Liangyue Farm Gate

Chapter 235 The Wei Family Proposes Marriage
The person who came back was the person Li Xin was looking forward to - the matchmaker.

This matchmaker looked upright, unlike other matchmakers who had a matchmaker mole on one side of her face and were dressed up in makeup and makeup.She was wearing a simple skirt with small trousers, a pair of thick-soled cloth shoes on her feet, her face was clean, she carried a small basket, and came to the door with a smile on her face.

The matchmaker called herself surnamed Jia, came from the town, and said that the Wei family entrusted her to come to the Guan family to talk about marriage.

Matchmaker Jia was invited into the main room by Li Xin, and A-he followed Li Xin, but A-mei avoided her.This is about Amei's marriage, so it's better not to be present.

Matchmaker Jia took a sip of tea and smiled at Li Xin: "Don't listen to my surname Jia, the matchmaker I'm talking about can't be fake at all."

Naturally, Li Xin did not dare to underestimate the matchmaker.Among the three aunts and six wives, the job of matchmaker is the one she admires the most, as she can know from Aunt Taozi in Lijia Village.To be a matchmaker, unmarried boys and girls from all over the country have to be careful about the surrounding conditions, and even more powerful matchmakers can make good arrangements to make a couple, and she can tell which girl matches which boy. Straightforward.

There is a story that a matchmaker is a matchmaker. The man and the woman have their own shortcomings, but they didn’t see it when they were on a blind date. At least no one dislikes anyone, and I am grateful to the matchmaker—the woman used a round fan to cover the parts below the eyes, because the woman had pockmarks on her face, but her eyes were very beautiful; the man was riding on a donkey In fact, because the man is a little lame, but the man is tall and straight.

It can be said that the matchmaker has immeasurable merit in making a beautiful marriage.

However, this specifies that the marriage partner is not included in this list.

After Jia Matchmaker and Li Xin talked, she began to praise Wei Shusheng: "...you are already a scholar at a young age, and you are also fair and handsome, a gentleman, and it is very good to have only one old lady in the family." For those who get along, if your girl marries in the past, she will definitely enjoy a blessed life. This year, the young master of the Wei family will go to participate in the Qiu Wei. If he wins, your girl will be a wife of Juren, which is the best blessing... ..."

What Jia Matchmaker said was true and to the point.

When Mrs. Wei invited her to be a matchmaker, she must have told her all about it, and hinted that the woman's family also agreed to the marriage, so Matchmaker Jia accepted the order.At this time, Jia's matchmaker saw that Li Xin was being polite to her. Although she knew that they knew each other well, she also felt that the woman's sister-in-law was a reserved person.

Li Xin nodded after hearing Jia Matchmaker's words, and said: "I have met the brothers of the Wei family, and they are worth entrusting for life, but I don't know what the constitution of the Wei family is. We should make an appointment now and wait for the brothers of the Wei family." Do you want to marry after you get ahead, or..."

"Sister-in-law of the Guan family, don't worry. What the Wei family means is to make an appointment first, and then marry in when your girl is sixteen or seventeen." The situation, so I must know the situation of the Wei family. The Wei family's marriage at this time is afraid that they will empty out the wealth of the Wei family's young master. The Wei family's young master himself said that he will marry after he has a future Your girl is the best for your girl."

Li Xin hesitated for a moment.

It's not that she suddenly regretted it, it's just that she thought about it carefully. Now that she is engaged, if Wei Shusheng really becomes famous in the future, what should she do if she wants to regret the marriage?Now it seems that Wei Shusheng is very good, but people's hearts are changeable. Maybe after the prosperity of the state capital and the provincial capital, he will look down on Amei?
Seeing that Li Xin didn't answer, Jia's matchmaker also had some doubts in her heart, but she continued to say: "This marriage is a very good marriage, look, sister-in-law of the Guan family... If you agree, I can let Wei The family is ready for the engagement ceremony."

Li Xin smiled at Jia Matchmaker and said, "This marriage is indeed a good one, but I can't make the decision by myself. Why don't you let me delay for two days, Aunt Jia, and ask my boss when I come back?"

Matchmaker Jia was suddenly surprised—didn't it mean that the woman's family also agreed?

Li Xin whispered to Jia's matchmaker: "It's not that we are here to take Joe, I am very much in favor of this marriage, but you don't know, Mrs. Jia... I and my family lived alone. The little sister also came out with us, and she has no mother, so I am helping her with the marriage. But I have to tell her father about this marriage, I don't know my father-in-law..."

Li Xin looked embarrassed when he said that.

This is the truth, but when it comes to making decisions, Li Xin can make decisions without asking Guan Ming and Guan Wen.It's just that she still wants to think more about it, so she procrastinates with such rhetoric.

Matchmaker Jia also seemed to believe it or not, but as a matchmaker, she wanted to make money with kindness, and it was only right and proper to take money from others to help others run errands, so she also smiled and said: "Sister-in-law Guan is polite, then I Come back to bother me in two days."

Li Xin hurriedly pleaded guilty, and gave Jia Matchmaker two more small coins, which made Jia Matchmaker feel that Li Xin was a good man.

After sending Jia matchmaker away, Ahe, who had been silent all this time, asked in a low voice: "I see that sister-in-law is quite satisfied with this family, why didn't she agree?"

Li Xin pondered for a moment and said: "It's not that I don't agree, it's just..." Li Xin frowned: "I'm afraid that people's hearts will change. If this brother of the Wei family goes to a high place, he will look down on Amei. At that time, it will be a disaster if the marriage is successful, and it will be a disaster if it fails. It will always make people worry."

Ah He is the elder sister of her natal family, but she is no longer a member of her natal family after she gets married, so she doesn't have as much say in Amei's marriage as Li Xin.

It's just that Ah He really loves his sister, and said to Li Xin: "Sister-in-law, sister's marriage will be a trouble to you..."

"Look at what you said, sister is also my sister, can I not care about my own sister's marriage?"

Li Xin blamed, thought for a while, and said, "I'd better go and ask my sister. If you want to talk about Wei Shusheng... At first, it should be my sister who was interested in Wei Shusheng."

A-he looked at Li Xin in surprise, Li Xin waved her hand, pursed his lips and smiled and entered A-mei's room.

Ever since Matchmaker Jia got up, Li Xin drove Amei away and let her go back to her room by herself.When she ran away, Amei's face was blushing.

As soon as Li Xin entered the room, she saw Amei throwing herself on the bed, pinching and twisting her hands on the sheet, looking like a little girl.

Li Xin walked over in a low voice, and when she got closer, she let out a "huh huh", knocked Amei down hard enough, and jumped up from the bed all at once.

"Sister-in-law!" A-mei suddenly complained, and sat down on the edge of the bed, slightly lowering her head, her face was blushing because she was always ashamed, or because Li Xin was angry.

"What are you thinking? It's not a small movement when I come in. Did you hear it?"

Li Xin smiled and sat next to her, patted her small face lightly, and said bluntly: "My sister, Aunt Wei asked a matchmaker to propose marriage, and she wants you to be her daughter-in-law."

A-mei suddenly turned her head and buried her face even lower.

Li Xin forcibly turned her face away, and asked earnestly, "Tell sister-in-law what you think."

A-mei didn't speak, Li Xin knew that she was shy, and deliberately teased her: "If you don't tell, then you won't be very happy. Hey, then sister-in-law should go and reject the matchmaker."

As he said that, he got up and really wanted to go out, but Amei eagerly pulled him back.

"Sister-in-law, I'm not..." A-mei was about to speak, but when she saw Li Xin holding back her smile, she hurriedly stopped talking, and shouted in embarrassment and annoyance, "Sister-in-law!"

"Okay, okay, I won't tease you anymore."

Li Xin laughed a few times, but changed his serious face and asked Amei: "Do you agree with this marriage? Tell sister-in-law directly."

After waiting for a while, Amei finally nodded slowly.

Li Xin asked seriously: "Have you made up your mind?"

My sister still nodded slightly.

Li Xin paused, sighed, and said, "Sister-in-law, let me make it clear to you first. The matchmaker said that the meaning of the Wei family is to make an appointment first, and then get married when you are sixteen or seventeen. This proposal is very good." , I also think that girls who are older, who are more stable and able to take care of things, and who are in better health, are suitable for marriage. But there is one thing here that you have to think about carefully. "

A-mei raised her head and looked at Li Xin seriously.

Li Xin said: "Scholar Wei is going to go to the state capital to take the Juren examination this autumn. If he passes the examination, he doesn't have the mind to go to the examination. He can become an official after juren. Let's not say that he can't pass the exam. If you don’t pass the exam, let’s say he passed the exam.”

Li Xin broke his calculations and said: "If he passes the exam, there are two ways. Either continue the exam to become a student of the emperor, or directly find an official position and become an official. If he continues to take the exam, although there are some government officials There is a lot of money and rice, but his family’s income is still beyond the means. Not to mention anything else, it is a big expense for him to buy books, pens, ink, paper and inkstones. Although he can find time to sell calligraphy and paintings, but that’s not enough. If he is free, I'm afraid he will even forget to sleep and eat when he reads."

A-mei blinked, and Li Xin continued: "Besides, he becomes an official directly. If he becomes an official directly, I am worried that he will be fascinated by the official position, and if he sees too much of this colorful world, he will despise you in turn. After all He is a scholar, and all scholars believe in a saying, "There is a golden house in the book, and there is Yan Ruyu in the book." But this is not a divorce after all. But you are different, if you are divorced, it will be much more difficult to talk about marriage in the future. "

A-mei had been listening to Li Xin's words, and at the end she couldn't help but grabbed Li Xin's sleeve.

Li Xin patted her head and said: "Sister-in-law can't help you make a decision. After all, people's hearts are fickle. He looks good now, but it doesn't mean he will be good in the future. This marriage can be regarded as my sister-in-law. At the end of the day, I still want you to nod yourself. If you think he is worthy of your trust, I will accept this marriage. If you think it is inappropriate, even if the good relationship with the Wei family comes to an end because of this matter, I will Go and reject the matchmaker."

A-mei bowed her head and thought for a while, then suddenly said: "Sister-in-law, please continue to teach me how to read and write."

"Ai?"

Li Xin might as well Amei suddenly said this, looked down, Amei looked at her with shining eyes, and said, "Sister-in-law, you teach me to read and write, I will study harder."

Li Xin moved his lips, sighed softly for a long time, and said, "Are you telling me that this marriage is for me to help you?"

A-mei nodded, turned her face away in embarrassment, and said softly: "He is a good person, and he will not do things that start and end." She said to Li Xin: "Sister-in-law still remembers the last time he invited us to be a guest, but in the end he didn't give up. What did you say when you were drunk?"

Of course Li Xin remembered that it made her and Guan Wen extremely embarrassed.

A-mei said: "After I heard it at the time, I felt that he was not as dull as he appeared on the surface. Although he is a scholar, he is not pedantic, and his mind is still very active. But it is not because of a little profit. He lost his dignity. The sixth brother took his painting and sold it for five taels of silver, but he only sold his better painting for five hundred taels of silver, but he didn't ask his elder brother to return the five taels of silver. , just saying that he is not capable enough, so it can be seen that he is also a motivated person, but he doesn't like to use crooked ways."

Li Xin was a little moved. Thinking about it, Amei also helped her and Xing'er analyze whether Gong, Feng, and Ma's family were suitable for Axiu, and she was sure that the Ma family was not suitable.

A-mei doesn't usually talk much, but she has grown a lot in the past six months, and she has seen the problem more deeply.She used to admire her sixth brother Guan Zhicheng very much, but now she hardly mentions her sixth brother.

A-mei said to Li Xin seriously: "I believe he is an upright person. Mrs. Wei said that their Wei family is a scholarly family, so they must have the integrity of a scholarly family. Such things as repenting of marriage... He is determined not to do it. .I, I believe him..."

At the end, A-mei lowered her voice, gradually pursed her lips in embarrassment, and turned her head to one side.

A-mei's attitude is so clear, without ambiguity at all, Li Xin couldn't help muttering: "But you are still a little scared, otherwise why do you want me to teach you to read and write..."

A-mei said: "I just hope that there will be no obstacles when communicating with him in the future." A-mei said firmly: "He will not look down on me because I am illiterate. I am literate, but I just let myself have one more thing It’s just a skill. After all...girls can read, not many..."

Li Xin sighed silently, but was relieved that A-mei had a clear plan and goal for her future, which was a good thing.

Li Xin no longer hesitated about this marriage. When Guan Wen came back and told him, Guan Wen immediately patted his thigh and said, "This marriage is good!" As long as it's Axiu."

Li Xin couldn't help saying: "Axiu doesn't like scholars."

"Why?" Guan Wen subconsciously asked, but he figured it out after thinking about it, waved his hand and sighed: "Forget it, let's not talk about Axiu. Then what about Amei's marriage?"

Li Xin glanced at him: "When the matchmaker comes again, it's almost time to change the Geng Post to test the horoscope and so on. These engagements have to be done. It's just..." Li Xin paused, and said: "My sister's horoscope, still You have to ask your father."

(End of this chapter)