On the way, Qian Shulan told Wang Danna about her conversation with the boy's mother.
After hearing what her mother said, Wang Danna turned pale, pursed her lips, and felt upset.
Qian Shulan patted her shoulder and comforted her, "Don't marry someone who doesn't know what's going on. It's disrespectful to marry someone without paying the betrothal gift or preparing anything."
Wang Danna nodded silently.
Qian Shulan wasn't sure whether Wang Danna had fallen for him.
When we got home, it was still early and everyone else was watering the sweet potatoes in the fields.
The three of them went back to the house, changed into work clothes and started going to the fields.
Sun Daqin came over and asked about the blind date.
Qian Shulan briefly explained it. Sun Daqin curled her lips and said, "How can such a family let my sister-in-law marry into their family? You are harming my sister-in-law!" She looked at Zhou Xuemei with a bit of sarcasm and ridicule.
Zhou Xuemei pretended not to see or hear anything and did not answer.
Qian Shulan sighed and said nothing.
Sun Daqin was a little bored, so she continued to promote the one she introduced, "The one from our village is better. Not only does he have a high salary, but he's also tall and good-looking."
Qian Shulan really doesn't have any expectations anymore.
The family she had originally favored was so unreliable, and there were so many girls lining up to see the family introduced by Sun Daqin? How could she dare to hold out hope
She looked at Wang Danna who was bending over to work and shook her head helplessly.
The next day, Qian Shulan and Wang Danna followed Sun Daqin to the Sunjiazhuang production team again. Thinking of the time she stole farm tools from this production team, Qian Shulan felt a little uncomfortable.
Wang Danna didn't seem to be in a very good mood this time. She just followed them silently.
Qian Shulan didn't know what she meant. You like her, right? Tell me. Why do you look so dead
When they arrived at Sun's house, Sun Daqin's mother Lu Sancui came out to greet them.
The difference from yesterday was that there were almost no people at the Wang family.
Lu Sancui explained to Qian Shulan, "I sent them all out to work. The harvest is so urgent now. How can they just sit at home and do nothing?" Sun Daqin's family is from Sunjiazhuang, and they grow corn and soybeans, and now is the harvest time.
Qian Shulan understood and nodded. She was a little curious about what tools they used to cut corn stalks.
Lu Sancui didn't feel embarrassed at all, and said directly, "Our captain said that when the stick is broken, we will use the broken porcelain bowl to grind it off."
Qian Shulan's mouth twitched. Is this possible? But how to dig the land? You can't use broken porcelain bowls to turn the land, right
Lu Sancui really couldn't answer this time. There was no trace of worry on her face. She smiled and said, "Listen to the leader's arrangements when the time comes. They will definitely be able to think of a solution."
Qian Shulan had to admire her optimism. She didn't know if it was her illusion, but she always felt that after the establishment of the commune, these people would no longer think. When she asked them questions, the answer was usually "wait for the commune's notice."
"Just follow the leader, don't doubt it."
"I don't know about this. I need to report it to my superiors."
…
Every time she felt crazy. Was this a sign of intellectual decline or numbness
While Qian Shulan was in a daze, Lu Santacui had already looked Wang Danna up and down, then made a series of "tsk tsk" sounds, and then said to Qian Shulan, "My dear, I speak frankly, please don't dislike it."
Qian Shulan came back to her senses and waved her hand casually, "There's nothing I don't like to hear, just say it directly."
Lu Sancui glanced at Wang Danna and sighed at Qian Shulan, "My dear, I don't think your daughter is as good-looking as the one from yesterday. She is a little shorter, her face is a little thinner, her skin is a little darker, and her butt is a little smaller."
Little by little, you're not done yet, are you
Qian Shulan had a dark face and was very unhappy.
Lu Sancui was unaware and continued, "Your daughter is not as good at work as others. Look at her hands, there are almost no calluses. We country people are all thick-skinned, but her body is not that strong. It seems that a gust of wind will blow her away."
Seeing her mother-in-law's face was as dark as ink, Sun Daqin was afraid that she would get angry, so she hurriedly pulled Lu Sancui's sleeve. Only then did she notice Qian Shulan's cold face, and hurriedly comforted her, "But the girl's family is poor and can't afford a decent dowry, so she can't compare with the in-laws."
You might as well not have said that! Qian Shulan wanted to retort, but she held back. After all, you asked someone to help you introduce the couple, so how could you scold the middleman? She held back her anger and said "hmm" twice perfunctorily.
Lu Sancui glanced at the sky outside and said, "I'll go get someone to come over and take a look. It's not time for dinner yet. The cafeteria hasn't opened yet."
Qian Shulan sighed. Yesterday's treatment was so good, but today's treatment was so bad that she didn't even drool. This is the difference between being human.
But it was also good that she didn't have to return the gift. She even saved money!
Lu Sancui left everyone at home and ran out in a hurry.
Qian Shulan stood in the main hall, not knowing whether to stand or sit. In the end, she sat down. No matter who she competed with, she couldn't compete with herself. She walked for nearly an hour, and her legs were a little sore.
She said to Wang Danna who was in a bad mood, "Hurry up and sit down. If the interview fails, it's no big deal. You are still so young. You still have a long way to go."
Wang Danna glanced at her mother, pursed her lips and said nothing, but her back was straight.
More than half an hour later, Lu Sancui brought people over.
There seemed to be sweat on Lu Sancui's face, and she was in a hurry. Was she in a hurry
Qian Shulan glanced at the leading man. He was hard and big. Standing next to Wang Danna, who was 1.65 meters tall, he was a full head taller than her.
The worst thing is that this man has very sharp eyes. When he glances at people, they feel like they are being thorned.
Qian Shulan really doesn't like this feeling.
Personally, she prefers those with lower fighting power values, which can give her a sense of security, because if the opponent punches her, she may not be able to resist at all.
This is a sense of self-protection, which can also be called a lack of trust.
Obviously Wang Danna had the same preference as her. When she saw the man's body shape, she just glanced at him, without even looking at his facial features, and lowered her head.
The man glanced at Wang Danna several times, but his brows were furrowed the whole time.
The man’s mother was much more explicit than the man himself. She looked Wang Danna up and down several times, especially her buttocks, where she spent a long time.
When Qian Shulan saw this scene, she felt a surge of anger in her heart.
This naked look made her feel insulted.
Before she could speak, the man's mother spoke first, "I heard that your child's dowry was worth 100 yuan and 36 legs. Is that true?"
Without waiting for Qian Shulan to answer, she looked at Wang Danna critically several times and muttered, "Is there something wrong with you?"
Qian Shulan was immediately furious. She jumped up from her chair and glared at her fiercely, "Bullshit! You are the one with a problem! I am wrong to love my own daughter! With your character, whoever marries you will be blind!"
Then, she took Wang Danna's arm and walked out. Before leaving, she said to Lu Sancui, "My dear, I'm going to take the children back to the production team to work. There's no need to meet you again."
Wang Danna obediently let her lead her, still with her head lowered.
Sun Daqin didn't follow her mother-in-law's train of thought. After she realized what was going on, she immediately said to Lu Sancui, "Mom, I'm leaving first."
Then, he chased after him in a hurry.
The man and his mother were so angry that their faces turned red and their necks became thick. They kept complaining to Lu Sancui, "What kind of person is this? What's wrong with me asking a few questions? Who knows if what she said is true? I have never seen anyone give such a large dowry to their daughter in the surrounding area. She got so angry when I asked her a question. What's wrong with her? I think she has something to hide. I found out she lied. That's why she ran away in a hurry."
The man pursed his lips, but his brows were still tightly furrowed.
After being pushed by his mother, he came to his senses and replied helplessly, "This girl is too weak to do housework. Just leave."
The boy’s mother thought about it and felt that it made sense, but she was still a little dissatisfied and kept complaining to Lu Sancui.
Lu Sancui was also unhappy, but her in-laws were powerful people. If her daughter's reputation was ruined by her, she would bring her sons to her house to settle accounts with her, and she didn't have as many sons as her mother. So she was busy comforting the man's mother, saying, "Don't bother with her."
On the way, Qian Shulan felt that her worldview had been overturned by these people. If it weren't for Wang Danna's reputation, she would have scolded the mother and son. What the hell!
Just because you only earn 45 yuan a month, you act like you are worth 2.58 million. You really think you are so popular!
After returning home, Qian Shulan called a meeting with her three daughters-in-law to come up with ideas. Two consecutive failed blind dates had completely woken Qian Shulan up. It seemed that she had taken things for granted. It was not so easy to arrange a marriage. She decided to wait until she found a temporary job before finding a partner for Wang Danna. There was no point in rushing now.
Since Wang Danna is not getting married for the time being, she should change her job first. Wang Danna may have been in school all the time and had little physical strength, so she could only get 7 work points a day. It's not that she is lazy, physical strength is really important, especially for these farm work, which is simply overdrawing life. If you force yourself to do it, you may get sick.
As for why she had to change her position instead of waiting for a famine to come, Qian Shulan was also helpless. Although it was a three-year famine, it was estimated that only when people were about to collapse would they be willing to exchange their jobs for food. The worst famine was around 1960, and before that, people would definitely grit their teeth and persevere.
But it was only 1958, and there was still about a year and a half left. Wang Danna couldn't just keep working in the fields and earn those seven work points, right? That would be a waste of resources! Moreover, if you get tanned, it would have a big impact on your chances of finding a partner.
"Why not let Dana be a teacher in the team's elementary school?" Zhou Xuemei gave her a very good idea. Qian Shulan didn't know much about this matter, and it must be that her original body deliberately forgot this part. She thought about it carefully in her mind and remembered that the elementary school teachers in the team were actually different from those in junior high school and high school.
Wangjiacun Primary School is a private primary school. The teachers’ salaries are paid by the team and are considered as coordinated work.
What is a coordinating worker? The coordinating workers in a production brigade include: brigade cadres, private teachers, barefoot doctors, rural veterinarians, agricultural technicians, etc., all of whom are drawn from various production teams in a balanced manner, and the number of people in each team is roughly equal. Work points are calculated on an annual basis, and all 365 days of work are counted. At the end of the year, 3,600 work points can be obtained. On top of the full score, brigade cadres can get an additional 10% of the work points for staying up late to attend meetings and overtime subsidies. Coordinating workers do not have to participate in the production team's labor, so the members are very envious.
It can be said that if Wang Danna became a teacher, according to the work points of the Wangjia Village Production Brigade, she could earn nine yuan a month, which is quite good income in the countryside.
Qian Shulan's eyes lit up. This was indeed feasible. But she was a little hesitant, "Can Dana become a teacher? Will the people in our village have any objections?"
Zhou Xuemei was confident about this matter. "Dana is a junior high school graduate, and there is a teacher in the elementary school who has just graduated from elementary school. His academic qualifications are not as good as Dana's, so there will be no problem."
All the cadres of the Wangjia Village production brigade were appointed by voting. From the brigade cadres to the scorekeepers. In the past, Wang Danna was not selected because Qian Shulan had a bad reputation and did not have many good friends. But now it is different. Because of the house building, more and more people are interacting with her. Their family's reputation is getting better and better. Therefore, Zhou Xuemei is so confident that Wang Danna can be a teacher.
Qian Shulan thought for a moment and said, "I just voted last year, so the next vote will be two years from now. It's too late." The election of private teachers is held every three years, unlike the election of team leaders, which is held once a year.
Zhou Xuemei thought for a moment and suggested, "After the Great Steelmaking Movement is over, we will tell our production team's teachers that their abilities are too low. We will try to get them to take an assessment, and those with the best results will become private teachers."
Qian Shulan's eyes lit up. This was a good idea. She was very dissatisfied with the teacher who brainwashed Zhengkang. She couldn't find a suitable opportunity to get rid of him before. Now the opportunity came. Why not do it? She decided to try it when everyone came back. It was useless for her to go to the principal now. There was an election, and the men were not here, so there was no election.
Qian Shulan found Wang Danna and told her about her election as a teacher.
When Wang Danna heard her mother's words, her eyes lit up surprisingly, "Is this possible?" She had thought about becoming a private teacher before, but when she voted, her votes were far lower than others. She was not elected.
Qian Shulan comforted him, "You can do it. As long as your grades are better than theirs, you will definitely be able to do it."
Finally, she patted her shoulder and said, "These men are not good enough. I think you deserve someone better."
In fact, Wang Danna's own conditions are quite good. She also said that she would give a decent dowry and 100 yuan as a dowry, just to tell everyone that her family is not selling their daughter but is sincere in marrying. Who would have thought that they are all weird.
Qian Shulan felt that with Wang Danna's appearance and character, she would never be able to live a peaceful life with a countryman who worked in the fields. She was physically weak and could not do heavy work. The economic foundation determines a woman's position in the family. This is crucial.
So, she wanted to wait until she helped Wang Danna find a temporary job before she found a countryman for her who had a job and was well-mannered and not so rude.
As for why she didn't find a city person, Qian Shulan had her own considerations. Even if she found a temporary job for Wang Danna, Wang Danna was not a city person after all, and if she married into the city, she would be looked down upon by her in-laws. This was a mismatch.
Find a countryman with a job, of equal status, and neither of us needs to look down on the other. However, it is best if the man is someone who is exposed to new ideas and believes in gender equality. Oh, and the mother-in-law and sisters-in-law have to be okay. It seems that I have to take it slow and not be too hasty.
Wang Danna's eyes turned red with excitement, and she threw herself into Qian Shulan's arms and burst into tears.
During the blind date yesterday, the man asked her if she could write poetry, sing, or play the erhu.
She didn't know any of them, so the man said to her directly, "I want to find someone who shares the same ideals as me. Sorry, we are not suitable."
It was the first time that Wang Danna, a thin-skinned woman, was rejected in person by a man. She felt ashamed to death.
Fortunately, her fourth sister-in-law came to find her, which made her less embarrassed.
Now, hearing her mother say that she could become a private teacher, Wang Danna felt that all the depression in her heart was swept away, and she was filled with joy.
She was delighted, but Sun Daqin was furious.
What? You're not looking for a partner anymore
She is already seventeen. If she stays any longer, she will become an old maid. "Mom, I am already seventeen. If I don't hurry up and find a partner to marry, who will want me in the future? Do I have to be someone's stepmother?"
Qian Shulan glanced at her and said, "Shut up!"
Seeing her pouting and mumbling, Qian Shulan directly touched her heart, "Yesterday, we went to Xuemei's parents' home, and they treated us to delicious meat and delicious dishes. But when we got to your house, it was different. There was not even saliva to drink. How can there be such a big difference in people's behavior? Daqin, what do you think? Is it true?"
Sun Daqin's face turned red with embarrassment at Qian Shulan's words.
She wanted to defend her mother, but didn't know how to start.
Say her mother is poor? But her mother's family has no less strong laborers than the Zhou family.
Say her family has no money? How could they have no money? The work points in her village are higher than those in Wangjia Village.
However, Sunjia Village is not the same as before. When the canteen was first established, the food in the warehouse was almost gone because the members ate and drank to their heart's content and held several buffets. After all, living beyond their means is not sustainable. Now, each of them can only eat one catty and two taels of food. It is simply incomparable with the past. That's why Lu Sancui is so stingy. However, Sun Daqin couldn't say this reason, after all, Zhoujia Village and Wangjia Village also have this standard. Other families can entertain well, but your family can't. It's because you don't take them seriously!
Seeing that she was sweating from anxiety, Qian Shulan was not going to choke her anymore, "Don't worry about Dana's affairs. Just take care of your three children."
Sun Daqin was somewhat dissatisfied. She winked at Li Chunhua, trying to get her to resist her mother-in-law.
But Li Chunhua didn't know what kind of magic potion her mother-in-law had poured into her, and she didn't even have the slightest desire to resist. No, she didn't even have any dissatisfaction.
Not to mention Zhou Xuemei, she is just a follower of her mother-in-law.
Sun Daqin just felt that these two sisters-in-law were a little weird.
After dinner in the evening, I called the two of them out of the house and started brainwashing them.
This property belongs to their third branch. Giving it to Wang Danna, who is destined to get married, is equivalent to spending their money.
But they didn't listen to a word she said, and instead kept comforting her, "Mother-in-law loves Dana too, so as the eldest sister-in-law, you should be considerate of our mother."
"That's right. Our mother has only one daughter who is not married. Besides, if Dana gets married, we will be proud of her."
"Even the country folk dislike her, so who in the city would want her? They're not blind."
Li Chunhua said as if it was a matter of course, "As long as Xiaoliu can become a private teacher and a coordinator, can't she marry a country man with a temporary job?"
Sun Daqin just thought that she was sick, but when she stopped to think about it, what Li Chunhua said seemed to make sense.
She put her own thoughts behind her and began to support her sister-in-law to stay at home.
The author has something to say: The reason why the heroine wanted to find a partner for her daughter was because in the countryside at that time, a 17-year-old was considered a leftover woman. She thought that by giving the girl more dowry and treasures, she would be able to find a suitable partner. But who would have thought that she would be slapped in the face.
However, it was really not easy to choose a partner at that time, and you could easily draw a bad lot if you were not careful.
Wang Danna will have a good marriage. Don't worry!