Chapter 244 Someone asked her to act as a matchmaker
The restaurant in Wanzhou County uses rice from the Zhou family. The rice grains are plump and have a lingering fragrance, so the business is very good.
When the restaurant manager saw that it was the Zhou family manager, he immediately went up to greet them, led them to the best private room in the restaurant, and served them the most expensive dishes in the restaurant.
To avoid suspicion, Zhou Ruiyuan asked them to cancel all the dishes and replace them with a few ordinary dishes.
Qu Wenzhi looked on with great admiration. After drinking a few cups of wine, he addressed Zhou as "Brother Zhou" repeatedly, saying, "It is a blessing for Cheng'an County to have a magistrate like Brother Zhou. I should learn more from Brother Zhou in the future."
Zhou Ruiyuan replied, "I have only just taken office, so I should learn more from Lord Qu."
The two flattered each other, and it wasn't until the afternoon that Zhou Ruiyuan and Du Wanchun set off back to Cheng'an County.
Before leaving, Qu Wenzhi mentioned that his beloved was also in Changliu Village, and there would be many opportunities to meet again in the future.
Du Wanchun smiled and followed Zhou Ruiyuan away in the carriage.
The next day.
Du Wanchun looked at the account books of the incense shop and rice shop today. The Zhou family's total assets, excluding the accounts of Zhou Feng in the capital, amounted to 30,000 taels of gold, an amount rarely seen in the entire Qingzhou Prefecture.
Even the wealthy Fang family of the past took ten years to accumulate such a fortune.
The Zhou family has only been in this situation for a little over a year.
Moreover, Aunt Zhou and Du Wanchun have always been discreet about their wealth, and the family still lives in a small three-courtyard house in Changliu Village.
If it were an ordinary person, they would have already bought a large three-courtyard house in Cheng'an County.
Du Wanchun rarely wore gold and silver jewelry when she went out. Instead, she wore the red hairpins that Zhou Ruiyuan had given her. They looked nice but weren't flashy.
That's why the people in the nearby villages didn't know how wealthy the Zhou family was; they still thought of them as small merchants from the past, which led to the incident involving Matchmaker Chu.
But things are better now. Regardless of whether the Zhou family is rich or not, now that a county magistrate has been appointed from the Zhou family, no one dares to bully them anymore.
Even Aunt Wang, Zhang Qiuhe, Madam Xu, and Du Wanchun's aunt, who were usually close to the Zhou family, benefited from the situation.
Lately, matchmakers have been coming to Aunt Wang's house so often they've practically worn down her door.
The matchmaker who came to propose marriage to Wang Qiu, the daughter of Aunt Wang, was Liu.
This matchmaker, Liu, was the same matchmaker who led Du Wanchun into the Zhou family.
Before looking for Aunt Wang, she first went to find Du Wanchun.
"Wanchun, you're the magistrate's wife now." She waved her fan, her face beaming.
Du Wanchun poured her a cup of tea, saying, "I have to thank Aunt Liu for this."
The matchmaker, Liu, held the cup and smiled, "No need for thanks. I'm at ease as long as you're doing well."
As she spoke, her eyes darted around before she finally said, "Wanchun, I have a niece who is sixteen this year. She is a perfect match for Wang Qiu, the daughter of your aunt Wang."
Wang Qiu was exactly twenty years old, the perfect age for marriage.
Hearing her say this, Du Wanchun probably guessed what was going on and smiled, "Aunt Liu, you may need to ask Wang Qiu yourself to see if he is willing."
Matchmaker Liu sighed and said, "I asked Wang Qiu before I came to find you, Wanchun."
Du Wanchun feigned doubt and asked, "What did Wang Qiu say?"
The matchmaker glanced outside the door and whispered, "Wang Qiu said he has someone he likes. I've noticed he's been getting close to Zhang Qiuhe lately, so maybe he's taken a liking to her."
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