After dinner in the evening, Li Yuzhu weaved, Li Jinzhu spun thread, Li Yinzhu cleaned up the kitchen, washed her hands, sat next to the eldest sister, and twisted cotton slivers for her.
Li Xuedong and Hong Zhenye were invited to eat crab and were not at home.
Li Xiaonan took four pieces of peanut cake, first handed one to the third sister, and then stuffed it into the eldest sister's mouth.
"How can you eat such a big piece in one bite?" Li Jinzhu let go of the spinning wheel and took the peanut cake.
"Our grandma is a good girl who never spends the night." Li Yuzhu said with a smile.
"This cake is fresh and delicious." Li Xiaonan handed the cake to the second sister.
"Is Mr. Xiucai at home?"
The voice of the lobby uncle came from the door.
"Uncle, please come in and talk." Li Jinzhu answered loudly and stood up to greet him.
Li Yinzhu took out the cup, poured a cup of hot tea from the warm nest, then placed a plate full of snacks on a plate, and placed it in front of Li Wenliang.
"Uncle lobby, try this, it's the Wangfu's dim sum!"
"Then I have to try it." Li Wenliang weighed a piece, took a bite, tasted it carefully, and praised it repeatedly, "It's really delicious."
Li Wenliang ate a piece of snacks, drank two sips of tea, took out a thick folder from his sleeve, and handed it to Li Jinzhu.
"The betrothal gift and dowry for Third Sister have been roughly agreed upon. Let's see if it works.
"The Hong family chose the sixth day of March. After they got married, they asked the third sister and Hong Erlang to live in the house in Pingjiang City. Mr. Hong said that he would feel more at ease when the third sister would watch Hong Erlang study in the future."
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"Okay." Li Jinzhu nodded.
It has been promised for a long time that we will get married in spring.
"Your Majesty Wengweng wants the third sister to marry from Lijiaji. Firstly, it will be much closer to the county seat. Secondly, the house in Xiaolizhuang is now inhabited by tenants. If she gets married from Xiaolizhuang, she has to let her get married from Xiaolizhuang.
The tenants move out first and then move back. March is the busy time for farming, so it is not good to move around like this." Li Wenliang continued.
Li Jinzhu glanced at Li Yuzhu and nodded, "Yes, just follow what Weng Weng said."
"The third sister's affairs have been generally agreed upon. Regarding our scholar's affairs, I went to Gao Cunji the day before yesterday. Mr. Gao didn't say anything. Master Gao wanted to follow our scholar in the future to support him in his old age.
"The Gao family is raising children alone, and you siblings have lost your parents. In the future, it will be a good thing for Mr. Xiucai to have an elder in his family. Besides, Mr. Gao and Mrs. Gao are both well-educated and polite people.
I agreed first on behalf of the scholar."
Li Jinzhu nodded hurriedly, "Master Gao just didn't say it, and that's what we planned. If we step back ten thousand steps, even if we don't get married, Xuedong should take care of Mr. Gao and Master Gao until they die. Without Mr. Gao, there would be no Xuedong."
Dong is a talented scholar."
"That's good." Li Wenliang breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "Mr. Gao's family has 240 acres of paddy fields, and Mrs. Gao has a dowry shop, and they say they all provide dowries for Sister Zhi.
"Your third uncle went to see the paddy field, and I went to see the shop, but it wasn't very well taken care of. Your Third Uncle and I figured it out. If we take care of it carefully, we can earn at least 30% more profit. This matter
, I will discuss it with Mr. Gao when the marriage is finalized."
Li Jinzhu listened attentively and swallowed what he wanted to say.
All the big and small things in their family were taken care of by the uncle in charge, which made her feel very uneasy.
Li Xiaonan sat next to Li Jinzhu, holding her chin and obeying.
"Our Xiucai Gong and the Gao family are the matchmakers. I originally wanted to ask Mr. Hong to come forward, but Mr. Hong asked me to go to the county government office to see if I could invite our Mr. Huang, so I went there. Unexpectedly,
Mr. Huang was very happy and agreed immediately!" Li Wenliang smiled.
Li Xiaonan tilted her head slightly and looked at Li Wenliang's heartfelt smile.
When he said he was going to the county government office, he went to the county government office, and when he said he wanted to see Huang Xianzun, he met Huang Xianzun. With the support of his elder brother, a scholar, the Li family is already considered a prestigious family in Kunshan County.
"Our scholar is only eighteen after the Chinese New Year. Sister Zhi is two months younger than our scholar, so she is still young. Mr. Gao wants to decide on the marriage before the new year, and then get married after two or three years.
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"It's all according to Mr. Gao's wishes." Li Jinzhu nodded.
"Then there are the arrangements for the New Year." Li Wenliang then smiled and said: "Our scholar is the head of our Li clan. We must go back to the Li family to gather during the New Year. Besides, there is also the matter of engagement. As I wish, you guys
I have to have a house in Lijiaji."
Li Wenliang paused and looked at Li Jinzhu.
Li Jinzhu frowned slightly and looked at Li Xiaonan.
Li Xiaonan met her gaze and nodded, "I think Uncle Hall is right, we must have a home, and this is someone else's house."
Li Xiaonan made a circle with her fingers.
"There is a small courtyard next to the ancestral hall. There are two small courtyards, five upper rooms, two wing rooms on both sides, and a row of reverse seating rooms. It was built by an old patriarch of the upper family for study. I haven't lived there much. Several of them
The clan elders discussed it and decided to give this house to the scholar if he likes it."
"Okay." Li Jinzhu hesitated for a moment and nodded.
Li Wenliang breathed a sigh of relief.
The most difficult thing for him to do when he came here was that he was afraid that Li Jinzhu would not want this house.
If she had moved to Pingjiang City before, Li Jinzhu would definitely not have wanted it. In the past six months or so, this eldest lady has made great progress.
"The sacrifices in the clan begin with the sacrifice of the stove, and the scholar has to rush back before the sacrifice of the stove.
"Before and after the Stove Ceremony is the busiest time for our preserved egg shop, so closing the shop is not an option. At that time, let Mr. Xiucai and A'nan go back first, and you three sisters can go back after finishing the New Year business. How about that?" Li Wenliang and Li Jinzhu discussed.
One last detail.
"Okay." Li Jinzhu looked at Li Xiaonan, saw her nodding, and nodded in agreement.
"That's all for today. It's getting late, so I won't delay any more." Li Wenliang stood up, looked at Li Xiaonan and said with a smile: "My eldest son is going to school, can you get one for me?"
Idea?"
Li Xiaonan was startled for a moment, then she let out an ooh, stood up, and followed Li Wenliang out.
After leaving the courtyard, Li Wenliang stopped at the foot of the steps, lowered his voice, and smiled with Li Xiaonan: "In the middle of last month, our shop in Linhai Town took over a business from He Ji's old shop, and we were responsible for picking up and placing goods in their warehouse.
, this kind of card pairing is carefully made, and although the quantity is not large, the profit is extremely high.
"At the end of the month, I took over a business from the Wangfu villa. I made two trips a month to deliver incense and candles from overseas."
Li Xiaonan looked at Li Wenliang and said nothing.
"These two businesses are just like the business of preserved egg shop. They came together by fate." After a pause, Li Wenliang continued: "This is how a family shares the same spirit."
"Does the eldest sister know? Do you want to tell the eldest sister?" Li Xiaonan was silent for a moment and asked.
"What do you think?" Li Wenliang asked.
"Let me think about it." Li Xiaonan sighed.
If she tells the eldest sister about this, she will definitely be worried about her. If you don’t tell the eldest sister, the eldest sister always feels that she has taken advantage of the uncle’s family and feels uneasy.
The eldest sister has to know about this, but she has to think of how to talk about it.
