Chapter 159: Marriage
Compared with the days in the palace, when the show girls were in dire straits, the spring banquet of the nobles was coming to an end.
originally thought that at this year's Spring Banquet, Zhao Leiting's daughter-in-law still had no whereabouts of Cuihua, but on this day, she received the third lady of the Weiguo Mansion Xiang Shi and sent her good news.
"Mrs. Yuan, these are a few candidates I brought from our house and relatives, tell me to listen to it!"
Cuihua enthusiastically poured tea for Xiang's, "Thank you for your hard work, please use tea!"
"It's not bothering, these three I found for you are all girls who have been screened by me several times before they were selected, and I want to wear the shoes of the matchmaker in your house!"
"What's so hard to say, if it's done, I'll wrap your shoes for you in the future!"
"Hahaha, then I'll make a fortune!" Xiang Shi took a sip of tea, and then said slowly:
"This first one is my sister-in-law's niece in the next room, and she is also from our Shu region, her father is a showman, but unfortunately he fell ill two years after his son got married.
There is now a widowed mother in the family, and an elder sister-in-law, who is 14 years old this year, and this widowed mother is also my sister-in-law's cousin-in-law, and she used to have a very good relationship with my sister-in-law.
Her family is still thinking about coming to celebrate the 60th birthday of the old lady in our house at the end of the year, and she also intends to talk about the family in Beijing.
My sister-in-law's family is also a well-known cultivator in Chengdu Prefecture, and there have been three lifters and one jinshi in the family, and the family style is very good."
Cuihua listened very carefully, her mind was spinning rapidly, and she beckoned Xiang Shi to drink tea and eat snacks from time to time.
"This second one, the daughter of my grandfather's guard, followed our father to Shield Fish Island.
It can be regarded as a personal guard who grew up protecting our father, who is six years older than our father, and the daughter-in-law he married is the daughter of the chief steward of our house.
gave birth to a son and a daughter, the little girl is thirteen years old this year, she looks very cute, her little mouth is sweet, and there is no one in our house who is not uncommon.
The old lady said that if Xue'er marries, she will return her deed of sale, and she will be given a dowry as a niece in the family."
Cuihua still smiled, nodded, and continued with a look in her eyes.
"This last one, someone took the initiative to find me, and it can be regarded as your acquaintance, Mr. Mou's eldest daughter, but the little girl is the youngest this year, only twelve years old.
But Mr. Mu heard that you were looking for a daughter-in-law for Zhao Leiting, and he couldn't be more familiar with Zhao Leiting, so he liked him very much, so he entrusted our second master and asked me to help with the matchmaker!"
After listening to what Xiang said, Cuihua was very grateful:
"After listening to you, none of them are bad, I really thank you so much, my sister, the matchmaker shoe, it's done for you!"
Xiang Shi also smiled happily: "Then tell me, which of the three do you like the most?"
"I like it all, but it's a pity that my kid of school age is just that, but this is also his own son marrying a daughter-in-law, I always have to ask his opinion, you see, sister, I will reply to you within three days, what?"
"Okay, okay, then I'll go back and wait for your news! When my unicorn looks at each other, you have to help me choose well!"
"My sister promises that you are always on call, and there is no ambiguity!"
Sending Xiang away, Cuihua sorted out the information of these girls, had an idea, and waited for Heiwa to come back at night before talking to him.
After listening to this, Heiwa nodded: "The third lady of the Weiguo Mansion really helped us with her heart, one is the daughter of the cultivator family, the other is the daughter of the powerful guard of the Guogong Mansion, and she can also return the deed of sale, and finally there is the daughter of our child's husband's family, it's really cheap Thunder this stinky boy!"
"After all, it is better for him to like himself, you Ming'er talk to him, see which one he is willing to marry, and we can immediately open up for him!"
"Which of these do you prefer?" The two asked each other at the same time, and raised their fingers at the same time.
"Hahaha, daughter-in-law, let's be the one who has a good heart!"
The tacit understanding between the two of them now is really enough to communicate with their eyebrows, this kind of thing
Heart-to-heart is stronger than anything else.
The next day, a quarter of an hour before leaving the house, Heiwa called Zhao Leiting into the study in the front yard and told him about the situation of the girls who Xiang told him about the matchmaker.
"This is the case, you and I want to hear your thoughts, our house starts with you, and our marriage is based on your opinions, don't make a word!"
Zhao Leiting's face turned red, and he said expectantly, "Master, you can help me get an idea!"
"Didn't we help you with your ideas? For now, it's up to you to make a choice! You kid wouldn't want to marry all three!"
"You, you say so! Then, let's choose Mr. Mou's family."
"Hahaha, hahaha, you kid isn't stupid! Your Aunt Cui and I like the most is the girl from Mr. Mou's family!
Lei Zi, you can make money, Mr. Mu is a man, although his family background is not as good as the maiden family of Mrs. Wei Guogong.
However, Mr. Mou's character is good, and his wife and children are very harmonious, so the girl raised by such a family is not much worse in heart!"
"Hehe, master, I met a girl from Mr. Mou's family, she once sent clothes to Mr. Mou, or I showed the way, the little lady is very lively."
"Then it's settled for you?"
Zhao Leiting knelt in front of Heiwa very cautiously and kowtowed: "Thank you master for helping Thunder manage, Aunt Cui's great kindness, Thunder will never forget!"
"You call your Aunt Cui an aunt, why do you still have a master, I'm an outsider?"
"Hehe, isn't this called getting used to, uncle!"
"Hey! That's right!"
Two days later, Cuihua took Mama Chun to the Weiguo Mansion, and when she heard the candidate that Cuihua said here, Xiang was not surprised. For her, Cuihua's selection of anyone has nothing to do with her directly, but whoever she chooses has to accept her big match.
"Hey, then I'm really wearing matchmaker shoes!"
"It's all said, I'll wrap it up in the future!"
"Then I've really earned it, and it's so easy to talk about."
The two discussed for a long time, and finally set a date, Xiang wanted to help go to Mr. Mu's house, saying that he was close to him, how could this man have to be the active party.
Yuan Wenjie and Yuan Wenwu, who were still stirring up wind and rain in the palace and setting up test obstacles for a show girl, did not expect that only a month later, after they returned home from the palace, they heard the news that Zhao Leiting's eldest brother was going to get married.
"Wow, Brother Zhao, you can marry a daughter-in-law?"
Zhao Leiting was embarrassed when he was asked, and stammered, "I, I'm just starting to go, and it will take three years to get married!"
"Tsk, Brother Zhao is very sorry! I wish I would marry my sister-in-law tomorrow!"
"You stinky boy, just play tricks on me!" Zhao Leiting can't see where he has to be teased by his younger brothers today.
"Hahaha, hahaha, the eldest brother is going to marry his sister-in-law!"
There are six main wedding processes in the Great Xia Dynasty, namely: Nacai, asking for names, Naji, Naji, Nazheng, invitation, and welcome.
Na Cai, that is, the man invites the matchmaker to come to the door to propose, which is also a good season, and in addition to the four ceremonies, it is best to have a pair of live geese.
This season, the geese have returned to the north, and Zhao Leiting took a few brothers to ambush in the suburbs of Beijing overnight before catching a few live geese.
I chose the pair with the best appearance, and sent it to the Mu Mansion with the rest of the gifts.
Xiao Wu was very surprised, looked at the remaining geese, and asked Cuihua, "Mother, do you have to catch geese when you marry a daughter-in-law?"
"Yes, geese are auspicious creatures, they fly back north after the spring equinox and south after the autumn equinox every year, and they are very punctual birds, indicating that both parties are punctual and trustworthy in marriage!"
"Wow, uncle, Dayan has a really good memory!"
"Mother, geese are really good birds!"
Thanks to the fact that the two families are not far away, and it is a family affair that the woman likes, the Mu family did not twist, and accepted the gift very happily.
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Yes, because the Mu family lady is not very old, so the five ceremonies in the back have to come slowly, and the two parties agreed to ask the name and Najib to complete it within three months, and when this step is completed, the marriage will be decided.
Zhao Leiting is about to start preparing for the dowry now, and only after the little lady of the Mu family and the concubine can he be hired, invited and greeted in person.
Don't look at Zhao Leiting's age, he has a lot of money in his private house, in the past few years, after following the black baby before and after the saddle, he has received a fortune from the R&D center outside, and the house still has the monthly money of the big housekeeper.
At this time, everyone had saved more than 3,000 taels of silver, and he gave all the savings to Cuihua:
"Aunt Cui, these are my belongings, except for half of the dowry, you can watch these and help me arrange the rest, and in the future, I will also pay you the monthly money here, and it will be arranged like this."
Cuihua readily agreed: "Okay, then you can do things with peace of mind, just wait for the little daughter-in-law and Lu, and you can be the groom's official!"
She has to hold this silver, so that Zhao Leiting can feel at ease, since she regards Zhao Leiting's brothers and sisters as relatives, Cuihua will not sit idly by, according to her Zhang Luo, how can she spend thousands of taels of silver to marry Zhao Leiting's daughter-in-law.
She will also give a share of the dowry, this little girl is really well-behaved and caring, and I don't know whose stinky boy she will be cheaper in the future.
Zhao Leiting's happy event can also be regarded as the first among the juniors of the Yuan Mansion, not only the Yuan Mansion is busy, but even the Zhang family came to watch after knowing about it, after all, their family is also going to marry a new daughter-in-law this year.
Zhang couldn't help but sigh: "Zhao Leiting, this kid is really good, if it weren't for the big age difference between Xiaocao and Xiaohua and him, I would be happy, there are no in-laws above, and there are no brothers fighting for family property below, and my sister will be able to marry in a few years." If you marry him, you will marry into your house, and you will really fall into the nest of blessings!"
"Mother, you don't regret it, there is not only Zhao Leiting who is a good young man, maybe, Xiaocao's marriage will be better in the future! There are a lot of good men in our Great Xia Dynasty!"
"You don't have a daughter, you don't know how to be a mother, it doesn't matter if you marry a daughter-in-law, it's a big deal to teach it again, watch it in front of yourself, but this married girl, a mother, no matter how satisfied she was with her son-in-law before, after marrying a daughter, she scratched her heart and liver, and she was always afraid that she would not have a good time in her in-law's house! I also have to worry about her giving birth to children, and I always have a heart that can't be finished!"
"Mother back then, was she worried that I wouldn't be able to?"
"But isn't it, when my son-in-law was arrested for military service, your father and I regretted it, and we should have given you the military service money in the first place, and your father often couldn't sleep night after night.
One will worry that your family will not have enough food to eat, and the other will worry that your son-in-law will not come back in the future! What will you do if you orphans and widows are left behind?
The day after tomorrow is not good again, the weather is dry and dry, if you don't stand up on your own, and dare to fight wolves, your father may have died of worry! From the night I knew you had killed the wolf, your father was finally able to sleep soundly."
"Mother, I let you worry about it."
"It is said that raising a child is 100 years old, and you have to worry about 99, won't my mother's good days come now! When your second brother marries a new daughter-in-law and a son-in-law, your mother's life will be better, and with a woman to help manage it, the family will be like a family."
Cuihua leaned on Zhang's family, and her heart flowed warmly, this will, she is also a baby with a mother!