When Liu Guiyuan returned home, it was already two o'clock in the afternoon, and she spent two cents to buy a white-flour steamed bun in Qinghe Town, and walked home while nibbling on it, with pig barrel bones and pig lungs in the basket.

handed the things he bought to the eldest sister Liu Hongjube, told her to cook bone broth and drink it at night, and after putting away the copper coins in the west side house, he began to clean the snails that spit out the mud and sand.

On the second day, after Liu Guiyuan had breakfast, she moved a small bench and squatted next to the chicken coop to cut snails.

Liu Guiyuan was thinking about her snail powder career, while picking up the snails, the three hens under her feet, when she saw her throw a snail, she rushed to chatter, and after a while, the necks of the three chickens were bulging, and they didn't move.

Chickens are omnivores, grass, insects, grains, meat is not not eaten, since the three chickens every day "eat meat", even the eggs are diligent, their own eggs can not be eaten for a while, Liu Guiyuan and the eldest sister and the second sister discussed, leave a few eggs outside, to see if the hen can know to hatch the eggs.

After packing up about ten catties of snails, Liu Guiyuan carried the basket and planned to go to the town, during this time, she walked five or six miles every day, eleven or twelve miles back and forth, and her legs were about to break, but there was no way, in addition to selling snails to make money, she also had to continue to sell the snail powder business.

"Big brother and sister-in-law, are you two at home?"

With a greeting, a tall and thin woman walked in, and Liu Guiyuan recognized her as the third aunt Lin (Lin Xiuzhen), who had seen it once or twice when she gave pigweed.

The third aunt Lin family looks quite good, and her mother's family has been making vinegar and selling vinegar for several generations, and the family has some family background, so after marrying Liu Chonghe, the third son of the Liu family, she has always looked down on the two poor and sour concubines, and she easily did not come to the door.

Liu Chongshan watered a few vegetables at home, especially his baby gourd seedlings, and when he saw his third brother and daughter-in-law coming, he hurriedly invited someone into the house to talk, and at the same time assigned Liu Guiyuan to move a stool and pour water.

At this time, the eldest sister and the second sister were not there, they went out to hunt pigweed, only she was still idle, and Liu Chongshan didn't call her anyone.

The third aunt, Lin, sat down, looked at the furnishings in the house, pursed her lips imperceptibly, and said to Zhang, who came out of the back room, "How is my sister-in-law lately?" I'm here today to tell the girl about a good son-in-law. ”

Zhang thought that his eldest daughter was not young, and it was appropriate to find her relatives now, so he asked about the other party's situation carefully, and Liu Guiyuan on the side pricked up his ears and eavesdropped openly.

The person introduced by the third aunt Lin is her maiden nephew, a native of Sangyu Village, whose big name is Wang Feisan, and he has three brothers in the family, ranking third.

The first two elder brothers have already married, he has lived with his father and mother, and he has twenty acres of land in his hands, and his appearance is outstanding, that is, he is eight years older than Liu Hongzao, and now he is twenty-two years old.

"It sounds like the conditions are good, but I'm a little older." When the Zhang family heard such a family background, they were not bad, and they were indeed a little moved, but there was one that was too old, and they were afraid that the two would not be able to go together.

"Be big and steady, I know that it hurts, sister-in-law, I'll tell you the truth, my nephew is because of his high vision, he didn't fancy the girls in the village, and he didn't reach this age until the end, don't you say it's annoying?"

"Who thought that he had poisonous eyes, that day I glanced at the red dates that were beating pigweed in East Lake, and I fell in love with it at a glance." The third aunt, Lin Shi, paused slightly, and continued: "Otherwise, our daughter is good-looking, and her skin is white and delicate, which makes that kid worry about it." ”

It turned out that a few days ago, she went to her mother's house to walk around, and happened to meet Cousin Lian's sister-in-law, the two got together and said a few gossips, and happened to talk about the marriage of her nephew Wang Feisan, Lin suddenly thought of Liu Hongjujube, and the two were combined, and they led people to Huashi Village to sneak in on each other on the same day.

Because Liu Hongzao and his sisters had to pick up two dung pigweed every day, Lin took Cousin-in-law Lotus and Wang Feisan to pass by from East Lake, and took a photo from afar, the parties didn't know, but Cousin-in-law Lian and Wang Feisan both took a fancy to them.

Of course, secretly taking people to see their niece, the third aunt Lin did not do it authentically, so when Zhang was busy asking what was going on, Lin casually made an excuse, just saying that he came to the house to visit relatives and happened to meet him.

The third aunt, the Lin family, praised Liu Hongjube vigorously, and at this time, Liu Chongshan, who had just entered the house, spoke: "My family's red dates don't marry outside, and I am thinking about finding a safe person in the nearby village and getting rich into my family." Third brother and daughter-in-law, you see that this matter has made you waste your mind. ”

Liu Chongshan wants to recruit a husband for his eldest daughter at home, this is something he just thought about recently, why? He and Zhang are now in their thirties, and when they give birth to their son, they will have to be at least thirty-eight or nineteen years old.

Liu Chongshan is such a person, he thinks that if he can give birth to a son, he will definitely be able to give birth to a son, and the feng shui in the family has been changed, where is there anything wrong.

The third aunt Lin was stunned, the sitting Zhang was stunned, and even Liu Guiyuan, who was standing and eavesdropping, was also stunned!

Liu Chongshan is going to be a demon again, a good girl doesn't want to find a husband for seriousness, she has to recruit money at home, since ancient times, how many good men are willing to come to the door? Either the family is so poor that there are more than a few brothers, or they are defective and can't find a daughter-in-law.

It can only be said that Liu Chongshan is selfish, and for the sake of his unwarranted son, he doesn't even think about the happiness of his daughter in the second half of his life!

"Big brother, you have to think about this, what a good young man my maiden nephew is, not to mention Zhou Jun, and his family foundation is also thick, as long as the red dates are married, it is an endless blessing!"

"Master, do you think this may have changed?" Zhang was so anxious that she stood up, she was anxious, and what she said was a little loud.

"Change what? I don't count what I'm saying, do I? Liu Chongshan was most annoyed by others opposing him, especially in front of outsiders, and when he saw Zhang like this, he slapped the dinner table angrily.

The third aunt Lin is so angry, she really doesn't know how to lift in the sedan chair, forget it, she is such a good maiden nephew, which yellow flower girl is more than enough, your family is unwilling, my family can't look down on it.

The third aunt Lin went out angrily, and bumped into Liu Hongzao and the two sisters who came back from hunting pigweed, and the two greeted her, and she shouted "no luck" in her mouth and left without looking back.

Liu Hongjube and Liu Huahua entered the house, Liu Huahua saw that her father was there, and hurriedly said: "Dad, I met the third aunt outside, how can we say that we are 'unblessed'?" ”

Liu Chongshan glanced at her, didn't answer her, and turned to Liu Hongzao on the side and said: "Hongzao, let me tell you, my father and mother are going to recruit a husband for you this year, and if you are soon, you will be able to marry at the end of the year. ”

Liu Hongjube is like a bolt from the blue, she is 14 years old, she has not thought about marrying someone, I thought that it would be the worst to marry a poor farmer who is close to her own family, but I didn't expect her father to leave her at home to recruit a son-in-law, why is she so miserable!

Liu Hongzao felt aggrieved, biting her lip and not speaking for a long time, this father has always said the same, even if she says she doesn't want to, what can she do, is it like Guiyuan, she has to do it against her father.

"Dad, how old is the eldest sister, how can she get married so early! Besides, why do you want her to recruit a son-in-law at home, and the son-in-law she recruits can have a good one? It's not poor or ugly, and then it's a lazy man, isn't that wronged my eldest sister? ”

Liu Guiyuan was already unhappy in his heart, and now he found an opportunity to resist with a crackling voice.

"What do you say I am, just because I am her son! Your own affairs haven't stopped, don't worry about your sister's affairs, if you can't earn five hundred yuan at the end of the month, I have to send you to Yang's mansion! As soon as Liu Chongshan saw this girl, he was angry and the roots of his teeth itched.

"Why can't I take care of my sister's business? Anyway, as long as she doesn't want to, you can't force her to recruit money! Liu Guiyuan clenched her little fists, she was so angry in her heart, but she knew in her heart that it was basically useless for her to fight like this, the marriage of children in ancient times was the order of their parents, and their children had no choice.

"Guiyuan, don't make trouble, you didn't go to Yang's Mansion before, your father let you, what do you want? Your eldest sister is a big deal, it's not something you can do, don't make your father angry, ah? ”

Zhang lowered his eyebrows, and after persuading her, he sighed silently, blaming her for being useless and not being able to give birth to a son, which caused the eldest daughter to recruit at home.

"Mother, I didn't make trouble, anyway, I don't agree to recruit the eldest sister, why?" Liu Guiyuan felt a headache, walked up to Zhang, and gently shook her hand, hoping that she could stand firm.

Liu Chongshan sat at the dinner table, didn't look at anyone, and continued to say what he thought in his heart: "The situation of our family, you all know, the family is poor, and there is no son who has no door. In case, I said that if your mother's stomach is still not angry, and you can't give birth to a child, I ask you, who will give us a pension and give us a dead pot? ”

The more Liu Chongshan spoke, the more excited he became, pointing to his eldest daughter and saying to Liu Guiyuan: "Your eldest sister has always been obedient and sensible, she recruits a son-in-law for us at home, a son-in-law and a half, even if my family has offspring in the future, when I am old, your mother and I can't walk, and we can't rely on him to raise them?" ”

Huashi Village and even the entire Qinghe Town, as long as it is the son-in-law of the family, it is necessary to change the original name, follow the rules of the family to name the seniority, and the children born in the future must also follow the surname of the family, and the name can also be on the family tree.

Once the family tree is on, even if it is the descendant of the family, he can replace the daughter of the family to incense the ancestors every Qingming Festival. A hundred years later, his tablet will also be enshrined, and as for that daughter, no one will remember.

"Dad, isn't my daughter a descendant? I said earlier, my daughter can still take care of you when you are old, have you forgotten? Liu Guiyuan trotted all the way to the bottom of the kang mat in the west side of the house and turned out a handful of copper coins.

The first time I sold snails and earned 16 Wen, the last time I got 37 Wen from Brother Sun, Sun's shop rewarded her with 50 Wen, bought pork tube bones and pork liver flowers for 12 Wen, bought steamed buns for 2 Wen, and now there are 89 Wen left.

"Dad, look, this is what I earned these two times, I can earn money, five hundred dollars a month is easy, what is it that our family is all daughters? If you earn money, you can still support your family! ”

Liu Guiyuan handed the copper coin with the thread to Liu Chongshan to see, but Liu Chongshan just raised his eyebrows, took the copper coin and said disappreciatively:

"It's only a few dollars, is it enough to build a house or buy land? When you earn money, your mother will give birth to a son long ago, and when he grows up, he will marry a daughter-in-law and spend money, who wants this money? Your mother and I can't do it anymore, don't you have to rely on your sister and brother-in-law to pay for all this money? ”

Okay, let's talk about it for the sake of the unborn son, Liu Guiyuan is so angry at the moment that he really wants to strangle the unborn brother, so that you were born to harm your sister? So that your sister will be happy for the rest of your life to marry your daughter-in-law?

Liu Guiyuan looked at Liu Chongshan, who was counting the money with his head down, and then at Zhang, who was bowing his head and not speaking, he only felt cold at the moment, Liu Chongshan was selfish and didn't care about his daughter's happiness, but what about her mother-in-law Zhang?

Zhang only mentioned one sentence from beginning to end, this matter may have changed, and then obeyed her husband's decision, and even helped her husband persuade them together, such a weak temperament, Liu Guiyuan can only mourn his misfortune, anger him, and sigh that poor people must have something to hate.