Love in the Siheyuan: Starting from Jia Dongxu

"Huai Ru, why does it take you so long to cut grass for the chickens?" Qin's mother Zhang Dahua saw the two of them coming back.

"Well, we harvested a whole basket of them." Jia Dongxu smiled and said, "Enough to feed the chickens for a few days."

"Why are you so stupid? The grass will dry up the next day, so the chickens won't eat it." Qin Huairu said, looking at Jia Dongxu.

I took the backpack off his shoulders and threw the clothes to him, "Put on your clothes. You are so skinny. Who are you going to show off to?"

When Zhang Dahua saw him, she smiled in her heart, thinking that her daughter had taken a fancy to him. "Xiao Jia, your elder brother just went to look for you, why didn't you see him?"

"Oh, Auntie, I'll ask my brother to help me collect a few wild rabbits and bring them home to give away." Jia Dongxu said, and seeing Qin Huairu about to cut the chicken grass, he hurriedly stepped forward and shouted, "Huairu, move aside, I'll do it."

"Okay, I'll go call your dad and second brother to come back for dinner. By the way, where is the little brother who came with you?" Zhang Dahua asked.

"I don't know. Look for him when you come back." Jia Dongxu was puzzled. Where did Sha Zhu go?

"Go, stay aside. Do you know how big it should be cut?" Qin Huairu said. Obviously, she was a little uncomfortable with what Qin's mother said just now. What did it mean that it would take so long? Wouldn't it be better to talk more and get to know each other better?

Thinking about this, he glared at Jia Dongxu and whispered, "It's all your fault. Why did I have to be gone for so long?"

"Ah? But I really like chatting with you, don't you?" Jia Dongxu took a look and walked over to take the knife. "You take a break, I'll do the cutting, you sit over there."

"Do you think it's okay to cut it this big?" Jia Dongxu asked after gesturing.

"Okay, cut it this big." Qin Huairu squatted in front and watched Jia Dongxu cutting it. Jia Dongxu took a look and felt it was a bit dazzling, so he couldn't help but look at it twice more.

"Huai Ru, your family lives a pretty good life." Jia Dongxu said.

"Ah? What's good? There's only three bowls of noodles and not many vegetables. We have vegetables to eat thanks to our eldest brother who often goes to the mountains to pick wild vegetables and hunt. In winter, we can only eat pickles and can't even eat cabbage." Qin Huairu said on the side.

"Well, you've grown up so well even with this kind of life. You're really easy to support." Jia Dongxu said with a pursed mouth, motioning Qin Huairu to look down.

"You're going to die, where are you looking?" Qin Huairu blushed and quickly walked aside.

"You have been blushing all day. I think you are quite brave. Why do you keep blushing?"

Xiao Qin is a pretty fun classmate, not very easy to tease, but luckily there are only two of us, so we can tease him a little.

"You eat well and grow like a bamboo pole." Qin Huairu immediately counterattacked, not wanting to lose the battle.

"Alas, it's pitiful. I eat corn dregs and pickles every day. It's strange that I can grow well." Jia Dongxu said, looking at Qin Huairu, "I just hope that classmate Qin can marry into my family as soon as possible, help me improve my food, and let me eat delicious food."

"Bah, two out of three sentences say you'll marry me, forget it." Qin Huairu didn't dare to squat anymore, so she took a small stool and sat aside.

"Yes, the piglets haven't been delivered yet." Jia Dongxu said.

"What little piglets?" Zhang Dahua suddenly came over and asked.

"Ah, Auntie, you're back?" Jia Dongxu said awkwardly, "Uh, Huairu asked me to prepare piglets and didn't want any betrothal gifts from me."

"A piglet? Okay, if you prepare a piglet, you won't need a dowry." Zhang Dahua nodded with satisfaction. A piglet costs 15 yuan, and if you raise it for a year and do well, you can sell it for more than 200 yuan, which is certainly more cost-effective than a dowry.

In this way, the second son won't have to go hunting to save money for the bride price, and the eldest son will also need some money when he goes to the city. If he has a piglet, it can solve many problems.

"Auntie, then we have a deal. The piglet will be the bride price." Jia Dongxu said with a smile.

"Kid, auntie has agreed to you. Even if Huairu doesn't agree, I will agree." Zhang Dahua said.

Qin Dazhuang and his second son had already moved the dining table out. "There's no room inside. Let's sit outside."

Jia Dongxu quickly put down the knife, washed his hands, took out a cigarette and handed it to Qin Dazhuang, "Uncle, have a smoke."

"Brother, do you smoke?" Jia Dongxu handed the cigarette to Qin Fujiang.

"Your second brother is still young and can't smoke." Qin Dazhuang said, looking at Jia Dongxu, "Xiao Jia, do you smoke?"

"I don't smoke. I just carry it with me as a gift to others." Jia Dongxu said as he took the cigarette Qin Fujiang handed back to him.

"Well, you're a good kid. You look like a leader." Qin Dazhuang smoked a cigarette and looked at Jia Dongxu. "Little Jia, how old are you this year?"

"Uncle, you forgot so quickly? You are 18 this year." Jia Dongxu said with a smile, "My mom asked me to find a girlfriend in the city. I have always remembered Xiao Qin, so I came to our place today."

"You are a thoughtful kid. There are so many girls in the city, but you don't want to find one." Qin Dazhuang said, ignoring the sharp eyes of his wife next to him, "Xiao Jia, what do you think?"

"Uncle, when you live your life, you should choose what you like. If you just make do with something for the rest of your life, you will probably regret it." Jia Dongxu said, looking at Qin Huairu who was not far away.

"Besides, my current salary doesn't require both of us to work. Then Huai Ruan can just stay at home and take care of the kids."

"Ha, I didn't expect that our Huairu would still enjoy a good life in the future." Qin Dazhuang said, looking at Qin Huairu, "It's just that Huairu's second brother is 17 years old now. I'm afraid you will have to wait for three years."

"Second brother, are you 17 or 18 now?" Jia Dongxu asked.

"Not bad, what's wrong?" Qin Dazhuang said.

Jia Dongxu thought about it for a long time and came up with a solution. He would let the second son get married a year earlier, hold the wedding banquet first, and then go and get the certificate later.

"Then we don't have to wait three years. My second brother can get married when he's 3 and get the marriage certificate when he's 19. This way, it won't delay our marriage."

"Well, in this case, time is really a bit tight." Qin Dazhuang looked at the house and said thoughtfully.

"What's wrong, uncle?" Jia Dongxu asked.

"I was wondering, what should we do about your eldest brother and second brother's marriage? There is not enough house in our family now, and it would be a bit tight to get married a year earlier." Qin Dazhuang smoked a cigarette with a sad face.

"Uncle, I just told Auntie that my eldest brother has just graduated from junior high school. I will introduce him to the factory. In this way, he will not compete with my second brother for the house, right?"

"If you want a house, wait until you have enough money after working, and then we can build a new house in the village." He continued, looking at Qin Dazhuang, "If you are not satisfied with this, I don't think I need to take you to the city."

"Brother-in-law, are you serious? Can your elder brother go to work in the city?" Qin Dazhuang said.

"Sure. If you don't believe me, ask Big Brother to come find me in the city tomorrow and I'll take him there directly."