The matchmaker Qiao went to the Luo family for three days, and finally wrote back to Luo Yong, saying that the Luo family agreed to discuss marriage. When Luo Yong got the news, he immediately went to Xi Yanqing for help and asked him what he had to buy to go to Luo's house.
When Xi Yanqing married Luo Fei, he did not have the previous steps. The three steps of "accepting", "asking the name", and "naji" were all omitted. In the six rituals, he started with "accepting the levy". But that doesn't mean he doesn't know what to give.
Gift-giving is something that is either done by the rules or by the way. Xi Yanqing felt that the safest thing was to send both.
So Luo Yong bought some nuts, three feet of shoe cloth, and a wooden comb to go to Luo's house.
Because Luo Yong no longer had any elders, Xi Yanqing went with him. Originally it was Xi Yanqing and Jing Rong who went together, but when it came to entering the door, Luo Yong suddenly changed his mind and did not let Jing Rong accompany him. Luo Yong felt that Jing Rong had red lips and white teeth, so don't give Luo Ru another look. Although Luo Ru may not see it, but what if? !
"Aren't you too confident in yourself?" Jing Rong was speechless.
"Anyway, Jingrong, don't come with me." Luo Yong said, "Is it a brother? If it is a brother, either go back and wait for me, or wait for me here!"
"Got it, you son of a bitch, hurry in, go in what I like to do." Jing Rong looked at his outfit, "Tsk, I have to go back and change clothes." When he came out, he dressed decently for his brother It's clean and tidy and looks good, but it's not suitable for work.
"I guess it won't take long, otherwise you can just wait here for a while." Xi Yanqing said, "It's just a little colder." As the Chinese New Year is approaching, this time of year is the coldest.
"Don't worry about me, you can go first." Jing Rong rubbed his hands, "If you don't come out in a while, I'll go to Han Yang's house first." The second uncle of the Han family has already been contacted about the pasture, and he also After paying the money, the other party will help deliver it in two days. He went to see if it was delivered.
Xi Yanqing entered Luo's house with Luo Yong.
Not to mention Luo Yong's excitement at the moment, Jing Rong could see from behind that this guy was both excited and nervous.
Seeing the bear-like appearance of his brother, Jing Rong smiled involuntarily, and then walked leisurely around the entrance of Luo's house. That's right he's stepping on footsteps.
It snowed last night, and the Luo family compound was swept clean. There were three piles in the yard, but the gate was not cleaned up, and since not many people stepped on it, the snow surface was smooth and clean. Now that the sun shines, it is shining brightly.
Jing Rong looked up at the sky, and then narrowed his eyes slightly by the light. There was a smile on the corner of his lips, obviously the sunny day brought a good mood.
In winter in the north, when there is no wind, it will not be particularly cold. Jing Rong stood facing the light for a while, then continued to walk around. Like a child painting, he used his footprints to create a string of candied haws in no time.
"Squeak..."
There was a sound of the door opening from behind. I was so focused on stepping just now that I didn't even hear footsteps. Jing Rong also wondered why Xi Yanqing and the others came out so quickly, but when she turned around, she saw a stranger.
The man's eyebrows and eyes were a little familiar, and Jing Rong guessed whether it was Luo Fei's eldest brother.
It was indeed Roger. But he didn't see Jing Rong, so he didn't talk to Jing Rong. At first, he felt that if Xi Yanqing and Luo Yong were friends, there was no reason to stand at the door and not go in. Second, it was outside the gate of his house. It was close to his house but not entirely his. It seemed that there was nothing wrong with someone walking around there.
The key point is that this man didn't speak when he saw him come out. He was a person who was not very good at expressing himself, so if the other party didn't say it, he wouldn't say it.
As for Jingrong, he actually wanted to say it, but the faint smile on his face after Roji's eyes swept to the string of candied haws on the ground made him feel a little embarrassed, so he turned around and walked away. Went to Han Yang's house...
What's even more funny is that when he left, there was a person behind him.
Luo Ji is also going to Han Yang's house. His family was not big at all. When discussing relatives, his parents invited Xi Yanqing and Luo Yong to be in the main house, so his sister was in the cabin. He came out to avoid it.
It's not easy to stay outside in the cold weather, so I decided to go to Han Yang's house. It's just that the person in front seems to be... following him all the way
Luo Ji's steps were larger than Jing Rong's. At first, Jing Rong was clearly in front, but as he walked, Jing Rong was behind.
Jing Rong looked at the back in front of him, and felt more embarrassed as he walked, so he gritted his teeth: "Hold on, eldest brother!"
Roji stopped and turned around: "Is there something wrong with little brother?"
Jing Rong coughed lightly: "Dare you ask Big Brother Luo Ji?"
Roger nodded slowly: "You are..."
Jing Rong clenched his fists: "Little brother Jing Rong, moved to Huaping Village not long ago. Previously... um, I was waiting for Brother Xi and Luo Yong in front of the eldest brother's house."
Luo Ji smiled: "It turned out to be Brother Jingrong. Brother Xi and my second brother often mention you."
Jing Rong also laughed: "Thank you eldest brother for your righteous help before. The younger brother came to Huaping Village for the first time, so he should have gone to see eldest brother earlier, but because the family's sheep need to be taken care of, he has not been able to leave, and I feel really ashamed."
Roger wasn't that picky. Although he did help this little brother who had never met before to repair the house, it was also for Xi Yanqing's face, and it was no big deal, so he just laughed: "Brother Jingrong. You're welcome."
Seeing that Luo Ji was very friendly, Jing Rong asked Luo Ji about Luo Yong's proposal, and learned that Luo Ji was also going to Han Yang's house, so he chatted with him while walking.
Xi Yanqing and Luo Yong quickly finished chatting and came out of Luo's house, only to see two small backs in time. If it wasn't for his good eyesight, he couldn't even guess who the two were.
"Yes, he walks fast." Luo Yong looked at the two figures and said, "Brother Xi, I won't be back at noon today, I will go to your place to eat, and by the way, let Brother Qi give me an idea to buy it. What kind of dowry is appropriate."
"Just say you want to eat my family's food, what excuse do you make? Don't I know what kind of dowry is suitable for me?"
"Hey, if you know what you're doing, you have to say it?" Luo Yong whispered, "Oh, you don't know how bad Jingrong's cooking is. It's not as good as me. But he feels pretty good by himself, tortured. Damn me. You say how rough I am, I can eat normal things, but I can't even taste it... Anyway, you and Brother Qi will know when you taste it, it's poisonous! "
"Is it that exaggerated? I really want to try it." I was eating a big pot of rice in the military camp, and we never cooked together. Said he was curious.
With an expression of "Why are you so incapable of thinking about it?", Luo Yong went with Xi Yanqing to find Luo Fei.
Seeing them coming back, Luo Fei hurriedly asked, "How are you doing? Is it going well?" Seeing Luo Yong's bright face, he said, "Forget it, needless to say, you'll know it's definitely done just by looking at Luo Yong, right? ?"
Luo Yong chuckled: "I borrow Qi Ge's auspicious words, and I will prepare the dowry when I look back."
Originally, the matchmaker should have asked the woman's name and then went to the ancestral temple for divination to see if they were suitable for marriage. But Luo Yong's elders are gone, and this is not his hometown, so the two steps of "asking the name" and "Naji" are omitted.
Luo Yong now only needs to prepare the dowry gift to send over, and then pick an auspicious day and prepare to welcome his relatives.
The problem now is that this wedding day is not easy to pick. Luo Yong currently lives in Jingrong's place. Although it is two rooms, it is not easy to get married there. And by the time he finishes building the house, it will probably be summer. Half a year doesn't sound like a long time, but when he thinks that this half year is one hundred and eighty days, Luo Yong is like an eggplant beaten by frost.
But he couldn't do anything about it.
The Luo family insisted that Luo Ru could not get married until the summer, which was naturally related to Luo Yong's lack of his own house, and another point to the eldest Luo Ji. Although Luo Ji has always said that he has no idea of remarrying for the time being, Luo Tian and Li Yuehua don't think that way. They still feel that the second and third are married, but the eldest has always been alone, and it is not very good, and it is not good to say it out. It's just that I have been looking for a matchmaker recently, but I haven't met a suitable matchmaking partner. Either the wife's family felt that the burden of being a eldest sister-in-law was too heavy, or Li Yuehua was dissatisfied with the wife's family.
Li Yuehua felt that although her eldest son had been married once, he couldn't just make do with one just because of this, right
But she was full of wanting to let her eldest son marry another daughter-in-law before her daughter was married. How could it be so easy
"Mother, do you have to find a girl's house? Or a little brother?" Luo Yong and Xi Yanqing went to town to deliver ice cream to buy a dowry gift, and Luo Fei was sent to Luo's house. He heard Li Yuehua's thoughts, Ask Li Yuehua, "Do you remember that when Han Xu got married, he had a cousin who came over?"
"Remember." Li Yuehua said, "Is that the Tian family child? Your eldest brother has seen it before."
"Ah? Why don't I know what happened?" Luo Fei was stunned. Fortunately, he still thought, if his eldest brother has no rigid requirements for gender, let Han Xu talk about it and see if it works... He has a pretty good impression of Tian Wenyu.
"It wasn't when Han Xu got married. I asked your aunt to ask. But the people in the Tian family are not very optimistic about this. They are afraid that your elder brother has been thinking about your elder sister-in-law. They all know that, so they are worried about the child. Even if you get married, you won't be able to enter your elder brother's heart."
"That's very difficult to handle." Luo Fei said, "but I don't know anyone else." And free love is not popular in this poor place, when will his eldest brother get married? Luo Fei took the sewing basket and sat down in the kitchen, "Sanbao, what shall we eat for a while?" He came here after having breakfast at home, but the Luo family changed to two meals a day not long after winter entered. He didn't want to disrupt the meal time at home at noon, but by this time he was really hungry. It's all afternoon.
"Second brother, what do you want to eat?" Luo Ru had already steamed the steamed buns in the pot, but hadn't decided what to cook yet.
"I want to eat cold." Luo Fei licked his lips, "Can I get a cold shredded radish for the second brother? The sweet and sour kind."
"No." Luo Ru said, "Brother Xi explained before leaving that I can't give you cold food. He said that you have eaten too much cold food recently."
"Hey, he's not here. If you don't tell me, I won't tell you, who knows?!" Luo Fei said, "Besides, you are my sister first, then his sister-in-law. Do you think you have to stand by me? ?! And you haven't heard of it? You can't eat what you want when you're pregnant, and your eyes are red after the baby is born! Could it be that you want your nephew to have red eyes like a bunny in the future?"
"Second brother, don't talk nonsense." Luo Ru frowned, "What's the matter?"
"Why not?!" Luo Fei looked serious at first, but then he spoke as if he was about to cry, "Sanbao, do you think the second brother can lie to you about this? This is about your nephew, Do you have the heart to watch me worrying all the time?"
"This..." Luo Ru hesitated for a while, "That's it, but you can't tell Brother Xi!"
"Don't worry, I can't tell him." Luo Fei said, "Then I want a big plate, sour is heavier than sweet."
"Yeah." Luo Ru went to the cellar to get radishes, and when she came back, she made sweet and sour shredded radishes for Luo Fei. As for the rest of the family, she made a cabbage stew with potatoes. This is how the countryside is. Once winter comes, I will turn over and over again with those few dishes, but it is good to have enough to eat.
Luo Fei ate four large steamed buns with sweet and sour shredded radish, and his belly was round. Then he sat on the kang head and waited for the banquet to pick him up. In fact, he can go back himself, but Xi Yanqing will definitely be worried when he finds out, so forget it.
Luo Ru looked at Luo Fei's stomach at this time: "Second brother, do you think you will be a girl or a kid here?"
"I don't know either," said Luo Fei.
No see-through eyes...
Li Yuehua said without thinking, "It must be a kid. When I was pregnant with your eldest brother, it was always hot and I always wanted to eat cold."
"How about it's always cold like Han Xu?" Luo Fei asked.
"It's not a girl or a little brother." Li Yuehua said, "but no one can tell without seeing the baby. It's not until we meet."
"But also." Luo Fei yawned, leaning against the wall and was about to fall asleep.
Getting sleepy after eating is probably going to be carried out from start to finish.
After Xi Yanqing returned to the village, he did not go back to Luo's house first, but sent all the betrothal gifts to Luo Yong's house first, and then drove the ox cart back to Luo's house. At this time, Luo Ji came over to help unload the truck and feed the cows water, while Xi Yanqing took some food bought from the town and went into the house to find Luo Fei.
Luo Fei was surrounded by a familiar atmosphere and opened his eyes: "Are you back?"
Xi Yanqing said "um": "I bought you sour berries and rice cakes, do you want to eat some?"
Luo Fei was about to say yes, but he didn't say anything, but he hiccupped first! Suddenly, a radish smell hit Xi Yanqing's face...
Xi Yanqing looked complicated: "Have you eaten radishes at noon?"
Luo Fei was guilty of a guilty conscience, and kept his eyes closed: "Well. Brother Qing, where is the rice cake you said? Where is it?"
How come you still hiccup after you have slept in the trough? ! Fortunately, no matter how powerful Xi Yanqing is, it is impossible to smell whether it is raw or cooked radish!
Luo Fei rolled his eyes, secretly delighted. He took a piece of rice cake that Xi Yanqing gave him, and ate it without thinking.
At this time Roger came in. Xi Yanqing asked casually, "Brother, what radishes did you eat this afternoon?"
Luo Ji said very frankly: "No, I just ate Erbao. He added a bunch of vinegar, and it was so sour that he could eat it by himself."
Luo Fei, who failed to wink at his eldest brother in time because he was blocked by Xi Yanqing: "..."
big brother! This is the same root! What a hurry to fry each other, bro!
Don't you know that as soon as you say that you add vinegar to the big tiger, you must know that what I eat is raw? Knowing that I ate raw, he must have known that I ate cold!
Luo Fei was speechless, and Luo Ru silently returned to her own cubicle.
Xi Yanqing turned his head and glanced at Luo Fei: "It seems to be delicious. Let's go, it's hard to go after it's dark for a while."
Luo Fei said "um" and walked out. When he went out the door, he put his arms around Xi Yanqing flatteringly: "Brother Qing, is it going well in the town today?"
Xi Yanqing heard the words and said, "It's a little bit of an episode. Some people saw that our ice cream was selling well, and they learned to make it, and it was cheaper than ours."
Xi Yanqing also only found out when he heard from the owner of the restaurant when he was delivering goods today, that someone started to grab market share so quickly. It's funny to say that there are not many people in this town. It sells hundreds of them a day because everyone thinks it's new at the beginning, and some people buy several at once. In the past two days, the sales have been reduced, but there are still people involved.
"Then do they cook deliciously?" Rofe asked.
"I asked Luo Yong to buy two and try them. The taste is similar to ours. But so far, the other party only sells popsicles and pure milk. But it's probably a matter of time before adding eggs."
"Then what do we do? Are we going to continue selling?"
"Of course it's sold. The sales volume in the county seat is much higher than this. As long as we can maintain the quality and try to be ahead of others, it's fine. But today, Big Brother Shi asked me something."
"What's up?"
"He asked me if I had any plans to live in the town in the future. Now that we ship more and more, it doesn't matter if we go back and forth, anyway, there is not much work in winter. But if there is more, it will be too busy. What about when the weather is warmer? The ice cream will definitely sell better than it is now. The two of us will definitely not be able to make it. The most important thing is that if we want to ship more, we have to expand the production area. We don’t have enough here. , is it possible that we are still building a factory?" In that case, I will not mention whether the money in hand is enough or not, and the new house will definitely not be built again, and the risks to be taken will also increase.
"What do you think Big Brother Shi means?"
"I think what he means is that he wants to expand the production area to cope with future sales." Xi Yanqing asked, "Daughter-in-law, do you want to live in the town?"
"I don't want to." Luo Fei replied with certainty, "I like to eat my own vegetables, and I like the atmosphere of the country. Maybe it will change in a few years, but for now, I don't want to go to town at all. What's good? That is, there are more shops, and it is more convenient to buy things, but I think it is not as good as the countryside in other aspects. Besides, there are relatives and friends here, and if we go to the town, we don't know a lot of people. "
"I have the same idea. So I have an idea." Xi Yanqing locked the door and pressed Luo Fei to sit on the chair, "I am thinking about whether to tell Big Brother Shi all these tips for making ice cream now. We only provide technology, which is considered a technology investment, and we don’t care about production and manufacturing. Otherwise, when the spring comes, we will definitely not be able to do both. Unless we simply don’t farm the land, or contract out all the land.”
"Do you like farming?"
"I like to watch the seeds I plant bloom and bear fruit." Xi Yanqing poked Luo Fei's stomach with a smile, "This little fruit is my most proud work."
"If you talk about it, it's crooked!" Luo Fei patted Xi Yanqing's hand away, "Then Big Brother Shi, can they be happy? After all, the ice cream we make now doesn't have much technical content."
"I think he wants this. To put it bluntly, their foundation is much stronger than ours. We are now doing small things, and sometimes it is not conducive to the overall development. It's just that making ice cream is our first priority. I figured it out, so Big Brother Shi and Big Brother Li must not take the initiative to mention it. But Big Brother Shi said that about making ice with saltpeter, he has already started to choose a site to build an ice cellar. This investment is too big, and we can't invest it now. I went in, so I didn’t say anything at the time. Big Brother Shi meant that 10% of the profits would be given to us at that time, which would be considered an idea fee, that is, technology investment.”
"Ten percent is actually a lot." Compared with building an ice cellar and managing sales, they just put forward an idea here. And it just so happened that the idea was worth the money. As for whether it is possible to be deceived, Luo Fei felt that they really had nothing to deceive Shi Shi and Li Siyuan.
"So if you don't object, I want to just talk to Big Brother Shi like this." Xi Yanqing said, "You think about it."
"You don't have to think about it, just follow your ideas." Luo Fei said, "Didn't we agree that you are outside and I am inside? I don't care about external matters, just don't starve me and the little tiger to death. "
"How do you know it's a little tiger? Maybe it's a little donkey?"
"My mother said it. When she was pregnant with my eldest brother, she was always afraid of heat and always wanted to eat cold."
"I really want to see him soon." Xi Yanqing rubbed Luo Fei's stomach and couldn't help but kiss him on the top.
Luo Fei looked down at Xi Yanqing, his eyes sparkling.
It's been more than three months, it should be OK...
Xi Yanqing set the fire and got Luo Fei a large bucket of bath water. He picked up Luo Fei horizontally, put it into the tub carefully, and sat in with him...