Yu Zhou and Jin Chuan had never been to Lizheng's house before, so they followed Uncle Chen and Aunt Chen all the way.

At this time, the villagers who were busy in the field a little later happened to go home with their hoes on their shoulders. Some people saw the four of them walking together, especially one who had only heard of it, but few people had seen it. Chuan, curiously asked Aunt Chen: "What kind of good thing is my sister-in-law doing? You're still carrying an old hen."

"It's been a while since Boy Zhou brought Jin Chuan back, and he hasn't had time to come here to register his household registration," Aunt Chen said with a smile, "It just so happens that my uncle and I are free. Right, I’ll come with you.”

The person who asked the question looked Jin Chuan up and down, and said with a smile, "You are Jin Chuan?"

"This is Aunt Jincai." Yu Zhou whispered the woman's title beside Jin Chuan.In fact, he had never seen this woman before, but the man next to the woman had worked with him in Luofengpo. From the behavior of the two, Yu Zhou could see that they should be husband and wife.

Seeing this scene, the woman turned her head and glanced at Yu Zhou in surprise, as if she lost all enthusiasm for gossip, "I still have to rush back to cook, so I won't delay you."

Yu Zhou smiled and replied, "Then auntie, go slowly."

After sending Aunt Jincai away, those seemingly invisible eyes on the road were all taken away at once, and no one asked them where they were going until they reached the gate of Lizheng's house.

Lizheng’s house should be the best in the whole village. Although the fence in front is no different from other houses, apart from the main house and side house in the middle row, there are two wing rooms on the east and west sides. Some are like simple courtyard houses.

When Yu Zhou and the others knocked on the door and entered, Lizheng's wife was picking beans at the door of the main room with her daughter-in-law.

Aunt Chen was the first to say hello when she saw it, "Sister-in-law Xi, are you selecting beans to sow?"

"Yeah, I'll pick it out when I have time today." Aunt Xi patted the things on her hands, threw the work to her daughter-in-law, got up and asked, "Who are you?"

Aunt Chen said: "Let's come here with Boy Zhou, and ask Li Zheng to help Jin Chuan register his household registration. I wonder if Li Zheng is at home today?"

"Here, you go and sit in the main room," Aunt Xi yelled towards the east wing after finishing speaking, "Master, Chen Liang and his wife brought Mr. Zhou to see you for something, come out quickly."

Then he turned his head and told his daughter-in-law: "I'll pick the beans later, go to Uncle Chen and the others to pour a glass of sugar water first."

She herself led Yu Zhou and the others to sit down in the main room.

After a while, Li Zheng walked in from the door of the main room.He looks about 50 years old, tall and thin, and looks very smart and capable.

Yu Zhou quickly got up and saluted, "Li Zheng."

Li Zheng was stunned for a moment, quite surprised, "When did you become so polite?"

Yu Zhou lowered his head: "I used to be ignorant."

Li Zheng hummed softly, walked to the main seat and sat down, without speaking.

"Boy Zhou came to ask you for business, why are you so angry?" Aunt Xi took the sugar water from her daughter-in-law and put it on the table next to Lizheng, then turned her head and said to Yu Zhou, "Boy Zhou, you will still follow me from now on." Everyone in the village should call him Uncle Xi, but it’s a good idea to call him Li Zheng.”

Yu Zhou: "I remember."

Li Zheng took a sip of sugar water before looking at Yu Zhou reluctantly, "You mean to come to register his household registration?"

"Yes." Yu Zhou replied.

"Then have you asked him himself?" After speaking, Li Zheng turned his head to look at Jin Chuan, his voice was much gentler, "You did this voluntarily? Were you forced by Zhou Boy?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Aunt Xi next to him immediately said with a straight face: "What are you talking about!!!"

"I'm afraid he'll do something stupid!" Li Zheng replied confidently.

Jin Chuan was startled, got up seriously, and bowed to Lizheng and his wife, "Yu Zhou didn't force me, it was all because of my own will."

After hearing this, Aunt Xi raised her eyebrows triumphantly, and muttered in a low voice, "You're the old-fashioned one."

After Li Zhengze hummed twice, he spread out the pen and paper he brought in just now, and asked Jin Chuan, "Do you know what the name is? And where did you come from before?"

"The brocade of brocade, the river of mountains and rivers," Jinchuan replied, "I used to be from Yunshan County."

Li Zheng saw that whether he stood up and said that Yu Zhou didn't force him before, or said his name and origin now, he was neither humble nor overbearing, and he was clear-cut, so he couldn't help but nodded in approval.

After writing down Jin Chuan's name and place of origin on the paper, he said, "Okay, I'll go to town when I'm free in two days, and I'll hand in a copy of this copy."

"Uncle Xi is here." Yu Zhou said hastily.

Li Zheng glanced at him, gradually put away the emotion of contempt just now, and warned: "I think Jin Chuan is a good one, you should put your mind away in the future, don't be confused anymore, and live your life well."

"I will." Yu Zhou promised with his head down.

Li Zheng nodded slightly, and glanced at the old hen still in Aunt Chen's hand, "I won't take the chicken, and it's not your own, if one day you can make money to buy chickens, or raise chickens, Just send it to me again."

Yu Zhou: "I..."

"Etiquette can't be broken," Aunt Chen said beside him before he finished speaking, "Although this chicken is raised by my family, but this time it is lent to Boy Zhou, and it is not for nothing."

Li Zheng's eyes swept over the faces of several people, seeing that they didn't seem to be lying, he said: "Then accept it."

When he came out of Lizheng's house, Aunt Xi brought another basket containing eggs and dried vegetables to Jin Chuan. Blessing from my aunt."

Aunt Xi waited for him to accept, then turned to Yu Zhou and asked, "Have you decided when to get married?"

"Let's wait for a while," Yu Zhou said, "In our situation, the first few items of the three books and six rituals have been omitted, and the rest will wait until the good day is confirmed, and then invite Uncle Xi to drink with the elders in the village .”

"Are you going to make a big deal?" Uncle Xi, who was about to go back to the house, turned around and asked in surprise.

Even Uncle Chen and Aunt Chen were surprised.

Yu Zhou didn't know much about these etiquette procedures, so he knew some from the storybook he had copied earlier, but since he was married, he didn't invite the villagers to drink, so would he have to pay a visit secretly?

So he touched the back of his neck uncomfortably: "It's not a big deal, just invite the elders in the village to have a drink... that's all."

Uncle Xi stared fixedly at Yu Zhou for a while, then slowly nodded and said, "You just need to think about it, marrying a brother is such a big deal, our village has never done it before."

After sending Yu Zhou and the others away, Uncle Xi sighed and said to Aunt Xi next to him, "Boy Zhou seems to be really sensible."

"Then you still said that about him just now." Aunt Xi glanced at her head.

"I was so angry at him," said Uncle Xi, "Look at what kind of life he has lived these past few years. If he continues like this, when I go down, I won't have the face to see my old aunt and the others."

Aunt Xi: "It's good to change it now. I heard people say that he went to Luofengpo to work before, and he has been running to the town recently. He must have found a way to make money. Otherwise, he would dare to invite the village people drink."

Uncle Xi said with a sigh: "I hope your guess is true."

"I won't tell you anymore," Aunt Xi said, "I'll go out for a walk."

Knowing that she was going to talk to the women in the village, Uncle Xi told her, "Be careful, don't say what you shouldn't say."

"It's up to you to tell."

When Aunt Xi went under the big tree in the middle of the yard, there were indeed many aunts and daughters-in-law chatting there. Seeing her coming, she smiled and asked, "I saw Yu Zhou and the others brought a hen to your house just now. What a good thing."

"I asked his uncle to register Jinchuan's household registration," Aunt Xi replied, and then said casually, "Sure enough, the man who said we kissed is different. This Zhou boy is much more sensible, and he told his uncle just now , When we get married, we will invite the elders in the village to drink."

"Invite the villagers to drink?" someone doubted, "Did you hear me right? In the past few years, I haven't heard of a few nearby villages. Whoever marries a brother invites the villagers to drink? Don't they always set up two tables?" , would it be good to treat your relatives to a meal?"

There were also people who disagreed with her words, "We don't have any around here, and it's not impossible. Last year, my natal cousin married a brother and came home. Didn't he also invite the whole village to drink?"

"That's different. I know your cousin. His family is rich, and that brother's family is also rich. Can Yu Zhou compare with him?" The previous man continued to retort.

"Maybe that brother has money?" Another person intervened, "I heard Aunt Gui say..."

This person was interrupted by Aunt Qing who was next to her, "Do you believe what she said? When Yu Zhou carried Jin Chuan back, the head of my family also saw Jin Chuan. How could he be rich with that appearance. "

Everyone in the village knew that when Yu Zhou carried Jin Chuan back, Yu Qing went after the two who left Jin Chuan behind, so most people would not doubt what Aunt Qing said at this moment.

Only the person who had been arguing before was a little unconvinced, "Then where do you think he got the money to buy wine from the villagers?"

This time, without waiting for Aunt Qing to say anything, another old woman laughed, "You just look at people through the cracks of the door and look down on them. Now that you have no money, you are not allowed to earn it? I think your Dashan married you back then." Before, we old people didn't know how muddled we are, isn't it a good thing now?"

The woman who was talked about curled her lips and didn't answer, but the others started discussing it.

"I heard people say that I met Yu Zhou in the town to go to the bookstore. Isn't he literate? Maybe there is a way for scholars to make money?"

"I don't know about it, but the men in our village will love their wives very much once they get married."

"So it seems that brother is a lucky one?"

"Well, among other things, if my brother can meet someone who is willing to take care of him when he gets married, I will be relieved."

"How old is your brother, and he's already worried about it."

……

Yu Zhou, who was being chattered by them, had also learned from Aunt Chen at this time that people in the village usually just set up two tables and invite people close to them to have a meal when they marry a brother. There will be a big event, and the whole village will be invited to drink.

While he was shocked, he also felt helpless.

After separating from Aunt Chen and the others and returning to his own home, before Yu Zhou said anything, Jin Chuan wrung his fingers and said, "We don't need to be so grand when the time comes."

He was hesitant to speak, as a brother, how could he not be moved when Yu Zhou said that he would do something big, but the family didn't have much money now, so he was satisfied with Yu Zhou's words.

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