Lu Zhubu coughed lightly and said, "I like Xiaobei very much. He usually helps Cheng Xue with housework. Besides, when he is around, Cheng Xue feels that she has someone from her mother's family around her. If she moves out, she will probably feel lost."

Now that things have come to this, it is clear that Yan Zhenshen would understand, but if he were to suggest arranging a marriage for his brother right now, he would feel it was a bit rash.

But Lu Zhubu's family is just a young man after all, and it is not good to let him speak too clearly. For a moment, Yan Zhenshen didn't know how to respond.

Chu Xiao didn't care about that. Hearing the meaning behind his words, he walked forward with a smile and said, "Grandpa Lu likes my Xiaobei. That's his blessing. In fact, I have always wanted to mention this to Grandpa Lu."

"Xiaobei and Qing'er are childhood sweethearts, and they have always wanted to arrange a marriage for them. But my Xiaobei is timid and is always afraid that he won't be able to protect Qing'er in the future, so he never dared to bring it up."

Chief Secretary Lu glanced at him and said, "I didn't think Xiaobei was timid. A few days ago, the county magistrate's nephew grabbed Qing'er's hair and beat him up."

Chu Xiao didn't expect that this little guy was so brave, and he clapped his hands secretly in his heart, good job, protecting your husband must start from childhood.

But he said with worry on his face: "There is such a thing. The beating was very serious. What does the county magistrate say?"

Chief Secretary Lu waved his hand and said, "It was just a fight between kids. The county magistrate is not someone who cannot tell right from wrong. He reprimanded the kid. As for Xiao Bei, I was the one who punished him by making him squat in horse stance for two hours. I was a bit overstepping my authority."

Lu Zhubu snorted in his heart. The one being beaten was the county magistrate's nephew. He had to express his opinion, otherwise he would not be willing to punish Xiaobei. It was that kid's fault for being so naughty that he even bullied his younger brother. He deserved the beating.

"You are the elder, you should punish him."

Chu Xiao also knew that now that Lu Zhicheng was staying in the county, the county magistrate had to give him some face. So, if this child marriage was really arranged, his Xiaobei would be marrying up.

"Grandpa Lu, do you think this marriage is feasible? If it's okay, I'll go back and tell my parents today."

This was what Master Lu meant. The Yan family had good character, and he didn't expect Qing'er to marry into a wealthy family in the future. He just hoped that Qing'er's life would not be so hard.

She wasn't like his father, who went to his husband's house to take care of the house, but was treated harshly by his husband's family just because he gave birth to a boy. Fortunately, she was pregnant again, otherwise he really wanted to divorce her. At worst, he could raise the child himself for the rest of his life, which was better than suffering grievances in his husband's family.

Thinking of his younger brother, Lu Zhubu couldn't help but sigh: "That's it."

Chu Xiao smiled: "But Grandpa Lu, I think it's better to say something in advance. Xiaobei and Qingge'er are still young after all, so they should just be siblings. If they reach the right age to get married and they are willing, then they are a perfect match. If Qingge'er is not willing, then we can just pretend that we have never mentioned it."

Lu Zhubu smiled and said, "Why is it that only Qingge'er is unwilling?"

Chu Xiao thought of Yan Zhenbei's solemn promise at home and couldn't help laughing: "If Yan Zhenbei dares to change his mind, then I, as his brother-in-law, will definitely punish him and make him a bachelor for the rest of his life."

After saying that, he looked at Yan Zhenshen again: "Brother Shen, you have no objection, right?"

Yan Zhenshen shook his head: "It should be so."

"You guys!" Lu Zhubu laughed: "Xiaobei, don't worry, just stay at home. I will take care of him like my own grandson."

The two of them went back and told the Yan family about this. Naturally, everyone in the Yan family was happy. Yan Zhenbei had been thinking about their grandson for a long time, and they were afraid that Lu Zhubu would not be happy.

Now this is a happy situation for everyone.

Yan Zhennan was also happy, but he touched his nose in disappointment while laughing. He didn't expect that his younger brother had found a place to stay at home, but he didn't know where his wife was.

The wooden board in his hands made a clanging sound, and he felt a little hopeful as he thought about going out to earn money next year.

……

Yan Zhenshen took his husband out in a ox cart. The nearest county town to Anning Town was Anqing Town. When they entered the city, the guards carefully checked their household registration certificates before letting them enter.

They had no plan to stay here. After all, the two county towns were not far from each other. On the road, they met people pulling carts back and forth from both sides. They couldn't say they were familiar with them, but they had seen them somewhat.

They simply found a restaurant to eat, changed the water in the hot water bottle, and headed to the next county town while it was still early.

Unexpectedly, it snowed in the afternoon and the cows' hooves kept slipping. They could only wait until the snow became solid before they could continue on their journey.

They could only stop at a small village. Although the village was not far from the official road, it would take at least two hours to drive to the county town.

The village doesn't look big, with maybe 20 or 30 households. Not many people go out in the winter, and only a few old people are seen walking on the roadside.

They were just avoiding the snow and didn't bother the village, but a young man in his twenties noticed their ox cart and came over to ask, "Are you here to collect mountain products?"

Yan Zhenshen bowed to him and said, "I am going to visit relatives in the city with my husband and passing by here."

The young man looked at the sky and said, "I'm afraid the snow won't stop for a while. If you're not in a hurry, you can go to my house and rest."

Being out and about, Yan Zhenshen was more cautious than usual. He couldn't tell whether the other party was truly kind-hearted or had other intentions, so he naturally didn't dare to agree easily.

"Thank you, brother, but we are in a hurry. We need to set off again when the snow starts to fall. I won't bother you any more."

Although he spoke politely, the young man understood what he meant and didn't say anything more.

"It's okay. I just came out to take a look. There is not much land in our village, and those who are strong have gone to work in the county. Now the uncles and aunts in the village are waiting for the people who collect mountain products to come, but they have been waiting for a long time and no one has come. They are very anxious. When they saw the ox cart, they thought you couldn't find the way, so they came to ask."

Chu Xiao lifted the car curtain and stuck his head out: "What mountain products do you have?"

The young man just glanced at him and then looked away. This was someone else's husband, and it was impolite to stare at him.

"Mushrooms, wood ears, hazelnuts, chestnuts, wild persimmons, that's about it, and some homemade fruit wine. In previous years, people who bought mountain products also bought these."

"Brother Shen, let's go and take a look." Chu Xiao was not very interested in these things. After all, he had a lot of space. But he had to go everywhere to sell wild boar meat anyway, and it would be fine to sell some mountain products along the way. After all, no matter how small a mosquito is, it is still meat.

But it still depends on the price and quality. If the price is high and the quality is poor, he will not buy it. He will not do anything that will lose money but gain publicity.

The young man nodded happily and led the way. Yan Zhenshen did not get on the ox cart, but followed slowly forward, leading the ox.

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