Chapter 256: Returning with Glory (4)
As soon as Li's words were finished, everyone was even happier for a while. Anyway, there is a free banquet to eat, and there is a lively view, and when the time comes, it will just praise the Ruan family for a few words, and it will not cost anything at all.
As the so-called sedan chair is carried by everyone, it is a fool who does not carry it.
Therefore, everyone began to praise Li and Yuping in a different way, from Li becoming beautiful and young during this time, to Yuping has been a different person since she was a child, and now she is as beautiful as a fairy, and she dares to say anything.
In this regard, Li thanked them one by one, and his face stiffened with a smile.
"Mother, what do you do with them? Look, your face is stiff with a smile, right? As soon as everyone dispersed, Yuping disagreed with Li's low voice and attitude as before.
Anyway, these people in the village have bullied them a lot, and now that they have money and land, they immediately changed their faces. Such a person is really not welcome. Anyway, no matter how good you are to them, they will be like that.
Moreover, in Ruan Yuping's plan, she is unwilling and will not continue to stay in this village. In that case, it's too lazy to deal with it.
After glancing at Yuping, Li gave her a haircut, and then said: "Daughter, my mother is not showing weakness, but she doesn't want to cause trouble for our family." Although this is a great thing, it is a bit ostentatious. In the future, we will still live here. Rao is that you will go out in the future, and your younger brothers and sisters are still young, so you have to trouble others. And your land is still here. ”
When Ruan Yuping heard this, she didn't say anything more.
It's just that Li Shi thought about it and shouted loudly: "Da Lang, Da Lang, where are you?" With that, Li went into the house to look for someone. Speaking of which, if I haven't seen him for so long, I must be tired.
Li guessed correctly, at this moment, Ruan Dalang was stealing wine and drinking in the house.
That jar of wine was brought back from Liuyunxuan yesterday, and it was not opened at all. Li originally wanted to take it to the village chief, but it was secretly opened by Ruan Dalang.
was arrested, and Ruan Dalang was a little embarrassed. However, Li Shi didn't get angry, but squinted his eyes and said angrily: "You said that you are as greedy as a child, in broad daylight, you hide here alone and steal wine and drink." I also told the village chief to bring this wine, you pour it, drink it first. ”
Hearing this, Ruan Dalang said: "If you want to say that this wine is really good, it smells fragrant, and it tastes even more fragrant." I still remember when I was younger, when I was passing through the city, I smelled it and wondered when I would be able to drink it in my stomach. I didn't expect it, but now thanks to my daughter's blessing, I really drank it. ”
Hearing this, Li Shi didn't want to say anything. The family is poor, and many things can only be thought about. Don't blame Ruan Dalang, men, who is not greedy for alcohol. Anyway, it's not gambling and prostitution, it's just drinking altar wine.
Now that he has it, let him drink it. As for the village chief's house, it was the same with other wines. Anyway, if there is a gift, he doesn't care about it.
After thinking about it, Li said: "Okay, let you drink this jar of wine, and I won't give it away." It's just that you have to hurry up and do something. ”
"What's the matter, tell me, I'll take two sips and go." Ruan Dalang heard Li say that the wine would be his, and his heart suddenly became happy. His mother-in-law is rarely so refreshing. Before the change, splitting the head and covering the face was a scolding.
It's just that he doesn't know the price of this wine yet. If you knew that this wine was worth two taels of silver in this small jar, you must be reluctant to drink it.
Li Shi said, "What else is going on?" To explain that the plaque hanging tomorrow is a big event, and it will glorify the ancestors. So, I want you to invite the patriarch to come, and he and my father will hang this plaque tomorrow. ”
There was wine to drink, and he was just going to ask someone for help, Ruan Dalang was naturally willing, and he agreed to it.
Seeing that he was still drinking, Li went into the house and took out the gifts, which were still two cloth bags, which contained the gifts she had prepared a long time ago. It's just that the village chief's wine was drunk by his own man, so Li had no choice but to take a bigger jar of wine and put it in. Fortunately, I bought the ingredients together when I bought them, otherwise I would have been really blind now.
It has to be said that Lee's decision was quite correct. Seeing that the Ruan family deliberately lowered their bodies like this, gave themselves enough face, and brought gifts, the patriarch was naturally happy, and promised that he would not be late tomorrow.
As for He Dafu, he was even more happy, feeling that the Ruan family did not make an unattainable appearance because of this incident, and felt more and more that this family would do it, no wonder people would make a fortune.
That's it, the two gifts are on the point.
It's just that in this way, the ingredients, especially the wine, are a little insufficient. After thinking about it, for tomorrow's banquet, that afternoon, Li and Ruan Dalang took a few children to the county again in a car and bought a bunch of things. While buying, Ruan Dalang asked humbly: "Mother, why don't you buy it, although I have land now, but there is no income in the end." ”
Neither Li nor Ruan Yuping told him that he still had fifty taels of silver.
"Dad, it's out of the way, let's do it this time, and we can earn it back in the future. Didn't I get three new seeds, and now I'm trying to find someone to work with! ”
Finding someone to cooperate with is actually the meaning of selling the seeds.
Ruan Yuping was telling the truth, when she got the seeds, the first thing she thought of was Ye Feng. This man is the best at planting land and flowers, and these seeds must be more useful in his hands than in his own hands.
And Ye Feng also paid a lot for the three of them, and helped them review for more than half a month, and the credit was not small. The point is that he must have a lot of longevity fruit in his hands, and it will be a big deal to barter at that time.
"Cooperation, with whom? You can't suffer, I'll tell you. When Ruan Dalang heard that his daughter still had new seeds, he had some confidence. He'd forgotten that there was anything else.
Ruan Yuping said: "Dad, you have also heard of that person, his name is Ye Feng." Speaking of which, it's all up to him that my daughter can win the award this time. ”
Anyway, Ruan Dalang will definitely know, but there is no need to hide it from him.
"Ye Feng, I know, that kid looks really painful, white and pure, and well-born, don't you say it, I thought he was the son of the county magistrate!"
The first time Li saw Ye Feng was in the county office, at that time he was busy training everyone, and he was in and out of the county government at will, so Li would have misunderstood.
Hearing this, Ruan Dalang said exaggeratedly as if he had discovered something extraordinary: "Ye Feng you are talking about, but that Ye Feng from Chenjia Village?" ”
After speaking, he waited anxiously for Ruan Yuping to answer.
"Yes, Dad, it's him, what's wrong with you? Oh, you know that too? ”
After receiving an affirmative reply, Ruan Dalang was extremely happy, and hurriedly said: "Oh, the ancestors bless, the ancestors bless!" Big girl, let me tell you, this person is amazing. You don't know yet, now everyone in the village is talking about this person, saying that Chenjia Village became rich because of him. ”
After thinking about it, he said, "Big girl, sell this kind of seed to him." Of course, it's okay if you don't need silver, but we must ask him to give us some longevity seeds. Didn't we get 50 acres of land newly, and it would be okay to plant one acre? ”
I have to say that Ruan Dalang is reliable this time, and he also knows how to plan for the future, and he also knows about the longevity fruit.
"By the way, damn it, what do you think of this kid?"
Hearing this, Li Shi cried and laughed: "I agree to the matter of changing seeds, but your mind should be put away as soon as possible." These two children don't have that kind of mind at all, and ah, our Yuping has already had a sweetheart. ”
After speaking, Li pursed his lips and smiled. Ruan Dalang's thoughts she understood, she wanted to match Ye Feng and Ruan Yuping. If it happens, he will be the old man of Chenjia Village. If you want to come to the shop or something, you will have it.
Li also thought, but Li knew about Ruan Yuping's relationship in advance.
Speaking of which, Li also inadvertently discovered Ruan Yuping's relationship with He Fang.
That day, she had just rushed to the capital with Dong Mingju's mother Zhou, and because of the long journey, she was a little unwell, so she directly asked Xiao Er to open Ruan Yuping's house, and she fell asleep when she entered the house.
Ruan Yuping and He Fang didn't know that the Li family was coming to Beijing, so after eating, He sent Ruan Yuping back to the house. When he arrived outside the house, He Fang saw that he didn't recognize him, so he boldly said: "Sister Yuping, I am going to go to your house to propose marriage after my birthday." If you agree, just nod your head. ”
Hearing this, Ruan Yuping blushed and didn't say anything, only said "fool", then pushed open the door with a smile and entered the house, and was stunned for a moment. Ruan Yuping obviously agreed.
He Fang left with a sweet face.
It was Lee, who had already woken up and sat at the table drinking tea. After listening to the conversation between the two, he was already surprised. At this moment, when I saw Ruan Yuping like this, I understood everything in my heart.
At that moment, he pulled Ruan Yuping and asked clearly.
It turned out that he was from this village, but he lived in the southernmost part of the village, where the rich were gathered. The family is relatively solid, with dozens of acres of land, and the key is that the population is simple, unlike other families who have lived together for several generations.
This grandparents died young, and now he and a sister are at home. And He Fang's father and mother Li can be regarded as having seen it, and she looks very kind, but she has never dealt with it.
It's just that He Fang is a showman, and Li feels that his daughter is a little unworthy of the other party.
However, now it seems that Yuping is not bad. At least, she thinks it's enough. Her daughter is also registered in front of the emperor now, Xiucai or something, that's it.
"Mother, what do you say, don't say it." No matter how bold Ruan Yuping is, she is still shy about men and women.
Hearing this, Ruan Dalang stopped doing it, such a big thing, he, as a father, must know. And now Yuping can't be matched casually, he is still counting on Yuping to marry a good family and pull the Ruan family.
couldn't stand the grinding, Li said: "I can tell you, this matter hasn't been skimmed yet, don't talk nonsense everywhere, it will ruin the reputation of our family Yuping in vain." Especially your two younger siblings can't say it, even your father and mother. Wait for the other party to come to the door to propose, you can say whatever you want. ”
Ruan Dalang repeatedly assured that he also knew the importance of this matter, and Li Shi said: "It is He Fang's family in the south of our village." I don't know what his father's name is, but I've only met him a few times, and he looks kind, not like a difficult one. ”
Hearing this, Ruan Dalang said: "It's his family, I know this!" His father and mother also moved to our village later, because of their surname He, so the villagers did not reject them much. There seems to be only four people in the family, and there is a lot of land, well, it looks quite rich. ”
For this son-in-law candidate, Ruan Dalang has already agreed half of it in his heart. Not to mention that the other party's family is solid, has land and a big house, and just lives in this village, this condition is incomparable to others.
In the future, even if Yuping passes the door, she can still help her mother's family, which is a hundred times better than marrying in a foreign country. The point is that the land is still in the village. In this way, Ruan Dalang left Ye Feng behind and began to buy items with the Li family.
On the second day, the Ruan family's banquet was reluctant to put oil due to the abundance of ingredients, and it was the village chef of Chenjia Village who was invited to eat rich dishes, which were praised by the villagers.
As for the fact that the patriarch and the old man of the Ruan family hung a plaque together, it pushed the atmosphere to the peak. There was an illiterate person, and someone specially asked what was written on this plaque and what it meant.
After the banquet, Ruan Yuping said to Li: "Mother, this banquet is also done, you can accompany me to Chenjia Village if you are free." Seeing that the weather is getting hotter and hotter, I don't know if it's too late to plant longevity fruits now. ”
After thinking about it, Li said: "In this way, it is impossible to go today, there are still a lot of things at home that my mother needs to do." Tomorrow, let's go tomorrow. Look at this whole bunch of stuff, hey, my back hurts. ”
After getting Li's reply, Ruan Yuping became happy. Then he went into the house and looked at his money, and when he counted the right amount, he was relieved.
Li was busy packing the leftovers for her neighbors to bring back the bowls, but she just picked up some large meat dishes and kept them, and gave the rest away, just eat another meal in the evening.
The villagers who got the benefits did not leave immediately, and asked their children to bring the bowls home, while they stayed behind to help the Li family clean the yard.
In the evening, Li boiled a pot of porridge with rice and corn chips, and baked a dozen thick white flour flatbreads, and called a large family to eat the leftovers at noon in their yard.
It was already hot, but now it's finally cooler.
Li had already boiled the porridge, and it was already cold at the moment. She scooped a bowl for the two elders of the Ruan family, and the rest went to scoop it by herself. Anyway, she boiled this porridge very thickly, so there was no need to fish it out.
Breaking the flatbread and eating it with the soup or the leftovers with a lot of soup is a great pleasure.
Gong Shi tried to pick up the rice in his mouth while thinking, if only he could eat like this for a lifetime. It's just that she understands in her heart that these are all old families, and they don't have much to do with them.
After eating this meal, I don't know when the next meal will be. They can go to the second old man's house of the Ruan family from time to time to eat, but they can't come to the old family every day to eat. There is no such reason in the world.
However, it is said that the old family will send two little cubs to study, and they will have to go together anyway, so that they can save a lot of silver.
If the land allocation and banquet have turned the Ruan family into a topic of conversation among the villagers after tea and dinner during this time, then the matter of He Fang's family asking a matchmaker to come to propose marriage has pushed the Ruan family to the peak of the topic.
If you put it on the modern side, it will be on the hot search.
On the second day, the Li family was planning to take Ruan Yuping to Chenjia Village to find Ye Feng to exchange seeds, but as a result, the matchmaker sent by the He family came to the door. To say that this is too anxious, Li sighed in his heart.
This matchmaker is known as the white woman, and she is famous in ten miles and eight townships, and every family asks her for help when they have any major things.
And He Fang's mother Tang is also cautious, feeling that he is such a precious son, and getting married is a big deal, and he can't come by his temperament, so he took advantage of the Ruan family to do wine yesterday.
That is, Li has been busy in the kitchen and didn't see her.
After observation, Tang felt that this Ruan Yuping was good-looking, although she was not beautiful, she was also a beautiful woman. The key is that he has a good temperament, his butt is quite big, and he doesn't have the vulgar appearance of ordinary villagers.
discussed with Master He, and finally agreed to his son's request.
It's just that Tang still feels sorry in his heart, he wants to know how many girls from good families she picked for Hefang, there are daughters of old Xiucai's family, and daughters of rich families in the city, but he just can't look down on it, but he has a soft spot for Ruan Yuping, a firewood girl, and he doesn't know what to do.
In this regard, Master He was open-minded and comforted Tang: "Forget it, the key is that our son likes it." And didn't you see it yesterday and say that the kid was fine? I don't agree with an ordinary country girl, but she is now a person who can be called in these ten miles and eight towns, and her family background is not bad, and she is barely worthy of us. ”
This was said implicitly, but in fact, it was for the sake of Ruan Yuping's popularity throughout the country that he agreed. Otherwise, if the Ruan family was in the same situation before, he would not have been able to agree.
The white woman twisted her ass and entered the house, and the wind behind her could kill people.
Seeing this, Li hurriedly got up and said, "Aunt Bai, what kind of wind is blowing you here, please take a seat." Yuping, go and pour the best tea at home. ”
Li vaguely felt in his heart that Bai Pozi was here to propose marriage to Yuping, but he was not 100% sure. If this is the case, then the He family is really in a hurry. If you want to say that Yuping is only thirteen years old now, it is okay to wait another year or two.
Besides, they didn't want to marry Yuping so early. This girl is now like an enlightened person, what can she do, if only she could make her family richer before she gets married.
If they get married, it will have nothing to do with their family.
At dinner last night, the old man of the Ruan family decided to send several children in the family to study in a private school. Of course, in order not to contradict the contradictions, the second elder of the Ruan family automatically took on the shackles of the two children of the second and third children.
However, Li thought about it and said that the first five years of the two children's restraints were all taken care of by themselves. This made He very grateful, but Gong felt that five years was too little. In the end, the third child glared at her, and she didn't speak.
Anyway, let's pay it for five years first, and then find a way after five years.
Therefore, the Li family is not afraid of the He family to propose marriage at all.
He Fang is noble to say, but he is just a showman. When the two of her go to private school, who will be able to guarantee that there will be no interest.
So, who climbs whom, it's not necessarily true.
When Mrs. Bai saw Yuping come out with tea, she pulled a compliment, and praised until Yuping blushed and returned to the house, so she said to Li: "Mrs. Li, you are blessed." I, I'm here to ask for the He family, to marry your big girl. ”
"He family? Which one is He's? Li pretended to be confused and said, "Most of the people in this village have the surname He!" ”
Mrs. Bai thought that the Li family really didn't know, so she smiled and said: "Naturally, it is the old man He's house in the south of the village, his son's name is He Fang, he is fifteen years old this year, and he won the show early, and he is the youngest and promising." I just saw your girl, don't say it, these two villains are really worthy. ”
Li just smiled and didn't say anything.
When the white lady saw it, she was a little panicked, did the Li family react, did she look down on the He family, or what did she mean?
When she received this task, she patted her chest and punched the ticket. In her opinion, the Ruan family is just an outsider, and a typical mud leg. If it weren't for Ruan Yuping's sudden enlightenment, the Ruan family would still be struggling with food and clothing, and there would be no reason to refuse.
However, looking at Li's reaction, he was a little unimpressed.
Thinking of this, Bai Pozi continued: "Mrs. Li, I am the most sincere, so this time I really helped you look good." The He family's family style is positive, although the family is rich, but Master He has no concubines. This He boy's mother, Tang, is also a kind person, and she has a son and a daughter under her knees, so Yuping, a girl, is married, and she is waiting to enjoy the blessings. ”
"Well, why don't you wait for our family to discuss and discuss, and you will come back tomorrow, okay? This marriage is a big deal, but it can't be sloppy. The Li family felt that it would be okay for the He family to agree immediately, and this white woman didn't know how to go out and talk about it.
However, when the time comes, it will definitely mean that their family agreed without thinking about it, and they can't wait.
After talking for a while, Bai Pozi saw that the Li family just didn't let go, so she left to go to He's house to restore her life.
Who knows, the He family was not angry, but asked Bai Pozi to continue to ask the other party's opinion on the second day. Because of this situation, He Fang had expected it a long time ago. He also made a bet with the Tang family.
Tang was convinced, but he was not angry. To be honest, if the Ruan family really couldn't wait to agree, she would be unhappy. But now it seems that this Ruan family is not bad.
In the evening, the Nguyen family got together again to discuss the marriage.
As a result of the discussions, all of them naturally agreed. The He family is in the village, and they don't see anyone when they look up, and they didn't cross paths before because they were too poor. Well, now, they're kind of a medium-sized family.
What's more, the He family's reputation in the village is quite good.
Therefore, whether it is those who don't want Yuping to marry far away, or those who really think about her happiness, there is no objection.
On the second day, when Bai Pozi came again, she was much more enthusiastic, at least she was no longer holding it, and she was no longer an expression of the Ruan family picking up a big bargain, but sincerely praised He Fang's kid.
After talking for a long time, the Li family agreed to this family business. Of course, he also highlighted the fact that his son would also go to private school. When Aunt Bai heard this, she suddenly understood in her heart that this is also the case.
If someone wins in the future, then the two families can be regarded as the right family.
Next, it's a combination of eight characters.
Taking advantage of the fact that Bai Pozi took away the eight characters, before the results were out, Yuping said: "Mother, let's go to Chenjia Village quickly, if you don't go, I'm afraid it won't be so easy for me to go out in the future." ”
Li naturally knew that what Yuping said was true. Once the two sides exchanged Geng posts, and the He family sent someone to send a family gift, then this family affair could be regarded as completely decided. In the future, it will be difficult for Yuping to go out at every turn like this.
Therefore, Li and Yuping did not delay for a moment, and packed up on the same day and prepared to go to Chenjia Village.
They are not too far from Chenjia Village, but it will take half a day to get there. In addition, it has rained a lot recently, and the road is very difficult, so it is estimated that I will stay in Chenjia Village for one night.
Unbeknownst to them, they persuaded Ruan Dalang not to follow, and as soon as they went out, they met the embarrassed He and the proud Gong.
When Li saw it, his heart was not good, but the two of them blocked the door like this, and it was not okay not to say hello.
What to do?