Entering August, Shen's heart began to grow like grass again, how can it not settle down, every day thinking that Zifu should enter the examination room, it is time to leave the examination room, Zeng Ruixiang wanted to find something to do for his wife, so he said: "Fu'er is seventeen years old, it's time to give him a family affair, you still have to find someone to inquire who has a suitable girl, family background doesn't matter, the important thing is that Xianshu is reasonable, after all, she is the eldest daughter-in-law, you have to set a good example for the subordinates, don't be restless in the house after a few days, and Fu'er will go on a career in the future." , it's best to read some books, and you can accompany Fu'er out to socialize or something in the future. ”

Shen clapped his hands and said, "That's not the case, if you don't say it, I forgot about it." After speaking, he went to discuss with the He family in a hurry, and he never slept well all night.

Coincidentally, at noon the next day, Zeng Ruixiang brought back a guest, who was his colleague in the county school earlier, surnamed Ye, and the two met by chance on the street, so they invited to have a light meal at home. During the chat, the other party said that there were three girls and one man in the family, the eldest was a female baby, she was fifteen years old this year, and she had not yet looked for her relatives. After he left, he pulled Zeng Ruixiang and asked carefully, Zeng Ruixiang was also a little interesting when he heard it.

Ziqing saw it and hurriedly said: "Dad, mother, although it is said that since ancient times, the order of the parents and the words of the matchmaker, but after all, it is a person who wants to accompany the eldest brother for a lifetime, you better wait for the eldest brother to come back, maybe the eldest brother will have other arrangements." ”

"That's right, don't be in a hurry at this time, Fu'er has an idea, in case he doesn't like it, like the cousins of your second uncle's family, if you have to withdraw from your family, it will be troublesome, but he will come back at the end of this month." Shen thought that this was also the case, so he put the matter on hold for the time being.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, Shen began to count the days every day, and it was useless to persuade anyone. It was easy to look forward to the end of the month, Zifu went home in the dust, and Shen dragged his son by the hand. looked up and down carefully, never mentioning the test results, and was probably frightened by Zilu. I am afraid that the pressure on the child will be great, and the child will not be able to stand the blow when the time comes.

A few days after Zifu returned home. The day of the autumn harvest began, and Zilu and they also went home on vacation. The paddy fields at home have all been tenanted out, the potatoes in the field have not yet matured, and the family has resumed its liveliness, Ziqing and Ziyu are the happiest, and Su Ri's family is just them, and they are not allowed to go out. Ziqing had to teach Ziyu to learn some needlework to pass the time, and now someone was playing again.

On this day, Shen remembered to ask Zifu if he had a favorite girl, and mentioned Mr. Ye's eldest daughter, Zifu thought about it and said: "Mother, I have seen his eldest daughter, and she is still knowledgeable and knowledgeable, but her mother is a person who hates the poor and loves the rich, and loves to quarrel." Mr. Ye is an introvert. I'm afraid that some things will not be easy to deal with in the future. Besides, how could it be so coincidental that he met his father on the street, and he didn't have the reason to come to the door to eat when they met for the first time, and he told you that there was a suitable person in his family. Don't you think it's weird? ”

Ziqing couldn't help but admire Zifu's gaze a little more, this mind was too detailed, he didn't think of these in his two lives, not only himself, but even his father and mother who were dozens of years old didn't see the other party's thoughts, it would be a waste of talent for such a person to go to the officialdom.

Shen thought for a while and said, "No, I also think something is wrong with your analysis, or he took the initiative to mention his daughter." That being the case, forget it. Mother will find you again. ”

"I have a candidate in my heart, my husband in Bailu Academy, surnamed Liu, he once mentioned to me that his eldest daughter has been in charge of housework, and has studied for two years, I have met once in my husband's house, and she is a gentle character. The family background of the gentleman's family is average, there is no land, and they all live on the shackles of the husband. I bought a piece of land and built a house on the edge of the city wall outside the academy, and there is a younger sister and younger brother at home. Zifu said.

Shen listened and said that he would go back and find someone to inquire. told Zeng Ruixiang about this, Zeng Ruixiang was secretly ashamed when he heard it, blaming himself for being too anxious, he didn't see the other party's thoughts, and said that he was looking for someone to inquire, and after a while, he suddenly said: "Isn't your mother's eldest nephew Shen Dafu's family near the east of the city?" ”

Shen Shi listened and said: "No, how can I forget him, I will leave to find it tomorrow." ”

While the family was talking, Qiu Yu came with the child in her arms, saying that the family's late rice was going to be harvested, so why not let Zifu and a few of them go over to help, and they would be idle at home on holidays. Zeng Ruixiang saw that she was a woman with a nursing child, and her brother-in-law was not at home, so she couldn't refuse after hearing it, so she had to take a few children to help her for two days.

Although Zifu was unwilling, it was difficult to refute his father's face, so he went home after finishing it, and he didn't even eat in the old house. Since Qiu Yu separated, she has basically lived in the old house, so she doesn't fire in her own house, and this time it's the same, Zifu is embarrassed to let an old man from the Tian family cook for so many people, and it's not far away, so she will go home as soon as the meal arrives.

Shen was very distressed when she saw it, her own work was done by spending money to find others to do, Qiu Yu was not unaware, but she was embarrassed to open her mouth and ask the children to help her, and she was not short of those few money, thinking of this, she lightened her heart for Qiu Yu in the past.

A few days later, Shen Dafu's wife Yue personally came to the door to reply, saying that the girl of that family is indeed a good one, reading and reading, needlework and housework are all good hands, and she is fifteen years old this year, and her family is also looking for her.

When Shen heard this, he asked Zifu to confirm it, so he found a matchmaker in the town and came to ask for a kiss. Mr. Liu liked Zifu's intelligence, and did not dislike Zifu's coming from the countryside, so he agreed as soon as he heard it. The two families were busy looking at each other, Mr. Liu's family came, saw the Zeng family's house and furnishings, said that he didn't expect the Zeng family to be much stronger than the average farmer, Shen just smiled when he heard it, and exchanged the marriage book, Shen handed the Liu family a pair of dragon and phoenix gold bracelets, two pieces of satin fabric, and it was unexpected by the Liu family, Mr. Liu said that it was too expensive, which provoked the matchmaker to be happy, and said with a smile: "After so many years of being a matchmaker, it is the first time I have seen someone who thinks that there are too many dowries." ”

Two days after the marriage, Shen, Zifu, Ziqing and Ziyu were picking potatoes in the courtyard, and Zilu, Zishou and Zixi had already returned to the school. Suddenly, I heard the sound of percussion music coming from afar, as if it was still coming towards the courtyard gate, Shen Shi hurriedly got up and opened the door, but it was not the official messenger who came to report the good news. Shen hurriedly asked Zifu to wash his hands and change his clothes, and the official came in while talking. It was obviously too late, and at this time, Zeng Ruixiang, who was far away, heard the movement and ran back.

When he made it clear that Zifu was the new lifter, the official said with a smile: "It's the first time for the little one to give good news to the lifter who is doing farm work in the field." ”

Shen hurriedly welcomed people in, made tea and poured water, entertained them attentively, and gave two officials a purse for each person, with a silver ingot of five taels in it, and one tael per person who blew it. The big guy was so happy that he couldn't see his eyebrows.

It is said that Shen and Zifu sent away the official errand, and Shen was busy sending Zifu to report to the old man, and he was busy looking for someone to go back to his parents' house to report the news, and he wanted to open the ancestral hall to worship his ancestors, and he wanted to feast the whole village, after all, he was the first person in Dongtang Village, and the busy Shen family did not touch the ground. The opening of the ancestral hall is scheduled for October 15, and the banquet is scheduled for October 16.

Shen not only notified the maiden family in Baitang Village, but also sent a letter to Shen Jianren's family in Linshan County, and on the afternoon of the 14th, Shen Jianren's family arrived.

Ziqing heard her sister-in-law Zeng say that the old aunt Zeng and the little aunt Peng are now in the back room of the old house, and now they don't sell baked cakes, the third child of the Xiao family is married, and he is ready to open a shop to sell fried cakes in the city, Peng's wants to defect to his younger son, and when the old aunt Zeng settles down, he will leave, and the house is still sold back to Zeng's house.

Ziqing was stunned for a while when she heard this, it was the first time she heard this, the Xiao family was going to move away, and it would be even more difficult for her to see Xiao Xiushui again. It's really a feast that never ends in life, thinking about how many people were crowded in that house when Ziqing first came? How crowded and lively? Now they are all going their separate ways, and there is only an empty house and an old woman waiting to return, which is really pitiful.

After the little sister-in-law Zeng finished speaking, she left in a hurry, saying that she had asked a few of her sisters to discuss the ownership of the old aunt.

Zeng Ruixiang and Shen couldn't help but sigh when they heard it, Zeng Ruixiang said: "I think how noble my aunt was when my aunt was still there, a large family of people who disrespected her and were afraid of her, but now they ended up like this." ”

Shen Shi listened and said: "If this is his own son, he can't leave her alone, no wonder people say that raising children to prevent old age, the old saying can't be wrong." I do understand that my sister-in-law did not agree to the succession at the beginning, and she had to give birth to a son by herself. However, I'm really afraid that Fu'er will be sent out at that time, otherwise who will be the glory today? ”

The two sighed for a while, the old man entered the door, asked if the worship was complete, and asked Zifu to write a sacrificial text, and after the explanation, the Shen family and his wife were also busy.

Early in the morning of the 15th, the old man came over and left with Zeng Ruixiang and Zifu, saying that the clansmen were waiting in the ancestral hall. Naturally, the female dependents can't get over.

As soon as the old man and the others left, Tian and Qiuyu came with their children, saying that there were many people here anyway, and they ate here. Shen took Ziqing to get busy, but fortunately, Zeng Ruixiang took Zeng Ruiyu and Zifu to the bazaar early in the morning to buy the dishes to be used for the next day's feast, so Shen didn't need to bother.

When the old man and the others came back, Zeng Ruixiang took a few brothers to borrow tables, chairs, dishes and chopsticks, as well as inform the people who will help the cook tomorrow, they are really busy. At this time, the eldest aunt Chunyu's family came, and Zeng Ruixiang did not inform them, it is estimated that the old man and they wanted to take this opportunity to ease the relationship between the next two families. If the old man and the Tian family had expected what would happen the next day, they would probably not have been informed of anything, and similarly, Zeng Ruixiang, Shen and Zifu did not expect that otherwise, they would not have let this family enter the door if they were killed, but unfortunately, there is really no regret medicine in the world. (To be continued)