In the afternoon, Ye Caiping, Shen Manman, and Ye Xuan all returned.
I returned to the village this time to attend Yinhua's wedding banquet.
Almost all the officials and nobles, big and small, from the entire Nanzhou region came and stood in front of Ye Caiping's house.
A short while later, Shen Zhiyan helped Ye Caiping down from the carriage.
"Dad, catch me!" A chubby little boy suddenly leaped out of the carriage.
Shen Zhiyan was thrown backward by the weight of the large mound, almost straining his back, and his handsome face immediately darkened.
Ye Caiping chuckled.
Those around him wanted to laugh but dared not.
"This humble official greets Grand Tutor Shen and Madam Ye." Prefect Qin and all the officials and nobles, big and small, greeted him in a flurry, kneeling on the ground in a sea of faces.
Shen Zhiyan responded with a faint "Mm".
Then, holding her son, she turned around and spoke gently to Ye Caiping before walking into the house.
Grandma Ye looked at the adults kneeling on the ground, including the Marquis of Dongyang, who had once asked Yinhua for her hand in marriage.
She thought to herself with a sigh, no wonder so many nobles were eager to marry Yinhua when she was asked to marry last year.
Look at this scene, everyone is trying to get close to her daughter and son-in-law. They finally managed to squeeze through, but they can't even get a proper look.
Duanwu said to the nobles, "Gentlemen, please go back first. My master and mistress are busy and have no time to receive guests."
The nobles hurriedly nodded and bowed in agreement, and asked Duanwu to convey their greetings to Shen Zhiyan and Ye Caiping before leaving.
Two days later, Yinhua got married.
Ye Erquan's new house was filled with joy and celebration.
Amidst the blessings of relatives, friends, and villagers, Yinhua was carried into the bridal sedan chair in a grand and glorious manner.
The dowry alone amounted to several cartloads, and Ye Erquan even contributed most of his savings accumulated over the years as part of her dowry, amounting to a full eight thousand taels of silver.
Then came a three-day feast for the entire village.
As the long wedding procession departed, Madam Wei felt an urge to rush up and wail. What a waste! What a squandering of money! Giving such a worthless daughter such a huge dowry!
However, Ye Erquan and Old Lady Ye had been on guard against her for a long time, and directly sent people to block her at Ye Peng's house, preventing her from causing trouble.
Although Ye Peng and his wife had separated their households, they were not estranged from each other and were supposed to attend the wedding banquet and carry the bride to the bridal sedan chair.
But Ye Peng was in a daze all day, didn't attend any events, and locked himself in his room, doing who-knows-what.
When it was time, Ye Erquan didn't have anyone come to wake him up.
Seeing this, Wei Xiaojuan decided not to make a fool of herself and risk offending Ye Erquan.
Yinhua was carried onto the bridal sedan chair by Ye Yong.
......
Dahe Village, the Yu family's three-courtyard mansion.
In the bridal chamber, the groom lifted the veil.
Yinhua felt her eyes light up, and what came into view was the face of an eighteen or nineteen-year-old boy, handsome and a little shy.
The boy looked at her and said shyly, "I used to see you often coming to my shop to buy things, but for some reason, I haven't seen you come here much lately."
"Last year, when I heard you were asking for a marriage proposal, I shamelessly went to your house to ask for your hand in marriage. Who would have thought that your family would actually agree?"
Yinhua was stunned, her heart warming slightly.
It turns out that, in a place unseen by me, someone has been silently watching over me all along.
......
The day after Yinhua got married.
Ye Erquan lay on a bench in the courtyard, comfortably basking in the sun.
Ye Caiping walked over: "Second Brother."
Ye Erquan sat up with a smile: "Little sister is here."
Ye Caiping sat down on a chair nearby: "We'll stay a few more days, then we'll head back to Beijing. This time, my eldest brother's family will be traveling with us."
Ye Erquan was taken aback: "Big brother has already bought the house?"
"Yes. Xuan'er is currently a fifth-rank Hanlin scholar, slowly building up his seniority! He has good talent and ability, and he will be promoted in the future. My elder brother has made a lot of money over the years and has set up several cloth shops. Xiuxiu is capable and manages them very well."
Ye Xuan is destined for great things, so the eldest son's family needs to accumulate more wealth.
Relying solely on furniture workshops is definitely not enough.
Daquan only knows how to farm and doesn't know how to do business, and Du Shi is also completely clueless.
Ye Yong is a blockhead; he only knows how to make furniture.
The heavy burden of developing the family had to be shouldered by Hu Xiuxiu.
After Xiaomingyue finished her postpartum confinement, Hu Xiuxiu began to learn how to do business.
Hu Xiuxiu and Hu Xiaosi are truly siblings; they are very talented.
Unlike Hu Xiaosi's quick wit and honeyed chatter, she was gentle and spoke slowly and deliberately, yet she was still able to persuade customers.
Gradually, the business got on track and became another way for the eldest son to make money.
The house in the capital has been bought. It's a large four-courtyard house, and although it's far from the palace, it's already very nice.
Ye Caiping said, "Second brother, you're still young, only forty years old. Why don't you go to the capital to find a doctor to take a look? Maybe he can be cured. Then you can remarry and have someone to keep you company."
Ye Erquan smiled and said, "Thank you, little sister, but I will not go to the capital for medical treatment, nor will I remarry. That's all!"
"I'm doing very well now, content with a modest fortune. And I'm not even modestly wealthy; my workshop brings in three or four hundred taels a month, and I've also bought several hundred acres of land. I'm a very wealthy farmer!"
“I have servants to take care of me at home and farmhands to work in the fields. I don’t have to do anything. I just take Kang Kang for walks every day, or go for walks in the fields and mountains. This life is so pleasant. I am very content.”
"And Yinhua is here too. Even if Kang Kang can't be relied on in the future, I still have Yinhua, money, and servants to take care of me. The village head and Sanquan and Siquan will also look after me."
"My only wish now is that Kang Kang can grow up safely, and I ask for nothing more."
Ye Caiping was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and nodded: "Okay. We'll come back to see you often when we have time. Second Brother can also come to Beijing to reunite with us during the Spring Festival."
Ye Erquan nodded with a smile.
Just then, a five- or six-year-old boy toddled over; it was Kang Kang.
He walked up to Ye Erquan and grinned, "Grandpa... have some candy."
As he spoke, he opened his hand, revealing a sticky osmanthus candy in his palm: "Kang Kang licked it, it's sweet."
Ye Erquan immediately beamed, his eyes crinkling with wrinkles: "Hey!"
He then put the candy in his mouth, sucking and chewing it while giving a thumbs-up with a happy and exaggerated expression: "Mmm, sweet! It's so sweet! Kang Kang is great!"
Hehehe!
The old man and the young man burst into laughter.
Ye Caiping looked at it and couldn't help but smile.
Remembering what Grandma Ye said, "Kang Kang is now Ye Erquan's life."
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