Chapter 3258: Recruiting a son-in-law? (1st update)
Xiaoqin stood up and was about to cover Yang Ruoqing’s mouth. Her face turned red with anxiety and she spat in a low voice: “You damn Qing’er, why are you talking nonsense? There's no place for me to put my face!"
How could Yang Ruoqing let Xiaoqin cover her mouth? She had already moved to another stool next to her and sat down. He chuckled twice.
“Oh, I’m telling the truth, I’m not talking nonsense!” She said without fear of death.
Xiaoqin had no idea, glared at Yang Ruoqing and covered her face with her hands.
"Stop talking, stop talking, I'm too embarrassed to see anyone!" A muffled voice came from behind the gap between Xiaoqin's fingers.
Yang Ruoqing reached out and took off Xiaoqin's hand and said: "Okay, okay, let's not tell jokes anymore. I want to ask you seriously."
Xiaoqin raised his hand He raised his eyes and looked at Yang Ruoqing, "I I know what you are going to ask."
"Qinger, I will not remarry, I will not betray Daping..."
"Xiaoqin!" Yang Ruoqing interrupted Xiaoqin. If so,
"Brother Daping has left. You are still young. You still have decades to live."
"There is no betrayal or betrayal, but a real life. You are the only one." It's not easy for a woman to have two daughters..."
"No matter how hard it is, I will grit my teeth and bear it," Xiaoqin interrupted Yang Ruoqing, her eyes filled with determination. .
"When Daping first left, the second daughter was only a few months old and was still nursing in my arms." Xiaoqin continued.
“When the bad news came about Daping, my milk supply went back. My second daughter was brought up little by little by me using rice soup and batter.”
"I am almost three years old now, and I have survived the most difficult times."
"Now the eldest daughter is almost like your baby, almost seven years old, and the second daughter is almost three years old. After that, In seven or eight years, my eldest daughter will be able to marry her. When the time comes to recruit a son-in-law, I will be able to be my mother-in-law with peace of mind. How wonderful!”
“When my second daughter grows up, I will also marry her in our Changping Village. The two daughters will help each other, just like Qing’er your mother and your eldest aunt, everyone is envious!”
Seeing the glimmer of light in Xiaoqin's dim eyes as she imagined a better life in the future, Yang Ruoqing was also deeply affected.
“What you said is good, but have you ever thought about it, before your two daughters grow up, get married, and meet two sons-in-law who make you feel safe and reliable? "What will happen in the next ten years?" Yang Ruoqing asked.
Xiaoqin was stunned for a moment, looking straight at Yang Ruoqing, a little confused for a moment.
Yang Ruoqing thought for a moment, then continued: "Let me put it this way, let me use an analogy."
"Suppose the eldest daughter of your family grows up to twelve or thirteen years old, and she is very beautiful. .”
“Because your house has no roof beams. He is a man of pillars, so some people with good intentions may plot against your eldest daughter.”
“Go to the market, go out to work, dig wild vegetables in the mountains, visit relatives, and even work with handkerchiefs. Let's go out and play..."
"What should I do if I'm bullied?"
"When you come to a house of women, people won't take you seriously at all."
"Even if your eldest daughter Shunshun Dang is at home, When recruiting a son-in-law, generally the conditions of the son-in-law recruited are not very good,”
“Either the son-in-law’s family conditions are not good, like my cousin Ju’er’s husband Chen Biao.”
“Or the son-in-law’s own conditions are not good, like my uncle and my aunt , my uncle is a head shorter than my aunt, and his body is thinner. ”
"Even if your eldest daughter takes over the family, a family like this is still a disadvantaged one in the village. Don't blame me for speaking directly. What I say is the truth." Yang Ruoqing said.
Xiaoqin looked sad and murmured: "I don't blame you, what you said is indeed the truth."
"When I was washing clothes in the pond at the entrance of the village, I could take a look at it. "See clearly." "If the man is strong, has many brothers, and has many sons, the woman who is washing clothes must have a loud voice and talk the most. , she must wash the few good stones first,"
"And for a widow like mine who has no sons, I always wait until they finish washing. Go. No one has said this rule, but they all know it clearly, and no one dares to break it. ”
Xiaoqin said that in the past few years, she has really learned enough. In addition, there are also those who are pointing behind her.
“Let’s talk about your second daughter,” Yang Ruoqing continued.
“When a girl gets married, what she wants most is not only the love of her husband, but also the support of her mother-in-law.”
“A woman in her husband’s family, if she doesn’t have the support of her mother-in-law, is really in trouble. I hate being at a disadvantage. If you don’t talk about it, just look at our old Yang family.”
“My mother and her sisters were the most popular, and the most pitiful one was my aunt.”< br>
"My second mother is popular because her natal family is from this village. Her brother is doing business and has made a fortune long ago. If he is rich, my second uncle has to rely on my second mother's brother to make money, so my second mother is the most popular."
“My aunt is the most pitiful because she is a deaf-mute orphan and she has no natal family.”
“We never know why my father let me Auntie is my uncle's wife. Anyway, auntie's life in Lao Yang's family is very difficult."
"My uncle always wanted to divorce her, but my auntie got the best of her and gave birth to four sons in one go."
“My fourth aunt has no sons and only has three daughters at once. However, my fourth aunt’s family has many brothers and her parents are still alive, so they can support her.”
"My mother and my fifth aunt are both suffering. My mother was bullied by my grandma at that time, and she didn't dare to go back to Sunjiagou to tell her." They all report good news but not bad news. "Why? Because my mother-in-law has only one biological sister, and my brother-in-law is not a biological brother after all, and my fifth aunt is even more pitiful..."
“So, I have always suggested that you remarry and take the children with you,”
“Otherwise, find a son-in-law to come to your home, re-establish a family, and have two more sons. To you, to you Your two daughters are our greatest support and support!”
In ancient times, in a farming society, labor was the most important thing.
Whether it is farming, production, business, or frequent wars...
Manpower is the most important, especially men.
In ancient times, there were many wars, the mortality rate of men was high, and there were more women than men, so men were more scarce, and the idea of favoring sons over daughters was stronger.
Of course, these are the background and orthodox thoughts of the great era, and there are exceptions.
In the minds of Yang Ruoqing and Luo Fengtang, sons and daughters are equal.
The conditions of their family also determine that Luo Baobao is strong enough even without the help of his brothers.
Xiaoqin didn't say anything, sitting there with a depressed look on her face. The gleam of light that had just ignited in her eyes disappeared again into the endless darkness...
"I don't want to remarry, and I don't want to bring someone else with me. With my two daughters marrying away, I just want to stay in Changping Village..."
After a while, Xiaoqin murmured.
“I really can’t. For the sake of my children, I have no choice but to recruit a son-in-law.”
"However, there is probably no such person in this world who would be foolish enough to come and be my son-in-law, raising two daughters for nothing..."
(End of Chapter)