Dong and Yu's family made a quick engagement the day before Li Hui's departure.
It was organized by Yu Zhao's family, and the Dong family hired a matchmaker. The matchmaker had agreed on the marriage in advance, and the matchmaker would come to go through the motions and say a few nice words as the icing on the cake.
Mrs. Xu went to the town to purchase a small wedding ceremony, six items in total, and she was extremely cautious.
A large dark red tray was covered with plain satin. On the plain satin were placed a pair of small red gold phoenix hairpins and a pair of red gold rings, each of which was very heavy. A pair of gilt hollow bracelets, although they were hollow, were
It feels heavy when you touch it. There are four pieces of fine material and a pair of handkerchiefs hanging with gold-reduced silver.
The matchmaker not only praised the two children, but also praised the betrothal gift. It’s not that I have never seen a betrothal gift heavier than this, but it is really rare for a farmhouse to be willing to spend 40 to 50 taels of silver on it.
"...Sister-in-law, you are so lucky. Look at this in-laws family, how much they value our daughter, I will definitely not tell you in the future."
As soon as the matchmaker finished speaking, Mrs. Xu called Yu Wan to her and picked up a small phoenix hairpin and put it on her head.
Looking at it from side to side, I praised it for its beauty.
Yu Wan lowered his head because of shyness, but Zhu Zhu was just silly when he saw it.
"Don't worry, in-laws. When my sister comes over in the evening, I will treat her as my own daughter, and I will definitely not wrong her."
"...Ah, okay, okay."
Xu can switch identities easily, but Liu is a bit slow.
Marrying a woman is like being reincarnated for the second time. If she marries well, she will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of her life, and will be safe and smooth. If she marries poorly, she can only struggle. Although Liang Yan does not interfere with the marriage of men and women, whoever gets engaged or gets married will.
It's not about running away.
Fortunately, the Dong family knows everything and Yu Zhao lives here, so he will definitely be able to take care of her in the future.
After the engagement ceremony was completed, Yu Niang brought the dishes into the house. There were tables in the east and west rooms, including meat and vegetables, meat and fish.
The matchmaker was very busy during the dinner, picking up vegetables and serving soup, and did not forget to talk to adjust the atmosphere. Cheng Xue watched from the side, admiring this ancient big shrine cow in her heart. To be honest, she is an outsider, but
You can close the distance in just a few words, and if you talk a lot, you won't be annoying if you talk too much.
After the engagement banquet, Li Hui ordered people to load the car and set off under the moon. He could foresee the farewell scene tomorrow morning, so in order not to mobilize the troops, he decided to go to Yujiatun first and go north from there. It happened that Yuhuai and the others also had to go back.
, it’s time to plant Dongzi vegetables.
Jia Ning and Jia An stayed at home temporarily and were taken care of by Li Zhong and his wife. After recovery, it was up to the two children to choose whether to go to the north or stay in the village. The fields and real estate left by Master Jia during his lifetime were all taken back by Tiandong and sold.
, the money is held by Jia Ning. As for the other three brothers... it is good to find them, but there is nothing you can do if you can't find them. After all, your abilities are limited.
After resting briefly at Yu's house for half the night, we transferred to the carriage and continued northward.
The further north you go, the cooler the temperature becomes. Before entering the northern state capital, the family has already put on thick cotton clothes, a full month earlier than in Wanghe Village.
After dinner that day, Li Hui sat on the kang and studied the map.
Cheng Xue came back after washing up. Seeing that he was still in that posture, she came forward and asked:
"What are you looking at? Are you so entranced?"
Li Hui did not raise his head, stretched out his hand to hug the person over, and said:
"I want to take another route to Beijingfu Yamen, but it's a little detoured."
"What, are you planning to inspect the public sentiment in advance?"
"Absolutely." Li Hui nodded and placed his chin naturally on her neck, "There is not much to see at the inn on Zhuguan Road. If you want to get the truest understanding of the situation, you still have to walk these trails. But it will be hard work.
Your living conditions must be not good."
Cheng Xue looked at the map while listening. Although the northern prefecture is not as big as Liaodong, it is not small in area. There are rugged mountain roads and long winding trails...
"That's okay, as long as it doesn't delay your succession." Cheng Xue reminded.
Li Hui received support and went to the ground to put on his shoes and start making arrangements. The next day, he was on the road again. The convoy was divided into two groups. One group was Li Hui and his family. The other group was Shunxi, Shuangxi and Tianma. They drove to Beijing Fuyamen first.
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Sure enough, after changing the route, the official road became more and more difficult to walk, and the accommodation conditions at the inns became more and more difficult. Several inns lacked even the most basic food supplies.
Although I was mentally prepared, I was still caught off guard when I faced it.
Li Hui felt sorry for his wife and children, and once again asked Cheng Xue to take the children back to the village. However, this time Cheng Xue did not need to speak, and the children all shook their heads.
"Dad originally said that no matter where we go, the whole family stays together and never separates. How can we not keep his words?"
"That's right, Dad, what you're doing is wrong."
Li Hui looked at Li Tian and Li Heng who expressed their opinions excitedly, and knew that his love for them was not in vain.
"Good boy, dad knows that you are sensible, but the conditions will be more difficult in the future, and dad is reluctant to bear the hardship for you. This station is currently short of food, who knows what the next station will be short of!"
"Whatever is missing, just make up for it." Li Huai responded abruptly, and then Cheng Xue added, "Mom, help me mix some eggplant, it's really delicious."
Li Huai's strong point is his strong mouth. No matter what dish he makes, as long as it is salty and salty, he can make a small bowl. Fortunately, he can eat it, otherwise it would be strange not to get sick if he was traveling so hard.
Li Yue helped put the eggplant into his brother's bowl and said softly:
"Dad cares about our brothers and sisters, so naturally we also feel sorry for him. Not to mention that my mother doesn't agree with letting him live alone in the north, even the rest of us are worried. Although there isn't much we can do, we can at least ensure that dad
If you can eat something hot, your house will be warm when you get home."
"Yes, uncle, just listen to Tangtang."
Li Hui looked at Cheng Xue, who had been silent, knowing that she was annoyed again. He put some food into her bowl, and when he was satisfied, he rolled his eyes and relaxed completely.
"Okay, I listen to you, dad won't mention it anymore."
The children's emotions went away as quickly as they came. Seeing that their father would not send them away, they continued to eat while talking and laughing.
There was nothing to say all night, and we continued on our way the next day.
Just as Li Hui expected, the closer he got to the northern state capital, the more things the post station lacked. In the end, even basic firewood was insufficient, which annoyed him.
Yi Cheng also knew that he would not be able to escape the lesson today, so he simply smashed the jar, took the account book of the Yi Station, and said frankly:
"This villain has been in charge of the inn for eight years. Please take a look at all the account books."
"Eight years? Just one book?" Li Hui wanted to curse.
Yi Cheng nodded, looked directly into his eyes, and said firmly:
"It's normal for adults not to believe it. After all, there has only been one account book for eight years, and no one can trust it. But I didn't lie. Ever since I took over this inn, no caravans have checked in. If they don't check in, there will naturally be no accounts, and even
The villain's salary has been in arrears for two years, the county government has long since taken away the petty officials, and the post station cannot afford to hire laborers, so naturally there is no one to collect firewood."
