ebookland Chapter 471 Seeking Marriage
Chapter 471 Seeking Marriage
"Oh, mother, please listen to me. I saw Tongshui and Old Chen's granddaughter together. They were very close. Tongshui even helped her carry the bamboo basket. These two..."
Sun Pingmei glanced at Zhu Yingqiu.
She raised an eyebrow, not making her words quite clear.
The bamboo basket carried by the nephew looked weird. The family had not used such a shabby bamboo basket for a long time. It must have belonged to Hongxia's child.
"What? Tongshui and Hongxia? When did these two become friends? I've never seen them talking to each other before. Are you seeing things?" Zhu Yingqiu finally turned his attention to his sister-in-law.
She said with a look of surprise.
"I saw it for real! Don't you trust my eyes? Besides, if you count the days, Tongshui and his brothers will be back today. It must be him, no doubt about it, it's him. The two of them were talking and laughing, and they looked so close. Sister-in-law, you're probably going to be a mother-in-law again."
Sun Pingmei joked.
"If it's true, then go and propose marriage early. Tongshui is not young anymore, and I don't think he will be satisfied with her anyway. Besides, I have watched Hongxia grow up. She is kind and has a good temper. If Tongshui likes her and Hongxia is willing, then we can settle it before the New Year."
Zhang Jinlan wiped her hands and said seriously.
"I'll go back and ask Tongshui what he says. I've taken this kid to see five girls, but he doesn't like any of them. When I asked him what kind of girl he wants to date, he said they're all fine. This really pissed me off. Anyway, I can't do anything with him. It's almost the end of the year, and he'll be seventeen after the Chinese New Year. We can't delay any longer.
I think Hongxia is a good kid. Although her family is a little poor, Old Chen has always had a good relationship with our family. Both families know each other well, so it's a good match. Oh, when I think about it, I'm afraid they have already... No wonder this kid always looks down on others. Why didn't she tell me? After all the twists and turns, she was finally met by Pingmei!"
Zhu Yingqiu has recovered from her shock.
She thought about it for a while and accepted it calmly.
He even made up for his son's behavior some time ago.
"Tsk tsk, it looks like there's going to be another happy event in our family." After telling the gossip, Sun Pingmei felt happier than after eating a pastry.
"What good news? Where does the good news come from?" Jiang Dahe, who came from the front of the shop, asked curiously.
"Brother, you have good news! You're going to be a father again soon." Sun Pingmei joked again.
"Ah? Mother of the child, are you pregnant?" Jiang Dahe was so scared that he loosened his grip and the plate broke into pieces.
"Go to hell, I'm not old enough to be pregnant with your egg." Zhu Yingqiu laughed angrily and glared at him fiercely.
"Hahahaha, I'm dying of laughter. Mom, did you hear that? My eldest brother wants to have a son or a daughter." Sun Pingmei held her belly and laughed so hard that she couldn't straighten her back.
I wanted to just roll on the ground.
"Tongshui is going to get married." Zhang Yanzi came out of the kitchen and explained to Jiang Dahao.
Although she was working just now, her ears were not idle.
"Brother, my second sister-in-law saw Tongshui and Hongxia strolling together on the street. They seemed to have a very good relationship." Jiang Siyin also interjected.
"So you are from the same water. Second brother, look at your wife, she made such a fool of herself. It's a good thing there are no outsiders around." Jiang Eryong happened to come to the backyard.
Jiang Dahao found someone to vent his anger on.
"Brother, if you don't want it, no matter how much Pingmei says, it will be useless. Besides, what she said was wrong. It seems that brother really hopes that sister-in-law will have another child." Jiang Eryong definitely stood on the side of his wife.
He was worried that his elder brother would beat him after he said this.
He quickly slipped to his mother's side.
Only then did he escape a disaster.
Jiang Tongshui and Chen Hongxia, who had already separated, had no idea that their engagement date had already been arranged.
At that time, Jiang Fubao was sitting on a boat cruising the lake.
There is a small island in the center of the lake, and on the island there is a small temple. In the temple... there is an old monk. This old monk used to be the abbot of a temple in the imperial city. Later, no one knew what happened, but he came here.
I heard that this temple is most effective for praying for love and wealth.
But if you want to go to the island, you have to take a boat.
Therefore, boatmen can be seen shouting everywhere on the lakeside.
The price seemed to have been agreed upon. It cost ten cents for a round trip for one person. A boat could hold eight people, and the boatman would not start rowing until the boat was full.
If you like quietness or don’t want to wait, there is another way to take the boat.
That is chartering a boat.
One boat costs one hundred dollars, and you can set off immediately with any number of people, as long as there are no more than eight people.
Jiang Fubao and his three companions chose to charter a boat.
This price can buy a lot of meat, it is not low, but the island in the middle of the lake is really far away. In the middle of winter, the boatman was sweating all over and it took him a lot of effort to row to the island. He then had to wait for them to get off. At most he could only row three times a day.
Sometimes the weather is bad or there are few people, so there are only one or two trips a day.
Can't even open.
Every month, they also have to pay tribute to the officials who manage the lake.
If the boat is damaged, it will cost a lot to repair it.
It's really hard-earned money.
The road on the island is not flat, and it is a bit like climbing a mountain, but compared to the high mountains behind Jiangjia Village, it is just like a small dirt slope.
After walking for about a quarter of an hour, we arrived at the temple.
As he stepped over the threshold, Jiang Fubao smelled a strong scent of incense.
Although the temple is not big, there are about ten people inside.
Some were surrounding the old monk, and some were burning incense and praying.
There is not only an old monk in the temple, there is also a young monk busying around.
Jiang Fubao walked over and wanted to buy some incense, but just as he opened his mouth, he saw the little monk in front of him was stunned.
"You don't need to buy incense. If the donor must give money, just put some incense money in the merit box."
The little monk clasped his hands together and said to Jiang Fubao.
"Okay, then please give me three incense sticks." Jiang Fubao stretched out his hand and the little monk handed it to her.
Meng Bujiu also took three. Xue Huan didn't ask for anything. She was living a happy life every day. Besides, this temple only prayed for money and marriage, which had nothing to do with her. So, she squatted aside and spent her time looking at the dead grass on the ground.
Lingshan did take three sticks of incense, and prayed to the Buddha in all directions, praying for him to find a good marriage.
The young master said that as long as he met the right one, he would help him find a wife.
Jiang Fubao wished that his family would make a lot of money and remain wealthy until the day he died.
It would be best if there is no shortage of money within ten generations.
When Meng Bujiu made a wish, he glanced at Jiang Fubao beside him.
He said silently in his mind.
[Please pray to the Buddha to bless sister Fubao with a good marriage in the future, so that she can be pampered and live a carefree life. ]
"Brother Bujiu, are you okay? What wish did you make?" After lighting the incense, Jiang Fubao took out a piece of silver and put it into the merit box, then asked curiously.
"If you tell me, it won't work." Meng Bujiu chuckled twice and refused to say anything. He picked out the heaviest silver coin from his purse.