After Shaowang's mother came back from work, she mixed the rice bran and went to the chicken coop to feed the chickens. She knocked on the wooden basin and "dong dong dong dong" to attract the chickens back. The chickens rushed back, and the old hen ran the fastest, as if

He is a warrior who charges bravely. Shaowang's mother likes this old hen the most. This old hen likes to lay eggs and hug the nest. The chickens it hatches are all full of energy. Shaowang's mother is happy as she looks at it. She approaches the chicken

The nest wanted to count the eggs. When he found that the nest was empty, he panicked. He howled loudly into the back room: "Wang daddy, it's terrible. There is a weasel in the house. Come quickly." The woman has left the house.

Stay calm and yell when something happens.

Shaowang's father came out of the back room with a hunched back carrying a long cigarette pole, and said with an unhappy face: "What's all the fuss about?" Shaowang's father's back was very hunched, and his buttocks were so fast when he walked.

It was too high. Years of hard work and the burden of life weighed him down so much that he couldn't stand up straight.

Shaowang's mother came over in three steps and pulled Shaowang's father to the chicken coop. She almost cried and said, "The weasel stole the eggs. Look, all the eggs I saved for half a month were eaten up."

, not even a piece of the shell is left, oh yo yo, oh yo yo..." She said while slapping her thighs with her hands, looking like she was broke.

Shaowang's father knelt down and took a closer look at the chicken coop. The straw in the chicken coop was not messy. He knew that it was not a weasel that had stolen it. He had only heard of weasels stealing chickens, but how could a weasel steal eggs? Although Shaowang's father had a hunchback, he was

He is a well-known good hunter. He can look at the changes in the grass on the other side of the mountain and know whether there are bamboo rats eating the grass roots. He can find the footprints of pangolins in the grass and follow them several times.

He found its cave on the top of a mountain. He stood up and cursed: "What are you yelling about? It's a thief."

When she heard that it was a thief, Shaowang's mother became even more panicked. She cried and shouted: "My money, the private money I have saved for several years!" While shouting, she wanted to go into the room to check. She had saved all the money she had saved over the years.

More than two hundred yuan of personal money was wrapped in a handkerchief and stuffed under the pillow. She was reluctant to use it. If it was stolen, she would not want to live.

Shaowang's father grabbed her and said, "What are you looking at? You don't have to look. Will a thief who steals money want your eggs? A thief who steals eggs won't take your money either."

She broke away from Shaowang's father's hand. She didn't believe that thieves would not steal money. She had to see it with her own eyes before she felt relieved. When she came to the room, she opened the pillow and saw that the handkerchief was still lying there obediently. Shaowang's mother's hands were trembling.

Opening the handkerchief, she saw a large amount of money folded one after another. She finally let go of her hanging heart. Thinking of the dozen eggs, she became sad again. She walked to the door of the courtyard and sat on the ground.

With runny nose and tears, he cursed: "Oh my God, the world has changed, and the eggs for hatching chickens are being stolen..."

The scolding soon attracted villagers to watch, and everyone was talking about who was so starved to death that he stole the eggs to eat. Not only one person said: "Is it the Hou San at the head of the village who did it? He just does this when he is idle."

It's a sneaky thing." Someone replied: "I think it's him, otherwise who would be so bold?" So everyone came to the conclusion: it was most likely done by Hou San. Soon the matter spread.

All over the village.

Shaowang came home from work and saw a crowd of people at the door of his house. He hurriedly squeezed in and saw his mother sitting on the ground kicking her legs and acting wildly. Listening to the comments of the people next to him, he understood what was going on. He quickly picked up his mother and returned home.

, he felt that it was too embarrassing for his mother to behave like this.

In the evening, Shaowang invited his brother Shaoqiang and sister-in-law Guiqin to his home for dinner. His brother and sister-in-law separated from them. His brother Shaoqiang was ten years older than Shaowang. In those days, it was a woman's responsibility to have children, and if she had more children,

Reward. Saying how hard it is for a mother to give birth to a child is ten pounds of soybeans. Shaowang’s mother gave birth to five in one breath, but in the end only Shaoqiang and Shaowang grew up.

His mother stewed a bamboo rat that his father pretended to be, and the pot was full and bubbling.

She was almost done eating. Shaowang's mother told the truth. She said to Guiqin: "Wang's sister-in-law, you see, Wang is already in his early twenties, and he hasn't got that girl to come to everywhere yet. Look, isn't it?"

Can you tell me one?"

Guiqin chuckled and said, "Okay, what's wrong with that? Who calls me his sister-in-law?" After saying that, she turned to Shaowang and said, "Wang, have you fallen in love with that girl?"

Shaowang hesitated and suppressed his blush, and it took a long time before he said a few words: "Ask, ask...Mom, she knows." It turned out that Shaowang had told his mother a long time ago that he liked Qiaoying, a girl from the village, and his mother

Then Guiqin was called to help with the matchmaking.

Shaowang's mother saw that he couldn't tell how tall he was, so she took his words away and said, "She is Qiaofen's sister Qiaoying."

Guiqin said bluntly: "Qiaoying, that girl is so pretty, I wonder if she has a crush on you." Shaowang is less than 1.6 meters tall, while Qiaoying is 1.72 meters tall. Guiqin thought to herself that this is really not a good match.

, Shaowang just thought about it in his mind and asked me to be the matchmaker. I really don’t know how high the sky is, but he is his brother-in-law, so he has no choice but to say so.

"Just go and ask." Shaowang blurted out anxiously.

Shaowang's mother also said: "Yes, this girl's family is poor, maybe she can agree?" Qiaoying's family is the poorest family in the village, and although Shaowang's family is not rich, their life is not bad.

After hearing what she said, Guiqin thought that it seemed to make sense. Didn't she also marry a short young man, and his family didn't have much money. So she said, "Okay, sister-in-law."

Let me tell you, you have to work hard yourself."

Shaowang was filled with joy. Guiqin was almost full. He even put vegetables into her bowl with all his strength, which made his father next to him feel uncomfortable. He had never eaten vegetables for himself since he was so old, and now he just called her

This sister-in-law went to help with the matchmaking, and she was so attentive even before she even mentioned her birth date. But Shaoqiang didn't care about that much. He didn't say a few words all night, and his brother's affairs seemed to have nothing to do with him. He just wanted to have enough food.

Hurry up and go to Hou San's house to play for money and win all the money from Hou San who stole his mother's eggs. He has been lucky these days and he has this confidence. There is another more important reason because he wants to hide from his wife Gui

Qin. Guiqin is like a woman who has taken crazy medicine. She drags him into the room as soon as it gets dark to do that. She does this every day, which makes him miserable. He can only avoid her and wait for her to fall asleep before quietly sleeping.

Sneak back.

That evening, Guiqin came to Qiaoying's house with a big smile on her face, carrying a pig's front legs. Two children were playing in the mud in the yard. They were the two sons of Qiaoying's sister Qiaofen. She saw Guiqin carrying such a big pig.

When a pig's foot came, I stared at it and swallowed my saliva.

Guiqin asked the two children: "Are your parents back?"

The older child replied: "I haven't come back from work yet. My aunt is at home." As he spoke, his eyes never left the pig's feet. He seemed to have seen that the pig's feet were boiled to pieces and fragrant.

The food was served on the table.

The younger child asked innocently: "Auntie, are you bringing this pig's foot to us?"

Guiqin touched his head with a smile and said, "Yes, let's stew it tonight."

The child grabbed the pig's feet and said happily: "Then let me help you get in!"

Guiqin laughed loudly and walked into the house. Inside, Qiaoying was chopping pigs and vegetables. She just heard the voices outside and knew that Guiqin was here to talk to her about matchmaking. Her good sister Li, who lived next door to her house,

From time to time, someone in the Ping family would bring a pig's foot to talk to matchmakers. The custom in this rural area is that when a matchmaker goes to the woman's house for the first time, she must bring a pig's foot. This means that the matchmaker comes first to explore the way and see what the woman wants.

If the woman disagrees, she will give the matchmaker a bamboo with several green vegetables hanging on it in a few days. This means that we have eaten the vegetables brought by your family, but the hearts between the two men and women are like

Bamboo is also unreasonable, so this matter is considered a failure. If it is agreed, the matchmaker will be given a handful of vegetable seeds or bean seeds. The meaning is that the parents basically agree to let the two young people get along with each other, hoping that they will reap what they sow.

Sow beans and reap beans.

As soon as Qiaoying saw Guiqin, her face immediately turned red. She lowered her head and did not dare to say hello. Guiqin knew that Qiaoying was shy, so she took a stool and sat down to chat with her. She asked: "Qiaoying

Ying, you are also twenty this year, right?"

Qiaoying answered softly: "Well, I just turned twenty."

Guiqin: "Is there no partner anywhere?"

Qiaoying's face turned even redder: "No."

Guiqin: "Haha, it's time for one, you are already a big girl."

Qiaoying was so embarrassed that she didn't know how to answer, and her heart was jumping up and down like a lost deer. She didn't know which boy Guiqin was telling her about, how tall he was, and what the family conditions were like. Qiaoying's family had always lived in poverty.

His father raised his two sisters by himself. He finally found a husband (son-in-law) from another village for his sister Qiaofen, but his father suffered another stroke and was paralyzed in bed. Fortunately, his brother-in-law was loyal and honest, and took over his father's burden and supported her.

After starting this family, she was afraid of the hard life. When she was fifteen or sixteen years old, Qiaoying secretly vowed to marry a rich man in the future.

Seeing that Qiaoying was silent, Guiqin asked again: "Can I introduce you to one?"

Qiaoying made a sound like a mosquito: "My sister makes the decision. You can ask her when she comes back."

As soon as Qiaoying's words came out, Guiqin guessed the girl's desire and fear. She secretly felt that there was some hope for Shaowang.

At this time, Qiaofen and her husband Chen Ming came back from work carrying firewood. People in the mountains are hardworking. No matter how far they go to work or how tired they are, they always carry a piece of firewood when they come back.

When people get home, firewood is also at home.

Guiqin quickly went up to say hello: "Fen, what are you doing?"

Qiaofen's face was red from the sun. She dropped the firewood, raised her sleeves and wiped the hot sweat from her face. She said softly: "It's not like we pull grass every day at this time of year."

The two chatted for a long time, and Qiaofen and Chen Ming gradually understood Guiqin's purpose. Chen Ming quickly went to burn the pig's feet and shave them. The two children came in and followed Chen Ming to watch. To be precise, they followed the pigs.

Feet, because without pig's feet, they would rather play in the mud than watch their father work. Children are children, and before the pig's feet are put into the pot, they all decide where to eat and where to eat. Chen Ming is very quick with his hands and feet.

, in a short while the pig’s feet were cleaned, chopped and stewed in a pot.

During the meal, Qiaoying lowered her head, as if waiting for a verdict, waiting for Guiqin to tell her who she was introducing to her. However, Guiqin seemed to have forgotten the purpose of coming tonight, and kept chatting with Qiaofen and Chen Ming about family matters until the wine.

After the meal was full, everyone moved to the yard to enjoy the cool air. Qiaoying was washing the dishes in the kitchen. Guiqin said to Chen Ming and his wife outside in a leisurely manner: "My brother-in-law Shaowang thinks your Qiaoying is a nice person."

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When Qiaoying heard that it was Shaowang inside, her heart went cold. When she thought of Shaowang, he was less than 1.6 meters tall and thin. The most disgusting thing was that he had a mole on his chin. It didn't matter if he had a mole.

, there were still a few long hairs left on the mole. Qiaoying wanted to spit out the pig's feet she had just eaten, and her hands shaking when washing dishes were shaking.

At this time, Qiaofen outside said politely: "Oh, it's your family, Wang, why does he like a poor family like ours?"

Qiaoying didn't want to listen anymore. She really wanted to rush out and drive Guiqin away, but she endured it out of politeness. After an unknown period of time, the sound of people talking outside disappeared. Qiaoying guessed that Guiqin was gone.

Then she walked out angrily. She took Qiaofen's hand and said, "Sister, you can chop off a piece of bamboo tomorrow and throw it to Guiqin to death. I don't want to have sex with that young man. I feel sick when I see him."

Qiaofen smiled gently and said, "Why, you don't like her? People don't look at their appearance."

Qiaoying stamped her feet anxiously, and said angrily: "Oh sister, let's not talk about appearance, but look at that person's mind. In the whole village, his two brothers are the stingiest, stingiest, scoundrel, most, most, most unmanly."

She used all the worst words she could think of.

Qiaofen was amused by Qiaoying's words, and she also felt that Shaowang and Qiaoying were indeed not a good match. So she comforted her sister with a smile: "Okay, okay, I'll chop the bamboo and bring it back to Guiqin. But it will take a few days.

Give them some face, we can't cut it off tomorrow as you said."
Chapter completed!