stingy landlady

Chapter 282 Guihong's Marriage (5)

Du Huaichuan was very happy:

"Uncle Wang and Aunt Wang, don't worry! I will definitely treat Guihong even better from now on!"

Gui Hong secretly rolled her eyes and said:

"Hey, Young Master Du! How come you're so good at taking advantage of people? Do I need your kindness? I'm doing just fine right now!"

Li looked at Guihong with disdain:

"Guihong! You're kidding me! This Young Master Du, ah! It's Huaichuan, he's also a young master from a prominent family! You should be grateful that he doesn't mind that you broke off your engagement!"

The most important thing for a woman in her life is to find someone who truly loves and cares for her! Huai Chuan is good-looking and has fallen for you!

"From now on, treat each other well. Even though your parents aren't around, as long as Huaichuan treats you well, they'll be at ease, right?"

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"The child's mother is confused! Young Master Du and Gui Hong are not engaged yet! What nonsense about taking care of her is just utter rubbish."

Li said unwillingly:

"Huaichuan has already asked the official matchmaker to propose marriage, and we have personally witnessed the harmonious relationship between Huaichuan and Guihong. Since the two are in love, they should agree to Huaichuan's proposal as soon as possible."

They're both getting on in years; once they're engaged, they can choose an auspicious date to get married! What's there to haggle over?

Li suddenly had a whimsical idea:

"Honey! If Guihong gets married this year too, who knows which one will have the baby first! We should become grandparents soon!"

Haha! Just thinking about holding my little grandson is so comforting! Honey, anyway, Guihong doesn't come home often, so she might as well get married sooner rather than later.

We have another son-in-law to serve us, and a little grandson to hold! Just thinking about it makes me happy!

Dazhu rubbed his face vigorously with both hands and then let go, saying to Guihong:

"Guihong! Hurry up and have someone set out the meal, hurry up and eat! If you keep listening to your mother, the marriage will probably be settled right away! What's the point of talking about engagement and wedding? Your mother finds all that stuff too troublesome!"

Li laughed heartily, which made Du Huaichuan even happier. Gui Hong was speechless. Gui Ling, who didn't understand anything, also laughed foolishly.

When Guizhi learned that Guihong had brought Dazhu and Li to the farmers' market, she was discussing something with Du Huaichuan.

"Du Huaichuan! These men under your command have only recently retired, they can't afford to be lazy! They need to keep training going and get your troops up and running. We can't say they'll be as good as they were in the army, but they should be close!"

We can't let our guard down just because there's no fighting now! You know we're on the border here. There's a large army blocking our way, but the imperial court isn't friendly towards the Zhenbei Army!

We need to be wary of small groups of enemies sneaking over to harass our county town and our farmers' market. Our area has a high concentration of businesses, so it's quite conspicuous. If any fools do come along, you guys will have to be there to help.”

Du Huaichuan considered it carefully:

"Guizhi! But my people are scattered too! Those building houses, those clearing land for farming! They're not even living and eating together, what are we going to do?"

"You must have some squad leaders or captains under you, right? These people who build houses train every morning before they start working."

The same goes for the people clearing land! They train first in the morning, then start working! Isn't that a form of military-style management? They can train, work, and earn money at the same time!

Du Huaichuan asked in confusion:

"Guizhi! Have you heard something?"

Gui Zhi certainly wouldn't betray Lin Xiaoyun.

"Young Master Du! Prevention is better than cure, don't you understand? Besides, wouldn't the merchants and customers feel more at ease knowing that we have soldiers protecting us?"

Du Huaichuan asked cautiously:

"Guizhi is right! But Guizhi! My mistress! If there are any retired soldiers left, I mean those we have a good relationship with. Of course, they also need to be of good character, could we take in a few more?"

Guizhi thought about it. These thousand people, scattered across the village, weren't many, and the veterans in Huanghua Village were already married with children. They had lost the vigilance and discipline they had in the military. They were now ordinary citizens, so they needed someone to protect them.

Guizhi looked up and asked Du Huaichuan:

"Du Huaichuan! What, someone's come to you for help again?"

Du Huaichuan smiled.

"Miss Dong! No matter how badly I fared in the military, I still have some colleagues and friends!"

Guizhi said:

"It's possible! Just don't make a scene or cause unnecessary disruption. Divide it into small groups and send them to Huanghua Village and Changping Village first."

We must not disturb the people. These people who have just retired must also be managed like soldiers, and their training cannot be stopped.

We must be wary of these people eating well and being in good health; they can't afford to become lazy because of it! I'll assign them tasks to do!

We need to cultivate more land and produce more grain! With so many of us, we need to raise more poultry and livestock, and we definitely need to store more grain.

After finishing discussing the important matters, Du Huaichuan then told Guizhi:

"Guizhi! Your father, mother, and fourth sister went to your second sister's place last night. They said they wanted to come and visit today."

Guizhi frowned slightly:

"Was it Young Master Du who strongly invited me? My parents have no idea what I'm doing."

Seeing Guizhi frown, Du Huaichuan quickly explained:

"I'm so sorry, Miss! I accidentally let it slip. I thought Uncle Wang and Aunt Wang knew! After all, we've been working together for quite a while!"

"Alright, alright, Du Huaichuan! Don't do it again! My parents are just ordinary farmers; they know nothing about what I did. I just didn't want them to worry!"

The bigger this business gets, the more worries it brings. Let's wait until they arrive!

Du Huaichuan rubbed his hands together and said:

"Miss Dong! Hehe! I've already asked the official matchmaker to propose marriage, but Uncle Wang still has some concerns! Plus, we've run into the matchmaker from your town, and that Young Master Zheng has also proposed marriage to Gui Hong!"

Guizhi! You see, Guihong and I have been together for so long, it would be good if we could finally get married! Please put in a good word for me, so that I can settle down and start a family soon.

"Please! My lady! This is a matter of my happiness for the next life, you can't refuse me!"

Guizhi smiled:

"Oh, Young Master Du! So you want to be my second sister's husband? Has my second sister agreed? You've come to the wrong person! You should try to get my second sister's help, why are you begging me, her younger sister!"

"Hehe! Guizhi! I figured your second sister wouldn't object, I was just worried about getting your father's approval!"

"Du Huaichuan! You'd better talk to my second sister! You know, my second sister isn't as easy to talk to as my eldest sister. She has her own ideas about her life, and as long as my second sister is happy, I, as her younger sister, will definitely support her!"

Du Huaichuan thought about it carefully:

"Guizhi is right! Guihong doesn't know that I actually think the same way she does. She can't just do whatever she wants! I have to tell her right now!"

"Come back! Du Huaichuan! Don't mix business with personal matters! Take care of the things I asked you to do first, then go take care of your personal business!"

Du Huaichuan gave a military salute:

"Yes, Miss! I will arrange the military training immediately!"

Du Huaichuan went to discuss military training with his subordinates, and just happened to brush past Gui Hong and her group.