Chapter 44
What Nagangen feared most still happened, but everything seemed to be expected!
In the evening of this day, the husband and wife went home from work, and when they walked to the town, someone waved to them, and the two of them saw that it was the town's famous "Red Leaf Adult" Zhang Matchmaker——
When they saw this old woman, their hearts were half cold-
Mrs. Zhang is in her fifties, gray hair, tall and thin, her life's occupation is to be a matchmaker for others, matchmaking, and there are not a few successful couples introduced by her, and she is a big celebrity in Wanlai Town, and she is famous!
She was drinking tea in a teahouse at this time, and when she saw the two of them appear, she strode out, still holding a large handful of melon seeds in her hand, and before she arrived, she smiled and spoke loudly.
"Ouch, why are you two only coming back now! I've been waiting for you here all afternoon-"
"Wait for us?" both looked at her inexplicably. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
"Yes, who else can I wait for if I don't wait for you?"
"Is there anything wrong with you?" asked her with wide eyes.
"Something, something!"
"What's the matter?"
"Good thing, good thing! ha"
"A good thing, a good thing?"
"Go, go, go! Go home and say, it can't just tell you in vain - go home and say!" Mrs. Zhang saw that the people around her were looking at them, and pulled the couple to the side!
"If it's a good thing, why do you have to go home and say it?" Changgen asked her seriously!
For this kind of old woman who talks about the east and west all day long, does not do her job, and lives with one mouth, they respect and hate. Because the mother-in-law can rub and a couple, or break up a couple-
"Do you really want to say it here? so many people—then I really said it?" The mother-in-law saw that Changgen was not very welcoming to her, and looked at the people drinking tea around her, deliberately reminding him!
"Oh, it's getting dark, let's go, let's go, let's go home!" Yinglian's mother was afraid that the impact would not be good, so she urged on the side, and the three of them continued to move forward.
The mother-in-law saw that the husband and wife were extremely nervous about her, as if they had guessed what she was going to say, and along the way, in order to ease the atmosphere, they talked about other topics, what kind of work they did, how much money they earned in a day, and so on?
When she got home, Yinglian had already lit the lamp and waited for Hou for a long time, when she saw her mother-in-law coming, she greeted her warmly, moved a chair, poured a bowl of water for her, and then hugged her younger brother to play in the room. The mother-in-law looked at Yinglian's virtuous and dexterous appearance, and praised her daughter, full of praise!
Seeing Yinglian walk away, Changgen pulled a stool and sat on the side of the matchmaker, while drinking water, and asked impatiently: "What is the matter Sister-in-law Zhang, can you say it?"
"Oh, in such a hurry?"
"You wait for Sister-in-law Zhang to rest for a while, what's the hurry?" Yinglian's mother said Changgen next to her.
"Okay! I won't hide it from you, I came to you today because I was commissioned by Uncle Wan, haha! He sent someone to call me here, otherwise, my wife can't afford to kick your Three Treasures Palace! haha!"
As soon as he heard that it was sent by Uncle Wan, Changgen was even more impatient, "Say, say, what's the matter?"
"What else can I do? I didn't come for your daughter--tell you, uncle, I like your daughter!haha!" After saying that, the mother-in-law burst out laughing, she didn't know this refreshing laugh, and the laughing long-rooted couple trembled!
"What's the joke about, don't talk nonsense!" Changgen glared at his mother-in-law and said fiercely!
"yes, what are you kidding?!This black light is blinding, I have nothing to do with your house to joke——? this is a good thing, look at you, you still don't believe it?"
"That's not the case, sister-in-law, it seems to be true when you say that! We really never thought of that—" Yinglian's mother said calmly,
"My daughter is not yet 14 years old, and she is still an ignorant doll, and it is not yet her turn to talk about such a big thing! Besides, where can a poor family like ours climb up to such a big house? The door is not right, and the household is not right, where is it suitable?
When the mother-in-law heard this, she didn't think so,
"Look at what your sister said, the girl is fourteen years old, she is not an adult, and the girl who is married now is not fifteen or sixteen years old?
"Hey, you said that this uncle is in his forties, and he is not much younger than me? This old bone is already married to four rooms, and he is not satisfied? How can you beat my daughter's idea? This, this, what kind of talk does this look like?"
Changgen grabbed his head anxiously, if someone else's kid had this idea, he couldn't wait to reason with that adult immediately, but this adult, he also knew that there was no place to reason!
The mother-in-law disagreed with him, saying,
"It's only forty years old, it's very old? Rich people, well-maintained, look like you, where is an old man like you? His master still marries fourteen rooms-haha!
"Actually, in good conscience, I have said that I have been a matchmaker for so many years, and it is not the first time that I have told others about a little daughter-in-law, I think it is okay, this is called an old husband and a young wife, a match made in heaven!
"It's easy to say, you should be your daughter? marry if you want, marry if you want, marry your daughter, we don't marry-" Changgen said angrily.
"Hey, Changgen, I came here with good intentions, and you also know the distance of his Wanjia compound - don't blame me for not informing you when the time comes!"
"His sister-in-law, listen to me," Yinglian's mother quickly explained,
"The child is indeed too young, and he has never left home when he grows so big! Please go back, intercede with the uncle tomorrow, and say it for two years, and then mention it when the child grows up, okay?"
When the mother-in-law heard this, she looked a little unhappy, as if she was about to be dashed with hope, and said angrily,
"Whatever you want! I'm just a messenger, and I don't want anything from him? In that case, I can only tell the uncle like this, and I don't know what he thinks."
After saying that, she was about to get up and leave! Yinglian's mother stepped forward again and grabbed her, saying that it was so late, so let's leave after dinner?
The mother-in-law ignored it and insisted: "The matter has not been completed, what kind of dinner will I eat for you?
Then walked out of the door with her head held high, Yinglian's mother was very uneasy, and chased her all the way to the courtyard outside, so that she could say something wrong, and asked her to be euphemistic in front of the uncle, don't make the uncle unhappy-
The adults were noisy outside, and Ying Lianke, who was hiding in the room to coax her younger brother to play, could hear every word clearly, and she now understood why Wan Jinbao gave her so much money that day?
For a while, the air in the room froze, and the dark room outside the small oil lamp seemed to be full of demons and monsters, waiting quietly in the dark, or behind the door, or in the cabinet, or under the bed, as long as she moved, she pounced, frightened and hugged her brother tightly and sat in the corner under the oil lamp, and couldn't help it, woo, woo, woo, cry -
The little boy was four or five years old, and he was hugged by his sister like this, and he was a little uncomfortable for a long time, and his sister suddenly cried, so he quickly screamed,
"Dad, Dad, Mother, Mother, Sister cried, Sister cried-"
Hearing the sound, Changgen ran into the room, picked up the boy, pulled Yinglian up, and comforted him as he walked out of the room:
"Okay, Yingzi, it's okay, it's okay, don't cry, don't cry - Mom and Dad are here? Don't be afraid-"
Yinglian's mother came back from the yard, and when she saw that Yinglian had been crying silently, she could only stop her anxious mood and comforted:
"Okay daughter, they're just asking, it's all right—no, don't be afraid!" and walked over to the stove and began to brush the pot and cook.
The whole family was immersed in endless worries all night! There were very few words, and if it weren't for the little boy's innocent noise, it is estimated that no one would have spoken all night!
When she slept in bed at night, Yinglian's mother whispered to Changgen,
As Mrs. Zhang said, fourteen years old is not too young, you can think about it - as long as we have a marriage contract, we are not afraid that his family will harass him again!"
After hearing this, Changgen sighed and said,
"A girl's lifelong event, don't be in a hurry! You have to plan well, not be a child's play! Hey, at this juncture, where can you find a good in-law? Besides, let the Wan family know, don't you say that we are bent on going against his family? That will be a big trouble——"
"I have a candidate, I've been observing it for a long time, and it's okay to think about it—I'm afraid you don't agree?"
When Changgen heard this, his heart was shocked,
"What? Who are you choosing?
"Oh, you be quiet, don't let the children hear it!" said Yinglian's mother, who looked mysterious,
"This young man, you're all too familiar with it, who passes by our door every day—"
"Who are you talking about?, Lingwa?"
"Hey, who am I? He? No, no, that kid doesn't do his job all day long, he's elusive, his family is poor, he doesn't have anything, and he doesn't even know who his parents are?
"People can be changed, it's okay to mix up now, as long as he gets married, he will be sensible and know what to do? I think this young man is not bad in nature, he has big shoulders and a round waist, and he is full of strength - his daughter promised him first, and he is somewhat safe!"
"No, no, that kid—you can't say anything!" Nagane insisted,
"How do you know that people can't do it? Do you have someone who can do it?"
"When I married you, what did your family have?
"That, that—at this time, at that time! I'm old now, and I think when I was young, I—" Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Yinglian's mother,
"Shut up, what about back then? Don't be ashamed, both dogs are scared and you pee your pants, you forget——? you can compare with him? Look at this young man, how old is he now? Who in the whole town doesn't know?"
"Hey, it's because this kid is so powerful that it's hard to control - don't hurt our daughter for the rest of your life!"
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The couple chattered all night, whispering behind closed doors.
At this time, Yinglian, who was in another room, also couldn't sleep at night, where did she sleep? Hiding in the quilt, her body shrunk into a ball, trembling from time to time, and repeating a sentence in her head:
"What should I do? What should I ——?do?
Thinking about the courtyard of ten thousand homes, I have to hide away from the gray courtyard walls, let alone the people inside--all of them are fierce and vicious, jackals, tigers and leopards, and they will become devils when they go in! Besides, that old man, so old, so ugly, so fierce, I get goosebumps all over my body when I hear his name--marry him?
The more I think about it, the more scared I become, and when I think of this, I naturally think of Lingwa again!
But what is the use of thinking of Lingwa? He is just a small long-term worker chopping wood, why should he protect me? Has he fought more than 10,000 families? Those tigers and leopards, a large group of people come out, who can provoke it?
But then I thought about it, who else but him would want to help me, or help me? Even my parents had no choice, and if they really tried to snatch me in, would I really have only one way to die?
Thinking of dying, what will my parents do when they die? Who will take my brother? Yinglian couldn't help but burst into tears, and she couldn't stop flowing, wetting a big quilt—
This night was like this, the family was confused, frightened, tossing and turning, and it was difficult to get through, and the next day, before dawn, they all got up early!
Changgen and his wife still go to work, but they are in a complicated mood, depressed, and also bring their own lunch, and they no longer dare to let their daughters show their heads and go in and out of the hall in public;
Yinglian still took her younger brother with her, but as soon as her parents left, she carried her younger brother to the courtyard, looking at the road in front of the door expectantly, looking at the direction leading to the town, looking forward to the appearance of a teenager-