When Mrs. Gao heard what Mrs. Liu said, she was surprised, "What, you got married in Xia Zhi?"
Not only Mrs. Gao was surprised, but the other women were also shocked by Mrs. Liu's words.
"Mother Xinghua, when did Xia Zhi get married, why didn't we know?"
"When did this happen? We didn't even hear that the marriage was scheduled at Xia Zhi. Why did you suddenly get married without any announcement?"
Mrs. Gao listened to everyone's busy discussions, and the more she looked at Ms. Liu, the more she felt something was wrong.
Xia Zhi's mother was very close to the Gao family during her lifetime, and she asked her to take care of Xia Zhi before she died. Unexpectedly, she didn't even know that Xia Zhi was married.
Mrs. Gao looked at Mrs. Liu suspiciously, "That's not right, Xinghua's mother, one moment you said that Xia Zhi was not at home, the next moment you said that she was unwell and resting at home, and now you said that Xia Zhi was getting married. What on earth are you doing? Which statement is true?"
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Listening to these questions, Ms. Liu was secretly annoyed that Mr. Gao was meddling in other people's affairs.
Seeing that she could no longer hide it, Mrs. Liu pretended to sigh.
"Originally, I didn't want to say these embarrassing things, but since everyone has asked me about it today, I have to say it."
"As you all know, I saw several marriages for Xia Zhi before, but I didn't like that girl. She is very discerning and picky. She either dislikes the man for not being good-looking, or the family has too little wealth. She is worried about what will happen if she gets married. It’s going to be hard and tiring.”
"Her second uncle and I saw that she didn't agree, and we didn't want to force her. We thought that if we searched slowly, we could always find a satisfactory marriage. Unexpectedly, some time ago, the girl suddenly said that the embroidery thread in the capital was better than the one here. She is going to Beijing to buy some embroidery thread and come back.
I wanted her to become a good female concubine and make men look at her favorably, so I didn't object and gave her ten taels.
But unexpectedly, after she came back from buying embroidery thread, she suddenly told us that she had fallen in love with a young man from a wealthy family and wanted to marry him. Her second uncle and I heard that she had found someone she liked, and we were both happy for her. "
An aunt couldn't help but said, "So, Xia Zhi married into a wealthy family in the capital? This is a good thing. Why did you hide it and not let us know?"
"Yes, being able to marry into a wealthy family in the capital is a good marriage that no one can ask for. But, why haven't I seen your family arrange a wedding?"
Mrs. Liu sighed again, "Originally we knew that Xia Zhi was interested in a wealthy family in the capital, and we thought this was a good thing. Her second uncle and I originally wanted to ask her which family she was interested in, so that we could find a way first. Go and find out what the other person is saying. If the other person is also interested in getting married, then we can discuss the marriage together."
"But who knows, no matter how her second uncle and I asked, the girl refused to say which man she was attracted to. We originally thought she was shy and didn't want to say it, so we thought about it in a few days. , let her wait and ask again."
"But what her second uncle and I didn't expect was that the next day when we were not at home, the girl actually left a letter saying that she was going to Beijing to get married, so that we didn't have to worry or look for her. "
Mrs. Liu took out a handkerchief, wiped her eyes, and said guiltily, "Her second uncle and I didn't expect that she would do such a thing, and we were anxious and worried.
Although she left a letter asking us not to look for her, we couldn't rest assured. After reading the letter with her second uncle, we immediately went to Beijing to look for her. "
"But the capital is so big, we didn't know which house she was interested in, and we couldn't find it for several days. But his second uncle refused to give up, and insisted on looking for it every day.
We were all worried that if she went to the man's house without a matchmaker or a job, she would be looked down upon by others, and we didn't even know that she would have to endure such abuse.
No, her second uncle came to Beijing again early this morning, hoping to see if he could be lucky enough to find her. "
When Mrs. Liu said this, a woman couldn't help but exclaimed, "What, isn't that girl from Xia Zhi eloping?"
Mrs. Liu picked up the handkerchief and wiped it on her dry eyelids, and said with a guilty look, "Her parents left early in the summer solstice and left her alone. We didn't expect that she would do such a thing. It was because her second uncle and I failed to teach her well.
Originally, I thought that this matter was disgraceful after all, so I didn't say anything about it. He just wanted to wait for his second uncle to find her and then bring her back quietly to prevent her reputation from being damaged.
Alas, if you hadn't suspected that I had done something bad to her, I wouldn't have told her about it. "
After Mrs. Liu finished speaking, she glanced at Mrs. Gao pointedly, and said clearly that if she hadn't been so nosy, she wouldn't have revealed the scandalous things Xia Zhi had done, causing her to ruin her niece's life. reputation.
Although Mrs. Liu spoke with great emotion, Mrs. Gao couldn't help but doubt in her heart.
Living in the same village, it's not like she didn't understand Mr. Liu's personality.
Although she looked worried and guilty about Xia Zhi and blamed herself, she knew that Mrs. Liu had never liked Xia Zhi's mother very much, and she didn't even care about Xia Zhi.
If she was really worried about Xia Zhi as she said, why didn't she go out to look for someone? Instead, he carried a bag of melon seeds around the village every day, chatting leisurely.
Ever since Xia Zhi's parents left, Mrs. Liu's concern for Xia Zhi was nothing more than face-saving. How could he suddenly be so nice to Xia Zhi? Not only did he give her ten taels of silver to buy embroidery thread, but he also frequently arranged for her to have several marriages?
The more she thought about this matter, the more suspicious she became. Mrs. Gao couldn't bear to ask Mrs. Liu, "Xia Zhi eloped. Is this true or false? That child, I have watched him grow up. He has been quite sensible since he was a child. Ordinarily he won't It’s only right to do such a scandalous thing. Just elope, it’s really not like what she would do.”
The round-faced aunt, because she lived close to Xia Zhi's house, knew Xia Zhi fairly well, and now she was also suspicious of her elopement.
"Erzhu's mother is right. That girl Xia Zhi is well-behaved and sensible. She is not the kind of shameless person. How could she elope quietly."
Ms. Liu curled her lips under the obstruction of the handkerchief, put down the handkerchief and sighed helplessly, "This person, when he was young, he seemed to be well-behaved and sensible, but when he grew up, he had his own little thoughts. As elders, we Yes, how can we prevent it?"
An aunt sighed and said, "No, when a girl here grows up, she can't control herself anymore. She is determined to elope, and you can't prevent her no matter how hard you try."
Mrs. Liu felt proud when she saw someone believed her words. But she didn't want everyone to talk about this topic anymore, and quickly used other excuses to talk about other things.
Mrs. Gao and the round-faced lady looked at each other helplessly. Although they both suspected that what Mr. Liu said was untrue, there was no evidence. Apart from worrying about the fate of the girl in Xia Zhi, they didn't know what to do.
Just when Mrs. Liu was cracking melon seeds and chatting happily with the women, an aunt accidentally saw a carriage coming towards them not far away, and the man driving the carriage looked familiar.
The aunt subconsciously took a few more glances and suddenly exclaimed, "Hey, look, is that that girl from Xia Zhi?"
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