Finally, Mrs. Sun let out a long sigh.
"If I had known what would happen today, why bother?"
Yang Huazhong also shook his head and sighed.
Those who heard the sound of firecrackers were also the Lao Mu family.
At that time, Widow Liu was drinking tea and talking with her parents in the main room.
My mother-in-law, Mrs. Song, Muzichuan's two uncles, and two aunts all came over.
A room full of people.
When the firecrackers sounded, Mrs. Song said: "Ah, whose family is doing a happy event? These firecrackers sound exciting."
Everyone else was also listening with their ears pricked up, looking curious.
Widow Liu looked around and said: "I haven't heard of anyone marrying a daughter-in-law for any happy event today. Could it be that someone's old man is celebrating his birthday?"
"Maybe so," Mrs. Song said.
At this moment, Muzichuan entered the house like a gust of wind from outside.
Mrs. Song greeted Mu Zichuan: "Zichuan, who is doing a happy event outside? Why are they setting off such loud firecrackers?"
Muzichuan walked straight towards his west room with a gloomy face, ignoring his grandmother.
Mrs. Song was startled.
Widow Liu noticed something was wrong with him and quickly came over to stop him at the door of the west room.
"Zichuan, why do you look so ugly?"
Widow Liu asked.
Then he saw Mu Zichuan's empty hands: "Let you fetch water and wash vegetables. Where are the water and vegetables?"
Mu Zichuan was silent.
Widow Liu frowned and looked at him.
"What's the matter with your child? Mom is asking you a question. Where are the water and vegetables?" the woman asked again.
"No more, all gone"
Mu Zichuan put down these words, pushed Widow Liu aside, and plunged into the west room.
The door of the house was slammed from inside.
Widow Liu stood at the door, stunned for a long time before she came back to her senses.
At the table, Mrs. Song and the others could no longer sit still and gathered around.
"What's wrong with my grandson? Who made him unhappy?" Ms. Song asked.
The two uncles also looked worried.
They helped raise half of this nephew.
Now that I have passed the exam, it will be a great honor for everyone in the future.
"Sister, what's going on with my nephew? Did he have an argument with someone outside?" the uncle asked.
The uncle said: "How come? Don't say that our nephew has always been friendly with others."
"Now that he has won the imperial examination, everyone in the village is rushing to fawn over him. Who dares to go against him?"
The two aunts also echoed.
Mrs. Liu, however, looked suspicious.
Zhizi Mo Ruomu said to my mother and two brothers: "I will go outside to inquire."
Mrs. Liu hurried out of the house, and after a while, she came back, her face not looking good.
"What did you find out?"
Song and others gathered around and asked.
Mrs. Liu had a gloomy face, "Today was the day when that fat girl went to visit Lao Luo's house. Just now, Cai Zichuan went to fetch water and wash vegetables, and she happened to meet him."
Mrs. Liu told her mother's family what she had found out.
Everyone looked solemn.
The uncle said: "Zichuan finally passed the examination and won the appreciation of the high officials in the capital. Now is a critical period. We must not let him be distracted by the affairs of these children."
Mrs. Liu nodded: "I understand the truth, but this child doesn't know what's going on."
"I can take up and let go of other things, but as long as he touches that fat girl, he will fight to the death," the woman said.
Beside, the eldest aunt who had been silent spoke.
"Zichuan has now reached the age where we can talk about marriage. Some things are worse than being blocked."<>
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"Let me tell you, we might as well arrange a marriage for him."
"Let him have someone beside him who knows both coldness and warmth. As time goes by, as they rub their ears and temples together, they will gradually forget about that fat girl."
The uncle said: "This is a good idea. Do you have a suitable girl?"
The eldest aunt smiled and said: "The eldest daughter of our family is pretty good. She is my childhood sweetheart Zichuan, and our two families will become closer."
"Sister-in-law, I don't think it's appropriate."
My uncle interrupted directly.
"We'd better not worry about Zichuan's marriage. His wife may be a noble man," the uncle said.
My aunt was not happy when she heard this.
"Your family is full of sons but no daughters. Why are you jealous that my family has a daughter getting married?"
"how come"
"Then what do you mean?"
"What I mean is that Zichuan will become an official in the future, and his wife and family must be powerful to help him."
"Sister-in-law, you and my eldest brother, apart from supporting Ji Zichuan with some repairs every year, what else can you give him?"
"The connections and resources are not enough," said the uncle.
"When Zanzichuan was published, a local squire from Changhuaizhou fell in love with Zanzichuan."
"I want to make Zichuan my son-in-law."
"Zanzichuan refused immediately. It was this matter that made the high-ranking official from the capital see it, and that's why he appreciated Zanzichuan."
"So we won't be able to make the final decision on this marriage in Zichuan from now on. We have to let the senior official make the decision."
When everyone heard this, they all felt it was reasonable.
No matter how unwilling my aunt was, she could only shut up and retreat to the side.
Here, the old lady Song said: "If it doesn't work out, just pack your bags in the next two days and send Zichuan to the capital to study as soon as possible."
Mrs. Liu nodded: "That's exactly what I mean. Leave this village, out of sight and out of mind."
The uncle nodded: "Okay, then I'll make arrangements when I get home today."
The old Luo family.
The Luo family has no kin in the village.
In the whole village, this is the only one with the surname Luo.
It is said that Blacksmith Luo's father, Luo Fengtang's grandparents, fled famine from another county.
He gave birth to three brothers and sisters, Blacksmith Luo.
Luo Laoer died a long time ago, and Luo Daye married to Zhoujiacun.
Yang Ruoqing came over just now. Although there were no clan members, Luo Fengtang invited Baozi, Baozhu, and Yuzhu all over.
They are all young students, full of vitality inside and outside the courtyard.
As for Blacksmith Luo, he also had many good friends in the village.
In addition to contracting fish ponds, I partnered with several villagers.
Now my nephew and daughter-in-law came over, and all these people came over to help.
There is another group of villagers, and another group of people who have a close relationship with Yang Ruoqing's family.
So everyone came here to support me.
As a result, the old Luo family, who has no relatives, is now full of people standing inside and outside the house, and even at the entrance of the yard.
Both men and women, old and young.
In the kitchen, all the women from the next door neighbors came to help.
As soon as the firecrackers went off, everyone gathered around Yang Ruoqing and entered the courtyard. It was very lively.
There were two full tables, and the dishes and portions on the table were all according to the standard of a wedding banquet.
Double bowls of meatballs, candied dates, glutinous rice balls, ribs, fish and shrimp, stewed meat, large pieces of chicken
The guests had a great time eating.
Luo Fengtang followed Blacksmith Luo, holding a wine pot and cup, and took turns toasting between the two tables.
Blacksmith Luo also put on a new set of clothes. The middle-aged man looked energetic and looked like he was several years younger.
