As night falls, bookseller Yu has returned to his shop.
When Yu Yunruo saw them, he hurriedly went up to them and asked, "How are uncle and the others? They haven't come back so late."
Bookseller Yu smiled and said, "They have been left behind by Xuezheng."
Yu Yunruo asked: "Is something going to happen?"
Bookseller Yu smiled and said: "What else can happen? They have all eaten a lot of wine. They are scholars and they know etiquette. I am afraid that they will be disturbed if they come home drunk. After all, we have women here."
"Although they can't come back, they are lucky enough to have sent someone to bring me the news."
Yu Yunruo asked: "That's really serious. Uncle, do you know which scholar sent someone to bring the news?"
"Who else could it be? It's the scholar named Zhang."
Yu Yunruo smiled slightly and said: "I can see that he is a person who has a beginning and an end to everything he does."
Bookseller Yu smiled slightly and said, "I guess you have taken a liking to her."
Yu Yunruo's face turned red and she said, "How could my uncle have any words? How could my niece have such thoughts?"
Bookseller Yu smiled and said, "I raised you. Although I don't understand the thoughts of my daughter's family, I understand a little bit."
"My uncle travels all over the country and meets so many people. The three scholars can see it. Among the three, the one named He is the shrewdest, but people like this often have a plan for everything."
Yu Yunruo nodded and said, "He doesn't like us at all."
Yu Shushang said: "As long as you understand, as for the scholar named Guo, he is a loyal and honest person, but he seems to have never seen the world, and his clothes are a bit shabby. If any girl marries him, she will probably have to endure hardship."
Yu Yunruo was speechless.
"On the other hand, this scholar named Zhang does not come from a wealthy family, but he still has some family background. What's more, he is humble and courteous. I think this person will become rich sooner or later."
"I don't know how rich he is. He is going to be entertained at the Xuezheng banquet tonight. I heard that he has entered the Bianjing Imperial College. Although he is a scholar now, but looking at his age, he may be a scholar in the future. Call me fair."
Yu Yunruo nodded after hearing this.
Yu Shushang said: "Actually, I don't need to tell you, uncle, you should have some concerns. You have reached the age of getting married. According to my opinion, you can just marry into an ordinary family. The person who was your matchmaker before also has someone in your family." The guy from the shop, but you don’t think he’s too philistine, and the guy from the Yao family, you’re going to tell me that he’s a genius.”
Yu Yunruo bit her lower lip when she heard this and said, "Then if you can see the end of the world at a glance and live with a few small coins, what's the point of getting married? I won't marry such a person."
Yu Shushang said: "Do you really think that all scholars will become rich one day? Besides, how can scholars be so easy to marry? They are either poor and poor, or they are shameless, or they have visions as high as the sky and despise us merchants as unworthy of them. ."
"Let me tell you the truth, your sister-in-law has asked me to get you married as soon as possible. The neighbors are talking about you pushing her down the stairs."
Frost appeared on Yu Yunruo's face, and he lowered his head again and said, "I have already told you about my sister-in-law. It was her sole that slipped."
Bookseller Yu sighed: "You open your mouth a hundred times, and people think it's a disobedient thing. In the past, there were two or three matchmakers coming to you, but now not one of them has come for half a year."
Yu Yunruo whispered: "Uncle, can you give Ruolan a little more dowry? If Yunruo is to be a cow and a horse in the next life, I will be very grateful."
Bookseller Yu said: "Your father only has this much money left. If I get some more for you, it will only be that much."
Yu Yunruo leaned forward and said, "My uncle is willing to raise Yun Ruo. Yun Ruo is grateful enough and will definitely repay my uncle in the future. Please be considerate of this matter."
Yu Shushang said: "I don't think you expect too much. This husband of the Zhang family is not ignorant."
The next day.
Zhang Yue and the others were about to leave from the gate of Zhouxue, but they found that Bookseller Yu had already sent someone to drive a donkey cart to pick them up.
He Qi smiled deliberately when he saw it and said: "Sanlang, I think you will have a double happiness today!"
Zhang Yue said: "Brother He, what do you say?"
He Qiwei smiled and said: "Sanlang is pretending to understand and hide his confusion? You are now half a prince, and you may be an official in the future. The niece of the Yu family has taken a liking to you, and now she is rushing to show her favor. I’m afraid you’ll run away.”
"I think that although this woman is two years older than you, she has some gentle ways. Aren't you and Cao Mengde the same, Sanlang? Brother, I congratulate you in advance."
After saying that, He Qi laughed.
Zhang Yue smiled slightly and said: "This makes me not care about it for a while. I think it may not be me that people are interested in."
"If Saburo doesn't believe it, you and I will bet."
Zhang Yue smiled and said: "Brother He must win! Then I would like to ask Brother He, if you were me, how would you deal with it?"
He Qi smiled slightly and said, "Me?"
Zhang Yue said: "Yes, I don't know much. I want to hear Brother He's opinion. If the girl from the Yu family likes Brother He, does Brother He have to marry her?"
He Qi heard this as if he had heard the funniest joke.
He Qi patted his legs and said: "Sanlang, Sanlang, I don't know what you are. With our current status, can you and I marry a woman from a small businessman like this?"
"Oh? What's your background as a merchant? What does Brother He mean?"
He Qi sneered: "A concubine is enough for a woman of such a background. It would be best if she could bring some money with her."
"How can I keep money while taking a concubine?" Zhang Yue was a little confused.
He Qiwei smiled and said: "Why not? Sanlang, let me tell you, you are young and have little knowledge. If it were the other way around, I would have let the Yu family come with a few acres of land. Don't you believe it? You say Every year in the spring examination, who are the people who get the son-in-law at the bottom of the list? They are all a group of businessmen. To put it bluntly, it is just a matter of wealth and power. "
"Is that woman rich? Bookseller Yu keeps saying that he loves his niece, but he would rather leave the side room empty and let her live in the back room. So how much is the dowry?"
"Let me tell you again, why does this woman ignore the local scholars and instead chooses a scholar from elsewhere? I'm afraid there is something wrong with her!"
Zhang Yue nodded and said: "I don't know the depth of this, but thanks to Brother He for giving me some advice."
He Qi's face looked a little unnatural. He had noticed this earlier, but he deliberately didn't say that he had the intention to make Zhang Yue suffer. After Zhang Yue said this, he didn't feel why he said it so quickly. Instead, he deliberately made excuses to comfort himself that he had done a good deed and helped Zhang Yue.
He Qiyu said earnestly: "I'll go back soon. I advise you to pack your bags and get out early. Don't stay overnight. Otherwise, I don't know what kind of trouble will happen under the melons and plums."
Zhang Yue nodded.
The three of them got on the donkey cart and headed to Bookseller Yu's home.
Zhang Yue really didn't think too much about it before. In his last life, he occasionally fell in love with a girl when he was a student, but at that time, he focused on his studies and finally let it go.
After working and running around on blind dates, he really wanted to look down on her, but she never gave him a chance. But in this life, a girl finally fell in love with him, which was something to be happy about.
But he really hadn't thought about getting married. How could he take his wife all the way to study in the Imperial College?
Even He Qidu told Wu Anshi that they would not discuss marriage before they were crowned.
Now at Zhang Yue's age, he wants to study hard and make progress, and work hard to see where he can reach. If you encounter a good fate in the future, everyone can be a good match, and you can make sure you don't miss it. That's it.
The three of them got off the donkey cart and arrived at Yu's bookstore.
After hearing the clerk's words, Bookseller Yu strode out to greet Zhang Yue and said, "Congratulations to all of you who are going to be prominent in Beijing."
He Qi sneered at the words.
Zhang Yue smiled and was about to say something modest, when he saw a beautiful figure appear in the bookstore.
I saw Yu Yunruo wearing a new shirt and looking at him with bright eyes, as if there was a fire burning in his eyes.
Zhang Yue quickly avoided such gazes.
"Congratulations to the husband of the Zhang family, the husband of the Guo family has entered Biyong." Yu Yunruo said with a smile.
Zhang Yue smiled slightly when he heard this.
Yu Yunruo observed the words and asked, "Why is it that the slave family said something wrong?"
Zhang Yue said: "Piyong is a place for sacrifice and drinking, but it is not the Imperial Academy. However, it can be used as a borrowed name."
Yu Yunruo's face turned red, and he bowed deeply and said, "I haven't read enough books. I said something wrong. Please forgive me."
Seeing the other party's appearance, Zhang Yue and Guo Lin didn't know what to say, so they quickly said: "Girls from the Yu family, get up quickly."
Bookseller Yu said with a smile: "I will give you a banquet for the three of you tonight as a token of my congratulations."
Zhang Yueze said: "Thank you very much, Shopkeeper Yu, but I don't dare to disturb you any further. We are still waiting for news about us at home and at school. We should pack our bags and return home immediately, otherwise it will be too late."
Yu Yunruo's beautiful face suddenly lost color when she heard this.
Bookseller Yu enthusiastically persuaded me: "How can this be so? Sanlang thinks I didn't entertain you well. The shop has been busy these days and I didn't greet you properly."
"If you leave like this, people will definitely blame me for not fulfilling my duties as a host. You three, you must stay no matter what. I have already ordered the food and drinks. I will make amends tonight."
Bookseller Yu talked for a while, but Zhang Yue pushed him away.
Seeing that he couldn't keep him, Yu Shushang immediately said to Zhang Yue: "Sanlang, I have a few words to say to you."
"That's...ok." Zhang Yue agreed.
Yu Shushang Lazhang went up to the attic and said: "Sanlang has become like this, I can't do it anymore. To tell you the truth, my family Yun Ruo has fallen in love with you and wants to marry you. You see. how?"
Although Zhang Yue had expected it, he still couldn't help but said with shame: "Thanks to the shopkeeper Yu, the wife of the Yu family thinks highly of me. I have no intention of marrying you for the moment. What's more, even if I marry a wife, I have to tell my brother and sister-in-law first."
Yu Shushang smiled and said: "It doesn't matter. If Sanlang is interested, I can promise a dowry of one hundred guan and ten acres of paddy fields. As for a small family like us, there is no need to stick to the old customs. We can get married first and then return to Pucheng. Report it to your brother and sister-in-law again."
Were the ancients so open-minded?
Zhang Yue said: "Marriage matters, parents' orders and matchmaker's words, should not be decided privately. Shopkeeper Yu, let's do this. After I return home, I will report it to my brother and sister-in-law Ming, and I will give you an answer then."
Yu Shushang wanted to say something more, but Zhang Yue already cupped his hands and turned around and went downstairs without hesitation.
Book Shang Yu suddenly looked disappointed.
The three of them quickly packed their luggage and left the Yu Family Bookstore under the resentful looks of Yu Bookshang and Yu Yunruo.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Yue couldn't help but turn around and salute the two of them. Seeing Yu Yunruo turning his head and wiping away tears, he couldn't bear it.
