OBS Chapter 322: Get a wife before leaving?
Chapter 322: Get a wife before leaving?
If Zhou Xing wasn't a girl she would have rushed to go too.
Zhou Dacang frowned and said coldly: "Why are you joining in the fun? Do you think I'm joking, or is being a soldier a joke? With your ability, can you block someone's fist, or can you dodge someone's gun or sword? Stay still!"
Although he is Zhou Gu's younger uncle, he is about the same age as Zhou Gu and they grew up together. On paper they are uncle and nephew, but in reality they are almost like brothers.
But at this moment, the uncle's airs really seemed to be true, and Zhou Mai and the others didn't dare to say anything for a while.
Zhou Guo sighed and looked at the old man opposite him, "Master, please teach my uncle a few more tricks and train him more in the next few days."
The old man nodded.
Zhou Dacang looked at Zhou Guo and said after a while, "Guoguo, thank you. After I leave, you have to work harder to help your mother take care of the family. I am sorry for putting such a heavy burden on you, but you have always been righteous and like to take charge of things. I believe you can handle it and will definitely do much better than me."
Zhou Guo warned back, "Uncle, I know we can't persuade you, but on the battlefield, swords and guns are blind, you must be careful. If you can't win, run away. If you can't run away, pretend to be dead and hide among the dead bodies. Run away before they clean up the battlefield. Don't be stubborn and keep talking about fighting to the last one. When the army comes, one person is useless. It's better to pretend to be dead and survive."
Everyone nodded frantically, life is still more important.
Zhou Dacang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "When did Zhou Dadan, who was always at the forefront of a fight, become so good at running for his life? This is unlike your style. If you run away from a battlefield, you will be beheaded."
Zhou Guo said shamelessly: "Then I rushed to the front because I have confidence in my own skills, and I am sure that they can't beat me. It's different with thousands of troops. Uncle, you must promise me that pretending to be dead on the battlefield does not mean you can sneak away. Only by staying alive can you get promoted, get rich, and marry a wife."
Speaking of marrying a wife, Li said hurriedly, "Hey, how about I find you a wife before you leave? I've asked someone before, and they said there's a matchmaker in Nanhong Village who is very capable. She has all the boys and girls of marriageable age in the surrounding area under her control, and she can make the dead come alive with just one word. I'll ask her to find you a good one, and you can get married before you leave."
Zhou Dacang quickly shook his head and waved his hands, refusing, "Second sister-in-law, forget it. Wouldn't it be a waste of time to arrange a marriage for me at this time? What good family would be willing to marry a daughter they have raised for more than ten years to a man who is about to go to the battlefield? What if I die on the battlefield, what will happen to my daughter? Will she be a widow for the rest of her life? How immoral it is, it will shorten my life. No, no, I am a man who is going to the battlefield, I should accumulate some virtue first, second sister-in-law, you must not do this, you must not do this!"
Li frowned, "That's true, but on the battlefield, swords and guns are blind, you have to leave someone behind."
Zhou Guo glanced around and pointed at Li Lai and said, "If my uncle can't come back, I will adopt Li Lai to him and let him inherit my uncle's incense. Uncle, do you think it's okay?"
"Ah? Ah, very good, very good, let's do this." Zhou Dacang looked at Li Lai and nodded readily. It was better to have something ready than to delay a girl. It would be such a huge hatred and resentment for a beautiful girl to remain a widow for the rest of her life. He couldn't afford to delay it.
Zhou Guo said, "That's fine, mother. My uncle is right. Think about it the other way around. What if my uncle makes great contributions on the battlefield and gets promoted? What if our ancestor becomes a general? There are so many good girls to marry. Girls from small officials can marry him. Girls from rich families are literate, aren't they better than girls from the countryside? Mother, wait a little longer. It won't be too late to find a wife for my uncle after he gets promoted."
Upon hearing this, the other members of the Zhou family looked at Zhou Dacang. His face was sallow, his farmer's clothes were stained with grass scraps and dirt, and the pair of straw sandals on his feet were rotten. It was hard to imagine that such a man could marry the daughter of a wealthy family.
Although they had never seen the daughters of wealthy families, they had seen the daughters of landlords. They were adorned with gold and silver, spoke softly and lovingly, and were very particular about their words. The comparison between the two made them, the girls from farm families, look like pheasants in the country. There was no comparison at all.
Can my uncle marry a girl like this?
A daughter of a high-ranking official who is more impressive than a daughter of a landlord?
Zhou Gu said with a smile: "It would be even better if he could marry a daughter of a prominent family. If he has children in the future, I can teach them to read myself."
When they thought about it this way, it was true. Everyone nodded happily.
Zhou Mi frowned, "What rich family's daughter would be interested in a family like ours? If she marries us, she will probably despise us to death. We will be very upset then, but you guys are still so happy."
The laughter died down.
Zhou Mai smiled and said, "It's okay. When my uncle gets promoted, even if he gets promoted quickly, it will take several years. We should work harder, earn more money, build a big brick and tile house, and then buy one or two shops in the county town. When our family's situation improves, we won't be looked down upon anymore."
Everyone became happy again.
Zhou Mi was still not optimistic, and frowned as he thought, the daughter of a wealthy family sounds nice, but they have to be able to afford to marry her, otherwise they might not be able to afford the betrothal gift, otherwise his uncle would become a laughing stock in the eyes of others.
After listening to everyone's words, Li said thoughtfully, "It's not impossible, but there must be a time limit. You can't be thirty or forty years old and not get married if you haven't been promoted yet, right?"
That’s right, everyone just remembered that the official hasn’t been promoted yet, so it’s too early to talk about these things.
Zhou Dacang pondered in silence.
Zhou Guo said, "There's no need to rush here, mother. If my uncle has no hope of promotion in a few years, I will support you in finding him a wife. I will also look for one with you and I will definitely find him someone who is both pretty and virtuous."
Zhou Dacang nodded repeatedly.
Li looked at her and said, "If you don't know, you would think I'm looking for a wife for you. You've said it for your uncle. Are you going to marry a wife for your uncle?"
Everyone laughed.
Zhou Guo said hurriedly: "Then there is no need for that. Even if I want to do it, I can't. I'm a girl."
Li was annoyed, "You still know you are a girl, I thought you forgot."
After saying this, he looked at Zhou Dacang and said, "Since you have made up your mind, I can't stop you. Have you decided when to leave?"
Zhou Dacang said: "The day after tomorrow."
"So urgent?" Everyone was surprised.
Zhou Dacang said, "Well, there's nothing going on at home right now. Everything is ready. It's a good time for me to leave."
The old man stroked his beard and said, "Since the date has been set, don't change it."
He stood up and said, "Come out with me."
This was a huge matter for both Zhou Dacang and the Zhou family, and it was settled in a short time. Mainly, it was useless for them to object.