Mrs. Song said this to Shen Yuyu, Shen Dalang and Shen Erlang, because they are the only three people the Shen family will see each other tomorrow.
Shen Yuyu's words were stuck in her throat, and she said in a low voice: "I originally planned to go to Fucheng."
She spoke in a low voice, and Mrs. Song couldn't hear what she said for a while, so she asked again.
Shen Yuyu said: "I originally planned to go to Fucheng with Ji Xun to do some things. Since I have something to do tomorrow, let's wait for another day."
She looked like all her energy had been drained from her body. She sat limply on the stool, her upper body leaning on the table, and her fingers poking at the table little by little.
Seeing that she didn't say anything, Mrs. Song thought it was not important, so she pulled Shen Dalang and explained the matter of seeing each other in the future with great interest.
Mrs. Zhao also took Shen Erlang to talk about the meeting.
Even Mrs. Shen and others followed the Song family and Zhao family to make arrangements for them.
Shen Dalang and Shen Erlang are both almost twenty years old, and Mrs. Shen has long wanted to have a grandson.
She clapped her hands cheerfully and said, "When you go to see each other tomorrow, everyone in our family can't come with you. You have to brighten your eyes."
"As an old woman, if I close my eyes, I might be able to help you take care of your children, and our family can have four generations living under one roof."
Old Mrs. Shen said this, and Shen Yuyu responded: "Grandma is in good health, and there will be no problem when the fifth generation comes under the same roof."
The old lady smiled and patted Shen Yuxi's hand and said, "We still know how to talk."
Hua Ling sat aside and watched them talking about their mutual love, and said with bright eyes: "Can I follow you too?"
Old Mrs. Shen paused, thinking that she also wanted to see him.
She smiled and teased Hua Ling: "You are still young. In two years, if you are still in our family and you have a boy that you like, grandma will also make the decision to help you look after him."
Hua Ling was very similar to Shen Yuyu about this matter and was not shy at all.
She said bluntly: "If I like a man, I will kidnap him and make him my husband."
The Shen family were all shocked by Hua Ling's speech. How come this little girl was not shy at all when talking about this matter, and she actually wanted to kidnap someone back!
Hua Nan looked at the shocked expressions of the Shen family and coughed twice in embarrassment.
He reprimanded in a low voice: "Hua Ling, don't talk nonsense."
Hua Ling pouted and ignored him. She was so favored in the Shen family that she didn't want to talk to her brother who always disciplined her.
She looked at Old Mrs. Shen eagerly again: "Grandma, let me go and have a look. I haven't seen what it's like to look at each other."
Mrs. Shen smiled and agreed. They didn't have a custom that women couldn't follow each other when they looked at each other.
Moreover, they don’t need to leave the house, they can see the flowers at home.
If a man wants to see each other here, he has to go to the woman's home, but if a woman wants to see each other, she only needs to wait at home.
After all, there are usually many girls in the family asking for help, and the girls are all waiting at home, while the men line up to go to the girl's house. Sometimes there are too many people, and they have to wait for a long time.
But now the situation is reversed.
The Shen family only has two men, Shen Dalang and Shen Erlang, who need to see each other, while the Zhang family has Zhang Wendong.
But the matchmaker came to talk about more than twenty women.
So the precedent was changed and the women came to the Shen family in turn.
Of course, another option is that if both parents go together and take their children with them, they can get along and see each other.
But there were too many of them, so they could only watch each other at home.
Shen Yuyu lay paralyzed in boredom, listening to what they said about meeting each other.
However, Shen Rong noticed what Shen Yuyu just said about going to Fucheng, and asked: "What you said about going to Fucheng, is it what you have been planning for the past few days?"
Shen Yuyu became interested and talked about her busy days.
When Shen Yuyu talked about this, he looked completely different from when he had just asked her to look at him.
Just now she looked uninterested, but when she talked about making paper and building a workshop, she seemed to be full of energy.
While talking, Mrs. Song and Mrs. Zhao, who were arranging for Shen Dalang and Shen Erlang, also stopped talking and listened to Shen Yuyu talking about papermaking.
Little Zhang is now out of confinement and is sitting aside with a baby in her arms, listening to their conversation.
When I heard Shen Yuyu talk about papermaking, I couldn't help but curiously asked: "Yuyu, do you really know how to make paper?"
Shen Yuyu said confidently: "Of course, and my method is more convenient, the cost is much less, and the paper produced will not be worse than what we see today."
Everyone in the Shen family was amazed.
Shen Rong lamented and said: "If the cost is reduced a lot, ordinary families like that won't be able to afford writing paper."
Mrs. Zhao also answered: "Yes, the paper in that bookstore is really expensive. Just that small pile of paper is more expensive than eating meat."
Little Zhang smiled and continued: "It happens that there are many people in our family going to school, so we don't have to spend that money to buy them in the future."
The little baby in pink swaddling clothes she was holding saw everyone in high spirits and thought they were teasing her, so she happily stretched out her hands and waved them, shouting baby words.
Little Zhang was afraid that she would get cold, so she quickly stuffed her hands into the swaddling clothes.
On the other hand, the gray-blue infant Qilang held by Shen Yun was quiet, staring at Shen Yuyu with a pair of big eyes, not making any fuss at all.
Shen Yuxi liked it so much that she took the little baby from her third uncle's arms and teased it.
Another little baby watched his brother being taken away by Shen Yuyu, and cried unhappily. His hands came out of the swaddling clothes and stretched out in the direction of Shen Yuyu.
Little Mrs. Zhang tapped her little fleshy hand and said jealously: "I know I'm jealous of your brother at a young age."
But the little girl kept making noises, and it looked like she had to let Shen Yuyu hug her too.
Shen Yuyu teased the obedient Qilang in his arms and handed him to Shen Yun. Then he quickly took the little girl into his arms and coaxed her.
As soon as the little girl arrived in Shen Yuyu's arms, she no longer cried much. A pair of small fleshy hands grabbed Shen Yuyu's hanging hair and played with it.
Her eyes were still misty from crying just now. She turned her head and glanced at Qilang, as if to demonstrate.
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After dinner on the second day, the matchmaker led the girl to the Shen's or Zhang's house.
Shen Yue also witnessed the huge scene of blind dates in ancient times.
When one girl left, the next girl would come back. Everyone who entered the Shen family courtyard couldn't help but look around in admiration, with indescribable enthusiasm.
Shen Yuyu hadn't even watched the excitement for a while, but she was already busy herself.
Most of the men who came were from Longxian Village, and Shen Yuyu didn't really have much interest in them.