After lunch, Lu Yu took Lu Ming to the third grandfather's house. The third grandfather has four sons and three daughters, the eldest son is a little older than Lu Yu's father, and he has also become a grandfather; The youngest daughter only got married last year, and Lu Yu also gave a gift.

In the afternoon, there were no more New Year's visitors, and the third grandfather was sitting at home talking to the juniors. The old man is almost eighty years old, but his body is very strong, and he can walk more than a mile of mountain road to carry fifty or sixty pounds of grain.

The third grandfather saw Lu Yu and asked what was wrong. Lu Yu told Lu Ming about it, and asked him what Lu Ming would bring to the New Year tomorrow.

The third grandfather was very happy to hear this, and the rest of his family was also very happy, congratulating Lu Ming one after another. After gossiping for a long time, the third grandfather said that he was going to go for the second New Year's greeting, and the elders could go together. But Lu Yu's father didn't know where it was, and even if he knew, it was impossible to bring a drunkard over. So the third grandfather assigned his second son to go to the town with the Lu Yu brothers tomorrow. He also asked them to buy a few catties of pork, two bottles of wine, and then pull three feet of cloth and bring them over. Lu Yu silently calculated in his heart, almost one or two more silver.

The second son of the third grandfather is called Lu Mingde, and Lu Yu calls him Uncle Mingde. Uncle Mingde is forty-five or sixteen, and he also has two sons, the eldest son is eighteen or nineteen years old, the younger son is thirteen, and the eldest son has not yet married.

After thanking the third grandfather, Lu Yu went home to prepare. In fact, there is nothing to prepare, the wine and meat must be bought in the town, but I don't know if I can still pull the cloth tomorrow, after all, tomorrow is only the second day of the Lunar New Year.

Lu Ming was a little nervous, he hadn't been to the woman's house yet. Lu Yu asked him to boil water to take a bath, and find clothes to put on tomorrow. Lu Yu also planned to take a shower, although the weather was very cold, he still insisted on washing with cold water.

Very early the next day, Uncle Mingde came to Lu Yu's house and knocked on the door. The brothers got up and went out after washing, and of course, Lu Yu brought the little silver left in the house.

The town was not far away, seventeen or eighteen miles, and when the sun was still not high in the east, the three of them arrived in the town. The town is much more lively than Lu Yu imagined, and many people who visit relatives and friends will pass through the town and buy gifts for relatives and friends here. Meat and wine are easy to buy, and the cloth shop is not closed, but it may be only their customers throughout the day.

After buying the things, the three of them went to the seventh master's house, and along the way, Uncle Mingde told Lu Yu to say something and say something, don't say anything. Uncle Mingde knows a lot, no wonder the third grandfather asked him to bring two brothers.

Lu Yu was a little nervous, Lu Ming was even more nervous, he didn't seem to have slept well last night, and his eyes were red. Lu Yu patted him on the shoulder, signaling him to calm down.

Zhang Qiye's house is very large, the yard alone is half an acre of land, and there are more than a dozen rooms in and out of the house. When he arrived at his house, Lu Yu couldn't help but look around, which made him feel that he was short-sighted as a countryman. Uncle Mingde seems to have seen some of the world, and he is not as helpless as the two brothers. For some reason, Lu Yu always felt in his heart that it was a pity that such a large yard didn't grow some corn and soybeans.

Zhang Qiye was not very surprised to see Lu Ming and the three, and welcomed them in very politely. Zhang Qiye may be less than fifty years old, white and clean, a little fat. Zhang Qiye's wife is also there, and she is also a rich woman, looking very kind. But I didn't see the Ah Li in Lu Ming's mouth, I don't know if she was embarrassed to come out, or if she went to pay New Year's greetings.

Uncle Mingde first treated Zhang Qiye and his wife politely, and after explaining his intentions, he hinted that Lu Ming knelt down to Zhang Qiye and his wife to pay New Year's greetings. After putting down the gift, he naturally said a few more polite words.

"Lu Ming, this young man is good, we all know the situation at his family, so we really don't need to break the bank." Obviously, Zhang Qiye's family is not stupid, and they have also inquired about the situation of Lu Ming's family.

Uncle Mingde naturally said good things to Lu Ming, saying that he was diligent and sensible, that is, how good to say; Zhang Qiye kept nodding, but Mrs. Zhang asked some questions, all about the situation of her father and Lu Yu. It sounds like she is a little mindful that Lu Ming has an alcoholic father and an older single brother.

Although Lu Yu didn't speak all the time, the embarrassment became heavier and heavier, and he felt that he might drag Lu Ming down, and he was a little frustrated.

"Lu Yu, this kid is unlucky, he is a very good person, and he has nothing to say about his younger brother." Uncle Mingde is saying good things for Lu Yu.

Zhang Qiye no longer nodded, and said very seriously: "I really know the situation in their family, and I don't disagree with this family business, I just want to know if Lu Ming and my daughter can live in the town and live in our Zhang family after they get married." ”

Zhang Qiye finally said the point.

"Did Zhang Qiye mean to let Lu Ming join him?" Uncle Mingde seems to care more about Lu Ming's involvement than Lu Ming's brothers.

Zhang Qiye didn't speak, his wife smiled and said: "It's not a big deal, that is, if you live together in the future and have a child, the first one will naturally be surnamed Lu, but the second one, whether it is a man or a woman, you have to have the surname Zhang." To be honest, Lu Yu felt that this request was really not too much.

Uncle Mingde thought about it, and then asked Lu Ming what the two brothers thought, and the two of them naturally didn't have any opinions. Maybe most people can't accept that the child takes the woman's surname, but Lu Yu feels that this is a matter for both men and women, why do you have to care about the child's surname? What's more, Zhang Qiye and his wife really love their second daughter, Ah Li, who has an extra finger.

Lu Ming had no opinion, and Uncle Mingde naturally had no opinion, and then the two sides began to discuss the details of Lu Ming's marriage. Lu Ming will be twenty-five years old after the New Year, and Ah Li seems to be almost twenty years old, and they are all older men and women. So the marriage is scheduled for next month, and the specific day will have to find a fortune teller to help see. The married man does not need to pay the bride price, but he needs to prepare ten tables of banquet money. After marriage, Lu Ming wants to live in Zhang's house. These conditions are really generous, Lu Yu is grateful to Zhang Qiye and his wife from the bottom of his heart, and he is also happy for Lu Ming.

After the discussion, Mrs. Zhang left them for lunch, which Uncle Mingde meant could be eaten.

During the meal, Lu Yu met Ah Li, his future brother-in-law for the first time. The girl has clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and she is a good match for Lu Ming, but she doesn't like to talk much. Lu Yu also learned during the meal that Zhang Qiye did not have a son, and the eldest daughter was already married. By the way, his eldest son-in-law was also there during the meal, a very polite and polite man, about the same age as Lu Yu.

On the way back, Lu Ming was very happy, and he had been obediently listening to Uncle Mingde talk about the things that needed to be done to become a parent; And Lu Yu was calculating how much it would cost for ten tables of wine. Lu Yu's family only had a few dollars of silver left, which was far from enough. And the most important thing is that Lu Ming is married, and they also have to prepare a banquet in their own family, and they also need a lot of money to feast on those relatives and villagers who don't come and go often. You may be able to receive some gift money, but it is certainly not much, not to mention that the money cannot be used in advance.

Uncle Mingde saw Lu Yu's sad face and asked him why.

Lu Yu thought about it and said it anyway. They are short of money, and there should not be much to be missing, but after all, there is always a shortage.

Surprisingly, Uncle Mingde said that it was okay, he went to discuss it with the third grandfather, and gave it to the Lu Yu brothers first.

Lu Yu was very happy. Of course, Lu Yu figured out afterwards that they were willing to borrow money, mostly because of Zhang Qiye. Despite this, Lu Yu was still very grateful to the third grandfather and Uncle Mingde.