Chapter 1352 Marriage Part 2
San Ya also thought it was beautiful. She took out a pearl flower from her bosom and gave it to Daya, "Sister, this is a gift from me to you."
Unlike her brothers and sisters who started earning money early, San Ya was very poor, and most of her valuable things were given to her by her aunt.
So she could only forward these things.
Daya knew that this was her intention, so she reached out to take it and nodded with a blushing face.
The three were talking in the room when four people came running in from outside and shouted, "Auntie, Master Bai Shan and his men are here. Ask if they can come in."
Bai Shan and the others are older and are outsiders, so it is naturally not easy for them to come in. Manbao ran out to meet them.
Bai Shan smiled as he saw her come out and handed her the book in his hand and said, "Here are two books and a copy of the scriptures I memorized. I'll give them to your niece as a gift."
Bai Erlang also gave her two books, "These also have my annotations."
Manbao happily took it, thanked her on behalf of Daya, took the book in and handed it to Daya.
Manbao looked at the book thoughtfully, "The book is indeed important to you. We should have included it in the dowry list."
San Ya nodded, "Yes, a book is very valuable."
Manbao went to her elder brother to ask for the dowry list and added the book to it.
San Ya helped Daya put the books into the box. As soon as she put it away, firecrackers were heard from far away outside. Sitou ran in from outside to report, "The groom has entered the village..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Qian came in from outside to accompany Daya, and asked Manbao and the others to go with them to watch the fun.
The Guan family invited a wedding sedan. It was the first time that the villagers of Qili Village saw a wedding sedan enter the village to welcome the newlyweds. The children were very curious and cheered from front to back, surrounding the wedding procession to the door of Lao Zhou's house.
The two were pushed to the front. Manbao was the elder and it was not convenient for him to go forward, so he pushed Bai Shan and Bai Erlang forward and gave them advice from behind to embarrass Guan Yong.
Guan Yong seemed to know that the Zhou family would make things difficult for him, so he specially asked two of his classmates to help. However, he still wrote three poems and was provoked a lot before they were included.
Old Zhou and Mrs. Qian were already sitting on the high hall. Little Mrs. Qian helped Daya into the main room. Guan Yong secretly looked up at Zhou Lixin, and when she met her shy gaze, she couldn't help blushing and lowered her head a little embarrassedly.
The two newlyweds stood together, knelt down first to bid farewell to their grandparents, then turned to face Zhou Dalang and Xiao Qian who were sitting on the side, and also knelt down to bid farewell.
Zhou Dalang had been prepared for a long time, and his eyes were red with excitement, because this was his first child to get married.
As usual, Xiao Qian gave Daya some instructions, helped her put down the veil, and then asked Ertou to carry her out.
Datou was not at home. Although Ertou was his cousin, he was several years older than Santou, so it was finally decided that he would carry Daya out on his back, and then he would also take Santou with him to send her off to get married.
Manbao was very interested in seeing the bride off, but unfortunately she was older than them and could not go. She could only see them off to the door and watch them walk away.
Bai Shan and Bai Erlang were also very interested, but Manbao was not going, and they were not relatives of the Zhou family, so it was not convenient for them to go with him.
Therefore, I could only stand at the gate with Manbao and watch them walk away with music and music, with a look of regret on my face.
The people who accompanied Ertou and the others to send off the bride included the young men from the village. They were responsible for carrying Daya's dowry, which was also six pieces, just the number of betrothal gifts sent by the Guan family.
In order to prevent Ertou from being too young and inexperienced, a group of cousins from the Qian family also went with him. They would watch the ceremony and come back after dinner.
As soon as the bride was sent away, the Zhou family set up the table for dinner. Mr. Bai and Mrs. Bai also came to congratulate them, not to mention Mrs. Liu and Zheng, who had always been close to them.
As soon as the bride left, Old Lady Liu smiled at Qian, who was full of emotion, and said, "Your grandchildren are all getting married. This is a great blessing. Today I'd like to ask you for a glass of wine."
Qian was naturally modest, feeling that her fortune was still not as great as that of Old Lady Liu.
They were sitting at the main table in the main hall, eating their meal. Old Madam Liu smiled and mentioned Bai Shan's marriage. "...He's only a couple of years younger than your eldest granddaughter, so he's quite old. I'm worried about his marriage."
She laughed and said, "I remember Manbao is only one year younger than Shanbao, right?"
Qian's heart moved, and she looked at the smiling Madam Liu and nodded, saying with a smile: "Yes, the two children are only one year apart in age."
She glanced outside and saw Manbao and Baishan sitting at the same table, eating together with their bowls. She didn't know what the two of them were talking about, but they both squinted their eyes and smiled, with curved eyebrows, and seemed very happy.
Her mind raced, but her expression remained unchanged. She simply smiled at Old Madam Liu and said, "It's just that Old Madam also knows our Manbao's background, so the family can't help but dote on her a bit more. That's why she's still like a child. Her father probably doesn't want her to get married off so early."
Madam Liu nodded. "Yes, Shanbao needs to study, so it will probably take several years before he can get married. But good children are hard to come by these days, so I thought I'd find him a suitable one first, and then marry him off when he's more stable."
Qian nodded repeatedly and said with a smile, "That's the truth."
Both parties stopped talking about this topic and didn't say more. Mrs. Bai, who was listening to the whole thing, knew what was going on.
When I got home that night, I couldn't help but ask Mr. Bai, "Aunt, are you trying to ask for Zhou Man to marry Bai Shan?"
Mr. Bai knew it long ago and responded.
Mrs. Bai felt a little regretful, "Actually, our Erlang is not bad either."
Mr. Bai almost fell off the bed. He turned to look at Mrs. Bai and asked, "What are you thinking? Now that the three of them are studying together, how badly has your son been bullied?"
Mrs. Bai didn't take it seriously. "Erlang is naughty. He needs a wife who can control him. Only then can we live a good life."
Mr. Bai was extremely surprised. "Aren't you the one who loves your son the most?"
Mrs. Bai nodded and said, "Yes, that's why Erlang has to marry someone capable so that he can have fun whenever he wants."
Mr. Bai: ...
He turned over and said, "Don't even think about it. Zhou Man doesn't like your son."
Mrs. Bai was unwilling to accept it and muttered, "What's wrong with Erlang?"
Mr. Bai rolled his eyes unceremoniously, "No matter how good he is, can he be as good as Bai Shan?"
Mrs. Bai said angrily, "I didn't even ask for permission to discuss this marriage. Why are you so anxious? Do you think I can compete with my aunt for it?"
Mr. Bai knew that if he continued talking, there would be a quarrel, so he remained silent.
But today's incident had obviously piqued Mrs. Bai's thoughts. She nudged Mr. Bai and said, "Erlang is old enough now. Bai Shan has already proposed marriage. Should he also start preparing?"
Mr. Bai pondered, "There's just no suitable family."
"Look at my mother's family..."
"No," Mr. Bai said immediately, "Da Lang has already refused, so we can't just talk about Er Lang right after that, right?"
"Why not? You said Dalang wanted to pursue a career in government and marry a daughter from an official family. I agree, but why can't Erlang do the same?"
Mr. Bai said quietly, "Have you forgotten that Erlang is still a student at the Imperial College? He's even better than Dalang at the Four Gates Academy."
Mrs. Bai was stunned. She really had forgotten.
She patted her head and muttered, "He learns too easily. I just don't quite understand."
Mr. Bai: ...
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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