The fake daughter married into the mountains and had meat to eat every day during the famine

Xu Qingye was silent for a long time. "It's not that I'm unwilling, but I'm afraid of wronging you. After all, you've already called off an engagement once."

Before this, he had indeed never considered anything related to getting married.

But if this person is Song Yuntang, at least he doesn't reject it.

The only concern is the age difference between the two. She is much younger than me. If I die early and leave her alone in the world, it would be quite pitiful.

Song Yuntang shook his head. "I'm not wronged. There's a saying that goes, 'A lot of debts don't weigh you down.' I've already called off an engagement once, so calling it off again won't make any difference to me. So, before we get married, if Brother Xu meets a girl you really like, please tell me. I'll give you my sincere blessing."

Xu Qingye looked at her and asked, "What are your plans for engagement?"

Now that they were engaged, he had to consider her reputation, and naturally there would be no other girls around him unless she herself asked to cancel the engagement.

Song Yuntang thought for a moment and said, "It doesn't need to be too grand. Just a token of my appreciation is enough. After all, no one knows what will happen in the future. Also..." She looked at Xu Qingye and said, "I don't want to get married too soon."

"Row."

Song Yuntang's face was filled with joy. "Brother Xu, have you agreed?"

Xu Qingye nodded and said, "I'll send you back to Rongshu Village later. I'll go back to Lushan Village and tell my parents about your intentions. I'll ask them to find a matchmaker to come to your house and propose marriage as soon as possible."

Song Yuntang looked at him, "Will they agree?"

Xu Qingye nodded, "Yes."

"I've broken off an engagement before, and my reputation isn't very good," Song Yuntang said.

Xu Qingye glanced in her direction and said with a smile, "I'm old, so it's not easy to meet a girl who is willing to marry me."

They both laughed.

When he arrived at the entrance of Rongshu Village, Xu Qingye did not enter the village. Instead, he watched Song Yuntang's figure disappear in the village before turning around and leaving.

It was already late in the afternoon when Song Yuntang got home.

Seeing her coming back alone, Song Jinbao was surprised.

"Tang'er, why did you come back alone? Didn't the eldest son of the Lin family say that he would personally send you back?"

Song Yuntang just said, "I left without notifying him and went back on my own. Where's my eldest brother?"

Song Jinbao said "oh".

"Your eldest brother went to the fields after he finished fermenting the soybeans."

Zhao Qiao'e put down the sewing basket in her hand and walked out of the room.

"Tang'er, are you okay?"

After Song Jinbao and his son came back, she heard about Wu Wei's situation and was worried that Song Yuntang would be in a bad mood because of it.

When I saw her expression when she came back just now, she looked like she was worried, which made me even more worried.

"I am fine."

Song Yuntang waved his hand nonchalantly and continued walking towards his room. Then, as if thinking of something, he turned back to look at Song Jinbao and his wife.

"By the way, someone should come to propose marriage soon. If it's a family with the surname Xu, you should agree."

She often went to town during this period, so if she was not at home, she would not delay the Xu family's affairs.

After saying that, he went straight back into the house.

Song Jinbao and Zhao Qiao'e were left looking at each other in bewilderment. Liu Xiangyun, who heard the sound of the wind, also ran out of the room. Even Song Chengzhi and Song Chengliang, who were reading and practicing calligraphy in the room, came to the door.

Song Jinbao looked at his son and daughter-in-law who had suddenly appeared, and pulled Zhao Qiao'e aside. "What's going on? Matchmaker Zhou has arranged another marriage for Tang'er so soon?"

Zhao Qiao'e was also confused. "I don't know either. He didn't tell me."

"Wasn't it introduced by Matchmaker Zhou?" Song Jinbao was a little surprised. "Which Xu family is that? I'll go ask around first."

"How would I know? What Tang'er said just now is so incoherent." Zhao Qiao'e took a deep breath, walked to Song Yuntang's door, and asked in the most gentle tone possible, "Tang'er, which Xu family are you talking about?"

"The Xu family in Lushan Village." Song Yuntang said.

"Lushan Village?" Zhao Qiao'e was a little surprised. "Lushan Village isn't as far away as Dongming Village, but there aren't many people in that village, and it's in the mountains. I haven't heard of any families with men of marriageable age."

Song Yuntang turned his head to look at her, "Isn't that Mr. Xu?"

Zhao Qiao'e didn't even know that Song Yuntang was going to marry Xu Qingye. She was still laughing and saying, "Mr. Xu is talented, but he's already 23 years old and has been ill for so many years. Although ordinary girls respect him, few would consider him for marriage."

Song Yuntang pursed his lips and looked at her quietly.

"What if... the person I'm getting engaged to is Mr. Xu?"

Zhao Qiao'e still didn't believe it, she waved at Song Yuntang.

"Tang'er, stop joking with your mother. Mr. Xu is seven years older than you. If Mr. Xu wants to get married, with his talent and family background, there are actually girls willing to marry him. Even if you want to, he won't want to drag you down."

Song Yuntang couldn't help but ask, "Does Mr. Xu have a good family background?"

Zhao Qiao'e nodded. "I heard that his family lives in a blue brick and tile house. It's definitely better than ours."

Song Yuntang understood and smiled faintly, "It seems like I took advantage of him." She said, turning over in bed, "Mom, let me rest for a while. I'm tired after tossing around outside all day."

Seeing this, Zhao Qiao'e, even though she still had questions to ask, closed the door because she looked so tired.

Several people came into the main hall, and Song Jinbao looked a little serious.

"What did she say?"

Zhao Qiao'e was a little unsure. "I don't know if it's true or not. She said it was from the Xu family where Mr. Xu is."

Liu Xiangyun covered her mouth in shock, "Mr. Xu is much older than Tang'er!"

Song Chengzhi and Song Chengliang also looked at each other in surprise.

In their minds, Mr. Xu's image is taller than that of their own father, and they can't connect their sister with Mr. Xu at all.

Song Jinbao was stunned. "No way? I didn't run into Mr. Xu in town today. Could it be that something happened at the Lin family?"

Zhao Qiao'e also frowned, "It sounds like a mixture of truth and falsehood to me, but if it's true..."

She glanced at her two sons and said, "It's not that I think Mr. Xu is a bad person, but the age difference is too big, and Mr. Xu is in poor health. What if...what will happen to Tang'er's life?"

"Isn't my sister treating Mr. Xu?" Song Chengzhi said.

"Mr. Xu has been ill for five years. He's consulted many doctors, but they all said it couldn't be cured. Even if your sister could cure him now, there would inevitably be sequelae. Besides, he's been on medication all these years. Who knows if it's wearing down his health?"

If your health is ruined and you can't get pregnant after you get married, people won't think it's the man's problem, they will only look for the reason on the woman.

Zhao Qiao'e sighed in worry.

"I thought she'd grown sensible after what happened with the Huang family, but I didn't expect she'd still act like this."