Chapter 75
"Mother, Elder Brother Xu was getting married?" Jiang Yun Zhu asked Mrs. Chen. She hadn't been back to Changshi Village for a long time. While Mrs. Chen often went back. She should know something about it.
Mrs. Chen said, "Yeah, I noticed that girl was interested in Qing Shan a long time ago, I didn't expect it to be so soon. It seemed that your Uncle Xu hoped that the two could get married soon. After all, Qing Shan isn't young.
Just in time for Gu Yan Zhou to go to the capital. They wanted to get it held before he left. "
Jiang Yun Zhu understood. It turned out to be like this. No wonder it was so sudden.
"The girl?" she asked.
"Her name was Hui Niang. Surname was Su. Their family sought refuge from Changfeng Manor." When mentioning the fate between Su Hui Niang and Xu Qing Shan, Mrs. Chen became interested.
About twenty days ago, Su Hui Niang and her parents fled famine and came to Wuling County. At that time, it was raining coldly. Father Su fell ill and was lying in the wilderness. Mother Su and Su Hui Niang stood by the roadside to watch over him. It was truly nowhere to turn for help.
At this moment, Xu Qing Shan was passing by in a donkey cart. Su Hui Niang and her mother immediately came over and begged him for help.
Xu Qing Shan saw that Father Su's condition wasn't good and immediately got the three of them into the carriage and sent Father Su to the hospital.
The doctor said, thankfully he was sent over early, otherwise Father Su's life might have been lost.
Su Hui Niang and her mother were very grateful to Xu Qing Shan.
But now the medicine was grabbed, where to boil it? Also, where will they stay tonight?
Mother Su then asked Xu Qing Shan if there were any cheap houses for rent nearby.
There were many vacant houses in Changshi Village. Now that there were many people from other places fleeing famine, the officials didn't care about that much. So Xu Qing Shan rented a house for them.
After going back and forth, the two families became acquainted.
Su Hui Niang was seventeen years old this year. The Su Family had only one daughter. They originally wanted to recruit a son-in-law to take care of them, so they have not set an engagement for her for a long time.
This time it was Su Hui Niang herself who fell in love with Xu Qing Shan. The Su couple felt that Xu Qing Shan was a good character, good-looking, and hardworking. There was only one father in the family. The population was simple. So they changed their minds and agreed to Su Hui Niang marrying.
Xu Qing Shan was twenty years old this year. Father Xu had been worrying about his marriage. This time the Su family took the initiative to raise this matter. It made him overjoyed.
Immediately, the two families decided to get engaged and discussed getting them married as soon as possible. After all, the two children weren't young. They were eager to hold their grandchildren!
"Father Su is a scholar. I have met Su Hui Niang a few times. She is fair-looking and quiet. I heard that she had studied before. Qing Shan is lucky to marry her." Mrs. Chen said. Then she suddenly said, "No, Qing Shan is very good. Hui Niang being able to marry him is considered marrying the right person."
"It's a match made in heaven." Jiang Yun Zhu said with a smile.
"Ain’t that right." Mrs. Chen sighed. Then she looked at Jiang Yun Zhu with a gloomy gaze. Xu Qing Shan was married. What about her?
Jiang Yun Zhu quickly changed the subject, "Mother, what should we give as a congratulatory gift?"
"On the way to seek refuge, the Xu Family took care of us a lot. In my opinion, just gift a bolt of cloth and two bags of rice," Mrs. Chen replied.
This gift wasn't light. Jiang Yun Zhu nodded, thinking that she should give a gift.
According to the customs here, when relatives and friends held joyous events, children only need to give a separate gift when they get married and separated off. Jiang Yun Zhu felt that although she wasn't married and hadn’t moved out, she was in business, had a house, and a store which were all in her name. She was considered self-reliant. She should take out a gift.
As for what to give? She quickly had an idea.
In the afternoon, she went to the Jinyinlou.
Soon it was the day when Xu Qing Shan got married. It happened to be a rest day. So Jiang Yun Zhu took Jiang Lin and others back to Changshi Village early.
They haven’t been back for a long time. When they left, the place was bare and withered in winter. Now, there was green on the mountain, while small flowers of various colors were blooming on the side of the road. The spring breeze slowly came and the sun was just right. A perfect picture of spring in the mountains.
Though the courtyard of Qishanju was considered spacious, everyone felt more refreshed when being here.
Jiang Wu immediately got out of the carriage and ran back and forth on the side of the road.
Jiang Lin had been in school for a while and had become a little more steady. He kept an eye on Jiang Wu, lest he get lost.
Jiang Yun Zhu was sitting in the carriage. While admiring the beautiful scenery in the distance, she picked a small flower from the roadside from time to time, feeling refreshed and happy. Suddenly, she thought, should she change her destination in the future? Although the city was nice, it didn't have such beautiful scenery outside. How about she find a place with beautiful mountains and clear waters to buy a villa to live in in the future?
No, living in a villa every day would be boring.
So why did she have to choose? She could have it all! After a few years, when the dividends from planting mulberry and silkworms comes, maybe both of her dreams could come true?
Thinking of this, she had two more expectations for the future.
When they arrived at Changshi Village, the few went home first. Home had changed a lot. Mrs. Chen planted a lot of melons and beans in front of and behind the house. At this time, all kinds of seedlings were crystal clear and green, trying to grow upwards. They were full of vitality everywhere.
Old Father Chen was watering the flowers in the yard. Now that he had nothing to do, he could pick up his former hobbies, planting flowers and weeding. All orchids, peonies, magnolias, and begonias were all made beautiful by him.
"I'm back." Old Mister Chen greeted them with a smile.
"Maternal Grandfather." Jiang Yun Zhu and others called in unison.
"Come into the house and rest." Old Mister Chen beckoned.
Jiang Yun Zhu and the others weren't tired at all. Some of them wandered around the front and back yards, watching the changes at home in amazement. While others were chatting with old Mister Chen, admiring his flowers. Everywhere was filled with laughter and merriment.
After enough fun, everyone went to Xu's house together. That's right, it was Xu's house. Not the Gu’s house.
Xu Qing Shan was about to get married, so he discussed with Father Xu that they could no longer live in Gu's house. So the two took out all the money and bought a house in the village.
There were four main rooms and three side rooms in this house. Because of the marriage, they have tidied up and decorated it with a lot of red, making it look very festive.
Jiang Yun Zhu looked at the house, thinking that when the house rented by her family expired, she might as well buy it.
Of course, there were a few months. So there was no rush.
Gu Yong De took care of various marriage matters for Xu Qing Shan.
The Xu family had no relatives in Changshi Village, so it was simple.
As soon as Jiang Yun Zhu and the others came, Father Xu immediately came out to greet them in person. Today, he wore brand-new clothes. His hair was combed meticulously, while his eyes were particularly radiant. He truly personified that sentence - on happy occasions, one is in good spirits!
"Come in. Sit inside." He said enthusiastically.
Jiang Cheng and Mrs. Chen handed him the gift in their hands. According to reason, there would be a dedicated person for accepting the gift and writing down the gift book for future inspection during the wedding. But the Xu Family had too few relatives and friends. It wasn't worth doing this, so they didn't do it.
"This, why bring so many things?" Father Xu didn't dare to take it. This was a whole bolt of cloth. It could make three or four quilts and two clothes. Let’s not mention two bags of rice. The price of rice was so expensive now...
"It's all our thoughts, Elder Brother Xu. If you don't accept, we would be angry." Jiang Cheng laughed.
Father Xu accepted it and put it aside.
"I wish the two newly-weds to grow old together and have a child soon." Jiang Yun Zhu expressed before handing the box in her hand to Father Xu.
"Niece, this?" Father Xu was slightly startled.
"I've made money now. So I should give a congratulatory gift. Uncle Xu, take it." Jiang Yun Zhu said.
Father Xu naturally knew about her opening a store in the county, but...
"Elder Brother Xu,since Yun Zhu gave you, take it. Don't you know her. She always meant what she said. I can't control her." Jiang Cheng half-jokingly said.
Father Xu laughed, "You, you’re taking advantage of the situation but played naive about it.. If I have such a daughter, I would let her take care of me every day."
Everyone laughed together.
Father Xu took the box from Jiang Yun Zhu's hand. It was a bit heavy, but he didn't know what it was.
After getting Jiang Yun Zhu and others to sit in the room, he took the time to open the box and was immediately shocked.
The golden light in the box turned out to be a golden comb. On it was a few fine rubies, making the golden comb even more dazzling.
This was too expensive. So he quickly closed the box, sought Jiang Cheng privately and told him about it.
Jiang Cheng didn't expect that the box Jiang Yun Zhu sent contained this thing. When relatives and friends get married, there was a habit of giving combs, but most of them give combs made of chicken-wing wood or Chinese box twig. Some people give silver combs. Although Jiang Yun Zhu's gold comb was a bit small, it was worth four or five liang silver.
But since Jiang Yun Zhu had already been given away, Jiang Cheng would naturally not take it back. He told Father Xu take it with confidence.
Four or five liang silver. In fact, it was a day's profit from Qishanju and Chabuliang.
"She always remembers the friendship when you took care of our family back then. This child is like this. She always remember when others treat her well. Since she gifted it to you, she wanted to give it to you." Jiang Cheng said.
Father Xu's heart was moved. How many people could share adversity, but cannot share wealth. Jiang Yun Zhu now had two stores and still remembered them. Truly rare.
"Then I'll accept it." He stated.
"Take it."
Father Xu put away the box, thinking about giving it to Su Hui Niang along with some things at home tomorrow morning. She was a good girl. Since she was marrying over, they must treat her well. He didn't have a daughter, so he regarded her as a daughter.
Jiang Yun Zhu and others sat there drinking tea and eating melon seeds.
After an unknown amount of time, firecrackers were crackling outside. Xu Qing Shan came in wearing a red robe. He was holding red silk in his hand. The other end of the red silk was held in the hand of a girl.
That should be his bride, Su Hui Niang.
Xu Qing Shan had broad shoulders, a narrow waist, straight eyebrows, and bright black eyes. Today he was wearing this red robe, making him look even more radiant.
While walking, he would carefully take care of the person by his side. It could be seen that he liked Su Hui Niang.
"One bow to heaven and earth, second bow to high hall..." Gu Yong De shouted.
Jiang Yun Zhu looked at the two people who were bowing. Suddenly, she remembered a lot. In the dream, Xu Qing Shan helped the Jiang Family and finally Jiang Yun Xiu would marry him. A bit similar to now.
Fate? It wasn't so much a matter of fate as it was a matter of character. Xu Qing Shan treated people warmly. His helpful character determined that they would meet each other.
It was that the beginning was the same, but the ending wasn't necessarily the same. In the dream after Jiang Yun Xiu and Xu Qing Shan got married, she often bossed Xu Qing Shan around. Xu Qing Shan gradually became taciturn. The two seemed unhappy, so they could be regarded as a bitter couple.
Now, Xu Qing Shan was married to Su Hui Niang. And they liked each other. So they should be able to live happily ever after.
Wonder how Jiang Yun Xiu was doing now?
How... Anyway, it had nothing to do with her. Jiang Yun Zhu put this matter behind her.
"Husband and wife bow to each other. Send to the bridal chamber." Gu Yong De shouted.
The bride was sent into the bridal chamber, while the banquet was held outside. Xu Qing Shan came out to toast to everyone.
"Yun Zhu." When he walked to Jiang Yun Zhu's side, he happily expressed that he was very happy that she could come.
"Congratulations." Jiang Yun Zhu said.
Xu Qing Shan smiled. He had long since let go of his feelings for Jiang Yun Zhu. Seeing her now, he only regarded her as a friend.
The wedding banquet was at noon. There was another meal in the evening- eating dumplings, symbolizing giving birth to a baby early.
Jiang Yun Zhu stayed in the village to eat dumplings. Once the bustle was over, it was already dark and the city gate was closed. So she rested at home.
Maybe it was because she drank a little wine at night, her heart was hot. Or maybe it was because of a sudden change of environment, Jiang Yun Zhu laid on the bed for a long time but didn't fall asleep. She simply got up and went outside. After being blown by the evening wind, she felt better.
Standing there, she suddenly felt that something was missing.
What was missing? She frowned.
As soon as she looked up and saw the side room next to her. The door of the side room was locked. It was Shen Feng Ming's previous room. Jiang Yun Zhu suddenly realized that Shen Feng Ming was missing.
Back at Qishanju, if she couldn't fall asleep, she could always see him on the porch.
"Mother, Elder Brother Xu was getting married?" Jiang Yun Zhu asked Mrs. Chen. She hadn't been back to Changshi Village for a long time. While Mrs. Chen often went back. She should know something about it.
Mrs. Chen said, "Yeah, I noticed that girl was interested in Qing Shan a long time ago, I didn't expect it to be so soon. It seemed that your Uncle Xu hoped that the two could get married soon. After all, Qing Shan isn't young.
Just in time for Gu Yan Zhou to go to the capital. They wanted to get it held before he left. "
Jiang Yun Zhu understood. It turned out to be like this. No wonder it was so sudden.
"The girl?" she asked.
"Her name was Hui Niang. Surname was Su. Their family sought refuge from Changfeng Manor." When mentioning the fate between Su Hui Niang and Xu Qing Shan, Mrs. Chen became interested.
About twenty days ago, Su Hui Niang and her parents fled famine and came to Wuling County. At that time, it was raining coldly. Father Su fell ill and was lying in the wilderness. Mother Su and Su Hui Niang stood by the roadside to watch over him. It was truly nowhere to turn for help.
At this moment, Xu Qing Shan was passing by in a donkey cart. Su Hui Niang and her mother immediately came over and begged him for help.
Xu Qing Shan saw that Father Su's condition wasn't good and immediately got the three of them into the carriage and sent Father Su to the hospital.
The doctor said, thankfully he was sent over early, otherwise Father Su's life might have been lost.
Su Hui Niang and her mother were very grateful to Xu Qing Shan.
But now the medicine was grabbed, where to boil it? Also, where will they stay tonight?
Mother Su then asked Xu Qing Shan if there were any cheap houses for rent nearby.
There were many vacant houses in Changshi Village. Now that there were many people from other places fleeing famine, the officials didn't care about that much. So Xu Qing Shan rented a house for them.
After going back and forth, the two families became acquainted.
Su Hui Niang was seventeen years old this year. The Su Family had only one daughter. They originally wanted to recruit a son-in-law to take care of them, so they have not set an engagement for her for a long time.
This time it was Su Hui Niang herself who fell in love with Xu Qing Shan. The Su couple felt that Xu Qing Shan was a good character, good-looking, and hardworking. There was only one father in the family. The population was simple. So they changed their minds and agreed to Su Hui Niang marrying.
Xu Qing Shan was twenty years old this year. Father Xu had been worrying about his marriage. This time the Su family took the initiative to raise this matter. It made him overjoyed.
Immediately, the two families decided to get engaged and discussed getting them married as soon as possible. After all, the two children weren't young. They were eager to hold their grandchildren!
"Father Su is a scholar. I have met Su Hui Niang a few times. She is fair-looking and quiet. I heard that she had studied before. Qing Shan is lucky to marry her." Mrs. Chen said. Then she suddenly said, "No, Qing Shan is very good. Hui Niang being able to marry him is considered marrying the right person."
"It's a match made in heaven." Jiang Yun Zhu said with a smile.
"Ain’t that right." Mrs. Chen sighed. Then she looked at Jiang Yun Zhu with a gloomy gaze. Xu Qing Shan was married. What about her?
Jiang Yun Zhu quickly changed the subject, "Mother, what should we give as a congratulatory gift?"
"On the way to seek refuge, the Xu Family took care of us a lot. In my opinion, just gift a bolt of cloth and two bags of rice," Mrs. Chen replied.
This gift wasn't light. Jiang Yun Zhu nodded, thinking that she should give a gift.
According to the customs here, when relatives and friends held joyous events, children only need to give a separate gift when they get married and separated off. Jiang Yun Zhu felt that although she wasn't married and hadn’t moved out, she was in business, had a house, and a store which were all in her name. She was considered self-reliant. She should take out a gift.
As for what to give? She quickly had an idea.
In the afternoon, she went to the Jinyinlou.
Soon it was the day when Xu Qing Shan got married. It happened to be a rest day. So Jiang Yun Zhu took Jiang Lin and others back to Changshi Village early.
They haven’t been back for a long time. When they left, the place was bare and withered in winter. Now, there was green on the mountain, while small flowers of various colors were blooming on the side of the road. The spring breeze slowly came and the sun was just right. A perfect picture of spring in the mountains.
Though the courtyard of Qishanju was considered spacious, everyone felt more refreshed when being here.
Jiang Wu immediately got out of the carriage and ran back and forth on the side of the road.
Jiang Lin had been in school for a while and had become a little more steady. He kept an eye on Jiang Wu, lest he get lost.
Jiang Yun Zhu was sitting in the carriage. While admiring the beautiful scenery in the distance, she picked a small flower from the roadside from time to time, feeling refreshed and happy. Suddenly, she thought, should she change her destination in the future? Although the city was nice, it didn't have such beautiful scenery outside. How about she find a place with beautiful mountains and clear waters to buy a villa to live in in the future?
No, living in a villa every day would be boring.
So why did she have to choose? She could have it all! After a few years, when the dividends from planting mulberry and silkworms comes, maybe both of her dreams could come true?
Thinking of this, she had two more expectations for the future.
When they arrived at Changshi Village, the few went home first. Home had changed a lot. Mrs. Chen planted a lot of melons and beans in front of and behind the house. At this time, all kinds of seedlings were crystal clear and green, trying to grow upwards. They were full of vitality everywhere.
Old Father Chen was watering the flowers in the yard. Now that he had nothing to do, he could pick up his former hobbies, planting flowers and weeding. All orchids, peonies, magnolias, and begonias were all made beautiful by him.
"I'm back." Old Mister Chen greeted them with a smile.
"Maternal Grandfather." Jiang Yun Zhu and others called in unison.
"Come into the house and rest." Old Mister Chen beckoned.
Jiang Yun Zhu and the others weren't tired at all. Some of them wandered around the front and back yards, watching the changes at home in amazement. While others were chatting with old Mister Chen, admiring his flowers. Everywhere was filled with laughter and merriment.
After enough fun, everyone went to Xu's house together. That's right, it was Xu's house. Not the Gu’s house.
Xu Qing Shan was about to get married, so he discussed with Father Xu that they could no longer live in Gu's house. So the two took out all the money and bought a house in the village.
There were four main rooms and three side rooms in this house. Because of the marriage, they have tidied up and decorated it with a lot of red, making it look very festive.
Jiang Yun Zhu looked at the house, thinking that when the house rented by her family expired, she might as well buy it.
Of course, there were a few months. So there was no rush.
Gu Yong De took care of various marriage matters for Xu Qing Shan.
The Xu family had no relatives in Changshi Village, so it was simple.
As soon as Jiang Yun Zhu and the others came, Father Xu immediately came out to greet them in person. Today, he wore brand-new clothes. His hair was combed meticulously, while his eyes were particularly radiant. He truly personified that sentence - on happy occasions, one is in good spirits!
"Come in. Sit inside." He said enthusiastically.
Jiang Cheng and Mrs. Chen handed him the gift in their hands. According to reason, there would be a dedicated person for accepting the gift and writing down the gift book for future inspection during the wedding. But the Xu Family had too few relatives and friends. It wasn't worth doing this, so they didn't do it.
"This, why bring so many things?" Father Xu didn't dare to take it. This was a whole bolt of cloth. It could make three or four quilts and two clothes. Let’s not mention two bags of rice. The price of rice was so expensive now...
"It's all our thoughts, Elder Brother Xu. If you don't accept, we would be angry." Jiang Cheng laughed.
Father Xu accepted it and put it aside.
"I wish the two newly-weds to grow old together and have a child soon." Jiang Yun Zhu expressed before handing the box in her hand to Father Xu.
"Niece, this?" Father Xu was slightly startled.
"I've made money now. So I should give a congratulatory gift. Uncle Xu, take it." Jiang Yun Zhu said.
Father Xu naturally knew about her opening a store in the county, but...
"Elder Brother Xu,since Yun Zhu gave you, take it. Don't you know her. She always meant what she said. I can't control her." Jiang Cheng half-jokingly said.
Father Xu laughed, "You, you’re taking advantage of the situation but played naive about it.. If I have such a daughter, I would let her take care of me every day."
Everyone laughed together.
Father Xu took the box from Jiang Yun Zhu's hand. It was a bit heavy, but he didn't know what it was.
After getting Jiang Yun Zhu and others to sit in the room, he took the time to open the box and was immediately shocked.
The golden light in the box turned out to be a golden comb. On it was a few fine rubies, making the golden comb even more dazzling.
This was too expensive. So he quickly closed the box, sought Jiang Cheng privately and told him about it.
Jiang Cheng didn't expect that the box Jiang Yun Zhu sent contained this thing. When relatives and friends get married, there was a habit of giving combs, but most of them give combs made of chicken-wing wood or Chinese box twig. Some people give silver combs. Although Jiang Yun Zhu's gold comb was a bit small, it was worth four or five liang silver.
But since Jiang Yun Zhu had already been given away, Jiang Cheng would naturally not take it back. He told Father Xu take it with confidence.
Four or five liang silver. In fact, it was a day's profit from Qishanju and Chabuliang.
"She always remembers the friendship when you took care of our family back then. This child is like this. She always remember when others treat her well. Since she gifted it to you, she wanted to give it to you." Jiang Cheng said.
Father Xu's heart was moved. How many people could share adversity, but cannot share wealth. Jiang Yun Zhu now had two stores and still remembered them. Truly rare.
"Then I'll accept it." He stated.
"Take it."
Father Xu put away the box, thinking about giving it to Su Hui Niang along with some things at home tomorrow morning. She was a good girl. Since she was marrying over, they must treat her well. He didn't have a daughter, so he regarded her as a daughter.
Jiang Yun Zhu and others sat there drinking tea and eating melon seeds.
After an unknown amount of time, firecrackers were crackling outside. Xu Qing Shan came in wearing a red robe. He was holding red silk in his hand. The other end of the red silk was held in the hand of a girl.
That should be his bride, Su Hui Niang.
Xu Qing Shan had broad shoulders, a narrow waist, straight eyebrows, and bright black eyes. Today he was wearing this red robe, making him look even more radiant.
While walking, he would carefully take care of the person by his side. It could be seen that he liked Su Hui Niang.
"One bow to heaven and earth, second bow to high hall..." Gu Yong De shouted.
Jiang Yun Zhu looked at the two people who were bowing. Suddenly, she remembered a lot. In the dream, Xu Qing Shan helped the Jiang Family and finally Jiang Yun Xiu would marry him. A bit similar to now.
Fate? It wasn't so much a matter of fate as it was a matter of character. Xu Qing Shan treated people warmly. His helpful character determined that they would meet each other.
It was that the beginning was the same, but the ending wasn't necessarily the same. In the dream after Jiang Yun Xiu and Xu Qing Shan got married, she often bossed Xu Qing Shan around. Xu Qing Shan gradually became taciturn. The two seemed unhappy, so they could be regarded as a bitter couple.
Now, Xu Qing Shan was married to Su Hui Niang. And they liked each other. So they should be able to live happily ever after.
Wonder how Jiang Yun Xiu was doing now?
How... Anyway, it had nothing to do with her. Jiang Yun Zhu put this matter behind her.
"Husband and wife bow to each other. Send to the bridal chamber." Gu Yong De shouted.
The bride was sent into the bridal chamber, while the banquet was held outside. Xu Qing Shan came out to toast to everyone.
"Yun Zhu." When he walked to Jiang Yun Zhu's side, he happily expressed that he was very happy that she could come.
"Congratulations." Jiang Yun Zhu said.
Xu Qing Shan smiled. He had long since let go of his feelings for Jiang Yun Zhu. Seeing her now, he only regarded her as a friend.
The wedding banquet was at noon. There was another meal in the evening- eating dumplings, symbolizing giving birth to a baby early.
Jiang Yun Zhu stayed in the village to eat dumplings. Once the bustle was over, it was already dark and the city gate was closed. So she rested at home.
Maybe it was because she drank a little wine at night, her heart was hot. Or maybe it was because of a sudden change of environment, Jiang Yun Zhu laid on the bed for a long time but didn't fall asleep. She simply got up and went outside. After being blown by the evening wind, she felt better.
Standing there, she suddenly felt that something was missing.
What was missing? She frowned.
As soon as she looked up and saw the side room next to her. The door of the side room was locked. It was Shen Feng Ming's previous room. Jiang Yun Zhu suddenly realized that Shen Feng Ming was missing.
Back at Qishanju, if she couldn't fall asleep, she could always see him on the porch.
Dang, the scheming sister returns! I wonder what the circumstances surrounding this are...
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