Peasant Girl Bookseller

Chapter 269

Sure enough, as soon as Mai Xiang finished speaking, the three women of Wan's family were shocked, but each of them had their own expressions. The old lady was curious, Mrs. Wan didn't believe it, and Kang Yi was skeptical.

"How many times did you kowtow?" Mrs. Wan wanted to confirm again.

"81."

"There are so many, what's the point?" The old lady leaned forward and asked.

"I don't have much to say, I just want to kowtow, and I have to let the Bodhisattva see my sincerity. The monk Tang went to the West to learn the scriptures and went through ninety-nine and 81 difficulties to obtain the real scriptures. It is much easier for me to kowtow 81 times in front of the Bodhisattvas than them."

As Mai Xiang spoke, she was thinking in her heart that she was begging the Bodhisattva for forgiveness. She didn't really want to lie, but just wanted to take the opportunity to embarrass these people.After the Huai Ci Township test is over, she really plans to eat 81 days of fasting and kowtow [-] times to the Bodhisattvas.

Seeing that Mai Xiang was still muttering something after she finished speaking, Old Madam Wan thought for a while and asked, "Girl, is this your meaning or the Bodhisattva's meaning?"

"Mom, it must be her own idea. How can she know what the Bodhisattva means?" Mrs. Wan snapped a sentence. She really didn't understand why this old lady trusted Mai Xiang so much. She didn't want to follow her to kowtow 81 times.

Unexpectedly, as soon as this thought flashed through Mrs. Wan's mind, she heard the old lady say: "Then you take Kang Yi there too, and knock 81 too."

"Mother, do you believe this too?" Mrs. Wan had a headache when she heard it, and she was really afraid of something. When did she suffer so much?
Of course, the most important thing is that she doesn't believe in these things. If she could realize her wish just by kneeling in front of the Bodhisattva, then she wouldn't be where she is today.Huai Ci's biological mother is a Buddhist, what happened to the result, didn't she return to the West early because of her torment?It's a pity, if she had been more ruthless at that time, she would have sent the son of this scumbag along with her, so as to save today's trouble.

Mrs. Wan glanced at her daughter-in-law who was secretly gnashing her teeth, and felt that the hostility on this daughter-in-law was getting heavier and heavier. She sighed and said, "Who dares to lie in front of the Bodhisattva? Either you take Kang Yi there yourself, or, You beg Mai Xiang to run this trip for you."

"Let's go by ourselves. Isn't it just 81 kowtows? Who can kowtow, Kang Yi, let's go, I still don't believe it. With the sincerity of the two of us, we can't impress the Bodhisattva?"

When Mrs. Wan heard that the old lady asked her to beg for Mai Xiang, she felt an unknown fire rushing up from her heart. She had disliked Mai Xiang a long time ago. If it wasn't for Mai Xiang, that son of a bitch would not be where he is today. If she hadn't been afraid of Prince Li behind Mai Xiang, she would have wanted to take care of Mai Xiang a long time ago.

"It's still my wife who understands that Bodhisattvas don't look at sincerity." Mai Xiang looked at Mrs. Wan's image as a little broken, and pursed her lips into a smile.

She couldn't wait to see if Mrs. Wan could stand up and walk after kowtowing 81 times.

It's a pity that in the end, Mai Xiang couldn't see Mrs. Wan kowtowing these 81 heads, because Mrs. Wan also had to eat fast and take a bath.Because that afternoon, Ji Xiaolan sent someone to deliver the letter. He had already returned from Chengde, and asked Huaici to go to him and see what Huaici had gained this summer. Mai Xiang and Huaici had no choice but to sue the old lady. Into the city.

Huaici entered the venue on the eighth day of August, and Mai Xiang was uneasy staying at home alone. It happened that Mrs. Zhang Jia sent someone to give Mai Xiang a basket of crabs, and Mai Xiang distributed the things. After choosing a few gifts in return, he got into the carriage and entered the scholar's mansion.

"Hey, it's all ready today. I was talking about missing you, and I wanted to send someone to pick you up, so here you are." Mrs. Zhang Jia was sitting on the Arhat bed, and she was obviously very happy to see Mai Xiang.

Mai Xiang saw that both Amusin and Ula Duomin were there, and said with a quick smile, "It's not a coincidence, I miss the old lady."

"You all coax me with your mouths. If I don't send you something, who will come to see me?" Everyone, who has the time to always joke with her?
"I really thought about it. It just so happened that our Lord Baylor came back with the emperor from the autumn hunting. The emperor rewarded him with some fresh venison. Why don't you hurry up and honor Mama and Mafa." Amu Xin stepped forward and shook the old lady's hand , coquettishly said.

"It's been a while since I came to see Mama. Someone brought some seafood to the prince. I'll pay my respects to Mafa and Mama first." Uladomin also laughed.

"Old lady, I don't have any good things. My shop just bought a batch of Song brocade with new patterns from the south. I picked a few for old lady." Mai Xiang said.

"Let me take a look." The old lady gave Mai Xiang a lot of face.

Mai Xiang sent the box in her hand, and the old lady opened it herself, and saw that the top two horses were Fushou Shuangquan and the other was lotus, lotus and fish. The old lady's face turned into a flower with a smile, "Okay , well, this pattern is much prettier than the earlier ones."

"As long as the old lady likes it." Mai Xiang smiled.

"Mama, it's not enough to just like it. How are you preparing for Mai Xiang's dowry?" Amu Xin joked with a smile.

The old lady glanced at her granddaughter, and said with a smile: "I can't tell you, girls are extroverted, I'm afraid you will miss her."

"You, Mama, have calculated it a long time ago. Our family paid 32 liters." Mrs. Zhang Jia smiled and said.

"Old lady, this can't be done." Mai Xiang was frightened when she heard that, she had only prepared 36 liters.

"What can't be done? I also prepared 64 lifts. Don't you dare to take them? Then we will carry them directly to your house, and then carry them from your house to the man's house. Would you like to give it a try?" Amu Xin threatened.

"Second Sister, no, are you serious?" Mai Xiang could fit an egg into her mouth. With so many dowries, what do you need to make up the number?
"Could it be that you still think it's a lie? Eldest sister has prepared more. If you don't believe me, you can ask." Amusin knew that Ula Duomin now cares more about Mai Xiang than she does.

Sure enough, Uladomin looked at Mai Xiang and said with a smile, "It's not much, it's only 120."

"What? I, a little country girl, made more than 200 dowries when I got married. After that, the women in the capital will hate me? No, no." Mai Xiang shook her head like a rattle. She knew that Amu When Xin got married, it was only a dowry of more than 100.

"What's wrong with you? You are the sister-in-law of the Prince Li's Mansion and Jinbeile Mansion, and the granddaughter of the University Scholars Mansion. The dowry is less, can it be justified?" As long as Amu Xin thinks of Mai Xiang's dowry that day, she will definitely be able to make money. Wan Jia fainted, and couldn't wait to see the other party's expression.

"By the way, did the man say when he will come over to discuss the details of the wedding?" Uladomin asked.

"No. They said they would discuss it after the local examination." Mai Xiang replied.But the last time he rejected the request of Mrs. Wan and Mrs. Wan to make a wish for Wan Zhigao, Mai Xiang guessed that the other party would not let him in easily.

"When did you come to discuss, you send someone to tell me, I'll go and listen." Uladomin knew that Mai Xiang's mother was definitely not the opponent of Mrs. Wan, and she had to beat her.

"I'll go too." Amu Xin hurriedly said.

"Second sister, this is a discussion, not a quarrel."

"I'm here to support you, don't be ungrateful, I don't care about other people's affairs." Amusin patted Mai Xiang on the head.

Mai Xiang rolled her eyes. If it was possible, she really didn't want to appreciate it. How much would it be enviable to make a high-profile appearance with so many dowries?
After leaving the scholar's mansion and returning home, Mai Xiang was still a little unhappy. She was not hypocritical, but worried that if the dowry came in, would she still have a peaceful life in the future?
Fortunately, within two days, Ye Dafu brought his family into the city, and by the way brought all the dowry prepared by the family, because Mai Xiang was going to marry from the city.

This Mid-Autumn Festival, no one in the Ye family thought about it. First, because Huaici was in the examination room, everyone was a little uneasy. Second, because Mrs. Li found another family for Jiufeng this time, and the man's family was also studying. From a family background, it is a pity that the father died early, leaving only this single seedling. The widowed mother managed to bring up the son with great difficulty. Seeing that the child was about to take the scientific examination, he suddenly fell ill and passed away.The man is nineteen years old this year, four years older than Jiufeng, and his family has heard that he is still a little thin.

Mrs. Liu is very satisfied with this family. As a scholar, next year after the filial piety period, you can take the scientific examination. Maybe in the future, Jiufeng will be able to be an official wife. And the most important thing is that Jiufeng can be the head of the family after marrying, without having to wait In-laws, there is no need to worry about Jiufeng's dowry being fooled by the man's family.

According to Liu's meaning, he wanted to arrange to see each other before the August Festival, but the man meant that his mother's filial piety would not be removed until the twelfth lunar month, and he wanted to wait until the filial piety period was over before seeing each other, but the other party loved Jiufeng Conditions are also quite satisfactory.

It's just that the Ye family didn't know that the reason why the man was satisfied was because Mrs. Liu was able to give birth to eight sons at one go, so naturally Mrs. Liu's daughter would be no different.

Mrs. Liu originally planned to go all out and get the other party down quickly. These days, she was busy cleaning the yard, decorating the house, and preparing new clothes for Jiufeng. She didn't even have a good Mid-Autumn Festival. I regretted it.

In fact, it's not called repentance, they just postponed the date of seeing each other, but Liu's full of joy was suddenly poured into a chill, and his heart was somewhat depressed.

Mrs. Liu's melancholy has affected Ye Dafu to some extent, and Mai Xiang has been annoyed by the inconvenience caused by her aunt's first visit these days. Mrs. Zhao is not in a good mood these days. She is worried that Wan's family will come to discuss the marriage. He didn't understand, so he took the initiative to ask Mrs. Liu for advice, but Mrs. Liu was upset because of Jiufeng's matter, and she didn't give her a good face.

Fortunately, it didn't take long before the news of Huai Ci's selection came. The Ye family swept away the haze of the previous days, and the family happily arranged the house and hall, because it was time for the Wan family to send someone to the recruitment period.

(End of this chapter)