Hearing Madam Zhou's instructions, Aunt Dingxiang said with a smile on her face: "Yes, I have written it down. I will do as Madam said!"
She actually agreed with Mrs. Zhou's choice.
Although the Sun family girl came from a poor family, she is a rare girl who has been awarded by the county. She also meets Zhou Zhengnan's requirement of being capable and brave. In addition, she is indeed a good girl. I think even after she enters the profession,
There will be a short adaptation period, but considering her intelligence, it won't be difficult.
So she went out and invited a well-known matchmaker in Changshan County to ask her to go to Cuizhu Village to ask the Sun family what they wanted.
If the Sun family also intends to marry the Zhou family, then Mrs. Zhou will take Zhou Zhengnan to the Sun family to propose marriage in person.
The most famous matchmaker in Changshan County is Chang Baolin who lives in the west of the county seat. She is a government matchmaker and has been in this business for nearly 20 years. In the past 20 years, all the marriages she has handled have been successful. Therefore,
Most people who want to get married are willing to look for her, even if it's just to get a good omen.
Recently, as soon as Mrs. Zhou released the news that she wanted to see her son Zhou Zhengnan, almost all the wealthy families in Changshan County who had daughters took notice of the news. Several families sent people to Chang Baolin to find out the news and see who Mrs. Zhou finally chose.
who.
The Zhou family is the richest man in Changshan County, and there is Mr. Tuesday who is an official in the court. Zhou Zhengnan is the legitimate son of the Zhou family. He is a good character and is said to be well-educated. His popularity in Changshan County is no less than what we would call him in later generations.
The Diamond King Lao Wu.
For several days, no one asked Chang Baolin for the exact news. While everyone was relieved, they were also worried that Mrs. Zhou did not like the last girl from Changshan County. This week, Zhou Zhengnan's wife would be whereabouts.
Go to the capital.
That day, Chang Baolin heard that Aunt Dingxiang came to her door in person and told her that she was actually asked to find a little girl who lived in Cuizhu Village, Pingan Town. She was so shocked that her jaw almost dropped.
"Aunt Dingxiang, this, is this really what your eldest wife means?" Although she knew that Aunt Dingxiang was the most respected confidant around Mrs. Zhou, she still did not dare not think about the family fight.
To assign a village girl from Cuizhu Village to the eldest young master of the Zhou family is such a disparity in status!
It is said that Aunt Dingxiang is also very favored by Mr. Zhou. Isn’t she telling Mrs. Zhou falsely?
"It's absolutely true! The one our wife asked you to ask is Miss Sun from Cuizhu Village! This Miss Sun is the girl who was awarded the prize in our county!" Aunt Dingxiang confirmed to her.
"Oh, it's that girl? That girl is indeed pretty good! Mrs. Zhou is really discerning!" Chang Baolin became convinced when he heard that the Zhou family was interested in the girl who was awarded a prize a while ago.
She had also heard that this girl had saved Mrs. Zhou, and last time she had saved Zhou Zhengnan, the eldest son of the Zhou family. It was quite reasonable for the Zhou family to make such a choice.
"Okay, leave this matter to me! I will definitely handle it beautifully for you!" Chang Baolin gave Aunt Dingxiang a reassurance.
Early in the morning, there was a long-tailed magpie outside Zhuqing's house, chirping non-stop.
"Hey, it's such a hot day, and the magpies still want to join in the fun!" Wang wiped her sweat and said to Zhuqing with a smile: "I don't know what other happy events our family can have. Qingya, if you are twelve years old during the Chinese New Year, give me
No matter how you look at each other, you will still be thirteen years old in another year!"
Mrs. Wang never forgets to mention Zhuqing's marriage when she talks. Zhuqing's rebellious mentality has developed to the point where she is now deaf to it.
"Mom, I'm still young, don't keep mentioning marriage!" Zhu Qing could only pretend to be shy.
Mrs. Wang smiled and looked at her daughter: "Where's the kid? Girls have to get married! Hey, I don't know what kind of family my mother can find for you when the time comes!"
"Sister, I'm still young, don't get married yet! Sister, wait until I grow up before you get married!" Zhushan heard this and joined in the fun.
"Is this Miss Sun Zhuqing's home?" The family was chatting and laughing when a strange woman's voice came from outside the house.
"Yes, it's our home!" Wang Shi heard the voice and quickly got up and walked out.
Chang Baolin arrived at Cuizhu Village and indeed inquired all the way to the door of Zhuqing's house.
When he saw the Zhuqing family's earthen house, he thought that their girl had been chosen by the Zhou family, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
This family's luck is really good. Of course, their family is also too poor. Compared with the Zhou family, it is really a world of difference.
If such a family heard that the Zhou family came to propose marriage to them, they would probably be overjoyed. Chang Baolin secretly guessed that she felt that she could 90% accomplish this matter.
So she arrived at the door of Zhuqing's house and called the door loudly.
When she saw a middle-aged woman dressed in extremely simple clothes come out, she knew that this woman should be the hostess of the house.
"Sister-in-law, I wonder why you came to see our Qingya?" Seeing Chang Baolin dressed in silk and satin, Wang was a little confused.
This woman looked strange, and she didn't look like someone from a nearby village. Wang was filled with doubts.
He didn't know why she came, so Wang didn't invite her into the house as soon as she came.
"You are Miss Sun's mother, right? That's right. I was entrusted by Mrs. Zhou to ask if your family is willing to marry their family?" Her words sounded good to Wang's ears.
, she understood every word, but she didn’t understand them at all.
"You are..." Wang looked at Chang Baolin and was stunned on the spot.
Chang Baolin was mentally prepared for Wang's reaction. So he smiled at her and said: "Sister-in-law of the Sun family, I am Chang Baolin, the official matchmaker in the county! There is no match that cannot be matched through my guarantee! Zhou
The eldest lady specially asked me to propose marriage to your girl for her young master!"
Chang Baolin. Wang had vaguely heard of such a person. She never thought that her daughter would have an official media come to propose marriage. She never thought that Mrs. Zhou would come to propose marriage to her daughter!
"This, this, what do you mean?" Wang's face turned red with excitement.
"Ah, what a happy event! Are you really Chang Baolin? Did the Zhou family send you here? Come on, come on, sister-in-law Fucheng, why don't you let me sit in the house?" It was Zhu Qing who said this.
My neighbor, Aunt Huaihua.
She happened to hear this incident at the door. Seeing that Wang was a little at a loss, she couldn't help but rush over and speak.
When Mrs. Wang was reminded by her, she also reacted: "Yeah, um, sister-in-law Chang, Chang, sit in the room, sit in the room!"
As she said this, she let Chang Baolin into the room with some embarrassment and moved a stool out for her.
Seeing how poor the Zhuqing family was, Chang Baolin secretly sighed in his heart, but there was no expression on his face, and he always smiled kindly.
"Qingya, go to your Osmanthus sister-in-law's house and ask her to borrow some tea. We have a guest at home!" Ms. Wang is a well-behaved person. She knows that most girls will stay away from this matter of asking for marriage.
Zhuqing was in the room and had actually heard Chang Baolin's intention. She was also greatly surprised.
She never dreamed that the Zhou family would come to propose marriage to her!
Moreover, she can be said to be an underage girl now, right? Why is she actually related to the marriage?
She wanted to stay and then refused, but Wang didn't give her the chance at all.
Wang almost pushed her out of the house: "Girl, why don't you go quickly! There are guests at home, why don't you entertain her well?"
Zhuqing had no choice but to go to Guihua's sister-in-law's house, praying in her heart that Mrs. Wang had better not agree to the Zhou family's marriage proposal!
Hearing Zhuqing's intention to come, Sister-in-law Guihua was also very happy. She readily mixed half of the spring tea her husband brought back and gave it to her: "Qingya, this is the spring tea he brought back this year. It is said to be very fragrant."
Yes, people in the county love to drink it!"
"Thank you, Sister-in-law Osmanthus!" Zhuqing took the tea she gave her, turned around and walked back.
"Hey, you girl, please go back later!" Guihua's sister-in-law had also heard about the people coming to Zhuqing's door, so she naturally knew Wang's real intention in asking her to come over to borrow tea.
"Sister-in-law Osmanthus Osmanthus, I have to go back! I, I don't want to get married so early!" Zhu Qing simply expressed his thoughts directly.
"Hey, haha, you silly girl! Kuishui hasn't come yet? Who asked you to get married so early? The Zhou family just came to test your family's intentions first! At most, both families are willing.
Let’s finalize the marriage first! If I really want you to get married, you will have to grow up to be a big girl!” Sister-in-law Guihua’s words made Zhuqing breathe a sigh of relief.
In this case, she thought it was acceptable.
It's just that in modern times, she went to school all the way from elementary school to getting a doctorate, and she never had the opportunity to have a relationship, so naturally she couldn't talk about marriage.
Now in ancient times, do we have to obey our parents' orders to find a matchmaker and directly skip the love phase and enter marriage?
Zhuqing felt a little speechless. It seemed that she had no chance to fall in love!
But thinking about the pain of a blind marriage, it seems that the eldest son of the Zhou family is someone she knows and has interacted with several times. The young man seems to be a pretty good person. Otherwise, she would have accepted this arrangement.
Will you live with this child in the future?
Zhuqing thought to herself, she couldn't help but want to laugh, but she was also a little sad.
She has the mind of an adult in her twenties. She doesn’t know what kind of life she will live with a teenager in the future!
However, while she was thinking about the possible future here, Wang's words made Chang Baolin stunned for a long time before he could react.
"Sister-in-law Chang, that's it. As you can see, our family's situation is completely different from that of the Zhou family. I'm very happy that Mrs. Zhou doesn't dislike our family being poor and has taken a fancy to our Qingya.
However, I am afraid that if my Qingya goes to their house, she will not be used to their life and will be laughed at by them. In the future, she will not be able to live together with the eldest young master of the Zhou family. Therefore, I think our family should take care of this matter.
Think about it before you can give them a reply."
Chang Baolin originally thought that as long as he mentioned it briefly, the Sun family would happily agree.
Who knew that I would get such a soft-spoken reply that I would have to think again!
Hey, who in the entire Changshan County doesn’t know how wealthy the Zhou family is? Which family doesn’t want to get married to the Zhou family? Why did the Sun family react like this?
If it was Wang who took Qiao, Chang Baolin's sharp eyes would have seen through countless people. An honest and loyal village woman like Wang would not hide anything in her heart or what she said.
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Chang Baolin thought about it for a long time and could only explain it by saying that Wang really felt sorry for her daughter.
In such a difficult situation, Wang's family is able to avoid being blinded by wealth and know how to think about her daughter's future. She is really a rare and good mother.
Chang Baolin had seen too much how he wanted to sell his daughter for the sake of wealth. Seeing Wang's reaction today, he couldn't help but respect Wang from the bottom of his heart.
"Oh, Aunt Sun, what you said makes sense. A mother should always think more about her daughter! Anyway, I have brought the Zhou family's wishes. Please reply as soon as possible when your family will have an accurate letter.
Me! I can talk to them."
Chang Baolin said and stood up to leave.
When Zhu Qing returned home, Chang Baolin had already left. Wang said to her: "I asked you to borrow some tea, and you borrowed it for a long time! You didn't come back until all the guests had left!"
Zhuqing looked at Wang with a smile: "Mom, don't blame me! I'm very satisfied with your performance today."
Mrs. Wang slapped her on the head and said: "You stinky girl! It's all about your future! The Zhou family is indeed rich and powerful! I know that many people dream of marrying her. But from a wealthy family,
Rice is not something that ordinary people can eat. I feel sorry for you because I am afraid that you will be bullied if you go!"
When Wang said these words, she thought Zhuqing was an eleven or twelve-year-old child. Children of this age may not be able to understand the meaning of her words.
However, as a modern soul, Zhuqing could of course recognize the meaning of Wang's words and understand Wang's painstaking efforts.
Mrs. Wang, this is a daughter who truly loves and values herself!
It is really not easy for Wang to be able to do this!
Zhu Qing stepped forward and hugged Mrs. Wang: "Mom, thank you so much for always thinking about me! I will definitely respect you in the future!"
Mrs. Wang also hugged her daughter with her backhand, "Silly girl, who will love my mother if she doesn't love you? But the Zhou family is really a good family! My mother has never heard any bad rumors about his family. If you really marry her,
, that is to say, the rules were too big in the first few years and I was not used to it, but I will definitely not endure hardship again in the future!"
She also doesn't want her daughter to live like her own in the future, marrying a farmer and relying on the weather for food. Sometimes she won't even have enough to eat.
"Well, mother, I understand. Since we said we'd wait for this matter, let's wait a little longer!" Zhu Qing also wanted to see how sincere the Zhou family was.
