The peasant's daughter-in-law of crossing

Chapter 44

This is Yingniang's first time riding in a carriage, and it is far less comfortable than she imagined.Because the dirt road was uneven, the carriage was very bumpy, and my buttocks hurt after sitting for a long time.

At noon, the carriage stopped on the side of a road in a small town.She came down to eat with her followers. There was only one small restaurant in this town, and they just ordered a few small dishes to make do with it.Although the expenses along the way were borne by the Zhen family, these people did not dare to spend money extravagantly.

Thinking that she would have to arrive in Wuzhou at noon tomorrow, Yingniang had to worry about her butt. She would return home in a few days, so her butt would not be swollen!In the past, she was envious of Aunt Yao's going to Wuzhou, but now she realized that Aunt Yao had been suffering all the time.

After only going out for a few hours, Yingniang felt a little homesick and didn't know what Bo Ming was doing at this time.Those who followed couldn't stand the boring journey, so they chatted with Yingniang.

"Leader Lin, do you know where Aunt Yao has gone? The third young master asked us to go to Wuzhou to inquire about Aunt Yao's whereabouts. It seems that he still doesn't give up on Aunt Yao. Wuzhou is so big, where should we go to find out?" The old woman was frowning.

In fact, Aunt Yao told Yingniang that she would probably go to several well-known weaving workshops in Wuzhou, and she might also go to "Li's Yinzhuang", because there are her former sisters here, all of whom left the palace one after another. .

Since this is what Aunt Yao said to her, it is impossible for her to leak it.Yingniang smiled and shook her head, "I don't know the whereabouts of Aunt Yao. Although I have a good relationship with her, it's not enough to know her. I think it's very likely that she went to the capital, a prosperous and noble place. That's where Aunt Yao should go."

The two old ladies nodded straightly when they heard this, and one of them continued, "That's right, why is she going to Wuzhou? Maybe she went to the capital to get married. With Aunt Yao's beauty and charm, she must marry someone from a noble family. People."

Another old woman disagreed very much, "I see that if she marries, I'm afraid she won't be able to marry someone better than the third young master. She is already thirty, and although she looks young, who dares to marry her age? People in a concubine's room think they are old. Like our women here, they can be mother-in-laws in their thirties. If I were her, I would just fill in the house for the third young master. Not to mention the age, it is rare for the third young master to take her Seriously."

The old woman covered her mouth and laughed, "You are an unscrupulous old bone, and you also compare yourself to Aunt Yao who wants to fill in the third young master's house. Look at the wrinkles on your face, and your sideburns are white."

Yingniang felt very uncomfortable hearing them talking about Aunt Yao like this.But it's not easy for her to defend Aunt Yao, what they said is the truth, Aunt Yao's age is an indisputable fact.

She didn't like to hear such words, so she shifted the conversation to Wuzhou's snacks.The two old ladies were also very interested in this, and their spittle was flying.

Yingniang sat in the carriage with the two old ladies chatting about things, while the two servants sat in front with the groom, watching how the groom drove the carriage.Of course, they also listened to all the words that came out of the carriage, and they had to listen to these to be more energetic during the journey, otherwise it would be too boring.

Zhongping left for Qishan, while Boming came to the graves of Father Xue and Yang Sanniang.In addition to holding paper money and a few bunches of incense in his hand, he also specially brought a small bowl of boiled soybeans.

He has been too busy for the past 20 days, so he didn't take a look at it, and now he is relaxed. He plans to pay respects to his parents, and also wants them to taste the soybeans he planted.

Surrounding the graves of Father Xue and Yang Sanniang, there is a circle of lush pine trees, which were planted by the four Boming brothers. After a few months, these trees have grown very well.

There are many graves on the north side of this hill, but the others are very barren, and few people usually come to take care of them, and most people only come to clean them around Qingming.Even the new graves of those who died on the same day as Father Xue and Yang Sanniang looked desolate, and the weeds growing around almost covered the graves.Only the graves of Father Xue and Yang Sanniang are very eye-catching, and it can be seen that their children have carefully taken care of them.

This time I didn't come after more than 20 days, and some short grasses appeared in front of the grave.After Boming pulled the weeds clean, he knelt down and talked with his parents, telling him about the situation at home, just like talking face to face with his parents before, talking and laughing.

He saw that the nearby pine tree was suddenly blown by a gust of wind, and he took it as his father and mother were very satisfied with their current situation, and said that the soybeans were very fragrant and delicious, and he hoped that they would get better.

Birming bowed in relief before getting up and preparing to go home.On the way home, Bo Ming met Zhang, a matchmaker in the village.

Recently, in several neighboring villages not far away, many families asked Matchmaker Zhang to help keep an eye on Shuchang. In fact, these families wanted to marry their daughters to Shuchang because they saw that the Boming family had money and their lives were prosperous.As a woman, it is not easy to take the initiative to ask, so I just asked the matchmaker to help me find out Boming's tone.

Matchmaker Zhang is an experienced matchmaker, so she naturally understands these people's thoughts.Originally, she came out to chop firewood, but she happened to meet Birming, so she would not let this opportunity go.She greeted her with a smile, "Boming, you are here to see your parents again."

Birming never talked to women outside, let alone matchmakers.Birming just nodded politely and was about to walk away.

"Bo Ming, wait a moment, I have something important to tell you." Matchmaker Zhang hurriedly chased after her.Birming stopped in his tracks, waiting for her to speak.

"Your uncle Chang is already sixteen this year, I'm looking at him..."

Before matchmaker Zhang finished speaking, Boming interrupted her, "I am very grateful that you can remember about my family's Shuchang. It's just that my family can't hold weddings before next spring. If you want to matchmaking for Shuchang, Looking forward to talking about it next year.”

Matchmaker Zhang hurriedly coaxed: "I understand this. Now your family must be in charge of you and Yingniang, so I thought about checking your tone first. Shuchang looks good, works hard, and many people I would like to tell your daughter to your family. If we get married now, we can get engaged next year, so that some families will give up their hearts early, so they can tell their daughter to other families, won't it be delayed?"

Bo Ming felt that it was too anxious to mention next year's matter now.What's more, he just came back from visiting his parents, and he still felt very uncomfortable, and he couldn't hear about the wedding.I have never heard of any family willing to tell Shuchang the girl before, but now the family is getting better, and these people are rushing to show that they only value his family's family status, as for Shuchang himself, it doesn't seem to be the case. Very concerned.

Seeing that Bo Ming hadn't spoken, Matchmaker Zhang asked, "I don't know if you want to find someone with a decent appearance for Shuchang, or someone from a better family background? Is he soft and quiet, or more flexible?"

Bo Ming frowned slightly, "It's best if I ask Shuchang about it. He's sixteen years old, so he should be sensible and know what he likes. Although I can make decisions for him as the eldest brother, I can't carelessly handle marriage affairs for him. "

Matchmaker Zhang nodded hurriedly, "That's fine, but you are careful and considerate of your younger brothers. You can ask Shuchang first, I will go to your house to get a message in a few days, how about it?"

"It's not urgent. Don't worry too much about it. It's not too late to ask next year." Bo Ming walked away as soon as he said that.Matchmaker Zhang was so angry that she stomped her feet, several houses were waiting for her to reply, isn't it a hot job to shave her head!
Bo Ming wanted to find someone for Shuchang who was as capable as Yingniang, who was kind to Shuchang and could live in harmony with his family.Of course, all of this will have to be discussed next year. These people are too careless to mention marriage during the year of their parents' death.

In the afternoon, Boming went to the place where the reservoir was dug at the foot of Nanshan Mountain to change Jiwang, so that Jiwang could go home and have a rest.

He and Shuchang were digging together, and occasionally when he looked up, he saw that Shuchang always liked to look at another place.Bo Ming followed his gaze, but saw two young women and two old women chatting and laughing together, but they were all behind their backs, regardless of their age or appearance.Birming was a little puzzled, what exactly was Shuchang looking at?

Because digging the reservoir only requires two laborers from each family, as long as they are 14 years old, both men and women are allowed.So there are men, women and children here, and the management is not very strict. Those people talk while working.Shuchang wasn't a talkative person at all, he just kept his head down and worked, but Bo Ming vaguely felt that something was wrong with him.

"Shuchang, what are you thinking? You see, you shoveled the soil into the ditch."

Shuchang froze, and instead of answering directly, he asked, "Where is Second Brother, why are you here alone?"

"Your second brother has gone to Qishan, and he will come back to replace you in a few days. You are also tired during this time."

But Shuchang quickly shook his head, "I'm not tired at all, so I don't need my second brother to take my place. Second brother has never been to my second sister-in-law's family, can I find the door?"

"Why are you so careless? Why can't you find it? Your second sister-in-law's natal family is Weijia Village in Qishan. She has a name and a surname. You can know it if you ask."

When work was over in the evening, Shuchang said that he wanted to go play with some friends who had been good friends before, and told Birming to go home first.Birming knew that he was still at a playful age, so he didn't want to restrain him and let him go.

(End of this chapter)