The mother and daughter Shen Qianzhong brought back, the mother looked about forty years old, and the daughter looked seventeen or eighteen years old. Although their faces were pale, both mother and daughter looked good.
"Shopkeeper Shen really likes that daughter?"
Yang couldn't believe it, but couldn't help but believe in Grandma Ma's judgment.
These days, Aunt Ma helps her with Yang Fu's marriage and housekeeping. Yang's admiration for Aunt Ma is as endless as the water of the Qinhuai River.
Mother Ma smiled and said, "Why would you want one half-buried in loess when you don't want someone who is young and beautiful? Shopkeeper Shen is not short of money."
Huo Xi very much agreed with what Mother Ma said.
Shopkeeper Shen is not short of money. As a big shopkeeper, he can earn a lot of money in a year by paying dividends over the years. After saving for many years, he should have saved a lot.
What man doesn’t like young and handsome men? Even women can’t help but take a second look at young and handsome men.
Shopkeeper Shen was out socializing, and people often introduced him to him, trying to get people around him in the name of giving him a girl. He rejected many of them, but never thought about it. Why is he so excited about rejuvenation now?
Shen Luo originally lived in the Huo family, and his father was often away from home, so he couldn't take care of himself alone.
Later, although his father bought a servant for the family, he still ran to the Huo family.
When he was a child, Grandma Zou took care of him and cooked for him. When he grew up, he also liked to live in the Huo family, and only occasionally went back to his own house to stay for a few days. This time when he saw his father bringing two women home, he was furious. He moved all his books to the Huo family, as if he wanted to live in the Huo family.
Seeing his worried expression, Huo Xi and Yang Fu made fun of him.
It didn't make him happy either.
"You are about to get married, why can't your father find someone who knows both cold and hot feelings?"
Shen Luo is a little awkward. Ever since he was rescued by Yang Fu and Huo Xi when he was a child and saved him from becoming a eunuch in the palace, he has long regarded Huo Xi and Yang Fu as a family. Now he is willing to open his heart and say a few words to them. If you complain.
"I originally told my father that I asked him to find one, but he thought that I was still young and didn't want to find one. I am used to having only two of us at home, father and son. It was so unexpected that he brought a pair back, and I felt..." It's just uncomfortable.
Once a habit is formed, it can be difficult to accept changes once it is broken. Huo Xi understands.
"You've already passed the exam. You'll take another exam next year and you'll be sure to be a scholar. Then it's time to discuss marriage, and then get married. You're left alone, don't you feel uncomfortable?" Yang Tao said to him.
Yang Fu was about to get married soon. He was so excited that he couldn't sleep every night, just looking forward to sleeping under the covers with someone who knew both cold and heat. He could understand Shopkeeper Shen and couldn't help but speak for him.
"I didn't say not to let my father look for me, I just..." It was just awkward.
"That woman is only three years older than me!" How could he get along with her? Call her "mother"? He couldn't call her "mother". She didn't mean anything, and it felt awkward just thinking about it.
Huo Xi and Yang Fu looked at each other and laughed, "If I want you to choose, do you want to leave the young one alone and choose the mother-in-law?"
"I……"
Shen Luo felt that marrying the mother-in-law was not right. His father had to give her daughter a dowry. She frowned and said, "Just marry me. Why do you let the mother-in-law live at home?"
"Didn't your father say that after her husband died, only mother and daughter were left? If they can't live together, where would they live? Your father would pay for her to buy a house to live next door to?"
Huo Xi glared at him dissatisfied: "Also, after so many years of studying, have you read filial piety into the dog's belly?"
Shen Luo wanted to refute, but when he saw Huo Xi's unkind expression, he pursed his lips again.
"Rich families have many rules, so I'm afraid they don't have the kind of son-in-law who lives with his mother-in-law under the same roof. But why do we ordinary people have so many rules? I will get married in the future, and if my mother is willing, I will take her to live with her. Also. Aunt Lou and Nannan, when Nannan gets married, where will she go alone without her? Look at what you said."
Yang was about to come to Yang Fu to ask some questions. When she heard Huo Xi's words, her eyes became wet. She wiped the corners of her eyes and turned around to walk away.
Mother Ma followed her and smiled: "Are you touched?"
Yang nodded repeatedly: "I have been suffering for more than ten years, but I didn't expect that after saving Xi'er and Nian'er, the rest would be sweet."
"So, good people are rewarded."
Yang nodded: "In the future, his father and I are willing to live with Xi'er and Nian'er. Even if An'an is not there, we don't feel regretful."
"Both you and the master are kind-hearted. They must have accumulated merit in the previous life, which led to the blessings they have today. The young lady and the eldest young master also met you because of the blessings accumulated in the previous life."
Shen Qianzhong settled the mother and daughter in place, and formally introduced them to Huo Xi and others the next day.
Shen Qianzhong met the mother and daughter in Tongzhou.
The mother-in-law's surname was Meng. After the man left, the tribe wanted to rob the property that the man had left for the mother and daughter. They said it was family property and refused to leave it to them. They also arranged a marriage for her daughter.
The mother-in-law looked down on him, so in order to keep the man's property and not wanting her daughter to jump into the fire bed, she ran away with her daughter that night.
When they arrived in Tongzhou, they hid in Shen Qianzhong's carriage in a panic. Shen Qianzhong took them to Peiping and protected the mother and daughter for several months, and also protected their relationship.
Seeing that Shen Qianzhong was reliable, the mother-in-law promised her daughter Cui Yuanniang to Shen Qianzhong and resolutely followed him south.
Yang heard about her experience and felt the same way.
When her parents were still alive, they were also said to be destitute. In order to preserve the family wealth, her father decided to find a wife for her.
Women are like duckweeds in this world. Without a man, it’s like they have lost their roots. If you don’t give birth to a son, your husband’s family won’t tolerate it, and your natal family won’t be able to return.
If you only have daughters, if you meet a good son-in-law, you will still have a living to provide for your retirement. If the son-in-law is not a good one, you will have to look at his face every day, and your life will be difficult.
Seeing that Meng was a good person and pleased with her perseverance, Yang soon regarded her as one of her own and held her in conversation for a long time.
Seeing that her mother and daughter had been recognized by everyone, Meng breathed a sigh of relief and helped Yang arrange Yang Fu's marriage that day.
August 18th is Yang Fu’s auspicious day.
His new house was decorated with red and colorful decorations and was very lively.
Yang Fu has been busy with the Guangfeng Shui business over the years, and has also made some business friends. He sent out more than two hundred invitations, and almost all the guests came.
His house was packed to the brim. Fisherman friends who were familiar with the Huo family could only be entertained in the Huo family's house.
Huo Xi spent a lot of money to invite two familiar restaurants in the inner city, and invited their chefs to cook the wedding banquet at home. She also invited female workers from the workshops, craftsmen, clerks, boatmen, and people familiar with Qionghua Lane to help. It was still not enough, so thanks to the Pei family and Wan family, they borrowed many boys and maids, so they could get busy.
Otherwise, her family alone would be busy with eight hands each.
When the auspicious time came, Yang Fu, dressed in wedding clothes, rode on his horse and went to Qin's house to pick up the bride.
The Qin family is not far from Yang Fu's new house, so after picking up the bride from the Qin family, they played and played and walked around Mochou Lake before bringing the newlyweds into the house. Let those who come to Mochou Lake see it