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Chapter 179 Hiring (1)

According to the rules handed down by the elders, the more complicated and solemn the wedding etiquette, it means that the man pays more attention to the woman, and the woman is also precious.

Dong Ping has been in a dilemma all this way, how can he ask for his understanding, if someone speaks badly, it may cause the Yang family to misunderstand that he is contemptuous.I don't think Mr. is so considerate, and he solved his problem with a wave of his hand. He gratefully bowed and promised, "Mr. Xie is considerate, this disciple is really worried about my sister spending her days in the capital, so I was anxious earlier." After the appointment, I rushed to visit. In the future, the disciple will never neglect Junior Sister Wanyin, please rest assured, sir."

Mr. Yang smiled and nodded, and replied, "You are a good man who values ​​love and righteousness. If you are worried about being a teacher, you will not promise Wanyin to you. Don't worry, a man who walks in the world should be as good as he is. Don't count the little things."

"Yes, Mr. Xie for teaching." Dong Ping saluted again, and finally said, "Sir, this disciple is going to the capital. The round trip is long and the delay will be long. After thinking about it, I want to discuss it with my husband and stay in the capital directly to prepare for the spring exam. , when the time comes, no matter whether it is on the list or not, I will come back to marry Junior Sister Wanyin as soon as possible, and I hope you will agree."

Previously, the two families agreed that they would marry Wanyin after winning the examination. Now that the disciple wanted to postpone the marriage, Mr. Yang frowned, and finally said, "Think about this matter for the teacher, you should go back and prepare for the marriage proposal."

"Yes, sir." Dong Ping also felt that he was pushing an inch, and retreated with a slightly red face.

Mrs. Yang saw Dong Ping walking away from behind the screen, she immediately turned around, and said angrily, "What is Dong Juncheng's intention? The simplicity of etiquette is enough to understand him. Why should we postpone the wedding? Could it be that our Wanyin can't get married? Do you have to humble yourself and enter Dong's house?"

Mr. Yang waved his hand and scolded in a low voice, "Don't speak too loudly! What Juncheng said is not unreasonable. It usually takes two months to get married after he is hired. By then, he will be far away in the capital. If he rushes back, he will be delayed on the road." Too many days will definitely have an impact on your studies. Why don't you just stay in the capital for the final exam and return later. If you are lucky enough to be a Jinshi, wouldn't Wanyin's face be more radiant?"

Mrs. Yang made sense after thinking about it, but as a mother, she would not want her daughter to be wronged again and again, so she hesitated for a while, twisted the veil in her hand into a twist, and complained casually, "The eldest daughter, the second daughter We are all married in the capital, so I just want to keep Wanyin by my side, why is there such a twists and turns in her marriage?"

Mr. Yang didn't know what he thought of, a bright light flashed in his eyes, and finally said in a deep thought, "I am also worried about Juncheng taking the Beijing exam alone. Why don't you... please take a few months of vacation at the academy, and we will also go back to the old house in Kyoto For a while, let’s take a look at my daughter by the way..."

"Oh, master!" Mrs. Yang threw the veil happily, stepped forward and grabbed her master's arm, and asked repeatedly, "Is what you said true? Can the academy let it go?"

The more Mr. Yang thought about it, the more he felt that this idea was good, and he smiled, "Of course I can let it go, the academy won't close without me, why not? Besides, we haven't been back to Kyoto for six or seven years, so I'll pay a visit too. Old friend. When the time comes, you can discuss it with Princess Dong. It would be even better if Wanyin can get married in the old house."

"Thank you, master, it's really great!" Mrs. Yang thought about the lively scene of her daughter getting married in the old mansion in the capital, and trotted like a girl to tell her the good news.

Dong Ping was born in Juren now, so he has officially squeezed into the ranks of reserve officials, and he is naturally qualified to use official media when he gets married.

Early this morning, he deliberately went to the government office to find an official matchmaker woman who seemed to be quite stable, and when he was waiting, he invited her into the car and went to the gate of the academy, just in time to meet Zhang Guanshi helping Master Dong to get off the car.

Dong Ping hurried forward to salute, and finally called the official matchmaker to greet him, and then watched Steward Zhang serve his father as he entered the gate of the academy.When proposing marriage, the younger generation cannot be present, only the elders can bring the matchmaker.

Xizi was the most lively, hopping and looking into the gate of the academy, but was slapped on the back of the head by Dong Ping, and finally obediently followed the master behind to the opposite teahouse to wait for news.

The servants of the Yang family swept the courtyard clean early in the morning, just waiting for someone from the Dong family to come to the door.Suddenly he heard a servant report, and Mr. Yang picked it up.The two parties have long had a tacit understanding that this marriage is a certainty, so it is much easier to do things naturally.

After exchanging greetings with Mr. Yang, Mr. Dong opened his eyes and talked nonsense according to the routine. For example, he heard that the Yang family had a virtuous and courteous woman, and she came here to propose marriage for the child. kind.

Mr. Yang heard it funny, but the rules passed down in his old life are like this, so he patiently and politely asked the official media to come forward to exchange the post for the two families, which means that the two families have initially reached their wish to get married.

Mrs. Yang had long been curious about what Dong Ping's father looked like, and secretly saw Mo Bo standing at the door of the lobby gesturing, so she smiled and brought the maid into the room.She first thanked the official media with a reward letter, and invited the old lady to the flower hall for a banquet, and finally, while secretly looking at Master Dong, she came forward to greet him.

Perhaps the son is promising, and his father's face is bright.Today, Master Dong's waist was pulled up and his chin was raised. He was wearing a brand-new stone-blue brocade robe, a hollowed-out jade plaque on his waist, and a boxwood hairpin.At first glance, those who don't know the inside story may think that he is also a teacher of the academy.

The more Mrs. Yang watched, the more satisfied she was, and most of the worries in her heart about how vulgar her daughter's future in-laws would be were removed. In the end, she directed the maids and servants to serve food and wine with even more enthusiasm.

For fear of embarrassing his son, Mr. Dong tried his best to stir up the accumulated ink in his stomach and chatted with Mr. Yang everywhere. Unexpectedly, after three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, the two talked more and more speculatively.

Mr. Yang would inevitably praise Mr. Dong for his ability to teach his sons and daughters well, and he also said that in the future when his daughter married, he hoped that his in-laws would teach him more.Master Dong endured his blushing and responded with a guilty conscience, and secretly decided that after returning home, he must hit Niu Shi a few more times, and it was best not to let her appear in front of his new daughter-in-law, so as not to ruin his good reputation with his in-laws.

The two ate while talking, and the dinner was not over until the sun was setting, and the host and guest had a good time.

Mr. Dong staggered out to announce the good news to his son, and Mr. Yang also welcomed a group of colleagues who heard the news and came to congratulate him. Strange words like that.

Mr. Feng was not annoyed, on the contrary he laughed smugly, making all his old friends jealous.Mrs. Yang also received female relatives there, but it was not so easy for her to fool her.Especially the two wives who had previously intended to recruit Dong Ping as their son-in-law, they had seen Dong Ping's promotion in the past few days, and they changed their minds again.

So the two of them joined hands, one sentence and one sentence, forcing Mrs. Yang to apologize again and again. In the end, when it came to talking about it, there was an agreement with the Dong family, but they didn't dare to speak out because they were afraid that things might change.

The two wives actually knew that Mr. Yang was Dong Ping's mentor, so it was only logical that they would get closer and closer.So after being happy with their mouths, they also revealed the matter, after all, they couldn't tear themselves apart with the Yang family because of this matter.

It was not until sunset that the Yang family became quiet after such a commotion.Mrs. Yang put Mr. Yang to sleep, thought for a while, and went to her daughter's room to check the needles and threads needed for the engagement, and then went back to her room to rest in peace.

The sun rose and set, and the stars moved. Soon, three more days passed, and the good day when the two families agreed to hire came.Zhang Guanshi and Wen Niang found sixteen young men with good looks and good conduct in Yimianpo Village. Each of them was given a set of blue clothes and red belts, and sat in the carriage neatly dressed. After Dong Ping went to a slope.

After the carriage stopped in front of the host's house, the younger generations jumped down to help carry the dowry box, but they were stopped by people from Huaishu Village who heard the news and came to see the excitement.So everyone couldn't help but praise it, and some families with daughters even had hooks in their eyes, wishing to hook these younger generations to them for a closer look.

Mr. Dong changed into a new set of clothes, and came out of the house with a red face. After greeting with the villagers, he took his son and the team and set off beaming.It stands to reason that it would be best for the uncle of the same clan to lead the team for the next hire, but Mr. Dong was alone, and he felt that he owed his son a lot, so he went to the battle himself.

Because the families of the gentlemen live in Bailu Academy, a high wall was built between the study house and the inner courtyard many years ago, and a small door was left under the wall for the gentlemen to come in and out.A dozen or so gentlemen live in adjacent small courtyards, and they get along very well on weekdays. Naturally, there is something that can't be hidden, and it can be spread throughout the courtyards in a short time.

Today, the Dong family came to present the dowry, and all the gentlemen gathered at the Yang family early to join in the fun.Mr. Yang is always in high spirits on happy occasions, and his loud laughter can be heard far and wide.A few naughty bookboys seemed to have discovered that the atmosphere in the gentlemen's land next door was a bit different, so after inquiring, they found out that Dong Ping was going to marry Mr. Yang's younger junior sister.

The news flew into various schools and dormitories as if it had wings in an instant, especially Dong Ping's classmates. After hearing about this, they screamed excitedly.

This one yelled, "When did Dong Juncheng deceive my junior sister?"

That one also said angrily, "He's not brother enough, he didn't tell us about such a big thing."

"Yes, I can't spare him. Let's go, let's settle the score with him!"

While talking, all the students threw away the books in their hands, and ran to the corner gate without caring about the homework that the teacher ordered them to study by themselves.It turned out that by a coincidence, Dong Ping happened to walk past with someone carrying the dowry gift.

Xu Mao yelled, ran over and pulled him, wrapped his arms around his neck tightly and shouted, "Dong Juncheng, you bastard, when did you trick your junior sister into your hands, and you didn't even tell the brothers? What do you say?" , how should I punish you!"

"That's right, that's right. If you don't satisfy the brothers, don't even think about offering a betrothal gift today!"

Seeing that his son was surrounded by a group of people in an instant, Mr. Dong was so shocked that he wanted to go forward to help him.Unexpectedly, Guanshi Zhang stopped him and said a few words in a low voice. After hearing this, Master Dong smiled and stroked his beard, letting his son "in trouble".

(End of this chapter)