Chapter 59 What a coincidence
Zhu hurriedly led her daughter into the inner room, asked her to sit in front of the mirror, comb her hair, and put on some rouge and powder. Although she had been exposed to the sun and rain on the journey, she could look presentable after some tidying up. After all, a young girl's skin was an advantage.
"Look, when I asked your father to go to the market to buy you some rouge and powder, he was reluctant to give it to you. Now it's useful, right? I don't have much experience, but I know one thing: if a woman is not beautiful, men will not love her. If you have the conditions, you must dress yourself up beautifully."
Zhu only lamented that she did not have a considerate mother. She had never seen rouge and powder since she was a child. On the day of her wedding, she borrowed them from a newly married young wife in the village.
She has only put on makeup once in her life.
Ding Xue looked at herself in the mirror and said comfortingly, "Don't worry, mother. After I marry into the Lu family, I will buy you the best rouge and powder."
"Okay, okay, mother will wait." Zhu was very happy.
As for the dress, if you don’t want to be seen when you go out, just put on a loose old skirt over the floral dress and take it off when you are in a place where there is no one!
But I didn’t expect that Ding Rong’s family thought the same way, and I didn’t expect that Ding De’s family also had the same idea.
Ding Mei spoke quickly and told Ding Xiaodie that she and her cousin Ding Xue had gone to inquire about Young Master Lu.
Ding De was furious after hearing this: "Shameless thing!"
But he raised his hand but did not hit him. In an instant, he suddenly thought of the benefits of the Lu family. If his daughter could really marry into the Lu family, she would truly live a good life.
After discussing it, the couple came up with the same idea as the eldest son Ding Rong's family.
Otherwise, why do we say that when brothers work together, they can accomplish anything?
Just like that, the two families happened to meet each other halfway, and what a coincidence, both of them were wearing old clothes over skirts made of good fabrics, and both of them had put on makeup and had slicked back hair.
The two families just stood in the middle of the road, looking at each other, dumbfounded: "..."
It was Ding Xiang who broke the awkward silence. She sighed, "So my cousin is going to see Young Master Lu just like my sister."
A look of embarrassment flashed across the faces of the others.
The two Ding brothers even coughed a few times, but in the end, the matter had to be settled by the women.
Zhu immediately smiled and ran over to hold Sun's hand. "Look, look, you're on the same page, aren't you? This is a good thing, I think. Think about it, if both our families become relatives with the Lu family, wouldn't that be a closer relationship? My Ding Xue is the same age as the eldest young master, so marrying him would be the most suitable. Your Ding Mei is the same age as the second young master. Marrying him would bring her endless wealth and glory."
The corners of Sun's mouth twitched: "Sister-in-law, being the Second Young Master's wife will give you much less real power."
Humph, she's dreaming. She wants to be the eldest young master's wife and give the second young master's wife position to her precious daughter?
Hearing her sister-in-law's words, Zhu's smile froze a little: "Sister, can we not talk so much for now? In fact, we can't say for sure who will marry the older and who will marry the younger. Why don't we wait until we meet and let the two young masters of the Lu family decide?"
"Okay, sister-in-law is really thoughtful." Sun finally smiled.
As for the brothers Ding Rong and Ding De, after the woman smoothed things over, they just let it go without saying anything. After all, as long as they weren't embarrassed, others would be embarrassed.
In this way, the two families changed the clothes of their two daughters on the way, and then when they arrived at the gate of Lu's mansion, they knelt down in unison.
Wait for the housekeeper to come out and question you, then admit your mistake first and then show your sincerity.
The housekeeper was puzzled. Guardian Geng, who had gone to the fields to supervise the work, had not returned yet, but the troublemaker had come to their house.
He immediately said, "We'll know what's going on after Guardian Geng comes back and reports. You guys should go home first!"
How can this be possible?
The purpose of coming here is to let the two young masters of the Lu family see their two daughters. Their real intention is not to see the sweet potatoes, so they cannot leave no matter what.
Ding Rong quickly said, "Uncle Jiu, please help us pass on the message. If Mr. Lu doesn't have time, the eldest and second young masters of the Lu family can also make the decision!"
"Yes, please help pass on the message, Uncle Jiu. If we can't dig up sweet potatoes, what will our two families do?"
Uncle Jiu pondered for a moment. He was not compromising with these two people, but because they were too noisy.
The master just went through a battle last night and needs to rest well today. Why don’t you go in and report to the lady?
"Just wait." Uncle Jiu sighed and turned away.
The two Ding families waited with happy expressions on their faces.
After a while, the two young masters of the Lu family came out.
After listening to Uncle Jiu's report, Madam Lu said, "It would be inconvenient for me to meet with such a scoundrel. I'll let Chen He and Xing Luo go and see what happens. We can let them decide based on their temperament. But we shouldn't discourage them. After all, these people did help Yangliu Town last night, so they should be given the sweet potatoes they deserve."
"I'll remember it, mother." Lu Chenhe agreed.
When his two brothers stood in front of everyone, everyone in the Lu family was excited. Although Ding Xue and Ding Mei were kneeling on the ground, they were so nervous that they couldn't help but bend their fingertips.
Both of them wanted to look up and secretly glance at the two young masters, but their mothers had previously told them that girls must be reserved, especially from a wealthy family like the Lu family, they certainly would not like women who were too active.
In fact, Lu Chenhe and Lu Xingluo didn’t even notice the two girls who had dressed up specially.
I just listened attentively to Ding De's description of the situation.
Naturally, what came out of Ding De's mouth was evasive and he put all the blame on the third brother Ding Gui.
"You mean, you two are Xiaodie's uncles?" Lu Xingluo couldn't help asking.
"Yes, I am the second uncle and he is the eldest uncle. We are actually a family." Ding De replied quickly.
The two brothers couldn't help but look at each other. The families of the eldest uncle and the second uncle were completely different from Ding Xiaodie's family. They had seen her parents. Although they were thin because of fleeing famine, they looked very gentle and sincere.
And looking at these two uncles, they are big and strong, much stronger than Xiaodie's father. They even said that Ding Gui was the first to hit them. Who would believe it if they told others?
It seems that both of them are lying.
Thinking of this, the image of their two families has greatly declined in the minds of the two young masters of the Lu family.
However, because of his mother's advice, Lu Chenhe said, "Don't worry, the sweet potatoes will definitely be given to you. I will send someone to pass it on. The sweet potatoes from your two families will be kept by Xiaodie's family for the time being. You can calculate how many pounds and how many potatoes there are in total. When you want to eat them in the future, just go to Xiaodie's house to collect them."
(End of this chapter)
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