She knew that his family had arranged a marriage for He Fan with a country girl.

Although the two families are on the same island, it is possible that they are not close to each other and are not in the same brigade, so they don't visit each other much.

Today was also the first time for her to see her future sister-in-law from afar.

However, I heard that the He family has always wanted to cancel the engagement because of He Fan's health condition.

But the Zhou family just refused to back out, and the marriage was dragged on. No one knew the specific reason why the Zhou family was unwilling to back out.

However, the wind direction will change drastically next year, and whether their marriage can be successful is another matter.

It was just a small episode, and Zuo Zixuan didn't take it to heart.

After taking a walk with He Chu, I saw that it was getting late, so I took the child back to wash up.

Zhou family.

"Mom, what should I do? I really can't wait any longer. Please think of a solution for me." Zhou Xier cried while sitting on the edge of the bed.

Mother Zhou reached out her hand in disappointment and poked Zhou Xier's head hard.

"You damn girl, you are so brave. How can I help you?"

"Mom, please talk to my dad and ask him to agree to the He family's cancellation of the engagement."

"Your father is a stubborn person, it's useless to say anything.

Oh... I'll try again when I eat later."

After seven o'clock, Zhou Changchun came back holding his pipe and smacking the tip of his cigarette.

Recently, the mayor of the He family and the secretary-general of the central ministry have come. As the future relative of the He family, he is in great glory. Anyone who sees him has to respectfully call him "Master Chun".

This made him very proud. His daughter hasn't even entered the He family yet. If she did, wouldn't the brigade directly worship him?

Zhou's mother and Zhou Xier brought the food to the table and sat down.

Zhou's mother personally brought a cup to Zhou Changchun and poured two taels of wine into it.

Zhou Changchun was in a happy mood today and did not notice anything wrong between Zhou's mother and Zhou Xier.

He happily took two sips of the wine, smacking his lips, with a look of enjoyment on his face.

Zhou's mother also noticed that he was in a good mood today, so she put a few peanuts in his bowl and said while the iron was hot:

"Old man, I think the health of the He family's mistress is getting worse.

The marriage of the two families has been delayed for a long time. Our Xier has passed the best age for marriage. If it is delayed any further, she will become an old maid.

If He Xiaosan died, how would Xier get married in the future?

I said why not just call it quits on this marriage."

Snapped……

Zhou Changchun slammed his chopsticks on the table and looked at the mother and daughter sitting opposite him with a frown.

"break off an engagement?

The engagement between the two families has been going on for more than ten years, and He Xiaosan, that sickly boy, has made Xier wait all the time. The He family wants to give some money and tickets, but they are just being so indifferent and cancel the engagement?

Unless He Xiaosan dies, if the He family wants to cancel the engagement, they must at least get Xier a formal job in the city, otherwise there is no point in talking."

Mother Zhou looked at Zhou Xier with embarrassment, then at Zhou Changchun, her head was about to explode with annoyance.

"Old man, everyone knows why the He family made this marriage contract with our Zhou family.

The He family came to cancel the engagement, and as long as the compensation given was in place, they could just stop there.

There is no need to end up losing more than you gain.

Besides, Xier can’t wait any longer at this age.”

Zhou Changchun took out his welding cigarette, lit it, took two puffs, and snorted coldly at Zhou's mother.

"What do you know? Which girl in the city doesn't get married in her twenties?

As long as Xier goes to work in the city, it is not too late to get married at the age of twenty-four or twenty-five.

When you go to the city, what kind of man do you want?

If I find a working couple, will I still be worried about having a hard time in the future?"

Mother Zhou:......

Zhou Xier lowered her head and cried without saying a word.

Ever since the encounter with the wild boar in the mountains, Zuo Zixuan has not gone far, and has been staying at home all day developing various enhanced versions of special medicines.

For this purpose, He's mother even cleared out a room with a cellar to use as a pharmacy for her, and even hired someone to build the medicine shelves inside.

The days passed one by one, calmer than the sea on Hirosawa Island.

It was the sixth day, the day of the big market on the island, and Zuo Zixuan was dragged by He Chu and He's mother to go to the market.

She thought there were some good things for sale at the market, but after she got there, it turned out that she was overthinking.

There were indeed crowds of people at the market, but only agricultural and sideline products were traded, nothing else.

If you have to say what the difference is between this and a farmer's market, it's just that there are more fast food vendors and a few security teams wearing red armbands patrolling everywhere.

The main purpose is to catch those who take advantage of the big market to privately trade non-agricultural and sideline products.

After a round of shopping, they found that there was really nothing good to buy, so they went to the supply and marketing cooperative.

"Mom, there are too many people here. We don't have anything good to buy. Let's just go back." Zuo Zixuan stood at the door of the supply and marketing cooperative. Seeing that it was crowded inside and as lively as cooking dumplings, she didn't want to go in.

"I wanted to buy some pastries for the two little ones at home.

Looking at this situation, it will take at least half an hour to squeeze in.

Forget it, forget it, I will ask my colleagues at work to bring some back from Zedu when the time comes."

Mother He said helplessly.

The weather was already extremely hot and the smell inside was unbearable, so she had no choice but to give up.

"Hey, Mom, is that Sister Xier?" He Chu looked at the back of the girl who had come out of the supply and marketing cooperative and left.

Mother He looked in the direction of He Chu's finger and said, "It's really her..."

"Sister Xier, Xier..."

"Why are you shouting?" Mother He grabbed the noisy He Chu.

"Isn't I just saying hello?" He Chu said a little aggrieved.

"You have to say hello, but you also have to ask others to pay attention to you. Right now, our two families are at a standstill because of her breaking off the engagement with your third brother."

Mother He frowned and said with an unhappy look on her face.

"What's the matter? The Zhou family is still unwilling to cancel the engagement?" He Chu asked with a raised eyebrow.

Mother He shook her head and said unhappily, "I agree, but we have to find Zhou Xier a regular job in the city, otherwise we can't cancel the engagement."

"What?" He Chu turned to look at He's mother in shock.

For these children of the He family, their jobs were obtained without any help from their family members or any backdoor connections; they all passed the exams on their own.

The Zhou family's request is simply...

"If his family doesn't want to give up, then forget it. My brother's health seems to be getting better now, so why not let my brother marry Sister Xier.

Although Sister Xier is from the countryside, she is honest, capable and quiet.

There is nothing wrong with marrying into our He family."

He Chu said indifferently.

"He Chu, other people don't know why your third brother arranged this marriage, but you should know, right?

Others don’t know the grievances in your third brother’s heart, but I thought you knew it.

Let me ask you, if I asked you to marry an illiterate farmer, would you be willing?

Mom doesn't look down on country people.

But there is a huge gap between the two people, with different growing environments and backgrounds, and different academic education.

"If we are not a good match, I wonder how miserable our future will be?"

When Mother He said this, her eyes became red. She really loved her third son.

Not only did he become a victim of the He family at a young age, but he was also plagued by illness for many years.

He Chu pouted, put his hands behind his back, and kicked the small stones at his feet, "But the Zhou family doesn't want to cancel the engagement, so what can I do?"

"If you don't retreat, just keep dragging it out...

He Fan's illness won't be cured within one or two years." Zuo Zixuan interrupted.

She was eavesdropping on the situation and could sense the greed of the Zhou family.

This is the kind of person she can't stand the most.

The Zhou family was definitely aware of He Fan's physical condition. As soon as He Fan fell ill, the He family proposed to cancel the engagement, fearing that it would delay the girl's marriage.

The Zhou family has been dragging it out, aren't they just waiting for Zhou Xier to get too old and difficult to get married, so they can blackmail the He family?

If she were in his shoes, she would never tolerate such a person.

If you don't retreat, just drag it out. He Fan is a man, can't he be defeated by a woman?

In the end, the only ones who are anxious are the girl’s family.

She still didn't believe it. Could Zhou Xier just stay a widow and wait for He Fan?

Zuo Zixuan remembered that Grandpa He had been talking about wanting to eat braised pork, so she took Mother He and He Chu to the farmer's market.

There is a big market on the island today, but there are not many people in this farmers' market.

However, the meat stall was still crowded with people.

As soon as Zuo Zixuan walked in, she heard the sound of quarreling inside.

It took a lot of effort for several people to squeeze in.

When I went in and took a look, wow, I recognized it.

An elderly man in his sixties, with his hands on his hips, pointed at Widow Tian's vegetable basket and stared at the butcher with angry eyes.

"Wang Shun, what's wrong? You climbed into the widow's bed so hard that even the scale can't be leveled, right?

We are both one pound of meat, why is Widow Tian's piece so big, while mine is only that small?"

"Widow Tian, ​​you are probably the only one in Guangze Island who makes a living by selling your ass."

Snapped……

"What? Are you jealous? I'm in my thirties and I have a butt to sell, but you, an old hag, have nothing to sell even if you want to." Widow Tian arrogantly gave Old Widow Wei a big slap.

"I am old enough to be your mother, and you dare to hit me?" Old Mrs. Wei covered her face and stared at Widow Tian with bloodshot eyes, wishing she could skin her alive and pull out her tendons.

"What's wrong with me hitting you? I'm going to kill you too.

If you are disrespectful to the elderly, you should be beaten and killed..."

Widow Tian picked up a machete from the butcher stall and chopped at Old Widow Wei.

Old Mrs. Wei was so frightened that her face turned pale and she quickly dodged away.

She hid, and Widow Tian chased her...

There was a sudden rush of people in front of the meat stall, and there was chaos everywhere.

Zuo Zixuan and the others were squeezed out of the crowd of onlookers before they could even buy any meat.

They looked at each other and thought, "Oh no! It looks like we can't buy the meat. We can only buy a fish and some vegetables to eat tonight."

If you see fruit, buy some for the children.

There are no transport vehicles on the island, only vehicles of the government and the troops stationed on the island are on the road.

Sometimes, by chance, you can come across a ox cart, which charges one cent per person and allows you to get off at the entrance of the village of each brigade.

However, there are relatively more villagers walking.

The He family was not too far from the farmers' market, so Zuo Zixuan and a few others carried the vegetables and walked back slowly.

"Tsk tsk tsk, how can Widow Tian be so shameless?

Look at how coquettish she is. She wants to sleep with any man on this island. How horny is she?"

Widow Tian, ​​who was following them with a basket in her hand, gritted her teeth and stared at He Chu's back viciously.

He quietly took out a rolling pin that he had hidden in the basket.

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