Chapter 174: The Road to the Matchmaker
In the end, Lin Zhu bought the more than 200 acres of land, but it was bought at the price of seven taels and one mu, which was thirty percent less than their offer, but because the Wu family was in a hurry, and Lin Zhu could immediately take out the silver, the Wu family agreed.
Moreover, in order to prevent the situation like the Wang family, Lin Zhu also asked everyone from top to bottom of the Wu family to sign a contract, stating that no matter how rich the Wu family is in the future, he will not buy back this land from Lin Zhu. In this way, Lin Zhu can be regarded as reassuring.
After that, all the things were handed over to Chang Shi, for the sake of the stability of Zhuyuan, he deliberately stayed here for a while longer, just to investigate the character of Steward Song, if he was really treacherous, he would definitely not keep him in Zhuyuan.
But fortunately, he knew that the road was restrained, and Zhao Da was supervising on the side, so he stayed in Zhuyuan honestly, and Chang Shi didn't move him again, just let Zhao Da manage the money, and he managed the two of them to manage the bamboo garden.
Because she knew that Lin Zhu would leave after the New Year, Dong Yuzhen deliberately rushed to Lin Zhu's house a year ago to meet her.
"Sister Xiaozhu." As soon as she screamed, Dong Yuzhen choked up a little, and the tears in her eyes fell down big drops, but she couldn't speak.
"Sister Jane, don't cry yet." Lin Zhu's heart was also a little sour, and he hurriedly wiped Dong Yuzhen's tears with a handkerchief.
"If it weren't for my father, you wouldn't have moved to the capital. Sister Xiaozhu, I'm really sorry for you. Now Dong Yuzhen also sees very clearly, if Lin Zhu doesn't leave, he will definitely be bullied in the future, and his father is much less supportive of him because the Li family is not as good as before, and he doesn't have a good face for her and Mrs. Lin at home every day.
"It's not just because of them." Lin Zhu shook his head, "Grandpa God's opinion is that I can only take care of it nearby when I go there, you also know that I don't have any relatives, and so is Fu Dou'er, it is also our blessing to be closer to Grandpa God." Of course, Lin Zhu can't be said to be there to avoid trouble.
"You know how to comfort me," Dong Yuzhen gently patted Lin Zhu's arm.
"Hehe, Sister Jane, don't cry, otherwise someone should be distressed." Lin Zhu snickered and made fun of her.
"What nonsense?" Dong Yuzhen's face turned red. The meaning of Lin Zhu's words. She naturally understood.
"How is this nonsense? You don't know how to go, when someone left that day, another person stood at the door for a long time as if looking through the autumn water. Lin Zhu is actually very optimistic about Chang Tianlei and Dong Yuzhen. I think the two of them are a good match. I just don't dare to tell others. First, it is related to Dong Yuzhen's reputation. The second is that Zhang Manqing also likes Chang Tianlei, if she knows that Chang Tianlei actually likes Dong Yuzhen, according to her temper, she can't turn the world upside down.
"Sister Xiaozhu. Don't make fun of my sister. He is the grandson of the general, and he is about to return to Beijing, and there are a lot of good marriages waiting for him, how can he fall in love with me, the daughter of a county magistrate? Dong Yuzhen said a little gloomily. She and Chang Tianlei belong to happy enemies, they quarreled at the beginning of the meeting, and they always felt uncomfortable if they didn't damage each other for a day, but gradually the quarrel between the two was like flirting.
Of course, these are things that can't be said to outsiders, even Mrs. Lin and Dong Yuzhen haven't mentioned it to her. I didn't expect Lin Zhu to be stabbed today.
"Sister Zhen, don't be discouraged, when he returns to the capital, I will ask him for you, if he dares to be sorry for you, I will help you teach him a lesson." Lin Zhu clenched his small fist and made a beating gesture.
"Hehe," Dong Yuzhen was amused by her actions, "Sister Xiaozhu's kindness, my sister understands it, no need, as soon as he goes back, there is no possibility for us to see each other again." Dong Yuzhen walked to the window and stroked the leaves of a pot of orchids with her hand, looking a little downcast.
"Sister Jane, you can't admit defeat so quickly. Say something overstepping, if you follow Dong Zhixian, sister, you may not be able to find any good marriage, but Chang Tianlei's identity is different, as long as General Chang can agree, then everything will not be a problem. Anyway, now that you're young, there's no rush for these things. But you have to talk to Aunt Yu first, so that she knows what to expect. Lin Zhu's words made Dong Yuzhen cheer up a little.
"Let my mother know the way?" But she still hesitated, "This is not very good, right?" ”
"Why is it not good, so that Aunt Yu can plan for you." Lin Zhu admires Mrs. Lin's methods very much, she is an inner house woman, but she has a long-term view than Dong Zhixian, and she is very good at Yuecheng Mansion, Dong Zhixian and Liu are not her opponents.
"Sister Zhen, don't feel embarrassed, it's hard to speak, the more you don't say what you think, the more difficult it will be for Aunt Yu to plan for you, and if you don't say it now, maybe Aunt Yu is already planning for your future, I heard that An Yuan is ready to make a dowry for you." After Lin Zhu finished speaking, he looked at Dong Yuzhen's somewhat shy face, helped her sit down on the chair, and poured her another cup of tea.
"But this matter is just wishful thinking on my part, tell my mother, and my mother will not be happy." Dong Yuzhen still has some concerns. "Besides, I think Miss Zhang Er also seems to like Chang Tianlei."
Lin Zhu looked at her a little helplessly, feeling that she was only thirteen years old and already in love, and couldn't help but sigh that women in this era were too precocious. She really couldn't get used to that. However, since Dong Yuzhen is already like this, she will still help when she should help.
"Sister Zhen, if you are still not sure, why don't I help you ask Chang Tianlei what he thinks?" This is the quickest solution.
"No, don't," Dong Yuzhen hurriedly stopped her, holding Lin Zhu's arm tightly, for fear that as soon as she let go, Lin Zhu would go out to find Chang Tianlei. "He'll definitely laugh at me, Sister Xiaozhu, don't go." She reddened with a red face.
Lin Zhu was speechless, how could he laugh at her? Because Dong Yuzhen was punished and grounded, Chang Tianlei also deliberately asked himself to find a way to visit her in the county government, isn't this kind of performance obvious?
"Then why don't you prepare a token, if he accepts it, it means that he is in the same mood as you, if you don't accept it, then it will be as if nothing has happened, how about it?" Lin Zhu felt that this was the only way, and he could get the answer both implicitly.
"You, you make me think again." Dong Yuzhen lowered her head embarrassedly. She honestly sat down in her chair, pensive. suddenly remembered that the purpose of his coming was to leave Lin Zhu, so why did he talk about it and talk about Chang Tianlei, and he actually talked about his feelings with Lin Zhu, who was three years younger than her. His face was as hot as if it was burning, and he didn't dare to look at Lin Zhu for a long time.
"By the way, after the New Year, my mother and I may also go to the capital." Only then did Dong Yuzhen remember that she still had something to tell Lin Zhu. "I went to visit my grandmother. I also wanted to find a Master for my brother there. When I have time, I'll go to you, okay? ”
"Really? That's great. Lin Zhu shouted happily, "Then won't we be able to meet again soon?"
"It's just that my grandmother's family is very strict, I don't know if I can go out at that time?" Although Dong Yuzhen is also looking forward to it, after all, she doesn't live in her own home, and there are many things that can't come from her temperament.
"Then how long will you stay in the capital?" Lin Zhu asked with concern.
"It's not good to say, it depends on my mother's arrangement, but I think I should stay longer, after all, a good gentleman is very hard to find." Mrs. Lin wants to raise her eyebrows in the Dong family, Dong Jisheng can't count on it, so she can only pin her hopes on Dong Yuzhen's brother.
"Have you been living in your grandfather's house?" If the time is too long, it is not good for the married girl to always live in her mother's house, and Mrs. Lin is still a concubine, which will inevitably make people conjecture that it is not good.
"My mother is planning to buy a house in the capital, but my mother doesn't seem to have a lot of money in her hand, and my father will definitely not pay attention to this." Dong Yuzhen was a little sad when she talked about Dong Jisheng, "But we have also lived in my grandfather's house for a long time before, so there should be no problem." Dong Yuzhen explained to Lin Zhu as optimistically as possible.
"Then wait until you get to the capital and write to me, my home may still be some distance from the capital." Lin Zhu remembered that Lu Mingtao said in his letter that the field he helped buy was seventy or eighty miles away from the capital. If that's the case, why don't you buy a house in the capital? Thinking of this, Lin Zhu's heart had a plan.
At this time, Chang Tianlei was walking around the house anxiously after learning that Dong Yuzhen was coming, he wanted to meet Dong Yuzhen, but he was afraid that something would happen, after all, he was going back to the capital.
After thinking about it, he picked up his pen and wrote a letter to Dong Yuzhen. He is sixteen years old, and has experienced family changes and many tribulations, his psychology is already very mature, and he is no longer the little young master who is protected by his family, in the past two years in Linjia Village, since he met Dong Yuzhen, he gradually fell in love with her, Dong Yuzhen from the beginning of inferiority, to the current cheerful and generous, are deeply imprinted in his heart.
originally felt that it was okay to return to Beijing, but she was not worthy of her identity as the eldest lady of the county family. But now that he can return to the capital again, the title of his family can also come back, so that he is worthy of her in terms of identity. And Chang Tianlei is no longer a person who lies on his grandfather's merit book, waiting for the shade and doing nothing. He wanted to start a new career with his own efforts. He felt that Dong Yuzhen was the one who could encourage him and support him behind his back.
However, he hasn't mentioned it to Chang Shi and Chang's mother yet, firstly, because of his grandfather's matter, it is not a good time to mention this kind of thing, and secondly, he doesn't know what Dong Yuzhen thinks, the last time she walked from here, she didn't even look back, which made Chang Tianlei uncomfortable for several days. So everything still has to wait until Dong Yuzhen can agree with him before mentioning it to his family. He is confident that he will work hard for the future of the two.
He wrote all the words in his heart in the letter, and went to Lin Zhu with some trepidation, in this family, Lin Zhu is only the person he can trust, and he will not tell this matter. (To be continued......)