Chapter 48: A Good Beginning and a Good End (Part 1)
Due to the drag of Lu Ya, Shen Rui and others arrived at the next town, it was already dusk.
I still found a large inn, but this time I took a break for not a night, but stayed here to settle Lu Ya.
That day, I stayed in the inn and after dinner, Wu Xuan asked the waiter to invite the official media.
Shen Rui was not surprised to place Lu Ya, because Wang Shouren was very cold to treat Lu Ya in the past two days, and obviously did not want to have feelings for him. If Wang Shouren helped one of them and kept the other by his side, then he would be too stumbling to do good deeds. What surprised Shen Rui was the way to place Lu Ya.
Because Lu Ya is thin, she looks only seven or eight years old, and is actually the same age as Shen Rui and is already ten years old. Wang Shouren's way of relocating her was to marry her out.
Get married?
Shen Rui expressed his surprise. Is it really big to be ten years old? Can you talk about marriage?
Obviously, the Wuzhi experienced similar incidents not the first time. When the matchmaker was called, Wang Shouren did not come forward, but ordered Wuxuan to take Shen Rui to deal with it. Lu Ya, the person involved, had to show up now.
Wu Xuanxin made a perfect decision and comforted Lu Ya in a low voice. Lu Ya's head lowered and his ears were red.
Seeing this, Shen Rui twitched the corner of his mouth. Is the little girl shy?
When he saw the official media, Wu Xuan pointed at Lu Ya and said, "This girl is an orphan. My uncle has a bad name. My eldest brother is kind-hearted and accepted the letter of commitment. He is just out of the house and bringing a little girl. He invites his mother here because he wants to find a proper family and place this girl. She is a small family daughter, so she doesn't want to find that wealthy family or a commoner family to be a relative."
The official media said with a smile: "Young man is kind-hearted... but the current custom is that you know, marry a wife and remarry your wealth... This girl looks like an honest girl, but she is young, so she enters the door naked..."
Wu Xuan snorted and said, "Don't coax people. Nowadays, marriage is about remarrying wealth, but it also pays attention to bets. There are always poor families or families with many sons, saying that marriage is not easy. Since ancient times, there have been men who cannot marry a wife, but there are no young wives who cannot marry."
The official media said so much, but it was just a habit, and wanted to suppress Lu Ya's worth of silver. Seeing that Wu Xuan understood, she did not talk much and said, "Then the woman will go and ask for help, and I don't know how much silver is hired?"
I was able to buy Lu Ya for five taels of silver yesterday, but the dentist used the power of the yamen to suppress the price. Otherwise, how could I get seven or eight taels of silver? A seven or eight-year-old girl is the best way to take action in the hands of a human. Most of the wealthy families buy this young girl. Young people still need to take care of her. If she is a few years older, she will be determined and it is difficult to discipline her.
If Lu Ya is seven or eight years old, even if she wants to be a child bride for others, there are not many families who are willing to want it because she is too young and needs to raise too many years; but ten years old is different. Even if she looks thin, she can be a gift here after three or four years of age.
Wu Xuan thought for a while and said, "There is only four liang of family members who live in the family. Life is only four liang of family members who live in the family members who live in the family members who are really difficult. Just be innocent, parents-in-law should be kind, and they must not be the ones who beat and scold. The groom is about the same age. Those who are too old are afraid that they will not be able to wait for this girl to grow up; those who are too young will suffer in the future." After that, he stuffed half a liang of silver leaves into the hands of the official media and said, "Since my elder brother has done good deeds, he always asks for a good start and a good ending, he will bother his mother to work harder. He has this tea with his mother, and then thanks the matchmaker for the marriage when the marriage is right."
The official media had long heard from the waiter that the owner of the store was a juren. When he saw Wu Xuanshu's dress, he brought a younger brother out to deal with him. He was a little dissatisfied. However, seeing Wu Xuan was very erotic and spoke very well, and his actions were generous, his dissatisfaction dissipated.
When the official media traveled around the house, they naturally realized that Wu Xuan's style was not an ordinary servant or a book boy, but like a wealthy family. Now they have given half a tael of tea and mercury. When the matter is done, the "Thank you for the matchmaker" will cost at least one tael, and the woman is much more enthusiastic.
The official media walked up to Lu Ya, took Lu Ya's hand and rubbed it for a while, and asked her what kind of work she would do, when her parents had no, and who was left with relatives. As one question and one answer, he made a lot of words. Finally, the woman did not forget to mention Lu Ya's skirt and looked at her feet. Lu Ya's feet were wrapped around, but she let it go, looking slightly larger than four or five inches.
Finally, the official media recorded Lu Ya's horoscope and said to Wu Xuan: "This sister Lu has good looks and temperament, but her fate is too strong. When she finds someone who is interested, she has to talk to the horoscope first, and then talk about other things, otherwise it would be useless. In this way, it might take a few days to delay."
Wuxuan said: "After all, this girl is related to her life. She is not afraid of being slow. Three or five days is not bad, but don't be too long."
The official media smiled and Wu Xuan sent Lu Ya back to his room and took Shen Rui to Wang Shouren to reply.
After hearing this, Wang Shouren nodded and said, "This arrangement is just right. It's just for the people to send them to the end. There will be a few days left and right. You can inquire about the dowry market here. You can prepare a copy for the girl in the past two days. It will be doubled as the hiring silver."
Wuxuan seemed not surprised by Wang Shouren's arrangement and nodded; Shen Rui understood Wang Shouren's intentions a little.
Lu Ya is just a sold-out orphan. Even if she is asked to bring a dowry, others will be picky. Even if they reluctantly agree, they will only be allowed to deal with her in-laws when they spend all her dowry. Only by telling all of Lu Ya’s shortcomings and the families who can accept her will not despise her in the future. As for hiring silver, it is because no one will cherish the things that are free; those who are delivered to the door for free will only be looked down upon.
Those families who gritted their teeth and "proprietorship silver" to marry a child bride will definitely not have a wealthy life. It is an unexpected surprise to receive a double-proprietorship silver dowry at this time. It is also easier to accept Lu Ya's little bride who brings surprises.
Wang Shouren's arrangement is just a thorough understanding of people's hearts.
It is two different things to help others with just one's hands and to plan for such a person.
Seeing Shen Rui's little face tense and thoughtful, Wang Shouren said, "What are Brother Rui thinking?"
Shen Rui looked up and said, "Sir often do good deeds like this? It's just a stranger who meets by chance. It's just a handful of things. Mr. Zuo Shen is willing to be so thorough?"
Wang Shouren smiled and said, "It is a matter of spending some thoughts on me and spending a few dollars, but it is a matter of life and death. If I don't care and deal with it with it lightly, I may not help others. Instead of doing so, it would be better not to help from the beginning."
Hearing these words, Shen Rui remembered a story he had heard in his previous life.
After the tide was low, many small fish were left on the tidal flats by the sea. A child saw it and picked up the small fish on the tidal flats one by one under the scorching sun and sent them back to the sea. When the adults looked at it, they thought the child was stupid and said, "How can we pick up so many small fish by the sea? Who cares if you do this?" The child pointed to the small fish in his palm and said, "This fish cares." He held another one: "This fish cares too."
It turned out that five hundred years ago, someone started to "picture small fish".
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The official media said it would take a few days to delay, but after two days, it came to the door. It seemed that I had thought about it. I found three families and explained the situation of those families carefully. The first family was still an orphan and widowed mother, and a scholar. My ancestors had a scholar. The head of the family was Tong Sheng. The young man in this family was twelve years old and was a widowed mother. The second family was a vegetable farmer. The head of the family had lost his wife, and only the head of the family brought two and a half children, the eldest son was seventeen, and the second boy was fifteen, and he didn't say he was close to him. This time he was talking about this.
The eldest son; the third family has a complete family of elders. The family is a carpenter and is a good friend. The family has a large population, three elderly people above and five children below. Three generations of grandparents and grandchildren, and life is tight. It is about their eldest son, and this year, the fourth family is simple. The old couple brought a grandson. The old couple set up tea stalls outside the city in their early years. Now they are old, so they do some handicrafts at home. The grandson Thirteen has been an apprentice in the cloth shop for two years, and they are almost ready to become a teacher and a partner.
Wu Xuan listened carefully, thought for a while, and said, "The girl is still young and needs the guidance of her elders. The second family has no wife, and the child is too old and it is inappropriate. I can't make any decisions about the remaining three families. Mom has tea first, so I'll go find my elder brother to make a decision."
Shen Rui knew that this was just a tactful statement. The second family was young and strong, and it was very easy to cause trouble. Neither of his two sons said they had a marriage meeting, mostly because of this.
Now the guest is the guest room where Lu Ya lives. Wu Xuan asked the woman to sit for a while and asked Shen Rui to accompany her. She got up and went to the next door. As for Lu Ya, the official media saw it yesterday, and today she avoided the next door and polished the ink for Wang Shouren. Although this was about her marriage, it was not her turn to make the decision. If she was older, she would naturally choose and be happy; but she was still young, and even if she had an idea, she would not think so carefully.
Shen Rui is not old, but he is fair and cute, and can easily win favor with people. The official media talks to him happily, and there is no shortage of inquiries in his words.
Shen Rui answered without a word, but he avoided the real and the false, and there was no useful word. This woman was in her fifties and couldn't hear it. She felt very whispered in her heart, but she became more and more enthusiastic at Shen Rui. How could an ordinary small boy be so smart? One or two, both of them were like human sperm, so she had to have such a demeanor.
Next door, Wu Xuan told Wang Shouren about the situation of the three families. Wang Shouren said: "It's a false hearing to see it, but it's a true vision. That family is just a scholar. If you don't become talented, you'll be picky. If you become talented, you'll be picky. The third and fourth companies, you can take Brother Rui to take a look at the reputation of the two families."
When Wu Xuan saw the official media again, he asked carefully about the situation of the third and fourth companies, and then asked about the elders' tempers, asking him to go over and take a look.
Seeing that he was so careful, the official media took Wuxuan and Shen Rui out of the inn.
On the way, Wu Xuan asked about the house, even if it was a poor family, it would be better to have a permanent property.
Because I went over to see it immediately, the official media also told me that the third one was a house, but I heard that I had saved money to buy a house, but it was not suitable for a while. The fourth one was my own house, with only three rooms in the main house. However, because of the small population, it was enough, and it was disrepaired and the house was very dilapidated.
It is very impolite to pay attention to others, but the market people pay attention to this.
The one who went to the carpenter's house first was a large yard in their house. When Shen Rui and others arrived, the grandfather, grandson and son of this family were doing wooden work.
Seeing the official media coming, the head of the family hurriedly called the wife out loudly. The carpenter's wife held her waist out, and she was very enthusiastic and said with a smile: "Mom is here, have tea in the fast house, is there you answer?"
Chapter completed!