Chapter 147
"That's good. I feel relieved now that Mr. Ga is here," Yang Ruoqing said.
Thinking of something, she got out of bed and lit the soybean oil lamp on the table.
"Qing'er, what are you doing lighting a lamp?" Mrs. Sun also turned over and sat up.
Yang Ruoqing pulled out a cloth bag from under the bed board, and there was a jingling sound inside.
"Mom, you go catch the little piggy tomorrow and I have to give you the money. I'm afraid I'll forget it tomorrow morning."
This trip I planned to catch three little piglets, two males and one female.
All the money in the family now is in this cloth bag, totaling one hundred and twenty-nine cents.
Young sows cost seven cents per catty, and boars are cheaper, costing five cents per catty.
Generally, piglets that can be weaned and released from cages usually weigh between fifteen and twenty pounds.
Two males and one female. Yang Ruoqing roughly calculated the price. It would probably cost more than 300 yuan.
"Mom, I'm afraid we don't have enough money to catch three of them. I wonder if we can discuss it over there. Let's make an IOU first and we'll bring the piglets home. We'll send the money later if we have more." Yang Ruoqing discussed with Sun.
Mrs. Sun nodded, "According to our past experience in raising pigs, most of them are like this. We take them back to raise them first, and then we buy the big pigs and then pay back the money. Folks in the countryside, as long as I speak sincerely, you should be able to take the pigs first."
"Bringing me home"
"Okay, mother, please bring all the money with you. There are 129 Wen. Even if the family doesn't agree to the credit, we can first bring a little boar of about 20 pounds to our house so that we don't go home empty-handed.
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"okay"
Mrs. Sun took the money bag and put it away properly. The two women told each other some things before falling asleep.
The front yard of Lao Yang's house.
In the east wing, a soybean oil lamp was lit on the table, and Old Yang was sitting on a stool with his coat on, smoking a dry cigarette.
Mrs. Tan squatted in front of him and washed his feet with her head buried.
On the other hand, he was still angrily complaining to Lao Yangtou about the many wrongdoings of Mr. Sanfang and his children.
Obviously, the anger over the bean dregs incident during the day has not subsided.
Old Yangtou listened absently, and from time to time he took out the tobacco stick from his mouth and knocked out the tobacco inside at the corner of the table.
Finally, when Tan complained bitterly to Yang Ruoqing for the third time, Old Yangtou finally interrupted Tan impatiently.
"I've been talking about this nonsense all night. Don't talk about it until you finish it. It's boring to listen to," Old Yang said.
Mr. Tan was stunned for a moment, and then said even more aggrievedly, "Didn't I feel angry because of Fat Ya's injustice, and I had no place to vent my anger, so I was nagging you like this?"
"Let me tell you, you are the one who suffered the injustice," Old Yangtou said angrily.
"Daddy Mei'er, what do you mean, why don't you go to Fat Ya's side?" Tan's voice was a little excited.
Old Yangtou was not interested in arguing with a womanly family, and enlightened, "Think about it, no matter how good that fat girl is, she is still just a girl. She is destined to be someone else's family who will go out and get married in two years, and she will naturally disappear before our eyes."
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When Mr. Tan heard this, he suddenly felt as if something had opened up in his head.
"Daddy Mei'er, your words really reminded me."
Mrs. Tan's eyes lit up and she continued, "Fat girl will be thirteen after the Chinese New Year. How about I go get her an in-law and send her out as soon as possible?"
After I sent it out, my eyes were clear. Without Fat Ya as the backbone of the third house, there would be no trouble.
As for the temper of the third daughter-in-law, when the time comes, she won’t be able to do whatever she wants with her.
Thinking of this, Mrs. Tan became excited and wanted to find a matchmaker in the village.
"Look at you, what the hell are you saying?"
Lao Yang's low shout broke Tan's longing.
When she came back to her senses, she heard Old Yangtou scolding him displeasedly, "You rush to cut the wheat before the barley turns yellow. Lao Wu, Mei'er, and Yongxian didn't even say they were married, so you just rushed to give me a hand."
Fat Ya said that there is no such ridiculous thing in the world for my husband’s family.”
"What should we do? If we really come here in a queue, that fat girl will keep making trouble under my nose for the rest of the year." Tan said with a depressed look on his face.
Old Yangtou said, "This matter can be said slowly or quickly. Let's put aside Fatty's matter for now. It's winter and the farm work in the fields has become free. As a mother-in-law, you should take care of me."
Wu’s marriage was also brought up.”
When it comes to Lao Wu Yang Huazhou's marriage, Tan is like a pot of fire suddenly poured with cold water.
No more gnawing sounds.
In the room, only Old Yangtou was still talking to himself.
"Lao Wu is already twenty-five, and most of the people his age in the village have become fathers, so their children can be successful."
"As for him, he is still single. After the Chinese New Year, he will be twenty-six. The further we go, the harder it will be to get married."
"You are his mother. You hold Mei'er in your chest every day. You have to worry more about Lao Wu's marriage."
"You are serious. You just told me to arrange Lao Wu's marriage. You can just give me your orders. What will Timer do? I have five sons and one daughter. Why don't you love her more?" Mrs. Tan finally muttered.
After being glared at by Lao Yangtou, she lowered her head again.
The heat in the basin gradually dissipated, and she began to twist the handkerchief, and had to wipe Lao Yang's head and feet.
Lao Yangtou let Tan lift his feet and wipe them for him, while still explaining.
"In these days, don't stay in the house all the time. Go out and walk around more. Ask people about which girl is best and ask the matchmaker to propose marriage."
"Daddy Mei'er, let me see. There are no girls from good families in our Changping Village or our neighboring villages who are willing to marry our fifth son," said Tan.
"How come we, the fifth one, are not as good as others?" Lao Yangtou stared.
"Our fifth brother has a good body and facial features. He is upright and strong. He can also do carpentry. We have many brothers in the family who can also help us."
"Looking back at Yongxian, if we pass the exam to become a scholar, and if we pass the exam to be elected officials, then they will be relatives of the official family, how glorious it is," Old Yangtou said with some annoyance.
"Hey, our fifth child is good at everything, but who knows that he is born to kill his wife? Who knows our situation, and who is willing to marry their daughter over?" said Tan.
"That's nonsense," Old Yang said.
Five years ago, he and the fifth son of the Tan family arranged a marriage in Yujiacun, on the second day after they had shared their birthdays.
The girl woke up to drink porridge and eat fried beans. A bean got stuck and she died within half a bowl of tea.
Later, they talked about two marriages. After both parties agreed, something happened to the girl.
After that, Lao Wu's marriage was put on hold.
Mrs. Tan went to find a fortune teller, and it was said that Lao Wu was destined to Rick's wife.
Thinking of this, Lao Yangtou frowned tightly.
After a while, he let out a long sigh and said to Mr. Tan, "It's been several years, and things have faded away. Don't go looking for me with people who know my situation, go to a village farther away."
Chapter completed!