Chapter 208: Careful
One is remarrying and the other is remarrying. Both sides are equal and no one will be wronged. After finding a matchmaker, the marriage is quickly settled.
Zeng Xiaojuan's wedding date was set for August 18th.
When the news spread, the whole village was in an uproar.
No, didn't that old woman Hua spread rumors about Zhichun and Yang Ming a few days ago? And now Yang Ming is about to marry Zeng Xiaojuan. What did that old woman Hua do?
There seems to have been too many sensations in Liangjia Village in the past six months. The past few years combined cannot compare to the past six months.
Everyone was stunned for a moment, and after thinking about this marriage carefully, they found that they were really a good match.
"That's great! Isn't it great that they're a couple? They look like they're both settling down together, and now they have a son and a daughter!"
"Yang Ming's luck has turned this year. First, the family had a good harvest, and life has improved. Now he even has a wife. Even if Xiaojuan remarries, she will come from a wealthy family like the Zeng family. No one else can compare to her. Look at how pretty she is. She is much younger than Yang Ming and has a good personality. And she is the daughter-in-law of the village head. Good luck, good luck."
"Stop talking. You're making me jealous. I don't know when my useless son will get married."
Everyone was envious and jealous, and when they talked about this marriage, they couldn't help but bring up Aunt Hua to make fun of her.
Didn't she spread rumors about Yang Ming and Xu Zhichun? Did you see that? Yang Ming was going to marry Zeng Xiaojuan. So that old woman was just talking nonsense for nothing.
Some people, eager to watch the fun, even deliberately leaned over to Aunt Hua and said with a grin, "Are you getting presbyopic with age? You can't see clearly. Yang Ming and Zeng Xiaojuan are a perfect match. How could you drag Zhichun into this? This is not right, hahaha. Look how upset you made Yang Ming. You almost caused a fatal accident!"
Aunt Hua was almost furious. She glared at the person who came over to talk to her and said something annoying, then turned and walked away, cursing at no one and what.
Those who watch the fun will laugh more heartily.
Other people in the village also felt happy and gloating when talking about it.
Everyone was very happy to see Aunt Hua fail.
Yang Ming's family was busy with work.
Their house is too dilapidated and needs to be renovated, and they also need to buy some new things for the house.
He was previously employed by Xu Zhichun to work for him, clearing wasteland and planting konjac, earning more than two taels of silver. He received a total of four hundred coins as wages for guarding the konjac field for two months. Before and recently, the father and son had worked very hard to go up the mountain to look for lantern fruits, and they had saved up more than four hundred coins in bits and pieces.
After deducting the small amount I spent, I now have a total of more than 300 wen.
After giving thirty coins as a thank you gift for the matchmaker, Yang Ming took out another one or two taels of silver as a betrothal gift and gave it to Zeng Xiaojuan, asking her and Qiao'er to make two new sets of clothes and buy some other things.
There are still two taels left.
Of course, you can't build a house with two taels of silver, but you can replace the roof with tiles and the doors and windows with new ones.
Uncle Qi Tian once again generously stepped forward and agreed to help his family with carpentry work such as doors, windows, and tables. He even persuaded him to make two sets of very practical IKEA wardrobes at the same time.
"Don't worry about the money. Just keep it on credit. We're from the same village, so why would you be afraid of defaulting on the payment or running away?"
In the past, Uncle Qi Tian could have avoided wages, but he would not have dared to advance the money for the wood, for fear that he would not have enough money to make ends meet. But now it is different. Not to mention that he is well-known for making wardrobes and furniture and has a constant supply of work, but his wife earns so much every day that he is not afraid to advance the money for the wood.
Once Zeng Xiaojuan married him, everyone would be considered one of them, and there would be no need to be so reserved.
Yang Ming was very touched. After thinking about it, he thanked her again and again and agreed.
They can still afford to pay off their debts now. The father and son earn 200 wen a month from Xu Zhichun. Plus, the season for picking kiwifruit has not yet passed, so at most they have to work a little harder and can still earn 20 or 30 wen a day.
So even if I buy on credit, I have the confidence to do so.
This way, I could save a little money, which was just enough to buy two or three more sets of clothes, quilts, sheets, pillows, mosquito nets, etc., and buy thirty or forty kilograms of rice. After marrying a wife, apart from other things, I couldn't be too short of food.
If there are still two or three hundred coins left, I can set up two tables of banquets, which will be quite decent.
Yang Ming was a careful budgeter. Although his family fortune was drained again, he did not feel panicked. Instead, he felt more energetic and motivated.
Yang Xiaoan was also very happy. His stepmother was a good friend of Tong Zhichun's sister-in-law and the others, and he trusted her character. And with Qiao'er being such a lovely and lovable sister, he would definitely be a good brother in the future.
Yang Ming went to great lengths to prepare for the wedding. Zeng Xiaoyan saw this and felt a much better about him. She privately remarked to Xu Zhichun, "It seems he's really interested in my second sister. I hope my second sister can find a good man this time and never have to suffer again."
Xu Zhichun couldn't help but admire him: "Uncle Yang Ming really put his heart into what he did. He will definitely treat Sister Xiaojuan well."
Zeng Xiaoyan added, "Should I call him brother-in-law from now on?"
Xu Zhichun couldn't help but laugh: "So I should change my name to brother-in-law. I'd rather be like you and be considered Sister Xiaojuan's side."
Zeng Xiaoyan's eyebrows curved when she heard this, "Yes! Second sister will definitely be very happy. We are all her family members. If she is bullied, we will not stand for it."
"Of course."
Magistrate Lu had some capable people under his command. Within a few days, they had made the thresher and windmill, and they also had people build the water-powered mill by the river.
Xu Zhichun hadn't even closed her stall that day when Nanny Ji came to invite her to the county government office with a beaming smile. She also specifically instructed Zeng Xiaoyan and the others, "You should leave in a moment. Madam will arrange a carriage to take Madam Xu back."
Although Zeng Xiaoyan and Aunt Zhu'er didn't know why, they knew it was definitely a good thing, so they quickly agreed and were happy for Xu Zhichun.
The backyard of the county government office is very lively at this moment.
Magistrate Lu, his wife Lu, Mr. Shao, the county magistrate, and his wife were all there. In the middle was a thresher and a windmill, with fresh, threshed rice stalks thrown aside. In the basket below the windmill was half a small basket of golden dry rice, and on the ground at one end of the outlet was a layer of shriveled rice.
County Magistrate Lu and his men had obviously tried these two good things.
"I greet Lord Lu, Madam Lu, and County Magistrate Zhao."
"Mrs. Xu is here. Come on, don't be so polite. Come on, come on, come and see this threshing machine and windmill."
County Magistrate Lu laughed heartily and couldn't wait to present the treasure.
It looks familiar!
Xu Zhichun was also delighted. "Your Excellency is very wise. You made it so quickly. This is the first time I've seen this. Are these threshers and windmills really that effective?"
(End of this chapter)
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