Xiang Shen's unintentional words caused several people in the room to be a little sad for no reason, and they lowered their heads and remained silent.

Mama Wei also sighed lowly: "It would have been good if Madam had agreed with the master to marry the young lady to Young Master Mu Bai." Young Master Mu Bai is outstanding in both character and knowledge, and he has been displaced since he was a child, and he has been taken in by the master, taught martial arts, and has made achievements in the army. If you marry a young lady, you will definitely hold the young lady as a pearl, where will you suffer a little grievance? ”

When Yuehua mentioned Chu Mubai, there was a slight soft smile on the corner of her lips, and her eyes were like a spring breeze transiting, and she was warm: "Don't mention such words in the future, Brother Mubai is just when I am my own sister, and I feel the kindness of my father, so I used to pamper me everywhere." My father was just a casual joke, and you listened to it, so he made fun of me. He is now going to the border pass, and he has been fighting for five consecutive years, and he has not even heard from him for more than half a year. At the beginning, my mother was suffering from that kind of heart-wrenching lovesickness, how could she agree to marry me to Brother Mubai? ”

Xiangshen's fingertips rubbed the corners of his clothes, his face glowed with a different sparkle of light, and his eyes were like stars: "Young Master Mu Bai is heroic and extraordinary, and he is suave, walking on the street, that Xiangluopa is stuffed in his arms, how many powerful families are vying to paste the dowry and kissing, Young Master Mu Bai is disdainful, and his eyes are full of joy only to please you, and he must admire Miss in his heart." ”

Yuehua was a little embarrassed, glanced at Xiangshen, and snorted angrily: "I'm getting more and more bold, I actually ridiculed me, if you annoy me, just marry you first, so that I can make more jokes every day." ”

Xiangshen hurriedly begged for mercy, still with a funny joke: "Miss, spare the slave and maid, the slave and maid said that they would not marry for the rest of their lives, and they would serve in front of you, and you don't want to accept this dowry." ”

"Bride price?" Yuehua suddenly turned pale, her heartstrings seemed to be gently touched, and she raised her head and asked Xiangshen: "Xiangshen, how much silver taels do we have now?" ”

Jumping suddenly, Xiang Shen didn't react for a while, and only after thinking for a moment did he reply: "A total of one hundred and eighty taels of silver, or the last time I sold the one you embroidered "Solo Fishing Hanjiang Snow Map" in exchange for one hundred taels." ”

"One hundred and eighty taels? Mama Wei, how much matchmaker in the capital will reward matchmakers? ”

"If it is an ordinary person, at most it is a thank you gift of two chickens and two fish, and the rich and noble people can say for sure, both men and women will seal silver to thank them, plus the reward on the wedding day, you can receive twenty or thirty taels. However, this kind of medium is not easy to do, weigh everywhere, be cautious, and accidentally smash your own brand. ”

Yuehua didn't speak, she muttered for a long time, and suddenly pulled on her shoes and went down to the ground: "Xiangshen, bring my jewelry box over." ”

"Is Miss going to comb her hair?" Mama Wei was puzzled and couldn't help asking.

Yuehua shook her head: "No, I'll pick and choose, if there are anything else that can be sold, I need silver." ”

"Isn't the existing silver two enough?"

"It's not enough, if you want to grind, how can you be stingy?"

Yuehua said it categorically.

After breakfast on the second day, the hot white porridge had not yet fallen from his throat, and the threshold of the Hou Ye's Mansion was broken by a group of scrambling mothers-in-law.

Lian personally went out, sat on the top, praised Yuehua as a peony flower with a national color and fragrance, and asked the mother-in-law if there is a good family in the courtyard of everyone who is familiar with the mother-in-law? She emphasized that this is a family affair specially advised by the current Empress Dowager, and she must not be careless. Several mothers-in-law immediately moved the capital from east to west, from south to north, and all the high-ranking officials were left behind.

These mothers-in-law are all going to the east and west every day, and their eyes are as poisonous as the tip of the wasp, who has Yunying's unmarried girl, who has a prince who is waiting to be married, and whose official and old man are widowed and want to continue the string, they are all clear. But if Lian Shi has a favorite, he asked about the family's family background, how many concubines, and in-laws' temperament, all of them answered clearly, but it is unknown how much fat powder is smeared in it. As the so-called "matchmaker's mouth, Hu tired", you can't do anything.

The Lian family listened to it, and secretly summed it up quietly, and then said that he would ask for the thoughts of Hou Ye and Yuehua, and he would be able to reply later, and he would reward the tea and fruit money.

Mrs. Zhou didn't move when she got the reward, she still didn't lift her buttocks, and watched the other mothers-in-law happily walk out of the living room.

Miss Hou's third lady's marriage was guaranteed by her, so Lian knew her: "Mother Zhou, what else can you say?" ”

Mrs. Zhou stood up, said Wanfu to the Lian family again, and smiled: "Mother-in-law has a great happy event here, but the right people are too noisy, and they are embarrassed to speak." ”

Lian raised his eyebrows: "What's so scary about this, Mother Zhou has pulled a lot of red lines all her life, and they are all merits." ”

Mrs. Zhou smiled wryly, a little embarrassed: "That's what I said, but ah, some family affairs always have something that is not easy to say." ”

Lian Shi looked at her, raised his hand and motioned for her to sit opposite him, and then pulled the two Hou Cha's subordinates down, and raised his eyelids: "Say, what kind of rich and noble family is it?" ”

Mrs. Zhou's face was full of chrysanthemum petals, but she still smiled unnaturally, with three points of flattery and two points of stiffness: "Mother-in-law's words, that is, to mention it in passing, if Mrs. Hou Ye feels that she doesn't like it, you should take it as a deaf ear, don't go to your heart, and don't be in a hurry with your mother-in-law." ”

Lian Shi was a little impatient, frowning and urging: "Why is Mother Zhou so verbose today, but she is not a neat person who is as quick to talk as usual." ”

Mrs. Zhou glanced around again, leaned over half of her body, lowered her voice and muttered under Lian's ear: "Mother-in-law, there is a rich and powerful good family here, but it is temporarily released, not in the capital." In terms of family wealth, the ancestors were in business, and that was the rich party; In terms of power, in Baoding Prefecture, it is a parent official who stomped his feet and trembled. Regardless of the character and knowledge, this man's son is a dragon and phoenix among first-class people, and his future is limitless. Early in the spring, when I left Beijing to report on work, I was entrusted to find a good lady in Beijing, I have been touching this for a long time, and only our sister is worthy. ”

When Lian Shi heard this, he sneered in his heart, his face was already cold, and he was covered with a thin layer of autumn frost: "How can such a good family fall in love with this orphan girl who has no support?" Mother Zhou, doesn't she have something to hide? ”

Mrs. Zhou's smile became more and more flattering, and she was humble: "What do you say, I don't hide my baldness." Although this family is a good family in ten thousand, this son is not angry at one point. ”

The corners of Lian's lips curled slightly, as if he was interested: "Most of the children of this powerful family are arrogant, and it is inevitable that they will have a stubborn temperament. ”

"If it's a stubborn temperament, it's just that, it's mainly a young man, every day in the streets and willows, and he has hollowed out more than half of his body, so, alas!" Mrs. Zhou sighed and stopped talking with regret.

"What's wrong? Could it be that there is some stubborn disease? ”

Mrs. Zhou nodded, carefully coveting Lian's face, and said, "I'm afraid I'm going to be widowed." ”

Lian Shi was suddenly furious, and stood up with a pat of the rosewood Wanfu Eight Immortals table, his long eyebrows were upside down, and a bracelet of mutton fat and white jade hanging on his wrist made a crisp sound of "ding".

"You old beggar, don't you look down on people with dog eyes? Or is it blackened? Although my family Yuehua is fatherless and motherless, she still has uncles and aunts to cherish, even if she is looking for a poor family, we are close to the marriage, and then help each other, life can get better. What's more, my niece's heart is higher than the sky, how could she fall in love with such a broken household! Let my daughter suffer for the rest of her life! ”

Mrs. Zhou was so shocked that she immediately stood up, and gave herself a slap in the face: "Blame me for being too talkative, this is originally a hidden disease of others, and outsiders don't know about it at all, why did I just talk nonsense." It's really not a good match, even if it is the 8,000 taels of dowry promised by his family, it can't be worth the happiness of our sister's life. Madame, don't be in a hurry to get angry, just treat your mother-in-law as a fart! ”

Lian's face eased at this time, and he snorted coldly, still angry: "If it weren't for the old friendship, and for the sake of Mother Zhou's sincerity, she would definitely be driven out with a broom!" “

Mrs. Zhou smiled cautiously, coveting Lian's face: "It's that the mother-in-law is not thoughtful, just thinking that the family is powerful and has a background in the court, and it will be beneficial to the career of the eldest young master in the future, not to mention that the bride price is high, why didn't she put herself in Miss Biao's shoes?" If this body will be raised in the future, it will be fine, if it collapses, won't the mother-in-law become a sinner? ”

Lian sat down, and Nunu motioned for Mrs. Zhou to sit down and speak: "You said that this son-in-law still has hope for recovery?" ”

Mrs. Zhou immediately understood: "Then who can say the right thing?" He is an only son, and he has a lot of money, what kind of famous doctors and precious medicinal materials can't be found? Could it be that he really saw his own family die? It's just that I don't care about my face, I'm afraid that I haven't gotten married yet, and it's not good to spread it in Beijing, so I didn't dare to toss Zhang Luo. I'm afraid I'm cured now. ”

Lian Shi groaned slightly, and glanced at his mother-in-law suspiciously: "Since it is such a secret matter, how would you know about it?" ”

Mrs. Zhou slapped her thigh and said mysteriously: "Mother-in-law will tell you the truth, even if the child has any flaws in such a status, he will definitely not look for the daughter-in-law of a poor and sour family, but I am afraid that the woman's family will be powerful and will ask the teacher in the future, so it is also picky and difficult." When I heard that my mother-in-law had become a matchmaker to Miss San, I regretted it for a long time, and told my mother-in-law again and again that I wanted to cling to someone like you. Ahem...... The bride price of 8,000 taels, how many people in the entire capital are staring at it, but they can't climb it. ”

Lian Shi rubbed the mutton fat white jade bracelet on his wrist back and forth, his face was calm and uncertain, which was unpredictable, but he was a little happy in his heart. The family that Mrs. Zhou said is in line with her own mind in all aspects, as if it was tailor-made for her ideal person. The man is not a Beijing official, and he can send Yuehua far away, and the shop and land left by Yuehua's mother can be occupied by himself with peace of mind.

And the two parties have this layer of in-law relationship, which is indeed a foil for their own family, and there is a considerable amount of dowry to get, which is suitable. Especially according to the temperament of the man's family, this kind of unsuccessful master, if he marries a daughter-in-law, he will not know whether it is cold or hot, so Yuehua has not had a good life in the past, and he is in line with his own heart.