Chapter 616, Worship Yue Lao
After returning to the Yan residence, Madam Li immediately ordered the kitchen to prepare a calming soup. She sent Yan Yihan and the other two away before looking at Daohua: "Are you okay?"
Rice Flower shook her head.
Madam Li sighed, "Last time it was the Guo family, this time it's the Jiang family. When I think of your third and fourth brothers doing dangerous things like those guards today, I'm filled with fear."
The master had told her before that both of his children were now fifth-rank captains, and she was so happy. But when she thought of the two assassination attempts they had encountered, all the happiness in her heart disappeared.
Everything the two children have now was earned at the cost of their lives.
Daohua sat down next to Madam Li and said, "Mother, my third and fourth brothers are much more capable than those guards."
Mrs. Li was not comforted at all. She said, "Wen Kai and Wen Tao are strong, but they are only strong in punches and kicks. If they meet those two masters who can fly over rooftops and walls, they won't even have a chance to escape."
Upon hearing this, Daohua fell silent. She had no idea what to do about this and could only hope that Xiao Yeyang could help her find the Jingsui grass seeds and prepare the Bamai Pill as soon as possible.
Life has to go on, and time has passed in the blink of an eye and it is July.
After more than a month of preparation, Madam Li and Mrs. Sun prepared all the betrothal gifts for the Zhu family. The third day of July was a good day, and they planned to have Yan Zhiyuan bring Yan Wenjie to the Zhu family to propose marriage and agree on the date for the wedding.
Second room courtyard.
Sun checked the betrothal gifts one by one. After finishing, she returned to the house with a dissatisfied look on her face. Seeing Yan Zhiyuan drinking tea in the house, she couldn't help but complain, "Our Wenjie's betrothal gift is several levels lower than Wenxiu's."
Yan Zhiyuan glanced at Sun and said, "Just be content. The share of the betrothal gifts for Wenjie and Wenxiu is the same. As for the missing portion, it's all because Wenjie doesn't have a good mother or a good in-law."
Upon hearing this, Sun immediately became angry: "What are you talking about? Are you disgusted with me?"
Yan Zhiyuan was very impatient to argue with Sun about this and put down his teacup unhappily: "Alright, stop it, it's urgent to prepare for our son's engagement."
Seeing Yan Zhiyuan's gloomy face, Sun Shi didn't want to make a scene anymore. She walked over and sat next to him, tugged at his sleeve, and whispered, "I'm just feeling sorry for our son, and you're talking about me."
Seeing his sleeve being pulled, Yan Zhiyuan couldn't help but twitch his lips. He glanced at Sun, who had gained some weight and had many more wrinkles and spots on her face, and pulled back his sleeve decisively.
At the same time, he was also a little puzzled. His sister-in-law was a few years older than Sun, and she showed almost no signs of aging over the years. Instead, she looked more and more radiant. Why was the man in his house becoming more and more troublesome?
Not wanting to waste time talking to Sun, Yan Zhiyuan stood up and left the house. As soon as he reached the yard, he saw Yan Wenjie coming over: "You've come at the right time. Go check the betrothal gifts with your mother to make sure nothing is left out. The Zhu family is an aristocratic family after all. Don't let them laugh at us."
Yan Wenjie nodded in agreement. Seeing Yan Zhiyuan walking out, he couldn't help but ask, "Dad, tomorrow is the day to propose marriage. Are you still going out today?"
Yan Zhiyuan paused for a moment and said casually, "I still have some things to do outside. Don't worry, I will be back early tonight."
Looking at Yan Zhiyuan's leaving back, Yan Wenjie could not hide the disappointment in his eyes. He stood there for a moment before turning around and going into the house.
Inside the room, Sun was also in a bad mood. Seeing Yan Wenjie come in, she couldn't help but say, "Your father is increasingly disgusted with me."
As he said this, he sighed.
"The Yan family is getting better and better, but the Sun family is still the same. This won't work without a strong maternal family to rely on."
Having said that, Sun smiled and looked at Yan Wenjie again.
"Before, mother was a little dissatisfied with this marriage with the Zhu family, but now that I think about it, it's not bad. Qiyun broke off the engagement before, so for this reason, if she marries into our family in the future, she will have to be inferior to you. You don't have to worry too much about her family background."
Looking at his nagging mother and thinking of his father who did not forget to go out the day before he got the engagement, Yan Wenjie felt a little depressed.
After the second branch proposed marriage to the Zhu family, Madam Li called Wu to the main courtyard.
"Wenxiu and Wenjie's marriages are settled, and next is Wentao's. Have you asked the child what kind of person he wants to find?"
Mrs. Wu shook her head. "The head of the household and I talked to Wentao about this before, but the boy said he doesn't want to get married yet."
Mrs. Li frowned and couldn't help sighing. She had also heard about Zhou Jingwan's engagement. Wentao had no chance at all.
Mrs. Wu looked at Mrs. Li and said, "Sister-in-law, Wentao has become more and more taciturn. The head of the household and I don't want to push him too hard. We want to give him some time. Once he forgets Miss Zhou, maybe he'll be fine."
Madam Li nodded: "That's good. If we force Wentao to get engaged now, it will not only harm him, but also the girl from another family."
Mrs. Wu hesitated and said, "Sister-in-law, if Wen Tao doesn't get engaged, will it delay Wen Kai?"
Madam Li smiled and shook her head: "No, the Su family also wants their daughter to stay at home for two more years."
Mrs. Wu felt relieved, but she felt a headache again when she thought of her son who was trapped in love.
On this year's Chinese Valentine's Day, Mrs. Li took Daohua, Yan Yihan, Yan Yishuang, and Yan Yile to the Yue Lao Temple on the outskirts of the city.
In the carriage, Madam Li said to the four girls, "When we get to Yue Lao Temple, worship him properly. Remember, you must be sincere."
Yan Yihan and the other two nodded shyly.
Why worship Yue Lao?
Naturally, they wanted to ask Yue Lao to grant them a happy marriage.
Seeing the shy looks of the three people, Daohua looked a little dazed. In two or three years, she and they would all get married. Time passed too quickly.
On the day of Qixi Festival, many people came to worship Yue Lao. As soon as Mrs. Li and Daohua entered the temple, they saw many familiar women.
Madam Li stayed to greet the other ladies and asked Pingtong to lead Daohua and the other three into the hall to worship Yue Lao.
Daohua followed everyone else in worshipping the Moon God in the main hall, and then saw Pingtong donate silver to the Taoist priest nearby, and then the Taoist priest gave Pingtong four red ropes.
When Pingtong came back, she distributed the red ropes to Daohua and the other three.
"There's a huge marriage tree behind the Yue Lao Temple. Ladies, tie the red string in your hands to the tree, and Yue Lao will tie the red thread for you. I guarantee that all the girls will find their ideal husbands."
Hearing this, Yan Yihan and the other two felt a little embarrassed.
Daohua: "What are we waiting for? Let's go over there." As she said that, she took the lead.
Yan Yihan and the other two hurriedly followed.
Soon, the four of them arrived at the marriage tree behind the Yue Lao Temple.
Yan Yihan looked a little hesitant: "How are we going to tie the red string with so many people watching?" It's too embarrassing to ask for marriage in front of everyone!
Daohua: "We tie it the same way as others do! We're all at Yue Lao Temple, and everyone has the same idea. There's nothing to be embarrassed about."
After hearing Daohua's straightforward words, Yan Yihan and the other two fell silent.
Daohuahuan looked around and shook her head, "Even if we want to go, we still have to wait." The low places were crowded with people. Unless they went over and squeezed with the crowd, they would have to wait until the crowd dispersed.
But today is Chinese Valentine's Day, and there are too many people coming to worship Yue Lao, so they have to wait.
(End of this chapter)
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