Chapter 19 Promise
She vowed so firmly that she almost swore to God.
Shen Yi was inexplicably relieved, his eyes were gentle, "Don't worry, I am different from Xiong Kai. I swear that Shen Yi will never let Su Tai down in his life."
The two looked at each other and smiled.
Su Chunlin suddenly heard two dry coughs from outside.
Su Tai got up and walked out embarrassedly, "I'm going home first."
Shen Yi hurriedly caught up, "I'll give you a ride."
This delivery almost sent the three members of the Su family to their doorstep. If Su Chunlin hadn't told the truth, Shen Yi would have followed them into the village.
Han's eyes were shining when she saw that the three of them had brought so many things back, "Where did you get these?"
Su Chunlin handed all the rattan baskets to Han, panted and sat on the stone bench, poured a large bowl of water before slowly saying: "Shen Yi helped us get those wild vegetables, and the others were betrothal gifts from the Shen family to Xiao Tai. "
Han's movements froze and he looked at Su Chunlin with wide eyes, "Have you decided on Xiao Tai's marriage?"
Su Chunlin nodded contentedly, "Second uncle and aunt Shen Yi proposed marriage to me. Isn't it just right? Both children have been divorced, so there is no need to dislike the other. It just so happens that the children are also happy, and I can also return the life-saving gift. Well, who wouldn't say that I, Su Chunlin, am moral?"
Mrs. Han didn't bother to quarrel with him and hurriedly dug out those things.
The two rattan baskets were full and covered with thatch. One of them was opened, and the top was a baggage, which contained a piece of plain linen cloth, a copper hairpin, and a tael of silver.
When Mrs. Han saw Yinzi, she was completely uneasy, "The Shen family gave you too much!"
It would be fine if it were a good year, but now it is a disaster year with insufficient food. To put it bluntly, there are all refugees outside. A bag of grain can be exchanged for a daughter-in-law. The Shen family is willing to give a tael of silver as a bride price, which shows how much they care about Su Tai. Really take it seriously.
Su Chunlin didn't expect that there was still money, so he immediately stepped forward and said seriously: "The conditions of Shen Yi's second uncle and two aunts are not good. I don't know whether the two taels of silver were given by his second uncle and two aunts or if Shen Yi saved them himself. ?”
Han paused and said: "No matter who prepares it, they are always willing to give it. It just so happens that our family doesn't have much money. Let Xiao Tai take these few pieces of silver with her when she gets married. Then the Shen family will smell good. , our little moss can also stand upright and speak."
Su Chunlin nodded repeatedly.
The two of them took the baggage into the house before continuing to dig through the rattan basket. Under the baggage were wild vegetables, and under the wild vegetables were two dried fish, estimated to weigh more than a kilogram.
Su Chunlin laughed, "Yes, yes, I just said that the Shen family values our little moss, unlike the Xiong family, which has no vision!"
Salted fish is also meat. Nowadays, wild vegetables are treasures, not to mention salted fish. If you eat these two fish slowly, you can eat them until the Chinese New Year!
Han agreed with a smile.
The top of another rattan basket also contained wild vegetables, and underneath were two freshly dead rabbits, with some weight left.
If the salted fish surprised the couple, the rabbit meat made them crazy. The eyes of two people who had not had any meat or fish in three years were almost green at this moment.
Han swallowed hard and turned to look at Su Chunlin, "What should the father do with the child?"
Su Chunlin resisted not looking at it, gritted his teeth and said, "Make it into dried meat."
"How about cutting some meat to make soup?"
"That's okay." Su Chunlin answered without any hesitation.
The couple looked at each other, both a little embarrassed.
Su Zhan and Su Ming were very happy when they learned that they would have rabbit soup to drink in the evening. Su Tai was informed of this as soon as she came out of the earth. Because there was not enough water at home to take care of the rabbits, Su Chunlin had just returned from fetching water from the village and was about to use the knife.
Su Tai rushed over and begged: "Dad, can you peel off the rabbit skin and give it to me?"
Su Chunlin frowned, "What do you want with this thing? Our family doesn't know how to tanner."
Su Tai insisted.
Since the rabbits were a betrothal gift for Su Tai, Su Chunlin finally fulfilled her wish and skinned the two rabbits for her.
Su Tai happily returned to the house after getting the leather, and immediately sold the items to the automatic trading cabinet.
The wounds of the two hares were on their heads, and the fur on their bodies was intact. Although it was not tanned, it was still intact. The price given by the automatic trading cabinet was 50 coins each, and the two rabbit skins were sold for 100 coins. During this trip, she earned 150 coins by selling insects, wild vegetables, and rabbit skins. The remaining half acre of soil was planted with wild onions and wild leeks.
Villagers passing by saw Su Chunlin picking up hares, and they all inquired with envy.
Su Chunlin took the opportunity to tell everyone about Su Tai and Shen Yi's engagement.
The next day, Mrs. Han went to the well to help, and a group of village women immediately gathered around her to inquire.
"Mother Xiao Tai, why didn't your little Tai tell you in advance about his engagement?"
"That's right! I originally wanted to wait until the autumn harvest before I go to your house to propose marriage. It just so happens that my nephew's daughter-in-law has just passed away due to dystocia and she wants to remarry!"
The speaker was the village widow Sun.
When Mrs. Han heard that Mrs. Sun was going to tell Su Tai to the widower, she immediately lost her temper and said, "My little Tai is a young girl, and she looks good, so she must marry someone who has never been married! I don't like your nephew!" "
Mrs. Sun was unhappy, "What happened to my nephew? He is down-to-earth and hard-working, and a good farmer! If my niece-in-law hadn't disappeared, this marriage wouldn't have happened to your Su Tai! After all, he was still a farmer before. You fool, your engagement was canceled!"
"What did you say? Say it again!" Han was so angry that he clenched his fists and wanted to fight Sun.
Mrs. Sun is a fierce-looking person with a soft heart. Seeing Mr. Han take action, she immediately hid behind the others and shouted, "I'm not wrong, don't think I'm afraid of you because I'm a widow!"
"Okay! I want to see how good you are."
Han rushed over regardless, and struggled with Sun. The howling could be heard far away.
Mrs. Huang rushed over and shouted angrily: "What are you looking at! Why don't you hurry over and separate them!"
There was so much commotion here that even people coming to buy water from Ximen Village gathered around to watch the excitement.
Mrs. Sun's face was bruised and bruised, and she had tears in her eyes. She complained loudly, "You all come to judge. I wanted to be a matchmaker for her stupid daughter with good intentions. She also said that she didn't like my nephew. I stand up for my nephew." What's wrong with saying a few words about her daughter? Besides, Su Tai was a fool before and was divorced, did I tell a lie?"
Mrs. Huang's face darkened, "Ms. Sun, you know that Xiao Tai's mother can't listen to these words, but you insist on poking at her heart and asking for a beating?"
After talking about Mrs. Sun, Mrs. Huang looked at Mrs. Han again, "You too, if there's anything you can't say properly, she's acting as a matchmaker for Xiao Tai. You just don't want to push her away."
Mrs. Han glared angrily, "I clearly told her that my little moi was engaged, but she still insisted on mentioning her natal widower's nephew. What if she didn't mean to be disgusting? Shen Yi can give our little moi one or two dowry, a piece of good material, and Fish, meat and rabbit, what kind of betrothal gift can your widower nephew give?”
(End of chapter)