peasant girl wedding

Chapter 87
Early the next morning, after breakfast, Tong Zhixin set off for Fang Dalin's house.

Tong Zhi'er went to a restaurant in the county, and brought back the bank note that was deposited with Manager Zhang yesterday. Fang Cuiwei packed some dried mushrooms at home and asked Tong Zhi'er to take it. I will give it to Guanshi Zhang when the time comes to show my heart.

Tong Zhu'er and Tong Zhaofu followed her to the county.

"Second sister, shall we go on foot, or by car?"

At the intersection of the village, Tong Zhu'er spoke.

Tong Zhi'er took out fifteen Wen coins from his pocket, "Let's go by car, go early and return early."

"Zhi'er, are you going to the county again?" The driver who was driving the carriage stopped and said with a smile.

Tong Zhi'er responded, picked up the hem of his clothes and got into the carriage, and handed fifteen Wen to the driver.She often goes to the county, and the coachman knows her well.

"Zhi'er, what are you selling in the county today?"

"I don't sell anything today, I just go shopping in the county."

Amidst the sound of the grunting carriage, the three of Tong Zhi'er arrived in the county after half an hour.

The three of them got off the carriage, bought some more things, and then went to a restaurant.

Besides Shopkeeper Qin, Manager Zhang is also very kind to their family. Every time they come, they are treated politely.

Today is not a market day, and there are not as many people coming to a restaurant as there were yesterday. The three of Tong Zhi'er entered the restaurant with their things in their arms, and the shop assistants quickly greeted them.

"Miss Zhi'er, do you have anything to do with Zhang Guan?"

Tong Zhier nodded.

The store clerk shook the handkerchief on his shoulders and said, "Wait here for a while, Manager Zhang is in the room to settle accounts, I'll pass a message to you."

"Brother Lao is here."

"It's all right..." the shop assistant said and walked into the house.

After a while, the clerk came out from inside, "Miss Zhi'er, let's talk inside."

"Hmm." There were so many people at the entrance of the restaurant, it was really not the place to talk.Tong Zhi'er picked up the things, and asked Tong Zhu'er and Tong Zhaofu to follow, and the three of them followed the shop assistant into the inner room.

"Guan Zhang is inside, all three please."

"It's time to work—"

Tong Zhi'er knocked on the door, then opened it and went in.

Behind the door, there is a desk in the middle, with an abacus and a stack of account books on it. One person sits behind the desk and the other stands.

Tong Zhi'er didn't expect to see Qin An, and was a little stunned.

"Miss Zhi'er, here is the bank note from yesterday, here it is."

Guanshi Zhang didn't know when he came out, but when Tong Zhi'er found out, he was already in front of him.

Tong Zhi'er took the bank note, and handed over the dried mushrooms and some things she bought, "Guan Zhang, my parents asked me to bring this to you. Thank you for your care these days."

"Miss Zhi'er is too polite, this is all my duty." Steward Zhang said polite words, but he also accepted the things Tong Zhi'er handed over.

Tong Zhi'er looked at Qin An behind the desk, twitched her fingers, thought for a while, and then said, "Master Qin, thank you for this time too."

Qin An glanced at Tong Zhi'er with his head down, raised his eyebrows, and said lightly, "Just a thank you?"

Tong Zhier immediately shook his head.

"Of course it's not just a thank you."

"Oh?" Qin An stood up, walked out from behind the desk, looked at Tong Zhi'er, and said, "Then how do you want to thank me?"

"What do shopkeeper Qin think?" Tong Zhi'er raised his head and asked him back without blinking.

Qin An couldn't help laughing. The girl was a little shy just now, but she lost her timidity in the blink of an eye and returned the question to him.

"I haven't thought of it yet, I'll tell you when I think of it."

"I also hope Shopkeeper Qin won't make things difficult for me..." Tong Zhier frowned.

Qin An tapped her on the head, "Of course it's within your ability."

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"Second Sister, tell me, what exactly will Shopkeeper Qin ask you to do?" Tong Zhu'er asked after coming out of a restaurant.

Tong Zhi'er shook her head, expressing that she didn't know, Qin An was not short of money, and was handsome, she really couldn't think of what she could do for him.Perhaps, this is just his kind rhetoric, and he didn't mean to let himself return something.

Thinking of this, Tong Zhi'er's attitude towards Qin An improved again.

After they finished their business, they boarded the carriage again and headed home.

When Tong Zhi'er and the others returned home, Tong Zhixin was already sitting in the room.

"Father, about buying land, what does uncle say?"

"Your uncle said that the brochure is very detailed. He will ask this afternoon, and when it is clear, he will sign the land deed and send it to our home."

"Uncle has always been quick to do things. Dad, how many acres of land do you plan to buy?"

"The price of good land is now three taels of silver per mu, and the second-class one is two taels of silver. We earn a lot of money. I plan to buy a good field of 400 mu and a second-class field of 500 mu. It is 100 taels of silver. We sell mushrooms, and there is a total of [-] taels, and there are [-] taels left after buying the land. I budgeted [-] taels for building the house. I selected the materials and found skilled people to build the house beautifully and safely. We lived comfortably and at ease."

"Yes, Dad."

Tong Zhixin's plan was really good. Except for buying land and building a house, there are still 400 taels left. It will be more than enough to hire people, manage people, and do other things.

Three days later, Fang Dalin completed the land deeds for the [-] mu of good land and [-] mu of second-class land that Tong Zhixin wanted to buy.The procedures are complete, and there are also famous people in the village and Li Zheng as guarantors, and the name of Tong Zhi'er is still written.It's not that he has any scruples, but Tong Zhixin is used to it. Anyway, if the family has money to buy land, Tong Zhi'er is the biggest contributor, and writing her name is the same.

[-] mu of good farmland and [-] mu of second-class farmland. This is the first time anyone in the village has bought so many farmlands.

Immediately, the word spread in the village, and everyone kept praising the fourth son of Tong's family for his ability and promise.

The words reached Mr. Tong and Mrs. Tong's ears, but it didn't feel right.

Once they recalled the reason why Tong Zhixin insisted on splitting up the family. They were afraid that Tong Zhixin would have found a way to make a fortune at that time, fearing that they would come to share a piece of the pie, so they clamored to split up.

It's also their fault that they were blind, because they broke up because of him.

The same goes for the people in the village. Originally, the separation of families had never happened in the village. Why did they hear that Tong Zhixin said that they didn't want to see Tong Zhixin's children, and no one persuaded them to separate. conscience.

The more Mr. Tong and the old lady thought about it, the more angry they became, and they hated Tong Zhixin and the whole village.

Someone came to the Tong family's old house and rushed through the door, and when they mentioned Tong Zhixin's purchase of land, the old man immediately yelled and threw that person out of the door.It didn't take long for the news to spread. Tong's old house had a bad reputation, and now it has no status in the village.

There are also Tong Zhaoyin and Tong Cui'er who are of marriageable age in the old house. As a result, no one comes to say goodbye, and Tong Zhide and Tong Zhiming are worried about the future of the two.

Anyone who has a girl is unwilling to marry into the Tong family's old house.

Those who have sons are also unwilling to marry girls from the Tong family's old house.

Tong Zhiming was scolded by Mrs. Lin and got angry, so he ran to the main house to have a fight with the old man and the old lady.

This time, the old couple was really pissed off.

After buying the land, it is reasonable to invite the witnesses to have a meal.At the first opportunity, Tong Zhixin didn't have much money in his hand, and he didn't say anything because he was afraid that others would think about it.This time is different, after buying so many lands, and Fang Dalin running up and down, the village chief and several villagers who testified have helped a lot, so I feel really sorry if I don’t invite you to a meal.

In the afternoon of that day, Tong Zhixin booked a banquet in a restaurant, and invited Fang Dalin, the village head, famous people in the village, and the shopkeeper Qin of a restaurant to have dinner together.

"Tong Lao Si, you are really the most promising person in our village." At the banquet, the village head gave Tong Zhixin a thumbs up.

"The village chief was joking. In terms of being promising, I can't compare to the talented Wu family, and I can't compare to all the respected and respected uncles present here."

"Your family's Ah Fu went to a private school, and he may not be a scholar in the future, or even higher. Tong Laosi, I think your family will become the most promising family in our village sooner or later."

"Thanks to everyone's help in buying the land this time, I don't have anything to entertain everyone, so I set up a banquet in a restaurant for everyone to eat and drink well." Tong Zhixin raised his glass and said with a blushing face.

Everyone also stood up and raised their glasses together.

Time passed quickly, and three days later, Dong Ping's parents and Dong Ping came to Tong's house as guests on this day.

Fang Cuiwei, who had already made some preparations, politely welcomed the person into the room, brought refreshments and fruits, and sat down opposite Dong Ping and the three of them.

Tong Zhi'er and Tong Zhu'er stood beside Fang Cuiwei quietly.

Dong Ping's parents were very polite when they spoke. Maybe doctors are always so polite.

Fang Cuiwei was thinking at the time, if Duo'er married into such a family, she wouldn't suffer any grievances.

Tong Zhixin was different from what she thought. Dong Ping's parents treated them differently than they treated their daughter-in-law.Up to this moment, they didn't mean to talk about their relationship at all, and they didn't even ask about Duo'er's situation.

Tong Zhi sighed confidently: I'm afraid this marriage will not work out.

Just thinking this way, Tong Zhixin heard Dong Ping's mother ask: "I heard that there is a big girl waiting to be married in your family."

Fang Cui smiled, and opened her mouth to call out Tong Duo'er for Dong Ping's parents to see.

Tong Zhi'er tugged at her clothes, smiled at Dong Ping's mother and said, "Auntie is right, I do have an elder sister who just reached the age of Ji, and since the wedding feast, the eldest sister has been doing it in her own room. Needlework, and help my mother to the kitchen during breakfast and dinner. When there are guests at home, the eldest sister is always in the house. If my aunt wants to see my sister, you might as well go inside with me to have a look."

(End of this chapter)