At this time, the General's Mansion was decorated with lanterns and colorful streamers, the most vibrant decoration among the nearby mansions. Everyone in the Lu family had returned, including the Zhang brothers, Zhang Song and Zhang Yong, who were merchants away from home.
After years of traveling and working, he has become tanned and strong. Now, while cleaning at the entrance, he saw the carriage returning and even offered to help lead the horse.
Lu Baichuan quickly refused, saying, "I can do it myself. Brother-in-law, why don't you go in and eat? Don't bother."
It's mealtime right now. After we finish eating, we'll start slaughtering chickens and sheep, and all the men in the family will do it together.
"Okay, Third Brother!"
Zhang Song smiled憨厚ly and continued with his work.
Mingze's family entered the house together with New Year's gifts. Sun Shi led Xiaodoudou out to greet them, and then Gou'er took the three little ones to play. The adults exchanged a few pleasantries, and Mingze followed Lu Baichuan to visit the tables and chairs. Sun Shi and Jiang Jiuniang then took Jiang Ruoya to meet Ruozheng and Zhuzhu.
Jiang Ruoya knew in advance that her daughter's two best friends were now living in the General's Mansion, so she prepared a gift for them in advance: a jade bracelet of particularly good quality for each of them. It was simple but showed her nobility, and you could see her thoughtfulness.
"Thank you, Aunt Jiang."
They all smiled and accepted the gift, addressing Jiang Ruoya as "Auntie" and Sun Shi as "Auntie," thus distinguishing between them.
Jiang Ruoya was very happy, as she now had two more daughters.
"After that, I'll have Jiu'er take you to visit me often. I really like the things that young people like, and we can have common topics to talk about."
Both of them nodded in agreement, accepting the kind offer.
The life I'm living in Beiyan now is like heaven compared to those years in the apocalypse.
Zhuzhu was given a new life because of a kind thought she had back then. She is always grateful to Jiang Jiuniang and reminds herself to keep kind thoughts and not to bring the cruel and murderous nature she had in the apocalypse into this world.
The group held hands and headed to the kitchen. The Yu and Qin families were all busy in the kitchen, and they wanted to get to know each other and help out, as they couldn't just sit idly by.
They had only gone halfway when Zhang Song, who was tidying up at the door, ran in and said to Madam Sun, "Mother, a woman who claims to be Zhang the matchmaker has come to the door. She says she has something to say to you and Third Sister-in-law."
Matchmaker Zhang?
The group looked at each other in bewilderment. It was almost the New Year, so why would a matchmaker come knocking on their door?
Lei Zi and others in the family who were of marriageable age got married before the new year, and You Ya Tou's marriage was also arranged. Ting Ya Tou and Jie Zi were still a little too young and there was no rush for them to get married, so it was really unreasonable for the matchmaker to come to their door.
Jiang Jiuniang didn't know what the other party was thinking, so she said to Jiang Ruoya, "Mother, you take Ruozheng and Zhuzhu and go first. I'll go with you to see what's going on."
Both of them called her "mother," but fortunately everyone could tell the difference, so it wasn't awkward.
Jiang Ruoya nodded: "It's okay, I know this place well, you don't need to worry about me, go ahead and do your work, I'll take them there."
Afterwards, Madam Sun and Jiang Jiuniang went to the reception room together, where Zhang Song brought in Zhang the matchmaker.
All the servants in the mansion were on holiday. Zhang the matchmaker didn't see any servants as she walked in, and she thought something must have happened in the general's mansion. The person who was originally happy suddenly became nervous.
Upon entering, they found only Madam Sun and Jiang Jiuniang sitting in the hall, making the large house appear even more spacious and imposing. Zhang the matchmaker shrank back and didn't dare to speak for a long time.
With no servants at home, Jiang Jiuniang still got up herself to pour Zhang the matchmaker a cup of tea, which made Zhang the matchmaker tremble even more.
Jiang Jiuniang took the initiative to speak, saying, "The servants in the manor have all gone on holiday for the New Year, and we have been doing all the household chores ourselves, so please don't mind, Matchmaker Zhang. By the way, may I ask what brings you here today?"
Hearing this, Zhang the matchmaker visibly breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "So it turns out that the servants in the mansion have been given a holiday. The General's Mansion is really kind to its servants. The reason I came to your door today is to propose marriage to the second son of the second branch of the Marquis of Chengen's mansion, Young Master Cheng. However, I do not yet know the young lady's family background, so I came to inquire first."
Today is the 29th day of the Lunar New Year, and every household is busy preparing for the holiday. Zhang, the matchmaker, knew that it was somewhat improper for her to come at this time, but the man's family was in a hurry, so she had no choice but to bite the bullet and come over to ask.
These words left Jiang Jiuniang and Sun Shi even more confused. What was this about the second son of the second branch of the Marquis of Chengen's family? The two families seemed to have never had any contact with each other before.
The Lu family has never had much contact with these noble families, such as marquises and earls. They look down on them as peasants, and the Lu family disdains associating with those outwardly strong but inwardly weak and impoverished nobles.
But to everyone's surprise, the Marquis of Chengen's mansion sent someone to the Lu family to propose marriage and even wanted to inquire about the young lady's family background.
The Lu family's wealth is laid out before us, and anyone with eyes can see that. If someone specifically came to ask, then it's definitely not a girl from the Lu family. So, besides that, which other families that the Lu family knows have unmarried daughters?
Sun and Jiang Jiuniang were too lazy to guess and asked directly, "Matchmaker Zhang, just say what you want to say. Which girl are you asking about?"
"Oh my, which family's daughter could it be? It's none other than Ruozheng, the girl who lives in your house!"
Matchmaker Zhang, beaming with delight, noticed the instantly petrified expressions on Jiang Jiuniang and Sun Shi's faces and assumed they were simply happy. She continued, "Miss Ruozheng's background is really difficult to find out. We've asked many people, but no one knows. That's why the Chengen Marquis's Mansion sent me to ask if her family is in the capital. If not, where is they? What is their family situation like? We'd like to be able to come and propose marriage."
Jiang Jiuniang and Madam Sun: ...
I don't even know what to say anymore. Ruozheng has only been in this world for less than a month, and someone has already taken a liking to him?
Furthermore, Ruozheng and Zhuzhu were both transmigrated from their original bodies, unlike Jiang Jiuniang who was reborn as a younger person by possessing a corpse.
Ruozheng is over thirty years old, but the woman doesn't look old. She has been healing in the spiritual spring recently, making her even more radiant and beautiful. How can you tell her real age?
Although she is now using the identity of the Empress's cousin and is officially under twenty years old, in this era, you can't just fool people like that when it comes to marriage.
Moreover, Ruozheng, a true queen of the sea, has no interest in marriage and having children. Even if the other party doesn't mind her age, she will still resent that the other party restricts her freedom.
"that……"
Jiang Jiuniang finally spoke, but she didn't know what to say. After hesitating for a long time, she asked, "How did Young Master Cheng take a liking to Ruozheng? As far as I know, the two of them have no connection."
Matchmaker Zhang, waving her handkerchief, said with a smile, "We didn't have any interaction, but during the days when the plague broke out, Miss Ruozheng and you, Madam, worked together to save lives, which was seen by Young Master Cheng. He then developed feelings for Miss Ruozheng, which is why he was anxious to send me to investigate the situation."
Jiang Jiuniang frowned. Wasn't the city under lockdown during that period, with people not allowed to leave freely? What about Young Master Cheng?
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