As night falls, the rest of the booksellers have returned to their shops.
Yu Yunruo saw them and hurriedly went up to them and asked, "How are uncle and the others? They haven't come back so late."
Yu Bookseller smiled and said: "They have been left by Xuezheng."
Yu Yunruo asked: "Is something going to happen?"
Yu Bookseller laughed and said, "What else can happen? They have all eaten a lot of wine. They are scholars and they know etiquette. I am afraid that they will be disturbed if they come home drunk. After all, we have women here."
“Although they couldn’t come back, they still had the heart to send someone to bring me the news.”
Yu Yunruo asked: "That's really serious. Uncle, do you know which scholar sent someone to bring the news?"
“Who else could it be? It’s the scholar named Zhang.”
Yu Yunruo smiled slightly and said: "I can see that he is a person who has a beginning and an end to everything he does."
Yu Bookseller smiled slightly and said, "I think you have taken a liking to her."
Yu Yunruo's face turned red and she said, "How could my uncle have any words? How could my niece have such thoughts?"
Yu Shushang smiled and said: "I raised you. Although I don't understand the thoughts of my daughter's family, I understand a little bit."
“My uncle travels all over the country and meets so many people, and the three scholars can all see it. Among the three, He is the shrewdest, but people like this usually have a plan for everything.”
Yu Yunruo nodded and said: "He didn't take a fancy to us at all."
Yu Shushang said: "As long as you understand, as for the scholar named Guo, he is a loyal and honest person, but he seems to have never seen the world, and his clothes are a bit shabby. If any girl marries him, I am afraid she will have to endure hardship."
Yu Yunruo has no words.
"Although this scholar named Zhang is not from a wealthy family, he still has some family background. What's more, he is modest and courteous. I think this person will become rich sooner or later."
"I don't know how rich he is. He is going to be entertained at the Xuezheng banquet tonight. I heard that he has entered the Bianjing Imperial College. Although he is a scholar now, but looking at his age, he may be a scholar in the future.
Call me fair."
Yu Yunruo nodded after hearing this.
Yu Shushang said: "Actually, I don't need to tell you, uncle, you should have some concerns. You have reached the age of getting married. According to my opinion, it would be fine to marry into an ordinary family. The person who was the matchmaker with you before is also someone in the family.
The guy from the shop, but you don’t think he’s too philistine, and the guy from the Yao family, you’re going to tell me that he’s a genius.”
Hearing this, Yu Yunruo bit her lower lip and said, "If you marry someone who can see the whole world at a glance, how can you make a living living with just a few small coins? I won't marry such a person."
Yu Shushang said: "Do you really think that all scholars will become rich one day? Besides, how can scholars be so easy to marry? They are either poor and poor, or they are shameless, or their vision is as high as the sky, and they despise us merchants as unworthy.
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“Let me tell you the truth, your sister-in-law has asked me to get you married as soon as possible, and the neighbors were talking about you pushing her down the stairs.”
Yu Yunruo's face was covered with frost, and he lowered his head again and said: "I have already told you about my sister-in-law. It was her sole that slipped."
Yu Bookseller sighed: "Even if you open your mouth a hundred times, people will think it is disobedient. In the past, there were two or three matchmakers who came to you, but now not one of them has come to your door for half a year."
Yu Yunruo whispered: "Uncle, can you give Ruolan a bigger dowry? If Yunruo is to be a cow or a horse in the next life, I will be very grateful."
Yu, the bookseller, said: "Your father only has this much money left. If I get some more for you, it will only be that much."
Yu Yunruo leaned forward and said, "My uncle is willing to raise Yun Ruo. Yun Ruo is extremely grateful and will definitely repay my uncle in the future. Please be considerate of this matter."
Yu Shushang said: "I don't think you should expect too much. The husband of the Zhang family is not ignorant."
The next day.
Zhang Yue and the others were about to leave from the gate of Zhouxue, but they found that Bookseller Yu had already sent someone to drive a donkey cart to pick them up.
He Qi smiled deliberately when he saw it and said, "Sanlang, I think you will be blessed with double happiness today!"
Zhang Yue said: "Brother He, what do you say?"
He Qiwei smiled and said: "Sanlang is pretending to understand and hide his confusion? You are now half a prince, and you may be an official in the future. The niece of the Yu family has taken a liking to you, and now she is rushing to show her favor.
I'm afraid you'll run away."
"I think this woman is two years older than you, but she has some gentle ways. Sanlang, aren't you and Cao Mengde the same? Brother, I congratulate you in advance."
After saying this, He Qi burst into laughter.
Zhang Yue smiled slightly and said: "This makes me not care about it for the moment. I think it may not be me that people are interested in."
“If Sanlang doesn’t believe it, you and I will bet.”
Zhang Yue smiled and said: "Brother He must win! Then I would like to ask Brother He, if you were me, how would you deal with it?"
He Qi smiled slightly and said, "Me?"
Zhang Yue said: "Yes, I don't know much. I would like to hear Brother He's opinion. If the girl from the Yu family likes Brother He, does Brother He have to marry her?"
He Qi heard this as if he had heard the funniest joke.
He Qi clapped his legs and said: "Sanlang, Sanlang, I don't know what you are. With our current status, can you and I marry a woman from a small businessman like this?"
“Oh? What’s your background as a merchant? What does Brother He mean?”
He Qi sneered and said: "A concubine is enough for a woman of such a background. It would be best if she could bring some money with her."
“Can concubines be accompanied by money?” Zhang Yue was a little confused.
He Qiwei smiled and said: "Why not? Sanlang, let me tell you, you are young and have little knowledge. If it were the other way around, I would have let the Yu family come with a few acres of land. Don't you believe it? You say
Every year in the spring examination, who are the people who get the son-in-law at the bottom of the list? They are all a group of businessmen. To put it bluntly, it is just a matter of wealth and power."
"Is that woman rich? Bookseller Yu keeps saying that he loves his niece, but he would rather leave the side room empty and let her live in the back room. So how much is the dowry?"
“Let me tell you again, why did this woman ignore the local scholars but chose a scholar from elsewhere? I’m afraid there’s something famous about her!”
Zhang Yue nodded and said: "I don't know the depth of this, but thanks to Brother He for giving me some advice."
He Qi's expression was a little unnatural. He had noticed it earlier, but he deliberately didn't say it and deliberately made Zhang Yue suffer. After Zhang Yue said this, he didn't feel why he said it so quickly, but deliberately made excuses to comfort himself.
He did some good deeds and helped Zhang Yue.
He Qi said earnestly and sincerely: "When I go back later, I advise you to pack your luggage and get out early. You can't stay overnight. Otherwise, I don't know what kind of trouble will happen under the melons and plums."
Zhang Yue nodded.
The three of them got on the donkey cart and headed to the bookseller Yu's house.
Zhang Yue really didn't think too much about it before. In his last life, he occasionally fell in love with a girl when he was a student, but at that time, his studies were more important than anything else.
After work, he was running around on blind dates. He really wanted to look down on her, but they never gave him a chance. But in this life, a girl finally fell in love with him, which was a happy thing no matter what.
But he really hasn't thought about getting married. How can he take his wife all the way to study in the Imperial College?
Lian He Qidu told Wu Anshi that they would not discuss marriage before they were crowned.
At this age, Zhang Yue wants to study hard and make progress, and work hard to see where he can reach. If he encounters a good fate in the future, and everyone can be a good match, he will make sure not to miss it, and that will be fine.
The three of them got off the donkey cart and arrived at Yu’s bookstore.
After hearing what the clerk said, Bookseller Yu strode out to greet Zhang Yue and said, "Congratulations to you guys for going to Beijing to make a fortune."
He Qi heard the words and sneered.
Zhang Yue smiled and was about to say something modest, when he saw a beautiful figure appear in the bookstore.
I saw that Yu Yunruo was wearing a new shirt and looking at him with bright eyes, as if there was a fire burning in his eyes.
Zhang Yue quickly avoided such gazes.
“Congratulations to Mr. Zhang Jialang, Guo Jialang Jun has entered Biyong.” Yu Yunruo said with a smile.
Zhang Yue smiled slightly when he heard the words.
Yu Yunruo looked at the words and asked: "Why is it that the slave family said something wrong?"
Zhang Yue said: "Piyong is a place for sacrifices and rural drinking, but it is not Taixue. However, it can be used as a borrowed title."
Yu Yunruo's face turned red, and he bowed deeply and said, "I haven't read enough books. I said something wrong. Please forgive me, sir."
Seeing the other party's appearance, Zhang Yue and Guo Lin didn't know what to say, so they quickly said: "Girls from the Yu family, get up quickly."
Yu Bookseller smiled and said: "I will give you a banquet for the three of you tonight as a token of my congratulations."
Zhang Yueze said: "Thank you very much, shopkeeper Yu, but I don't dare to disturb you any further. We are still waiting for news about us at home and at school. We should pack our bags and return home immediately, otherwise it will be too late."
Yu Yunruo's beautiful face suddenly lost color when she heard this.
Yu Bookseller enthusiastically tried to persuade me: "How good is this? Sanlang thinks I didn't entertain you well. The shop has been busy these days and I didn't greet you properly."
"If you leave like this, people will definitely blame me for not being a good host. You three, you must stay anyway. I have ordered the food and drinks. I will make amends tonight."
Yu Bookseller talked for a while, but Zhang Yue pushed him away.
Seeing that he could not keep him, Yu Shushang immediately said to Zhang Yue: "Sanlang, I have a few words to say to you."
“That’s...okay.” Zhang Yue agreed.
Yu Shushang Lazhang went up to the attic and said: "Sanlang has become like this, I can't do it anymore. To tell you the truth, my family Yun Ruo has fallen in love with you and wants to marry you. You see.
how?"
Although Zhang Yue had expected it, he still couldn't help but said with shame: "Thanks to shopkeeper Yu, the lady of the Yu family thinks highly of me. I have no intention of marrying you for the moment. What's more, even if I do, I have to tell my brother and sister-in-law first."
Yu Shushang smiled and said: "It doesn't matter. If Sanlang is interested, I can promise a dowry of one hundred guan and ten acres of paddy fields. As for a small family like us, there is no need to stick to the old customs. We can get married first and then return to Pucheng.
Then report it to your brother and sister-in-law."
Were the ancients so open-minded?
Zhang Yue said: "How can we decide on matters of marriage, parents' orders and matchmaker's words privately? Shopkeeper Yu, let's do this. After I return home, I will report it to my brother and sister-in-law, and I will give you an answer then."
Yu Bookseller wanted to say something more, but Zhang Yue already cupped his hands and turned around and went downstairs without hesitation.
Yu Shushang suddenly looked disappointed.
The three of them quickly packed their luggage and left the Yu family bookstore under the resentful looks of Yu Bookshang and Yu Yunruo.
When Zhang Yue saw this scene, he couldn't help but turn around and salute the two of them. Seeing Yu Yunruo turning his head and wiping away tears, he couldn't bear it.
