Chapter 92:
Everyone seeks novelty, Zhenzhu wins with her youth, which big man doesn’t dote on a young young woman!
“His father, give us a straight answer quickly!”
Old Li Tou’s face turned ashen!
Second Brother and his wife were both here, doesn’t this mean that he, the oldest brother Li Depei, was selling his daughter?
For silver, sending his own daughter to be a concubine, Old Li Family doesn’t have that tradition!
Speaking of his younger sister, back then the family had one meal but no next, parents painfully sent her to be a maid, and to this day there’s no definite news, not knowing if she’s dead or alive!
Seeing Zhou Shi’s greedy and eager facial expression, he didn’t want to deal with her!
Li Zheng Sen and Zhao Xiaomei were also astonished by Zhou Shi’s behavior…
No matter how shrewish and harsh she usually was, she extremely loved Zhenzhu.
Matchmaker Wan took out the contract from her bosom, placed it on the table: “If you agree, just press a handprint here, I’ll go back right now to inform Master Zeng, this marriage is done!”
“Next time, just directly set a date and the wedding can be handled!”
“So fast?”
Old Li Tou always felt something was a bit off!
“Shouldn’t we first check the birthdate and time, to see if they match?”
She didn’t even look at her own weight, just being a concubine, where are there so many rules!
But, the words couldn’t be said like that, Matchmaker Wan only said:
“Old Li Brother, rich families don’t have so many trivial matters, and besides, is Master Zeng’s birthdate and time for you to casually see?”
“Go see in this town, which powerful master’s birthdate and time isn’t confidential?”
“Succeed or not, in my opinion your wife is right, first have children is what’s important, matching birthdates is a waste of effort!”
Old Li Tou was displeased.
“Why are you pulling a long face? Did you forget that wandering Taoist priest’s words?”
Zhou Shi’s reminder hit Old Li Tou like a blow to the head.
Immediately he remembered that prophecy, could it be that Zhenzhu’s fate was destined to marry into Zeng Manor?
“Just knows to be stubborn! Old man, just believe me, Zhenzhu will definitely give that Master Zeng a big fat boy, while she’s still young.”
“If we delay, next year she’ll be older, it’ll be hard for her to get her wish, don’t harm Zhenzhu!”
“This…”
“In the future, our Zhenzhu’s fate will be a life of wealth and honor!”
As for their Old Li Family, hmph! She Zhou Meizhen finally could hold her head high!
Zhou Shi spoke decisively!
Old Li Tou was swayed, feeling uneasy either way in his heart, looked at the bewildered Zhenzhu, “Zhenzhu, what do you think?”
“Dad, I… I can’t say!”
Vacillating!
This was her true inner thought, from her dazed and ignorant days, the one she liked was Third Brother from Li Zhengxin’s family in the village, but he had a fiancée!
Both wanting to give him a lesson, make him worry about her, and reluctant to give up wealth and luxury.
If she married that Master Zeng, she could eat well, wear well, and have servants waiting on her, wasn’t this the life she had always dreamed of?
Old Li Tou was conflicted, looked at Li Daqiang and Li Sanmao, also considering before asking: “Oldest Brother, Third Child, what do you think?”
Li Daqiang was originally chatting with those two sedan chair carriers, suddenly called by his dad.
He didn’t even think, said: “I listen to dad and mom!”
Feeling something a bit off, added,
“Dad and mom’s meaning is my meaning!”
“You!”
Old Li Tou saw his very serious and honest look, seeming like he hadn’t even used his brain, a sentence stuck in his throat, angrily spat a mouthful of saliva on the ground!
Being this obedient wasn’t good either, no own opinion, asking for his idea and it’s like this!
“Third Child, what about you?”
“Dad, I think this matter we should first go to the town to inquire around, can’t decide so quickly…”
Old Li Tou nodded!
Matchmaker Wan anxiously said: “What’s there to inquire about? Didn’t I just tell you? That Zeng Manor is very rich!”
She also saw it, this family’s weakness is silver, so talk about money!
Only hoping to finalize this today, sign and press handprint, get the silver, secure!
“This… Third Wife, what do you think?”
Luo Zhi’er didn’t expect Old Li Tou to call on her!
This matter, if you give advice, then success or failure later will blame you!
If she doesn’t give opinion, this is Li Sanmao’s own younger sister, she just slightly raised her head, stopped the sewing in her hands,
“Dad, I have no opinion, just have a few questions unclear, want to ask Matchmaker Wan!”
Matchmaker Wan was stunned, this fatty had been silent for half a day, she thought she was a bullied young wife in this home, didn’t expect she had quite some status!
Thinking again, no matter her status, she’s still a countryside woman, coming and going just those people and matters, what insight?
With questions, she could casually brush off…
Zhou Shi was nervous, afraid Luo Zhi’er would talk nonsense and ruin her daughter’s good thing!
Warned: “Luo Zhi’er, you be careful what you say to me, don’t talk nonsense!”
“Exactly, dad, why ask her?”
Zhenzhu also anxiously said.
“Zhenzhu, shut up! Third Wife, you say yours, don’t mind your mother-in-law and their meanings!”
“Li Depei, you’re increasingly not taking me seriously?”
Zhou Shi was furious.
“If you want others to take you seriously, do more normal, useful things, okay?”
Zhou Shi felt stifled.
“Third Wife, speak!”
“Matchmaker Wan, before this, may I see your contract?”
“Ah? What?”
Matchmaker Wan thought rural people are illiterate, take it out and casually fool them, besides in their arranging marriage, once done they all sign this contract, to prevent them from reneging, prevent her from not getting service fee!
“What? Unwilling?”
“Not that, do you know characters?”
Sharply questioning…
“Passable, knows a few roughly!”
Matchmaker Wan reluctantly handed the contract to her, Luo Zhi’er calmly took it and carefully read it…
The content above was nothing much, just basic info of the relatives arranging marriage and the one being arranged for, which village, which family, name, which matchmaker arranged it, a bunch of nonsense praising the match as heaven-made!
Just the last bit below…
Hehe!
“Matchmaker Wan, if this marriage doesn’t happen, midway regret, what does this compensation mean?”
“Isn’t this obvious, I talked half a day arranging marriage, spent so much saliva, you finally renege, I can’t work for nothing!”
“Makes sense, but this is too much, ten times the agreed betrothal gifts?”
Li Zhenzhu’s agreed betrothal gifts were ten taels, that wouldn’t it be a hundred taels?
“What? What?”
Old Li Tou was scared nearly to heart stopping, luckily just now didn’t rush to press handprint!
“This is too unreasonable, right? Others arranging marriage also like this?”
Matchmaker Wan hurriedly explained:
“Why care about others? All my Matchmaker Wan arranging marriages sign like this, proves I arrange well!”
“Besides, it’s your family Zhenzhu marrying well, other families don’t have your family Zhenzhu’s high betrothal gifts.”
“Fine!”
“Since not signed yet, forget it for now! I want to understand more, how did you know about the fourth daughter Zhenzhu of Old Li Family in Zhao Li Village?”
Matchmaker Wan didn’t expect her to be so difficult,
“Uh… it was, it was Master Zeng himself sent a servant to find me to arrange marriage, specifically how he knew, I really don’t know!”
“Hehe, I thought you had private dealings, just me running legs going through motions!”
Matchmaker Wan spoke evasively.
“Is that so? Just, our Old Li Family, and Zhenzhu all have no private friendship with this Master Zeng, don’t know him oh!”
Zhou Shi was furious, hate why she so many matters, estranged, distinguishing so clearly from the rich Master Zeng?
Wished the whole world knew, her Old Li Family knew the rich Master Zeng, he took a fancy to her daughter!
Old Li Tou and Li Zheng Sen felt Matchmaker Wan’s words were a bit improper, arranging marriage should be confidential by reason.
After talking, if not successful everyone shut up, this is also to protect both reputations, especially the woman’s!
This Li Zheng Sen family has three daughters, very familiar with the process…
She even said Zhenzhu had private friendship with Master Zeng, isn’t this ruining her reputation?
“One more, how old is Master Zeng? What business does he specifically do? Does he have a shop in town? Besides one principal wife, are there concubines? If yes, how many? Those concubines have no children? Are there any deceased concubines?”
“Ah… this… why ask so detailed?”
Secretly unhappy, how is this fatty so smart, asking one after another, so detailed…
“You can’t answer?”
Luo Zhi’er still with a simple look, asked.
“No, not… you asked too detailed, I was too busy before, momentarily didn’t understand that much…”
Matchmaker Wan waved hand, eyes turned, this kind of matter she had heard of, naturally inquired a bit…
Just… these words couldn’t come from her Matchmaker Wan mouth.
“Could it be, you also don’t know?”
Opposite pair of round clear black and white eyes straight forcing her, making her panic…
“Since like this, dad, after all it concerns Zhenzhu’s lifelong matter, do you think shouldn’t we as San Mao said, go inquire first then decide?”
Since asked her, she has no feelings for Zhenzhu, as third sister-in-law she can remind once, if she insists on choosing, then consequences she bears herself!
But she won’t give them suggestion, decision, let them decide themselves!
If Old Li Tou old couple really love daughter, no matter what will go inquire!
Old Li Tou looked at Li Zheng Sen, pondered again and again…
Zhou Shi although also scared by that hundred taels just now!
Just, if Zhenzhu’s matter really succeeds, that’s not an issue, Zhou Shi anxious like an ant on a hot pan, what’s there to consider?
No matter how she buzzed in Old Li Tou’s ear, jumping high, Old Li Tou still felt inquiring clearly was best!
Luckily Third Wife knows characters, understood this contract, if anxiously signed this contract, then wanting to repent marriage would be hard!
Naturally temporarily refused Matchmaker Wan first, to not embarrass her, nodded face and apologized to her!
Matchmaker Wan still neither nose nor face, hearing this stood up and turned to leave!
“A bunch of poor ghosts pretending to be high and mighty! This is you refusing yourselves, miss this village don’t regret later, come beg me Matchmaker Wan, I also have no way!”
Took handkerchief flicked dust, cold snort, “Really wasted me getting dust all over, can’t sit in this yard one moment.” Turned and left!
“Hey, Matchmaker Wan, I didn’t mean that, don’t mind, I just said slow down first…”
Old Li Tou tremblingly chased after.
“Hmph!”
Matchmaker Wan fuming, angrily got into the sedan chair!
Pulled down the curtain with one grab!
Shrilly ordered: “Let’s go!”
Two sedan chair carriers bitterly lifted the sedan chair, “Up!”
Shook, nearly unsteady, left!
Swallowed saliva, just now that family said to cook dumplings, they didn’t get to eat!
Matchmaker Wan in the sedan chair pondered, today’s two taels silver though got, the remaining not, they go to town inquire probably fall through, isn’t this damaging her Matchmaker Wan signboard?
That Master Zeng heard her Matchmaker Wan arranged marriages never fail, that’s why found her, all blame that Luo Zhi’er!
