Anyway, the marriage has been cancelled, and now it is useless for me to investigate how the people in Sannan Village knew the news. Now that the news of Wen Hui's hunger strike and her husband not marrying came out, many people felt that good things for the Wen and Wu families were imminent. .
Originally, the Zhou family and the Wen family were both famous for doting on their daughters. Everyone knew this, so the results for their daughters' demands should be similar.
The next day, news came from the Wen family, but it was not because of the engagement with Wu Ming, but because the wedding date of the Wen family girl was set. At the end of the month, the man was from Mrs. Wen's natal family, which was a wealthy family in the county. There was no girl in Huanxi town to marry in the county town yet. As soon as the news came out, no one mentioned Wen Hui and Wu Ming anymore.
It's already the end of March, and actually there are only four or five days left for the wedding, so I'm too anxious.
At the same time, Father Zhou also set a wedding date for Shen Qiuyan, the tenth day of April, which means that in half a month, Shen Qiuyan will get married.
Chu Yunli didn't care whether Wen Hui married or not, he just wanted to send Shen Qiuyan out as soon as possible.
The sun was shining brightly at noon. Even though it was only March, it was still a bit hot. Chu Yunli didn't go out much. He looked for a book and wanted to learn to read. As he was reading seriously, there was an argument outside.
"What's the matter?" Chu Yunli asked loudly.
Chunyu pushed the door open and came in, a little angrily, "It's Granny Shen who is with Miss Shen. She insists on seeing you."
While she was talking, Granny Shen had already squeezed in, looked at her, and said apologetically, "I must have come to disturb your peace. I really had to come because I had something to do. I forgive you, miss."
Chu Yunli saw that her movements were full of respect, so she put down the book in her hand and said, "Say."
Granny Shen looked at Chun Yu. Chun Yu pretended not to see her eyes, and Chu Yunli had no intention of sending Chun Yu out.
Granny Shen had no choice but to say, "Earlier, my tired uncle negotiated for my girl's marriage. Now that the wedding is approaching, I came here to ask if my girl's dowry has been prepared."
Chu Yunli had asked Zhou's father about this matter before. Zhou's father said that the dowry matter in Huanxi Town was actually quite chaotic. The main reason was that the dowry of girls in each village was purchased by the elders of the family. There were many things involved, so Huanxi Town There is no definite idea of how much the bride's dowry should be. He said that he would prepare some furniture for Shen Qiuyan and send back the betrothal gift sent by the Tian family as it was, so that there would be no mistakes on the surface.
"My father is already preparing." Chu Yunli said calmly, "However, if my cousin has a private house and wants to add some, just buy it and add it."
Granny Shen hesitated to speak, and asked after a while, "Can you let me have a look at the dowry list, and then I can check for any omissions?"
Dowry list?
Does Shen Qiuyan have any misunderstanding about the Zhou family's attitude towards her?
After seeing off Granny Shen, Chun Yu was a little angry, "How can anyone ask someone else for something so confidently?"
That's right! The Zhou family had raised Shen Qiuyan and was already very kind to her. It was enough to propose a marriage and send her out of the palace with a dowry. I didn't expect that she would still come to ask for the dowry.
However, Chu Yunli is more inclined to think that Granny Shen's action is a test. If she is willing to discuss Shen Qiuyan's dowry with her, it proves that she still values this cousin. Regardless of Shen Qiuyan's marriage, this is The life of a girl with a natal family and a girl without a natal family are different.
At the end of March, Wen Hui left the cabinet, and Chu Yunli had not had a good relationship with her before, so there was no need to go get married.
It started to rain lightly on the day she left. Chu Yunli wanted to watch the excitement, so she went to the second floor of the teahouse at the entrance of the town on the way to the county seat early in the morning. This was the only way for the procession to see off her bride.
When it was almost past noon, I finally saw the procession approaching. They were celebrating all the way. The sedan was in front, and there was a young man riding a horse next to him. He was covered in red. From a distance, I couldn’t see his appearance clearly. Seeing him coming to welcome the bride in person,
There is also the posture of holding the sedan, which should be very important to Wen Hui. Behind it is the dowry procession, there may be twenty or thirty, not to mention what is inside, this wedding procession is the first in Huanxi Town.
"What a grand scene." Chun Yu sighed, then looked at Chu Yunli, and said with a flattering smile, "When the girl gets married, it will definitely be even more lively than today."
Chu Yunli reached out and pinched her face, "You are the only one who can say, girl, I won't marry."
Chun Yu said with a smile, "Yes, if you are recruiting a wife, my uncle will not dare to bully you in the future."
When it comes to marriage, Chu Yunli feels a little melancholy. She doesn't know anyone yet, how can she get married?
Putting such annoying things aside for now, Chu Yunli watched the lively team leave the town with great interest until they disappeared.
Chunyu beside her stretched out her hand and pointed, "Girl, that's the maid next to Miss Wen."
Chu Yunli followed her gaze and found a girl standing at the door of the bun shop opposite, looking around, holding a baggage in her hand.
"Does this mean she has been released from the bond?" Chunyu asked in confusion.
This is also very possible.
However, the next moment she saw a man in a long gown appearing opposite her.
The master and the servant looked at each other, and it turned out to be Wu Ming.
After the two people below said a few words, the maid handed the bundle in her hand to Wu Ming, and then hurried away, apparently heading towards the entrance of the town.
It turns out that Wen Hui didn't let her go, but asked her to hand over the burden to Wu Ming. She didn't forget to subsidize her sweetheart even after she got married. Maybe Wu Ming was very charming.
Chu Yunli held her chin up and pondered for a long time. She thought of something and whispered a few instructions in Chun Yu's ear. At the end, she urged, "Go quickly!"
After hearing this, Chunyu's eyes lit up and she left with a smile.
Chu Yunli drank tea and snacks leisurely. A quarter of an hour later, Chunyu had returned, and the master and servant got up and returned home.
Turning into the back street of East Street, when getting off the carriage, the driver whispered, "Sister Chunyu, when I passed by the back alley just now, I seemed to see Granny Shen coming out. It was nothing at first, but she seemed a little... cautious?
"
Chunyu asked back, "Are you being sneaky?"
"Yes, yes." The coachman nodded in agreement.
Chu Yunli always pays more attention to Shen Qiuyan and Wu Ming. After thinking about it, she said, "Find someone to follow her."
In the evening, Chu Yunli sat in the room, looking at the two bundles on the table in front of her, lost in thought.
Is it true that as long as a person is good-looking, what he wants will be delivered to his door?
One of these two bundles was held by Wen Hui's maid whom I saw at the door of the bun shop during the day. As for the other, the cloth of this bundle looked familiar, it was blue fine cloth, which was considered expensive in Wen's shop.
That batch was bought by Zhou Mingxuan when she wanted to make clothes for her sweetheart. She had been raised well since she was a child. She knew how to sew and thread. After pricking her hand with a few needles, she asked Shen Qiuyan to help. This fabric is that. Huanxi
Not many people in town can afford it.
I opened the bag and found a set of clothes of the same color inside. When I unfolded it, I saw two small silver ingots wrapped in the clothes, totaling twelve taels.
What is there that you don't understand? Chu Yunli broke off the engagement and didn't delay Shen Qiuyan from making clothes. She sent them as usual. Not only that, she also gave money.
Wen Hui's bag over there was unpacked, and inside it was half a pack of pens, ink, paper and inkstones, as well as seven or eight silver ingots.
Chu Yunli sighed slightly, put away the baggage, and asked, "Where are the others?"
Chunyu reported in a low voice, "I told you when I was looking for someone that I would only take the baggage and not hurt anyone. Wu... he should go back."
Chu Yunli nodded, "Keep this money for now." In the future, give it to those who need it. Chu Yunli has not forgotten the words of the government official who tricked her into coming. It will never go wrong to do more good deeds.
However, it was indeed a bit excessive to find someone to rob Wu Ming, but she did not regret it.
There was no news that Wu Ming was robbed at all. This result had already been thought of when Chu Yunli was looking for someone. The origin of these things was unexamined. If he dared to say it, he would be guilty.
In the afternoon of the next day, Chu Yunli was reading again. Chun Yu came in and reported, a little anxiously, "Girl, someone from the Tian family has come. I heard this and said that I wanted to break off the engagement."
Chu Yunli was full of surprise. As far as she knew, the biggest reason why the Tian family came to propose marriage was Shen Qiuyan's fiancé... Zhou Yunxuan and Shen Qiuyan were close at the time, and they often met to go shopping together. It was the second son of the Tian family who they met at that time. It can be said that he first fell in love with Shen Qiuyan, and then the Tian family proposed marriage.
Why is it that when the wedding day is approaching, he wants to cancel the engagement?
Chunyu went to inquire again and came back soon, "The Tian family is determined to quit, and they won't say why. The marriage certificate has been returned, and no betrothal gift is required."
Chu Yunli frowned, got up and went to the front yard.
The Tian family broke off the engagement if they said so, and left immediately after saying so. It seemed that they also blamed Zhou's father. Zhou's father sat at the table with some doubts, and seemed to be deep in thought. Chu Yunli came in and sat down opposite him. He said straightforwardly, "Dad, the Tian family has canceled the engagement, and Shen Qiuyan cannot marry for the time being. I don't want to keep her in the house anymore."