The peasant's daughter-in-law of crossing

Chapter 122

After lunch, Qing'er put away all the bowls and chopsticks, washed them clean and stacked them on the stove.

Seeing her slender white hands stirring in the dishwater, Gu Xing felt distressed and sad. He had an impulse to step forward and pull her aside, and let him do the washing.

When he walked to Qing'er, Qing'er smiled at him, wiped the water from her hands on the apron, "It's all washed."

In order to go home before dark, Nian'er and Qing'er couldn't delay any longer, they had to get into the carriage after sitting for a while.

When Qing'er raised his legs to get on the carriage, Gu Xing suddenly shouted: "Qing'er, wait!"

Qing'er paused and looked back at him.

Gu Xing muttered, but did not say anything after all.He just stretched out his hand and took off a piece of thatch from her head, Qing'er accidentally got it on her head while pulling firewood.Originally she looked like a young lady, but with a piece of thatch on her head, she suddenly became a village girl.

He always wanted to reach out and take it off for her, but he was too embarrassed to act.When she was about to leave, he finally took it away for her, and smiled at her, saying: "I made you suffer today, do you want to sue your aunt when you go home?"

Qing'er winked at him slyly, got into the carriage, and the moment she closed the curtain, she suddenly stuck her head out, "I will tell my mother that when you suffer, it's not just that it's bitter. It will be sweet, like today."

As soon as she finished speaking, she closed the curtain to prevent Gu Xing from seeing her sweet smile. Although she only spent so much time with him, she really felt very sweet.Regardless of whether he will marry her or not, a short meeting will make her feel very happy.

Gu Xing watched the carriage go away, opened his mouth and said softly: "I... want to marry you." The voice was so small that only he could hear it.

At dusk, Yingniang and Boming looked around at the gate of the courtyard, waiting for the couple to come home.Seeing their own carriage coming into sight from a distance, the two of them finally felt relieved.

When Nian'er and Qing'er got off the car, they both had smiles on their faces, they didn't ask too many questions as parents, as long as the children had a good time today.

Early the next morning, the matchmaker from Gu's Village came to the house. Needless to say, it was Gu Xing's parents who asked the matchmaker to propose marriage.

Yesterday Gu Xing figured it out after they left, so that he rushed home overnight.Who doesn't want to be with the one they love?What's more, Qing'er and her parents are so sincere, if he hesitates any longer, he will be ungrateful, so he reaches out in time to grasp tightly the beauty that he can only imagine in his dreams.

His parents were still timid at first, and they didn't dare to mention this relative, for fear that people would say that his family was high-ranking.But under Gu Xing's insistence, his parents couldn't say anything. Now that their son is a petty official anyway, the son must be in charge of this matter.

After the matchmaker left, Qing'er threw herself into Yingniang's arms, weeping with joy, "Mother, it was a good idea from you, Gu Xing finally figured it out and is willing to marry me, he doesn't want to see me as an old girl."

Seeing that her daughter finally got her wish, Yingniang also shed tears, "Mother has long known that Gu Xing has you in her heart, as long as the two are of the same heart, there is nothing difficult to overcome. When I married your father back then, life was very poor. Don't you live a prosperous life now? When you get married, your parents will prepare a generous dowry for you, and you don't need to live in poverty."

Qing'er shook her head, "Mother, I don't want a generous dowry, I just need to prepare a dowry equivalent to that of ordinary peasant daughters. Even with such a dowry, Gu Xing will not spend a penny, so it's better to make the scene more appropriate. , to reassure him."

Yingniang looked at Qing'er with relief, "You have grown up."

Qing'er was a little shy, "I've grown up a long time ago."

Although Bo Ming hoped that Qing'er could marry Gu Xing, whom she admired, he still felt sorry for his daughter, "Qing'er, how can I not want a dowry? I will talk to Gu Xing carefully at that time, and it's not for a man to have ambition. He also doesn't want you to suffer hardships with him, otherwise why didn't he dare to propose marriage before?"

Nian'er came over and patted her sister's shoulder, "That's right. Father, mother, don't listen to her. She doesn't want a dowry. Could it be that she doesn't even want the [-]% workshop interest? Obviously our family doesn't If you are short of money, there is no need to suffer, so why should you wrong yourself?"

Qing'er wants to say that as long as she can be with Gu Xing, she will not feel wronged in any kind of life.Of course, she was embarrassed to speak so bluntly, so she just smiled at his brother and said: "My father and mother left all the family property to you, you should have fun."

Nian'er gave her a sideways look, "Silly girl, if you have no money, you don't even dare to ask the doctor to visit you when you are sick. You still think poverty is a matter of honor? You can't bring so many boxes of silver over there, Don't you know how to find a way to pass it on secretly? I don't want to take advantage of you, I have enough of my own two achievements."

Qing'er rolled her eyes, "Mother, how can I take it secretly?"

Ying Niang poked her on the forehead, "Isn't it easy? Niang will prepare a few pairs of high-quality gold and jade jewelry for you. Gu Xing won't even allow you to wear jewelry, right? Once you need money urgently, you can take it Just sell it or pawn it off."

Qing'er pursed her lips tightly, she was afraid that she would laugh out loud, Gu Xing was finally going to marry her, her dream for many years was about to come true.

Gu Xing got a reply from the matchmaker, saying that Xue's family agreed and was very happy. The matchmaker also brought Qing'er's birthday horoscope.

Father Gu excitedly took the horoscopes of Gu Xing and Qing'er's birthdays to the fortune teller to calculate which day is suitable for engagement and which day is suitable for marriage.The fortune teller said that Gu Xingdu is 22, too old, and Qinger Shiliu is also a big girl.If the woman's elders agree, there is no need to be engaged, and just get married after three months.

Father Gu asked a matchmaker to come to Xue's house for questioning. Yingniang wished that Qing'er could get married as soon as possible. She was afraid that she would not be able to wait too long, so of course she agreed happily.

Gu Xing never expected to get this news so quickly at first.He borrowed some money from some of his uncles and hurried to Zhuang County to rent a small yard. It must be a well with a handle like that. If you need to throw buckets into the well to draw water, then Absolutely not.

He secretly made up his mind that although he couldn't let Qing'er live a prosperous life, he had to give her a stable life.Even if you are living a hard life, you must live a hard life happily.

During these three months, he took time out to build a clumsy new home, and arranged the new house in a very special way.Although everything is not the best, but it is practical, and the shape is very strange. These are all because of his great imagination, and he has spent a lot of thought on everything.

He didn't have the money to buy good materials to make bedding and quilts, but he drew a portrait of him and Qing'er, and took it home for his mother and aunts to help embroider on the quilt.

He was imagining what kind of expression Qing'er would have when he saw him and herself on the quilt during the wedding night in the bridal chamber?Well, she's sure to laugh.

Will such a bridal night be very sweet?That's natural.

Whenever he imagined these scenes, he couldn't help but smirk.

Seeing that Qing'er will be out of the court in two days, Yingniang called Nian'er over, "Nian'er, you are familiar with Zhen Guanyi, he usually likes to hang around behind you when he has nothing to do, you also You often go to his house to play, so you go and invite his father and his three brothers to come to our house for a drink in the future. Your father and I don’t fall in love with their house. The three brothers are all married and separated. , not one can be missed.”

Nian'er came over and sat in front of his mother, "Mother, I heard that you and Master Zhen used to be very close, didn't you work in the Zhen family back then? Why do you usually stare at each other when you meet? Just refuse to talk?"

Yingniang suddenly found it funny, but she just refused to tell him, "Children are not allowed to meddle in adults' affairs."

Nian'er said with a smirk: "I'm still a child, and many people are like me. I don't know. You really think I don't know, isn't it that Master Zhen once liked my godmother, but my godmother didn't like me at all. He, are you playing tricks on him to make Master Zhen retreat in defeat?"

"Huh? You brat, you came to ask me now that you know about it? Aren't you usually very busy, why do you even dare to inquire about these things?" Yingniang made a gesture to reach out and hit him.

Nian'er ran away with his head in his arms, and when he reached the door, he turned his head and smiled and said, "Isn't it just such a little thing, who in Yongzhen doesn't know, and I still need to ask?"

Nian'er smiled and ran to Zhen's house, Yingniang thought to herself, what's the matter? Back then, Zhen Zicha sent his servant to beat Bo Ming until his brow bones were cracked, Ji Wang was beaten out of his joint, and Silver If Yue hadn't gotten married with Shuchang, she might be Zhen Zicha's concubine now.

When Nian'er arrived at Zhen's house, Zhen Guanyi stepped forward to greet her, very happy.He and Nian'er seemed to know each other, since they had a fight when they were young, and then Nian'er ignored him, but instead he liked to play with Nian'er, always pestering Nian'er.

Over the years, he has almost become Nian'er's follower, completely lacking the bearing of the young master of the Zhen family.Although he is ignorant, he has self-knowledge and admires learned people.Nian'er usually spends a lot of time with Gu Xing, and he often gets close to them, forming an inseparable threesome with them.

It wasn't until Gu Xing went to Zhuang County, and Zhen Guanyi just got married this year, that the three of them didn't get together as often as before.

Seeing Zhen Guanyi's radiance, Nian'er sat down and said, "Just by looking at you, you can tell that you have fallen into the honey pot of your sweet wife. Why do we have a good brotherhood? What did I do before?" I have never seen you so spirited, as if you have been named on the gold list."

(End of this chapter)