The rooster crows for the first time, and the big guys get up one after another.

I'm starting to do things according to last night's arrangement.

After an hour, everything was cleaned. The windows in the house are bright and clean.

The most important thing was the lunch of the day.

Ying Qi's children stayed in her grandmother's room, and Zhao Yulan had to wait at the door of the house alone to greet the guests. And the eldest uncle Zhao Jinpeng went to the entrance of Zhaojia Village to wait for the other party.

While waiting, Zhou Zhishu chatted with Zhao Yulan about the man's basic situation.

The man, Fang Qinghe, was short of water at the beginning, so he specially gave two names with water. My father and mother died of illness and died young, and I grew up in my uncle's family. After all, it's not my own home, so I often eat at other people's houses in the village. When you're older, you can do things for others, so you can also be regarded as growing up eating hundreds of meals. His uncle's parents had four children at home, and they couldn't take care of him completely, as long as they didn't really let him go hungry.

He is now sixteen years old, only one year older than his aunt Zhao Huilan. But because of the hard life since I was a child, I am very sensible. Since the age of ten, he has been working in the fields with his uncle. After his uncle's farm work, he would also help other people in the village with farm work. I don't know if it's because of the hundred family meals he eats, the person grows very strong, and the farm work in the field never needs to plough the ox, he ploughs the land completely in one go, and he can plow an acre without taking a breath.

Now that his uncle's parents are ready to find him a daughter-in-law, let him learn to start a family by himself.

His parents left him two thatched huts, but his uncle's family conditions were not bad, and Fang Qinghe was indeed very capable, so his uncle promised to pool the money to build him a tiled house with a wooden penetrating structure when he got married. What's more, after all, he is the only son of his own brother.

Have a house to live in, be able to plow the fields, be in good health, and have no bad habits. Based on these four points, Zhou Zhishu was quite satisfied as soon as she heard about it.

The other party also heard that after Fang Guihua married into the Zhao family, the conditions of the Zhao family were still good, the most important thing was that the former aunt Zhao Yulan gave the family a considerable amount of subsidies, and the little aunt was said to be a good woman, so they agreed to look at each other.

The third watch on the day is the time agreed by custom. Zhao Yulan was already waiting at the door of her house early.

Sure enough, after a while, Zhao Jinpeng led six men and women to the front of the house.

"It's coming, it's coming. Zhao Yulan hurriedly shouted at the back room, and her grandmother Zhou Zhishu, who was waiting in the house, came to the front of the hall to wait in person, and the children naturally followed.

He entered the hall and sat down. Naturally, Fang Juncheng, the father of Fang Guihua, came to introduce everyone one by one. The first thing to introduce is the man's family, the man's family came to the man's Fang Qinghe's uncle Fang Junfu, Fang Zhou's Zhou Tingjie, Fang Qinghe himself, and Fang Junfu's two sons Fang Pingshan and Fang Pingfeng. plus the introducer Fang Juncheng is just six people.

On the woman's side, all the people of the Zhao family are there. Even Zhou Xiangrong and Fang Guihua, who were in the kitchen, came out to see the ceremony, and then went to get busy again. Today, because Fang Guihua's family was matchmaking, Fang Guihua performed very well. For everyone, it is a groundbreaking experience.

Although the man was a guest, there were still only the elders sitting at the main table of the hall, and the children were standing behind him. On the woman's side, only her grandmother Zhou Zhishu and a few uncles were sitting, and even Zhao Yulan brought people in, and after seeing the ceremony, she also left to set up Chinese food in the courtyard. Only Yingqi and the three children stood behind their grandmother. Because Ying Qi is interested in this ancient blind date, it is naturally impossible for the two brothers to leave her. The rest of the children had already dispersed, and with the help of help, they went to the yard to play.

"In-laws, this time it's really troublesome for you. Zhou Zhishu first said politely to the other party.

"What's there, it's still your daughter's good raising. There are hundreds of women in the family. Fang Juncheng said with a sincere smile.

Ying Qi felt really strange on the side, why Fang Guihua's father and Fang Guihua were not similar in personality at all. There are six points of similarity in appearance.

Could it be like Fang Guihua's mother? Ying Qi shuddered when she thought about it, Fang Guihua looked like she had sharp teeth, think about it, an old woman with sharp teeth and sharp mouth, how powerful it should be.

Xiaobao saw her tremble, poked Fu Yi, and gestured, Fu Yi hurriedly asked Ying Qi in a low voice, "Sister, what's wrong?"

"It's fine. I just want to be like a mother like Fang Guihua, what kind of powerful person looks?" Xiaobao and Fu Yi both followed her train of thought and imagined for a moment, and then trembled together, and then laughed quietly.

The adults didn't pay attention to the interaction between the children, and just exchanged pleasantries to themselves.

"Aunt Zhao, this is my kid Qinghe. Fang Junfu asked Fang Qinghe to come forward. He was a sturdy man, only sixteen years old, but Ying Qi looked like a twenty-year-old young man. His skin was dark and swarthy, but his eyes were large and clear. It gives people a very straightforward feeling.

"Hewazi is a very capable guy. I'm not boasting, our village is there for all to see. It's just that Hewazi's parents are not there, so we hope to find him a daughter-in-law who can share weal and sorrow with him and struggle together. Fang Junfu continued.

"My Hewa is capable, not to mention, but also very filial. If this can be done in the future, he will definitely be filial to you. Fang Zhou also laughed.

"As long as I have the ability, I'm really afraid of people who only rely on their parents and sit on empty seats. Zhou Zhishu also said with a smile.

"Brother, you said that if the little aunt and him really get married in the future, will the child be born so black?" Ying Qi laughed quietly beside her.

"I don't know about this. Possibly. At that time, he will be a little black brother. Fu Yi said seriously. Ying Qi covered her mouth and smiled backwards. God, why didn't he say little blacks. It's so dark, you can tell that it's caused by long-term work in the farmland. I'm joking, my brother still replied so seriously, it's really a living treasure.

The adults had a very pleasant conversation, and it was soon nearly noon.

At this time, Fang Juncheng whispered and asked his grandmother Zhou Zhishu and Fang's uncle Fang Junfu's opinions respectively, and both parties seemed to be relatively satisfied.

The ancients popularized blind marriage and dumb marriage, so that the blind date with each other is already enough to understand, there is no problem in the first step, and the two sides got a positive answer, so Zhou Zhishu beckoned the little uncle to go down and greet the little aunt Zhao Huilan to give tea to the guests. This tea is naturally the most humble tea, but it is not bad, and it will only be taken out for hospitality when this kind of son marries a daughter-in-law and a daughter-in-law.

The little aunt Zhao Huilan was dressed in a water-red muslin shirt and a Confucian skirt of the same color, looking dignified and generous. The small and delicate silver earrings and a silver hairpin with hollow magnolia on her head make her look a little pretty. Dress up just right.

With a little shyness on his face, he came in to serve tea and gave a few elders a salute. Fang Junfu and Fang Zhou's Fang Tingjie looked at her appearance and felt satisfied, and then looked at the walking posture was also very decent and natural, which showed that she was healthy and had no disabilities. Although he was a little shy when pouring tea, he was still generous. They glanced at each other and nodded secretly.

After Zhou Tingjie took the tea, she took out a big red embroidered bag from her pocket, thinking that it was a meeting gift.

"What a good girl. My aunt didn't bring anything, a little greeting gift, don't dislike it. Zhou Tingjie said to Zhao Huilan with a smile.

Zhao Huilan glanced at her mother slightly, and when she saw her mother nodding, she took it with both hands and thanked her: "Thank you, aunt, you are so polite." Please use tea slowly. ”

After speaking, a few young men who didn't look at the man much, under the signal of the elders, left and went back to the boudoir.

Zhao Yulan calculated the time and came in to say hello. said that tables and stools had been set up in the courtyard, and everyone moved to the courtyard.

Three tables were set up, the elders and grandmothers among the guests already sat at one table, the juniors of the guests and the rest of the elders of the Zhao family sat at one table, and the children of the Zhao family sat at one table. The only absent person was naturally the little aunt Zhao Huilan, who was inconvenient to show up, so she naturally dined in her room.

The menu is still quite generous. A cold dish with spring bamboo shoots, a fragrant marinated water, and a large plate of braised pork and a large plate of crucian carp soup are hot dishes, which are the two main dishes. In addition, there are vegetarian dishes, a fried bean sprouts with leeks, a stir-fried cabbage, and then the most common cabbage with hydrochloric acid, soy sauce cowpeas, and a side dish tofu soup, which is more hearty than the New Year.

Fang Junfu and Zhou Tingjie smiled at the corners of their eyes when they saw such a sumptuous meal. This shows that the Zhao family is very sincere.

It seems that this time the family affair is 10% **.

After the two sides had a pleasant meal, the Fang family left. The next day, the Zhao family arranged for someone to visit Fang's house.

In the case that both men and women agree with each other, it is necessary to examine some of the man's family conditions, economic strength, and so on.

In the afternoon, the uncles went out to do farm work, and the rest gathered in the house of grandmother Zhou Zhishu. Let's discuss what it's like to meet today and how to prepare for tomorrow's trip.

"Mother, what do you think?" Fang Guihua was most anxious, after all, she was introduced by her family.

"People look sturdy and spirited. Zhou Zhishu nodded and said. "It's just that the situation in his family is a bit specific. After saying that, he hesitated.

After all, Fang Qinghe's own family has no land, so he can only go to the landlord's field to plant, so that 95% of it will go to the owner's family, and he can only keep some food for eating. This is the number one problem in the economy.

The reason why Zhao Yulan married Ying Qi and Fu Yi's father under very good conditions was because Zhou Chungui's family had their own few acres of thin fields, which was much richer than most people's homes. Like now, except for three acres of thin fields, the rest of the Zhao family's land is rented from the owner's family.

"Mother, what's this, there are a few who can marry well like Yulan. What's more, Yulan is also having a hard time now. As long as people are in good health and can do things, they will always be fine. The land will be earned. What's more, his uncle didn't say that he would build a house for us, so that the big problem of living would be solved. Fang Guihua anxiously defended.

"That's just as well. Zhou Zhishu thought about it.

"Mother, in fact, I think it's okay. As soon as my sister got married, and I didn't have in-laws to serve, I thought it was really good for me to do that. I'm tired of serving others. You have to intrigue and grieve yourself. It's hard. Fang Qinghe is just an uncle, and when the time comes, even if he goes to his relatives, he will just go to such a family seriously. When his parents died, the rest of the people were all of the same generation, how nice it was. Zhao Yulan also nodded.

"Xiangrong, what do you see?" Zhou Zhishu saw that Zhao Yulan also agreed, and asked the eldest daughter-in-law again.

"Mother, her aunt and her aunt both said so, I think it's okay. That Fang Qinghe's eyes were clear, he should be a capable boy. Zhou Xiangrong also nodded.

"That's fine. Let's take a look at Fang's house tomorrow, and let's settle this matter. Zhou Zhishu slapped the board.

Then we discussed who to go to. Grandmother Zhou Zhishu, second uncle Fang Guihua, and mother Zhao Yulan will go together. The second aunt Fang Guihua belonged to the introducer, and the eldest aunt Zhou Xiangrong did not go because she had to take care of the family. And Niang Zhao Yulan went purely to make soy sauce.

"Mother, we're going too. Ying Qi spoke again.

"Hurry up and go to someone's house to have something to eat. Ying Qi hurriedly egged on her cousin and cousin. "Mother, I'm going too, I'm going too. As soon as his cousin Zhao Zhengqiang heard that there was something to eat, he immediately supported his cousin.

"Are you going too?" Zhou Zhishu hesitated, and several children rushed up, saying that they wanted to go out to see and see, so they had to agree.

In the end, except for the eldest cousin, who was too old to go, the rest of the children went to join in the fun. Although Zhao Yulan's family has three children, because of the fragrant brine brought by Zhao Yulan, everyone is full of praise today, so even Fang Guihua remembered that maybe she could go to make soy sauce often in the future, but she did not object.

The so-called etiquette is still exchanged, to see others, one is to eat mixed rice, and the other is also to give gifts. Although the efforts of the two parties are not necessarily equal, it is impossible to empty the white wolf or anything. And today, the Fang family has already wrapped a red envelope, which is naturally in the hands of Zhou Zhishu. Later, Ying Qi got the gossip from her mother Zhao Yulan that the Fang family sent 500 yuan, which was very rich for a blind date.

Went to so many people, of course, to bring gifts. The Zhao family made preparations in accordance with the customs: one or two lotus seeds, two taels of peanuts, three taels of sugar, four taels of red dates, five taels of beans, six taels of bean sprouts, seven taels of radish, eight taels of cabbage, and finally the ninety-nine at the bottom of the box were one, and the bacon elbow that had been left during the New Year's Festival. The first few things represent auspiciousness, and the last few things represent life.

The next day was still the first rooster crow, and everyone got up.

I started dressing and washing, and packed the gifts I had prepared last night in six small baskets.

After breakfast, we set off en masse. The children were very excited.

Fangjia Village is only about ten miles away from Zhao's house, which is a very close village. Much closer than Zhoujia Village.

After walking for less than an hour, I arrived at Fangjia Village.

The man, Fang Junfu, had already made preparations.

The introducer, Fang Guihua's father, Fang Juncheng, also calculated the time and waited for the Zhao family's blind date team at the entrance of the village.

Fang Guihua saw her father from a distance, hurriedly greeted Zhou Zhishu, and walked quickly to her father's side.

"Dad, are the Qinghe family ready?" She has always been a strong woman, but she doesn't want to lose the face of her village on this blind date.

"Definitely, definitely. It's ready. You can rest assured. It won't disgrace you. Fang Juncheng knows his daughter very well.

Fang Juncheng said as he greeted Zhou Zhishu's family.

Once born and twice cooked, after all, they only met yesterday, so they greeted each other and walked into Fangjia Village together.

Uncle Fang Qinghe's house soon arrived, directly southeast of Fangjia Village.

Zhou Tingjie watched at the door of her house early.

Seeing a group of people coming, I knew that it was someone from the Zhao family without thinking about it. Fang Zhou's greeted him very warmly.

After greeting each other, Fang Zhou's family welcomed everyone into Fang's house.

Since it was a blind date, the Fang family was also an open hall, and Fang Juncheng and Fang Qinghe were already waiting in the hall.

The Fang family's hall looks very clean and refreshing, and it is estimated that it was sprinkled when he came back yesterday. On the square table in the middle are some beans and candy seeds, of course, there are many beans, and there are only a few candy seeds.

After everyone sat down, Fang Zhou's served simple tea again. The children stood on either side of their mothers.

Naturally, although the children of the Fang family are older, they are all standing behind Fang Junfu.

"This is my home, Qinghe's former home is still in my house, about a mile away, very close. We are going to build two more tiled houses next to the old thatched hut before we get married, one for the hall and the other for the inner house. That's all we have to do for now. After all, my family's conditions are limited, and as you can see, I have two sons and two daughters. But I believe that with Qinghe's ability, he will soon be able to build his own home. You can rest assured of that. ”

Fang Junfu said very honestly about his plan to get married.

"In addition, this year's cultivation because the seedlings have already been planted in the field, so this year Qinghe is still in my house to help, tomorrow I will ask the patriarch to arrange a separate plough for him. There are a lot of fields that need to be cultivated on the master's side, and there is no problem. Zhou Zhishu nodded when she heard this.

The two sides discussed some details again, and the matter was roughly settled. Then wait for the man to come and salute.

After lunch, the Zhao family said goodbye and left. It's time for each other to start preparing the details.

The children came to play around and had a tooth sacrifice, and they were quite satisfied. As for Ying Qi, she was just curious about the ancient people's custom of getting married on a blind date. And Xiaobao doesn't care at all.