Last time, Qian said that she would wait for her cousin's grandfather and his wife to come back and tell them about Yuan Shuang, then go to the fat aunt's house to see the situation. Unexpectedly, the old couple who gave birth to their great-grandson that night did not come back, but The person who sent me a message said that I wanted to stay one more night.
When the old couple returned home the next day, they heard Qian talk about the new target she was looking for for Chu Ping. Old lady Yu felt good about it, but she just said that they should learn a lesson from what happened last time. Things can't be rushed. Chu Ping of his family has already waited so long longer than others. On the contrary, it is not less than ten days and a half. It is better to follow Qian's plan and let the two children interact first. Just like that, the trip to Fat Aunt's house was delayed.
After Qian had breakfast early in the morning, he packed up and came to find Shen Luzhu: "I thought we should go there earlier so as not to delay the business in your shop. Tomb-Sweeping Day is coming soon, and you are busy now. I say I'm not in a hurry about Chu Ping, but how can I really be in no hurry? I'm afraid I'll be late and the good girl has already made up my mind!"
Shen Luzhu had just finished packing, and took Qian's arm, and the two of them walked towards Fat Aunt's house: "What Auntie said is, when you are an elder, how can you say you don't worry? You really don't worry. Besides, It's not like I can't live without me for a moment. Now Chu Yi doesn't have to make a coffin, and I still have Xiuxiu and Third Uncle to help me. Even if I'm out of the courtyard for a few days, I won't be delayed. By the way, here today Have you told your cousin about the matter?"
Qian said with a smile: "I've said it, I've said it, the old lady specially warned me before, saying that we must be on the safe side this time, and it's also based on A Ping's thoughts. If not, I would have taken care of the house with him last night. I’ve told you my plan, and from the looks of it, I’m quite satisfied with Yuan Shuang!”
"This is a good thing, we will definitely go well today!"
As they spoke, the two came to the yard of Fat Aunt's house. Fat Aunt happened to be cleaning the open space in front of her yard. When they saw Shen Luzhu and Qian coming over, they thought they were passing by their house somewhere: " Oh, aren't these the Chu family's young daughter-in-law and Qian's sister-in-law? Where are they going? "
Mr. Qian smiled and walked up to say hello: "I'm not going anywhere. I came to your house specifically to ask for a drink of water. Will you give it to me?"
The fat aunt laughed loudly after hearing this and said, "That's great! The water in my house is so expensive that you all came here to drink it. So you have to drink enough today, hahaha!"
Qian took two more steps forward and said to her fat aunt affectionately: "Her fat aunt, I am not joking with you. We really came to your house specially today. We want to inquire about your family's background with you as an aunt." Shuang, has the child’s marriage been decided by the family?”
The fat aunt obviously had not thought of this. She looked at Qian and Shen Luzhu in surprise and asked, "Are you telling your Chu Ping?"
Mrs. Qian nodded: "Yes, I haven't settled my own family yet. How can I think of helping others? Besides, Yuan Shuang is such a good girl, I don't want her to enter other people's homes!"
The fat aunt waved her hand and explained: "Look at my brain, I can ask this question. If not your Chu Ping, who else can ask it? Sister-in-law Qian, don't mind, come on, come to the house and tell me!"
When Qian and Shen Luzhu saw Fat Auntie's attitude, they knew that Yuan Shuang probably hadn't settled on a girl yet, so they went happily. A few people sat down in the main room of Fat Aunt's house. Fat Aunt made hot tea for them again, and then they sat down and talked.
The fat aunt rubbed her hands and said bluntly: "Sister-in-law Qian, you are an open-minded person. My fat aunt is not the one who hides things. Since you are here to ask my Yuan Shuang today, I will tell you directly." Yes, it doesn’t matter whether she succeeds or not, Yuan Shuang hasn’t made a decision yet, but the situation is a bit complicated.”
Qian was stunned when she heard this, but then she calmed down. She could still trust the fat aunt: "Tell me about her fat aunt. Don't worry, neither Lu Zhu nor I like to gossip. A person with deep roots will definitely not spread a word about it!"
The fat aunt waved her hands and said: "It's not something that cannot be explained. Yuan Shuang is the daughter of my sister's family. I don't know what happened to my sister. There has been no movement in her stomach since we got married. The doctor also watched a lot. , everyone said there was nothing wrong with her, and she drank a lot of the decoction, but she was never able to get pregnant. It was almost ten years after we got married before she finally got pregnant with Yuan Shuang. My sister was so happy that she was looking forward to giving birth to a baby. The fat boy turned out to be a daughter, so she accepted it somewhat
Unable to bear it, she started thinking about having a son again before she was even out of confinement, so she had been neglecting Yuan Shuang since she was a child. However, my brother-in-law was still very good to Yuan Shuang, pampering and doting on her as if she were a baby, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to develop the temperament she has now. "
Mrs. Qian nodded: "It's understandable for a woman to be anxious to have a son after she's married, but it's not something that can be done in a hurry! But Yuan Shuang's temperament is really lovable, and I like her as much as I like. So does Luzhu!"
"Yes, fat aunt, sister Yuan Shuang has such a good temper. I felt like I was destined to fall in love with her when I saw her that day!"
"Later, my sister's stomach was still silent. She almost gave up and became more concerned about Yuan Shuang. Originally, it would have been fine if it had been like this, but five years ago, my sister suddenly became pregnant again. , I don’t know where I found the doctors and masters. They all said it was for a boy, but I don’t know if it was because of my age. My sister’s reaction was particularly big. Not to mention, the pregnancy was not stable, and the baby was born every three days. When she saw something was wrong with Hong, she didn’t know where the charlatan came from, but she actually told her that Yuan Shuang’s horoscopes were not good and that she was hindering her brothers.”
Qian frowned when he heard this: "Isn't this a lie? What does it have to do with other people's children!"
"That's right. Everyone knew it was a liar, but my sister believed it. She was even more unkind to Yuan Shuang at that time. It wasn't until the child was successfully born that the situation eased. But who Not even two years later, Yuan Shuang's father suddenly contracted a serious illness and passed away. My sister couldn't bear the blow, so she blamed Yuan Shuang for all this, and then remembered the charlatan who said that Yuan Shuang was It was a bad thing to have Shuang. We had to kick the child out of the house. It would be best for my grandma to take Yuan Shuang away. For the next three years, Yuan Shuang stayed with my grandma to keep her father's filial piety. of!"
"This is really too much. How can she, a mother-in-law, chase her own daughter out?"
Shen Luzhu followed and nodded heavily. He really didn't expect Yuan Shuang, who looked so cheerful and lively, to have experienced such an experience!
"It's not until the filial piety period came last winter, but my sister was still focused on her son and ignored Yuan Shuang's affairs. Then my mother told me to discuss it and let Yuan Shuang Come stay with me, and help her get acquainted with her. After all, she is already sixteen years old, so I can make the final decision on her marriage. However, this child has no support from her parents, and my sister is having a hard time giving birth. I’m afraid that the man’s family will avoid him.”
Mrs. Qian pondered for a long time after listening, and didn't say anything for a long time. The fat aunt was not too surprised. Her mother-in-law had been helping Yuan Shuang at her parents' house before, but when people heard about Yuan Shuang's situation, , there will be some avoidance and hesitation, otherwise her mother-in-law would not be able to let her help with the search here. Her fat aunt can understand this situation, but she feels that she has blinded such a good girl like Yuan Shuang in vain. Son!
"Her fat aunt, you know that in our old Chu family, the sons have always been unlucky. All the boys of any generation are the only ones..."
As soon as the fat aunt heard Qian's words, she knew that this matter might not be possible again. In fact, she was different from others and was very optimistic about Chu Ping, but this was not something forced, let alone Chu Ping. If their family is concerned about this situation, they might as well forget it: "It's okay, Sister-in-law Qian, you should be worried."
Shen Luzhu especially wanted to interrupt. In fact, the birth of a boy or a girl had nothing to do with his mother. It all depended on his father, but it was really hard for her to interrupt at this time.
Qian waved her hand and signaled the fat aunt to listen to her words: "Her fat aunt, I want to say that our family has a few boys, but it hurts the girls a lot. I think If it is suitable for our family to have a young boy, then marrying a girl whose family is full of brats will not be possible without him, how can it all depend on other people's wives!"
When the fat aunt heard this, her eyes suddenly lit up again: "Sister-in-law Qian, you mean..."
"I really like this child Yuan Shuang, especially after knowing what happened to her. It's not easy for this child to have such a temper in such an environment! Our family doesn't mind if there is help from her mother-in-law. Isn't it better to be a good person than anything else? As for her mother-in-law's difficulty in giving birth, I don't think it has much to do with her. My mother-in-law also
After giving birth to five sons, Chu Ping is still the only one I have! "
"Sister-in-law Qian! You are so right!"
Mrs. Qian smiled at the fat aunt again: "I'm satisfied with Yuan Shuang, but I can't make the decision on such a big matter by myself. I have to discuss it with the elders in the family, but his fat aunt, you Don’t worry, you know what my parents-in-law are like!”
"It should! It should!" Fat Aunt agreed with a smile.
After Qian went back, he told everyone about Yuan Shuang's situation. The Chu family discussed it for a long time. In the end, as Qian expected, Chu Yi's marriage finally came to an end. The matchmaker hired by the Chu family Soon we boarded the gate of Fat Aunt’s house!
Chu Ping's marriage here is progressing bit by bit with the high degree of cooperation between the two families. Over there, the news that the Chu family's coffin shop also sells copper coins, burned paper and paper ingots has also spread around with the gossip that everyone is watching. The whole village.
There were quite a few people going to the coffin shop one after another to see how busy it was, but not many people actually bought it. Seeing this, Mrs. Wang was afraid that all the paper money she had finally obtained would be thrown into her hands, so she hurriedly set a cheaper price and tried to buy it. Throw out this batch of paper money without capital first. Every penny you can earn is better than keeping it in your hands.
The copper coins in Shen Luzhu's shop were sold for thirty cents each, and Wang sold them for twenty cents. The paper ingots in Shen Luzhu's shop were five cents each, and Wang ordered three cents each. After two days of selling, the coffin shop The business suddenly became booming.
Mrs. Wang has tasted a lot of sweetness from this incident, but the paper money piled in her hands has almost been sold out. Seeing that the copper coins burned and paper ingots are getting less and less, the money box holding the copper plates is getting heavier and heavier. How could Mrs. Wang resist this huge temptation, and finally couldn't help but think about other ways to get paper money.
