too handsome, but also to say that it should not be too ugly! Work and eat without pretense, get married once in a lifetime, and marry a wife at least to have one. It's disgusting, and I don't have that kind of mood, how can we live together. So he improvised and said: "Uncle Ergui, I know the intimate relationship between you and my father, and I also know the kindness of your care, but I can't be sure about it now, I don't know what the woman's opinion is?" ”

Bao Lian didn't say he was willing, nor did he say he was unwilling, which made Qin Changgeng and Chen Sujuan puzzled, worried that it would collapse this time, and it would be even more difficult to say in the future. Chen Sujuan said: "Bao Lian, let's be realistic, you know the reputation of our team outside, there is almost a good one, you can work, you know the old and the young, what do you need to be beautiful, is it thirsty or hungry?" Pick and choose! ”

Qin Changgeng didn't speak on the side, his eyes looked at his son.

Mother's words, father's eyes made Bao Lian's heart not a taste, and he endured helplessly.

Li Ergui opened his mouth and said: "Brother, sister-in-law, you have all heard it, I have long said that Baolian is a scheming child, has his own ideas, thinks well everywhere, and wants to be better than anyone else, you still don't believe it?" Today, he knew what Lu Dao did, he obviously wanted to see what Liu Erxia looked like, but he didn't say it directly, and said that he didn't know what the opinions of Lu Dao people were? You didn't think about it if I told her about your situation and your family situation, what did she disagree with, would she urge me to talk about it? Don't you just don't believe that your Uncle Gui is not sincere? Okay, since that's the case, I'll bring Liu Erxia over tomorrow for you to meet, and see if I'm coaxing you or hiding it from you? Whoever I talk to about such a thing, it is always one and two and two are two, both parties have no opinion and are satisfied with the marriage, either party has an opinion, and is not satisfied, regardless of the man and the woman, if there is an opinion, they will immediately go their own way, each thinking of its own law, not forced, not reluctant, can I not know that arranged marriage is illegal? Besides, in an arranged marriage, both parties are not happy, and if something happens, I don't want to go around without food, leaving my children to suffer the sin that will never see the light of day! ”

Bao Lian only knew that Li Ergui and his father usually had a good relationship with him, and he often acted as a matchmaker and charged a hundred yuan for running errands, but he didn't know that Li Ergui was so suspicious in his heart. If the situation expands, he is afraid of hurting the heart that his parents are doing for him, so he said: "Uncle Ergui, my little careful thinking makes you see clearly, I just want to see Liu Erxia, and listen to her attitude towards my father and mother, if she does not honor my father and mother and abuses the elderly, how can I, as a child, be loyal and filial in front of my father and mother to repay their nurturing grace?" If that's the case, you don't want me either! You run more, work harder, let her come, we will meet and talk, and see how it goes. ”

If Li Ergui didn't feel that he owed Qin Changgeng too much affection, he would have left long ago when he heard Bao Lian's words of distrusting himself, and now that he listened to what Bao Lian said again, he had a new understanding of Bao Lian: This kid is a bit of a braincase, and he has to see what Liu Erxia is like and what he thinks, so he can rest assured. Okay, then let him see it! Anyway, Liu Erxia is not a person with enough brains. When the time comes, it may not be who will die! Thinking like this, he said to Bao Lian, "Good girl! What do you ask for, your uncle I don't meet you? Don't talk about it, I'll bring you to see it tomorrow, just take care of it, no matter what, your uncle will find a way to find it for you, until you are satisfied! ”

Qin Changgeng and his family were also in a happy mood, and they were no longer worried about their son's stubbornness.

They sent Li Ergui away, and the meeting time was set for June 20.

Qin Changgeng's family was ready to greet him.

At nine o'clock in the morning of June 20, matchmaker Li Ergui arrived as scheduled with a girl, and it seems that this girl is Liu Erxia. She is tall, with a square face, not very white, red fluttering, wearing a checkered blue gown on the upper body, and blue real good pants on the lower body, all of which are eighty percent new, and she is not particularly dressed. Shoulder-length short hair is black and shiny, willow eyebrows, big eyes, eagle nose bones, big mouth, does not swallow or vomit, big and generous, natural and dignified, but it looks like it has passed the young age of twenty-eight beauties, and the lines on the forehead show a bit of the vicissitudes of life, and there is a twenty-seven or eighty-eight look.

Qin Baolian also changed into new clothes today and washed his hair again, although he is already a person in his twenties, he looks much more handsome than usual.

Baolian's whole family spoke to Liu Erxia enthusiastically and asked him to sit in the house. In the gap between Bao Lian pouring tea, they all retreated, and only Bao Lian and Liu Erxia were left in the house.

"Drink some boiling water." Bao Lian solemnly brought the bowl full of boiling water to Liu Erxia and said.

"Thank you!" Liu Erxia took the tea bowl and put it on the table in front of him.

There was silence in the room, as if the air had stopped flowing, frozen in place, only two young hearts beating.

Bao Lian looked at the ground, and his right hand pinched his left hand, as if he was counting, but not like he was counting, which seemed unnatural.

Liu Erxia scanned the room with his eyes, and the last fell on Bao Lian, who was waiting.

There was still silence in the room, and their hearts were beating faster.

"Talking, agreeing is agreeing, disagreeing can also be said, you should know more people, what's embarrassing?" Liu Erxia waited impatiently, and first broke the silence and said.

"I'm okay with that." Bao Lian calmed his nervousness, "I don't know if you have any opinions, anyway, the production situation of my production team is not very good, and it is not bad to survive hunger." ”

"Now it's like this, if you want the poor to be poor, you want to be rich and everyone is rich, and the team that does a good job in production will only give each person a few dozen catties of extra food every year, and it will not be much better. Poor days are a long way to save it! I don't believe it can be like this forever? Maybe the backward team can become an advanced team in the future, and it won't be exhausted! Liu Erxia said without nervousness and in a natural tone.

"That's okay, as long as you're not afraid of suffering in the future, and don't dislike my poor family."

"Okay, I'm okay with that. It seems that you are honest, to tell the truth, not like a slippery person, so be it. Liu Erxia got up and drank the rest of the tea just now, turned around and walked out of the door.

Li Ergui, Qin Changgeng, Chen Sujuan, and Yulian, who were squatting not far from the door and waiting for news, hurriedly greeted them.

"Uncle, auntie, I'll go back." Liu Erxia said goodbye to Baolian's parents very politely, holding Yulian's hand and looking at it again.

"Don't go, don't go! Eat and go! Chen Sujuan took Liu Erxia's hand with one hand and said with the other hand on her shoulder. Qin Changgeng, Yulian, and Li Ergui also kept it together.

"Go back, I'm leaving." Liu Erxia let go of his hand and glanced at Yulian again.

Everyone watched Liu Erxia go away, and then Bao Lian walked out of the house.

"Stupid thing, why don't you know how to send it to others?" Chen Sujuan counted her sons who walked out of the door.

"I'll be convenient for her to come out, who knows that she will go!"

The family even Li Ergui came to the house to ask Liu Erxia what his opinion was, and Bao Lian replied briefly. After listening to this, everyone felt that the two heroes were decisive and refreshing, and they were happy for Bao Lian.

Li Ergui wanted to go home, but Qin Changgeng's family didn't keep it again and again, so they had to give up.

Li Ergui was satisfied with Liu Erxia's generous and refreshing performance today, and his plan took a big step forward.