As soon as Matchmaker Wang entered the door, she saw Qiu Xiancha's wife, Mrs. Xu, Yanyan and Yingchun making wontons. She smiled and said, "Oh, you are all busy. I am lucky enough to eat wontons at your house today."
Ha ha.
Mrs. Qiu and Mrs. Xu reluctantly said: The girl's family asked them to learn a little, so that they would not have to be waited on by others. You can take your seat.
As soon as she saw Matchmaker Wang come in, Yanyan threw half of the unwrapped wontons on the table and angrily entered the inner room. She felt a little disgusted with Matchmaker Wang and ran to her house time and time again. It was really annoying.
So full.
Matchmaker Wang sat on the board, smiled and said to Mrs. Qiu Xiancha, Mrs. Xu: Oh, Mrs. Qiu, I am a bit ignorant. If it is someone else's family, I will forget it. I can't shirk it from his family.
I had no choice but to shamelessly do it again.
Mrs. Xu smiled and said: Which family can help you? We have said many times that the girl is still young and a little reluctant to part with her.
Matchmaker Wang also said: Yes, I told them that too. But Mrs. Liu insisted that I come over. She said that girls have to get married when they are 100 years old, and there are many baby relatives, not to mention that it is an engagement and not an immediate marriage.
You want me to come and ask for a new year.
As soon as Mrs. Xu heard that it was the Liu family, she said to Yingchun: Go and make tea for Grandma Wang. Hey, hey, wait a minute, cook some boiled eggs for Grandma Wang first.
Granny Wang smiled and said: Oh, I don’t need it, I don’t need it, Mrs. Qiu is still so polite.
Granny Wang said again: Mr. Liu is smart, handsome and gentle. I think he is a good match for your young lady.
Xu laughed and said: Our two families have been friends for a long time, so we know each other well. They have often played together since they were young, and they are childhood sweethearts. It depends on whether the eight characters are compatible.
Yingchun brought out a bowl of boiled eggs. When he heard it was Mr. Liu, he asked, "Mr. Liu, who are you talking about? Who is the Liu family?"
Granny Wang smiled and said: You are a girl who has never seen the world. I don’t know who the Liu family in Nanxun Town doesn’t know, including the Liu Yong family.
Yingchun smiled and said: Oh, it turns out to be the Liu family. After saying that, he left.
Mrs. Xu smiled and took out a piece of red paper from the inner room. Yanyan's eight characters had been written on it and handed it to Matchmaker Wang. She said with a smile: "Then please take it and let them make a divination."
Let's see if the two of them have this fate.
...
Yanyan leaned on the bed angrily. When she saw Yingchun coming in, she asked angrily: That old lady hasn't left yet?
Yingchun said: Not yet, the old lady was chatting with her quite enthusiastically.
Yanyan said angrily: Let's talk, let's talk, what's there to talk about?
Yingchun said aggrievedly: How could I know? I only heard the old lady say that the eldest son of the Liu family was so good. I also heard the old lady say that your family and the Liu family are family friends, and they know everything about him.
When Yanyan heard this, her face immediately turned red and she blurted out: It's the Liu family—
Yingchun smiled curiously and asked: Could it be that Mr. Liu was the one he met on the bridge that day?
Yanyan immediately pulled the quilt to cover her face and said: I won’t talk to you anymore, I won’t talk to you anymore.
...
Matchmaker Wang came to Liu's house with a big red 'eight characters' and smiled.
She said to Hong Ying: Oh, Mrs. Liu, this time she didn’t run away in vain. Her family gave her the ‘Nian Geng Bazi’. You go ask someone to do a divination to see if they are destined to do so.
Hong Ying said, I have to thank Granny Wang. Hong Ying gave Granny Wang a reward.
Matchmaker Wang thanked her.
...
Liu Anlan came home from school for dinner. After eating, Hong Ying said to An Lan: Lan'er, come here, my mother wants to tell you something.
Liu Anlan followed Hong Ying into the room.
Hong Ying took An Lan's hand and said: Lan'er, your father and I have discussed that since you are not young anymore, we should consider marrying you.
Liu Anlan became anxious and said with a red face: "I am still young and still studying. I will take the child examination soon. When I become successful and famous, it will not be too late by then."
Hong Ying smiled and said: Hey, it is only right that a man should get married first and then start a career. Miss Yanyan of the Qiu family and you grew up together and are a perfect match, not to mention that 'Nian Geng' has already been born.
When he heard that he was going to propose marriage to Yanyan of the Qiu family, it was exactly what An Lan wanted. An Lan blushed and said, "Marriage has always been a matter of parents' orders. My father and mother have decided it."
Hong Ying smiled and said: I will just compare your eight characters and look at them together. If the eight characters match, I will appoint you on a certain date.
Liu Anlan became a little anxious when she heard that the fortune teller was asked to tell her "horoscopes". She was afraid that the fortune teller would tell nonsense and spoil the good news, so she asked: "Mummy also believes in the fortune teller, so why doesn't the fortune teller tell her a good fortune?"
Hong Ying smiled and said: Let’s see if your fortunes are in conflict.
An Lan said: From the perspective of numerology, Wei'er is in the year of Dingsi and Yanyan is in the year of Wuwu. There is no conflict between the two fortunes.
Hong Ying smiled and said: It seems that Lan'er has already made up her mind.
Liu Anlan said: I have to go to school and went out.
...
After Matchmaker Wang left, Mrs. Xu of Xiancha felt a little uneasy. Although marrying her daughter to the Liu family was the common wish of her and the head of the family, and the marriage of children has always been the order of the parents, there were also many people who resisted the marriage.
If the daughter doesn't want to, what will happen? So she called Yingchun. She said to Yingchun: Xiaochun, you and the lady get along day and night, and you are brothers and sisters. You might as well have a talk in front of the lady. Now, I have made a marriage arrangement for the lady.
, my husband’s family is the famous Liu family in Nanxun Town, and his son is handsome, smart, capable, and a scholar.
When Yingchun heard it, he hummed.
Yingchun said: In my opinion, you are just like dogs catching mice - you are just busy.
Mrs. Qiu was confused. She said: How do you say this?
Yingchun said: Madam, my maid is telling you the truth, my young lady and Mr. Liu have been exchanging letters for a long time.
Mrs. Qiu said in surprise: Is this true?
Yingchun said: "How dare you, little girl, talk nonsense? If you talk nonsense, won't it ruin the reputation of my young lady?" After saying that, she went out.
Mrs. Qiu stood there and said: This damn girl.
...
Although An Lan had already had feelings for Miss Qiu, Hong Ying was still a little worried and still hired a fortune teller.
The fortune teller said: The two horoscopes match each other well, and they will be rich and powerful in the future. However, if the male horoscope causes fire, there will be many disasters and disasters in the future.
Hearing that An Lan and Yanyan were a good match for their marriage, Hong Ying discussed with Liu Yong and returned to the Qiu family to select a date for the appointment.
Although the Liu and Qiu families are family friends, the Liu family made careful preparations in order not to lose their dignity.
Liu Yong personally rushed to Zhuji and bought three buckets and three liters of fine pearls.
Hong Ying specially went to Suzhou to order a pair of fine jade bracelets, gold necklaces, a golden unicorn, etc.
The Liu family chose an auspicious day, August 18, as the engagement day.
On this day, the Liu family was decorated with lanterns and colorful and busy up and down. Although it was not a wedding, the engagement was also an important part of the marriage. On this day, uncles, aunts and other close relatives came.
In the morning, Song Hongsheng, on behalf of the man's most senior member, and under the leadership of Matchmaker Wang, carried several boxes of betrothal gifts and took An Lan to the Qiu Mansion to betrothal.
The Qiu Mansion was also decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, making it very lively. When the marriage proposal team arrived, Qiu Xiancha ordered people to fire cannons to greet them.
The marriage proposal team entered Qiu's house and placed the betrothal gift on the table. Folks from the surrounding villages came to watch. Buckets of pearls sparkled in the sun.
Some said: I have never seen real pearls.
Some asked: How much do so many pearl beads cost?
Qiu Xiancha also sighed with emotion: Why would I, my sworn brother and my in-laws, take such action? It's not like other people don't know. As long as the couple loves each other in the future, it's better than anything else.
At this time, Liu Anlan came to Qiu Xiancha, knelt down and said, "My father-in-law is here, please bow to my son-in-law."
Qiu Xiancha laughed loudly and said: Get up quickly, get up quickly. Then he took out a big red envelope.
Liu Anlan came to Mrs. Xu of Qiu Xiancha again, knelt down and said, "My mother-in-law is here, please bow to my son-in-law."
Mrs. Qiu smiled from ear to ear and said: Get up quickly, get up quickly. Then she also took out a big red envelope.
During the banquet, Liu Anlan came to Yanyan's elders and bowed to them one by one. Each elder took out a red envelope and gave it to Liu Anlan. The harvest was not small.
On this day, Yanyan was very embarrassed. She kept hiding in the room and did not dare to come out until the banquet was about to begin. The maid Yingchun came in and said: Hey, miss, why are you still staying in the room? The banquet is about to begin.
Yanyan blushed and said with embarrassment: There are so many people, so embarrassed.
Yingchun smiled and said: You are a greedy cat. You want to eat fish, but you are afraid of the smell of fish. Let's go.
Yingchun forced Yanyan to stand in front of Liu Anlan and said: Congratulations to your brother.
With everyone making noises, Yanyan had no choice but to give a blessing gift to Liu Anlan. At this time, Liu Anlan knelt down on one leg, took Yanyan's left hand, and put a jewel-embedded ring on her ring finger.
At this time, the whole audience burst into applause and laughed.
Yanyan was too embarrassed to look directly at Liu Anlan.
Everyone knows that when a girl wears a ring on her ring finger, it means that she is already married. No other man will dare to pursue her from now on. This chapter has been completed!