The salted fish couple is fleeing famine

Chapter 159
Compared with the hot days of the beautiful women in the palace, the spring banquet of the nobles is coming to an end.

Originally thought that this year's Spring Banquet, Zhao Leiting's daughter-in-law was still unaccounted for Cuihua, but today, she received good news from Xiang Shi, the third wife of Duke Wei's residence.

"Mrs. Yuan, these are a few candidates I picked up from our house and relatives. Let me tell you!"

Cuihua enthusiastically poured tea for Xiang Shi, "Thank you for your hard work, please take your troubles, please use tea!"

"Don't worry about it. The three I found for you are all girls who have been selected by me after several times of screening. I really want to wear your matchmaker's shoes!"

"There's nothing hard to say about it. If it comes to fruition, I'll wrap up all your shoes for you in the future!"

"Hahaha, then I'll make a lot of money!" Xiang Shi took a sip of tea, and then said slowly:

"This first one is my sister-in-law's niece who lives in the next room of her natal family. She is also from Sichuan. Her father is a scholar. Unfortunately, my son fell ill two years after he got married.

The family now has a widowed mother and a brother-in-law, who is 14 years old this year. This widowed mother is also my sister-in-law's cousin, and she used to have a good relationship with my sister-in-law.

Her family is still thinking about coming to celebrate the [-]th birthday of our old lady at the end of the year, and also intends to talk to someone in Beijing.

My sister-in-law's natal family is also a well-known farming and studying family in Chengdu. There have been three Juren and one Jinshi in the family, and the family tradition is very good. "

Cuihua listened carefully, her mind was spinning rapidly, calling Xiang Shi for tea and snacks from time to time.

"The second person is the daughter of my grandfather's guard, and her father followed our grandfather to Shield Fish Island.

It can be regarded as the personal guard who protected our grandfather when he grew up. He is six years older than our grandfather, and the daughter-in-law he married is the daughter of the chief steward of our family.

I gave birth to a son and a daughter. The little girl is 13 years old this year. She is very cute and has a sweet mouth. There is no one in our family who does not care about her.

The old lady said that if Xue'er married, she would have to return her contract of sale, and she would be given the dowry as her niece. "

Cuihua still smiled, nodded, and pointed to Xiang Shi to continue.

"This last one was someone who took the initiative to find me. She is also an acquaintance of yours. It is Mr. Mou's eldest daughter, but the youngest girl is only 12 years old this year.

But Mr. Mou heard that you were looking for a wife for Zhao Leiting, and he knew Zhao Leiting very well, so he liked him very much, so he entrusted the second master of our family to help me as a matchmaker! "

Cuihua was very grateful after hearing what Xiang said:

"After listening to what you have said about these people, none of them are bad. I am really grateful to you. My sister's matchmaker shoes are made for you!"

Xiang also smiled happily: "Then tell me, which of these three do you like the most?"

"I like them all. It's a pity that there is only one boy of the right age in my family. However, this is also his own wife. I have to ask his opinion. Look, sister, I will reply to you within three days. How about it?"

"Okay, okay, then I'll go back and wait for your news! When my Qilin sees each other, you have to help me choose!"

"My sister guarantees that you will be there whenever you are called, and you will never be vague!"

After sending Xiang Shi off, Cuihua sorted out the information on these girls, and when she had an idea, she didn't talk to him until Hei Wa came back at night.

After hearing this, Hei Wa nodded, "The third wife of the Duke of Wei's mansion really helped us out. One is the prostitute daughter of an aristocratic farming family, and the other is the daughter of a powerful guard from the Duke of Wei's mansion. The deed of sale, and finally the daughter of our Mr. Zi's family, really cheap Lei Ting!"

"After all, it's up to him to choose what he likes. Talk to him tomorrow and see which one he likes to marry. We can all make arrangements for him right away!"

"Then which one do you like?" The two asked at the same time, and raised their fingers at the same time.

"Hahaha, daughter-in-law, we are the ones, we have a good understanding!"

The tacit understanding between the couple is really enough to communicate with eyebrows and eyes. This kind of heart-to-heart connection is stronger than anything else.

The next day, a quarter of an hour before leaving the mansion, Hei Wa called Zhao Leiting into the study in the front yard, and told him the situation of the girls whom Mrs. Xiang had used as matchmakers.

"The situation is like this. Your Aunt Cui and I both want to hear your thoughts. Starting from you in our family, our marriage is based on your opinions. Don't talk about it!"

Zhao Leiting's face turned red, and he said expectantly: "Master, just help me make up my mind!"

"Didn't we help you make up your mind? Now, let you make a choice! You kid will never want to marry all three!"

"You, you say so! Then, let's choose Mr. Mou's family."

"Hahaha, hahaha, you are not stupid! Auntie Cui and I like the girl from Mr. Mou's family the most!
Leizi, you've made a lot of money. Mr. Mou is a master, although his family background is not as good as that of the wife of the Duke of Wei.

However, Mr. Mou has a good character, and his wife and children are very harmonious, so a girl raised by such a family will not have a bad heart! "

"Hey, master, I met a girl from Mr. Mou's family. She brought clothes to Mr. Mou once, and I pointed the way. The little lady is very lively."

"Then it's settled for you?"

Zhao Leiting knelt down in front of Hei Wa very cautiously, and kowtowed: "Thank you, master, for helping Lei Ting take care of it. Aunt Cui's great kindness, Lei Ting will never forget!"

"You call your Aunt Cui an aunt, why are you still talking about one master, I'm an outsider?"

"Hey, don't you just get used to it, Uncle!"

"Hey! That's right!"

Two days later, Cuihua took Mother Chun to the Duke of Wei's mansion, and Xiang was not surprised to hear the candidate Cuihua had mentioned.For her, Cuihua has no direct relationship with whoever she chooses, but whoever she chooses has to be her big matchmaker.

"Hey, then I really wear these matchmaker shoes!"

"I've said it all, I'll wrap it up in the future!"

"Then I really earned it. This marriage is so easy to talk about."

The two discussed for a while, and finally decided on a date. Xiang Shi wanted to help Mr. Mou go to Mr. Mou's house.

Yuan Wenjie and Yuan Wenwu, who were still stirring up wind and rain in the palace and setting up obstacles for a group of beautiful women, did not expect that after only one month, they heard the news that Brother Zhao Leiting was engaged after returning to the palace.

"Wow, brother Zhao, you can marry a wife now?"

Zhao Leiting was so embarrassed when he was asked, he stammered and said: "I, I'm just, I've just started to do the ceremony, and I still have three years to get married!"

"Tsk tsk, Brother Zhao looks very regretful! I wish I could marry my sister-in-law tomorrow!"

"You brat, just play tricks on me!" Zhao Leiting couldn't see that he was going to be teased by his younger brothers today.

"Hahaha, hahaha, brother is going to marry his sister-in-law!"

There are six main wedding procedures in the Great Xia Dynasty, namely: Nacai, Asking Names, Naji, Nazheng, Asking for a Date, and Greeting in person.

Na Cai, it is a good time for the man to ask a matchmaker to come to propose marriage, and besides the four rituals, it is best to have a pair of live geese.

This season the wild geese had already returned to the north. Zhao Leiting and his brothers had ambushed overnight in the suburbs of Beijing, only to catch a few live geese.

I chose the pair with the best appearance, and sent them to the Mou Mansion together with the rest of the gifts.

Xiao Wu and the others were surprised, looked at the remaining wild geese, and asked Cuihua, "Mother, do you have to catch wild geese when you marry a wife?"

"Yes, wild geese are auspicious things. They fly back to the north after the spring equinox every year, and fly south after the autumn equinox. They are very punctual birds, which shows that the two parties who are married are punctual and trustworthy in marriage!"

"Wow, auntie, wild geese have such a good memory!"

"Mother, the wild goose is such a good bird!"

Fortunately, the two families were not far away, and the marriage was only in the woman's favor, and the Mou family didn't hold back, and happily accepted the gift.

However, because the wife of the Mou family is not very old, the next five ceremonies had to be done slowly. The two parties agreed to ask the name and Najib to complete it within three months. After this step is completed, the marriage will be considered settled up.

Zhao Leiting is about to start preparations for the betrothal gift now, and he will not be able to offer the betrothal, appointment and personal welcome until the young lady of the Mou family is married.

Regardless of his young age, Zhao Leiting has a lot of money in his private house. In the past few years, he has followed Hei Wa on the saddle, received a salary from the R&D center outside, and received the monthly money from the housekeeper.

At this moment, everyone has saved more than 3000 taels of silver, and he gave all the savings to Cuihua:
"Aunt Cui, these are all my belongings. Apart from leaving half as a dowry for my daughter-in-law, you can help me arrange the rest. Afterwards, I will pay you here after receiving the monthly money. This is how I arrange it."

Cuihua readily agreed: "Okay, then you can do things with peace of mind, and you can be the bridegroom's official just waiting for the little daughter-in-law to reach her age!"

She has to keep the money so that Zhao Leiting can feel at ease. Since she regards Zhao Leiting's brothers and sisters as relatives, Cuihua will not sit idly by. According to her plan, it will cost thousands of taels of silver to marry Zhao Leiting's daughter-in-law.

She will also give a share of her dowry. This little girl is really obedient and caring, and she doesn't know who will take advantage of it in the future.

Zhao Leiting's happy event can also be regarded as the first among the juniors of the Yuan family. Not only the Yuan family was busy, but even the Zhang family came to watch after they knew about it. After all, their family is also going to marry a new wife this year.

Mrs. Zhang couldn't help sighing: "Zhao Leiting is really a good kid. If it wasn't for Xiaocao and Xiaohua who are too different in age from him, I would be happy. There are no parents-in-law above, and no brothers fighting for family property below. My sister will be in a few years." You can also marry. To marry him is to marry into your house, and you will really fall into the nest of happiness!"

"Mother, don't regret it, Zhao Leiting is not the only good guy, maybe Xiaocao and the others will have a better marriage in the future! We have a lot of good men in the Great Xia Dynasty!"

"You don't have a daughter, and you don't understand the heart of being a mother. It doesn't matter if you marry a daughter-in-law. At worst, you will teach it again and watch it in front of yourself. After a daughter, I always worry about her heart and liver, always afraid that she will have a bad life in her husband's house! I also have to worry about her having children, I always have endless worries!"

"Didn't mother worry about me back then?"

"Isn't it? When my son-in-law was arrested for military service, your father and I regretted it a lot. We should have given you all the military service money back then. Your father often couldn't sleep all night.

For a while, I am worried that your family does not have enough food, and for a while, I am worried that my son-in-law will not come back in the future!What do you want to do if you leave your orphans and widows?

The year after tomorrow is bad again, the sky is dry and the land is dry, if you didn't stand up on your own and dared to beat wolves, your father might have died of worry!Since the night when he found out that you killed the wolf, your father can finally sleep soundly. "

"Mom, I made you worry."

"It's said that raising a child to be a hundred years old requires worrying about 99. Mother's good life is here now! When your second brother brings a new wife back, mother's life will be even better. There is a woman to help take care of it. This is the place to feel like home.”

Cuihua leaned against Mrs. Zhang, with warmth flowing in her heart. Now, she is also a baby with a mother!
(End of this chapter)