The life of the Xianyu family through books

Chapter 762 Congratulations (asking for monthly tickets!)

Lord Cheng felt the enthusiasm of Xiaoan Village.

Just after crossing the big stone bridge, we met villagers who were kind enough to lead the way.

Once we entered the village, there were even more people.

The matchmaker hired by the Cheng family sat on the front ox cart, smiling at everyone she met and laughing all the way.

Cheng Lezhou smiled like a fool.

He did whatever the matchmaker told him to do, and even forgot about his old father behind him.

Lord Cheng's expression became increasingly serious, but he soon realized that today was a good day for his silly son to get engaged. He tried very hard to smile and was carried by the crowd into the Yan family's yard. It seemed as if countless people were talking to him around him, and it was very noisy. Only after he sat down in the main hall and drank the tea poured by his in-laws did he calm down.

In addition to the matchmaker and the father and son, several of Cheng Lezhou's classmates from the academy came, as well as several scholars from the same class as him and Yan Xiangheng, uncle and nephew Yan Laoer, also came.

Lord Cheng even saved the money to hire people. With these people's help, the Cheng family's betrothal gift delivery team looked respectable.

The Cheng family prepared six gifts according to the customs of Guanzhou.

Snacks, fabrics, tea, wine, etc.

Four silver ingots, five taels each, and twenty taels of silver.

It is quite satisfactory.

Cheng Lezhou was thoughtful, however, and used the money he had saved to buy a white jade hairpin with a lotus pattern, and added a pair of silver bracelets with a magpie climbing a branch inside.

The Yan family is very satisfied.

They all knew the situation of the Cheng family and what kind of personality Mr. Cheng had.

The reason for this marriage is because of Cheng Lezhou himself.

He kept the person in his heart, which was better than anything else.

Yan Xiangheng came back yesterday evening and went to bed early in order to get enough rest for today.

He then entertained several scholars and students.

In fact, Yan Laoer is also suitable, but as an uncle, he has to be the chef today.

The eldest son of the Cheng family was out of town and had no time to return, and the Cheng family did not send any female relatives. They only invited a matchmaker with the best reputation in the city.

Matchmaker Qi spoke in a crisp and loud voice, with a lot of nice words and congratulatory remarks, which made the ladies accompanying Li Xuemei in her room laugh so hard that they fell into laughter. Once she opened her mouth, she never stopped talking.

Madam Cui had a lot of exchanges with her, and the two of them chatted enthusiastically, on equal terms.

Today's engagement is actually just a formality. The Cheng family asked about it privately, and the Yan family also agreed. Both families are willing, and they don't pick and choose whether the gift given by the man is too much or too little, so everything goes smoothly.

The tables in the front and back yards of Yan's house were filled with food.

Yan Huaiwen and Lord Cheng sat at the main table, accompanied by several village elders.

Yan Laoer was busy in the kitchen.

Mrs. Cui was like the commander-in-chief, in charge of both the men's and women's tables.

It's clearly manipulated.

"Men sit in the front yard, and women go to the back yard."

"Big Li, what are you wandering around for? Go sit at that table. There's an empty table there."

"Watch out, little one at home, don't run around or you'll bump into someone else."

"Hey, Sitie, why are you running around if you're not helping to serve the food? Are you looking for Wutie? Has anyone seen Wutie? Tell me something!"

"The guests are all here! Let's have the food! Let's have the food!"

Li Xuemei stayed in the house to accompany the child. There were many people in the yard. Xiaoya was still young and it was not easy to take her out. Qianchu was not convenient to meet guests, so he set up a small table in the house.

There were no outsiders there, just Mrs. Tian, ​​the wife and two daughters of the Qi family, and the cousin of the Feng family who was engaged to Qi Si.

The old lady from the Qi family didn't come because of her eyesight problems. Madam Tian looked out through the window and praised with a smile, "Mrs. Cui is such a smart person! With her arrangement, everything is orderly and lively, and everything is arranged properly. I know the matchmaker Qi. She just asked me if the lady from the Cui family is from the same industry as her. Hahaha."

Li Xuemei smiled with her eyes curved: "It's not impossible to be a matchmaker occasionally in the future. I think the child's aunt is competent. There's no need to go outside. Just say that we are relatives in our village."

She looked meaningfully at her cousin Feng who was sitting next to Mrs. Qi.

Madam Qi cried out, "That's not so good. If someone wants to do that, they just need someone to talk and run errands. Madam Cui is not the right person for the job. We're happy to let her earn the wedding money. This is called keeping the wealth within the village!"

Just like her fourth brother and her cousin from the Feng family.

The more Madam Qi thought about it, the more she felt that Madam Cui was a suitable matchmaker.

"I'll go out and take a look." Li Xuemei said.

"Go ahead, go ahead. We are here. If Xiao Ya doesn't do it, I will call you again." Madam Qi said.

Mrs. Tian also said, "You go and show up, and when Huai'an is done with his work, you can come back to eat quietly."

Li Xuemei walked out quickly.

Madam Cui was keeping an eye on all directions, and as soon as she saw her she hurried over to meet her.

"I have arranged for Matchmaker Qi to sit at the same table with me, next to me. Don't worry, I will make sure she keeps me company. I also hope that she can help find more good matches for the boys and girls in our village in the future!"

Madam Cui said happily, "I will have a good chat with her when the dishes are served, and all the children of the right age in our village will tell her about it. This matchmaker Qi is not an ordinary person. Her family has been doing this for four generations, from her great-grandmother to her grandmother, then to her mother-in-law and then to her. It's incredible that there is such a person in the capital."

  Four words flashed through Li Xuemei’s mind: family tradition!

"Thanks to you today, I was thinking that you have been busy for a long time. Come with me to the house and take a rest. Let's have a quiet meal. After the meal is over, I will have to trouble you to see the guests off."

Madam Cui laughed heartily and said, "Hey, we are a family, why are we talking nonsense? It's our niece's good life, I am happy to be busy. You don't know how many people in the village envy me for taking on this job. I just can't sit still, and the busier I am, the more excited I am!"

"Sister-in-law, if you have time, please go to the door for me. I see from afar that Gouzi's father is writing non-stop. I asked him to keep a record of the gifts, but why is he never done? Everyone else has taken their seats, but he is the only one who hasn't moved. What is he writing?"

Li Xuemei agreed and walked towards the door.

She was only halfway there when her extraordinary vision allowed her to see clearly what was written in the booklet in front of Doctor Cui.

She came closer without making any noise.

Doctor Cui was so busy that he didn't even raise his head.

The Yan family had few members, so Madam Cui brought Doctor Cui along as well.

It's difficult to do things that require using your mouth, but you can always use your hands instead of your mouth.

Remember clearly what happens to every family in the village.

They are all familiar families, and some of the gifts were sent by several families together, so they are easy to remember.

In addition, those who came with the Cheng family, none of them came empty-handed, and all of them sent congratulatory gifts.

There were only those few people, and at most we could count on those who didn't come for various reasons and therefore asked them to help carry the goods.

Madam Cui was puzzled by this. She counted the people and gifts on her fingers, but why could she never finish writing them?

Li Xuemei looked at the names on the booklet and the gifts below.

There were also people who came over one after another, bending over to do the accounts.

I really don’t know what to do.

The new recruits in Xiao'anying were under the charge of Yan Laoer. It was understandable that they came to express their gratitude when they knew about the happy event in Shangguan's family.

It was just a matter of how much pay a newly-joined soldier could get, whether it was ten or eight cents, and he would just take it.

But why would those criminal officials who were exiled to the quarry join in the fun?

They actually came to bring a gift, as if it had been agreed beforehand, with each family giving a small amount of money, some giving two taels of silver, and seeing that every family gave a gift, the basket at Doctor Cui's feet was half full.

  Yesterday afternoon, my friend and his wife came to discuss their child's college entrance examination application.

After checking and discussing from the afternoon until 10 o'clock in the evening, we finally came to a conclusion and thought that it was over. Unexpectedly, they came again this morning to continue to worry and discuss. Uh, my brain is almost filled with various universities and majors~~~

After the couple left, Zhai Zhai suddenly became anxious, for my eldest son, you know how worried I am? I felt that the children had worked hard for several years and had really worked hard to pass the exams. As a parent, I thought the scores were pretty good, but when it came to applying for schools, I suddenly found that the scores for the schools I wanted to go to were not enough, the ones that were good enough did not want to go, the ones that were sure of getting in felt at a loss, and the ones that were afraid to try. Ah, it was really hard!

I'll just take a day off yesterday, so I won't update again~ I love you guys~(*▽*)~