Since Xu He went to the city to pick up the medicine, he didn't go out much these days, and used the excuse of burning winter charcoal to raise it at home for a few days.

The weather was fine that day, and he saw that his knees were also scabbed. After taking a few doses of medicine, the typhoid fever was also cured, so he took a basin and went to the river to wash clothes.

The clothes of the whole family were packed into a big basket, and he carried and hugged the tub in his back basket. There were not many days of good weather in winter, and there were already many boys and girls washing clothes by the river. Everyone was talking and laughing. It's so lively.

"He Ge'er is also here to do laundry, hurry up, let me move you."

A woman warmly beckoned him to come over, but Xu He was not polite, and went straight to put down the basin.

"Miss Mao, you called Brother He to come over, don't you want to inquire about his second sister?"

"What's the matter, Miss, why don't you inquire about the situation?" The Mao lady was also straightforward, and said bluntly: "Brother He, the family has chosen a husband for your sister, right?"

Xu He rubbed his clothes: "No."

What he answered was the truth, and it was also what the second sister and his mother told him. He had to say no to anyone who asked him about everything, so that there would be more people to choose from.

"Ms. Xu has to choose from thousands of choices. How can she fall in love with him so quickly? If Mrs. Mao is interested, it would be better to find a matchmaker and go directly to the house to talk."

In addition to married women, there are also many unmarried girls and brothers who do laundry. When a woman with a son stares at Xu Shaochun and asks, everyone is naturally unhappy. Xu Shaochun is responsible for all the good things in the village. Who would be willing to listen to her marriage after going out to wash clothes after taking over.

At this time, a man passed by on the ridge in the distance, and someone with bright eyes changed the topic directly: "Look, isn't that the second child of the Guang family? He really went to the city to get medicine and came back."

"Sin, the butcher in our village is really not a human being."

There were two girls who didn't go out, and the news was not very well-informed. It sounded like there was a lot of excitement, so they couldn't help asking: "What's the matter?"

"Don't you know about Zhang Fangyuan's courtship?"

Xu He paused when he heard the man's name rubbing his clothes, and couldn't help but look up at the man in the distance, his brows froze suddenly.

"Earlier, the matchmaker told Zhang Fangyuan about the fifth girl from the Guang family. The butcher went to see her a while ago, and he disliked the poverty of the Guang family, and even insulted Guang Er for not doing his job properly. There was a quarrel between the two sides, and the butcher's violent temper got on his hands. He smashed someone's table and beat Guang Er, Guang's mother is still lying at home now."

The two girls opened their mouths in disbelief: "Is this true?"

"Can there be a fake? Then Guang Er is very angry when he walks, and he goes to the herbal doctor to get medicine. The lady of the Guang family wipes her tears when someone asks about it. I feel pitiful."

"Zhang Fangyuan is not a good person. He is not fooling around in the city, fighting and making troubles, but also watching casinos for others. This business is hard to be a proper job. His vision is so high. If you think this is not that, you can do it. It's strange to marry a daughter-in-law."

"His fourth uncle and fourth aunt were asked urgently, but they defended and argued, saying that the Guang family is not a good family, and that Mr. Guang's second-hand feet are not clean, so everyone should be careful."

The woman snorted: "I have never seen anyone who is so protective of relatives. If the marriage fails, you are still a fellow countryman. You fight with them, and you can't find a reason to say such nasty things. Slander people who moved out. It’s just too much.”

"At first, I thought Mrs. He was a reasonable person, but I didn't realize that he had this kind of character. From now on, I won't talk to Xiaomao from their family."

"What about Xiaomao? He's only a little older. The biggest headache for the Zhang family right now is Zhang Fangyuan, the eldest nephew. Does it look like a decent person to make trouble? No matter how much money he gives as a gift, Don’t even think about asking for a daughter-in-law in the village.”

"You unmarried girls and brothers, you should be vigilant, keep your eyes open, and don't be deceived, otherwise you will suffer a lot in the future."

Everyone was talking lively, but suddenly a voice broke the climax, and said coldly: "What Aunt He said is true, she didn't protect Zhang Fangyuan, the second son of the Guang family just has dirty hands and feet."

Everyone was stunned, seeing Xu He's cold face refuting everyone's conversation with righteous words, they were a little surprised that he, a person who doesn't talk much, would participate in the conversation, but also dissatisfied that he didn't follow everyone's words .

"What do you, a little brother, know? The Zhang family has nothing to do with your family. Why do you still speak for them?"

Xu He didn't change his face: "What I'm telling is the truth."

The woman said: "Hey, look at this Brother He, he's still fucked."

A little brother joked: "Brother He, if you speak for the butcher like this, is it possible that he wants to come to your house to propose marriage? The family agreed, right?"

"That's right, your sister has such a high vision, so she definitely doesn't want to. Your parents want to promise you to him? There are not many choices, so you should weigh it carefully. Zhang Fangyuan is not a good match." Yes, I don't know when I will do something to you."

Everyone laughed.

Xu He ignored everyone's jokes, picked up the laundry tub, and was about to leave the right and wrong nest to wash alone, before leaving, he said coldly: "Believe it or not, don't be careful, don't cry when you lose something Father calls mother."

"You little brother, how can you speak so badly!" The woman threw down the washing mallet, pinched her waist and opened her mouth to scold: "It should be that the men in the village look down on your second sister and look down on you. A man with your temper is a match for that savage butcher."

Xu He was not angry or ashamed, anyway, behind his back, everyone was comparing him to his second sister, but he was talking about it in public and behind his back. He had heard these words a long time ago, so he squatted down and rubbed his clothes.

The woman wanted to fight, but he refused to answer. She punched the cotton and made her angry, but she couldn't help it. She cursed a few more words before being persuaded by the others.

"Who is it really?"

"He has a really weird temper."

Xu He turned a deaf ear and continued to wash clothes in an orderly manner.

Little did he know that on the other side of the small river blocked by the fine bamboo bag, Zhang Fangyuan, who had lost his bait and went fishing in deep water, listened to the right and wrong of the stick of incense, and he never said a word.

These days, hearing gossip and gossip makes my ears callused, and I am really a dumb person who eats coptis, and I can't tell what I suffer.

I didn't expect the Guang family to be so shameless, to save him favors but come out to bite back, crying and pretending to be pitiful everywhere, he has a bad reputation in the village, but he took advantage of the Guang family's loopholes, really thought he was a bully and bullied the newly moved family, Wherever he went, the villagers couldn't avoid him.

He is thick-skinned now, but he sees it quite openly, but he feels very sorry for the fourth uncle's family, who tried to take care of him, but ended up making trouble like this, and these gossips in the village said so.

If Xu He hadn't stood up to speak for him just now, with his temper, he would have thrown his fishing rod over there and made his mouth broken, but Xu He was on the other side, and he endured it, and still didn't go to meddle. He still can't do the thing of beating a woman's brother.

The fishing rod moved, and he pulled it up a little distractedly. The two-inch crucian carp was alive and kicking, and he roughly tore it off the hook and threw it into the fishing basket.

Xu He seemed to be in good health, and compared to the hoarse throat like a wild duck before, his voice was now clear and clear.

After he recovered, his voice was still quite nice.

Especially when the three words Zhang Fangyuan are said.

He doesn't like to talk and doesn't like to deal with people's temperament, so he will speak for him. In the whole village, except for Sibo's family, no one speaks for him anymore.

After a long while, he realized that he seemed to be laughing belatedly.

"Auntie, I caught some fish in the river, let's stew them tonight."

After Zhang Fangyuan returned home with the fish basket, he went straight to his fourth uncle's house to have a cheeky meal with ingredients.

He has the shortcomings of most men in today's era, such as spending money lavishly, not knowing how to cook and housework, and he has become more and more familiar with eating at Zhang Shicheng's house recently.

"There are also things that Xiangjian bought before, but I can't use them. Auntie will take them to see if they can be used."

The cakes were given to Xiaomao early in the morning, but they could not be kept for long, and the leftover cloth and silk flowers were put in the house. Today he went home and looked at the trouble, and he hugged them together again.

"The cloth and silk flowers can be saved for later use."

Zhang Fangyuan said: "No, it probably won't be needed."

"You child, how can you get discouraged so quickly."

"I'm not discouraged. It's not appropriate to ask the next family for something that the previous family admires."

He nodded, too.

Everyone tacitly didn't mention the current gossip in the village, and said something happy: "It's good to eat fish tonight, let's cook some sour bamboo shoots and sauerkraut, and you both like it. Dad went to catch two fish and came back to eat them, your fourth uncle’s skill is good enough to catch fish in the field in summer, but let him go fishing in winter and there will be no stock for most of the day, and he has been shirking and refusing to go out.”

Zhang Fangyuan laughed, ran around in the kitchen for a while, said a few words to Mrs. He before entering the house, Xiaomao was practicing needlework, and the plum blossom purse had been embroidered vividly, and it was said that he could pick up the city Li Bu's job is done, and he is so motivated that he doesn't go out to play anymore.

His fourth uncle, Zhang Shicheng, was rubbing the dried hemp in the middle hall, and Zhang Fangyuan sat down beside him, and rubbed a few of them too.

"Don't take what you say outside, you did the right thing. If you can't find it in our village, go to other villages to have a look."

Zhang Fangyuan was originally anxious to settle down, but he calmed down after this incident. In the final analysis, this matter depends on fate, and there is no need to rush: "I didn't take it to heart, and told my aunt to stop rushing away." , I have other plans in mind."

Zhang Shicheng put down the work in his hands, afraid that Zhang Fangyuan would be overwhelmed, and said: "What are you planning?"

"I'm making a living and doing some small business." Zhang Fangyuan said: "My folks look down on me. One is that my reputation has been bad before, and the other is that I don't have any errands to do."

"Don't worry, uncle, I won't mess around."

Zhang Shicheng took a long look at the person in front of him, but he didn't say anything.

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