happy event

Chapter 123
There are special marks on the carriages of Bailu Academy. Almost everyone in the county knows men, women and children. When seeing the carriage passing by, many people give way.So, Mr. Yang and others stepped on the last ray of sunshine and returned to the academy smoothly.

As soon as Mrs. Yang entered the room, she kicked out the maid who was serving her closely, and while helping her master change his clothes, she asked with a smile, "Master, did you enjoy the flower viewing trip today?"

Mr. Yang glanced at his old wife, and asked back, "Could it be that you didn't play well, or that the girl from the Dong family didn't treat her well?"

"How could it be? I had a good time today." Mrs. Yang's subordinates were busy arranging their clothes, and said with a smile, "That kid Juncheng is usually not talkative, but I didn't expect his sister to be smart and generous, and she is very easy to get along with." .”

Remembering the conversation with Dong Rong, Mr. Yang inevitably sighed again.Mrs. Yang was curious and followed up with inquiries. Mr. Yang said it carefully, and finally praised, "No wonder Juncheng respects my sister in his daily conversation. Today, I know this girl by seeing and hearing it with my own eyes. It's rare that he doesn't like to show off and has a pure heart. It's really a blessing for Juncheng to have such a sister who thinks about everything for him. In the future, Wanyin will marry her, as long as she respects her eldest sister, the young couple There will be no quarrel."

Mrs. Yang raised her eyebrows when she heard this, and said angrily, "The master only saw Dong's girl, so he was so relieved to marry his daughter? You forgot that Juncheng still has his parents alive, Dong Xiucai is fine. I heard that Mrs. Dong is not a good-natured girl, if her daughter marries and lives with her in-laws, then life will be difficult."

Mr. Yang stared and scolded, "What are you talking about? When a woman gets married, it is her duty to respect her parents-in-law. Whoever marries a daughter-in-law lives as usual, and Wanyin doesn't have a heart. Have to be different from others?"

Mrs. Yang was choked up, she simply threw the handkerchief in her hand and sat on the edge of the bed, showing a rare temper, "Miaoyin and Jiayin's marriage is considered high-profile, it's not like you don't know how hard life is going on these days Although Wanyin's in-laws want to choose someone with a lower family background so that she won't be wronged when she marries, they can't be too perfunctory, and they have to plan carefully."

While talking, Mrs. Yang thought of her two daughters who dared not raise their heads to speak at her husband's house, and she couldn't help wiping away her tears again, "I gave birth to my daughters, don't feel sorry for them, I can't watch them suffer..."

"Okay, okay!" Mr. Yang was troubled by his old wife, so he waved his hands and compromised, "Wanyin's marriage is completely up to you, is it finally over?"

Mrs. Yang didn't dare to make too much noise, she quickly put it away after hearing this, got up and sent Mr. Yang out.Finally, seeing him enter the study, he greeted the dowry mother who was standing under the eaves of the corridor, and the two gathered together to discuss in a low voice how to probe the Dong family's tone more carefully.

It's a pity that their masters and servants had good calculations, but they didn't want the other two wives who also took their daughters to the orchard to be guests to have the same thoughts.

Women are inherently aggressive and scrambled. Before, no one had any interest in Dong Ping except her own family. Mrs. Yang was still very vacillating, choosing and disliking the Dong family's details.Now that there are suddenly two more powerful competitors, Mrs. Yang is like a wild cat whose hair has exploded, her eyes are wide open, and she is always ready to scratch a few paws at those opponents who try to snatch the territory.

Of course, no matter how anxious and resentful she was, facing the two equally shrewd wives, she still smiled and answered questions. Occasionally, she seemed to accidentally reveal a few words such as Mrs. Dong's stepmother and Dong's poverty.

Sure enough, Mrs. Sun and Mrs. Zhao both backed down. After all, a woman's marriage is not just about marrying a man, but also the whole family.Otherwise, if one is not careful, the daughter will fall into the Coptis chinensis jar for the rest of her life.

After finally scaring away the two opponents temporarily, Mrs. Yang didn't dare to delay any longer, and discussed with Mr. Yang that night how to disclose to Dong Ping her intention to recruit him as her son-in-law.

Mr. Yang was impatient with the old wife's capriciousness, so he waved his hand a little roughly so that she didn't need to mix it up.

So on the second day, Dong Ping, who had just returned to the academy with a group of classmates who had had a good time, was called to the study of the Yang family.He originally thought that Mr. Yang was going to take a school test, but he didn't expect that Mr. Yang would cut to the point and say, "Juncheng, I appreciate your sincerity and talent, and I want to marry my little girl Wanyin to you as my wife. What do you think?" ?”

Dong Ping opened his mouth slightly in shock and didn't know how to reply for a long while.It was rare for Mr. Yang to see his proud disciple lose his composure, so he chuckled and said, "You don't have to think too much, if you like it, accept it, if you don't like it, shake your head, my teacher will definitely not treat you wrong because of this.

Dong Ping was relieved at this moment, and he quickly saluted again after hearing this, and said seriously, "To be honest, sir, the student grew up with his sister since childhood, and in the student's heart, the sister is like a mother. Therefore, The student must ask my sister about the marriage. Can you tolerate it for a few days, and report back after the student asks my sister?"

Mr. Yang nodded appreciatively, and replied, "For such an important matter, of course you have to tell your parents. Tomorrow you go out to the bookstore, and if there are new travel notes, buy two for me. Don't worry on the way, sunset Just come back."

Dong Ping knew that the husband had deliberately made an excuse to let him go home, so he respectfully agreed and withdrew.

Not to mention how surprised and ashamed Dong Ping was, he only said that he had been busy in the orchard for two days and finally sent away a group of students from the academy. They were just about to take a rest for a day, but unexpectedly there were guests coming to the door the next day.

It turned out that the gentlemen of the academy felt that they had received Dong Rong’s warm hospitality, and they reciprocated. They wrote letters to their friends that night to show off how much they enjoyed their flower viewing trip, how beautiful the flowers in the Four Seasons Garden were, and how novel and delicious the food and drinks were. , and even said that this is a beautiful place where auspicious fruits grow.

When they heard gossip in the streets and alleys, these self-confessed learned people just smiled.In their minds, the common people are ignorant and their lives are boring, so it is understandable for them to talk nonsense.But now I have to believe it after hearing the testimonials from several great Confucian scholars, so they all ordered their servants to set up a carriage, and took their wives and daughters who also wanted to go out for a walk, and rushed to the beautiful place to inherit auspiciousness with great interest.

Businessmen who open their doors for business all over the world have no reason to dislike too many customers.Without waiting for Dong Rong's order, Manager Zhang, Sister-in-law Liu and the others had already opened the gates of the garden, leading the coachmen to unload their carts for a rest, respectfully inviting guests to sit in restaurants, and quickly serving tea and snacks. They were all extremely busy. Almost.

Manager Zhang smiled and took a beautifully crafted recipe and asked the guests to choose a place to stay. Anyone who can make friends with the Confucianism is a person who likes elegance and has a wealthy family, so the pavilion marked with a minimum consumption of ten taels of silver is the best. They were booked out first, then two for [-] taels, two for [-] taels...

Zhang Guanshi was very shrewd, he led the guests to the pavilion and presented the Four Treasures of the Study, asking the first guest to go to the pavilion to leave the calligraphy and give the pavilion a name.

People in the world are eager to be the first, and all the guests were delighted to hear this. They quoted scriptures and racked their brains, trying their best to choose an elegant name, lest if they fail to become famous, they will be laughed at by later guests.

When Dong Ping hired a carriage to rush back to the orchard, Xiaojiu's family was very busy.As more and more guests came here, the Jiuting Pavilion on the mountain was full of customers, even the lobby of the small restaurant was also full of customers, and some individual tourists had no choice but to sit directly under the peach blossom tree.Straw mats are laid on the floor, a few cushions are thrown, and three or five plates of snacks and a pot of hot tea are placed, which is quite pleasant.

Dong Rong is also busy in the baking room with Chu Silian at the moment. Most of the desserts in Four Seasons Garden are baked. Whether it is biscuits or small cakes, they are all novel and delicious.All the female relatives who came to play in the garden loved it very much. Even the male guests tasted a few kinds and wanted to take some back to their wives and daughters at home.As a result, the previously prepared stock was wiped out, and if we don't step up the baking, maybe there will be no snacks for guests in the afternoon.

Silly Zhu tucked the front of his long gown into his belt, bent over and kept adding firewood to the kiln, Dong Rong saw sweat stains on his forehead, so distressedly pulled the veil to wipe it for him.It's a pity that she had been kneading the dough just now, and the veil was inevitably covered with flour. Not only did she not wipe Shazhu clean, but she painted him like a white-faced Cao Cao.

Chu Silian just came in with a snack cake, seeing the appearance of the male master, she covered her mouth with a smile and ran out.Dong Rong also couldn't help laughing, how could Shazhu suffer for nothing, and kissed her twice on her rosy lips as revenge.

Dong Rong was so shocked that he beat him desperately, and finally looked around again, afraid that others would see it.As a result, Dong Ping happened to come in from outside the courtyard. She hurriedly pushed away the silly pillar, tidied up her clothes and hair, and then went out to welcome her and asked, "Brother Ping, isn't the academy just started? Why are you back?"

Silly Zhu also came out afterward, seeing that his brother-in-law's expression was not very good, so he asked, "Who bullied you?"

As soon as he reminded her like this, Dong Rong also noticed that his younger brother's eye circles were a little black.She stepped forward and pulled her younger brother, annoyed, "What's the matter, tell my sister the truth. No matter what happens, my sister is there."

Dong Ping was both moved and funny, so he quickly comforted his sister and said, "Sister, don't worry, it's nothing serious. I didn't sleep well at night..."

"Why didn't you sleep well?"

"This..." Dong Ping blushed a little, turned his head to see that there was no one around, and invited his sister and brother-in-law to sit in the room, and then slowly told about Mr. Yang's plan to recruit him as his son-in-law.

Dong Rong was so shocked that she didn't recover for a while, and finally couldn't help asking, "Mr. Yang is not joking, is our Dong family just a dilapidated family with no money and no power, so we really can't afford it?"

A look of disdain flashed in Silly Zhu's eyes. If you only look at the present, the daughter of the Yang family is considered married, but it's really hard to say who will be the top one in the future.However, he also had a murmur in his heart.Does Mr. Yang really love Dong Ping as a person, or does he have other plans? He still needs to send someone to investigate.After all, my little daughter-in-law treats her younger brother like a jewel like a jewel, and if his marriage is not harmonious, she will not live in peace.It's hard to say, he still needs to pay more attention.

Dong Ping was as puzzled as his sister, but last night Mr. made it clear that he would not treat him wrongly because of success or failure.So, he whispered, "Sister, if I refuse sir, just say that I am young and don't talk about marriage for a while?"

(End of this chapter)