The rain stopped around noon. Yan Zhenshen took Dahei to pick up the fallen raincoat and hunting tools. There was no one else in the mountains, so there was no need to worry about losing them.

Chu Xiao had been meditating all night and now he was in high spirits. He put the rice into the pot and went to check on the injured ball.

Yesterday, Chu Xiao dislocated the dog's hind leg. No one knew when Yan Zhenshen reconnected it. He even fixed it with a small wooden stick to prevent the ball from causing secondary damage.

Chu Xiao fed Pi Qiu some of the chicken soup he hadn’t finished in the morning. Thinking that it looked quite energetic, he didn’t pay much attention to it.

The wolf cub came over when it saw Chu Xiao, and Chu Xiao threw all the chicken bones to it. Although dogs like to chew bones, hunting dogs only chew them, not like the wolf cub which always bites all the bones into pieces.

Sometimes when Chu Xiao looked at it, he wanted to pry open its mouth to see how sharp its teeth were.

But he never did it, because he was disgusted by the wolf cub for not brushing his teeth.

At the same time, a matchmaker came to the Yan family.

The matchmaker that the farmer found was nothing more than a woman in the village. She usually had more free time and liked to introduce young people to each other. If the match was successful, the man would always receive some benefits.

Two pounds of meat and a basket of eggs are always enough, and some generous people will even give a matchmaker gift of over a hundred or eighty cents.

With the benefits, he will naturally be more enthusiastic about matchmaking, and over time he will become the matchmaker for the surrounding villages.

Those who can do this job are very eloquent. The men they talk about are all very promising, and the girls are as beautiful as fairies, both beautiful and intelligent.

The matchmaker who came to the Yan family this time was from Wangjia Village next door. Zhao Guizhi had seen this person before. After all, her eldest son was at that age, and she had asked someone to ask about him.

At that time, the matchmaker Wang agreed, but there was no follow-up after waiting for a long time. Zhao Guizhi also knew that his family was poor and no boy or girl would be willing to marry into his family.

In fact, this matchmaker Wang had helped many people in the village to find marriage partners, but because Zhao Guizhi rarely went to the village, she was not that familiar with them.

She was surprised to see her coming over, thinking that she was here to propose marriage to her second son.

It's not surprising that she thought so. After the new house was built, at least eight people in the village came to ask about the second son's marriage. They all asked verbally. Seeing that Zhao Guizhi really had no intention of finding a wife for Yan Zhennan, they didn't mention it again.

This was the first time that a matchmaker was invited to her house in such a formal way. She was still wondering which girl or boy was so fond of her second son that they had the nerve to come to the man's house to propose marriage.

But no matter who it was, she had to refuse cruelly.

"Matchmaker Wang, how do you have time to come here?" Although she refused, she still had to give him face.

Matchmaker Wang smiled and said, "Daughter-in-law of the Yan family, I must be here for a happy event."

"Sit in the yard." Zhao Guizhi didn't think it was a happy event at all. Instead, she felt a little tired. At this moment, she even wanted to trick her own son. Otherwise, she would follow Xiao Ge'er's idea and say that his second son was impotent, so that all the women would not stare at his second son as a piece of fat meat.

"Hey, your house is quite far from the village." Matchmaker Wang looked around after entering the yard, then said with a smile: "This yard is quite grand, and it is one of the best in Anning Village."

"It all belongs to the eldest brother and his husband." Zhao Guizhi understood what he meant. The fortune earned by the eldest brother had nothing to do with the second brother.

"My second son has been an apprentice for five years and has not earned much money. I want him to work hard for another two years and then get married after he has a legitimate livelihood."

She said this so many times that she almost believed it herself: "Otherwise, there is nothing. You can't expect his elder brother to pay for him to marry a wife."

Matchmaker Wang laughed when she heard this: "Mrs. Yan, you misunderstood. I am here to propose marriage on behalf of the man. Your third sister is not young anymore, so you can find a husband sooner."

Zhao Guizhi was stunned. Although she always said that her third sister would meet someone else in two years, that would still be in two years. She always felt that it was still too early.

Someone came to propose marriage out of the blue, and he suddenly felt confused that his own daughter was going to marry someone else.

"My third sister is so young, it's not appropriate to get engaged so early."

Zhao Guizhi has favored her third sister since she was a child. Firstly, she is the only daughter in the family, and secondly, her daughter can speak some polite words, unlike those boys who get impatient before they even say a few words.

The most important point is that my daughter will eventually get married.

Ever since her third sister was born, Zhao Guizhi began to worry about her. She was always afraid that her third sister would be bullied after leaving home, so she would always complain about her for no reason.

Because of her constant nagging, the men in the family also kept it in mind. Yan Zhenshen always thought that at worst he would not let his third sister get married, and Yan Zhennan even went to get to know the families in the surrounding villages several years ago.

What are you afraid of? It's the matchmaker's mouth.

Matchmaker Wang shook the handkerchief in her hand with a smile and said, "Oh, you can't say that, Yan's daughter-in-law. This early engagement is just an engagement, and they can get along well in advance to cultivate feelings. The marriage still needs to wait until the girl reaches the age.

Zhao Guizhi did not respond. This was true, but she still felt that marrying off a girl was like raising her for someone else's family. The thought of it made her unhappy.

"What I have to say to your third sister this time is a good one. Although he is a few years older than your third sister, he is older and knows how to care for others. Moreover, the man has a reputation and is a scholar at a young age. He will take part in the provincial examination next year. If he passes, your third sister may even become an official's wife in the future."

Matchmaker Wang saw that Zhao Guizhi seemed to be in deep thought and could not help but curl her lips secretly. She was just a peasant family and even if she made money she was still not a farmer. There was a scholar who liked her, but she was still hesitant. If he liked her daughter, she would agree no matter what.

"Scholar, how much older must he be than my third sister?" Zhao Guizhi was indeed tempted. This scholar's family was better than that of an ordinary farmer. At least her third sister would not have to suffer hardships if she married him.

She didn't expect to be an official's wife. Even if this scholar worked as an accountant in the future, he could still earn one or two taels of silver a month. What's more, he would be exempt from land taxes, which naturally made him different from the farmers who worked in the fields for a living.

"He's only seven years older, which isn't too much." Matchmaker Wang said, "Now he's less than twenty years old. His family has eleven acres of land, and his parents are still young and can help out a bit. Most importantly, he's the only son in the family, so all the family property will belong to the young couple from now on."

Zhao Guizhi nodded. This condition was indeed good. Even if he didn't have the title of a scholar, it would still be easy to marry.

"I wonder which one you are talking about?" Zhao Guizhi asked.

When it came to this, Matchmaker Wang began to stammer: "You should know him. There are only a few talented men in this village."

"Please give me a clear indication." Zhao Guizhi frowned, having a bad feeling.

"It's Mr. Zhang from your village..."

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