Old lady Liu felt that her daughter's next meeting with the young man was a done deal. And maybe something might really happen in the future, so she leaned over mysteriously and whispered in her daughter's ear, "My daughter, remember what I'm going to say to you next. Don't tell anyone else. ... Don't tell your brothers, don't tell your husband, and don't tell your sons." After hearing these words,
Chen Xuanxuan noticed that her mother's eyes were full of seriousness, so she nodded readily and couldn't help but urged, "Mom, just say whatever you want to say, don't keep me in suspense. You know, I'm... I have a bit of a bad temper."
After hearing this, Mrs. Liu sat back slowly and drank a cup of hot tea. Then, at the urging of the lady in front of her, she said slowly, "Today's gathering is actually for those young, unmarried men and women to meet, nod to each other, and get to know each other. If they really like someone at first sight in such an occasion, they will basically tell their parents after returning home. Then, their parents will ask the matchmaker in the county to go to the other party's home in person to propose marriage."
"Of course, there aren't many people who are really looking for marriage partners there. Most of them are just like them, gathering there to join in the fun."
"In our county, if there are any strangers coming, your godfather knows everything about the strangers. Your godfather has noticed him recently."
Under Chen Xuanxuan's surprised eyes, the old lady Liu said to Chen Xuanxuan seriously, "My dear, you may not be able to accept what I am going to say to you, because it is too incredible. At first, when your godfather told me about him, I couldn't believe it."
Chen Xuanxuan heard these words, and she became more and more confused. What is it that he can't believe? Who is the other party?
"Mom, if you have something to say, tell me now. Don't talk about these nonsense and keep me in suspense."
Old lady Liu said with a smile, "You are really impatient. From now on, you have to cultivate yourself and take it easy."
At this point, old lady Liu suddenly pulled out a small handkerchief from her sleeve.
This square handkerchief is not red, blue, or green, but yellow.
Moreover, the yellow is bright yellow.
On the clean little square handkerchief, there are some lifelike dragons and phoenixes embroidered.
When Chen Xuanxuan noticed the handkerchief in her mother's hand, she couldn't help but mutter.
"Mom, this thing in your hand looks quite delicate, just like a work of art. Some of our folk embroidery masters can't seem to be able to do such lifelike embroidery."
"Mom, you don't want to tell me that the handkerchief in your hand is actually from that Liu Zhao, right?!"
When the old lady Liu heard this, her eyes widened and she asked in surprise, "How do you know his last name is Liu? How do you know he has this name? Did he tell you all this?"
Chen Xuanxuan listened and nodded very honestly, "Yes."
"He told me."
Knowing that Chen Xuanxuan and that guy had come to this point, Old Lady Liu couldn't help but sigh in her heart, "It's true that there are always better mountains than others. It's true that the disciple is better than the master. It seems that my daughter's ability to find a man is not worse than mine..."
Just as Old Lady Liu was muttering, Liu Zhao, who had separated from Chen Xuanxuan before, had already returned to his own manor.
As soon as he sat down, he took a cup of hot tea from his maid.
He had just finished a sip, and the two book boys standing behind him couldn't help but say it.
"Master, this place is really a poor and remote place. There is nothing to eat or drink, and even places to play are very few. Looking around, there are only barren mountains and bad water. Moreover, some people here are particularly ugly. I have been here for ten days and half a month, and I have not seen a young and beautiful one..."
The taller servant had just finished speaking when the slightly shorter and fatter servant immediately interrupted, "Yes, master,... the master came here this time to relax. Staying in this barren place, you can't eat or sleep well, and you don't see many women. Even if you see some, they are all old ugly girls..."
Liu Zhao always felt that the words were a bit harsh when he heard this. So, he suddenly turned around, looked at him seriously and said, "Be careful with your words."
In front of the servants, the young Liu Zhao was still quite dignified.
As soon as he finished speaking, the mobile slave beside him began to kneel on the ground and kowtow to admit his mistakes.
"Master, I know I was wrong."
Liu Zhao was too lazy to argue too much with these people, so he waved to the tall man.
"Go and check now, who is the woman I sat with during the day and had dinner with..."
Although Liu Zhao and Chen Xuanxuan seemed to be very close when they were talking, every time Liu Zhao interacted with strangers, he would ask the people around him to do an investigation.
Those who wanted to kill him were not allowed to appear around him.
Liu Zhao had many talented people around him. After he issued the order, within two hours, his servant brought him a thick stack of papers.
"Master, we have basically found out everything that can be found out."
"That girl... doesn't seem to have any big problems. It's just that our preparations here don't seem to be done well..."
Liu Zhao heard his servant say this. After checking carefully, he said, "Those minor details are not a big problem."
...
They had agreed to meet in three days, so Liu Zhao got up early this morning.
The two servants behind him were worried and anxious when they saw him go out so early in the morning.
...
Chen Xuanxuan dressed up today, but she still felt that her clothes were really tacky.
Not wanting to embarrass herself in front of the man she liked, Chen Xuanxuan changed seven or eight skirts in a row.
Afterwards, she sat on the bed a little frustrated.
It was really annoying.
She was such an old woman, but she didn't even have a nice dress or skirt to wear...