My humble days in ancient times

After the Lantern Festival, people slowly start to gather eggs.

After the first month of the lunar year, people started to come to sell eggs. Because of the distance, people would sometimes pull a cart full of eggs from various households.

Guo Huai became busy again.

After the first month of the lunar year, Zhou Qiang got married in a grand ceremony.

Big Bear and Little Bear asked a matchmaker to help them find a partner. In the end, Big Bear was the first to succeed.

The houses of the two brothers, Big Bear and Second Bear, are identical, with three main rooms. Big Bear has three east wing rooms, while Second Bear has three west wing rooms.

Now that Xiong Da is getting married soon, he wants to build a wall in the middle of the yard.

Xiong Er said, "Why not just build the courtyard wall with bricks?"

Big Bear looked at the old, dilapidated fence, thought for a moment, and said, "Okay."

So the two brothers built a wall around the house, but it was no longer convenient for them to drink together. They used to live together, but now they have to live separately, which makes them feel a little reluctant and uncomfortable.

Luo Daying also helped Xu Dayan to mediate everywhere. Huang Guiyun, Widow Wang, and Aunt Pang all enthusiastically helped to inquire at her parents' home whether there were any young people of the same age.

Huang Guiyun asked, "Dayan, do you have any conditions?"

Dayan thought about it carefully and said, "Someone as handsome as Brother Baolin, someone who can earn money like Xu Qinghe, or someone who can do a job to make a living like Brother Zhou Qiang, or someone who can hunt like Brother Xiong will do."

When Huang Guiyun, Widow Wang and Aunt Pang heard this, they were surprised to find that the conditions were quite good!

Huang Guiyun smiled and said, "Isn't the condition too high? Lower it a bit."

Xu Dayan pursed her lips and said stubbornly, "This condition is not high."

Luo Daying smiled and said, "No, someone like Han Jun will do."

Huang Guiyun, Widow Wang and Aunt Pang looked at each other, all with embarrassed expressions.

Widow Wang said, "It's really not easy to find. Why don't we help Dayan keep an eye out for it first?"

Luo Daying was delighted to hear what Widow Wang said, so the next day he went to the town to buy fish and meat, and also bought some wine.

After coming back, he did not stop and was busy boiling water, killing chickens, and stewing chickens.

Then he called Huang Guiyun, Widow Wang and Aunt Pang.

At the dinner table, Luo Daying raised a glass of wine and said, "I hope all the sisters can help me find out. If there are any good young men, please introduce them to Dayan."

Huang Guiyun, Widow Wang, and Auntie Pang also raised their glasses. Huang Guiyun said, "Don't worry. We have watched Dayan grow up. We will bring the first suitable one back to show you, Dayan."

Widow Wang said, "That's right. When I go back to my parents' home someday, I will definitely help to find out."

Aunt Fatty said, "I have many nephews, don't worry."

Luo Daying was delighted to hear this and said, "With all that said, I have nothing to worry about. Thank you so much. I hope you can spend some time and pay more attention to it."

After the meal, Huang Guiyun, Widow Wang and Aunt Pang all patted their chests and promised to help with all their heart.

In the following days, they really took it seriously and whenever they met an acquaintance, they would ask if there were any suitable young men.

But after several days, no one who met Xu Dayan's requirements was found.

Widow Wang couldn't help but complain to Huang Guiyun: "It's really hard to find a place in Dayan. We're running ourselves crazy."

Huang Guiyun nodded: "Who said it wasn't? But since we promised Daying, we have to keep looking."

Aunt Fatty also said, "Yes, we can't let Daying down."

A few days later, news came from Huang Guiyun's mother's family that there was a young man who had received a few years of education and was working as a helper in a shop in the town. He was also handsome.

Huang Guiyun hurried to tell Luo Daying. Luo Daying was so happy that he asked Huang Guiyun to arrange a meeting between them.

On the day of the meeting, Xu Dayan dressed up carefully. The young man was also very satisfied with Xu Dayan.

Luo Daying watched from the side, and the stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.

But after the young man left, Xu Dayan was dissatisfied: "Mom, he is just helping out in a shop in town now, and he only earns five or six hundred coins a month. I don't want to get married."

Luo Daying advised, "Five or six hundred coins is not a small amount. Even the elders in the village can't earn five or six hundred coins when they have nothing to do."

Xu Dayan was a little confused: "He's not as good as Brother Zhuzi. I heard that his family is going to build a house soon."

"That's because Zhuzi is the manager, so his salary is high. It's also because of Xu Ruyi."

"What does it have to do with Xu Ruyi?" Xu Dayan asked.

Luo Daying said calmly, "Xu Ruyi fell by the river that year, and it was Aunt Zhang who first found her and carried her back home. Later, she became rich and gave the stall business to Zhuzi. Now that she has opened a shop, she naturally takes care of Zhuzi as well."

Xu Dayan disagreed, and even though Luo Daying was anxious, he couldn't force her.

Huang Guiyun then took the trouble to introduce a young man to her.

That day, Luo Daying cleaned the house spotlessly early in the morning, and then waited for Huang Guiyun to come with great anticipation.

Soon, Huang Guiyun came in with the fat woman and a young man.

Luo Daying hurriedly and warmly invited them to sit down, and then quickly served them tea.

The young man looked okay, well-mannered and had a bit of bookish air.

Huang Guiyun said: "This is Aunt Luo, this is Aunt Tian, ​​and this is her son Huang Yunfeng."

Luo Daying felt that the name was very familiar, but he couldn't remember it no matter how hard he racked his brains.

Xu Dayan, who was secretly listening in the room, also felt that she seemed to have heard this name somewhere. However, at the moment, her mind was full of speculation about the young man's situation, so she didn't think about it too much.

Luo Daying called out, "Swallow, come out and bring the melon seeds from the house."

Xu Dayan responded and handed the melon seeds she had bought at the market a few days ago to Luo Daying.

Luo Daying glanced at her and scolded her, "Child, can't you be more active? Give your Aunt Tian, ​​Aunt Huang, and this handsome girl some melon seeds."

Xu Dayan followed instructions and scooped some melon seeds from the basket into a bowl and gave them to Aunt Tian, ​​Huang Guiyun, and Huang Yunfeng.

When they walked to Huang Yunfeng, the two of them looked at each other carefully, with curiosity and inquiry in their eyes.

After distributing the melon seeds, Xu Dayan went back to the house.

Luo Daying chatted with them enthusiastically for a while and wanted to keep them for dinner, but no matter how she tried to persuade them, Aunt Tian refused, and then they dispersed.

Luo Daying saw them leave, walked into the house, and asked expectantly, "What do you think?"

Xu Dayan curled her lips and said, "I heard that she can read and looks good, but she's two years younger than me, so she's not good."

"Why do you care about his age? It's enough that he's okay." Luo Daying said anxiously.

But what Xu Dayan didn't expect was that Huang Yunfeng didn't like Xu Dayan either. He thought Xu Dayan wasn't very pretty.

Huang Guiyun took Luo Daying's hand and said, "It seems that our destiny has not yet arrived. Let's talk about it later!"

Luo Daying could only nod awkwardly, but he felt very disappointed.

Aunt Pang also introduced a nephew to Xu Dayan.

Xu Dayan shook his head like a rattle: "He has four brothers, and he's the eldest. That won't work."

Widow Wang introduced her to a man, but she sighed, "Although he only has a sister, he has no mother. If I marry him, there will be no one to help wash dishes or pots. No way."

Luo Daying sighed when she saw her daughter being so picky. She was already sixteen, so why wasn't she anxious at all?

Luo Daying was afraid that they would think Dayan's standards were too high and offend them, so she took the trouble to treat them to a meal.

After dinner, Auntie Pang took Luo Daying's hand and said sincerely, "If nothing works, let's hire a matchmaker! In these villages, matchmakers deal with every family every day and know everyone's financial situation best. They know which family has a good son of the right age and which family's young man has good character. Let the matchmaker find a match for Dayan, maybe it will work out!"

Later, they didn't help introduce anyone anymore, but they didn't say anything bad about Xu Dayan either.