The general kneels on the washboard again

As soon as Aunt Zhang entered the room, she stood there with a dazed look on her face.

When everyone looked at her in confusion, she finally spoke: "Dear fellow villagers, on the ninth day of the first lunar month, I need your help to set up a few tables for the banquet."

The village chief's family asked her, "Zhang Wang, what kind of banquet are you having?"

Aunt Zhang raised her voice and said, "My daughter Lan'er is getting married and moving to town to become the first wife."

Zhang Lan'er's story spread like wildfire in the village, and those who were interested in gossip began to make sarcastic remarks: "For a girl like yours, just hang a red envelope. Why would you even hold a banquet?"

Aunt Zhang was obviously well prepared and took out dozens of strings of cash from the basket that Zhang Wang was holding behind her.

They were delivered door to door in front of everyone's surprised eyes. Of course, Yue Niang's family, Erya's family, and Li An were not among them.

Yue Niang found it strange. She was barely able to make ends meet just two days ago, and now she has become rich in just a short time.

Besides, with Zhang Lan'er's criminal record, how could she get married in this era? I decided to find out.

The people in this village had never seen such generosity before, and their tone changed.

A woman flattered with a smile: "Sister-in-law, you are too polite. It is only natural for your niece to go out and help."

Several others also said that this was the truth.

Seeing that her goal had been achieved, Aunt Zhang turned around and left.

After she left, some of the people who had just seen her off with smiling faces started to spit: "Pah, I don't know what kind of luck she got that that little whore could marry so well."

Yue Niang knew the rules of wealthy families best. Given Aunt Zhang's gossiping nature, if it was some wealthy and prominent family, she would have praised it to the skies, but she didn't even mention their name this time.

Just as everyone was speculating and discussing, Zhang Lan'er's neighbor, the young sister-in-law of the Zhu family, spoke up.

"Don't tell me, that family came to propose marriage a few days ago. I saw it with all my heart. There were more than a dozen boxes of betrothal gifts."

At this time, someone curious about the situation asked, "Mrs. Zhu, what does that man look like?"

The Zhu family thought for a moment and said, "I asked Aunt Zhang, and she said the man didn't come. It was the housekeeper who brought the matchmaker and the servants."

Those people still didn't give up: "Where is that person from? What's his name?"

Mrs. Zhu thought for a moment and said, "He's from the town, and his surname seems to be Ding."

A young boy joked: "Surname Ding? Isn't it Mr. Ding's family? Doesn't he have a wife? And she's the magistrate's daughter. Could she be a concubine?"

At this time, Mrs. Zhu couldn't wait to end the conversation: "Aunt Zhang just said that Lan'er is going to be the main wife. Let's not think about it. We will know on the day of the banquet. Come and eat quickly. I'm hungry."

At this time, Zhao Xiaoming also interrupted at the right time: "Yes, today is the first day of our Yue Niang family's tea factory. How can you eat Yue Niang's food and meddle in the Zhang family's affairs?"

The group of people then smiled and started to be polite.

Soon it was the ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, and the display made by this aunt was truly grand.

However, Yue Niang has a good gift for her family.

The last time I caught Zhang Lan'er was to speak up for Li An.

And this time, it was because of the false accusation against himself and Jiang Yunxiao when he first arrived.

As for Jiang Yunxiao, he never deliberately concealed his identity as a young master, and Zhang Lan'er naturally took advantage of this.

She said that she was an acquaintance of Young Master Jiang, and most of the men came there for this.

Li An and Erya had no plans to join in the fun today, but Yue Niang kept calling them.

Erya couldn't figure out Yue Niang's trick: "Yue'er, they didn't invite us. We're already in such a bad situation, there's no need to go and let them laugh at us."

Every time Yue Niang smiled like this, Erya knew she had no good ideas.

"Yue'er, don't laugh like that. Why on earth do you have to join in the fun?"

Yue Niang said, "Let's go watch the show, sister. I really want to see it. Can we just watch from a distance instead of going up to it?"

Erya looked at Li An, and the two decided not to go. They really felt uncomfortable.

Yue Niang did not force it and followed the noisy crowd.

Today, the earthen-walled and green-tiled houses of Zhang Laner's family are filled with joy.

The yard was now crowded with people, and in the open space surrounded by the crowd were several large boxes of dowry.

Zhang Lan'er's mother was greeting guests at this moment, saying that the wedding procession would be arriving soon.

Zhang Lan'er was dressed particularly cutely today. The news that she was going to marry the head of the Ding family had been widely circulated in the past two days, which made her feel a little guilty. It was all because of her talkative mother.

She had no close friends, so she sat alone in the room waiting for someone to pick her up.

Not long after, the sound of gongs and drums was heard in the distance, and a formal sedan chair carried by eight people was carried, with wedding cakes and candies scattered along the way.

But there was no groom on the horse in front.

Aunt Zhang in the yard also responded quickly: "This kind of wedding is very popular in the city nowadays."

The matchmaker helped Zhang Lan'er out and lifted the curtain of the sedan chair, but there was no movement for a long time.

But everyone watching in the courtyard was dumbfounded. In the sedan chair sat a young noble lady, also wearing a wedding gown.

Everyone was stunned. Aunt Zhang started to blame the sedan bearers: "What's wrong with you?"

The woman chuckled twice, and Zhang Lan'er had already lifted a corner of her veil to see who was coming.

Yue Niang, who was behind the crowd, widened her eyes even more. The person who came was actually Boss Yu.

Yue Niang heard that Zhang Lan'er frequently went in and out of the Ding Mansion, and naturally guessed that she was really marrying into the Ding Mansion.

The only suitable match for marriage in the Ding family was the head of the family, but he married the daughter of the Yunzhou prefect.

So Yue Niang wrote a letter to Mrs. Ding.

After a moment of surprise, I knew that Boss Yu was not an ordinary person, but I didn't expect that she was Mrs. Ding.

The Ding family's wealth was actually enough to cover Yunzhou a long time ago, but the head of the family, Ding Jingen, was unwilling to give up the ancestral properties in Qingshi Town.

Yu Sui smiled slightly, but it was indescribably cold. She stretched out her index finger and gently lifted Zhang Lan'er's veil.

"I heard you were going to be the wife of the Ding family. I came to see what kind of stuff you are."

Zhang Lan'er suddenly trembled all over and asked Yu Sui stutteringly: "Who are you? What does it have to do with you?" She was much less imposing.

Yu Sui looked at the steward in front of the team and gave an order: "Fu Shou, come here and tell her who I am and what this has to do with me."

Fushou had been beaten today, and now he knelt on the ground, loyal and devoted: "Madam, this matter was done by me and this village woman, the master is not aware of it."

Chalcedony still had a distant and cold smile: "Oh, he doesn't know."

Then he turned around and asked Zhang Lan'er: "What about you? Did you hear who I am?"

The villagers were aroused by this sudden change and listened quietly to the follow-up.

At this time, Zhang Lan'er, who had been stiff in place, came back to life. Today was her big day, and it was also the most perfect day to satisfy her competitive spirit.

This time he hurried to pull the chalcedony: "Madam, let's go in and talk."

Just when Zhang Lan'er's hand touched her, Chalcedony bounced back as if she had been electrocuted: "Get away, don't touch me with your dirty hands, it's disgusting."

"Madam, the master and I are truly in love." She looked pitiful.

Yudai was disdainful: "True love? I didn't stop you from loving each other, but you married before divorcing me. You stopped me from getting married again."

It was not difficult to see the anger, and Yue Niang also noticed the increasingly paler cheeks and shaking body.