Chapter 56 Yang Lian'er is engaged
Tie Niu's wife was sewing shoe soles in her hands. When she saw them coming out, she walked over and said, "I just heard them chatting under the old locust tree. They said they were from the town and were going to the Yang family today to propose to Yang Lian'er."
Li Sandong, who had just returned from fetching water, remained calm when he heard this. There was nothing to see, so he carried the water into the yard.
Tie Niu's wife asked Zhao Suying in a low voice: "Aunt, is Sandong okay?"
"It's okay. The girl has nothing to do with our family anymore."
Tie Niu's wife smiled. They grew up together, so how could she let go so quickly? But she didn't know what to say.
Changing the subject: "You said the Yang family, I thought they found such a good family, look at that son, he is far inferior to your Sandong, but judging from the way he dresses, he seems to be rich."
Zhao Suying smiled and said, "This is not something we should worry about. As long as they are willing, it's fine. As long as they have good character, it doesn't matter if they look good or not."
"That's true." Tie Niu's wife sighed in her heart. Although she felt that Sandong and Lian'er were a better match, it was not something she could say anything about.
"Let's go and see what's going on."
"It's not appropriate for me to go. You go."
Tie Niu's wife nodded, and she turned around and went to Yang's house to watch the fun.
Yang Zhou and her husband Yang Li stood at the door, greeting the matchmaker and future in-laws with joy on their faces. When they saw the mahogany box behind the car, they smiled.
"My dear relatives and Wenxing, please go into the courtyard and have a rest."
When Cao's mother and Cao Wenxing walked into the yard and saw the Yang family's adobe house, there was a flash of disdain in their eyes. No wonder they wanted such a huge betrothal gift.
"My dear, the weather is getting hotter and it's stuffy in the house. Let's sit in the yard. The sun is so nice."
Yang Zhou just wanted to let the neighbors know that her daughter had found a good family.
When the matchmaker heard this, she agreed: "Yes, I like sitting in the yard to bask in the sun. It's more comfortable than sitting in the house."
"You can sit anywhere." Cao's mother responded with a faint smile.
Several people sat in the yard, with snacks and melon seeds already laid out on the table.
Yang Lian'er's brother and sister-in-law stood aside, staring at the snacks on the table, sip- ing from time to time.
Yang Lian'er walked out of the house, poured tea and brought it to a few people, then obediently called someone. Seeing Cao Wenxing staring at her, she pretended to be shy and lowered her head.
The matchmaker smiled brightly: "Sister Yang, your Lian'er is really blessed. Look how much the Cao family values her."
He opened the box and said, "Look, this piece of red cloth is made of velvet and cotton. How many of us farmers can afford to wear it?"
Then he took out a small wooden box and put it on the table: "This is the silver hairpin from Jixiangzhai, the latest style."
The more Yang Zhoushi looked, the brighter her eyes became. When Cao's mother put two five-liang silver ingots wrapped in red cloth on the table, Yang Zhoushi smiled so hard that her teeth were showing.
"Being able to marry into the Cao family is a blessing for our Lian'er. Our Lian'er is good at giving birth and will definitely give birth to a fat boy after we get married."
The people watching outside the door couldn't help but gasp when they heard this. With a betrothal gift of ten taels of silver, plus velvet cloth and a silver hairpin, Yang Lian'er was so lucky.
In the afternoon, Yang Zhou saw her future in-laws off and boasted under the old locust tree about how rich they were and how much they valued their daughter. He had given her wonderful gifts right after the engagement and said he was in a hurry to marry her daughter Lian'er and had already had her horoscope calculated, with the wedding date set for more than a month later.
This caused many people to be envious.
"Lian'er is really lucky. She just broke off the engagement and found such a good family."
"That's right. Lian'er has a big butt. She looks like she'll be fertile. She will definitely give birth to a son in the future."
Upon seeing this, Yang Zhou went home triumphantly.
The Li family didn't take this matter to heart. After all, it had nothing to do with them anymore.
In the evening, Zhao Dafa and his son brought the table over.
Seeing this, Li Youshan hurriedly called Li Dachuan to pick it up: "Hey, brother, why did you send it here? Just let us know and we can move it ourselves."
Zhao Dafa smiled and waved his hands: "Nothing, these two brats are idle, it's just a few steps away, so I thought of sending it to you. Where's Yue girl, let her see if it's okay?"
Li Wanyue came out, greeted with a smile, and then looked at the table.
The table is sturdy, polished smoothly, and brushed with tung oil. The size is fine, and the upper table top rotates smoothly.
She nodded: "Uncle Dafa's craftsmanship is really good, even better than the drawings I drew."
Zhao Dafa narrowed his eyes and smiled: "You are just a coaxing girl. Um... Can I discuss something with you? I don't want to pay for the cost of making this table. Can I make one for my own use? It is much more convenient than the ordinary tables we use."
Li Wanyue smiled and said, "It's fine if you use it for your own use, but don't let anyone else know for the time being. You still have to pay the wages."
As he said this, he looked at Li Youshan, who took out one and a half taels of silver and handed it to him.
"How can this be so embarrassing?"
Li Youshan smiled and said, "We are all from the same village. It's only natural for us to pay for things we buy."
"Okay, brother, Yue girl, thank you."
After expressing his gratitude, Zhao Dafa left with his two sons.
Li Wanyue immediately said, "Uncle Dafa, please wait a moment. I'll get a blueprint. Can you see if it can be made?"
"Ai."
Li Wanyue quickly went into the house to get a blueprint and handed it to Zhao Dafa.
Zhao Dafa took it and looked at it. The drawing was very detailed, but he didn't know what it was used for.
"Yue girl, what is this for?"
"A waterwheel, used to irrigate the fields, of this size, how long would it take to make? Because it will be in the water for a long time, the wood must be better. How much do you think it will cost?"
Zhao Dafa was surprised. Can this thing be used to water the fields?
He thought for a moment and replied, "If my son and I work together, it should take about half a month. As for the silver, I can't be sure yet. I roughly estimate that it should be seven or eight taels of silver."
Li Wanyue nodded, "Okay, then you can do it. Do I need to pay you a deposit in advance?"
"No, no, I haven't done this before. If I don't understand something, I'm afraid I'll have to ask you again."
"Okay, thank you then."
Zhao Dafa waved his hand and turned away.
Li Youshan asked: "Yueyue, your brother and I have done enough watering, why do we need to spend so much money to build a waterwheel?"
Just by listening to the description, he knew that it would cost several taels of silver. Although they were not short of money at the moment, he felt that there was no need to spend that money. In the past, they had carried water to irrigate the fields.
Li Wanyue: "Dad, with so much land, how long will it take to fetch water? This waterwheel can save us a lot of trouble. It doesn't cost much to make a waterwheel, so don't be reluctant."
"The main thing is that we have never used that thing. What if it doesn't work? Then the money will be wasted." Li Dachuan worried.
"Brother, you have to try everything. How do you know if it will succeed if you don't try? If our family can't afford the money, we can of course not try, but now our savings are enough to support us to try, so let's do it. If it succeeds, it will be much easier for us to water the plants."
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