Siheyuan: I am the Smart Pillar

Soon, the wives of the three Qin brothers prepared two tables of dishes. Qin Changsheng asked his two brothers to call their children back, and the whole family enjoyed the quiet afternoon in Qin Changsheng's house in harmony. Qin Changfeng happened to buy ten pounds of pork from the hunter, and Qin Changsheng was not stingy and gave two pounds of pork to each of the other two families, and the rest was made into dishes.

The three men sat at the table drinking homemade liquor. Qin Changfeng shook his head and said, "Brother, I think your life will get better and better in the future. I think your son-in-law is really good. Maybe he will be the future of our Qin family." Qin Changhai took a sip of wine and said, "That's right. He is humble and polite, and he doesn't look down on us country people. Where can you find such a young man?"

Qin Changsheng curled his lips and said, "Well, I don't care about anything else. I'm just afraid that my daughter will have a hard life. We are all fathers. If our own children have a hard life, I will feel very uncomfortable." Qin Changhai smiled and comforted, "Brother, don't worry. I think Zhuzi's child is really good. It's better for Huairu to follow her than to marry a cowardly farmer."

The three brothers were drinking, and the matchmaker was walking towards the Qin brothers' house with her big butt twisted. The courtyards of the three brothers of the old Qin family were connected, which was also a feature of this era. The emphasis was on unity, and if one family was in trouble, the other families had to help.

The matchmaker walked in openly. As for greeting, she thought it was just an ordinary courtyard in the countryside. For someone as proud as her, it was good enough for her to condescend to enter this courtyard. As she walked in, she said, "Boss Qin, Boss Qin, are you home? I am Matchmaker Jia, and I have a message for you."

Qin Changsheng frowned in the room. He had long disliked this matchmaker. This matchmaker was very arrogant. He had also heard from people in the village that this matchmaker was not very good at matchmaking. She was only responsible for introductions, not whether the two parties were suitable. Nothing the matchmaker said was true. She could make the dead come alive.

Qin Changsheng and his two brothers walked out. The matchmaker looked at them and said, "Boss Qin, today I'm here to tell the man that his family has some issues lately, so we'll go on a blind date later." Qin Changsheng curled his lips and said, "Since the man doesn't want to go on a blind date, then our Huairu won't go on a blind date either. Matchmaker, go back and tell me so that he can find another girl."

The matchmaker was a little surprised by Qin Changsheng's attitude. She smiled awkwardly and said, "Oh, Old Qin, the man really has something to do. You just wait. Besides, the man's family is really well off. The man's mother said that as long as your girl marries him, she will buy you a sewing machine. Then I will give your family a dowry of ten yuan, which is already a lot."

The matchmaker thought to herself, "I will ask Jia Zhang for 15 yuan, so I can make 5 yuan from this matchmaking. The Qin family should also give me some money for tea, so I can make more money then." The matchmaker didn't worry about ruining her reputation at all, because she was unique among the matchmakers in the city.

It is rare to introduce rural girls to the city, after all, the chance of success is really too small. Most matchmakers are in the city to do this kind of thing, and they will not do this kind of thing in the countryside. Qin Changsheng curled his lips, waved his hand and said, "To be honest, our Huairu has already found a man. So you should introduce another girl to the man you mentioned."

The matchmaker was a little stunned. He asked in surprise, "Your Huairu has been promised to someone else. Who did you promise her to? This is simply nonsense. Why? You didn't inform me?" Qin Changsheng was a little angry. He glared at the matchmaker and said, "I, I have sold my girl to you. Do I need your consent for our Huairu to get married?"

The matchmaker smiled awkwardly, and the powder on her face was a little smudged in the hot weather. Qin Changsheng thought for a while, took out two yuan from his pocket, handed the two yuan to the matchmaker and said, "Auntie, you have worked hard for our Huairu, please take these two yuan. Just think of it as tea money. Our child is not destined to be with the child you introduced."

The matchmaker thought about it and realized that she couldn't change anything since things had come to this point! She put the two dollars in her pocket and left Old Qin's house. Qin Changfeng asked curiously, "Brother, Huairu is already married, why are you still giving money to the matchmaker?" Qin Changfeng felt that his brother was a bit wasteful, after all, it was two dollars, which could buy several kilograms of pork.

Qin Changsheng glanced at his third brother and said, "Third brother, don't provoke such a person if you can. Matchmakers make a living by talking. If we provoke him today, the reputation of the three brothers of our Qin family may be ruined tomorrow." Qin Changhai and his brother thought about it and felt that their eldest brother was right. The three brothers went back to drink, and no one took today's incident seriously.

Before the matchmaker left Lao Qin's house, a 20-year-old, graceful girl grabbed the matchmaker. The matchmaker was startled, and after seeing the girl's appearance, she said, "It's you, Yulan. You scared me to death. What do you want from your aunt?" Sun Yulan said, "Aunt, can you find me a partner as soon as possible, preferably in the city? Here's 10 yuan first, and when you find me a partner, I'll give you yuan after we get married."

The matchmaker looked at Sun Yulan's body, pulled her to a corner and asked, "Child, tell me why you are so anxious." Sun Yulan's eyes were a little flustered, she calmed herself down and said, "Well, I just feel that I'm old, and I just want to get married quickly."

The matchmaker glanced at Sun Yulan and said, "Do you know what else I have done besides being a matchmaker?" Sun Yulan shook her head in confusion. How could she know what else a matchmaker had done? The matchmaker snorted coldly and said, "I also have a part-time job helping women give birth, just like a midwife in the past. You should be pregnant now, don't think I can't see it."

When Sun Yulan heard this, she knelt down immediately. She looked at the matchmaker with tears in her eyes and said, "Auntie, please save me. I'm pregnant. If I don't find a man, my belly will get bigger and I won't be able to live." In this era, getting pregnant before marriage would definitely be despised, and rumors could even drive a woman to death.