Then things went very well. After the people of the Hu family got the loan, they immediately went to the government and bought all the mountains and forests where they often went to cut firewood.

After doing all this, Hu Bao found a time, went to his own mountain forest with his eldest brother and father, drove stakes, and told people who came and went that this mountain forest has an owner, and don't cut wood here.

He also surveyed the entire mountain forest and made a plan, which ones were to be cut down, which ones were to be planted again in the spring, which ones were to be planted with apples, and which ones were to be planted with dates.

When Hu Bao and the others were busy, Lu Fengcai was not idle, he took advantage of the free time when he was not working, and asked his fellow villagers, and sure enough, there was an embroidery lady in Cuijin Building, who was from his hometown. Coincidentally, this embroidery lady is the wife of a housekeeper in her bank.

This steward and that embroidery steward met in Nanyang Qingchun City. Then they got married, and finally, they were selected to come to the Northwest together, and one worked in a bank and one worked in an embroidery building.

Lu Fengcai hurriedly looked for this steward and told him about the matter, saying that he had taken a fancy to one of his wife's apprentices, whose name was Hu Chun'er, could he be a matchmaker for him.

The steward was very happy when he heard it, this is a good thing, besides, Lu Fengcai is diligent, smart, and kind, and he has already said that he will be promoted to a position and be a little steward. The future should be good. Besides, if you work together in one place, how can you not help with what you can help?

The steward went home and told his wife about it. His wife is also very happy, in the spirit of being responsible for the land. asked about Lu Fengcai's situation in detail, and learned that there was no family to share, and he was very satisfied, so he found an opportunity to talk to Hu Chun'er's mother.

Hu Chun'er's mother is looking for a candidate for her eldest daughter-in-law, and among them, there are many people who take a fancy to her Hu Chun'er. The embroidery girls of Cuijin Building have always been sought-after, because such girls will make money. What's more, Hu Chun'er knows words like this, and she is still a first-class embroiderer.

However, Mrs. Hu has never had a good candidate. Because although Hu Chun'er did a good job. Also diligent. However, she is too gentle and has no temperament, and Mrs. Hu has always been afraid of her daughter after she gets married. Being bullied by her mother-in-law.

So pick and choose. It has never been decided. That time to go for a loan. It can be seen that Lu Fengcai has a good impression of Hu Chun'er, and Hu Pozi's first impression of Lu Fengcai is still very good. It's just that I don't know about his family situation, so. I also want to take the time to inquire.

It's good now, but my daughter's master came up directly and said the matchmaker for Lu Fengcai. The daughter's master introduced Lu Fengcai's situation clearly.

Mrs. Hu was overjoyed when she heard this, and she was shocked that she was a hundred willing, but she didn't dare to accept it directly, and thanked her daughter's master and said that she wanted to go home and discuss it.

This is also human nature, and the embroidery lady went back satisfied.

When she returned home with her daughter, she saw that the men had returned, took a carbon and were writing and drawing on the ground, discussing where to cut it down first and what to plant next spring. This has been going on for several days.

Mrs. Hu didn't care about cooking, so she directly sent Hu Chun'er to cook, and then pulled Hu Laohan to tell the story again. When Hu Bao heard this, he hurriedly said, "Are you talking about the manager Lu who gave us the loan?" He's not bad. is a good person, has a lot of ideas, and treats us well, I think it's okay to be my brother-in-law. ”

Mrs. Hu opened her mouth happily.

Hu Laohan pondered for a while and said, "Well, I also paid attention to the Lu steward you said that day. Nice guy indeed. It's just that the family situation is understood? ”

Hu Pozi said: "This should not be fake. On that day, I had already asked him, didn't he say that he was from Gyeonggi? My parents were gone, so I lived with my uncle, and later went to Beijing to work in a bank through a relative's introduction. Start from a small guy and do it in this position. In the past few years, I have also saved some money, and some time ago, I just bought a small courtyard with two entrances in the Tiebi City, and there is a small servant waiting at home. I also asked him where the yard he bought was, and you said that it was very close to us, only two streets. If Chun'er marries, it will be convenient to go back to her parents' house in the future. ”

"I also asked Chun'er's master, she knows the roots, and the situation is exactly the same as what Steward Lu said. It can be seen that that Steward Lu is a sincere person. I just take a fancy to him, he has no relatives at home, how good is this, in the future, if he and Chun'er become friends, then there is only one of our relatives, how good it is. Chun'er has a good temper and a soft temperament, so I'm afraid that she will be bullied by her mother-in-law after she gets married in the future. Well, now that this lady of Steward Lu is not there at all. How wonderful. ”

Hu Laohan nodded and said, "Since this is the case, you can reply to others, so you agree." Let him ask someone to propose. We don't want any dowry, he can pay as much as he wants, we don't want any of it, we all add it to the dowry for our daughter. Chun'er has also earned a lot of money for her family in the past year, and she hasn't received a penny. We can't ask for this dowry anymore. ”

Po Hu looked at the two older sons. Hu Kun hadn't reacted yet, Hu Bao had already reacted and said, "Don't worry, mother, our two brothers have no opinion." Anyway, we won't pay off our loan until three years, so let's just save all the money we have every month and buy a dowry for my sister from now on. At that time, Steward Lu's dowry will also be put into the dowry, and our family will also give a good dowry, so that my sister can live more comfortably in the future. ”

Hu Pozi hesitated for a moment and said, "You can't give the rest to Chun'er." Simply, Chun'er's monthly money, we don't use it, just keep her as a dowry, from hiring to getting married, how can it take a year, Chun'er is now a month of one or two silver a month, how can there be a dowry of ten taels of silver at that time. It's also very rich. At the corner of our street, the marriage of the daughter of the lady of the restaurant is only a dowry of ten taels of silver, and it is a dowry, but there are also ten dowries, which make the neighbors envious and make her in-laws satisfied. What kind of family can we deliver, it's good. The money we have left over will be kept for your eldest brother to marry a daughter-in-law, and the family will build a house. ”

When Hu Kun heard this, he hurriedly said: "I'm not in a hurry to marry, let's prepare a dowry for my eldest sister first." ”

Mrs. Hu glared at Hu Kun and said, "Your eldest sister's dowry will naturally have a way when the time comes, and your daughter-in-law will also marry, our family will do things early, it is best to marry your daughter-in-law before your eldest sister gets married." Our house can't wait any longer. You can't marry your sister in this small courtyard, right? ”

Hu Laohan said: "Yes, your mother is right. We kept Chun'er's monthly money to buy a dowry, and the money we usually earned, the balance, first got the house right, and then gave the eldest daughter-in-law to marry. Well, this is actually wronged Chun'er, so let's do more work in the future, cut down more wood, pick up the good wood and don't sell it, keep it for Chun'er to make a good set of furniture, and that's it. ”

Hu Kun and Hu Bao could only keep silent, and secretly made up their minds that they must work hard, twice as much as before, so that they can save more dowry for Chun'er. It's also good to make a little more money, there are too many places at home that need money.

Hu Chun'er later learned about the family's decision, and her heart was shy and sweet. That day, she had a good impression of that Lu Fengcai, and knew that her family agreed to marry him, and her heart was sweet. I also knew that the family decided to keep all the money they earned this year as a dowry, but they first disagreed, saying that they would build a house for the family first. However, her father and mother had already decided, and she could only gratefully agree.

The next day, Mrs. Hu replied to the matchmaker and agreed to the marriage. The matchmaker was very happy and replied to Lu Fengcai, Lu Fengcai was overjoyed, and learned that the Hu family did not pay attention to the dowry, and said that no matter how much the dowry was, she would add it to the dowry for her daughter in the future.

Lu Fengcai was very grateful, and felt that the Hu family was a sensible and affectionate family, and he had no relatives, so he should treat the people of the Hu family as his own family in the future.

Lu Fengcai has only been in the past few years, and it just so happened that within two days, Lu Fengcai was promoted to become a credit manager. The monthly money has also risen.

Lu Fengcai has been working for so many years, and he still has some money in his hands. After coming to Tiebiguan, when I first came, when the housing prices in the city were still cheap, I bought two houses at a very low price, one of which was a small courtyard with two entrances to live in. One is a larger courtyard, although there is only one entry, but there are many rooms.

He cleaned up the big yard, separated it, and rented it out, and he earned a lot of rent every month.

So, now, he still has some silver in his hand. He went home, went through all his money, and finally, after calculating, he still had a dozen taels of silver in his hand. This money is enough for a dowry. It's just that it's not enough to tidy up the house, make furniture, and buy furnishings. However, after thinking about it, after paying the bride price, it will take a year to get married, and it may be longer.

During those times, I could have monthly money every month, and now I have become a steward, and I have a monthly money of five taels of silver every month, and if I do a good job, I still have a share, how can I have ten taels of silver a month. Enough to get married, set up wine, tidy up the house, and buy furnishings.

After doing so, he felt that the cash in his hand was still too little. It's better to have more, so that you can get more dowry, which will look better, and it will also show that you value Chun'er. It can also make the father-in-law's family happy.

Thinking like this, he got up and went to his good friend, Lian Jiayue, who was on an errand in the county lord's mansion. (To be continued......)