Chapter 1358 Happy
Zhou Liwei: "...Aunt, are so many people going to the capital?"
It's a lot of expense, right?
Manbao didn't take it seriously. "What's the big deal? We have a shop over there and we make a lot of money. The capital is huge and there are many more books there than in the county. Every time we go to the bookstore, there are new books. I heard the teachers in the school are also very good. We can rent a house to live in and live a little worse off. It doesn't matter if we practice our handwriting and copy books, we can also make money. If we learn good skills, how much money can we make in the future?"
This is also the most important reason why Manbao wants to take Santou out to study.
Even if you go to a bookstore in the county town once a month, you may not find two new books. Sometimes, new books may only appear once every six months.
But the bookstores in the capital were different. Manbao and his friends would go there every now and then to ask if there were any new books. The bookstores not only had copied collections of essays that they had never seen before, but even had miscellaneous books that were carved out of woodblocks.
Not to mention some manuscripts and papers that were circulated privately. Bai Shan, out of curiosity, made a paper given by a teacher at the Imperial College and sold it to a bookstore, making a lot of money.
Read, read, books are the most important, and teachers are also important.
Manbao waved his hand to his nephews and nieces and said, "Go ahead. You earn money to spend. You will earn money later."
Si Tou was happy to hear this. He was not anxious to leave home, after all, so many of his family members were in the capital.
In the courtyard separated from them, the adults were talking about Manbao's marriage.
This afternoon, Qian and Little Qian went to the Bai family and mentioned Zhou Yin's past relationship with the Xia family. Old Madam Liu has already agreed to let one of their children take Manbao's mother's surname in the future.
Qian said, "Old Madam Liu is very generous, and we will not hesitate. This marriage is settled. After Daya returns home, our two families will officially make the decision."
Xiao Qian had known about it a long time ago, but it was the first time for the others to hear about it and they were a little confused for a moment.
Zhou Silang was the most reluctant and said shyly, "Mom, Manbao is still young, isn't it too early to get married?"
Qian glanced at him and said, "The two children are growing up, and with Second Young Master Bai following them, it will be more convenient for Manbao to come in and out if he gets married. Why not?"
Zhou Silang was listless and didn't say anything.
But he felt that his sister was still young.
When Manbao was a child, the person who took care of her the most was Xiao Qian, followed by Zhou Silang.
Perhaps because Zhou Silang was naughty, although Manbao always disliked him for gambling and causing trouble for the family when she was a child, the two siblings were very close.
But it was obvious that Manbao's marriage was not something he could interfere with. Qian agreed, Old Zhou did not object, and even Little Qian thought it was a good idea, so the matter was settled.
After talking about the biggest thing, Qian asked about Zhou Silang buying tea. Little Qian felt that they could not join in the conversation on this topic, so she went to find Manbao and the others.
The Feng family and the others were still a little dazed, so Manbao's marriage was settled so easily?
In the blink of an eye, the children have grown up.
But if you think about it carefully, the Bai family is indeed the best match for Manbao. Not only do they know each other well, but they also grew up together as childhood sweethearts.
The family divided into two courtyards and waited together until midnight. Zhou Dalang dragged out firecrackers and lit them himself. After the firecrackers were burned out, everyone went back to their rooms to sleep.
The next day, the whole village slept in, and the Zhou family was no exception.
Manbao stretched his hands out from under the quilt and stretched himself, then lay in bed for a while before getting up.
She opened the door and looked out, only to find that the yard was quiet. She was the first person to get up in the yard.
She took her wooden basin to the courtyard to fetch water, only to find that the stove was also cold and no one seemed to have gotten up.
Manbao scratched her head and looked up in the east where the sun was rising. She was a little worried, so she checked the time carefully. It was indeed almost noon.
Why does sister-in-law get up so late?
But when I think about it, the family started to get busy on the 28th, Daya got married on the 29th, and we were also busy all day yesterday because of the New Year celebrations and the aftermath. I guess the adults in the family were very busy.
Manbao had no choice but to put down the wooden basin, fetch some water himself, and go into the kitchen to light a fire to boil the water.
There was no hay left in the kitchen to start the fire, so she turned around and went to the woodshed to find hay. Suddenly, she heard some movement at the door.
Manbao turned his head and didn't hear any knock on the door, so he became curious.
As she walked over, she asked Koko, "Did you hear any movement at the gate?"
Koko didn't answer her. Manbao had already walked to the door, pulled out the bolt, and opened the door...
Bai Shan raised his hand with an embarrassed smile on his face, as if he was about to knock on the door. He obviously did not expect that it would be Manbao who opened the door, so he was stunned for a moment.
Manbao stood inside the door and asked with a smile, "Why are you here so early?"
Bai Shan put down his hand and stood outside the door, smiling sheepishly, "I got up early and wanted to come over to wish you a happy new year, so I came over."
Manbao exclaimed, "You got up so early. I just got up and haven't even washed up yet."
Bai Shan stared at her face for a while and said, "I didn't sleep much last night."
Manbao blinked.
Bai Shan knew she didn't know yet, so she smiled and said, "Grandmother told me last night that our two families have already agreed on a marriage. After the third day of the New Year, Grandmother will ask a matchmaker to come to propose marriage. Grandmother wants to invite you, sir. What do you think?"
Manbao's face flushed bright red. He stood inside the door, tapping his toes and nodding slightly. "Of course. Do you, your grandmother and mother agree?"
Bai Shan nodded and said, "I agree."
If Zhou Yin and his wife had not met Bai Qi, or had not helped him, they might have had many children by now, and the Xia family would naturally not be in danger of having its bloodline cut off.
So when Qian mentioned it, Madam Liu agreed. The negotiation between the two families was very friendly. Both sides made a decision, and Madam Liu told Bai Shan last night.
Bai Shan was so happy that he didn't sleep for half the night. He woke up at dawn in the morning, washed up, and read two texts in the yard. He couldn't help but run over.
Who would have thought that the village, which was always bustling in the past, would be so quiet today, with no one around early in the morning.
As long as there is someone at home and they are awake, the gates in the village are rarely closed. As a result, there are few houses with their doors open along the way.
Old Zhou's house didn't open the door either.
He knew that his family had not gotten up yet, so he wandered outside the door for about quarter of an hour. During this time, two villagers who woke up early passed by. He could not help but lie on the door to listen. He seemed to hear some movement, so he wanted to knock on the door.
As soon as I raised my hand, the door opened.
At this time, Bai Shan, who shared the good news with Manbao, couldn't help but grin at her, and Manbao also smiled at him.
One of them was inside the door, and the other was outside. They just stared at each other and laughed for a long time.
Old Zhou was old and slept lightly, so when he came out and saw it, he couldn't help but coughed twice.
Bai Shan came back to his senses instantly and quickly walked past Man Bao and Old Zhou to greet him, "Good morning, uncle."
Old Zhou hummed, looked up at the sun in the east, and asked, "You're here so early?"
Bai Shan's face flushed red, and he felt his ears getting hot. He made an excuse and said, "I came to borrow a book from Manbao."
Old Zhou snorted in his heart, "You little brat, don't you know that if you look at him, everyone has come from a young age?"
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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