Rebirth begins with the waste wood returning home

Chapter 19
Shi Laiwang has an idea!
Yes, Shi Laiwang had the idea of ​​bringing Jiang Decai and Zhang Guilan together during the years when Jiang Defu went to serve in the army and there was no news.

This idea is not surprising at all, and it is not uncommon in rural areas.

My brother is gone, leaving my sister-in-law and a lot of children!

The brother-in-law took over his brother's family out of consideration for taking care of his brother's descendants.

After all, if the sister-in-law leaves and the children are left alone, they will become orphans.

If a sister-in-law comes to visit, the stepfather may not be sure how to treat the child.

And if the sister-in-law and her step-husband have a child, there will inevitably be a distance between them, and the brother's children will have a very difficult time.

The sister-in-law and brother-in-law are both close relatives of the child. Living together means having a child, and they are also a family that loves each other!

Now that Jiang Decai has no wife and his brother Jiang Defu has no news, Shi Laiwang wants to bring Zhang Guilan and Jiang Decai together.

Shi Laiwang didn't tell Zhang Guilan. She was bought from another place and had no support. It would be great to marry Jiang Decai. Just let his wife talk about it then.

He went to ask Jiang Decai first.

During that time, the news that many young people in the village had disappeared made Jiang Decai very anxious and worried about the safety of his younger brother.

When Shi Laiwang came to tell him about this, he was a little shocked.

After a long while, he said that there was no news about his younger brother. He would wait another year and try. If his younger brother hadn't come back yet, we would tell him then...

After waiting for a year, there was still no news about Jiang Defu.

Shi Laiwang saw that Jiang Decai and Zhang Guilan were getting more and more harmonious. Thinking about it, although the old Jiang family was pitiful, they should at least keep this pair of miserable people and prevent the Jiang family from ending their heirs.

I don’t know if his wife had confided in Zhang Guilan in advance. Anyway, Zhang Guilan treated Jiang Decai much more considerately and intimately than before, and it was very harmonious.

One night, Shi Laiwang discussed with his wife that in a few days, he would have a few family members come to Jiang Decai's house for a meal, make the marriage between Jiang Decai and Zhang Guilan public, and then arrange the marriages of the two children.

In rural areas, although this kind of thing is not very uncommon, many people understand it.

But this kind of thing still needs to be done openly and openly. When many things are done openly, it will appear dignified and decent.

I made the arrangements in private, so I might be subject to some gossip!
This is just like the marriage that the matchmaker talks about and the elopement of a man and a woman. In fact, both men and women live together, but the world's view is different.

But before the matter was settled, there was a sudden heavy rain that summer. Everyone was busy fighting floods and protecting the crops in the fields, so the matter was put on hold.

When the farming slack came down again, news came from Jiang Defu, saying that he had changed his team and everything was fine. He would go home when the war was over.

Jiang Decai was very excited. The old scholar from the next village helped read the letter, and he was so excited that he burst into tears.

Shi Laiwang also wiped away tears after hearing the news.

Now that Jiang Defu is back, no one has mentioned the matter between Jiang Decai and Zhang Guilan anymore.

Today Jiang Decai was hesitant, and Shi Laiwang didn't know why, but suddenly felt a bad feeling in his heart.

"no no……"

Jiang Decai shook his head hurriedly, shaking his head like a rattle.

"That's good! Decai, I know you are a good boy, and Guilan is also a good woman. Defu... If Defu had... you were together well, now that he is back, this matter... this matter is not It's easy to say, after a few years, when our conditions are better, I will find a good woman for the second uncle..."

Shi Laiwang patted Jiang Decai on the shoulder and said.

……

The night is like water.

Mrs. Shi was not in good health, so the second aunt came over and asked Shi Daniu to take her home early to rest.

Shi Changsheng's children were still young, so his wife took the children to bed.

Zhang Guilan and the second aunt collected the dishes and chopsticks from their backyard and took them to the kitchen to wash them.

"Auntie, I can just wash it myself. There are only a few dishes and chopsticks. You sit down and chat with them!"

Zhang Guilan was diligent and knew that the second aunt was old and had been tired today, so he asked her to sit down and rest while he went to the kitchen with the dishes and chopsticks.

"Gui Lan is a hard-working person, and you Jiang family are lucky!"

The second aunt sat down and said to Jiang Decai and Jiang Defu. "That is!"

Shi Laiwang agreed.

"Second uncle, second aunt, you both happen to be here today. I...I have something to discuss with you..."

Jiang Defu waited for the second aunt to sit down, cleared his throat and said.

"What's the matter? Sanwazi, you said..."

The second aunt looked at Jiang Defu with some surprise.

Although she had watched this child grow up since she was a child, she had not seen him in these years. The second aunt always felt that this child was very different from the previous years.

He speaks rationally and is somewhat formal, somewhat similar to those high-ranking officials in the city... in the city.

"Defu, your second aunt is here too. I just told my second brother something, and I was just about to tell you something! You have been back these days, and you and Guilan..."

"Second uncle, I was just thinking about this today. I...I can't get married to Sister Guilan..."

Jiang Defu hesitated and said.

He knew that it was not enough to reach a consensus on this matter at home. After all, Zhang Guilan still had to go out. If he never married her and had no children, it would be fine for a year, but over time, he would definitely be criticized by others.

The countryside is different from the city. In the city where he lived before, he could just live behind closed doors. Especially young people, there was no need to socialize with all kinds of relatives.

But this is a rural area, or a rural area in the 50s, where Tumo Xingzi can kill people. Zhang Guilan treats him well, and he can't just care about himself.

"What? You can't marry Guilan? What do you mean? You kid, you can't do this!"

The second aunt screamed in surprise.

Shi Laiwang also looked at Jiang Defu in surprise, forgetting to smoke the dry pipe in his mouth.

"Defu, what's going on? Why don't you marry Guilan? She's a good woman... You kid, tell me what's going on? This can't be your second brother..."

Shi Laiwang looked at Jiang Decai.

"What does this have to do with my second brother?"

Jiang Defu was a little confused, but then he thought that the second uncle felt that the second brother did not take care of him properly and failed to fulfill his eldest brother's responsibility.

"No, second uncle, this... this is all my fault! Let me tell you the truth, this matter... I also told my second brother and sister Guilan about this matter! That's it..."

Jiang Defu told Jiang Decai and Zhang Guilan what he said.

"You kid, you still have such a thing..."

The second aunt sighed.

"Defu, this...this is a bit unreliable!"

Shi Laiwang took a puff of cigarette and asked with some uncertainty.

"What's unreliable?"

"Although that girl saved you, you... you are not considered husband and wife..."

"Second uncle, how can I not be counted? My parents also agreed to marry me, and we also have witnesses! I can't be sorry!"

"Then are you worthy of Gui Lan? What should Gui Lan do?"

Shi Laiwang slammed his pipe, making a "clang" sound.

Jiang Defu was startled.

"That's right! What should Guilan do? How can Guilan live like this, Sanwazi? It's really not possible to marry both of you!"

The second aunt said anxiously.

She likes Zhang Guilan very much. The two families are close and get along like mother-in-law.

How can this rural woman live if her man divorces her?

(End of this chapter)