amaotonovel Chapter 1244 Tian Xiao'e
Chapter 1244 Tian Xiao'e
Chapter 1244 Tian Xiao'e
The summer in Bailuyuan is always very hot, with cicadas chirping one after another. Qin Hao and Leng Qiuyue are newlyweds, and they often take shelter under the old locust tree at the entrance of the village. Leng Qiuyue embroiders flowers while Qin Hao tells her about the latest news in Xi'an.
This loving scene made Heiwa, who was passing by, jealous. Lu San saw it and calculated that his son was indeed old enough to get married, so he simply called a matchmaker to help introduce him.
That evening, Heiwa finished training the regiment and was walking home. From a distance he saw his father Lu San squatting on the doorstep smoking a pipe, his face so gloomy that water seemed to drip out of it.
"Da, I'm back." Heiwa greeted cautiously.
Lu San stood up suddenly, knocking his pipe against the door frame loudly: "You coward! Today, the daughter of the Liu family was rejected again. The matchmaker said that she will not accept marriage proposals from us in the future!"
A trace of discomfort flashed across Heiwa's dark face, and he muttered, "That girl from the Liu family is as strong as a bull..."
"You dare to be so picky!" Lu San was so angry that his beard stood up. He picked up the sole of his shoe and hit Heiwa with it. "Do you know how much money I spent and how many good things I said to find a matchmaker for you? It's good enough that the girl likes your black hair, and you still picked her."
Heiwa ran away with his head in his hands, and the father and son chased each other in the yard, causing panic. Bai Jiaxuan happened to pass by and hurriedly stepped forward to stop the furious Lu San.
"Third brother, calm down. The kid is still young and doesn't understand anything." Bai Jiaxuan advised.
Lu San panted heavily, pointed at Heiwa who was hiding behind Bai Jiaxuan and cursed: "Tell me! What kind of person are you looking for? Do you want to marry a daughter of an official? Why don't you take a piss and look in the mirror? Do you have the luck to do that?"
Heiwa stiffened his neck and said nothing, but he refused to give in.
At this time, Qin Hao came over after hearing the noise, and seeing the situation, he quickly pulled Heiwa into the house.
As soon as he entered the house, Heiwa couldn't help but complain to Qin Hao: "Brother Hao, you don't know, the girls my father found for me either have faces darker than the bottom of a pot, or arms thicker than my thighs..."
Qin Hao almost laughed out loud. Not to mention that he had only met the girl from the Liu family once, it was really hard to describe. No wonder Heiwa was so unwilling to do so.
"Then tell me, what kind of person are you looking for?" Qin Hao poured a bowl of herbal tea and handed it to Heiwa.
Hei Wa took the tea bowl, and a rare blush appeared on his dark face: "Hao'er, I don't ask to be as pretty as my sister-in-law, but at least... at least I have to be presentable, right? Otherwise, how can I live?"
Qin Hao was happy. It turned out that this guy wanted to find a pretty one. He thought for a moment and said, "Come out with me tomorrow."
"Where are you going? How many people are you taking?" Heiwa thought they were going to suppress bandits.
"Why bring so many people? Just the two of us." Qin Hao smiled mysteriously: "I'm going to find you a wife."
Hei Wa almost knocked over his tea bowl when he heard this, and his dark face turned red: "Hao Ge'er, don't make fun of me..."
Qin Hao smiled and said, "Let's get the carriage ready tomorrow morning and go to Zhashui County."
Before dawn the next day, Heiwa harnessed the carriage and waited at the door of Qin Hao's house. He changed into new clothes that he wore during the Chinese New Year, and even cleaned his cloth shoes.
When Qin Hao saw him dressed like this, he couldn't help laughing: "Hey, didn't you say I was making fun of you?"
Hei Wa scratched his head embarrassedly: "Brother Hao, is this okay?"
"It must be possible."
As soon as Qin Hao jumped onto the carriage, Heiwa couldn't wait to whip the carriage and drove it out of the village.
We came all the way to the neighboring Zhashui County. Zhashui County is much more lively than Zishui County. There are shops lining both sides of the street and the sounds of hawking are endless.
Qin Hao brought Heiwa to a restaurant called "Zuixianlou" and ordered a few side dishes.
While waiting for the food, Qin Hao called the waiter: "Brother, I want to ask you about someone. Is there a scholar named Tian around here?"
The waiter thought for a moment and said, "You are talking about Mr. Tian from Tianjiazhuang, right? He is a notorious miser!"
"Oh? How did you become famous?" Qin Hao asked with interest.
The waiter lowered his voice and said, "Sir, you don't know. Mr. Tian is very stingy. When he comes to our restaurant to eat, he even packs up some pickles to take away. Last year, his daughter was sick, but he couldn't bear to ask a doctor to come. He just prescribed medicine according to the medical book and almost killed his daughter!"
Qin Hao and Hei Wa looked at each other and continued to ask, "How do I get to Mr. Tian's house?"
"Go out from the west gate of the county town and go straight to Tianjiazhuang."
The waiter enthusiastically advised: "When you get to the village entrance, just ask anyone you want. Everyone knows Mr. Tian."
After dinner, the two followed the waiter's instructions and soon arrived at Tianjiazhuang. At the entrance of the village, there was an old man resting by the ridge of the field. Qin Hao went up to him and asked, "Old man, how do I get to Tian Xiucai's house?"
The old man squinted his eyes and looked at the two of them. He pointed to the east end of the village and said, "Go east and you will see a few connected tiled houses. That's it."
After thanking the old man, he led Heiwa to the east. From a distance, he saw a family decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, with big red wedding characters pasted on the windows, and surrounded by villagers who were watching the fun.
"Is this... a wedding?" Heiwa's heart skipped a beat.
As they approached, they heard the villagers talking: "This scholar Tian is really obsessed with money. His beautiful daughter married an old man as a concubine..."
"I heard that Mr. Guo is over fifty..."
"Tsk tsk, what should the father-in-law and son-in-law address each other in the future? Should they call each other father-in-law?"
Heiwa quietly pulled Qin Hao aside and said in a tense voice: "Brother Hao, you said you wanted to be a matchmaker for me, could it be that..."
Seeing Qin Hao nod, Hei Wa was struck by lightning and turned to leave: "I have already promised it..."
At this moment, the door of the Tian family creaked open, and several maids carried a young woman in a wedding dress out. The woman was crying, her veil had long disappeared, revealing a pretty face.
Although it was just a glimpse, Hei Wa felt as if struck by lightning, and could not move his eyes away. The girl was about eighteen or nineteen years old, with fair skin, almond eyes with tears, and a cherry mouth trembling slightly, which made Hei Wa's heart warm.
Seeing this, Qin Hao deliberately sighed: "Since you don't want to, let's go."
Hei Wa's face turned from red to white, and then from white to red. He was silent for a long time before he finally uttered: "But...but I have already promised..."
Qin Hao patted his shoulder and said, "Just say you like it, and leave the rest to me."
Hei Wa's eyes instantly turned red, and he suddenly knelt down in front of Qin Hao with a plop: "Brother! From now on you are my real brother!"
Qin Hao quickly helped him up: "Okay, now is not the time to say this. If you delay any longer, the bride will really be taken away by someone else!"
Heiwa was startled and immediately followed Qin Hao into the crowd and rushed towards the Tian family's yard.
In the Tian family yard, a skinny middle-aged man was counting money with a flattering smile on his face.
Opposite was an old man with wrinkles all over his face, staring with lustful eyes at Tian Xiao'e who was forced into the sedan chair.
Qin Hao strode forward and bowed, "Excuse me, who is Mr. Tian, Mr. Tian?"
Tian Xiucai turned around and looked at the two of them warily: "Who are you..."
"I am Bai Hao from Bailuyuan." Qin Hao revealed his identity: "I heard that your daughter is both talented and beautiful, so I came here to propose marriage."
There was an uproar in the courtyard. Mr. Guo's face darkened: "Mr. Tian, what's going on?"
Tian Xiucai's forehead was sweating, and he quickly explained: "Don't get me wrong, I don't know these two people..."
Qin Hao calmly threw a bundle on the table and said, "Five hundred dollars is just a small gift. I hope Mr. Tian will accept it."
The sound was like thunder, and the whole yard was silent. Tian Xiucai's eyes widened, and he opened the cloth bag tremblingly. The white dollars made him dizzy.
"This..." Tian Xiucai swallowed his saliva and looked away from the ocean with difficulty: "But my daughter has already been promised to someone..."
Qin Hao said calmly, "Master Tian, your daughter was promised to Mr. Guo as a concubine, but marrying her to my brother is her legal wife. It's a formal marriage, isn't it much more glorious than carrying her out like this?"
"Besides, my brother and your daughter are of similar age. It would be a beautiful thing for them to get married. It's better than marrying her to this old man and being criticized by others, right?"
Upon hearing this, Mr. Guo flew into a rage: "You!"
Tian Xiucai's face turned pale, and it was obvious that his secret was exposed. He looked at Dayang, then at his daughter, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "Mr. Guo, I'm sorry, this marriage... let's call it quits. I will return the betrothal gift to you in full."
"How dare you!" Mr. Guo was furious. "We have signed a written agreement!"
Qin Hao walked up to Mr. Guo and lowered his voice: "As for a concubine, you can marry anyone as long as you are willing to spend money. You are also a well-known person, why do you have to make a fuss about it?"
Mr. Guo gritted his teeth and said, "I don't care who you are. If you dare to act wildly on my territory, how can I survive in the future if I let you go back in one piece?"
However, as soon as he finished speaking, Mr. Guo felt a chill down there. He looked down and saw Qin Hao holding a Mauser pistol in his hand.
"You are shameless. I have wiped out so many bandits in Zishui County. Apart from me, no one has ever dared to call me "boss". Believe it or not, I will kill you and your entire family right now!"
Mr. Guo's eyes widened, his fingers trembled, and his voice trembled uncontrollably: "You...you are Bai Hao from the Zishui County Security Corps?"
"What? There is still someone who dares to impersonate me?" Qin Hao sneered.
Mr. Guo wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said, "Young man, I was blind and didn't recognize a great man. You can take him away..."
When Mr. Tian saw that Mr. Guo had relented, he also breathed a sigh of relief. Although he was greedy for money, he valued his life more. If he had offended Mr. Guo, his life would not be easy.
Hei Wa was stunned the whole time, until Qin Hao pushed him and said, "What are you standing there for? Go pick up your wife!"
Heiwa woke up as if from a dream. He quickly ran to the bridal sedan and carefully lifted the curtain.
Tian Xiao'e looked up with tearful eyes and met Heiwa's concerned gaze.
"Girl, don't be afraid..." Heiwa stammered, "I..."
Tian Xiao'e looked at this honest, dark-faced man. No matter what, it was better than marrying that old man as a concubine, so she nodded slightly, lowered her eyes shyly, and put down her red veil.
Before leaving, Tian Xiucai held Heiwa's hand and smiled so hard that he couldn't close his mouth. That was five hundred dollars, and the important thing was that his reputation was saved. The more he looked at this silly and black-haired son-in-law, the more he felt that he was much more pleasing to the eye than that old man.
Zhashui County is dozens of miles away from Bailu Village, so it is definitely impossible to take a sedan chair. Heiwa had to ask Tian Xiaoe to take a carriage.
As a result, the originally empty carriage was filled with Tian Xiao'e's "dowry". Although they were all worthless quilts and the like, Heiwa couldn't stop smiling.
As the sun set, Qin Hao and his party returned to Bailu Village.
Heiwa was in a dilemma as to how to arrange for Tian Xiao'e. On the one hand, he and Tian Xiao'e had not yet had their wedding, and on the other hand, he did not have a proper place to live and usually lived with his father in the backyard of the Bai family.
Just when Heiwa was in trouble, the gate of the Bai family opened. Leng Qiuyue heard the noise outside and guessed that Qin Hao had returned.
"You guys are back. Oh, this is my sister-in-law. She's so pretty."
Leng Qiuyue stood beside Qin Hao and greeted Tian Xiaoe with a smile.
Although Tian Xiao'e was a little shy, she was brought up in a scholar's family after all, so she bowed slightly to Leng Qiuyue and said, "Sister-in-law is really beautiful."
Qin Hao winked at Leng Qiuyue and said, "Stop bragging here. My sister-in-law must be exhausted after traveling for such a long time. You should take her to the new house to rest."
Leng Qiuyue understood and waved to Tian Xiaoe: "Come here, sister-in-law. I'll take you to the new house."
Hei Wa was confused. Where did the new house come from? How come he didn't know?
It was only when Qin Hao pulled him into the house that Heiwa came to his senses: "Brother, what new house?"
"When we built the Bailu Clinic, we built several courtyards. They were used for the recuperation of seriously injured patients. Now they are empty. We'll give them to you as an emergency. You can't ask your new daughter-in-law to live in the backyard with you, right?"
Heiwa was so moved that he wanted to kneel down again, but Qin Hao held him back and said sternly, "We grew up together naked, and I have never treated you as an outsider in my heart. We are brothers, so don't be so distant."
"Brother, I won't say anything more. From now on, my Heiwa's life belongs to you. I will do whatever you tell me to do." Heiwa wiped away his tears.
Qin Hao patted his shoulder and said, "Okay, stop talking nonsense here and think about how to tell Uncle San about this."
Heiwa's tears stopped immediately. His scalp went numb when he thought of his father's stubborn temper.
However, Tian Xiao'e has come back with him, so he has to face it anyway.
When Qin Hao and Heiwa entered the yard, Bai Jiaxuan and Lu San were already squatting in the yard waiting for them to "fall into the trap".
As soon as Lu San saw his son coming back, he immediately wanted to grab his weapon.
"Da, you can kill me, but even if you do, I will make my point clear."
"Brother Hao has found a wife for me and has brought her back. Whether you recognize her or not, I have already decided on her."
Lu San was so angry that his fingers were shaking: "You coward, are you doing something immoral? How can you bring someone back without paying the betrothal gift?"
Bai Jiaxuan also looked at his son in confusion. In his impression, his son was not the kind of person who would do things without considering the consequences.
Seeing this, Qin Hao recounted what had happened.
"Congratulations, Third Brother. Heiwa has made great progress and married the daughter of a scholar." Bai Jiaxuan said while holding Lu San's hand.