"When choosing a husband for a daughter, one should not only consider the handsomeness of the man, but also his parents and family background. The Lou family has a clean and upright family tradition, and the parents are kind and generous. Although they are not a family of high status, they are well-off. As the saying goes, a man marries a woman to provide for her family, so financial resources are something to consider. If a daughter marries a man like this, she won't have to worry about food, clothing, or other expenses."
The matchmaker saw Master Lin frowning slightly, then glanced at Xu Jiang and said with a smile, "I know that Madam Xu is a capable and intelligent woman. I heard she's quite admired by His Majesty. Not only did she turn her bookshop into an official printing house, but she was also awarded the Four Treasures of the Study for her contribution of books. Such a contemporary flower should be paired with such a talented and beautiful scholar, don't you think?"
When proposing marriage, one must find out everything about the family background of both parties. After finding out, the matchmaker was quite impressed by Xu Jiang.
She came to Beijing alone and opened a bookshop. Although the business was not big, she was now considered a well-known figure in the book industry and was highly appreciated by the government. How could an ordinary woman achieve this?
But come to think of it, if it weren't for such a remarkable woman, how could that wooden lump be attracted to her?
Speaking of which, these two people are really made for each other. They have both been delayed for a long time. The ladies who had a blind date with Mr. Lou now have two and a half children.
Xu Jiang felt a bit embarrassed by the compliments. No wonder people said, "The man from the east is talented and the woman from the west is beautiful, all thanks to the matchmaker's words."
Master Lin, however, remained calm despite the matchmaker's exaggerated words. When the matchmaker's mouth was dry and the tea was finished, he asked Xu Jiang, "A Jiang, what do you think?"
Xu Jiang was listening to the matchmaker praising people with great interest, but was suddenly stunned by this point.
Aunt Cao quickly poked her, and she came to her senses, remembering what she had said, and acted obediently, "My daughter will leave it to her adoptive father to make the final decision."
She never expected that her voice was too thin and it cracked her throat, and she suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
Aunt Cao, Mrs. Shang and others couldn't help laughing, and Manager Wang covered his mouth and shook his shoulders.
Master Lin couldn't help but glance at her, then cleared his throat and said to the matchmaker, "We agree to this marriage."
"We have made a vow, and we will live together till old age." The matchmaker clapped his hands, almost losing his composure. He quickly suppressed his laughter and shouted to the bridesmaid and wedding attendants outside the door, "Bring in the gifts!"
When the people outside heard this, they all shouted, "It's done, it's done."
"Great joy, great joy!"
"It seems that we will be able to ask for Manager Xu's wedding wine soon."
The bridesmaid and the wedding workers carried the gifts into the house.
The matchmaker, who was in the lead, came forward with a wooden box and presented it to the matchmaker.
The matchmaker stood up and took it, opened it for Master Lin to look at first, and only after Master Lin nodded did he present it to Xu Jiang.
Xu Jiang took a look and saw that it was a jade hairpin. The carving was not of mandarin ducks or peonies, but of a bunch of persimmons. It was carved so skillfully that the red color of the jade was turned into round and lovely persimmons.
Very smart.
But why does this shape look so familiar?
"Mrs. Xu?" The matchmaker was worried when he saw Xu Jiang staring at the token in a daze. Was she not satisfied?
Xu Jiang came back to her senses, smiled at the matchmaker, and quickly took it.
Aunt Cao coughed, and Mrs. Zhuang brought a box and handed it to Xu Jiang. After Xu Jiang took it, she handed the box to the matchmaker.
The matchmaker opened the box and took a look. He was slightly stunned, then he smiled meaningfully.
This Madam Xu is quite interesting.
The matchmaker showed the box to Master Lin as usual. After seeing it, Master Lin choked with anger, then gave Xu Jiang a complicated look and nodded.
The tokens were exchanged.
The matchmaker happily put the things away, and asked the other wedding workers to carry the red gifts such as the squawking wild geese, three kinds of meat, fish, and seafood into the house.
Aunt Cao quickly called the bridesmaids and the wedding workers to carry the gifts into the backyard, and then gave each of them a packet of snacks and candies.
The bridesmaids and the wedding workers kept expressing congratulations and thanks, saying auspicious words all over the yard.
Aunt Cao then brought a large gift box tied with a red string, which contained some more expensive gifts such as tea and snacks, and asked Xu Jiang to hand it to the matchmaker personally as a thank you gift.
The matchmaker exchanged a few pleasantries and happily accepted the gift. Then, she said goodbye to Master Lin and Xu Jiang, intending to return to the Lou family to reply, and agreed to meet again at this time tomorrow.
"Congratulations on becoming a perfect couple today, and congratulations on getting married today. I, your mother-in-law, have accomplished another good thing today, so happy, so happy!" The matchmaker took the token of love, held the gift box, and led the matchmaker and the wedding workers away with a happy face.
The neighbors who were watching came in to congratulate them. Manager Wang, Liang Mo, Aunt Cao, and Mrs. Zhuang distributed the fruits and snacks they had prepared earlier to everyone, and the store suddenly became very lively.
Master Lin was thinking about the token given by Xu Jiang and wanted to give her some advice, but seeing the joyful scene, he gave up the idea.
Just do what you want, as long as the children are happy.
After the neighbors had left, Master Lin took a break for two cups of tea and checked the return gifts prepared by Xu Jiang. Fortunately, there was nothing unexpected.
He looked at Xu Jiang for a long time, hesitant to speak, but in the end he didn't say anything. After a long sigh, he went back to the school.
Xu Jiang was puzzled, "Master, what's wrong?" Then she asked Aunt Cao, "Did I do anything wrong today?"
Aunt Cao thought for a moment and said, "Yes, it's too obvious. When the matchmaker comes to formally present the gifts tomorrow, we need to be more reserved."
"Oh——" reserved.
————The dividing line between the smelly fart cat and the smelly fart cat————
It is said that the matchmaker took the token back to the Lou family's house to reply. Before he reached the door, he saw the young master of the Lou family waiting at the door with a servant.
Oh, you're anxious now? What were you doing in your youth? You've already had a child, and now you're looking for a wife.
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