happily patted his thigh and instructed his son: "I'm happy today, the eldest niece and eldest niece and son-in-law are here, I'll go find your Uncle Haizi to get some good wine, and you can let your mother fry a few good dishes!" Let's have a drink. ”

Liu Dasheng agreed and went.

Liu Daming was not at ease, and also accompanied Liu's father to find wine.

There were only three brothers and sisters left in the house, An Huahao and the Mei family.

An Huahao watched Mei Xiaotong talk to Father Liu for Mei Changgui's marriage, and couldn't even take care of the blood blisters on his hands, and he was distressed and envious in his heart.

Kick Mei Changgui, who has been listening stupidly and hasn't come back to his senses, kicked: "Go find the girl of the Liu family and ask for a needle!" ”

Mei Changgui came back to his senses, although he didn't quite understand what his sister and godfather said, but he roughly knew that it was related to him, seeing that his godfather was happy, and he still had to drink, which must be a good thing.

I wanted to ask my sister-in-law, but when I met An Huahao's eyes, I still forgot it, and obediently pulled my legs and ran to Liu Xiaoqiao's house.

Liu Xiaoqiao returned to the house, touched his cheek, which was still feverish, and had a smile on his face that he didn't even notice.

Mei Changgui knocked on the door, "Sister Xiaoqiao, it's me, your fourth brother, I have something to do with you." ”

Saying that, pushing open the door and coming in, Liu Xiaoqiao stood up a little flustered, although the two understood each other's intentions, but after being so provocative today, they suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

"I ...... I'll take ...... Do you have any needles? Mei Changgui stammered and asked.

Liu Xiaoqiao was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect Mei Changgui to chase him into his room, and he actually asked if he had a needle?

Immediately angry and funny, he found a needle, and said angrily: "I'll bring it to Sister Mei, you are clumsy, don't lose it!" ”

Mei Changgui smiled and didn't argue.

When Liu Xiaoqiao walked to his side, he said in a low voice: "Sister Xiaoqiao, don't worry, I'm not the one who doesn't know what to do, I'll tell my sister at night, Ming'er will go down the mountain with her, tell my father and mother about the two of us, and let my father and mother pick a good day to propose!" ”

"Hmm-" Liu Xiaoqiao blushed and nodded.

The two entered the hall one after the other, and Liu Xiaoqiao wanted to break the blood blisters for Mei Xiaotong, but was stopped by An Huahao, spread out his palms, and motioned for Liu Xiaoqiao to give him the needle.

Liu Xiaoqiao hurriedly handed the needle to Mei Changgui, and as soon as Mei Changgui took the needle, he was snatched by An Huahao, and he was about to get started.

Mei Xiaotong held her forehead: "Use fire to burn the needle." ”

An Huahao obediently burned the needle on the oil lamp, and waited for it to cool for a while before carefully picking up the blood blister.

The blood in it flowed out, and when the blood dried up, An Huahao took out a porcelain bottle from his arms, picked out the medicinal powder, and carefully applied it to Mei Xiaotong.

Over there, Liu Dasheng went to the stove house and told Liu's mother the good news.

Mother Liu's heart was full of joy, and the tiredness of her body was swept away, and she made a large table of good dishes.

Dinner served

table, Mother Liu and Father Liu looked at Mei Changgui differently, and Mother Liu kept giving Mei Changgui vegetables.

The two brothers Liu Dasheng have been pouring plum and expensive wine.

After a meal, Mei Changgui was already dizzy, and was directly helped to the house to rest by An Huahao.

Although Father Liu was happy, he didn't drink much.

After eating and tidying up the hall, Liu Xiaoqiao hid in the stove house under the pretext of washing dishes, and only Mei Xiaotong, An Huahao, the father and son of the Liu family and the mother of Liu were left in the hall. Liu's father coughed and glanced at Liu's mother.

Mother Liu waited for Ai Ai's mouth to speak: "Xiaotong's eldest niece, you have also seen it, Changgui, this child, our old couple really likes him, my little bridge——"

Speaking of this, Liu's mother also felt a little awkward, it stands to reason that this matter should be the man's family took the initiative to mention, according to the old etiquette, you have to invite a matchmaker to come to the door first, saying that the fourth child of the Mei family has taken a fancy to the daughter of the Liu family and wants to marry back as a daughter-in-law.

Then the Liu family had to delay for a day or two, and then promise the matchmaker.

The matchmaker went to Mei's house to give a letter again, and brought Mei's family to propose marriage.

But it's not that the two families are far apart, and now the Mei family is in charge of the girl who has not left the cabinet, so she has to pass Mei Xiaotong first before she can talk about the rest of the matter.

But Liu's mother was really a little speechless, and she said that she would raise her head to marry a girl and bow her head to marry a daughter-in-law.

How can the woman's family rush to say this? How can my daughter raise her head in her in-law's house in the future?

Therefore, after saying two sentences, Liu's mother became entangled, no matter how Liu's father made his eyes, he just didn't say it.

Although Mei Xiaotong doesn't quite understand the rules here, she knows the truth of how to behave.

Although she felt that she was just a younger sister about the marriage between the two families, it was not her turn to call the shots, so she had to talk to Mrs. Li and Mei Zhongzhong.

But since the Liu family did this, they must have a reason.

At this time, no matter what, you can't let the woman mention it first.

Seeing that Liu's mother's next words were not easy to say, she took over the conversation busily and considerately: "Aunt Liu, look at what you said, you and your uncle can like my fourth brother, that is his blessing, and it is also the fate of our two families." Let's just say that Sister Xiaoqiao, not only I fell in love with her, but my mother also rarely liked her. ”

As soon as these words came out, it was like giving the Liu family's parents a reassurance.

There is no need to say more about the rest, Mei Xiaotong deliberately pulled her aside and comforted her in a low voice in order to calm Liu's mother's heart: "Auntie, don't worry, when I go down the mountain this time, I will definitely talk to my mother, and let her and my father come to the door in person." My fourth brother has set a family affair before, and my aunt's family must know about it, right? ”

Mother Liu heard Mei Xiaotong say this, her face was a little sneering, did this girl know what her fourth brother said?

Mei Xiaotong didn't think much about it, if it was her, she wanted to marry her daughter, and she finally fell in love with her family, so she must inquire clearly, it is not related to the happiness of her daughter's life.

Moreover, the fourth brother is an honest man, and the Liu family is his life-saving benefactor, so he will not hide it.

What she meant by saying this was not to knock on the Liu family, but to explain later: "My aunt also knows that the family that my fourth brother had set before retired for some reasons. My father and mother originally wanted to find another family for my fourth brother at that time, but my fourth brother was not happy, saying that he was afraid. You must choose a favorite daughter-in-law by yourself, my father and mother can't resist him, and they acquiesced at that time. ”

The meaning of these words is obvious, as long as Mei Changgui is willing, no one in their family will object.

Liu's mother's heart was completely put back into her stomach, and she took Mei Xiaotong's hand with a smile: "Xiaotong's niece, you still have to worry about this matter!" Our Xiaoqiao is a very honest child, he doesn't have so many eyes, and he speaks straight, if there is anything inappropriate in the future, you will have to bear more! ”

Mei Xiaotong smiled: "Auntie's words are polite, Sister Xiaoqiao is very good, I like her a lot!" If you really want to become a family in the future, you have to ask Sister Xiaoqiao to take care of me more when the time comes! ”

Liu Xiaoqiao, who finished cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks outside the house, walked to the door, just heard this sentence, and finally let go of the heart that he had been carrying, and the Mei family agreed.

With this relationship, the next day, the people of the Liu family were exceptionally polite and warm.

Because she was in a hurry, Mei Xiaotong decided to drag the backlog of mountain goods down the mountain first, and by the way, she told the family that Mei Changgui took a fancy to the daughter of the Liu family and asked the Mei family to prepare.

Wait for a few days, and then go up the mountain, and there will be no delay in mentioning relatives and receiving goods.

The Liu family also agreed, since the two children are interesting, it is better to settle down early, so as not to have too many dreams at night.

The family helped to carry all the mountain goods to the carriage and tie them up.

Mei Xiaotong pulled Mei Changgui to the empty place outside the yard, Mei Changgui drank too much last night and lay down early, she didn't find a chance to ask.

This is about to go down the mountain to tell my parents, so naturally I have to ask the person concerned what he thinks.

Mei Changgui was very frank: "Sister, I'll trouble you, I can't go back now, and I'm still stupid, I'm afraid that if I can't say it well, my father and mother will misunderstand the Liu family." You can talk, and when you go back, tell your father and mother, I have a fancy for Sister Xiaoqiao, and I want to marry her as a daughter-in-law. Please pay more attention to my parents! ”

After speaking, it was rare to pull Mei Xiaotong: "Sister, please say more good things about Sister Xiaoqiao in front of your mother, she is a good girl, capable and considerate." And she has a good heart, she is not the kind of person who messes around when she has nothing to do, and is not filial to the elderly, after marrying me in the future, she will definitely be filial to her father and mother!"

Mei Xiaotong didn't expect that no matter how stupid this person was, he really had a sweetheart, but he was a little clever, and he knew that he would let himself say good things to Mrs. Li.

"You've figured it out! It's a lifelong event. If you get married, you can't go back! Otherwise, you don't need your father and mother to whip you, I'll whip you to death first! You know? Mei Xiaotong finally confirmed again, he bears

Xinmei Changgui is because of the grace of saving his life, and he promises to each other.

"Girl, don't worry! I'm not confused now! I think very clearly, I am with Sister Xiaoqiao, and I am indescribably happy and happy! I...... I've identified her with her in my life! Mei Changgui's expression was rare and solemn, and when he talked about Liu Xiaoqiao, there was indescribable joy in his eyes.

Mei Xiaotong was relieved.

patted Mei Changgui on the shoulder: "That's good!" Since you like people, treat them well for the rest of your life! Otherwise, I'm a sister who won't spare you! ”

Mei Changgui nodded: "Sister, I will treat her well!" As long as I have a bite to eat, there will be a bite of her......" I was afraid that Mei Xiaotong would not believe it, and made a promise.

Mei Xiaotong spat him: "Keep these words and promise them to the Liu family!" When you are married, say this in front of everyone, and keep Uncle Liu and his family looking down on you. ”

After saying that, he shook his head with a smile, turned around and left.

Mei Changgui is the best person in the Mei family except for Mrs. Li, he can get out of the haze of Li Jinzhi, have a girl he likes, and is about to start a family, marry a wife and have children.

Mei Xiaotong was also happy for Mei Changgui in her heart.

When she returned to the courtyard of the Liu family, the mountain goods had been loaded, and An Huahao was waiting for her.

Mei Xiaotong said goodbye to the Liu family, and in the warm farewell of the Liu family, jumped into the carriage and left slowly. When they returned to Mei's house, the Mei family was shocked when they looked at a carriage full of mountain goods.

I didn't expect that there were so many treasures hidden in the house of the hunter in Chongzigou.

There are bear-blind skins, bear paws, tiger bones, fox furs of all colors, and deer antler velvets and ganoderma lucidum.

These things, in Orion's house, are heirloom treasures, and few people will usually take them out and sell them.

When Mei Xiaotong checked the list, she was shocked.

Putting Mei Changgui in Chongzigou to buy mountain goods, it seems that this decision could not be wiser.

Mei Xiaoque wanted to call someone to unload the things, but was stopped by Mei Xiaotong: "There are so many mountain goods, unloaded, and the warehouse can't be put down, so it's better to take oil, paper and cloth to cover these mountain goods." Early tomorrow morning, I went to the town with Brother Song to hand over the goods. ”

Mei Xiaoque hurriedly beckoned Tianlong and Tianhu to take out the oiled paper cloth, and carefully covered the mountain goods tightly.

Mei Xiaotong didn't care about these things, she took the hot water from Xiaoque to wash her face, and shouted: "Daddy, I have something to say in a while." ”

Mei Zhongzhong's footsteps that were about to go out suddenly stopped.

It's really rare, the Mei family's big and small affairs are not always their mother and daughter, why do you still have something to say today?

The rest of the people pricked up their ears as well.

Only Mrs. Li, her eyes lit up, and she thought of a possibility.

After Mei Xiaotong finished washing, the family sat in the upper room and told Mei Changgui about the girl of the Liu family.

Immediately exploded the pot.

Mrs. Li smiled happily: "This bastard boy has finally opened his mind." ”

Even Mei Zhongzhong showed a smile.

Last time, because of the marriage of the fourth child, he was beaten by his wife and son, and Mei Zhongzhong thought about it carefully later.

What the old woman said also makes sense, finding a girl in the neighborhood will not help the family.

is not as good as the daughter of the Liu family, with her maiden family in Chongzigou, at least it is good for her own business.

And the mother's house is far away, and there is less right and wrong.

Moreover, he is still a little sorry for Mei Changgui's son, and the marriage with Li Jinzhi almost ruined the youngest son.

Now that he has a girl he likes, if he doesn't agree, with the dead heart of the fourth child, I'm afraid he will make trouble.

Thinking about it like this, Mei Zhongzhong nodded: "This is a great joy for our family, old woman, we can't lose this courtesy." Ming'er will find a reliable matchmaker and go to Liu's house to ask for relatives. ”

Mrs. Li has already organized the wedding of her three sons, and in terms of etiquette, she is naturally familiar with it, just for a while, she has already calculated in her mind, find the matchmaker to say goodbye, what gifts to prepare, and what dowry gifts to give to the Liu family......

After listening to Mei Zhongzhong's words, he nodded again and again: "This is natural." ”

Don't talk about others, Mei Xiaoque and Mei Changqing are also happy, the descendants of other people's families, they married their daughters-in-law at seventeen or eighteen, and the fourth brother of his own family was unlucky, and he met a slut like Li Jinzhi, which delayed him.

Otherwise, the child can be hugged.

When the fourth child marries his daughter-in-law, he will see which one has a long mouth and chews the root of his tongue behind his back, saying that his fourth child is still thinking about Li Jinzhi's slut.

As soon as the Zhou family heard that Mei Changgui was going to marry, he couldn't help but look at his own Tianlong and Tianhu, the fourth child has a daughter-in-law, it's time to show Tianlong and Tianhu, right?

Especially when I heard that the fourth daughter-in-law was actually from the mountains, Zhou secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

After the Mei family got better, how many people planned to marry their daughters to the Mei family, she was secretly worried, that

Some of them are better than their own.

There is such a brother and daughter-in-law who has a good family background, has her mother's family to rely on, and is favored by her in-laws, and is not like the previous second daughter-in-law, who is a high person, and there is only one second child in her eyes, plus she lives in the city, and she can't see her once a year, so there is no hindrance.

The fourth daughter-in-law marries back, and she must be dealt with every day.

Now that I can't be happy with my in-laws and sister-in-law, I can't even compare with the Wen family in the third room, so I want a new daughter-in-law that everyone likes, and my eldest daughter-in-law can't be compared to even have a place to stand?

Thinking about this carefully, no matter how stupid she is, she doesn't dare to confide in Mei Xiaoque, otherwise Mei Xiaoque won't be able to spare her.

Now I heard that it's just the daughter of the Orion family in the mountains, and I saw it last time.

can climb the Mei family's family business, it can't be said that it depends on the life-saving grace of the last time.

That's fine, this door of the old four knots

Dear, there's nothing to do.

In a few days, she will blow the wind to the master, and she should also show Tianlong and Tianhu.

At that time, how could she choose two daughters-in-law with a solid family background, many marriages, and confidence in her mother's family, and when the time comes, she will have a few more fat grandchildren and have a family to support.

The children in the other rooms are still young, and when they grow up, their grandchildren will also grow up.

There are many people in the big house, and even if the family is separated, it will not suffer a loss.

Wen has never had the habit of speaking, and the brother-in-law marries a daughter-in-law, what can a sister-in-law say.

Therefore, this marriage can be regarded as satisfactory to everyone.

Mei Zhongzhong saw that everyone had no objection, pondered for a while, and knocked on the edge of the kang with the cigarette pouch pot: "I estimated, now I invite the matchmaker to say goodbye, and when it is decided, we will go to Chongzigou again and give the dowry in person." Got it done before the end of the year! The fourth child is also not a small one, and he can't delay it any longer! ”

Mrs. Li summed it up: "Now that the family collects mountain goods, everyone can't spare their hands." Let's make a dowry first, and when the mountain goods are finished, we will start the big house first, and it just so happens that the marriage of the fourth child will be done in the new house, which is joyful and lively, and it is also a good omen! ”

Mei Xiaotong actually thinks that Mei Changgui and Liu Xiaoqiao's age are still too young, especially Liu Xiaoqiao, who is a few months younger than herself, and it is not good for girls to get married so early.

It's just that she also knows that in this era, it is normal for girls to marry from the age of fourteen or fifteen, and maybe the girls from the official eunuchs and nobles will be slightly later.

But in ordinary people's families, girls are raised to the age of fourteen or fifteen, and when they come to Kwai Shui, they are considered to be able to marry and have children.

As everyone knows, at this time, the girl's body has not yet developed well, and pregnancy and childbirth are not good for the girl and the child in the belly.

Fortunately, Mrs. Li loves her and is reluctant to marry her early, otherwise her marriage with An Huahao should also be on the agenda.

Looking at the village now, there are very few girls who have not said that they are married in the 14th Five-Year Plan, unless the girl is defective and really can't get married, otherwise the family will ask the girl to go out early.

If she proposed at this moment that the two of them would marry first, and wait for Xiaoqiao to get married when they were older, Mo said that Mei Changgui would not be grateful to her, and even Mrs. Li would probably not agree.

If it doesn't work out, the Liu family still thinks that the Mei family is not happy to marry them, and it will not be good if there is a gap.

(End of chapter)