Chapter 329: Raising the Beam

It’s no wonder that those people didn’t know. When Mo Hanyue first came to Xiling Village, he always followed the sisters-in-law and wore ordinary coarse cloth clothes. He was not conspicuous at all in the crowd.

After settling down here, she basically never leaves the house. Recently, when she went out to tend the medicinal fields, she was afraid of getting a tan, so she wrapped herself up tightly.

The Mo family never mentioned that they had a daughter, so the villagers didn't know that the Mo family had a daughter of marriageable age.

Seeing the county magistrate go to the Mohist School in such a high-profile manner, even if they did not know the situation of the Mohist School clearly, they had to believe the facts.

Meng Huaining didn't know that his high-profile proposal of marriage had aroused countless fantasies among the villagers. He was so nervous that sweat appeared on his forehead.

When they arrived at the gate of the Mo family, Meng Huaining waved his hand to signal the drums and music to stop, and then walked into the Mo family's courtyard. The invited official media followed closely behind with smiles on their faces.

The betrothal gift boxes were also carried into the yard in an orderly manner by the officials.

It happened to be a coincidence that today was the day when the beam of the new Mo family's house was being raised, and all the Mo family members went to watch. Even the mynah bird who worked in the government office took leave and stayed at home.

There is no one else in the family except my fourth brother who has difficulty moving around.

Mo Xiuyan had already heard the noise outside, but unfortunately, he couldn't walk, so he could only ask loudly in the room, "Who is it?"

Meng Huaining knew that the beam raising ceremony of the Mo family’s new house was being held today, so he came a day in advance to propose marriage, also to join in the fun.

He often traveled to the Mohist school and was not unfamiliar with the places where the Mohist family lived.

Judging from the source of the voice, it was Fourth Brother who was speaking.

It is normal for him to shout as he has difficulty moving.

So, Meng Huaining knocked on Fourth Brother's door and said, "Fourth Brother, I am Meng Huaining. I have come here today to ask Miss Mo for marriage."

Although Fourth Brother did not participate in the discussion of Mo Hanyue's marriage, Fourth Sister-in-law told him everything she heard, so Fourth Brother also knew about this matter.

Although he had never had any interaction with Meng Huaining, the person his mother favored must have good character.

"It's Brother Meng, please come in."

Meng Huaining didn't hesitate and pushed the door open and walked in.

He first clasped his fists towards his fourth brother and asked, "Did I disturb your rest?"

The fourth brother waved his hand: "No, no, Brother Meng, please take a seat."

Meng Huaining came to propose marriage. Out of courtesy, he met his fourth brother and had no intention of staying for long.

"Fourth brother, where did everyone in the family go?"

Fourth brother is also an experienced person. When he got married, he went to the wife's house in person to deliver the betrothal gifts. He was also a little nervous and anxious.

Therefore, he could understand Meng Huaining's mood at the moment.

"They have all gone to the new house and are putting up the beams today."

Meng Huaining clasped his fists again and said, "Thank you, Fourth Brother, for letting me know. I'll go look for him right away."

He now wishes to complete the marriage proposal immediately so that he can feel at ease.

After saying this, Meng Huaining went out and asked a few people to follow him to the Mo family's new house.

The new house was some distance away from the rented yard in the village, and the scene was extremely lively. Therefore, even though Mo Jiuye had good hearing, he did not hear the drums and music of the marriage-seeking team.

The fifth brother had already hung up the firecrackers, and the sixth brother was waiting below with a fire starter in his hand, just waiting for the auspicious time to arrive so that he could light the firecrackers.

The female relatives were surrounding Madam Mo in front, waiting to watch the beam-raising ceremony.

Mo Jiuye stood at the back of the female relatives, holding He Zhiran's hand with one hand and supporting her waist with the other, fearing that something might happen to his wife in the crowd here.

Myna, who was standing at the back of the crowd, was responsible for maintaining order. When he turned around, he saw Meng Huaining coming with several officials.

He knew that Meng Huaining had been busy preparing to propose to his sister these days and had rarely appeared in the yamen. He wondered why he had rushed here today.

Mynah came over and asked, "Brother Meng, why are you here today?"

He remembered that he did not invite him to participate in the beam-raising ceremony at home!

Although Meng Huaining often visited the Mo family, he had only seen the future Mo family's new house from this side.

As soon as I walked in, I was attracted by so many unique architectural shapes.

If he hadn't been thinking about doing something big, he would definitely have taken a closer look at this unique house.

The future brother-in-law came to greet him personally, and Meng Huaining took a few quick steps forward.

"Myna, I'm here today to propose marriage."

While the two were talking, Sixth Brother had already lit the firecrackers hanging on the beams.

The deafening noise drowned out the volume of everyone's voices. Meng Huaining and Myna simply stopped talking and looked towards the beams.

The beam-raising ceremony was not complicated. After lighting the firecrackers, Hu Cong said some auspicious words to the Mo family, and then directed the workers to symbolically knock on the beams a few times, and the ceremony was completed.

In ancient times, the ceremony of raising the beam required a banquet for relatives and friends, and the Mohist school was no exception.

Although they had just arrived here, they got along well with the villagers from the Zhou and Zhao families. Naturally, they also invited the Fang and Xie families to join in the fun.

As for Tang Mingrui, Madam Mo also saw his feelings for Mo Hanyue. For this reason, she did not intend to get too close to him and therefore did not notify him.

The same thing happened to Meng Huaining. He heard from Mo Chuhan that he had been so busy with the marriage proposal these past two days that he simply didn't notify anyone.

As a result, they didn't expect that Meng Huaining would be ready so quickly and come to their house today.

After the ceremony, the banquet was prepared for noon, and the women of the Mo family planned to go to the kitchen to help.

When everyone turned around, they saw Meng Huaining standing behind the crowd.

Without waiting for the Mo family to speak, Meng Huaining took the initiative to step forward and solemnly congratulate them.

"Congratulations, congratulations."

After some pleasantries, Meng Huaining hurriedly mentioned his purpose.

"I've brought the betrothal gifts here today and have also invited an official matchmaker. Madam Mo, when would it be convenient for you to propose to Miss Mo?"

Meng Huaining asked this question even though he knew the answer. He was familiar with the process of raising the beam. The banquet was usually scheduled for noon, so the Mo family should not be very busy at this time.

Madam Mo was also anxious for her daughter's marriage to be settled soon, so she gestured to him and said, "Master Meng, let's go and talk to him at home."

When it comes to my sister's lifelong event, the brothers in the family will naturally get involved.

Seeing that their mother and Meng Huaining had already agreed to go home to discuss it, several people followed them.

Mo Jiuye supported He Zhiran and walked at the back.

When they arrived at the Mo family, they went directly to the main hall where Old Madam Mo was, and then Meng Huaining solemnly asked the officials to bring up the betrothal gift box.

He stood up and respectfully handed a stack of papers to Madam Mo.

"Madam, please take a look. This is the list of betrothal gifts I prepared for Miss Mo."

Madam Mo casually browsed through them and found some good stuff.

It can be said to be a good thing, but it is only good in the Yuncheng area. In the eyes of the nobles in the capital, it is nothing.