Miao Jing Zhai Yaohui 5
"Auntie Li, it's getting late. I have to go to work quickly, otherwise my uncle and aunt will be angry again." Auntie Li said all the facts, Miao Liang did not deny it, the problem was that if her second uncle did not take her in, she didn't know where she could go.
In this way, no matter how hard life was at Uncle Miao's house, Miao Liang did not dare to have any extra thoughts, and could only listen to Uncle Miao's family's orders honestly, working more than cows and eating less than dogs every day.
Miao Liang had not considered personal problems, but other people in Uncle Miao's family had already begun to help Miao Liang consider this issue.
"How did you choose? Which family should your niece marry to? The family next door, the past three generations have been poor, just like us. If your niece marries to this family, they are willing to give us 100 kilograms of grain."
"This family is actually quite good. They are in charge of slaughtering pigs in the production team. If your niece marries there, she will not have to worry about having no meat in the future." Of course, as their niece-in-law, it is also okay to be filial to them. "And this, he is willing to pay fifty yuan as a betrothal gift for your niece to marry. Speaking of which, your niece is really worth a lot of money. The three families I showed you all have good conditions. Once she marries, she will have good food and clothes, and will enjoy much more than in our family. As her second aunt, it is not easy for me to do this for her."
Uncle Miao heard Aunt Miao bragging about the three families his wife had shown Miao Liang. He knew what kind of families they were without his wife telling him.
The first family, yes, they were poor farmers for three generations, the grandfather was a scoundrel, the father was a scoundrel, and the son was a cripple. How could such a family have good conditions?
It was because the son was a cripple and it was difficult for him to marry a wife, so he was willing to squeeze out 100 kilograms of grain from his family to marry his niece.
As for the second family, the butcher, hey...
The butcher is in his twenties this year, almost ten years older than Miao Liang.
A few years ago, the man was engaged, but because of his bad temper, he saw his fiancée talking to a boy at school, so he beat the man and the woman, and called the woman a shameless woman who flirted with other girls.
So, in the end, the girl would rather not marry in her life than marry such a man.
The third one...
Miao Ershu didn't want to say anything. The second family was only nearly ten years older than Miao Liang, but the third family was more than ten years older.
That was a second marriage, with two boys and a girl in the family. His original wife was exhausted.
Well,
Fifty yuan sounds like a lot, but there are rumors that the man is doing some speculation.
Once caught by the Red Guards, the whole family will be in trouble.
So Uncle Miao always felt that the man's first wife was really tired. She was the only one who did all the work at home and outside to earn work points, while the man was thinking about some "improper" things. How could she not be tired?
Tiredness plus fear, even the strongest person can't bear it, wouldn't that shorten his life?
"I've been talking for a long time and my mouth is dry. Please give me a response and make a decision. Miao Jing is your niece. I, the second aunt, am not as close to you as the second uncle. Please make a decision quickly. People are still waiting for our answer." Aunt Miao pushed Uncle Miao and asked him to give an answer.
The gifts given by these three families were more or less, but no matter how you counted it, Uncle Miao's family got all the gifts for free, and they didn't suffer any loss.
They were all taking advantage. Whether it was a bigger or smaller advantage, Aunt Miao didn't mind at all. What she cared about was to marry Miao Jing quickly, so that she could find a good partner for her daughter Miao Lanlan.
As long as Miao Liang stayed at their home, those who came to visit always mentioned Miao Liang's name, as if they had forgotten the existence of their daughter.
Aunt Miao had her own plans, and Uncle Miao was not stupid either, otherwise, he would not have taken advantage of Miao's father so much over the years. Miao's father did all the work, but he was the one who finally benefited from it.
Uncle Miao took a puff of his cigarette: "If you ask me about this, none of these three families can do it. Of course, if you want to make up your mind and decide which family to go to, I can't stop you."
Miao Liang has lived in their home for so many years, and many people in the production team have gossiped about him, saying that he is like a landlord, squeezing and enslaving his niece, and treating her as a prostitute.
The room he lives in now and the money to marry a wife were all given to him by his eldest brother.
He relies on his eldest brother to have a good life today, and he is so harsh to Miao Liang with the ginseng that his eldest brother lost his life to find. This is almost like a landlord exploiting the hard work and fruits of labor of the working people.
Uncle Miao always remembered how fierce the fight was in recent years.
Uncle Miao didn't want to sacrifice himself and his entire family just to gain a little advantage over Miao Liang.
Once they were targeted by the Red Guards because of Miao Liang's matter, they would live a miserable life, and it would be better to die.
Thinking of the scene he had seen before, Uncle Miao shuddered, turned around, and said to Aunt Miao that he would never participate in this matter: "If this marriage is not concluded, it will become an arranged marriage. I won't stop you from doing what you want to do. If you want to ask me for my opinion, I will say that these three families are not suitable for my niece, and these three people are not worthy of my niece."
“You…” Aunt Miao’s little trick failed, and she felt ashamed and annoyed. “Why do I work so hard? Isn’t it for our family? As long as Miao Liang is here, no one knows or cares that you, Miao Lao Er, also have a daughter. If not, would I have to spend so much time looking for someone to marry Miao Liang? If I have the time, can’t I find a few more wealthy families for our Lan Lan?”
“If you really only consider Lan Lan, then I would advise you to find an ordinary family for Miao Liang. Don’t say that Miao Liang is our adopted child. "Big brother, how can you marry Miao Liang without accepting a gift? You're giving me a wife for free. You know how much money my eldest brother's ginseng was exchanged for. I know. Let alone Miao Liang, even if my eldest brother leaves another child, it won't cost us enough to raise my brother's child. As long as the family you find for Miao Liang is not for the gift money, I agree with whatever family you decide, and I'll take the responsibility."
If there were any other things that were too much, Second Uncle Miao said he was sorry, even if it was his wife who did it, he wouldn't help take the blame.
If he took the blame, someone would die, so he didn't want his wife to take the good things he got from his eldest brother to marry another man's family.