After resolving this matter, my mother was very happy. She went into the kitchen as soon as she got home. I knew there would be something delicious tonight. Sure enough, she made my favorite chicken stew with mushrooms.
Just after dinner, Fu Xueman and her family of three came to our house with gifts to express their gratitude. I saw that something was wrong. I was wrong first, and I saved Fu Xueman in the afternoon, which was equal to no one owing anyone anything. Bringing gifts tonight must be strange. Sure enough, before we could finish talking, Aunt Ping proposed that Fu Xueman and I get engaged.
I was dumbfounded at the time. Didn't I scare Fu Xueman away last night? How dare she tell me this? Fu Xueman lowered her head and said nothing, with a shy expression on her face. She must be happy. Even if I have no objection, isn't it too fast? How can you get engaged after meeting once? This is a "flash marriage"!
Since the girl was so embarrassed to propose marriage, and my mother was a soft-hearted person, she agreed immediately. I turned my head to face the wall, wanting to bump into it. Mom, you agreed too easily. Do you know how shocking this girl is? Let her recite a few poems to you someday.
At that time, I really didn't understand why they were attracted to me, because I had a bad reputation in the town. I was out all day and night, and I was elusive. Everyone really thought I was running a black shop, and some people even guessed that I was dealing in drugs. Later, I learned that after the exorcism incident that day, they were completely attracted to me. In this era, Yin and Yang masters are very popular, and small sorcerers like Mr. Luo are rich, not to mention that I am more capable than Mr. Luo.
My mother has served my father and me all her life and has never made decisions on anything. There is nothing wrong with her making decisions on marriage. Besides, there are deep-rooted feudal traditions in our town. Regardless of whether the children agree or not, as long as both parents agree, the marriage is considered a success.
But I was not happy in my heart, and I complained to my mother from time to time. She was good-tempered and didn't say anything at first, but later she couldn't help but said to me: "If you have the ability to bring Shen Bing back, I will agree to cancel this engagement."
Although my mother doesn't talk much, she hits the nail on the head when she speaks, leaving me speechless for a long time. Shen Bing is like Yaxue, both are swan-level animals, and I, a toad, can only sigh in despair. Besides, I treat Shen Bing as my sister and have no intention of doing anything with her.
Engagement was simple, unlike the grand engagements in the city. We chose an auspicious day, asked the matchmaker to take the betrothal gift and give it to the girl, and then brought back the gift from the girl. Then we gave the matchmaker a red envelope and invited her to dinner, and that was it. Although we were engaged, I didn't regard Fu Xueman as my fiancée at all. It was a purely arranged marriage. After the engagement, the girl was too embarrassed to take the initiative to date me, and I played dumb and didn't go to her once. I just left her alone, waiting for her to lose her temper and call our family to cancel the engagement.
Soon it was the Spring Festival, and Ermao sent a letter through a ghost, saying that he had been reincarnated into a wealthy family in a nearby village. Good boy, I am happy for you, and I will go to see you when you are born. Long Shaohui and Yan Xiang also sent gifts from the provincial capital, which touched me very much, but I didn't receive Shen Bing's blessing, so I was depressed for two or three days.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, after paying New Year's greetings, I found Fu Xueman at our house. My mother said, you've been engaged for more than a month, and you didn't look for her, but she came to look for you, why don't you go and treat her well. I felt cold in my heart when I saw Fu Xueman, what if she recited a couple of lines of poetry to me