"Sister Ziyan, I have no other intention. I just saw that he was back and wanted to ask him if things went smoothly?"
Huang Ying was still trying to explain.
Shen Ziyan smiled and said, "Okay, okay, I understand, but you have to wait a while, and he will come by himself."
Just as she was saying this, Liu Rumei had already started waving at them.
"Miss Shen, my brother Xiaobei is here to give you your betrothal gift."
Shen Ziyan smiled and stepped forward to greet him.
"Okay, okay, I am Huang Ying's sister, so I will accept it on her behalf."
While they were talking, there was a rush of footsteps outside, and the Lotus Cult Master also arrived.
The Lotus Master was carrying two big bundles in his hands and was panting from exhaustion.
"Hey, hey, where is Zi Yan, why are you anxious? I am your senior sister, I have to take care of this matter."
Saying this, he quickly came to Shen Ziyan and shoved a big baggage in his hand in front of him.
"Hurry up and share the peanuts and preserved fruits I bought in the city with everyone."
It seems that there is no custom of sharing candy bars these days, and of course there should be no candies either, so sharing some dried fruits counts as sharing the joy.
While Shen Ziyan was dividing the peanuts, the Lotus Leader stepped forward to take the reins from Chen Xiaobei's hand and said with a smile, "Chen Xiaobei, you have to be nicer to my sister. If you dare to bully her, don't blame me. You’re welcome.”
Chen Xiaobei spread his hands helplessly, "Master, you can speak with your conscience, I have no power to restrain a chicken..."
Before he could finish speaking, the leader of Lotus Hua glared and said, "If you still call me leader, I think you should be beaten."
There was another person here who was more anxious. Chen Xiaobei had to change his words and said, "Good senior sister, I have remembered it. Don't worry. From now on, she will only be the one to beat me. I guarantee that I will not touch her in the slightest."
The Lotus Master looked at him and put away his smile, with a serious look on his face, "You are serious, you keep your word."
Chen Xiaobei nodded and his expression became solemn, "Seriously, I am a man. There is no reason for a man to hit a woman. Only a man can protect a woman."
A few words were spoken loudly, and everyone present immediately clapped their hands and applauded.
Liu Rumei sighed secretly in her heart after hearing this. This Chen Xiaobei always did things unexpectedly. I didn't expect him to say these words. No wonder Cui Hongyu was determined to find him a second room.
Everyone noisily helped Huang Ying tie up the four-wheel carriage, and then reluctantly left the school.
Seeing that Chen Xiaobei still didn't want to leave, the Lotus Master stamped his feet again, "Go quickly, go quickly, after we get married, no one will care about you as long as you want, but not today, there is no point in hurrying."
Chen Xiaobei was speechless. I was not in a hurry. There were just too many people. I had to wait until they left before leaving. I was still half the master.
After everyone dispersed, a little head finally emerged, Chen Qiaoer was here.
Quickly arriving in front of Chen Xiaobei, Chen Qiaoer took out a large piece of dried meat from his pocket and gave it to Chen Xiaobei.
"Brother, brother, are you hungry? Eat quickly."
One sentence made Chen Xiaobei burst into tears. Everyone was making fun of him, but his sister was the only one who cared about whether he had eaten enough.
There is nothing evil in the child, this is Qiaoer's love for herself from the bottom of her heart.
Chen Xiaobei held Chen Qiaoer in his arms and gently tapped the bridge of her nose.
"I'm not hungry yet. Have you been obedient these days? You have to listen to my sister-in-law."
Chen Qiaoer suddenly broke out of his arms, ran to Huang Ying's side, took Huang Ying's hand, "I listen to sister Huang Ying."
With one sentence, everyone present laughed, and Liu Rumei also sighed secretly, this Chen Qiaoer is really a big kid. Although he is young, he understands everything he needs to know.
The crowd was noisy until it was completely dark, and then it slowly dispersed.
Chen Xiaobei took Cui Hongyu and Chen Qiaoer to go home for dinner. When he reached the door of the house, he was stopped by someone calling him. The person calling him was his second aunt Xiumei.
"Xiaobei, you are very busy these days, so you don't need to open the fire. Come to my house and eat."
Chen Xiaobei was not polite and nodded.
Entering Chen Dachun's home, Cuihua had already prepared dinner, with three or four dishes.
Looking at the main course again, it was military supplies brought back from the mountains, including dried meat and dried fish.
The dried meat and fish are soaked in water and then stewed.
Although the taste is a bit different from fresh fish and meat, the taste is not much different, which made Chen Xiaobei's eyes light up.
People in this era are smart enough.
Preserving food in this way is convenient and can extend the shelf life.
Chen Dachun poured a glass of wine for Chen Xiaobei and said with a smile, "Brother Xiaobei, without you, my life would be over."
Of course Chen Xiaobei understood what Chen Dachun meant.
He smiled and raised his glass, "Brother Da Chun, everyone makes mistakes, just get over it."
"From now on, Hetou Village will have to rely on you."
After saying this, the two of them looked at each other and smiled, clinking their wine glasses and drinking down the wine in one gulp.
The second aunt, Xiumei, was extra polite and took Cui Hongyu to chat with her during the New Year.
Chen Xiaobei felt something strange as he listened.
Something is definitely wrong with this Xiumei.
But since you don't say anything else, there's no need for me to ask you to see who can hold it back.
Finally, Xiumei couldn't hold it in any longer and took the initiative to speak.
"Xiao Bei, there is something I want to discuss with you."
"Ah, if Second Aunt needs something, you can just tell her."
"Xiaobei, that's it. Look, you are about to marry your second wife, and Dachun also wants to marry another one."
After saying this, Chen Dachun lowered his head shyly, while Cuihua remained silent.
Chen Xiaobei was very surprised. Although Cui Hongyu forced him to marry his second wife, he had the conditions. He had thousands of taels of silver in his hand, but what did you, Chen Dachun, have?
Then Xiumei said again, "That family also agreed to come here to work as a family, but the betrothal gift will cost ten taels of silver."
"I'm not wondering if I can borrow it from you first, and my family will pay it back slowly."
Ten taels of silver is not much, and for Chen Xiaobei, it is simply a piece of cake.
At this time, Cui Hongyu smiled and said, "Hey, Second Aunt, what's the big deal? Isn't it just ten taels of silver? I'll give it to you later."
"Oh, that's great, thank you Miss Hongyu, thank you Xiaobei, thank you Xiaobei."
At this moment, Cuihua stood up with a flushed face, "I'm done eating, I'm going to go outside and take a look."
It was obvious that mentioning this in front of Cuihua still made her feel a little uncomfortable.
Watching Cuihua walk away, the second aunt let out a disdainful snort from her nostrils.
"Why are chickens occupying a nest if they don't lay eggs?"
This sentence shocked Chen Xiaobei's heart, and even Cui Hongyu's eyes were full of surprise.
However, Chen Xiaobei thought about it again and realized that it was true. After all, in this era, there are three ways to be unfilial, the biggest being not having children.
In my memory, Chen Dachun had been married for two or three years.
