The peasant girl who escaped the desert: she cried when she found the cruel prince

Chapter 11 Telling You About a Good Marriage

"Auntie, the price of milled rice was only a dozen cents a year ago. It has been rising since August. At this rate, if the price continues to rise until the spring of next year, no one can afford to buy milled rice, let alone milled rice. .”

Jing Li patiently explained to Su Shi, and it took Su Shi a long time to understand: "Then why are you buying such expensive things? Why don't you buy more corn to survive."

Jing Li gave Jing Ye a few pieces of leg meat and stuffed it into a bowl: "My mother is sick at home all the time and doesn't know what's going on outside. The world outside now is either fighting this or that, or there are floods and droughts. Many places are already selling food. It’s like a woman.”

"Aye should eat well and keep his body strong, and Aniang should also take good care of her body. If a disaster strikes that day, our family will be able to survive."

Mrs. Su sighed when she heard this and said no more. She just silently gave all the rabbit meat to her children: "Things are hard now, but your fat aunt is very helpful to our family. Tomorrow you can give her a pheasant." Bar!"

The next day, Jing Li had just returned from delivering pheasants to her fat aunt's house when she saw her grandmother, Mrs. Jing, and her third aunt, He, coming to her house for the first time, accompanied by a woman.

When Old Mrs. Jing saw Jing Li pouting, she turned her face to one side, as if just looking at it hurt her eyes.

The woman burst into laughter when she saw Jingli: "Oh! No wonder people from all over the country say that this girl from the Jing family is beautiful. She really looks good, just like a flower."

Third Aunt He laughed and said, "Sister-in-law Li, I'm not just bragging. My niece is capable of both looks and craftsmanship."

Jingli looked at Su in confusion, and Su said with embarrassment, "This is Sister-in-law Li from the neighboring village. She's here to propose marriage to you."

Jing Li smiled half-heartedly and said, "I'm sorry that my grandmother and third aunt have taken so much trouble. I wonder which son of a family they are talking about?"

Old Mrs. Jing snorted coldly: "Shameless, is this something a girl should ask?"

Sister-in-law Li quickly smiled and said: "He is the second son of Uncle Li, a wealthy family in Xiangshui Village. His family has a shop in the city, a brick house, and dozens of acres of fertile land."

"The son of the Li family was born fair and extremely well. He also went to school for two years, so he can be considered a scholar."

Mrs. He helped: "No, my parents' home is not far from Xiangshui Village. They say that the Li family is the largest family in Xiangshui Village. If Ah Li entered the Li family's door, she would really fall into Fuwowo! "

Su Shi frowned: "But Ah Li has been married before, so isn't there anything in the Li family's heart?"

Mrs. He slapped her thigh: "Second sister-in-law, don't worry about this. Since sister-in-law Li is protecting this matchmaker, she must be trying to make others angry. Although our Ah Li once went to the Chen family and gained a reputation of harmony, But the marriage was never consummated from beginning to end, and she was still a young girl, so there is nothing inappropriate about her."

Mr. He said this in front of others, Sister-in-law Li smiled and drank tea, and Mrs. Jing looked disdainful.

Su Shi was a little embarrassed and whispered: "In this case, he is a pretty good family."

He smiled and said: "It must be good. If I can't write two characters for Jing in one stroke, how can I still harm my own niece?"

"It's settled like this. Second sister-in-law, you give Ah Li's Geng Tie to Sister-in-law Li, and we'll settle the matter."

Jing Li asked casually, "Why didn't Auntie tell Sister Aru about such a good marriage?"

He blurted out: "How can a lame man be worthy of joining my family, Aru!" Then she realized what she was doing, and He's face turned gloomy: "Aru Yunying has never been married before, and you have only been married once to be able to marry her. Compare?"

No matter how stupid Su Shi was, she understood that there might be something fishy about this marriage, and immediately she blushed: "Her third aunt, you just said that, what is the situation between Ali and the Chen family? Others don't know, but our own family doesn't know? How can we just do it?" Isn’t it better than Aru?”

Mrs. Jing snorted coldly: "You take others' praise seriously, idiot! Otherwise, you would think that she, who has already been married once, would still want to marry another scholar."

"Although Erlang of the Li family is lame, he is a good family. If his legs were not lame, would he like Jingli?"

Jing Li sneered: "The family is in good condition, but I, who have been married once, can't afford it. Why don't I leave this good family to Ah Ru and Ah Xiang?"

"Sister-in-law Li, please excuse me for making this trip in vain. You go out and turn left to marry his family. I want to support my mother and young brother, so I won't bother anyone to worry about my marriage for the time being."

Sister-in-law Li put down the tea cup: "Miss Ah Li, what you said is inappropriate. Your family has collected the bride price. Isn't it inappropriate to say that you won't marry?"

Jing Li and Su were both stunned, and then looked at Mrs. Jing: "Did you accept the bride price?"

Mrs. Jing hummed: "Your father is gone and your mother is such a loser. If I, the grandmother, don't worry about you, who do you expect to worry about you?"

Su's eyes turned red: "Old lady, Ah Li is also your granddaughter. You know clearly that there is something wrong with the second son of the Li family, how can you still be so cruel as to accept this marriage?"

"What's wrong with something? If Li Erlang doesn't have any problems at all, how can he be worthy of a rag like Jingli?"

Mrs. He stopped smiling: "Second sister-in-law, I'm not talking about you. Second brother has passed away and no one in the family has made the decision. You can't just rely on Ah Li to make the decision. What does she know about a girl's family? Then the Chen family is her own." If you want to get married, why don’t you divorce me again!"

"Second sister-in-law, go out and ask around. Is there anywhere within a few dozen miles that anyone divorces her husband's family on their wedding night? Now it has affected other girls in the family. If we don't marry her off, will this Jing family girl still have the reputation? "

Mrs. Jing squinted her eyes: "You shameless thing. If Asong hadn't wanted to study, he would have given this bad reputation to Shen Tang."

"My old lady is the one who makes the decision. This matter has been settled for now. I will look forward to the future and follow the Li family to avoid being an eyesore at home."

Mrs. Su knelt in front of Mrs. Jing and begged for mercy: "Mother-in-law, you can't do this! Ah Li, she"

Mrs. Jing kicked Su away: "Bereaved woman, you killed my son, and you still want to keep this evil spirit. If you hadn't kept it for the second son, I would have kicked you out too." "

Jing Ye hurriedly helped his mother up, his eyes were red but he didn't dare to say anything. That person was his grandmother.

Mrs. He chuckled and said: "Second sister-in-law, you can't be ungrateful. Our family is all worried about you mother and son. How are you acting?"

With a "clang" sound, a kitchen knife grazed the tip of He's nose and was inserted into the table. The blade of the knife trembled slightly with a cold light. He's face turned pale with fear.

Mr. Jing was angry: "Beast! You still dare to use the knife on your elders. You have become more courageous after coming back from the Chen family. I think you have eaten the heart of a bear and the courage of a leopard."

(End of this chapter)