Chapter 517 Ma’s Backyard
In the backyard hall of Ma's house, several young old ladies, aunts and wives, as well as young wives and eldest girls, were either looking bright and energetic, or looking shyly at people coming in.
As the eldest son of the Ma family led six or seven young men to lift up the heavy cotton curtain and come in to pay their respects to the little old ladies, the chatterbox suddenly opened up.
Liar, this is not just a blind date banquet in disguise, but also a blind date banquet between the girl from Majia'ao and the young man from Qinghe Village. Zhou Banxia saw the truth at a glance.
Next to him is the stove, and on the stove is a pot of red dates, wolfberry and honey water. The honey was brought by the girl from Majiaao. This pot of tea tastes good.
But she didn't dare to drink more, so she took a shallow sip and held the cup with both hands to keep warm, waiting for Ma Shan, who was darting back and forth like a butterfly, to return to her original position.
The original position was the seat to her left, and there was little Bao Ya sitting on her right. In terms of the characteristic of being a calf protector, her sister-in-law could dominate the list.
The little girl was afraid that someone would bump into her second sister-in-law, so she refused to sit on the chair, so she moved a low stool to her right and slightly in front of her.
A little further forward would be better.
——I opened this mountain and planted this tree. If you want to go this way, leave the money to buy the road!
Ma Dahu didn't stay with the female relatives in the hall, and took away a small group of young men with red faces and dark faces but almost the same hands and feet in just one cup of tea.
Ma Shan also returned to her original position.
Zhou Banxia looked at her with resentful eyes.
"What's wrong?"
"Liar."
"Isn't it interesting?"
Zhou Banxia showed her face and nodded.
"Are you not annoyed?"
"I forgive you."
The eldest sister-in-law was eaten to death by the second sister-in-law again. Gu Baoya was so happy that she covered her mouth with her hands. Anyway, the eldest nephew and the younger nephew were not afraid of being bullied at grandma's house, so she didn't get up either.
"A few parents had originally intended to get married, but now everyone has some free time. Today, the children from each family came to my house to take a look, and if they are satisfied, they will come to hire me."
Ma Shan still spoke very quietly, but not to mention that Zhou Banxia's ear was pretty good, and even Gu Baoya, who seemed a little far away, heard her.
What she really wanted to ask was, which one was it?
Seven or eight girls came from Majia'ao, and six or seven young men came from Qinghe Village. At first, everyone didn't focus on who was with whom.
Is it possible that she really isn't ten years old and doesn't understand?
"How many pairs do you think they can be?"
Zhou Banxia glanced at the Detachment of Women gathered together not far away, either at the head or on the other side. At this moment, there were mothers of both men and women sitting together, but it was a bit chaotic.
For example, her mother was sitting among them, but her brother Dajiang Xiaohe didn't like the girl.
Recalling the shy expressions and eyes of the boys and girls in the hall before, Zhou Banxia replied softly with an uncertain tone: "Three pairs?"
Since we are talking about several parents and how many couples they can form, a conservative estimate should be that there are at least two couples who are really looking at each other, but not everyone is attracted to each other.
It’s not impossible that the two parents are interested in each other’s children and are interested in the girl and boy next to them. “Who thought that there would be so many people accompanying them?”
"My mother. She is such a nice person, and it would be a good match if we fall in love." Ma Shan whispered, and put her hand on Zhou Banxia's shoulder.
Indeed, it is better for a man to have a lover than to marry blindly. Zhou Banxia nodded knowingly, changed the subject and asked when the banquet would start. "Are you hungry?"
Zhou Banxia made a "six" sign. She ate six times a day and was so hungry that no one would starve her. "Eat early and go early. Your aunt and the others won't go back?"
Ma Shan understood. Sanya was worried that her aunt and others would be too late to walk on the mountain road. "Actually, my Majia'ao said it was halfway up the mountain, about the same height as the mountain behind the workshop."
It's silly, the mountain behind the workshop is so close, right under your nose, and the mountain road is easy to walk. The mountain in Majia'ao is complicated, and the key is still in the basin between the mountains.
Although there will be no mudslides at this time of year, the mountain roads are not very slippery and difficult to walk when it snows, so it is naturally better to drive during the day.
However, no matter how good the relationship is, it is difficult to say these words. Zhou Banxia nodded with a look of sudden realization, "Yes, I was just thinking that it would be difficult to walk in the dark."
Ma Shan couldn't help but smile, "In July next year, I will take you and my sister to live in Majia'ao for a while. The weather will be the hottest at that time, so living there will be the most comfortable.
By that time, your child has also been born, and the child will be a few months old. It’s just right. I will take you swimming, it will be cool..."
Talking about swimming on a cold day, it’s so cold, Gu Baoya muttered in her heart and glanced at her second sister-in-law. Sure enough, her second sister-in-law shrank her neck, haha!
The Ma family's lunch was as grand as ever, with large chunks of meat, braised, stewed, and grilled, served in bowls after bowls, and the whole lamb was roasted outside.
Every time Shushun came to Ma's house for a meal on Thursday, he felt pain and happiness.
Just the meal of meat that Brother Ma made was enough for his family to eat for a year. How could he not be happy?
He thought, what are you asking for? Who knows that Zhou Changshun is very picky and is notoriously stingy, but he can't help but care about his child's face.
It’s so irritating that they often hold banquets, but the roasted whole lamb is really delicious, and the crispy skin of the roasted lamb is what his family loves now.
As soon as the dinner started, Gu Wenxuan paid attention to his father-in-law.
Seeing the roasted whole lamb being served, Zhou Shushun glanced in the direction of the Ma family's backyard frequently, thinking that no one had noticed. He was amused. How could the Ma family lose his wife?
Even if outsiders didn't know how his wife treated her pregnant sister-in-law so well, everyone in the Ma family knew that she would reciprocate the favor.
Moreover, his wife is still a big business owner, laying golden eggs one after another in the workshop. No matter what the purpose is, the Ma family will not treat his wife badly.
Zhou Banxia was indeed very popular. No need for her mother, Mrs. Li, to give her some vegetables for fear that her daughter would be too shameless to eat and she would be hungry. Her bowl and plate were full of vegetables.
Mrs. Liu still knew that her old daughter-in-law, like her old son, did not like to eat food served by outsiders, so she had no choice but to eat it with one or two chopsticks.
She refused to stop her and gave her daughter-in-law a bowl of soup that didn't look too greasy, so that she could drink it slowly.
Therefore, her Sanya didn't refuse to be a guest at anyone's house without any dignity, especially since she was pregnant, and she didn't want to trouble anyone.
If Mrs. Ma hadn't been so polite that she repeatedly told her servants that Sanya must come, there would be no need to join in the fun, and the food wouldn't be good.
Zhou Banxia didn't know what her mother-in-law was thinking, otherwise she would definitely say it wasn't true.
There was soup to drink, steamed buns, and people could be eating while listening to the conversation. This was a lively affair, and she could join in the fun.
What a beautiful misunderstanding.
Mrs. Liu felt even more distressed when she saw her old daughter-in-law eating the simplest two meals, smiling and smiling the whole time, behaving appropriately and responding politely to everyone.
So much so that she forgot about the Tian family of four who had not left the Gu family's old home before her family went out. Did they still want to miss her family?
After the banquet was over, when she came out of Ma's house and planned to go to the manor, Mrs. Liu realized that she had not asked Aunt Cai to find out whether that family had left.
"Gone."