One sentence is tantamount to a thunderbolt, and everyone is fooled.
He even wondered if he was deaf
They, a small and poor family, want to marry the Hou Mansion? Could it be that the blue sky and the day are dreaming big dreams
Not to mention that the Li family was overwhelmed by this sentence, even the master who said this sentence was still in a state of turmoil, but his eyes showed an uncontrollable ecstasy.
Although he wanted to act indifferently like a scholar, he had already shown signs of being dishonest and not being able to get the plane. Fortunately, no one noticed at this time, because everyone was completely immersed in the sentence of getting married to the Hou's mansion, and hadn't reacted yet.
After being dazed for a while, Mrs. Sun, Mrs. Li, was the first to wake up, took a few short breaths, then pounded the table a few times with her palm, and asked urgently, "What did you say, dear grandson? Say it again, But what am I deaf and deaf about?"
Li Cheng was extremely proud, as if he had already seen the good life after he became the son-in-law of Mingdehou's mansion.
This person is hypocritical, and he always carries it everywhere, even at home, so even when he was extremely excited, he restrained himself, passed the words he had thought up early in the morning on the tip of his tongue, and polished them in his mind , and then slowly said it.
Of course, what he said now is far from the truth.
Li Cheng cut down the general content and only said a general idea. The general idea is that half a month ago, he and his classmates went to the literary meeting held by the fourth young master of the Mingde Hou Mansion, and the sixth young lady of the Hou Mansion was playing in the garden with her sisters. , accidentally stumbled and fell into the lotus pond, and happened to be seen by myself, because she was afraid that something would happen to Miss Gu, so she didn't care too much, and went straight into the water to save the person.
Fortunately, the lady was fine in the end, so he left.
But just now, the old lady Gu in the Hou's mansion sent someone to find her and called her, saying that she thought of his life-saving feelings, and decided to promise her granddaughter to be her wife.
After he finished speaking, the Li family finally understood the reason, sighed a few times, and then tasted it back and forth several times.
Both Mrs. Sun and Mrs. Bai are not fools, so they quickly figured out the key point. Although the scene said they were grateful for the life-saving grace, in fact, I am afraid that it was not because Ze'er had a physical relationship with the young lady. At the banquet, there may be many pairs of eyes looking at it. The girl's family has lost their innocence, which family is willing to hire a daughter-in-law, so the only way out is to marry the grandson/son.
In the blink of an eye, Sun and Bai guessed the key.
Bai's family was shocked, scared and happy, a little at a loss, and said she was happy, but she still couldn't believe it, because people like them really climbed into such a prominent family
But soon they had no doubts.
Half a month later, the Mingdehou Mansion sent a matchmaker to discuss marriage.
It wasn't until this moment that the Li family was finally willing to believe that a heart that had been hanging around for a long time finally fell to the ground.
Immediately afterwards, it was ecstasy.
However, within two days of being happy, there were problems, the first one being about the house.
When the matchmaker came to the door for the first time, he mentioned a few words, saying that Miss Hou's mansion hired a family like them, it was too low to marry, and to put it bluntly, they would marry the emperor's daughter. Almost like a street poor man.
"Old lady, don't mention anything else, where will Miss Qianjin live after she gets married to your house?" The matchmaker flicked the handkerchief in her hand, glanced at Mrs. Sun, and said quickly.
Although Mrs. Bai didn't interrupt, she was muttering in her heart, why should she call her somewhere? Maybe their house doesn't have a vacant room? The entire west wing is empty, no matter how precious she is, can she occupy the entire house
Bai Shi was heartless and courageous, so he naturally only wanted to think about these words, but his face showed some indifference and dissatisfaction.
A person like a matchmaker, how can he be so old? What Cai was thinking in his heart, he sneered in his heart, secretly thinking that this is really a person who is not on the stage, his eyelids are so shallow, and he has no knowledge at all, bah!
What's more, the children in this family look good, but they have misbehavior and used means to ruin Miss Gu Liu's innocence. Now that the whole family looks like this, it's really pitiful for the girls of the Hou Mansion!
She cursed people all over her heart, but she still had a smile on her face, and she looked kindly. She got the second order from the second wife early in the morning, and she naturally had to do some things properly.
So he turned his head to look at Mrs. Bai, and said with a smile that was not a smile: "My wife has never been to the Hou's Mansion, so I don't know the situation of their wealthy family. What kind of house does the sixth girl of their family live in? Just the girl One, her yard is twice as big as your house. The small place of your house is just enough for ordinary people, but look, the one your family is going to marry is a delicate and noble woman from a rich family. Man, to put it bluntly, your family is really lucky to be able to climb such a noble family!
When the time comes when someone gets married, the dowry alone may not even fit in such a small yard! "The matchmaker didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional when she said the last sentence.
When Bai heard the first two sentences, his complexion was not very good. He only missed a word, which woman doesn't marry a chicken and follow a chicken
Even the young lady of the Hou Mansion has to pay attention to the three obediences and the four virtues. When she is out of the family, as a wife, she should strictly abide by the women's virtues, restrain herself and return to the courtesy, and be meek and skillful.
Furthermore, why can't I live in this house of my own, and no one else wants to live in it!
But after hearing the last sentence of the person, the anger will be extinguished.
Mrs. Sun still had a smiling face. You came and I talked a lot to the matchmaker.
Later, they wanted to keep someone for dinner, but they declined on the pretext that they were busy and left.
When there were no outsiders in the room, Sun's face was lowered, the folds on her forehead were almost unwrinkled into a Sichuan character, the matchmaker meant that this house is not good, the new wife can't live in the house, and needs to buy a new house.
Although the old lady was unhappy, she also knew that she could not offend the Hou family.
The Li family didn't have such big rules, and they talked about it again during dinner, mainly because Sun and his son Li Baode discussed it.
A new house is easy to say, but how can the Li family afford it? Land and housing prices in central Beijing are very expensive, and good houses are hard to find.
Li Cheng saw it, and was afraid that Mrs. Sun would be confused and offend the Hou Mansion because she couldn't figure it out. After all, the young lady hadn't married yet, so don't hit her head.
So he went to meet the old lady in private again, and said something, all in all, the new house must be bought, he hinted to Mrs Sun, it doesn't matter if you give up a little first, the lady of the Hou's mansion will definitely bring a large dowry.
Mrs. Sun has always loved her grandson the most, and a hundred words from others can't match his words, so she agreed.
The next day the old lady called her son, and the two talked for an hour in the room.
After this day, Li Baode ran outside every day, and after half a month, he finally persuaded the family next door to Li's house to sell the house to them.
The size of the house next to it is the same as that of the Li family's house, and the area is also similar, and it is also a two-entry layout.
Originally, they were not willing to sell, but Li Baode deliberately proposed the Mingde Hou Mansion. The man was afraid of offending the powerful, so he finally compromised, but the price was a bit higher, not less than one thousand taels of silver. Qi moved away.
Li Baode calculated in his mind that the price of such a house should be around 800 taels, not more than 900 taels.
But there is no way to do it, because they didn't intend to sell it, and they begged to buy it, so they will definitely suffer a bit.
The Li family didn't have that much money at all, so they could only grit their teeth and sell the 100 mu of paddy fields in the countryside. Because it was a high-quality paddy field, it sold for 9 taels per mu, and 900 taels for 100 mu. There is still a hundred taels to be withdrawn from the account.
After collecting the money, Li Baode hurried to buy the house without delay.
This is Sun's idea. It is impossible to sell the house that the Li family lives in for decades. There is really no money to change to a bigger house. The only way is to buy the house next to the Li family, and then both families With a side door open, it is not too small to be connected together.
At that time, the house will be repainted and repainted, and the one next to it will be given to the bride. No matter what happens.
For this house, the Li family sold 100 acres of paddy fields, and Sun was so distressed that he couldn't eat for a few days, and his chest hurt.
That is the family property that the ancestors saved little by little. The whole family relies on it for food, and now half of it is suddenly lost. Who can feel better!
Heartache is heartache, if you can marry a Miss Hou Men back, it will not be considered a loss.
After the house was put down and the deed was signed, Mrs. Sun invited someone to deliver a letter to the Mingdehou's mansion without any delay. After a few days, two nuns-like figures came over there, followed by four or five A servant girl, well-behaved, wearing a decent new satin dress, crimson red and dark green, looks very extraordinary.
It was the first time for the female family members of the Li family to see such a battle and such a person, they were all a little overwhelmed, and they inevitably showed pettiness and flustered.
Fortunately, in the end, they want to talk about their marriage. No matter how noble the Hou Mansion is, his daughter will still marry into the Li family.
Mrs. Sun sees this point most clearly. After all, the young lady has already had a physical relationship with her grandson, and she will be married if she doesn't marry.
The Hou family felt that the girl had made her a big ugly and made herself a laughing stock in the circle. After all, she could only knock her teeth out and swallow her blood. She gritted her teeth and wanted to get this marriage done as soon as possible. Follow the ancient rituals and go one by one.
But Rao also took a lot of effort.
In the end, the date of marriage was finally set on the fifth day of September.