Aunt Yang was extremely disgusted with her youngest son's current state: "Get out, I'm going to talk to Yunying."
Yang Tianyun dared not disobey his mother, as he was still counting on her to help him find a husband, so he could only dawdle as he left the main room.
Fang Rou was working in the yard, and only the two of them were left in the house, so Aunt Yang had nothing to worry about.
“Yun Ying, you saw Tian Yun’s silly look too. He really likes your third sister. Your third sister is your closest friend. I just want to ask, do you think your third sister would agree if I were to propose to her?”
Xiao Yunying was silent for a moment before asking the most practical question: "Does Auntie not mind that my third sister is a divorced girl who returned home?"
Aunt Yang slapped her thigh: "What kind of talk is that? I'm not a short-sighted person. I've watched Yun Tao grow up since she was a child. She's beautiful and capable, one of the best girls in our village."
Besides, the divorce wasn't Yun Tao's fault; it was all that man's fault. You can't blame Yun Tao for this.
If you ask her about her previous marriage, to be honest, her husband was initially reluctant. But Tianyun is a stubborn child. He had a fight with his father that day and said he would not marry anyone but Yuntao, otherwise he would never get married in his life.
This infuriated his father, who beat him severely with a bamboo stick, but he still wouldn't let go.
That night, he came to the kitchen and secretly drank the liquor you had given him before. He drank more than half a jar by himself. When he got drunk, he came to our room, hugged his father, and cried. While crying, he vomited all over his father, which made his father very uncomfortable.
Your Uncle Yang isn't a hard-hearted person to begin with, but Tianyun managed to wear him down until he finally agreed.
Xiao Yunying never expected this to happen; just imagining the scene made her laugh.
However, she was not Xiao Yuntao and truly did not know what her third sister was thinking, so she dared not make any guarantees.
"Auntie, when my third sister first came back, didn't Brother Yang often ask me to bring her things? I think my third sister must not dislike Brother Yang."
"But she just went through such a terrible marriage, it's understandable that she can't get over it right away, don't you think?"
Aunt Yang said, "I know this can't be rushed. I was thinking that if Yun Tao is also interested, our two families can settle things first and then get married later."
Xiao Yunying nodded and said, "I asked Third Sister what she thought of Second Brother Yang before. Third Sister only said that she didn't want to think about these things for the time being. She didn't say that she disliked him. I think she just still has some unresolved issues in her heart."
If you ask me, my aunt could talk to my mother first, and have my mother ask my third sister. If she shows even the slightest interest and doesn't directly refuse, then there's a chance.
"If you put it that way, I feel more at ease. I'll find a good day to visit your parents and have a proper talk with them about this."
Xiao Yunying reminded her, "Auntie, you can talk to my mother alone. Don't bring Yang Erge along."
"Auntie knows that boy is bad with words and easily makes things worse, so she definitely won't take him with her."
Xiao Yunying smiled and said, "If Auntie has nothing else, I'll be going now."
"Okay, your auntie will take you."
"No need, Auntie, please stay here, it's cold outside."
When Xiao Yunying returned home, she carefully recalled the expressions on Yang Tianyun's face when she mentioned him to Xiao Yuntao before, and confirmed that she did not mean any disgust.
Several times she avoided the main point by saying she didn't want to consider it for the time being, but she never said anything like she disliked Yang Tianyun.
When he occasionally helped her carry things, he would tease her a little, and Xiao Yuntao would blush, showing a hint of shyness.
Thinking about it that way, maybe there really is something going on between them.
But this is not something I can handle. I should let Aunt Yang and my mother discuss it. As a junior, I really can't get involved in this kind of thing.
She began to think about whether she should prepare some dowry for her third sister in advance.
Whether she marries Yang Tianyun or someone else, or not, she still needs money to support herself.
Once she had an idea, she immediately put it into action, going straight back to her room to start drawing.
Luo Sheng, who had been waiting in the house for Xiao Yunying to return, saw that she didn't even greet him when she came back, so he sat on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) and started acting like Lin Daiyu.
He knew that his wife must have something important to do when she sat down at the desk, so he could only silently process his negative emotions without disturbing her.
As it turned out, both Luo Sheng's predictions and the Imperial Observatory's reports were very accurate.
The wind started blowing from dusk, and the dense snow particles stung people's faces as they hit the wind, like a harbinger of a heavy snowfall.
When Lian Luochen and the others returned, they said that the academy had received news that there would be heavy snow in the next couple of days, and all students and teachers were given a break for a period of time. The specific date for the start of the semester would be announced later.
Because of the holiday, Luo Li was exceptionally excited, running around the living room, playing with the cats and dogs like he was on steroids.
The next morning, Xiao Yunying got up and opened the door to check the weather outside.
The wind was much calmer than last night, and the snow had stopped, but the sky was even more gloomy.
After she finished washing up, she heard knocking on the front door and quickly went to open it.
Outside the gate was a line of oxcarts, about seven or eight in total, piled high with grain.
The lead driver gave her a piece of paper with a note that said how much grain it contained and what its price was in the city.
Xiao Yunying calculated the full amount, gave the silver to the head coachman, and led them directly to her parents' home.
On the way, I saw that many people had already set off for the city. I guess my father and the village chief discussed this matter last night, and the village chief tried his best to notify each household.
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