suspected wife

It is the twelfth lunar month, and the wind is bitter.

Not to mention the children, Qiao Mingjin gradually stopped moving and went to the workshop less often.

On this day, around noon, Zhou Yanqing arrived at Xiahe Village again in his ostentatious carriage.

Qiao Mingjin accompanied him to inspect the workshop, said some words of encouragement to all the masters one by one, and then returned to Qiao's house.

That guy was also afraid of the cold, and when he got out of the car, Mrs. Tang was tightly in his arms.

Zhou Yanqing teased Wan'er for a while, and waited for Qiao Mingjin to make lunch. After eating lunch together, they talked with Qiao Mingjin around the charcoal basin in the main room.

They chattered on and on, and there was no theme, the two of them always talked about what was on their minds.

Hearing Qiao Mingjin talk about Ming Yu's marriage, Zhou Yanqing saw that Qiao Mingjin was really worried, thought about it, and said to Qiao Mingjin, "If you trust me, I have a ready candidate."

Qiao Mingjin gave him a sideways glance: "How can I not believe in your Lord Saturday?"

Zhou Yanqing turned her head and glanced at her, the corners of her mouth curled up.

Said: "After all, this is different from doing business. Different people have different eyes in choosing people. If you can trust my eyes in picking people, I can naturally tell you about this person."

Qiao Mingjin also knew that she didn't go out very much, and she didn't know a few young men of the right age at all. Her grandmother Lan's eyes were accurate, but she didn't go out much these years.

And for some reason, Father Qiao was reluctant to walk around, let alone go to the city.Earlier, the family was difficult and had many children.With a few mouthfuls waiting to eat, I set up a stall in Songshan Ji with my dilapidated body and wrote letters for others.

In Yunjia Village, it is very rare to go out and fumble around.And Qiao's mother knew quite a few neighbors, but the Lan Shi didn't like the people she liked.

This blind marriage is most afraid of having a resentful spouse, and that ruins the two families.Nowadays, an introduction from someone who knows the basics is much more credible than the mouth of a matchmaker.

Qiao Mingjin told Zhou Yanqing about her family's situation, and saw that the man listened to her very seriously, and said, "My family is now only relying on the matchmaker to help me find it. Even if the matchmaker is trustworthy, can't you trust your Lord Saturday?" ? Would you like to tell me what kind of candidate you are?"

Seeing Qiao Mingjin's serious look, Zhou Yanqing stopped her joking look.He said to Qiao Mingjin: "This man also meets the conditions for your family to choose a son-in-law. He is a scholar and has passed the children's test. The master in the academy often praises him. He is a descendant of my Zhou family, but his family background is not very good. Well, my father died early, and a widowed mother brought him up. But the family is poor. With the subsidies from my Zhou family, the mother and son can fill their stomachs. The family also sees him very savvy in reading, I also subsidized money to send him to the academy to study."

"The year before last, I was preparing for the Qiuwei exam. Unexpectedly, my widowed mother died again. I had to stay at home. Now he is the only one left in the family. In the early years, because the family was poor, he couldn't be called a relative. Now there is no one to help take care of him. Marriage. So it was delayed. Now he is almost 21 years old, nothing else. I'm afraid your family thinks he is too old. "

21 years old, in Qiao Mingjin's eyes, not too old, and he hasn't graduated from university yet.It's just that in the eyes of the people nowadays, the difference of five years between the two and their first marriage is indeed a little too old.

Qiao Mingjin thought for a while and said: "This age is not bad. As long as he has no other problems. It doesn't matter if there is no one in the family. My third sister is soft-tempered. If I marry into a strict mother-in-law, My parents must also be worried about it. Now it's just right, I can be the master of the house after marrying. But I don't know his name, what about his character?"

Zhou Yanqing patted his head, smiled, and said: "Look at me. His name is Zhou Yaozu, and he has a very good character. If there is something bad, I won't recommend it to you. If you have a bad life in the future Okay, why don't you take a knife and kill me?"

Qiao Mingjin wiped his neck with his hands, smiled, and said: "Before he can remember anything, his father died and his mother didn't remarry. He was brought up by one hand. He is usually the most filial and courteous. His widowed mother is ill." When I was bedridden, I waited day and night with my clothes untidy. I was grateful for the help from the family, and I often helped the family with some things, and I often helped the family when there was any difficulty."

"After studying, he often wrote letters for others and copied books for others to earn some copper coins to supplement the family. Now that his mother is gone, he himself does not need subsidies from the clan. He guards the two acres of Susukida at home. Just go to Zhou's shop to be a boy, run errands, earn money for my own food, and I am self-reliant."

Qiao Mingjin listened to Zhou Yanqing's story about Zhou Yaozu, and felt that this person was filial, courteous and grateful, and he was not the kind of person who studied hard and didn't understand economics. People living on relief, so it sounds, is really a good candidate.

Then he nodded and asked again, "How did you know this person?"

Zhou Yanqing then replied: "My Zhou family is considered a big family in Qingchuan County, with a lot of property in the family, and most of the people employed in the shop are selected from the family, which is regarded as following the ancestral motto of 'a family, help each other' He was taken to work in a shop under my name. I looked at him coldly for a few years, and he was really good. During this time, several cousins ​​came to my family. My mother originally asked me to see if there was any suitable one in the clan. People help to choose one for them.”

Qiao Mingjin turned to look at him: "According to this, you decided to leave this candidate to your cousins? However, I heard that your cousins ​​don't seem to be here for the offspring of the clan, right?"

When Zhou Yanqing heard this, her face couldn't help but burn, she gritted her teeth and said, "You are well informed, it seems that Shishi is not going to receive this month's monthly payment."

Seeing the joke on Qiao Mingjin's face, he coughed a few times, and said, "I want to worry about my cousins, but they don't appreciate it, and I don't bother to bother. Now that you don't dislike it, I will Let's cut love."

Qiao Mingjin snorted at him, who doesn't know that all those cousins ​​in his family are here for him?Can you look up to such a poor boy who is lonely, has no room, and few acres of land?

Qiao Mingjin thought for a while and then said: "I think this person is good, but I can't decide on my sister's marriage. I have to report this matter to my grandmother and parents."

After a pause, he continued: "Well, I'll ask someone to tell my natal parents tomorrow, and you can check the other party's message when you go back. If he is also interested, let's make an appointment and find a place where we can meet each other. .My grandmother can't see people, so I'm afraid she can't settle down."

Zhou Yanqing nodded in agreement.

The two chatted for more than half an hour, because the road was slippery in winter.Zhou Yanqing didn't rest at Qiao's house for a while, and got into the carriage supported by a stone and went to the city.

That night, after dinner, Qiao Mingjin told Yunjin and his wife about it, and they both agreed.

The next day it was only dawn, and Yunjin drove the carriage back to Yunjia Village.

It's just that Qiao Mingjin hasn't started preparing dinner that day.Yunjin rushed back from Yunjia Village.

In the kitchen, Qiao Mingjin had a good conversation and said that everyone in the Qiao family was very interested and wanted to ask that person to meet in the next two days.

Qiao Mingjin's heart was finally half lost.

And the next day, the steward of that week came happily in a carriage at noon.

Said that when he went back that day, Liu Ye invited Zhou Yaozu to have dinner and told him about it.That Zhou Yaozu heard that Master Liu helped him get married.She was also the good girl Liu Ye spoke of as a guarantor, so she agreed immediately.

But Master Saturday still asked him to go back to think about it at night.Call back the next day.

The next day, Zhou Yanqing had just finished breakfast.Before going out, Zhou Yaozu came to look for him, and said that he would like to see the woman's family.You can go to Qiao's house or come to the city, and he will pay for it.

Zhou Guanshi got Zhou Yanqing's order and rushed to report the letter early in the morning.

Qiao Mingjin was also very happy to hear the news.

He thought about letting Yun Jin go home to report the letter, discuss the meeting place, and wait for Manager Zhou to come back.Trusting the letter again is really too troublesome.

Thinking of Father Qiao, he didn't want to go to Qingchuan City either.So he decided to ask Steward Zhou to bring the letter, and after two days of appointment, he went to Yunjia Village to see him.

Zhou Guanshi and Yun Jin went to two places to inform each other.

And Qiao Mingjin thought that because of her, she would also have to meet Mingyu for that person.Two days later, the family was entrusted to the He family, and Yun Jin drove her, Ming Qi, and Wan'er back to Yun Family Village.

When Qiao Mingjin arrived at Yunjia Village, she found that not only the Qiao family was there, but also her grandparents, big and small, were already waiting at home.And Ming Yu blushed and called "Sister" and hid in the kitchen to boil water.

Qiao Mingjin looked so funny.

Qiao Mingjin arrived at less than a stick of incense time, when Zhou Yaozu also came to the door.

Manager Zhou personally brought the people here.

Although the young man was blushing and shy, he acted generously and brought a lot of gifts, pastries, tea fruit, and ruler cloth.Act very well.

They brought two jars of wine for Qiao's father, and cloth rulers for Lan's and Qiao's mother. Even the grandparents of the Yun family also thought of it, and each pulled a cloth with rulers.

Qiao's mother saw that Zhou Yaozu was clean, wearing brand new cotton clothes, with a student square scarf on his head, he saluted everyone when he entered the door, he was a sensible and courteous person.He also heard that his eloquence is not the kind of dull person, he has already passed the exam.

And Qiao's father stared up and down as soon as he entered the door. That Zhou Yaozu looked at Qiao's father generously, and he answered Qiao's father's question fluently. Qiao Mingjin looked at Qiao's father with a smile on his face. I am also satisfied.

But Lan saw the attitude of his son and daughter-in-law, and he knew it.She picked out many trivial matters in life and questioned Zhou Yaozu.

Hearing that Zhou Yaozu had a plan for his future life and family finances, he didn't sound like a bookworm, his conversation was good, and he was very satisfied in his heart.

Coupled with the fact that Steward Zhou was on the sidelines to help the two families match up and talk good things, within an hour, the two parties were very interested.

The Lan family left the meal, and invited the grandfather of the Yun family, two uncles, Yun Jin and others to accompany him to eat and drink.

During the dinner, Mingyu served the dishes, Zhou Yaozu took a sneak peek at the woman in front of him, and saw that the woman in front of her was pretty, with a red face, and she held an elegant ceremony, she didn't look like a vulgar village girl at all. Her hand, and the fragrant dishes on the table were also fried by her, so she wished she could change her words immediately...

The meal was full, and by the time Zhou Yaozu left, the two parties had already agreed to choose a date to invite a matchmaker to talk about their marriage.

It's just that Zhou Yaozu will not be filial piety until next year, so the wedding will not be completed until the end of next year and the beginning of the year.

Lan's family and Qiao's father, Qiao's mother, originally wanted to stay in Mingyu for another two years, so both parties are happy.

The next day, Qiao Mingjin was worried, so he sent Yun Jin to Zhou Yaozu's residence, the academy where he studied, and the shop where he worked part-time, and asked him about his character and temperament. He heard that no one praised him.

In this way, Ming Yu's marriage was settled. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)

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