The road back (7)

The matchmaker for the Yu family hired Wang Xifeng. The fourth master also had to hire a matchmaker, so Qian said, "Brother Huang's wife has been here a few times... Why don't you call her..."

This refers to Jia Huang’s daughter-in-law Jin.

Can the Jin family be used? She is more famous for having a nephew named Jin Rong.

Fourth Master directly refuted the Qian family and said, "There are arrangements in the Dongfu."

Then Qian stopped asking questions.

After going out, Fourth Master frowned and his ears softened. She would listen to anyone who said anything and could say anything from east to west with just one or two words of flattery. He had been working hard on this all day long, so he couldn't be bothered to death.

So I thought of a way the next day, saying that it was for Jia Shu's health and it was best to rest and not see anyone else.

In fact, Ms. Qian really doesn’t like to see outsiders. It’s because outsiders see that this place is profitable, they come here to talk to Ms. Qian all day long. It’s not good to see her when she’s here, but she can meet her and sit with her. What do those people want to say about her?

I still heard it in a confused way. I had to have someone come to me three or five times to clarify the meaning before I could understand it.

When the fourth master said this, Qian's eyes lit up. She was still a little embarrassed: "I know that my brother is now successful. But the comings and goings in this family are disturbing your father." She pursed her lips for a long time before saying:

"Actually, I have never been embarrassed to tell my brother, for fear of disturbing my brother's studies. The weather is getting warmer, and I was still thinking about whether I could live with your father in my village. I just want to live there, and I have to take care of it.

A house costs a lot of money..."

As he spoke, his face turned red.

The fourth master was so angry that he didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Whatever you want to do, you just say it. Why are you so alienated from your own son?"

Qian glanced towards the back room: "Master told me to stay in peace and don't cause trouble."

Even though Jia Shu is a sick man, Qian is extremely afraid of Jia Shu and respects Jia Shu very much. Her husband is God, and she implements these words very well. She does not dare to cross this horizontal line at all. Jia Shu knew that she listened that day

After receiving a few words of flattery from others, he made random decisions for his son. He immediately became angry and said, "You are a woman, but you don't know how much you have. You have no talent and your ears are soft. I don't care."

It's a family matter, what do you want to do with your hands? In this family, do you want to be an old feudal lord or what?"

I bluffed Mr. Qian so much that I couldn't sleep well at night.

Jia Shu also had other ideas, and said he didn't want to stay at home. What did he want to do? He wanted to follow Jia Jing to the Taoist temple, "...I don't dare to ask for immortality, but if it can extend my life, wouldn't it?

Isn’t that good? It also saves me lying at home all day long and having to spend a lot of money to fill it in..."

Jia Jing must be happy to ask Jia Shu to go. On the one hand, it can help him, and on the other hand, isn't he a good person to test medicine?

At the same time, he can also verify whether the prescription he gave him is really that good. If he dares to ask Jia Shu, this will add another layer of trust between them.

Jia Shu looked at him with some anxiety, "Son, it's not that dad doesn't care about you, but he is actually a burden to you at home. Without me... your life may be easier. I only entrust the matters of your younger brothers and sisters to you.

is you……"

What can you say about him?

Jia Jing also abandoned his family and career and left. Who said anything?

Qian on the other side was anxious: "Master, when you leave..."

"Ignorant woman, what do you know?" Jia Shu snorted coldly: "Then Mr. Jing is a second-ranked Jinshi. Isn't he as knowledgeable as you?" As he spoke, his tone became colder: "I should have given up long ago.

Because of this fate..."

He left his wife and children alone and didn't even wait for his daughter-in-law to come in.

Mrs. Qian over there was crying as if she wanted to kill her: "Master is gone, what should I do?"

The fourth master looked at Qian, who was dragging Jia Shu with him to the point of death, and then looked at the panic on his face. He didn't know what to do with Jia Xia and his young mother.

What can be done?

He said: "How about I discuss it with Mr. Jing to build a yard and a small garden at the foot of the mountain of Xuanzhen Temple. You two elders want to live there, just to rest your body. It's okay during the day.

Well, you go up the mountain and practice Taoism with Mr. Jing. My mother raises a few chickens in the yard, grows half an acre of vegetables, and takes care of fruit trees and flowers to pass the time. Come back when you want to, and call Brother Ying and Xiao

Mom, I can take him over at any time. But Brother Ying has to go to school, and as for you, I’m just asking someone to find a wife for you. I’m afraid I can’t go with you. Can I send a few servants to take care of you?”

Both Qian's wishes and Jia Shu's wishes were met.

But doesn’t it cost money to build a yard?

The parents stopped making trouble, but when Jia Xia came out, she was annoyed: "Whatever comes to mind is what it is? Can he compare with Master Jing? Master Jing has gone to practice Taoism, and the family property he left to his children and grandchildren is something that generations of ancestors will not be able to take advantage of."

We are poor and have nothing to wear. What about our family? We are in better health. We don’t think about how our family will live today, but we want to practice Taoism like others. Master Jing only became a monk after his wife died. Where is he?"

They all complained about Jia Shu.

He was a little more tolerant towards Qian. After all, before his brother came of age, Qian's meager dowry had been the family's support.

In view of this, the fourth master tried his best to satisfy Qian's request. If he wanted his husband by his side, then let her stay by his side. If you want to live a simple life, fine, I will build a yard for you and let you live it.

Simple days.

However, it will take a year from the time the yard is built to the time it is completed. At least we can wait until the wife gets married.

It's a family matter here, so there's no rush.

The most important thing now is to hire a matchmaker. After much deliberation, he went to Jia Zhen and entrusted the matter to You.

Suddenly, the person who has the final say in the back house of the two houses can be used as a matchmaker, and everyone's face will be bright.

Wang Xifeng said: "I thought I was looking for someone to be the matchmaker, and it turned out to be you." She snorted and said, "I don't know what your father-in-law saw in that boy?"

The You family is even less likely to know: "... Anyway, they are from a small family. Brother Heng is a distant ancestry, but after all he is the brother of our Jia family. Although the Yu family has a father who is an official,

In terms of family status, compared with the Jia family, it is still one level behind. Everyone has their own wins and losses, and they are considered to be well-matched. Originally, I said that this marriage would be over simply. But this is my father-in-law again.

It was brought up, and all the masters here have intervened. Besides, the ancestors nodded and the wife approved, so we can't be careless about this marriage."

"What do you want to say about this?" Wang Xifeng looked at You: "But whether the marriage is big or small, it's not about face, it's about money. How much money can you do? Go and ask over there, ask

How much they are prepared to spend is what we can call preparation."

The betrothal gift must match the dowry, right?

You said, "That's right. When we came out, our master said that the clan would give him a thousand taels. He also sent someone to ask my father-in-law what he meant, and he secretly added a thousand taels."

He also said that Brother Heng was not that incompetent. In just half a year, he knew that just from the matchmaking business, he would earn no less than three thousand taels. I estimate that with such money, two or three thousand taels would be enough.

The betrothal gift can be paid."

Wang Xifeng sat up immediately: "Then the marriage is not considered too small after all."

Youshi laughed and said, "The Yu family is also the grandson of the family. That girl has such an appearance. The old lady doesn't want to see my aunt, but she is very tolerant of this girl. The lady likes her even more."

Something like that. But that child has a good temper. Who can say that he came from a small family in the wilderness? He really looks like the direct sister of the eldest daughter in our family, with a whole-body air..."

Therefore, no matter what the reason is, this addition to the house must be added.

Sure enough, when Jia's mother heard that Dongfu had given the man some money, she called Yu Liang and Shao Hua and gave them a thousand taels privately. Jia She and Jia Zheng both gave another five hundred taels, and Mrs. Wang added another 500 taels.

I secretly gave him two hundred taels and several boxes of satin fabrics.

Lin Yutong looked at these things and felt a little complicated.

Okay! No matter what it is for, just give it and take it. Now, to the Jia family, this money is just what is exposed between the fingers. But in the future... I will not spend this part. Give this money to

In addition, I bought a property, which can be regarded as repaying today's love.

She is not in a hurry with these things.

The two parties had just returned the Geng Tie, and it was considered a marriage. Once the marriage was decided, it was not easy to go out casually. It was not convenient even to stroll in the garden. Many servants came to joke, but Lin Yutong was not shy.

, but just use this as an excuse not to go to the front, and just go and ask An to show up occasionally. The rest of the time is just to make clothes for the fourth master. No one will laugh at doing this now. It should be included in the dowry.

It had to be prepared. Then Shao Hua discovered that his sister-in-law was good at needlework. If it weren't for getting married, she wouldn't be able to do it.

In fact, making needlework is really easy. The main thing she did was to ask people to bring back a lot of roses. They put them in pots and kept them in the house. Others were not allowed to touch them. The roses she found came in various colors.

They all had it. As for her, she had nothing to do, so she stayed at home and grafted. It was spring, the season when everything wanted to revive and grow, and she chose the wild rose, which is very easy to survive. Once grafted, it came alive.

Shao Hua didn't care what she was busy with. He only followed the styles of the capital, making jewelry and furniture, and buying dowries.

On this day, Jia Mu suddenly sent someone to tell her that a distinguished guest was coming to the house.

Lin Yutong looked at the time and understood that this was the Xue family's arrival in Beijing.

The steward of the Xue family gave him a gift on behalf of the Xue family on the way. No matter what the reason was, it was considered a help. It was a matter of emotion and reason, so we had to get through it.

When they met, it was necessary to pay a courtesy. I heard that Lin Yutong's good days were coming, and Aunt Xue was particularly enthusiastic about adding makeup. Lin Yutong said nothing was appropriate in this situation, so he just pulled Lin Daiyu out.

Lin Daiyu didn't want to stay inside either. The brothers and sisters looked at her affectionately and felt more and more lonely and pitiful about her. She was relieved to be led out by Lin Yutong. Lin Yutong said again that it was inconvenient for me to come out.

If you have nothing to do, just go and sit. Even if you have nothing to say, walking back and forth every day will keep your body healthy.

With this interruption, the discomfort in Daiyu's heart subsided.

The Jia family has guests here, and it will be lively for a long time. There is a banquet almost every day. The Yu family said they started the fire themselves, but since the weather has warmed up, there has never been a serious fire in the house. The few servants who stayed behind themselves

Just cook it and eat it. The master is not at home to eat it. At most, it is some soup and snacks in the evening, which is not a serious meal.

Sister-in-law Lin Yutong and Shao Hua were with me from beginning to end. Yu Liang was also dragged away to accompany Xue Pan.

Most of the time, Jia Zhen held a banquet and called everyone here. Yu Liang and Fourth Master were both invited. Many people made fun of them. They were friends before, but now they are uncles. How about getting along with each other?

The pattern had to change. Yu Liang also observed the fourth master and saw that there was indeed nothing wrong with him. He didn't really have any evil thoughts towards those little boys and singers at the banquet, so he completely let go of this mental calculation.
To be continued...