"Damn it! You speak such nonsense out of conscience. If your nephew was a good mother, why didn't you come and tell me so openly? He came to my door twice but didn't say a word in front of me. Finally, he said I went to the room and muttered to you, why, you are going to change Geng Tie behind my back right now, you are so daring! Now that I am old and tempered, you don’t take me seriously, do you?”
This incident really angered Mrs. Sun, otherwise she would not teach her how to behave in front of Li Chengze and Gu Qingci, and would not give her any face to Mrs. Sun.
"No, mother, my daughter-in-law doesn't dare!" Mrs. Bai almost knelt down and swore.
Mrs. Sun snorted heavily, "I don't think there is anything you dare to do now. Let me put my words here today. You don't need to interfere with Zhi'er's marriage. You can tell whoever you like about your nephew." !"
"But I have already promised my natal family!" Shi Bai blurted out in a hurry.
But Mrs. Sun sneered and said: "What a Bai family, this is planning for a daughter-in-law to go back empty-handed, Mrs. Bai, you can solve the things you made yourself, don't ask me to wipe your ass, the Bai family dares to make trouble, look at me Don't ask people to drive them out!"
The resentment flashed across Bai's face.
Finally, Li Chengze also said: "I know my mother loves my nephew, but my sister is my mother's own flesh and blood, so I should think more about it."
Bai-shi lowered his head and went out.
Sun kept Li Chengze to talk to Gu Qingci.
Nothing else, the Bai family is unreliable, the marriage of the two granddaughters can only be managed by the old lady herself.
First, she asked a matchmaker to keep an eye on them, and soon they sent candidates over. Mrs. Sun picked out a few suitable ones, and asked Li Chengze to take a look. She was afraid that a bad marriage would affect Li Chengze. .
Li Cheng wanted to say that since it was Li Zhi's marriage, she should also make her own choice and agree to it with her own words.
In this era, children’s marriages are decided by their parents, and there is absolutely no way for them to choose for themselves. Another thing, Li Chan and Li Zhi are introverted. They may not know people well when they stay at home all year round. It's not bad to let the old lady call the shots.
So he agreed.
The old lady has three families in her hands, and the boys are all around eighteen or nineteen years old.
The first man is the eldest son of the family, and his financial conditions are not bad. The family has a hundred acres of fertile land and lives by collecting rent. Regardless of his character, Li Cheng was the first to deny this family, because Li Zhi Li Zhi's personality is not suitable for being the elder sister-in-law. Generally speaking, the eldest son has great responsibilities. He not only has to support his parents, but also takes care of the younger siblings. There are three or five younger siblings in the family. If Li Zhi married Ken, it would be difficult for a while .
There are two remaining, one is a scholar with a decent family background, but he has not yet passed the examination of scholar. The other one is the only son in the family. He works in the patrol battalion. The conditions are good. The family lives in a big house with two entrants. The location is much better than that of the Li family.
Li Cheng didn't know that it was hard to judge character. He only said that the two companies were good, but he had to inquire carefully about character.
In fact, apart from these few, there are many fancy families who are interested, and they look richer, but most of them are directed at the Gu family, trying to build relationships in vain, and there are also ways to ask for help in the future.
The Sun family is old and sophisticated, so they couldn't see through the doorways here, so they rejected all of them.
In her heart, her grandson is the most important thing, and no one can hold her back. Her granddaughter of the Li family doesn't expect to be superior to anyone else, the kind of quiet and smart family is the best.
In fact, Li Cheng selfishly felt that Li Zhi was only fifteen years old and there was nothing to worry about, so he told Mrs. Sun why not take it easy.
The old lady smiled and said: "Women are different from men. It's not too early to see each other at this age. If you talk about getting married, you will be married in the next year. Besides, your sisters are getting older every year." , last year was fine, this year the Bai family came to make an idea, your mother is crooked and unreliable, I can stop her once, but I can't guarantee that I can prevent it every time, after all, she was born. It's also for the sake of Hello sisters."
Li Cheng felt helpless after hearing this, so he nodded and said that he would ask Yuan Bao to inquire about those two families tomorrow, and if it was really suitable, he would not stop him.
Today, Mrs. Sun reprimanded Mrs. Bai. Although the two sisters, Li Zhi and Li Chan, were dismissed by the mother-in-law, they knew more or less, and they felt uneasy.
Gu Qingci couldn't help comforting her again.
Li Cheng and Gu Qingci went back to the yard over there, and Li Cheng asked Gu Qingci if he had any ideas.
Gu Qingci said: "The old lady probably wants to finalize the elder sister's marriage before you go out."
Li Cheng was a little surprised, why was he in such a hurry
Little did he know that it was actually a long-standing custom.
It is said that when someone in the family is going to go out or go to work, if a happy event can be held at home before going out, the person going out will be seen as auspicious, and there is a saying that the journey will be safe.
After all, Li Zhi was talking about marriage, and the old lady knew that her grandson was going out, so for the sake of good luck, she would definitely finalize Li Zhi's marriage in the next few days.
Judging by what the old lady meant, I am afraid that the candidate will have to be chosen among those three.
Li Cheng denied the first one, but Gu Qingci felt that the second one was not very suitable. He said that he was a scholar, and it was hard to say where he would go in the future. Doing other things is considered a skill. Besides, most of the scholars are high-spirited, Li Zhi has never read a book seriously, although he can recognize some characters after being taught by Gu Qingci for a while, but that's it.
Gu Qingci said in a soft voice: "If the other party is a scholar who likes red sleeves and extravagance, the eldest sister may not be able to handle it."
Li Cheng laughed at what she said, raised his eyebrows and said: "An official has such insight, it is far better than a husband."
Gu Qingci rushed over and hit him a few times, who couldn't tell that he was making fun of her.
But Li Cheng then continued: "I don't know what kind of scholar my husband is according to the officials. Is he in love with his wife Fenghuang Yufei, or is he in love with his wife Fenghuang Yufei, or is he deeply in love like a drum, a zither, and a harp?"
Gu Qingci called Li Cheng so that his cheeks were flushed, he kicked his feet a few times, covered his face with a handkerchief, and refused to see anyone.
They talked about things carefully, and finally made them make a fuss.
The next day, Li Cheng asked Yuan Bao and Duanyan to inquire about the three families selected by the old lady.
First, check whether the family’s environment and economic situation are falsified, and then find out about the family’s atmosphere from the surrounding neighbors, how it usually behaves, and it’s not just the man. Marriage is such an important thing.
Yuan Bao and Duan Yan inquired for three days in a row, and then reported to Li Chengze all the information they heard and asked.
In the end, Li Cheng made a comprehensive analysis and considered, and felt that the third household seemed to be the best.
But he didn't want to make decisions for Li Zhi, so he asked Gu Qingci to call Li Zhi over, tell Li Zhi about the situation of these companies, tell her the pros and cons, and ask her which one to choose , He went to talk to Mrs. Sun again.
Li Zhi is really a docile and well-behaved person, and she is actually not stupid. When Gu Qingci told her about the situation of these three families, she was shy at first and did not dare to raise her head. A few words, saying that this is her own lifelong event, and there are no outsiders here, so just say what you think.
In this way, Li Zhi blushed and pointed to the third one, and said in a voice like a mosquito: "Let's just go to this one."
Gu Qingci told Li Chengze the result, and Li Chengze turned his head and went back to the old lady. The old lady said a few good words repeatedly, her face turned into a dry orange peel, and said, "Then let's do it again." This is the house, your father will be back around tomorrow, I will pass a message to the matchmaker, if he agrees, exchange notes as soon as possible to settle this matter."
Sure enough, the family had no objection, they must have heard from the matchmaker that the son of the Li family was going to travel far away, so they understood, so they chose a date nearby and went to the door of the Li family with a gift.
The Li family set up two tables of good food and wine to entertain the guests, and everyone was very happy. After the Xiaoding, red lanterns were hung on the beams of the house, which indicated that the host's family had a happy event.
The days passed quickly, and it was time for Li Chengze to go out in a blink of an eye.
The luggage had already been packed early in the morning, and it was considered light and convenient. Gu Qingci went with her, and the maids were not allowed to bring it with her, only Yuan Bao followed.
The day before departure, Li Cheng glanced at the calendar on the wall when he was sorting out his things, and suddenly asked Gu Qingci: "Guan Guan, did you drink the medicine that I asked you to drink a few days ago?"
Gu Qingci was sitting in front of her dressing table changing pearl hairpins, comparing which one was more beautiful, when she heard the question, she hummed first, then raised her head and said, "Eat it, it's very bitter, and it's good for your body?" ?”
The doctor said that Gu Qingci had a cold body before, and she took medicine several times. A few days ago, Li Cheng went to prescribe another medicine and came back. Gu Qingci didn't ask any more questions, thinking it was the old one, and took it for three days in a row.
Li Cheng didn't tell Gu Qingci that the medicine was a contraceptive, so he just nodded slightly.
It was only the next day that he realized that there was nothing to do at night. He was afraid that Gu Qingci might be pregnant, so he went to the doctor and asked for a dose of contraceptives. The doctor said that the person who took it for three days was not harmful to the woman's body. , there is also a kind of pill that Dun Lun gave to the woman Heshui afterward.
There were no effective contraceptive methods in ancient times, and Li Chengze was not sure if the traditional Chinese medicine prescribed had contraceptive effects. If Gu Qingci wanted to go out with her, she must not be allowed to conceive at this time.
Li Cheng pinched his fingers to calculate Gu Qingci's menstrual affairs, there is still half a month to go, the day of intercourse is a safe period, so it shouldn't be a big problem
He said he hoped so.
Going out is a good day for Qin Tian's election, everyone is waiting in front of the palace gate, and there is a lot of battle.
The luxurious four-horse carriages of the two princes were at the front, and the guards who accompanied them stood next to each other, followed by eight second-class two-horse carriages, and at the end stood several rows of tall horses wearing long clothes There are three hundred sword soldiers.
On the right is also a similar formation, which is the team of Yan people.
The emperor stood on the high platform with his hands behind his back, had someone read out his travel tribute, and beat the big drum more than a hundred times to send the procession out.
Then everyone loaded into the carriage one by one, and Li Cheng took Gu Qingci into one of the eight carriages in the middle.
He supported Gu Qingci and let her step on the footstool.
The carriage has a lot of space and is very comfortable, more than enough for two people.
Less than a quarter of an hour after sitting down, the convoy began to move slowly and move forward.
"Are you nervous?" Li Cheng asked Gu Qingci.
Gu Qingci shook his head and said, "This is the first time I've traveled far." After thinking for a while, he added, "I'm not afraid to be with my husband."
Li Cheng laughed in a low voice.