69novels Chapter 119
Chapter 119
At Uncle Gu's house, the two daughters-in-law were making tea while looking curiously at the Eight Immortals table.
Wei Guo's daughter-in-law pushed her sister-in-law's arm, and said in a low voice: "Sister-in-law, I see that these two sister-in-laws are not good at each other."
The daughter-in-law of Gu Bao's family also felt the same way, she said she was here to propose marriage, but as soon as she entered the door, her eyes swept all over the place, wishing she could see through the wall and enter the back room to feel around. .
They are all farming in the same production team, and they put on a superior posture, which is really an eyesore.
But this is about Gu Mingxi's marriage. Although she is the sister-in-law of the lobby, she has self-knowledge in her heart. She knows that she can't get in the way of this marriage. Maybe their parents have nothing to say. In the end, they are all the uncles next door. call the shots.
Furthermore, my father-in-law is now the captain, and he relies on his nephew next door for many things. There are also two workers from the old Gu's house, so as the eldest daughter-in-law, the daughter-in-law of the Bao family has always been serious about the affairs of the old Gu's family. treated.
So at this moment, Gu Bao's daughter-in-law just said: "It doesn't matter if it's good or not, let's treat him politely."
Wei Guo's daughter-in-law snorted coldly: "These two are also strange. They didn't go to Ah Dong's house to propose marriage, but came to our house instead."
The name said that the old Gu family had no elders, so they invited Aunt Gu to come forward to show their importance, but they didn't see them come to say hello in advance, it was rash.
"Shh, keep your voice down, don't let them hear you."
The daughter-in-law of the Bao family turned around and went out with tea with a smile on her face. Although they didn't know whether the marriage would be successful or not, they still prepared some melon seeds and peanuts and served them on a plate.
"Two lesbians, come, come, drink tea, eat some sunflower seeds, my mother will definitely be back soon."
It was Miao Fangfang and Miao Laidi who came, and Miao Fangfang took a sip from the teacup and clicked his tongue: "This tea is just like it."
The face of Bao's daughter-in-law also turned cold: "People in the country don't have any good tea. They are all freshly roasted in spring."
"Then your family's skill of frying tea is not good enough, I will teach you later." Miao Fangfang said.
The daughter-in-law of the Bao family has a good temper on weekdays, and she almost didn't spit on her.
Wei Guo's daughter-in-law even laughed and said, "Yo, sister-in-law, which tea factory worker are you, and you have the ability to teach others how to roast tea."
Miao Fangfang glanced at her, and said quite proudly: "I'm not a worker, but the tea I roast is really good, and the workers in the city are rushing to get it."
In fact, it was just the tea leaves that she was busy with in the spring, and Miao Taotao took them to the transport team to give them away. Their family was reluctant to part with other valuables, so they used the tea leaves that were available all over the mountains and plains.
The transportation team had a lot of people staying up late and racing cars, so the tea was delivered at a reasonable price. They didn't pay much attention to the taste of the tea, and everyone didn't pay much attention to the conditions these days, but Miao Fangfang took other people's polite words seriously.
Wei Guo's daughter-in-law snorted coldly and wanted to speak, but was stopped by her sister-in-law: "Okay, please stop saying a few words."
If this marriage is successful, they will be related relatives in the future, and it would be bad if there is any unpleasantness.
Wei Guo's daughter-in-law also remembered what the Miao family said just now. Xiaoxi and their younger brother have been dating each other for half a year.
Although they are now free to fall in love, whoever has a girl who has sex with someone before marriage is inferior to others. Wei Guo's daughter-in-law thinks in her heart that if her daughter dares to have sex with someone secretly in the future, she will have to break her leg.
Seeing that they stopped talking, Miao Fangfang became even more excited: "You guys don't know. Roasting tea looks simple, but in fact there are many tricks in it. First of all, when picking tea, you have to pick the tenderest sharp ones. Sharp, and then you have to..."
Ba Ba Ba said one, two, three, but did not see that the faces of the two sisters-in-law on the opposite side were getting uglier and uglier.
Wei Guo's daughter-in-law can't help but have a seizure. Is there such a person who comes to propose a marriage and is not polite to the woman's family. Could it be that the two children are already married, and they are not afraid that their family will not agree?
Fortunately, before she had a seizure, she heard the voices of Aunt Gu and Gu Mingdong from outside.
The daughter-in-law of the Bao family gave her a look, and the daughter-in-law of Wei Guo immediately said: "My mother and A Dong are back."
Miao Fangfang finally stopped talking, and the two sisters looked out together.
From Miao Fangfang's point of view, although Gu Mingxi was lucky enough to become a temporary worker at the recycling station, except for Gu Mingxi and Gu Mingnan, the rest of their family were peasants from the countryside.
Before the two sisters came over, they went to the old Gu's house for a while, looking at the dilapidated house, they were picky from the bottom of their hearts.
Miao Fangfang even said on the spot: "I just said no, I'm not good enough for our little brother."
Looking at Third Aunt Gu and her two daughters-in-law, they also looked like country women with little knowledge.
I thought that Gu Mingxi, a single widower, must also look like a dark and thin farmer. Before he came in, the two sisters put on a proud posture.
Unexpectedly, the man behind Third Aunt Gu was not only tall and straight, but also very good-looking. He didn't look like a farmer, but a cadre. A dismounted sisters trembled.
Gu Mingdong glanced at it, and made a good guess about the identity of the person who came.
Before they could speak, Gu Mingdong preemptively said, "You two came here to talk nonsense and ruin my sister's reputation?"
Could it be that what the Miao family said was all false?The Gu family sisters-in-law looked at each other, with a look of watching the show in their eyes.
Others don't know, but they all know that Gu Mingdong is not easy to provoke, especially if they don't want others to bully their younger siblings.
The faces of the Miao sisters changed, and Miao Fangfang ignored his cold face, and started yelling: "Why are you so rude when you speak, when did we start talking nonsense?"
Gu Mingdong sneered and said, "Didn't you lie to my third aunt, saying that my sister was having sex with your brother?"
Third Aunt Gu also stood up and said: "I said you two proposed marriage and proposed marriage. How could you lie to me? My Xiaoxi is a clean girl, and you two will slander her with empty words."
"You didn't do that to anyone who came to say that they were relatives. Do you want to be married or to be enemies?"
Miao Fangfang was also in a hurry, jumped up and said, "You're lying, my younger brother delivers food and drinks to your sister every three days. Ah, want to play hooligans?"
After saying this, Third Aunt Gu and the two daughters-in-law all looked at Gu Mingdong, secretly thinking that if their daughter received so much food and drink from him, she might really marry her.
Gu Mingdong turned cold: "Keep your mouth clean, my third sister has never eaten a single rice from your house."
"Your brother pretends to be affectionate, and he only wants to please my sister, but my sister has made it clear from the beginning that it is impossible, and she has never taken anything from him."
"My second brother can testify to this matter, and the people in the transportation team are also aware of it. It's not like you can turn right and wrong with a few words."
"If you dare to slander again, we will simply go to the gate of the transport team and pull out the witnesses to explain clearly."
When the sisters of the Miao family heard this, if they dared to really go, they would lose all of their brother's face.
"This...maybe we misunderstood."
Third Aunt Gu understood at a glance, and scolded these two women for nothing in her heart, most likely she wanted to use the two children's pretext of talking about a partner to suppress their betrothal gifts, so that Xiaoxi could marry over wronged.
She has seen this kind of method a lot in the countryside, and she chimed in: "Our niece Xiaoxi is well-born. She actually finished junior high school. Now she is still a temporary worker at the recycling station, and she will become a full-time worker in half a year."
"She has such a good condition, and there is nowhere to find her with a lantern. There are many young men and young men in this city, who would not want to show courteousness in front of her, so that she can marry a wife back home."
"I said you two are also funny. My younger brother's courtship was rejected, and everything was confiscated. I have the nerve to pour dirty water on my niece's head."
"Today I can tell you that you dare to talk nonsense about your partner other than this door. See if I don't bring my son and nephew to the door and let your production team see what kind of stuff your house is."
It was confirmed that Gu Mingxi and the other party's younger brother had nothing to talk about, and Gu Mingdong obviously did not intend to marry his younger sister, and Aunt Gu didn't have any scruples when she played it, and directly scolded the two sisters bloody.
Miao Fangfang was scolded so that her face turned green and pale, and she was mixed with shame and annoyance: "No matter how nice it is to put it, he is a master without parents. My brother is a temporary worker of the transportation team. That is the transportation team. The benefits are good and the treatment is good, if he didn't like Gu Mingxi, our family really looked down on her, you can think about it, there is no such shop after this village."
Gu Mingdong sneered: "Unfortunately, my younger brother is also in the transportation team, but he has already become a regular. My third sister is used to my elder brother's salary, so I really look down on others."
Miao Fangfang got stuck in her throat and almost choked to death.
Gu Mingdong's impression of Miao Taotao was still that he was riding a bicycle, sweating profusely to deliver letters.
Not a particularly good impression, but at least not bad.
Although Gu Mingxi himself had no interest in Miao Taotao, if the Miao family came to propose marriage in a friendly manner with sincerity, then Gu Mingdong would naturally refuse in a good manner.
However, this Miao family simply treats other people as fools. First, they use the object of the conversation to manipulate them, and then they raise their own family and belittle the old Gu family when they open their mouths. How can Gu Mingdong bear it.
"My younger brother is a treasure in your hearts, but my younger sister is no idiot. She can't handle any cat or dog. Please go back."
Miao Fangfang's face was dark, she stood up and was about to leave.
Miao Laidi had a bit of scheming, and grabbed the elder sister, but she said more tactfully: "Brother Xiaoxi, look at this trouble, my elder sister is more outspoken, she has no malicious intentions."
Third Aunt Gu sneered and said: "Is this called being outspoken? I think she just has a broken heart."
Miao Laidi also endured this anger, and continued: "To tell you the truth, my younger brother really likes Xiaoxi very much, and I think about it day and night, and I will not marry unless she is the only one. If I can marry her , my family has to hold her in the palm of my hand to pamper and protect her, so that she won't suffer a little bit."
Gu Mingdong didn't believe a word: "Then your family's way of pampering is very special, our Xiaoxixiao can't bear it."
Miao Laidi added: "Brother Xiaoxi, our family is sincere. You said that the two children grew up in the countryside and know everything about it. Now they are both temporary workers in the city, so they are well-matched."
"My eldest sister can't speak, so you all misunderstood. You said that we came all the way to propose marriage. We must really want to marry someone back home. She just has a bad mouth, but she still has a good heart."
Third Aunt Gu rolled her eyes: "You can talk now, why did you pretend to be dumb just now?"
Miao Laidi just pretended that she couldn't hear what she said, and continued: "How about sitting down and discussing slowly?"
Gu Mingdong refused bluntly: "There's nothing to discuss, my sister won't marry."
Miao Fangfang suddenly became angry: "Hey, you really think of your sister as a fairy? She can't even look down on my brother with such a good condition. Maybe she still wants to marry a leading cadre?"
"It doesn't matter to you who my sister will marry, she will never marry your family." Gu Mingdong said coldly.
Third Aunt Gu also said: "This marriage is a matter for both parties. Our family is not happy, and there is no one to drive the ducks to the shelves. You should leave quickly, and don't make everyone tear up."
Unexpectedly, Miao Fangfang slapped the table and shouted: "100 yuan, our family spends 100 yuan to marry Gu Mingxi, is that enough?"
100 yuan?
This is nearly a year's wages for an ordinary worker.
Aunt Gu was stunned for a moment, and the two daughters-in-law of the Gu family looked at each other in blank dismay, feeling that these two old women were annoying, but they were quite generous.
The Miao sisters looked at them with complacency in their eyes, and Miao Laidi said again: "Just now, if my sister said something wrong, I apologize to you, but Brother Xiaoxi, the bride price of 100 yuan belongs to our family. Sincerity, please think about it, the two children are suitable everywhere, it would be a pity to miss it, don't you think?"
She spoke politely, but obviously she didn't think the old Gu family could refuse.
100 yuan is a sky-high price for a country girl. Even if Gu Mingxi has a job now, it is really a lot.
She didn't think that the elder brother of the Gu family could refuse the 100 yuan.
Who knows, Gu Mingdong refused without hesitation: "My sister is a person, not a commodity, let alone something you can buy with 100 yuan."
Miao Fangfang yelled: "100 yuan is not enough. I think you, big brother, have a dark heart, and you only want to sell your sister for a high price."
Miao Laidi's complexion was not so good either: "Brother Xiaoxi, you have to think about it carefully, this daughter will always marry someone, and if she stays, she will be troubled, so you won't be afraid that the news will blame you in the future."
"My sister doesn't know you at all, so don't call me so affectionate." Gu Mingdong pointed outside the door, "I'm going to put my words here today, let alone 100 yuan, even if your family brings 1000 yuan, 1 yuan, my sister I won't marry either."
Miao Fangfang couldn't help but roared angrily: "If you don't marry, don't marry. Our family is not rare, so don't regret it."
After speaking, turn around and leave.
"Wait." Gu Mingdong stopped them.
Miao Fangfang showed a look of embarrassment: "Why, I regret it now, I told you too late, now our family has fifty at most."
"Sister!" Miao Laidi keenly sensed that the old Gu's family might not mean that.
Gu Mingdong sneered: "I warn you, don't say a word when you get out of this door. If there are rumors about my sister outside, I won't look for you, I will look for Miao Taotao."
"You should know that my second brother is in the transportation team like Miao Taotao. He is a regular worker and an activist last year. It is easy to take care of a temporary worker."
"At that time, how do you stuff Miao Taotao in, I will let him be kicked out."
"You!" The Miao sisters blushed with anger, but facing the cold eyes, they knew that Gu Mingdong would do what he said.
Miao Laidi was afraid that something would happen to her sister, so she hurriedly dragged her out.
Once outside, Miao Fangfang shook off her younger sister's hand and said cursingly: "What shameless shabby hukou really treats the maid as a princess, and I pay 1000 yuan and 1 yuan. With that money, our family can marry a girl from the city." It's official."
Miao Laidi frowned and said, "It's a mess, how can we explain to my little brother when we go home?"
Miao Fangfang sneered and said, "What else do you need to explain? People look down on him and want to climb high branches. What can we do?"
Miao Laidi sighed and said, "Elder Sister, if you don't say those nasty things, and show the gift of 100 yuan from the beginning, the old Gu's family will definitely agree to it, and the words are too fast to make a fuss."
"When I said it at the beginning, why didn't you stop me a little bit, didn't you also think that girl didn't deserve the 100 yuan gift, and wanted to suppress the gift money?"
Miao Laidi couldn't refute this, and finally frowned and said: "I just hope that my little brother doesn't keep thinking about this."
Miao Fangfang scolded: "I can't get any kind of daughter-in-law for 100 yuan. Let's find a younger brother with a good family background, good looks, and both parents. My younger brother will definitely be happy when he sees her. How can I miss this cheap girl."
Together, the two sisters felt that this method was feasible. Miao Fangfang even said: "Master Qian in their transportation team has a daughter named Qian Xiaoru who is very good-looking. Not to mention the urban household registration, she is still a regular worker. She is no better than Gu. Mingxi is much stronger."
"I ran into her at the gate of the transportation team before, and she smiled and called me elder sister. She must be interested in our little brother, otherwise why did she rush to call me elder sister?" Miao Fangfang would think, calling Qian Xiaoru polite for a while, as evidence.
"Think about it, her father is the master worker of the transportation team. If you marry her, it will be easy to talk about the younger brother becoming a regular."
"Sister, why don't you tell me there is a better candidate."
"This is not my brother's favorite. It's over now. Let's go to Qian's house and try it. I'm sure it will work." Miao Fangfang said confidently.
Gu Mingdong knew that Aunt Gu's method was useful to deal with such scoundrels, but it was of limited use.
To make them feel scruples, you have to threaten what they value most.
As for whether Miao Taotao is innocent or not, since he can't manage his family well and let them go out to bark and cause trouble to Gu Mingxi, he has to bear the consequences.
As soon as the Miao sisters left, the daughter-in-law of the Bao family brought out a basin of water and poured it out: "It's really unlucky, I've never seen such a door-to-door proposal."
Third Aunt Gu sneered and said, "That's because you have little experience. Some families will do anything to suppress their daughter-in-law."
The Miao sisters may be sincerely proposing to marry their younger sister-in-law, but behind this sincerity, there is no way to hide all kinds of malice towards the younger sister-in-law.
Wei Guo's daughter-in-law said, "It's only 100 yuan as a bride price, and their family is considered a big deal."
The daughter-in-law of the Bao family said: "Don't look at 100 yuan, if you really marry into such a family, you will have to suffer for this 100 yuan for the rest of your life."
"This money is hot to hold."
Aunt Gu nodded in agreement with her daughter-in-law: "Our Xiaoxi is a worker, 100 yuan is not a lot, but she can earn it after a year or two. Why go to such a so-called family to suffer."
"Ah Dong, you're right. Their family offers a lot of betrothal gifts, but it's not easy to get along with them just performing such a show."
Gu Mingdong nodded and thanked: "Third Aunt, thank you for your help to speak just now."
"Ham, Xiaoxi is your sister, but she is also my niece. Can I watch others bully her?"
At the end, Third Aunt Gu said again: "Ah Dong, Third Aunt shouldn't have said such things, but look at what happened today."
"Anan and Xiaoxi are also at the age when it's time to talk about marriage. Anan is a boy, and it doesn't matter if it takes two more years, but Xiaoxi is a girl, so I can't afford to delay."
"She has good conditions and high vision. It's okay, but if it hasn't been settled, there must be a lot of people staring at her from all over the world. Things like today can't be stopped."
Third Aunt Gu's words were from the bottom of her heart, and she was sincerely thinking about her niece. After all, not every family is reasonable and willing to spend money to invite a matchmaker to come to see her politely.
"There are so many things like this, Xiaoxi's reputation will not be good at that time, I think, you should discuss it with Xiaoxi when you go home, find a better one as soon as possible and settle down, even if you don't want to get married so early, it's okay to get engaged first."
"If you're worried that Xiaoxi found it by herself, or worried that the matchmaker's introduction is unreliable, the third aunt will help you find out, and she will definitely introduce Xiaoxi to a daughter-in-law who knows her roots and loves her, and the house is clean."
Third Aunt Gu still felt in her heart that there were no elders in the old Gu family, and Gu Mingdong was a man who made money and worked, so he didn't have to worry about the marriages of his younger brothers and sisters, men were just careless.
"When Xiaoxi has a family, others will stop gossiping."
The reason is this, and Gu Mingdong also knows that in the current environment of Shanghe Village, if Gu Mingxi has not found a partner, the pressure he will bear in the future will only be greater, not less.
But he still politely declined Third Aunt Gu's kindness: "Third Aunt, Xiaoxi is still young, so it won't be too late to wait another two years."
He didn't say anything to death, after all, Gu Mingxi changed his mind in two years, or the possibility of finding a partner is not small.
When Third Aunt Gu heard this, she didn't insist, but said again: "Hey, it's good if you have your own plans."
Immediately, the topic changed, and the old matter began to be brought up again.
"Adong, don't patronize your younger siblings, but think about yourself. If you marry another daughter-in-law, there will be a sister-in-law in the family, and someone will help you with this matter, right?"
As soon as this incident was mentioned, Gu Mingdong hurriedly said: "Third Aunt, I already have three children, so there is no need to marry again."
After finishing speaking, without waiting for Third Aunt Gu to speak, she hurried out: "Third Uncle still has something to say to me, so I'm leaving first."
"Hey, this kid." Third Aunt Gu looked at his back helplessly.
The daughter-in-law of Gu Bao's family said with a smile: "Ah Dong is really in love. In a blink of an eye, his wife has been gone for almost three years, and their family life is getting better. They just don't have the slightest intention of marrying again."
Wei Guo's daughter-in-law said: "It's nothing to worry about Zhang Luo not having a woman in the family. If Ah Dong has a wife, the affairs of Anan Xiaoxi and the others will naturally be taken care of by the elder sister-in-law."
Third Aunt Gu said helplessly: "This kid refuses, we are separated from each other after all, we can't rush to force him."
"Don't talk about Anan Xiaoxi, there are quite a few people who asked me about Adong recently. It's a pity, there are quite a few of them who are good."
Third Aunt Gu sighed, but she didn't know if Gu Mingdong left as if he was running away, or if he didn't run away.
He didn't expect that in broad daylight, someone would have the courage to stop him!