After receiving Shen Qi's reply, Steward Qin didn't ask any more questions, he could go back and resume his life.

"I'm relieved to have Shen Qi's words, my lord is already preparing for the relevant matters of Shengda Bookstore, and when you are done, I will come again. ”

Steward Qin left after speaking, while Shen Qi stayed where he was and thought for a while, feeling that this was a good opportunity in front of him.

"Qi'er, Master Chen Zhuang is said to be a very good person, if he asks you to partner, don't refuse. ”

Shen Ho on the side saw that Shen Qi seemed to be hesitating, and hurriedly interrupted his thoughts, he, as a father, also hoped to see his son get ahead as soon as possible.

"Well, I'll think about it seriously, don't worry, Dad. ”

Shen Qi took the silver to say goodbye to him, and hurriedly went out, if Zou Manshan learned that he came, he would be happy.

At this time, it was already afternoon, the sunset was still hanging in the sky, Shen Qi looked out from the ridge at the head of the village, and many returning farmers greeted him with hoes.

Politely replied to them, Shen Qi continued to hurry, next to their village, there was the neighboring village of Zou Jiaao, where Zou Manshan's family had lived for generations. This village and Xianghua Village, where Shen Qi is located, are both subordinate to Xianghua Township, and Xianghua Township is subordinate to Anxi County.

As the sun set and slanted, Shen Qi stood at the head of the field and saw that at the foot of a big mountain in front of him, there was a house smoking from cooking, and many families were preparing to cook dinner.

Seeing this, Shen Qi happily quickened his pace, and his mind was already fantasizing about the warm scene of sitting and eating with Zou Manshan.

"Knock knock. ”

About ten minutes later, Shen Qi walked into Zou Jiaao in front of him and knocked on the closed door of a mansion with his hand.

This is Zou Manshan's family, her family background is okay, her father Zou Shangzhu is a country man, but often goes out to see a doctor, just came back to train Zou Manshan home, and her mother Liu Huilan is a rich lady who married from the county, when she was young, she was also like a fairy, but for some reason she fell in love with Zou Shangzhu, who practiced medicine everywhere.

After Shen Qi knocked on the door, he heard footsteps coming, and he felt that it should be a woman.

With a squeak, the door opened, and Shen Qi, who was dressed in gray and white, smiled gently, and immediately said:

"Mother-in-law is on top, son-in-law is polite!"

This is Liu Huilan, who is wearing an apron and preparing to cook, she has her hair coiled and her face is fair, which is the age when her charm still exists.

Liu Huilan saw Shen Qi's sudden visit, and said with surprise on her face:

"It turned out to be Qi'er, hurry up and enter the door, I heard that you practiced your pen skills, and you were promoted to participate in the government exam directly in the morning, which is really a great thing, and our family Shan'er is very happy. ”

As soon as she mentioned Zou Manshan, Liu Huilan's face changed for a while, but then she pulled Shen Qi happily and shouted towards a room with lights on:

"Shan'er, come and see, your brother Qi has come to see you!"

At the window of that room, a Miaoman's figure could be seen moving, and then Lianbu moved lightly, and soon came out of the boudoir.

"Brother Qi!"

What came out was Zou Manshan, who was sulking in her boudoir, and her eyes were still a little wet and red. After she came back, she was still reprimanded by Zou Shangzhu for a long time.

Shen Qi looked at her face after crying, her heart felt uncomfortable, she walked over to hold her shoulder, and saw her with her head down, looking aggrieved.

"Hmph, what are you doing here, are you rushing for dinner?"

At this time, before Shen Qi could comfort Zou Manshan, Zou Shangzhu came out of the kitchen with a long pipe, he was wearing a dark purple robe and a small hat, his face was extremely dissatisfied, and Zou Shangzhu had become an old-fashioned Langzhong as he grew older.

Seeing that the atmosphere was tense, Liu Huilan hurriedly ran over and slapped Zou Shangzhu's arm and whispered:

"Dead ghost, what are you doing, it's rare that Qi'er can take the initiative to come. ”

After finishing speaking, she hurriedly beckoned Shen Qi into the kitchen:

"Shan'er, quickly bring your brother Qi in, it just so happens that our family can have a lively meal. ”

Zou Manshan responded when she heard this, and then grabbed Shen Qi's arm and walked to the kitchen door, while Zou Shangzhu was pushed in by Liu Huilan.

Zou Manshan's kitchen is not small, on the left side of the door is a cutting board, water tank and other items, behind is a cooking stove, and there is a fire pit next to the stove, which will only be used in autumn and winter.

Shen Qi was taken by Zou Manshan to sit down at a square table on the right side of the kitchen, Liu Huilan came over with tea to pour him tea, and Zou Shangzhu sat by the stove with a long pipe, and a pair of eyes glanced at the three of them from time to time.

This Zou Shangzhu will treat Shen Qi, a promising son-in-law, like this, because he clearly knows that the relationship between him and Zou Manshan is very good, and secondly, when he came back from practicing medicine, he first heard that his baby daughter was snatched away by the son of the county order, and then heard that Zou Manshan was taken by Shen Qi to live in a deserted forest for a night, and he was very angry.

He mistakenly thought that Shen Qi took Zou Manshan to do all the things in the cave room and candle nights in the forest, and he always felt that he wanted to be angry, thinking about how Shen Qi could hold on to his good girl who was like a flower and jade, gentle and considerate.

This may be because he loves Zou Manshan too much, the love is deep, and the responsibility is deep, which is it.

Shen Qi drank a cup of tea, and when he saw Zou Shangzhu peeking at him, his mind moved. Thinking about breaking the situation, he put the package he brought with him on the table, which looked quite heavy.

Seeing this, Zou Manshan became curious, and a pair of pointed and white hands reached over to open the package and said:

"Brother Qi, what did you bring?"

As soon as the words fell, she opened it, and a silver luster immediately illuminated the pupils of several people, especially Zou Shangzhu, who was sitting at the stove, suddenly sat up straight, and stared at the package on the table with a pair of eyes taken aback, this is a whole package of silver.

Shen Qi was taken aback when he saw them, and pushed the silver in front of Zou Manshan and said:

"Father-in-law and mother-in-law, this is the 1,000 taels of silver I prepared to marry Sister Shan, which can be regarded as a new dowry. ”

When Zou Manshan heard him say this, she pursed her lips and smiled, with a shy blush on her face.

She was snatched away that day, and the Shen family actually gave a dowry, but there were not so many, and now that Shen Qi's value has risen, the dowry will naturally be added, which should also be what Zou Shangzhu wants to propose.

"Qi'er, this thousand taels of silver is too much, and the previous dowry is enough. ”

Liu Huilan, like her daughter Zou Manshan, is a virtuous and kind person, and she is worried that Shen Qi will take out so many silver taels at once, and the family will be empty.

"Huilan, what do you say, is it too much to marry our Shan'er and use a thousand taels of silver as a dowry?"

At this moment, Zou Shangzhu stared at the silver two on the table and walked over and glanced at Liu Huilan, and then he picked up a piece of silver and bit it, and after confirming that it was true, his attitude eased a little and said:

"The dowry is accepted, we must treat our family Shan'er well in the future, it is best to do the marriage as soon as possible, if you wait until you find out that Shan'er is pregnant and then rush to get married, it is not good, this will damage her reputation as a girl in the boudoir, and she will fall into the hands of people in the future. ”

Listening to the old-fashioned Zou Shangzhu say a lot of righteous and awe-inspiring words, Shen Qi and Zou Manshan were stunned, but they quickly understood the meaning of Zou Shangzhu's words from the word "pregnant", one grinned, and the other looked shy.

But seeing that Zou Manshan's face was getting redder and redder, she couldn't help but glared at Zou Shangzhu and said:

"Daddy, what nonsense are you talking about, there is still an innocent relationship between people and Brother Qi......"