The dawn sun is not very dry, and the morning dew has not yet gone down.

Many of the villagers in Chaoxia Village came to the small hill to pick herbs, and when they saw Shen Pomegranate there, most of them whispered and laughed in private, and few of them said bad things about Shen Pomegranate in front of Shen Pomegranate.

Shen Pomegranate picked up half a basket of medicinal herbs, and the only ones she knew were those few, and the rest were hand-picked mushrooms. She didn't recognize the wild mushrooms very well, and she needed Zheng to pick them up again. Seeing that the sun came out slowly, Shen Shiliu also returned to the village with the basket.

"Pomegranate!"

When Shen Shiliu walked to the entrance of the village, she heard someone calling her behind her, and she turned around slowly and saw Han Shuliang.

The ancestors of the Han family have been farming for eight generations, but Han Shuliang's father, Han Laofu'er, saw the scenery of the talented old man in the county when he was a child, so he has a son, and he would rather eat and wear less by himself, but also let his son be beautiful. It took a long time to give his son the name of "Shuliang", and when he got to his daughter, he may have exhausted his literary use and called Han Meili.

"Brother Shuliang? Something? Shen Shiliu asked, and her voice was angry, before Zheng told Shen Shiliu not to deal with the Han family, but everyone called her, and she couldn't pretend that she didn't hear it!

Han Shuliang came to chase Shen Pomegranate on purpose, because of the previous incident, Shen Shu has been glaring at him when he sees him now, and their Han family has indeed done something wrong, and it is always not authentic to say bad things about people behind their backs.

"Pomegranate, I'm sorry, our family shouldn't talk like that, don't take it to heart, my mother doesn't really think so." Han Shuliang said.

Shen Shiliu blinked: "Hmm." Then he turned around and went on.

"Pomegranate!" Han Shuliang stopped the person again.

"Pomegranate, can you persuade your father and mother about the beautiful marriage?" Han Shuliang said that Han Meili is crying at home every day now, and Han Laofu'er and daughter-in-law Qian have no choice, so how can they mention marriage with a shy face now?

Shen Shiliu sighed: "Brother Shuliang, I can't help anything about marriage, it's all my father's decision." "Instead of coming and talking to her, it's better to go to her father and talk to her.

It was not early, and the villagers in the village began to carry their hoes to the fields, and Shen Shiliu couldn't talk to Han Shuliang here, lest the villagers gossip when they saw it.

Shen Pomegranate just snorted and left, Han Shuliang looked entangled, looking at Shen Pomegranate like this, he only felt bitter.

Shen Shiliu went home, left a bowl of porridge and two dishes on the table, she finished eating, and went up the mountain to hunt pigweed.

There are many animals in the mountains, but there are no hunters in their village, and the men in the village only set small traps on weekdays to trap hares and birds.

"I really picked it up!" Shen Shimei was happy, holding the bird's nest and trapped on the stacked haystack. She also had to take the time to pick up some gardenias and go back to steam.

As soon as Shen Shiliu arrived home at noon, he saw that the Zheng family had returned from the field to have lunch, but there was still a person in the courtyard.

This person was dressed in fancy clothes, looking like he was in his forties, but he had a big pink flower on his head, and his face was still coated with thick fat powder, and he was stunned when he saw Shen Pomegranate entering the hospital, and then said: "This is Pomegranate niece, right?" ”

When Zheng saw Shen Pomegranate coming back, he hurried over to help the handle and unload the pigweed first.

"Mother, I also picked up bird eggs!" Shen pomegranate held the bird's nest to show Zheng like a treasure, and Zheng was also smiling.

"Go and wipe your sweat and wash your face first, and the meal will be ready in a while!" Zheng said, now that Shen Pomegranate is so capable and eats less, the pressure on her family's rations has been reduced a lot, and she is ready to pull a piece of cloth for Shen Pomegranate to make new clothes with the saved ration money!

"This pomegranate niece is really a good girl who can work!" Mrs. Zhang sighed, the pigweed on Shen Pomegranate's back just now cost fifty pounds, and she was picking bird eggs and flowers, which was comparable to good labor!

Zheng was naturally very happy to hear someone praise his daughter, and said: "My pomegranate is a good one!" ”

"Good news today, too!" Mrs. Zhang hurriedly said, just because of this enthusiasm, she mentioned everything that should be said.

"What's the good news? But have you found a good family for my family's big tree? "The Zheng family hurried over, Shen Shu is also sixteen years old this year, and it's time to talk about family affairs.

Mrs. Zhang was proud: "That's natural, I, Mrs. Zhang, don't say anything else, it's still amazing to say that I'm pro-wife!" Our big tree has to look good, to have a son, to have strength, and it is not easy to find a daughter-in-law! ”

Hearing Mrs. Zhang say this, the Zheng family is also happy, her sons and daughters are all her own, who is happier than praising her children than praising her!

"Whose daughter is that?" Zheng asked.

"There is a family surnamed Zhou at the other end of Qingyang Village, the head of the family is called Zhou Youcai, and there is a girl named Zhou Miao, who is long and capable!"

The Zheng family was moved when she heard this, her family Shen Shu is not bad, if she can marry such a daughter-in-law, it is also a good thing!

After Mrs. Zhang finished speaking, she saw that Zheng was also looking forward to it, so she said, "But his family has a request." ”

"What requirements?" Zheng asked, her family is also quite poor now, and it is estimated that the bride price for marrying her relatives will not be too much, so she said: "You also know the situation of my family, the bride price is ......."

Mrs. Zhang waved her hand and said, "Ah, what are you doing with money, people have said that you don't care about money or anything." ”

"No bride price?" Zheng was puzzled, even if the people in their small village had no money, they would have to have a bride price to get married, unless they ......

"People said, I want to find a rich ......" After Mrs. Zhang finished speaking, the Zheng family couldn't sit still, the two of them have such a son, and they are not too poor to eat, how can they let a good son go into wealth?

"That's not possible, our big tree is to marry a wife, not to go upside down!" Zheng Zhengse said.

"Oh, don't worry!" Mrs. Zhang hurriedly appeased the Zheng family, she saw that the Zheng family reacted so much, and she knew that this road would not work.

"Then how can you not be in a hurry, the two of us have such a son, and we will have to take care of our pomegranate in the future!" Zheng was still a little angry, but he couldn't be too excited in front of Mrs. Zhang, and said that the matchmaker would have to trouble the matchmaker in the future.

"Since it comes to pomegranate nieces, I will say it bluntly, Zhou Youcai has a younger brother and wants to find a daughter-in-law, if the Zhou family does not want to be rich, he will change his relatives, so that he can rest assured." Mrs. Zhang said.

When Zheng heard it, she also thought about Shen Pomegranate's family affairs, but after the previous incident, most people don't look down on Pomegranates, and it would be a good thing if she could find a good family affair.

"Swap ......? Is there a dozen younger brothers who have money that week? Zheng asked, Zhou Youcai's daughters are so old, she has to say hello to his brother's age.

"Fifty-three! Still a big boy! "Mrs. Zhang's words, Zheng can't bear it!

"Fifty-three! My pomegranate is only thirteen, do you say that? Zheng pointed to Mrs. Zhang's nose and scolded, she didn't want to offend this old pious woman, but now when she looks at it, she doesn't scold this old woman, and her heart is full of anger!

"Mother, what's wrong?!" Shen Pomegranate in the house just washed his face, and when he heard a big movement outside, he hurriedly rushed out, just in time to hear Mrs. Zhang said: "Don't look at your pomegranate thirteen, but fat like that, it is estimated that you don't want to find a good mother-in-law in this life, the Zhou family said, if your family agrees, Pomegranate will not suffer if he marries, Zhou Youcai's younger brother is fifty-three, and he can't toss anything, and he wants to let Pomegranate take care of his disabled brother, you have to agree, and give five taels of silver as a bride price!" ”

Shen Shiliu was stunned by Mrs. Zhang's words? What fifty-three, disability, bride price five taels?

Zheng Shi saw that Shen Shiliu heard all these words, and he didn't care about whether he was face-saving or not, so he picked up the broom in the yard and was about to sweep Mrs. Zhang out of the house.

When Mrs. Zhang saw that Zheng was really coming, she could only retreat, and when she exited the door, Zheng closed the door directly.

"Dare to sweep me with a broom? Bad luck! Just the pomegranate in your house, you just hold it as a treasure! I'll see if there is such a daughter, which one dares to marry into your family as a daughter-in-law! Let your son fight for the rest of his life! Mrs. Zhang stood at no door and didn't forget to scold at the wall, and the villagers next to her walked by, all of them looked at jokes.

Mrs. Zhang patted the ashes on her body, thinking that she would be able to say that she would be able to talk about her relatives this time, and she would be able to have one or two hardships at that time, but now that she has no money, she is still covered in ashes, and she is going to die of anger.

Zheng was so angry that he choked, but Shen Shiliu was not angry, sitting on the stone bench in the courtyard and tangled.

She should have thought that her situation was not optimistic, she was so annoying now, it was not easy for Shen Shu to say that she was close. Now it should be expected for the matchmaker to let her marry the "old, weak, sick and disabled".

The more Shen Shimei thought about it, the worse he became, he wanted to laugh and was sad, and he didn't know when the tears were flowing, he was really sad.

"Pomegranate, don't worry, my mother will never marry you to a bad old man!" Zheng feels sorry for her daughter, she is only thirteen, why did she have to encounter such a bad thing!

Shen Shiliu sighed and wiped her tears: "Mother, let's cook, my father and brother should be hungry!" After speaking, he got up and went to the stove, there were still a lot of small shrimp yesterday, and today is enough to eat.

Oil is poured into the cauldron, and as soon as the egg liquid wraps the shrimp into the pot, the aroma bursts out.

Zheng sighed, why is her pomegranate so miserable!

"Mother, my brother and Han Meili are married...... I don't mind being talked about. Shen Shiliu remembered Han Shuliang's words, combined with Mrs. Zhang's words, if his brother could marry Han Meili, she would be less of a personal drag.

When Zheng heard this, he shook his head: "Although we are all from the village, we can't help but argue!" "Let the Han family say that, and the girl was hanged because of this, their Shen family and the Han family will definitely not be able to give up!

Shen Shimei didn't go anywhere in the afternoon, and the pigweed she hunted at home was enough to feed the pigs for a few days, so she sat at home in a daze. Zheng went to the county seat and said that he was buying some needles and threads, and there was only one Shen pomegranate left at home.

Shen Shiliu sat for a while, then went back to the room and took out a hemp rope with a button on the side that she tied.

"Looks like I've lost a little weight!" Shen Shiliu said, this rope is specially measured by her, and the buckle tied this time is an inch smaller than last time!

Shen Shiliu is taking out the previous fat clothes, and it is estimated that she can be stuffed into her now.

"Pomegranate, come out quickly, see what my mother bought for you!" In the evening, Zheng came back and shouted in the courtyard.