After the system ran, I took off with my family

"Why is this cousin of the Jiang family so eager to get married?"

Li leaned out of the window, looking puzzled.

I just heard a few days ago that Han Muzhi asked a matchmaker to propose marriage, how come they got married today?

The marriage process in the Zhou Dynasty was rather complicated, requiring seven steps: Nacai, Wenming, Naji, Nazheng, Qingqi, Qinying, and Baitang. It would take several months to complete all seven steps no matter how fast you try, except in special circumstances, such as the need for a happy occasion.

"I don't know, maybe there is some special situation."

Lin Shuyue lowered the curtain to block out the hustle and bustle outside the window, and the carriage swayed slowly towards the outside of the city.

When we returned to Sishui County, it was already noon and the scorching sun made us feel dizzy.

After instructing Aunt Wang and others to pack the luggage, Mother Luo took Qinghe and Qingzhi to fetch three basins of water and helped the three masters to wash up briefly. After the masters had rested, they went back to their rooms to rest.

When the sun was setting, Lin Shuyan came back from school. As soon as he entered the front yard, he saw Qingyuan, who was serving his father, talking to Qingwu.

"Second Young Master, you are back."

Qingyuan saw him and hurried forward to greet him.

"Qingyuan, are my parents and sister back? Where are they?"

"Second Young Master, they are all back. The master, the mistress, and the young lady are all in the backyard."

Hearing Qingyuan's words, Lin Shuyan happily ran to the backyard, even using his Qinggong skills unconsciously. Qingzhu behind him looked at his young master's disappearing back with sparkling eyes.

"Dad! Mom! Sister!"

The voice arrived before the person. When Li and Lin An heard their son's voice, they shook their heads in amusement.

"Dad, Mom, A-Yue, you are finally back!"

Lin Shuyan trotted into the house, happily walked around the three of them, then pulled Li's sleeve and righteously accused her, "You are so cruel. You have been staying in the capital for nearly two months. I look forward to your return every day. I have lost my appetite and lost weight."

"Oh my dear son, let me see where you have lost weight. I will ask the kitchen to supplement you then."

Li suppressed her laughter and pretended to be distressed. "Oh, my Ah Yan's face has become thinner and there is no flesh left. No, I have to ask the kitchen to buy you a pig's head to eat, so that you can eat like for like."

"Puch..."

Lin Shuyue and Lin An couldn't help laughing. Lin Shuyan stamped his feet in shame and anger, "Mom, you're teasing me again~"

"Hahaha..."

...

As the sky gradually darkened, in an alley on the North Street of the city, men, women, old and young, who had finished dinner early, all leaned their heads out of the doors and looked at the house at the end of the alley with a red lantern hanging at the door.

"The Han family has made a fortune. Did you see the grand ceremony of the wedding today? There were fifteen loads of dowry. I heard that the bride is a young lady from an official family in the capital."

"Tsk tsk... The Han family is really lucky. However, with the looks of the Han family boy, it's no wonder that he is favored by those rich girls. This old lady Lin must be laughing in her dreams..."

An old lady with skinny cheeks looked at the Han family with undisguised envy in her eyes.

"You think too much. Girls from wealthy families are not that simple. No matter how much dowry the Han family's daughter-in-law brings, it will be useless if Mrs. Lin can't get it. She might even have to serve tea and water to her daughter-in-law..."

When the other lady heard this, she couldn't help but roll her eyes and said, "You must have underestimated Mrs. Lin. With her character, you never know who will bully whom..."

Mrs. Lin is a widow with a son, but she is avoided by all the neighbors. Who would believe that she doesn't have any ability?

"However, the Han family is too stingy. After all, we have been neighbors for so many years, but they are reluctant to treat us to a glass of wedding wine..."

At this time, in the Han family compound, Mrs. Lin looked at the leftovers on the tables and slapped her thighs in pain, "Oh, such good meat, they won't eat it. If I had known, I wouldn't have bought so much meat. It won't last long in such a hot day. What should I do..."

"Hey, come here."

Mrs. Lin called out to a maid who was passing by.

The maid was carrying a basin of water and preparing to return to the backyard. When she heard her words, she walked forward with some doubt, "This servant greets the old lady."

Mrs. Lin looked at the maid who bowed respectfully to her, raised her chin proudly, and pointed to the tables of food in the courtyard.

"Take a few people and clean up these tables. Oh, and go to the kitchen to find a wooden basin to put the leftovers in. Save them for the next few days."

"Ah? Madam, but these dishes..."

The maid looked at the leftovers on the table in astonishment, too shocked to speak.

"What? You don't listen to me?"

When Mrs. Lin heard that a little girl dared to question her words, she felt that she was humiliated and jumped up in anger. "You lowly slave, how dare you question your master's words? What did your mistress teach you? I'm going to sell you out!"

This time when Zhou Xue'e married into the Han family, she brought a total of five servants, including two personal maids, a housekeeper, and two servants. The maid who was scolded by Mrs. Lin was Zhou Xue'e's other personal maid, Yushan.

Seeing that Mrs. Lin was so unreasonable, Yu Shan held her breath and defended herself: "Madam, that's not what I meant..."

"What do you mean? You evil slave!"

At this time, Han Muzhi, who had drunk some wine and had a headache, came out from the backyard. Seeing this scene, he hurried forward.

"Mom, what's going on?"

When Mrs. Lin saw her proud son, she immediately complained, "Goudan, your wife's servant bullied me. I just wanted her to help clean the table, but she refused and even talked back. She looks down on me..."

"Mom, I told you not to call me a goose egg!"

Han Muzhi's face darkened. Fortunately, those classmates had left. Otherwise, if they heard it, how would he face people in the future?

When the maid heard her twisting right and wrong, she was so angry that her face turned red, "Son-in-law, I didn't disobey the old lady. It was the old lady who said to put the leftovers in a wooden basin and save them for tomorrow.

But it's so hot now, if I leave it until tomorrow, it will definitely go bad. What if I get an upset stomach? Besides, Miss has never eaten leftovers since she was a child. Why should she start eating leftovers as soon as she marries into the Han family?"

Han Muzhi was already having a headache, and when he heard Yushan's blunt questioning, he couldn't help but twitch his eyebrows. He said in a gentle voice, "Yushan, the old lady didn't think it through. I'll talk to her. You should go back and serve Xue'e first."

When Mrs. Lin beside her heard what her son said, she was so anxious that she was about to jump up and down. Han Muzhi turned around with a dark face and glared at her. Seeing that her son's face was not good, she had to shut her mouth in frustration.