Chapter 144 I'd Like to Match Her with A Perfect Man
Upon returning to the home of her parents, Tian Xiuniang plunged into the room of her mother.
"Mum, I'm home. Do you have any urgent things?" asked she.
Her mother Ms. Zhao was quilting. Seeing Tian Xiuniang coming, she stopped working, "Don't panic. It's not urgent. I just want to match your second younger brother with a girl. He is not a spring chicken. If he can settle down earlier, your father and I can also be relieved."
Tian Xiuniang breathed a sigh of relief when she heard what her mother said. She patted the chest, poured a glass of water and had some water, "You almost scared me to death when you told me to come back in a hurry. I thought something urgent happened at home!"
Ms. Zhao smiled, "Isn't the marriage your younger brother urgent?"
Tian Xiuniang nodded slightly and sat beside her, "That's true. Mum, which girl caught your fancy?"
Ms. Zhao smiled with closed lips and was obviously satisfied with the girl, "I have taken a fancy to the daughter from the Jiang Family in the Daxing Village."
"Daxing Village? The home of the parents of my third younger sister-in-law is in this village." Tian Xiuniang said in surprise.
"Right. So I asked you to come back. Ask your third younger sister-in-law about the girl when you return to the home of your mother-in-law, and see what kind of a person she is. The well-off Jiang Family is a family had many sons and only one daughter. If Baogen married her, he would enjoy a happy life with the help of so many brothers-in-law."
It was the first time that Tian Xiuniang heard of the Jiang Family. Hearing the information about the Jiang Family from her mother, she subconsciously frowned.
"Mum, if the Jiang Family is really as good as you say, how could they take a fancy to our family?"
As the saying went, a son never thought his mother ugly, and a dog never shunned its owner's home however shabby it was. But everyone should konw his or her own limitation.
People would find a girl from a family that was inferior to them to marry their son, and would find a boy from a family that was superior to them to marry they daughter. Although she thought that her family was good, her family was really poor.
After marrying Wu Ercheng, she found that her younger brother was a glib talker and really had no advantages. He was useless, played tricks and intentionally evaded responsibility.
Ms. Zhao glared at her, "How could you even look down upon your own family after you came to the Wu Family for a few years?"
Tian Xiuniang could talk with her mother without reserve, so she said bluntly, "You are blowing your own trumpet. I also want Baogen to have a good wife. But if the Jiang Family didn't agree, we would not force her to marry him. We may find a matchmaker and ask her to visit the Jiang Family first to see their ideas. Don't be too impulsive, or our family will be disgraced."
Though she was right, Ms. Zhao became unhappy.
"Aren't you my daughter? Why do you keep saying things that will boost others' morale and reduce our own courage? Did your father and I treat you and your brothers badly? It is her blessing to marry your younger brother!"
It was water off a duck's back with her mother, so Tian Xiuniang sighed, "Anyway, I have reminded you. If our family's face is really lost, don't come bleating to me. I've never been a great one for hearing such kind of thing."
"Don't worry, I promise. You should only help me ask about the girl from the Jiang Family. If she is really nice, I have my own way to get her to marry into our family!"
Seeing that she was determined, Tian Xiuniang could only helplessly nod, "Okay, I will ask about her."
She seldom went back to the home of her mother, so she was not anxious to go home. She helped her mother with housework and went back home in the afternoon when the sun was about to set.
When she arrived home, she found that Su Jiuyue and Wu Xiyuan had returned home.
Sitting under the eaves, Su Jiuyue was washing vegetables and prepared for the dinner.
When she saw Tian Xiuniang coming, she looked up at her, "Second sister-in-law."
Tian Xiuniang came back with a mission. So she walked to her side and squatted down. "You went to the town today. Was it bustling? The town is full of people at this time of every year, but I didn't go to the town today." said she casually.
Su Jiuyue smiled, "There was a lot of people. We did not stay long and hurried back after shopping. Second sister-in-law, what happened to the family of your parents?"
Tian Xiuniang bowed her head and smiled guiltily, "Nothing."
Seeing that she did not want to say more, Su Jiuyue didn't ask more because she knew that each family had its own problems and guessed that perhaps she was not willing to let others know.
But Tian Xiuniang didn't want to go back to the room. She was dragging her heels beside Su Jiuyue and started to speak but hesitated.
Su Jiuyue couldn't take it anymore and asked her, "Second sister-in-law, just say it out."
Tian Xiuniang smiled ingratiatingly, "It's not a big deal. I just want to ask if Jiang Yansong is living in your village."
Su Jiuyue didn't know why she asked the question, and tipped her head back, "Right, he is in our village. What's going on?"
Upon hearing what she said, Tian Xiuniang was in high spirits, "Have you heard that he has a daughter named Jiang Chunxi?"
Hearing the name of Ximei, Su Jiuyue was immediately on the alert, "Why do you ask about her?"
Instead of telling her the truth, Tian Xiuniang jested with her, "It's a good thing. I'd like to match her with a perfect man. But I don't know her character, so I asked you about her."
Even if Su Jiuyue felt that something seemed wrong with what she said, she could't do anything to bring shame on Ximei.
The Jiang Family valued their children very much. Su Jiuyue thought to herself that even if the family that second sister-in-law wanted to match with Ximei was ordinary, the Jiang Family would not let Ximei marry into the family.
While she was bowing her head and washing the vegetables, she spoke frankly, "She is a nice, good-natured and capable girl."
Ximei was a bit bold and vigorous, and dared to say and do anything, which was not a bad thing for a rural woman. But Su Jiuyue was overcautious to take any action, so she had been envious of the nature of Ximei.
After knowing the situation of Jiang Chunxi from Su Jiuyue, Tian Xiuniang felt pleased and hoped that the marriage could happen. The Jiang Family had a higher social position, but what if her brother was stroke of luck? She was wondering what kind of solution would her mother use.
Liu Cuihua was waiting for Su Jiuyue in the kitchen to cook dishes. But Su Jiuyue didn't come for a long time, so she took the spatula and walked out to see what was happening.
"What are you muttering about? It's time to eat. Xiuniang, tidy the table up. Don't gossip."
Tian Xiuniang already knew what she wanted to know, so she answered, propped up legs with both hands to stand up, and walked to the central room.
After they thoroughly cleaned up the rooms and prepared food, the Spring Festival Eve arrived.
On this day, everyone put on new clothes, characters of Fu and antithetical couplets were pasted on the door, and everyone was ready to spend a joyful Spring Festival.
After lunch, Liu Cuihua said to Su Jiuyue, "Jiuyue, we can't use needles before the fifth of the first lunar month. How about execute an injection on Xiyuan today?"