As soon as Mrs. Lin was sent away, the people at the inn hurried into the village and handed a letter from the capital to Cheng Wanwan's hand.
This letter was written by Cheng Zhao himself. The letter said something about the situation in the capital, everything was fine, and then mentioned the marriage.
"Thank you to Second Aunt for asking Mrs. Lin to be Zhao's matchmaker. Second Aunt's kindness to Zhao'er will be repaid by Zhao'er throughout her life..."
Cheng Wanwan smiled helplessly. The whole Cheng family, the whole Cheng family in the same village, all needed him to repay their kindness. The shell he was carrying was already very heavy. How could she bear the heart to let him carry another one? A layer of shell, besides, she doesn’t need it.
"Old Mrs. Lin selected the third young lady of the Situ family for Zhao. Lord Situ is the minister of the fifth-rank Hanlin Academy. Mrs. Situ is the legitimate daughter of the Bai family in Jizhou. The eldest daughter of Situ and the second daughter are married, and her husband's family is..."
This paragraph describes the situation of the Situ family in detail. Although the Situ family is only in the fifth rank, their family background is very simple and they basically do not participate in any court disputes.
"What do you think of the Lin family, and whether Miss Situ San is a good match? Please write back and give me some advice."
Mrs. Lin has been immersed in the circles in the capital for decades. The fact that she has taken a liking to the Situ family shows that this family is indeed good. Cheng Wanwan naturally has no objections.
She asked Ning Lan to polish the pen and write a letter. In addition to writing about the marriage, she also mentioned about the examination, once again reminding Cheng Zhao and Shen Zheng to act carefully and ask more questions about things that they are not sure about. They can ask Shen Your fellow countrymen can also ask Mr. Lin...
If the Lin family is willing to be a matchmaker for Cheng Zhao, they also have the intention to make good friends. Since both parties want to make good friends, it is not a bad thing to move around more.
After the letter was sent, Cheng Zhao's marriage was half decided, and Cheng Wanwan found a free time to go to Chengjia Village.
Although the Cheng family had promised that Cheng Zhao's marriage would be handled solely by her, they had to talk about such a big matter.
Wei Xiaohai drove the carriage out of Dahe Village, bypassed an intersection, and arrived at a bumpy mountain road. Among the eight villages nearby, only Dahe Village had built spacious roads. The other villages still had the original country roads. The carriage bumped all the way and finally finally Entered Chengjia Village.
For everyone in Dahe Village, carriages are no longer a rarity, but in Chengjia Village, carriages rarely enter the village.
Many villagers were plowing in the fields. When they saw the carriage coming, they raised their heads, and many people recognized it.
"The boy driving the car seems to have been here before. He is a servant bought by Aunt Cheng Zhao's family."
"It's Aunt Cheng Zhao who's here. Is there any news from the capital? Is Cheng Zhao really an official?"
"It's only the beginning of February. The clan leader said that the examination will be in late February, so there is no news so early."
"Second Aunt Cheng Zhao must have something important to do when she comes. Let's go and take a look."
"..."
When the carriage stopped at the entrance of Cheng's yard, the onlookers came over instantly. There were people inside and outside the yard.
Old Mrs. Cheng was washing clothes in the yard, and was a little surprised when she saw Cheng Wanwan coming over. This girl was already a native of Sui'an, so there must be something important when she came to visit in person. The important matter for the Cheng family was related to Zhao'er.
"Go, go, go, what are you doing here." Old Mrs. Cheng waved her neighbors out, closed the yard door, and looked up at Cheng Wanwan who walked into the yard, "We poor people don't have anything good to entertain you. If you don’t mind, I’ll ask Xiaocao to pour you a cup of crude tea.”
Cheng Wanwan smiled: "There's no need to drink tea. I'm here to tell you about Zhao'er's marriage."
Sister-in-law Cheng, who was cleaning up the house, rushed out: "His second aunt, Zhao'er is your nephew. You can't find Zhao'er a girl from a small family..."
"She is the legitimate daughter of a fifth-rank official in the capital." Cheng Wanwan smiled lightly, "I wonder if my sister-in-law thinks she is worthy of Zhao'er?"
Brother Cheng put down his ax and walked over, frowning: "Wanwan, you are at the sixth level. Is the fifth level too low?"
"Yes, yes, I think so too." Sister-in-law Cheng nodded, "We Zhao'er have worked hard for so many years to study, and finally made it to the capital. Not to mention a daughter of the first and second grades, a third grade girl should be able to do it, right? , His second aunt, please work harder and find a way to tell Zhaoer that she is the daughter of a third-grade official. If a third-grade official is the father-in-law, will we, Zhaoer, still worry about not having enough to live in the capital in the future?"
"Nonsense!" Old Mrs. Cheng said with a straight face, "The patriarch said last time that even if Zhaoer is admitted to the Jinshi this time, he can only be a seventh-grade official at most. A new seventh-grade official can marry a fifth-grade official. My legitimate daughter is already considered a high-ranking person, so if you parents can’t help, forget it, why are you just causing trouble for your child?”
Cheng Wanwan was surprised. She didn't expect that the old lady in the countryside had such a high level of consciousness. This was a great thing for Zhao'er.
"Wanwan, you have an unusual status now. You also know some noble people in the capital. If you have connections, please help Zhao'er." Mrs. Cheng said angrily, "The seventh-grade official is still too low. If you can get it right from the beginning, When he reaches the sixth rank, then Zhao'er can truly establish a firm foothold in the capital..."
Cheng Wanwan: "..."
As soon as he looked at this old lady with admiration, he immediately returned to his original state.
She twitched her lips and said, "I'm a village woman, but I don't have such abilities. I'm here mainly to talk about Zhao'er's marriage. If you don't have any objections, prepare whatever you need and quickly find someone to send them to the capital. You can’t let the Situ family laugh at the fact that the Cheng family doesn’t even understand basic rules.”
Mrs. Cheng became serious: "But our family is poor. Even if we scrape together a few dozen taels for a betrothal gift, I'm afraid it won't be enough. Will this ruin the marriage..."
Cheng Wanwan shook his head: "The Situ family certainly knows the situation of the Cheng family. It is normal for the Cheng family to not be able to provide a decent betrothal gift. What they want is a marriage with a clear matchmaker, which means that the marriage must be done according to the regular procedures, and all the necessary procedures must be followed. .”
"It should be like this, it really should be like this." Brother Cheng nodded, "What, Wanwan, if Zhao'er's wedding date is set, will our whole family have to go to the capital to prepare for the wedding..."
"It's just the marriage stage at the moment, it's too early to say this." Cheng Wanwan had a headache, "Let's wait until Zhao'er's pregnancy is over."
Mrs. Lin had said that if the daughter of a court official got married to a poor scholar, it would usually be the woman's side who would do the marriage, and relatives from the Cheng family would be invited to the capital to attend the wedding. When she thought of that future scene, she felt anxious for Cheng Zhao. ...However, this is something Cheng Zhao must face. Only by properly dealing with the clan members can he move on without any psychological burden.
After talking to Cheng's family, Cheng Wanwan didn't want to stay any longer and turned around to leave.
Wei Xiaohai opened the door of Cheng's courtyard. As soon as he opened it, a group of villagers gathered around the door.
Sister-in-law Cheng thought these people were asking about Cheng Zhao, and was about to show off her son's marriage when she saw the villagers surrounding Cheng Wanwan, all of them with enthusiastic and attentive faces.
