I feel so good after dressing up as a peasant girl

Chapter 290 Bai Jingyan's Marriage

Ning Cuizhi and Bai Chong talked to each other for a long time, and Bai Jingzhou finally figured out what happened.

It turned out that his second aunt felt sorry for Han Yong's sister Han Dani who was being treated harshly by the old woman Han. Seeing that the child was unsteady on her feet, had a pale face, and was so thin that she looked like a human, she would ask Bai Jingyan to secretly bring Han Dani the soy products that were left over from the family every now and then.

Han Dani was reluctant to finish the meal, so she secretly took most of it back for her mother and brothers. The Han family was very grateful to Bai Jingzhou's second uncle and his family for this.

In order to repay them, Han Yong, who was still controlled by Mrs. Han at the time, secretly delivered firewood to their house almost every day.

In order to prevent Old Lady Han and his weird relatives from causing trouble for Uncle Bai's family, he would always pick up firewood and bundle it up during the day, hiding it in a remote place at the foot of the mountain where no one went. Then he would wait until dark at night when no one was walking around in the village, then he would go and get the firewood and deliver it to Uncle Bai's door.

The two families came into contact because of this incident. When Han Dajiang's family separated and lived on their own, Mrs. Han could no longer control them, so they began to send things to Bai Erbo's family every now and then.

The juicy greens grown at home, the game, fruits, mushrooms, and pheasant eggs that Han Yong got from the mountains, and the dry firewood that Han Meng picked up from the woods at the end of the village...

Although these things were not very valuable, the two families became closer because of them.

Bai Jingzhou's second aunt, Qi, is a shrewd but kind person. She likes Han Yongniang and her sister's personalities and characters. Bai Jingzhou's second uncle Bai Qi and third cousin Bai Jingkang also have a lot in common with Han Dajiang and his son.

As for Bai Jingyan, this girl is shy, quiet, filial, gives a lot and asks for little. She is the kind of simple person that bad guys want to bully but good guys want to protect.

Han Yong interacted with her more and more, and the two equally diligent, capable, kind and honest young people fell in love with each other unknowingly, but neither of them had the courage to say it out loud.

Bai Jingyan kept her thoughts to herself because she didn't want her behavior to cause trouble for her family, so she had been carefully following the various rules since she was a child and never dared to cross them even a little.

Han Yong knew very well that his family situation was far inferior to that of Uncle Bai Er's, so he did not dare to speak rashly and asked his parents to help mediate.

In order to marry the girl of his dreams, he has been working hard to make money since the situation stabilized last winter.

Relying on his good skills, he kept running into the mountains without any complaints.

During the busy farming season, when time was tight, he would take time out to wander around and hunt small animals like pheasants and rabbits, and would also collect firewood to sell in town.

When he is not busy, he goes into the mountains to hunt larger prey, such as lone wild boars, wild sheep, foxes, musk deer, etc.

He had planned to save money for a year, and then find a matchmaker to help him find a marriage during the winter when there was no farming work. However, he did not expect that Qi suddenly asked Xiao Liu to help find a husband for her daughter.

After the news came out, Han Yong was afraid that he would be a step late and miss such a good girl, so he confessed his feelings to his parents.

Although his parents felt that their family and Uncle Bai's family were not a good match and that Uncle Bai would be unlikely to agree to the marriage, they still shamelessly went to Uncle Bai and his wife because of their son's pleading.

It can be said that his family is not without advantages as they went to Uncle Bai's house to recommend themselves.

His advantages are:

First, Han Yong is good-looking, has good character, is hardworking and capable, and is a well-known good guy in Baijia Village. He is also sincere and genuine to Bai Jingyan.

Second, Han Yong's family are all easy to get along with, sensible, kind, and have good character. They also like Bai Jingyan very much. In the future, Bai Jingyan will not have to worry about being bullied by her in-laws, and Bai Erbo's family will not have to worry that the other party is coming for Bai Jingzhou's fame.

But his disadvantages are also obvious:

First of all, his family is far less well off than Uncle Bai's.

When they went to Uncle Bai's house to discuss marriage, they only had 18 acres of land and a cow.

Of these eighteen acres of land, eight acres were obtained when the family split up the family property, and the remaining ten acres were purchased with most of their savings before the spring after their whole family worked hard to earn money in the past two years.

After buying the land, cattle and farm tools, their family had less than 20 taels of silver left. However, in the first half of this year, Han Yong saved more than 50 taels of silver by hunting, collecting firewood and occasionally digging herbs. In other words, their family now has a total of more than 70 taels of silver.

Looking around Baijia Village, there are no more than ten families that can compare with this number, but Uncle Bai's family happens to be within this number.

If that were the case, Han Dajiang's family could be considered, but the Han family had a more fatal flaw, which was also their biggest disadvantage - except for Old Man Han, none of their relatives were normal people. Unlike the Bai family, except for Bai Jingzhou's aunt, all other relatives were very capable.

Bai Chong told Bai Jingzhou, "Han Dajiang and his wife were very humble. Not only did they promise that if the marriage goes through, their family would treat your cousin well, but they also told her everything about their family background and guaranteed that if the marriage goes through, their family would make the wedding a grand occasion."

Bai Jingzhou didn't care. "These promises are meaningless. Even if my cousin finds someone with a better family background, a smaller family, and without the messy things that the Han family has, would her in-laws dare to neglect her and treat her harshly?"

Ning Cuizhi knew that she couldn't hide the truth from her shrewd son, so she sighed and told the truth.

"Your second uncle and second aunt thought the same thing. Their two families have a good relationship, and your second uncle and his wife were embarrassed to refuse directly, so they said they would discuss it behind closed doors before giving them an answer."

"They were originally planning to find a plausible excuse in a couple of days to politely reject the marriage proposal, but your cousin heard this and she overturned the basin. Seeing her expression, what else does your second aunt not understand?"

"You also know your cousin. She has always suffered first and enjoyed later since she was a child. Even for a piece of candy, she never took the initiative to ask for it."

"Knowing that your second uncle and your second aunt don't think highly of the Han family, she trembled and said that she was fine and she would listen to her parents."

If it were the kind of parents who interfere with their children's life trajectories under the pretext of "I'm doing this for your own good", or the kind of parents who favor boys over girls and want to use their daughter to gain benefits for their son, they might just go along with what she said and back off, but Bai Laoer and his wife love their daughter very much.

The more well-behaved and obedient their daughter is, the more they can't bear to see her unhappy.