peasant girl wedding

Chapter 118 Negotiation
The butler brought Tong Zhaoyin to the backyard. There was still a waterside pavilion surrounded by tulle. Miss Zhou's family lived in the center of the waterside pavilion, and four handsome maids were on the four sides of the waterside pavilion.

Miss Zhou's family is playing the piano.

The sound of the piano is long, like a trickle flowing through my heart, soft and quiet, comfortable and peaceful.

The butler waited until the sound of the piano stopped before speaking, "Miss, Mr. Tong Zhaoyin has arrived."

"Housekeeper, go and do your work."

"This... is." There are four maids on the left and right, so there will be no trouble.

The housekeeper glanced at Tong Zhaoyin beside him, waved to Miss Zhou in the tulle, and left respectfully.

Unexpectedly, after the housekeeper left, Miss Zhou said to the four maids, "You guys go down too."

Soon, there were only Miss Zhou in the tulle and Tong Zhaoyin outside the water pavilion in the backyard.

"Young Master Tong, what do you think of the sound of the piano?"

Tong Zhaoyin frowned, and was not used to calling Ms. Zhou this way, "Miss, please call me by my name."

puff————

There was a pleasant laughter from the tulle.

Tong Zhaoyin was a little puzzled, he seemed to have heard this voice somewhere...

It didn't take long before Tong Zhaoyin didn't have to rack his brains to think about this problem.

A white hand lifted the tulle, and the veiled woman came out of the water pavilion.

"It's you!"

Miss Zhou smiled, and her lips under the veil slightly curled up, "It's me, we met again." Seeing Tong Zhaoyin staring at her, she lowered her head in embarrassment.

"Miss Zhou, my mother is discussing the details with your father. If Miss Zhou has nothing else to do, I will go over."

Seeing that Miss Zhou was silent, Tong Zhaoyin spoke.

"You, can you talk to me?" Ms. Zhou asked hesitantly, thinking that Tong Zhaoyin was so eager to leave, maybe she didn't like herself very much.

Tong Zhaoyin nodded.

Miss Zhou raised her head, looked into his eyes, and said, "Why did you agree to marry me?"

Tong Zhaoyin replied without thinking: "My parents want me to marry a wife."

Ms. Zhou didn't expect that she would hear such an answer. She felt a little disappointed and annoyed.

"You don't have any other intentions for me?" She continued to ask, left and right were compatible with him, she wanted to make up her mind, and she couldn't care about the woman's shyness, she wanted to hear other answers.

But Tong Zhaoyin is a straight person.

"I've only met Miss Zhou once, and I don't know much about you."

What a log!
Miss Zhou twisted her handkerchief, and said with some anger: "You are not afraid that I am a vicious villain."

Tong Zhaoyin was stunned and stared at her blankly.

Miss Zhou felt anxious.

It's bad, what if he really takes his angry words as truth and doesn't want to marry him?After finally meeting a kind-hearted man who is not afraid of herself, nor for the Zhou family's property, how can she be self-defeating?
Miss Zhou was thinking about how to explain to him, but she heard Tong Zhaoyin speak.

"You're not that kind of person."

The thick voice is very firm.

Miss Zhou looked at him in surprise, blinked, "You..."

"The veil on your face was knocked off by a beggar. You didn't let the servants behind you punish your mother, and you didn't express your deep abhorrence and resentment towards the discussions around you. I think you are not the bad person you said you were."

Miss Zhou's mouth gradually opened up, and her bright eyes also bent into a pair of crescent moons.

Tong Zhaoyin's heart seemed to be hit hard by something, boom, boom, boom, it started beating violently faster and faster.

These are the most touching eyes he has ever seen, just like when he was a child, he was pulling a cow to graze on a small slope. Until nightfall, the stars appearing in the sky are so dazzling that people want to reach out and touch them.

Thinking this way in his heart, Tong Zhaoyin raised his hand slowly and uncontrollably.

Miss Zhou's breathing became a little short.

She stared blankly at the hand that was getting closer and closer to her, her heart seemed to fly out of her body.

"Miss----"

The butler's voice came from the yard, and both of them turned their backs quickly at the same time, blushes crept up their eyebrows and cheeks.Fortunately, Tong Zhaoyin's skin was slightly dark, even if he blushed, it was not obvious.

The housekeeper glared at Tong Zhaoyin viciously, he had never married a young lady before, how dare he be so presumptuous!He was really deceived by his honest and honest face, and he couldn't be careless for a moment in the future.

"Housekeeper, what do you want from me?"

After calming down, Miss Zhou asked.

The butler had a smile on his face, "Miss, Mrs. Tong and the master have already discussed the details of the decision. The younger one is here to help Mrs. Tong and call Mr. Tong over."

Before Miss Zhou could speak, Tong Zhaoyin said: "Please trouble the housekeeper, since my mother is waiting for me, I will take my leave first."

After bowing to Miss Zhou, Tong Zhaoyin turned and walked out.

The housekeeper immediately said: "Miss, go and see them off." He also quickly followed Tong Zhaoyin.

Miss Zhou looked at Tong Zhaoyin's disappearing figure reluctantly, thinking about his actions just now, her heart felt a little hot.

Just now, he wanted to touch himself.

Perhaps, unlike what he himself said, he has no other thoughts or feelings about himself other than the fate of his parents.

.........

"Young Master Tong."

Seeing Tong Zhaoyin walking faster and faster, the housekeeper who couldn't catch up with him opened his mouth.

Tong Zhaoyin stopped, turned around and looked at him, "Does the butler have anything else to do?"

The housekeeper didn't answer, but trotted up to him, and said with a smile, "Rong Xiao reminds Mr. Tong that although Mr. Tong is engaged to my young lady, he hasn't come to court yet. Please be careful, Mr. Tong, and don't say anything to Mrs. Tong." Impolite."

In a word, Tong Zhaoyin was ashamed again.

Seeing Tong Zhaoyin's expression of being hurt, the housekeeper curled his lips, and his good impression of him was greatly reduced in his heart.

"Zhanyin..."

Luo Shi, who was waiting in the front yard, was very surprised to see Tong Zhaoyin's guilty and self-reproaching expression, but she was still in the Zhou Mansion right now, so it was not easy for her to ask him, and she would just ask him on the way back.

"Madam Tong, Mr. Tong, this way please—"

The butler who came over spoke, and pointed to a bluestone road with his right hand.

Under his guidance, the two of them came out of Zhou Mansion in a short while.

After walking for a while, there was no one around, Luo Wentong Zhaoyin said: "What happened when you came out just now? Did Miss Zhou say something to you?"

Tong Zhaoyin shook his head.
Luo Shi continued to ask, but he closed his teeth tightly and didn't say a word.

Looking closely at the expression on his face, Luo Shi saw some clues.

His son turned out to be shy.

Luo Shi was very happy. Judging from this, Zhaoyin also likes the young lady of the Zhou family.One of the two is a Lang Youqing, and the other is a concubine who is interested. Leaving aside the money of the Zhou family, both of them are from farming households, which is relative.

Thinking about what Master Zhou had just told him to prepare, Luo Shi was even more satisfied with this marriage.

As soon as he got home, he immediately told Tong Zhide about the matter.

"What are the things that Master Zhou wants?"

"A gold hairpin, a silver hairpin, a bracelet, and that's gone."

At first glance, this request is a bit embarrassing for Tong Zhide's family, but after careful consideration, they can detect the Zhou family's thoughtfulness.

The gold hairpin and the silver hairpin didn't mention the weight, and the bracelet didn't mention the material, so it wasn't something that couldn't be taken out.

Both Tong Zhide and Luo Shi believed that Ms. Zhou must have been involved in this.

Tong Zhaoyin had only worked in a restaurant in the county for half a month, so the money must not be available.

Tong Zhixin's family bought land and built a new house. They didn't have much money left, but they still had some.

Luo Shi told Fang Cuiwei about Master Zhou's request, and Fang Cuiwei pretended to go to Tong Zhi'er's house and asked her to take out ten taels of silver.

"Second sister-in-law, here it is."

Luo Shi took it, but said with some hesitation: "Fourth brother and sister, I don't go to the streets very much, I'm afraid that people will lie to me, I want to trouble Zhi'er and ask her to accompany me to the jewelry store in the county."

"What's the matter, I'll call out Zhi'er girl."

Hearing Fang Cuiwei's shout, Tong Zhi'er, who was drawing a picture of a puppet in the room, quickly ran out of the room, followed by Tong Zhu'er, who still loves and clings to her.

"Zhi'er, go to the county with your second aunt."

Tong Zhi'er smiled, "Hey, then I'll change clothes."

Luo Shi felt a little embarrassed, "I'm sorry to trouble you, Zhi'er."

"Second Aunt, don't bother. This is a major matter for me to recruit my cousin. As a younger sister, I should help."

"Second aunt, I want to follow you too!"

Tong Zhu'er looked at Luo Shi eagerly.

Luo Shi's brows and eyes were full of smiles, he nodded and said: "Then you go inside and change your clothes."

"Well," Tong Zhu'er happily ran back into the house.

(End of this chapter)