"Sit down for me."
Gu Jiu scolded Gu Yue sharply.
"Third sister, don't even look at what this place is. This is the meeting hall, not a place for you to mess around. How dare you use your abacus to hit people, you are presumptuous!"
"Why do you scold me. Big sister scolds me, why don't you ignore me? If I want to hit someone, you interfere with me?"
Gu Yue was furious.
Gu Jiu's eyes were sharp, and she looked at Gu Zhen who was laughing.
Gu Zhen met Gu Jiu's gaze, her smile froze on her face, she lowered her head slowly, not daring to smile blatantly again.
Gu Jiu said with a serious face: "Don't worry about the reason, you just can't hit people. Qingmei, take the abacus from the hands of the third girl."
Qingmei followed orders, stepped forward, and said, "Miss San, I offended you."
Then Qingmei abruptly broke off Gu Yue's fingers, and took the abacus from her hand.
Gu Yue sat down slumped, very unhappy, and said aggrievedly: "Second sister, are you satisfied now?"
Gu Jiu didn't bother to pay attention to Gu Yue.
She was also wronged, I really don't know where she got such a big face.
She looked at the eldest wife, Mrs. Zhang, and bowed slightly, "I made my aunt laugh."
The eldest wife Zhang felt a little guilty, "I was negligent, I shouldn't bring this up."
Immediately afterwards, Mrs. Zhang said solemnly with a straight face: "Girl Zhen, girl Yue, you two are sisters. You scolded and beat me in front of everyone, and you two didn't pay attention to my eldest aunt at all." Xiao Jiu did not scold you wrongly, you are presumptuous."
Gu Zhen and Gu Yue lowered their heads together, pretending to admit their mistakes.
The eldest wife, Mrs. Zhang, snorted coldly, "I don't know how the second sibling disciplines you. But under my nose, you are not allowed to be presumptuous. If you dare to do this again next time, then you should not come to the meeting hall to participate in housekeeping. The meeting hall is small, so there is no room for the two of you."
"Auntie, I know I was wrong. Please give us another chance." Gu Zhen looked downcast and pleasing to the eye.
"Auntie, I won't dare again in the future." Gu Yue looked aggrieved and wanted to cry.
Mrs. Zhang said with a cold face, "It's okay, it's okay, I'm still wronged. This matter ends here, and I'm not allowed to bring it up again."
"yes!"
As the Spring Festival approaches, there are a lot of things going on in the mansion.
Gu Jiu and her sisters are very busy with the eldest wife Zhang every day.
On Xie's side, the spirit has not been very good, the whole person is sick and can't cheer up.
The doctor checked her a few times, and they all said that she was depressed because of depression in her heart. Advise her to look away.
Mrs. Xie nodded, seeming to have listened to the doctor's words.
But as soon as the doctor left, Mrs. Xie said: "Look aside, it's easier said than done. It's easier said than done, my wife can't look away."
Chunhe persuaded: "Madam, the third girl's marriage has been settled, so don't worry about it."
Xie laughed at herself, "It's simple. Yue'er's dowry alone will kill me."
Xie Shi felt unhappy.
Gu Yue betrothed to Zhao Erlang, and Xie's heart was always simmering with anger and could not vent it.
However, she couldn't show it clearly, and she had to do her best to prepare a dowry for Gu Yue.
As Gu Yue's daughter from the first line, and the second son from the Earl's Mansion, the dowry must not be less than 20,000 taels.
At least 25,000 taels, a dowry of 120 units, must be prepared.
Xie frowned.
If this marriage was planned by her, she would be willing to prepare a dowry for Gu Yue.
However, this marriage was planned by Gu Yue himself, and Xie felt a little resentful when preparing the dowry.
There is resentment in my heart, but there is no way to vent it.
No wonder Mrs. Xie couldn't raise her energy all day long, and she didn't have the time to discuss the distribution of housekeeping rights with Mrs. Zhang.
The maid Dongmei came in from the outside, "Ma'am, a matchmaker is here."
Mrs. Xie was stunned for a moment, "What kind of matchmaker? No one in the mansion wants to marry? Are you looking for a big house?"
Dongmei shook her head, "The matchmaker told me that he wants to discuss the marriage with his wife."
Xie frowned, "Did you ask the matchmaker, whose family is she coming to propose? Whose marriage is she discussing?"
"The servant asked, but the matchmaker didn't say anything. The matchmaker said he would only speak in front of his wife."
Mrs. Xie snorted coldly, "Even matchmakers dare to take Joe these days, who will give them face?"
Chunhe hurriedly persuaded: "My wife should meet the matchmaker. The matchmaker's mouth is very broken. If the wife doesn't see each other, the servant is worried that the matchmaker will make up something wrong and ruin the reputation of the girls."
After a pause, Chunhe said again: "Ma'am, Miss Si's marriage has not been settled yet."
The implication is that for Gu Shan's sake, Mrs. Xie shouldn't offend the matchmaker.
Although the matchmakers are all low-class, but they can go to every house and every household, and they are well-informed, and ordinary people can only bow down to them.
Many of the private affairs of rich families were spread by them. The reputation of the girl's family is also ruined by them.
To treat these matchmakers, it is the best policy to keep them at a respectful distance and to reward them generously.
As long as money is used to block their mouths, they will also keep their promises, and basically they will not talk nonsense outside.
Mrs. Xie frowned, "Go and invite the matchmaker, I will reluctantly meet him."
"yes!"
Dongmei went to invite someone, and she soon invited Matchmaker Li.
Matchmaker Li has a typical matchmaker face, and her speech and actions are exaggerated.
"Congratulations, Mrs. Congratulations."
Mrs. Xie raised her eyebrows and smiled, "Why do you like it?"
Without waiting for a greeting, Matchmaker Li sat down on the chair consciously, "Madam, I don't know, someone is interested in the second girl of your mansion, please ask me to be a matchmaker."
"Looking at my second girl?" Mrs. Xie was surprised.
Gu Jiu, that sick child, was actually taken in by someone, and even asked someone to come and talk to him as a matchmaker.
Mrs. Xie immediately became interested, "Which family has taken a fancy to my second girl? Tell me quickly and listen."
Matchmaker Li smiled, "To tell you the truth, the second girl from your mansion is the first-class wealthy family. As I said, I'm not picky about anything else, but the second girl from your mansion is smart and virtuous."
"Don't be too tight-lipped, which one is it?" Mrs. Xie was impatient.
Matchmaker Li smiled triumphantly, and then said mysteriously: "Mrs. Lu Hou asked me to come to our door to make a marriage proposal, and said that she would marry the second girl of your mansion for the youngest son of his family.
Ma'am, I'm not talking nonsense, Lu Hou is a first-class wealthy family in the capital. Marquis Lu holds a large army and has a high position and authority. No matter how many people want to curry favor with Marquis Lu's mansion, they will not be able to curry favor.
Now Mrs. Lu Hou has taken a fancy to the second lady of your mansion, tsk tsk, the second lady of your mansion is a lucky one. It seems that she is about to marry into a noble family and enjoy the blessings. "
Mrs. Xie's eyes widened, she couldn't believe it, "You mean Mrs. Luhou entrusted you to marry me?"
"Exactly! Ma'am, this is a good marriage that can't be found with a lantern. Just nod, and I promise to help you facilitate this marriage."
Matchmaker Li patted her chest, as if everything was under her control.
In Li Matchmaker's mind, as long as Mrs. Xie is not stupid, she will definitely agree to such a good marriage.
Then the two can discuss the matter of engagement.
As soon as the marriage is settled, she can get a generous sum of money to thank the matchmaker.
Matchmaker Li felt elated when she thought of Mrs. Lu Hou's generosity.
Mrs. Xie was in a complicated mood, Mrs. Lu Hou actually fell in love with Gu Jiu, it was not a joke, how could it be possible.
Is Mrs. Lu Hou lame? Why did she fall in love with Gu Jiu
Chunhe secretly reminded Mrs. Xie, Mrs. Xie came back to her senses, coughed lightly, and asked, "Madam Lu Hou, what else can I say?"
Matchmaker Li smiled and said: "Madam, don't worry, I have seen the youngest son of the Luhou Mansion with my own eyes. He is handsome and talented. He has practiced martial arts since he was a child and has already served in the army. It can be said that he is a young talent. He and your second girl are both talented and beautiful. They are a match made in heaven." of a pair.
By the way, Madam, if you want to invite the second girl from your mansion, I will also take care of Luhou Mansion. "
Mrs. Xie smiled, "My second girl has been weak since she was a child, if it's cold today and can't stand the wind, it's better not to let her out."
Oh!
Matchmaker Li gave a meaningful oh, and secretly observed Xie Shi's expression, trying to figure out Xie Shi's thoughts.
Matchmaker Li had already inquired about Gu's situation before she came.
Miss Gu is the original consort, and Mrs. Xie is the second wife.
One can imagine how much the stepmother hates the children left by the original spouse.
At first hearing that the daughter left by the original wife is going to marry into a noble family, Mrs. Xie must not be happy.
Matchmaker Li smiled, "Madam is right, the girl's body is delicate, and she can't come out to have a breeze in such cold weather. Then, what do you think of the marriage in Luhou Mansion? You can't find it even with a lantern." If you miss this good marriage, you won't have such a good chance next time."
Xie smiled and said: "Don't worry, I will consider this marriage carefully. It's just the children's marriage, and my master still needs to nod.
How about this, you go back first, I will send someone to invite you to the mansion in two days, and personally tell you what my master thinks. "
Matchmaker Li laughed, "My wife is still considerate. It is related to the marriage of the second girl in your mansion, so I should consider it carefully. If this is the case, then I will leave first."
"Wait a minute!"
Mrs. Xie suddenly called out Matchmaker Li.
Matchmaker Li asked with a smile, "Madam, what else do you want?"
Mrs. Xie thought about it for a while, and asked: "Mrs. Lu Hou really likes my second girl?"
"Of course it's true." Matchmaker Li said very seriously.
Mrs. Xie smiled, "That's how I feel at ease. There are so many girls in the family, except for the third girl, none of them are married yet. As a mother, I'm so worried. I'm afraid it will delay the children's future."
Matchmaker Li immediately came up, "Madam, do you want to say goodbye to the children? Leave this to me. Madam has a crush on the young master, just tell me, and I will run errands for you."
Mrs. Xie smiled, "The marriages of the boys in my family have not yet been decided. Especially the third child, the eldest is not young, can you help me see each other?"
"Yes! Whose girl does my wife like?"
"Girls in the capital, I'm not very familiar with them yet. Please introduce them to me first."
The two chatted together.
According to Li Matchmaker's family, most of them are from the same family as the Gu family, and some of them are even lower than the Gu family.
Matchmaker Li didn't introduce anyone with a higher family status than Gu's family.
It is an old rule to marry a girl high and marry a daughter-in-law low.
When Gu Ting married a daughter-in-law, most of the time he could only marry a girl from the right family, or even a girl from a lower family. If you want to marry a girl whose family status is higher than Gu's, you must be lucky.
Therefore, Matchmaker Li was very pragmatic when introducing her. Directly filter out those high-end girls,
Mrs. Xie listened very carefully, obviously she really moved her mind and wanted to tell Gu Ting about a marriage.
As soon as the two chatted, they chatted for half an hour, and the tea was changed twice.
Mrs. Xie said to Matchmaker Li very affectionately: "Thanks to you, otherwise I would be like a blind man who can't figure out who these rich and noble families in the capital are."
Li Matchmaker smiled and said: "There are many rich and noble families in the capital, and the relationship is complicated. Relatives are connected with relatives. My wife has just returned to the capital, and it is understandable that I don't know these relationships for a while. My wife is anxious. After a long time, you can do it too." sort out those relationships."
"I hope. Mrs. Lu Hou gave birth to three sons and a daughter for Lu Hou. It's very lucky. Lu Hou's second son, is he married?"
"I'm talking about kissing, and the marriage should be settled soon."
Xie groaned, his expression unclear.
Matchmaker Li, being a human being, naturally saw through Xie's thoughts.
But she won't say anything now.
The person who invited her was Mrs. Luhou, unless Xie could offer more benefits, she would run for Xie.
Xie asked again: "The youngest son of the Marquis of Lu's mansion, isn't he very old?"
"After the new year, I will be seventeen."
Mrs. Xie nodded, "A boy who is only seventeen years old is not too old. He is about the same age as the second girl of my family, but he doesn't know his temperament.
My second daughter has been weak and sickly since she was a child, and has a sensitive temper. If she meets a careless boy, I worry that my second daughter will be wronged. "
Matchmaker Li said flatteringly, "My wife is really kind. You are very worried."
"To marry into such a family, the requirements for a girl are not only to be smart and virtuous, but also to be sensible and courteous, and to be healthy."
"Ma'am is quite right."
Xie smiled and said, "I'm just talking casually. When you see Mrs. Lu Hou, greet her for me."
"Don't worry, madam, I will definitely bring your greetings."
Matchmaker Li got up to leave, and Mrs. Xie asked Chunhe to send Matchmaker Li out.
Chunhe sent Matchmaker Li to the gate and handed her a purse, "This is a kindness from my wife."
Matchmaker Li pinched the thickness of her purse, and she immediately smiled, "Madam has a heart."
Chunhe said: "My fourth daughter is not young anymore, the marriage has never been planned, and my wife doesn't think about eating and drinking because of this matter. If my aunt has a suitable family, don't forget my wife and fourth daughter."
Matchmaker Li grinned, "Miss Chunhe, don't worry, I forget that no one will forget my wife and Miss Si. Don't worry, Miss Si's marriage is in my heart."
"There is still the marriage of the third young master." Chun He reminded.
Matchmaker Li agreed, "I know, I know. I will never forget."
For the sake of money, I will not forget.
After seeing off Matchmaker Li, Chunhe returned to Furongyuan.
"Is Matchmaker Li gone?" Xie asked.
Chunhe nodded, "Matchmaker Li has already been sent away. The servant reminded her, and she said that she would take the wife's advice to heart."
Xie frowned, looking unhappy.
"What's madam worried about?"
Xie was bitter, "Back in the northwest, in order to get married with the Marquis of Lu, he gave up his strength. As a result, not only did the matter fail, but he also lost so much, which even made the master furious. Now, without any effort, the Marquis of Lu She even took the initiative to come to get married. It's really..." She was so mad.
Xie Shi was out of breath, and his face became ugly.
Chunhe hurriedly persuaded: "After all, the northwest is a place of bitter cold, and there are not many choices. Fortunately, now that we are back in the capital, the marriages of the girls and the young masters will be resolved one by one. Madam should relax."
Xie gritted her teeth, "Doesn't Mrs. Lu Hou have eyes? It's fine if she doesn't like Yue'er. She doesn't even like Shan'er, but she just fell in love with Gu Jiu, that sick child. What kind of vision is this? Where is that dead girl Gu Jiu?" Well, it is worthy of the dignified Mrs. Luhou to take the initiative to get married."
Chunhe Zhangzhangzui, want to say that the second girl is very good, can settle accounts, can housekeeper, is also good-looking, tall and tall, and the disease is cured. Mrs. Lu Hou doesn't dislike the low status of Gu's family, so it's normal to look at the second girl.
Of course, Chunhe only dared to say these words secretly in his heart, and never dared to say them out loud.
Chunhe is still clear about Mrs. Xie's thoughts.
Chunhe persuaded: "The fourth girl is going to be the young mistress of the family, so there is no need for the wife to keep an eye on the marriage in Luhou's mansion.
Even if the second girl married, she was only one of many young mistresses. No matter how capable she is, don't even think about being a housekeeper.
The young lady of the Luhou Mansion is not a cheap lamp, and her natal brothers are all promising. The second girl married in the past, and she must not be able to compete with the eldest and young mistress of the Luhou Mansion. "
Xie's mood was depressed, she didn't hide it at all, and said directly: "My wife can't accept Gu Jiu marrying into Luhou's mansion. Why can she be valued by Luhou's wife, and marry better than Yue'er."
Chunhe asked cautiously: "Madam, do you want the fourth girl to marry the second girl to the Luhou Mansion, or consciously reject the Luhou Mansion's marriage proposal?"
Xie frowned, "Let me think about this matter again."
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