Chapter 56： 56 Promise

Chapter 56 56 Proposal

Zhou Jia called Jixiang and hurried away, Li Mei smiled and held Li Yu, "Yu'er, how are you and Mr. Zhou?"

Li Yu smiled and said with some blushing: "He said he went to the official matchmaker to propose marriage."

Li Mei was overjoyed when she heard it, she grabbed Liu Changmin and said happily, "Zhao Di's father, have you heard? Mr. Zhou is going to invite the official matchmaker to propose marriage. After the engagement, I will go to tell Ah Shan and my younger siblings, Yu'er found a good marriage to make them feel at ease underground."

Liu Changmin also smirked happily, "Okay, it's time to tell them, I'll accompany you when the time comes."

Li Qing rushed over and frowned at Li Mei, "Aunt, who do you think my sister wants to marry?"

"Your sister and Mr. Zhou are getting engaged, are you happy?" Li Mei looked at Li Qing and said with a smile.

Li Qing flattened his mouth and threw the grass into the back basket, "I find it strange, why Mr. Zhou often asks me about my sister, it turns out that he is trying to beat my sister's idea."

Li Mei looked at Li Qing's anger and said strangely: "Aqing, Mr. Zhou is not bad, you don't like your Mr. Zhou as your brother-in-law?"

Li Qing frowned in confusion, "Mr. Zhou is fine, but I don't want him to marry my sister away," Li Qing's eyes reddened and Li Yu's tears fell, "Sister, I don't want you to marry someone. "

Li Yu didn't expect Li Qing to be so attached to her, wiped the mud on his hands, patted him, and Li Qing comforted him softly, "Ah Qing, sister is not going to leave soon, there are still a few years! Sister Nian and Mr. Zhou are married, and you can live with us too!"

Li Qing wiped his tears with his sleeve and looked at Li Yu tearfully, "I don't live in Mr. Zhou's house, if I live in his house too, if he bullies you, you will have nowhere to go."

Li Mei felt sour after hearing this. She walked over to Li Qing with tears in her arms, and comforted her softly, "Aqing, don't be afraid! Aunt sees that Mr. Zhou is not that kind of person and will treat your sister well."

Li Yu smiled bitterly and patted Li Qing, "Aqing, you believe me, if he treats her badly, she will leave him."

Li Qing burst into laughter after hearing this, "Yes, let's leave him."

"How can you talk like that." Li Mei tapped her sister and brother with a strange smile.

Zhou Jia took Jixiang to the city to find Mrs. Wang, the official media, and said that on the 16th morning, someone would be sent to pick her up to pick her up in Qingshui Town to propose a marriage, and she took Jixiang to the bank to exchange the banknotes for silver, and then went with Jixiang. shop.

Zhoucai handed over the money from the sale of the bags to Zhou Jia, and the three masters and servants took the cloth goods back to Xishan Village to Li Yu's house.

When he arrived at Li Yu's house, Zhou Jia saw Li Qing glanced at him from a distance, turned his head and left, feeling a little puzzled, and whispered to Jixiang: "Jiangxiang, what happened to this kid Ah Qing today, you didn't offend him, did you?"

Jixiang laughed out loud, "Young master, you are going to take away Ah Qing's sister, will Ah Qing give you a good face?"

Zhou Jia suddenly realized, smiled and nodded, "So that's the case, I shouldn't give a good face, I'll go to coax him later."

Li Yu saw Jixiang and Zhaocai alone holding a box, and the three master and servant stood at the door and muttered, "Aren't you going to come in?"

Zhou Jia looked at Li Yu and said with a smile, "I've exchanged the money for you, and brought back the money from the last bags."

Jixiang and Zhaocai put the box on the table with a smile, and smiled at Li Yu before leaving to unload the goods.

Zhou Jia smiled and looked at Li Yu, "In the days before and after the year, the bags in the warehouse have been emptied. You have to arrange for someone to hurry up!"

"They have also made a lot of bags these days, you can sell them first," Li Yu smiled, "Hey! This year should not be as busy as it was at the beginning, and there should be more shops making bags following the trend. Come on!"

"It is indeed a lot more, but we have also made a lot of money," Zhou Jia opened the box, pointed at the silver inside and smiled, "In just three months, we made a total of more than 10,000 taels excluding the capital. , leave it all to you."

Li Yu looked at Zhou Jia, "Aren't you afraid that I will run away with the money?"

Zhou Jia sat opposite Li Yu and took Li Yu's hand, smiled confidently: "Don't be afraid, I'm worth more than silver, you won't be able to bear it."

Li Yu glared at him and pulled his hand back, "Let's get down to business! You see that it hasn't rained much since years ago, and the water in the ditch is getting shallower and shallower, I don't think it's going to happen. The flood is a sign of a drought. If there is a drought, no amount of money will be able to buy water, so I think I have to find a way to save some water.”

After hearing this, Zhou Jia thought that Uncle Zhou had said the same thing, looked at Li Yu and said softly: "I let Uncle Zhou save some water. When I had a small gathering with Xia Tao a few years ago, I heard him say that the drought in Daqi is still spreading. , and the Qingzhou Prefecture adjacent to Daqi also has signs of drought.

We went to check the Qingshan County Annals. According to the records in Qingshan County Annals, Qingshan has only experienced one drought in the past 100 years. After suffering three consecutive years of severe drought, it suffered a locust plague. Qingzhou Mansion is even more empty. "

Li Yu was also stunned after hearing that, yes! Water and food are the source of human life. Without water and food, how can you live? At that time, the only way to escape is to escape, and it seems that I still have to prepare with both hands.

"Zhou Jia, I think we still have to prepare both hands. If there is a drought, we can only escape from the famine. You can find someone to make a few big wooden barrels for vegetable oil, whether it is to store grain or water in the future. All can be used, and then go buy two big green mule carts."

Seeing that Li Yu was not panicking, Zhou Jia started to prepare to escape from the famine, and he felt a lot more at ease, "Okay, I will prepare all these things, and secretly find someone to make a few bows and arrows to hide. Well, there will be no less bandits by then.”

"Okay, let's take your time, don't panic," Li Yu looked at Zhou Jia and said with relief.

Zhou Jia stood up and looked at Li Yu, blushing, "Well! Tell your aunt that the matchmaker Wang will come to propose marriage tomorrow."

Li Yu nodded generously and sent Zhou Jia out. After watching the three masters and servants pull the goods away, he returned to the main room and looked at the white silver in the wooden box, and his heart was filled with sweetness. meaning.

On the 16th day of the first lunar month, Li Yu got up early in the morning and went hunting in the mountains.

Matchmaker Wang came to Li Yu's house with a pair of big geese, and she greeted Li Mei as soon as she entered the door, "Miss Li, great joy! Today, I was entrusted by Zhou Xiucai of the Zhou family to propose marriage to the noble daughter Li Yu, and I hope the two families are close. Pick up relatives, come and go often, and tie the knot between Qin and Jin."

Li Mei welcomed the matchmaker Wang into the house with a smile, poured a cup of hot tea and handed it to the matchmaker Wang, "The countryside is a rough place, please take this trip, please drink water to moisten your mouth."

Wang matchmaker smiled cheerfully, "I'm not tired, Young Master Zhou sent someone to pick me up," she pointed to the spacious courtyard and smiled, "It's still a good place for you to be spacious."

After being polite, the two agreed to the marriage with a smile. Matchmaker Wang got up and said goodbye. Before leaving, Li Mei gave a red envelope and two packets of cakes to Matchmaker Wang. Matchmaker Wang went to Zhou's house happily.

Mrs. Li and the others waited for Li Mei to return to the wing and asked happily: "Eldest sister, Zhou Xiucai from East Village sent someone to propose marriage!"

"Well! He sent someone to propose marriage." Li Mei smiled so much that her mouth could not close.

Everyone is also happy for Li Yu, "No wonder Xiaoyu went hunting today, because I was afraid that we would make fun of her!"

Li said with a smile: "We are lucky to be a little fish. This week's Xiucai people are handsome and have a good family background, and their looks match Xiaoyu's. The two are really a good match for their good looks."

"Yeah! Both of them are good-looking and capable. Now Lao Yue is finally on the right track." Qian Shi also praised.