The groom was kidnapped on the wedding day? Fine! I'll marry someone else.

The matchmaker arrived at a very opportune moment, as Zhang Hongmei had just returned from the fields and was preparing to make lunch.

As soon as the matchmaker saw her, she immediately greeted her warmly: "Sister Zhang, what a coincidence! I said I would go to the fields to look for you later, but I didn't expect you to come back."

Zhang Hongmei, still carrying a hoe on her shoulder, looked up and saw a middle-aged man with a fat and greasy face walking towards her with the village matchmaker Li.

The man was wearing greasy clothes and a discolored straw hat on his head, looking dirty.

Zhang Hongmei couldn't help but frown, feeling an indescribable disgust in her heart.

Before she could say anything, the man actually strode over and grabbed the hoe on her shoulder, his smile greasy: "Aunt Zhang, you've worked hard, give me the hoe, I'll help you put it down."

Zhang Hongmei was caught off guard and startled. She tried to grab the handle of the hoe, but the man snatched it from her shoulder. As she stumbled slightly, he asked her with an expression that said, "Look how hardworking I am," "Auntie Zhang, where is the hoe?"

Zhang Hongmei's face turned pale, thinking that this man looked only a few years younger than her, yet he kept calling her "Auntie". She felt embarrassed for him because of how he called her that.

She hurriedly asked the matchmaker, "Matchmaker Li, what are you doing?"

My grandparents, who were working at home, came out when they heard the noise.

Matchmaker Li immediately introduced the 'hardworking' man to them: "Uncle, Aunt, Miss Zhang, his name is Zhou Jianguo. He lives in town and is a chef at the town cafeteria. It's a stable job! He gets a solid thirty yuan salary every month! Plus, the kitchen is very lucrative, so he can bring some meat home from time to time to improve his life."

"Let's talk about the work in town. It's much easier than in the countryside, and it's easier to earn work points. So, tell me, are his conditions good?"

Zhang Hongmei's brows furrowed even more. She asked bluntly, "What does it have to do with us whether Comrade Zhou is good or not?"

"Oh no!" Matchmaker Li suddenly slapped her thigh and said with a warm-hearted look, "See, I'm thinking of your family when I have good news." "This is a huge deal. The story between your daughter and Jiang Wei has spread all over town!"

"Look, Zhou Jianguo also found out about it and even came to me. He wanted me to help him find a suitable girl."

"Oh my, look, isn't this just right?"

"Although Jiang Wei is to blame for what happened between your daughter and her, it's not nice for a girl to get divorced on the day of her wedding. She might as well find a better man to marry quickly, so that those gossipers can shut up."

"It just so happens that Zhou Jianguo's wife died of illness a few months ago. He has three children. The eldest is thirteen years old, and the youngest is eight. If Xiaoyu is willing to marry him, she won't have to look after the children at all. She can just help with the laundry and cooking. If the canteen is still hiring, he can find a way to get Xiaoyu in as a laborer. She can earn more than ten yuan a month."

"Look, apart from being a little older than Xiaoyu, Zhou Jianguo is better than Jiang Wei in every way, right?"

Hearing this, grandparents also frowned.

Zhang Hongmei suppressed her anger and asked, "How old is Comrade Zhou?"

Matchmaker Li: "35 years old."

After hearing this, my grandparents’ faces changed immediately and my grandmother started to curse.

Matchmaker Li didn't see it and continued, "A man with such good conditions is hard to find even with a lantern. If I hadn't introduced your daughter to Jiang Wei last time, and Jiang Wei hadn't caused such an incident, I would have felt guilty and would not have introduced such a good man to your daughter."

Unexpectedly, Zhou Jianguo also said, "I don't ask for much from your daughter if she marries me. As long as she has the same dowry and money as me, I will also follow the customary betrothal gift in our town."

Hearing this, Zhang Hongmei immediately frowned and said, "My daughter Xiaoyu doesn't want to get married yet. She has things to do at home, so I won't invite you two in to sit down."

After saying that, he walked towards the gate.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Jianguo walked up to her and stopped her. He looked playful but said forcefully, "Aunt Zhang, I took half a day off to come all the way from town. You have to let me meet your daughter."

"Don't worry, just let us see each other. If we don't like each other, I will leave immediately."

Zhang Hongmei stared at the grinning man in front of her, feeling nauseous, as if she had eaten a piece of fat meat without salt and with a strong pork smell.

Her brows furrowed, her anger rising instantly. She put her hands on her hips and shouted, "What? I can't help my daughter with her marriage? I said she doesn't want to see you, so she doesn't want to see you! Please leave here immediately!"

How could Zhou Jianguo be sent away so easily? "Since I'm here, you have to let me meet with the person involved, otherwise my leave today will be in vain."

"Besides, I have such good conditions, even if I want to marry a virgin girl, it's very easy. I really..."

"What do you mean?"

Zhang Hongmei was so angry that her eyes turned red.

Grandpa and grandma were also furious.

Zhou Jianguo hadn't even realized the seriousness of the situation yet, and was still saying, "I don't mind that your daughter isn't a virgin, as long as she..."

Zhang Hongmei was furious. She picked up the broom next to her and hit Zhou Jianguo together with her grandparents who also picked up bamboo poles.

"Get out of here right now!"

"You idiot, you dare to ruin my granddaughter's reputation? I'm going to fight you today!"

"You little bastard, I'm going to beat you to death today!"

Matchmaker Li tried to stop them: "Hey hey hey! If you have something to say, just talk it over nicely. Don't use violence!"

Zhou Jianguo was hit by the broom held by Zhang Hongmei, and his anger rose. He stiffened his neck and shouted loudly: "I'm not wrong. Xu Yudu married that person. She must have slept with him long before the wedding! If I hadn't heard that you gave a large dowry, I would not have looked down on her!"

"If you dare to hit me again, don't blame me for fighting back!"

At this time, women from several other families also came back from the fields to prepare cooking.

When they heard Zhou Jianguo's angry roar, they immediately became furious and picked up their weapons to attack Zhou Jianguo without saying a word.

For a moment, the whole yard was in chaos.

The woman's yelling and cursing, the matchmaker's anxious attempts to mediate, and Zhou Jianguo's roaring voice as he ran away with his head in his hands filled the air.

the other side.

After lying down for a while, Yang Wenhui remembered to cook for Xu Yu and the others.

She was really happy to see Xu Yu coming, so she didn't feel the pain in her head anymore.

This time, not only Xu Yu stopped her, but Jiang Yi and Xu Erge also asked her to continue lying down.

Jiang Yi said, "I'll make lunch."

Hearing this, Xu Jianping was extremely surprised: "Brother Jiang can cook?"

The Xu family is generally used to men doing heavy work in the fields and women cooking, so the most he did in the kitchen was to light the fire or get dishes and chopsticks.

Jiang Yi just hummed.

Yang Wenhui smiled and explained: "Xiaoyi learned to cook when he was very young. At that time, his father and I were busy every day. He felt sorry for us having to cook when we came home, so he learned it himself."

Xu Yu and Xu Erge subconsciously looked at Jiang Yi.

Jiang Yi stood there expressionlessly, still with no intention of speaking.

Yang Wenhui added, "When he first learned to cook, he was not much taller than the wood stove, so he stood on a small stool to cook."

The stoves here are all one meter high. As she spoke, she gestured to illustrate his height at that time.

Xu Yuxingxing looked at Jiang Yi and praised him: "Brother Yi, you are really amazing."

Second Brother Xu also praised: "Brother Jiang, you are so amazing."

Jiang Yi glanced at the two of them, then turned and walked towards the kitchen.

Xu Yu winked at the two of them and said deliberately, "Brother Yi must be shy."

As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Yi took bigger steps.

Yang Wenhui and Xu Erge couldn't help laughing when they saw this.