After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 99 Jin Guo’s Marriage

After the transfer order was issued, the Hai family's preparations to leave Suzhou quickly accelerated.

It didn't take long for the Hai family's house to find a new buyer.It was none other than He Baihu, who was about to take over the post of Suzhou Guard.

He Baihu is also a descendant of everyone, and he has many personal soldiers as his entourage.When he first arrived in Suzhou, he stayed at General Zhou's house on Wednesday, and later moved to a rented house outside.But now that he has confirmed his experience of becoming a Suzhou Guard, he has to stay here for three years at least. The rented house seems a bit too small. It is only big enough for him and his soldiers and entourage. His family members can come if they want to. Can't squeeze anymore.Now that you have the plan to buy a house, is there any better choice than Haijia Zhai in Suzhou City?
Hai Xiya gave him a big discount and left all the furniture to him. His only request was that he could keep the big tree in the third courtyard as much as possible.After all, it was planted by Hai Dingcheng himself. Although the Hai family should not have the chance to come back after leaving Suzhou, the whole family hopes that the tree can live longer.If it hadn't grown too tall, perhaps Ma would have scooped it up by the roots, transplanted it into a flower pot and taken it away.

Just like Haitang now transplants the grape vines planted in the wooden troughs in the yard into earthen pots and takes them away.

There are not many old trees in Suzhou city, so it is a good thing to have one in your house.He Baihu readily agreed to the Hai family's request and postponed the handover date as far as possible to facilitate the Hai family to move their large luggage.

The Hai family immediately began to pack everything into categories.Everyone has the experience of moving between Guazhou and Suzhou several times over the years, so they all know it well.Except for Haitang and Xiao Shitou, the two youngest children, even Hai Jiao and Cui Xiaodao can do these things with ease.

Although Haitang pretended to be an inexperienced craftsman, in fact, she was very experienced in preparing for the trip in some inconspicuous places.She prepared several sets of winter riding clothes and warm-weather equipment for herself, and carefully arranged the carriage that her grandmother Ma had prepared for her.There are no springs these days, so you can only put a few layers of fur or quilts in the carriage to reduce the vibration and discomfort caused by bumpy roads.But considering that they were traveling in late autumn and early winter, and the distance was more than a thousand miles, heating equipment was also indispensable.During this period, the warmth in the carriage must be ensured, and accidents such as fire, burns, and poisoning must be avoided. All necessary preparations must be done in advance.She even created several hidden storage spaces by herself, which can be used to store some more valuable items.

Just when Haitang was busy, Jinguo found her and apologized to her.

Haitang was very shocked: "You said you can't leave with us?!"

With a blush on Jin Guo's face, he whispered: "Master Liu from the nursery came to see my wife... He said he wanted to propose marriage to E..."

Jin Guo is also a grown-up girl, and she is very beautiful. After following Ma for several years, she has become even better at taking care of herself.She had suffered losses in Guazhou, so after arriving in Suzhou, she rarely went out. When she was ordered to go shopping, she would be careful to cover half of her face with a scarf, so as not to cause any trouble due to her beauty.But Hai Xiya knew that she was good at growing grapes and needed her help at the nursery, so she went there obediently and was very attentive to her work.

It was precisely because she was attentive enough at the nursery that the stewards and workers in the nursery noticed her and all developed a good impression of this serious and careful little girl.One of them, Master Liu, was considered an expert in the nursery and wanted to hire a good woman for his son.

Master Liu is from Shazhou and has lived in Suzhou for many years. His wife who died early is also a Hu, so she has no ethnic background.His son is a tall, strong, serious-looking young man. His eyebrows are slightly darker than others, and he does not have a strong sense of mixed race.He is only 17 years old this year. He works with his father in the nursery. Every time he sees Jin Guo, he blushes so much that he can't speak. After getting familiar with her, he does rough work for her from time to time, including moving and lifting. It is to pick out the delicious meat first and give it to her.Jin Guo had actually felt it for a long time, but was embarrassed to say it, so he mentioned it to Ma in private.

Therefore, as soon as Master Liu spoke to Hai Xiya, Ma agreed as soon as he heard about it.

Jin Guo has actually been interested in Master Liu's son for a long time, but he has been reluctant to propose marriage, and she can't open her mouth.She knew her identity in her heart and was afraid that the Liu family would dislike her for being a maid or a barbarian girl.Seeing that the day for the Hai family to leave Suzhou was getting closer day by day, she was so anxious that she had no choice but to "say goodbye" to the young man while going to the nursery.Only then did the stunned boy come to his senses and hurriedly begged his father to propose marriage.

Jin Guo blushed and told Haitang: "He thought that Er would follow the master and his wife and not stay in Suzhou City, so he didn't dare to speak. It was only when Er said goodbye to him that he saw what Er meant..." Haitang was speechless. Looking at her calmly: "To be honest, you hid it very well. When did you fall in love with her? You actually didn't say a word from the beginning to the end. If you hadn't told me today, I would still have been kept in the dark!"

Jin Guo twirled his fingers, his eyes twinkling, and he was too embarrassed to look at Haitang: "Well, I actually mentioned it to my wife once... My wife is also waiting for the Liu family to speak. Well, I don't know what the Liu family means. What if it doesn't work? ...If people know about it, what’s the point of being embarrassed?”

Haitang sighed, but she also knew that Jin Guo was the maid of her grandmother, Ma, and was only lent to her.Although she and Jin Guo sleep in the same room every day, it is her grandmother who Jin Guo truly trusts.

However, it is also a good thing that Jin Guo can find a suitable husband in Suzhou.Her appearance was not a big deal in the Chu-Hu border area, but in the Central Plains, even in Chang'an in the northwest, it was too eye-catching.Haixi Ya may not be sure that he can protect this girl, so he might as well let her live in Suzhou where more people of the same clan live together.

Thinking like this, Haitang said to Jin Guo: "You have a good marriage, and I am happy for you. It's a pity that I can't catch up with your wedding, so I have to give you a gift in advance!"

Jin Guo blushed with embarrassment, smiled and thanked Haitang, and said, "My wife taught me how to write, and I will write to you."

Haitang smiled and nodded: "Okay, then you can tell me how the vineyard construction in Suzhou is going? Has the glass workshop produced new styles? And Wang Baihu's house diagonally across the door, has it changed again? Did it make news?"

Jin Guo chuckled and responded.

While their master and servant were talking privately, in the main room, Ma was also complaining about Jin Guo's marriage to his confidant Aunt Cui.

Ever since Da Jinguo told her about the Liu family boy, she had inspected him a few months in advance, and was quite satisfied. She felt that this boy was honest, had a good temper, was able to work, and was a man who was going through life.Master Liu was an upright and kind-hearted man, with a well-off family. He had no plans to continue his marriage, and he had no difficult relatives at home.Jin Guo should be able to live a good life if she marries into the Liu family.

After making up her mind, Mrs. Ma just waited for the Liu family to come to her door, but there was no movement after waiting and waiting.The boy from the Liu family seemed to only know how to please the girl with his attentiveness, but he had no intention of seriously discussing marriage.She thought it was impossible, but when she was about to leave, the Liu family came to her door.

Ma said: "I'm really anxious waiting for it! If he doesn't spit it out, I won't know what to do."

Aunt Cui also has some opinions on the Liu family: "Since he intends to propose marriage, his family should have asked earlier. No matter how worried you are, you have to ask before you know whether it is possible. It took until now to come to the house to propose marriage in a hurry, and the husband and wife are ready to ask for it. Let’s go, even if you want to marry Jin Guo Fengguang, you won’t be able to do it.”

Ma sighed: "That's all, as long as his family treats Jin Guo well in the future, everything else will come second. If I go back and prepare a good dowry for Jin Guo, she will be able to live in glory!"

(End of this chapter)