The whole mountain is my hunting ground

Zhao Youcai walked towards the cafeteria in a daze. Even when Han Dachun caught up with him and talked to him, Zhao Youcai only agreed with "Yeah".

After entering the canteen, Zhao Youcai did not go to the kitchen, but sat on the bench near the door, his thoughts already in a mess.

Zhao Youcai was wondering why Wang Meilan didn't attack him since he knew the truth last night.

Not only that, Wang Meilan also brought him tea and water yesterday, and also gave him an increase in pocket money. This...

At this moment, the cafeteria staff had already started their day's work. There are several women in their back kitchen, who usually do odd jobs such as sweeping the floor, picking vegetables, washing dishes, and wiping tables.

Among them was a person named Cui, named Cui Yuying. She took over the job because the man in the family died, but the job in Guileng was not something that a woman could do, so the forest farm arranged for Cui Yuying to work in the canteen.

In Zhao Jun's previous life, Wang Meilan fell ill and died, and it was Cui Yuying who introduced her biological sister to Zhao Youcai.

Cui Yuying lives in Yongli Village. Yesterday and the day before yesterday, her child was sick, so she asked someone to take two days off. As soon as I got to work today, I heard someone say that Zhao Youcai had bought a large gold plate, and he was showing off to the chefs yesterday.

As a woman, who doesn’t love gold and silver jewelry?

Cui Yuying can't afford it, why not look at other people's?

Just then, Cui Yuying came out to wipe the table with a rag. When she saw Zhao Youcai sitting at the door, she came over and called Zhao Youcai with a smile: "Brother Zhao!"

"Yeah." Zhao Youcai responded absently, and then stopped talking.

Cui Yuying glanced at the big gold bar in Zhao Youcai's hand, and smiled again: "Oh, let me see, this gold bar is too good!"

As soon as Cui Yuying said these words, Zhao Youcai's eyes widened instantly. He subconsciously covered his left hand with his right hand, blocking the big gold ring on his left hand.

Cui Yuying: "..."

What the hell is this? Just look at it and he blocked it! Cui Yuying rolled her eyes at Zhao Youcai, shook the rag in her hand, turned around and left.

At this moment, Zhao Youcai didn't care about Cui Yuying at all. What he was thinking was: "I made a mistake, that bitch can't take the gold plate back..."

…

At Zhao Jun's house, Wang Meilan finished cleaning the dishes and started cleaning the house. These days, whether it is a stove pit or a kang, the ashes are not small. In a house where life is passing by, women have to wipe the house clean with a rag after eating in the morning.

After Wang Meilan finished cleaning the east room, she went to Zhao Jun's room. She smiled and said to Zhao Jun: "Son, you said you would move to a big house from now on, but mom can't clean it by herself."

Just as Zhao Jun was about to answer the call, he heard the dog barking in the yard outside.

This is the arrival of a stranger.

Wang Meilan turned around and looked outside, threw away the rag, patted Zhao Jun back and said, "Hurry up, your Aunt Liu is here."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Jun quickly got off the kang, put on his shoes and followed Wang Meilan outside.

At this time, Liu Tiezui, the first matchmaker in Yong'an Village, was standing at the door with her waist bent and her legs crossed. She was not in good health, and it was difficult for her to spend a day working as a matchmaker.

The yard of Zhao Jun's house was full of dogs. Liu Tiezui, with his body, dared not go in. He could only stand at the door and shout.

It is said that a wife has a loud voice, but the more Liu Tiezui yelled, the louder the dogs in Zhao Jun's house barked. They worked together to drown out Liu Tiezui's voice.

Fortunately, Zhao Jun and his wife knew that someone was coming as soon as they heard the dog barking. Wang Meilan came out of the house and trotted towards the door. As she ran, she extended her hand to Liu Tiezui and said, "Oh, sister, I haven't looked at you for a while. What are you busy with?"

Liu Tiezui took Wang Meilan's hand and grinned: "Second sister-in-law, don't mention me."

Usually when you talk like this, you wait for people to ask "What's wrong?" and then continue talking.

But as soon as Liu Tiezui finished speaking, Zhao Jun came over. He nodded to Liu Tiezui and greeted with a smile: "Aunt Liu."

"Hey, Jun." Liu Tiezui raised his other hand, pointed at Zhao Jun, then placed his hand on the back of Wang Meilan's hand, patted it twice in succession, and said: "Second sister-in-law, your Zhao Jun is too promising. "

"Hahaha..." Wang Meilan smiled proudly, without saying a single polite word, she just pulled Liu Tiezui inside.

Zhao Jun was leading the way. He shouted, and the dog gang fell silent when they saw their master leading the people.

At this time, Jin Xiaomei walked out of the door of Li's house next door. Seeing that it was Liu Tiezui, she also wanted to discuss Li Baoyu's matter with her. But Liu Tiezui came to Zhao Jun, so Jin Xiaomei did not go forward. She only said hello to Liu Tiezui through the wall, and then turned around and went back to the house.

Zhao Jun and Wang Meilan let Liu Tiezui into the back room. Wang Meilan and Liu Tiezui sat down on both sides of the Kang table. Zhao Jun went to the table and took the tea bucket. He wanted to make tea for Liu Tiezui, but Wang Meilan said: "Son , make a vat of malted milk for your aunt to drink."

"Oh!" Liu Tiezui heard this and said to Wang Meilan with a smile: "Second sister-in-law, I only come to your house to get such treatment."

"Haha." Wang Meilan smiled and asked Liu Tiezui, "Sister, what did you say you were busy with right now?"

"Oh!" Liu Tiezui frowned, curled his lips, and said, "Don't mention it. Isn't this the old Gu family and that Gu Yang? Let me find him a daughter-in-law. Oh my god, this is a lot of work."

"What happened?" Wang Meilan was a little curious when she heard what Liu Tiezui said, and asked: "Then the kid doesn't have any money in his pocket now? I heard from Ru Hai that Gu Yang wants to build a house in Beitou. "

"Alas!" Liu Tiezui shook his head and sighed as soon as he mentioned Gu Yang, and said, "Second sister-in-law, you said we are all mothers, but Mrs. Gu is no better than you."

Hearing Liu Tiezui praising herself so much, Wang Meilan smiled politely and said, "I'm just a son. If your second brother and I save these things, won't they all be his sooner or later?"

"That's not true." Liu Tiezui pouted, and just as he was about to speak, he saw Zhao Jun coming in with an uncovered tea vat. The aroma of milk and sweetness was constantly wafting out of the tea vat.

Malted milk, Liu Tiezui has never had a few sips in his entire life. At this time, Zhao Jun put the tea vat on the kang table in front of Liu Tiezui and said, "Aunt Liu, it's hot, please slow down."

"Hey, hey." Liu Tiezui responded twice, then looked at Wang Meilan and praised: "Second sister-in-law, your eldest son is so good!"

"Hehehehe." Wang Meilan laughed, her big eyes almost disappeared from laughter, and at the same time she stretched out her hand to motion for Zhao Jun to sit next to her.

When Zhao Jun sat down, Wang Meilan asked Liu Tiezui, "Sister, has Gu Yang's matter been settled?"

"No." Liu Tiezui shook his head and said, "Second sister-in-law, tell me, no one in his family came forward. I took him to the woman's house. After that, when people asked, he didn't have a father and a mother. My child, no one is here yet, what is this?"

"Alas!" Wang Meilan sighed after hearing this: "Why is his family like this?"

"Don't mention it." Liu Tiezui wiped his eyes and curled his lips and said: "This Gu Yang doesn't have a job, and he doesn't have any land. He is not a gangster, he is almost like a gangster."

Speaking of this, Liu Tiezui looked at Zhao Jun and said, "It's the bear bile money that Xiaojun gave him. After building a house with that money and giving him a betrothal gift, what will be left? Whose girl is that?" If you marry him, can you still weave earthen baskets with him every day?"

Having said that, Wang Meilan also knew the cause and effect. She didn't want to listen to other people's excitement. Now she had to worry about her son's affairs.

So Wang Meilan asked Liu Tiezui, "Sister, you are so busy today. Do you have anything to do when you come home today?"

"Oh!" When Wang Meilan asked, Liu Tiezui patted his thigh and said, "Don't mention it."

When she said this, both Wang Meilan and Zhao Jun were happy. Wang Meilan smiled and said, "Why don't you mention it again? If you have anything to do, just tell your sister-in-law."

"Isn't that right?" Liu Tiezui raised his head and said, "I went to Yongfu Village with Gu Yang the day before yesterday. Before I left this morning, I bumped into my fourth aunt."

"Huh?" Wang Meilan was stunned for a moment and said in surprise: "Your fourth aunt? Who is that?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Jun hurriedly tugged at the corner of Wang Meilan's clothes from behind, then leaned into Wang Meilan's ear and whispered, "It's just me, Mrs. Jiang."

The old lady had a surname but no name. She was called Jiang Liu, and Liu Tiezui was also named Liu. But they are not biological aunts and nephews, but they are not in the fifth server.

"Ah!" Wang Meilan suddenly realized and asked Liu Tiezui: "What happened to the old lady?"

After saying that, Wang Meilan felt something was wrong. The old lady came to her house for dinner the night before yesterday and finished two big pancakes.

"Oh, don't mention it!" Liu Tiezui didn't wait for Wang Meilan to reply this time, and continued: "My fourth aunt asked me what to do, and I told Gu Yang to find a wife. After the old lady heard this, Just call me aside, I was wondering what happened to me. Unexpectedly, she gave me a scolding (chěn)."

Anger is the local dialect of Zhao Jun's family, which means criticism and reprimand.

At this time, after Wang Meilan heard what Liu Tiezui said, she knew that the old lady must have said something to Liu Tiezui because of Zhao Jun's matter, otherwise Liu Tiezui wouldn't be able to come to her door.

But the key is that Wang Meilan really doesn’t know what the old lady said. She and Zhao Jun looked at each other, and when Zhao Jun shook his head slightly, Wang Meilan smiled and asked Liu Tiezui: "Sister, what is the old lady mad at you for? What are you cheering for?"

"What are you cheering for... Haha." Liu Tiezui said with a smile, "Let's cheer for Zhao Jun."

After Liu Tiezui finished speaking, he saw Zhao Jun and his wife looking at him blankly, so he explained: "My fourth aunt said that Xiaojun will get married in four months, so she asked me why I didn't give Xiaojun Are you going to make a formality or something?"

Speaking of this, Liu Tiezui sighed softly, looked at Zhao Jun and Wang Meilan, and said with a wry smile: "She also said... Xiaojun is our own family member, so I have to treat it as a big deal."

Listening to what Liu Tiezui said and looking at his expression, Zhao Jun and Wang Meilan both felt something was wrong. They thought the old lady had said something, otherwise Liu Tiezui wouldn't be like this.

Sure enough, Liu Tiezui paused for a moment, and then continued: "My fourth aunt asked me to take care of Xiaojun's affairs first, and then take care of other people's affairs. She said that I... I can't cry at my ancestral grave. Why don’t you go cry to your death?”

Wang Meilan: "..."

Zhao Jun: "..."

The couple looked at each other and thought that the old lady was usually kind and kind. When she called her Zhao Jun, she treated her like a little girl; when she called her Wang Meilan, she treated her like a girl. But I didn't expect that she would speak so harshly.

But then I thought about it, this old lady was able to force Zhao Guofeng to scratch her head before, but she was not a fuel-efficient lamp.

Liu Tiezui was also helpless. His surname was Liu, and Zhao Jun's surname was Zhao. How could he still be the ancestral tomb of his family?

But they are all members of the old Liu family, and Liu Tiezui knows the old lady's difficulty better than Zhao Jun and his son.

Thinking of this, Liu Tiezui picked up the teapot in front of him and took a sip of malted milk.

After putting down the jar, Liu Tiezui sighed and said to Wang Meilan: "It was cloudy yesterday and my legs hurt so much that I couldn't get off the ground. I got up early today, so I came here."

When Wang Meilan heard this, she hurriedly said to Liu Tiezui: "Oh, sister, I've caused you a lot of trouble."

Liu Tiezui lowered his head slightly, raised his hand and said, "Second sister-in-law, you and my second brother are not kind to me. Besides, my fourth sister-in-law has already spoken. I have to deal with this matter for our children first." It’s done.”

"That's okay." Wang Meilan smiled and said, "Girl, you have to worry more."

"It's all easy to talk about." Liu Tiezui said: "Second sister-in-law, wait until my second brother comes back, and you two will discuss it. Let's see if your family is completely empty. After that, I will go to Lao Ma's house to ask. We Xiaojun Before you go to work with Ma Ling, you two have to sit down and have a meal together."

Before the two families finalized the marriage of Zhao Jun and Ma Ling, it was Zhao Youcai, Wang Meilan, Ma Dafu, and Wang Cuihua who made the arrangements together.

It's called an engagement.

After getting engaged and before getting married, there is also a saying of courtesy.

The gift is the well-known gift. According to the custom of Zhao Jun's family, the two families have to gather together for dinner, and all close relatives of the family must be present.

Like Zhao Chun and Zhou Jianjun, they both had to come over that day. Zhao Youcai has no brothers and sisters, but Wang Meilan does. Wang Qiang and Zhao Ling also have to attend. As for the woman's side, not to mention Ma Ling's brother and sister-in-law, Ma Dafu's brothers and sisters will also have to follow.

After dinner, when the Ma family left, they had to take away the wedding clothes that Zhao Jun's family bought for Ma Ling.

Beyond that, there's money.

These days in mountain forest areas, when the children of forest farm workers get married, the bride price is usually two hundred to six hundred.

For example, when Zhao Chun got married the year before last, the old Zhou family gave her a bride price of 600 yuan, which was considered to be the highest among villages in Shiliba.

As for the woman, at this time, there is usually no escort.

The woman's family has to buy a set of curtains to hang in the new house. In addition, he also had to spend money to make a set of clothes for Zhao Jun.

A gift is a big deal, even more important than an engagement.

But now, it is the winter production season at the forest farm, and Wang Meilan has no legal day to celebrate. Her brother Wang Qiang is fine, and Zhao Jun is at home every day, but Zhao Youcai and Zhou Jianjun are not.

Things like killing pigs and setting up a banquet were settled by Wang Meilan, but not the matter of being polite.

"Sister." Wang Meilan said to Liu Tiezui, "I really need to discuss this matter with your second brother. Once we have decided, I will tell you when I get home. Do you think it's okay?"

"Okay!" Liu Tiezui nodded solemnly and said with a smile, "Second sister-in-law, just give me a letter after you finish the order."

"Yeah." Wang Meilan responded with a smile. Then she remembered something and said to Liu Tiezui: "Sister, the gift... our family will give you one thousand yuan."

When it comes to setting a date, Wang Meilan’s own words don’t count. But when it comes to spending money, Wang Meilan never has to discuss it with anyone!