"That's right, you are the member of the Fan family." Qiu Yinong smiled gently at the other party.
Mr. Fan was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the little girl could guess it right at once.
"Exactly. I was so reckless yesterday. The matchmaker didn't explain herself clearly. It was really presumptuous of me. I came here today to apologize in person."
"That's fine, but is Mr. Fan really just here to apologize?"
Qiu Yinong's eyes fell on the girl. She didn't think about her yesterday, but remembered her when she was lying in bed at night.
Fourth brother’s wife is from the Fan family in Anping Town. If nothing unexpected happens, the person in front of him should be his future sister-in-law.
This fourth sister-in-law didn't write much, but she was a well-educated, gentle and virtuous woman, and she was of great help to Qiu Hanli in his early years.
The reason why Qiu Hanli was able to enter the palace and work as an imperial chef was also due to her assistance.
Mr. Fan was a little embarrassed and said with a wry smile, "Originally, I came here with the intention of getting married, but now..."
"It's not that this marriage can't be arranged, but we need to change the person. I've learned physiognomy for a while, and your daughter is a good match for my fourth brother, but I don't know what Mr. Fan thinks."
Mr. Fan was stunned for a moment, then he became happy: "Really?"
The mistress of the Fan family obviously couldn't believe her ears.
Fan Yurou blushed slightly and lowered her head in a hurry.
"Yier?" Mother Qiu also heard these words. Qiu Yinong turned around and nodded at Mother Qiu.
Mother Qiu did not ask any further questions on the spot, but just looked at Fan Yurou carefully.
The mistress of the Fan family quickly asked her daughter to look up. When Mrs. Qiu saw Fan Yurou's shy face, a look of satisfaction appeared in her eyes.
When the mistress of the Fan family saw how satisfied Mrs. Qiu was looking at her daughter, a smile appeared in her eyes. She thought there was a chance.
"I wonder what you two think?" Qiu Yinong looked at Mr. Fan and his wife, and Mr. Fan looked at the mistress of the Fan family.
The Fan family mistress stepped forward, took Qiu Yinong's hand and said, "Since Miss Qiu has learned physiognomy, then of course it's accurate. As the old saying goes, this marriage is the best match made in heaven and earth."
"My third and fourth brothers are twins, and they look very similar, except that my fourth brother has two moles on his face."
As he said that, he called the fourth brother over.
"Fourth brother, come here quickly and stop being so shy like a young lady."
Qiu Hanli was not far away. He heard what his sister said and his face turned red.
When Mother Qiu saw that he refused to come out, she went forward to pull him out.
"Why are you shy, young man?"
When the mistress of the Fan family saw the man, she was even more satisfied. She looked at her daughter and saw that she seemed to like him too.
Then he smiled and said, "In that case, how about we make a verbal agreement today and exchange tokens?"
Mother Qiu looked at Qiu Hanli, who nodded after a long while.
The mistress of the Fan family immediately became happy, and Mr. Fan also laughed out loud.
"Please sit in the yard." Mother Qiu knew what her son meant and quickly invited him into the house.
Qiu Yinong returned to her room and slipped into the space.
She had polished a few wooden combs and bought a few jade bracelets of good quality before, which she took out now as engagement tokens.
While searching, I found a pair of ancient gold earrings that I had never worn before.
Well, three tokens of trust are considered a good gift to the Fan family.
"My daughter, it's time to eat." Mother Qiu knocked on the door. Qiu Yinong hurried out with things, including three antique jewelry boxes in her hands.
"I'm here." Qiu Yinong opened the door, and Qiu's mother saw the three boxes in her hands.
Pulling Qiu Yinong, she didn't know what to say: "Yi'er, how could mother be so worthy to have such a good daughter like you? She even arranged her brother's marriage."
"I, your mother, am not as thoughtful as you think. These things were given to me by your mother, Zhao. You cannot use them."
"Mother, don't worry. I made the wooden comb inside myself. I bought the bracelet, but it wasn't given to me by Mother Zhao."
"This last item is something I've never brought with me before. Since the Fan family is sincere about marrying into our family, we can't treat them badly."
"Mom, you love me very much. Since I am the head of this family, I will take care of everything."
After listening to her daughter's words, Qiu's mother said nothing. Her daughter was right. There was no need to be so polite between mother and daughter.
"Let's go." Qiu Yinong called with a smile. Mother Qiu sighed and followed him to the main room.
The male guests were arranged in the main hall. Qiu Yinong walked up to Mr. Fan, and Qiu's mother also called Wang and her daughter over.
"Today, under the witness of the two county magistrates, my Qiu family proposes marriage to the Fan family. We will choose an auspicious date to marry the daughter of the Fan family on her fifteenth birthday."
"Since this is just a verbal engagement and an exchange of tokens, I will only be sending you three today."
"This is a wooden comb, a token of love, symbolizing a life together, Miss Fan San, please accept it."
Qiu Yinong opened the wooden comb brocade box, and inside lay a small and beautiful wooden comb with peony flowers carved on it.
Fan Yurou fell in love with the wooden comb at first sight. She took it with both hands and looked at Qiu Yinong with gratitude. She liked this future sister-in-law.
She was too respectful in her actions. To be honest, it was her Fan family who came here today. She thought it was hopeless to meet the two county magistrates again.
Unexpectedly, things turned out to be so dignified. Fan Yurou was so excited that she didn't know how to express it.
"The second item is a bracelet, a token of our oath, symbolizing lifelong protection."
The brocade box was opened, and an ice-green bracelet appeared in front of everyone. Wang gasped when she saw it.
This kind of jade bracelet cannot be bought with just money.
It can be seen how much the girl from the Qiu family attaches importance to this verbal engagement. Wang looked at Mr. Fan, who nodded with a smile on his face.
"This third piece is an earring, a cherished item, symbolizing a lifetime of companionship."
The pattern of the earrings happens to be peony, which is the flower of love and the most romantic flower.
"Good." County Magistrate Wang couldn't help but applaud.
Guo Youcai also looked at Qiu Yinong with admiration: "The girl from the Qiu family is indeed a wonderful person, talented, intelligent and chivalrous."
Chu Hongyun sat aside and kept everything Qiu Yinong said in mind.
She said three, are there any others?
Mr. Fan also quickly took out a pair of heart-shaped pendants and handed the one representing the man to Qiu Hanli.
Qiu Hanli quickly took it with both hands, and then Fan Yurou handed a brand new sachet to Qiu Hanli.
"The scented sachet is a token of longing, symbolizing someone's love, which is quite wonderful."
Chu Hongyun raised his eyebrows and kept it in mind.
"Congratulations, Brother Qiu, your family has another happy new baby. I think the third daughter of the Fan family is also a gentle and virtuous girl."
Guo Youcai laughed and congratulated Mr. Qiu.
Mr. Qiu was flattered and quickly said he didn't dare. He was just a common peasant, so how could he deserve the county magistrate to call him "brother"?
County Magistrate Wang also said cheerfully, "Miss Qiu calls me Uncle Wang, so I think I should be a little more senior to you, so I'll call you Brother Qiu."
Seeing this, Mr. Qiu didn't say anything more, as he seemed extremely ungrateful.
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