The old grandson nodded: "What Xiaojie's father said has come to my heart. We only have a granddaughter like Xiaojie, and our family's life is not bad now."
"Although they are not as good as those landlords and outsiders in the towns, they are still considered to be well-off families in these ten miles and eight villages."
"When Xiaojie gets married, we will prepare a generous dowry. In the future, with appropriate subsidies, their lives will be easier."
Sun and the others also nodded.
Seeing that everyone in the room seemed to be almost unanimous about Zhang Ban, Mrs. Sun became anxious and said quickly: "Don't draw any conclusions yet. Since both Zhang Ban and Fan Zhong are interested in Xiaojie, let's turn around." Let the two of them come to our house for a meal at different times, and we can see for ourselves."
"By the way, Qing'er, I heard from your parents that you are going to Tianhai County in the next few days?" Da Sun asked again.
Yang Ruoqing nodded: "Yes, it's the second half of the year and there's nothing going on at home. I want to go to Tianhai County to give Tang Yazi two sets of winter clothes."
Da Sun said: "What? Tang Yazi's uncle is still in Tianhai County? How come this princess is different from ordinary people when she gets married?"
"Usually, people send their uncle to their husband's house on the same day, and leave on the same day after the banquet. This princess's uncle arrived in July. It's been more than two months, and he's still here?"
Yang Ruoqing said: "It is said that the princess is not accustomed to the local environment. She has been sick since arriving in Tianhai County, repeatedly, so the wedding date has naturally been postponed again and again."
This is one of the reasons, and the more important reason Yang Ruoqing cannot say.
Moreover, this trip to Tianhai County was not only to send winter clothes to Tang Yazi, but also to Daan, who was secretly serving as an imperial envoy.
"Then have you decided on a date?" asked Da Sun again.
Yang Ruoqing said: "I plan to leave the day after tomorrow, provided it doesn't rain."
Da Sun said: "Can't we stay at home for a while longer and wait until we see Fan Zhong and Zhang Ban before leaving?"
"What?" Yang Ruoqing was surprised.
Da Sun said: "You are good at judging people, help us make decisions!"
Yang Ruoqing covered her mouth and smiled.
"Auntie, you really praise me so much. There are so many elders here. You have walked more bridges than I have walked. I believe in your vision."
"As for me, I really can't put it off any longer. I originally planned to leave after the Mid-Autumn Festival, but I've been putting it off until now."
Mrs. Sun sighed softly, "Okay, I won't force it, but can you do me a favor before leaving?"
…
Yang Ruoqing came to Xiaojie's house with the task assigned by Da Sun.
Xiaojie was sitting in front of the mirror, holding a purse in her hand and sewing with her head buried in her head, still humming a little tune in her mouth.
With her legs crossed and her toes trembling slightly, this sitting posture, in Da Sun's words, is like a tomboy.
But Yang Ruoqing thinks that such a cousin is quite good, youthful, lively, cheerful, simple and happy.
When you are alone in a room, you can sit however you want, as long as it is comfortable. Just pay a little attention to your image when you are outside in a crowded place.
"Xiaojie, what are you busy with?" Yang Ruoqing stood by the door and smiled towards the inside.
Xiaojie turned around and saw that Yang Ruoqing's first reaction was not to stand up and say hello, but to stuff the half-embroidered purse into the drawer like an electric shock, and then stood up to block the drawer with her body.
"Cousin, why are you here? Aren't you talking to my mother and the others in my grandfather's house?" Xiaojie asked, her face turned pink.
Seeing Xiaojie like this, Yang Ruoqing already knew it.
During this blind date, love fell on this girl, and the purse just now was probably embroidered for the one she loves.
Is it Fan Zhong?
Or Zhang Ban?
"They are still talking. I'm going back. I'll stop by your room and sit down when I pass by." Yang Ruoqing said with a smile.
"What? Am I not welcome? If not, then I will leave sadly?" she joked again.
Xiaojie hurried over and grabbed Yang Ruoqing's arm, "Why don't you welcome me? Cousin, just come in and sit down!"
Xiaojie pulled Yang Ruoqing to sit down, and then she stood in front of the dressing table again, blocking the drawer with her back.
Yang Ruoqing curled her lips, "Don't block it, I saw everything, it's just a purse!"
Xiaojie's face turned redder and she said, "It's not blocked. I just sit here and feel comfortable."
Yang Ruoqing deliberately teased her: "You are so coquettish that you really think this place has three hundred taels of silver. I can't help but want to see the purse you embroidered later."
Saying that, Yang Ruoqing stood up. Xiaojie panicked and rushed to hug Yang Ruoqing to prevent her from passing.
While coquettishly saying: "Good cousin, please spare me, stop teasing me, I will show you when the embroidery is finished!"
Yang Ruoqing raised her hand and gently poked Xiaojie's nose: "It's okay if you don't look. I'll ask you a question, and you have to answer it truthfully."
Xiaojie's eyes rolled.
Yang Ruoqing said: "What? Don't you regard your cousin as one of your own? You and Xiaohua Xiaoduo, who had something to worry about when we were young, you all regard me as your close sister,"
"Now that you have grown up, are you separated from me or something? Or do you think that I, sister, who has been here before, can't use my own personal experience and practice to help you solve your doubts?" she asked.
Xiaojie shook her head hurriedly, "Sister, I didn't mean that. I just guessed what you wanted to ask. I'm thin-skinned."
Yang Ruoqing smiled, took Xiaojie's hand, sat down, and said, "No matter how thin-skinned you are, you have to face the things you have to face bravely."
"And you don't say anything. Your family is all concerned about you. This will make me worry and make blind guesses, just like that headless fly."
"What's more, when men get married in college, women get married in college. This is how we all come through. We all have to go through it."
"Compared to other overbearing parents in the village who only let you know what kind of man you married when the hijab is lifted, your parents are really open-minded enough and let you go and meet him yourself beforehand. , and you even sent me to touch your thoughts. You are really lucky to have such parents, Xiaojie."
Perhaps it was Yang Ruoqing's words that moved Xiaojie and made Xiaojie overcome the hurdle in her heart.
She raised her head and said to Yang Ruoqing: "Cousin, I know it was my mother who sent you here. Just ask whatever you want."
Yang Ruoqing said: "Your sister-in-law Huang Mao described to us in detail the appearance of Fan Zhong and Zhang Ban as well as their words and deeds at the wine table."
"We all know that one meal alone cannot give a complete picture, so we plan to invite them to come to our house for a meal next time so that the elders can see it with their own eyes."
Hearing this, Xiaojie raised her hands to cover her blushing face.
"Oh my God, why do you want to invite me back for dinner? We have a lot of food at home!"
Yang Ruoqing raised her hand to take Xiaojie's hand off her face and asked, "Tell me the truth, who of these two do you think more favorably at the moment?"
