peasant girl wedding

Chapter 83
The sun is slightly slanting, and the setting sun is setting.

Tong Zhixin walked into the door of Fang Dalin's house with dried mushrooms.

"Brother-in-law!" Seeing Tong Zhixin approaching, Fang Dalin was a little surprised.

Tong Zhixin grinned, went into the house and handed the dried mushrooms to Mrs. Yao, "I have some dried mushrooms in the sun at home, and I wanted to send them to my elder brother a long time ago, but I don't have much time these days..."

Fang Dalin nodded, expressing his understanding.A lot of people in the village are going to Tong Zhixin's house to propose marriage to Tong Duo'er, so their family is naturally very busy.

Yao Shi was not polite to Fang Dalin either, and directly took the dried mushrooms in his hand.

"Brother, I'm here today, and there is one more thing I want to ask you." After sitting down, Tong Zhixin said.

"Just talk."

Yao shi made tea for the two of them, and sat quietly beside them.

"Duo'er's mother and I are both optimistic about Dr. Dong. Dr. Dong sent a letter to his family earlier. His parents said in the letter that they will come to see him in seven days. Dr. Dong's parents are members of the Dong family in Xinglin. How should this etiquette be, I really don't know how to handle it..."

Fang Dalin opened his mouth in surprise, and repeated: "Dong Ping is from Xinglin's Dong family?"

Tong Zhixin nodded.

Fang Dalin's face became a little serious at this time, and he thought for a long time before he said: "Brother-in-law, let me tell you something you don't like to hear, this marriage probably won't work out."

"Can't it work?" Tong Zhixin was stunned.

Fang Dalin continued: "I've heard of the Dong family in Xinglin. They are masters of medicine with hundreds of years of history. The charm of the family is extremely profound. I'm afraid that Duo'er won't be liked by the Dong family..." Fang Dalin's words The rhetoric is still reserved.

Fang Dalin's words made Tong Zhixin think deeply.

He only cared about being happy, only caring about Tong Duo'er's liking, and only caring about Dong Ping's character, but he forgot the barrier between the two of them - the family gap.

Maybe Dong Ping's daily life gave him an illusion, made him forget Dong Ping's background, and only regarded him as an ordinary doctor. When he invited someone to say goodbye to Tong Duo'er, he felt extremely upset be happy.Later, Dong Ping said that his parents would also come, but Tong Zhixin didn't have any special feelings.After all, he was born and grew up in the countryside, and he has never met anyone with outstanding status.But what Fang Dalin said really reminded him.

There is only a difference in the family background between the two, which cannot be filled no matter what.

When Dong Ping proposed marriage to Duo'er, he naturally didn't have this family background in his heart. However, his parents, his relatives, could they also approve of such an improper marriage?How would Dong Ping choose when his family objected?
The more Tong Zhixin thought about it, the more desolate he felt.

……

"Father—" The weather was a bit hot, Tong Zhi'er took advantage of the dark to see, rolled up his sleeves to his shoulders, and lifted up his skirt to make it look like a short skirt, and Tong Duo'er, Tong Zhu'er, Tong Zhi'er The four recruiters were in the yard, Fang Cuiwei went to the house to soak them in cold water.Hearing footsteps, Tong Duo'er shouted.

Tong Duo'er, Tong Zhu'er and Tong Zhaofu also stood up.

"En." Tong Zhixin answered absently.

Tong Zhi'er heard something was wrong in his voice, took a step closer, pulled Tong Zhixin's sleeve, looked up at the blurred shadow in the darkness, and said, "Father, is it difficult?"

Tong Zhixin shook his head, noticing that it was in the dark and Tong Zhi'er couldn't see his movements, Tong Zhixin replied: "No, your uncle told me everything, just like ordinary guests, it's all about being courteous." .”

Be considerate of etiquette, no matter what Dong Ping's parents think, anyway, Tong Zhixin and Fang Cuiwei are at ease in their hearts.

"There are a lot of mosquitoes outside, let's go into the house quickly." After standing for a while, Tong Zhixin felt the mosquitoes hovering around him, took Tong Zhi'er's hand, and brought Tong Duo'er and the others into the room. He met Fang Cuiwei who was drinking cold water.

"Don't go out, there are trees all around here, it will be cool if we stay indoors for a while, there are too many mosquitoes outside..."

Seeing Tong Zhixin's bitter face, Fang Cuiwei couldn't help bursting out laughing.

She put the cold water on the table, asked Tong Duo'er and others to come and get it one by one, and sat down next to Tong Zhixin.

"What did the elder brother tell you?"

"The Dong family is a rich and well-off family. They have contacts with many ministers, wealthy merchants and domineering gentlemen in the court. They have the most extensive knowledge. Instead of following the practices of those rich and noble families, it is better to show our own attitude towards others. .”

The real way of hospitality is not that you present the best things to the guests, nor that you present the most expensive things to the guests, but that you do your best and sincere hospitality and respect.

Fang Cuiwei agrees with Tong Zhixin's statement.

"Zhi'er, what do you think?" She turned to look at Tong Zhi'er and asked.

Zhi'er is smart, I don't know when Tong Zhixin and Fang Cuiwei formed the habit of asking her what she thinks about important things.

Tong Zhi'er nodded and said with a smile, "Father and Mother have the best idea."

Fang Cuiwei looked at the other three children, Tong Duo'er and Tong Zhu'er nodded.

"The ancients said, treat people with sincerity, parents only need to be honest." The young Tong Zhaofu said solemnly.

Tong Zhixin and Fang Cuiwei were both taken aback by these words, because of the sophistication and thoughtfulness of the youngest son, and even more because of the wisdom and cleverness of the youngest son.

"Ah Fu is right." Tong Zhi'er raised his hand and patted Tong Zhaofu's head.

After being praised by his favorite second sister, Tong Zhaofu, who was still a little mature, immediately became ashamed, "Second sister..."

"It's getting late, let's go to bed early, and we will deliver mushrooms to a restaurant for the last time tomorrow." At the beginning of June, the mushrooms in the forest have passed their season, and they are no longer fresh and refreshing. Tomorrow, Tong Zhixin's family rushed to deliver the last batch of mushrooms to a restaurant this year.

Selling mushrooms made a lot of money, and the whole family was very excited. Tong Zhaofu was even more excited because he didn't have to go to private school.

The morning light is faint, and the morning fog has not dispersed.

There were already small and broken voices coming from the woods.

Because there are not many mushrooms left, only fifty catties or so, Tong Zhixin did not inform others to pick mushrooms as in the past, but five with Fang Cuiwei, Tong Zhier, Tong Zhuer and Tong Zhaofu, and Shangtong Zhide six people, each took a bag.

Tong Duoer stayed at home to prepare brunch for everyone.

At noon, the bags of the six people were all bulging.

Tong Zhi'er looked at the half-empty forest, full of expectations for the next year.

The strength and speed of adults and children cannot be compared, Tong Zhi'er and others have a full bag, but it is one-half of Tong Zhixin and others.Combining the mushrooms in Tong Zhi'er, Tong Zhu'er and Tong Zhaofu's bags into a full bag, Tong Zhixin carried it out of the forest.

In the yard, Tong Zhide put down the bag, drank the bowl of water brought out by Tong Duoer, turned around and left.

The old man and the old lady hated the fourth brother, and he didn't dare to stay too long, lest he would annoy the two of them, instead he would find fault for his wife and son.

"Second brother, you take this." Tong Zhixin catches up to him with the bag of mushrooms that Tong Zhide put down.

Tong Zhide frowned, but didn't answer, "This..."

"Second brother, I asked you several times to pick mushrooms and sell them. When you came, you just did your work, but when you left, you didn't take anything. This is the last batch of mushrooms, so you can't refuse any more."

"Second brother, Zhaoyin is about to marry a wife. You sell the mushrooms and save him some money to marry a wife."

Tong Zhixin's last words made Tong Zhide very tempted, but he still hesitated a lot.

With the mushroom in his hand, the question is how can he sell the mushroom without letting the old man and the old lady find out.

Tong Zhi'er at the side noticed the excitement and hesitation between his eyebrows and eyes, rolled his eyes, and soon understood the second uncle's concerns, and immediately said: "Father, don't we have to go to a restaurant later Are you selling mushrooms? Take this bag of mushrooms from Uncle Er, and just give him money later.”

Tong Zhixin's eyes lit up, and he smiled and said "Yes".

Tong Zhide looked at Tong Zhi'er with a hot face, Tong Zhi'er's words resolved his hesitation and scruples, but it also made him feel that he had taken advantage of his fourth brother.

"Fourth brother, if you sell the silver, you can share five taels of silver with me." Tong Zhide and Luo Shi have done the calculations, marrying a daughter-in-law, giving two taels of dowry as a betrothal, setting up a banquet, and going home with the daughter-in-law for half a tael , living one or two halves of life, living a little tighter, working hard, but it is enough.

Knowing that the second elder brother was stubborn, and he was sure that the nine horses would not be able to pull back, Tong Zhixin smiled and didn't say yes or no.

Tong Zhide interpreted his smile as agreement, and the guilt of taking advantage in his heart was slightly relieved, and then he left.

"Today, our family will go to the county to deliver mushrooms—" Tong Zhixin said with a smile as it was the last time to deliver mushrooms, and today is a very lively and grand market.

"Here, no one is looking at the house..." Fang Cuiwei looked at the room worriedly.

"Father, mother, you go, I will stay at home." Tong Duo'er said.

"No," Fang Cuiwei opened his mouth to disagree.Only one girl, Tong Duo'er, was left at home, she was worried and would not agree no matter what.

"I'll stay at home with you." Fang Cuiwei added.

Tong Zhu'er and Tong Zhaofu couldn't hide their disappointment on their faces. The two of them really wanted their mother to have a good time in the county. Since they settled down at the edge of the forest, their mother's focus was on home. I have never been there.

"Mother, eldest sister, let's go together. As for the house, I'll talk to Lanhua later and let her take care of it here."

"Second Sister, I'll go with you to talk to Sister Lanhua." Tong Zhaofu volunteered.

(End of this chapter)