The Liu family quickly reached a conclusion, which they were happy to accept.
Da Xue and Da Niu grew up together since they were little. The two children are familiar with each other, which is better than an arranged marriage.
Jiang Yue felt relieved and quickly praised Da Xue a few times.
If you cultivate a good relationship with your mother-in-law in advance, she, as the mother-in-law, can look forward to enjoying a life of comfort later.
The two families then had a very pleasant conversation, and Jiang Yue and Widow Liu hit it off immediately, planning to set a date before the end of the year and welcome Da Xue into their home in style.
While the elders were discussing animatedly, Wu Daniu and Wu Daxue gazed at each other tenderly...
After the matter is settled, Jiang Yue will invite a matchmaker tomorrow to propose marriage, go through the formalities, and have their horoscopes matched. Then the matter will be settled.
The Liu family warmly saw Jiang and her son off for a while before reluctantly returning home.
Behind closed doors, Liu's parents-in-law wiped away tears, holding their eldest granddaughter's hand and saying:
"Xue'er, you're the eldest child in the family and have suffered so much. This marriage is a good match; your good days are coming!"
"Xue'er, Madam Jiang was confused before, but as you saw, what she said just now was quite sincere. If you marry into the Wu family in the future, you must treat Madam Jiang well and be filial to her."
"Oh, Grandpa, Grandma, don't worry, your granddaughter knows what to do."
Wu Daxue blushed deeply, nodded slightly, and agreed.
Widow Liu lifted the lid of the gift brought by Jiang and saw meat, sugar, and cloth, which made her feel much more at ease.
Her family is paternal, with only a younger brother who is still in school. In other families, they might be looked down upon...
Now it's all good. Da Niu is someone she's watched grow up. He's honest, a little clever, but not malicious.
It goes perfectly with her snowy landscape.
"Knock knock knock~"
Just then, there was another knock on the door.
The sound was urgent and fast, unlike something the Chiang family would do.
So Widow Liu gave a wink, signaling Da Xue to take the gifts Jiang had brought to the room, and then signaled her parents-in-law to continue eating, pretending nothing had happened...
After doing everything, she calmly went to open the door.
Who is it?
"Little sister, it's me, Cuihua's mother~"
"What are you doing at my house so late?"
Widow Liu opened a crack, not intending to let anyone in.
"I have something good to discuss with you. Let me in to talk."
Cuihua's mother wasn't angry. She thought about the benefits she could get after successfully getting this done, and she didn't care about Liu's neglect of her for now.
Widow Liu disliked Cuihua's mother; that woman was always stirring up trouble in the village. Several times, when Widow Liu went to the river to wash clothes, she overheard her gossiping that Cuihua was having an affair with a man from the next village…
If they weren't from the same village, and her husband's family had no breadwinner and no uncles or elders to help, she would have given up long ago!
"Just tell me straight, my family and I are having dinner right now."
"Fine, look at you being so petty. I'm not going to eat your food, so why are you being so defensive?"
Seeing this, Cuihua's mother didn't want to press the matter, so she adjusted her hair and said with a smile:
"Congratulations! I'm here to arrange a good marriage for your daughter, Daxue. The other party is willing to offer five taels of silver, five taels!"
Widow Liu sneered inwardly upon hearing this. Even if Jiang had come first, given her knowledge of Cuihua's character, she would never have agreed to this person arranging a marriage for her daughter!
"Thank you for your kindness, but my daughter Daxue is already engaged, and our family has already agreed. Please leave!"
Upon hearing the commotion, Liu's mother-in-law dropped her rice bowl and came to the door to support her daughter-in-law.
"Oh, Aunt Wu, your family is so poor, and you have a grandson to support who is still in school. Who would come to propose marriage? Even if someone did, they couldn't possibly afford five taels of silver!"
Upon hearing this, Cuihua's mother was afraid that the matchmaking money she was about to receive would slip away, so she immediately put her hands on her hips and began to argue unreasonably.
Widow Liu sneered, shielding her mother-in-law behind her, and retorted rudely:
"Hehe, since that family is so well-off, why don't you go and act as a matchmaker for your Cuihua? Why did you ask my Daxue to do it?"
"He's a cripple, how could I bear to let my Cuihua marry him!"
Cuihua's mother blurted out her words without thinking.
Okay, very good!
Widow Liu got angry, grabbed the broom from behind the door, and swung it at the door.
"You knew he was a cripple, yet you still tried to harm my Daxue! You heartless bastard!"
"Get out! If you dare come to our house again, I'll beat you to death!"
"What the hell!"
Cuihua's mother was beaten without any chance to fight back. Knowing she was in the wrong, she covered her face and slunk away...
Widow Liu's mother-in-law closed the door, comforted her daughter-in-law, and the family sat down to discuss Da Xue's wedding arrangements...
Jiang Yue was unaware of these things. If she knew that someone was trying to steal her wife, she would probably have to carry the family's carrying pole and join Widow Liu in whipping that person!
After returning home, to prevent Er Gou from having any wild thoughts, Jiang Yue specially opened the family's money box in front of Er Gou. Twenty taels for the betrothal gifts for each of the two brothers, and three to five taels for the banquet expenses would be enough.
She planned to arrange Da Niu's marriage before the new year, but she also instructed Da Niu that the couple should consummate their marriage after the new year, when they are both fifteen years old.
Er Gou's marriage is still undecided. She asked Er Gou if he had anyone in mind, but unfortunately, he didn't. So they can only wait and see.
Er Gou didn't care about this at all, and even generously said that he could get married later, and if his older brother didn't have enough money for his wedding, he could contribute from his share.
Jiang Yue patted Er Gou's head and thought to herself, "Good boy, now your older brother will also owe you a debt of gratitude. When brothers are of one mind, their strength can break gold!"
Upon hearing these words, Da Niu indeed treated his younger brother even better.
Of course, Jiang Yue wasn't worried about money. In a while, the medicinal herbs in the field would be ready to be harvested and sold.
Tomorrow she will ask a matchmaker to propose marriage, and then go to town again to find a market for kudzu root powder!
The next day——
Early in the morning, Jiang Yue got up, washed and tidied herself up, and took a generous gift to the old house. She called her mother-in-law and told her about Da Niu's interest in the heavy snow at Widow Liu's house.
Upon hearing this, Old Zhou slapped her thigh. How could she have forgotten about Daxue!
This girl has been a master of thrift and managing the household since she was a child. If it weren't for her family's poor conditions, she would have been engaged long ago. There would be no chance for her husband, Da Niu!
“Mother, I took Da Niu to propose marriage last night, and the Liu family agreed. Now all that’s left is for the matchmaker to come and formally propose marriage.”
Jiang Yue explained, and the two continued on their way without stopping. She helped her mother-in-law along the way.
Upon hearing this, Old Zhou asked approvingly:
Who do you want to be your matchmaker?
"Besides you, who are highly respected in Wujia Village, the village chief's wife is the only other person. You are Da Niu's grandmother, so it's inconvenient for you. Therefore, I would like to ask Aunt Qin for help."
Jiang Yue flattered, "Flattery will never fail you, no matter how hard you try."
Old Mrs. Zhou was flattered and smiled broadly, acquiescing to the arrangement.
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