Blossom Town was a town in name, but it wasn't a town. It was just a small village with a radius of a few hundred kilometers.
Because there was no town under Fanluo City, all the independent villages were habitually called towns.
As for the name Blossom Town, it could be traced back to several decades ago. The farmers who first settled here had planted peach trees all over the village. In the third month of spring, the flowers bloomed ten kilometers away. Looking from afar, the entire village was covered in clusters of flowers. It was exceptionally beautiful, so it was named Blossom Town.
Blossom Town currently had twenty-eight farmers of different surnames. Although it wasn't a lot, compared to the dozen or so farmers in neighboring Qingtian Town and Luoshui Town, Blossom Town could be considered lively.
"I didn't expect the scenery here to be so good!"
Su Shuiche couldn't help but praise as she admired the peach trees on both sides of the two-meter-wide village road and the weeping willows hanging upside down around the large pond in the center of the town.
"Miss, you're not a local, are you?"
An old farmer with a plow on his shoulder was about to go to the fields when he passed by the pond. When he heard Su Shuiche's praise, he interjected with a smile.
"That's right. Uncle, are you going to the fields?" Su Shuiche also greeted him with a smile.
"That's right. While it's still cool in the morning, it'll be too hot once the sun rises." The old farmer nodded at Su Shuiche and Lin Siyao with a smile and continued to walk toward the fields in the west of the village.
"By the way, Uncle, do you know if there are any houses in this village that you want to sell?" Su Shuiche recalled the purpose of their visit and asked the old farmer with a faint smile.
With Lin Siyao's method of inquiry, she could guarantee that the two of them wouldn't be able to settle down here.
Forget it, I'll just do it myself.
"Miss, you want to buy a house?" The old farmer looked at the two in surprise.
The man was a bit dull, but compared to the young men in Blossom Town, he was indescribably handsome.
The woman was as beautiful as a flower, graceful and graceful.
Moreover, based on their temperaments, they didn't seem like people who needed to settle down in the remote Blossom Town.
"To be honest, Uncle, we do have such plans." Su Shuiche replied with a smile.
"Well, it's hard to say."
The old farmer thought for a moment and then shook his head. Although he did hear from his wife that the old Hua family in the east seemed to be moving to the city, it was hard to say whether they would move or not since they were still living there.
Moreover, the Hua family was famous for being calculative in Flowery Town. If he brought the two of them there, he might be chased out on the spot by the old lady of the Hua family.
"Uncle, we sincerely want to settle down here. If you really hear of a family that wants to transfer their house, can you give us some directions so that we can find them and ask them ourselves?"
Hearing the old farmer's tone, Su Shuiche seemed to know that there might be such a family who wanted to sell their house. She hurriedly discussed and inquired.
"It's not that I don't want to tell you, but that family … Sigh, why don't we do this? You two come to my house first, and I'll ask my wife to sound them out. What do you think, Miss?"
Seeing that the two of them seemed to really want to settle down in Flowery Town, the old farmer wanted to help them. He thought that it would be better to let his wife go to the Hua family to sound them out first. If there was a chance, he would let them discuss it themselves.
"Okay, of course, but we'll have to trouble you, Uncle."
When Su Shuiyin heard this, she naturally agreed. She bowed apologetically to the old man, pulled Lin Siyao along, and followed the old farmer to his house.
The old farmer's house was in the northwest corner of Flowery Town. It was a small courtyard with a mud wall that was only about the height of a person. One could see the scenery in the courtyard by standing on tiptoe.
There were three main rooms and a side room on the left and right sides. It was probably a kitchen or a utility room.
In one corner of the courtyard, there was a chicken coop and a duck shed. In the other corner, there was a tall persimmon tree.
Behind the house was a low fence, and inside the fence was a green vegetable field.
The growth looked very pleasing.
"Uncle, your house is really clean."
After following the old farmer into the courtyard, Su Shuiche looked at the neat and tidy furnishings in the courtyard and said with a smile.
"Haha, if my wife heard this, she would definitely be very happy.
She took care of all of this. "The old farmer scratched his head with a silly smile.
"What are you talking about?
You're talking nonsense.
Didn't you just go to the fields?
How come you're back so soon? "
Following a series of hearty voices, the curtain of the left side room was lifted. A farmer woman in her early fifties came out. She saw that her old man was followed by a young man and woman with good temperaments. The woman seemed to be younger than her own daughter.
"Oh, whose daughter is this? She's really more beautiful than a fairy!"
Tsk tsk! "The peasant woman pulled Su Shui Yue over and sized her up from head to toe. She beamed with joy and praised her endlessly.
Su Shuiche was really embarrassed by her praise, and her cheeks flushed.
"Alright, hurry up and pour a cup of water for the two guests. Can't you see that the girl's face is red because of your words?" The old farmer nagged his wife for a while and asked Su Shuiche and Su Shuiche to sit on the pit in the central room.
"Thank you."
Su Shuiche took the water the farmer woman poured. After thanking her, she took a sip. When she was about to look up, she saw that the farmer woman was still looking at her with a smile.
Instantly, her ears turned red again.
"Tsk, tsk, old man, look at how beautiful this girl is!
She's so fresh!
By the way, girl, how old are you this year? "
The farmer woman praised the old farmer again and then squeezed the old farmer away. She sat down next to Su Shuiche, took her hand, put it on her lap, and patted it gently. She had a plan in mind.
"…" Su Shuiche looked at the farmer woman in confusion. She didn't understand why she would talk about her age. However, she really wasn't sure how old this body was.
13？
14？
Or 15?
Su Shuiche shook her head secretly. Forget it, she would just make it up.
"15." It wouldn't hurt to make it sound older.
With that thought in mind, Su Shuiyin gave a random guess of her age.
"Great!
Haha! "
When the farmer woman heard it, she patted her thigh happily and turned to the old farmer. "Old man, do you think our Er Wazi is suitable for her?"
When Su Shuiche heard it, she said in her heart, "It's over!
This peasant woman looked like a neat and capable person. How could she be so unreliable?
She actually wants to betroth herself to her Er Wazi?
Oh, my God, am I in a wolf's den? "
Thinking of this, she leaned slightly towards Lin Siyao who was sitting on the other side. When she turned to look at him, she bumped into Lin Siyao's eyes.
Looking at his slightly cold eyes, Su Shuiyue felt relieved and put down her heart that was hanging in the air.
Yes, he was still here. She really worried too much.
On the other side, when the old farmer heard his wife's suggestion, he choked on his tea and coughed a few times before stopping.
"What?
You don't think it's suitable?
How can it be?
I think she's not bad.
She's white and clean, and has a good appearance. The children she gives birth to will definitely not be ugly.
The most important thing is that their ages are very compatible.
Er Wazi is 18, and this girl is 15. The gap of three years is just right.
Haha. "
When the farmer woman saw that her husband didn't answer, she thought that he didn't like the girl. She continued to talk about Su Shuiche's good points.
Hearing this, Su Shuiche felt awkward. She didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Just as she was about to explain, the old farmer finally calmed down and timely stopped his wife's blind matchmaking.
If he didn't stop her nonsense, the young master beside him would become angry. The coldness around him was already accumulating.
Although the old farmer wasn't educated, his eyesight wasn't bad.
"Don't blindly go to the front line.
You should first ask if the girl is willing. "
The old farmer gave his wife a look, indicating for her to pay attention to the girl's protector.
"Oh, it's my fault for being muddle-headed. As soon as I saw you, all my other thoughts disappeared.
This young master is? "The farmer woman came back to her senses and noticed Lin Siyao, who she had been treating as her door pillar.
She quickly laughed awkwardly.
"Auntie, my name is Su Shuiche. He is Lin Siyao.
We're here today to ask, is there anyone in Blossom Town who wants to transfer their house? "When Su Shuiyin saw that the peasant woman had finally stopped chattering, she immediately took over the conversation and brought the topic back to business.
"You … want to settle down in our town?" The old farmer was stunned. He thought that they had come here to seek refuge with their relatives.
He didn't expect that they wanted to buy a house and settle down here.
That's good too. After settling down, it would be more convenient to arrange Er Wazi's marriage. As for this young master, that's right. Her daughter would be 16 after the new year. It should be the right age to talk about marriage.
Thinking this, the farmer woman's thoughts turned to Lin Siyao.
Su Shuiyue's question had long been thrown to the back of her mind.
"Young Master Lin, right?
Does Young Master Lin's family have an engagement? "The farmer woman thought for a moment and decided to clarify the situation first.
After all, he looked to be in his twenties. Perhaps his family had already arranged a marriage for him.
Once this was said, Su Shuiche and the old farmer were both shocked. Lin Siyao's expression became even uglier.
"You woman, why are you picking this kind of thing to talk about today?
Aren't you ashamed? "The old farmer's face turned red as he loudly scolded his wife.
"What is there to be ashamed of?
An unmarried man and an unmarried woman. What's wrong with picking a partner for your daughter?
With a father like you, your daughter won't be able to find a wife for the rest of her life! "
When the farmer woman saw that her husband was shaming her in front of two outsiders, she also became anxious.
Su Shuiche raised her head and secretly glanced at the man next to her. She saw that his face was as cold as ice and seemed to be on the verge of exploding. She quickly reached out and pulled his sleeve. Lin Siyao turned his head and smiled at him. At the same time, he mouthed, "Let's go."
Su Shuiche pulled Lin Siyao up from the kang. She smiled and bowed to thank the farmer woman who was still chattering and the old farmer who had his head lowered. "Uncle, auntie, we appreciate your kindness. However, we really came here today to find a house. If you two really know which family is interested in this, could you please point us in the direction?"
"Yi?"
Only then did the farmer woman understand that they really wanted to buy a house. She looked at the gentle and refined Su Shuiche in front of her and then looked at the silent Lin Siyao who had been steadily protecting Su Shuiche from the side. No matter how careless and straightforward the farmer woman was, she could see that there was something fishy going on.