Perhaps because she was too excited, Li Yuan woke up before dawn in the morning.
She put on her clothes in the dark and walked out of the room. She saw that the north wind had stopped and heard whispers coming from the direction of the kitchen.
Although the voice was extremely low, in this quiet morning, with her ears as sharp as her ears, she could still hear it clearly.
Those are Canniang and Junzi!
She originally wanted to cook, but she paused and walked towards her third aunt Ma's room.
Last night, Canniang, Caiwei and Qingsha slept in the same room as her third aunt, and she shared a room with Su Mingshan's master and servant.
To put it simply, it was all because Su Mingshan and Wang Can didn't like each other very much, and they were not willing to sleep in the same room with each other.
When Li Yuan entered the house, Ma was already awake and packing her bags.
Hearing the noise, he raised his head and saw her, and said: "Yuan Niang, I will go back to Lijia'ao later. Ask Junzi if he wants to go with me. I think it is best for him to be here in person for this kind of thing."
"Well, I'll ask him what he means when we eat later. Originally, when he came back as an escort, he should go home first. What's more, he wants to marry Canniang now, and he needs to add something to the house.
His room was empty. In the past, there was nothing except a bed. Now that the fire bed is newly made, it is not used. But the kang table, clothes box, dowry, etc. should always be purchased. "
Since we are getting married, no matter what happens in the future, we must add something to the room.
Lest outsiders think that they underestimate Can Niang, they will disrespect her later.
With this in mind, Li Yuan said to Ma Shi again: "Third Aunt, why don't you ask Can Niang what she wants for the decorations in the room. She knows everything about our family. She will use it in the future. , let’s just listen to her.”
Ma thought about Wang Can's character, nodded first, and then asked.
"Yuan Niang, what do you think is an appropriate bride price for Girl Can?
Although she now has no land in her name and no parents above her, she still has an uncle and a lot of money. Our Li family is lucky to be able to like Junzi.
If you are like the girls in the village, giving one or two taels seems to be a bit contemptuous. "
Li Yuan had thought about this issue a long time ago.
Hearing this, he said directly without thinking: "Give me nine liang, nine hundred and ninety-nine yuan, which means long-lasting. I, the eldest sister, will pay for this money! He didn't want me to pay off his debt before. I'm afraid that I don't have enough money to support my two children. With the money I earn now, I think you have an idea, Third Aunt."
Ma originally thought that this winter, thanks to Yuanyuan's mother, the family would earn much more than in previous years.
Several elders pooled the money together and gave it away.
But as soon as he heard her words and thought about how hot her face was, he didn't say anything anymore.
However, I was thinking in my heart that since the servant Yuan Niang gave me the money, then several of their elders would work together to replace the furniture at home for them!
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Maybe there are a lot of people and the meal is lively.
Except for Xie Yanzhi who needed Li Yuan to cook the morning meal alone, everything else was cooked by Wang Can and Li Jun.
Su Mingshan and Su Jin, the master and servant, did not sit at the same table with everyone, but served meals and ate in the room.
Su Mingshan is not a person with strict rules. She might eat her own meal at home first, and then give it to her servants if she can't finish it.
But outside, when no one is around, they always ask their maids to eat at the same table.
At this time, after Su Jin finished the porridge in three gulps, he whispered: "Miss, Mr. Li is really good. I heard that he cooked this rice porridge!"
Su Mingshan, who originally had a great appetite, heard this and could no longer drink the porridge in her bowl.
Her interest was waning and she said: "I also know that he is good, but I don't know what the use is. Everyone already has a fiancée, and the elders will discuss the specific wedding date when they get back today."
Seeing that her young lady was in a bad mood, Su Jin said, "What do you think of Mr. Xie? When I went to serve the meal, I saw clearly that Mr. Xie didn't have a wife yet."
As she said that, she quickly added a few words: "This house is not big, and you can tell who lives there at a glance. Those who live here now are basically Mr. Li's relatives. But this house belongs to Mr. Xie Yes, Mr. Li and he are just good friends. Mr. Guan Xie, my servant, not only does not have a wife, he does not even have two elders."
Su Mingshan also knew that since she wanted to recruit a wife, it was naturally best to have someone with whom she was not related.
In this way, you don’t have to worry about poor relatives coming to visit you!
But when she thought of Xie Yanzhi's appearance, she gave up the idea.
"Mr. Xie is good-looking. To have such a house in this county, he must have a well-off family. It's just that he is slightly older than Brother Li. You said that the conditions are so good and you haven't gotten married yet. What does it mean? ?”
Su Jin didn't understand, what else could this mean? Could it be that he had high standards and was looked down upon by ordinary people?
"This slave doesn't understand, please give me some advice!"
"This means that Mr. Xie is either very visionary or has a hidden illness. The former is absolutely impossible to be a son-in-law, and the latter is not suitable to be a son-in-law. Therefore, no matter how good Mr. Xie is, it is not within my scope of consideration. Inside."
Su Jin tilted her head and thought for a moment, it seemed the same.
If Mr. Xie has any hidden illness, especially if it concerns his heirs, what's the use of recruiting him?
We can't open up the Su family, and we may have to make the young lady a widow.
With this in mind, Su Jin no longer mentioned Xie Yanzhi, but instead talked about Yang Gaowu.
"What do you think of Mr. Yang? Although that man is a bit rough, when I asked about Mr. Li earlier, I also asked for some news about him.
He is slightly older than Mr. Li. He is Mr. Li's adopted brother and he is quite loyal. However, there is a biased old mother in the family who has never taken him seriously.
The slave thinks that he is also a suitable candidate. Our uncle from the Su family does not need to have much ability, as long as he is healthy and willing to come to the door. "
Su Mingshan refused without even thinking about it: "No! I heard that he has a sweetheart who has been waiting for him for many years. What should I do to recruit such a person to make him think about others all the time? It's not like I don't have one. If you want someone, you have to find someone like this, isn’t that just making yourself miserable?”
"My slave has also heard about his good relationship. According to my opinion, the marriage is impossible. He has a soft side in his character. If it could have happened, it would have happened long ago. It is best for such a person to be a son-in-law, so that he can listen Madam’s words.”
"No, I don't like this kind of person!"
A girl's best years are only a few years. He has been waiting for her until she becomes an old girl, and he hasn't settled the family yet.
She absolutely despises such a person, let alone recruiting him as her son-in-law!
