069 A marriage letter
Yun Ying quietly returned home after getting affirmation from Jia's place, and Qiao Mutou, who was getting up early and was carrying water, frowned when he saw her, and opened his mouth to ask something. Yun Ying rushed ahead of him and said, "I'm going to make breakfast." ”
Anyway, he didn't care about Qiao Mutou's reaction and went to do things on his own. Leaving Qiao Mutou alone, he stood in place for a long time and did not react. One after another, Gu Banniang, Yuangen and Man'er also got up one after another, and after washing, Yun Ying's breakfast was ready and placed on the wooden table.
Broth and sorghum cakes, this kind of food may not be much compared to others, but for the Qiao Mutou family, it is a world of difference from before the separation. Gu Banniang didn't know it, but Qiao Mutou never seemed to find anything wrong with it, and he had always enjoyed all this with peace of mind, and he didn't use his mind to think about it, could he give his family such a life? Perhaps, in the future, he will find out!
Jia Shi pinched the time to let Guan Ping help her to Qiao's house, and the dishes on the table had not had time to be cleaned up, and Qiao Mutou had no way to avoid it, so he had to sit in place without embarrassment.
"I'm finally at home with Yun Ying's father," Jia Shi looked relieved, sat on the bench sent by Yun Ying, reached out and tidied up the hem of his clothes very elegantly, and put his hands on his waist to make a slight blessing: "The little woman has inconvenient legs and feet, and the rude place is still looking at the two Haihan." ”
Jia's birth is not bad, and his background is not hidden, and today's dress up makes people shine. She wore a new light purple summer dress with deep creases. The style is slowly said to be ten miles and eight villages, and even the clothes in Baijiaji are not as complicated as those on her body. The hair bun that is usually tied under the cloth towel is now meticulously combed into a falling horse bun, and there is a silver orchid hairpin with a good color. There was a silver scoop hanging from each ear.
Sit upright there, and the grandeur of the whole body can immediately make people feel dirty. This is the first time that Qiao Mutou and his wife have seen Jia Shi head-on. Gu Banniang had only passed by the courtyard of the Guan family in the past few months, and had glanced at the Jia family from a distance once or twice. She has to admit that even though Jia is older. The skin was a little worse, but it looked like the smell was even more frightening than the chief lady she had seen once in Chuncao Spinning.
Before, the Jia family had only had some contacts with the adjacent Dong family in the village for so many years, and even the shopping on the street was done by the hunters, and there was a difference between men and women, Qiao Mutou knew who the neighbor was, but he even walked far away from the aisle, and now he was blocked at home by the Jia family, and he really didn't dare to raise his head.
The dogma that Jia has followed since childhood is "walk right, sit up straight; The gentleman is frank, and the villain is concerned. "Except for the matter of Seki Orion, she is worthy of her heart at any time. Frank and swaying. Seeing the appearance of the arbor couple, a trace of disdain flashed in his eyes, and his expression became more and more determined.
"I came here a few days ago, Yun Ying's father was not at home, and Gu Meizi was not feeling well. I wanted to go to Aunt Qiao to be the master, but I thought that now that you have split up your family, you still have to be the master of some things, so I hurried over before Yun Ying's father went out. Most of the villagers are timid and afraid, and Qiao Mutou is the best among them, and Jia's two sentences immediately put Qiao Mutou and his wife on the spot.
"Mother." Guan Ping glanced at Yun Ying, who was helping Yuan Gen and Man'er wipe the oil stains on their chins. The appearance of wanting to speak and stopping made Qiao Mutou and his wife feel like they had fifteen buckets in their hearts, seven up and eight down.
"Ping'er, don't be impatient, since my mother is here. Custody gives you what you want. Jia Shi comforted Guan Ping, who was a little anxious, and glanced at him, "You can do it according to your mother's arrangement." Mother is here to talk to your Uncle Wood. ”
Guan Ping left with a happy face as he said. Qiao Mutou and Gu Banniang were even more apprehensive in their hearts, but Gu Banniang was more promising than Qiao Mutou. After the initial shock, now I see Guan Ping's peek at Yun Ying's eyes. A strange feeling suddenly rose in his heart, and he also felt a little more confident, and he woke up the sluggish Qiao Mutou with a clear cough, and first asked about Jia's intention with a smile.
"Rest assured, it's a good thing." Jia Shi slowed down his face and sighed slightly: "Originally, I thought that when our family Ping'er came to high school in the future, he would find a family affair for him, but who expected that this child would be dead-eyed, thinking that although your Yunying people don't look good, fortunately, they are still dedicated to taking care of my patient, for fear that the people who come and go without relatives will let Yunying do things in vain and chill the hearts of your family." ”
"So?" Gu Banniang actually knew the intention of the Jia family in her heart, but Yun Ying's matter was only said in the old courtyard yesterday, and she didn't know how to reply now. After all, it was not Yunying's mother, Gu Banniang had no choice but to look at Qiao Mutou.
Qiao Mutou thought that the decision of the old courtyard would naturally not disobey the decision of the Li family and the others, and besides, the Guan family was an existence that could not be easily provoked, so he naturally planned to refuse.
But before he could say anything he refused, Jia Shi suddenly took out a money bag from his sleeve pocket as if he knew what he wanted to say in advance, and poured it upside down on the chair next to him where the bamboo teacup was placed.
The silver light flashed, and there were no less than five or six shiny silver buns on the chair, which had been carefully cleaned, and the surface was shining with a shiny silver light, which was a little out of place in the humble courtyard in the morning light.
"Although our family is not a big family, after all, my son is a child who may be able to become an official in the future, whether he wants to hire a wife or take a concubine, he can't lose the female family, right?" Although Jia's slender fingers are calloused, they still give people a thrilling feeling when they are brushed on the silver bun.
Qiao Mutou has never seen so much silver money in his life for most of his life, and at the beginning of the year, Qiao Mutou carried five taels of silver to the Gu family to give a dowry, and every step was trembling, and there was a Qiao Qi pressing the formation by his side, even if this made his little heart jump for several days, so after returning home, no matter what Li asked him, he was in a trance.
The silver that Jia Shi poured out was actually not too much, but Sheng had carefully scrubbed it with the method she had learned to clean silver before she sent it, and ten taels of silver often looked more dazzling than others taking out twenty taels of silver, so she didn't believe that Gu Banniang was not moved.
Jia Shi didn't study Qiao Mutou's expression, and expressed his attitude to Gu Banniang intently and seductively: "To be honest, I don't dare to make any promises to you if Ping'er's thoughts about Yun Ying will be the same in the future, but as long as there is a little woman in the day, I will not let Yun Ying suffer and suffer." These silver are considered to be a dowry for your family, and I want to hire Yun Ying into our house first, and then make another arrangement for the two older little women in the future. ”
In the countryside, the term "child daughter-in-law" has been around for a long time, and there are also people in many villages who have sent their daughters to others to be child daughters-in-law; But for the sake of a child daughter-in-law, the Jia family, who spent ten taels of silver, was definitely the first person.
"This ...... Yun Ying's child's matter, her grandmother has other plans...... "God knows, Gu Banniang was so conflicted when she said this, that Qiao Mutou, who was stared at by her resentful eyes, buried her head guiltily.
"Second Aunt Qiao? She and Yun Ying are separated by generations? And men and women marry are the words of their parents, and I have never heard that grandparents who have divided the family can still be the master of granddaughters. Jia Shi looked pretended to be surprised, frowned slightly, and bagged the silver again: "Isn't it necessary that your family has been divided on the surface, but in fact, the household registration has not been divided at all?" ”
Gu Banniang was so ashamed that she almost buried her head in the ground, who made a man incapable and responsible, and now he is looked down upon, and the silver in vain, don't you? Thinking of this, he couldn't help but reach out and push Qiao Mutou: "Brother Mu, after all, I am the stepmother of the child, and there are some things that are not good to say." I just want to remind you that if Yun Ying is taken away by someone, we are not even allowed to inquire about the news, if it is the nearest Guan Ping, the child, we can still take care of it from time to time. ”
Having said so many high-sounding words, in fact, there is not a word of truth! Yun Ying watched Gu Banniang's good performance from the side, quietly packed up the dishes and chopsticks and went to the stove to wash the dishes, she believed that since the Jia family came, she would definitely help her solve this crisis. And she also believes that Gu Banniang and Qiao Mutou are no match for the temptation of white flowers and silver.
In fact, Gu Banniang still has a calculation in her heart. She often goes to the town to hand in embroidery work, but she heard of Guan Ping's prodigy name, and many women in the family who have a little constant labor will talk about the benefits of such a son-in-law as Ping when they spin spring grass. The Qiao family is not good at stubble, so instead of seeking skin with the tiger, it is better to grasp the benefits in your hands.
Qiao Mutou's eyes kept staring at Gu Banniang's action of retracting the silver taels, and he also calculated a detailed account in his mind. The silver money given by the Jia family is full of ten taels of silver, and there are as many as five taels left except for what the Li family wants, so it is also cost-effective to do this transaction.
Seeing the greed in the eyes of the couple, Jia Shi firmly put the silver bag on the chair, and then mentioned the conditions: "If you think it is feasible, go to the village chief's house immediately to draft an agreement on the change of household registration, and set a marriage certificate for the two children, as for whether to marry a wife or take a concubine, let's talk about it later." ”
So what's not to do? After Gu Banniang asked some questions again, Qiao Mutou slapped his thigh and nodded in agreement. I found the household registration from the house, took the household registration handed over by the Jia family, and strode out; This is a good deal, he plans to wait until it is done and then go to the old courtyard to report the news, and he will definitely be praised by the Li family for a while.
According to the agreement between the Jia family and Qiao Mutou, from the moment the marriage book was set, Yun Ying was a member of the Guan family, she had to move out of the grass shed with her salute and go to live in the mud tile house of the Guan family.
In fact, at this time, another group of people was also hurrying to Lijia Village. (To be continued......)