Farmhouse life after traveling back to ancient times

"What did you say? Say it again, I didn't hear it clearly." Lu Fanghai felt his mind was a little confused. What did this person say just now?

Fan Chengyi chuckled and wiped his face with his sleeve. "I said, my parents have already agreed, and they will ask a matchmaker to propose marriage to Qiaoer in a couple of days."

"You want to be beaten again, don't you?" Lu Fanghai stared at him with his eyes wide open. "Or did Master Fan hit you on the head and break it?"

No matter what, Fan Chengyi had a silly smile on his face, and when Lu Fanghai was about to raise his fist again, he said:

"I told my parents that although I wanted to make amends with Qiao'er before, I really put Qiao'er in my heart later..."

Seeing Lu Fanghai raising his arm again, Fan Chengyi hurriedly blocked his way.

"You think men and women have to get married. Instead of going back and letting the elders decide for me to spend my life with a woman whose appearance I don't know, why can't I choose someone I like?"

"Your sister is beautiful, hardworking, and has a good personality. Since that family didn't make the deal, maybe they are waiting for me. Qiao'er and I are a match made in heaven."

"Besides, I'm not bad. If I become your brother-in-law, it will be a great honor for you and your sister-in-law."

Fan Chengyi was very complacent, with a look of triumph on his face. He leaned forward and explained things in detail to Lu Fanghai.

"I originally thought that if my parents found a matchmaker and they turned me down, I might as well tell Qiao'er about my feelings first, but I didn't expect to get beaten for that."

After listening to his bragging, Lu Fanghai finally understood what was going on.

When Fan Zhao was teaching his son a lesson, he was annoyed at his son's recklessness and was inevitably a little harsh.

Mrs. Fan, who rushed over after hearing the news, felt sorry for her son because he was beaten severely. After asking about the whole story, she slammed the table and scolded Fan Zhao.

"It's just that my son likes that girl. It's not a big deal. Have you forgotten about climbing over my wall when you were young..."

Hearing Mrs. Fan talking about the past, Fan Zhao's face turned red. Finally, Mrs. Fan made the final decision:

The matter is that the son takes after his father, and if the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will be crooked too. If you like her, just go and propose to her. Why bother with this kind of back and forth, getting entangled, and making her dislike you for nothing.

Du Wenxiu also found it interesting while hiding outside the door. It was a pity that women in that era were too harsh, otherwise she would not have to be so strict.

It’s such a wonderful thing for young people to fall in love.

She immediately went to find Qiao'er and told her about this. Qiao'er blushed and thought that her sister-in-law must be tired of her, so she was in such a hurry to kick her out of the house.

Du Wenxiu gently pushed her and said with a smile:

"If I kick Master Fan out, you will probably get tired of me in the future."

"I just went with my sister to see him. Mr. Fan is indeed a talented person. Sister Qiao'er is so lucky."

Qin Dingxiang also laughed at the side. Qiao'er looked shy and lowered her head without saying a word.

Du Wenxiu smiled and glanced at Qin Dingxiang, and said, "If there is anyone who is blessed, it is Fan Chengyi. If Mrs. Fan brings a matchmaker, I will agree."

The latter part was naturally spoken to Qiao'er. Qiao'er turned her face away and said nothing, but the corners of her mouth curled up on her blushing face.

After seeing off Fan Chengyi who came to show off, Lu Fanghai returned to the main room with a smile. Seeing that Du Wenxiu also had a happy look on her face, he knew that the girl probably agreed to this matter.

"This is a good result." He undressed and said:

"Not to mention that the Fan family was originally from Haizhou, and they came to Dongxing County because of the imperial decree that they had to serve as officials in other places. They are also a wealthy family in Haizhou. Just talking about Fan Chengyi, he is very young, both civil and military, and he is also a scholar. He is much better than that little brother Liu."

After a pause, he sighed again: "My sister has finally gotten her happy ending after all the hardships, so I feel relieved."

Du Wenxiu reached out to take his clothes and hung them up, also smiling:

"That's right. Qiao'er has suffered enough in the past, but she will enjoy happiness in the future. I don't think Fan Chengyi is a playboy. It depends on what Mrs. Fan is like. If she is a mean mother-in-law, you don't have to marry into their family."

Lu Fanghai nodded and said repeatedly that she was right.

The two people were talking animatedly, but Qiao'er was troubled by many thoughts and could not sleep. She had thought that she would have to live with her brother and sister-in-law for the rest of her life, but she had not expected that such a result would occur due to a series of twists and turns.

After a few days, a matchmaker finally came to the door and mentioned the son of the county lieutenant, Mr. Fan. He was so handsome and many girls in the county were attracted to him.

Mrs. Pian Fan took a fancy to the younger sister of the Lu family. She thought that with such an upright and powerful elder brother and a diligent and capable sister-in-law, her younger sister would naturally not be bad, so she went to her house to propose marriage.

Du Wenxiu was so embarrassed to accept the proposal that he finally agreed. They set an auspicious date for the marriage proposal and the matchmaker replied happily.

After that, all the courtesy was thoughtful and everything went smoothly. They also compared their horoscopes and found that it was a match made in heaven, and everyone was happy.

After the engagement, Du Wenxiu was still thinking about buying a piece of red cloth to embroider a wedding dress for Qiao'er, but Mrs. Fan sent a message saying that a set of clothes had been ordered from a famous embroidery workshop in the provincial capital, and someone would come to take measurements.

Du Wenxiu was even happier that her in-laws valued Qiao'er so much. However, Qin Dingxiang reminded her:

"Since ancient times, women have been embroidering their own wedding gowns. Mrs. Fan, do you think this is a sign of contempt for our family?"

Qiao'er's face changed after hearing these words, but Du Wenxiu didn't care:

"Isn't it good to have someone who cares about you? But you have so many concerns. If Mrs. Fan doesn't agree with this marriage and looks down on our family, she should just ignore it. Why bother to ask someone to pass on the message? Thinking too much will only make your hair gray. Why worry so much?"

After saying that, he ignored her and went to find someone to inquire about what his family had to do from the engagement to the wedding.

A few days later, Yue Niang came in a ox cart. As soon as she entered the door, she complained to Du Wenxiu for not informing her of such an important event at the first time.

Du Wenxiu then remembered that although he had not gone through the wedding ceremony, Yue Niang had, and he regretted that he had not thought of her from the beginning.

Yue Niang knew that Qiao'er's marriage was a big deal, and she had already agreed with Qiu Yong that she would stay in the county and help for the next few days, and would go back after Qiao'er got married.

Du Wenxiu was naturally surprised, and hurriedly ordered the west wing to be cleared. Qin Dingxiang moved there with a gloomy face, and Yue Niang stayed in Qiao'er's room to keep her company.

With Yue Niang's help, things became much simpler and Du Wenxiu was no longer in a hurry.

Occasionally, people from Taohua Village would come to the county and ask about the wedding. When they heard that the Fan family had actually brought a live goose when proposing the betrothal gift, they exclaimed that it was a huge gesture.

At this time of year, a live goose is precious.

When they got back and told the neighbors about it, the neighbors in Taohua Village felt proud. Within a few days, the gossip spread throughout the surrounding area and naturally reached Dashan Village.

The family that Qiao'er is engaged to is a scholar, who has adopted a live goose, and his father is a county lieutenant. He is the only son in the family, so everything will belong to them in the future, tsk tsk...

The Liu family members huddled together in the main room, discussing the gossip they had heard. It was chaotic but dull.