Chapter 18 Choosing an Uncertain Beauty Helper

One

Yingge is angry about his father's marriage, and he is even more melancholy about the approaching wedding date. I thought to myself: "Although I have set my own marriage and give it to the young man, how can we get in touch?" The boy who sent the fish himself tried to get close several times and asked him to carry a letter to the little boy, but he gave up because it was difficult for him to export. First, he was afraid that he would leak secrets if he was not strict in his mouth, and second, he was afraid that he would ridicule the young man and cause the meeting to backfire. Thinking of this, she dismissed the idea. I was worried about the approaching wedding date, and suddenly I heard my sister call out to me: "Sister, come out and see, you see that the pony looks ugly, and you can listen to its cry again!" Yingge heard her sister shouting that she was looking at the pony's ugly appearance, and her cry was harsh and ugly, and she felt a little curious, and followed her sisters out of the mansion under the forced pull of her sisters. Outside the door of the mansion, a small donkey was tethered to a horse pier, staring at the strange environment in horror and bewilderment. Yingge looked at a little donkey tied to the door of the mansion and said to her sister with a smile: "Sister, you see this is a little donkey, not a pony." ”

My sister looked at the little donkey again and said, "Sister, why haven't I seen the little donkey?" I thought it was an ugly pony! ”

"Sister, you haven't seen the little donkey before, so if you see it this time, let's take a few more looks!"

So, my sister led my sister around the little donkey and kept looking back and forth, left and right. Looking, looking at her, she was shocked, and thought: The mansion has never had a little donkey parked outside the door. The stops are either four-seater carriages or eight-carried sedan chairs, or high-headed horses, and small donkeys are kept by poor families for farming. The little donkey couldn't have ....... her heart suddenly bounced without making an opinion. She thought of the little boy and the matchmaker, could it be that the matchmaker came to propose? She pondered. Then he said with certainty: "Yes, definitely!" Her own affirmation also made her overjoyed, and even more let her nervous and uncontrollable emotions seem to have lost herself, she tried her best to press her uncontrollable emotions, so that her beating heart gradually calmed down, and then boldly walked to the hall, wanting to find out.

When she walked into the house, she heard her aunt asking, "Who is she, who is she?" ”

Then I heard the matchmaker stammer, "That's it, it's ......."

"That's right! It was the matchmaker who came to the door to propose. She sensitively realized that it was the matchmaker who came to propose her marriage to stabilize her emotions, so she hurriedly broke into the hall and said: "You'is, that is, you stuttered for a long time and didn't say anything famous, don't say it, if you have lunch, sit down and rest, if you don't eat lunch, please go back!" ”

The matchmaker thought to herself: "This young lady is so powerful, isn't she chasing customers?" Staying for lunch is a polite word, and the implication is to let yourself go quickly. And I stuttered for a long time and didn't say anything famous, and I couldn't continue to talk to my wife without taking the token. So, after listening to the young lady's words, he went downhill and said, "Don't eat, go back early while it's cool!" After speaking, he said goodbye to his wife and turned away. Yingge immediately sent the matchmaker out of the door.

When the matchmaker walked out of the mansion and was about to leave, she took advantage of this to walk to the matchmaker and whispered: "Old mother, I am the young lady you proposed, please tell the little boy 'wait'." She put "waiting" as mysterious and subtle. After saying that, he left quickly. The matchmaker understood and rode on the donkey and headed straight home.

Two

The little donkey "da-da" and left the village in an instant. The matchmaker saw the green crops and said, "Second baby, you still need to cover the mouth of the little donkey." ”

When he heard this, he said unhappily: "Cover your mouth, and you want to use my little coat again?" ”

"Don't you use my gown? Do you want me to walk naked in the alleys of the village? ”

Yes, he thought, "It is unseemly and embarrassing for a woman to walk through the village with her upper body naked." But I'm a different child. Thinking of this, he "shouted", and the little donkey stopped. Reluctantly, he quickly took off his coat to cover the little donkey's mouth, and then with a "ride", the little donkey kicked away with all four hooves and hurried home.

Mrs. Zhang accepted the lesson of falling, she pulled the reins tightly, and this time the little donkey rushed to her defenses and did not fall. She reckoned in her success, and said to the donkey boy with a smile on her face: "You calf don't wake up, but fortunately I held on to the reins, otherwise I would have fallen again." ”

"Grandma, am I testing your memory?"

Grandma said, "You calf, have you tested grandma like this?" If I fall again, will not my bones be torn apart? How are you going to get me home? ”

"Grandma, how nice would that be, you moaning here, by the way, looking at the endless green, wouldn't it be nice that I rode my little donkey home by myself? This is also fair, and each person rides a small donkey once on the way back. After saying that, he looked back at his grandmother and grimaced.

The matchmaker listened to his words and scolded: "Wang Ba calf, you don't have a good heart, you are really raised, no one educates." When you get home, I'll tell your dad to clean you up. ”

He looked at his grandmother and said, "Grandma, don't take it seriously, how can I do that, I'm joking with you." I've noticed you with a little donkey, and I know that you are pulling the reins tightly before 'driving'. ”

When the matchmaker heard his words, she suddenly turned cloudy, and said with a smile: "You Wang Ba calf is still teasing grandma, it turns out that you didn't mean to bomb the little donkey, and secretly protect grandma?" Okay, go back and grandma will tell you a good daughter-in-law. ”

"Daughter-in-law, I don't want it, I can't afford to raise myself and my daughter-in-law."

"Raising a daughter-in-law is not in vain, she will make you food and clothing, and give you a table of dolls!"

"I don't want to have that fun, I still want to be idle and be a single person better than that."

The matchmaker happily said, "You calf is still talking to grandma." There are still people who don't want such a good thing, so it's strange to let your dad know that he doesn't scold you. ”

As the two spoke, the little donkey sped up, the second baby pulled the reins, and the little donkey slowed down and entered the village. The little donkey knows the village and the family, and the pace of slowing down and the donkey's hooves "dada" go more urgently.

Wu Qiang knew that it was noon, and the forage for feeding the little donkey had already been prepared. At this time, the second baby led the little donkey and said "hoo", and the little donkey stopped.

Three

Wu Qiang and his son heard the sound of "hooting" outside the door, and knew that the matchmaker was back, so they hurriedly went out to greet them. He saw the matchmaker smiling and said, "You have worked this hot day...... and then helped the matchmaker get off the donkey.

He didn't have to say anything, and the matchmaker's face broke into view. I saw that her face was covered with dust, and there was a piece of abrasion on her face, and the bright red flesh complained about the misfortune of the matchmaker. Looking at the body again, the white coat was dyed earth-colored, the black pants were deeply stained with mud, the shoes were pulled out like mud, and the snow-white socks had lost their true color. He looked at the matchmaker who was stained with mud, and was shocked, and thought to himself: Could it be that the matchmaker has encountered an accident? Could it be that Miss Miss's family was angry and blasted it out? And then he was beaten and insulted to end up like this? If so, it would be too deceitful. If you don't agree, forget it, why bother to humiliate the matchmaker? Is this true? If it weren't true, how could the matchmaker end up with such a demeanor? He churned in his heart and asked himself again and again, but he couldn't find an answer. At this time, I only heard the matchmaker say: "It's not hard, it's not hard." No matter how hard it is to be beautiful, I am happy. ”

Glad? Wu Qiang thought: "Where are you happy?" The face is bright red and the flesh is exposed, and the body is covered in a miasma, what's wrong with you? If it weren't for the unexpected, how could it end up like this fiasco? Thinking about it, he hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, my aunt is right." No matter how hard it is to be beautiful, I am happy. So he accompanied his aunt into the courtyard.

Xiao Yong put the washing water that had been prepared in front of the matchmaker and said, "Grandma, wash your face first and cool down." ”

Wu Qiang hurriedly said, "Wait, you see grandma's face is injured." So he asked, "Auntie, why did you hurt your face when you mentioned marriage?" It won't ......"

Wu Qiang wanted to say and stopped. The aunt knew what Wu Qiang was going to say, so she hurriedly rushed forward and said, "Oh, I fell here." ”

"I fell, why did I still fall?"

Wu Qiang felt inexplicable. The aunt glanced at the second baby and said: "It's not the second baby, the king and the eight calves who drove the donkey to convulsion, he was unexpectedly 'driving', the little donkey ran wildly, I didn't pay attention, and I didn't pull the reins and was thrown to the ground; After saying that, he laughed self-deprecatingly.

Wu Qiang looked at his aunt's appearance and said, "Didn't the mansion blow you out as a beggar?" ”

When the aunt heard this, she smiled and said "Mom". It turned out that the skin was rubbed, and the severe pain made the matchmaker scream "Mom". She covered the pain in her hand, and for a moment, the pain eased, and she forced a smile and said, "It really makes you say it." I was overwhelmed by the view of such a mansion outside the door, and just as it was difficult, the door squeaked open. When one of us walked out, he looked at our mother's dejected appearance and asked, 'What are you doing?' Is it passing by or begging? How are you leading a little donkey here? Come on! Don't have long eyes, don't look at what kind of place this is? I hurriedly stepped forward and said with a smile on my face, 'Master,' and I was immediately stopped by the other party before I could say anything, 'Don't shout, I'm not a master.' 'I said you're not a master, you're ...... The man said, 'I am assisting the councillors.' Then he said angrily, 'Why don't you go away and ask so much?' Go, go! I saw that the face of the person who opened the door was angry, and he blasted me and the second baby away, so I said: We are coming to the house, please do the good thing to report to the old lady, and say that there are people in the house. The man who opened the door was thinking, 'Who is coming?' is so decadent, the people who come up from the old man's mansion are either four-seated carriages or eight-carried sedan chairs, otherwise they are high-headed horses, how can there be a person like you, living like the old land. Could it be a distant relative who never came and went? If that's the case, you can't slack off. So he immediately changed his face, and said with a smirk and kindness: 'Come in!' So he helped to tie the little donkey to the door, and led me and the baby into the door.

"Oh, my aunt's trick is quite powerful." After speaking, he blamed himself and said, "Oh, I just listened to my aunt and forgot to let my aunt wash her face." Quick, you wash your face first and cool it down! So, Mrs. Zhang washed her face in circles with water, she was careful not to touch the bruised skin. Washing gently and carefully, Xiao Yong held a broken fan behind him to fan the matchmaker. After washing her face, the matchmaker praised Xiao Yong and said: "No wonder Miss has a crush on Xiao Yong, Xiao Yong really understands people and will come to things." Then he pointed to the donkey baby and said angrily: "It's you, take care of yourself." ”

The second baby was looking down and meditating, listening to her grandmother say that she was "taking care of herself". He said unapprehably: "This is called worshipping the father-in-law for his daughter-in-law." When I should say daughter-in-law, I will fan you vigorously in the winter, and I will light the big fire for you in the summer. After saying that, he secretly laughed proudly.

The matchmaker listened and said, "Good calf, you worry about freezing me in winter, and you worry about roasting me dry in summer." Attaboy. After speaking, he glanced at the second baby.

Four

Erwa and Xiaoyong laughed secretly. Wu Qiang stood aside, anxiously waiting to hear about his son's marriage, he wanted to know the next decomposition, he couldn't bear it anymore, and hurriedly interjected: "Auntie, does this marriage have a shadow?" ”

"There are shadows, there are shadows!" The matchmaker said that there was a shadow.

Wu Qiang thought: "This can't be a joke, right?" So he said what he thought: "Auntie, it shouldn't be a joke, right?" ”

"Can my aunt joke with you? It's a real shadow. ”

Xiao Yong listened to the secret joy and had a bottom in his heart. Dad was beating the drum in his heart, he didn't believe that what the matchmaker said was true, and he didn't believe in the words of "Youying". So he asked his aunt again: "Auntie, is there really a shadow?" How do you say there is a shadow? Is it settled? ”

The matchmaker snorted and said, "Is the matter still decided?" Almost ghost blowing the lamp. She said "ghost blowing the lamp" very thickly, and the accent was very long. Wu Qiang heard the matchmaker's words, and his and his son's hearts "chuckled". Wu Qiang hurriedly asked, "Auntie, why are you contradictory in your words?" After finishing speaking, there was a shadow, and the voice didn't fall, but he said that he almost blown the lamp? ”

"Yes, yes! It's almost a ghost blowing the lamp. I was almost asked by my wife in the hall without saying a word, but Miss Xin Qi broke in and saved the scene. ”

Wu Qiang hurriedly asked, "How do you say this?" ”

The matchmaker pondered for a moment, then learned what her wife had asked and what she had answered: "My wife asked, 'Where are you from?' I hurriedly said, 'I'm from Takeda Village.' ''Which aunt and wife are you related to from Takeda Village?'' 'Oh, oh, oh, I didn't say a word for a long time. I thought to myself, which aunt am I related to? I am not related to any of my aunts. So I said that I am not related to my aunt's wife. The wife said, 'Oh, that's strange, you don't have any relationship with your aunt, I don't know you, and my ancestors haven't heard of the existence of old relatives and friends in Takeda Village, so why did you come to the house?' ’

I casually said, 'Ma'am, I have been commissioned by someone. The wife said, 'By whom, by whom?' What do you entrust you with? I said, 'Ah, entrust me, entrust me to come to the house to propose.' When the lady heard this, she was stunned, she pondered for a moment, and said, 'Come to the house to propose?' Which son or lady in the house do you propose? I replied with a smirk on my face, 'Madam, I am not proposing marriage to my son, but to my young lady.' The lady said, 'Oh, which lady are you proposing to the young lady?' 'Mrs. asked, I said, how many young ladies are there in your house?' As soon as the words came out, the wife said unhappily: 'Are there any young ladies who have anything to do with you?' You can talk about which young lady you propose, and you don't even know the name of the young lady when you hear your words, don't you go to the house to mess around with the mandarin duck score? I was a little flustered when my wife asked me this, and I was said to be a little confused when I was asked. Busy, oh, oh said: 'It's not a mess of mandarin duck scores, there is a goal. ''Who is she?'' 'Who is she, who is she?' I was overwhelmed by my wife's questioning, and stammered, 'Yes, yes, I just didn't say who it was for a long time.' I was wondering if I should talk about tokens. At this time, my ideological struggle is fierce, and I don't know whether to say it? What if I say that my wife wants a token? Don't say that I can't say the name of the young lady, when I was in a dilemma, a few young ladies walked in with a smile, and suddenly, I was dumbfounded, several young ladies all looked beautiful like flowers, and lived like fairies. At this moment, a young lady said unceremoniously: 'You stammer, that is?' Even if you haven't said anything for a long time, don't say it. If you have lunch, sit down and rest, if you don't have lunch, please go back! I thought to myself, 'Isn't this young lady chasing away customers?' Staying for lunch is a polite word, and the implication is to bombard yourself and leave. And I stuttered for a long time and didn't say anything famous, so I couldn't continue to talk to my wife without taking the token. So, after listening to the young lady's words, I went downhill and said, 'Don't eat, go back early while it's cold.' So he said goodbye to his wife and turned away. The young lady also went out with us. When I walked out of the mansion and my mother and I were about to leave, the young lady took advantage of this to come up to me and whispered: 'Old mother, I am the young lady you proposed, please tell the little boy, you have to wait'. After saying that, he left quickly. I understood and said goodbye. ”

Wu Qiang's father and son were excited when they heard it. He couldn't wait to ask, "Auntie, is that really what Miss said?" ”

"Is that still fake? Auntie, when did I say nonsense. ”

"My aunt didn't say it, my aunt didn't say it. So the young lady agrees wholeheartedly? It's just that the young lady agrees, the key is that her parents agree, and her parents can't overcome. Will the young lady agree that she can come by herself? Her parents agreed that only this family business could be a play, and it would be a certainty, otherwise this family business would be a bubble. ”

The aunt thought for a while and said, "But isn't it, you're right, the young lady can't agree by herself, and her parents have to agree." But I can't go to the door again for this matter, this time I was forced to be speechless, wouldn't it make people point their noses and scrape their faces when they go to the door again? The first time you shaved your face was reckless. This second time I sent it myself, and I really became faceless and skinless. ”

"I can't go again, even if this marriage is a ghost blowing the lamp and the wind blows away, there is nothing to talk about." After speaking, he said to his aunt: "This marriage is settled, let's not talk about it, let's eat." So he instructed his son, "Xiao Yong, put the table and let's eat." ”

The son quickly put down the broken fan that fanned his grandmother, thoughtfully and silently placed the table, serving the small fish that had already been stewed and the browned cornmeal dumplings. Wu Qiang looked at the cornmeal and boiled small fish on the table, and hurriedly asked his aunt and the second baby to eat, and said: "The aunt eats, the second baby eats, no matter whether the marriage is successful or not, we can't go hungry." ”

The aunt looked at the cornmeal and boiled small fish, and said to Wu Qiang with a smile: "This is what you did?" ”

"yes, how's that?"

"Great, small fish one by one, yellow cornmeal dumplings, burnt yellow slag, tempting!" Then he took a bite and said, "You, you're much better than Lai's mother-in-law, so you have to find a wife again." ”

"Auntie, if you think I'm doing well, I'll eat more, and it has nothing to do with finding a wife. What am I looking for her for? Can't afford to support a wife yourself? I don't want to. Find a daughter-in-law for your son and complete the task! ”。

The aunt looked at Wu Qiang and sighed and said, "Alas, you don't have that life, what a good daughter-in-law, just leave." ”

"Auntie, eat, don't mention that." So, a few people were silent, hanging their heads and eating cornmeal and boiling small fish.