The day before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Bai Banban received a handwritten letter from the prefect.
He didn't know much about the white board, so he handed the letter to Xiao Fuyuan to read.
Although the sons in his family are literate except for the eldest, who is illiterate, and the second and fourth sons are quite knowledgeable, the white board is still read by the daughter.
After all, my daughter is so smart, she went to private school, she can read a lot and quickly, and she can even read account books.
In this case, the daughter must be allowed to play her role.
Xiao Fuyuan opened the letter under the white wooden board and Mrs. Zhen's encouraging eyes.
"Sister, what did my father write?"
Little Fuyuan was surrounded by the Bai family, two of whom stood at the edge unusually abruptly.
One is Liu Shu and the other is Chen Xuan'er.
Liu Shu was very worried. His father's letter was to call him back to Huaicheng for the festival.
Thinking about it, it's wrong. If he really asked him to go back for the festival, the subordinates who came to deliver the letter would have taken him away long ago. Why would there be such twists and turns?
Chen Xuan'er felt uneasy and secretly glanced at Yushu Linfeng's fourth cousin from time to time, vaguely guessing that it was about her fourth cousin's marriage.
If the prefect really promises his niece to his fourth cousin, she will never have the chance to marry into Lao Bai's family.
You’re not going to marry your fifth cousin, are you?
That's not possible. The fifth cousin carries the red cherry gun to the mountains all day long and has no idea what he is doing. She speculates that he is working as a coolie in the mine. What future can such a fifth cousin have.
Might as well be the sons of vendors who want to marry her.
"Sister, what are you writing about?" Bai Zhaomei asked impatiently.
"What did my little aunt write?" Erlang Sanlang, the elder man, looked curious, and the younger man was also babbling at the side.
"Go, go, don't make any noise!"
The white board scolded the fifth son and several grandsons with a stern face, and then switched to a smiling face in an instant and said to Xiao Fuyuan in a flattering manner: "Daughter, what are you writing? Read it to daddy."
Madam Zhen shook her head slightly at the style of the white wooden board.
Xiao Fuyuan smoothed out the letter and read it over. Although she didn't recognize some of the words, she understood the general meaning.
Well, it's about the marriage between sister Cuicui and her brother.
"... When making friends, the most important thing is marriage... A certain niece is beautiful and smart... My five sons are like pine trees... I wish to have endless happiness..."
Xiao Fuyuan read Liu Hong's letter clearly and with a clear voice. Of course, she skipped the words she didn't recognize.
Zhen and the second and fourth eldest children of the Bai family understood the meaning of the letter as soon as they heard it.
Tian Maimiao can also figure it out.
Mrs. Bai, Bai Banban, Bai Dazhuang, Xie Chuntao and others could not understand this literary letter at all.
"Master Liu has great literary talent...but I am a big boss. What do you mean by this?" Bai Banban smiled awkwardly. Originally, he wanted to say that the prefect dropped his book bag, but Liu Shu swallowed it in front of the prefect's son.
"What does Mr. Liu's letter mean?" Mrs. Bai asked Mrs. Zhen.
Zhen thought for a moment and said, "Master Liu wants to marry his niece to our family."
"No, the fourth child can't say goodbye so early."
Bai Banban blurted out together with the old lady Bai.
Liu Shu also said weakly: "Cousin Cuicui and fourth brother are not suitable."
But no one listened to him.
Bai Panmei's poker face has never changed for thousands of years, and no one knows what he is thinking.
Bai Zhaomei looked a little hasty and was caught by Xiao Fuyuan.
"It sounds like I'm not getting married to the fourth brother, but because I have a crush on the fifth brother." Tian Maimiao said slowly, touching her belly, "The fifth son is as green as the pines, isn't that the fifth brother's?"
Xiao Fuyuan nodded to support the fourth sister-in-law.
"Is this true? Are you attracted to our fifth child?" Old Mrs. Bai asked.
Before Bai Banban could react, Zhen Shi smiled and said, "It's Lao Wu, that's right."
Bai Dazhuang scratched his head and said in disbelief: "It's not because my sister mispronounced it. Why do people look down on our promising fourth child instead of the fifth child? This is not in line with common sense."
Bai Panmei: "..."
Bai Zhaomei: "..."
When Xie Chuntao heard Bai Dazhuang questioning her sister-in-law, she glanced sideways and defended her sister-in-law: "My sister is so smart, how could she mispronounce it? Do you think you don't know a single Chinese character?"
Then he defended Bai Zhaomei: "Why can't you fall in love with fifth brother? Not everyone likes promising people. I was not willing to marry the rich man in the town, but I was willing to marry you."
Bai Dazhuang muttered that it was because he looked better than the rich man's stupid son.
But the fourth child is obviously prettier than the fifth child. No matter how you look at it, the fifth child is not as good as the fourth child. His hair is not fully grown and he can only play with guns and sticks all day long.
"Fourth child, please read this letter again." Mrs. Bai took the letter from Xiao Fuyuan and handed it to the fourth child of the Bai family.
The fourth child took it and handed it to the second brother: "Second brother, come and read it."
This was so embarrassing. Everyone thought that the magistrate had taken a fancy to him. He had even thought of the words to refuse, but his niece didn't take a fancy to him at all. They took a fancy to Lao Wu.
The fourth child of the Bai family expressed that his self-esteem was severely affected.
Bai Erzhuang took the letter and read it out with emphasis: "My sister is right. The prefect is indeed attracted to the fifth brother and wants to give his niece to the fifth brother."
Mrs. Zhen took the letter and read it again, then nodded and said, "It's true, Mr. Liu is interested in Lao Wu."
From Mrs. Bai to Xiao Fuyuan, the whole family was both unexpected and happy about the news.
"Fifth brother doesn't know where he got his blessing, but he caught the eyes of the prefect." Bai Dazhuang patted Bai Zhaomei on the shoulder and said with a smile, "This young boy has reached the age of marriage."
"I think the fifth brother is good and has a lot of strength. Cuicui came to the house that day, and I think she and the fifth brother can chat quite well. I think that when I first got married, the fifth brother was only so old." Xie Chuntao made a gesture. , continued, "I will marry a wife in a blink of an eye."
Because Xie Chuntao watched Bai Zhaomei grow up, everyone said that a sister-in-law is like a mother. Xie Chuntao has a very deep filter for Bai Zhaomei.
He is handsome and has helped her with work, cooking and cooking since he was a child. With all his strength, he was favored by General Meng. Even if he didn't join the army in the future, he could still feed and clothe his wife and children just by relying on his strength.
"Lao Wu... actually fell in love with Lao Wu." Bai Banban still couldn't believe it and said to Bai Panmei, "Fourth brother, please write to the prefect and ask if it's a clerical error. Don't fall in love with you. This If it's a clerical error... we can't make a joke."
The person in Mr. Liu's works is as tall as a pine tree and unparalleled in bravery. Is that his youngest son?
Bai Panmei said expressionlessly: "I just have a crush on my fifth brother."
Liu Shu fanned the flames on the side: "Uncle Bai, it's impossible for my father to make clerical mistakes. Every time he writes a letter, he has to review it carefully. My cousin has a bad temper. People tricked her into weighing her and she destroyed their shop. Such a bad temper , my father may think that the fourth brother cannot bear it, and only the fifth brother can endure it..."
Being glared at by Xiao Fuyuan, Liu Shu felt bad and told his cousin's dark history in public.
"Is Cuicui really like this? Then this girl is mean to me." Old Mrs. Bai said.
Liu Shu: "..."
Are the Bai family forced to compromise under the authority of their father?
Fifth brother is miserable!
But why does little sister Xiao Yuanbao smile so happily?
Liu Shu was confused.
"Cui Cui is a nice girl. I liked her at first sight when she came to our house that day. She is cheerful and enthusiastic, and she is our daughter-in-law." Tian Maimiao said with a smile, teasing Bai Zhaomei, "Fifth brother, do you like Cuicui?"
The client, Bai Zhaomei, was still in shock that the prefect wanted to marry her niece to him.
He didn't listen to a word of what everyone said, and Cuicui's bright, white-toothed face appeared in front of his eyes.
