The splendid years of a talented lady

Chapter 426 The Zhao Family Proposes Marriage (2)
Min Qinglan saw the strange attire one by one, thought that the child was sick, and quickly reached out to touch her forehead.

"It's okay, I just peed my pants." Su Xiazhi explained.

"What?" Yingyingzhuozhuo heard his younger siblings say 'wet his pants', and Min Qinglan couldn't help but look at Lele who was following behind.

"Big aunt, I peed!" Yiyi put her arms around her mother's neck and said, poking her head out of Su Xiazhi's shoulders.

"Why did you pee your pants too?" Min Qinglan, who firmly believed that only her own Lele could wet the bed, still had some disbelief.

"I just want to learn from my brother." The little girl's words came from the main room, and Su Xiazhi had already entered the room with the child in her arms.

It was a hot day, and Su Xiazhi didn't like to stay in the kitchen for a long time. For dinner, she only cooked a pot of mung bean soup and a pot of stewed lentil noodles.

I didn't stir-fry any hot dishes. I made two cold dishes, and the whole family sat around in the yard and ate deliciously.

After the meal, it was still Min Lansheng who watched the children, Su Xiazhi and Min Qinglan lit a fire to prepare bath water, and the other cleaned up the dishes.

Min Lansheng walked into the steaming kitchen lightly, holding a large teapot with tea in his hand.

"Make tea?" Su Xiazhi was holding a cloth to wipe the water from the washed bowls and putting them back in the cupboard, then she turned her head and glanced at the stove by the wall and said, "Put it aside, it will take a while Open, I'll take it out for you when it's ready."

"Thank you, lady." The kitchen was too hot, and Min Lansheng, who felt stuffy just after entering, felt distressed when she thought about her busy work here every day.

"Who's woman is not like this, I haven't seen you love your wife so much." Min Qinglan, who was squatting by the stove and adding firewood, said with a smile, and it was also a joke.

"Jealous?" Su Xiazhi gritted her teeth at the back of the eldest sister-in-law, and wiped all the water on the scholar's cheek in disgust!
Min Lansheng remained calm, and was no stranger to the lady's childlike behavior. He walked out without even wiping the floor, and before leaving the door, he did not forget to say: "Today, Master Zhao made a request to me. How about marrying my sister..."

"What!" Min Qinglan turned her head sharply, looked at her younger brother and asked, "Lan Sheng, what did you say?"

"Let me tell you, Mr. Zhao told me today: He wants to ask a matchmaker to come to our house to propose marriage." Min Lansheng turned to meet Min Qinglan's eyes and said softly.

'Click'!A piece of firewood in her hand fell to the ground, Min Qinglan opened her mouth, and finally asked in a low voice: "How did you return?"

"I can't agree!" Before the scholar could speak, Su Xiazhi took the blame: "Master Zhao has already lost his wife, and besides, he is only a master in the yamen, and his salary is not high. The child is her eldest aunt." I can't bear to live a hard life as soon as I get married! I can't stand it..."

"Back then you and Lan Sheng were so poor, but life is booming now!" As soon as Su Xiazhi's words came out, Min Qinglan's eyes turned red, and she said anxiously, "Although I don't have your skills , but I live a thrifty and thrifty life, and I am not bad at sewing, how can we always live in hardship!"

"Oh... so the child's aunt thinks so..." Su Xiazhi laughed 'hehe', and spoke in a strangely elongated voice, not forgetting to wink at the scholar, everything was in silence !
"I see." Min Lansheng nodded with a smile, and stepped out of the kitchen.

"Oh, Su Xiazhi! Why are you so bad!" After a while, Min Qinglan realized that she had been tricked by the two couples, and she expressed her feelings in a hurry, and she immediately felt ashamed that she couldn't see anyone. , Twisting and squatting down to continue lighting the fire, but also feeling shivering, so I simply got up and trotted back to my room...

Ten days later, when Min Lansheng was resting at home, the matchmaker hired by the Zhao family officially came to the door.

Although he already knew that the man and woman had met each other, Min Lansheng still didn't agree to it on the spot.And asked the matchmaker to send a message to Mr. Zhao: "Mother is in the church, and my sister's marriage should be decided by my mother."

The matchmaker's trip was a waste of time, but fortunately, the bride's family did not explicitly refuse.

Another month later, when Min Lansheng was taking a rest again, the Zhao family's matchmaker came to the door again.

Because the two parties had already agreed on a date, Min Lansheng specially sent someone to deliver a letter to his mother who was far away in Fujun, and Mingche went back to Shanxia Village.

This time the Zhao family's matchmaker kept an eye out, and deliberately dragged Mr. Zhao to the magistrate's house together. Originally, he was afraid that if he really shunned her and went back, it would be difficult to explain, but he didn't expect to go to the Min's house this time The threshold, she was so frightened that she didn't even dare to enter the door!

Mingche came back this time not alone, she was also accompanied by her mother, Ming Cen, the lord of Yuzunxian County, who was over 70 years old!
The Cen family is the surname of Daliang's royal family, and the Ming family is a famous family in Daliang. It is conceivable how grand the Ming Cen family, who is a first-class official, travels with style.

And that's it, under Ming Che's repeated request, it's easy to drive!
First, she lost her mind looking at the luxurious chariots and horses that had been heard from the entrance of the Min’s house all the way from the entrance of the village, and then saw the six guards with swords standing in front of the Min’s house. The matchmaker dared not go up the steps...

I thought that the county magistrate's official residence at the seventh rank is not a big official, and Mr. Zhao is his right-hand man. This marriage must be a matter of course. When did adults become so ostentatious?
The matchmaker was at a loss, her legs were trembling and she couldn't lift them up.

Although he knew for a long time that the magistrate had recognized his mother and his mother's identity, Mr. Zhao felt a little upset when he saw the Ming family's guards of honor with his own eyes.

But now that he has reached the door of Min's house, his heart is broken: for Qinglan, he will go all out!
Although the threshold of the Ming family is high, the threshold of the Min family is not.

After Su Xiazhi smiled and opened the courtyard door, she politely invited Master Zhao and the 'useless' matchmaker hiding behind him.

It was quiet in the huge courtyard.

Several maidservants are all dressed up like silk figurines, and they are standing under the eaves of the main room holding their poses.

"My mother-in-law just rushed back from Fujun early in the morning, and Lan Sheng's grandmother also came with her." Seeing Mr. Zhao's forehead sweating, Su Xiazhi couldn't help reminding in a low voice: "Hold your chest up, you are here to marry me , not here to steal people..."

(End of this chapter)