As soon as we crossed the big stone bridge, we met a villager who kindly led the way.
Once we entered the village, there were even more people.
The matchmaker invited by the Cheng family sat in the front of the bullock cart, smiling at everyone and laughing all the way.
Cheng Lezhou smiled like a fool.
He did whatever the matchmaker asked him to do, even forgetting about his old father behind him.
Mr. Cheng's expression became more and more serious, and he soon realized that today was a good day for his silly son to get engaged. He tried his best to laugh, and was embraced by the crowd into the Yan family yard. There seemed to be countless people talking to him around him, making a fuss.
Yes, I calmed down after I sat down in the main room and drank the tea poured by my in-laws.
In addition to the matchmaker and the father and son, several classmates from Cheng Lezhou's academy came, as well as several scholars from the same period as him and Yan's second son, Yan Xiangheng's uncle and nephew.
Mr. Cheng even saved money on hiring people. With the help of these people, the Cheng family's team delivering the wedding gift was in good shape.
The Cheng family prepared six gifts according to the rules in Guanzhou.
Work that requires the use of the mouth requires a lot of effort, so it’s better to use the mouth than the hands.
"My brother and sister, I don't have time to help you go to the door to check. You look at it from a distance. Father Gouzi is writing and writing here. He stops writing and asks me to write down the gift account. How can I finish it? Everyone is already seated.
, I’m just moving around, what on earth am I writing!”
Feng Ningmeng agreed and walked towards the door.
The new recruits in Da'an camp are under the control of Mrs. Cui. There is no happy event outside the official's house. We know it and come to express our gratitude. It is understandable.
Li Xuemei was puzzled. She counted those people and those gifts on her fingers. How could she finish writing them?
Everything that happens to someone's house outside the village is vaguely remembered.
Mrs. Tian also said: "He's going to show his face, and when Huai'an is done with his work, he'll come back for dinner."
Li Xuemei said angrily: "When the dishes are ready, you will be nagging you so naughtyly that all the school-age children outside our village will be nagging you. That Matchmaker Qi is a special person. Seven generations of your family have been doing that. Ever since your wife
It was passed down from grandma to your grandma and then to your mother-in-law and then to you, but it’s amazing that Fucheng doesn’t have such a number one person yet.”
But Cheng Lezhou was thoughtful and used the money he saved to buy a white jade hairpin with a lotus head and a pair of dragon and phoenix silver bracelets to add to it.
"The big guys outside the house are looking bad, so don't run around and hit me again."
Mr. Cui was always busy raising his head.
"Why is Li Xiaotou wandering around? Sit at this table. He won't have time at all."
They all came with a gift, as if it was a bad deal, each family had an extra dan of money, and some had less than seven taels. Looking at every family, the basket at Cui Langzhong's feet was half full.
"Go out and take a look." Cheng Lezhou said.
The most important thing in getting this marriage was Cheng Lezhou.
They all know what's going on in the Cheng family and what Mr. Cheng's temperament is like.
You are so expressive that when you get close,
There have not been many people who came over to write accounts one after another.
Cheng Lezhou walked out slowly.
Playing with it clearly.
The engagement today was actually a formality. The Cheng family asked about it privately, and the Yan family also nodded. Both families were willing, and they also chose the one with a much smaller gift from the woman, so everything went smoothly.
Four silver ingots, five taels per ingot, and twenty taels of silver.
There are also people there, including Mrs. Jiaotian, the wife of the Qi family, two young men from the Qi family, and a cousin from the Feng family who is engaged to Qi Qi.
Yan Laoer exclaimed: "But what the heck, if someone doesn't have this intention, they need someone to talk and run errands. Feng Ningmeng is just the right person. I'm not happy for you to earn the money. That's called fat water."
Ruri Murata!”
Feng Ningmeng smiled heartily and said: "Hey, we are a family, what are we talking about? You are happy to be busy no matter how busy our little nephew is in his bad days. But he knows that you have taken on that errand and many people outside the village envy you.
You are either idle or busy, and you are getting busier and more energetic!"
Only halfway through, your eyesight was beyond the level of ordinary people and you could clearly see what was written under the booklet behind Dr. Cui.
Seven words flashed in Cheng Lezhou's mind: family origins!
Yan Xiangheng came back yesterday evening and went to bed early just to recharge himself for today.
Average.
A small soldier who has just joined the army can take it as he pleases if he doesn't have a lot of pay. If he gets ten cents or four cents, he can just accept it.
Li Xuemei is like the commander-in-chief, you are in charge of all the female and male tables.
The tables in the Yan family’s backyard and front yard are fully decorated.
There were many members of Yan's family, so Li Xuemei pulled Cui Langzhong over.
Feng Ningmeng and you didn't interact with each other. The two of them chatted indifferently and were evenly matched.
Just like your seventh brother and your cousin from the Feng family.
Yan Huaiwen and Feng Ningmeng sat at the main table, accompanied by several village elders.
Feng Ningmeng stayed outside the house to accompany her child. There were few people outside the yard, and the eldest daughter was still big so she could take her out. It was also convenient for Qianchu to meet guests, so she set up a large table outside the house.
Cheng Lezhou looked at the names under the booklet and the gifts above.
"Don't blame him today. You are still thinking about him. He has been busy for a long time. Let's take a rest outside the house with you. Let's stop and have a meal. The table will be finished later, so I won't bother him when we see off the guests."
The young and old of the Cheng family were at home, and they rushed back in time. There were also men from the Cheng family, but they only invited a matchmaker with the most notorious reputation in the city.
The old lady of the Qi family will come if her eyes are wet.
Cheng Lezhou smiled so hard that his eyes curled up: "It was okay to be a matchmaker in the past. If you think your aunt is qualified for the job, I'll use it as a matchmaker. Let's talk about my relatives from outside the village."
You glanced thoughtfully at cousin Feng who was sitting next to the Qi family's wife.
The Yan family are very satisfied.
In fact, Mrs. Cui is also suitable, but who told me, the uncle, to take charge today?
Just these few people, at least counting the people who come to us for various reasons to help them.
They are all from familiar families, and a few of them were co-authored gifts from several families. It’s a bad memory.
But this group of prisoners who were exiled to the quarry had some background information.
"Hey, Qi Tie is helping pass on the food. Why is he here? Looking for Qi Tie? Has anyone seen Qi Tie? Just tell me!"
I really know what to do.
"The female guests sit in the back yard, while the male guests go to the front yard."
Matchmaker Qi spoke crisply and loudly, with a laundry list of bad words and congratulatory remarks that made the ladies who accompanied Cheng Lezhou outside the house fall back and forth. If you opened your mouth, your words would fall to the ground.
Several scholars and students were entertained by me.
Those who came with the Cheng family, whether they were empty-handed or not, also sent congratulatory gifts.
Desserts, fabrics, tea, wine, etc.
Putting people aside in his heart was better than anything else.
"The guests are all here! Let's take the food! Let's take the food!"
"Matchmaker Qi, you have already made arrangements. He sits at the same table with you and sits next to you. He is worried and keeps it for you to accompany you. How do you expect that you will not help the eldest girls outside our village to arrange bad marriages in the past!"
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Mrs. Tian looked in through the window and praised with a smile: "That Li Xuemei is really a clumsy person! You are so well-behaved, well-behaved and well-connected. You can do whatever you want at any time and arrange it properly. You are the matchmaker!"
I guess you know it, I just asked you if this lady from the Cui family is traveling with you, hahaha."
Li Xuemei looked around and rushed to greet you as soon as she saw you.
Mrs. Cui is busy in the kitchen.
The more Yan Laoer thought about it, the more he felt that Li Xuemei was a suitable matchmaker.
"Go on, go on, I won't be here without you. If Da Ya wants to fuck you, then call him." Yan Laoer said.