Rebirth of Siheyuan: Starting from escaping famine in 42

Li Qingfeng took a bottle of wine and three glasses, filled them with wine, and said with a smile: "Qingshan, you are not young anymore, drink with me."

"Okay." Li Qingshan nodded with a smile.

Wu Lirong went back to the room, fed Wei Hong and Wei Jun, coaxed them to sleep, and then returned to the kitchen.

Holding Li Weiguo, he tore some shredded chicken for him to eat, and listened to the three drinking people talking about the battlefield.

When the three of them had almost finished drinking, Wu Lirong said with a smile, "Dad, Qingfeng, Qingshan is not a child anymore, it's time to talk about a wife."

"Should we find him a wife while he's at home now?"

Li Qingfeng had no objection to this. His father was at home now, so it was not his turn to make the decision. He could only listen to his father's opinion.

Li Chengman thought for a while after hearing this, and said to Li Qingfeng: "Boss, what do you think?"

When Li Qingshan heard his father asking his brother, he quickly winked at his brother, meaning that he disagreed.

Li Qingfeng didn't nod or look, and said, "Dad, you're still at home. It's not your turn to be the master of Qingshan yet. Just be okay with you."

"Yeah!" Li Chengman heard it, yes, he is still there? It was not Li Qingfeng's turn as the eldest brother to make the decision for Li Qingshan. He turned to Wu Lirong and said, "Lirong, do you think you are optimistic about this?"

Wu Lirong heard this and shook her head and said, "Dad, no, I just had this idea."

Before he could reply, Li Chengman spoke.

Li Qingfeng said at the side: "Since Lirong doesn't have any good ones, I have a good one here. Dad, do you want to listen to it?"

Seeing that his brother not only did not help him but was also planning to find him a wife, Li Qingshan became unhappy. Just as he was about to speak, he was scared back by the stern look of his father Li Chengman.

Li Chengman retracted his glare at Li Qingshan and asked, "Boss, tell me about that girl and her family."

Li Qingfeng handed his father a cigarette, lit one for himself, and gave Wu Lirong a look, indicating that Li Weiguo should sit further away, and then said: "Dad, the girl I'm talking about is Qin Huairu, she is 19 years old this year, the same age as our Qingshan, she is a hardworking person, and her character is okay."

"I live in Qinjia Village below Changping. My parents are honest people. I have a younger brother who seems to be five or six years younger than Qin Huairu!"

"There are no elderly people in the family, and no outstanding relatives."

"The entire Qinjia Village is made up of people of the same clan, and they are very united. There are only a few people who are not in tune, but they are not a big problem."

Everyone listened carefully, especially Li Qingshan, who listened attentively! Since he couldn't refuse, he had to listen carefully!

"Yeah." Li Chengman was quite satisfied with the girl Li Qingshan mentioned, but he was wondering how Li Qingfeng knew about this person, so he asked curiously: "Qingfeng, how did you know about this person?"

Hearing Li Chengman's question, Wu Lirong and Li Qingshan looked at Li Qingfeng curiously, wanting to know how he knew it.

Li Qingfeng smiled and said, "Two years ago during the Chinese New Year, I went to the vegetable market to buy things and saw Qin Desheng selling wild rabbits. Qin Desheng was Qin Huairu's father. I traded millet for wild animals."

"The second time we traded, Qin Desheng brought Qin Huairu to our house for the trade. That's how we met."

After hearing this, everyone nodded.

Li Qingshan said at this time: "I thought, during that period, our family always had wild rabbits to eat. So you traded them in this way, brother?"

Hearing this, Li Qingfeng replied with a smile: "Where would I get the rabbit if I don't trade it?"

Li Qingshan replied: "I thought you went into the mountains to fight?"

Li Chengman also said to Li Qingfeng at this time: "Qingfeng, I think this girl named Qin Huairu is good. Find a matchmaker to come to our house tomorrow and tell her about Qingshan's situation so that the matchmaker can go to Qinjia Village to help ask."

"Dad, I'll go right after dinner! I have to go to work tomorrow morning." Li Qingfeng drank a sip of wine, ate a bite of food, and then said, "Dad, how much should we give as a betrothal gift?"

"Well, as for the betrothal gift, it should be similar to the one you gave when you got married. I'll give you the money later." Li Chengman nodded, then started drinking wine and eating food.

After dinner, Li Qingfeng first instructed his younger brother Li Qingshan to wash the dishes, then helped Wu Lirong wipe the table, and then went out to find the matchmaker.

We arrived at the famous matchmaker Wang’s house, which was a large courtyard.

A few middle-aged women chatting at the door saw Li Qingfeng, a stranger, and one of them asked, "Who are you looking for?"

Li Qingfeng smiled and replied, "Auntie, I'm here to see Matchmaker Wang. Is she home?"

Hearing this, the aunt smiled and said, "You are looking for Wang the matchmaker! She is at home. The main house in the middle courtyard is her home."

"Thank you, Auntie." Li Qingfeng walked into the middle courtyard and saw that the door of the main house was open. He stood at the door and shouted, "Is Matchmaker Wang home?"

"Who's here?" Matchmaker Wang had just put away the washed dishes when she heard someone calling her. She walked to the door and saw a young man whom she didn't recognize! She asked, "Who are you?"

Li Qingfeng introduced himself with a smile: "Matchmaker Wang, my name is Li Qingfeng, I'm from No. 93 Nanluoguxiang, I came to see you for something."

"Oh! Oh!" Matchmaker Wang stepped aside and let Li Qingfeng enter the house. She poured him a bowl of water and said with a smile, "I know No. 93. It's a single-family house. What do you want from me?"

Li Qingfeng said, "Matchmaker Wang, my brother is getting old, and I want you to help him find a wife."

When matchmaker Wang heard this, she thought it was a good thing! This was her job. If the match was successful, the family would have more income. She asked with a smile on her face: "Which girl does your brother like? Tell me and I will definitely help you."

Li Qingfeng said: "The girl's family is from Qinjia Village in Changping. Her name is Qin Huairu and her father is Qin Desheng."

"From the village!" Matchmaker Wang waved her hands and said awkwardly, "Oh! I don't mean anything else. I just think your family is pretty good. Why do you want to find someone from the village?"

Li Qingfeng said: "My brother's situation is a bit special."

When matchmaker Wang heard this, she wondered if it was a special case? Was he disabled? Or something else? So she asked carefully, "What's your brother's situation?"

Li Qingfeng didn't know what Matchmaker Wang was thinking, otherwise he would have argued with her. He smiled and said, "My brother's name is Li Qingshan. He is 19 years old this year. He has a separate courtyard on Qianmen Street."

"It's just that he is now..."

Matchmaker Wang didn't wait for Li Qingfeng to finish his words and interrupted, "What's going on now?"

Li Qingfeng didn't care about Wang the matchmaker's interruption, and continued, "It's just that my brother is now a soldier. He is here to visit his family and has a half-month vacation. My family wants to find him a wife, and it would be best if they can get married during the few days he is visiting his family."

"Matchmaker Wang, don't worry about the betrothal gift. My family can give ten dollars, fifty kilograms of fine grains, or 100 kilograms of coarse grains."

"Matchmaker Wang, if they get together, you won't have to run around for nothing."