Since Yu Anzhi agreed to help, he took the matter of finding a suitable marriage partner for sister Han Ze to heart, and kept an eye on it when he went out to discuss business.
Ten days later, he finally met a suitable family. He then went to Hanjia Village and explained his purpose to Han Ze.
The family that Yu Anzhi mentioned was surnamed Yao, and they were originally from Yaojia Village. When he was young, Mr. Yao worked as a cook in the provincial capital. Later, he returned to his hometown, but he couldn't bear to see his cooking skills go to waste, so he opened a restaurant in the town. With this restaurant, the family had no worries about food and drink, and they even bought a yard in the town.
Mr. Yao has three sons and two daughters. The eldest and second sons have already started families and have children. The youngest son, Yao Li, is nineteen years old and passed the imperial examination last year, but he has not yet married, and his two daughters are also unmarried.
What Yu Anzhi was talking about was Mr. Yao’s son Yao Li.
Han Ze pondered for a moment and said, "I still need to discuss this matter with my parents."
Yu Anzhi understood and said with a smile: "I'll wait for your reply."
After sending Yu Anzhi away, Han Ze told Han Maode and Wang Lanhua about this. Wang Lanhua's face lit up. She was also worried about Xiaochun's marriage. It's not that no one came to propose marriage, but the child didn't want to. Although Han Ze had many thoughts, he would not harm his sister. She considered and said, "I want to see the child."
At least we have to meet the person before we can make a conclusion.
When Han Xiaochun heard about this, she held her handkerchief, her face flushed with shame, feeling both expectant and nervous.
Han Ze nodded, went to the town, and told Yu Anzhi about his plan.
The next day, Yu Anzhi's daughter-in-law, Fang, came to the door with a woman in her fifties, followed by a gentle and handsome young man.
Han Ze raised his eyebrows. This boy is good-looking. He looked at Wang Lanhua and saw her eyes light up and the corners of her mouth twitched. No matter their age, women like good-looking men.
Everyone greeted each other, and after the pleasantries, the old woman served tea.
Fang smiled and said, "Aunt, I heard that my sister is very good at needlework. Can we take a look?"
Wang Lanhua understood, and after a few humble words, she told the maid, "Ask Xiaochun to bring the handkerchief she embroidered recently to her sister-in-law for a look."
Han Xiaochun had studied with Han Ze for nearly a year. She might not recognize many words, but she had learned all the confidence from her brother. She knew why her mother asked her to come out. Although she was shy, she came out with her embroidery in her hand. Although she was about sixteen or seventeen years old and did not have a stunning appearance, she had willow-shaped eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, and skin as white as cream. She was not a lady that could be raised in an ordinary farm family.
Old Mrs. Yao was satisfied as soon as she saw it, and she held Han Xiaochun's hand and was reluctant to let it go.
Han Xiaochun smiled with her lips pursed, and glanced at the boy standing behind her intentionally or unintentionally. When she looked at him, she met his eyes. Her ears turned red and she quickly looked away.
When Wang Lanhua and Old Lady Yao saw the two children's actions, they looked at each other knowingly and were very satisfied.
Both parties were satisfied, so the Yao family invited a matchmaker to propose marriage. Wang Lanhua agreed, and Han Xiaochun's marriage was settled. Both of them were not young anymore, so after discussion between the two families, they planned to get married in March next year.
Han Ze went to the town and bought a smaller courtyard for two hundred taels of silver, and bought fifty acres of paddy fields for another five hundred taels of silver. When he came back, he gave the house deeds and land deeds to Wang Lanhua.
Wang Lanhua took it in a daze, "What is this?"
Han Ze said calmly: "This is the dowry for Xiaochun."
When Han Xiaochun heard what her brother said, she looked suddenly at Han Ze.
Wang Lanhua is illiterate and has never seen a house deed or land deed in her life, but Han Xiaochun can read. She walked over and looked at the top piece of paper. She stared at Han Ze in amazement: "Is this the house deed?"
Han Ze smiled and said, "You can go to the town to have a look when you have time. Although the yard is not very big, the scenery inside is beautiful. You will definitely like it."
Just as Han Xiaochun was about to speak, Han Maode came out and asked Han Ze with narrowed eyes: "What yard? What yard did you buy?"
Han Xiaochun stared at his father blankly and murmured, "Dad, my brother said he bought me a yard in town as a dowry."
"What?"
Han Maode looked at Han Ze, and Han Ze said lazily: "Look at your petty appearance, it's just a yard. I, Han Ze, have money, so what if I buy a yard for my sister as a dowry?"
Han Maode was surprised. "Just you?"
Han Ze nodded, "What's wrong with me?"
Han Maode raised his eyebrows: "Are you willing to do that?"
Han Ze curled his lips: "Are you looking down on me?"
Han Maode didn't think he was looking down on his own son. Could he really be willing to spend one or two hundred taels of silver for a courtyard
Han Ze stood up straight and said proudly, "Well, I'm thinking that my brother-in-law is a scholar after all. With his knowledge, he will definitely pass the imperial examination in the future. We only have Shubo studying in our family, and we have to rely on him as our uncle to promote Shubo in the future. Since you want others to promote your own child, how can I not express my gratitude?"
Han Xiaochun was dumbfounded, and then his cheeks turned red.
Han Maode stepped forward and kicked him, cursing angrily: "You stinky boy, you are scheming against your own family."
Wang Lanhua didn't think it was a big deal. Yao Li would be Shubo's uncle in the future, so it was his duty to promote Shubo. Han Ze was willing to buy a dowry for Xiaochun, which was a real benefit for his daughter. Why would she be unhappy? She was too happy to be happy.
He hurriedly said, "Xiaochun, why don't you thank your brother?"
Han Xiaochun was still very grateful for the dowry given by her brother. She hurriedly said, "Thank you, brother."
Han Ze waved his hand and said, "Why thank you? You are my sister. How can I treat you unfairly?"
Han Maode snorted: "Xiaochun, you have prepared a dowry for her, but what about Xiaodong? They are both your sisters, what are you going to do?"
Han Ze coughed and said loudly: "Xiaochun and Xiaodong are both my sisters. Whatever Xiaochun has, Xiaodong will also have a share in the future. It will also be a yard and fifty acres of land."
Han Maode opened his eyes wide: "What? There are still fifty acres of land?"
Han Ze touched his nose and said awkwardly: "I, I just thought that since I want to show my appreciation, I can't be stingy..."
"You, you are so willing to do that!"
Han Maode was so distressed. Although Xiaochun was his daughter, she had to get married. They were just farmers, with a yard and fields. Who would marry off their daughter like this? If they had more daughters, wouldn't they go bankrupt
But even though he only has two daughters, he has five granddaughters
Han Ze bought so much dowry for his sister? Would his own daughter have less? Thinking of this, he really wanted to faint. How much money would it take to buy so much dowry
Wang Lanhua's hands were shaking as she held the house deeds and land deeds. This, this dowry was too hot for her daughter to handle. She had never heard of any family giving so much dowry when marrying off their daughter.
Han Xiaochun couldn't believe it either.
Han Maode took a deep breath and said, "Tell me, how much money did you spend?"
Han Ze said: "Seven hundred taels of silver."
Han Maode looked at him: "Have you thought it through?"
Han Ze nodded, "Dad, you really don't have to worry. We have made a lot of money from selling flowers this year. Yao Li will definitely take the imperial examination in the future. Although his family has a small fortune, he has many brothers, so he won't get much. His sister will have a larger dowry, so she will have a better life in the future."
Han Xiaochun didn't expect her brother to think so far for her.
Han Maode sighed: "Now that you have thought it through, let's do it this way."
After all, she is his own daughter. Although he is reluctant to give up the money and land, he is also reluctant to let his daughter suffer. With these dowries, his daughter will have confidence in her husband's family and her life will be better.
Although Wang Lanhua didn't say anything, the gratitude on her face was obvious. Her only weakness was her children. If Han Ze could treat her children well, she would also be sincere to him and his children.
Only Han Ze's family knew about Han Xiaochun's dowry. It was not until Han Xiaochun got married that the villagers knew that Han Ze was willing to buy so much dowry for his sister. What about the fifty acres of land? Which family in the village had so much land
As April came, the peonies that Han Ze had grafted began to bloom.
This year he intentionally planted several pots of black peonies, many pots of purple peonies and yellow peonies. He also went to the county to look for several rare peonies. However, scarcity makes things valuable, so he does not plan to sell all these flowers, but only a few pots.
However, before he could go find Yu Anzhi, Yu Anzhi came to the door in person and asked Han Ze when he saw him, "Brother Han, are the peonies blooming?"
He already knew that Brother Han had cultivated many pots of rare peonies this year, so as soon as April came, he chose the right day to visit him.
Han Ze was speechless, but he also knew that Yu Anzhi didn't love flowers that much, he just wanted to give the flowers away or sell them to make money, so he said, "The flowers are all in the garden, take whichever one you like, but no matter what kind of flower it is, you have to leave me two pots, I want to keep them for cuttings and cultivation."
Not to mention that Yu Anzhi helped him a lot, given their relationship, he would not refuse him, so let him buy it.
Yu Anzhi waved his hand: "Don't worry, I'm counting on you to give away flowers and make money."
He always spoke frankly when dealing with Han Ze. He knew that Han Ze didn't mind selling his flowers at a higher price. If he minded, he wouldn't sell them to him.
Han Ze really didn't mind. The price Yu Anzhi offered was right, and he was too lazy to find a way out. As for how much silver Yu Anzhi would get if he bought him, that was his ability.
There were four pots of black peonies in total. Yu Anzhi took three pots away and left one pot for Han Ze. Han Ze smiled and said nothing. However, he did leave two pots of other kinds of peonies for Han Ze.
Yu Anzhi touched his nose and said, "Brother Han, someone in the capital asked me to buy black peony for them. I have no choice, but don't worry, they also said that as long as they can buy black peony, money is not a problem."
Han Ze was not angry about this. He thought for a moment and said, "No matter how much money it is, you can take all these peonies and help me buy a three-story courtyard in the capital. How about that?"
Yu Anzhi was stunned: "Why did Brother Han think of buying a yard in Beijing?"
The price of these peonies is almost equivalent to a courtyard in the capital. His elder brother is an official in the capital, so this matter is easy to accomplish and there is nothing impossible about it.
Han Ze smiled and said, "My kid is good at studying, maybe he can use it in the future. Even if he doesn't, I can sell it and it won't be a loss."
Yu Anzhi nodded: "Okay, once the yard is bought, I will give you the title deed."
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