Xiaoyao Nongjiazi

An old man is an old man after all, with all his experience, his mind is more determined, how can he continue to be so depressed?Mr. Zhong regretted for a while that he would not see his lovely great-grandson in the future, and then he regained his composure and asked with half doubt and half certainty: "Qing Ran, tell me the truth, are you interested in Jian Mingyu?" ?”

Zhong Qingran was unable to hide from Mr. Zhong's gaze, so he nodded.

"Then have you challenged him?"

"No."

"How much do you like him, must he be, or is it optional?"

Mr. Zhong asked very seriously, which made Zhong Qingran a little nervous.

"It's not because of him, but it's true that I like him. As for how much I like him, I can't tell." Zhong Qingran thought for a while, and answered truthfully.

Mr. Zhong pondered for a long time, and waved Zhong Qingran down. This matter cannot be settled in such a hasty manner, he has to discuss it with his wife first.

When Tong heard the news, she was stunned for a moment. It was a bolt from the blue, and she was still waiting to hug her great-grandson!

"Old man, Qingran, is there really no other way?"

Mr. Zhong shook his head sullenly. If there was a way, he would have persuaded Qingran a long time ago. Why would he need to tell her about it?

"Then what do you think?" Tong's eyes turned red, she stopped thinking about this heartbreaking matter, and instead cared about the reason why Mr. Zhong called her over.

After all, the Great Zhou Dynasty was different from Zhong Qingran's previous life. Although marriages between men and women were not the norm here, at least they were not uncommon. No matter how prosperous the place was, they could be seen.Zhong Qingran was the one that Mr. Zhong and Tong Shi cared deeply about, that's why they cared so much about Zhong Qingran's thoughts, so they wouldn't make decisions for him at will.If it were other parents, Zhong Qingran's life would not be so easy.

"Qing Ran has taken a fancy to Jian Mingyu, and I think I should start as soon as possible, otherwise, after Jian Mingyu fully grows up, he may not be willing." Mr. Zhong said in a deep voice.

"You want..." Tong immediately understood, but she still hesitated, "Here, if Jian Mingyu disagrees, it's useless for us to marry him in?"

"In the past, I only thought that he and Qingran had a good relationship, but I didn't think about it deeply. After you think about it carefully, didn't he respond to Qingran's kindness to him? Otherwise, how would we be aware of it?" Mr. Zhong thought to himself. Properly, marrying someone who doesn't like Qingran, wouldn't that make Qingran suffer?He can't do such a stupid thing.After confirming this point, things will be easy to handle, but it is just a matter of finding a way to let people in.

Mr. Zhong and his wife were also worried about Zhong Qingran. They endured the unhappiness in their hearts and still wanted to fulfill his wish.

After recovering from his disappointment, Mr. Zhong remembered that he forgot to tell Qingran something.Forget it, this matter is not a big deal at all, don't rush for a while.

The ancestral home of the Zhong family now belongs to Zhong Zhengren and his wife.Mr. Zhong has just moved out, and they still live in the main room, not the upper room yet.At this moment, Zhong Xin and Ming were sitting face to face, and the atmosphere was very dull.

"Mom, grandpa doesn't agree?"

"Ah."

"Then about Qingran, did mother ask?"

Ming looked up at the eldest daughter carefully, as if she didn't know her, and said earnestly: "Xin'er, it's not that mother won't help you with this favor. Don't even think about it. Once you open your mouth here, the relatives won't let you go." They are all swarming like blood-sucking leeches? What do you say when the time comes? It’s useless to ask your brother, your grandpa even refused, how can he sing a different tune? Okay, you go back first, the He family didn’t make a sound, there’s no need You are so troublesome to raise money. I really have no money, so I will help you find a way."

Zhong Xin saw that her mother couldn't make any sense, and she couldn't do anything else, so she could only walk out of the room sullenly, and was about to find her husband, when Zhong Qingyang dragged her away.

"Brother, slow down, what are you doing?"

"I still want to ask you, what do you think? The He family doesn't lack this kind of money, so you need to treat them with all your heart and soul?"

"Brother, keep your voice down, Cheng Zhou is still here." Zhong Xin didn't feel that she had done anything wrong, she just wanted to make more money.

Zhong Qingyang's forehead twitched, and he couldn't tell the exact reason, but he knew it was not good to do so: "Xin'er, you should be kind to your in-law's family, but you can't exchange for this by harming your mother's family's interests."

Zhong Xin didn't think so: "Brother, it's just on consignment at Qinghefang. How could it be as serious as you said?"

Zhong Qingyang didn't know what to say anymore. Qinghefang was different from other shops in that all the items in it used a unified trademark and never accepted consignment items.Zhong Xin said it easily, as long as she speaks, the relatives who work in the Qinghefang workshop will not follow suit?They all go home and do it themselves, and then get it to Qinghefang and let the Zhong family sell it for them. How can Qinghefang make money?

Seeing that it didn't make sense, Zhong Qingyang didn't say much anymore, and finally reminded him again: "We don't often go to the town, so you should pay attention to yourself, so you don't suffer."

"Ah."

It can be said that the two brothers and sisters broke up a little unhappy. Zhong Qingyang felt that the eldest sister should not be so disregarded by her natal family, and Zhong Xin thought that her natal family would not help with such trivial matters. In her opinion, her natal family was not very reliable, and everything had to be relied on. Herself.

After all, Zhong Xin knew that her natal family was her reliance, so it was okay to be dissatisfied in private, but at her in-law's family, she had to pretend to be happy.After meeting He Chengzhou, the young couple happily returned to their home.

After Zhong Qingran moved, the workshop also moved accordingly, and the old Zhong family house was completely quiet.

Zhong Zhengren's family of five lived in such a big house, and they were really uncomfortable at first.In the past, the family was always lively and lively, and the children's laughter could be heard all day long, but now it is good, the youngest Zhong Qinghan has entered the ethnology school, and there is only Zhong Qing a girl in the family.The little girl is nine years old this year, and she is much quieter than last year. She no longer loves to fight with Zhong Qinghan as before, let alone, she can't fight alone.However, this is not without benefits. The quiet atmosphere will make it easier for them to settle down and do things.

Now that it's winter, there is basically nothing to do in the fields. Zhong Zhengren and Zhong Zhengzhi still take over the work of Qinghefang. After all, they are the sons of Mr. Zhong, and the wages are still the same as before. The two families are very satisfied.

After knowing Zhong Qingran's thoughts, Mr. Zhong and Mrs. Tong started to act.Both belong to the same village, and the two elders know Jian Mingyu well, but now they just observe from different angles.After many inquiries, Mr. Zhong and his wife initially approved of this possible future granddaughter-in-law.

The consideration of the two elders was very simple, and everything was done from Zhong Qingran's point of view.

Jian Mingyu has a lot of strength in the family, and can cook. Apart from not being able to give birth to a baby, he has searched all over Hewan Village, and there is probably no one who is more suitable for Zhong Qingran's daughter-in-law than him.The two elders became more and more satisfied as they watched. His family didn't need to take advantage of his daughter-in-law's family, and the daughter-in-law's low background was just what they wanted.Therefore, when the two elders were in contact with Jian Mingyu, they subconsciously became warmer and urged Zhong Qingran to go to Jian Mingyu's house more.Such a good daughter-in-law, can't let him fly away.

After giving up the idea of ​​holding a great-grandson, Mr. and Mrs. Zhong's thoughts are completely different from before.Their only purpose now is to find a granddaughter-in-law who can take care of Zhong Qingran, and in this regard, Jian Mingyu is obviously more suitable than the girls.If anything happened in the future, Jian Mingyu would be more likely to support his family. It would be too difficult to count on his wives.

Tong Shi wanted to make an appointment now, but was stopped by Mr. Zhong.Currently, Jian Mingyu's family is building a house, so it's not appropriate to say this.

Zhong Qingran didn't expect that Mr. Zhong and his wife would accept his sexual orientation so quickly. Apart from caring more about the two elders, he would often go to Jane's house.

This abnormal behavior quickly attracted Jian Mingyu's attention.He thought about it, but he didn't find anything different during this period of time, he could only attribute it to Zhong Qingran's whim.

Jian's house has a small layout, and there are many people building the house. It didn't take long for the house to be completed.Although there are only two people in Jian's family, the procedures that should be followed must not be left behind.Counting auspicious days, entertaining guests, and a busy day, nearly a month has passed.

As soon as Jian's family calmed down, Tong couldn't sit still anymore, but when the situation was not clear, it was not convenient for her to come to the door in person, nor was it convenient for her to ask a matchmaker to be a lobbyist, so she saw the opportunity and directly delivered something to Zhong Qingran Jian Mingyu, please go to the upper room for a long talk.

Because this time it was just a preliminary talk, Mr. Zhong was not present, and everything was left to Tong's free will.

Tong's words were somewhat euphemistic, this is the policy that the two elders decided after a long discussion.If you follow Tong's past practice, it must be straight forward, so why bother so much?

It is very embarrassing to get a marriage proposal rejected, so in most cases, we will do the same thing as Mr. Zhong and his wife. We will discuss it in private first, and then we will ask the matchmaker to help.In this way, even if the marriage fails, the two families will not turn against each other.

Jian Mingyu had this kind of premonition before, but when he really heard it, he was still very surprised, and was stunned for a moment, completely at a loss.

Seeing Jian Mingyu's reaction like this, Tong Shi breathed a sigh of relief, and she didn't make things difficult for him, and asked him to go home and think about it, and then talk about it after thinking it through.

Jian Mingyu didn't know how he got home. After he woke up, it was time for dinner. Thinking that he would go home for dinner tomorrow morning, he quickly packed up his mind, didn't think about anything, and focused all his attention on on cooking.

Jian Mingchen looked at Jian Mingyu absent-mindedly while eating, opened a pair of bright eyes, and asked worriedly: "Brother, is there something wrong at home?"

Jian Mingyu pulled back his wandering thoughts, pretended to be calm and replied: "It's okay, brother thinks of something, eat quickly, there's still class in the afternoon."

Jian Mingchen stared at his brother for a while, he didn't look like there was any serious matter, so he didn't bother with it any more. After cooking the meal and resting for a while, he went back to the Zhong Clan School.

Jian Mingyu now has two ways to go, each has its own advantages and disadvantages, but once he chooses one of them, there is no turning back, and the results are completely different. It is really difficult for him to make a choice in a short period of time.

A road ahead seems to be very flat, but the responsibility he needs to bear is very heavy, and there is almost no possibility of relying on it.The other way is to reduce responsibilities, and similarly, power is also reduced, but you don't have to follow as many rules as married women, but it's definitely not as comfortable as being the master of your own house.

Jian Mingyu was in a trance for several days, and finally made up his mind to follow his heart.He lives his life by himself. As a man, he doesn't need to worry so much. At worst, if he can't live on in the future, he will break up in two. He can live a good life by himself.

In the past few days, Zhong Qingran did not go to Jian's house again, leaving enough space for Jian Mingyu to think alone.

After Jian Mingyu made his decision, his mental state returned to the vitality it used to be.He is not a dawdling person, after he figured it out, he went to Zhong's house and explained his meaning to Zhong Qingran clearly.

When Zhong Qingran heard this, a smile appeared on the corners of his eyes and brows.

Jian Mingyu's feeling at the moment is that he made the right decision, and he feels relaxed from the bottom of his heart to live with someone who is very compatible with him.

After hearing the news, Mrs. Tong immediately invited Matchmaker Qin to Jian's house to propose marriage.

Everything is easy to talk about on Jian Mingyu's side, but the trouble is on the side of Jian's grandparents.Jian Mingyu is not an orphan with no relatives to rely on. Although his parents have passed away, his grandparents are still there as close relatives. Such an important matter as marriage, they cannot be skipped.Marriage without the elders presiding over it will hurt the reputation of the new couple, and it doesn't sound too good to say.Zhong Qingran doesn't need to care about it himself, but he can't ignore the feelings of his family and Jian Mingyu.

Zhong Qingran didn't need to remind him of this point, the native-born Mr. and Mrs. Zhong had a better understanding, and they had already thought of it.But because of this, they had to be ripped off by Jian Mingyu's grandma.

Matchmaker Qin didn't tell Zhong Xin about their marriage last time, but she didn't think much of it. After all, the Zhong family didn't have much confidence at that time, and it was normal for the man to look down on her.But this time it was different, she was trying her best to earn a matchmaker money.

Isn't the identity of a matchmaker just going from door to door, knowing the situation of men and women of the right age in each household, and then making matches?Most matchmakers are kind-hearted, and their reputation is bad. Who would want to find them in the future?Matchmaker Qin has a good reputation in Hewan Village. She knows the villagers well, at least she has more information than ordinary people.

Zhong Qingran was so favored by Mr. and Mrs. Zhong, and there was no major problem with being spoiled. Whether he is reliable or not is yet to be verified. At least he doesn't look like a prodigal son, and he doesn't know how to torment his wife. question.Besides, with so many benefits, even if Zhong Qingran was worthless, wouldn't there still be Jian Mingyu, a man and wife who could support a family.This is also one of the most important reasons why, among the wealthy households in the Great Zhou Dynasty, there were still parents who married their sons to male wives.

Seeing that the marriage was about to be completed, who would have thought that Jian Mingyu's grandma would stop her, Qin Matchmaker was instantly full of fighting spirit.

"It's Zheng Sheng's family, let's raise him for a while, isn't it an exaggeration to accept some dowry?" Shi Shi laughed so much that her heart was full of joy. How could she miss such a good thing?Not knocking a sum is really unreasonable.

"Aunt Shi, it is indeed appropriate to accept the dowry, but you can't open your mouth like a lion, can you? You want 100 taels, and your grandson is made of gold?" Qin Matchmaker's face was a little ugly, and her chest was heaving with anger.Their family background is average in Hewan Village, far from rich, and Jian Mingyu's background is there, so it's not worth the price.It's not that Matchmaker Qin belittled him. According to the general market, such a dowry, to put it bluntly, is enough to buy several daughter-in-laws.

The most important point is that Jian Mingyu has already separated from the family, which really angered the Zhong family. He can marry directly without the consent of Shi Shi and the others. less than.

Although Matchmaker Qin wanted to do her best to facilitate this marriage and make the scene look better, she would not be controlled by others because of this.She understood Tong Shi's voice, and the Zhong family could completely abandon face if necessary. Anyway, given the bad relationship between Jian Mingyu and his grandparents and uncles, it would be a good thing not to have such a relative.

As soon as Matchmaker Qin said what she meant, the scene fell silent for an instant.

Shi's face was flushed, and he didn't think of a way to deal with it. In the end, he could only say shyly: "The Zhengsheng family, look at what you said, can't this be discussed? Then you say the Zhong family can give it to you?" How many?"

"The dowry gift is 60 taels, of which ten taels belong to you, and there is no extra child. You don't need to intervene in the dowry. You just need to show up on Jian Mingyu's wedding day." Matchmaker Qin understands that this dowry gift is not what Shi and the others want. Well, the 100 taels was nothing more than meat buns beating dogs and never returning. The betrothal gift given by the Zhong family was for Jian Mingyu, not his grandma.

"Well, the Zhong family is so rich, why are they so stingy?" Wei muttered dissatisfied.

"You don't have to do anything, you can earn such a large sum of money, just be content, if you offend the Zhong family, you won't get half a penny. If I have such an income, I don't want to steal money in my room." Happy?" This is what Qin's matchmaker is thinking, and she is really envious, but she is very disgusted with Shi's shallow-sighted way of doing things, but the matchmaker has a clever mouth in this job, and usually doesn't No matter how much dissatisfaction you have with others, you will only complain in your heart.

Shi Shi was distressed that so much money would slip away from her eyes, so she continued to argue with Matchmaker Qin for a long time.Matchmaker Qin was helpless. What she gave was the truth. It wasn't that she didn't want to give more, but that the Zhong family had already explained to her.

When it came to the end, Matchmaker Qin became a little impatient, she helped her forehead and said: "Aunt Shi, it's not that I made things difficult for you, the Zhong family gave such a price. If you agree, then everything is easy to talk about. If you don't agree, then after that I won't come again, you won't even get ten taels of silver."

Seeing that there was really no room for negotiation, the Shi family no longer struggled with poverty, thinking that they could get a little bit, which really drove the Zhong family into a hurry, and I'm afraid they really won't even get a penny.

Sending Qin Matchmaker away, the Shi family was still annoyed that they could not get more benefits from Jian Mingyu.

After dealing with Jian Mingyu's grandpa, the next step is to discuss with Jian Mingyu how Jian Mingchen should make arrangements.

Jian Mingchen is only eight years old this year, so it is impossible to leave him alone at Jian's house.Zhong Qingran had discussed with Mr. Zhong and his wife beforehand that Jian Mingyu could bring Jian Mingchen to marry him. Of course, Jian Mingchen's household registration remained unchanged.

In the future, Jian Mingyu and his family will rely on Jian Mingchen to support them, and it is absolutely impossible for him to settle in Zhong Qingran's house.When he is a few years older, he will be allowed to go out independently. The new house will be left to Jian Mingchen, the three acres of slope land will be given to him, and a sum of money will be given to him. Jian Mingyu's responsibility as a brother will be fulfilled. Everyone has to learn to be self-reliant, it is impossible for Jian Mingyu to take care of him for the rest of his life.

However, money is a trivial matter, the most important thing is to maintain the relationship between brothers.

"Brother, do you really want to marry Brother Qingran?" Jian Mingchen was a little uneasy, he only had Jian Mingyu as a relative, and he was afraid that he would leave him alone like the elder sister.

Jian Mingyu understood his thoughts, and patted him on the shoulder to express comfort: "Don't worry, brother will watch you until you grow up."

"Brother, the new house has just been built, and it will be vacant soon, what a pity." Jian Mingchen expressed his meaning tactfully.In fact, he didn't really want his brother to get married, it wasn't that he had a problem with Zhong Qingran, he liked Qingran quite a bit, but although he was young, he could already understand a lot of things, and the gossip about his brother outside was really ugly. What did he say that his brother climbed high, in order to live a good life, he didn't even want a man's face... Hearing that, Jian Mingchen wanted to go up there, and slapped them in the face on the spot.

"It's okay, I'll take you here often to have a look. With popularity, the house won't decay so quickly." Jian Mingyu stroked Jian Mingchen's small head, softly comforting his restless heart.

Even though Jian Mingyu was already paying attention, Jian Mingchen's eyes were still full of worry.I really don't blame him for this. The eldest sister of the two brothers, Jian Mei, was kind to them before she got married. Unfortunately, since she got married, she basically didn't walk around with her natal brothers, and she completely cut off contact with her natal family. .If he hadn't thought about such a little family affection, Jian Mingyu would not have gone to help when the farming was busy.

Jian Mingchen was bitten by a snake once and was afraid of well ropes for ten years. He had a bad experience. If he had another bad experience, he might not be able to bear it at such a young age.On this point, it is useless for Jian Mingyu to say anything, he can only prove it with practical actions.

After Jian Mingyu agreed to get married, Tong told Zhong Zhengren and his wife about it.

Zhong Zhengren was smoking a dry cigarette, feeling a little depressed.Parents have already made a decision, what can they do as sons and daughters-in-law?Could it be possible to object?Besides, it's not that they don't have eyes, their parents love Qingran so much, they definitely won't trade Qingran for benefits.Since parents did this, there must be no better choice than this.

Although the Ming family did not pay as much attention to Zhong Qingran, the second son, as the first two older ones, she never ignored him. When she suddenly heard that the second son was going to marry her a male wife, she felt a little bit covered.But just as Zhong Zhengren thought, she had a thousand words to say, but she couldn't say them, and she felt quite uncomfortable.

From the moment Qingran raised her by her mother-in-law's side, Ming had never experienced the satisfaction of being a mother with this son.But even so, she still hopes that he can live a peaceful life, and when he is old, he can have his children and grandchildren around his knees, but now, this thought is gone, it's no wonder she is in a good mood.

Since there is no way to stop it, there is only one way to choose to accept it.The Ming family gradually calmed down, thinking that it's not that there are no sons and daughters-in-law in the village, and those families still live as usual?It's no big deal.After comforting himself in this way, the knot in Ming's heart became much less.

The owner of Xiaowu house has rarely seen a male daughter-in-law, otherwise their house would not have such a prosperous offspring.The Ming family never thought that this would happen to her, as long as she didn't think about it, Qingran might not have any children of her own in the future, and she was happy to see this unpleasant thing happen to her.

Putting aside the private thoughts of Zhong Zhengren and his wife, Zhong Qingran and Jian Mingyu's discussion about marriage has long spread throughout Hewan Village, and it has become a topic of conversation among people after dinner.Some gloated, and some lamented and regretted it, but these were other people's business. After a while of excitement, the heat gradually faded away.

Since Zhong Qingran and Jian Mingyu are about the same age, they are both 13 years old this year, and the number fourteen was considered unlucky by the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty. After waiting for another year, they felt that the time would be too long and there might be changes. Decided to discuss it with the two.

Zhong Qingran naturally agreed with both hands and feet, and Jian Mingyu was absolutely necessary.Seeing this, the two elders decided to get engaged first next month, and the wedding was arranged a year ago.

This time the marriage was different from Zhong Xin's, the time was very tight, Jian Mingyu was not prepared at all, everything had to be purchased within two to three months.There are no women in his family, but he has tried to make clothes by himself, the stitches are so-so and passable, but to sew wedding clothes, his skills are obviously not qualified enough.

This matter is easy to handle, Zhong Qingran took a trip to Pingyang County, went to a famous embroidery shop to observe, and when he got home, he shut himself up in his room to write and draw.He doesn't understand fashion design, but he has drawn many figure paintings and has his own set of opinions on clothing styles.He thought to himself, after a lot of thought, he should be able to come up with a set of wedding clothes that fit the aesthetics of the Great Zhou Dynasty.