The moment Wang Ying saw the rabbit, her mind was filled with meat.
She approached the rabbit lightly, looking around, trying to find a stick that was handy, preferably a thin one. The wild rabbit looked round and plump. But Wang Ying didn't dare to be careless at all.
Because life was not easy, people in the team often went up the mountain. This rabbit could feed itself so fat, so you can imagine that it must be a very fast runner.
The rabbit was indeed alert. Wang Ying just moved the grass slightly and the rabbit quickly ran towards the rabbit hole not far away.
In a flash, Wang Ying quickly thrust the branch in her hand directly over. Almost at the same time, the rabbit was hit by two branches at the same time. One branch directly pierced the rabbit's neck, and the other pierced the rabbit's leg.
Wang Ying sighed. The one she threw was the one stuck in the rabbit's leg. The aim was a little off. If it wasn't for the opponent's follow-up shot, the rabbit would have probably gone into the hole.
So this rabbit should be considered the opposite side.
Wang Ying looked at the dead rabbit reluctantly and decided to shamelessly exchange a rabbit leg with the person hiding behind the tree. Since she couldn't cook it anyway, she simply gave the black fungus to the other person.
But when the person behind the tree appeared, Wang Ying was puzzled.
Why is it this person again
In just a few days, this was the third time the two met.
I saw that Xu Shuang and Wang Ying were dressed similarly, and both of them were carrying backpacks. The difference was that Xu Shuang's backpack looked fuller than Wang Ying's from a distance.
Wang Ying was not vague and went straight to the point: "So...brother-in-law? Can I trade you a rabbit leg?"
Although I feel that the person opposite me will not be able to get along with my cousin Wang Lingling, but when faced with such a situation, it is always a good idea to build a relationship.
Wang Ying showed the backpack to Xu Shuang: "How about I give you some black fungus in exchange?"
There was no expression on Xu Shuang's face. Wang Ying sighed, thinking that although this man was good-looking, his personality was too cold. No wonder Wang Lingling was so reluctant.
"Okay, if you don't want to, forget it."
If she walked a little further in, she might run into another one.
"Don't go inside. There are wolves at this time of year."
As she spoke, Wang Ying felt her backpack suddenly fall, as if something heavy had fallen into it.
When I looked back, I could only see Xu Shuang's back.
Looking at the whole rabbit in the basket, Wang Ying was so happy that she was bubbling with joy.
She is narrow-minded!
The handsome guy is good-looking and kind-hearted!
With the rabbit as income, Wang Ying was less interested in looking for things. She just picked a few common herbs in the mountains and went down the mountain happily.
It’s just that Wang Ying went down the wrong mountain. She wandered around the mountain for a long time, and when she went down the mountain, she was no longer taking the same path she took to go up the mountain.
So, Wang Ying appeared on the other side of the brigade with a backpack on her back, and had to walk through the entire brigade before she could go home.
Wang Ying: … Wrong decision!
Wang Ying hastily stuffed the rabbit under the backpack. With her limited knowledge, she knew that the mountain at the back belonged to the collective. It was nothing to go up the mountain to get some wild vegetables, but if you killed wild animals, they should strictly speaking be considered the common property of the team.
Wang Ying stuffed the rabbit and covered it with a layer of herbs, which looked like ordinary weeds.
Because of what happened a few days ago, the entire team now has a good impression of Wang Ying. When Wang Ying walked by, many people pulled Wang Ying aside to talk.
Wang Ying wiped a sweat in her heart. Fortunately, the original owner seldom went out. Now that everyone saw how restrained she was, they just felt sorry for her being treated harshly by her uncle's family.
"San Ya, is there any happy event at your aunt's house today? I saw Er Ya exchange half a chicken just now."
News spread quickly in the brigade and there were no secrets. Not to mention which family ate meat and which family tore clothes, even the family's financial situation was roughly known to every family.
The person who asked this question was Aunt Guihua. She had always been at odds with Li Chunjuan in the brigade, and the reason for this disagreement went back a long time.
Both of them married from other brigades, and they were neighbors at first!
It's just that although they live close to each other, their relationship is not that good.
Wu Guihua's family looked down on Li Chunjuan's family because they had three grown men but always ordered their daughters-in-law and daughters to work in the fields. Li Chunjuan's family looked down on Wu Guihua's family because they had no sons.
The grudge between the two sides grew bigger and bigger, and finally became extremely outrageous.
So even though Wu Guihua and Li Chunjuan now have children, they still dislike each other.
Wu Guihua asked while guiding the direction: "I just saw you, Li Chunjuan, bringing a woman to your house. Are you planning to hire a matchmaker?"
Wu Guihua didn't think about anything else. Her first reaction was that Wang Lingling was old enough, and everyone in the village knew that Li Chunjuan had already hooked up with the Xu family and was planning to marry Wang Lingling to Xu Shuang.
Thinking of this, Wu Guihua still felt a little sad.
"Is your sister's wedding coming up?"
Wang Ying smiled shyly: "No, today is my sister's birthday."
Wu Guihua was visibly happier, but she was still wondering, "Who was that person who just came to your house? He didn't look like someone from our team."
Wang Ying didn't know either. She exchanged a few words with the person and then hurried home.
She was not curious about who that person was, but was obsessed with the half chicken.
When Wang Ying reached the door of her house and just put down the backpack after entering the house, she saw an old lady with drooping eyebrows and thin lips standing at the door, looking at her unscrupulously.
Just when Wang Ying was confused, Li Chunjuan appeared from nowhere and greeted Wang Ying with an apologetic smile: "San Ya is back, the chicken is already stewed, and you can eat it soon."
As he said this, he dragged the old lady into his house.
The old lady with a frown on her face was still very reluctant. She pushed Li Chunjuan away before she even walked into the inner room, yelling, "Let me see what's going on. Didn't you agree that..."
Li Chunjuan dragged Rensheng into her room with trepidation. Even after closing the door tightly, she was still not at ease and secretly looked out through the window, fearing that Wang Ying might hear something.
The old lady snorted coldly, "Is it that serious? When people grow up, they have to get married. Our little third son is very ambitious and is more than suitable for a daughter of a poor family. How can she not want to? Oh, it's all your fault that you acted too quickly just now. I didn't even see clearly whether the girl was suitable for a boy. No, I have to go out and take another look!"
Li Chunjuan hurriedly hissed, "She's definitely a good-looking boy. I guarantee it!"
The old lady finally calmed down and sat down on the chair. As if she remembered something, she said, "But it doesn't matter whether it's suitable for a boy or not. Anyway, my third son already has two children, a son and a daughter. Let me tell you, look around the whole commune, who can have such good conditions as mine? Not to mention a job, my third son is a platoon leader in the army! You know what? Platoon leader!"
"If your girl hadn't graduated from high school, I wouldn't have come to see her! She's a child without parents, so who knows if she's inauspicious. I'm telling you, you have to give me her birth date and horoscope today, so I can ask someone to calculate it. Don't marry someone who'll ruin my son's future..."
Li Chunjuan listened patiently and said, "That's easy to say. My niece has a miserable life. Her uncle and I want to find a good family for her. After looking around, we found that your Zhao family is the most respectable, so we are willing to talk to you."
Such flattery was obviously not what Li Chunjuan was good at. She awkwardly finished saying what Wang Yongshun had taught her. Seeing the smug look on the old lady's face, she felt a lot more at ease.
"We don't have any other requirements. We are not from a wealthy family. We just need to follow the normal procedures for the betrothal gifts..."
Li Chunjuan took advantage of the good atmosphere and quickly proposed her own idea: "This one in our family graduated from high school. Although he is a little thin, he is good at working in the fields and taking care of the family. Let's do this. We will give 88 as a betrothal gift, which is a lucky number. We will give a new quilt as a dowry..."
Li Chunjuan's heart was bleeding. She had saved up the cotton for such a good new quilt for a long time. The quilt cover was a complete set, unlike other quilt covers which were made of several different pieces or just a pile of scraps of cloth.
Such a good quilt is now going to be given as a dowry to Wang Ying
But it hurts so much!
The old lady was shocked. "Eighty-eight? Why don't you go and rob? Who can ask for such a high amount? Don't think I don't know. I also have a son and a daughter. Twenty is the most I can give you! Don't be ungrateful. My man is a platoon leader! I tell you, our little boy is worthy of any girl in the city! Besides, girls in the city can give three big dowries!"
Li Chunjuan cursed in her heart, then why don’t you go find a girl from the city!
After all, he's just a soldier getting married for the second time!
If the family is well-off, who would want their daughter to become a stepmother
However, Li Chunjuan did not say this out loud. She had been severely criticized by Wang Yongshun, and the top priority now was to marry Wang Ying off, rather than getting entangled in these trivial matters.
But Li Chunjuan still couldn't swallow this anger. In the old days, a person could be sold for dozens of dollars, but Wang Ying was only worth twenty dollars
It's really a money-losing product!
Old Madam Zhao on the other end of the line was still chattering, "Given your girl's qualifications, it's a blessing for her to be able to find my youngest son. Not only is he very capable, he also has a bright future in the army. Who knows, he might even be able to become a company commander or an army commander in the future!"
"If it weren't for my third son's unlucky wife, she would have died long ago. Our family doesn't like such a girl who has no family."
Li Chunjuan gritted her teeth and said, "Thirty yuan! If you pay thirty yuan, we won't have any other conditions. Don't feel that you are losing out. Given the situation in our family, if this girl marries you, she will definitely take care of the two children at home wholeheartedly, and we won't ask her to come back every few days. You can get a wife for thirty yuan, it's not a loss at all!"
Old Mrs. Zhao was grumbling and not very willing.
But I thought about what my third son said. Even though they were so far apart, he still wrote me a letter saying that he wanted to find someone with a high level of education, which would be good for the two children.
Old Mrs. Zhao didn't understand. Aren't those who study a lot now all called "stinky ninths"? What's wrong with studying a lot? They are still just little girls.
But Mrs. Zhao also knew that her third son had seen the world and knew more than she did. What he said about those who read more being able to teach children was definitely correct.
"Okay, thirty is thirty!"
Old Mrs. Zhao was thinking that her son would be back soon, her several daughters-in-law at home were making a lot of trouble, and there were more and more grandchildren. It was not a good thing for the two children to be without a mother.
Let's just do it this way. I'll do it when my son comes back. It would be a serious matter to quickly marry someone to take care of the two children.
Suddenly, Mrs. Zhao seemed to have thought of something and said seriously, "There is something I must tell you in advance. I have discussed it with my old man. Our family has rules. The wife of our third son is buried in the ancestral tomb. This newcomer cannot be buried in the same tomb with us in the future."
Old Mrs. Zhao emphasized: "If your girl also gives birth to a son, then we will leave a place for her next to the ancestral tomb. If not, then you can't blame us."
Li Chunjuan said indifferently: "It's all right."
She felt that this old lady was really nosy. She even considered the ancestral graves of the next generation. Wasn't she just bored
At that time, not to mention she, even I might not be there.
Since it's so far, let's talk about it when the time comes.
Anyway, such a married woman could not be buried in the Wang family's ancestral tomb. As for where to bury her, Li Chunjuan didn't want to think about it.
Seeing that Li Chunjuan agreed immediately, Mrs. Zhao was quite satisfied.
As for the ancestral tomb, Mrs. Zhao didn't really like the previous daughter-in-law, but she did it for the sake of her children. In addition, she felt that Wang Ying's parents were gone, and it would be unlucky to bury her in the ancestral tomb, which would affect their family's feng shui.
After the marriage was finalized, Mrs. Zhao said, "I will bring the two children here tomorrow to meet them first. My third son will be back in a few days, so the sooner we decide on it, the sooner we can get married."
Li Chunjuan nodded and agreed: "Okay!"
After finishing the discussion, Li Chunjuan was particularly attentive and saw the person out the door.
Wang Ying, who was standing on the other side of the wall, had a cold and hard expression on her face.
Although Li Chunjuan carefully closed the doors and windows, Wang Ying's hearing became sharper after a period of treatment with spiritual spring water. So through the wall, Wang Ying heard all the plans of her aunt.
He wants to sell her for thirty yuan. He is so determined to make the whole family rich.
Wang Ying kicked the bench in annoyance. It was really unlucky to run into such a family. They were simply pushing her into the fire pit just to eat up the family left by her brother's family.
Wang Ying calculated the chips in her hand. She had a house, money, and the title of a martyr's child. As long as she didn't want to, the marriage would not take place.
but…
Wang Ying thought of Wang Yongshun. This uncle was much more difficult to deal with than she had imagined.
If I refuse this time, he will definitely arrange it next time.
Once or twice is fine, but three or four times, there will inevitably be gossip. After five or six times, I'm afraid everyone in the team will change their opinion of her and say that she is picky and has high standards.
By that time, she would have to accept whatever Wang Yongshun chose for her.
Wang Ying narrowed her eyes. At a time like this, the best thing for her to do was to turn passivity into initiative.
As long as she finds the right person to marry first, her uncle's family won't be able to make a fuss about the marriage.