jdhmnovel Chapter 318 I'll Give You a Banquet
Chapter 318 I'll Give You a Banquet
"what?!"
All eyes were focused on the girl.
Her face turned red instantly, she lowered her head, and nervously pinched the corner of her clothes with her hands.
Dunzi's face also turned red, but when Li Lanzhen saw him, she still moved a few steps and blocked the girl behind him.
It blocked people's inquiring gazes and also blocked the girl's shy and uneasy expression.
Dunzi raised his head and looked at Li Lanzhen with firm eyes.
"Aunt, her name is Wheat Ear. When I was three years old, my father went to Youzhou City. On the way back, he saw Wheat Ear frozen in the mountains. ..."
It turned out that the girl named Mai Sui was one year older than Dunzi. She was exactly four years old at that time.
Dunzi's father brought her home and raised her at home.
A year later, Mai Sui's health finally recovered.
Their family told others that they had found a child bride for Dunzi, and that was how she was registered.
The wheat ears have been growing in Dunzi's home until now.
Sanwang saw that everyone had different expressions when they heard that Mai Sui was Dunzi’s child bride.
Afraid that everyone might have some bad thoughts, I quickly explained.
"Aunt, Dunzi's father is my third cousin.
My third aunt had a difficult labor when she gave birth to Dunzi. She was so injured that she can no longer have children.
It was a cold and snowy winter. My third cousin was at the foot of the mountain, carrying home ears of wheat that had been frozen unconscious from the snow.
My third uncle and aunt treat wheat ears better than mounds.
I asked a doctor to examine me and prescribe some medicine.
Just raise her like your own daughter.
Later, in order to make it easier to register her, they said she was a child bride found for Dunzi."
Li Lanzhen looked at the two children with red faces, but Dunzi's eyes were clear and he did not avoid her.
He looked at everyone, nodded and said, "Something happened in the village that day, and it was Mai Sui who carried me and fled into the mountains.
Finally I found Sister Shanxing, and I treated her as my sister.
When she grows up and finds someone to marry, I will be her brother from her natal family."
After hearing what Dunzi said, Mai Sui started to cry.
Later she wiped away her tears, stood out from behind the dunzi and looked at Li Lanzhen.
"Aunt, my father said that when Dunzi turns 16, he will marry us!
But, but mom and dad are, woo woo woo."
Li Lanzhen was also thinking about this matter.
At the beginning, it was said that she was to be a child bride for Dunzi. Perhaps, because there was limited land in the village, the villagers would not agree without a necessary reason.
Now, Dunzi doesn't agree to marry Mai Sui because he feels that he is physically disabled and is afraid of delaying Mai Sui's development.
But from the looks of it, Mai Sui is determined to marry no one else but him.
Dunzi turned around and glared at Mai Sui.
"Just follow Aunt Lan Zhen and live a good life in Peach Blossom Land, and find a healthy and strong man to marry in the future.
I will prepare a dowry for you on behalf of your parents."
As soon as he finished speaking, Wheat Ear cried even louder.
"Wuwuwu, no, if you don't marry me, I will never marry anyone else in my life!
I will spend my whole life guarding my parents' tablets!"
Sanwang frowned and walked to Dunzi.
I patted his shoulder and said, "Brother Dunzi, I know you are afraid of delaying the harvest because of your leg problem.
But it is your parents' wish to let Mai Sui marry you and let you take good care of her. You can't let them down."
Dunzi lowered his head and tears fell to the ground.
Li Lanzhen felt extremely uncomfortable!
If a country is not strong, when natural disasters and man-made disasters occur, it is the common people who suffer!
The most heartbreaking things are the orphans who have lost their parents!
Looking at Dunzi and the wheat ears, Li Lanzhen said, "Dunzi, Sanwang is right.
Your parents are doing this for Mai Sui's own good.
They felt sorry for Mai Sui and were afraid that she would be bullied after marriage.
I have made the decision. Let Mai Sui stay here with you and help you guard the ancestral hall until you turn 16.
Your aunt will hold a wedding banquet for the two of you, and you will get married. You will marry a wife and she will marry someone else.
That is, after you marry Mai Sui, you must treat her well and not bully her."
Dunzi raised his head anxiously and said, "Auntie, how could I bully her? I will protect her."
He got anxious and spoke his true feelings, and his face turned even redder.
He grunted for a long time, then lowered his head and stopped talking.
People all laughed.
Mai Sui was also happy. She wiped her tears, gently tugged at Dunzi's sleeve, and motioned him to sit down.
Li Lanzhen took a look and saw a large open space next to the ancestral hall.
“Sanwang, I plan to build a yard for Dunzi and Maisui next to the ancestral hall.
This way they are close to the ancestral hall and their lives will not be affected."
Sanwang nodded, "Thank you, Auntie, you are very thoughtful."
After Li Lanzhen said these words, she turned to look at Shopkeeper Hua.
"Manager Hua, how many people do we need to buy to manage about 3000 acres of land and the pear trees on this mountain?"
“Just buy more than 30 laborers.
If there are people who are good at taking care of fruit trees, we can buy them and bring them to live in the mountains to take care of the pear trees.”
"Okay, I'll do as you say." Li Lanzhen agreed and said to Duoxie.
"After Dunzi and Maisui live here, I will bring you two oxen and two iron plowshares."
Then he turned to look at Hua Zixi and said, "It's just that the farm tools are not enough. Manager Hua, please buy all of them in Youzhou City.
Buy as many sets of bedding as the number of people.
A batch of large iron pots and ceramic jars were also purchased for each household to settle down.
The people in Lishu Village still cook and live by themselves as a family unit.”
"Dunzi, wait until the yard and house over here are built, then you and Mai Sui can come over.
At that time, I will give you two cows, 100 chickens and two pigs, and you will manage them.
As for the specific matters, I will explain the rules to the buyers after they enter the village.
From now on, Lishu Village is handed over to you, and you are the village chief!"
Thank you for being a little surprised, "Aunt Lanzhen, I'm only 15 years old this year!
How can I be the village chief?"
"Age is not a problem, ability is the most important thing." Li Lanzhen said with a wave of her hand.
"Dunzi, Auntie has high hopes for you. You will definitely manage this place well."
Sanwang saw several children also encouraging him.
"Dunzi, you can do it. We will come back to see you often."
"Yes, we will come back to help you during the busy farming season."
With everyone's encouragement, Dunzi straightened his back and nodded with a determined look.
"Aunt Lanzhen, thank you for trusting me. I will do my best. If I don't know how to do it, I will ask you."
I had lunch here at noon, and then took a rough look and measured the open space next to the ancestral hall.
"The foundation is relatively flat, but the soil here is not suitable for building earthen walls." Li Lanzhen said worriedly.
Sanwang's eyes lit up, "Aunt, let's find some time to come over and copy the mud bricks."
Han Minghai also said, "Okay, I'll bring a few people over to help make mud bricks here."
After a round of inspection, the yards and houses of each household had been renovated and were ready for living.
When preparing to go back, Li Lanzhen found that Shanxing and Sanwang were whispering to each other.
"Is there anything else you can do?"
Shan Xing hesitated for a moment, then said, "Aunt, we want to burn down the first house at the entrance of the village!"
"Okay, go burn it!"
Li Lanzhen agreed without hesitation.
The children ran away happily, and Li Lanzhen told others about that family.
Zhang Deshui frowned, "Well, let's go over and take a look. The fire has started, so we don't want to set other people's houses on fire."