"Mom, is Brother Xu getting married?" Jiang Yunzhu asked Chen. She hadn't been back to Changshi Village for a long time, but Chen went back often, so she should know something about the situation.
Chen said, "Yes, I saw that the girl was interested in Qingshan a long time ago, but I didn't expect it to happen so soon. It seems that your uncle Xu hopes that the two can get married quickly, after all, Qingshan is not young anymore.
Gu Yanzhou is about to go to Beijing, so I want to get things done before he leaves."
Jiang Yunzhu understood. So that's how it was. No wonder it happened so suddenly.
"That girl?" she asked.
"Her name is Hui Niang, her surname is Su, and her family also fled here from Changfeng Prefecture." Speaking of the fate of Su Hui Niang and Xu Qingshan, Chen became interested.
About twenty days ago, Su Hui Niang and her parents fled to Wuling County. It was raining coldly, and Su Lao Di fell ill and lay in the wilderness. Su Lao Niang and Su Hui Niang stood by the roadside to watch over him. It was really a pity that no one could help them.
At this time, Xu Qingshan passed by driving a donkey cart, and Su Huiniang and her daughter immediately came over and asked him for help.
Seeing that Old Man Su was in a bad condition, Xu Qingshan immediately asked the three of them to get in the car and take Old Man Su to the clinic.
The doctor said that it was fortunate that he was sent to the hospital early, otherwise Mr. Su might have died.
Su Hui Niang and her daughter were extremely grateful to Xu Qingshan.
I just got the medicine, but where can I boil it? Also, where are they staying tonight
Mrs. Su asked Xu Qingshan if there were any cheap houses for rent nearby.
There are many empty houses in Changshi Village. Now there are many outsiders fleeing famine, and the government no longer cares so much, so Xu Qingshan helped them rent a house.
After a few visits, the two families became familiar with each other.
Su Hui Niang is seventeen years old this year. The Su family has only one daughter. They originally wanted to find a son-in-law to take care of them in their old age, which is why they have not yet arranged a marriage for her.
This time, it was Su Huiniang herself who fell in love with Xu Qingshan. The Su couple thought that Xu Qingshan had good character, was handsome, and was hardworking. There was only one father in the family and the family was simple, so they changed their minds and agreed to let Su Huiniang get married.
Xu Qingshan is already twenty years old this year. His father Xu has always been worried about his marriage. This time the Su family took the initiative to bring it up, which made him very happy.
Immediately, the two families decided to get engaged and discussed getting the two married as soon as possible. After all, the two children were already old, and they were eager to have grandchildren!
"Old Man Su is a scholar. I have met Su Hui Niang several times. She is fair-skinned, quiet and well-educated. It is said that Qingshan is lucky to marry her." Chen said this and suddenly said, "No, Qingshan is also very good. Hui Niang is lucky to marry him."
"It's just a match made in heaven." Jiang Yunzhu said with a smile.
"That's right." Chen sighed, then looked at Jiang Yunzhu with a dim gaze. Xu Qingshan was already married, but what about her
Jiang Yunzhu quickly changed the subject, "Mom, what gift should we give?"
"The Xu family took good care of us on our way here to escape the famine. What I mean is that they should give us a piece of cloth and two bags of rice," said Chen.
This gift was really generous. Jiang Yunzhu nodded, feeling that she should also give a gift.
According to local customs, children only need to give a separate gift when they get married and separate from their families, or when relatives and friends have happy events. Jiang Yunzhu felt that although she was not married and separated from her family, she was running a business, had a house and a shop, and both were registered in her name, so she was considered independent and should give a gift.
As for what to give? She quickly came up with an idea.
In the afternoon, she went to the gold and silver shop.
Soon it was Xu Qingshan's wedding day. It happened to be a day off, so Jiang Yunzhu took Jiang Lin and others back to Changshi Village early.
They haven't been back for a long time. When they left, this place was bare everywhere, a scene of withered winter. Now, the mountains are green, and small flowers of various colors are blooming on the roadside. The spring breeze is blowing, the sun is shining, and it is a beautiful picture of spring in the mountains.
The courtyard of Qishanju is quite spacious, but when people arrive here, they still feel refreshed and open-minded.
Jiang Wu immediately got off the carriage and ran back and forth on the side of the road.
Jiang Lin has been in school for a while and has become somewhat more mature. He keeps an eye on Jiang Wu to prevent him from running away.
Jiang Yunzhu sat in the carriage, admiring the beautiful scenery in the distance and picking a small flower from the roadside from time to time, feeling relaxed and happy. Suddenly, she thought, should she change her goal in the future? Although the city is good, it does not have such beautiful scenery as outside. Otherwise, she should find a beautiful place with mountains and rivers to buy a manor to live in
No, you’d get bored if you lived in the farm every day.
So why should she make a choice? She can have it all! After a few years, when the dividends from growing mulberry trees and raising silkworms come in, maybe both of her dreams will come true.
Thinking this way, she had even more expectations for the future.
When they arrived at Changshi Village, several of them went home first. The home had changed a lot. Chen had planted a lot of melons and beans in front of and behind the house. At this time, all kinds of seedlings were crystal green and were working hard to grow upwards. Everywhere looked full of vitality.
Old Man Chen was watering the flowers in the yard. Now that he had nothing to do, he could pick up his old hobby of planting flowers and grass. He had cultivated orchids, peonies, magnolias, and crabapples, all of which were gorgeous and charming.
"You're back." Mr. Chen greeted with a smile.
"Grandfather." Jiang Yunzhu and others shouted in unison.
"Come in and have a rest." said Mr. Chen.
Jiang Yunzhu and others were not tired at all. Some of them wandered around the front and back yards, looking at the changes that had taken place in the house in amazement, while others chatted with Grandpa Chen and admired his flowers. There was laughter everywhere.
After enough laughter, everyone went to Xu's house. Yes, it was Xu's house, not Gu's house.
Xu Qingshan was getting married, and he discussed with his father that he could no longer live in Gu's house. So the two of them took out all their money and bought a house in the village.
This house has four main rooms and three side rooms. Because of the wedding, they were cleaned up and decorated with a lot of red, making it look particularly festive.
Jiang Yunzhu looked at the house and thought about buying it when the lease on the house expired.
Of course, there are still a few months left, so there is no need to rush.
Gu Yongde took care of all the wedding arrangements for Xu Qingshan.
The Xu family doesn't have many relatives in Changshi Village, so it's quite simple.
As soon as Jiang Yunzhu and the others arrived, Old Man Xu came out to greet them. He was wearing brand new clothes today, his hair was combed meticulously, and his eyes were particularly bright. It really fits the saying that when a happy event comes, one is in high spirits!
"Come in and do it inside," he said enthusiastically.
Jiang Cheng and Chen handed him the gift in their hands. Normally, there would be someone to receive the gift and write it down in the gift book for easy checking later. But the Xu family had too few relatives and friends, so it was not worth it, so they didn't do it.
"Hey, why are you carrying so many things?" Father Xu didn't dare to take it. This is a whole piece of cloth, enough to make three or four quilt covers and two sets of clothes, not to mention two bags of rice. The price of rice is so expensive now...
"These are all our thoughts, Brother Xu. We would be very angry if you didn't accept them." Jiang Cheng said with a smile.
Only then did Old Man Xu take it and put it aside.
"I wish the two newlyweds a long and happy marriage and a son soon." Jiang Yunzhu said, and then handed the box in her hand to Old Man Xu.
"Niece, what are you doing?" Old Man Xu was slightly stunned.
"I'm making money now, so I should give a gift. Uncle Xu, just take it." Jiang Yunzhu said.
Father Xu naturally knew that she had opened a shop in the county, but...
"Brother Xu, Yunzhu is for you, just take it. You don't know her yet. She always keeps her word and I can't control her." Jiang Cheng said half-jokingly.
Old Man Xu laughed, "You are so ungrateful. If I had a daughter like this, I would let her take care of me every day."
Everyone laughed together.
Old Man Xu took the box from Jiang Yunzhu's hand. It felt heavy in his hand, but he didn't know what was in it.
He asked Jiang Yunzhu and others to sit in the room. He took some time to open the box and was immediately shocked.
The box was sparkling with gold. It turned out to be a golden comb with a few tiny rubies on it, which made the comb look even more dazzling.
This was too valuable, so he quickly closed the box, found Jiang Cheng in private, and told him about it.
Jiang Cheng had never thought that the box Jiang Yunzhu had given him contained this thing. It was customary to give combs to relatives and friends when they got married, but most of them were made of wenge or boxwood, and some people gave silver combs. Although Jiang Yunzhu's gold comb was a little small, it was worth four or five taels of silver.
But since Jiang Yunzhu had already given it away, Jiang Cheng naturally would not take it back. He told Old Man Xu to keep it without worry.
Four or five taels of silver is actually just the daily profit of Qishanju and Chabulang combined.
"She always remembers the kindness you showed us when you took care of our family. This child is like that. She will always remember when others are kind to her. Since she gave it to you, it means she really wanted to give it to you." Jiang Cheng said.
Old Man Xu was deeply moved. How many people can share adversity but not wealth? Jiang Yunzhu now has two shops, but she still remembers them. It is really rare.
"Then I'll take it," he said.
"Take it."
Father Xu put the box away, thinking about giving it to Su Hui Niang tomorrow morning along with some other things in the house. She was also a good girl, and since he married her, he had to treat her well. He didn't have a daughter, so he just treated her as his own.
Jiang Yunzhu and others sat there drinking tea and eating melon seeds.
I don’t know how long it was, but there was a crackling sound of firecrackers outside, and then Xu Qingshan walked in in a red dress, holding a red silk in his hand, and the other end of the red silk was held in the hand of a girl.
That should be his bride, Su Hui Niang.
Xu Qingshan has an ape-like back and slim waist, straight eyebrows and bright black eyes. Today, he looks even more energetic in the red clothes he wears.
As he walked, he would carefully take care of the people around him. It was obvious that he liked Su Hui Niang.
"First bow to heaven and earth, second bow to parents..." Gu Yongde shouted.
Jiang Yunzhu looked at the two people who were saluting, and suddenly she remembered a lot. In the dream, Xu Qingshan also helped the Jiang family, and finally Jiang Yunxiu married him. It was a bit similar to now.
Fate? Rather than fate, it's more about character. Xu Qingshan's warm and helpful personality determined that they would meet.
It's just that the beginning is the same, but the ending is not necessarily the same. In the dream, after Jiang Yunxiu married Xu Qingshan, she often bossed Xu Qingshan around, and Xu Qingshan gradually became silent. Both of them seemed unhappy, and they should be considered a couple with grievances.
Now, Xu Qingshan has married Su Huiniang. They like each other and should be able to live a happy life.
I just wonder how Jiang Yunxiu is doing now
How... Since it had nothing to do with her, Jiang Yunzhu put the matter behind her.
"The couple bow to each other and are sent to the bridal chamber." Gu Yongde shouted.
The bride was sent to the bridal chamber, the banquet started outside, and Xu Qingshan came out to toast everyone.
"Yunzhu." He said happily when he walked to Jiang Yunzhu. He was very happy that she could come.
"Congratulations." Jiang Yunzhu said.
Xu Qingshan smiled. He had long let go of his feelings for Jiang Yunzhu and now only saw her as a friend.
The wedding banquet is at noon, and there is another meal in the evening. Eating dumplings means having a baby soon.
Jiang Yunzhu stayed in the village to eat dumplings. When the fun was over, it was already dark and the city gates were closed, so she rested at home.
Maybe it was because she drank a little wine at night and felt hot in her heart, or maybe it was because she suddenly changed her environment, Jiang Yunzhu lay in bed for a long time and couldn't fall asleep. She simply got up and went outside, and felt much better after being blown by the evening breeze.
She stood there and suddenly felt like something was missing.
What's missing? She frowned.
When she looked up, she saw the side room next to her. The door of the side room was locked. That was Shen Fengming's former room. Jiang Yunzhu suddenly realized that Shen Fengming was missing.
When she was living in Qishanju, if she couldn't sleep, she could always see him in the corridor.