In the main room, when Zhang Yanling announced the news, Zhao Laoji, his wife and Zhao Yuancheng were stunned and stunned at first, and then they all stood up in surprise.
"My boss, do you really want to... marry my Axiu? This... this is too surprising. This... this... what should I say?" Zhao Laoji stammered.
Zhang Yanling bowed her hands respectfully and said: "I don't know if I have this blessing, and I don't know if I want it or not. I just asked Axiu about it, and she will naturally obey your wishes. In such matters, you should obey your parents' orders."
"Yes, yes, of course I am." Before Zhao Laoji could say anything, Axiu's mother called out loudly. "My boss is willing to take my Axiu, which is a blessing she earned in her previous life. How could she be unwilling?" Oh, this is great, this is great."
Axiu's mother was so excited that she didn't know where to put her hands.
"Old man, what are you doing standing still? Say something quickly." A Xiuniang urged.
Zhao Laoji breathed a sigh of relief to calm down his excitement. Of course he was also excited and happy, but as the head of the family and the father who loved Axiu the most, he naturally had to say something clearly.
"My boss, it's a blessing for you to like Axiu. However, my Axiu has a rough temper. She has never learned any rules and doesn't understand the ways of the world. If she comes to the boss, I'm afraid she will make her boss angry."
Zhang Yanling said with a smile: "There are not many rules in my house. Once Axiu leaves, we are a family. Someone will teach her some habits, so there is no need to worry."
Zhao Laoji nodded and said: "Okay. Another thing is that although my Axiu comes from a poor family, our whole family loves him very much. Her mother and I had her in our forties, and we don't want her to be wronged in the future. .Originally we wanted to find a good family for her to marry, but Axiu has high vision and we didn’t want to force it. We never thought about letting her marry into a family with the status of the host family, so... that would be great. However, we are also afraid that she will be wronged."
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "I understand what you mean. Are you afraid that I will bully her and treat her badly? I can't guarantee anything, but I will definitely do my best to make Axiu happy. It doesn't matter whether she has food or clothing. I told you that if anyone bullies her, I will protect her with all my strength."
Zhao Laoji hurriedly said: "I'm not afraid that the boss will treat her badly. If she follows the boss, whether the boss treats her well or not will be her fate. What I mean is that with the status of the boss, he naturally has many wives and concubines, Axiu It can only be a side room. I am afraid that she will be bullied by others in the future."
Zhang Yanling said with a smile: "So I'm worried about this. Axiu has a good temper, who would bully her? Besides, how can a woman who can enter my Zhang family be a cunning and mean person? Don't worry about these things."
Axiu's mother on the side also shouted: "You old man, why are you talking about these things? Then it depends on how Axiu behaves himself? Besides, who doesn't have a little conflict? You Haven't you and I been quarreling all our lives? I've been bullied by you too. All you have to do is say whether you promise or not. Why do you say so much and have nothing?"
Zhao Laoji glared at her and thought to himself: Long hair makes short-sightedness. Although we have a thousand yeses and ten thousand yeses, we can't show it so obviously. We have to have some attitude, right? In this way, Axiu will have some status in the future. .You old woman really don’t understand anything.
But at this point, Zhao Laoji didn't want to say anything more. So he said in a deep voice: "In that case, thanks to my boss who likes my Axiu, my Axiu will be entrusted to my boss from now on. I hope my boss will treat her well.
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Zhang Yanling bowed and said: "Don't worry, two old people, I will treat her well."
Axiu's mother couldn't bear it any longer. She covered her mouth with tears streaming down her face and hurried to the west wing. Soon, the happy cries of mother and daughter could be heard in the room.
For a poor tenant family, it is simply unimaginable for a daughter to marry into a wealthy family. In such a class-strict era of the Ming Dynasty, people with Zhang Yanling's status were above the clouds, and Zhao Laoji
Such a family is in a quagmire. Their status is completely mismatched. Even if the daughter of a poor family is favored by a rich man, she will only be used as a maid and a plaything, and it is absolutely impossible to have any status. Zhang Yanling is willing to marry
A Xiu's appointment as a side house is naturally a great joy for the Zhao family. It is a step to the sky. From then on, the status of Zhao Laoji's family will be far different.
Zhao Laoji took a long breath, and a smile blossomed on his face. He didn't expect that a troublesome trouble would eventually turn into such a result. This was a result that he could never have imagined in his dreams.
"Let's do this. After I go back, I'll find a matchmaker to come to the house and act according to etiquette. I'll choose an auspicious day to take Axiu Fengfengfengfengfeng over. What do you think?" Zhang Yanling asked.
Zhao Laoji was even happier. Zhang Yanling's doing this showed that he valued Axiu. It was a serious matter to ask a matchmaker to meet the bride. In the future, he would not be afraid of others saying that he had done something wrong.
My daughter was given to the Marquis for free, because someone would definitely say such things.
After the matter was agreed upon, Zhang Yanling was about to say goodbye and leave. The Zhao family walked to the door. Axiu also came out of the side room to see them off with a shy face.
"Axiu, I will order someone to come and greet you in a few days. Please don't go to the dam these days. You will take good care of yourself for a few days. Wait for me." Zhang Yanling said with a smile.
Axiu nodded shyly, and the family watched Zhang Yanling and others leave, looking at each other and having fun, as if they were in a dream.
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On the sixth day of August, a matchmaker came to deliver gifts, and on the eighth day of August, he took Axiu to his residence in a carriage. Originally, Zhang Yanling wanted to invite all the villagers to the capital for a banquet, but Zhao Laoji was afraid of delaying the construction period, so he prepared some in Zhaojiazhuang.
Ten tables of running water banquets were served to entertain the villagers. All the people in Xishan Manor had a delicious meal, and they were extremely envious of the luck of Zhao Laoji's family.
Of course, the quality of ordinary people cannot be complimented. The poorer their lives are, the less good they look upon others. It is not unreasonable to say that poor people come from poor places. Good wine and good food have not stopped some people's mouths.
Some people were talking privately that Zhao Laoji's family was very scheming and deliberately left their daughter alone with her boss. It caused trouble. It is said that she stayed naked in a cave for a whole night and finally succeeded in hooking up with her boss.
This big ship.
Others said that the boss actually had no intention of marrying Axiu, but Axiu was the one who wanted to make trouble and wanted to go to the capital to file a complaint. The boss didn't want to cause trouble, so he married Axiu as a child.
No matter how these people think sourly, it is an indisputable fact that Zhao Laoji’s family has reached the sky in one step. If the daughter marries the owner, won’t she be able to have everything she wants in the future?
Some people even think in their hearts that they must dress up their daughter when they come back to their employer next time. Maybe this good luck will come to them. But looking at their daughter's appearance, they can only sigh.
Ah Xiuna is an extremely beautiful person, a phoenix in the chicken coop. Otherwise, how could the boss take a fancy to her?
All in all, there are those who are envious, there are those who are sour and slanderous, and there are those who are happy for the Zhao family and Axiu. In any case, this matter has become a fact. Zhao Laoji walks with his back straight, and the common people also see Zhao Laoji.
Even more awed.
This incident caused quite a stir in Xishan Manor. For a long time, Axiu's success story was regarded as an example for the people in Zhaojiazhuang and surrounding villages to educate their children, and became a dream they hoped to achieve.