Chapter 219 Xie Yan's Marriage Proposal
Mrs. Cui said in embarrassment: "Yuan, our family only has two taels of silver left, and this little money is not enough to support the whole family. Now we can only rely on your eldest brother to work in the town to make some money. Why don't you stop studying and go to the village school in Daohua Village to teach the children in our village. Each child will earn 100 coins a month. This way you can earn a lot a month. When you have money, can't you go back to study?"
"Mom, how can you delay your studies? If you delay for one more day, you may be one year late in passing the exam. You can't waste time."
"But this family has no money, what do you say we should do?"
"Why not sell another two acres of land..."
Before Gao Zhiyuan finished speaking, Gao Zhiqiang jumped up and said, "No, this is all the land we have at home. We sold it once for your wedding last time. Do you want to sell it again this time? If you want to sell the land, then we can separate the family. After the separation, you can sell the land however you want. We have no right to interfere. But now that we haven't separated the family, you can't sell the land."
“Brother…”
Ding Hong said: "Second brother, you can't always think about yourself and ignore your family. We are the ones who do the work at home and in the fields, and you don't do anything. You have studied for so many years and spent a lot of money, but we have gained nothing.
When you wanted to marry Liu Ruyun, I told you to give less betrothal gifts, but you insisted on giving 10 taels of betrothal gifts and bought jewelry. My family had to sell land to raise money for you, and now you have to sell land again. What will happen to my family in the future?"
Although Mrs. Cui wanted Gao Zhiyuan to study, she didn't want to sell the land. For a farmer, land is his foundation and also his way out. In addition, the eldest brother's family opposed it. If she really ignored the eldest brother's family's opinion, the two brothers would have to separate and become alienated.
She said, "Yuan'er, your elder brother is right. Why don't you go and coax Li Wanyue back first? This way our family will have money and you can continue your studies. You two brothers should support each other so that our family can be better."
Gao Zhiyuan sighed and nodded.
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Rice Flower Village
The celebratory banquet hosted by the Li family lasted from morning to night. Even though the people who worked were tired, they were happy in their hearts.
The news that Li Wanyue was conferred the title of County Lady spread throughout the surrounding area, and many people came to Li's house to see what the County Lady looked like.
Li Wanyue simply didn't go out.
When the weather gets cold, it will be best to eat hot pot. She is studying how to make sesame paste at home.
Wash the sesame seeds, fry until dry and slightly yellow, and deep-fry the peanuts.
I don’t have a food processor, so I can only grind it repeatedly with a small stone mill.
The ground powder was not fine enough, so I filtered it again.
Add salt to taste.
The taste is good, and it is canned and sealed.
However, without preservatives, it won’t last for a few days, so I only made a small jar.
After seeing off the Shen and Li families, Old Man Shen and his wife immediately moved back to the Li family.
Old Lady Shen handed a small wooden box to Li Wanyue and said, "Yueyue, this is a gift from your grandmother."
A piece of mutton-fat white jade Ruyi jade lock, Li Wanyue smiled and thanked: "Thank you, old lady."
"You're welcome. By the way, I heard that the emperor gave you some cloth as a reward. Please write down your measurements and have them taken to Jinxiu Pavilion to be made into clothes. I promise to make them beautiful, comfortable and fit for you."
"Okay, I'll listen to you."
Old Mrs. Shen nodded with a smile.
Shen Yu gave away a few storybooks.
Qin Yunyi and Qin Yuzhen also came to congratulate.
Qin Yuzhen hadn't seen Li Sandong for two months, and when she saw him this time, she was actually a little nervous.
He became more confident and stable.
When no one was paying attention, Li Sandong handed a small wooden box to Qin Yuzhen.
Qin Yuzhen opened it and saw a pair of exquisite hairpins inside.
Li Sandong said, "I have been wearing the peace pendant you gave me last time. This time when I went to the capital, I saw that this pair of hairpins suited you very well, so I bought them. I hope you like them."
Qin Yuzhen blushed slightly and nodded: "It looks good, I like it, thank you Brother Sandong."
Seeing that she liked it, Li Sandong was also happy. He was about to say something, but when he heard someone talking, he swallowed his words back and turned away.
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Gao Zhiyuan wandered around the Li family for several days. There were too many people, and the two gatekeepers at the door wouldn't let anyone get close. He also didn't see Li Wanyue come out, so he could only wait.
Finally there was no one around today. He straightened his clothes, walked up and knocked on the door.
The door opened and Yuanbao asked, "Who are you?"
Gao Zhiyuan thought for a moment and said, "I am a good friend of the Lord of Anping County. I came here to see her for something. Please tell her."
Yuanbao wanted to roll his eyes speechlessly. There were too many people who wanted to see the county lady during this period, some of them were friends and some were relatives.
As a result, the eldest and second young masters met several times, but didn't recognize each other.
Just let the gatekeepers ask for the names and then tell them.
But what if the person is really a relative, he wouldn't want to offend him.
He only asked: "May I ask what your name is? There are so many people who want to see the county lord these days. Please tell me your name and I will ask it."
Gao Zhiyuan was not sure whether Li Wanyue would be willing to see him after hearing his name, so after saying his name, he added, "Tell her I'm divorced."
Yuanbao looked at him strangely. Is this guy okay? Is it okay to tell his girl about the divorce?
Then he went in and told Li Wanyue that Li Wanyue had the same idea as Yuanbao, so why should he tell her that? He just asked Yuanbao to send the person away.
Just when Gao Zhiyuan was thinking about how to get in and see Li Wanyue, a group of people arrived at Li's house.
It was Xie Yan who came with an official matchmaker to propose marriage, and also brought a pair of wild geese.
Behind them followed the villagers who were watching the fun.
"The county magistrate has come to propose to the county lady. They are truly a match made in heaven."
"Yue girl looks blessed."
"That's right. I chose the wrong person before. Otherwise, I might have been able to marry into a good family three years ago, but was delayed by the Gao family."
"Hush, stop talking nonsense. Haven't you heard? The Gao family didn't even send the marriage certificate to the government office for registration, so it doesn't count as a marriage."
"That's true. Let the Gao family regret it."
Gao Zhiyuan was struck by lightning. County magistrate? Propose marriage?
Li Wanyue wants to marry someone else, how can this be possible?
He immediately rushed forward and asked, "Are you going to the Li family to propose marriage?"
When Xie Yan saw that it was Gao Zhiyuan, a flash of coldness passed through his eyes.
"Yeah, what's up?"
"Then do you know that Li Wanyue used to..."
Before he could finish his words, Gao Zhiyuan felt as if something hit his throat. The pain was so severe that he couldn't speak and his hands tightly grasped his neck.
Xie Yan took a step closer, leaned close to his ear, and threatened: "I know everything about Yueyue. No matter what she did in the past, I don't mind. As for you, watch your mouth. If you and your family tell others about the past, I promise that you will be speechless for the rest of your life and have no place to stand in Anping County."
Gao Zhiyuan's legs felt weak and he almost fell to the ground. He saw murderous intent in Xie Yan's eyes.
He was so scared that he shook his head repeatedly.
"Don't come looking for trouble again, get out."
Gao Zhiyuan immediately staggered away.
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