The Farm Girl’s Charismatic Fortune
Chapter 160 - 156 Xuanbao Wants to Be a Matchmaker

Chapter 160: Chapter 156 Xuanbao Wants to Be a Matchmaker

Not only Ruo He, but Ruo Hai was also coveted by others!

The two brothers were pulled aside by several village women, who wanted to introduce them to nieces from their maternal families, female cousins, and the like.

Their heads were spinning!

Ruo Hai, who most resembled their father, was tall and mighty, imposing and stern. He said with a stern face, "I have no plans to marry in this life!"

After the New Year, he planned to return to the barracks, and once back, he seldom came home. Marrying a wife meant leaving her alone for long stretches, so it was better not to marry at all.

He would feel guilty for marrying a good woman only to leave her by herself.

Marrying someone like Madam Zhou and getting another green hat would be simply asking for trouble, wouldn’t it?

Anyway, his eldest son was already grown, and whether he married or not really didn’t matter to him. Marriage would only mean an additional responsibility.

"Thank you, dear aunts and aunties, but no need! I currently have no plans to marry!" Ruo He also refused loudly and sought help from his mother and brothers with a look of desperation.

Ruo Shan and Ruo Chuan had already quietly snuck back into the house.

What a joke, they hadn’t even married yet. How could they step forward to save their third brother from these women’s clutches without fearing they would become the next targets?

Recently, whenever Ruo Chuan walked around the village, people were asking him what kind of girl he liked, offering to introduce someone to him.

He always brushed them off, saying that there’s an order to these things and that they should wait until after his third brother was married.

As for Ruo Shan, he had already given his heart to someone, naturally not wishing to attract the village women’s notice.

The second and fourth brothers watched the commotion from the sidelines, both hoping that their brothers could marry soon and have someone by their sides who was considerate and caring.

It was eventually Granny Lei who intervened, pulling the enthusiastic villagers to her side to inquire about eligible girls.

A son’s marriage was always a concern for his mother.

Xuanbao stayed quietly by Granny Lei’s side, her eyes rolling around as she listened intently to everyone talking about their nieces and female cousins, describing how sturdy and good at bearing children they were.

One would praise how her cousin had ample assets and plenty of milk to nurture children, and Xuanbao listened with great interest.

Madam Liu returned home intending to bathe her daughter but found she was missing. Walking out of the house, she saw her daughter standing beside her own mother-in-law, engrossed in listening to a group of women discussing how their relatives were robust and good for childbearing. She approached with a stern face, picked up her daughter, and went inside: "You little girl, so entranced by the adults’ affairs!"

Xuanbao giggled, "I want to help Great Uncle, Third Uncle, Fifth Uncle, and Little Uncle choose brides!"

Ruo Chuan said hastily, "Xuanbao wants to pick a bride for me? Great!"

Xuanbao quickly replied, "Don’t worry, Little Uncle, I’ll definitely pick a good one for you!"

Madam Liu was on the verge of tears, "You little housekeeper, don’t meddle in the affairs of adults. Little Uncle, don’t take a child’s words to heart! Picking a bride is something you must do according to your own liking."

In the family, several uncles doted on Xuanbao and took whatever she said as gospel. She strongly suspected that if Xuanbao took a fancy to some girl and wanted her as an aunt, the uncles might actually agree.

"Why not! I can pick the most suitable brides for Great Uncle and the others."

That way, they wouldn’t end up marrying someone who would run off or had a gambling addiction.

How could she explain this? Madam Liu replied indignantly: "Marrying a bride is a lifelong commitment. Of course, they have to marry someone they love, not someone Xuanbao likes. Xuanbao can pick her own husband, but she can’t pick someone else’s partner, understand?"

Ruo Hai had no intention of remarrying and thus did not respond to Xuanbao’s words.

Ruo He and Ruo Shan, both having someone special in their hearts, also did not respond to Xuanbao’s idea.

Only Ruo Chuan was quick to say, "It doesn’t matter, Xuanbao has good taste. I’ll definitely like whoever Xuanbao picks!"

Ruo Chuan thought to himself that only by marrying an aunt that Xuanbao liked would they be able to adore Xuanbao together.

Ruo Xuan was very happy with her uncle’s trust in her, and she laughed, "That’s right, I’ll definitely pick the best auntie for uncle!"

Ruo Chuan chuckled, "Then uncle will wait!"

Madam Liu felt helpless and quickly took Xuanbao back to the room to bathe her and put her to bed.

From now on, she mustn’t let Xuanbao have contact with those gossipy women in the village. Just by listening to them for a while, Xuanbao already wanted to be a matchmaker!

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The next day was New Year’s Eve, and it was also Xuanbao’s fourth birthday.

The whole family got up early in the morning and started to get busy.

Granny Lei took out a new set of bright red clothes for Ruo Xuan to put on.

Once Ruo Xuan was dressed, she ran outside, and her brothers gathered around her.

Ruo Zhou handed her a new bow and arrow he had made himself: "Xuanbao, grow quickly and be safe and sound."

Ruo Hang handed her a slingshot: "Sister, be healthy and smart."

Ruo Bo handed her a wooden sword: "Sister, may you grow more beautiful and always be smiling."

Ruo Xian handed her two oddly shaped, candy pieces resembling a goat and a rabbit, "Sister, may your life be sweet and joyful!"

The gifts the brothers gave to Ruo Xuan were all handmade. Aside from the bow and arrow, the other items were rather rough in workmanship, but they were all made with care and were things that Xuanbao had expressed a desire for.

The adults thought that the bow, arrows, and sword were too dangerous for Ruo Xuan to handle, so her brothers figured out a way to make them out of wood for her.

Ruo Xuan happily accepted them, stuffing both candies into her mouth, then brandished the bow and arrow, slingshot, and wooden sword with her hands: "Thank you, eldest brother, second brother, third brother, and fourth brother! Someday when we go hunting in the mountains, I want to try out these arrows and bow."

Her brothers eagerly agreed.

Then Ruo Xuan also received a pair of silver bracelets from her eldest uncle.

Her second uncle and his wife gave her a silver chain with small pendants in the shape of Xuancao flowers, as well as a set of clothes and a pair of embroidered shoes.

Her third uncle gave her a wooden horse in the shape of a goat, which Xuanbao rode with great delight for a while.

Her own father gave her an ancient qin that he had found by chance in a second-hand store. Now that Xuanbao was studying, she needed to learn all about zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting, and the instrument would come in handy.

And both Madam Liu and Granny Lei gave Ruo Xuan clothes and socks as gifts.

Ruo Shan gave her a ’Nine Linked Rings’ puzzle that city children loved to play with. He had specifically bought it for Xuanbao because playing with it was said to enhance one’s intelligence.

Ruo Chuan gave her an exotic object from overseas, a music box that sang songs when opened, a magical item that he had bartered for from a brother at the Escort Agency, and it cost him quite a bit of silver.

Xuanbao played with the toys and birthday gifts with her brothers for a while, and then the village children came running to the Ruo Family brothers, inviting them to play with firecrackers.

Xuanbao didn’t like playing with firecrackers. She excitedly ran up the mountain to give Xuanyuan Que her birthday gift.

When Ruo Xuan arrived at the villa, she handed a beautifully crafted little wooden box to Xuanyuan Que: "Brother Xuanyuan, grow quickly and be healthy, safe, and always smiling..."

She passed on all the blessings her family had given her to Xuanyuan Que without missing a single one.

Then she confidently added, "This is a birthday gift I made myself! Brother Xuanyuan, open it and see if you like it. I chose the thing I’m worst at to make, overcame many difficulties, and got wounded all over. Don’t you think I put a lot of heart into it?"

Xuanyuan Que became somewhat curious at her words. What was she worst at? And got wounded all over?

Xuanyuan Que wouldn’t have guessed, after all, he felt that aside from basking in the sun and walking on the edge of the Heavenly Dao’s principles, she wasn’t good at much.