Chapter 229 The Rumored Li Zhuo
Mrs. Wu and Master Wu both feel that although their own family is not as good as the Zeng family, if it is normal, the Zeng family may not look at their own family, and they are willing to marry their own family, but Banniang is the goddaughter of their own family, and the two families have close business contacts, not the old couple is proud, what kind of character is Sanniang? Now he has expressed his willingness to marry, but if Gorou of the Zeng family has a heart, this family affair should be considered halfway. The Zeng family also didn't have the reason to push away the help that came to the door.
Carefully analyzed, in fact, if the son of the Zeng family marries the daughter of the martial family, in addition to the fact that the disciple is not very compatible, there are really many benefits, but when Zeng Wulang hears the news, there is no reason not to take the initiative.
Besides, since Xiaoba came to deliver the words before, now that she thinks about it, she must hope that Sanniang can marry her brother, and she will always think of a way to say good things in front of Dr. Zeng and his wife.
Mrs. Wu and Master Wu are both cautious people, the more they think about it, the more they think it can be done, and when they heard the maid report that Sanniang came to visit them, the old couple looked at each other and smiled, and Mrs. Wu said, "Invite Miss in." β
Wu Sanniang was still worried, listening to her mother's voice full of joy, looking very energetic, she knew that the trip was very smooth, and she couldn't help but smile on her face, the maid guarding in front of the door had lifted the bamboo curtain, Wu Sanniang entered the door, blessed her body to Ercai, and said with a smile: "My daughter has seen her father, and when she heard that her mother is back, she came to see." Why did Daddy have to come back so early today? If Dad doesn't go out for a while, the daughter will go to the kitchen to cook two small dishes for Daddy, and our family will eat together at night. β
Mrs. Wu smiled: "What do you want to do?" Sit down and talk. β
Wu Sanniang sat down according to her words and talked to Master Wu about business for a while, Master Wu thought about the two of them talking, but he kept it so that the child couldn't open his mouth, so he took the initiative to avoid the study. Mrs. Wu smiled and said, "You want to know how I went to Zeng's house today, right?" β
Wu Sanniang blushed, but also nodded.
Mrs. Wu smiled and said, "Don't worry, your father and I will always do anything for your happiness." β
When Mrs. Wu said this, Wu Sanniang was ashamed, and thought that if she really got married, what would her father and mother do? In the past, there was still a matter of her recruiting a son-in-law to block the mouths of those rooms, if she got married, wouldn't it be difficult for her father and mother? Although they have separated from those rooms early, they are close relatives with their fathers, doesn't it make them very embarrassed? Especially the sissy in the middle......
"Uncle and aunt ......"
Seeing her daughter mention the people in those rooms, Mrs. Wu sneered: "Don't worry, your father said it himself, even if he dies, this property will not be their turn, after all, most of the future will be given to you as a dowry, and the rest will be kept for the future...... There are some things that have never been mentioned to you before, and there is also a brother above you, and my mother was seven months pregnant at that time, but people have the heart to harm them...... They have the hatred of killing my son, and how can I and your father make them proud? If it weren't for fame, not a penny would have been used against them. But even if your father and I hate it in our hearts, we have to help them, so what? No man is content. But they didn't think that they could swallow it? β
Mrs. Wu gritted her teeth.
Wu Sanniang also heard her mother say these words to her for the first time. Although she has a grudge against a few rooms, she has also heard some people's discussions, but when she heard her own mother say it, she felt it again.
"Is what my mother said serious? I, in front of me, have an unborn brother? β
Mrs. Wu nodded with tears: "Speaking of which, you are also surnamed Wu, and you are related to them after all, in the past, I treated your uncles and aunts and your cousins coldly, and you may not think that your mother is not wrong, right?" β
Wu Sanniang said: "How can my mother think so? You are your daughter's mother, no matter how close they are, there is no reason to be more intimate than your own mother. No matter what you do, it's always for the good of me and my father, and for the good of our family. β
Mrs. Wu nodded with satisfaction: "It's good that you can think so, and it's not in vain to be a piece of my mother's heart." Don't worry about the Zeng family, your father and I both think it's a good family matter, and if you want to come to the Zeng family in the next few days, there will be news. β
The mother and daughter talked for a while, and Wu Sanniang went to the kitchen and made dinner herself, honoring the second elder who broke his heart for her.
Because of what Mrs. Wu said, her heart was also settled. Thinking that if the Zeng family was intentional, it would naturally not be delayed for too long.
Sure enough, two days later, the second Mrs. Zhu handed over the post, although the things sent by Mrs. Wu last time were excellent, although their family was still in filial piety, but the etiquette was still exchanged, no one came to the door, their family did not return the gift, the Tao was to come to the martial arts family to relax, and talk in one place.
Mrs. Wu was overjoyed when she saw the post. Hurriedly asked someone to reply, and said that it happened that the family had purchased some good and precious autumn chrysanthemums, although it was not yet late autumn, but it was also opened a lot, and the three ladies of the Zeng family were just invited to come over to enjoy it. cleaned the courtyard at home, and bought a lot of famous flowers and plants outside, waiting for the Zeng family to come to the door.
After another two days, the three ladies of the Zeng family came together with gifts, and Mrs. Wu was even warmerly received.
I hurriedly called the maid to invite Wu Sanniang to salute the three ladies. Zeng San's wife An didn't say it, she had also seen Wu Sanniang many times, but the fifth lady Xu was the first time to see it, looking at Wu Sanniang's rules and regulations, and said a few words, her heart was already secretly praised, the martial lady in front of her, acting in character and not to mention, this only the appearance of the whole body, she compared all the official ladies she had seen before, no wonder the second sister-in-law was willing, the third sister-in-law was originally praised as a good family, she was still a little puzzled, their family is not the family that covets wealth and nobility, although the second sister-in-law Zhu is gentle, But the third sister-in-law, An, is a very shrewd person, how could she agree with her fifth nephew marrying a merchant girl?
When she saw someone this time, she couldn't help but feel that it was a blessing for Gorou to marry such a daughter-in-law.
After meeting, Mrs. Wu sent Wu Sanniang out under the pretext of letting Wu Sanniang go to the kitchen to watch it in person and organize a good banquet to entertain the guests, which made it easier for her to talk to the three ladies of the Zeng family.
Because they are satisfied with each other, they are naturally happy to chat. Zhu first said that he wanted to marry Sanniang to Wulang as a daughter-in-law, and when Zhu finished speaking, he also boasted about the benefits of marrying two families, although Xu didn't say anything, but Mrs. Wu is such a shrewd person, when Sanniang came to see the ceremony, the satisfied expressions of the three ladies of the Zeng family had already fallen in their eyes.
In front of me, she was only the godsister of Banniang, although she liked it, she could see it as a daughter-in-law in the family now, and she was satisfied and liked, which was different.
Mrs. Wu was very happy when she heard the Zeng family's expression, and she praised Gorou greatly, and said that she felt that Gorou was talented if she wanted to, but she was afraid that her daughter would not be worthy, so she suppressed it and didn't say it. I never thought that several ladies of the Zeng family also fell in love with Sanniang, which was something that the martial family never thought about again.
Seeing that Mrs. Wu's posture was so low, the Zhu family didn't feel anything, but he just felt that Mrs. Wu was humble, while An and Xu secretly glanced at each other and exchanged glances with each other. Although the martial arts family is white, it can win in wealth and nobility, and it is the top family in Nanfeng City, and the three ladies of the martial family are good characters and good looks, as long as the martial family releases the rumor that they want to choose a son-in-law to marry, I am afraid that the courtship can break through the threshold, and Mrs. Wu has such a low profile, she should have something to ask for.
An Shi then spoke: "Since both of us are interested, then things will be easy, although it is not easy to book two children now, but eight or nine months will pass in a flash." Let's first combine the eight characters and prepare what should be prepared, so that we can save some light when the time comes. Only the situation of our family, Mrs. Wu also knows, although the year can be set up for family affairs, but it is not easy to do it in the end, and it is to the third lady of the house. Therefore, if Mrs. Wu has any request, even if she asks us, we will accept everything that can be done. β
Mrs. Wu didn't want to say so early that she wanted to pass on the matter of the second son of Sanniang and Gorou to join the Wu family to inherit the family business, and she wanted to talk about it slowly in the future, and she didn't want An's shrewdness to ask for it first. If people ask his family at this time and don't say it, and mention it later, it will be rude.
Mrs. Wu thought about it, and she was also ruthless, and felt that it was better to make a mess with a quick knife, and it was better to make it clear, but it didn't work, and it was broken at this time, and it was really better than having a division in the future. At that time, the relationship between the two families will be gone. Isn't it that Xiao Niang and Xiao Banniang are embarrassed?
smiled and said, "Since the third lady asked, I also said it directly." Thinking about the situation of coming to my house, several ladies can also be considerate. Although most of the family's property will be given to Sanniang as a dowry in the future, which is also what his father meant, but I have not given birth to a son for the martial family for half of my life to support the faΓ§ade, if the incense of the martial family is broken in my hands, what face will I have to see the ancestors of the martial family after a hundred years? But the family has a scripture that is difficult to read, and some words are really inconvenient to say to a few ladies, but the things that have passed from the same sect of the martial arts family are really not good, so I also discussed with my own master, thinking that in the future, if Sanniang arrives at Mrs. and can give birth to a few sons, I want to discuss with her husband's family, whether I can have a child and be the descendant of my martial family, so as to inherit the incense of our lineage. Of course, we don't dare to think about the eldest son, we only hope that the second son can pass over. To put it mildly, our request is a bit excessive, but there is no way for us to do it. A few ladies came sincerely, but this request could not be agreed, and in my heart, I am also very grateful to a few people who can value our family's three mothers. β
An felt that Mrs. Wu's request was really not too much. Who doesn't want a hundred years from now, there will be an heir with incense? What people ask for is not the eldest son, but the second son, which is to bring twelve points of sincerity. And Mrs. Wu said it so earnestly.
But no matter how much she has an idea, she is also an aunt in the next room, although the Zeng family has not yet separated, she is not easy to talk about this matter, it only depends on what the Zhu family thinks.
It's that the Zhu family is willing, and for such a big thing, you always have to talk to the second uncle.
On the big thing, the Zhu family is not confused, and after listening to Mrs. Wu's words, she was not surprised, so she smiled and said: "Our two families, although we have only been around for two years, we also know from the bottom of our hearts, and Madame's requirements are really not high." Sanniang has nothing to say about this kid, we all like it very much. If the family can succeed, our Zeng family can be regarded as marrying a good daughter-in-law. I still have to go home to discuss this matter, but I can't come down now, and I ask my wife to be considerate. β
When Mrs. Wu heard this, she knew that the Zeng family really wanted to get married, but as the Zhu family said, only a few of their wives were involved in this matter, and it was really difficult to deal with it, after all, when it came to the descendants of the Zeng family, they might become children of people with foreign surnames. How can you not be careful?
He smiled and said, "It's natural." Deserved. β
After another discussion, it was time for lunch, and after lunch, Mrs. Wu led the three ladies of the Zeng family to play the garden for a while, seeing that the weather was not early, Zhu proposed to leave, Mrs. Wu thought of the Zeng family as a scribe, so she sent several pots of famous chrysanthemums, and then sent the three ladies of the Zeng family out.
When the three ladies of the Zeng family returned home, Zeng Budo was also at home, so he asked the Zhu family, how was the relationship between the two children?
Zhu said the requirements of the martial arts family and said, "...... Mrs. Wu said very sincerely, their family is in such a situation, if you say that such a request is made, it is also excusable, but it is a major matter for the heirs, and I am not good at making decisions, so I came back to ask the master for an idea. However, if you can't agree because of this, you will lose a good family, then the martial arts Sanniang master may not know, but he is really a rare good child, the relationship with our family Xiaoba is known, in terms of character and appearance, it is one in a million, not only me, but his three aunts and five aunts, they also like it very much. But I don't know what the old man thinks about this? β
Zeng Budo thought about it, he also understood the situation of the martial family, the martial family can ask their daughter to marry into their own family, as far as the martial family's family situation is concerned, in fact, it is far from necessary, I think I still fancy Goro's child, so he proposed this compromise method, if his family does not agree, it seems unkind.
After thinking for a while, he sighed: "Mr. and Mrs. Wu, it is not easy to do this. What people are asking for is the second son, and it can be regarded as thinking about us. Since you all say that the child is good, and it has such a relationship with our family, if it should not be, it seems that our family is not close to people, I think, it should be done. β
With the affirmation of Master Zeng, what Zhu likes is not good.
But after a day, he handed a message to the martial artist, and he looked solemn.
The old couple of the martial arts family were overjoyed when they got the news. Wu Sanniang thought that she finally got her wish, and for a while felt as if she was in a dream and had no sense of reality.
It's just that she thought about this road too hard and too difficult in the past, so difficult that she didn't dare to think about it. Who knew that this matter was so easy to fall into practice in two clicks, it was really like falling into a dream, and there was no sense of reality.
In the past, it was okay when there was no hope, but now it has come true, but it is not good to sleep and not taste good, but I am afraid that this thing will come too easily, and suddenly I don't know when I wake up from a dream, and everything is back to the beginning.
It is said that although the two families have not gone through the formalities of marriage now, they have secretly begun to put together the eight characters, and the two of them are also combined, and they have found three or four people to approve them, and they are all good marriages, so the last barrier has also been eliminated. Wu Sanniang really wanted to go to Banniang to talk and find some realism, but at this time, she didn't want to go to Banniang as usual.
Because of her favorite fifth brother and Wu Sanniang finally became a couple, Banniang was very happy, and she was usually bullied by Wulang, but this time she could finally laugh at Wulang, and the little bit of decay that happened to her grandmother all day long also faded away, and the Zeng family also had a smile on their faces that they hadn't seen for a long time.
Thinking about this, Wu Sanniang must also want to talk to her, but the two families are talking about marriage, and she can't go directly to the Wu family these days, so she ran to Tai Ruixiang's shop, and asked the shopkeeper Lu Niangzi to go to the Wu Mansion to find Wu Sanniang, and talk about the hearts of the sisters together.
Mrs. Wu heard that it was Banniang looking for Sanniang, how could she not understand in her heart? Seeing that her daughter had been in a trance for the past few days, she wanted to tell her to go away, so she sent Wu Sanniang away.
The sisters saw each other at this time, and there was another layer of intimacy, and when the people withdrew, only the two sisters were left in the small private room that was left to entertain the guests, and Banniang smiled: "Although the godfather is still extravagant, the godmother is still the godmother, you can't call you the third sister later, it's time to change the third sister to the fifth sister-in-law." I'm a sister-in-law, and the fifth sister-in-law should let me do everything in the future, otherwise she will enter our door in the future, hehe. β
Wu Sanniang heard her say this, it was rare to blush in front of her, and when she heard her laugh badly, she couldn't care about being shy anymore, so she stepped forward and twisted her face, and scolded: "Otherwise? β
"It's not good, let my fifth brother take care of my fifth sister-in-law."
Wu Sanniang listened to these lawless words, no matter how generous she was, her face couldn't help but turn red, pretending to be extremely angry, and pinched Banniang's face: "Call you nonsense." β
The two laughed for a while.
Banniang knew that Wu Sanniang must be very curious about the situation of her fifth brother, which girl with a spring is not like this? As soon as she thought of this, she couldn't help but touch her chest, the two green jade leaves separated by her summer shirt were tied to her chest by herself, and even Ah Lan and the others didn't know.
It was her secret alone.
Come to think of it, that person, he didn't know that she would put these two green jade leaves near her heart.
Every night, holding them to sleep, although it will feel a little sad, but it also feels intimate and down-to-earth. It's like knowing that something is waiting for you somewhere away.
Wu Sanniang saw that she was holding her chest and suddenly became distracted, her face was a little wrong, she was startled, and said in a panic: "What's wrong?" But don't feel sick to your heart? β
Banniang came back to her senses and suddenly smiled: "How can there be? β
Busy changing the topic again, he said with a smile: "Sister Wu, do you know what my fifth brother has become in the past few days?" β
Looking at her smiling appearance, she knew that Wulang had nothing to do, Wu Sanniang scolded angrily: "I don't know what he looks like, and I shouldn't care about it." β
"He? Which he? What do you mean you shouldn't care? Who cares? β
Banniang smiled evilly, seeing that Wu Sanniang was going to pinch her face again, she hurriedly dodged away, this trouble, the little melancholy that was born just now, there was no trace, while hiding, she said: "The third sister doesn't thank me, it's just that, and she abuses me, this hasn't passed the door yet, where is the reason to abuse the sister-in-law?" I'll go back and sue my godmother. β
When Wu Sanniang saw her say this, she was angry and funny, but she didn't want to beat her again.
Banniang said: "Third sister doesn't know, my fifth brother has been laughing in his dreams these days, and Brother Zijing and Brother Zijian have made him a fool." You say, if my fifth brother is really happy and becomes a fool, do you still want him to be the third sister? β
"I ...... what he is. Yes. β
Although Wu Sanniang's voice was low and became a mosquito buzzing, Banniang also heard it clearly: "This is a good thing, I will go home and secretly tell the fifth brother, I think the fifth brother heard this, I am afraid that it is sweeter than eating Shu sugar." Maybe if you're not careful, Zhenle will become a fool, and you don't know. β
The two were whispering when they heard Lu Niangzi coughing outside.
"Is there something wrong with the shopkeeper Lu?" Wu Sanniang smiled and asked.
"Sanniang, there is ...... Someone is asking to see you. After a moment of silence, Lu Niangzi said.
"Who?"
"Li Zhuo."