The law of this dynasty clearly stipulates that children who have passed away from their parents must observe filial piety for three years before they can be married. But in fact, in a small place like theirs, they can get married after ten months, and they can get married after the filial piety period expires. If you discuss marriage before the filial piety period, then the filial piety will be shortened, and it will take one year. This is also to leave room for those men and women of the right age to discuss marriage, in case they end up missing out on good marriage.

But they are willing to wait so many days, and the silver can't wait that long.

The three of them were not discouraged, the rules were set by people. They remembered that Sang Yun's parents had moved to the village later, and now that they had died, they had never seen any relatives come to look for them, so it was better to say. Come back in a few days.

The three of them had just reached the door, but before they could open it, there was another knock on the weather-beaten wooden door.

"Is Sister Yun at home? I'm a matchmaker in the county, can I open the door? A loud and polite voice came from outside the house.

Sang Yun hurriedly opened the door and invited in, but the three of them were not in a hurry to leave, so they stood inside the door without squeaking, wanting to see the details.

"This is Sister Yun, she looks so good, and she is also the age of marriage. Before your mother died, she and Brother Lin exchanged Geng posts under my witness, which can be regarded as a marriage. Brother Lin also asked me to tidy up the family ceremony today, so don't let people carry it quickly. ”

The three of them couldn't stand still, and they scrambled to be suspicious, because they had to give 2 coins of silver to the matchmaker first, and they didn't think that Sang Yun was looking for it. I thought I was here to rob the silver again.

Zhou Matchmaker had already seen that those who were standing were not pleasing to the eye, and she had heard some things before she came.

"It's also that I was reckless, this is a copy of the Geng post that was left according to the rules at that time, and it was also recorded under the Yamen."

The three of them got closer, they couldn't recognize a few big characters, but they could recognize the seal of the official's family, and they left without saying a word, so they hurriedly went back and told the news.

Zhou Matchmaker asked people to put down the big wooden box tied with the group flowers and leave, and took out the red paper list from his arms.

"Please also ask Sister Yun to enjoy the eyes, Brother Lin is very attentive, let me have to come according to the rules of the county, I will come later." Zhou matchmaker shook the big flower handkerchief in his hand and fanned the wind.

I saw a person coming out of the house, it was Lin Hai.

Sang Yun didn't see his brother come out together, and asked with his eyes. Lin Hai only said that the child was sleepy in the house and nodded straight and let him sleep first.

When Zhou Matchmaker came, he was worried that the two would not get along, after all, Sang Yun was not there when he promoted the family affair. Now it seems that it is okay, the two of them can have a tacit understanding.

Generally speaking, the common return gift of the woman is the embroidery made by herself, plus wine or pastries, or local specialties. Sangyun needlework is not good, can only take out two jars of homemade food, the wine has already been prepared, plus some scattered pastries and dried fruits, the return gift is quite complete.

Because of the special circumstances, no elders were present on either side. Zhou matchmaker directly testified, and he was also a favor.

"Sister Yun, today I learned in Yamen that you once asked about doing business in the county seat, according to your situation, the news I heard was no, right?"

If you want to do business in the county for a long time, you must apply for a business, you must also have a storefront, and the owner's family also has restrictions, you must be a married man or an adult man and woman.

Because the merchants had to pay taxes and fees, and to cooperate with all matters related to the official family, they needed to prepare documents from the yamen.

Sang Yun inquired many times, but all he got was negative, could it be that Zhou Matchmaker has some other methods here.

"In your situation, this radius of one hundred and eighty miles, I have seen too many matchmakers. Fortunately, you agreed to kiss before the filial piety period, so it was even simpler. ”

Lin Hai helped pour a bowl of tea and asked Zhou Matchmaker to moisten his throat, thinking about whether he had any friends in this regard.

"Your matter of discussing relatives has passed the clear road of the official family and has been stamped, you and Little Brother Lin are now considered a family." Zhou Matchmaker received a lot of benefits in this family affair, and he didn't want to hide it. "When you go to the yamen to handle it again, you only need to point to Brother Lin and say that you are in charge. If you want to prove it, just go to the account and check it. ”

Sang Yun was surprised, it was so simple.

Zhou Matchmaker smiled, "After all, we are from a small county and a small village here, so we don't pay so much attention to it." For example, the master who took me said that a big place like the state capital can't work, but we haven't been to it yet. ”

Solving his current urgent needs, Sang Yun moved a small jar from the kitchen. This is the kimchi radish she made after saving money a few days ago, and the bad cured meat has not been done because the time has not come.

"I haven't been able to repay Zhou Matchmaker with anything else now, this is a small dish I make myself, every time I eat it, open the lid on it, and use clean chopsticks to pick it out, don't touch the raw water."

"Yo, is this the dish that sells particularly well in the county's Yuanbao Restaurant? This jar is unacceptable. "Zhou Matchmaker is a famous person in the county, and she knows the news of the gossip clearly, not to mention that she is related to the shopkeeper of the restaurant, and she knows its deliciousness.

Now that the marriage ceremony has passed, Zhou Matchmaker has also retired.

The discussion lasted a little longer, it was already a little late, and the air was still filled with the smell of other people's food.

Sang Yun felt that it was not good to let people go back on an empty stomach, so he asked Lin Hai to stay and eat.

Lin Hai gladly accepted and said that he could help, but was rejected and sat alone in the courtyard and waited.

Sang Yun prepared a small oil lamp in the bed room of the main house, so that the child would not be afraid of the dark when he woke up, so he took a large oil lamp into the kitchen.

Sang Yun's kitchen is unique.

In order to prevent wind and rain, most of the kitchens are fenced with wooden boards on three sides, and her family is quite particular. Her parents followed her advice and built a hut with bricks, with three stove holes pasted inside, two iron pots, one large and one small, a specially made iron pot, and a casserole. There is also a window on the east wall, and the small door in and out is also made of a bamboo curtain, which is warm in winter and cool in summer. But there are also common problems in the kitchen, the light is not good, the sky is slightly not bright, and oil lamps are needed to enter and exit.

Sang Yun first looked around at the remaining ingredients in the kitchen, and there was only a carrot scrambled egg left for his younger brother in the morning. Thinking that his younger brother was still yelling to eat pasta yesterday, and Lin Hai still needed to return to his home halfway up the mountain in a while, it was better to make gnocchi soup, and the speed was also fast.

Gnocchi is somewhere between noodle soup and noodles, and it is more elaborate. When the noodles are wet, they will not be formed in the soup, and when they are dry, they will become dough, so you must add a little salt and slowly stir with water until the chopsticks do not stir but are still thick, and then leave it for a while to make it more chewy.

Secondly, the gnocchi soup is thick and fragrant, and it can be made with cabbage and eggs without paying attention, which is really simple and delicious.

When the oil is hot, sprinkle the chopped green onions, fry until fragrant, then add the cabbage and stir-fry until fragrant, put water into the pot, and wait for it to boil.

You can't just let your guests eat just one soup.

In the shade at the foot of the east wall of the kitchen, there is a row of clay altars neatly arranged, from large to small. There are a lot of cured meats hanging on the wooden beams on the head, most of which are pork.

Sang Yun and her mother had a good relationship with the pork guy in the county, and she knew that the pork guy killed his own pigs, so he told him how to make gelding pigs, and the pork guy tried it and found that the taste was indeed not as fishy as before. In order to thank you, the pork bought by Sang Yun's family has always been at cost price, and it is very affordable.