Shen Meigong felt like he was about to faint and wanted to roll his eyes after saying this.
"Mr. Shen, that's Sujiazhuang. Look! My young lady has arranged someone to come and pick her up."
He Hua said immediately, fearing that the man would faint.
"where?"
After hearing this, Shen Meigong gritted his teeth and tried not to faint.
"Isn't that so? Do you see the carriage?"
Lotus pointed and there really was a carriage parked a kilometer away.
"Then let's go quickly."
"good!"
Lotus whipped the horse again to make it run faster.
Cuihua was already outside in the cold wind, and the young lady was very anxious, so she sent her out to greet them, not only to welcome the matchmaker, but also to welcome Sister Hehua. It was estimated that Sister Hehua didn't even close her eyes during the whole process.
So when she saw the two horses from a distance, she drove towards them.
"Sister Lotus, Miss asked me to pick you up."
"Got it, let's pick up Shen Meigong first."
Lotus tightened the reins, stopped the mount under her crotch, and spoke.
When the horse stopped, Shen Meigong slid off the horse and said, "Ouch!"
"It's killing me! Help me get on the carriage! My legs are swollen."
"Come, I'll help you into the carriage."
Cuihua looked at the matchmaker with wrinkled cotton coat, disheveled hair and haggard face, and immediately ran over and helped him into the carriage.
Shen Meigong, lying flat in the carriage, felt as if his whole body was falling apart. He closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.
When they arrived at Sujiazhuang, Shen the Matchmaker was carried off the carriage. After he ate a bowl of millet porridge, washed himself carefully, and changed into the matchmaker robe distributed by the government, he stood in front of Lianyi.
"Official media Shen Yan has met Miss Su."
Shen the Matchmaker bowed respectfully.
"Thank you for your hard work, Shen Mei Gong. This time things were indeed a bit rushed, and I'm sorry that you have to endure the trouble along the way."
Lianyi still recognized Shen Yan's professionalism. No matter whether he had resentment in his heart, you just couldn't see a trace of loyalty on his face.
After receiving the hint from his young lady, An He immediately placed the small gold ingot that he had prepared long ago in the hands of the matchmaker.
"This is the tea money for Mr. Shen, the matchmaker's gift is another one."
Ripple explained with a smile.
Shen Yan weighed the money in his hand and found it weighed about one or two taels. This Miss Su was quite generous. He did not act pretentiously and put it directly into his sleeve pocket. At least it was worth the bumpy journey that took him a whole day and night and nearly cost him his life.
Seeing that the other party accepted the reward money, Lianyi told him the person she wanted to propose to, and required that the proposal, name, and good luck should all be basically finalized. After the mourning period was over, she would go through the process of offering the betrothal gift, asking for the date, and welcoming the bride.
"Miss Su, are you in a hurry?"
Shen Meigong asked.
"Mr. Shen, you are a matchmaker, so you should understand my feelings. After all, it is not easy to meet a man who makes my heart beat. If it were not for the mourning period, I would probably marry him directly."
Lian Yi explained calmly.
"In that case, let's do as the young lady says."
Shen Yan still had some impression of this Miss Su Lianyi. After all, her parents were murdered and she lost both of them overnight. She inherited a huge fortune and was the target of attention of all the eligible young men in the county. However, after the mourning period, the enthusiasm for her subsided.
Because the other party has to observe mourning for three years, who knows what the situation will be like after three years, and no boy is willing to wait that long. Of course, there are some families with more positive ideas and a long-term vision, but they will also wait until Miss Su is out of mourning before letting the matchmaker come.
But he did not expect that Miss Su would fall in love with a farm boy. He was also quite curious and wanted to see how beautiful the other party was and how he could catch Miss Su's eye. So he readily agreed to Miss Su's request.
This time, Sujia Village sent out two horse-drawn carriages and one ox-drawn cart. The one driving the ox-drawn cart was the village head Su Wu. Shen Yan sat in the first carriage, and the two carriages behind were carrying the gifts for the marriage proposal. In this way, they entered Wenjia Village.
"Grandma, mother, the carriage from Sujiazhuang has entered the village."
Wen Jiahong's eldest daughter jumped into the house and reported the first-hand news.
"Be good, go play by yourself."
Wen Jiahong patted her daughter's head and said, then turned to the village chief and said:
"Mother, I'll go and greet her."
"Okay, go ahead!"
By the time Wen Jiahong led the matchmaker to the kang in the main room, almost everyone in the village knew that a matchmaker had come to the village chief's house, and they were all guessing which boy in the village chief's family the matchmaker had taken a fancy to.
In order to get the first-hand taste of the melon, some villagers have slowly gathered outside the village chief's yard, asking each other for news.
Shen Yan is an official media and still has some style. After entering the room, both sides exchanged greetings and then went straight to the point.
“I’m Shen Yan, the official media person of Qingshan County. You can just call me Shen Media Officer.
I was asked by Miss Su Lianyi of Sujiazhuang to come and ask for Wen Zhaoming's hand in marriage. To show my sincerity, these are the marriage proposal gifts prepared by Miss Su."
After Shen Yan finished speaking, he looked at An He, who clapped his hands, and someone brought all the things prepared in the car into the house.
"Miss Su is still very sincere, but now she can't find live geese, so she has replaced them with more practical fabrics, cakes, jewelry and furs, all of which are for legitimate use."
Shen Yan explained with a smile.
The village chief looked at the gift presented to him and nodded, showing that he was quite satisfied with Miss Su's sincerity.
"We are very happy that Miss Su is sincere. Ming Ge'er is a good boy. We watched him grow up. If it weren't for the sudden change in his family, he might have been betrothed to someone long ago."
The village chief said slowly.
"So this is fate. Miss Su's family situation is similar to Ming'er's family. The two can be said to be in the same boat."
Then the matchmaker started to introduce the woman's conditions, enumerating Lianyi's advantages in detail, and the benefits of marrying into the Su family. He even suggested vaguely that as long as Miss Su continued to take the exam, Ming Ge'er might become the emperor's son, which would be a great thing for the family.
Village Chief Wen listened carefully, asking about some details from time to time, striving to fully understand Miss Su Lianyi within the limited time.
Because both parties proposing marriage were interested, this first step went very smoothly.
"I will come again tomorrow to ask for Ming'er's birth date and horoscope so that I can bring it back and offer it in front of the altar of the Su family's ancestors. What do you think, Village Chief Wen?"
After making sure there were no major problems, Shen Yan proceeded to the next step.
"Okay, we'll wait for you to come over tomorrow to 'match your horoscopes'."
Village Chief Wen readily agreed.
After hearing this, Shen Yan also breathed a sigh of relief and was invited to eat outside. When he was a little drunk, he climbed onto the carriage with the help of An He and returned to Sujiazhuang to report.
But things are not so peaceful in Wenjia Village. Some people have already started asking the village chief's family about the person the official media has come to propose marriage to, and their words are full of envy and jealousy.
After hearing the news brought back by her eldest daughter, Aunt Wen suddenly felt uneasy.
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