Niu Cao watched them all go out to pay New Year greetings, and sighed deeply in her heart.
She is already fifteen years old and is a big girl in this era. In order to avoid suspicion, she can no longer go to other houses at will.
There are several people of similar age to her in Niujiacun, and their families are beginning to rush to arrange marriages for them. They can get married when they are about seventeen or eighteen years old.
Even at my own house, matchmakers have come several times, but they have all been rejected by Niu Dadu.
Why refuse? Then we have to talk about Ye Qianli who was saved seven years ago.
This man left Niujia Village not long after celebrating the New Year. Before leaving, he borrowed some money from Niu Dadu and then disappeared without a trace.
I thought this money was wasted.
Unexpectedly, about two years later, Ye Qianli sent someone to deliver some belongings, as well as a jade pendant, the one he had on when he rescued him, and a message.
He said that he had found his wife and children, but due to some circumstances, he couldn't leave, so he could only send someone to inform him.
He also said that there is no way to repay the life-saving grace. His grandson happened to be about the same age as Niu Caohua, so he decided to make an engagement. He would take good care of Niu Caohua in the future, and the jade pendant was a token of the engagement.
After delivering the things and letters, the messenger left in a hurry, leaving the whole family staring.
There is no address left in Niushan, and there is no place to reply to letters.
In this way, Niu Caohua inexplicably got a fiancé she had never met.
After Ye Qianli delivered the things, until now, there has been no news, as if he disappeared out of thin air.
I don’t know whether this engagement counts or not.
This experience tells everyone that you must not pick up a man on the road, even if he is an old man!
See, something went wrong as soon as you picked it up.
Niu Caohua actually didn't take the engagement seriously, and this jade pendant looked good, but it was probably fake!
Who says ancient people’s fakes can’t be great!
In fact, Niu Caohua has already made plans. If a woman in this era insists on marrying, it is best to choose someone who knows everything about her.
Niuergou is a very good candidate.
He is tall, not ugly, has a skill, and is somewhat interesting to himself.
My parents are both very good-tempered, and they live close to each other, so they get along well with each other. How suitable it is.
In a year or two, I will mention this matter to my father. As for Ye Qianli's grandson, who knows who he is.
But things often backfire like this.
About a month after the New Year, Ye Qianli, who had not heard from him for a long time, actually received a letter, and the letter mentioned the engagement that year.
Ye Qianli said that there have been constant wars nearby in the past few years and the messenger was unable to leave the city, so no letters were sent.
The situation has improved a bit recently, so he quickly sent someone to bring the letter, and the engagement was always on the table.
The letter said that his grandson is now an official and has a bright future. If he gets married to Niucaohua, he will become an official's wife.
Niu Dadu listened carefully to his son reading the letter, and his whole body was shaking with excitement. Finally, he carefully folded the letter and grinned from the corners of his mouth to his ears.
he! His flower can become an official’s wife!
The right person was saved and the money was borrowed right back then!
But Niu Caohua couldn't smile, and Niu Xiaodi frowned.
"Dad, I can't agree to this marriage. Before the messenger left, I quickly replied and rejected the marriage. I also sent this jade pendant back with me!" Niu Caohua looked up at the messenger who was still wandering in the yard, feeling worried.
She originally thought that Ye Qianli was not very reliable, but her father acted like a man possessed and lent out all the money he had.
Now she said that her grandson was an official and wanted to marry her.
Who believes it!
Can an official marry a poor peasant girl like her?
I was afraid that the grandson had a bad reputation and no one would marry his daughter to him, so I thought of myself as a spare tire.
"Yes, Dad, this sounds very wrong. If I become a high official and Uncle Shanma wants to marry Erya to me, will you be willing?" Niu Xiaodi also began to persuade.
"This, how can these be the same? My grass and flowers have been enlightened by gods, how can that Erya compare!"
"This is a great thing. Look at the surrounding villages, which one is so lucky? If you get married, you will have no shortage of food, clothing, and servants, and no one will be able to envy you." Niu Dadu doesn't understand why his children are so opposed to this kind of good thing that can't be found even with a lantern.
"It's the same at home. I have enough food and clothing. Those who are officials have a lot of rules. If I really get married, I will definitely be looked down upon by them, and I might be bullied into something. That's far from our home. It’s far away, and it’s troublesome to send letters. I’m married, and I might not see you in the next life. Even if I’m bullied, no one will help me.” There was a hint of bitterness in Niu Caohua’s voice, and she knew that her father was also doing this for her. good.
But why didn’t Dad think more about it? There is no such thing as a pie in the sky, it’s all a trap.
"Yes, Dad, I have grown up now and can make money. I will take care of my sister in the future!" Niu Xiaodi even began to plan to find a job in the city.
"But..." Niu Dadu still didn't want to give up this good marriage, but what her daughter said was true.
For a moment, I didn't know what to do.
"Brother Dudu, Caohua won't marry anyone. I can't bear to marry anyone... wu wu wu..." Xiao Cuier listened for a long time, and the more she listened, the more uncomfortable she became, and she burst into tears.
"Okay, okay, I won't get married, I won't get married!" Niu Dadu, who was originally hesitant, was completely given up on the idea of getting married by this cry.
The messenger said that they came from Qingzhou. Niu Dadu didn't know where Qingzhou was, but it took the messenger more than ten days to ride from there.
It is indeed too far!
When I think about never seeing my daughter again, I don't mind this marriage.
"Little brother, it's windy outside, come in and drink some sugar water." Niu Dadu greeted the waiting messenger to come in and brought a bowl of sugar water.
"Brother, please bring us a reply letter."
"No trouble." The messenger who delivered the letter was about twenty years old. He was a little surprised to hear that there was a reply instead of a verbal message.
Unexpectedly, this peasant family looked ordinary, but could actually read. No wonder the Ye family would marry them.
In the room, Niu Caohua thought about it, and Niu Xiaodi wrote. Soon, a sincere letter of withdrawal was written, and the heirloom jade pendant sent a long time ago was placed together with the letter.
"Brother, please help us bring the letter to Uncle Ye, and this purse. Here is a little bit of our thoughts. Brother, thank you for your hard work along the way." Niu Xiaoxiao handed the things to the courier, and there was a little bit of silver in the purse. , considered travel expenses.
"It's not hard. If there's nothing else, I'll leave first." The messenger drank the sugar water in the bowl, took the things and left.
At this time, Niu Caohua still didn't know what kind of uproar this simple letter of divorce would cause to the Ye family on the other side.
