Matchmaker Xiao smiled brightly, "Not far away, there is a family in Gao Laozhuang just in front of Xiaojiachang. His surname is Gao. This man is sixteen years old, three years older than your girl. As the saying goes,
Well said, the male junior holds the gold brick, so it’s better to be older. I specially took your girl’s birthday and horoscope to give it to her, and it was found to be a close match, so she was willing to agree to such a marriage.
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"In order to show their sincerity, the Gao family is willing to pay a betrothal gift of thirty taels without me having to say anything, and the woman will not have to pay a single dowry!"
"This is a great marriage! It's hard to find it even with a lantern!"
It is indeed a wonderful marriage. A small landowner pays a betrothal gift of thirty taels and does not need a dowry from the woman. How heroic is this!
But why?
Just because the horoscopes are compatible, you fall in love with a little peasant girl, marry her and enjoy the blessings?
Zhang Laodou felt unbalanced again.
Thirty taels of silver is so exciting, but just thinking about that girl Lihua makes me feel uneasy.
His Xiang Ye dowry was worth twenty taels of silver, and there were so many good things. The other party was only from a relatively wealthy family, and the betrothal gift was only ten taels.
He originally wanted to talk to a similar family, no more, no less, who could spare ten taels of silver and whose life would not be easy.
I never thought that I would find such a good family in this search.
It's really God's blindness that favors this girl.
"How about it? Isn't this a good marriage? The Gao family said that as long as you two elders nod and agree, the marriage will be settled immediately. They will come to your door to make an appointment on a certain day, and then the wedding date will be set. Here and there, inside and outside
You don’t have to worry about it, they’ll take care of it all!” Matchmaker Xiao said so that her heart was filled with excitement, and she couldn’t help but look at the expressions of the first two people eagerly.
Although Zhang Laodou felt unhappy, at this point, he could only nod his head and agree, and let this girl get married and enjoy happiness for thirty taels of silver.
Just about to open his mouth.
Old Mrs. Deng next to her seemed to have just come to her senses, and she was very surprised and said: "A small landowner with a hundred acres of land? He also paid thirty taels of silver? Why! Does this girl Lihua look like a flower? Or
Her reputation as a virtuous person has become so famous? Are the Gao family blind? Why did they fall in love with her? "
"I'm talking about Matchmaker Xiao, my matchmaker doesn't have much money. You won't brag people unconscionably just for this little money. You've made the pear blossoms look like flowers. If someone sees something wrong in the future, you'll come to your door."
What should I do? This married daughter has no reason to return her. I won’t dare to agree to it unless this matter is explained clearly."
When Zhang Laodou heard this, he thought, "Yeah, why did you like Lihua?" He wouldn't have nodded with peace of mind unless he made it clear.
The two pairs of eyes were staring straight at each other, and Matchmaker Xiao didn't show any panic on her face.
She looked at old Mrs. Deng first and knew that the old lady didn't like her granddaughter and would definitely object.
"I didn't brag out of conscience, and the Gao family is not stupid. I sent someone to inquire about it as early as I told you. After they inquired about it, they asked me to come and ask about the birth date! This is what I said.
By the way, how can you influence other people’s thoughts?”
"I am from the Gao family, so I have really fallen in love with your girl. Her horoscope is the same as that of the Gao family's son!"
"Once the marriage is decided, there is no running away. Don't worry about her going back on her word."
Seeing Matchmaker Xiao's promise, Mr. Zhang gave up. If he got the chance, he would get the chance. Even if the girl was lucky, she was lucky enough to earn him thirty taels of silver, so he just let it go.
Just about to nod.
But the old Mrs. Deng next to her immediately said: "I don't believe it! Then even the girls in the town can say that the Gao family has such good conditions, why should they choose pear blossoms? What horoscopes are compatible or not, can it be said that the horoscopes of pear blossoms can do it?
Can they be compatible? There is no such thing as a good thing!"
As Matchmaker Xiao listened, she kept muttering to herself about this old lady! She just doesn’t want her granddaughter to be well!
When you are a matchmaker, there are some things you should not say.
But she thought that this old lady was messing around, so she might as well just tell her the truth, so that her wishes would be followed. The marriage would be settled, everyone would be happy, and she would also get a matchmaker gift from the Gao family.
He said: "We are not outsiders, and there is no one else here. I will tell you the truth!"
"The Gao family is indeed a small landowner. They have nearly a hundred acres of fertile land and live a prosperous life. There are only three people in the family, and there are two servants to serve them. They also have carriages to travel. This cannot be faked.
It stands to reason that with such conditions, any girl can be found, even a girl from the town, it will not be difficult."
"But what's important is that there is something wrong with this young master of the Gao family..."
Zhang Laodou had been waiting with open ears when Matchmaker Xiao wanted to tell the truth. When he heard that there was something wrong with the young master of the Gao family, his eyes immediately lit up.
It turns out there is a problem!
No wonder he gave up so much betrothal gift to marry a peasant girl.
Isn’t it true that even the most well-matched girls would like it?
Sure enough, Zhang Laodou instantly felt balanced and calmed down, and waited for Matchmaker Xiao to continue explaining what the problem was.
When Mrs. Deng heard this, she breathed a sigh of relief. She knew that there must be something wrong. Otherwise, how could such a good thing happen?
Fortunately, she bothered and asked.
Originally, no matter who it was, she had no intention of letting Mr. Zhang get the nod.
She just wants to cause trouble.
"Hey! It turns out there is a problem! I asked him why his family fell in love with Lihua? Come on, come on, let's talk about it. What's the problem?"
When Matchmaker Xiao saw how old Deng was gloating about her misfortune, she felt very sorry for her, but she continued: "It's not a big problem, it's just that Mr. Gao was born with a disease. He had no legs since he was born and couldn't walk.
They can only lie on the bed."
"But apart from this shortcoming, Mr. Gao is very handsome and very good at reading!" Matchmaker Xiao emphasized.
When I heard that Zhang Laodou turned out to be a cripple, he could only lie in bed for the rest of his life. If he married Lihua and said that he would be a wife, he would be a waiter, and he would have to feed, drink, and have sex with his husband all his life!
Enjoy this blessing well.
At this point, Zhang Laodou was no longer unbalanced at all. He wished that the marriage could be settled right away so that he could quickly get thirty taels of silver and marry Lihua off.
He was about to speak.
"No!" Old Mrs. Deng next to her shouted loudly.
Zhang Laodou and Xiao Matchmaker couldn't help but look at her.
Then she heard her say: "This marriage can't work out!"
Matchmaker Xiao was surprised. She didn't want her granddaughter to be bad, so why was she not happy when she heard that she was a useless person?
Zhenba has to be good, he should happily marry her immediately.
"You have already said that Mr. Gao cannot walk, which is equivalent to being a cripple. This marriage cannot be done. The couple of the Gao family are not young at all. They may go there one day. Marry Lihua and enjoy such a blessing. Wait until the parents-in-law get married.
Go, this man can't get off the ground himself, then the Gao family's wealth is all in Lihua's hands? How can this be done? I can't see that she can live such a carefree life."
"No, no, no! This marriage won't work! Matchmaker Xiao, please refuse!"