Seeing Han Xiu's sullen expression, Sister-in-law Yulan continued to persuade her, "Auntie wants to ask your opinion. What do you think of Tiezhu? Is this marriage a good match?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Tiezhu was extremely nervous.
Anyway, he thinks Han Xiu is a really nice girl, and he's quite happy with her. He just doesn't know if she's interested in him.
Han Xiu blushed when asked the question and couldn't say a word for a long time.
Sister-in-law Yulan then said, "How about this, if you think Tiezhu is a good kid, then just nod your head."
Oh dear, talking to a child is so tiring! Yulan's mother felt incredibly nervous, fearing that the marriage would be stalled here.
Han Xiu paused for a moment, then finally nodded slightly.
The people inside the house breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.
Han Xiu finally spoke up, saying, "Even if I disagree, so what? My mother has already accepted the money..."
Zhao Tiezhu, who was standing to the side, turned pale. Could it be that the girl didn't really agree and didn't like him?
"Of course, even if my mother doesn't accept money, I think Tiezhu is a good person, so it's fine..." Han Xiu took a breath and continued.
Tao and Zhao Xiangbei's expressions softened. The young girl had agreed, so Tiezhu's marriage was considered settled.
"Oh, that's wonderful! We were just talking about setting a date for your wedding."
“Yes, with everyone at home during the New Year, we can start making arrangements for the wedding.” Zhao Yanniang also chimed in happily.
Oh dear, all the young men in the village are getting married and having kids. When will she ever have a chance to settle down?
Zhao Yan awkwardly withdrew; he was not suited to participate in such an awkward situation.
His mother shouldn't have come either. See? She'll be nagging about it again tonight.
"The sixth day is an auspicious day; I've already had someone choose it," said Old Lady Zhao. Although everyone disliked her, they were all focused on getting the children's weddings arranged at this time.
"Alright, Xiu'er, do you think the sixth day is a good time?" Tao asked Han Xiu cautiously.
Han Xiu nodded, which was taken as agreement.
Zhao Tiezhu was so excited that he wished he could rush out and run around the village right now.
After discussing the next steps, the group decided to hold the wedding on the sixth day of the lunar new year, which was actually quite rushed.
At that time, Han Xiu will be married off from her aunt's house, that is, Sister Yulan's house.
Yulan's sister-in-law took care of all the wedding arrangements, while Tao's side had to handle more, including arranging everything inside and outside the house.
Fortunately, both husband and wife were experienced in organizing weddings, so they were able to make it in time, even if they rushed.
Tiezhu's new bridal chamber was not in the old Zhao family's old house, but at the foot of the mountain, near the chicken coop.
There are three houses here, all built by the Tao couple for Zhao Tiezhu to use when he gets married.
Moreover, there's not enough room in the old house at home.
Fengnian still shares a room with Zhao Xiaocao until now, when Tiezhu gets married and people move into the new house there.
Tao planned to send Zhao Fengnian to live there, otherwise the child would grow up and become unruly.
When Zhao Daniu married Wan Cunhua, the Zhao family held the wedding according to standard protocol.
This time, Tao and Zhao Xiangbei also planned to hold it according to the usual procedures.
Firstly, it was to prevent Wan Cunhua from overthinking and feeling that her in-laws were treating her unfairly. Secondly, the couple was currently in debt and under considerable pressure.
When Tao came to He Tiantian's house to borrow a carriage that evening, the two chatted for a while.
He Tiantian took out another two taels of silver and gave it to Tao.
"Sister-in-law, take this money and use it to arrange Tiezhu's marriage."
Tao did not refuse, because she knew she needed the money.
Her third brother's wife's family would definitely not lend her money, and she had even less reason to expect anything from her mother-in-law.
Only her second brother's wife was doing relatively well, so they could help her out a little.
Tao held the silver in her hand, very grateful. "Second sister-in-law, I don't know how to thank you enough."
He Tiantian nodded and smiled, "Sister-in-law, I'll go shopping in town with you tomorrow."
The two agreed on a time to meet the next day. The children in the family were all overjoyed to know that there was going to be a happy event in the village.
Although it wasn't a big celebration, we couldn't even afford a banquet.
But life in the village is so boring, and getting married is something that can make people happy and join in the fun.
When it snowed in the evening, the family had dinner together, and the children built a snowman in the yard.
However, since there wasn't much snow in the yard, we had to shovel snow in from outside.
He Shitou and Sun Qi, these two burly men, were naturally ordered out.
Zhao Wanzi, Zhao Xiaolü, Xiaolan, and Li Qianqian, four girls, were rolling snowballs in the yard.
Zhao Denglong was playing with Xiao Mingzhu in He Tiantian's room, making clay figures. She thought making clay figures was much more fun than building snowmen.
This was the first time Li Qianqian had felt so unrestrained, able to squat on the ground and roll snowballs without caring about her image. She was very happy, and some of her worries from the past few days dissipated.
Two table lamps were lit in the main room, illuminating the small courtyard.
He Shitou and Sun Qi pulled the cart out for quite a while before finally returning with it full.
The four little girls were very excited to see so much snow. They worked up a sweat and finally rolled out two snowballs.
Put the biggest snowball at the bottom, and lift the other one up and put it on top.
He Shitou pulled Sun Qi aside, "I'll do it, I can move this by myself!"
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