How can someone travel through time and space and become a beggar?

Because each of the six rituals requires an auspicious date and preparation time, even if both families have decided and discussed it, the time will not be short.

In addition, the man has to prepare the betrothal gifts and the woman has to prepare the dowry, so it takes even longer.

However, the two younger generations don’t need to worry much, as these matters are arranged by the elders in the family.

After Xia Chu passed the first level, he invited his friends to gather at Yin Ge Garden and informed them of the news.

"Great! I just heard about you and Mr. Zhao a few days ago and was about to ask you about it, but you've already made it up right away." Bai Wuxia pretended to be dissatisfied, "You're even faster than me."

"Congratulations," Li Yun said with a smile. "I heard that Second Young Master Zhao is a man of integrity. Although he may be a bit unkind, he has an excellent reputation."

"I heard about it a few days ago, but I didn't expect it to happen so soon." Lin Lang seemed a little curious. "How did you meet Mr. Zhao?"

"We knew each other when we were kids, but we hadn't been in touch for many years." Xia Chu told the story of how Wang Qiuyu ran away from home and was eventually sent back by Zhao Huazhang.

"Is this fate?" Lin Lang tilted his head. "Is this considered a match made in heaven?"

"Of course it counts." Li Yun said with a smile.

"That's great." Lin Lang showed some envy.

Mo Qingmei said nothing, her fingers clenching the hem of her skirt. Why couldn't she meet such a good match?

Lin Lang asked a few more questions about their relationship, and his envy in his words became even stronger.

Bai Wuxia sighed softly. Xia Chu, who was observing Mo Qingmei, turned her gaze towards her and said with amusement, "Why are you sighing suddenly?"

"I'm so envious. I can't express it in words." Bai Wuxia drank a cup of tea as if it were wine. "It's really great."

Xia Chu didn't know what to say. Maybe it was just luck. She felt like her luck had always been good. She didn't know how much good she had done in her past life to earn it.

"Why isn't Qingmei speaking?" Lin Lang looked at Mo Qingmei who had been silent. Thinking about the other person's family affairs, he wanted to comfort her but didn't know how to say it.

Bai Wuxia embraced Mo Qingmei and said, "It's just the two of us now."

Mo Qingmei smiled, "Why are you so anxious? Hasn't your family been looking for you?"

"I'm not in a hurry," Bai Wuxia thought of how Mo Qingmei seemed to have some interest in Zhang Zhou at the time, but it was not convenient for her to say it publicly. She also thought Guan Xu was good, but there was no fate between them. She couldn't help but sigh again, "Let it be."

"Sister Yun, how about you?" Lin Lang thought about it and asked.

Li Yun was stunned and shook her head. "I'll just follow my family's instructions."

Lin Lang pursed his lips and turned to talk about himself, "My wedding date has been set. The fifth day of the winter month is a good day."

"Isn't it almost here?" Bai Wuxia suddenly felt a little melancholy. "Now that Xiao Lang is married, it might not be so convenient for him to go out in the future."

"Yes." Lin Lang nodded.

"My wedding date will probably be in the summer of next year," Li Yun also said.

Everyone fell silent. Xia Chu looked around, picked up the teapot and refilled everyone's cups with tea. "From now on, Yin Ge Garden will have to rely on the sisters to take care of the business."

"That's right!" Lin Lang clapped his hands. "We can still gather at Yin Ge Garden in the future. We're all women, so it won't be inconvenient."

"That's right!" Bai Wuxia also suddenly realized.

"Xia Chu is indeed foresighted." Mo Qingmei raised his teacup, "If you have time, we can all get together at Yin Ge Garden again."

The five of them clinked their glasses and laughed again.

"The snow skin mooncakes and Chongyang cakes in early summer are both unique. My family loves them." Lin Lang said with a smile.

“I heard that the quantity is small and often out of stock,” said Li Yun.

"What will we have to eat next time?" Bai Wuxia looked forward to the next time.

Xia Chu shook her head and asked, "I haven't decided yet. What festivals will be celebrated after the Double Ninth Festival?"

Li Yun lowered her eyes and thought for a moment, "The first day of October is the Clothing Festival, and the fifteenth day of October is the Lower Yuan Festival."

Mo Qingmei continued, "There's nothing wrong with the Clothing Festival, but we eat red bean paste buns and glutinous rice cakes on the Lower Yuan Festival."

Xia Chu pursed her lips and thought for a moment, "I'm afraid I can't do anything fancy with these two."

Red bean paste buns could use some work on their appearance, and glutinous rice cakes can be eaten in many ways, but they are always sweet. However, every household makes these two, so even as gifts, probably no one would give them as gifts.

Bai Wuxia's eyes turned, "You said before that you did it together with your third brother. Go back and discuss it with your third brother."

Xia Chu smiled and glanced at her without saying anything. Bai Wuxia raised an eyebrow and asked Cuihua to get more wine.

"You should drink less. It would be shameful to go home drunk." Li Yun gently held her wrist and advised.

Bai Wuxia chuckled, "My alcohol tolerance is not as good as Xia Chu's."

Cuihua stopped and looked at Xia Chu.

"What? Can't bear to part with your wine?" Bai Wuxia teased Xia Chu.

"Yes," Xia Chu said, "Make me a pot of tea."

Cuihua took the order and left. Bai Wuxia made a bored sound.

Li Yun realized something and looked back and forth between Xia Chu and Bai Wuxia.

Third brother? I remember his name was Guan Xu, a man of exceptional appearance. Thinking of Bai Wuxia's personality, Li Yun felt that she had a rough idea of him.

Lin Lang had no idea what they were arguing about, so he talked about his own recent situation. "I've been so busy preparing for my wedding lately that I haven't touched a brush in a few days. I didn't know there were so many relatives at home. People come to visit and ask about me every day. I can't even remember some of their names. Today, I had to beg my mother for a long time before I could go out."

"It's like this, I have prepared a gift for you and will send it to your house someday to add to your makeup." Li Yun said with a smile.

"I'll go back and look through the warehouse. I don't know what you need. I think you have quite a few jewelry and head ornaments," Bai Wuxia scratched her hair. "Or you can come to my house and choose whatever you like."

Lin Lang was amused. "Who gives gifts like this? No, I want you to choose."

Xia Chu pondered what she could give as a gift. She didn't have many good things. After all, her days of wealth were still short, so she could only go to the store to choose.

Mo Qingmei was also busy thinking about what to give. Bai Wuxia was helpless and asked what Li Yun gave her.

In front of Lin Lang, the four of them discussed what to give her as a dowry, and also talked about going to accompany her on her wedding day.

Lin Lang immediately cast aside her slight reluctance about getting married and leaving home, and invited them to see her wedding dress. "I'm not very good at sewing, so my mother specially hired an embroiderer to make it for me. I only sewed a few stitches, just to fit the occasion. The embroiderer's skills are amazing, and the flowers she embroidered look just like the real thing."

Li Yun made her wedding dress herself. She had been learning this since she was a child and her embroidery skills were quite good.

"Embroidering your own wedding dress?" Xia Chu suddenly felt a headache, thinking of the ugly sachet Zhao Huazhang carried around every day, and the crooked, indistinguishable wedding dress in her dream. "I'll do the same as Lin Lang, just go along with the occasion."

Li Yun covered her lips and smiled, "It's not necessary to do it yourself."

"If I had decided, I wouldn't be able to do these things." Bai Wuxia looked resistant.

Mo Qingmei felt a little uncomfortable listening to them discuss this. She wasn't desperate to get married, but her sisters were all engaged. When she thought about the ones her aunts and uncles had arranged, and her brother was now an official, there were many families he could consider, but compared to them... it still felt like something was missing.