bayedsolid Chapter 178: Invitation
Chapter 178: Invitation
"It has only been a short time since Sanlang became my disciple. Where in the world can you find such a good teacher and senior brother? They paid such a large sum of money to build a mansion for their new student. The rumors in this village are really outrageous!"
The old lady was also very hesitant, but she still chose to refute. If Sanlang really met a great benefactor, then this huge family would not have anything to do with him. Although it was the unanimous opinion of the first and second wives to separate the third room, it was she who finally spoke up at the instigation of the first and second wives.
It had only been half a year since the third branch was separated, and his family had already squandered all the land left by the old man. Now they had to eat food that even dogs would dislike every day. On the other hand, the third branch's Sanlang passed the imperial examination and became a scholar, and Wulang went to a private school. If it was true as Liu said, that this huge new house was built by the third branch, then how would outsiders view him and his large family?
That night, everyone in the old house returned to their rooms with their own thoughts.
"In the future, don't spread rumors like this in front of the whole family, so as not to make the old lady unhappy!"
Ye Xiaowu dragged his tired body back to the room, took off his clothes and whispered to Liu.
"This is not just a rumor. I heard it from someone who saw it with his own eyes. Think about it, do you have such a senior brother? One who can take out two large ingots of gold to buy you dozens of carts of furniture? Don't forget, when you were imprisoned in the county government, Silang went to your sister to borrow money, and your sister gave Silang ten taels of silver to send him back."
Seeing Ye Xiaowu's angry look, Liu seemed to become even more excited.
"Listen carefully, I'm going to borrow money, not to take it. Your sister's family has run a grocery store in the county town for decades, and she sent Silang back with ten taels of silver. She didn't even find a good excuse. She has to prepare a betrothal gift for her son and a dowry for her daughter. Your two nephews with pockmarks on their faces still haven't found a marriage. She really doesn't care about your life or death."
"Stop talking nonsense here, it's annoying to listen to!"
"You still find me annoying? I take care of this family all day long. When you and Silang were locked up in the county government office, I was the one who ran to beg everyone for help. I finally waited for Sanlang to come back, and I ran around everywhere for him. Didn't you find me annoying at that time?"
Seeing that he could not get through the argument with his wife and that he was already exhausted after carrying sacks all day, Ye Xiaowu simply pulled the quilt over his head, hoping to avoid seeing anything.
However, Ye Xiaowu did not hate Ye Xiaolian in his heart. He still remembered clearly how he and Erlang were imprisoned in the county government office. It was like crying out to heaven and earth for help but no one answered. He was frozen like a stray dog on the roadside and no one came to pay attention to him even after he shouted his throat out.
If it weren't for Sanlang running around and knowing some officials in the county government, I would probably have frozen to death in the county government.
Seeing that her husband ignored her, Liu was very angry. She was ordered around like a monkey by the old woman all day long. She wanted to vent the resentment in her heart, but her man seemed to have no understanding of her grievances at all.
As she thought about it, Liu felt more and more aggrieved. Tears welled up in her eyes and she covered her eyes with the quilt and burst into tears.
In the main room, Ye Xiaowen and Xu entered the room one after another and quickly locked the door.
"Do you think what the second son's wife said is true?"
Ye Xiaowen looked at his wife Xu with suspicion and asked.
"It's hard to say about other things, but if you really say that the third room has met a noble person, I believe it a little bit."
"How do you say this?"
Seeing her man looking at her curiously, Xu rolled her eyes twice and started talking.
"Have you noticed that since the third room was separated, it seems that we have been having good luck."
Ye Xiaowen thought about it and nodded.
"Look, just a few days after the third branch was separated, Sanlang passed the imperial examination and became a scholar. Then he got to know the owner of Yunfenglou and led him to build a cattle farm and a milk processing workshop in our village. Is there any family in this village that has not benefited from this?"
Seeing the man nodded again, Xu continued.
"Now everyone in the village has a very good attitude towards the Third House, especially towards Sanlang. Sanlang has also worshipped such a teacher. I don't know where Liang Jingcheng came from. I tried to ask the Third Wife and Erniu for a long time but couldn't get the truth. But there is no doubt that Liang Jingcheng is a son of a wealthy family."
Xu swallowed and continued
"Now the third branch has opened a kimchi processing workshop, and now there are rumors in the village that Liang Jingcheng is really a great nobleman. If the eldest girl can really climb such a high branch, then our family will not have to worry about bad luck? Do we still have to work hard in the processing workshop every day?"
The more Ye Xiaowen listened, the more he believed it, and the happier he became, with an excited expression on his face.
"But Liang Jingcheng has never even looked at our girl. If the man doesn't propose marriage, we can't take the initiative to approach him, right?"
"What's wrong with posting it? Now the rumor has spread to all the surrounding villages. Maybe many families are thinking of doing the same thing!"
"But marriage is a big deal, and it has to be arranged by the parents and the matchmaker. We don't even know where he is or where his parents are, so how can we get married?"
"He followed his teacher, and as the saying goes, teachers are like parents. Naturally, the teacher can make the decision for him."
Ye Xiaowen thought about it and it seemed to be true.
"Liang Jingcheng has already bought dozens of acres of good farmland from Li Baolin. It seems that he plans to settle down here at least in the short term. After all, Sanlang is still in mourning, so it is unlikely that he will travel far before then."
"That is to say, as long as we discuss it with the three elders' teachers before this, the matter of the big girl will be finalized."
The couple looked at each other and laughed.
The old lady's recent good mood was completely ruined by Liu's words. She tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep. She got up in the middle of the night, went to the main hall, lit a stick of incense, and sat on the cushion in front of the old man's spirit. She muttered to herself for most of the night until the cock crowed, then she groped her way back to her room and lay down for a while.
The next day, some people in the old house were happy and some were sad. After everyone had a simple breakfast, the whole family went to work.
Liu was ordered around by the old lady like a donkey pulling a mill, and was busy all the time.
That evening, everyone in the old house had just returned home from the processing workshop. Liu was busy setting the table when she heard someone knocking on the yard door. Liu winked at Silang, and saw Silang running to open the door.
"Third uncle, third brother, Wulang."
Hearing Silang's voice, everyone in the old house turned their eyes to the gate of the courtyard.
Ye Xiaozheng, Sanlang and Wulang had already walked into the courtyard and were heading towards the main hall.
"His uncle is here, and it's time for dinner. Big girl, go get some bowls and chopsticks for your uncle and your two brothers."
Xu was quick-witted and quick-handed. While greeting Ye Changyan and his son with a smile on her face, she also hurriedly told the girl next to her to get the dishes and chopsticks.
"Aunt, we've already eaten. We moved on February 26th, and my dad brought my brother and me here to invite grandma and all the uncles, aunts, cousins, to our new yard for dinner on the 26th."