No wonder those people didn't know that when Mo Hanyue first came to Xiling Village, she had been following her sisters-in-law, wearing ordinary coarse clothes and not conspicuous in the crowd.
After settling here, she basically stayed at home. Recently, when she went out to work in the medicine field, she kept her skin tightly wrapped for fear of tanning her skin.
The Mo family did not specifically mention that they had a girl. Therefore, the villagers did not know that the Mo family had a daughter who was of marriageable age.
Seeing the county magistrate going to the Mo family in such a high-profile manner, even if they no longer knew the situation of the Mo family, they had to believe the facts.
Meng Huaining didn't know that his high-profile marriage proposal had aroused countless reveries among the villagers. He was now so nervous that sweat appeared on his forehead.
Arriving in front of the Mo's house, Meng Huaining waved his hand to signal the drumming to stop, and then walked into the Mo's courtyard, followed closely by the invited official media with smiles on their faces.
The betrothal gift boxes were also carried into the yard in an orderly manner by the officials.
It just so happened that the Mo family's new house was being built today, and all the Mo family members went to watch it. Even Bage, who worked in the government office, took leave of absence and stayed home.
Except for the fourth brother who has limited mobility, there is no one else in the family.
Mo Xiuyan had also heard the movement outside a long time ago. Unfortunately, he could not walk on the ground yet, so he could only ask loudly in the room: "Who is it?"
Meng Huaining knew that the Mo family's new house was being built today, so he came here one day early to propose marriage just to join in the fun.
He often traveled to and from the Mo family and was no stranger to the place where the Mo family lived.
Judging from the source of the sound, it was the fourth brother speaking.
He has difficulty moving and shouting is normal.
So, Meng Huaining hurriedly knocked on the fourth brother's door and said at the same time: "Fourth brother, I am Meng Huaining. I came here specifically to propose to Miss Mo today."
Although the fourth brother did not participate in the discussion of Mo Hanyue's marriage, the fourth sister-in-law also told him everything she heard, so the fourth brother also knew about it.
Although he had no interaction with Meng Huaining, the person his mother liked must have good character.
"It's Brother Meng, come in quickly."
Meng Huaining opened the door and walked in without being polite.
He first cupped his fists towards the fourth brother: "Did it disturb the fourth brother's rest?"
The fourth brother waved his hand: "No, no, Brother Meng, please sit down quickly."
Meng Huaining came to propose marriage. Out of politeness, he met his fourth brother and had no intention of sitting there any longer.
"Fourth brother, where have all the family gone?"
The fourth brother is also here. When he got married, he came to deliver the bride price in person, and he was a little nervous and anxious.
Therefore, he could understand Meng Huaining's mood at the moment.
"They all went to the new house, and they are going to do it today."
Meng Huaining clasped his fists again: "Thank you, fourth brother, for letting me know. I'll go look for him right away."
Now he can't wait to get the marriage proposal done immediately, so that he can feel at ease.
After saying that, Meng Huaining went out and asked a few people to follow him to the Mo family's new house.
The new house was some distance from the courtyard rented in the village, and the scene was extremely lively. Therefore, no matter how good Mo Jiuye's ears were, he did not hear the drumming of the marriage-seeking team.
The fifth brother has already hung up the firecrackers, and the sixth brother is waiting below with a fire stick in his hand, waiting for the auspicious moment to light the firecrackers.
The female family members were surrounding Mrs. Mo in front, waiting to watch the ceremony of setting the beam.
Mo Jiuye stood at the back of the female family members, holding He Zhiran's hand with one hand and holding her waist with the other, for fear that something might happen to the daughter-in-law because there were so many people here.
Bage, who was standing at the back of the crowd, was responsible for maintaining order. When he turned around, he saw Meng Huaining coming with several official officials.
He knew that Meng Huaining had been busy preparing to propose marriage to his sister in the past few days, and had rarely appeared in the Yamen. He didn't know why he came here today.
Brother Bage came over and asked, "Why are brothers Meng here today?"
He remembered that he did not invite him to attend the beam-laying ceremony at home!
Although Meng Huaining often visited the Mo family, he had never seen the new Mo family house.
As soon as I walked in, I was attracted by so many unique architectural shapes.
If he hadn't been thinking about doing something big, he would have taken a closer look at this unique house.
The future uncle greeted him in person, and Meng Huaining walked a few steps closer.
"Bago, I'm here to propose marriage today."
While the two were talking, Brother Six had already lit the firecrackers hanging on the beams.
The deafening sound covered the volume of everyone's speech. Meng Huaining and Bago simply stopped talking and looked towards the beams.
The beam-raising ceremony was not complicated. After lighting the firecrackers, Hu Cong said some auspicious words to the Mo family, and then directed the workers to symbolically knock on the beam a few times, and the ceremony was completed.
In ancient times, relatives and friends were invited to a banquet during the beam-laying ceremony, and the Mohist family was no exception.
Although they had just arrived here not long ago, they got along well with the villagers of the Zhou and Zhao families, and the Fang and Xie families naturally invited them over to join in the fun.
As for Tang Mingrui, Mrs. Mo also saw his thoughts about Mo Hanyue. For this reason, she did not plan to get too close to him, so she did not notify him.
Meng Huaining was the same. He heard from Mo Chuhan that he had been so busy these two days with the proposal of marriage that he didn't even notify him.
As a result, what they didn't expect was that Meng Huaining would be ready so quickly and come to the door today.
The ceremony was over and the banquet was being prepared at noon, so the female relatives of the Mo family planned to go to the kitchen to help.
When everyone turned around, they saw Meng Huaining standing behind the crowd.
Without waiting for the Mo family to speak, Meng Huaining took the initiative to step forward and solemnly congratulate.
"congratulations."
After being polite, Meng Huaining hurriedly mentioned his purpose.
"I have come here today with a betrothal gift and invited an official matchmaker. Mrs. Mo, when do you think it is convenient to propose marriage to Miss Mo?"
Meng Huaining was asking this question knowingly. He knew the process of raising the beam. The banquet was usually arranged at noon, so the Mo family should not be very busy at the moment.
Mrs. Mo was also anxious that her daughter's marriage would be decided early. She made a gesture of invitation and said, "Mr. Meng, let's talk about it at home."
It is a life-long event for a girl, and several brothers in the family have no choice but to participate in it.
Seeing that their mother and Meng Huaining had agreed to talk at home, several people followed her.
Mo Jiuye supported He Zhiran and walked at the back.
After arriving at Mo's house, he went directly to the main room where Mrs. Mo was. Meng Huaining solemnly asked the officials to carry up the betrothal gift box.
He stood up and respectfully handed a stack of paper to Mrs. Mo's hands.
"Old Madam, please take a look. This is the list of betrothal gifts I have prepared for Miss Mo."
Mrs. Mo browsed through it casually, and found that they were all good things.
It can only be said that it is a good thing, but it can only be said that it is good in the Yuncheng area. In the eyes of the nobles in the capital, it is nothing.
