The Ding family now has another big steward, this big steward used to be called Dumb, and now naturally no one calls him that, other stewards of the Ding Mansion and some senior old people call him Ding Hao, other elders call him Ding Hao, and the young people call him Brother Hao no matter how many years older or younger than him.

Brother Hao's messenger is very miscellaneous, he is the inventory patrol of the Ding family's unpacking (pawnshop), and he needs to inspect several depots opened by the Ding family in Bazhou City from time to time, and supervise their operations, such a privilege is not small, in addition to Ding Dashao and Ding Ershao, only Yan Jiu has such a right, only this article seems to be, he is the upstart of Dingfu, and he has become the confidant of the old lady Ding.

In addition, he is also the purchasing errand of the house in Dingfu, and the purchase is an eye-catching fat difference, and the girls in the back house now see a dumb brother who is a mouthful, and the voice is sweet and greasy, like a cat in spring, so that people listen to it, as if scratching the heart, and it can't be scratched.

Now there is a rumor that the Ding family's envoy to plant grain this year will be handed over to Ding Hao to preside. Every spring, the Ding family sets up a point in the corner gatehouse outside the east wall of the Ding family ancestral hall, and gives high-quality grain seeds to the tenants on credit, and the tenants draw and sign for the receipt, and deduct the cost of grain seeds from the grain they hand in in the autumn.

The purpose of purchasing and storing high-quality grain seeds and distributing them to tenants in the spring is to ensure the quality of planting, so as not to fail to harvest grain after autumn, and the tenants will not be damaged, and the owners will not benefit. In addition, this grain is on credit, far more suitable than paying for it themselves, so the tenants love to use the Ding family's grain, in order to be able to share more grain seeds, to be able to share some good grain seeds, and to the stewards in charge of the grain seeds, the tenants are extremely stammered, and now as soon as this news comes out, Ding Hao is not only the upstart of Dingfu, but also has become a celebrity in the eyes of the people of the whole village.

Ding Hao is very serious in his work, and he is not perfunctory because he has made up his mind to leave the Ding Mansion. Either you don't do it, you have to do it well, this is Ding Hao's consistent attitude. At the same time, he also regarded these affairs of the Ding family as a kind of experience for himself.

One law, one hundred laws, everything in the world has the same reason, now more experience, when you go alone, you can have more experience. If you don't sweep a house, how can you sweep the world? If you don't know how to do small things well, can such people do big things? Therefore, he always thinks twice about what he is responsible for, and tries to arrange the things at hand in an orderly manner, although many stewards of the Ding family's mansion are jealous of his favor, but they also nod secretly about his sophistication.

Because his errands are more casual and relaxed, when he goes to the city on behalf of the owner to unpack the warehouse (pawnshop) inventory or buy daily necessities, he often takes his mother with him and asks the famous Lang Zhong in the city to diagnose and treat a doctor and prescribe medicine for treatment. I don't know if it's because of his son's interest that makes Yang's eyebrows happy, or if those medicinal soups really work, Yang's illness has gradually improved, and his face has a little more normal blood.

Yang's illness improved, and Ding Hao was relieved. During this time, Ding Hao was busy, and the Yang family, whose condition had improved, was even busier, busy giving his son Zhang Luo a satisfactory daughter-in-law, but Ding Hao was running around all day long, and he was still unaware of these things.

At this moment, the Yang family and the Li family were sitting cross-legged on the kang, evaluating the girls in the village who were suitable for marriage one by one.

"Sister Li, what do you say about the daughter of the old Zhao family? She is doing needlework by your side, you should be familiar with it, I think this child is very honest, he doesn't talk much, he is a girl. ”

"The daughter of the Zhao family...... I'm afraid it won't work, I told you, don't show it to others. ”

"Hey, am I that kind of person, what's the matter?"

"The daughter of the Zhao family has a problem with armpit odor, which is quite serious. It's better in winter, but in summer, it's so smoky that people can't breathe when they sweat, or why don't she talk to people too much, you can't smell it if you don't come to it. ”

"Oh...... forget it, or ...... The daughter of the Liu family? Tsk, it's just that I'm a little younger, it's only eleven after this year, it's still Mao Sui, even if I get married, it will take at least two years to get a round house. ”

Sister Li groaned: "What about the daughter of the Huo family? ”

"No way!" Yang said categorically: "That girl is five big and three thick, just like the female Zhang Fei." The last time the pimpy sophomore in the west of the village laughed at her twice, and let her fan the ditch with a few slaps, which looked scary. Although my family Hao'er is not a child of a big family, but that child ...... The heart is a little high, and he must not look down on the daughter of the Huo family. ”

"Oh, there are a lot of girls who are suitable for marriage, and it is difficult to find a suitable one, you say that this is ......, in fact, if you want to say that it is suitable, the daughter of the Chen family is very suitable, handsome in life, and skillful, but her family is more or less a well-off family with 100 acres of land. Even if Xiao Hao'er is promising now and is the head of the house, I am afraid that my father will not agree. ”

"Sister Li, doesn't Liu Xiao, who runs an oil mill, have a niece? I met Dingjiazhuang last time I came back, and I heard that there is no one yet, just sixteen this year, and the age is just right. Although his appearance is not particularly outstanding, his figure is smooth, and he is still a recognizable person. ”

Aunt Li didn't hear it, and Yang said, "Sister, did you hear what I said?" ”

Aunt Li was a little embarrassed, and said slowly: "Sister, our old sisters have been friends for so many years, if you say something that you don't like, don't be surprised, although it is your family Hao'er who wants to marry a daughter-in-law, but you are his mother after all, and your mother-in-law is someone's house slave...... What about disgusting......

Yang's face darkened when he heard this, and he was silent.

Aunt Li hesitated for a moment and said: "Sister, I think of someone, this morning when your Hao'er entered the city, I met her at the entrance of the village, I looked at your Hao'er looking at people's eyes, just like a cat seeing a mouse, I must have seen someone's handsome appearance and felt a little greedy, if it was her, your Hao'er would definitely like it, but I don't know what your idea is to be a mother." ”

Yang slapped his thigh and said, "Hey, the daughter-in-law is looking for him, he wants to like it, why don't I like it." Whose child is my sister talking about? ”

Aunt Li said: "It's the widowed Luo Dong'er of the Dong family, what do you think of that child?" ”

The Yang family was a little unhappy when they heard Aunt Li's words: "Sister Li, that's not possible, the Dong family lady is a good girl with a clever mind and a handsome appearance, but ...... My Hao'er is a child's man, she has promised people, if she wants to put it aside, she can marry a daughter-in-law like her, then my Hao'er is still high, but now...... My family is a housekeeper, and there are 16 times a month's money, why can't I marry a yellow flower girl? ”

Since ancient times, although there has been a saying that virgins do not change their husbands, it is only advocated by some people, and it is not as serious as after the Ming Dynasty went mad. Zhuo Wenjun not only remarried, but also eloped with a man; Cai Wenji has been married three times, one of which is still the Xiongnu's Zuoxian Wang; Li Qingzhao didn't talk about remarrying, and not long after marriage, he started a property lawsuit with her husband, and his behavior is now a strange story in the neighborhood.

At that time, they were all ladies of decent families, and it was okay to do so, and the people naturally had a more relaxed and understanding attitude towards women remarrying. However, just like modern times, one party is the first marriage, and the other party is the second marriage, and the parents are always a little unhappy in their hearts, as if their children have suffered a big loss.

Aunt Li said: "The daughters of the Zhao family and the daughters of the Huo family, I can't see where they are more likable than the ladies of the Dong family." Can the first red point to live? I said, girl, don't be confused. ”

She looked at Yang's face, saw that she was not angry, and said: "Dong'er, this child has a well-behaved temperament, is handsome, can handle housework, is a good hand inside and out, and is a person who lives a peaceful life." To say, she also has a hard life, she has no father and mother since she was a child, and her uncle raised her because she wanted to sell the goods. The child of the Dong family is a sick man, he has been living with a medicine jar since he was a child, as long as his eyes are not blind, who can't see that he will not live long? As a result, her uncle accepted the dowry from others, and threw the hard-working girl into the fire pit in a daze......"

Yang touched his knees and was silent, and Aunt Li persuaded bitterly: "It's true that Dong'er's child is a good person, but he doesn't have to pick his personality, character, and appearance, how many girls in ten miles and eight towns can compare to her?" If you want to talk about life, you still don't worry about such a daughter-in-law? Don't you want to tie your son's heart, if you marry a girl who you don't want, I'm afraid he will run away even more. But if a little woman like Dong'er can sweeten into a man's heart, are you afraid that you can't tie Hao'er's heart to your kang? ”

Yang was a little moved, and hesitated: "You say...... Can it be done? ”

"Hey, what's not to do, sister, I said don't hesitate, Dong'er's child, the butt is upturned and firm, at first glance, it looks like a body that can give birth to a son, if you marry her back, I think next spring, you will have the eldest grandson to hug."

Yang laughed "poof", thinking about it carefully, that girl really has nothing to pick except for Xu Guoren. Isn't it a good woman if you pass someone? She half-pushed, half-said, "That...... Why don't you talk about it? I just don't know if the Dong family agrees. ”

Aunt Li said: "Her son is dead, and her daughter-in-law will marry her again, so let's talk about it, some benefits for her, and I'm afraid she won't agree?" ”

If the husband divorces his wife, the divorce can take effect as long as he agrees, the parents of both parties agree, and the neighbors testify. If the woman asks for a leave of absence and the man does not agree, the decision must be made by the local government, but the government is generally biased in favor of the man and will not grant it unless there are very good reasons to do so. However, if the man is dead and the woman wants to remarry, although the head of the man's household is also required to write a formal letter of resignation on behalf of the deceased, if the man's head of the household forces the widowed woman to not remarry, then the government's judgment is very likely to respect the woman's opinion, so Aunt Li is very sure, and it is expected that the Dong family will not refuse.

"Okay, then trouble my sister to make peace, if this thing is done, you are Hao'er's big matchmaker, I must thank you well."

"Hey, look at what you said," Aunt Li got off the ground with one leg and said angrily: "What is the relationship between our sisters, your family Hao'er is also something I grew up watching, and I am also happy to be able to give him a satisfactory daughter-in-law." Haha, okay, okay, your body is not very good, don't go to the ground. I'll go back first, and I'll talk to the Dong family in the afternoon about going to ......";