Chapter 58 Su Yu Gets Married
As the bride's brother-in-law, Su Zhan and Su Ming are also going to help entertain the guests today.
The entire Su family was busy.
Nanny Li, who came with Madam Wan to attend the wedding banquet, couldn't help but look around as soon as she got off the carriage. She said with a click of the tongue, "I didn't expect your brother-in-law to be living such a good life. His yard is even bigger than others'."
Wan suppressed her displeasure and said with a smile, "The child's uncle had a good harvest last year, and all his crops were sold to the county government at a high price. He earned some money to buy land and build a house. Naturally, the new house is better than others."
Nanny Li's face darkened, and she stared at Wan with sharp eyes, "Does your uncle's family have any connection with the county government?"
Wan quickly shook her head and explained, "My uncle's crops were good, so the village head reported it to the town magistrate, and the town magistrate reported it to the county government, and then the county government sent someone. People rely on farming to support their families. I really don't understand these things."
Nanny Li saw that Mrs. Wan did not seem to be lying and stopped making things difficult for her.
Su Chunsen went to stop the carriage, Su Chuan had already walked towards Su Chunlin, and Wan also took Nanny Li to see Han.
"Sister-in-law, you are finally back! This is..." Han looked at Nanny Li curiously.
Nanny Li was proud of her status and remained silent.
Wan introduced, "This is Nanny Li, a very popular person in front of the Madam."
Han looked suddenly enlightened and warmly invited them to sit down.
Nanny Li smiled with satisfaction. As soon as she sat down, she heard people around her talking about the village chief or something like that. She became suspicious and asked about Su Yu's husband's family situation.
Wan was considering how to start the conversation, but Han, who was standing beside her, said straightforwardly with a smile, "Our Xiaoyu is marrying the son of our village chief, Su Sheng."
"Marry the village chief's son? Why would a disfigured maid like her do that?" Nanny Li's voice suddenly rose, as if she heard something shocking.
Han was very puzzled. "Why? The village chief's son is down-to-earth and honest, and our Xiaoyu is beautiful and intelligent. Our two families have a close relationship. What's wrong with this marriage?"
Only then did Nanny Li realize that she had lost her composure. She pulled the corners of her mouth, laughed dryly twice, then turned a straight face and said nothing.
Han was polite to Li Ma for Wan's sake, but when she heard her harsh words, she became angry and found an excuse to leave.
Nanny Li stared at Wan and asked, "Didn't you say that Su Yu married a man from the same village whose fiancée had died?"
"Yes! Su Sheng's ex-fiancée died of illness, and she was his cousin!" Wan blinked innocently, as if she didn't understand why Nanny Li was so angry.
Nanny Li choked and said nothing more.
The people around continued to be busy, until Han came to ask Wan and Li Ma Ma to find out that Su Yu was not married from this courtyard. She gritted her teeth and followed them. She found that the Su family had a newly built courtyard. She couldn't stand it anymore, so she took Wan's hand and asked, "Your family didn't buy property outside, did you?"
Wan's heart skipped a beat and she turned pale with fear. "Madame Li, you can eat whatever you want but you can't say whatever you want! Which eye of yours saw our family buying property outside? To tell you the truth, my uncle's daughter is going to get married after the autumn harvest, and the marriage has been arranged long ago. I didn't expect our Xiaoyu to come back suddenly.
It's not good for cousins to marry after their elder sister. The rule in the village is that a family cannot marry two daughters in a year. My uncle built a courtyard specifically to avoid taboos. It just so happens that he has two sons, so they can each have a courtyard in the future and they can be separated. What's the problem?"
Seeing that Li Ma was not convinced, Wan also got angry, "I know that people in the mansion look down on those who work in the fields outside, and think that everyone lives a hard life, but my uncle is very capable, and he can live a prosperous life. Others can't envy him!"
Nanny Li was so angry that her face turned green, but she had to grit her teeth and follow in.
At this moment, Su Yu was drying her dowry. When she was released from the mansion by Madam Bai, Madam Bai allowed her to take away all her personal belongings and gave her a large bag of silver. Miss Bai also gave her a generous reward. Later, Madam Bai gave her a pair of silver bracelets. Su Chunsen and his wife and Su Chuan also gave her a lot of good things. They are all here.
Nanny Li looked at everyone one by one, but she had no idea what they were planning.
Mrs. Wan at the side sneered and said, "Look carefully, Madam. Even if the child's father and I are missing something, it's all here. Don't accuse us of buying property outside. We can't afford such a serious crime."
Nanny Li said sternly, "I already know the money here. Go back and explain it to the Madam yourself."
Wan snorted coldly, without showing any panic.
Her behavior made Nanny Li even more angry.
Not long after, a sedan chair carried by eight people came from the groom's side to pick up the bride. Su Yu jumped onto Su Sheng's back at everyone's urging, and the dowry was also carried along to her husband's house.
Wan and the others followed over to watch the fun.
Nanny Li took the opportunity to ask the villagers about the situation of Su Chunlin's family. The result she got was almost the same as what Wan said, which made her even more angry.
Originally, the madam and the eldest master sent her here to serve as a spy. As long as she told the madam and the eldest master about Su Yu's miserable situation, she would definitely get some rewards. Now Su Yu has married well, and Su Chunlin's family is not as poor as she thought. What can she use to take credit from the madam and the eldest master?
If I report the situation truthfully, I'm afraid the mistress and the master will be angry and scold me.
Nanny Li cursed the Wan family in her heart and decided to wait and see.
Whether the husband's family values the bride or not can be determined by looking at the banquet. If they do, the banquet will certainly be very grand; if they do not, the banquet will certainly be perfunctory.
As soon as Nanny Li sat down, before she could ask anything, a woman came to the table with a large pot of pork stewed with wild vegetables.
Following closely behind was a large bowl of white flour buns and a large meat bun for each person.
The rural banquet consists of white flour buns and meat, which is quite standard and not bad.
Nanny Li was already unhappy, but she didn't expect that she would be served a pot of chicken soup, braised pork, and a pot of white noodle dumpling soup. There were not many dishes, but the portions were large. The villagers around her ate with their mouths full of oil and applauded continuously.
She was speechless.
The villagers were eating like locusts, gobbling up everything in sight. Nanny Li was afraid that if she was a little slow she would miss a piece of meat, so she didn't hold it in her hand and quickly moved on.
After the banquet, she didn't want to stay any longer, so she urged Su Chunsen and his family to return to the county town quickly, saying that the master in the mansion was still waiting for them to serve him.
Su Chunlin and Han were both unhappy, but out of respect for Su Chunsen's family they did not argue with Li Ma.
Before Wan left, Han specially packed a lot of wedding cakes, dumplings and steamed buns for her to take away.
Madam Li looked at the bag, her eyes red with jealousy, "Your sister-in-law is so generous to your family! If you don't know, you would think she is being filial to her parents-in-law!"
This sounds so wrong.
Wan rolled her eyes and said slowly, "If my son Chunsen hadn't sold himself into slavery, my uncle wouldn't have been able to marry. It's reasonable for them to treat us like their parents-in-law."
Nanny Li choked, her eyes widened with anger, and she stopped talking to Wan.
(End of this chapter)
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