Fish Leaping Farm Gate

Chapter 202 Leverage
Zhao Dongzhi took ten taels of silver to Du Xiaoyu, depressed, saying that it was the rabbit skin money from the Zhou family.

It seems that it didn't work, Du Xiaoyu was relieved, but after coming out of the rabbit house, he heard the Zhao sisters talking again, so that's not the case.

"I don't want to accept it, but I didn't say no. I don't know what it means." Zhao Dongzhi frowned in annoyance, "Sister Zhou is really upset this week."

"There are a lot of people in their family who say they are relatives. I'm afraid they want to pick and choose. They think that Lishu's conditions are not bad. They don't want to go back directly for fear of regretting it later." Zhao gave her an idea, "You can Don't rush, since they understand what our family means, they will always give an answer in the future."

Zhao Dongzhi snorted, "We will be picked and picked by him for Lishu! Should we wait? Their family will find a good one and come back to us, isn't it? How can there be such a good thing in the world!"

Although she likes Ruan Yu, she doesn't want to be so low-key. Now in Beidong Village, their family's conditions are very good. Even in the county, there are many people who can't match her. I thought it was Zhou's fault, so I said, "I want to know Miss Ruan's thoughts. Miss Ruan seems to be soft-hearted. Her uncle and aunt are in charge of her own shop. Now it's a big deal for her life. If they are asked to do it again, I am afraid that their good intentions will not be reciprocated, and neither of them has a good heart for this niece!"

Ruan Yu's uncle is called Ruan Xiaochang, and he also has a son. Who knows if he treats Ruan Yu sincerely?
Mrs. Zhao shook her head after hearing this, "We don't know about other people's family affairs. It's always bad for you to ask Miss Ruan rashly, but since she is willing to let her younger brother come to learn from Li Shu, I'm afraid she doesn't hate it, so let's continue Take it easy."

Zhao Dongzhi only had a sullen face, but didn't agree, and said after a while, "My son-in-law is going to Tongcheng with his brother-in-law in two days, Xiaoying is busy looking after the shop, and Meizhen is a careless person, I have to help."

"Going to Tongcheng? Why are you going?" Zhao asked in surprise.

"Buy more stock. His brother-in-law heard the news and said that things in Tongcheng are cheaper. Although it takes more than ten days to go back and forth, it can save a lot of money. It just so happens that the business is not busy now. Wait until around the ghost festival. I won’t be able to find time.”

Mrs. Zhao said with a smile, "This Dechang kid can do it since he was a child. Other kids are still playing with mud, so he would exchange his home-cooked food for money. Later, he became a shopkeeper and bought a yard in the county. You The son-in-law is also skilled, together with him, sooner or later he will be able to earn some money from the shop."

Zhao Dongzhi smiled and said, "Isn't that right? I've picked the right person. Meizhen is also a good sister-in-law. She has no heart. Xiaoying lives very comfortably, and now she is short of a child."

"You're still young, so don't be in a hurry. At that time, I was also worried about yellow flowers. Didn't I have them later?"

But Zhao Dongzhi still showed a bit of worry.

While the two were talking, they heard faint voices coming from outside. After a while, Du Xian came in with a post, his face was full of sorrow, "Look, lady, Mrs. Feng has sent another post."

Zhao Dongzhi smiled and said, "This is not a good thing, brother-in-law, why are you so miserable?"

"Good thing?" Mrs. Zhao glanced at her younger sister, "What do you know, it must be related to Wenyuan again." As she spoke, she opened the post and took a look. Mrs. Feng said that she hit it off last time, and invited them to come together again this time wine tasting.

Zhao Dongzhi saw that Zhao's brows were frowned, leaned over and asked, "What did you write?"

"Let's have a drink in the afternoon." Mrs. Zhao sighed. She had made up her mind to refuse, but she still hesitated when things came to an end. What kind of fine wines are all flowers, it's nothing more than an excuse for love.

Du Xiaoyu knew what Zhao was bothering about, and said, "It's okay to go once, just talk about our difficulties. This Mrs. Feng is also a smart person, so she will definitely understand."

"Difficulties?" Zhao was puzzled.

Du Xiaoyu smiled, "Let's talk about it later, let's dress up now, the carriage will probably arrive soon."

Zhao Dongzhi thought that this niece was enlightened, so she was busy helping her comb her hair, choose jewelry, and choose two beautiful dresses to match. Du Xiaoyu did not refuse, and the three of them dressed properly, and sure enough, the carriage arrived at the gate of the courtyard very quickly.

Because Mr. Feng is no longer the county lord of Feixian County, Li Yuanqing lived in the original mansion, and they lived in the big courtyard they bought earlier.

Although it is not as exquisite as before, it is also beautiful and the vegetation is patchwork.

Right now is the hottest season, Mrs. Feng has found a maid for everyone to take care of them, fanning the wind with a fan, it is still cool.

This time only the three of them were invited, and the Liu family who wanted to marry the Du family at that time, the two Mrs. Liu were not embarrassed, and when they saw them, they even came up to greet and laugh.

The wine has been set up long ago, it is fragrant and sweet, and it has a special flavor when paired with melons and fruits.

"I heard that this wine was specially shipped from Qilin Mountain? We are really lucky." Mrs. Liu praised repeatedly, "The wine maker Bai is a weird person. If he is unhappy, it will be difficult for a thousand dollars to buy a jar."

Mrs. Feng smiled, "I have a little friendship with my master, so I sent two jars. There are really a hundred kinds of flowers in this hundred flower wine. It took a lot of effort. If it is not a good thing, I am embarrassed to ask Come here."

Zhao Dongzhi was very pleased with these words, Mrs. Feng is now the wife of the head of the household department, and she wanted to be polite and invite them to drink, which was unthinkable before.

Mrs. Liu's eyes kept drifting towards Du Xiaoyu. The marriage partner mentioned last time was her third son Liu Yan. She didn't expect that their family would refuse. After asking again and again, she found out that it was her third son Liu Yan. Because of the matchmaker, she would be wrong. With such an arrogant attitude, given the current situation of the Du family, naturally they would not be happy. How could they agree to get married?
"It's strange to say that the women's university has changed in the eighteenth year. It's just a few days since I haven't seen her, but Miss Du Er looks good again."

The Second Mrs. Liu has a round face with dimples when she smiles, and her face is still very kind. When Du Xiaoyu heard the praise, she couldn't pretend not to hear it, so she had to smile slightly. Zhao said, "It's all The credit for the rouge clothes, she is usually busy in the fields, but the second wife didn't see it."

The implication is that her daughter is just a farmer and cannot afford to be high.

Mrs. Liu Er pursed her lips, and then smiled again, "That's good. Our family has hundreds of acres of land, and the people who take care of them are not good at doing things. Last year, they made half less than the year before. If Miss Du Er If such a person exists, then there is no need to worry.”

Zhao Dongzhi snorted and said, "My niece can do anything, but if she wants to rely on her family background, she will look down on others. Don't even want to marry Xiaoyu from our family!"

She also knew that the last time the matchmaker talked about her marriage, her attitude towards the Liu family had changed.

This little aunt is good at this, she will forget her self when she is proud, but if she is bullied by someone, she will never compromise, even if that person is someone she used to look up to, she will not easily bow her head.

Mrs. Liu Er's complexion changed a bit, the words were still too straightforward, and she was a little bit embarrassed to step down.

Seeing this, Mrs. Liu hurriedly said, "Our family always thinks that Miss Du Er is pretty good. Even in the county, there are not many families who are worthy of it. Only some people's ears are broken, and they misheard the meaning. Nonsense, please don't take it to heart, two girls."

This is putting the blame on the matchmaker, but looking at the attitudes of the two wives, it seems that they really don't seem to be signaling to the matchmaker to say this. It seems that the matchmaker really made up her own mind.

Mrs. Feng came out to smooth things over, and said with a smile, "This wine is still a bit strong, let's go outside for a walk, I invited some musicians to play, it's in the pavilion in front."

A few people stood up, Madam Feng led Zhao Shi forward naturally, she was talking to Zhao Shi, Feng Congrong followed behind.

"Thanks to my sister's words last time, my master is relieved." Mrs. Feng smiled, "Our county head can be called a dragon and phoenix among people. Everyone is guessing, who will marry in the future? Such a girl, does Miss Zhao have a good candidate in mind?"

When Zhao's marriage was even mentioned, Zhao thumped in his heart, and looked back involuntarily. Feng Congrong met her eyes and smiled sweetly.

That smile is really beautiful, like a flower in full bloom, everyone likes it when they see it, and their demeanor is dignified and elegant, there is no one who would not want to beg her as a daughter-in-law.

It's a pity that she is not his own mother, how can she make decisions for him?

Thinking of what Du Xiaoyu said in the carriage, Mrs. Zhao calmed down, and sighed, "I've been worrying about this too, but his aunt didn't speak up, so how could it be my turn?"

Mrs. Feng smiled, and said bluntly, "Being kind is not as good as raising kindness. When it comes to credit, how can anyone compare to my sister? Besides, his aunt is far away in the capital and has never seen her. Do you want the county magistrate to stay here for three years? Can't you just get married?"

Mrs. Zhao was very embarrassed, and he hesitated, "But he still has his grandmother, even if the aunt doesn't care, the grandmother will definitely take care of it! To tell you the truth, Madam, the Lin family has dissatisfaction with us. Recently..." She paused , "Recently, Yuanqing has rarely come to our house. I'm afraid that if this continues, it may not be possible for him to break away from our family."

Mrs. Feng was taken aback when she heard this. She didn't think about the relationship between the Lin family and the Du family. She only thought that Li Yuanqing was raised by Du Xian and his wife. Then, what they said had weight with Li Yuanqing. Who would have thought that the Lin family would have such a big opinion on this? , and forced Li Yuanqing to stay away from the Du family...

Speaking of which, Li Yuanqing was just a concubine in the Li family, and he was only found later. He must not have a deep relationship with his father, and his status in the family must not be high, and the Lin family has such a big fortune, and the eldest son of the Lin family is the champion of martial arts. Born, he used to be a great general. When he resigned, he heard that the emperor would keep him.

From this point of view, the Lin family will definitely rely heavily on Li Yuanqing in the future, so it is not impossible for him to choose the Lin family instead of the Du family's adoptive parents.

(End of this chapter)