Xie Jiaojiao reluctantly took the red post, looked at the date on it, and chose the farthest one, which is the third day of May next year.
The matchmaker took a look, put the red card she chose into her arms, and said with a smile: "Congratulations to the girl!"
Xie Jiaojiao was unmoved. According to the usual practice, at this time, she should get a red envelope for Matchmaker Zhang, but she was unmoved.
Matchmaker Zhang glanced at Xie Jiaojiao and saw that she didn't take the red envelope. She also saw that her face was uneasy. She was a little embarrassed and somewhat unhappy in her heart. She felt that Xie Jiaojiao didn't understand etiquette, but she thought of the last time Xie Jiaojiao said she wanted to withdraw. She didn't dare to say a few words about the marriage, for fear that she would really break off the engagement. The Jiang family asked her to spit out the matchmaker's red envelope that she had received. Compared with the small red envelopes from such rural families, the Jiang family The gift of the red envelope was worth it to several companies she mentioned. She silently put the things prepared by the Jiang family in her yard and left with them.
On the way back, I ran into Sun Ruhua, and took her along to exchange a few words with her on the road.
When Sun Ruhua heard that Xie Jiaojiao had chosen a date, she felt relieved. She watched the matchmaker holding her for so long, and after groping in her arms for a long time, she took out a silver coin and gave it to Matchmaker Zhang, saying that she would like to come with her. Let's have some tea together.
Matchmaker Zhang immediately agreed. Feeling the weight of the silver coins, she felt somewhat happy.
Sun Ruhua returned home, looked at the things in the yard, and said cautiously: "Is there someone from the Jiang family? I met Matchmaker Zhang on the road."
Xie Jiaojiao nodded: "She is here to announce the good day."
Sun Ruhua nodded, indicating that she already knew.
Xie Jiaojiao took a deep breath: "Mom, it's okay. It's still early in the day. I don't know for sure if there are any variables. What does the village chief say about the land purchase?"
When she mentioned this, Sun Ruhua's face lit up with joy: "I agreed. Mom asked for three acres of land at once, thinking it should be enough."
Three acres? Xie Jiaojiao didn't have much idea of three acres of land, so she could only imagine how big it was.
I thought it was almost enough, so I got up and went back to the house to get some silver.
He counted almost fifty taels and gave it to Sun Ruhua: "Mom, is this money enough?"
Sun Ruhua immediately nodded like garlic: "How can this not be enough? There are more. When the time comes, I will ask the villagers to help build it. There is still some left!" After saying that, she gave Xie Jiaojiao another ten taels: "These are all It’s enough. Apart from the money for buying the land, the rest can not only repair the house, but we can also replace the furniture with new ones.”
Is it so cheap to repair a house? Xie Jiaojiao was a little puzzled.
Sun Ruhua said: "When the time comes, we will make the adobe ourselves. I have set aside half an acre of land in the backyard just for making the adobe."
Adobe?
Xie Jiaojiao looked at Sun Ruhua and said, "Mom, are you mistaken? I don't want to build an adobe house, I want to build a blue brick house with big tiles!"
ah? Sun Ruhua looked at Xie Jiaojiao in surprise.
"Our house is built with blue bricks and large tiles?"
Xie Jiaojiao nodded: "At that time, except for the blue bricks and tiles on the side of the house, the extra floor will be paved with bluestone!"
Sun Ruhua imagined it, how much money would that be?
"Daughter! Think about it, these blue bricks and large tiles are several times more expensive than the adobe house!" The village chief's family in the whole village has blue bricks and large tiles, and the blue bricks and large tiles were bought from their family.
Xie Jiaojiao nodded: "I've thought about it a long time ago!"
Then he handed the silver in his hand back to Sun Ruhua: "You can use these first. If you don't have enough, ask me to get them later!"
Sun Ruhua looked at the fifty taels of silver in her hand. In fact, it was the first time in her life that she had seen so much silver. She raised her head and looked at Xie Jiaojiao: "Daughter, why don't you keep this silver? Mom, if you need it, you can find it again." you take?"
"Take it, mother, go to the village chief in the afternoon and buy the three acres of land. Let's circle the foundation together. If we want to repair the house, I think we'd better find a foreman who can repair bricks and tiles. Let’s outsource the house repairs so we don’t tire ourselves out.”
Sun Ruhua nodded first, then said with a disapproving smile: "Why are you tired? Mom doesn't feel tired. Then we will find some people and buy the materials ourselves, which can save a lot of money."
"It's up to you!" Xie Jiaojiao said, holding the straw hat and preparing to go out to look at the sugar cane in the fields.
"I'll go take a look in the fields."
Sun Ruhua nodded and said nothing else. She put the money away and prepared to make lunch.
It's autumn now. In fact, it's warmer when the sun comes out. The morning sun is also warm on your body. However, the sun in autumn is also poisonous. It won't last long, and your face will be as red as a plateau red. Therefore, Xie Jiao Jiao wore a straw hat.
Neighbors and fellow villagers would say hello to each other on the road.
Xie Jiaojiao first went to see the sugar cane belonging to the two pieces of land she had opened up, and then went to see the four acres of sugar cane planted last year.
In comparison, the sugar cane grown here looks better than the two acres of land cleared for wasteland.
The sugarcane is growing gratifyingly. When Xie Jiaojiao looks at them, she seems to see the white silver!
When winter comes, you can harvest it!
I thought I would spread some stove ashes at home another day, and that was it.
She clapped her hands and prepared to go back, but she saw Xie Zhili carrying a bucket of something and parked sneakily on the edge of her two acres of land. He parked in a good location. The sugar cane was high, and he was in the middle of the two acres of land. , completely blocking him. If Xie Jiaojiao wasn't standing in the sugar cane field now, she wouldn't have been able to see him outside.
"Xie Zhili, what are you doing!" Xie Jiaojiao shouted.
Xie Zhili was startled, and then he immediately picked up the two buckets of things and started to run away. However, the more nervous he became, the more he was in a hurry.
Xie Jiaojiao was not far away from him, so she raised her legs and rushed over.
Catch him!
Looking at it, Xie Zhili picked up two buckets of dung water!
This stupid thing!
Her sugar cane will be ripe in a few more months! If this excrement drips down, it may burn the roots. It may not look like much on the outside, but it will affect the taste of her sugar cane and affect her harvest this year. After the harvest is over, a lot of the rotten roots will have to be repaired.
Xie Jiaojiao wished she could lift two buckets of excrement water and throw it directly on him, but she also disliked the fact that the excrement buckets were dirty!
"What? Xie Zhili, is this all you have? You can only do things behind your back?"
After Xie Jiaojiao finished speaking, she grabbed his arm with one hand and kicked him in the leg.
Xie Jiaojiao was so angry that she grabbed one of his arms with one hand, pressed his head directly with the other, and pushed him directly into the dung bucket...
"Ah! Xie Jiaojiao, how dare you! I'm going to kill you!"
