Wu Yuan had just gotten out of school and was about to go back to the middle courtyard when he heard his little sister Wu Yijin calling him from behind.

Wu Yuan stopped and looked at the little sister with a smile, "What?" Do you want to go to the middle court again? Not afraid of being scolded by the third aunt? I heard that the third aunt taught you a lesson last time! ”

Wu Yijin pretended to be angry and said: "I'm not afraid, I told you that my mother is not angry with me, it is for my father's business." Eldest sister, you keep making fun of me about this! ”

It was the first time that Wu Yuan had heard that the third uncle could have anything to do, except for chanting poetry and painting all day long, he went to visit Xianshan with those scholars and Confucians, and finally stayed at home for several years this time and didn't go out, so the third aunt could still be angry with the third uncle?

Wu Yijin quietly attached to Wu Yuan's ear and said, "My father may be going out to be an official, eldest sister, don't tell others." ”

Wu Yuan was stunned when he heard this, how could the third uncle become an official? Even in business, he is despised, disdainful of the smell of copper coins, how can he deign to be an official? Last time, the court specially invited him to be an official, but he refused, and it was rumored to be a good story for a while, did he figure it out this time?

Thinking of this, Wu Yuan hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?" Isn't the third uncle not an official? Why are you going to be an official again? Little sister, do you want to go with you? ”

Wu Yijin said worriedly: "I don't know, even after my father and mother quarreled once, my father's friends often wrote letters, and my father sighed when he looked at it, but my mother was beautiful and laughed all day long." I don't understand it. ”

Wu Yuan pulled Wu Yijin and said softly: "The third uncle and the third aunt have their own plans, you don't have to worry, why don't you go and sit with me for a while?" I let the kitchenette do what you love. ”

"By the way, sister, I called you for this!" Wu Yijin took out a post with gold wire strokes and said: "Tomorrow afternoon, the newly appointed lady of the salt transport envoy held a flower viewing party in Luohuabi, and invited the ladies and ladies of various families to attend. ”

Wu Yuan took the post and looked embarrassed, "I'm afraid that I will be unlucky and attract the taboo of the master's family, so I still don't want to go, so as not to insult the reputation of the Wu family by causing gossip, little sister, it's good for you to go, and I'll tell my sister about the new things outside when you come back." ”

Wu Yijin took Wu Yuan's arm and whispered: "Go, sister, you haven't been out for a long time, besides, this is a flower viewing party held by the wife of the salt envoy, our Wu family will not go, I am afraid that the salt envoy will think that our Wu family does not respect him!" The second aunt and my mother are both going, you can rest assured, nothing will happen, there are so many ladies and misses, no one will notice us! You can rest assured! ”

Wu Yuan had to agree when he heard this, and Wu Yijin smiled and said goodbye to Wu Yuan on the verandah.

Here, Cui's family happily went to Sanfutang to find the old lady with Zhou Biao's birthday in his hand, opened the curtain and said with a smile: "Mother, I finally lived up to your old man's trust, and I really found a person with Erhei Kun's life!" ”

The old lady hurriedly took the red paper, looked at it carefully, and said excitedly: "Yes, yes, yes, this is the person of Erhei Kun's life!" I don't know who this person is? Is there a marriage? How is it to be a person? ”

Cui Shi smiled and helped the old lady sit down, "Mother, you ask so many questions at once, and your daughter-in-law has to answer them one by one, you sit down, and your daughter-in-law will tell you slowly, this person, you also know, he is a person who knows the roots!" He is dignified and upright, and he can be entrusted for life. ”

The old lady hurriedly asked, "I know each other too?" Who is it? ”

"It's my maiden nephew, Zhou Biao! The daughter-in-law also just knew, isn't this coming to report the good news to your mother! Zhou Biao's mother asked me to show him the right family affairs in Yangzhou, and the daughter-in-law casually agreed, so she asked the matchmaker to see if there was a suitable girl. You say it's a coincidence! God really protects our Wu family! Cui said with a smile.

The old lady was overjoyed when she heard this, Zhou Biao, she just won the lift, she looks good, she looks upright and handsome, and her knowledge is not bad, and she will definitely be able to title the gold list next year, and she is indeed a suitable candidate.

It's just that this background is lower, and some of them are not in the right household, so I am afraid that Wu Yuan will be wronged, and Wu Yuan is still young, so I don't know if people can wait.

Cui Shi saw that the old lady still had concerns, and said while the iron was hot: "Mother, although Yuan Niang is her own niece, but the daughter-in-law is not speaking for Zhou Biao, do you think, mother, we have to hurry up and settle the family affairs, if you wait until Zhou Biao is admitted to the Jinshi, then don't the people who look at Zhou Biao want to squeeze their heads?" Our Yuan Niang's reputation is not very good now。。。。。。 If you can settle down, hurry up and settle down, I'm afraid that when the time comes, it won't be our turn to choose someone, and it depends on whether people are willing to marry Yuan Niang! ”

When the old lady heard Cui's words, she was a little anxious, "I'm afraid that Yuan Niang won't agree, and besides, I have to write to Boyong about this matter!" ”

Cui Shi comforted the old lady, "That's natural, Yuan Niang's family affairs are naturally decided by the eldest brother and sister-in-law, the daughter-in-law wants to go back and bring a letter to the eldest brother and ask for their opinions, we have to hurry up, I heard that there are already people outside looking at Zhou Biao!" ”

When the old lady heard this, she hurriedly urged: "Then you hurry back and send a letter to Boyong and them, you can't delay, this is all for the good of Yuan Niang, the girl's family always bears the name of a disaster star, everyone knows it, and no one dares to marry." ”

Cui Shi hurriedly agreed, bowed and bowed out of Sanfu Hall.

Mama Cui hurriedly greeted her and asked flatteringly, "Does the old lady agree?" ”

"Nonsense! Hurry back to the West Courtyard! ”

After returning to the West Courtyard, Cui's sent a small servant to invite the second master back, Wu Zhonghe was talking to people outside, and when he saw the subordinate sent by Cui's to invite him back, he was a little unhappy, but because there were guests, he held back his anger and did not attack.

When Cui Shi saw Wu Zhonghe coming, he hurriedly greeted him from afar.

Wu Zhonghe said indifferently: "If there is something to say, I'm still talking to people, there are no rules!" ”

"I asked the master to come back because I had something serious to discuss with the master," Cui Shi said and took out Zhou Biao's birthday eight-character note to Wu Zhonghe, "I also have to bother the master to write a letter to the eldest brother and sister-in-law to ask, and my mother specially ordered me to come back and hurry up to do this matter." ”

Wu Zhonghe frowned and took the eight-character note for his birthday, and looked at Cui's twice, "You told your mother?" Mother agreed? ”

Cui Shi said with a pleasant face: "My mother agreed, otherwise I wouldn't dare to invite the master back on my own." ”

Wu Zhonghe then instructed the little servant to serve with pen and ink, and wrote a letter to the next person waiting on the side, after seeing the next person take the letter out, Cui's heart was at ease, seeing that Wu Zhonghe was about to go out with his legs, Cui quickly asked: "The small kitchen boiled fish soup at night, do you want to keep it for the master?" ”

Wu Zhonghe lifted the curtain, and strode out of the flower hall with a faint "um".

Cui Shi hurriedly instructed Mama Cui: "Go and tell the people in the small kitchen, do it carefully, the master is a picky person, and make an eight-treasure duck and hibiscus crab, go quickly, hurry up." ”

Mama Cui hurriedly responded.

Cui Shi smiled and sat on the circle chair and thought secretly, now he is just waiting for Wu Yuan to get married, there is no one in the Wu family's room, and the second room will really inherit the Wu family in the name of righteousness, when the time comes, as long as the old lady opens the ancestral hall, as soon as the sect is established, he will be able to be the grandmother of the Wu family with peace of mind!