Yuan Dongchu finally met with Lian Qiaozhen, who returned to her parents' home, in the second half of the day, she carried wild vegetables on her back, and when she went home with her father Yuan Changhe, she happened to meet Kang Hao to pick up her daughter-in-law.

Kang Hao is tall, with thick eyebrows, although his clothes are not very glamorous, but his cyan robe is also eighty percent new, and he is carrying two bags of snacks in his hand.

Lian Qiaozhen was wearing her floral muslin dress, walking beside Kang Hao with her empty hands, and whispered something with a smile.

Although Yuan Changhe and the Lian family are not very close to each other, they are very familiar with the neighbors in front of the house and behind the house for decades, and they always have to be polite when they meet.

The first to say hello was Yuan Changhe, who had even been married several times, and he still knew Kang Hao's son-in-law.

"Qiaozhen's son-in-law is here, this is to take the new daughter-in-law home, right?" Yuan Changhe said with a smile.

Kang Hao is still a new son-in-law, and with so many neighbors in Mao'er Lane, he really can't know all of them. Hearing someone say hello, he hurriedly stopped, and said with a smile: "In Xia Kanghao, the uncle just calls me by name, and the uncle is off work." ”

Yuan Dongchu here also nodded politely to Lian Qiaozhen, "Sister Qiaozhen is good." ”

Yuan Changhe didn't call people's names according to Kang Hao's meaning, and said politely: "Then how can it be done, Brother Kang eats public meals." If you become a serious catcher in the future, I am afraid that Brother Kang will not be able to call him a good name, so he will be called an official. ”

When Kang Hao and Lian Qiaozhen got married, they were just an errand boy who helped catch fast. But another year has passed at this time, and according to Lian's family, Kang Hao is young and promising, and he is very favored by the officials and heads of the Yamen, maybe when it will be the real catch.

For people with status and better family backgrounds, catching fast is of course nothing.

But in the eyes of the residents of Mao'er Lane, the county government's fast catch is definitely a very enviable errand, not only can support the family, which family has a big affair, with such an acquaintance, at least they will not be bullied in vain.

Kang Hao listened to it again and again, and said with a smile: "Uncle is really polite, don't say that we are just an errand runner now, even if we really win the public job, our townsfolk ...... Hey hey ......"

Before he finished speaking, he was secretly pulled by Lian Qiaozhen's sleeves, and in surprise, he snorted and stopped talking.

I saw Lian Qiaozhen smile and said politely: "Xianggong, Master Yuan still has something to do, let's not delay other people's work." Besides, my mother is still waiting at home, so let's go back. ”

After speaking, he smiled apologetically at Yuan Changhe's father and daughter: "I'm really sorry for delaying Master Yuan's time, you and Dong Chu are busy, and we will also go back." ”

Kang Hao was really unfamiliar with the Yue family, and seeing that Lian Qiaozhen was politely alienated from the father and daughter, he felt that there must be something he didn't know, so he didn't say more, only symbolically said goodbye to Yuan Changhe, and turned around and left with his wife.

When he walked out of Mao'er Alley and there were not many pedestrians on the street, Lian Qiaozhen said in a low voice: "Xianggong is young and promising, and he will definitely be able to become a big man in the future." Those irrelevant people and others are climbing indiscriminately, and the minister doesn't have to pay attention to it, and he doesn't have to make trouble for himself in the future. ”

"Oh." Kang Hao thought of the enthusiasm of the middle-aged man, and then the coldness of his daughter-in-law, if the person was not very familiar with his father-in-law's family, but he still had to rush to talk, maybe he was really the kind of villain who was mercenary and good at drilling.

Thinking like this, I don't have a good impression of the two father and daughter in my heart.

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Yuan Changhe has been working on the dock for many years, and he is used to seeing all kinds of people, etc., where can he not hear the meaning of a young girl's words? Master Yuan, who is one by one, is estranged and condescending no matter how he listens.

Looking at the well-dressed little couple walking out of the alley with an oiled paper bag, and then looking at their daughter, dressed in coarse cloth patched clothes, and the back basket full of wild vegetables, I couldn't help but feel bitter in my heart.

It's all because he, the father, has no ability, so that his daughter of a fancy age suffers with him.

Seeing that his daughter is already of marriageable age, he doesn't have much idea about his daughter's future.

He knew that no matter what the Qin family looked at Lian Qiaozhen, his daughter's situation was definitely not in the scope of consideration. Even the Kang family will not regard their daughter as the first choice for their daughter-in-law.

Poverty is only one aspect, and the lives of ordinary people are not much better.

The important thing is that my daughter grew up with her father, not only did she not have her mother to teach her, but she also had no siblings to help her.

People who have a choice don't look down on their daughters.

And those who come to inquire are mostly unable to pay the bride price, and the family has eaten the last meal without the next meal. He is really reluctant to let his daughter marry into such a mother-in-law's family, which will have to endure a lifetime of hardship.

Seeing the girls of the same age as his daughter, engaged one after another, and his daughter was not embarrassed to hang like this, he was really anxious in his heart.

Yuan Dong first saw his father's gaze fixed on the mouth of the alley, coupled with the sad face that couldn't be hidden, he probably guessed what was going on.

"Dad, what are you looking at, let's go home."

"Hey, go home, go home." Yuan Changhe hurriedly gathered his heart and agreed, his daughter was already miserable, but he couldn't make her sad.

After dinner, when the father and daughter sat on a small bench and picked up wild vegetables together, Yuan Changhe changed the topic: "Tomorrow, Dad will accompany you to pull a few feet of flower cloth, and you will make a new dress when you come back...... Well, let's pull a few more feet, choose two patterns, and make two clothes. ”

"......" Yuan Dongchu was sweating wildly, her father was already worried that she couldn't get married, and began to think about packaging her?

Who knew that Yuan Changhe saw that she didn't talk, and his face was incredible, and he was a little mistaken, and said tentatively: "Or, do two different clothes in spring and summer?" ”

Burst! Yuan Dongchu almost squirted, this kind of communication that is not in the same channel is very rhythmic to vomit blood!

"Can't we spend all the money we have? With this money, it is better to buy some noodles and meat, and eat beautiful dumplings. Yuan Dongchu expressed disdain for her father's proposal, she was really afraid of the current food.

"This ......," Yuan Changhe said.

Can he say no to his daughter? The dumplings are gone, but if you wear good-looking clothes, you can make his daughter pay more attention, and her daughter is not ugly.

Looking at his father's stumbling appearance, Yuan Dongchu simply said bluntly: "Can you marry a good family by wearing two beautiful clothes?" Dad, you're thinking too simply, aren't you? ”

Yuan Changhe's hand in choosing vegetables is a meal, and his daughter ...... Although this is true, but the daughter's family, it's not so direct about finding her mother-in-law's family, right?

Yuan Changhe couldn't do anything to reprimand his daughter, so he had to say tactfully: "You child, your daughter's family, how can you be so open-mouthed?" ”

"There are no outsiders, what's the matter with your family telling the truth?" Having said that, Yuan Dongchu still felt a little weak-hearted, after all, this is ancient times, and when a little lady mentions marriage, she must be shy and shy.

"Ahem...... That one...... I think it's true that we should think about living a good life for our own family," Yuan Dongchu changed the topic, "If our family has a lot of money, do you still need to worry?" That's a proper wish, right? ”

This wish came true, for Yuan Changhe, that is, the person who came to propose marriage could step on the threshold of his family, and he could choose a wishful husband for his daughter.

But...... Yuan Changhe said bitterly: "Why did you suddenly say such shadowless words, where can we ordinary people think about the wealth of our family?" Daddy didn't dare to have such a hope. can save you some dowry and let you marry an ordinary family, which is all my father's hope for. ”