The beautiful pastoral field of Jiangmen girl

Chapter 481 Harvesting Wheat (2)
Qing Shu didn't go into the kitchen, but sat in the thatched hut, talking to the women.At this time, a woman in the kitchen shouted that it was time to bring water to the field, and she wanted a person to go in and look at the pot of boiling broth.Guan Daniu's wife, who was picking the vegetables, agreed, said something restrained to Qing Shu, and went into the kitchen.After a while, a thick-bodied woman in her twenties came out with two large wooden barrels of water on a pole.This is the water that has been boiled and dried in the morning, and it is prepared for working in the fields.

Xiaojuan clicked her tongue looking at the size of the wooden barrel, and asked if she wanted to help.The woman refused, and hastily picked up water and left.

Xiaojuan asked Mrs. Wu who was cutting the meat, "Whose wife is this?"

"Shuisheng is a lady who just passed the door. She is strong, hardworking, and very straightforward!"

Xiaojuan smiled and said to Qingshu, "Miss, look at the servant girl, the Shuisheng lady is stronger than the servant girl. Carrying two buckets of water so heavy, she walks without shaking at all, and is very stable."

Qing Shu smiled without saying a word, but thought in her heart that Mrs. Cheng did have vision.

More than a month ago, she asked Mrs. Cheng to help find more than two dozen unmarried girls.Then, half a month ago, he married five of the men in Zhuangzi and came back, and betrothed the other nine men.When the wheat is harvested and the auspicious day arrives, the nine betrothed will bring back the bride.Needless to say, this aquatic lady was one of the five brides brought back first.

The selected women are all girls from good families in nearby villages.For various reasons, they failed to get married at the age of fifteen and became local old girls.

Let's talk about this aquatic lady.She has a stout body, a big appetite, and her appearance is not outstanding.Therefore, until the age of 20, only two families came to propose marriage.It's a pity that the reputation of these two families is very bad, so her parents didn't agree.

Let's talk about Guan Daniu's wife.The eldest daughter in the family, she lost her mother when she was 11 and was forced to grow up to take care of her five-year-old brother and do all the housework.Afterwards, her father married again, facing the stepmother who was the same before and the same as the queen, she tried her best to fight for everything she could for her younger brother, and started a 13-year-long rally battle with her stepmother. And became a 24-year-old girl.The stepmother hated her for being too late, so how could she really arrange marriage for her.So, the younger brother, who had just married, approached Mrs. Cheng, hoping that her sister would have a good home.

Of the rest, eight or nine were from families too poor for their parents to pay the dowry, so they became unmarried old maids.There was a girl who was divorced by her husband's family.The betrothed husband's family said that if their son was admitted as a scholar, they would marry her, so they made her wait.However, as soon as the prospective husband-in-law passed the examination as a scholar, he immediately disliked her family background and her ignorance, so he dismissed her.She was so angry that she fell ill, and the ones who came to propose marriage were either old widowers who could be her father, or idlers in the village who were stalking and stealing.She vowed not to marry these people, so she dragged herself around and became a 21-year-old girl.

Others despise these women as unmarried old maids, but Qing Shu doesn't think so.Furthermore, the men in her village are not young anymore, ranging in age from twenty to twenty-seven, and she never thought of marrying them fifteen or sixteen-year-old girls.Therefore, when she learned that these women were not bad in character and hardworking and capable, she asked Mrs. Cheng to arrange the appointment.

It was a market day.There are five snack stalls in front of the snack shops and grocery stores in Gufu.The people working on the stall were not the people in the shop, but the bachelors on the farm under the command of Gu Yuanhe and Wu Guanshi.The old girls selected by Mrs. Cheng either followed their parents, or followed their brothers and sisters-in-law to the market.The exception was Guan Daniu's wife, who came with her younger brother.

Girls don't know about seeing each other, and bachelors in Zhuangzi don't know about it either.The girl's parents or brothers and sisters-in-law stop in front of the stall, pretending to be shopping while looking at the busy men on the stall.If the girl's parents or brothers and sisters-in-law have a match, they will let the girl go forward to buy things from the person in the match.At this time, the two sides will definitely meet each other.

After the girl bought something and left, the girl's parents and brother-in-law took her to stand in a conspicuous place, and then quietly confronted the girl.At the same time, Guanshi Wu, who is always paying attention to the situation, will call the person in the photo to Mrs. Cheng and talk away.

There is Mrs. Cheng, a matchmaker, who is going through the needles in the middle. If both the man and the woman fall in love with each other, then the matchmaking is almost done.First close the horoscope, then close the horoscope and Qingshu, and then make a decision. Some steps in the middle are skipped, and the appointment is made, and the marriage depends on the day.

Marriages are not arranged one by one, but a bit like a group wedding.The day watcher gave two good days, the first day said that five couples were suitable for marriage, and the next day said that the rest were suitable for marriage.Therefore, half a month ago, there were five men in Zhuangzi who got married together.Other betrothed couples will marry together after the wheat harvest.

When the first five new couples visited the hall, Steward Gu and Mama Su insisted on letting Qing Shu sit in the high hall, but Qing Shu firmly refused.Finally, Mr. Lu sat on the head and received the worship from the new couple.

Qing Shu sat in the shade of the thatched hut to help pick vegetables, and from time to time glanced at the brides who were working hard.She was very satisfied with Mrs. Cheng's eyes, and at the same time she began to think about Guanshi Wu's marriage.

Wu Guanshi's parents had engaged Wu Guanshi in the past.However, there was a flood in Guanshi Wu's hometown that year, and half of the people in the village died in the disaster, and Guanshi Wu's fiancée did not escape.Disasters are often followed by plagues or infectious diseases.When Wu Guanshi heard the news of the disaster in his hometown and rushed back, his sick parents and elder brother were already hopeless.In the end, he buried his parents and elder brother, and left his hometown with his sister-in-law and nephew Wu Xiaoshan.

Now Guanshi Wu, who is 25 years old, should resolve the major issues of his life.Thinking of this, Qing Shu looked at Mrs. Wu.

Sister-in-law Wu is in her 30s, she is thin, she has a good temper and doesn't talk much, she is a very gentle woman.She is Wu Xiaoshan's mother and Wu Guanshi's sister-in-law.

Qing Shu watched her cut out thin and well-proportioned pieces of meat, "Sister-in-law Wu, what kind of wife do you think Manager Wu should find?"

Mrs. Wu stopped cutting meat immediately, and looked at Qing Shu eagerly, "Miss, you...you, are you going to say kiss to my brother?"

Seeing her so excited, Qing Shu couldn't help laughing out loud, and nodded her head.

Mrs. Wu was overjoyed, but when she released the kitchen knife, she became a little nervous.She looked left and right, quickly pointed at the handsome bride who was holding firewood, and said to Qingshu in a low voice, "Miss, Brother Hammer likes being so delicate and good-natured."

Qingshu heard the words, and began to observe the bride that Mrs. Wu was referring to.

Aunt Wu saw that the lady had stopped talking, so she returned to her original position and took a kitchen knife to cut up the remaining meat.

(End of this chapter)