All of a sudden, everyone in Qingzhu Lane knew that the Yu family was going to marry the Wei family soon.

However, before the matchmaker from the Wei family could officially arrive with the marriage proposal gifts, Mrs. Chen waited for Mrs. Tang to arrive first.

She complained as soon as she entered the room: "Didn't I tell you to wait? Why are you so impatient? Looking at the entire Lin'an City, who can compare to the Li family, and who can compare to the second young master of the Li family. You can't be so short-sighted. How many of those who are willing to be a son-in-law are good?"

These words made Chen feel angry, so she started to speak impolitely.

Mrs. Chen drank her tea leisurely and said calmly, "It depends on what kind of family it is. Our daughter is so lucky. No matter how good the Li family is, you asked us to wait before, wasn't it because the Li family was also considering letting their second young master be our son-in-law? But the Li family is not as sincere as the Wei family, and the Wei family has caught up with them. How can Mrs. Tang say that the Wei family is not as good as the Li family?"

Mrs. Tang choked.

Mrs. Chen continued, "Mrs. Tang probably doesn't know yet, right? Our two families plan to finalize the marriage before the Mid-Autumn Festival. When the time comes, we will invite Mrs. Tang to have a drink. Please don't refuse."

Mrs. Tang left in disgrace.

Chen said "Pooh" at her back and ordered Mrs. Chen: "Throw away the teacup she drank from."

Mrs. Chen smiled and said, "Why are you so angry? Even if it's just an old teacup, it's worth a few coppers. It's better to keep it at home and wait for beggars to pass by our house and ask for water to drink. It can also be used to hold a cup of tea."

Chen sneered and said, "Giving it to beggars is just a disgrace to others."

Mrs. Chen just laughed.

Chen went to urge Yu Tang to embroider the shoe uppers herself.

After hearing Mrs. Tang's reply, Lin was furious and her face turned blue. She wanted to just let it go, but when she thought about her little son who was still making a fuss at home and her mother-in-law who had called her over and scolded her, she couldn't speak properly and said, "The Yu family is so, so ignorant of manners."

Mrs. Tang thought that the matter was over. She breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time, she and Mrs. Lin could not help but feel a sense of sympathy. She said, "Isn't it? Mrs. Chen is even more arrogant. Isn't it just a daughter? She relies on her own beauty to look down on this and that. She loves to be disrespectful when her beauty fades. Isn't she afraid that the son-in-law she marries will be disobedient one day..."

Who knew that Lin would turn hostile and say, "It's not like you're taking a concubine. What's the point of losing your beauty?"

Mrs. Tang was very annoyed. Thinking that none of the ladies and daughters of the Pei family had given her such an honor, she felt a little unhappy. She simply said a few words to them and left.

On the Yu family side, Yu Wen asked a few people to inquire, and they all said that the Wei family had a good family tradition, and the branches helped each other. Wei Xiaoshan was even more loyal and filial. Yu Wen was relieved and discussed the marriage between the two families with Chen: "Since the Wei family is so respectful to our family, we can't let the Wei family lose face. They don't need to bring anything. When the engagement is held, we will bring 100 taels of silver, two pigs, ten jars of Jinhua wine, a load of tea leaves, a load of rice, and clothes for four seasons. You can decide. In short, we can't let others find any faults."

Chen said with some embarrassment: "One hundred taels of silver? We still need to decorate the new house, and buy some jewelry for Atang..."

It's still a bit difficult to take it out in one breath.

Yu Wen smiled and said, "I have already made an agreement with the storekeeper Tong. He will lend me 60 taels of silver with 6% interest and I will pay it back in one year. Don't worry. I know all these things in my mind. You just need to do it."

Chen said happily, "Tong, the shopkeeper, has been of great help this time. Does he have any grandchildren? If so, I will make some clothes for them."

"Not yet!" Yu Wen said, "He is worried about this matter! If you have time, you can talk to Mrs. Tong - didn't you often go to the temple before? See if there is any temple that is effective, and let Mrs. Tong go to worship there too."

Chen hesitated and said, "If we talk about the most effective temple, Lingyin Temple is the best. But Lingyin Temple is a bit far away..."

Yu Wen smiled and said, "What's the big deal? When our Atang gets married, you'll have nothing to do, so go with Mrs. Tong. You can even ask for a fortune for our Atang."

Chen suddenly became interested and talked to Yu Wen about the delicacies in Hangzhou. She also said, "You can go there too, and Atang can go too. We can just treat it as a trip to Hangzhou city."

Seeing his wife in such a good mood, Yu Wen nodded repeatedly and really started thinking about this matter in his heart.

Unexpectedly, when the Wei family matchmaker was supposed to come to the house, he did not come.

Chen was secretly worried and wanted to ask Ah Tiao to find out, but she was afraid that if any clues were revealed, people would think that the Yu family was in a hurry to marry off their daughter. Yu Yutang had a bad reputation and could only stay at home, but she couldn't let others know.

Yu Wen, who was waiting at home, was a little angry. He felt that the Wei family was not trustworthy and had a grudge against the marriage with the Wei family. He was also afraid that Chen would get sick from worry, so he had to hold his breath and comfort Chen: "They said they would come today, but they didn't say whether it would be in the morning or afternoon. The Wei family is four or five miles away from us. If something delayed them, they would arrive at our house at noon. Can they come to our house for a meal? Rural families, rice is expensive, it is not easy to eat at other people's houses."

Chen smiled reluctantly and said weakly: "That being said, shouldn't we have been ready long ago and left before dawn? Why didn't we come here until the afternoon..."

It seems lack of sincerity.

While the couple was talking, Wang, who came to help entertain the guests, came over.

She was shocked to see that the house was deserted and asked hurriedly, "Why? Didn't the matchmaker from the Wei family come?"

Chen shook her head with a worried look on her face.

Wang's face darkened and she said, "This is not a big deal. I'll ask A Yuan to ask."

Chen held Wang back and said, "Let's wait a little longer! Maybe something has delayed us."

Wang had no choice but to give up, feeling very unhappy.

Naturally, this matter could not be hidden from Yu Tang.

She was stunned for a moment, then felt relieved.

She thought it was okay if the marriage was cancelled, and she could continue to live a happy life for a few more years. She was just afraid that the elders in her family would be unhappy, after all, the couple had met and the family was very satisfied with Wei Xiaoshan.

She went to see Mrs. Chen and Mrs. Wang, and seeing them putting on a forced smile in front of her, she couldn't help but feel guilty for not caring about it, and hurriedly said, "Mom, Aunt, good things take time to come. The fact that we didn't get married with the Wei family only means that we weren't destined to be together. You two don't have to be sad."

"You child," Chen cheered up and comforted Yu Tang, "Don't interfere in adult affairs. Your mother knows how to handle your marriage. You just stay in the house and embroider the shoe uppers." Then she sent her into the house to do needlework.

Yu Tang had no choice but to remind Shuang Tao that if anyone from the Wei family came, she should come and let her know what went wrong in the marriage between their family and the Wei family.

Shuangtao agreed with a bitter face.

No one from the Wei family came until after noon.

And it was Wei Xiaoyuan, the eldest son of the Wei family, who came with the matchmaker.

He had nothing in his hands, wore plain clothes, and had a mourning belt tied around his waist.

The Yu family members felt a pang in their hearts.

Chen and Wang were muttering in the room, "Who is missing from the Wei family? They just wanted to get married to our Atang, so it won't involve Atang, right?"

Wang made a prompt decision: "Let's go and take a look!"

According to etiquette, Wei Xiaoyuan went to see Yu Wen first.

Chen, Wang, and Yu Tang, who had received the letter, were all listening outside Yu Wen's study.

"Uncle Yu," Wei Xiaoyuan said with red eyes and a face full of sorrow, "our Xiaoshan and Miss Yu are not destined to be together. Xiaoshan, Xiaoshan went out fishing last night and didn't come back. We only found out in the morning that he, he drowned!"

"Ah!" Yu Wen, who was about to give Wei Jia a warning, suddenly trembled and the teacup fell to the ground with a clang. The tea splashed onto his new fat-toe shoes.

"How could this happen?" he was furious. "Didn't your family know that he was going to get engaged? And he went fishing? Is this the only money you need?"

But in his heart he cried out "It's over, it's over". Their Atang had just discussed marriage with Wei Xiaoshan, and Wei Xiaoshan died. The label of "husband-killing" would probably be pinned on their Atang's head.

The three eavesdroppers were also stunned.

Yu Wen's words were harsh and sarcastic. Wei Xiaoyuan had just lost his brother. Anyone else would have quarreled with Yu Wen. Wei Xiaoyuan not only did not quarrel with Yu Wen, he did not even say a harsh word. He held back his grief and said, "Uncle Yu, our family is wrong in this matter. The reason why I came here at this time is because my father and I discussed it for a long time before coming. We were afraid of ruining Miss Yu's reputation. My father meant that if anyone asked, we should say that it was our third son who was dating Miss Yu, but our second son had such an accident, so we can't discuss marriage with your family for a while. Your family should say that they can't wait and will find a better marriage for Miss Yu. At that time, it was not decided whether to discuss marriage with our second son or the third son."

"Ah!" This was another accident.

Yu Wen was so shocked that he couldn't speak for a long time.

The three people who were eavesdropping outside the house, especially Chen and Wang, burst into tears.

"Such a good family...such a good child..." Chen couldn't even help sobbing.

Yu Tang thought of the happy look in Wei Xiaoshan's eyes when he looked at her, and she also cried silently.

Yu Wen and Wei Xiaoyuan heard the noise and rushed out. Seeing the three people in tears, Yu Wen couldn't help but sigh heavily. He slowly came back and said to Wei Xiaoyuan apologetically, "I didn't think about what I said just now. Don't blame your uncle. Anyone who encounters such a thing will feel bad. You should also persuade your parents to be tolerant of the changing times. I will go with you to your home later and ask her cousin to burn some incense for Xiaoshan."

The Wei family spoke so sensibly, and they were able to consider Yu Tang's reputation even when they were grieving the loss of their son. They should be grateful.

Wei Xiaoyuan was very surprised. He looked at Yu Tang, who was crying and comforting the elders, and felt a pang in his heart.

This is probably what love means.

Xiaoshan knew that the Yu family also had a crush on him, and he was so excited that he didn't know what to do.

But unexpectedly, such an accident happened.

How wonderful it would be if these two could become husband and wife!

However, although Xiaoshan is gone, the Yu family did not avoid him. Miss Yu even shed tears because of him. If Xiaoshan knew about this, he would surely be very happy.

He wanted to say a few words to comfort the Yu family, but Yu Wen patted his shoulder and said in a sad voice, "I'll go change my clothes now. Ask someone to call A Yuan over. I'll go to your house with you."

Wei Xiaoyuan looked at Yu Tang hesitantly, wanting to tell Yu Tang about his brother, but then he thought, even if Yu Tang knew, so what? It would only make her more sad. If she lives a good life in the future, then that's fine. But if she encounters bad times in the future, and she keeps thinking about this failed marriage, wouldn't that make her live an uneasy life in the future?

In the end, he said nothing, bowed solemnly to the women of the Yu family, and walked out of the Yu family's door.