Chapter 25: Someone Came
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"Why do you care, it's none of your business!"
"If you want to look on, so be it. Why say so much, what a bunch of gossipy old women!"
In the village, people raised pigs by basically letting them roam free-range on the nearby mountains. The pigs would go out to look for food during the day and return to the pigsty to sleep at night. But even so, the farmers still had to feed the pigs some concentrated feed, otherwise the pigs would not come back.
It was the same for chickens, ducks and geese. Although they were free-range animals, they still needed extra feed, otherwise they would not return home. Therefore, most people would plan the number of animals they raised based on the amount of food they had.
Qiao Qiang understood the logic, but if Mei Mei wanted to raise the animals, so be it! He would let her raise them first. Even if he could not afford it later, he could just slaughter them for food. It would not be a loss anyway.
Qiao Mei naturally also understood this rationale. Was what she lacked now food? No! What she lacked was money! Meat! And vegetables and food!
The two of them happily made their way home with the piglets in their arms. From afar, they saw three people standing at their doorstep.
There were two older women and one man. They had never seen these three people before.
When the three of them saw Qiao Mei walk over, they sized her up from head to toe with a picky gaze. Then they quickly looked away as if they were afraid of discomfort if they looked at her any longer.
And these few pairs of eyes happened to see the little piglets in the basket behind her, as well as the dozens of chattering chickens, ducks and geese in the basket in her hands.
One of the three people was a skinny old lady with a head full of white hair. Her eyes lit up and she asked in surprise, "Did your family buy this? You are raising so many at once, is there enough food left at home?"
Qiao Mei did not know them so she kept quiet.
The other woman, who was well-dressed with white gloves over her hands, smiled and said, "This must be Uncle Qiao. We're from Datian Village. Let's talk inside!"
Datian Village was located in the neighboring county, not far from here.
Qiao Qiang looked at her gloves with surprise.
Typically, people do not wear white gloves when working. Furthermore, the gloves are clean and the person is dressed very well. This person is most likely a matchmaker!
There is actually a matchmaker who will take the initiative to come to their family? And she brings a man along?
With this thought in mind, Qiao Qiang turned his gaze to the man beside him.
The man had a lean figure and looked to be in his thirties. There must be something wrong with him, not being married at this age!
As Qiao Qiang thought of this, his gaze was also filled with disdain. He took a glance and then looked away.
If it was three days ago, he would definitely not think this way and might even feel satisfied. After all, this man was able-bodied and looked normal…
But now, with Xia Zhe as a basis of comparison, this person was naturally unsightly and not worth a second look.
The way that Qiao Qiang looked away showed clearly that he was not satisfied. The looks on the three faces changed for the worse as well and they turned towards Qiao Mei.
Looking at his dark and fat granddaughter, he still looked down upon others as if he was any better!
"Uncle Qiao, let's talk inside!" the matchmaker smiled and said.
Datian Village was quite a distance from here. They had been rushing since early in the morning and had walked for more than half the morning till midday. If they could not enter the house and get a drink, who would this look like?
Qiao Qiang was a little happy that his Mei Mei had someone coming to ask for her hand in marriage. His Mei Mei was not that bad after all… At least there was someone proposing marriage.
He said slowly, "Come in!"
Everyone entered the house. The skinny old lady's eyes darted around as she looked around the courtyard, the fields and then the house.
Oh heavens, there isn't even a decent piece of furniture in this house. They're even poorer than us, it's so different from what others say!
Chapter 26: Blind date?
Editor: Atlas Studios
But the interior of the house was quite clean and tidy. When the woman touched the stool, there was no dust on it at all. The glass was also shiny and looked very clean.
This was also different from what others said.
Qiao Mei carried the little piglets on her back and took the basket of chicks and ducklings to the courtyard. She placed the four little piglets in the pigpen and brought the chicks and ducklings into the small room at the back.
This room at the back was the Qiao family storeroom where they kept the sundries and other items.
It was still cold outside in the early spring. If the chicks and ducklings were not kept in the storeroom, they would freeze to death in the blink of an eye.
After she was done, she washed her hands and went into the house to pour water for everyone. Although her attitude was not very good, she did not seem as domineering as the rumors said.
She just seemed like an ordinary farm girl.
The white-haired woman looked at Qiao Mei with satisfaction. The lean man also seemed to look surprised.
Although Qiao Mei did not know that the woman in white gloves was a matchmaker, she could more or less guess it from the feeling she got. The feeling of being scrutinized was too strong, the only thing these people did not do was to surround her and examine her.
After all, she had gone on many blind dates in her other life.
After sitting down, Qiao Mei looked at the man in front of her. He looked to be in his thirties and had thick eyebrows, big eyes and a round face. He was frowning and there was ruthlessness in his eyes. It was obvious that he was not easy to get along with.
Furthermore, she could faintly sense a sinister aura from this man. This man was definitely not a good person.
After Qiao Mei judged the situation, she immediately wanted to send these people out the door.
"What do you want?" Qiao Mei changed her previous silent stance and took the initiative to ask.
This question stunned the few of them. They did not expect her to be the first person to speak and that she even vaguely seemed like the head of the family.
Forget it, forget it. This Qiao family was different from what others said. They were so weird.
"This is Wang Yong, one of the most handsome guys in our Datian Village. See how good-looking he is?" The matchmaker immediately started the process and introduced him with a smile.
After that, she was just full of praises for the man whom she said was a rare find and how it was because this man was so lucky that his wife died because she was not worthy of his fortune.
In the end, they had asked around and heard that Qiao Mei was a very fortunate person, which was why they came to visit her.
Hearing that, Qiao Mei immediately waved her hand. "Don't, don't. I'm not blessed either. Look at me, I don't have parents and I don't have a good job. You must have found the wrong person!"
Qiao Mei glanced at the man. "I'm not a match for someone with such good qualities. Find someone else! I'm busy at home so I won't send you off."
Qiao Mei stood up and wanted to send them off.
The reason why this matchmaker praised this man so much was to highlight how bad she was and how this man was more than good enough for her, so that she would agree and think that she had gotten a good deal.
Match your head!
I don't want to continue chatting with you all!
Qiao Mei did not want to smile at them anymore. If you still smile after someone spat on your face, aren't you being cheap?
This would be the moment to slap their faces and let them know what was good for them.
Qiao Mei's attitude was very obvious. She did not want to marry this man at all and did not like him at all.
Wang Yong and his mother were so angry that their chests heaved.
Wang Yong stared at Qiao Mei gloomily and did not speak.
His mother opened her mouth and was about to curse. "You…"
But at this moment, the sound of piglets oinking suddenly came from the courtyard. It was fresh and vigorous, like a feast of pork dishes was being placed in front of them.
Wang Yong's mother snapped out of it and pinched her own thigh. She grinned and said, "You silly girl, what do you know? It's not up to you to decide whether your life is good or not. Some people have a good life after they are born, but the rest of their lives are not good. Some people have a bad life before they get married, but they have a good life after getting married!"
"The way I see it, you're the type who would get lucky after you get married. I can tell at one glance that you will bring good fortune to your husband. If you marry my son, I guarantee that you'll live a comfortable life."
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