Lin Chaobei ultimately couldn't escape this ordeal. Although he wasn't as badly off as Lin Chaodong and Lin Chaonan, he was still quite drunk, staggering and unable to stand steadily. He was also slurring his words, which made the village boys of the same age laugh heartily. Not content with just causing a ruckus, they even wanted to eavesdrop after the wedding night.
How can this be?
Even if Lin Chaobei's wedding night might not go smoothly tonight, he wouldn't allow these kids to do that.
Lin Chaodong and Lin Chaonan were defeated by them, but Yue Jiuyue's family had no shortage of people. A group of servants came over, and without saying much, those unruly children could only slink back to their own homes.
They know their actions are immoral, but who doesn't do the same thing when they get married?
Unexpectedly, this approach didn't work with Lin Chaobei.
Well, Lin Chaobei had never gone along with their nonsense before, so they weren't exactly "losing out".
After Yue Jiuyue finished eating the feast her youngest son had prepared, she saw off the villagers and watched as Lin Chaodong and Lin Chaonan were carried away by several servants. She then followed the crowd back to her own home.
That's all for today. Tomorrow I'll just have to get up early again and wait for my daughter-in-law to serve tea. She needs to think about what kind of "change of address fee" to give her fourth son's wife. Should she give her silver jewelry? Or just give her silver directly?
She felt that giving copper coins would make her seem like she was giving more, and she had already given silver jewelry and a small silver ingot weighing one tael. She was still reluctant to give gold, since the relationship wasn't quite there yet.
After considering all the options, it seems that giving copper coins is the only way.
If she were to give the fourth son's wife a hundred copper coins directly, it wouldn't be too stingy, would it?
You know, back then, it didn't even cost a hundred copper coins to marry a wife.
If that doesn't work, two hundred copper coins will do. She's saved up quite a few copper coins, and she doesn't feel the pinch at all when giving them away. It's like giving away two hundred one-yuan coins.
Thinking this, Yue Jiuyue returned to her room, took out her spare change, lay on the couch, counted out a hundred copper coins, and put them into her money bag. It was surprisingly heavy!
If she were to give out two of these, wouldn't the fourth son's wife be overjoyed?
She wasn't worried at all that the fourth son's wife wouldn't be able to lift anything, after all, she was Wang the butcher's granddaughter, and she usually helped Wang the butcher and his family slaughter pigs and sell meat; she was a very strong girl.
To be honest, she really wanted to hear the young couple's love story, but unfortunately, no one told her the story. She only watched the trivial matters before and after their engagement. She didn't see a single sweet and romantic love story unfold, after all, this era was too conservative.
On one occasion, she accidentally witnessed the two of them secretly looking at each other. They only glanced at each other before looking away, but their eyes were filled with intense longing.
Even now, when she thinks back to the interaction she witnessed between the two people, she can't help but smile like an aunt.
It's so sweet!
It's so cloying!
It's really... not enough!
She even thought, how wonderful it would be if her cheat wasn't a shopping mall, but a system! That way, she could ask the system to broadcast things to her in real time. She didn't necessarily have to watch "TV dramas"; listening to "radio dramas" would be just as good!
Unfortunately, she couldn't even listen to the "radio".
"Madam! The eldest young lady has disappeared!"
"Madam! The eldest young lady has disappeared!"
Yue Jiuyue was lamenting that she couldn't see or hear Lin Chaobei's love story when she suddenly heard someone outside the door shouting the same phrase over and over again, growing increasingly anxious.
The person who came was Zhou Liuya from the Zhou family, the youngest girl in the family. She usually followed Xiaoman'er, whether it was learning to write, learning needlework, or playing.
Because today is Lin Chaobei's special day, everyone is busy. With so many people around, it's normal for the children to disappear in the blink of an eye.
But the person has disappeared?
At this point, only family members are left at home. If the child goes missing, then there will be a real problem.
Yue Jiuyue didn't even bother to put on her shoes; she ran out barefoot and asked urgently:
"Have you searched all the mountains? Have you searched all the courtyards on the mountains? Have you opened and checked every box, cabinet, and urn?"
After asking the question, Yue Jiuyue realized that the child in front of her was only six or seven years old. What could he possibly understand? She still needed to ask an adult.
Unexpectedly, the little child answered in a sweet and loud voice:
"Reporting to Madam, they've all gone to find the eldest young lady!"
Yue Jiuyue turned around and went to put on her shoes. She couldn't just run around barefoot on the mountain, could she? She didn't want to have to take Xiaoman'er to the clinic in town before she could find her.
As she walked into the house to put on her shoes, Yue Jiuyue carefully asked Zhou Liuya about the specific situation. Finally, she roughly confirmed that Xiaoman'er had suddenly disappeared while taking a nap at home.
Because attending classes is too tiring for a child, Xiaoman'er developed the habit of taking a nap every day, without interruption throughout the four seasons.
Friday and Saturday are the two girls closest in age to Xiaoman'er, so they usually act as Xiaoman'er's playmates and take care of her a little. They even take naps together, so they are practically Xiaoman'er's personal maids.
Today too.
When it was nap time, the three little girls went to Xiaoman'er's room and lay down on the bed side by side to sleep. But Zhou Liuya suddenly fell to the ground by accident, and when she opened her eyes, she found that Xiaoman'er was gone.
Of course, she also missed her fifth sister, but no fifth sister was as important as the eldest young lady!
Of course, in her heart, both Fifth Sister and Eldest Miss are very important!
"So, Wuya disappeared too?"
Yue Jiuyue asked gently.
"Uh-huh!"
Zhou Liuya stared wide-eyed at Yue Jiuyue and nodded. Even Yue Jiuyue's old eyes could clearly see the fear and apprehension in Zhou Liuya's eyes.
"Don't worry, don't worry! They must have gone off to play somewhere. They saw you sleeping so soundly, so they didn't wake you. They'll definitely find you in a minute!"
Yue Jiuyue spoke with great certainty, but only to reassure the little girl in front of her. In fact, she had no confidence at all. How could she be at ease until she saw the two children?
"Madam, is it true?"
Saturday, Ya asked expectantly, her eyebrows and eyes instantly beaming with joy.
Children will be children; they believe whatever adults tell them.
"Yes, but the house is too big, and I can't find it for a while. I'll have to wait."
This house is really huge, it's like ten mountains!
Both children are tiny and can easily disappear from sight if they squat down anywhere, making them quite a difficult task to find.
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