Chapter 168: Talking about marriage
The old lady Qu rushed over and knelt down, crying and hugging her: "Zhi'er, you must not be like this, Xiao Langzhong is right, your grandfather is old and in poor health, if there is really a three long and two short, it is also his life, if you go with him, leave my grandmother and me, I ......, how can I live......!" ”
Mrs. Qu and Aunt Long also came over and knelt beside her, hugging her and crying. Liang, Miao Peilan and other women hurriedly stepped forward to help the old lady Qu and the others up, but Bai Zhihan kept kneeling in front of her grandfather's bed, no one could pull it, her face was like frost, she was neither happy nor sad, she just knelt there blankly, like a mud bodhisattva.
Zuo Shaoyang couldn't cry or laugh, thinking that this woman had a beautiful body, not only domineering, but also a really weird surname, extremely stubborn, not good to say, the whole neurotic!
Zuo Shaoyang was too lazy to say more, anyway, there was no way, seeing that the sky was already dark, Miao's mother, Miao Peilan and two younger sisters had already gotten up, so they went into the kitchen and took a bucket to fetch water.
Miao Peilan hurriedly stopped and reached out to grab the bucket: "Brother Zuo, I'll go!" ”
Zuo Shaoyang shook his head, pouted at Bai Zhihan's side, and said in a low voice: "I want to go and relax, I will suffocate to death if I stay here!" ”
Miao Peilan suddenly understood, and hurriedly let go of her hand.
Zuo Shaoyang went out with a bucket, but Bai Zhihan still knelt there motionless.
The old lady Qu sobbed and didn't know what to do, she knew that her granddaughter had been saying the same since she was a child, her surname was very stubborn, and she admitted death, if the old lady really died like this, she would really dare to be martyred and apologize.
Mrs. Qu and her husband have a son and a daughter, the son is not angry, he has been married to his daughter-in-law for several years, he has no grandson, and he injured people and went to prison, and he doesn't know what crime to be sentenced to. And the daughter married the Bai family and gave birth to this granddaughter. After that, his daughter and son-in-law died of illness one after another, although the granddaughter was withdrawn and stubborn, but she was very good to her family, especially to the second elder, and she was very filial, which made him and his wife feel a little relieved.
Now that she heard that her granddaughter was going to commit suicide and be buried, Mrs. Qu knew that her granddaughter's surname was extremely stubborn, and it was useless to plead, so now she could only beg Xiaolangzhong to save the master, or let her granddaughter know that Xiaolangzhong really did his best, and it was not her fault that he couldn't save him.
However, this Xiao Langzhong seems to be very hard-hearted, and has always hated Zhi'er, if he blindly begs him, he is afraid that there will be no result, it is better to turn to his parents, these two elders seem to be kind-hearted, especially the Liang family, as long as they agree to save people, and there is indeed an old ginseng at home, they took out the old ginseng, Xiao Langzhong has nothing to say, he should listen to his parents' words.
However, the old ginseng is very expensive, such a valuable thing, if people really take it out to save the old lady's life, how should it be reciprocated? This ancestral house can't be moved, otherwise the master will fight for his life, but in addition to the ancestral house, what else can be done at home? No, what then? Could it be true that as Zhi'er said, Zhi'er was allowed to be his son's daughter-in-law?
Thinking of this, the old lady Qu was cheerful in front of her, she used to come to see a doctor, chatted with the Liang family, and knew that this Zuo Langzhong was also a scholarly family, an official eunuch family, and the door was also a good match, and then peeked at the little Langzhong, although the appearance was not handsome, and a little thin, but the person was very energetic, and it was rare that the medical skills were very smart, I heard that Dr. Ni of Huimin Hall begged him to treat his son's terminal illness, and he should have a chance in the future, and Zhi'er promised him, and it was not a grievance.
It's just that now Zhi'er has offended Xiao Langzhong, Xiao Langzhong seems to be unforgiving, and Zhi'er is a very stubborn person, even using the trick of kneeling, and he can't ask for Xiao Langzhong's forgiveness, and he wants him to agree to marry Zhi'er, I'm afraid that it will be a little difficult. But seeing that this little Langzhong is very filial to his parents, if Zuo Langzhong and his wife agree, he can't help but not agree.
Once married, with Zhi'er's beauty, as long as he bows his head slightly and says some soft words, this little man should be kind to Zhi'er. And there is also a case, if this family affair is really done, Zhi'er will marry the next-door neighbor, and her old couple can see them from time to time, and they can come over to help if they have something, isn't it equivalent to recruiting a son-in-law? That's the idea!
The old lady Qu turned around and took Liang's hand: "The daughter-in-law of the Zuo family, the old son and daughter-in-law are the same age as you, the old body relies on the old and sells the old, and the higher generation calls you, don't you mind?" ”
Liang hurriedly smiled: "How can it be, old lady." ”
"The old body has some private words, I want to talk to you, I don't know if I'm free?"
Liang saw that she was talking to herself at this juncture, it must be an unusual word, thinking of Bai Zhihan's promise just now, she couldn't help but be happy, her husband Zuo Gui went into the kitchen to wash, and nodded and said, "Okay, then, let's go to the house and talk." ”
The two entered the bedroom, Liang closed the door, there was a round stool in the room, and Liang asked Mrs. Qu to sit on the bed.
Mrs. Qu sat down on the edge of the bed, took Liang's hand, tears streaming down her face, choked and unable to speak. Liang hurriedly patted the back of her hand, but couldn't find the right words to comfort her.
Old Lady Qu sobbed: "Right now, our old lady's life is in an instant, and I am not allowed to talk about it slowly, so let's make a long story short." ”
"Okay. The old lady has something to say, please. ”
"It stands to reason that our old lady is critically ill in bed, and we shouldn't think about Zhi'er's marriage at the moment, but ......, the current situation is special, so we can only do this. Do you understand? ”
"I understand, hehe" Liang said busily, the other party obviously wanted to use this marriage to let his son save the life of their old lady, this kind of thing can only be understood and not spoken, and it will be boring to say it. Anyway, as long as the result is in line with the wishes of both parties.
Mrs. Qu sighed and wiped her tears: "My Zhi'er also said just now, she is just my granddaughter, in the final analysis, it is my son-in-law Bai family, it stands to reason that her life's major events, we can't control it, poor Zhi'er's life is hard, her parents died early, and she has little to do, so her lifelong event can only be helped by our old couple to come up with ideas......"
When Liang heard this, he was really happy, and nodded yes again and again.
Old lady Qu said again: "Zhi'er said earlier that if your little lady can save our old lady's surname, she is willing to marry into your family as a daughter-in-law." This can't be said to be helpless, in fact, the old lady and I also think that Xiao Langzhong is a very good child, smart, kind-hearted, and honest, the most rare medical skills are also very smart, so young on this ability, the future will definitely be limitless. ”
Liang said this happily: "The old lady praised it, Zhong'er, this kid doesn't dare to say how big he is, but he is honest and honest, and he has no bad intentions." ”
"That's right!" Old Lady Qu moved her buttocks, sat closer to Liang, squeezed her hand, and said, "Since both of us are willing, why don't we decide on this family business?" The neighbors have become relatives, and it is convenient to move around. You say, don't you? ”
The Liang family is overjoyed, with the current situation in their own eyes, don't count on the daughters of big families and nobles, but the husband is stubbornly guarding the scholarly style of the official eunuch's house, so he has to find a good family. At present, the old lady Qu is a dignified six-grade Beijing official, and she took the initiative to propose marriage, this is a good marriage match that is difficult to find with a lantern, and she is so happy that she can't close her mouth, and she said in a loud voice: "Okay, good!" That's it! ”
The old lady Qu also smiled reluctantly, and asked in a cautious low voice: "Mother-in-law, Xiao Langzhong said just now, the only thing that can save our old lady is ginseng, this ginseng, I don't know if you ......, can you find it?" ”
Liang heard that the old lady Qu called herself her own mother, and she was overjoyed, glanced at the door, and nodded a little proudly: "Don't worry!" In-law grandmother! ”
Mrs. Qu said happily: "Great, this ginseng is already valuable, and now it is relied on to save people, which can be described as a witness to the marriage of our two families, and we can't say that we will use it as a dowry!" ”
"Okay! I'll see it! Liang Xizizi asked the white girl's birthday again, and was going to find a matchmaker to match the eight characters.
Mrs. Qu was afraid that the matchmaker would fail with the eight characters, so she hurriedly said: "According to me, these eight characters don't need to be combined, it's right." Look at the two of them, they are talented and beautiful, they were originally a pair made in heaven, and this time they got married because of the treatment, if they can't get married, they can't save people's lives, but isn't God letting them match the right marriage, God-given marriage? ”
Liang thought about it, wasn't it deliberately created by God? If you say that with your own conditions, people's conditions, even if you ask to come to the door to say goodbye, people will not agree, now people are asking to come to the door, and then you will grind this and that, after this village, there will be no such shop, so that a good daughter-in-law with the right door is difficult to find with a lantern. I also take care of what these eight characters and nine characters do. Hurriedly patted his thigh and said, "Okay, it's like this immediately, then it's decided!" ”
The old lady Qu secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said busily: "Then hurry up and call your father-in-law to come in to discuss the marriage?" ”
Liang also saw her husband's expression just now, and knew that her husband was also happy with this marriage, so he hurriedly said: "Success!" I'll call our master, you wait. Standing up and about to open the door, he suddenly remembered something, stood again, turned around and said, "However, my family Zhong'er has already said that his marriage must be approved by him." However, today he is fighting cocks with your Zhi'er, I'm afraid he won't agree. ”
Mrs. Qu said: "The order of his parents and the words of the matchmaker, how can he be allowed to make his own decisions?" Isn't that messed up? I see that my father-in-law is a person with ideas, and Xiao Langzhong also listens to him, why not let my father-in-law say it, Xiao Langzhong should agree. Besides, it's not the old body to boast about his granddaughter, my Zhi'er, in case of picking one, the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting are all fine, especially the female red, as well as spinning and weaving, it is a must, you see, these dresses worn by our family are all her yarn and thread, a piece of cloth and a piece of silk woven out, a pair of skillful hands and a needle and a thread sewn out, you look at the embroidery on the edge of the clothes, how beautiful, when in the capital, many people came to ask for her embroidery! Where can I find such a dignified, knowledgeable, and ingenious girl? ”
(To be continued)