My eldest grandson has such a good marriage, so of course he must be very happy.
Seeing everyone in the family smiling, like bright sunshine after dark clouds, Lin Yuanqiu was extremely happy, not only for his eldest cousin, for his eldest uncle and aunt's mother, but also for his harmonious big family.
After dinner, the adults began to discuss the next thing, and Lin Yuanqiu also leaned aside and listened carefully.
What Wu means is that since both families have the intention to get married, they should start the process.
She asked Lin Sanzhu to reply to Shopkeeper Gao early tomorrow morning, saying that he would be visiting soon. Since the woman brought this matter up, the sooner the man replies, the more sincere he is. Otherwise, the woman will think that he is sincere. The man is hesitant and must be feeling uncomfortable.
In this way, even if the marriage is consummated in the future, there will still be knots in my heart.
Mrs. Zhou wrote down what her mother-in-law said one by one, thinking that she might as well go to town tomorrow and buy all the snacks and fruits for the visit first, so that when the time is arranged, she can go there directly with her things.
It was said that it was a home visit, but it actually meant that the two parties were looking at each other. Lin Yuanfeng would definitely go there together to show the woman what the young man looked like.
Similarly, shopkeeper Gao's niece also had to come out for Mrs. Zhou and the others to meet her on that day. Only after both parties were satisfied, could the marriage be truly agreed.
After the two parties agreed to get married, the next step was the betrothal process. They all talked about the parents' orders and the matchmaker's words. Thinking that a matchmaker would have to come forward to negotiate the marriage, Mrs. Zhou became a little anxious, "Mom, where will our family go then?" Looking for a matchmaker?"
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Wu was also stunned. Yes, where will they find a matchmaker? Naturally, they don’t have to think about the matchmaker, and they will definitely not consider it. As for the matchmakers in the surrounding villages, Mrs. Wu has no idea. Don't worry, don't let them mess up the marriage that I finally agreed on.
Lin Sanzhu thought for a while and said, "Mom, how about we invite the matchmaker in the town."
Lin Dazhu nodded, thinking that this idea was feasible, "Yes, let's go find the matchmakers in the town. The town is far away from here, and those matchmakers and Matchmaker Zhang must not know each other."
Mrs. Wu is still not at ease, as any matchmaker doesn't travel around from home to home, so there is a high possibility that they will meet each other, so she'd better be careful.
"It's not necessary to ask a matchmaker to come forward in this matter." Old Lintou took a puff of dry cigarette and said, "When the time comes, we can ask the clan aunt to help us go to the bride's house to negotiate a settlement."
"Clan aunt, which clan aunt?"
Mrs. Wu was a little unhappy. When her parents-in-law gave away a few acres of land to separate families, those uncles and aunts didn't even say a word of help.
Even this time, when rumors about his family spread throughout the village, no uncle or aunt came out to stop them.
To say it's not irritating would be a lie.
Now, if she was asked to carry some snacks and beg them, Mrs. Wu would definitely not be willing to do so.
As for Lin Yuanqiu, when he heard his father say that a matchmaker didn't have to come forward, a person immediately came to mind.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this person was suitable, so Lin Yuanqiu said, "Master, grandma, why don't we invite Mrs. Wang to go there then."
In Lin Yuanqiu's opinion, Mrs. Wang has an elegant temperament and is a virgin, so she is much more respectable than that matchmaker.
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Chapter 30 Visit
After hearing Lin Yuanqiu's words, everyone in the room was stunned, wondering who is Mrs. Wang? How come they have never heard of this man?
Lin Sanzhu was the same. He hurriedly asked his son, "Gouzi, who is Mrs. Wang?"
"Mrs. Wang is Mrs. Wang's wife."
Lin Yuanqiu originally wanted to say madam, but he immediately remembered the hierarchy system that Master Wang told them a few days ago.
In the Jing Dynasty, the title "Madam" could not be used casually, because only the wives of officials of third rank or above were qualified to be called Madam.
Master Wang also said that although ordinary people often have no scruples, as scholars, especially those who are interested in imperial examinations, they must always keep these taboos in mind to avoid delaying their career in the future.
Then Master Wang gave them examples one by one.
For example, a certain scholar used the wrong title on his answer sheet, and his test paper was rejected by the examiner.
Another example is that a certain scholar was not only rejected by the examiner because he did not know how to avoid taboos of today's sacred taboos, but was also put in shackles and paraded in public for three days.
In modern times, Lin Yuanqiu had also heard about the taboo system in ancient imperial examinations. At that time, he felt that it had nothing to do with him, so he had no sense of involvement.
But now, he will be a member of the imperial examination army in the future, so he naturally has to be careful.
And since I was used to being free and undisciplined in a democratic society, I had to pay more attention to it all the time. When these taboos gradually become a habit, it will be difficult to make mistakes in future scientific examinations.
After hearing Lin Yuanqiu say that Mrs. Wang was Mrs. Wang's wife, everyone's eyes lit up, including Lao Lintou. They thought that Mrs. Wang was the master of Tongsheng. It would be very honorable to ask Mrs. Wang to help with the matchmaking. The thing is, even the woman will feel a lot more decent.
It's just that I don't know Mrs. Wang well, so why would I just come to her door and trouble her?
Mrs. Wu expressed her concerns, "We don't usually have contact with Mrs. Wang, so how can we be so shameless as to bother her?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Yuanqiu smiled and pointed at his little nose, "Hey, my grandson and Mrs. Wang are familiar with each other!"
Yes, dogs are familiar with people. After realizing this, Mrs. Zhou felt excited, hugged her little nephew, and said with a smile on her face, "Oh, our dog is still smart, dog, tomorrow's uncle Mom also stews fragrant braised pork for you to eat."
Still stew? !
Wu coughed, and was about to say that the half piece of pork cut off and cooked today weighed more than two kilograms.
But when I thought that this was a happy event for my precious grandson, forget it, just eat it, just treat it as two consecutive days of celebration.
Also, Mrs. Wu looked at the thin bodies of her daughters-in-law. Thinking back to how miserable he was when he was defeated by Matchmaker Zhang during the three-on-one fight, he no longer had any intention of saving the pork and eating it slowly.
The elders say that eating meat will make you gain weight. If your daughter-in-law doesn't gain more meat, she will lose in fights later.
Wu thought again of the several fights she had with Skinny Monkey's sister-in-law back then, and how many of them did not end with her knocking her down to the ground.
Humph, why doesn't anyone follow her?
Mrs. Wu will definitely not know that this kind of fighting requires experience. For several daughters-in-law and sisters-in-law in her family, they are like three sisters. How can they have the opportunity to practice with each other and start a fight with others? Of course, the only way to win is to lose.
No, on a hot day, the three of them were huddled on a bench chatting again.
The conversation was about what to bring to the woman’s house.
One said to buy a few packs of good snacks and two bottles of wine. The other one nodded and said, Sister-in-law, you are right, how about we buy a few more kilograms of pork.
When Mrs. Zhou heard this, she nodded hurriedly, yes, yes, yes. She felt that the ideas given by her two sisters-in-law were very good, and she was thinking about whether to add two more fish.
Wu felt that if she didn't drive people out, these people might have to talk until tomorrow.
Then I and the old man won’t sleep tonight.
Mrs. Wu grabbed the broom and patted it on the kang, "Go, go, go, what are you doing here? Two lamps of lamp oil are almost gone. I didn't buy it with money. And you three, tomorrow will be over." Enough of what you said, why don’t you go back to your room and go to sleep!”
Seeing that I was getting angry, everyone naturally dispersed happily, including Lin Yuanqiu, and all went back to their rooms.
But even though they were all driven back to their rooms, how could anyone sleep? Not to mention Mrs. Zhou hugging her husband and crying heartily, Lin Yuanqiu was also very excited, and there was always a feeling that all the depression in her heart was gone. The feeling of relaxation.
Yes, it’s depression.
Ever since Matchmaker Zhang spread rumors about their family, there has been no laughter in the family. Even though they receive more than five taels of silver every month, it is still difficult to make everyone happy.
But now, the eldest cousin's marriage has come to an end, and the woman is from a good family. You can imagine how happy the family members who have moved away from the big stone in their hearts will be.
Lin Yuanqiu, who has learned how to watch the moon when it breaks, knows that the high moon means it is approaching the end of the day, so he has to go to bed quickly, otherwise he will be late for school tomorrow.
But what should I do if I am still a little excited? Even if I close my eyes, I still don't feel sleepy at all.
Lin Yuanqiu thought to himself, how about trying to memorize the book by himself? Maybe it would be like counting sheep and he would fall asleep immediately.
So, after closing his eyes, Lin Yuanqiu memorized the text softly, "The sky and the earth are dark and yellow, the universe is vast, the sun and the moon are waxing, the stars and constellations are arranged, the cold comes and the summer goes, the autumn harvests and the winter hides, the leap years are full, the law Lu adjusts the sun... …”
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On the second day, Lin Sanzhu went out early.
When he arrived at the bookstore, shopkeeper Gao had just arrived.
After seeing Lin Sanzhu, I was naturally happy. The man's family came over early in the morning. This was because they valued his family.
Thinking this way, Shopkeeper Gao became more and more sure of his good vision.
Since both parties were interested, they naturally spoke openly. Thinking that the farming would be busy soon, shopkeeper Gao set the date of the blind date for two days later, so as not to delay the harvesting of rice.
After getting the approval letter, Lin Sanzhu didn't delay. His mother was still waiting at home, so he said goodbye to shopkeeper Gao and hurried home.
And everyone at home was really waiting anxiously as Lin Sanzhu thought.
No, Lao Lintou, Lin Dazhu and Lin Erzhu, who were originally supposed to be looking at rice in the fields at this point, are all sitting in the main room at the moment. Just like Lin Dazhu said, how can he calm down and do other things when he is not sure.
Fortunately, his good third brother didn't keep him waiting any longer. As soon as Lin Sanzhu got home, he told everyone the date of the blind date.
Oops, Mrs. Wu, who was so excited, could not sit still. She hurriedly helped her eldest grandson to look through the kang cabinet to see which clothes were suitable for a blind date.
At this time, Mrs. Zhou was already tapping her fingers and counting the things that were brought to the door, two bottles of wine, six pounds of pork, two bags of good snacks, two fish, and yes, her mother-in-law. Talk about a basket of eggs.
What else should I get... Wu racked her brains and thought about it again and again.
The consequence of this was that on the day when they were going to the town for a blind date, Wu and Lao Lintou were shocked by the load of vegetables brought back by their eldest son early in the morning.
I saw eggplants, loofahs, water spinach, beans, cucumbers, pumpkins, etc. in the baskets.
It can be said that the eldest son and his wife picked everything in the field.
"Boss, what are you doing with so many vegetables? How can our family eat so much in one day?" Wu couldn't help but ask.
Lin Dazhu put down the basket he was carrying and said with a smile, "Mom, these dishes will be delivered to my father-in-law Yuan Feng's family later."
Mrs. Zhou also said, "My daughter-in-law thinks that her in-laws live in the city and have to spend money to buy food every day. Let's send some over and the in-laws can also save some money."
Yuanfeng’s father-in-law’s family? relatives by marriage?
Mrs. Wu raised her head, thinking that these two people might have forgotten the two families and were preparing to see each other. How about calling the father-in-law on the left and the in-laws on the right?
Besides, there is no such thing as a blind date, where someone comes to your door carrying a load of groceries.
Lin Sanzhu didn't think there was anything wrong when he arrived. It happened that someone wanted to buy vegetables, and our family grew some and had some. Wouldn't it be nice to bring some of them along, but there was no need to carry the whole load.
Finally, Mrs. Feng and Mrs. Liu helped find bamboo baskets, and then picked the good-looking ones. They put a little of each dish on them and filled the two bamboo baskets full.
Seeing that it was getting late, they still had to go to the village entrance to take a bullock cart, so they didn't waste any time and headed towards the village entrance with the prepared cakes and snacks and two jugs of wine.
As for the pork and fish, Mr. Zhou plans to buy them on the fly after arriving in town. On a hot day, buying them early will definitely make them stale.
Today, four people passed by their side, namely Wu, Zhou, Lin Sanzhu and Lin Yuanfeng.
Lin Yuanfeng was wearing new clothes, which Zhou helped drive out overnight. It is said that a Buddha relies on gold and a person relies on clothes. Lin Yuanfeng looked more and more energetic when he put on the new clothes.
But what should he do if he is really nervous?
Lin Yuanfeng looked at his third uncle, who was walking slowly at the front with two bottles of wine. Then he thought about the kind tone of shopkeeper Gao when he talked to him in the bookstore, and suddenly felt that actually a blind date was nothing. scary.
There were many people going to the town today. When the group of four arrived at the entrance of the village, there were already several people sitting on bullock carts waiting for them.
