The next morning, Du Fangfei was watering vegetables in the yard when he heard a knock outside the courtyard gate.

She couldn't help but look up.

Because everyone has work to do in the morning, in and out, and the little second in the teahouse comes to get dried tea and other things after a while, so the door is not closed, how can there be a knock on the door at this time?

As a result, when she raised her eyes, she crashed into Xu Chengyuan's pupils.

Both of them immediately blushed.

"W-That...... I'm here to pick up Senior Brother Du from school. Xu Chengyuan stammered and explained.

"Oh, okay, I'll call him." Du Fangfei threw the scoop in his hand and ran into the house, but in a panic, he stepped on the skirt and almost fell.

"Be careful." Xu Chengyuan stepped up with an arrow and helped Du Fangfei, and as soon as Du Fangfei stood firm, he retracted his hand as if he had been electrocuted. Both of them were so awkward that they didn't know where to put their hands and feet.

Du Jinning saw this situation in the room and laughed "sneering".

Chen patted her and whispered, "Don't go out yet." She liked what was going on with the two men outside.

However, Du Fangfei was not as good as she wanted, and had already walked over to this side, and in order to hide her discomfort, she also shouted: "Brother Ning." ”

Du Jinning had to answer in the house, picked up the bookbag and walked out.

Xu Chengyuan saw Du Fangfei turn around and go to the kitchen, and hurriedly stepped forward to take Du Jinning's bookbag: "I'll come." ”

Chen walked out and said to Xu Chengyuan with a smile: "Brother Yuan, I bother you to come and pick up my brother Ning." ”

"Don't bother, don't bother." Xu Chengyuan said continuously.

Seeing Du Jinning and Xu Chengyuan go out, Chen entered the kitchen, looked at Du Fangfei, and wanted to ask her to go to the house several times to talk about this family matter, but thinking about Du Jinning's advice last night, he finally held back, turned around and went to the yard to water the vegetable garden, and then drove the donkey to grind soy milk.

Half an hour later, Chen finished grinding the soy milk and was about to call Du Fangfei to bring it into the kitchen to cook, when he suddenly heard someone calling outside the door: "Is anyone at home?" "The voice was an elderly woman.

Because of Yang's sister-in-law's reminder, Chen's vigilance was extremely strong, and he closed the door as early as when grinding soy milk.

At this time, she didn't open the door rashly, but first asked through the door: "Who?" ”

"I'm Granny Song in the city, and someone asked me to propose marriage."

Thinking that the person Yang sister-in-law said seemed to be surnamed Song, Chen's brows furrowed.

She saw through the crack in the door that there was only an old woman in her fifties standing outside the courtyard gate, although she was wearing a satin dress and dressed very decently, but she had medium hair, gray hair, big eyes, a long face, and fair skin, which was very similar to what Sister-in-law Yang said about Mrs. Song.

However, there is only a thousand days to be a thief, and there is no reason to prevent thieves for a thousand days, and Mrs. Song's intention is not clear, and it is not a matter to be so worried every day.

Seeing that Mrs. Song was alone, Dong Dacheng and his wife next door were at home, and the people on Zhuangzi were also busy in the fields, if there was anything, as long as she shouted, someone would come to help, and there was not much danger, so she decided to put Mrs. Song in and probe her intentions.

She first turned around and told Du Fangfei, telling her three sisters to stay in the kitchen, and if there was something to do, she immediately slipped out to call someone, and then opened the door.

Mrs. Song did not enter the door immediately, but bowed to Chen's blessing and asked with a smile, "May I ask but Mrs. Du?" ”

Mrs. Du......

Chen Shi was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that this was calling himself, and nodded: "I am." Excuse me......"

"I was entrusted by someone to propose marriage to your eldest sister." Mrs. Song said.

I have to say that it is not unreasonable for Yan Cen to ask Mrs. Song to come to Zhang Luo. This Song mother-in-law was also a girl from Xiucai's family, and later married a Xiucai, and her life has always been a little better than that of ordinary people. Later, when she was 30 years old, her husband died, and her son also died of illness a few years ago. It costs money to study for her grandson, and she and her daughter-in-law have to come out to earn money to support the family.

Because she has been living a good life and has a little insight in literacy, she is different from those old women in the market, she has a kind of grace when she dresses up, and her manners and words are very polite, coupled with her dignified and decent appearance, it is very easy to gain the favor of others.

At this time, she spoke softly and smiled kindly, which could not be more affinity. It's just that she met the Chen family, who knew her roots and was very wary, and her affinity became a deep city.

wanted to probe the other party's bottom, Chen didn't show anything, nodded and smiled: "Then please come in and talk." ”

Mrs. Song did not look around when she entered the courtyard, and followed Chen directly into the hall.

They each sat down for tea, and Song Po was not in a hurry, she picked up the tea bowl and took a sip of tea, and praised the tea a few words, then put down the tea bowl, took out a satin handkerchief, wiped her mouth, and said with a smile: "It was a gentleman from the academy who asked me to come to propose to your eldest sister." ”

This statement is a little closer to what Du Jinning said.

Chen asked quietly, "I don't know which gentleman it is?" ”

When Mrs. Song saw that she did not refuse immediately, but asked with words, her heart was a little relieved.

What she is most afraid of is that the Du family has taken a good look at the eldest sister of the Du family, and is just waiting for the engagement. In that case, no matter how fanciful she is, I'm afraid there is no room for negotiation. After all, Yan Cen is not marrying the original partner, and there are still two drags in the family.

Mrs. Song smiled, avoided Chen's question, and said, "That gentleman has taken a fancy to your little brother's qualifications." He felt that with such a brilliant younger brother, his sister would not be far behind, and he wanted to marry a woman with a smart brain. They are scholars, and what they value is Qin Se and Ming, and husband and wife go together. ”

I have to say that Mrs. Song can speak, but this has no effect on Chen.

Chen didn't refute it, and nodded: "What you said is true." It's just, I don't know which gentleman it is? Since you are a gentleman in the academy, you don't think you are too young, right? Why don't you take a wife? ”

"Not very old, only twenty-five or sixteen years old. He had married a wife, but the woman was not blessed, and she fell ill and died in the first year. Mrs. Song didn't want to mention Yan Cen's widower's identity, but if she didn't say it, she couldn't explain why he didn't marry a wife at such an old age, so she had to mention it.

Seeing Chen's face change, she said again: "But the lady in front of him did not give birth to a son, but only left a four or five-year-old daughter. That gentleman is also talented and learned, and he has an income of six taels of silver a month as a gentleman in the academy, which is not counting the filial piety of the students of the three festivals and four ceremonies, and he can also earn several taels of silver a month by writing and painting. There is another house in the city, and there are hundreds of acres of land outside the city, and life is very comfortable. ”