Chapter 19: Asking for Marriage

Zhang Xiaoli didn't dare to face Xiaohua's parents, who knew that Wang Xiaohua's parents were not here to propose marriage to Xiaoli, but planned to introduce Xiaoli's cousin Zhang Xiaofang to Xiaohua, and wanted to call Xiaoli's mother a matchmaker.

Miao Xianglian saw Lan Yupei and his wife enter the door, Ling Ai went out, and hurriedly shouted: "Xiaoli, where are you going?" There are rare guests at home, and you don't help make tea, so why do you go far away? ”

Zhang Lianyu, who was upstairs, heard Miao Xianglian's soprano, and hurriedly went downstairs and asked, "Where did you come from?" It is clearly a businessman who is on the right door. ”

Miao Xianglian smiled and said, "Daddy Xiaohua, you and your husband both came to the door, there must be something important to ask us for help." ”

Lan Yupei pretended to be happy and said, "Yes, yes!" I want your help on a big matter. ”

Miao Xianglian stared at Yu Pei and asked nervously: "Why is there a big deal between you and me, it's too exaggerated!" Are the merchants of the big pawnshop idle and have nothing to do? Did you go to the wrong door? ”

Wang Caishun smiled bitterly: "The marriage of children is of course a big deal. This time I came to the door to ask Zhang Shangjia to help introduce your niece to my Linglang Wang Xiaohua, I don't know if Zhang Shangjia is willing to be an adult. ”

Miao Xianglian had a quarrel and quarrel because of the pawn a few years ago, and she has always held a grudge, refusing to be this matchmaker in her heart, and immediately said loudly: "My family doesn't eat the bowl of rice of the matchmaker, you better invite another Gao Ming!" ”

Zhang Lian glanced at Xianglian, turned her head to look at Wang Caishun and said happily: "Ling Lang, who can introduce his niece to Wang Shangjia, is of course willing to be this matchmaker!" I'll introduce you, as long as you Linglang is willing to marry my niece, this matchmaker should be determined. And you can drink the joy of wine for three days and three nights. ”

Wang Caishun was shocked to hear that Zhang Lianyu was willing to be this matchmaker, and hurriedly handed him the gift and said: "This is a gift for you, you go and make it clear to your brother now, just say that I Ling Lang Wang Xiaohua has taken a fancy to your brother's Ling Ai Zhang Xiaofang, and I hope that the parents can fulfill them happily, how about it?" ”

Zhang Lianyu said happily: "I don't know if my brother Zhang Lianyu is at home?" Wait a minute, I'll take a look. ”

After Zhang Lianyu went out, Lan Yupei approached Wang Caishun and muttered: "Child's father, Zhang Xiaofang we know, I don't know if you remember, at noon last summer, a person came to our pawnshop as a jade pendant, a thief took advantage of our lunch time, quietly sneaked into our pawnshop to steal a piece of jade pendant, but was seen by Zhang Xiaofang, who came to find our Linglang, Xiaofang shouted to catch the thief, the thief stabbed Xiaofang with a dagger in his hand, who knew that this girl still has a good kung fu, raised her leg and kicked, the thief's dagger fell to the ground, I only heard Xiaofang shouting, do you want to die or jade pendant, see if I don't clean up your surname. Immediately a sweep came, and the thief saw that the situation was not good, put down the jade pendant that had just arrived, and slipped away with his head in his hands. ”

Wang Cai Shunle said: "Of course I remember! It is a jade pendant in the shape of a hook cloud, with complex shape, abstract form and exquisite craftsmanship. Like clouds, like owls, the combination of skeuomorphism and abstraction is used to show the beauty of great tension. The body is a flat rectangular shape, with a curved hook hollowed out in the center, similar to a vortex shape, and the four corners are symmetrically curled outward, and a shallow groove consistent with the contour of the body is carved out on the front. That jade pendant is a treasure in the palace of the Western Han Dynasty, and it is worth a fortune. Fortunately, Miss Xiaofang found out, otherwise, we would have lost our fortune. At that time, we felt that Xiao Fang was a noble person in our family, and he was about the same age as Xiao Hua, and we were thinking about finding someone to propose marriage, and introduced Xiao Fang to Ling Lang, but Ling Lang refused us to find a spouse for him, and the matter was delayed, and later I learned that Xiao Fang and Ling Lang were classmates in the private adult education class, no wonder Ling Lang didn't need us to explain his marriage, and now I learned that Xiao Fang is Xiao Li's cousin, and Ling Lang fell in love with Xiao Li and asked us to propose marriage, and we took this opportunity to hide from the world. Li Dai Tao stiffened, stole the beams and changed the pillars, and introduced Xiaofang to Ling Lang. ”

Lan Yupei nodded and said, "Zhang Shangjia is back, don't say it." ”

Zhang Lianyu smiled and said: "Wang Haoren, my brother is at home, I will accompany you and the couple to propose marriage!" ”

"Okay, please lead the way." Wang Caishun said with a smile on his face.

After a while, the three of them arrived at the door of Zhang Lianyu's house.

Zhang Lianyu was about to go to the market to buy something, and suddenly saw his younger brother accompanying the pawnshop Wang Deshun Hao and his wife Lan Yupei to the door with a large bag and a small bag, and suddenly panicked, and hurriedly asked: "Wang Haoren, why did you and your husband come to the cold house with a gift?" ”

Zhang Lianyu hurriedly said: "Brother, Wang Xiaohua, the only son of Wang Haoren, has taken a fancy to your Xiaofang, they were classmates in the private class, both of them are twenty years old, and they have no partner, Xiaohua's parents came here this morning and asked me to be a matchmaker to introduce Xiaofang to Xiaohua, I don't know if you agree?" ”

Zhang Lianyu hurriedly said: "It doesn't matter whether I agree or not, the key is that Xiaofang agrees!" This makes love assertive and subjective, and her marriage, I don't want to be involved as a parent. Xiaofang went to the creek to wash clothes, and I'll be back later, so let's go in and sit down and have a cup of tea! ”

Wang Cai Shunle said: "Xiaofang's father is reasonable, just because my dog fell in love with Xiaofang but was ashamed to speak, and refused the introduction of other girls several times, we parents can't watch Ling Lang fall into unrequited love and suffer, besides, there is only one Ling Langli, so he pulled down this old face and came to your house to propose." ”

At this time, Xiao Fang came home with a basket of washed clothes, heard the word "propose" at the gate, stared at his father and asked curiously: "Dad, who will propose to my brother?" Did Brother agree to find a partner? ”

Wang Xiaohua's parents suddenly heard Xiaofang's voice, and hurriedly turned around and said, "Xiaofang, we are here to propose to your parents!" I want to introduce you to my Linglang Wang Xiaohua, I don't know if you are willing? Wang Caishun smiled.

Xiaofang said in surprise: "Oh, it turned out to be the two of you, I didn't know that you two were Xiaohua's parents, rudeness, please forgive me!" ”

Lan Yupei approached Xiaofang and said: "You are a heroic heroine who is righteous and brave, that day in my pawnshop, the onlookers in the neighborhood did not dare to come forward to expose the face of the jade thief, let alone reach out to grab the thief, to return the jade pendant, only you stepped forward, subdued the thief, extraordinary skills, frightened the thief to drop the jade pendant in his hand, hugged the head of the rat, and ran away." If it weren't for your help with a knife and a few sweepers, my jade pendant would not have been sold to by the thief. When people come back and ask for the redemption of the jade pendant, my family can't get the jade pendant, not only will the reputation be ruined, but also the family will be ruined. It was you who saved our family and saved my family's pawn shop for hundreds of years, and we want to marry you as the daughter-in-law of my Wang family and the head of the pawnshop. ”

Wang Caishun said happily: "Yes! Miss Xiaofang, you put your life and death aside at noon that day, desperately captured the thief, and wanted to return the jade pendant, we are grateful, and later mentioned this matter to Xiaohua, only to know that you two are classmates in private school, and they have known each other for a long time, and our husband and wife are so happy that they can't keep their mouths together. I've been thinking about how to marry you into the Hua family. Today, with Xiaohua's acquiescence, I asked your uncle to be a matchmaker to come to your house to propose marriage, hoping that you would give face, but it was a wish for us to be parents. What do you think? Miss Shinofang. ”

Xiao Fang pondered in her heart, Xiaohua is now an outstanding student who graduated from a private school, has passed the understanding test, and then sent the Shangshu Provincial Examination in the name of Xianggong, and now he is already a person, and he will participate in the Ministry of Rites exam next spring, maybe he can get one of the merits such as Ming Jing, Jinshi, Ming Law, Ming Shu, Ming Calculation, etc., and he is just an embroidered woman, who knows a few words, how can he look down on himself? Although I have a crush on him, I don't dare to daydream! Thinking of this, he looked at Wang Caishun and asked worriedly: "Lord Lingzun, does Xiaohua really agree to you coming to my house to propose marriage?" Xiaohua is an ambitious person, who will take the imperial examination in the future, and with his talent and morality, he may be able to embark on a career in the near future. And I'm an embroidery girl, how can I be worthy of Ling Lang? Besides, when I was studying with Xiaohua in private school, there were many quarrels and fights, my personality is a bit masculine, I like to punch and kick, dance knives and guns, and secretly practice martial arts with my brother, and I am indispensable to practice after class, therefore, Xiaohua often counts that I am a female classmate that no one wants, not like a young lady, but like a husband, even if he can't marry a daughter-in-law, he won't find a woman like me, you came to propose marriage today, did you hide from Xiaohua? I'm a little skeptical. ”

Wang Caishun hurriedly said: "Sensei suspects, my pawnshop needs you, a woman who likes to dance knives and guns, punch and kick, to be the head of the shop." Xiaohua knows that the pawn shop is not light, and you have a good kung fu, and you have wanted to hint at you for a long time, but there is no chance, so your parents have no choice but to come forward to help him propose. Please put 10,000 hearts, the little fights in the student days have long since disappeared. Regardless of whether Xiaohua can gain fame in the spring next year, as long as you are willing to marry him, it will be fine. Embroidery is also a technical knowledge, not everyone wants to embroider can embroider, you embroider the flowers vividly, whether it is animals or flowers and trees, spiritual, everyone likes, embroidery girl has a brilliant future, you don't look down on yourself. You look delicate and lovely, a pair of big eyes blinking and blinking, flashing a clever energy, Xiaohua saw the big eyes that can talk, you look slim, it's hard to like it or not, your parents also like my family Xiaohua, you are in a dilemma, and happily agree to this family business. ”

Xiao Fang hesitated for a moment and said, "I don't have an opinion, it's up to my father and mother to decide." ”

Wang Caishun and his wife heard Xiao Fang say this, and knew that Xiao Fang agreed, so they turned their heads to Zhang Lian and Wen Lanxiang and asked: "You said let Ling Ai decide, but now that your Ling Ai has acquiesced, you parents will not object, right?" ”

Zhang Lianyu laughed and said: "As long as Ling Ai has no opinion, of course we as parents agree." After all, Xiaohua is the only Linglang in your family, and now he is a talent, and he will soon be admitted to a half-official position. ”