"Mr. Zhang? Isn't it Mr. Wang who came here today to propose marriage?"
"Look at this carriage, but it's a mandarin duck carriage. It's far more valuable than the betrothal gift sent by the prince... Could it be that two young men from wealthy families came here to propose marriage today?"
"How much virtue did Aunt Cuihua have to accumulate to give birth to such a beautiful daughter?"
Accompanied by the envious sounds of everyone, the carriage and horses slowly stopped at the door of Zhang Xiaohua's house.
The Yuanyang carriage is obviously a Yuanyang carriage used for marriage proposals. Generally, such carriages are found in pairs.
The man who understood looked behind the carriage and found that it was followed by an identical carriage.
Everyone was immediately stunned by the majestic scene in front of them. The road that had just been vacated was now crowded with people again.
The prince was very angry at the sight in front of him. As soon as he passed by, he was carried by the crowd and couldn't move. Everyone stepped forward to find a good seat so that they could take a closer look at this luxurious carriage.
Prince Wang finally squeezed out of the crowd and glanced at the carriage with a stern look. His limelight just now was completely snatched away by these two carriages. Of course he was furious.
But one thing is that this prince is quite sensible. He can afford to hire such a luxurious carriage, so he is obviously richer than his own family.
These two carriages must have been made by the Si Mafang in the south of Heilong Town. When I came to propose marriage, I wanted to buy two of these high-quality mandarin duck carriages there to carry the bride price.
However, the price was too high, and his father disagreed, because the price of two carriages was enough to feed and clothe the royal family for a whole year.
After many requests to no avail, the prince used his own carriage to bring the bride price over. At this moment, seeing that the carriage he had hoped for was being used as a vehicle to propose marriage, the prince naturally felt a little jealous.
But when he saw two carriages parked in front of Aunt Cuihua's house, he suddenly felt something was wrong.
While everyone was busy discussing, the driver jumped off the crossbar and walked toward everyone.
Seeing this, someone asked, "Brother, whose young master is here to propose marriage, and which girl's house is he going to?"
When the clerk saw this, he quickly said: "Oh, Mr. Zhang ordered us to come, saying that we should go to Aunt Cuihua's house in Lingzhi Village to propose marriage. It should be here. Who is Aunt Cuihua?"
The waiter's words immediately caused the crowd to burst into commotion again. Within one day, two large families came to Aunt Cuihua's house to propose marriage. This was unheard of in a small mountain village like this.
Aunt Cuihua stood in the lead and looked at the waiter with some surprise. In her mind, she kept thinking about the wealthy families named Zhang.
The waiter stood in front of people, and when he saw that no one was paying attention to him, he suddenly became confused.
"Everyone, isn't this Aunt Cuihua's house in Lingzhi Village? I'm in a hurry. I'll go back as soon as I finish my errands." The waiter said anxiously to the crowd.
When everyone saw this scene, someone teased Aunt Cuihua who was standing in front of the crowd. Aunt Cuihua came to her senses and quickly walked to the waiter.
"Brother, go back and tell your young master that my daughter's marriage has been decided. Your young master is here a step late. My girl has been promised to the second young master of the Wang family." After saying this, he pointed to Wang who was standing behind the crowd.
Young Master.
The second son of the Wang family was calm and composed at the moment, but there was a bit of cruelty in his eyes from time to time.
He never expected that the marriage proposal carriage would actually come to propose marriage to Xiaohua. If he had come an hour or two late, Xiaohua would now be someone else's fiancée.
But thinking that he had settled the matter at this moment, Prince Wang couldn't help but snorted coldly and glanced at the clerk arrogantly.
The waiter noticed the look in the eyes of the second young master of the Wang family, and just smiled at the second young master of the Wang family, as if he didn't care at all about his hostile eyes. He seemed confused.
The waiter laughed and said lightly to Aunt Cuihua: "I know, Mr. Zhang has told me everything. But he asked you to take a look at the gift first. Mr. Zhang will arrive soon. What will happen to you then?
Make your own decision.”
The waiter waved his hand, and saw two strong men sitting across the carriage behind him immediately jumped off the beam and stayed quietly in front of the car, as if waiting for the waiter's order.
The clerk, on the other hand, calmly took out a letter of appointment from his inner pocket, cleared his throat, and began to read it slowly.
"It's a beautiful time in midsummer
The young master of the Zhang family and the daughter of your noble family had a good marriage between Qin and Jin through the words of a matchmaker.
To prepare for marrying the daughter of your family:
With one heart and one mind, there are three houses in and three out in Heilong Town.
"
Just as the clerk finished reading, one of the big men took out a rectangular wooden box and handed it to Aunt Cuihua respectfully.
"What...this..."
Just after reading the first sentence, some villagers at the door started to join in the fun and exploded.
Growing up, they have never seen a rich family give betrothal gifts directly to the house!
Moreover, it is a house with three entrances and three exits in Heilong Town! This house alone will probably cost fifty taels of silver to start with!
Aunt Cuihua took the box, opened it, and found a few thin pieces of paper and a copper key inside. After carefully taking out a few pieces of paper, Aunt Cuihua searched for a long time and saw
Li Xiucai, who was standing aside, hurried to Li Xiucai's side.
Li Xiucai took a look and said calmly: "Yeah, it is indeed the title deed of the three-in and three-out house in Heilong Town. You should keep it well."
Hearing this, Aunt Cuihua hurriedly put the land deed and house deed back into the box. Seeing this scene, the clerk continued to read: "There are also good things that come in pairs, two mandarin duck carriages."
"Five blessings come to your door, five pieces of fine mutton-fat jade jewelry"
"For a long time, nine pieces of fine silk and satin."
...
Accompanied by the sound of a waiter hawking a gift sheet, the two strong men were ready to go. When they thought of something, the two strong men carefully carried the thing they had read out of the carriage.
From silks and satins, real estate, rouge and gouache, to jade and jade, there are countless others. People are constantly making room for these betrothal gifts.
It wasn't until half an hour later that the waiter finished reading the gift list. At this moment, including the two carriages, all the betrothal gifts were laid out in a row on the small square, completely occupying the small square.
The expression on Prince Wang's face, who was standing behind the crowd, was getting worse and worse.
Apart from a few bolts of silk and satin, my betrothal gift was all I could get my hands on, but the rest pales in comparison to what was on display in the square.
And although he was still unhappy in his heart, after all, Xiaohua's marriage had been settled with him.
But the boy's voice when presenting the gift list was like a sharp knife, and every word he said stabbed his so-called face and momentum hard.
After reading the last sentence, the clerk handed the letter of appointment into the hands of Aunt Cuihua, who was standing aside blankly.
The crowd was silent at this moment. Everyone was shocked by the generous betrothal gift in front of them.
Seeing this, Mr. Wang squeezed through the crowd and walked straight to the waiter. He sneered and said lightly: "I have already said that Xiaohua's marriage has been decided, and you still put these things out one by one to take advantage of them.
If you don't obey me, put it away quickly. If you don't, I will put it away for you."
After speaking, the prince kicked over a small box at his feet. An emerald green jade bracelet rolled out of the box.
When the clerk saw this, he still had a smile on his face. He knelt down and put the jade bracelet in the box away again.
Then he looked at Mr. Wang and said calmly: "Young Master, please pay attention to your steps. Mr. Zhang said when he came, he should pay special attention to you. Mr. Zhang said that you may have something wrong with your eyes. If you are not careful then,
You broke something in the betrothal gift, let us not pursue it."
When the second son of the Wang family heard the boy's sarcastic words, he immediately became furious. When the people around him heard these words, they burst out laughing.
The second young master of the Wang family gave the waiter a vicious look. At this moment, the burly man standing behind the two waiters raised his head and glanced at Young Master Wang with a rather cold look.
When the second son of the Wang family saw this, he looked around and saw that all his servants were standing outside the crowd. If there was a conflict with these two big men, he would definitely suffer.
Thinking of this, the arrogance of the second young master of the Wang family disappeared instantly.
At this moment, a voice sounded from behind the carriage: "Hey, everyone is here."
Everyone was attracted by the sound and looked towards the direction behind the carriage. They saw a familiar figure walking out from behind the carriage and walked directly in front of everyone. It was Zhang Cong who just walked away amidst the scoldings of everyone.
.
Everyone was about to open their mouths and continue to laugh at Zhang Cong, when the waiter bowed to Zhang Cong respectfully and said, "Sir, the matter has been finished. I'll take my leave first."
