Chapter 175 – Aunt Cai, the Matchmaker

There was Su Jinjun, Xu Aidang, and Ji Jianchuan. Also, Xu Jianguo and Yang Aisen from the neighboring orchard. A total of five big men cultivated the land.

Su Jinjun did not try to be rash anymore. Although this brother-in-law of Ji Jianyun was really good to him, he was still a little afraid of Ji Jianyun. This was because of what happened earlier. He was really scared of Ji Jianyun.

Moreover, Ji Jianyun also said that after they finished this year, he would raise their salaries again after next year.

With coercion and benefits, how could Su Jinjun resist the temptation?

His wife told him yesterday that if they save for another year or two, his family might be able to build a bigger house.

This time his wife came over to be a seasonal worker. His mother was very generous and didn’t take away some of the money. She let his wife keep it all by herself. Thus, this fruit season, his wife also earned a little. Of course, it was not as much as him, but they could save all of it.

His family actually had some savings.

If he was like this, then so were the others. They worked hard.

They did their work. They didn’t say much to each other as they turned the soil.

All of them were big men, and they were fully focused on the work.

In Father Ji’s opinion, 30 acres of land was a lot, but it took them less than seven days to finish it.

This was also related to the fact that the land was not like a wasteland in the traditional sense. This land used to belong to a brigade, but later the brigade was disbanded and there was no one to contract the land. Thus, it became a wasteland. It was not difficult to fix it up.

After that, Yang Aisen asked Ji Jianyun, “Would you like to plant bok choy at this time?”

“Isn’t it a little late to plant bok choy now?” Ji Jianyun questioned back..

“It’s a little late, but it’s good for feeding the pigs,” Yang Aisen replied.

There were about 20 pigs on the mountain. When New Year came, it was the start of their increase in appetite. It was also winter. For the pigs then, the frozen bok choy was a rare delicacy.

As a result of Yang Aisen’s suggestion, he began to plant bok choy.

After learning about it, Su Danhong soaked the bok choy seeds in spiritual spring water all night, and then let them be planted.

The men were all used to farm work. They didn’t take long to plant all the bok choy seeds.

At this time, they also began to work on the persimmon trees in the orchard. There were so many people that they didn’t even need to hire temporary workers. They picked as many persimmons as they could in one day, but the rest needed to be made into dried persimmons by experienced hands. Mother Ji went to visit Aunt Cai, who asked for help last year. It was the same Aunt CAi who asked Su Danhong about Ji Yunyun’s marriage.

Aunt Cai was good at making dried persimmons. She and Mother Ji had been friends for many years.

While making dried persimmons, she smiled and said, “I had asked Danhong about Yunyun’s marriage situation, but Danhong told me to ask you. So, sister, what does Yunyun think now? She is not young anymore.”

Mother Ji knew what she was thinking and said with a smile, “She’s not young, but she’s still studying.”

“She’s in a training college, right? It’s better to plan for the marriage earlier. In the past, by this age, children were buying soy sauce1 Although she said that, Aunt Cai’s hands did not slow down at all.

“This is also true.” Mother Ji nodded. She married her husband at the age of 18, and soon had her eldest son, Ji Jianguo. By the time she was Yunyun’s age, she was about to give birth to her second son, Ji Jianye.

“Everything is opening up, but a daughter is only so young. She will eventually be left behind. Let me ask you, is Yunyun talking to anyone right now?” Aunt Cai asked.

“Not yet,” Mother Ji said while thinking of something.

Aunt Cai was happy about that and said with a smile, “Would you like me to introduce someone to Yunyun? We’ve been friends for so many years. I also introduced you to Jianguo’s wife many years ago. Although there were some small shortcomings, there was basically nothing wrong with her. There was also Aisen’s wife. Then there were Ji Hongjun and Xu Aidang’s wives. I introduced all of them. Don’t you see how good it’s been for them? Has there been a problem with any of them?”

Mother Ji smiled and said, “I believe in your judgment.”

She would not be so close to Aunt Cai if she did not have a positive reputation. She never did immoral things for a red envelope.

But Aunt Cai couldn’t be said to be the only contributor to some of the marriages in the village, including the marriage of Mother Ji’s eldest son. Feng Fangfang would have been chosen at the beginning. That’s why Aunt Cai took Mother Ji to see her. She was satisfied after meeting Feng Fangfang, and then the betrothal happened.

Although Feng Fangfang, the eldest daughter-in-law, was not as good as Danhong, the third daughter-in-law, she was still good generally speaking.

Needless to say, the other couples got along, and were truly in harmony.

“The son from Butcher Li’s family in Dawan Village.” Aunt Cai grinned..

“Butcher Li’s family?” Mother Ji thought for a moment. “I remember that there are only two sons in their family. Isn’t the eldest son already married?”

Dawan Village was the neighboring village. It was not big, and it was close to their village. Moreover, there was only one Butcher Li in the villages nearby. She knew that many people in the village raise pigs, and all ask him to kill the pigs.

“The eldest son is married, and I was the one who introduced him to his wife. She gave birth to twins two years ago. The two little boys are very cute,” Aunt Cai explained.

She had done a good job as a matchmaker. Didn’t everyone praise her? She had visited Butcher Li’s house a few days ago and his shrewish wife was polite to her and praised her for being a good matchmaker.

“Butcher Li’s family is not bad, but his wife is a little forceful.” Mother Ji was very clear about that.

“She is a little forceful, but you’ve probably only heard about the trouble she’s gone through. She is very tough on the outside, but she’s only like that for her family. If that’s a bad thing, then why would I tell you about it? We’ve been friends since we were young. If I didn’t deceive the daughters from other families, why would I deceive yours?” Aunt Cai persuaded.

Mother Ji said, “I don’t mean it like that. I haven’t heard much about the younger son in Butcher Li’s family.”

Aunt Cai made so many compliments that Mother Ji was very interested. She asked, “If he’s so good, how is he not married? Is he too young?”

“He’s not, he’s just 26. It’s fine. I asked him, but he hasn’t found a girl yet,” Aunt Cai said.

Mother Ji was even more satisfied when she heard this and said, “When will he come back so that I can go and have a look at him first?”