Travel through the farmhouse leisurely

Chapter 359: Marriage Engagement (2)
Lin Xiaoqiao secretly thought it was funny, so if he wanted to ask, he would ask, anyway, there were no outsiders in this room, so he had to go around in circles.

"Tell me in detail, and tell me what happened in the house just now." Lin Xiaoqiao suppressed a smile, and nudged the green bamboo with his elbow.

Under the guidance of Lin Xiaoqiao for the past few years, Luzhu has a ghostly temperament. Seeing the shame on Lin Xiaoxi's face, how can she not understand her psychology.

So, he cleared his throat, and vividly learned what happened in the living room just now.

When she heard 'Madam has a look of hesitation', Lin Xiaoxi nervously clenched the silk handkerchief in her hand.

Later, when he heard 'Mr. Lu knelt on the ground on the spot, clasped his fists with both hands, and begged his wife and master to give him the young lady with a sincere expression', the corners of Lin Xiaoxi's mouth immediately twitched, showing a shy sweetness. smile.

"Uncle Lin, Aunt Li, although Xiaosheng is not talented, he sincerely wants to marry the eldest lady. In the future, he will respect her, love her, and protect her for the rest of his life. After speaking, he kowtowed three times to Mrs. When the master and wife saw him like this, their faces were moved, but they didn't agree immediately. Later, Mr. Lu's teacher personally went out to persuade him, and the lady nodded hesitantly, saying that she wanted to Think about it and give me an answer tomorrow." While learning Lu Haojie's behavior vividly, Lu Zhu narrated the situation at that time in an orderly manner.

After she finished speaking, the girl stared at Lin Xiaoxi with a smile. Lin Xiaoxi was already ashamed, but when she looked at her like this again, she even picked up a silk handkerchief to cover her face, and lowered her head in shame.

Of course Lin Xiaoqiao knew what Li Shi meant when he said to think about it. It would not be long before Li Shi would send someone over to tell his eldest daughter to come over.

Last time about her own marriage, Mrs. Li also personally asked her opinion. At that time, she was just a little girl of eight or nine years old. When she came to my sister, there was no reason not to ask her opinion. .

Sure enough, within two quarters of an hour, He Hua got Li Shi's order and came over with a smile to invite Lin Xiaoxi to come over. To Lin Xiaoqiao's surprise, Li Shi also called her.

The two sisters came to Mrs. Li's room, and put an ice basin and two basins of well water in the room. Lin Xiaoqiao came up with this idea. Mrs. Li was pregnant, so there was no way to put too much ice in the room to let the cold However, the weather was hot, so Lin Xiaoqiao came up with a compromise method, putting a few more basins of well water in the house.

In this way, the doors and windows are opened, and the coolness of the well water can be brought out by a little wind. Although the temperature in the room is still not as low as their room, it is still cool.

At this time, Mrs. Li was leaning on the couch thinking, when she saw Lin Xiaoqiao and sisters coming in, she quickly smiled and beckoned them to sit on the couch.

The two sisters sat down as they said, and both of them knew in their hearts why Mrs. Li called them over. Lin Xiaoqiao was fine, anyway, this time it was not about her life-long affairs, so all her expressions and demeanors were indifferent. All seemed normal.

However, today's key figure, Lin Xiaoxi, looked rather shy, his heart was beating thumpingly, and he lowered his head to hide his shame.

And Mrs. Li, since the two sisters entered the room, only glanced at Lin Xiaoqiao briefly, and then stared at her eldest daughter with a smile on her lips.

Lin Xiaoxi was even more embarrassed by her look, and she didn't dare to raise her eyes. She just lowered her head and stared at the upper of her shoe. The mother and daughter didn't speak for a while.

"Mom, do you still have watermelon here? I've only walked a few steps, and I'm thirsty now?" Lin Xiaoqiao really couldn't stand it, so he broke the quiet and embarrassing situation with his voice.

After hearing this, Mrs. Li turned to look at her little daughter, and replied with a smile: "Yes, yes, but the watermelons here are not very cold. If you want to eat, just let the lotus go to the ice cellar to get some. .”

"Succeed, Sister Hehua is tired and you have to run!" Lin Xiaoqiao said with a smile, and the next thing their mother and daughter want to say, they still have to distract other people, or they will be shy towards Lin Xiaoxi. Jiner, how can I still say something?

Mrs. Li also understood the intention of the little girl. After the lotus left the house, Mrs. Li took the hand of the eldest girl and said, "Xiaoxi, mother will not go around with you anymore. Seeing how you look, you should have Got it! Now, mother is waiting for your approval, if you are willing or not, you can say it."

"That child Lu Haojie, mother looks pretty good, talented and good-looking, but his life experience is a bit complicated. He is also a poor child. His parents left early. I heard that his uncle and aunt are also I didn't take him seriously. Although I didn't say that I abused him since I was a child, it is said that I didn't treat him very well. Instead, I took all of their family's property. This time I saw that he was admitted to Jinshi and became an official. I guess I knew I was afraid in my heart, but I also returned most of his family's original property. Fortunately, that child is not very narrow-minded, and he didn't care about anything. He promised his mother this time that he would Give those properties to our family as a bride price. Mother didn't agree to this matter at the time, but mother can also see that he is a solid-eyed child. Mother told you all these, this is your own lifelong event , Mother still wants to hear your own opinion." Seeing that her daughter was silent, Li continued to speak.

Lin Xiaoxi still kept her head down and kept silent. Li Shi knew that her daughter was shy, so she didn't urge her to give an answer immediately, but continued to chatter: "I don't know what you think in your heart, but mother I think this kind of marriage is okay. After all, if you become this kind of relative, you will marry in the future, and there will be no in-laws on your head. Mother was worried at first. Although there are no decent in-laws, Haojie's uncle and aunt are still there. Yes. If they insist on making things difficult for you, you won’t be able to avoid it. However, this kid, Haojie, has already promised his mother that he will soon send officials to do it. Go to a county town or something, and be a county magistrate. He said, after you get married, he will take you to live in office! In this case, there is no need to worry, his uncle and aunt will come to find fault. You young couple live on your own It should be a pretty comfortable day."

After talking about this, Mrs. Li didn't want to say any more. What should be said has already been said, and the next thing is to wait for the daughter to make up her own mind.

After listening to Li Shi's words, Lin Xiaoqiao already agreed in her heart, and she felt that Lu Haojie had no father or mother, and she thought it was very good.

After all, in such a society and such an age, it is a common thing for a mother-in-law to make things difficult for her daughter-in-law, and there is a saying that the word "filial piety" is greater than the sky.

Because of this statement, the daughter-in-law is bullied by her mother-in-law, and she can't resist, or even retort, otherwise she will be regarded as "greatly unfilial" and condemned by the world.

(End of this chapter)