Lin Sanzhu first helped his wife get into the car, then put two bottles of wine on the car, then climbed up with his feet, followed closely by Zhou and Lin Yuanfeng, each carrying a basket of vegetables.
Holding the snacks, Wu moved inside so that Zhou could sit next to her. Lin Yuanfeng was sitting with his third uncle.
Seeing this combination and the things the four people were carrying, the aunts and ladies in the car quickly used their imaginations.
The Zhang family from the first house was also among them. After greeting the Wu family and Zhou family, she thought about it in her heart, what on earth are the second aunt and the others doing in the town?
It is definitely impossible to visit relatives. This oxcart goes directly to the town. The second uncle's family has no relatives in the town. It would be even more impossible to go to the town to worship the master and study. Not to mention that the second uncle's family couldn't afford it. Even Lin Yuanfeng's age was not suitable. At the age of fifteen, he still couldn't read a single word. , which private school in town would accept it?
Thinking of this, Ms. Zhang immediately thought of her eldest son who was studying in the town. Although Wen Yan was two years younger than Lin Yuanfeng, Wen Yan would be taking the exam in two years.
Thinking like this, Mrs. Zhang couldn't help but feel a little proud, thinking that if her son passed the examination as a child student, she would be as famous as she could be.
As for marrying my son, I don't have to worry about it. With the fame of Tongsheng, I'm afraid it won't be possible for a daughter from another family.
Mrs. Zhang was getting more and more happy when she thought about it more and more, when she heard Lin Shi's daughter-in-law sitting next to her ask with a smile, "Dazhu's family, you guys who have snacks and wine, are you taking Yuan Feng to the town to become a master?" Learn a craft?"
The Wu family was telling several eldest ladies in the clan that she was going to the town to sell vegetables. After hearing Lin Shi's wife's question, she subconsciously touched her daughter-in-law with her elbow. The marriage of her eldest grandson has not yet been decided. Don't tell others the truth.
Mrs. Zhou is not stupid. She didn't say that her husband had repeatedly warned her before going out today not to tell anyone about her son's marriage before it was finalized, so as not to cause trouble.
Even she herself had already made up her mind and would not tell anyone else until the marriage was finalized.
So, Mrs. Wu heard her eldest daughter-in-law say to someone, "Yes, take your children to the town to learn some crafts."
Lin Shi's wife was really curious, "What kind of craft are you going to learn?"
"I'm learning to be a carpenter."
"Oh, that's a good relationship," Lin Shi's wife said while smiling at Lin Yuanfeng, "When Yuanfeng completes his studies, I will ask you to build furniture."
Lin Yuanfeng: "..."
When they arrived in the town, Lin Sanzhu led people to the bookstore first. Shopkeeper Gao was already waiting in the store.
After seeing someone coming, he didn't delay. After instructing the store clerk to guard the store, he invited Wu and others to his home.
Originally, Ms. Wu was worried that she, a country woman, would not be able to talk to others, but shopkeeper Gao's mother was a cheerful person. She said that she was also a country woman, so I wanted to leave you alone. It sounded very embarrassing. , let’s just chat casually.
Then he pointed at the vegetables in the bamboo basket and said with a smile, thanks to my sister, I can eat so many fresh vegetables today. It makes me happy just thinking about it. Then he told Wu that when he was in Murakami before, he was also able to eat so many fresh vegetables. I often grow a lot of vegetables.
As soon as the conversation started, the two of them had a lot to talk about. From being a girl in their parents' home, to getting married and having children, then to marrying a daughter-in-law, marrying a daughter-in-law, and finally talking about grandchildren, it was like they saw each other like old friends. , I admired Mrs. Zhou on the side.
Shopkeeper Gao's niece is named Gao Cui. She is fair and fair, and she has two dimples on her face when she smiles. Mrs. Zhou liked her very much at first sight.
During this period, Lin Yuanfeng was led by shopkeeper Gao to the main room. Gao Cui was also there at the time, and the two young people officially met in the presence of their elders.
Everyone looked at the red ears of both of them, thinking that they were mutually satisfied.
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Since both families were in agreement, the next step was to propose marriage. After returning home, Mrs. Zhou prepared to propose marriage.
Before that, it was natural to invite a matchmaker. Mrs. Wu went to Mrs. Wang's place with her little grandson carrying snacks.
When she heard that she was here to ask her to help with the matchmaking, Mrs. Wang was stunned for a moment. Then when she saw the smiling face beside her, she knew it must be this little guy's idea.
Although she had never done anything to secure a match, Mrs. Wang agreed on the spot. She had also heard the rumors in the village some time ago. Later, when Lin Yuanqiu explained the whole story, Mrs. Wang was very angry at that time. To put it bluntly, that matchmaker is really wicked.
Master Wang also agrees with this. Isn't it just a bad thing? It is said that a matchmaker is supposed to help others by making connections, but in the end, this person made things out of nothing and slandered others. It is really wrong.
After learning that Mrs. Wang had agreed, Mrs. Zhou finally felt relieved, and then she devoted herself to various preparations.
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Chapter 31 Making a Marriage
Although Mrs. Wang has never done anything like matchmaking, isn't she accompanied by a military advisor named Mrs. Wang?
There is a saying in the Book of Songs: "If you fight against the enemy, you can't beat the bandit with the axe. How about taking a wife? The bandit can't do it with a matchmaker." The word "fighter" in the poem means to propose marriage, and "zhike" means to talk about matchmaking.
"Shi Mun Li" also mentions: "The Mun Li is issued to accept the choice, and the wild goose is used as the most sincere one, and it is chosen to follow the flow of yin and yang."
In addition, there is also a marriage article in "Mengliang Lu", which says: "The two families of the Fake family will notify each other and choose a day to meet."
Therefore, Mrs. Wang's basis mostly came from books, and combined with local customs and customs, she quickly compiled a detailed list of acceptances.
Knowing that the Lin family was illiterate, Master Wang specially called Lin Yuanqiu and pointed out to him one by one all the necessary items on the list.
There were two pots of wedding wine, two packages of wedding cakes, a pair of wedding candles, two boxes of tea leaves, two kilograms of red dates, two fish, and two kilograms of pork. What caught Lin Yuanqiu's eye the most was a pair of live geese.
This reminded Lin Yuanqiu of the Nacai scene he saw on TV in his previous life. On the red burden, a pair of geese were tied with red silk. They were bright red and looked very festive.
But what was said on TV was that the man went to catch the geese himself, so could his cousin catch them?
Lin Yuanqiu expressed some doubts.
Lin Sanzhu touched his son's little head and said with a smile, "There are often hunters catching wild geese to sell in the West Market of the town."
It turned out that there was a place to buy wild geese in the town, and Lin Yuanqiu felt relieved.
In addition to accepting the detailed bill, Mrs. Wang also wrote a proposal of marriage, expressing her good intentions for marrying the two surnames.
This approach is different from ordinary matchmakers, and seems more grand and thoughtful.
Lin Yuanqiu also opened the letter and read it, and saw what was written on it: I heard that there is a daughter from the Gao family, gentle and courteous, well-educated and sensible, beautiful and wise. Now there is a man from the Lin family, who is honest, gentle, mature and steady, and has a good talent. Now I will prepare a few gifts. , I hope to marry her, and I hope to be happily married to Qin and Jin. The deeper the love, the longer and the more fragrant it will be...
In this book, every word expresses sincerity, and every sentence shows sincerity.
It is conceivable that on the day of the marriage proposal, Shopkeeper Gao and his family were very satisfied, and they immediately agreed to the marriage.
After the marriage was arranged, the Wu family did not make any announcement to the outside world, and the family immediately got busy with farming.
Mrs. Wang and his wife are not talkative people, so naturally they will not talk about this matter with others.
Therefore, by the time the villagers knew that Lin Yuanfeng had arranged a marriage, the millet in the rice fields had already been harvested and dried, and even the field tax had been paid.
After the busy farm work, the villagers were free again. No, when the women were sitting together chatting, someone started talking about the Wu family again.
He said that last month he saw Mrs. Wu and her eldest daughter-in-law going to town carrying a lot of things. They said they wanted to find a cooking skill for their eldest grandson. But now, many days have passed, and Lin Yuanfeng is still staying in the village every day. What's wrong? There is no sign of going out to learn a trade.
Most likely, he failed to become a disciple and was rejected.
After everyone heard this, they nodded repeatedly, thinking that they were inseparable from each other, and they probably just didn't fall in love with the carpenter.
As the conversation started, several women started to chat. Some said that Lin Yuanfeng didn't know what bad fate he had, and that everything was not going well. Others said that there was a mess in the stall where Matchmaker Zhang proposed to marry, and he was already a mess. After delaying the marriage proposal, if you add in the fact that you are rejected for going to school and trade, wouldn't it be more difficult to get a wife in the future?
Oops, now Wu has a headache again.
Thinking like this, Mrs. Qin, a woman who was usually close to Ms. Wu, came to her door, thinking of comforting Ms. Wu and telling her not to be impatient. The elders said that it is never too late for a good meal, and it is never too late for a good relationship. , your Yuanfeng can definitely arrange a good marriage.
She came here with good intentions, so Wu naturally didn't want to hide it from her. Besides, Yuan Feng's marriage had been decided, so it didn't matter even if the villagers knew about it now.
Therefore, Mrs. Wu informed Mrs. Qin that her eldest grandson had already arranged a marriage and that her grandson's daughter-in-law lived in the town.
These words were really surprising, but after the surprise, Ms. Qin was so angry that she scolded Ms. Wu, "You are so stupid. Why are you hiding such a good thing? If it were me, I would just go and beat him up." Their faces, you don’t know how damaged those people’s mouths are. They open their mouths to speak evil words, and they are not afraid of losing their life. Let me tell you, I will celebrate such a happy event for you. , so that you can get rid of the previous depression."
Hearing what Qin said, Wu didn't say anything to stop her. She really wanted to slap those tongue-tied women in the face.
So, when someone made fun of this matter again, Mrs. Qin immediately spat out, "Stop talking about ghost stories here. Yuan Feng has already settled on a wife, and she is from the town. Not only is the girl good-looking, So virtuous!”
The last two sentences were added by Qin herself. She felt that this would make these gossips even more angry.
What? !
Did Yuan Feng get married? !
Upon hearing this, the women all gathered around, including the man who had just been spat on by Mrs. Qin.
Within half a day, the news that Lin Yuanfeng had agreed to get married and that the woman was still living in the town spread like wings to every corner of the small mountain village.
This caught people who had been watching the joke a little off guard, but most of them didn't believe it. With such a little wealth, you still want to marry a girl from the town. Let's just dream about it.
However, regardless of whether people believe it or not, Lao Lintou and the others no longer care about it and have no time to pay attention to these people, because the persimmons in the backyard have begun to turn yellow, and their family will be busy with things next time.
As early as a few days ago, Lin Sanzhu followed his son's instructions and picked a few sunny yellow persimmons from the tree, then put them in clay pots and put them on the hot stove.
I originally thought that it would take a few more days to see the effect.
But after lunch today, Lin Sanzhu couldn't help but want to open the jar and take a look. He found that several persimmons that were originally hard had begun to turn red and soft.
Is this done?
Lin Sanzhu was extremely excited and hurriedly went to find his parents holding the clay pot.
Lin Dazhu had just returned from town and was talking to his parents in the house.
After the eldest son's marriage was decided, Lin Dazhu would go to town every now and then to deliver some vegetables to his in-laws. Pumpkins, leeks, green vegetables, radishes, as well as Chinese cabbage and edamame were all grown in the vegetable fields. There are a lot of them. Take some to your in-laws and save them money to buy them.
The Gao family often gave Lin Dazhu gifts in return, sometimes two packs of snacks, sometimes a few pieces of cloth. The two families came and went, and the relationship naturally became closer and closer.
Seeing his third brother coming over with a smile on his face and holding a clay pot, Lin Dazhu was a little surprised, "Third brother, are the persimmons ripe?"
"I don't know yet. I saw that it was already a little red, so I wanted to take it over and show it to my parents."
As he spoke, Lin Sanzhu gently placed the pottery pot on the kang, opened the lid, and took out a persimmon from inside.
"Dad, look, the persimmons are much redder in color, and they are no longer as hard to the touch as before."
Old Lintou took the persimmon and looked at it carefully. It was indeed much redder than the previous few days. He squeezed it gently and found that it was already a little soft. He thought that in a day or two, it would be almost ripe.
"Break one off and try it to see if it's sweet inside."
Mrs. Wu urged from the side. Although the persimmons looked fine on the outside, she was still a little worried, worried that the pulp inside would be astringent.
Hey, Lin Sanzhu took out all the persimmons in the clay pot, picked out the reddest and softest one, and broke it open, revealing the red and tender flesh, with a warm and sweet fragrance.
There is no need to taste persimmons like this. You can tell they are ripe just by looking at them.
After dividing each of the broken persimmons into pieces, Lin Sanzhu stuffed his portion into his mouth.
Well, it is tender and smooth, and the sweetness is also revealed. If it is kept for another day, it should be sweeter.
When the time comes, it is guaranteed to be no different from ripe fruit.
Lao Lintou, Wu, and Lin Dazhu also thought so.
"I went to call my second brother to come over!" As he said this, Lin Dazhu, who was excited, quickly left the door.
After a while, Lin Erzhu came over, along with Lin Yuanfeng and Lin Yuansong.
Just now, the two cousins were chopping firewood in the yard. The sun was shining brightly at noon, so the chopped firewood was just enough to bask in the sun.
