pastoral wedding

Chapter 17
Mrs. Liu curled her lips and said, "It's a good thing to be able to earn money by your own labor. Although our family has a little work, it's all heavy work. Where can he do it, he's not as good as a young man."

"Then my natal brother can do it?" Little Lu's mind turned quickly, "He is only eighteen this year, he is not young, I will call him tomorrow."

Mrs. Liu stared at her helplessly, and said nothing more, this little Mrs. Lu was acting like a man, so ignore her and let her talk.

Seeing this, Xiao Lu also felt boring, so she stopped for a while, sat down again, took a candy, peeled it, stuffed it into Su Qing's mouth, and muttered, "Why is this Jin girl so slow? It takes a lot of money to buy a snack." Such a long time."

After finishing speaking, he said as if thinking of something, "When I went to Sanmei's house just now, I heard people say that girl Tang found Zhu's family, a wealthy family in our town? This concubine's room is also good, so what is Zhu's family like?" People, with so much money, even a little bit of money is enough for us."

This Zhu family is a big taboo in Liu's heart. Hearing this, Liu was annoyed, stood up suddenly, swept the teacup, pointed at Xiao Lu and cursed: "What nonsense are you talking about! My daughter Qingqing You don't want to ruin her reputation for nothing! It's just that outsiders say so, and you, as her second aunt, have to stop others from saying it, but you are talking nonsense here yourself. Does it hurt you to ruin my daughter's reputation? What good is it, your daughter can marry a good place!"

Her sudden outburst startled little Lu Shi, her momentum was suppressed, she shrugged her shoulders and looked at the broken pieces of porcelain on the ground, "Isn't this a good thing? Why did you suddenly get so big?" Angry, I didn't recruit you, what are you doing?"

"Good thing?" Mrs. Liu was suddenly speechless, "Then why don't you let your daughter go? My daughter won't suffer from this crime!"

"Sister-in-law, are you serious? You really want my Meier to be a concubine for the young master of the Zhu family?" Little Lu suddenly jumped up excitedly, "If you are willing to help me, Meier will have a bright future in the future. I will make her thank you very much."

"This..." Liu Shi was completely dumbfounded this time, not knowing what to say.

Seeing her like this, Xiao Lu continued to tug on her sleeve, "Good sister-in-law, help your niece, if you need money, you can give it first, and Meier will definitely pay it back later, you... "

Mrs. Liu suddenly became annoyed, and flung her sleeves away from her hand, "I'm not that capable. I'm busy in the shop today, so I won't let you eat. I have a tael of silver here, which came from the shop in front of me yesterday." If you take the profit, you can take it back and buy some food for your mother and two nieces, and I won’t send it to you, so you should go back early while it’s early.”

At first, Mrs. Lu was not happy about it, but when she saw the one tael of silver, she rolled her eyes, happily grabbed a handful of pumpkin seeds and kowtowed them, and went back. Before leaving the house, she did not forget to say, "Sister-in-law, if you If you have a way, don’t forget our Meier."

As soon as she left, Mrs. Liu sighed, "You said they are all mothers, why are these second siblings so unreliable, why should my daughter be sent to such a place to be a concubine, there is still a way to survive," said Wan then laughed at himself, "Although I also want my daughter to live a good life, I will never think about being a concubine. It's not a human life at all. I think back then... Forget it, alas!"

"I'm sorry, sister-in-law. When the second sister-in-law went to my shop, there happened to be a regular customer who bought goods, so I chatted with him for a while, but the man started talking about the Zhu family, so she followed up and asked. A few words." Su Cui looked at her guiltily, "But girl Tang has always been honest, how could such a thing spread."

Mrs. Liu sighed and told the story again, and Su Cui said again, "Sister-in-law, I didn't scare you, I heard from that person that the old lady of the Zhu family forced the young master to get married, and the young master of the Zhu family seemed to say that she must marry Tang You can't do it, girl, that person said this matter clearly and clearly, saying that some relative of his who was an errand in front of the old lady of the Zhu family heard about it."

"What?" Liu Shi was startled, then shook her head with a smile, "Impossible, when the young master of the Han family interceded for us, he said that we would not enter Zhu's mansion, it should be rumored .” Having said that, she was still a little uneasy.

Seeing that she didn't want to talk more, Su Cui changed the topic and talked about her own family.Suddenly Su Jin and Su Shuang saw Xiao Lu leaving and came back with a few packs of snacks. They left Su Cui for lunch and let them take them away when their mother and son left.

No one expected that as soon as the shop door was opened early in the morning, a few people rushed in, carrying a few big boxes tied with bright red silk. Su Wenshan was dumbfounded, "Who are you?"

A man dressed as a butler came out from behind, and congratulated him with a smile, "Congratulations, Brother Su."

"What's the joy?" When he said this, Su Wenshan was even more confused, as if he was in a fog.

"Of course I congratulate you on having a beautiful daughter," he said, taking out a bright red gift list from his bosom and handing it to him, "Our young master has taken a fancy to your eldest daughter and wants to take her as his concubine. We came here specially to give the dowry."

Su Wenshan was still dumbfounded, but when he heard the word "concubine" clearly, he immediately became furious, threw the gift slip in his hand on the man's face, and said angrily: "I don't know which family you belong to, But my daughter is not going to be a concubine, you guys get out! Get out!"

The steward was thrown all over his face, his gray beard was raised up and down in anger, and his lips trembled a little, "You know where we are from, let me tell you, we are servants of Zhu's mansion, our young master has taken a fancy to it Your eldest daughter is your family's blessing, there are plenty of young and beautiful girls who want to enter the gate of our Zhu Mansion, our young master is willing to let your daughter enter the door, it will give you face! Don't give shame!"

As soon as the words fell, a section of the whip tip had already been thrown to his face, leaving a red mark on his face.

Su Shuang stood coldly at the door, "My father said, we don't have any daughters to marry your young master, get out!" Liu Yi who was following her also clenched his fists. He is very strong, and with the fact that he has eaten well in the Su family these days, he is getting stronger.

Seeing that they were so tough, the steward didn't dare to wait any longer, and hurriedly led people out carrying the boxes.

Su Wenshan's face turned pale with anger, Su Shuang hurried over to support him, "Father, it's fine."

"Hey." Su Wenshan replied, but he was extremely worried. Although the business of Baozi Shop has improved a lot now, and he has some money, the Zhu family is a big family in Qingshi Town, with deep roots. It wasn't them Such a family could be offended, maybe in the end they couldn't even stay in Qingshi Town anymore, but it was absolutely impossible for him to hand over his daughter.

When Su Shuang told everyone about the shop in front, the Su family became excited, and Su Shuo jumped anxiously, "No! I don't allow you to marry my eldest sister to that young master of the Zhu family!" Going up to Su Tang, "Sister, don't be afraid, I've grown up, I will protect you, don't let those people bully you."

Su Tang hugged him in his arms, tears welling in his eyes, his speechless expression was particularly distressing.Su Jin was also very annoyed. This Zhu Qi didn't know what was going on, but why did she just pester her eldest sister. "Father, mother, why don't we go and beg Brother Chen again."

"That's the only way to go." Su Wenshan sighed helplessly, "I'll go to Han's house and see if Mr. Han can help our two families."

Su Jin hurriedly said: "Father, let me go. You may not be able to meet Master Han if you go to see him. I should go to Brother Chen. He is an upright person and is familiar with our family. I think he will definitely help with this."

Mrs. Liu also said yes, Master Han has not seen him in these years, even if he thinks about you, he may not be willing to offend the Zhu family, who is also powerful and powerful, for you, and I heard that these two families are still family friends.

In late March, the roadsides are full of jasmine flowers, the mountains are full of rhododendrons, and the peach trees planted by many people in the town are also in bloom. Passing by the courtyard wall, you can still smell the faint fragrance of peach blossoms.

There is a small peach blossom grove in the inner house of the Han family. The female relatives have been bored all winter, and they all gather here to enjoy the peach blossoms.Among them, a girl in plain white was walking beside a young woman wearing a litle-colored jacket with persimmon red sprinkled with gold patterns. If Su Jin had been there, she would definitely be able to recognize that these two were the ones she saw in the room of the third girl of the Zhu family. those two people.

"Sister-in-law, look, the peach blossoms here seem to be better than those in the capital, and the fragrance is stronger. Presumably, the climate in my sister-in-law's hometown is more suitable. It is said that one side's water and soil support one side's people. It is such a nice place, and the girl’s house is extraordinarily beautiful, like a big cousin, who is married and looks like a girl who has never left the court.” Li Yuechan, a plain white girl, smiled and folded a peach blossom and went to Han’s house. The eldest girl Han Yunniang who had already left the pavilion spoke to her.

Han Yunniang just smiled and didn't answer, she turned around and told the girl beside her to fold a few open branches and send them to the wife's room.

Master Han also has five or six children, but she and his elder brother Han Chen are the only ones from the main room. She married into the Li family in the capital two years ago. Although the Li family is not a big family, the old man is also a fifth-rank civil servant. However, although her father-in-law Li Mu is still studying in a government school, it is only a matter of time before he gets an official position.

In Qingshi Town, her marriage can be regarded as a good one, so even in front of the old man of the Han family, there is a place for her daughter to talk, and because she is married well, her father treats her mother better than before It was because of this that she thought that she must find a lady from a famous family for Han Chen. First, it would be a great boost to his own future, and second, it would also completely stabilize their mother's position in the Han family. .

When Han Yunniang arrived, Mrs. Han, Mrs. Sun, was listening to the housekeeper's reconciliation of account books. When she saw her coming in, she waved her down.He smiled and said, "Today I'll ask someone to buy Su Ji's steamed stuffed buns. Don't you like that flavor? You'll eat more later." After speaking, she smiled slightly and greeted Li Yuechan who was following her daughter, "Su The steamed stuffed buns I remember taste good, I’m afraid you can’t find them in the capital, so you can try them later.”

(End of this chapter)