GBP Chapter 406: Not in the mood
Chapter 406: Not in the mood
The two nodded.
When they arrived outside the courtyard, Ji Wenhe asked in a low voice: "How was it? What did you say when you went in?"
Shen Yuanshan scratched the back of his head. "After we went in, Lin Yue Niang asked me to look at the girl, and then asked the girl to look at me, and then asked us how old we were."
"Gone?" So simple?
"No, that's all."
Ji Wenhe touched his chin and said, "It seems that this family looks at the person first and then the family conditions. Do you like this girl?"
"Sister-in-law, what does it mean to be favored?"
"It's just... it's just that you feel that this girl is pleasing to your eyes, and you are willing to marry this girl and treat her well for the rest of your life. Do you have this feeling?"
"Or let me ask you this: if you were asked to marry this girl, would you be reluctant or willing?"
Shen Yuanshan thought for a moment and said, "Sister-in-law, if that's the case, then I don't think I like this girl. I don't have the idea of marrying her and treating her well for the rest of my life as you said."
"Okay, let's wait for Lin Yue Niang to come out."
The two waited outside for a while before Lin Yueliang came out from the inner room and walked straight towards them.
She asked, "Yuanshan, what do you think of this girl?"
Shen Yuanshan lowered his head and said, "Lin Yue Niang, I don't like this girl."
"This girl is a good person. Her parents are easy to talk to. She is also a good person. She can endure hardships and is good at farming."
Ji Wenhe took over the conversation: "Mother Lin Yue, getting married is a lifelong event, and it only happens once in a lifetime. No matter how good the girl is, if he doesn't like her, I can't force him. He has to make his own decision."
"That's true." Lin Yue Niang sighed in her heart, "The girl really likes you. You guys go to the car, I'll go tell the girl, and we'll go to the next girl's house later."
"Hey, I'm sorry to trouble you."
"Oh, it's not a big deal. This is not a common thing. Go ahead. I'll be out soon."
As they were walking back, Shen Yuanshan asked, "Sister-in-law, will this hurt the girl's feelings?"
"You can't say that. You just met your relatives once. You can't say whether you will hurt their feelings or not. Marriage is a lifelong event. You can't just settle for it. You must find someone you love from the bottom of your heart."
"Don't say you like her, just say you want to marry her the first time you see her. In short, you have to find someone you like each other."
Shen Yuanshan nodded in understanding.
When they returned in the afternoon, Lin Yueniang sent them to the village entrance and said, "Tell your Wenshan not to go to his master's place these days. I will take them both to see different girls and pick you up tomorrow morning."
"Got it, Lin Yue Niang, thank you for troubling you today."
"No trouble, we're leaving."
"Hey, take your time." Ji Wenhe waved his hand.
When I entered the village, I met Niu Guilan.
"Hey! I heard you guys went to look for girls. How are you, Yuanshan? Did you find anyone you like?"
"Not yet, Aunt Niu." He turned around and said, "Sister-in-law, I'm going back first."
"Okay, go back." Ji Wenhe said with a smile. "Aunt Niu, you are leaving the village."
"I didn't go out. I had dinner at home and walked around the fields. How many girls did Yuanshan see today?"
"Three. When we went to the first one, the girl had already fallen in love with someone else, so we went to the last two, but we didn't like either one. Lin Yue Niang will come again tomorrow."
"Take your time, don't rush. Lin Yue Niang knows a lot of people, and she will definitely be able to find a good wife for them both."
"Hey, Aunt Niu, you are busy. I am going home."
"Okay, go ahead. I'm waiting to drink at your wedding."
"Okay, it will be quick. I won't keep you waiting too long."
Shen Yuanshan went home to change his clothes before heading west.
Ji Wenhe told Shen Rongshan the result of the fortune-telling.
"Mrs. Lin Yue said she would take them both to see different girls tomorrow. I think it's a good idea to see them together. The competition is too great. We went to three girls' houses and there were many young and old guys waiting at the door."
"When I came back, I heard from Li Linyue's mother that many girls don't even need to be seen. As long as they are paid, the girls will be taken home by men. I feel that this is no different from selling their daughters."
"This kind of thing happens all the time. It happened when there were more people in our village. The girl was locked in the room, and the man came to take a look, gave her some betrothal gifts, and then took her away. The girl never came back, and her parents never asked about their daughter."
Ji Wenhe sighed: "How come you don't feel sorry for her after ten months of pregnancy and giving birth to her?"
Shen Rongshan stood up from behind the stove and said, "Because sons are the most important. Look at Aunt Li's family. If Aunt Li didn't love these three daughters, they would have been sold to widowers and old men."
"And Shen Guyan, if she didn't have Dali, Aunt Xie would look for a marriage for her. She would consider the money first. As long as the money is high, she wouldn't care about the other party's age."
She held her chin in her hand and said, "Luckily Aunt Lan introduced Dali to her, otherwise Gu Yan might not be able to live the life she has now."
If they really encountered such a situation, they, as outsiders, would have no way to intervene.
"By the way, speaking of Gu Yan, I remembered that her two younger brothers are going to look for marriage partners. From what Aunt Qian said, Aunt Xie and Uncle Erzhu want to ask Gu Yan for money and find a date to go to Baiyun Mountain. I have to tell Gu Yan so that she can be prepared."
Shen Rongshan said, "Why don't you go tomorrow? Lin Yueniang's donkey cart is in our village. Drive our donkey cart and Yuanshan will take you to Baiyun Mountain and tell her."
"That's fine, let's wait for them to come over later."
When Shen Wenshan came back, he found out that he had gone to look for a matchmaker, and asked, "You didn't like any of the three?"
Shen Yuanshan nodded: "I like the first girl, but I don't like the next two girls. We will go together tomorrow. Don't go to your master's place these few days."
"Well, I asked someone to give Master a message, telling him that I won't be coming over these few days."
They have been busy looking for marriage partners these days.
At the end of the month, Shen Rongshan took them to the town to buy rice seeds and vegetable seeds.
Ji Wenhe was washing clothes by the river. Seeing Zhou Xiaoyu coming over, he said, "Aunt Zhou, Brother Shen and his friends will be back before noon. Come over then. Yuanshan will take you to the town to buy rice seeds."
"I just told your Aunt Li that there won't be too many people. Your Aunt Wang and I will go and bring it back for them. There won't be anywhere to sit if there are too many people."
"Okay, you can discuss it with Aunt Wang and Aunt Li. Aunt Niu and Aunt Miao won't go with you either. Brother Shen and the others will help bring them back."
"Hey, Wen He, you two haven't seen your uncle yet."
"No, I went to buy some supplies these days. Today I have to buy rice seeds and vegetable seeds. I also need to weed the fields. I was a little busy at home, so I didn't go to see them these two days. I'll wait for Lin Yue Niang to come in a couple of days."