Chapter 65 Second Sister's Marriage

The courtyard was very lively today, with people talking about the incident of Yi Zhonghai getting injured while buying meat. The story became more and more outrageous, almost to the point of Yi Zhonghai sleepwalking and peeping at Auntie. Even Xu Damao's parents, who had not been seen for a long time, came back.

While I was chatting with my uncle, the little girl who was playing crazy outside came in and said that there was a big black monster sitting outside the door and came into the yard.

Zhang Xingwang thought it was Lou Zhenhua who came, so his uncle said hello and went back to the village.

After sending his uncle off, Zhang Xingwang quickly grabbed a handful of melon seeds, held the little girl and went to watch the fun. As expected, the door of Xu Damao's house was already surrounded by the crowd.

He peeked inside and saw Xu Damao's parents were saying something to Lou Zhenhua with an apologetic smile on their faces. Lou Zhenghua interrupted them impatiently, scolded Xu Damao and his mother a few words, then turned around and walked out angrily.

It seemed that Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e were doomed. As expected, the Lou family was very capable. In less than two days, they had thoroughly investigated Xu Damao.

Just before leaving, he glanced at Zhang Xingwang and Sha Zhu. Zhang Xingwang was also confused by the look, but Sha Zhu didn't care about it. He turned around and said to He Yushui, "Xu Damao deserved it," and his teeth were showing when he smiled.

Xu Damao's father pulled out his belt, gave Xu Damao a good scolding, and then took Xu's mother away, leaving Xu Damao, who was distraught and holding his butt.

When everyone saw this, they all dispersed without even a word of comfort. Although Zhang Xingwang was very happy to see this scene, he still pretended to go up and comfort him.

After returning home, the hardworking Master Zhang started his morning work. Under the expectant gaze of the little girl, he resigned himself to taking out the meat and the recipe and putting it in the pot.

Because there were many people in the family, a whole pound of meat was used to make two dishes and a soup. There was no fragrance left at all, and the whole smell spread to the deaf old lady's house, making the old lady stare and close the window.

With her reluctant gaze, she called the family to start eating. As usual, she brought a bowl of rice and ate at the door of the old lady's house for half an hour.

The deaf old lady had already opened the door and came out. Before she could say anything, she looked at Zhang Xingwang and pointed in the direction of the house in the front yard. Then she gritted her teeth and went back to the house.

Today, the old lady is still in the hospital and hasn't come back yet. Shazhu usually brings something delicious to the deaf old lady. But now he and his sister are eating steamed buns made of two-grain flour with pickles, and he has long forgotten about the deaf old lady.

The deaf old lady was also hungry and greedy at this time. She made up her mind, knocked on Zhang Xingwang's door, came in with a cane, and said straight to the point:

"You kid, you have delicious food but you don't even think of giving a bowl to the old lady. I haven't had lunch yet."

After saying that, he sat down at the table and started waiting to eat. When his mother Wang Xiulan heard this, she wanted to serve him the rice, but she took two steps, stopped, and turned to look at Zhang Xingwang.

Zhang Xingwang waved his hand to let Wang Xiulan sit down, and said, "I'll serve it to you," and went to the kitchen. After a while, he came back with two steamed buns and a small bowl of meat soup, put them on the table and said:

"Deaf old lady, please eat it. This is left for you."

The old lady was really hungry, so without saying a word, she picked up the steamed bun, drank the meat soup happily, and started eating. After eating, she didn't say much and went back home staggeringly on her crutches.

This is what mother Wang Xiulan asked while cleaning up the dishes:

"Xingwang, didn't you say you wanted to exchange houses with the deaf old lady? How's that going?"

Zhang Xingwang pointed at the bowl and chopsticks in his mother Wang Xiulan's hand and said:

"Isn't it almost settled?"

I thought to myself, if there is a first time, there will be a second time, and I only gave the old lady the broth at the bottom of a bowl. Even if an old lady came back and brought her meals every day, I would be stewing meat every day.

Plus, the old lady had already eaten a meal, and her appetite was aroused. The taste of this meat would probably be even more unbearable later.

It seems that I will have to prepare to move house in a few days. After all, I have this advantage.

The family had just woken up from their afternoon nap, and not long after, Liu Junming, his parents and the matchmaker came to the house, carrying large and small bags of snacks and candies, as well as half a basket of eggs.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, we got down to business. These days, marriage proposals are much simpler than in the past. Basically, once you get married, your parents agree and it's done.

But Zhang Xingwang looked at Liu Junming's parents. Although they had smiles on their faces and spoke sincerely, they looked more like ordinary people. Liu Junming, on the other hand, looked quite honest.

Although the old couple were a little shrewd, during the chat, as long as Liu Junming was unhappy, the old couple's attitude would change immediately. As expected, he was the only child in the family, and there was always someone who could defeat him. Even if the old couple had their own ideas, it seemed that Liu Junming still had him under control.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Xingwang felt relieved. At least Liu Junming was not a foolishly filial person. Instead, he could control his parents. He felt relieved.

Then he asked directly about the house. The old couple hesitated and could not speak. Finally, the old man whispered:

"Our Junming has a good job, and now many young people live in dormitories after getting married."

Zhang Xingwang just smiled after hearing this, and then said seriously:

"My second sister has a good job and is also good-looking. How about this, my family has a house in the front yard, and after they get married, they can live there first. They can move out when they have their own house later."

Unexpectedly, Liu Junming's father waved his hands and said:

"That won't do. If I live in your house, it won't be like recruiting a son-in-law. He's the only one in our Liu family's generation."

It seems that this old man still has some dignity, and his bottom line is higher than expected. Zhang Xinwang replied:

"That house is also rented by our family. When the two of them have their own houses, they can move out. The house is not given to them for free."

Liu Junming's father pondered for a long time after listening to this, then looked up at Zhang Xingwang and said in a firm tone:

"I agree with the house, but their first son must have the surname Liu."

This sentence made Zhang Xinwang confused. The old man was obviously overthinking it. It seemed that the only smartness of this old couple was used to help their son continue the family line.

After figuring this out, Zhang Xingwang replied sternly:

"That's between my second sister and your son, we don't care."

Things were basically settled like this, and they picked a good day. A month later, the two got their marriage certificate and sent the betrothal gift before the wedding.

In fact, the marriage gift these days can be a lot or a little, as much as ten or twenty yuan, or as little as one or two yuan.

I didn't plan to take it at first, but then I thought that the old couple have a lot of thoughts, so I might as well make them afraid of our family. Taking a high profile will serve as a deterrent, so they won't dare to have any other thoughts.

The betrothal gift was twenty yuan. The old couple wanted to talk more after hearing this, but Liu Junming coughed and they stopped talking. It seemed that they should prepare a dowry for the elder sister.

After the old couple finished talking about the matter, they took Liu Junmin back. Zhang Xingwang also gave the matchmaker a small bag of candy and sent her away.

The second sister just peeked in from outside at this time. Seeing the eldest sister happily nodding to her, her face blushed. It seems that the second sister still likes this guy Liu Junming.

At this time, Zhang Xingwang and his mother Wang Xiulan looked at the eldest sister in tacit understanding. When the eldest sister saw the gazes of the two people, she turned around and ran out without saying a word.