The beautiful pastoral field of Jiangmen girl

Chapter 147 Meeting in the snow (1)
He turned and went back to the house, put on the hat and cotton gloves that were uniformly issued by the mansion two days ago, went to the utility room, took the broom out to the front yard, and met Ding Jiabao with the broom and Cai Tieniu with the shovel .The three greeted each other and began to sweep the snow.

Gu Yuanhe and Ding Jiabao were in charge of sweeping snow, while Cai Tieniu was in charge of shoveling.Before the hour, the whole mansion, except the inner courtyard where the female relatives lived, was cleaned by the three of them.

On the other side of the inner courtyard, during the time when Qingshu and Qingyang were practicing marksmanship, Mother Su took Ding's younger sister, Xiaojuan, Xu Wuniang and others to clean up the snow in Wenlan courtyard first, and then the courtyard where Qingyang and Qingshu lived .

A new day starts like this amidst everyone's busy schedule.

After breakfast, after tidying up everything and sitting down to do needlework, Mama Su was a little dazed.

Seeing Xu Wuniang, she couldn't help asking: "Mother Su, why are you so absent-minded?"

"It snowed heavily last night, and the road is not easy to walk. I'm afraid Mrs. Cheng will not be able to go to Dagujia Village today." Mother Su was a little disappointed.

Xu Wuniang burst out laughing, "I have waited all these years, why can't you wait for this day. Don't worry, Miss Xiu can't run away, she is designated as Yuan He's daughter-in-law."

Although she was teased, Mother Su was happy, "That's right, Miss Xiu is designated as my son's wife."

Let's talk about the other side.Mrs. Cheng, the wife of Cheng Yaren, who was entrusted by Xiagu Mansion, took care of the boys and children after breakfast, handed over the work of washing dishes and cleaning the kitchen to her daughter, and was ready to leave for Dagujia Village.

Cheng Yaren also attached great importance to the entrustment of the ancient mansion. He borrowed the carriage yesterday, and after dinner, he went to the neighbor's house without delay, took the carriage to his yard, and urged Mrs. Cheng to move faster.

When Cheng Yaren and his wife entered Dagujia Village, the first thing they did was to ask people where the third grandpa's home was, and then they went to the third grandpa's house under the guidance of the villagers.

Cheng Yaren sent the man to him, agreed to come back to pick him up in an hour, and then drove to Xiaogujia Village.

Mrs. Cheng was invited to sit on the edge of the kang in the west wing of the ancient house. Seeing that the girl who poured water for her was a delicate, sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl, she smiled and took a second look.

The third grandma noticed that Mrs. Cheng was looking at her granddaughter, she smiled and said nothing.

It wasn't until Gu Pingxiu left that Mrs. Cheng said, "Old man, there are some girls here just now, so I can't say it directly. I'm the boss of the town. It's true that everyone calls me Mrs. Cheng. Let me tell you one thing, although I don’t work as a matchmaker, I also like to match people.”

The third grandma now understood that this time Mrs. Cheng came to the door to match her granddaughter, but she didn't know which family Mrs. Cheng had entrusted to come here. "Hehe... I just heard that it was Mrs. Cheng, so I didn't think too much about it. When you said that, I remembered something. Last year, a girl from the Li family in Xiaogujia Village married into the town. I heard that life is very good. The mediator Mrs. Cheng, could it be you?"

Mrs. Cheng smiled and said: "Old man, I did matchmaking with a family surnamed Li in Xiaogu's Village. The girl from the Li family has a good temper and good looks. Not to mention her husband's love when she married, the young couple are also loving. Although I am not a matchmaker, I will be happy for ten days and a half months if I can secure a good marriage. No, your family also has a good-natured and good-looking girl, and there is a safe family, please entrust me to come to your door as a matchmaker. I thought it was a good match, so I came to the door with a cheeky face, trying to make peace with it."

The third grandma smiled, "When this girl grows up, people will miss her. Hehe... I don't know what kind of family she is?"

"Old man, to tell you the truth, Gu Yuanhe's mother asked me to be the matchmaker."

The third grandma was a little surprised, and her heart moved, "Which Gu Yuanhe?"

"Of course it's the Gu Yuanhe you know. Gu Yuanhe's mother said that she was sent by Miss Gu to deliver things a few days ago, and she fell in love with your granddaughter when she saw your granddaughter. After going back and thinking about it, she thought about getting married. , please entrust me to come over and have a conversation, so that we can make peace." Mrs. Cheng acted as a matchmaker, and she didn't say those fancy words.In addition, Gu Yuanhe has stayed in Dagujia Village for more than five years. She doesn't need to say or praise how he is. The woman's family knows it well, so they don't say much about it.

The third grandma sighed, "That kid Yuanhe is a good kid, it's just..."

"If you have something to say, feel free to say it, and if you have the conditions, feel free to mention it. This is a matchmaker, isn't it just passing on the words for both parties?"

"We are a peasant family, but we are neither slaves nor maidservants. That child Yuanhe is good, his father is the housekeeper, and his mother is the wife in charge, but after all, he is a servant of a rich family, and he has to listen to the master in everything, what? Everything is arranged by the master. Not to mention marriage, even if there are children in the future, the daughter will not be free, but will still be the master's slave or the master's handmaid."

Hearing grandma's words by accident, Gu Pingxiu, who was about to push the door in, withdrew his outstretched hand, turned around quickly, returned to his room with lowered eyes, and sat on the kang, lost in thought.

After an unknown amount of time, the door rang, Gu Pingxiu came back to his senses, wiped his face indiscriminately, looked up to see who was coming, and called his mother in a low voice.

Wearing dark blue coarse clothes, the old family sat down next to their daughter, "What's the matter? Is your brother bullying you?"

Gu Pingxiu shook his head, "No, mother, I accidentally pricked my hand with a needle, it hurts a bit."

He patted his daughter's head, "You child, are you still crying after being pricked with a needle, are you ashamed? My mother told you something, Mrs. Cheng who came from home is here to protect the matchmaker. Someone has taken a fancy to my Xiu'er."

Gu Pingxiu blushed, "Mom!"

"Why are you ashamed? Suan Yuanhe has a good eye, and asked his family to invite a matchmaker to come to the door. Mother is really reluctant to let Xiu'er get married, but mother also hopes that Xiu'er will have a good home."

It was ten o'clock at noon when Cheng Yaren and Cheng Niangzi returned to the town from Dagujia Village.They returned home, returned the carriage, drank a cup of hot tea at home, and Cheng Yaren went out.Mrs. Cheng did needlework for a while, guessing that the ancient mansion should have had lunch, so she told her three children to keep an eye on the house, and then went out to the ancient mansion.

Seeing Mrs. Cheng coming to the door, Su's mother was both surprised and delighted, so she hurriedly invited her to the side hall to sit down, happily offering tea.

Soon, Qingshu got Xin'er and rushed over, which surprised Mrs. Cheng, and she couldn't speak for a while.

Qingshu smiled slightly, "I heard that Mrs. Cheng went to Dagujia Village today, how did the family come back?"

Madam Cheng was slightly stunned, and looked at Mama Su who was sitting next to Qing Shuxia.

Mother Su insisted on standing, but Qingshu ordered her to sit down with a sullen face, and she was willing to sit down.At this moment, she received Mrs. Cheng's questioning eyes, and hurriedly said: "Ms. Cheng, if you have something to say, just say it, it's fine."

Mrs. Cheng was in a dilemma, but she also realized that Miss Gu cared about Gu Yuanhe's marriage, very concerned.This also shows the status of Gu Yuanhe's parents in the mansion.After a little deliberation, she briefly returned the results of this trip, "This grandma of the Gu family likes Gu Yuanhe very much, but she is also worried that her granddaughter will not understand the rules of a rich family and make mistakes after she gets married, so she just said Think about it, but don't give me a letter."

(End of this chapter)