During the New Year holidays, relatives and friends visit each other more frequently. Zhao Luochuan and Yang Donghu are not familiar with Zhu Cuilan's relatives, so they rarely go next door.

Except for the occasional time when Zhao He would come to Zhao Luochuan to drink with the man, the two of them stayed in the house the rest of the time.

The soles of the shoes that were supposed to be mended before the New Year were delayed by various things and have not been completed yet. These few days are free, and Yang Donghu rushed out. Zhao Luochuan will have to go up the mountain soon after the New Year, so the soles of the shoes should be mended more firmly so that his feet will not feel tired when wearing them in the mountains.

Zhao Fangchu would come to talk to him when he was free to cheer him up. He was very tired after visiting relatives for several days. He sat on the bed and leaned on Yang Donghu, saying weakly which relative was trying to introduce his brother to someone else.

"Brother Dong, I want to tell you something. Don't tell anyone else, not even Brother Dachuan."

Zhao Luochuan had gone out early in the morning and hadn't returned yet. Yang Donghu nodded and said, "You go ahead."

Zhao Fangchu approached mysteriously and lowered his voice, "My brother has been acting strangely lately. On New Year's Eve, when you all left, he asked me a lot about An Jin. I seem to remember him asking me this before, but I didn't pay much attention then. Now that I think about it, it's quite unusual."

Yang Donghu was a little confused after hearing this, and asked in disbelief: "Who? Brother Fang Yu and An Jin? Haven't they only met a few times?"

"Yeah, I didn't think about it that way at first, but I was so sleepy that day, and my brother wouldn't let me go back to the room, saying it was unlucky to sleep in the middle of the New Year's Eve. I thought he was just trying to coax me, but he kept asking questions, which was really annoying. In the end, I can't even remember a single word I said."

It's easy to get irritable when you're sleepy, and someone kept nagging in your ear. Zhao Fangchu couldn't even open his eyes or sleep, he was so annoyed.

Yang Donghu had other considerations in his mind. Zhao Fangyu was going to get married eventually. Even if Zhu Cuilan was frightened by the previous two matchmaking attempts, she would still want to meet him after she recovered.

Even if you try harder at that time, you may not be able to pick someone you like. It is definitely not as good as knowing Yang Anjin inside and out. He often comes to visit and is familiar with Zhu Cuilan. It seems that they have a good impression of each other.

Although Zhao Fangyu is a little older, he is a down-to-earth and hardworking person. He can make money and has no ulterior motives. Zhu Cuilan is also kind and not the kind of mother-in-law who likes to speak in a pretentious manner. There won't be any trouble when getting along with them.

Yang Donghu thought it was feasible, but then he thought, regardless of anything else, having a scholar brother would add a lot to Yang Anjin's life. Yang Anjin's mother was not Wang Dujuan, who did not treat her child as a human being. She loved Yang Anjin very much on weekdays, so she had to be very cautious when choosing a husband for him.

And it mainly depends on Yang Anjin's intention. If he is willing, it will not be difficult for him to find a better one in town given his conditions.

Yang Donghu stopped sewing the soles of the shoes and put the needle and thread into the sewing basket, fearing that the needle would fall onto the bed if he wasn't paying attention. The embroidery needle was thin and it would be difficult to find if it fell into the bed. It would also be very uncomfortable if it was pricked when he slept at night.

"Aunt, do you know?" Yang Donghu asked.

Zhao Fangchu shook his head: "He just told me. Maybe he thought I was stupid so he just asked me. What's the point of asking me? If he liked An Jin, he should have told my mother. He should have asked An Jin to know whether it would work out or not."

Yang Donghu always felt that Zhao Fangchu was a child who knew nothing. Today, when he suddenly told him these things, he felt a sense of disconnection, as if a child was secretly wearing adult clothes.

"It's time to talk to Auntie, otherwise it'll be hard for the two of them to get along. We're not saying we have to bring them together. If they both feel it's a good match, that's best. If not, we won't force it."

Zhao Fangchu sat on the bed and looked at the soles of Yang Donghu's new shoes. He nodded when he heard it. "Yes, not to mention my mother is anxious, even I am anxious. If my brother delays any longer, I'm afraid it will be difficult to find someone to take care of the child. It would be great if we could settle it sooner. An Jin would be so happy."

The two of them were talking in whispers, their voices lowered so low that one couldn't hear them from outside the house unless one listened carefully. Zhao Luochuan entered the yard and saw no one. He put down the bamboo basket in his arms, walked to the window of the east room, knocked on it, and called Yang Donghu to come out.

He shouted anxiously, and Yang Donghu thought something big had happened, so he went out without delay.

Zhao Luochuan stood beside the bamboo basket, as if to seek credit, and smiled with his big white teeth. He patted the edge of the bamboo basket and said, "Look, what is this."

The sound of the basket being slapped seemed abrupt, and the things in the bamboo basket were frightened and cried out one after another.

Chirp, chirp, chirp...

Yang Donghu widened his eyes in surprise. He took two steps forward and lifted the lid of the bamboo basket. What came into view was a group of goose yellow chicks that looked like they had just been born.

"Where did you get so many chicks? Did you go out this morning to buy chicks?"

"I didn't buy them. I went to the carpenter's house. His chicks had just hatched and were ready to be sold. The old lady saw that I ordered a lot of things and offered to give me a few. I thought the chicks were quite active and I guess they are easy to raise." The smile in Zhao Luochuan's eyes had not faded. He felt very comfortable staring at Yang Donghu's happy expression.

Today is the eighth day of the first lunar month, and we should go up the mountain after the fifteenth day. Zhao Luochuan specially went to find the carpenter in the village today to discuss making a cabinet.

Zhao Luochuan had high standards. Since it was for their wedding, he had to choose the best. He couldn't skimp on anything. The bed and cabinets were made of mahogany. The carpenter showed him a drawing, and he immediately fell in love with a mahogany frame bed.

Canopy beds are expensive and not common in the village. There is a pillar at each of the four corners of the bed, and three sides are surrounded by carved hollow boards. It is called a four-poster canopy bed. More expensive ones will have two more pillars between the two pillars on the side that is not surrounded, leaving a door fence, which is called a six-poster canopy bed.

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