Rebirth of Siheyuan: Starting from escaping famine in 42

After listening to what Li Qingfeng said, Matchmaker Wang thought to herself that if she had a daughter at home, she would also want to find Li Qingshan as her son-in-law. It's not a big deal that he is still a soldier.

Li Qingshan has his own yard, and he doesn't have parents at home? Hey! Li Qingshan's parents haven't said anything yet.

Matchmaker Wang smiled and asked, "Qingfeng! How are your parents at home?"

Seeing that Li Qingfeng wanted to smoke, he continued, "Don't worry about it, just smoke it."

Li Qingfeng lit a cigarette and said, "My family's situation is that we are from Henan. In 1942, my father was conscripted by the Japanese. When my mother found out, she became seriously ill. In addition, she was in poor health, so she passed away not long after."

"My father was rescued by the People's Liberation Army, and he joined our party directly."

"Today, my father is the battalion commander in the army. My brother Li Qingshan is in my father's team. Since he has not been in the army for a long time, he is only a squad leader."

"As for me! I have been married for three or four years, have three children, and work at the Hongxing Police Station."

"Matchmaker Wang, I have told you everything about my family. Do you have anything else you want to ask?"

After listening to Li Qingfeng's introduction of his family situation, matchmaker Wang was filled with sour feelings!

I thought, what kind of family is this! Both father and son are soldiers, the father is an officer, and even Li Qingshan himself is a squad leader, and he manages a lot of people! How old is he now? Nineteen years old! In two years, he will be as old as his father.

The two brothers each have their own house, so they must be well-off.

His brother Li Qingfeng is also a policeman.

Oh! This family is so jealous. Why didn't they give birth to a daughter? Really.

Li Qingfeng looked at Matchmaker Wang, who was lost in thought, and shouted, "Matchmaker Wang! Matchmaker Wang!"

"Ah!" Matchmaker Wang came to her senses and said embarrassedly, "Qingfeng! I don't have anything else to ask. I'll tidy up my house and go to Qinjia Village to help you."

Li Qingfeng nodded, took out two silver dollars from his pocket, put them on the table, pushed them in front of Matchmaker Wang, and said, "Matchmaker Wang, this is your round-trip fare. If it works out, we'll pay for it separately."

Matchmaker Wang looked at the two dollars in front of her, her eyes suddenly lit up, she reached out and took them up inconspicuously, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, this is what I do, I will definitely help your brother get it done."

"Okay, Matchmaker Wang, I'll take my leave first. You don't have to see me off." Li Qingfeng didn't wait for Matchmaker Wang to reply. He walked out the door and headed home.

"Okay, Qingfeng, walk slowly." Matchmaker Wang still trotted to send Li Qingfeng to the gate of the courtyard. She watched Li Qingfeng walk away before she prepared to go home to pack up. She had to go to Qinjia Village!

The lady at the door asked, "Matchmaker Wang, are you here to talk to me about matchmaking?"

"Yes! Aunt Liu, I won't tell you anymore. I have to go back and pack my things and go out to propose marriage." After Matchmaker Wang said this, she hurriedly trotted home, changed her clothes, got the round-trip fare, then hurriedly locked the door and quickly walked out of the yard.

When they arrived at the station and boarded the bus to Changping, Matchmaker Wang breathed a sigh of relief. She had been jogging all the way, but she didn't get too tired.

 …

After Li Qingfeng returned home, he saw that his father and Qingshan had not yet gone to rest, so he asked, "Dad, why didn't you go to the house to rest for a while?"

Li Chengman stretched his head to look behind Li Qingfeng, and found no one there, so he asked, "Qingfeng, where is the matchmaker?"

Li Qingfeng saw that Lirong and the child were not in the main room, so he took out a cigarette, passed it around to his father and Qingshan, and lit one for himself. He replied, "What are you doing here, matchmaker?"

Li Chengman said unhappily, "If the matchmaker doesn't come, how can I tell her about our family and Qingshan's situation?"

Li Qingfeng took a puff of cigarette, exhaled the smoke, and then explained, "Dad, I told the matchmaker about the situation at home and Qingshan's current situation."

"I gave the matchmaker two dollars for travel expenses. She might have already taken the bus to Changping now."

Hearing this, Li Chengman frowned and asked, "Boss, what are you talking about?"

When Li Qingfeng heard the question, he spoke in Henan dialect and replied with a smile: "I just told him the actual situation at home and that Qingshan is still serving in the army. Finally, I told matchmaker Wang that it would be best to get married while Qingshan is visiting his relatives."

After listening to this, Li Chengman nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

Seeing that his father stopped asking questions, Li Qingshan smiled and asked his brother softly, "Brother, what does the Qin Huairu you mentioned look like?"

Li Qingfeng glanced at Li Qingshan and replied, "Not bad!"

Li Qingshan was a little dissatisfied with what his brother said. What does "okay" mean? Then he asked, "What do you mean "okay"? Brother, don't be so general."

Li Qingfeng jokingly said: "Qingshan, tell me first, what is your aesthetic sense?"

Hearing this, Li Qingshan thought for a moment before saying, "Brother, big eyes and double eyelids."

"Qin Huairu looks like this. You should keep an eye on the door tomorrow." Li Qingfeng ignored Li Qingshan, threw the cigarette butt into the stove, and said to his father, "Dad, I'm going back to the room first. You should go and have some rest too!"

Li Chengman nodded and responded, "Yeah."

Wu Lirong saw Li Qingfeng enter the house and asked, "Brother Qingfeng, how is Qingshan's matter?"

Li Qingfeng, watching the three children fall asleep, whispered to Wu Lirong, "I've told the matchmaker that they might be brought home tomorrow morning. You should listen carefully tomorrow. I've also told Qingshan."

Wu Lirong nodded and responded, "I understand."

 …

When Matchmaker Wang arrived in Changping, she took some effort to find a ox cart before she arrived at Qinjia Village.

He found a child and asked, "Child, how do I get to Qin Desheng's house?"

The child did not reply. Instead, he turned to a child not far away and shouted, "Dajun, someone is looking for your father."

The kid named Da Jun heard the shouting, trotted over and asked, "What are you looking for my dad for? I don't even know you."

Matchmaker Wang said patiently, "Child, I'm from the city to propose marriage to your sister. Let's go to your house and I'll talk to your father."

"Oh, follow me." Qin Dajun turned around and walked away.

The kids nearby ignored what was said here and continued playing their games.

Matchmaker Wang followed Qin Dajun and soon arrived at the gate of a small mud farmhouse. She walked into the yard and looked around. Seeing the clean and tidy yard, she nodded involuntarily. It seemed that this family was good at housekeeping.

As soon as Qin Dajun entered the yard, he shouted loudly: "Mom, someone from the city came to our house."

In the house, Huang Chunli and Qin Huairu were sewing shoe soles when they heard the army's shouts coming from the yard.

Huang Chunli asked: "Huai Ru, what did your brother yell?"

Qin Huairu said, "It seems that someone from the city came to our house."

"Who is it?" Huang Chunli put down the things in her hands, got up and went out to see who came.

Qin Huairu thought about it, put down the soles and needle and thread in her hands, and followed her mother. She also wanted to see who was coming.