readytorunbook Chapter 448 Hongxia Washes the Handkerchief
Chapter 448 Hongxia Washes the Handkerchief
Chen Hongxia's sister-in-law Wang Ruer asked anxiously.
On weekdays, the two have a good relationship.
Wang Ruer was afraid that her sister-in-law would get married to someone secretly and be deceived by a man, so her tone was a little harsh.
"No way, sister-in-law, don't make random guesses. I stay at home every day, how could I have a lover?"
Chen Hongxia quickly denied it.
She just wanted to wash the handkerchief and return it to Jiang Tongshui.
"No? Then tell your sister-in-law, whose handkerchief does this belong to? We are together every day, when did you buy a handkerchief? How come I don't know it?" Wang Ruer didn't believe it.
"Oh, sister-in-law, it's true. Why would I lie to you? You've already said that we're together every day. Don't you know what I do every day?"
Chen Hongxia looked a little anxious, fearing that her sister-in-law would talk nonsense with her second brother and grandparents and cause misunderstanding.
"Hongxia, I'm worried about you, that's why I ask so many questions. Women are different from men. Before a man gets married, even if he plays with hundreds of girls, he can still find a wife. But if a woman loses her virginity and is discovered by your future husband's family, at best you will be sent back and lose face.
In serious cases, some villages still prefer to put you in a pig cage. In the worst cases, they will give you a hemp rope and force you to hang yourself. This is a life-threatening thing. Your parents passed away early, and your grandparents are old. Some things are hard to tell you, so I can only tell you. Don't think I'm annoying, I'm doing this for your own good. Don't be stupid, understand?"
My sister-in-law is already sixteen years old.
Before the autumn harvest, my grandparents found a matchmaker to help my sister-in-law find a boyfriend.
Chen Hongxia was worried that her sister-in-law would make something wrong and her life would be ruined.
Start persuading.
"Hey, sister-in-law, I know you're doing this for my own good, but you really misunderstood. I'm not that stupid. I can't believe a stinky man can trick me away with just a few words. I'm not a fool. This handkerchief, I'll tell you the truth, belongs to Jiang Tongshui.
Yesterday, we bumped into each other accidentally and I fell to the ground. He gave me a handkerchief and asked me to wipe my clothes. Later, when I left, I forgot to give it back to him, so I thought about washing it and giving it back to him. Sister-in-law, you really misunderstood. "
Chen Hongxia sighed.
Explain it.
But she wasn't telling the truth.
If I tell my sister-in-law about such childish behavior, she will definitely criticize me.
Moreover, she somewhat despised the man her sister-in-law mentioned.
Why can they play with women as they please and not be despised by the world, while women will die if they lose their virginity?
So unfair.
She should never marry such a disgusting man in the future.
Her husband only has her in his heart.
And like her, he had to remain a virgin and not have any contact with women before marriage.
Otherwise, she would rather be an old maid.
She didn't say this out loud.
Chen Hongxia knew how shocking her idea was.
"Jiang Tongshui? The third boy of the Jiang family? You and him..." Wang Ruru looked at Chen Hongxia with a gossipy look on her face.
She chuckled twice.
His eyelids narrowed a little.
"Sister-in-law, don't make random guesses. I just bumped into him accidentally. Nothing happened." Chen Hongxia was speechless.
My sister-in-law is good in every way.
I just think too much on weekdays, and I like to go to the big tree at the entrance of the village to chat with the group of women.
"But Hongxia, we are different from many people in Jiangjia Village. They are still connected to the Jiang family even if their arms are broken. They are still relatives. They can't marry their daughters to the Jiang family, otherwise the Jiang family's door will be trampled down. But we are different. Your last name is Chen! If you and Jiang Tongshui are interested in each other, you can marry him."
Ok.
My sister-in-law is really overthinking it.
Chen Hongxia rolled her eyes.
"Sister-in-law, look at our family. The most valuable thing is the pig in the backyard. Jiang Tongshui must be crazy to marry me. He is full of bookish airs now. Who knows, he might pass the imperial examination and become a scholar. I am not even worthy of washing his feet.
Sister-in-law, please don't make random guesses. If the villagers hear this and spread it to the Jiang family, how can our two families get along? The Jiang family is our benefactor. If it weren't for the Jiang family, my brother would have died on the way to perform corvée labor."
Chen Hongxia hung the handkerchief up to dry.
Then he persuaded Wang Ruer word by word.
"Oh, sister-in-law, I am afraid that you are too shy and think that you and Jiang Tongshui have a crush on each other but dare not say it. That's why I said a few more words. Since there is nothing between you two, I will not say this in the future. However...whoever marries these boys in the Jiang family will live a fairy-like life in the future. Oh, I am really envious."
How good the Jiang family lives.
The whole village saw it.
Even though Wang Ruer has only been married for a few years.
But when she was in Wangjia Village, she had already heard of the Jiang family's name.
After the Jiang family became rich, they led the entire village to become prosperous.
Jiangjia Village is no longer the poor village it once was.
Otherwise, how could she, a girl who grew up in the second richest village, marry into Jiangjia Village?
On weekdays, whenever the Jiang family returns to the village.
All the gossipy old ladies in the village talked about the Jiang family.
Wang Ruer, who loves to listen to gossip, knows the Jiang family better than her sister-in-law.
"Okay, sister-in-law, stop dreaming here. Come with me to the mountain to pick mushrooms. It rained a while ago, so there must be a lot of mushrooms in the mountain. Let's pick them and dry them. Grandpa said we can keep the money we earn for ourselves."
Chen Hongxia has already saved more than one or two taels of silver.
This was the dowry she prepared for herself.
Grandpa said that he would not accept her betrothal gift money, and if she got married, the betrothal gift would be taken back to her husband's home on her wedding day.
Naturally, Chen Hongxia didn't want her grandparents to give her a dowry.
Grandpa and grandma are old.
My sister-in-law just gave birth to my nephew the year before last, so there was one more mouth to feed at home. My grandparents and my second brother worked in the fields every day and didn’t dare to rest at all.
"Okay, I'll send your nephew next door and ask her to help look after him." Wang Ruer agreed immediately.
She took her son by the hand and walked him to the next door.
The newly married daughter-in-law there is also from Wangjia Village.
Wang Ruer has a good relationship with her and they always help each other on weekdays.
The aunt and sister-in-law walked towards the mountains, carrying bamboo baskets on their backs. When they passed by Jiang's house, Wang Ruer turned her head and glanced at Jiang's yard.
The Jiang family's servant was sweeping the yard. Apart from the sound of the broom, nothing else could be heard.
I guess the Jiang family members are all in town and haven’t come back yet.
The Jiang residence, which was being nagging by Wang Ruer, was in a mess.
Wan Yu, who was pregnant, cried so hard that she almost fainted.
"Mom, what's wrong with you, mom! Don't scare your daughter, Fubao, I beg you, please save my mom."
Jiang Fubao was taking the pulse of Wan Yu's mother Yin Suxin in the right wing room as soon as he entered the courtyard.
Today, Yin Suxin came to accompany her daughter as usual.
As a result, when I was preparing to eat lunch at noon, I suddenly had a severe headache, broke out in hives all over my body, and fainted.
This scared Wan Yu a lot.
He immediately sent his personal maid Que'er to invite Jiang Fubao over.