The little cook in the book has fallen asleep

"Mom, the Sun family asked us to go to the escort agency to propose marriage at noon tomorrow!" Cheng Jin and Cheng Shang went straight to the Sun family last night. After confirming the time for exchanging the engagement letter with Sun Wu, they found an inn to stay for one night before curfew.

The next day, Cheng Jin and his partner drove a horse-drawn carriage around to buy and exchange engagement cards. The items they needed mainly included silk clothes, eight pairs of Luo skirts, shoe uppers, red and green handkerchiefs, etc.

Cheng Jin and Cheng Shang had no idea how to buy it, so they found the most reputable matchmaker and bridesmaid in the county to help them.

So the news that Cheng Jia Dalang was going to get engaged to Sun Xiaoxiao soon spread throughout Bai Ze County. The eldest nephew of the farming official was going to get engaged?

In order to avoid any further complications, Cheng Jin went to the money shop early to exchange the two thousand taels of gold for one thousand taels of silver and nineteen thousand taels of silver notes. Only when they really had the silver in their pockets did they have a clear understanding of the enormous wealth.

So they asked the bridesmaid and the matchmaker to buy ten of these things to represent "perfect" and to show that the Cheng family was satisfied with Sun Xiaoxiao.

"By the way, mother, we have found a matchmaker and a matchmaker. They will go to the Sun family with us tomorrow!" Cheng Yu specifically reminded Cheng Shang before he left, telling him to be polite even in an emergency.

"Well done, good, very considerate!" Old Mrs. Cheng was very positive about this matter!

"We dare not disobey Nannan's orders! She also asked us to buy these things with great fanfare!" Cheng Jin muttered beside him.

Old Mrs. Cheng: I knew that these two rough sons were not so careful. Her daughter is the most thoughtful.

"What? Dad, you said that our little senior brother's family is coming to exchange engagement letters? Why is it so urgent?" Sun Xiaoxiao asked in surprise at the back of the escort agency.

"Your future father-in-law and your second uncle came to explain yesterday. They said that your second uncle has become an official and they are worried that there will be changes in the marriage, so it would be better to settle it in advance!" Sun Wu was extremely reluctant to give up his daughter.

But ever since Cheng Yiyu and his family passed the imperial examinations, they often said that the Cheng family looked down on their Sun family.

Cheng Lixiao has recently started to escort goods with the people from the escort agency, so he has no idea that he has been rumored to be a Chen Shimei!

"Ah? Become an official?" Sun Xiaoxiao also went to the housewarming party with Cheng Lixiao yesterday. She knew that the Cheng family was outside receiving the imperial edict, but she didn't know that Second Uncle Cheng had become an agricultural official!

"Yes, although he is a ninth-rank agricultural official, he is also welcome here! So the Cheng family is afraid that there will be changes in your marriage with Dalang... You should prepare well, they will be here tomorrow at noon!" Sun Wu was a little lonely, his daughter had grown up and was going to get married!

Originally, to exchange the engagement invitations, the man's parents only needed to bring a matchmaker and a bridesmaid to the man's house, but the Cheng family also raised this issue.

Sun Wu, a gangster, was not so particular. He simply invited all the members of the Cheng family to come, and they had a lively meal together, and then they planned the wedding date!

Cheng Lixiao and Sun Xiaoxiao's horoscopes had already been compared by a Feng Shui master when Old Lady Cheng proposed the marriage, and they were ready for marriage!

"Okay, Dad, I've already told my senior brother that even if we're engaged and have exchanged engagement letters, I will still stay at home for two years before getting married!" Sun Xiaoxiao looked at his old father and couldn't help but go up and hug him. His father has been both a father and a mother over the years and it's really hard for him.

Cheng Lixiao suddenly found out last night that he was going to get engaged, and he took out 80 taels of silver from his room and asked the old lady to buy things.

Old Lady Cheng did not accept his money. Instead, she asked him to buy jewelry for Sun Xiaoxiao himself. She would have to give her a token of affection when the time came, so as not to embarrass Xiaoxiao.

Cheng Lixiao then carried Cheng Yu to the Treasure Pavilion in the county town.

"Hey, hey, hey, don't touch this thing. Can you afford it?" A waiter said immediately when he saw Cheng Lixiao about to touch the silver bracelet.

Cheng Lixiao was wearing a suit of coarse cloth that had been washed so much that it looked bleached white, and a pair of cloth shoes on his feet. It was obvious that he was from a poor family and could not afford them!

"Hey, how can you talk like that? You're a customer in the store, you..." said a waiter who was about 20 years old.

He is an old employee of the Zhenbao Pavilion store, but the atmosphere in the store has become bad since the new manager came. It is common for him to snatch orders and drive customers away.

"Mind your own business, Tian Youwei. I am the shopkeeper's brother-in-law. What can you do to me?" the waiter said arrogantly.

"Hello, Brother Tian, please help me pack this silver bracelet. I also want the pair with small bells!" Although Cheng Lixiao was very angry, the silver bracelet from this treasure pavilion was the most beautiful in the whole county.

"Do you have money? Can you afford it?" the waiter continued arrogantly.

"Pack it up for me, Brother Tian!" Cheng Lixiao took out his purse to show that he had money.

Cheng Lixiao wanted to give the big one to Xiaoxiao, and the pair with the small bells were bought for Cheng Yu. The total price of the two was less than 30 taels.

"Sir, let me do it, let me do it! I'll help you!" The waiter became fawning when he saw Cheng Lixiao taking out so much silver.

Cheng Yu looked at Tian Youwei's helpless expression. It seemed that this kind of thing happened quite often. This waiter relied on his brother-in-law, the shopkeeper, to steal orders.

"Tian Gui, that's enough. This is my order! If you have the ability, go and sell it yourself! Sir, please come with me!" Tian Youwei took Cheng Lixiao and the others to the counter.

"Just wait for me, I'll let my brother-in-law fire you!" The waiter jumped behind him.

"I'm waiting. I don't want to do this anymore!" Tian Youwei was here to repay his master's kindness, not to be favored by the shopkeeper and his brother-in-law.

"Hello, sir. This big bracelet weighs 16 taels, and the small pair of bracelets weighs 13 taels, a total of 29 taels. For good luck, just give 28 taels!" Tian Youwei said to the two siblings of the Cheng family with a smile.

After Cheng Lixiao paid the silver and got the bracelet, he went out and met the shopkeeper who came in a hurry, and then a noise broke out in the Treasure Pavilion.

Cheng Yu pulled Cheng Lixiao's sleeve, motioning him to wait a moment. Cheng Lixiao saw that it was still early, so he waited with Cheng Yu at the door of the Treasure Pavilion.

After a while, Tian Youwei came out with a string of copper coins.

"Brother, follow me!" Cheng Yu stretched out his hand to signal Cheng Lixiao to follow Tian Youwei.

The two of them went around in twists and turns and finally arrived at a dilapidated house.

"Wait, Brother Tian, I have something to talk to you about!" Cheng Yu stopped Tian Youwei who was about to open the door.

"It's you, hello. Come in and sit down. Don't mind. It's just that the house is a little simple." Tian Youwei let the two of them into the house, then brought two glasses of clean water and said.

"Brother Tian, were you fired because of us?" Cheng Lixiao said embarrassedly.

"It's okay. If it wasn't for repaying the master's kindness and my grandmother needing money for medical treatment, I would have quit long ago!" Tian Youwei said.

As soon as he finished speaking, a cough was heard from behind the house. Cheng Yu finally knew what the bottle of cough medicine he got when he signed in this morning was.

"I can cure your grandmother, but you have to come to my restaurant to be the shopkeeper and sign a ten-year contract!" Cheng Yu didn't understand marketing, so she paid special attention to Tian Youwei.

Tian Youwei is an upright person and he is filial to the elderly, which means he has a kind heart; he can take the initiative to give discounts to the brother and sister, which means he is not evil and knows how to adapt; he keeps accounts at the counter, and he can write and calculate, which means he can read and write, and he is the shopkeeper she needs!

"What contract? A slave contract?" Tian Youwei was very happy when he heard that they could cure his grandmother, but when he heard that they had to sign a contract, he hesitated.

Because no one wants to be a slave, and besides, can his grandmother really be cured?

"Take it and try it first, and come back to us when you're better! We are from Qingshan Village, Cheng Tielin's family!" Cheng Yu didn't say much, took out six pills, and left with Cheng Lixiao.

Cheng Lixiao looked at Cheng Yu with amusement. This was how she fell in love with such a talented person?

The news that the Cheng family in Qingshan Village had produced a ninth-rank agricultural official quickly spread throughout Bai Ze County. The more people asked, the more shocked they became. It turned out that this Cheng family was the Cheng Tielin family that had produced the third highest rank scholar. The agricultural official this time was Cheng Tielin's second son, Cheng Shang.

The wealthy families in the city were all inquiring about the news of the Cheng family's children. Although they looked down on the peasants, they were thinking of marrying their concubines to the Cheng family as mistresses. Even the two sons of Cheng Cuihua were targeted.

Before those wealthy families could take action, the Cheng family hired someone to enter the city from Qingshan Village through the official road and head straight to the Sun family escort agency.

The Cheng family dressed neatly and followed the matchmaker. Even Cheng Shang wore the official uniform he had just received the day before. General Yuan originally wanted to follow the Cheng family, but Cheng Yu disagreed, so he had to go to the Sun family's escort agency in advance.

The wife of Magistrate Wei also joined the Cheng family when they entered the city. She is now Cheng Yu's aunt, so she had to come along to join in the fun.

At the end of the Cheng family were two children, one boy and one girl, each holding a small basket tied with red silk. In the basket were candies wrapped in red papers. There was a little bird on the girl's shoulder, which kept repeating "The Cheng family is happy... The Cheng family is happy!" for no money.

When the two little kids walked to the front of Sun's Escort Agency, they stopped and scattered a few handfuls of candies (the hard candies that Cheng Yu got for signing in), which made the people around them say auspicious words one after another.

When everyone looked at the things carried into the Sun Family Escort Agency, they were all stunned: rice, flour, grain, oil, a big fat pig, and two large boxes of silk and satin.

Sun Wu happily welcomed the guests in. Today, the Cheng family really gave their Sun family face and told him with their actions how much the Cheng family loved Sun Xiaoxiao.

"Thank you for your hard work, Uncle Cheng, brothers of the Cheng family!" Sun Wu poured tea for them and began to greet them.

"Brother Cheng Jin, congratulations!" Sun Wu said happily.

"You're welcome, Brother Sun. Congratulations!"

The two of them were so happy that they fainted. Everyone laughed at this. What a great father these two are!

The story of the Cheng family's visit to the Sun family to exchange engagement letters was talked about by everyone, especially the two large boxes of silks, satins and dresses that the Cheng family prepared for the Sun family's girls.

By the time those wealthy families recovered and wanted to go to the Cheng family, Cheng Yi Yu and others had already followed Lord Zheng back to the capital, and there were only five, six, seven, eight, and nine children under the age of ten left at home.

And Cheng Yu is also busy preparing for her restaurant!