Delicate Flower Chapter 26: Looking at each other
The couple chatted happily. Aunt Wang brought freshly marketed pears and said they were for Yu Tang to try. The sisters couldn’t help but talk about Yu Tang’s marriage. Knowing that shopkeeper Tong Wanting to be a matchmaker for Yu Tang, Mrs. Wang said happily: "The date has been set. Remember to call me and I will go and have a look."
Ms. Chen smiled and said: "I don't know if it can work yet? I just went to have a taste."
Ms. Wang smiled disapprovingly and said: "As for our Ah Tang, she is the only one who picks on others, how can anyone pick on her."
Ms. Chen was obviously looking forward to this marriage, and she kept smiling and said, "I'd like to lend you some good advice."
Perhaps it was really fate. Shopkeeper Tong quickly replied to the letter, saying that the second and third sons of the Wei family were about the same age as Yu Tang, and they would be chosen by the Yu family.
After hearing this, Mrs. Wang smiled from ear to ear and said to Yu Bo: "I think the Wei family are all real people. Maybe it will be a good marriage!"
Yu Tang is the apple of the family, not to mention her life-long events. Although Yu Bo did not ask in person, he was still very concerned. After hearing this, he carefully told Mrs. Wang: "You are older than your younger siblings, and you are the most prudent in your actions. That's right, you have to take a closer look at Ah Tang's matter. Everything is secondary. This character is the most important. Family and everything will be prosperous. If you have a bad temper, no matter how capable, decent or human you are, No matter how honest you are, your life will be uncomfortable."
"I know, I know!" When Wang talked about this, she thought of her son and said to Yu Bo while sitting in front of the mirror combing his hair, "Can you also make up your mind about Yuan'er's marriage? ."
Ms. Wang previously wanted to marry her natal brother, but she didn’t know that the child died when he was eight years old. Ms. Wang was shocked and went to the temple to tell Yu Yuan’s fortune. Everyone said Yu Yuan should not get married early. His marriage has been postponed until now.
The Yu family has only a few heirs, and they have always valued their children. Yu Bo didn't dare to make any random decisions and said, "Huili and I will discuss it before we discuss it." He then asked Mrs. Wang, "Are both children interested in each other, or have they decided who they should like?"
Ms. Wang smiled and said: "What the younger siblings mean is that the second son is two years older than Ah Tang. He is older and more sensible, so we look up to their second son."
Yu Bo nodded and stopped discussing the matter.
As things were coming to an end for Yu Tang, he felt a little uneasy.
Is your marriage settled like this?
I wonder what the man named Wei Xiaoshan looks like? What is your character? What do you think of this marriage?
She let out a long sigh and told herself that the Wei family was full of sincerity. I heard that the eldest son of the Wei family was admitted to the Tongsheng School. To be able to get into such a marriage is considered to be a well-matched one. She should be very satisfied. . But she was thinking about one thing, but her heart was not under her control. It was always listless and uninterested.
When the day came for the meeting, Mrs. Chen invited Ma Xiuniang to accompany Yu Tang.
Because the meeting place was set at Zhaoming Temple, the Yu family not only had to hire carriages and horses, prepare dry food, but also arrange a banquet at Zhaoming Temple and invite the people in the middle... Chen was busy, and Yu Tang deliberately concealed it, but Chen didn't notice anything strange about Yu Tang, but Ma Xiuniang did.
She found an excuse to send Shuangtao who was serving in the room, took Yutang's hand and whispered: "What's wrong with you? Are you not satisfied? Or do you have other... thoughts? We will see each other soon. If there is nothing obviously wrong, the matter will be settled nine or ten times out of ten. If you feel bad about anything, say it as soon as possible while nothing is done yet. Once the marriage is settled, , even if you have a thousand or ten thousand thoughts, you will have to keep them in your heart for the rest of your life. This is no joke. It will harm others and yourself."
Ma Xiuniang never believed that Yu Tang was not moved at all by someone like Li Jun, whose appearance and sincerity were so hard to fault.
Yu Tang smiled at Ma Xiuniang, but she didn't know how forced her smile was.
"I know." She said in a low voice, "My mother and father are not unreasonable people. I just think that marrying like this..."
She was a little scared.
I don’t know how many people envied Li Duan and Gu Xi back then. Even she, before discovering Li Duan's obscene thoughts, didn't she think that the couple were just a pair of two-winged birds who were drinking and ordering each other and adding beauty to their eyebrows?
Ma Xiuniang didn't believe it, but she was afraid that she would offend Yu Tang by saying too much, so she would not say anything to her in the future. Instead, she would go to Zhaoming Temple to meet Li Jun like before, causing more trouble. It's troublesome. It's better for her to keep an eye on her and prevent anything from happening to Yu Tang.
"Everyone is the same!" She simply followed Yu Tang's words to comfort Yu Tang, "Look, I have known Mr. Zhang since we were young, but we actually said we would get married and we made an appointment. I haven't been beating the drum in my heart. I'm afraid that I won't do well here or that I won't do well there. After a while, it will naturally get better."
Yu Tang smiled and thanked Ma Xiuniang, seeming to be comforted by her words, but in fact she felt even more uneasy.
Her fear is different from the fear Ma Xiuniang said.
She is not afraid that the environment will change, nor is she afraid that she will not live well after getting married. What she is afraid of is that she does not want to marry this person...
The thought flashed through and Yu Tang was stunned.
She, she didn’t want to marry this person?
But what's wrong with this person?
Isn’t everyone like this? Parents to enrich people. If you are a good match, you can get married.
The Wei family even bent their waists to the ground. They had two sons to choose from. What else could she be dissatisfied with?
What kind of person is she looking for?
Yu Tang was shocked by himself. I want to talk to Ma Xiuniang, but I don’t know where to start.
Ms. Chen was already outside urging them: "Have you packed up? The carriage has arrived, and we have to rush to Zhaoming Temple for lunch!"
Ma Xiuniang responded quickly, helped Yu Tang tidy up and went out.
No matter how much Yu Tang said, everything was stuck in his throat.
Zhaoming Temple is still as tall and majestic as before, but in Yu Tang's eyes at this time, he feels that it is too noisy and flashy, and does not have the majesty and solemnity of guarding a large town.
Perhaps it’s because my mood has changed and my feelings about what I’m watching have also changed.
She was secretly thinking about it in her heart, and was taken to the Palace of the Heavenly King by Mrs. Chen.
There were quite a few people who came to accompany Yu Tang to see him. In addition to Yu Wen and his wife, the female relatives were Ma Xiuniang and Wang, and the male guests were shopkeeper Tong, Yu Bo and Yu Yuan.
According to the agreement with the Wei family, after the two families had lunch, everyone went to visit the back mountain. Then they pretended to have met each other by chance at the Xibi Spring in the back mountain. The two families took the opportunity to look at each other. .
Yu Tang finished his lunch thoughtfully, holding hands with Ma Xiuniang, and followed Chen and Wang to the Washing Spring.
In order not to overwhelm the guests, Ma Xiuniang wore a charcoal armor today, a gilt hairpin, and a pair of lilac earrings. She was very simple. Yu Tang wore a silver-red plain Hangzhou silk jacket with willow-green filigree edges, a double-snail bun, and a lapis lazuli comb, which was gorgeous and playful at the same time.
The Wei family members spotted Yu Tang at a glance among the crowd.
Mrs. Wei was very satisfied even before her son could express his opinion.
When I turned back to look at my son, my son's face was already red and he couldn't lift his head.
Mrs. Wei couldn't help but pursed her lips and laughed.
People from the Yu family also saw Wei Xiaoshan at a glance.
He was wearing new clothes with pleats. He was tall, burly, and a little dark, but he had thick eyebrows and big eyes. He was honest and heroic, and he was a very energetic young man. When he looked at Yu Tang, his eyes were shining, sparkling, and filled with joy that could be seen at a glance. Not to mention the people of the Yu family, even Yu Tang, who was a little unhappy when he arrived, had a good impression of him, and his erratic heart suddenly became a little calmer.
If this is the case, that's not bad.
She thought to herself and couldn't help but take a closer look at the Wei family members.
At first glance, Wei's father is a taciturn farmer; Mrs. Wei is shrewd but has a pure gaze; the eldest son of the Wei family looks very similar to Wei Xiaoshan, but his eyebrows are a little more refined than his younger brother; the eldest sister-in-law of the Wei family Not bad, delicate and gentle, speaks slowly and leisurely, and looks like someone who has read a book. There was also a companion, Mrs. Wei's natal sister-in-law, who seemed to be a shrewd and capable person. On the other hand, Wei Xiaochuan, the fifth eldest son of the Wei family, who had just turned ten, had been a little angry since seeing Yu Tang. When the two families were talking, he fell behind everyone. He didn't know when he broke a branch. Sometimes he was sweeping the knee-high weeds on the roadside, and sometimes he was beating the branches around him. From time to time, he made some noise and interrupted. The two families were interested in talking. ~IndoMTL.com~ Mrs. Wei frowned as she looked at it, and called her eldest son over to give him a few instructions in a low voice. Wei Xiaoyuan, the eldest son of the Wei family, carried Wei Xiaochuan to the side with a stern face and scolded him in a low voice. He lost his temper and ran away.
The people in the Yu family looked a little strange.
Mrs. Wei should have been observing the faces of the Yu family, and hurriedly explained to Mrs. Chen: "This child is the youngest and is spoiled by the family. I didn't take him with me today, but when I arrived at Zhaoming Temple, I realized that he was not here. I knew when I followed him, so I had to take him with me. My in-laws...well, don't take it to heart, Mrs. Yu. I will teach him a lesson when I go back."
Ms. Chen is someone who respects me a foot and I respect you a foot. When she saw Mrs. Wei being so polite, she hurriedly said: "Children are all so naughty. Mrs. Wei doesn't need to take it to heart."
After hearing this, Mrs. Wei immediately struck up a conversation with Mr. Chen. Although they were talking about trivial matters, it could be seen that he was very attentive to the Chen family and wanted to marry the Yu family very much.
Ms. Chen was also satisfied with Mrs. Wei's family, and when they left, she made it clear that she would let Mrs. Wei visit her home when she was free.
Everyone in the Wei family, including Wei's father, looked happy.
When we went back, Ma Xiuniang kept praising Wei Xiaoshan.
Yu Tang breathed a sigh of relief, lifted the car curtain and looked back at the Zhaoming Temple that was gradually going away. It took a long time for his pounding heart to slowly calm down.
Early the next morning, the Wei family invited a matchmaker to come to their door. They praised Yutang a lot. The smile on Mrs. Chen's face never faded, but she still reservedly expressed that she would consider it in accordance with custom.
The matchmaker knew that the match was almost certain, so she happily took Chen's reward and left.
The eldest aunt thought about the rumors that Yu Tang was arrogant and wanted to recruit a scholar as her son-in-law, so she deliberately spread the word about the marriage.