Qian Laoer left Hucao Yamen with a mentality of surviving a disaster. When he returned home and saw the smoke curling up from the kitchen, Qian Laoer felt warm in his heart and his frightened heart was relieved a lot.
Matchmaker Liao was simmering chicken soup in the kitchen when she suddenly heard the sound of the courtyard door opening. She rushed out of the kitchen with surprise and saw that Qian Laoer was safe and sound.
She rushed up and grabbed Qian Laoer's sleeve, looked up and down carefully to make sure there was no injury, and then she cried with joy, "The little girl from Taoyaju said you would be back at a quarter past noon, and it was true."
Qian Laoer couldn't help but have red eyes. He was nearly fifty years old, but he suddenly suffered a misfortune. Now he is back safely. Although he is lucky to have survived the disaster, he is more afraid.
Accident or tomorrow, we never know who will come first.
It is precisely because of this that Qian Laoer was eager to seize the happiness in front of him. Every day he lived would be one less day, so why should he be rigid and wasteful?
"Xiuqiong, are you willing to marry me? I, Qian Laoer, swear that I will treat you all the best in the future."
Matchmaker Liao was stunned when she heard this, and looked at Qian Laoer blankly.
Qian Laoer laughed at himself and lamented, "I know I am not worthy of you, but after this experience, I have come to understand one truth: I must not leave any regrets for today, because it is unknown whether I will be able to arrive tomorrow.
My heart is happy for you, but I never dared to speak before, because I felt that I was not worthy of you. But now, I don’t want to think so much anymore. Whether you are worthy or not is up to you.
If you are willing, that is my blessing; if you are not willing, at least I have no regrets."
After hearing this, Matchmaker Liao burst into tears and nodded while crying and laughing, "I do, I do.
In fact, I have always been in love with Brother Qian, but I wanted to get close to you in every possible way, but you always avoided me like a snake and a scorpion. You don't know how long I have been waiting for your words today." The more he spoke, the more fierce his tears became.
Qian Laoer was happy and anxious. He wanted to wipe his tears with Matchmaker Liao, but he felt that his hands and body were all dirty and dusty. He didn't dare to stretch out his hands, so he could only urge: "Don't cry. I can't do anything if you cry."
Already.
I avoided you before because I thought you wanted to keep me a matchmaker, and I never thought I could make you happy."
Matchmaker Liao laughed again, with tears in her eyes and a smile on her face. She glared at Qian Laoer with an angry look, quite charming, "Can't I create a bridge for myself and introduce myself to you?"
Qian Laoer was stared at in fascination, and he smiled innocently: "Yes, yes, I can have you by my side for the rest of my life. This life is enough."
Matchmaker Liao smiled again, looked at Qian Laoer affectionately, and suddenly said anxiously, "Oh, my chicken." She hurried to the kitchen.
It was quite hot, so Qian Laoer took a bath in the warm water in the courtyard, cleaned himself up, and then came out of the house. Lunch was just served to the table by Matchmaker Liao.
At the dinner table, Qian Laoer talked about his plans for the afternoon.
"I went to Taoyaju in the afternoon to say thank you. Thanks to them, I was able to avoid any danger this time.
As for our affairs, we should also thank them. In fact, it was the kid from Hongtao who brought you and me together."
Matchmaker Liao was surprised, "Oh? What else does it have to do with that child?"
Qian Laoer then told Matchmaker Liao about Hongtao's hookup for him. After hearing this, Matchmaker Liao was very emotional, "I also asked you why you suddenly became enlightened. It turned out that you were prompted by a child."
Qian Laoer smiled awkwardly, "It's because of our fate that I can be enlightened."
Matchmaker Liao smiled and said, "I'll go with you too." After a pause, she wondered again: "What do you think I can give you?"
Qian Laoer thought for a while and said, "The melon you gave me before was quite good. They should like it."
"How can a melon alone be enough?" Matchmaker Liao put down her chopsticks and said, "After you finish eating, put away the dishes and chopsticks. I'll go back and bring the things over so we can go together in the afternoon."
Qian Laoer smiled, very satisfied, "Okay, I'll listen to you."
...
Zhufeng and Hongtao returned to Taoyaju. After lunch, the family was picking grapes under the grape trellis, when Qian Laoer and Matchmaker Liao came to the door.
Qian Laoer was holding two cans of melons, and Matchmaker Liao was carrying a basket of chaos seeds.
Zhufeng invited the two of them into the main room, and the three adults chatted for a while. Hongtao took Melon and Chaoszi to the willow tree beside the lotus pond.
At that time, Qingyu Shi'an, Old Man Xu and Xu Lan were sitting under the willow tree eating grapes.
Hong Tao poured out the melon, Shi An peeled off a few Chaos seeds, and the four of them drank herbal tea and enjoyed themselves.
Not long after, Qian Laoer and Matchmaker Liao came out. They came to the lotus pond. Qian Laoer smiled and said to Hong Tao:
"Little matchmaker, thank you for your help. On the day Xiuqiong and I get married, if you are free, come and have a wedding drink. You can bless us both."
Hongtao was a little surprised, "You two have decided to get married? It's much faster than I expected."
Matchmaker Liao smiled and gave her a blessing, "Thank you so much, Miss Hongtao. I heard Brother Qian said that without you, he and I would never be able to achieve righteousness in this life."
Hongtao laughed, waved her hand and said: "I am also happy with the beauty of adulthood." Then she said to Qingyu: "Mei, help them calculate a lucky day so that we can have a wedding wine. I haven't had the wedding wine here yet."
Qingyu smiled slightly, took out a piece of letterhead from his sleeve and handed it to Qian Laoer, "It's been settled."
Qian Laoer and Matchmaker Liao now knew that she was a good fortune teller. They thanked her profusely, then opened the letter and took a look.
September 26. Qian Laoer said happily: "There are still nearly two months until now, enough to prepare."
Matchmaker Liao also felt that the time was just right, so she thanked her a few more times before she and Qian Laoer left happily.
...
Compared with the joy of Qian Laoer and Matchmaker Liao, the He family is currently in a dark cloud.
Mrs. He had been restless after He Wanming was taken away. She sat motionless and waited for more than an hour without even eating lunch, and finally waited for He Wanming to come back.
But after seeing the latter's face, she knew something was wrong.
His wife came back, but his grandson didn't. Mrs. He subconsciously wanted to avoid the question. Without asking a word, she just asked the kitchen to serve the food quickly, but she wanted to prepare lunch.
He Wanming dejectedly followed Mrs. He to the dining room.
The food was quickly served. Mrs. He sent everyone else out, and then served He Wanming with a full bowl. She didn't see He Wanming move his chopsticks, and she didn't say anything. She just immersed herself in eating.
He Wanming looked at the delicacies in the bowl and felt like a lump in his throat for a moment. In front of his wife, he finally couldn't control his emotions and started to cry, "Meng'er, it's gone. He killed someone, but he still lost two lives, and was sentenced by Wei Pingxiao
death penalty."
Mrs. He stopped using her chopsticks and looked at the food in the bowl with a dull expression. After a long time, she picked up the rice with chopsticks again. While eating, she burst into tears.