Volume 1 Chapter 77 Things (Middle) (Pink Tickets 480)

  After drinking the return wine of Wu Niang, Qiuniang and Erniang returned to Shandong. Erniang sent someone with a letter saying that Qiuniang had mentioned a marriage proposal, the other party was named Zhu Anping, from Gaqing County in Shandong, 22 years old this year, and inherited the position of Wei Zhihui Shi from his ancestors.

  The old master heard this and frowned: "How did you find such a family? Are you going to leave Seventh Sister alone in Shandong in the future?"

  The Luo family is originally from Jiangnan and will eventually return to Jiangnan. The second master cannot be an official in Shandong for his whole life, what the eldest master said makes sense.

  Mrs. Dai let Mrs. Xu take the letter and smiled, "After all, this is Uncle Er's family affair, we can't interfere. Besides, didn't our Fifth Daughter also marry into a family in Sichuan? Maybe others look at us just like we look at Uncle Er!"

  "That's different," said the old master at once, "Qian Ming is talented."

  "Are you so sure that Master Zhu has no talent?"

  The old man didn't say anything anymore.

  The old lady then consulted with the old master: "To say, Seventh Sister is only two months younger than Xing Ge. You see, isn't it better to arrange a marriage for Xing Ge? On one hand, he's not young anymore, and on the other hand, having a wife to manage him will help him make progress."

  "Hmm!" The old master nodded, "You've thought this through carefully. You take care of this matter then!"

  "Look at what Master says," said the old lady with a smile, "This is actually my responsibility."

  The old master sighed: "In these years, the family has been fortunate to have you... Xing Ge, and also Shi Niang..." He shook his head as he spoke.

  The madam's mouth corners rose: "Master, it's all my fault. I didn't teach them well enough. But don't worry, I'll definitely spend more energy on the two of them from now on."

  Just then, a little maid came to report: "Master and mistress, the commander of the Tiger Guard Battalion, Wang, has come to visit!"

  The old master and the old lady exchanged a glance.

  "Go and see the guest quickly!" The old lady said with a smile, "The Wang family is also a very good match, and you've met the young master of the Wang family. Besides, Shiniang is getting older, if we miss this opportunity, I'm afraid there won't be another one."

  The old master nodded and then fixed the engagement date with Master Wang on May 20th.

  The old lady and the old nun began to prepare dowry for Shi Niang.

  The young girl ran in front of the madam and said she wanted to go have fun at the White Cloud Temple.

  The old lady looked at her with a gentle smile and said: "You are a girl waiting to get married, why are you running around everywhere?"

  She didn't say a word, found a ladder and climbed over the wall. The old ladies quickly went to report to Madame, but before she could even open her mouth, Old Master's face turned purple with rage: "Let her climb for me! No one is allowed to stop her! I want to see just how big her guts are!"

  The lady-in-waiting hurriedly stopped the old master: "No, no, we still have a marriage contract with the Wang family!" She gave a signal and let Mrs. Xu and Mrs. Jiang bring some rough servants to pull her down.

  The old master couldn't beat her like he did with Luo Zhensheng, so after thinking for a long time, he had someone lock her in the house and not allow her to go anywhere.

  The young lady stared at the old master, her eyes like a thousand years of cold ice: "What are you afraid of? I'm not even allowed to go out and play! What are you really afraid of? It's just the Guo Gong Fu, I don't know when our Luo family will have to rely on relatives to make a living."

  Hit the old man's sore spot just right.

  Ever since he knew about Yuanni's will, saying that after the mourning period for Yuanni was over, Shiyi would marry into the Xu family, Master Rong had been unable to sleep for several days. Although Shiyi marrying into the Xu family was to enjoy good fortune, he also feared people would say he was climbing up by grasping onto a dragon's scales and phoenix's feathers - the Luo family was not as it used to be. If he were still in power, how could he be afraid of these things!

  The old master slapped the tenth girl as soon as he came forward.

  The tenth girl covered her mouth and laughed: "You have the ability to cancel this marriage!"

  "Get out! Get out!" The old master thundered.

  The old lady stood in front of the old master: "What are you talking nonsense? Is marriage a child's play? Say divorce and divorce. Mrs. Xu, take Miss Eleven back to rest well. From tomorrow on, do some needlework. So as not to idle every day, making people unaware of what is important."

  Xu's mother was a certain kind of person, and as soon as the lady opened her mouth, she and Jiang's mother took turns carrying the tenth daughter, and as soon as the lady's words fell, the two of them carried the tenth daughter out.

  The tenth girl burst out laughing: "You sold your daughter for glory."

  The old master didn't catch his breath and fell to the ground, scaring Madame's face white, and she hastily called for a doctor.

  Then he called for Eleventh Sister to come and attend him in bed.

  Just then, Wu Niang sent a cake through Zi Wei and heard that she immediately wanted to come see the old master. When Qian Ming was as close as possible to Wu Niang, he heard that Wu Niang was going back to her mother's house and hurriedly asked what had happened. Wu Niang told him straightforwardly.

  Qian Ming heard that Shi Niang was making a fuss about this matter and was very surprised: "Forming an alliance with the Mo Guo Gong Fu through marriage?"

  The fifth daughter nodded: "The tenth daughter has always been like this. If you want her to go east, she will go west. If you want her to go west, she will go east. Look at me getting married, and she didn't even come to see me off! The seventh sister even rushed over from Shandong!"

  "Then let's go and take a look." Qian Ming immediately ordered the servant to call for a carriage, "Maybe I'll be of some use somewhere?"

  Wu Niang immediately rushed over with Qian Ming.

  After marriage, Wu Niang wore a bun, and her already beautiful face became even more charming and moving. The corners of her eyes and eyebrows all showed joy. It can be seen that she is living a very good life.

  Sister had barely exchanged greetings before the old lady dragged her into a litany of complaints: "...and what do you think I should do with her? It's not like I haven't given her my all, short of cutting off my own flesh to make soup for her!"

  The old master lying on the bed coughed and said: "Have someone make a pot of Wu Yin tea for Fifth Uncle."

  "How dare I, how dare I."

  He looked up and saw a delicate face.

  His heart skipped a beat.

  Couldn't help but take another look.

  Deep black eyes, unusually calm and peaceful.

  The fifth daughter had already discovered her husband's abnormality and immediately smiled: "It was my eleventh sister."

  Qian Ming lowered her eyelids and smiled: "Really sorry, didn't expect to run into Eleventh Sister here."

  Eleventh girl didn't like Qian Ming's gaze.

  It's like looking at an antique vase, although there is praise, but more is to know what craft it is, what year it is, and how much it is worth.

  But she still slightly bent her knees and gave him a bow.

  "I don't dare, I don't dare." Qian Ming was somewhat flustered.

  "No need to be so polite with family." The mistress of the house kept two of them here for dinner, "......your elder brother will also come back later."

  Qian Ming was very generous and smiled: "It's just that I have some puzzles in my studies and want to ask Father for guidance."

  The old master considered himself to have some talent. After hearing Qian Ming's words, he was naturally very pleased and kept Qian Ming by his bedside to chat, while Madame and the others went to the main hall.

  The old lady went to the kitchen to arrange dinner, and then ordered the eleventh girl: "You go see how the tenth girl is doing?"

  The eleventh girl left at the sound of his voice.

  The big wife quietly asked Wu Niang: "I remember your little days these past few days, have they arrived?"

  The fifth daughter nodded shyly.

  "Are those Ziwu several...?"

  The fifth daughter shook her head: "He said, when you're done being a sister. Later finding a good family to marry into is the same."

  The old lady was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said: "You are a lucky person." Her smile was somewhat forced.

  Wu Niang said sincerely: "They say I'm a lucky person, this luck was also given by my mother."

  Eleventh daughter was ordered to go and see tenth daughter.

  She was leaning against the windowsill on the kang, reading a book.

  The Records of the Nine Regions under the Great Zhou

  The eleventh girl was shocked.

  That is her favorite book.

  Jiang's mother, who had been guarding Shiniang like a great enemy, said in a low voice: "After returning, she didn't cry or make trouble, but took the book in her hand and looked at it. I really don't know what she wants to do."

  Eleventh didn't know either, she stood for a moment.

  Shi Niang kept her head down and read books with a serious expression, as if she was so absorbed in the wonderful content of the book that she had no time to pay attention to anything else.

  The eleventh girl instructed a few words "take good care of her" and went to the big wife's place.

  The fifth daughter held a beauty massage tool, massaging the shoulders of the madam while chatting with her. Both their faces were filled with joyful smiles.

  Seeing Shier Niang, Madame smiled and said: "How is it? Is Shierniang better now?"

  "It's much better." Eleventh Sister smiled and said, "I was just leaning on the kang reading a book!"

  The old lady nodded and didn't mention the tenth daughter, asking the eleventh daughter: "You're not always reading that 'Jiuyizhi'. Do you know how many days it takes to get to Jinan Prefecture?"

  Eleventh Brother was taken aback. After a moment, he said: "According to the book, it's over 900 miles away. I think it'll take about ten days or so!"

  The old lady nodded and smiled: "When the time comes, you'll come with me to Shandong to visit relatives."

  The fifth daughter explained: "Mother said when Seventh Daughter got married, we went together to Shandong for the wedding banquet."

  "Good!" Eleventh Sister smiled, looking very pleased.

  Her expression pleased the big wife: "I think that marriage is not this winter, then next spring. At that time we will ask Lao Jixiang to do the hair and Xianyingge to make clothes. Go out and take a good walk."

  The fifth daughter and the eleventh daughter both said "good", and Madame's interest was even higher, talking about her childhood following her father to Shaanxi.

  Just then, a little maid came in and said: "The master is back!"

  No sooner had he finished speaking than Luo Zhenxing lifted the curtain and entered.

  His face full of excitement, seeing several big wives, he hastily asked: "Where's Father?"

  "What's going on?"

  "Good news, good news." Luo Zhenxing's eyes shone brightly, "The Marquis has won a great victory, and we can return to the capital by the end of May."

  The lady was stunned.

  Luo Zhenxing excitedly said: "This time the Marquis has fought all the way to Gesang, capturing the Khan Jiaochong... The northwest can be at peace for at least ten years."

  "What? What did you say?" The old man suddenly walked out, "Did Lord Hou capture Jia Chou alive?"

  Lu Zhenxing nodded, but seeing Qian Ming supporting his father, he was shocked: "Dad, what's wrong with you?"

  "I'm fine." The old master waved his hand, "Tell me, what's going on?"

  "The news arrived last night and was personally announced by the Emperor this morning. Now it's all over the capital city of Yanjing." Luo Zhenxing helped his father to a nearby taishi chair, "It is said that General Hou fought and lost, retreated from the county seat, lured Jia Zhou into Qiongxia, and then captured him alive like wrapping a dumpling."

  The northwest has been restless for nearly a hundred years. Now that the rebellion has been quelled, all the people of Great Zhou will be delighted, let alone the great masters.

  "He loudly called out for wine: '...Today we'll drink until we're drunk and then stop!'"

  A friend asked what "things" means, and I actually wanted to express that everyone is going their separate ways... but it seems like I didn't quite hit the point! O(∩_∩)O~