Su Qingluan's words were like a death question. For a moment, except Su Qingluan herself, the remaining girls looked very embarrassed.
On the other hand, the oldest girl who had been following Tian Xing'er but had not spoken a word sighed: "What's the use of all these random thoughts? In the end, just a word from my parents and I got married." .”
Su Qingluan raised her eyebrows and looked over, only to see a touch of sadness on the girl's face, which was completely different from the lively and indignant look she had before.
"Sister Que'er's father made arrangements for her to get married a few days ago. She will be getting married in the spring of next year!" Tian Xing'er said in a low voice.
Liu'er was indignant: "How can sister Que'er marry that bad old man who is almost forty! It's better to renew the relationship. I heard that the old man's son is already eleven or twelve years old!"
"Liu'er, please stop talking..." Que'er sighed in a low voice, "My father wants me to marry into the Chen family, just to exchange some wives for my two younger brothers..."
Su Qingluan frowned, thinking that he really had such a cruel father, even worse than the master who adopted him.
But she did not express any opinions rashly. After all, she and Que'er barely met for the second time today. They were not very familiar with each other. She didn't know whether the other party had any difficulties, so she couldn't give any opinions from a God's perspective.
However, she was curious as to why Queer accepted this unfair marriage so easily.
The next moment, Que'er's words answered this doubt: "My mother secretly gave me money and asked me to go to my uncle, but I'm afraid that after I escape, my father will beat her to death..."
Su Qingluan endured it, but still couldn't help asking: "Does Li Zheng not care?"
None of the girls said anything, but they all looked at Tian Xing'er in unison, which made Su Qingluan feel anxious.
Sure enough, Tian Xing'er sighed: "My father, if it can bring glory to him, he would be willing to do it, but he turns a blind eye to this kind of housework."
Oh, now it's Su Qingluan's turn to be embarrassed. Myolie is Li Zheng's daughter.
Wait... Su Qingluan suddenly thought of a question: "I remember Li Zheng's surname is Tian."
Tian Xing'er nodded: "Yes, that's why my name is Tian Xing'er." Seeing Su Qingluan's still surprised expression, she smiled and said, "Don't mind it too much - after all, I, an upright daughter, don't really want to marry anyone. Dad wants to see me because I am a girl, but not a well-behaved and pretty girl."
Only well-behaved and beautiful girls can get a better "selling price" and bring greater and more benefits when talking about marriage.
Su Qingluan felt a little breathless when she heard Tian Xing'er talk so plainly about the reasons why she was unlovable.
At this moment, she realized very clearly that not every father and mother in a family are like Su Guangfu and Yang, who love every child as much as possible. Some parents' preference is superficial, even more so than that of strangers. All cold reality.
No one spoke for a while, but Que'er was the first to cheer up: "Aren't we going to teach Daya how to fight skillfully together? I'm going to make a wish to the Weaver Girl later!"
"Yes, yes!" Liu'er nodded hurriedly, "Empress Zhinu will definitely bless Sister Que'er and lead a happy life after getting married, Xiaoman, don't you think so?"
It turned out that the fifth girl was named Xiaoman. Su Qingluan looked at the round-faced girl.
I saw Xiao Man nodding his head repeatedly: "Yes, Sister Que'er, Lady Weaver will definitely bless you!"
Su Qingluan followed the girls and comforted Que'er a few words, but in her heart she was not optimistic about Que'er's future - it could even be said to be pessimistic.
In this era, whether a woman lives well after getting married may depend on the support of her natal family in addition to getting along with her husband's family.
Que'er's native family is a trap for selling their daughters, and her husband's family can let a girl who is more than 20 years younger to marry him, not to mention that his son is already a teenager, so they can negotiate a marriage without even seeing it. What a serious family.
At this moment, Su Qingluan suddenly wanted to do something for Queer, but she also knew that she could not give her anything except a few cheap and light words of comfort.
After gathering her thoughts, Su Qingluan thought that at least she could distract Que'er from the marriage, so she asked: "Sister Que'er, what is Dou Qiao? Since it is a 'fight', it should be a competition, right?"
When Que'er heard Su Qingluan's question, she turned around and explained with a smile: "It's true, if you do the best, it's a 'good luck', if you don't meet certain requirements, it's a 'lucky chance'. "
Su Qingluan, led by several girls, came to the stone table in the yard.
She was curious to find that in addition to the obvious paper-cutting on the table, there were colored threads and silver needles, which at a glance was a competition between paper-cutting and needlework, and a basin of water.
Su Qingluan looked closer at the basin of water, then leaned down and smelled it. It seemed that there was no smell, it was just a basin of ordinary water.
"I can see clearly that they are paper-cutting and needlework competitions." Su Qingluan pointed to a pile of gadgets next to him, and then pointed to the basin of water in front of him: "What is this for? Is it to throw copper coins in? ?”
Tian Xing'er raised an eyebrow: "Why did you throw the copper coins in?"
kindness? wrong?
Su Qingluan said vaguely: "I heard that throwing copper coins into clear water can pray for blessings."
Liu Er smiled and said, "That should be a spiritual place between mountains and rivers or Buddhist temples and Taoist temples, right?"
Su Qingluan knew that she had guessed wrong, so she could only ask: "So what is this basin of water used for?"
"It's also a kind of skillful fighting, called 'needle throwing'." Que'er explained.
"...It sounds like you are about to throw a needle into the water." Su Qingluan muttered.
"That's true," Tian Xing'er felt proud, "but there are some requirements - the needle must float on the water and not sink. Of course, this level is only the first step."
Xiao Man came over and teased, "Sister Xing'er is really good at throwing needles. Not only can she keep the needle from falling, but she can also shape the projection into various shapes!"
Su Qingluan stared at the water and pondered: "So, as long as the needle does not fall into the water and there are projections of various shapes, it is considered a 'coincidence'?"
Xiaoman nodded, but added: "Don't look at it as simple! In fact, it's just about keeping the needle in the water. Every year, some of us fail - but sister Xing'er is always the first to succeed. She takes the needle seriously. sharp!"
When Tian Xing'er heard Xiaoman praising her, a smile appeared on her face that was a little proud, but a little embarrassed to admit it: "You are not as exaggerated as you said, it's just good luck... It's your first time to take the shot, Da Ya." , just keep the silver needle from falling first, this step is difficult...eh?"
