Luo Yun and Cheng Mu looked at each other and didn't know what was going on, so they went to see Uncle Wu together. But seeing Uncle Wu looking at Cheng Mu with a pensive look, Luo Yun asked twice, but Uncle Wu didn't even come back to his senses. On the other side, Luo Yun's cousin Li Jian couldn't help but laugh when he saw the two of them looking stupid.

"Luo Yun and Brother Mu don't need to be in a hurry, why don't they have to wait for next year."

The room full of people heard the ridicule in Li Huan's words, and the elders who were originally seriously discussing couldn't help but look at the two youngest men present and laugh. Luo Yun and Cheng Mu didn't understand what was going on. The third grandfather sat there and laughed for a while, and finally opened his mouth to explain to the two.

"Brother Mu is not yet old, Ah Wu didn't think about it at all, it seems that he didn't tell the two of you at all. Our Lijia Village went into the mountains to avoid military service in the past, and the people with foreign surnames came later. The ancestors of the Li family treated them leniently, and in the years of the war, they organized the children of the clan to defend the cottage until the world was peaceful, and these families with foreign surnames have lived in this mountain for three generations. Earlier, it was the men and women of the Li family who intermarried with them, but in the past two years, your generation has gradually reached the age of marriage, and this matter has begun to cause trouble. Our own family is okay to say, like Ji'er, after all, the family business is here, and the year before last, we also said peacefully with your sister-in-law. But it's not so easy for our Li family village to have a foreign surname, their fields are all tenants of the Li family, and most of them are like Carpenter Zhang, who lives on half of their craft. Although our Li family can still marry them, this is not a long-term solution after all. So...... This is still a decision made by Luoyun when your father and mother were there, whether it is the men and women of our Li family or the children of the foreign family, they will give priority to finding relatives from other villages. Speaking of this, the third grandfather paused, squinted at Luo Yun's attention, breathed a sigh of relief, and continued: "It's still what I said just now, although the daughter of this foreign surname can get married, but the son can't find a daughter-in-law from another village." Alas, it is said that the mountains are bitter, the mountains are bitter, and the past two years have been passable, but no one is still willing to marry their daughter to this mountain. ”

Luo Yun frowned when he heard this, he could still sigh that he had foresight when he heard his father's order to find another village, otherwise wouldn't all the Li family villages become close relatives and get married in a few generations. But in the end, he finally understood what the trouble was that the third grandfather said, but if this family can't find a daughter-in-law, they have to take care of it, and whether this 'main family' is too lenient is too wide.

Li Huan, who was sitting opposite and had been looking at Luo Yun, saw his disapproving expression, and couldn't help asking, "What else does Luo Yun not understand?" ”

Luo Yun scratched the ends of his hair uncomfortably, and laughed twice: "This ...... Each family is looking for their in-laws, and the man is looking for a wife, although the parents' orders are matchmakers, but ...... Our Li family doesn't even care if they can find a daughter-in-law, isn't it a bit ......?"

Everyone in the hall was stunned when they heard this, and they all looked at Luo Yun inexplicably, looking at Luo Yun very uncomfortable. Or cousin Li Jian glared at Luo Yun and shook his head, and said: "I heard Brother Yun talk about the development of the village just now, considering that the neighbors are pursuing profits and losing money, why are you confused now." ”

Looking at Luo Yun's unclear look, Li Jian continued: "This is not a question of whether people can find a daughter-in-law, but whether my Li family can still make the whole village obey and follow. The cottage has difficulties in the mountains, and the lack of land and grain harvest is not as good as that of the people in the villages outside. The ancestors of my Li family have built the village for several generations, and there are more and more families with foreign surnames, and our Li family has always taken good care of them. After the dynasty was settled, it was not that no one ran out of the mountains to find the government to re-establish the household registration and divide the fields. But what is left is to take care of the favor of our Li family, as you said before, Li Jiazhai will be rich in the future, our Li family is the master of buying and selling poultry meat and vegetables in the whole village, as long as the descendants of the Li family do not mistreat the descendants of foreign surnames, this Li Jiazhai has always been Li Jiazhai. ”

Li Jian said that he was thirsty, picked up the cup and drank it dry, "Now it is difficult for people with foreign surnames to get married, if our Li family ignores it, they are forced to have no choice but to guarantee that they will not leave the mountains and run to settle in other villages." Less than ten years after the country settled down, he reported that one of them was a homeless person hiding in the mountains, and the yamen would not ignore it. In short, our Li family can't leave these foreign families, otherwise at least half of the grain fields in this mountain will be wasted. Therefore, it is not that we have to take care of other people's affairs, but that we, as the main family, must know that we will help these tenants who rely on us if they have any trouble, so that they will not be cold-hearted and will always follow our Li family. ”

Li Huan's mouth was dry, Luo Yun was dizzy when he listened to it, and he suddenly felt that everyone should read some books, at least they could speak in some order. Although he sometimes thinks of what he says, he hopes that others will not do this when they tell him things, he will listen confused.

Li Zhensheng looked at Luo Yun, who was still a little dazed, and interjected with a light cough: "Luo Yun, Ah Wu, Cheng Mu, the three of you have been going out early and returning late every day for the past few days, and you don't care about anything." Don't talk about others, Carpenter Zhang's family can't find Luo Yun, the main family, so they all ran to me. People asked me to sign the paperwork and enter your Li Luoyun's house, this is your own business, I thought you would do it for you if you didn't understand. Now it seems that you still can't be too idle, the Zhang family's affairs, you can make your own decisions."

"Zhang's family?" Luo Yun asked inexplicably, Daddy Zhang was proud of his glory last month, that is, he accepted an apprentice and made a small profit, what trouble can the Zhang family have.

Li Kun was tilting his head to listen to his father's nagging experience, glanced over here, and couldn't help but be happy when he saw the expressions of Luo Yun's family: "Brother Yun, haven't you forgotten Zhang Song and Zhang Lin brothers, if it weren't for the fact that our Li family didn't have a woman of the right age in the first two years, Zhang Song would have been our brother-in-law, brother-in-law or something." ”

Li Kun's words finally made Luo Yun understand, and then he smiled bitterly. He didn't have the slightest idea of weddings and funerals in his mind, not even the occasional memory pictures. Unexpectedly, before he was just fourteen years old, he had not had time to worry about his life's events, so he had to worry about others finding a wife first. The woman who has the most contact in this life is Aunt Mei, in addition to Aunt Mei, Luo Yun doesn't even know how ordinary women usually practice well, how to help others find wives.

But the second uncle has said that this is it, and he can't do it: "Thank you second uncle for reminding me, I'll talk to Daddy Zhang in the evening to see if there is anything I can do to help." ”

Li Zhensheng nodded, looked at Luo Yun and the others, and felt that although Cheng Wu was an elder, he obviously didn't have any ideas about these things. Also, this family was originally the sister-in-law's idea, and now she is Sumei's housekeeper, big and small, these three men don't understand it at all. Li Zhensheng felt that it was necessary to tell Luo Yun about the specific arrangements this time, and also let him have a score:

"Ahem, in fact, matchmaking is not something that can be done in a day. The seventh day of July is just the beginning, and from this day onwards, temple fairs are held in villages, towns and counties. This festive day will last until the 15th of July. During these days, it was much more lively outside than usual, so I asked all the men and women in the village to go out to play, and if I could find something I liked, it would be easier for parents to go to someone to talk to the matchmaker. ”

'Zhongyuan Festival' is another festival that Luo Yun doesn't know, but looking at everyone's expressions, it is obvious that this festival is very important, and it should be more important than Qixi Festival. Luo Yun vaguely remembered that the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is now known as the 'Shangyuan Festival', which is also the 'Lantern Festival' in later generations. 'Shangyuan Festival' Luo Yun has experienced it once, although the mountain village is poor, but this is also a very important festival, in this way, but look at the name and know the importance of the 'Zhongyuan Festival'. But because everyone knows it, Luo Yun can't ask questions, and if he asks, won't it make people suspicious.

Uncle Wu, who didn't want to be on the side, sat up straight suddenly when he heard the Zhongyuan Festival, slapped his face as if he remembered something, and turned his head to look at Luo Yun and Cheng Mu: "Your Aunt Mei has long said that you will go to the Shangdao Temple on Shouyang Peak to burn incense for Luo Yun on the Sanyuan Festival this year, and you are not in good health during the Shangyuan Festival, so I will go by myself." I'm afraid she will have to go there in person. ”

As soon as Uncle Wu said this, everyone in the hall remembered that Luo Yun's illness had recovered only after Aunt Mei came back from the Taoist temple for a peace charm. Later, this matter was also widely spread in the village, and it was said that the mana of the head of the Yang Peak was strong and the runes were effective. Without waiting for Luo Yun to wipe the cold sweat off his forehead, the second grandfather nodded and said, "That's right, this matter should indeed be repaid." But you husband and wife just go, Luo Yun's body can't travel far, and he has to worship his ancestors on the day of the Midyear Festival. You juniors may wish to set off early during the day and follow to Shouyang Peak to worship the 'forgiveness of sins' and see the excitement of the sacrifice, but you can't be greedy, especially Kun'er and Chenglin have to rush back to participate in the ancestor worship before dark.

Luo Yun smiled faintly, moved by Aunt Mei and Uncle Wu's efforts. However, it is a pity that I can't go far so far, these things are put aside first, and the most important thing in front of me is the problem of the Zhang brothers looking for a daughter-in-law. Thinking about it carefully, Zhang Songdu is nineteen years old, although he never felt anything before, but in the eyes of people in this era, it is indeed a late marriage. Children from poor families should also start a family at an early age, a woman can marry after the age of fourteen, and a man can be married after the age of fifteen. Father Zhang often mentioned to Luo Yun that he was saving money to marry a daughter-in-law for his eldest son, but at that time, Luo Yun just echoed and smiled, feeling that the simple life of farmers and the father saved money for his children to marry, which is also a tradition that has been passed down for thousands of years. But he didn't expect Daddy Zhang to be worried about this, and in Luo Yun's concept, he really didn't think that Zhang Song would not be able to find a daughter-in-law. He always thought that Zhang Song was not in a hurry to get married.

Thinking about it, I thought of the same peasants, and those outside the mountains looked down on the mountains. Although it is true that the land in the mountains is not suitable for farming, they live no further than outside. couldn't help but sigh, this kind of concept is not something he can change if he wants to, he can't go outside village by village to publicize how good his life in this mountain village is, how good the Zhang family brothers are, then it's no wonder that he wasn't arrested by the government.

"If only I could wait another two years......"

"What?" Li Chenglin, who happened to come over to pour water, heard Luo Yun's muttering but didn't hear what he said, and subconsciously asked.

Luo Yun lowered his head, and he didn't know if he heard Li Chenglin's question, and muttered to himself: "If you can wait for another two years, wait for everything that should be repaired and built in the village to be done, and wait for all the families to become richer." There are people who rush to marry their daughters into Lijia Village, so they still have to worry about not being able to find a daughter-in-law like now......"

Although the voice was low, Li Chenglin, who was standing on the side, Uncle Wu, Cheng Mu, Li Zhenan, Li Kun, and Li Kun, who were sitting next to Luo Yun, heard it. The two pairs of father and son couldn't help but look at each other and were speechless for a while.

Uncle Wu is not in a hurry, Cheng Mu is only a few months older than Luo Yun, and he got married early. Li Kun is already eighteen years old, and Li Zhenan, the fourth uncle of Luo Yun, is rude, and he was responsible for Luo Yun's mother to find a daughter-in-law back then. When it comes to his son, although the fourth aunt is in a hurry, neither of them is in a hurry. Li Zhenan really thought about it in his heart when he heard Luo Yun's words, although he asked his son to go out of the mountain to play with him before, when Li Kun could find someone to look at, he would find a matchmaker to talk about it, and if he didn't, it would be fine. But now the idea is different, his eldest nephew is not a person who talks freely. said before, this Li family village may become richer according to what he said. It's really that time...... Now if Li Kun says that a daughter-in-law is just a random farmer, the daughter's family can make do, but if she waits for two years for her family to become rich...... How can you pick a temperament that is agreeable, right?

Thinking like this, Li Zhenan couldn't help but subconsciously asked his son: "Kun'er, do you want to ...... Do you endure it for another two years? ”

These words not only stunned Li Kun, but Li Zhensheng, who was the leader, didn't hear Luo Yun's self-talk, and after listening to the words of the fourth brother, he opened his mouth to say 'nonsense'. Li Zhencai, the third child on the side, had been paying attention to Luo Yun's movements because he had nothing to do, and when he heard the fourth child's words, he guessed a little, and couldn't help but pick up the teacup and drink tea by bowing his head to steal fun there. Alas, at this time, I can see that the late family is good, his family is only eight years old, and when it is time to find a daughter-in-law, this Lijia Village has probably changed a long time ago. Maybe I'll be lucky enough to find my son a daughter-in-law who has read like my sister-in-law, so what do you say, by the way, it's called a daughter-in-law who is 'knowledgeable and gifted'.

Luo Yun didn't know that his casual complaint had caused such a fluctuation. When Mu'er came back to his senses, he saw his cousin Li Kun sitting there expressionlessly, and the fourth uncle on the side kept muttering something in his ear. looked up at the main seat, but found Li Chenglin standing behind the second uncle with his head down, without saying a word. Just as he was about to ask Mu'er what was wrong, the second grandfather on the main seat made another gesture, and the second uncle ended the discussion about the blind date. I took advantage of this meeting to talk about some trivial matters in the village.

These Luo Yun are completely ducks listening to thunder, completely indifferent, but Uncle Wu can interject a few words. It sounds like the family is sick, so who will come forward to greet them; If someone in the family has injured an arm or leg, they need to arrange someone to buy medicine to take care of it; Who contributes more to the paddy fields in the clan and how to reward them; I think that the future generations may not care about the village head, but the current village patriarch and Li Zheng must be comprehensive. For the reason mentioned above, the Li family should take care of each family, so that they can trust and follow the Li family all the time.

Before they knew it, the sun was setting west, and Xiao You and Zhen Yue had already begun to bite the trouser legs of their own sons, and although they had been lying on their stomachs for a day and had done nothing, they still felt hungry. Fortunately, the second uncle finally announced the end of the meeting, Luo Yun sent the elders out of the door, and turned around and asked Mu'er to immediately go to Daddy Zhang's house and invite them to come, while he went to feed the prepared jerky to the two little tigers who were about to rebel.

Cheng Mu came back soon, followed by Father Zhang, but brothers Zhang Song and Zhang Lin did not follow. Luo Yun gave up his seat to Father Zhang, poured tea, and then asked about the marriage of the Zhang brothers. Father Zhang held the teacup in his hand and complained about his bitterness, saying how difficult it was to tell Zhang Song about his relatives two years ago, and no one agreed to it in several families. As a result, seeing that the eldest son has not yet landed, and the younger son has reached the age of starting a family again, Daddy Zhang's hair in his early forties has turned gray, no wonder Luo Yun has always thought that Daddy Zhang is very old, but in fact, he is still a generation with several uncles.

It was also at this time that Luo Yun knew that the second uncle really didn't blame him, and Daddy Zhang had been looking for him for several days, but Luo Yun went out early and returned late every day, and Daddy Zhang was embarrassed to block the door of Luo Yun's house in the morning. disturbed Luo Yun's rest again at night, so he had no choice but to go directly to the patriarch. Luo Yun secretly blamed himself, but there was really no good way to do Zhang Song's matter, it is said that now Zhang's father definitely has money in his hand to give Zhang Song a bride price and even build a new house in the village to start a family, but he can't bear the fact that his daughter is unwilling to marry and suffer in the mountains. Luo Yun drank tea cup by cup, drank a pot of tea tastelessly, and didn't come up with a reliable idea. can only be guaranteed by Zhang's father, but if Zhang Song has a woman who has a crush, of course, it is best that the woman can also take a fancy to Zhang Song, even if the woman's family is not satisfied, Luo Yun is willing to help the Zhang family add more dowry money, and always help Zhang Song to say a family matter.

Luo Yun is really helpless, his method is to look at the patriarchy of this era. There are not many ordinary people who choose a door for their daughters, and they almost get married. Like them, who are currently in a 'disadvantaged' position, are willing to add more bride money, and the woman's family will probably agree for the sake of their son. It is also common for a daughter to marry a son to a daughter-in-law. Or to put it mildly, it is to use the money from the sale of the daughter to buy a daughter-in-law for the son. Alas......

The struggle is also in Luo Yun's heart, Daddy Zhang is still very grateful to leave after hearing it, he didn't say it before because he couldn't get the bride price money that made the woman's family happy. Watching Daddy Zhang go out and walk the rugged mountain road, Luo Yun couldn't help but sigh again. Why do you feel that there are so many worries all at once? Shaking his head, he had to make the whole village better as soon as possible, this feeling of helplessness was too bad.