Chapter 40: Marriage
Seeing that her mother looked like she wanted to get to the bottom of it, Mingyue had to explain honestly, "I went to the clinic with Uncle Zhang and went to see Li Yun's legs." ”
Listening to Mingyue's words, Xu Jinniang said excitedly, "Then Li Yun's leg is not cured?" I see that your grandmother is determined to promise you to the Li family, what can I do? ”
Mingyue replied helplessly, "Not necessarily, Uncle Zhang has been researching it, the young master of the Xu family's leg is so difficult to treat, Uncle Zhang can cure it, maybe he will be able to cure Li Yun's leg one day." ”
Xu Jinniang frowned and said, "It's still not proper, who knows if it can be cured, what if it can't be cured?" ”
Immediately, Xu Jinniang raised her head and looked at Mingyue in surprise, and said, "You often go to Li's house?" It can't be that Li Yun, right? "Otherwise, how can you open and close your mouth to help Li Yun speak? The old lady of the Li family still often talks about Yue'er's goodness, so she must have often gone to the Li family.
Mingyue touched her nose in embarrassment, and replied with some embarrassment, "It's nothing, mother, aren't you helping in the kitchen?" Hurry up. ”
Xu Jinniang looked Mingyue up and down suspiciously, and saw that Mingyue didn't seem to be anything unusual, so she said, "You hurry up and go to your sister-in-law's house, I'll go to the kitchen." ”
After Xu Jinniang turned to leave, Mingyue finally breathed a sigh of relief and walked away blindly.
And along the way, Xu Jinniang was thinking about how to push this family business for Mingyue. It is definitely impossible to persuade the parents-in-law and mother-in-law to let them give up this family business.
Xu Jinniang quickly thought of Uncle Mingwenli, she has always been good to Mingyue, and after this accident, the relationship between the two seems to be better, her father-in-law and mother-in-law have always valued her uncle, maybe Uncle can persuade her father-in-law and mother-in-law?
The father-in-law and mother-in-law were already sitting at the same table as the shopkeeper Li, Xu Jinniang was afraid that Mingyue's family affairs would be decided like this, so she didn't dare to delay, so she hurriedly went to the backyard to find Uncle Mingwenli.
Ming Wenli and Ming Yao were sorting out Mingmei's dowry in the backyard, Xu Jinniang saw that Ming Yao was also there, and hesitated for a long time without speaking.
At this time, Ming Wenli raised his head and looked at Xu Jinniang, who had been wandering around the side, suspiciously, "Second sister-in-law, is there something wrong?" ”
Xu Jinniang hesitated and said, "Yes, it's a bit of a problem." ”
Looking at Mingyao on the side, Xu Jinniang finally spoke, "It's about Yue'er." ”
Mingyao also stopped what he was doing, raised his head and looked at Xu Jinniang, "What's wrong with Yue'er?" ”
Xu Jinniang saw that Mingyao was so nervous about Mingyue, so she no longer hid it, and said, "Mother-in-law plans to give Yue'er to Li Yun of the Li family, you should have heard that Li Yun of the Li family has a leg disease......
Ming Wenli frowned and said, "When is it?" ”
Mingyao was in deep thought, he still remembered what happened in the town before, Mingyue's girl spread rumors that Li Yun of the Li family was a murder fugitive, he stayed in the town but knew that since this rumor spread, even if the dowry is rich, no one wants to marry that Li Yun, Li Qiang is heartbroken about this, and refutes the rumors for his nephew everywhere, but few people believe it.
At this time, I heard Xu Jinniang say, "Then the shopkeeper Li is in the front yard, and the father-in-law and mother-in-law are there." ”
"I'll go out and have a look." Listening to Xu Jinniang's words, Ming Wenli went to the front yard as he spoke.
Mingyao said, "I'll go and see it too", and then followed the fourth uncle Mingwenli out.
Mingyao caught up with Ming Wenli, and on the way, he pulled Ming Wenli and said, "Fourth uncle, why don't we ask Yue'er what she thinks about this matter first?" ”
Ming Wenli stopped and said, "It's all the elders who make decisions about this matter, what can Yue'er think about it?" ”
Mingyao took Ming Wenli's arm, pulled Ming Wenli to a corner where no one was around, and said, "But this thing is very strange, do you know what Yue'er did before?" ”
Ming Wenli said curiously, "What did she do?" ”
Ming Yao stretched out his head and looked left and right, but there was no one, so he came to Ming Wenli's ear and whispered quietly for a while, and then saw Ming Wenli's eyes widen and said, "This girl is really messing around, why don't you stop it?" ”
Mingyao spread her hands innocently, "By the time I go back, she'll already finish talking." Fourth uncle, don't you think it's strange? This Li family has nothing to do with her, why did she do this? ”
Ming Wenli understood what Mingyao meant, and said incredulously, "You mean, Yue'er may like it herself?" ”
Mingyao nodded and said, "It's possible." ”
Ming Wenli frowned and said, "That's not good, you don't want to think about it, that Li Yun of the Li family is a paralyzed person, he really wants to marry this month, can he have a better life in the future?" Even if she likes it, we have to stop it, after all, Yue'er is still young and doesn't think about it thoroughly. ”
Mingyao thought about it, too, how could Yue'er marry a paralyzed person, and nodded approvingly.
A flash of light flashed in Ming Wenli's mind, and he already had an idea, looked at Ming Yao, and said, "You can't tell anyone else about this, otherwise it will be troublesome." ”
Mingyao knew that Ming Wenli was talking about Mingyue's rumors, so he nodded and responded, "How could I go out and talk nonsense, if it weren't for today's incident, even you and I wouldn't say it." ”
Ming Wenli nodded with satisfaction and said, "You go get busy, I'll go to the front yard to have a look." ”
As soon as he passed through the front hall, Ming Wenli saw his mother coming inside, so he pulled his mother, pretending not to know anything and asked, "Mother, then Shopkeeper Li has nothing to do with our family, right, are we here today?" ”
Ming Wenli didn't mention what Xu Jinniang told herself just now, she knew that her mother didn't want to see her second sister-in-law, if she knew that her second sister-in-law came to find her, she was afraid that she would trouble her second sister-in-law again.
Mrs. Ming was in a good mood, and she didn't hide Ming Wenli, and said with a smile, "It will have a relationship in the future, my mother plans to set a family affair for the Yue girl, which is the Li family." ”
Ming Wenli pretended to be surprised and said, "But that Li Yun, my mother can't help it, haven't you heard, that Li Yun ......"
Before Ming Wenli finished speaking, he was pulled away by Mingyue, who had nothing to do, and shouted, "Fourth uncle, where are you here?" I'm looking for you. ”
As he spoke, he dragged him away, leaving Mrs. Ming behind her dissatisfied, shouting in the back, "You dead girl, what are you pulling and pulling, your fourth uncle hasn't finished speaking, and besides, you are a wedding girl, why don't you accompany your sister-in-law and run around?" ”
Mrs. Ming didn't dare to make too much noise, the shopkeeper Li was still sitting in the front yard outside, and seeing that Mingyue had already pulled Ming Wenli away, she muttered "It's not big or small", and went to the kitchen.
Ming Wenli was pulled back to the backyard by Mingyue, and Ming Wenli looked at Mingyue puzzled, "What's so urgent?" ”
Mingyue looked at Ming Wenli, "Fourth uncle, what did you want to say to your grandmother just now?" ”
Ming Wenli looked at Mingyue in surprise, "You don't really want to marry that Li Yun, do you?" ”
Mingyue turned her eyes away in embarrassment, her face flushed slightly, and she said, "It's my mother who has looked for you, right?" You don't have to worry about it, I have my own opinion. ”
Ming Wenli frowned and said, "How did you fall in love with that Li Yun?" He's a paralyzed man, can you have a good life with him in the future? He's just going to drag you down. ”
Mingyue looked at Ming Wenli dissatisfied, "It's not what he thinks about having a leg disease, how can the fourth uncle say that?" ”
Mingwen said, "I'm doing this for your own good, you are still young, you don't understand, obedient and obedient, don't mess around, the fourth uncle will find a way to push this family business for you." ”
Mingyue raised her head and looked at Ming Wenli with a solemn face, and said categorically, "Fourth uncle, I will only marry him, no matter what method I use." With that, he turned and left.
Ming Wenli looked at the back of Mingyue leaving, and recalled in his ears what Mingyue said when he left, he couldn't come back to his senses for a long time, and when Mingyao's voice shouted at himself came from the courtyard, Mingwenli came back to his senses and sighed lightly, he wanted to see that Li Yun, why did he make Yue'er so desperate?
This matter was put on hold for the time being, because the Liu family's welcoming team came, and Mingyue hurriedly went back to Mingmei's side.
There are about a dozen people in the greeting team, blowing and blowing, a sedan chair, Liu Fu is wearing auspicious clothes, sitting on a donkey wearing a big red flower, looking like a talent.
Old Man Ming and Mrs. Ming both smiled on their faces, and the more they looked at this son-in-law, the more satisfied they became, and warmly greeted the team of relatives and sat around two tables.
There are only two guests in the Ming family, and Zhang Langzhong, who came behind the shopkeeper Li, felt a little embarrassed in front of his in-laws, so he called the shopkeeper Li to invite his family to come over for dinner, and the shopkeeper Li certainly understood what the old man Ming meant, and he was afraid that he wanted to let himself call someone to support the field, so as not to let the people on his son-in-law's side see the joke, so he did not shirk it, and personally went to pick up the mother and daughter, and called the Wu mother and son by the way.
Mrs. Li is famous for her eccentric personality in the village, and she doesn't care much about people, but today she actually gave special face, and praised the girl of the Ming family several times in front of Liu Fu, which surprised the Zhao family, who knew Mrs. Li's character.
There are already many members of the Zhao family, and with the Ming family's own people, they can almost fill three tables, which is okay.
The custom of welcoming relatives is to leave after receiving the bride, but after all, the county seat is too far away, almost half a day's journey, so the greeting team must have eaten and then returned.
After greeting the welcoming team for lunch, Mingmei was carried on the sedan chair by her eldest brother, and then she went on the road, Mingyue, as the wedding girl, also had to follow the fourth uncle and several cousins to the county seat.
In order to send the dowry more decently, the old man Ming specially rented an ox cart and followed behind the sedan chair.
Mingyue followed for a while, Mingwenli saw that Mingyue was listless, thinking that she was tired, thinking that there were not many marriages, it was not very heavy, so she let Mingyue get into the ox cart and sit.
The greeting team walked slower than usual, so it was almost evening before arriving at the county seat, Mingyue sat on the ox cart, looking at the people around him pointing at the sedan chair, and always felt a little strange.
Arrived at the door of Liu's house, the lanterns were prepared thoughtfully, as soon as the sedan chair arrived, firecrackers sounded, and then the groom kicked the sedan car door, handed over the other end of the red silk to the bride, the groom was led in front, and the bright moon followed the matchmaker to help the bride across the brazier, and after entering the door, he worshiped the hall and sent it into the cave room, and then there was almost nothing to do with the bright moon.
Mingyue had time to carefully observe the Liu family at this time, a small courtyard that was not bad, there was a small shop in front of the street, and the Liu family didn't seem to have any guests, but it was much better than her own house, so there were two or three tables.