The arrogant little husband is desperately flirting with the hunter

After the autumn harvest, the weather began to get colder. A few days later, Lu Zhicheng notified Yan Zhenbei that the private school he had found was about to start classes.

Chu Xiao did not go on the first day of class. Yan Zhenshen and Shu Xiu sent Yan Zhenbei to the county town. Qing'er naturally went to study with them, but they were not in the same courtyard. The boy and girl were taught by a specially hired female teacher.

Yan Zhenbei was a little depressed because he didn't see Qing'er, but fortunately he was taken back to Lu Zhubu's house by Lu Zhicheng that night. He became happy then and became more motivated to study and practice martial arts.

The construction of the farm on the north mountain also officially started. Before that, Lu Zhicheng asked a matchmaker to come and propose marriage. He brought a lot of things and moved several boxes into the Yan family, which caused a lot of discussion in the village.

Some say that the Yan family made a profit this time. The betrothal gifts are several boxes, so the wedding gift must be even more.

Some people also said that it’s okay to not mention the things. Now that the Yan family has hooked up with a general, no one will dare to mess with them in the future.

As they talked, they inevitably talked about the Lu family in Liujiawan, and the marriage between Chu Wanwan and Zhang Xiucai.

The end of autumn harvest is also the time when the family has the most money. Many families who are engaged will propose marriage at this time, but most of them will marry in winter.

The reason is very simple. After all, once the marriage certificate is received, the bride belongs to the man's family, and the head tax of 300 wen has to be paid by the man. Getting married itself is expensive, so farmers naturally want to save as much as possible.

And Zhang Xiucai had also proposed some time ago, but the wedding date was set for early spring. Generally, the in-laws of those who get married in early spring are more shrewd. There is not much work to do in winter, and marrying someone means one more mouth to feed. It is better to marry someone in spring so that they can start working right away.

In fact, after the marriage was decided, Li Xiulan was very angry. A peasant should at least give a dowry of three or five taels of silver when marrying a wife.

But a scholar from the Zhang family only gave two taels and three cents of silver. Even the gift given by the young man was considered small, not to mention that his daughter Chu Wanwan was one of the most beautiful girls in Anning Village.

After Chu Wanwan was scolded as a money-loser for several days, Li Xiulan came to her senses. She thought that even if the bride price was lower, so what? Her daughter would at least marry better than other girls in the village. So she started to show off again and would brag to anyone she met.

However, the villagers all looked at her with disdain. From time to time, the aunts and uncles would say a few words to her when they met. The girls and boys didn't know whether they should envy Chu Wanwan or laugh at her for being worthless.

Now that Lu Chengxue has sent the betrothal gift, Li Xiulan and Chu Wanwan have become a joke.

"There is a big difference between this pheasant and the phoenix."

"Marrying a scholar makes you so proud. Look at Miss Lu. She married a general, whose rank is higher than that of a county magistrate. She is a proper official wife."

The Yan family has been busy with Lu Chengxue's wedding recently. Zhao Guizhi treated it as if it was her own daughter's wedding. She was too busy to tell the villagers about Chu Wanwan's affairs. It was only after she finished her work that she heard Wang Wu say this.

That day, Chu Xiao and Lu Chengxue went to Liujiawan to deliver a handkerchief, and ran into Zhang Yiju and his mother at the butcher's place.

When Zhang Yiju saw the visitor, he said that he was going to ask the teacher for advice on his studies and did not go back with his mother.

Zhang's mother was puzzled. He just said that everything was fine, so why did he suddenly want to go to the county town to find a teacher?

Only when someone approached did she understand why her son wanted to avoid her.

"I was wondering who it was. Turns out it was you two." Zhang's mother's tone was unfriendly, even a little contemptuous.

The butcher's husband was a sweet-talker. He had been praising Zhang's mother for her ability to raise such an outstanding son. When he heard this, the smile on his face instantly froze.

Zhang's mother picked up a piece of fat and handed it to the butcher, asking him to weigh it, then turned around and looked at the two of them.

Chu Xiao has grown taller now, and is no longer the dark and yellow man he used to be. He eats well and sleeps well. He originally had a good complexion, and now he is very fair. As for Lu Chengxue, there is no need to say more. Her temperament is something that no one in the village can compare to.

Zhang's mother rolled her eyes and sneered, "It's really funny that all the junk my son doesn't want is put together."

Chu Xiao didn't want to respond to her first sentence, but the second sentence was really infuriating. Who said it was the junk that his son didn't want? It was obviously them who didn't want the boiled chicken.

It was naturally impossible to make Chu Xiao feel angry. He guessed that he was probably so sarcastic because he heard about Lu Chengxue's marriage.

"This auntie is probably not in a good mental state. You let your son marry the biggest piece of trash in the surrounding villages, and yet you still have the leisure to laugh at others. You must be either mentally ill or too careless."

Zhang's mother naturally knew about her son and Chu Wanwan. Looking at the butcher who looked like he was enjoying the show, she felt a little regretful that she had acted impulsively and had no control over her words.

You know that Chu Xiao is very powerful now, so why bother to argue with him?

Seeing that Zhang's mother didn't say anything, Chu Xiao continued, "It is said that marrying a man provides clothing and food, so naturally you should look for a man who is responsible and can work. Who would want a man who is still his mother's good boy at the age of 20? Does this mean you can become a mother without any pain after getting married?"

Lu Chengxue was so amused by this that she couldn't help but burst out laughing.

The butcher tried hard to suppress his urge to laugh, and quickly weighed the meat and handed it to Zhang's mother: "Two catties and one ounce, just give me fifty cents."

Mother Zhang's face was extremely dark, and she really wanted to go up and have a fight with Chu Xiao, but she was the mother of a scholar after all, so she naturally couldn't throw a tantrum like Li Xiulan. She could only swallow her anger, take the meat, put it in the basket, and leave quickly.

Lu Chengxue knew that after she escaped from her marriage and jumped into the river, she would inevitably be gossiped about. She had told herself not to care about it. People have mouths on their faces, so she just pretended not to hear them.

But after listening to Chu Xiao's few words retorting, he felt relieved. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, feeling very warm.

When the butcher saw Zhang's mother walking away, he pretended not to have heard what she had said before and still greeted her warmly, "Brother Chu, Miss Lu, which piece of meat do you want to buy today?"

Meat has been selling well recently, and this pig was just slaughtered, with some fat left. Chu Xiao ordered five pounds of fat and five pounds of lean meat, as well as a few pig bones. Seeing the pig's head placed aside, Chu Xiao wanted to buy the pig's ears as well, and go back to try to make some cold-mixed pig's ears.

The butcher happened to be at home at the time, so he came out to help remove the pig ears. Normally, the whole pig head would not be sold at a high price, usually ten or eight cents per pound, but these pig ears were sold separately at the same price as lean meat, twenty cents per pound.

Chu Xiao also agreed. After all, this thing was not heavy. Two of them weighed only a little over one pound.

The butcher weighed the meat and collected the money. He watched the two men walk away and then he smiled. He turned around and said to the butcher, "This Anning Village is really lively."

The butcher's serious face suddenly broke into a smile, and he chopped the pig's head into pieces. "We'll braise the pig's head tonight."

"All you do all day is eat." The butcher rolled his eyes at him. This guy never responded to him and he didn't know who to tell his gossip to.