Surprise! The rough husband is the hidden boss of the period literature

Chapter 369 I'm still a bachelor myself.

Dong Sufeng tried to brush the feces off Jiang Xingyong, but he dodged her, saying, "No need, it's dirty!"

He handed the satchel to Dong Sufeng, shoveled the manure from the ground into the manure basket, picked up the carrying pole from the ground, and began to carry the manure. "Where to take it?"

"Into the septic tank." After Dong Sufeng finished speaking, Jiang Xingye turned and left.

The load of manure that was suffocating her seemed weightless on Jiang Xingyong's shoulders, and he walked very fast.

Dong Sufeng clutched the strap of her handbag, feeling a lump in her throat. She abruptly cut off the thought that was about to cross her mind, and could only watch as that person's figure receded into the distance.

"Why are you back? Where are the manure basket and carrying pole?" Li Fengying looked dejected and heartbroken when she saw her daughter return.

"I'll be back in a little while."

She placed her handbag on the table, sat down in a chair, and let out a long sigh of relief.

Li Fengying wasn't sure if she would still go to collect manure. She glanced at her satchel and tentatively asked, "I'm fetching water, can you wash your hands and face?"

"Wait a minute."

They waited for over an hour before Jiang Xingyong came over to get his bag, followed by Dong Gensheng. "Just want to have a meal at home?"

Jiang Xingyong glanced at Dong Sufeng, "No, my family is waiting for me."

"You helped out a lot today, why don't you stay for a meal?" Dong Gensheng didn't think much of it. They were all neighbors, and it was only natural for them to help each other out.

But we still need to have a meal together.

Dong Sufeng stood to the side, head bowed, looking like a fool.

It wasn't until Jiang Xingyong walked out of the yard that she came to her senses. When she looked up, she saw Li Fengying looking at her nervously. She smiled and said, "I accidentally bumped into Brother Xingyong when I was carrying manure."

"Your clothes are probably all dirty. Why didn't you say so sooner?"

"I forgot." Dong Sufeng turned around, fetched some water, and took it inside to wash.

She was covered in sweat, and after sitting for a while, she felt a chill. She didn't want to get sick.

When Jiang Xingyong returned home, Zhou Guizhi was discussing the marriage with Jiang Baohua. When she saw him come back, she called him over to discuss it. "Sufeng is a child we watched grow up. She is honest and hardworking. She is not the kind of person who is cunning and ruthless. We are not afraid that she will treat Dadan and Erdan badly in the future."

Jiang Xingyong was taken aback. "Why are you talking about her?"

“It was Xiao Wu who suggested it. I didn’t think of this at first. Even if I did, I couldn’t let you become someone’s live-in son-in-law. After discussing it with Huanhuan today, I think it’s a good idea. I’ll have Xiao Wu put in a good word for me later, but you still need to give your approval first,” Zhou Guizhi said.

Jiang Baohua also felt that this matter was negotiable. Once bitten, twice shy; the saying "marry a virtuous wife" has always been true.

Jiang Xingyong gripped the strap of his satchel, veins bulging on the back of his hand. "What do you mean? Can they agree not to take in a son-in-law who will live with them?"

"They want to find a son-in-law to live with them, isn't it just so they can have a child to carry on the family line? We already have Da Dan and Er Dan, and the eldest son, regardless of gender, will take the surname Jiang, and the firstborn son will take the surname Dong. With this concession, and the promise that you will take care of them in their old age, what could they possibly object to?"

Jiang Xingyong: "Whatever you say!"

"Do you approve of Su-Fen? Only if you approve can we discuss this. If you don't agree, what's the point of discussing it?"

Jiang Baohua was speechless at his wife's slowness. "Didn't he already agree? What's wrong with his brain?" Jiang Xingyong hurriedly ran into the room, looking like he was fleeing in a panic.

In the evening, Jiang Xingye returned from the county town and took over the cooking. Xu Qinghuan sat in front of the stove adding firewood, and the two chatted.

Jiang Xingye put the rice in the pot to simmer, then brought over a small stool and asked her to sit next to him. "It's hot, you can't sit by the fire all the time, it'll make you feel hot."

"You mentioned before about Xingyong and Sufeng, were you planning to act as matchmakers for them? My aunt asked me today, are you not going to change your mind?" Xu Qinghuan asked.

"I'm still single myself, and you don't even feel sorry for me, are you in a hurry to find a wife for my second brother?" Jiang Xingye said, leaning closer.

Seeing a speck of ash on her nose, he reached out and carefully wiped it off for her.

When Zhou Guizhi came over, she saw this scene: Xu Qinghuan looked up at Jiang Xingye, and the two looked at each other. Their tender feelings enveloped them like a tide, and to outsiders, they seemed completely inseparable.

After she finished eating, Xu Qinghuan asked her to have some more. Zhou Guizhi didn't pick up her chopsticks and kept saying, "Your uncle and I have discussed it. The room that should have been reserved for them in this house is still there. If they don't come back to live here, the two children can stay in it."
We don't care if they live in Dong Gengsheng's house. Your uncle and I can still work now, so we don't need them to support us for the time being. When we get old..."

Jiang Xingye said, "When we get old, I will take care of you. Second brother has a heavy burden, and how much he can support is his business. There is no need to compare him with us."

The "we" that Jiang Xingye mentioned refers to him and his three other cousins.

Zhou Guizhi shook her head. "He should still bear the burdens that are his responsibility. He is not a son-in-law who has moved into the family; he is still a son of the Jiang family."

Jiang Xingye then stopped insisting.

After the meal, Zhou Guizhi left, and Jiang Xingye went to the Dong family's house.

Dong Gensheng was weaving a manure basket in the last rays of the setting sun. Today, the basket bumped into Jiang Xingyong, and a strip of bamboo broke off. It's still usable, but it definitely won't be able to bear weight in the long run.

"Xingye is here! Come, sit down!" Dong Gensheng called out to the room behind him, "Bring Xingye a stool."

Li Fengying agreed, then carried out a chair and placed it by the door. "Have you eaten?"

"Have you eaten? Where's Sister Su Fen? What's she busy with?" Jiang Xingye asked casually, to see if she was in the house. If she was, he could listen in.

"I'm busy with something, how come you have time to come over and sit for a while?" Li Fengying was delighted when she heard him ask Dong Sufeng. Jiang Xingye would not come or ask for no reason.

Jiang Xingye said, "There's something I need to ask. Sister Su Fen doesn't have a boyfriend yet, right?"

"No!" Li Fengying acted like a bear that had discovered a beehive, and without saying a word, she plopped down on the threshold. "What's wrong? You have something good to tell your sister Sufeng?"

"Hmm." Jiang Xingye smiled. "It's not that suitable. I'm afraid you and Uncle Gensheng won't approve. His character is alright, but he's a divorcee. It's a shame for Sister Sufeng."

Dong Sufeng was sewing clothes in the room. She was also restless and bored. When she heard this, she pricked herself with the needle.

Li Fengying thought of Jiang Xingyong and said with difficulty, "Xiao Wu, what you said is definitely true, but you have seen our family's situation."

If it weren't for the need to find a son-in-law to live with her, would Dong Sufeng still be unmarried? People her age already have children old enough to run errands.

Jiang Xingye said, "I'm talking about my second brother. If you want to find a son-in-law to live with you, it's just a matter of having a child with the surname Dong and taking care of your parents in your old age. Neither of these are problems for my second brother. After all these years, do you and Uncle Gensheng not know his character?"

In the future, will you two be without support? We can live with you after the marriage. As for the children, the first child, regardless of gender, will take the Jiang surname, and the first son born later will take the Dong surname. This is the Jiang family's sincerity. You two should consider whether this is acceptable.

Happy reading, my dears!