Chapter 119: Outsiders
As the autumn grain arrives in the warehouse, the farmer's face becomes a little more smiley. There are more people on the street in Fengting Town. People in twos and threes are shopping leisurely, and many people are visiting small restaurants and taverns in the morning and evening.
After Zhou Dajiang came back, everything became dark. Occasionally, I would go to the countryside with Su's father and Su Dahu to collect fruits, vegetables and poultry. When I was not busy, I would stay in the backyard.
Su Qingnao didn't pay attention at first. The front store was not busy, and everyone was helping with the work in the backyard. I saw him working with Hong Xiu several times and didn't mind. But later, when she saw him secretly stuffing things into Hongxiu twice, Su Qingyu began to pay attention.
Ever since Hongxiu came to help Su Qingyu's shop, she rarely took on outside sewing work. Even her eight-year-old brother Hongshan Su Qingnao was given small jobs to do, and her mother-in-law and grandson were all busy working in Su Qingnao's shop.
At first, Su Qingnao saw that Hong Xiu was very agile and a nice person, so she planned to get along with Su Dahu, but she didn't expect Su Dahu to be unwilling. Su Qingyu felt guilty all the time and thought about helping her arrange a marriage. Aunt Zhou, Granny Zhou and her family helped her a lot.
Just this big ginger and red sleeves? Are these two people getting a little close?
Su Qingyu had this matter in mind, so she quietly paid attention to it.
Unexpectedly, she actually got the clue. When did these two get along? I hurriedly found Su Qingliu, Granny Zhou and others to ask.
Unexpectedly, everyone had already seen it, and only Su Qingyu realized it later.
Granny Zhou also came to Su Qingyao: "I thought you knew.
I know? Everyone knows about it, but she doesn't?
When Granny Zhou saw her look like that, she knew she hadn't noticed.
He smiled and said: "Da Jiang, he is a good young man. Ever since I came to work in your shop, he has been right under my nose. I can see how he behaves. I always thought Dahu was good, but I didn't expect him." He has no connection with my family. This big ginger is not bad. He is honest and sensible. When he first came to this store, he was embarrassed when the women made fun of him, but now he can stand alone. "
Mother-in-law Zhou seemed to be very satisfied with Zhou Dajiang, so she allowed her only granddaughter to associate with Zhou Dajiang. She kept silent for these days, presumably to test Dajiang's behavior.
But, how did these two fall in love? We haven't known each other for a day or two, so how did we get to know each other?
Su Qingliu explained her doubts: "Probably after the list of dead was released. Brother Da Jiang is gone, and Hongxiu's father is gone too. The two of them would hide in the backyard and cry, and then comfort each other. Now they have come together. Get up. It's fate, we all know it. Our aunt and uncle are the most honest people. Grandma Zhou and her family have been close to us for more than a year. We also know what kind of people they are. "Last time, my aunt asked us to help find a match for Dajiang. No, we didn't even need to help him look at it, he just took a liking to it himself."
Su Qingnao thought about it carefully and felt that it would be good for the two families to form one family.
Hong Xiu and Da Jiang are the same age, both have the surname Zhou, and are both sixteen years old this year. In this era, it is indeed possible to talk about marriage. Both of them have simple families. Mother-in-law Zhou and Aunt Zhou have lost the mainstay of their family. The only male, Hong Shi, is only eight years old.
At my aunt's house, my uncle's leg was broken before, but it has been cured now and does not affect his walking. Su Qingyu has paid back more than half of the money he borrowed before. The big boy is gone, but there is still a big ginger. It’s just that the eldest cousin left a five-year-old nephew Zhou Jinhai for him... I am afraid that he will become Da Jiang’s responsibility.
But my aunt and uncle are still young and strong, so it shouldn't be difficult for them to live to have a family and start a business.
Ever since Su Qingyao saw through the affair between the two of them, the two of them simply stopped hiding things and became more open-minded.
Soon my aunt and uncle's family came to town.
Discuss their marriage with Granny Zhou and her family.
The situation is not good now, and there are rumors that there will be another conscription, and the people in the town are panicked. Children who have reached marriageable age no longer need to be delayed, and they can marry as soon as possible if a suitable person comes. Su Siquan has already said that he will be married a year ago.
Soon the two families agreed on the marriage, and planned to get married before the year.
Both families are simple people who know their roots well. They have no requirements for dowry or bride price, they just want their children to live well. My aunt and uncle are very satisfied with their mother-in-law, Aunt Zhou. Mother-in-law and aunt Zhou are also very satisfied with my aunt's family, who are generally open-minded. This mother-in-law is not someone who would bully her daughter-in-law at all.
The two families lived happily as if they were one family.
Aunt Zhou also invited her aunt's family, Su Qingyu and others to her home, and personally cooked many delicious dishes for everyone, and everyone enjoyed the meal very much.
After Zhou Dajiang's marriage was settled, Su Qingyu discovered that the child seemed to have transformed overnight. The childish look on his face has gone, and he has taken on the responsibility of a man, like the backbone of the family.
Now both families are his responsibility. As the backbone of both families, he has grown a lot overnight.
Su Qingyu was very pleased and arranged many things for him to experience.
The autumn wind is blowing, and the mood of autumn is getting stronger. Su Qingyao gradually discovered that there were some new faces on the street.
As the saying goes, customs are different within ten miles, customs are different within a hundred miles, and people from different regions will always have something different from the local people if you look carefully. Su Qingnao has been in Fengting Town for more than a year and is very familiar with it. People in and around Fengting Town can always see some clues.
It seemed like there were many outsiders on the street overnight.
That's not all. Su Qing'an found that the price of salt had risen again, from the initial twenty wen to one hundred wen. Later, she stocked up a lot. It was Mid-Autumn Festival, Lü Bozu got married, and she was busy with the autumn harvest, so she didn't pay attention to the price of salt anymore. Unexpectedly, it is now almost one hundred and sixty wen!
The price of grain has also risen. The price of shelled rice is five wen per pound, and now it is sold for ten wen. Even the bran has risen.
It's only been a short time since the autumn harvest.
Fengting Town is not short of grain. Most of the autumn grain harvested this year has paid the autumn tax and has not sold much. Before, when they saw the price of grain rising, everyone stocked up and didn't sell it. Why is there this wave of price increases?
Su Qing'an walked on the street and saw many unfamiliar faces queuing up in front of the grain shop every day to buy grain. There was also a long queue at the door of the salt shop. The long strips with the price of salt were different every day. She heard people sitting on the ground wailing every day when she passed by.
The street yamen business is booming. Any empty house, even if it is just a firewood room, is rented out at a high price.
Su Qingmei heard that the haunted house not far from the town has not been sold or rented for several years, and now someone has snatched it at a high price.
Li Yaren, who rented a shop to Su Qingmei before, came to ask if Su Qingmei wanted to rent out the empty house in the shop to earn more rent.
Su Qingmei refused.
But she pulled Li Yaren to learn some of the situation. Only then did she know that Fengting Town has recently influxed many outsiders, all with their families. Most of these people came with luggage and their families. They have belongings, can afford to buy and rent houses, and have money to buy food.
Su Qingmei started to pay attention. However, a few days after asking Li Yaren for the news, the second group of outsiders came again.
The people who came this time were much more destitute than the previous group. The arrival of this group of people also broke the tranquility of the town.