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One day, the members of Bai Xin's family were busy in the yard, when they saw a middle-aged woman strolling outside, with a bunch of silk on her head, dressed in coarse clothes, her face was smeared white, her face was white His cheeks were flushed again, and he smiled first when he met everyone.

Everyone didn't know who she was, but Mrs. Cao's eyes lit up when she saw this, and she rushed to meet her, "Mother Sun!"

The others didn't react, but it was the aunt who understood first, she lowered her head, blushed, and ran into the house with a sharp sound.

Bai Xin also guessed it now, this person is probably the grandmother-in-law my mother mentioned years ago, but this person is dressed casually, and at first glance, he is not a serious matchmaker, but just walks around the streets to protect the matchmaker. At that point, Bai Xin was unhappy.

Mrs. Cao affectionately pulled the man into the house, and seeing Wu Niang still standing stupidly, she scolded with a smile and said, "Why don't you go and pour some water soon? Bring the candy along with you."

The grandma smiled and praised: "Auntie, you are so lucky. Both daughters are juicy, and I heard that they are used to doing housework. They will marry a good family in the future."

Who doesn't like to hear good words, Cao Shi covered her mouth and smiled slightly when she heard the words, and then sighed, "Wu Niang can still be by my side for a few more years!"

At this time, Wu Niang brought water and put some leftover candy on the table, then she opened her eyes wide and watched from the side. She was the only one in the family who didn't know why this man came.

Seeing this, Grandma Sun smacked her tongue, stretched out her hand, squeezed a piece of candy and put it in her mouth, swallowed it twice, and then ate another piece.

Wu Niang watched from the side, her face distressed, she wished to snatch all the candy back, her little hands clutched the clothes tightly, and swallowed greedily.

After Grandma Sun ate four or five pieces of candy, she remembered to talk about serious business, "The Lu family in Xinghua Village said that someone will come to visit on the fifth day of next month. After the visit, we can make a decision."

Cao Shi was happy that the marriage was almost halfway through, but at the same time she was a little worried that the man would look down on their poor family and couldn't even provide a decent dowry, so she asked worriedly, "Who are they here?"

"It's the man's mother and sister-in-law." Grandma Sun drank two sips of water. She often walked in the stone well, and when she looked up, she knew what the other party was worried about. The family is well-off, and they don't want the woman to be rich, but only to have a docile personality." After speaking, he glanced at the Cao family.

Mrs. Cao put her heart back into her stomach, and nodded repeatedly, "My aunt is docile."

Grandma Sun also nodded, "I'm also relieved that you trained me."

When Bai Xin heard this, he felt awkward. Although the other party didn't ask for the woman's family background, it sounded good, but if she said something as long as she was docile, it would make people worry that the eldest sister would become the second mother. He couldn't help but interjected, saying: " How is the character of that family?"

Mrs. Cao and grandma Qiqi cast their gazes over, the former didn't take it seriously, and just opened his mouth to praise, "The character is good, the family is honest and responsible, and the Erlang of the family is neat and intelligent, and he takes care of the family's fields in an orderly manner. "He said and gave a thumbs up.

After hearing this, Bai Xin didn't even believe six points in the words. The man's family background is good, his character is good, and his appearance is good. Once this grandma says it, he will become a person without time. If so, how can he treat him? The daughter-in-law has such low requirements?Why not find a family in their Xinghua Village?

Mrs. Cao didn't doubt that there was him, she laughed from ear to ear, nodded again and again, and hurriedly said: "Thanks to Mama Sun, tell my aunt a good family."

Bai Xin interrupted abruptly, "How old is that man?"

Grandma Sun looked down at him, and said impatiently: "You are a young man, why are you so concerned about women's affairs?"

If it was an ordinary person who was ridiculed like this, he would definitely leave in anger, but the more the other party behaved like this, the more suspicious he became, and instead he said confidently: "That's my sister, of course I have to find out."

Grandma's face was a little unnatural, "It's the man who inquires about the woman's boudoir. I haven't heard that the woman wants to inquire about the man. Do you think your family is a rich businessman recruiting a son-in-law? Then the Lu family is well-off, compared to yours." The Yu family here is not much different, so if they can fall in love with your aunt, it means that you have cultivated a lot of blessings in your previous life?"

Cao's face showed embarrassment, and she hurriedly smoothed things over, "Children are ignorant, so don't worry about it like him."

Grandma Sun snorted displeased, "I'm acting as a matchmaker for your family. I don't seek any benefits at all. I just want to see that your aunt is old enough to do good deeds. Instead, you are picky and picky."

"I didn't pick it, I didn't pick it. Listen to what your mother said. That family is really good."

Bai Xin was more suspicious in his heart, but he didn't open his mouth. After grandma left, he asked calmly, "Mother, how old is that man?" The two sides had exchanged posts before, and there was a date of birth on it, so mother should know.

Mrs. Cao complained to him a little, "It's a good thing, I almost let you disturb it, that family is really good, they don't pick the woman's dowry, they don't pick the appearance, they say that as long as the character is gentle, where can I find such a family?" ?”

Bai Xin held back his anger and asked again, "How old is that man?"

Mrs. Cao couldn't help him, and she wasn't really angry with Bai Xin. After thinking for a while, she said, "I remember that it was posted on April [-]nd in Renzi's year. She is four years older than Da Niang, and her age is exactly the same."

At the beginning, Bai Xin really thought about all kinds of bad situations, and even guessed whether the other party was old enough to continue the strings. Now that he is only under 20 years old, he feels better, but he still feels strange, like ordinary people, At sixteen or seventeen, it was time to marry a wife and have children. It was his eldest brother, who was delayed for a few years because he had no money at the beginning, and he was still married at the age of 19. It didn't make sense that the Lu family was rich, but he didn't marry his son for a long time.

Mrs. Cao couldn't think of so much, the main reason is that the aunt is really old, but she can't afford to delay, especially her family is not rich, and now there is a family with good conditions, and they don't choose the woman's dowry. , has been chanting Amitabha, Bodhisattva bless.

Mrs. Cao said a few words to Bai Xin, fearing that it would fail in the future, she ran into the aunt's room like the wind, saying, "Mother, I have to tell you..."

Bai Xin was worried. He always felt that this marriage was weird. He also said that the family surnamed Lu was well-off and that the matchmakers he hired were not of the highest rank. The more he thought about it, the more worried he became. Speaking of going to the town, Mrs. Cao and the others were used to Bai Xin not being idle, so they didn't think much about it. In fact, Bai Xin secretly asked someone where Xinghua Village was, and planned to inquire about the Lu family.

This Xinghua Village is not close to Songshan Village where Bai Xin lives. It would take a day to go, and Bai Xin couldn't stay out all night, so he had to find a donkey cart in the town, and it arrived at noon.

Xinghua Village is built at the foot of the mountain, surrounded by sloping green hills and paddy fields, hidden in the mist.Bai Xin only gave half of the fare, and asked the driver to wait. He didn't enter the village, but wandered around the village entrance.

An outsider like him, who enters the village rashly, can't find out anything. Who would talk too much to a stranger?

After Bai Xin turned around for a while, he saw a few children running out while laughing and joking, chasing each other, his eyes lit up, and he hurried up to stop them, "Excuse me, can you please help me? Want to hear something."

Those people stopped, looked at Bai Xin warily, and did not speak. After a while, the tallest child, who was about the same age as Bai Xin, stood up and asked in a rough voice, "Who are you?"

Bai Xin pointed to the west, and said, "I'm from a neighboring village, and I want to find out if there is a family with the surname Lu in your village."

Those children didn't have a city mansion, and said in a hurry: "There are several households named Lu in the village."

Bai Xin frowned, a little embarrassed, thought for a while, and said: "I heard that the family background is good, Erlang of their family is about eighteen or nineteen years old, and there is an older brother who is married..."

The faces of the children changed when they heard the words, an invisible wall seemed to be erected around them, and they became even more vigilant. The one at the head pouted, glared at Bai Xin and asked, "Why do you ask his family?"

Bai Xin was not sure what this attitude meant. He was afraid that if he told the truth, if the family was really nice and the elder sister married, the news of his inquiring would reach the ears of the Lu family, which would make the other party feel unhappy, so he said nothing. Lied, "The last time Lu Jia Erlang came to the town to buy things, he owed money, and the shopkeeper asked me to pay for it."

The child snorted, "You don't want to get your money back."

"Ah?" Bai Xin took a step back subconsciously, feeling a little guilty, thinking to himself not to enter the den of thieves again?

Then the other party continued: "their Lu family doesn't have any good things, and they will bully people because they have some land. You probably won't go back with your money. Next time, let your shopkeeper's eyes be brighter. When you see him, you can get a penny." You can't hang around."

"Ah?" Bai Xin thumped in his heart, and quickly asked, "Why does their family bully people?"

"How can we bully? Most of our good land here belongs to his family. His family rents out the land, and the rent is getting higher and higher every year. Lao Bai's family borrowed a few hundred dollars from their family, and in a blink of an eye, it became a land. Two silver coins, then Lu Erlang took a fancy to the daughter of the Bai family and deliberately set up a trick, and the little lady Bai died within two years after entering the house..."

The child wanted to say more at first, but another child stepped forward and tugged at the hem of his clothes. He stopped abruptly, and the children looked at Bai Xin together.

Bai Xin's heart was heavy. He still hoped that he had found the wrong person. There are quite a few people with the surname Lu in Xinghua Village. Maybe it was another family with the surname Lu. Maybe Grandma Sun deliberately exaggerated the family background of that person.

At this time, the child murmured: "I heard that the Lu family found a wife for Lu Erlang in another village. Whoever marries into his family will be unlucky for eight lifetimes. Regardless of his family's wealth, no woman in our village would like to marry her." Marrying him, those who are similar in age, either moved away early, or married out early."

Bai Xin closed his eyes, thinking that there was really nothing to doubt about this matter, no wonder the wealthy Lu family didn't choose the woman's dowry, it turned out to be such a dragon's den, Bai Xin reluctantly thanked a few people, and then left.

Until Bai Xin walked away, those children were still standing there, and now one of them said worriedly: "Erlang, you shouldn't have said so much to an outsider, what if he gets along with the Lu family?"

The child named Erlang was also a little scared for a moment. He stretched his neck and looked at the direction where Bai Xin left, and then comforted himself: "It shouldn't be. You didn't see him leave. It’s not easy to explain to their shopkeeper.”

The children lost interest in playing, and after a while, Erlang said: "Don't talk about this!"