Chapter 20: The Uninvited Guest
Seeing Zhou Banxia's figure disappear flexibly at the end of the sheep intestine path, he stopped for a while, and when he didn't see any movement from the Zhou family, Gu Wenxuan came down from the tree.
Returning to Gu's house from the way he came, he unexpectedly heard the movement of the night coming from the main room.
After another hour, I woke up and came out more.
There are no idlers in the old Gu family.
In order to allow her children and grandchildren to go out early and find work, Mrs. Gu changed the "morning food" time and asked her daughter-in-law to prepare breakfast in advance every day.
Children and grandchildren go out with dry food, not only do not need to buy and throw money outside, but also can get a job early, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone, and no one dares not to obey.
Lying back on the kang, Gu Wenxuan had time to meditate and start to stroke his thoughts, but found that the more rational he became, the more chaotic he became, and what happened to his husband and wife was already theological.
At the same time, Zhou Banxia was also puzzled.
It's not like Gu Wenxuan can't get in, so he returns to the West House in the dark when he gets home, and goes inside again.
It's not an illusion, there is indeed water in the faucet passing through Gu Wenxuan's hand.
Took a sip.
The product is not the taste of tap water, but more inclined to well water.
During the previous high temperature and drought, a deep well was drilled in the backyard, and a tee and a main valve were added at the front end of the main water inlet pipe to connect the tap water and the well water.
When the well water is used, the tap water is turned off, so the work of opening and closing the valve on weekdays is done by Xuanzi, and he must turn on the faucet himself?
Zhou Banxia was amused by his own brain power. If this is the case, there is no photovoltaic system installed in the home, and it is also shared with the mains.
I really can't figure it out, so I can only wait and see what happens. It's not the right time, otherwise let Xuanzi smear some blood on that copper coin, maybe you can still see what is abnormal.
Three or four o'clock in the morning was the time to be sleepy, and the insects did not let Zhou Banxia have extra time to think, and he fell asleep after his head was on the pillow.
Wake up again, and you won't be idle for a moment.
The wedding date is approaching, and on Thursday, I went shopping in the county seat, and the Li family went back to her parents' house to report the good news.
Even if Zhou Daya rushed back to her parents' house to help in the morning, Zhou Banxia was busy enough.
This eldest sister is not generally able to say, from morning to evening, except for noon when Dajiang Xiaohe returned from the village school to have lunch together, she never stopped.
Not only did he talk about it, but he also busily pulled her from the house to the outside, from the front yard to the backyard, and kept teaching the farmer's daughter-in-law what she was busy with on weekdays.
The key is to teach her how to be lazy when doing housework, and she can behave well in the eyes of outsiders, and no one can say that she is a lazy daughter-in-law when she sees it.
No wonder her mother dared to say that her eldest daughter was in her mother-in-law's house, and no one pointed a finger at her.
Ordinary mother-in-law, son can't pinch daughter-in-law, there is really no way to take such a daughter-in-law.
Finally, it was almost dark, the tutorial was over, the ears were quiet, and the family began to have dinner.
As a result, as soon as I put down the dishes and chopsticks, an uninvited guest came to the door.
There was an old lady in her fifties and sixties and two women in their thirties and forties, and one of them called the little old lady a mother.
Zhou Banxia's eyes flashed.
"Why are you still here?" On Thursday, Shun saw that the matchmaker who went to his house before came again, and responded with some displeasure, "My Sanya has already found a good family." ”
"Know, know, it's our family that is not blessed." The old lady hurriedly took over, "The family is unfortunate-"
"Mother." The woman holding the old lady interrupted with a smile, "Thank you eldest sister for leading the way." ”
"Okay, I'll go back first, if I have anything to say, sit down and talk about it." The matchmaker smiled apologetically at Thu Shun and Lee, and hurriedly exited the hall without waiting for them to speak.
"It's a half-summer girl, right?" Although the old lady's tone was questioning, she pushed her daughter-in-law away without hesitation and bowed to Zhou Banxia.
Zhou Banxia quickly stepped aside, knowing that the other party could shout this greeting, and he must have heard that she had been a big maid beside Mrs. Gao before.
Li was angry, "What are you doing, it's blocked." I'm a lot older, and when I come up to my family, I want to fold someone's blessing, go out quickly! ”
"Child, you still can't think of who they are?" Thursday Shun sneered, "What's the matter, you still want to come hard, what about your son of a bastard?" ”
"No, I misunderstood. Big brother, listen to me first. When the daughter-in-law's wife hurriedly rounded the field, "I checked before I came, and my child's father also swore a poisonous oath, he was indeed wrong, but he really didn't sell the child." He's a good deceitful, but he doesn't have the courage to hurt anyone. ”
"Well, let's talk about it as an old immortal." The old lady patted her daughter-in-law's hand holding her, "The family is unfortunate, and the evil obstacle can't hide everything."
When he first heard the news that your child was sold, he felt that something was wrong, so he deliberately ran to find the cheap, and the woman inquired, and the woman also scared him that he couldn't wash it.
He also said that he was pregnant with a child, and the evil obstacle tiger was pinched, and he was given fifty taels of silver at that time, and then he gave a lot of it one after another.
I won't hide it from you, my family sounds like a pretty solid family, but in fact, I don't have much money at all, and the idea of the family is still passed down from my father-in-law.
This evil obstacle was afraid and angry, he was blackmailed for several years, and when he was penniless, he stole his daughter-in-law's dowry jewelry and sold it. There were many times one or two times, and his daughter-in-law found out. ”
The woman nodded in agreement, and while helping her mother-in-law to sit down, she replied, "After so many years of husband and wife, I know that his nature is not bad, but he is easy to be coaxed.
At first, I thought he was in the gambling house, and I was afraid that he wouldn't tell the truth, so I had to discuss with my mother, change his long-term follower, and slowly touch the side.
Before I came to propose, I swore I didn't have any crooked thoughts. I think that the child is innocently involved, and my child is not like his father, and he wants to marry you. ”
Zhou Banxia glanced at his parents, and saw that the two looked the same and disbelieving, and felt a lot more relieved.
But since the matter has been handed over to the patriarch and them, it is useless to say.
The father and daughter glanced at each other, Zhou Shun nodded slightly, and Zhou Banxia withdrew from the hall and whispered to Da Jiang Xiaohe, who was guarding outside, to invite Patriarch Zhou to come over.
“…… If the child's father were messing around, nothing would happen. Even if I came to propose marriage before, I was wrong, and I shouldn't have been sincere and deliberately concealed the ugly thing.
Knowing that you are different from them, I was confused, and I didn't communicate with you privately in advance, just thinking about my own good things, I really can't help it.
Originally, my father-in-law wanted to come to the door to make amends in person, but he was already so angry with me that he was lying on the kang. My mother said to accompany me on a trip, please forgive me. ”
Zhou Banxia's footsteps faltered, and after thinking about it, he still lifted the cotton curtain and entered the hall.
Sure enough, as she expected, the heartless mother had a much calmer look.
"Banxia girl."
"I know you guys are here, so even if I guessed the intention of proposing before, I didn't tell my parents the truth.
Originally, I wanted to visit, but it happened suddenly, and now this matter has been handed over to our patriarch to deal with.
Wait a moment, and when he comes, you can discuss it with my father.
You have to make sure you don't cause any trouble to my family, though. ”