Chapter 16 Didn’t You Leave?
"You picked up a man and are getting married tomorrow?"
When everyone heard this, they were shocked and surprised.
"So hurried?"
"Don't pick up random things from men on the street!"
"Have you figured out that man's background? You're so pretty, be careful not to get scammed!"
The street vendors all cared about Chunzhi.
Chunzhi said, "I don't want to be so anxious, but the government only gave us three days, and tomorrow is the third day."
She has no more time.
Chunzhi said: "Huo Qi is quite good, with a handsome appearance, about the same age as me, and he has never married..."
After counting them carefully, Huo Qi's conditions are indeed impeccable.
As for his background, Chunzhi didn't really plan to marry him, so there was no need to get to know him in such detail.
Aunt Zhang took Chunzhi in her arms and said to her, "It's fine as long as you feel like it. After you get married, you two can live your own lives behind closed doors."
When the small vendors heard Aunt Zhang say this, they all started to congratulate Chunzhi.
Even if you don’t have the top scholar, you can still marry a good husband.
You can pick one up just by picking it up.
Everyone said that they would close their stalls early tomorrow and go to Chunzhi's place to attend the wedding banquet.
Chunzhi thanked everyone and went to Xiangmanlou to book two tables for the banquet tomorrow night.
Then he went to Qian Sanniang to buy a wedding gown for Huo Qi.
Qian Sanniang perked up when she heard this. "Buying wedding gowns? Chunzhi, are you getting married?"
Chunzhi said, "We'll get married tomorrow."
"So urgent? No wonder you want to buy a ready-made wedding gown."
Qian Sanniang also heard about it. The officials found Chunzhi and asked her to get married within three days, otherwise she would be forced to marry by the government.
If the government forces you to marry, who knows what kind of person they will find for you.
It is definitely not as reliable as finding it yourself.
Qian Sanniang asked, "How tall is the groom? Approximately how much does he weigh? I happen to have two newly made wedding robes here. Please take a look. If you like any of them, I can help you alter them according to the groom's body shape."
As she spoke, Qian Sanniang took out both wedding gowns.
You can tell which one is expensive and which one is cheap just by looking at the fabric.
The workmanship also varies a lot.
Chunzhi thought back to Huo Qi's handsome face. She was too embarrassed to compare the cheap wedding gown to Huo Qi, and the expensive one...
It suits him quite well.
Men will definitely look more handsome after wearing it.
Qian Sanniang saw her reaching out to touch the expensive wedding gown, obviously she had taken a fancy to this one. "Chunzhi, you really have good taste. You can tell whether something is good or not at a glance. As a token of our old acquaintance, I'll sell it to you at a lower price. Ten taels of silver..."
"Ten taels of silver?" Chunzhi couldn't bear to spend that much money. She immediately withdrew her hand and looked at the one that was obviously much cheaper. "What about this one?"
Qian Sanniang said, "One tael."
"Then..." Chunzhi wanted to say, let's go with this one.
It's just a fake marriage, not a real one, so there's no need to spend so much money.
But Qian Sanniang said beside her: "We women only get married once in our lifetime. If we don't spend money now, when will we spend it?"
Haruji didn't say anything.
Qian Sanniang added, "Think about all the money you spent on the number one scholar. It was truly a lot. If your new husband knew that you spent so much money on him but were unwilling to buy him a decent wedding gown, I wonder how sad he would be."
Chunzhi suddenly: "..."
She didn't think Huo Qi would be sad about this.
But anger is certain.
She finally managed to get Huo Qi to agree to help.
If you offend someone because of a wedding gown, it would be a waste of time and effort.
Chunzhi thought about this and gritted her teeth and said, "Ten taels is ten taels. You can also give me a red inner garment and a red embroidered ball."
"Okay." Qian Sanniang agreed readily. "We're neighbors after all. Consider these things as my gifts to you."
Qian Sanniang's clothing shop has always been doing good business. She has all the things Chunzhi wants, and she quickly took them out and packed them together.
"By the way, you haven't told me the groom's measurements yet." Qian Sanniang said, "Tell me the measurements quickly so I can see whether I should keep the wedding gown or put it away."
Chunzhi took measurements when she was making clothes for Huo Qi, and happened to remember them, so she reported them to Qian Sanniang in detail.
When Qian Sanniang heard this, she immediately realized something and asked her, "This is about the same size as the clothes you bought last time. Are you buying it for the same person?"
Harue nodded awkwardly.
Qian Sanniang let some extra fabric fall on the wedding gown while saying, "I was wondering, where did your relatives come from? And such fine material, you wouldn't even buy it for yourself, so why would you buy it for a relative? So you bought it for the groom!"
When Chunzhi bought ready-made clothes for the man, she thought he would leave soon, so when Qian Sanniang asked her about it, she just lied.
Now that she was exposed in front of others, she felt very embarrassed.
Fortunately, Qian Sanniang did not keep talking about this matter. She quickly changed the size of the wedding gown and helped Chunzhi wrap it up.
Chunzhi paid the silver, invited Qian Sanniang to come to the tofu workshop for a wedding banquet the next day, and then went back with a bunch of things.
On the way back, she also bought a stack of red paper.
Prepare to cut out wedding characters and stick them on doors and windows.
After a busy day, she returned home. When she opened the gate, it was already dusk.
Chunzhi ran excitedly to the door of the small house where the man lived, holding her wedding gown. She knocked on the door several times, but no one answered. She pushed the door open, but found that the room was empty.
"Huo Qi?"
"Huo Qi!"
Chunzhi placed the wedding gown on the bed and searched the two small rooms and the entire yard, but there was no trace of the man.
Even the wheelchair was gone.
Could it be...that he is gone?
Chunzhi stood in the yard in a daze. When she thought that Huo Qi might change his mind at the last minute and leave alone, she felt so sad that she was speechless.
We clearly agreed on this.
He promised to help her and to have a fake marriage with her...
Huo Qi doesn't keep his word!
Chunzhi seemed to have lost all her strength in an instant. Perhaps she was just unlucky and always met people who didn't keep their promises.
Huo Qi obviously could have refused. In that case, she could have chosen Li Jun, Mr. Zhou, or Mr. Chu. At least she wouldn't have been forced into a marriage by the government.
But now she has rejected several others.
Some have even bought their wedding gowns and booked the banquet for tomorrow.
But Huo Qi disappeared.
Her eyes felt a little sore, and she walked forward slowly, trying to close the gate. Just as her hand touched the door, it was pushed open from the outside.
Huo Qi, sitting in a wheelchair, appeared in front of her.
Chunzhi opened her eyes wide in surprise, "You... didn't you leave?"
"Where am I going?"
Huo Zheng pushed the wheelchair inside, with the sunset glow filling the sky behind him.
He saw that Chunzhi's eyes were red, as if she was about to cry.
Most likely, the girl came back and found that he was not there and was scared.
Huo Qi pulled out a travel permit from his sleeve and handed it to Chunzhi. "I'm going to get my travel permit. Without this, how can we get the government to recognize our marriage as legal tomorrow?"
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