bestfiction Chapter 166 Too Different
Chapter 166 Too Different
To the common people at the bottom of society, martial artists were high-ranking figures, the kind of people that only wealthy and powerful families in the city could cultivate.
These two dogs, Da Huang and Er Huang, are equivalent to martial artists...
This gave Li Qian and the others a bizarre feeling; the high and mighty martial artists were actually no different from two dogs...
At this moment, Li Qian and the others were even more puzzled. The fact that Chenjia Village could grow crops in the cold winter was already enough to puzzle them, but... there were also dogs guarding the farmland, which was equivalent to an eighth-rank martial artist. This made Li Qian and the others have endless doubts.
After passing through the farmland area of Chenjia Village, Li Qiang and his group entered Chenjia Village. After walking for a while, they appeared not far from Chen Dao's house.
"It's so lively!"
Looking at the large number of villagers gathered outside Chen Dao's house, Zhao Kang couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
Chenjia Village looks so different from Xiahe Village.
In Xiahe Village, every household kept their doors tightly shut, and almost everyone stayed indoors to avoid the cold wind. The village felt desolate and deserted.
In contrast, Chenjia Village was bustling with activity, with a large number of villagers gathered there. Everyone had a smile on their face, making it feel exceptionally lively.
"Bald Qiang?"
Just then, Chen He, who was standing in front of Chen Dao's house, noticed Li Qiang and the others who had arrived, and quickly walked over and asked, "Why are you here?"
As he spoke, Li Qiang glanced at Li Qian and the others, a look of doubt on his face.
Of the people Li Qiang brought, Chen He only recognized Li Mu. He had never met Li Qian, Zhao Kang, and the others, but he could roughly guess that they were also from Xiahe Village.
"Village Chief Chen."
Li Qiang didn't care at all about Chen He's nickname "Bald Qiang," and instead said with a smile, "I've come to discuss a marriage."
"Marriage?"
Chen He frowned and asked, "What marriage?"
"You do not know?"
Li Qiang was somewhat surprised, but he still explained, "Yesterday, Xiaoping came to our village to act as a matchmaker, wanting to find wives for the three Chen brothers in your village. We came here today to discuss this matter."
"To act as matchmakers for Chen Cheng and the others?"
Chen He was startled at first, then said in an envious tone, "Bald Qiang, you've really hit the jackpot!"
Chen He's words were not just polite talk; they were genuine expressions of envy.
Two days ago, when Chen Dao distributed silver, many people saw Chen Cheng receive four taels of silver. Now everyone in Chenjia Village knows that Chen Cheng is Chen Dao's favorite and the one who earns the most money, at least two taels of silver a month!
Don't be fooled by the fact that Chen Cheng's family is still living in a dilapidated house. The villagers of Chenjia Village all know that with Chen Cheng, whom Chen Dao values, in the family, they will be able to live a prosperous life sooner or later.
Therefore, when Chen He heard that a girl from Xiahe Village was going to marry Chen Cheng, he couldn't help but feel envious. It was only because he didn't have a daughter and because he shared the same surname Chen and was related to Chen Cheng by blood, that he would have wanted to marry his daughter to Chen Cheng.
"What luck did I have? It's not like I married my own daughter."
Speaking of this, Li Qiang was also full of complaints. How could he not want to become in-laws with Chen Cheng?
Unfortunately... he had no daughter and could only watch as this good fortune fell into the hands of his younger sister.
After a moment of internal monologue, Li Qiang pointed at Li Qian and Zhao Kang and said, "This is my sister and her husband, and this is Zhao Kang and his wife from my village. They plan to marry their daughter to your Chenjia Village."
"Village Chief Chen."
Zhao Kang, Li Qian, and others hurriedly stepped forward to greet them.
Chen He glanced at the group and said, "Since you're here to discuss the marriage, come with me. I'll take you to see Li Ping."
After saying that, Chen He went into Chen Dao's house first.
Li Qiang and the others followed closely behind him, walking forward while keeping an eye on the villagers of Chenjia Village.
"The food in Chenjia Village is really good!"
Li looked at a villager holding a steamed bun and whispered in Zhao Kang's ear.
He had been somewhat skeptical when Li Qiang and Li Mu told him that the villagers of Chenjia Village had enough steamed buns to eat every day, but now he believed it completely.
Zhao Kang nodded instinctively, his desire to marry his daughter off to Chenjia Village growing stronger. His daughter could only eat bran every day when she stayed with them, but only when she married into Chenjia Village could she eat white flour buns every day.
"Rice Brother".
Chen He, who had entered Chen Dao's front yard, stood before Chen Dao and said with a smile, "The people from Xiahe Village have come to discuss the wedding."
"Discussing marriage?"
Chen Dao was taken aback, then remembered his mother Li Ping's trip to Xiahe Village to act as matchmaker yesterday. Chen Dao hadn't inquired about it, but judging from Li Ping's expression when she returned yesterday, he could roughly guess that the matchmaking hadn't gone smoothly. But now it seemed...
Was my guess wrong?
Chen Dao looked at the group following Chen He and saw that, in addition to Li Qiang and Li Mu whom he had met before, there were two couples. These two couples were about forty years old and were looking at Chen Dao with some restraint.
"That's Chen Dao?"
Li Qian glanced at Chen Dao out of the corner of her eye and couldn't help but think to herself: What a spirited young man.
In the past two days, Li Qian had heard far too many legends about Chen Dao, and all of them praised Chen Dao. Therefore, when she heard Chen He call Chen Dao's name, she couldn't help but pay more attention to Chen Dao. With this attention, Li Qian immediately noticed that Chen Dao was different from the other children.
In Xiahe Village, most children Chen Dao's age are mischievous and skinny, but Chen Dao is completely different. He has bright eyes, is very tall (1.6 meters), and looks very mature. He is nothing like those mischievous and playful children.
"Cheng-ge'er".
Chen Dao suddenly turned to Chen Cheng, who had been standing beside him, and said in a teasing tone, "Your father-in-law and mother-in-law are here! Aren't you going to go and say hello?"
"Uh……"
Chen Cheng scratched his head, a rare hint of embarrassment appearing on his face. He stood there blankly, unsure of what to say.
Is this Chen Cheng?
Li Qian, Zhao Kang, and the others fixed their gazes on Chen Cheng, and couldn't help but admire him in their hearts: What a strong man!
Chen Cheng, standing at 1.8 meters tall, was a very different man from the others.
Putting everything else aside, just looking at his burly physique, one can tell that Chen Cheng must be a skilled worker.
"have to!"
Looking at the silent Chen Cheng, Chen Dao shook his head and said, "Go and call your mother over."
Upon hearing this, Chen Cheng immediately fled the awkward scene as fast as he could, disappearing from everyone's sight in a flash.
Then, Chen Dao looked at Li Qiang and the others and said, "Village Chief Li, please come inside and sit down. I'll go call my mother."