There was no shortage of food on the way to escape, and the lucky lady was busy farming.

Even if her father becomes an official, he is still only a seventh-grade official.

The Lin family has a big business and a wide range of connections. Speaking of it, it has been slightly overpowering the Yang family recently.

Why did they suddenly start coming to propose marriage?

Although Zhang said that Young Master Lin was the only kind person in the Lin family, Song Rutang always felt that this Young Master Lin definitely had bad intentions.

No matter how kind you are, you can't rashly propose marriage to a girl you've never met before, not to mention that this girl has a feud with her own family.

Song Rutang always felt that there was a strange feeling in this matter. If there was no fraud, she would not believe it.

For some reason, she suddenly remembered the person who looked at her a few more times in the procession when the Lin family was looking for trouble on the day of Mrs. Yang's funeral.

An inexplicable shiver ran through her body, Song Rutang shook her head, and felt that this matter had nothing to do with that person.

Maybe he thinks too much.

Fortunately, she still has some say. Coupled with the feud between the Lin family and the Yang family, there is a high probability that the marriage will not happen.

"How about it? If you regret it and agree to it, it won't be too late for me to go back and report it, but... Young Master Lin will only wait until the time of application. If you come back too late, this marriage will probably not be formed."

The matchmaker was obviously a little impatient, and since she had been rejected several times, her tone was always a little stiff.

Zhang turned to look at Song Rutang and asked her opinion.

Song Rutang tore the engagement letter in half, threw it back to the matchmaker and said:
"You don't have to come here anymore. If I get married, I will choose a son-in-law to come to my door. It should be me proposing marriage to another man. How can you come to me to propose marriage?"

Song Rutang's original intention was to annoy the matchmaker, make her unwilling to come to her house again, and save herself a lot of trouble.

As she expected, these words succeeded in irritating the matchmaker, and her face turned cold immediately, but she still calmly accepted the engagement letter and put it in her arms, stood up and said:

"Miss Song has such a loud voice. She is just the daughter of a seventh-rank official, but she is so arrogant. She is not afraid of having a bad reputation in Anping County in the future.

I have given red strings to the descendants of the fifth-grade civil servants' families, so why should I be afraid of you, a small businessman's family?I'm afraid you'll have to cry and beg me to find you a good family in the future! "

"Then let's wait and see."

After hearing these words, Song Rutang smiled instead of getting angry.

This was the original purpose, so naturally he would not be angry. He just glanced at Mrs. Zhang and spoke to the matchmaker:

"Go slowly. This matter is my own idea, Song Rutang's, and has nothing to do with the young ladies of the Yang family. You can just focus on me in the future."

"No need. The Yang family's daughters have also recruited husbands. It's not like they can't live without men."

Zhang naturally saw what Song Rutang was thinking, and in order to avoid trouble, she spoke immediately.

These words shocked the matchmaker so much that she tripped on the threshold and almost fell down.

Fortunately, he held on to the door frame in time and stood up straight on the ground. He turned around and patted his chest, saying in a weak voice:

"Two lunatics!"

After saying that, he walked out of the Yang Mansion without looking back, as if he had seen something extremely scary.

Song Rutang turned around and apologized to Mrs. Zhang:
"It was Rutang who didn't think well just now, and I'm afraid he may have implicated other sisters in the family."

"It doesn't matter. This matchmaker has always been arrogant. She is not the only one in Anping County. There are many matchmakers nearby."

Mrs. Zhang narrowed her eyes, but what she didn't say was that she had a problem with this matchmaker, and what happened today just made her sigh. As for the girls...

Many people were unhappy with the girl's family's business. Even if she hadn't had such a quarrel with the matchmaker, it would have been difficult for the Yang family's daughter to get married.

Previously, she was worried about her daughters' marriage, but Song Rutang's words just now really inspired her.

Yes, wouldn’t it be enough to find a son-in-law?Why do you have to marry off your daughters?
Mrs. Zhang silently remembered this in her heart, raised her head and comforted Song Rutang:
"Well done today. If your grandmother and the others knew about it, they might reward you with another shop. It's just that the Lin family seems to be hiding evil intentions. You should be more careful these days. I asked your uncle to go and find out when he has time. Find out, so you don't get caught in the dark again." Song Rutang bent down and gave a thank you:
"Thank you very much, auntie, please worry about it. Later I will take Pinyan to the village to have a look."

This was also an olive branch she extended to Zhang.

Asking Yang Pinyan to follow her to Zhuangzi, she naturally intended to build another Zhuangzi and plant more peppers or other grains in it.

She couldn't trust the people around her, and now was the time to make friends with Zhang and consolidate their friendship. It would be better to just ask Yang Pinyan to take over a future branch village, which would kill two birds with one stone.

Mrs. Zhang smiled and nodded:

"Okay, you can talk to your mother about this when you have time. She should know about this."

"Yes."

Song Rutang nodded, turned around and exited the room.

Looking at the gloomy sky outside, I can only tell that the wind and snow are coming, and the temperature will drop again.

*
The matchmaker walked out of Yang's house on tiptoe with her sore feet, called an ox cart that was about to drive out of the city, and asked where she was going. After knowing the way, she spent some money and asked the ox cart to take her to the Lin family.

The young master of the Lin family and his mother are waiting for news in the mansion.

As soon as the matchmaker entered the door, the two of them saw the outcome of the matter.

It didn't work out.

Mrs. Lin’s face turned cold:

"What kind of thing is the Yang family? A girl with a foreign surname who is only married to the Yang family can refuse my marriage proposal from the Lin family. She is really impatient."

Lin Jinsheng shook his folding fan and said with a smile:

"Mom, don't be so angry. This little girl is very cunning. If she happily agrees, why would the child marry her?"

"Put away your broken fan. Why are you fanning in the middle of winter?"

Mrs. Lin rolled her eyes at Lin Jinsheng and couldn't help but ask:

"Are you really determined to go to the Yang family to propose marriage?"

Lin Jinsheng nodded. Although he was smiling, the depths of his eyes were so dark that they were almost dripping with water. They were no longer as innocent as he showed in front of outsiders.

But the words he said were still very innocent:

"Mom, I won't marry the child unless she is her."

When the matchmaker on the side heard this, she always felt that if she continued to listen, she would be in danger, so she quickly took advantage of the gap between the two people's conversation to interject:
"Since this matter is dirty, I will return the silver you two gave me earlier..."

"Need not."

Lin Jinsheng smiled and kept the matchmaker, but the smile still did not reach his eyes:
"Why are you so eager? I won't eat you. Go there again later. Remember to bring the letter of engagement and a box of jewelry. I'll ask my servant to prepare them for you. Remember to speak well."

"Yes Yes."

The matchmaker responded repeatedly, her face already dripping with sweat.

Miss Song didn't know what to do with her, and even Young Master Lin fell in love with her.

Why don't you marry her?
unlucky!

(End of this chapter)