Unlimited estates for rural beauty-Chapter 21 Aren’t They Fools?
Heh, heh, heh, Feng Xuxu let out a few cold laughs after listening to her uncle’s words.
Feng Youfa squinted his eyes and stroked his beard, asking, "Girl, what’s so funny, isn’t everything I just said the truth?"
Uncle, I didn’t say that what you said wasn’t true, but there are some discrepancies," Feng Xuxu said calmly, shaking her sleeves.
"Discrepancies? Then you tell me; if there’s any hidden truth, I’ll stand up for you. But if you’re just talking nonsense, then I won’t be polite, family law awaits you. Have you thought it through?" The uncle’s tone softened when he heard there was more to the story, allowing himself some leeway.
"Uncle, let me explain," Feng Xi, who was beside them and heard the mention of family law, was worried about his sister’s frail health as she had just recovered from a serious illness. He couldn’t allow her to get hurt again, so he stepped forward and hastily responded without hearing the uncle’s full statement.
"Big brother, let me do it. If there’s anything I don’t make clear enough, you can add to it," Feng Xuxu said, moved as she tugged at her brother’s sleeve to add her part.
The big brother looked at the determined Feng Xuxu and somehow just found himself believing that his sister could do it, so he nodded in agreement.
"Uncle, grandfather did arrange a marriage for me. The other party is my aunt’s eldest nephew, indeed a wealthy family and the only child."
"Oh? Since they’re a wealthy family, and he’s an only child, why don’t you agree?" the uncle asked, puzzled.
"Exactly, Xuxu girl, such conditions are hard to find even with a lantern, what are you dissatisfied with?" the third uncle also asked in confusion.
Feng Xuxu sighed, her expression filled with deep sorrow, "Uncle, my uncles, you only know part of the story."
"Girl, continue," the younger uncle urged impatiently, wanting to hear the rest.
Feng Xuxu composed herself and continued, "My aunt’s eldest nephew is an idiot who usually can’t even take care of himself, how could he possibly..." She couldn’t finish her sentence before she started crying.
"What, the other party is an idiot? Second brother, did you know about this?" the younger uncle asked incredulously, turning to his second brother.
"Nonsense, Feng Xuxu, how do you know the other party is an idiot?" the grandfather said, angrily pointing at Feng Xuxu.
"Grandfather, what do you mean by nonsense? Everyone in Liu Family’s village knows they have an idiot, he’s already twenty years old this year and hasn’t gotten married yet," Feng Xuxu said, sobbing through her sentence.
"I remember that Feng Guang’s wife is from Liu Family’s village, right? Feng Guang, do you know if there’s an idiot in your father-in-law’s village?" The uncle became silent for a while before remembering to ask Feng Guang, whose wife was from the Liu Family’s village.
Feeling dozens of pairs of eyes staring at him, Feng Guang braced himself and replied, "There is an idiot in my wife’s village. My wife’s home is on East Street, and that idiot lives on West Street, which is a bit far away. As to whether he’s from my brother-in-law’s family, I really don’t know." After finishing, Feng Guang wiped the sweat from his forehead, finally managing to get the words out. His wife and sister-in-law were from the same village, so any issues in the family were well-known. Especially a family with an idiot; he didn’t bear to see his little niece marry an idiot, considering how well Brother Dahong had treated him before. During the last New Year’s visit to his in-laws, he had even seen the idiot throwing a tantrum on the street, demanding sweets. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚
The uncle and the other uncles looked at Feng Youcai silently, as the latter awkwardly rubbed his hands and said, "I truly didn’t know the other party was an idiot, and this matter was all arranged by my third son’s wife."
The uncle and the other uncles were also savvy people, and after all, they were actual brothers. It wasn’t appropriate to embarrass one’s own brother in front of the younger generation.
"Heh, heh. Now that the issue has been settled, there’s nothing left to discuss. I should head back as well; they’re probably making lunch at home by now." Seeing that it was just some trivial family matter, the village head, an outsider to their family, thought it best to stay out of it. What’s that saying? Ah, yes, "Even an upright official finds it hard to settle a domestic dispute." Besides, he wasn’t even any sort of official; leaving was the best option. With that, he stood up to leave.
