Chapter 157 Leave this to me
Ever since her engagement was broken up by the Chen family, Zhao the matchmaker's reputation has been greatly damaged. She has become a laughing stock in the surrounding area and she hasn't received any business for more than a month.
Yesterday, Fan Tong asked me to act as a matchmaker. At first, I thought he had chosen a girl and wanted to take her as his concubine, but I never expected that it was this damn girl Chen Qingqing.
She had seen how powerful Chen Qingqing was and wanted to refuse this difficult job, but then she thought, Li the Butcher was a pig killer and a tyrant, so it was normal for the girl to disagree.
This Fan Tong is different. He is a well-known wealthy man. I don’t believe that Chen Qingqing will not be tempted.
Thinking of this, she happily accepted the job.
I put on makeup and packed up early this morning and headed straight to Nanshan Village.
As soon as I arrived at the village entrance, I heard that Chen Qingqing had gone to the town. I was very happy. It would be easier to handle since she was not at home. As long as I could convince her parents, the marriage would be done.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he explained his purpose to Chen Zhanshan, he was kicked out.
At this moment, he was upset and hung his head, thinking about how to explain to Mr. Fan.
Suddenly she heard Old Lady Chen greeting her, and she had to give a perfunctory smile, "I'm just passing by, nothing."
Hearing what Zhao the matchmaker said, Old Lady Chen became even more curious. She stretched out her hand to block the way with a gossipy look on her face.
"Come on, big sister, let's go sit at home for a while, drink some water, and rest our feet."
Matchmaker Zhao's face darkened and she said unhappily, "No, your threshold is too high. I'm afraid I'll get hurt."
"Hey~~ Big sister, what are you talking about?" Old Lady Chen put on a smile. "You can't blame me for what happened last time. I also suffered a lot at the hands of that damn girl. If you want to blame someone, blame my good-for-nothing eldest son. He was actually controlled by that damn girl. I'm so aggrieved that I have no place to complain!"
"If you have any grievances, why don't you tell me that I don't care? I'm still upset and don't have the mood to chat with you."
"Who is so blind as to make my sister so angry?" Old Lady Chen, noticing the off-color expression on Zhao's face, grew even more curious. She raised her hand and patted her chest. "There's no one in Nanshan Village I'm afraid of. Who bullied you? Tell me, and I'll vent your anger for you."
Matchmaker Zhao snorted coldly and said with disdain, "I'm afraid you can't afford to offend this person?"
Old Mrs. Chen curled her lips in disdain. Her son was a scholar, a future scholar. Everyone who saw her had to be respectful and polite. There was really no one in Nanshan Village that she dared not offend.
"Big sister, I'm not exaggerating. I've cursed everyone in Nanshan Village and I've never met anyone I dare not provoke. Just tell me who has offended you, and I promise to make her apologize to you in person."
Matchmaker Zhao glanced at her with disdain. "Who else could it be? It's your eldest son who doesn't know what's good for him and can't enjoy his life. I came here with good intentions to propose marriage to his daughter, but before I could even say a few words, he kicked me out. Isn't that infuriating?"
"What's going on with proposing marriage to that dead girl?"
"Sister-in-law, don't ask anymore. Your son is a complete fool. He refused the wealth and glory he had. He deserves to be poor all his life.
He is just a poor devil who will never live a happy life because he is not destined to enjoy wealth and glory."
Matchmaker Zhao stamped her feet in anger.
Old Mrs. Chen's face was full of disbelief, her mind filled with words like "huge wealth and glory" and "unable to enjoy wealth and glory."
She hurriedly asked, "Big sister, please tell me in detail, what happened? Could it be that someone has taken a fancy to that dead girl?"
Matchmaker Zhao spat, "If someone hadn't taken a fancy to his daughter, I wouldn't have entered his house even if they had a sedan chair carried by eight men."
"Who is so blind as to choose that damn girl? Big sister, please tell me quickly."
"If I tell you, you'll be scared to death." Matchmaker Zhao snorted. "This man is the most prominent figure in Qingshui Town, the wealthy Mr. Fan Tongfan."
When Old Lady Chen heard this, her eyes nearly dropped to the ground in shock. "You mean Mr. Fan wants to marry that damn girl?"
"Even if it's Mr. Fan, as long as you agree to this marriage, she will be the fifth concubine. If she gives birth to another boy or girl, your Chen family will all benefit from her.
But before I could finish my words, Chen Zhanshan pointed at my nose and kicked me out. How could he not know what was good and what was bad?
Zhao the matchmaker sighed helplessly and continued,
"Mr. Fan also agreed to give 200 taels of silver as a betrothal gift.
If I marry her, I will be able to wear gold and silver, call servants and eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks.
How many young girls and wives want to live in that happy home.
Let me tell you, what is the purpose of living in this life? Isn't it just eating, drinking, defecating and urinating?
But your eldest son doesn't think so, as if he has suffered a great loss.
Since he doesn't want to be the rich man's father-in-law, I can't do anything about it.
I have no choice but to go back and talk to Mr. Fan and ask him to give up this idea!"
Old Lady Chen's eyes widened when she heard this. "Sister, is Mr. Fan really willing to give a betrothal gift of two hundred taels of silver?"
"Of course he's right! He said that if you agree to this marriage, he'll give you an extra fifty taels of silver as a wedding gift on the day of the wedding. All in all, that's two hundred and fifty taels of silver. Ordinary people like us couldn't earn that much money in three lifetimes!"
Matchmaker Zhao shook her head with a look of regret.
"It's a pity that your son doesn't appreciate it. I'm just a widow meeting a eunuch, and I'm worried about it. Okay, sister-in-law, you go and do your work. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
Old Lady Chen was a complete money-grubber. When she heard that Fan Tong was willing to pay a betrothal gift of 250 taels of silver, she subconsciously swallowed her saliva and her eyes almost turned green.
She was very excited. If she could have so much money, why would she need to learn how to make sugar? In the future, she would not only have fine clothes and delicious food, but also delicious fish and meat for every meal.
Then I can spend money to buy an obedient maid. When I am thirsty, someone will serve me tea and water. When I am tired, someone will massage my shoulders and legs. Such a life will be so beautiful...
Thinking of this, bad ideas suddenly emerged in her mind.
As the saying goes, when it rains the ground becomes slippery, so get up wherever you fall.
Although I didn't marry that damn girl to Li the butcher last time, I can only blame myself for being too soft-hearted.
It seems that God took pity on this old woman and gave her another good chance to turn her fortunes around.
Just as she was thinking about it, she saw Zhao the matchmaker was about to leave. Old Mrs. Chen quickly collected her thoughts and said with a smile on her face,
"Don't be in such a hurry to leave, big sister. Come sit at home for a while."
Matchmaker Zhao waved her hands feebly, "I'm not in the mood today. Let's do it another day!"
"Don't bother me, sister. I have something to discuss with you."
"What can happen to you?" Matchmaker Zhao was feeling depressed and sounded a little impatient.
At this moment, Mrs. Chen's mind was full of money, and she didn't care about these things at all. She still had a smile on her face.
"Big sister, do you trust me?"
"What do you mean? Explain it clearly."
"What I mean is that if you trust me, go tell Mr. Fan that I agree to this marriage." Old Mrs. Chen acted confident...
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