The news that Zhu Ping'an returned home spread throughout the village at once.
Of course, when Mrs. Chen went out to pour swill early in the morning, she inadvertently said something "casually" to Aunt Li who was also pouring swill. Within half an hour, the entire Xiahe Village knew that the second boy of the Zhu family who had passed the examination was back.
Then the result was that when Zhu Ping'an came back from studying in the early morning, he saw a lot of people in his family, including four aunts and eight uncles. He spent a long time just saying hello to uncle, aunt, and aunt.
Seeing that Zhu Pingan was already a senior official and was still so polite to them, these four eldest aunts and eight uncles were even more excited. They praised and praised Zhu Pingan, and even one old man swore
He swore that when Zhu Ping'an was born, he saw the red clouds filling the sky behind Zhu's house as if it were on fire.
Zhu Ping'an blushed when these people spoke directly.
Mother Chen enjoyed this atmosphere very much, and from time to time she would tell stories about Zhu Ping'an's childhood, such as how he could herd cattle at the age of 5, etc., which provoked a burst of praise from the four eldest aunts and eight uncles around her, and then Chen continued to
He waved his hands and said humbly: How can my pig be so smart? He was so skinny when he was a child, but his face looked like he had drank two ounces of wine.
"His aunt, my second aunt's daughter is 12 years old this year. She is sensible and capable. I can't praise her from Shiliba Village. I think she is the same as your Ping'an Lang."
An aunt talked for a while and talked in a roundabout way. Suddenly the conversation changed and she wanted to introduce her second aunt's daughter to Zhu Pingan.
If the relative's daughter is told to Zhu Ping'an, the relative's family will naturally enjoy great blessings. Then wouldn't he, the matchmaker, also benefit from it?
When Mrs. Chen heard this, her expression changed. Before she could speak, someone next to her raised objections.
"Auntie, I have nothing to say. My little daughter is sensible and capable, but she is tall."
An aunt stood up and quit as soon as she heard what the aunt said. Although she didn't say what the aunt's little daughter looked like, she almost understood it from her tut-tutting tone.
Listening to someone helping her to refuse, Mrs. Chen breathed a sigh of relief, but before she could finish her relief, the aunt who just helped her spoke again, which directly made Mrs. Chen's breath come back again.
"Let me tell you, the eldest daughter of my second aunt's family is called Shuiling. She is from Zhaotou Village. You have seen her before, right? What a good girl. She has lowered the threshold by three times just for being a matchmaker.
inch"
After the aunt belittled the aunt in her introduction, she described the eldest daughter of her second aunt's family as a flower. The meaning is self-evident.
"Forget it, your second aunt's girl is already sixteen, more than three years older than Ping An Lang, if you ask me."
Another sister-in-law stepped forward.
Then, it was like a flock of ducks had entered the yard of Zhu Ping'an's house. Gua Gua Gua, you and I all had the same theme, introducing our relatives to Zhu Ping'an and taking advantage of this great wealth.
Chen's face is not very pretty. She has seen many of the girls mentioned by her seventh aunt and eighth aunt. Compared with Li Shu, the best daughter-in-law in her heart, these girls introduced by her seventh aunt and eighth aunt are even the maids of Li Shu's family.
Not comparable, let alone Li Shu. One is a golden phoenix flying in the sky, and the other is a group of little house sparrows flying on the ground, how can they compare.
Li Shu is beautiful, sensible, kind, filial, and good at running a household. She also has a good family background. The most important thing is that Chen Shijue's Li Shu is particularly prosperous. Only such a girl can be worthy of her own pig. As for these
The seven aunts and eight aunts have a good relationship, but compared with the life events of their own pig, they have to be sidelined. How can the local girl in the village be worthy of the pig who will be a high official in the future?
From now on, Pig will not be able to lift his head when he goes out.
Zhu Ping'an's face twitched as he looked at the seven aunts and eight aunts who were vying to introduce him to someone.
"Ahem, cough, cough, our pig has some arrangements." Mrs. Chen coughed and said something embarrassing to the seventh and eighth aunts who were about to start a fight in the yard.
Then the yard was quiet for a while, and then he asked whose girl it was, what she looked like, and what her character was like.
Chen smiled and said nothing.
Chen's mystery and affirmation made the seventh and eighth aunts give up the idea of introducing their relatives to Zhu Pingan.
At critical moments, I can still rely on my mother. Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but pay attention to Mrs. Chen.
Mrs. Chen looked at Zhu Pingan's relieved and grateful eyes, and thought that Zhu Pingan had guessed something. Her second daughter often went to borrow books from others. Such a beautiful and well-behaved girl, it's hard to believe that her second daughter had some thoughts about him, so she thought in her heart
That idea is going to reach the sky.
The ancients were embarrassed to express their thoughts on marriage. In ancient times, when a girl was satisfied with her marriage, she would shyly run back to the boudoir without saying a word. At most, a boy would obey his mother's words.
Therefore, Zhu Ping'an's look made Chen misunderstood.
The seventh aunt and the eighth aunt stayed at Zhu Ping'an's house for a while, until the smoke started coming from the village, and Mrs. Chen politely left them at home to eat. The seventh aunt and eighth aunt thanked Mrs. Chen and left reluctantly.
Looking at the seventh and eighth aunts leaving, Zhu Pingchuan took a breath. This was much more difficult than the imperial examination.
"Really, I've been delayed so much that I haven't had time to make the chicken soup yet." Ms. Chen said a little arrogantly, and then went into the kitchen to continue making chicken soup.
The eldest brother Zhu Pingchuan came out of the house and joked with Zhu Ping'an, "Do you have a crush on me? Tell me."
Zhu Pingan shook his head repeatedly.
Then I heard my eldest brother Zhu Ping'an say a little embarrassedly, "Well, that Juan'er has a cousin."
At first glance, it was my future sister-in-law who mentioned it to my eldest brother.
Before the eldest brother finished speaking, he saw Mrs. Chen coming out of the kitchen aggressively with a fire stick.
"Zhu Dachuan, try saying something to me again!" Mrs. Chen grabbed Zhu Pingchuan's ear and tried to drop the fire stick on Zhu Pingchuan. However, looking at the sparks on the fire stick, she was reluctant to hit him.
"Mother, I want a wife," Zhu Pingchuan screamed as Mrs. Chen grabbed her.
"What's wrong with marrying a wife? You, the one who can't grasp it, still hit her in front of your wife." Mrs. Chen glared at Zhu Pingchuan angrily, and tugged hard again before letting go.
"Why can't I carry it clearly?"
Zhu Pingchuan hesitated a little aggrievedly, but Chen waved the fire stick and did not dare to say any more.
"You think about it yourself." Mrs. Chen glared at Zhu Pingchuan again before entering the kitchen.
Thinking to himself? Zhu Pingchuan couldn't understand, and turned his gaze to Zhu Ping'an in confusion.
"Ahem, brother, I went to the room to warm up my books."
Zhu Ping'an coughed and went to the bedroom, leaving Zhu Pingchuan standing in the yard with a confused look on his face. He didn't know where he could not tell the difference. Isn't it a good thing to introduce his wife to his second brother? Why can't he tell the difference?