Farmer's wife: My husband came back and the house was in chaos

After returning home, Yao Qingnian was still thinking about Luojia Village, so she told her parents about it: "Mom and Dad, I encountered something in Luojia Village today. I'm not sure what to do, so I want to discuss it with you."

"What's the matter?"

"That's it..." Yao Qingnian told Liu Shuyue and his wife everything he saw by the river today.

"Qing Nian, you can't talk nonsense about this. It involves Aunt Chunhua and Luojia Village. If things go wrong, it will be embarrassing for both sides."

"Mom, I'm not talking nonsense. I saw it with my own eyes. How could it be fake? It happened in broad daylight. Those two people... It seems like this is not the first or second time."

"This is a big deal, why don't we go and tell Chunhua about it directly?" Liu Shuyue suggested.

"Old woman, you are stupid. This is groundless. If we rely on Huai Jin's wife alone, what will we do if Luojia Village refuses to admit it and turns the tables?"

"Dad, what he said makes sense." Yao Qingnian was also thinking about what to do.

"But now that we know about this, we can't just ignore it. This is related to the happiness of the Lin family's child for the rest of his life, so we can't be careless."

Yao Qingnian pondered for a long time, and then thought of the green beans he had eaten at Luo Erya's house. He came up with an idea: "Mom and Dad, no matter how much we say, it won't be as good as Aunt Chunhua and the others seeing it with their own eyes. Tomorrow, I will find a reason to bring them over. What do you think?"

"This is a good idea. It will not only keep you from being implicated, but also allow Chunhua to see their true colors. But what excuse should we find?"

"Mom, I've already thought of a reason."

After the discussion, Yao Qingnian took some time to go to Aunt Chunhua's house. When he arrived at her courtyard gate, he called out, "Aunt Chunhua, are you home?"

"Here! Who is it? Shui Qiang, go open the door." He Chunhua's voice was heard in the yard.

It was her youngest son who opened the door. The boy looked honest and innocent, but his face did not show the joy of good things to come. Instead, he showed a sense of reluctance?

"Are you looking for my mother? Come in first! She is in the kitchen."

Yao Qingnian walked into the yard, Lin Shuiqiang asked her to sit down, and he went to call his mother out.

There were two pairs of chickens in the yard, which were probably the three animals for the betrothal gift. The three animals were: two pairs of chickens (two males and two females) and three to five pounds of pork, served in pairs (one piece connected and two separated), to show respect. Her home was filled with a festive atmosphere. Her eldest son and daughter-in-law were also helping out, and they smiled and greeted Yao Qingnian when they saw her.

Luo Yaqin gave up such a good family and fooled around with other men. She will regret it later.

"Qingnian girl, why are you here?" People are in high spirits when they are happy. Aunt Chunhua, with a smile on her face, put down the work in her hands and walked over.

"Auntie is busy?"

"Of course, we have to go to propose on the ninth day of the first lunar month. We have to make a lot of wedding cakes alone! There are also other betrothal gifts to prepare. There are so many trivial things to do. I am so busy that I am dizzy."

The date for proposing marriage is very particular, and the 9th, 19th and 29th day of each lunar month are considered traditional auspicious days for proposing marriage.

Today is the seventh day? Then the day after tomorrow is the ninth day.

In ancient times, there were two types of betrothal: "small betrothal" and "big betrothal". "Small betrothal" usually means that the man asks a matchmaker to send a considerable amount of gifts to the woman's parents before the engagement, also known as "Yiluo", which means exchanging the man and woman's official ages. The "Dragon and Phoenix Post" will clearly state the man and woman's birth dates and the names of the man's three generations, and the woman's "Dragon and Phoenix Post" will also state the family property, the amount of the dowry, etc.

"Da Ding" is also called "sending betrothal gifts", which means the man gives the woman the gift agreed upon when the two families got engaged. The type and amount of betrothal gifts vary depending on the family's financial situation. The most important one is the betrothal gift, and the others depend on the conditions, such as betrothal cakes, three kinds of animals, fish, wine, two buckets of rice, etc.

It’s a pity that the Lin family prepared so much.

"Aunt, can you spare some time to accompany me to Luojia Village tomorrow?" Yao Qingnian said directly.

"Is there something wrong?" Aunt Chunhua was a little confused.

"It's like this. I want to go to Luojia Village to buy some things, but I'm not familiar with that place. I just remembered that you said that the new bride you like is from there. Can you accompany me tomorrow?"

"But I have a lot of things to do tomorrow..."

"I'll ask my mother and others to come over to help. Don't worry, it won't take up much of your time. We'll go there earlier tomorrow and come back earlier."

"Mom, just go! We are at home!" said her eldest son Lin Shuisheng.

"Okay, we'll go early and come back early." Since everyone said so, Aunt Chunhua couldn't refuse. She wanted to let her son accompany her, but then she felt it was not a good idea. If the new daughter-in-law saw it later and misunderstood her, it would be difficult to explain.

"Okay, then it's settled."

The next day, Yao Qingnian found a bullock cart and brought Aunt Chunhua to Luojia Village, and went straight to Luo Erya's house: "Sister Qingnian, why are you here?"

Luo Erya's sister-in-law happened to be in the yard.

"Sister-in-law, I ate the green beans you cooked the day before yesterday and thought they tasted very good, so I came here specifically to ask, how many green beans have you planted, and if you can sell some to me, I'll cook them and take them to the shop." They knew that Yao Qingnian opened a shop, and they were very happy to hear that she came to buy green beans. The beans were planted in the open space at home, and they were harvested when they were ripe and kept. In the winter when there was a shortage of food, they would take them out and cook them to fill their stomachs.

"Okay, you want it now?"

"Uh-huh!"

"Then wait a minute. I'll call my wife to pick all the green beans from the field for you."

"Then I'll trouble my sister-in-law."

Aunt Chunhua pulled Yao Qingnian and said, "Girl, there are a lot of green beans in our village. Why did you come to Luojia Village?"

"Hehe...Aunt, the green beans from Erya's house are a little different."

Yao Qingnian went inside to say hello to Luo Erya's mother, and took Aunt Chunhua out of the courtyard while Ye Lanzhi was out: "Aunt, it's boring to wait here, shall I take you to the riverside?"

"Ah?" Aunt Chunhua felt that there was something strange about Yao Qingnian today.

"Let's go, the scenery over there is very nice."

Yao Qingnian pulled He Chunhua towards the river. The time was almost the same as yesterday. She didn't know if the two would come today. She heard from Luo Yaqin yesterday that they were doing fine these past two days... So they would come, right?

After walking for a while, they still hadn't arrived: "Girl, let's go back. This place is deserted, there's nothing to see."

"Aunt, walk a little further, we'll be there soon. I'll take you to a nice place."

"What good place?" When Aunt Chunhua heard the word "good place", she became excited again.

"You will know when you go."

"I'm not educated, so don't lie to me."

"Why would I lie to you?" Yao Qingnian was really worried. What if he didn't see anyone there? Wouldn't this trip be in vain...