Chapter 16 title battle

When the little eldest sister made chrysanthemum tea, Fourth Sister Luo, who was sitting in the backlight, sighed quietly and said, "Seventh Sister, I'm afraid I'm really destined." "Oh," Grandma Qigu asked, "Mr. Hu Jiatuowu has come to act as a matchmaker. What does he say?" "I don't know if what he said is true or not. He said that Mr. Hu Da wanted me to take care of him." "That's right, Ying Chun heard that too." "So, it seems to be true!" Fourth Sister Luo felt more at ease, but her doubts were also more intense, "Seventh Sister, tell me, what qualifications do I have to take over for him?"

Grandma Qigu thought to herself, this is what Hu Xueyan is worried about, and fourth sister Luo is also here to fight, which shows that they are all powerful characters.However, although she had figured out the "market" from Gu Yingchun, she was unwilling to let go easily, because she didn't know what kind of conditions Fourth Sister Luo would make, so she had to act cautiously. So she asked tentatively: "Fourth sister, what do you say for yourself? What qualifications do you need to be able to take charge of him." "As a family member, the status is not high, and the servants look down on him. What you say goes in his left ear and out of his right ear. Seventh sister, tell me, how can I take care of this family?"

"Yes. This is very true. I think our little grandfather will not understand this truth. He always has a way to make his servants respect you." "What can I do?" Fourth Sister Luo immediately asked, "What does Seventh Brother-in-law say?" "He said, Mrs. Hu entrusted me to be a matchmaker. However, I dare not agree yet." Fourth Sister Luo was both surprised and delighted, "So it was Mrs. Hu who came forward?" She asked, "Where is Mrs. Hu?" "Everything in their family is decided by the old lady. Mrs. Hu is the most virtuous, she does whatever the old lady says, and obeys everything."

Hearing this, Fourth Sister Luo felt a little more relaxed, but why didn't Grandma Qigu dare to agree to be a matchmaker?She was embarrassed to ask this. "Why can't I agree?" Grandma Qigu asked herself and answered, "Because we hit it off right away, like brothers and sisters, but after all this is a major event in your life. You haven't discussed it with me in detail. I don't know." The thoughts in your heart, if you agree rashly, if you fail to make this matchmaking, it will hurt our feelings instead." "Seventh sister, don't worry about this level. No matter what, our feelings will not be hurt."

"With your words, I am emboldened. Fourth sister, what else do you have besides your title? Please tell me everything. See which one I can agree to, and which one I can fight for you Yes, nothing can be done.” "I won't say anything that can't be done anyway." Fourth Sister Luo thought for a while and said, "Seventh Sister, the most embarrassing thing for me is my old lady." Why is her mother such a problem?After thinking about it, Grandma Qigu realized that she must be referring to the relationship between relatives.From her point of view, whether this matter is embarrassing or not mainly depends on Fourth Sister Luo's own attitude. If she insists on asking Mrs. Hu to call out: "Mrs.-in-law." This is embarrassing!Otherwise, the Hu family is also easy to deal with.

When it comes to this point, I have to say it clearly, "Fourth sister, I understand what you mean." She said, "What else, just say it out of your head, and we will discuss everything." "And, you know, I have a daughter." "Of course your daughter's surname is her father's." Grandma Qigu said, "You may not be willing to take it to the Hu family, are you?" "Of course, what's the deal?" "Since you don't bring it to the Hu family, it's your own business. No matter how you arrange it, the Hu family won't be able to intervene. You don't need to talk about this matter, what else?"

"Also, I can only kowtow to the old lady alone." "Isn't it!" Grandma Qigu immediately interjected, "I don't dare to agree, just because I'm afraid that if you say something like this, it won't be convenient for me to say it." Fourth Sister Luo also felt that the request was too much, but since the words had been spoken, it was inconvenient for her to take them back, so she kept silent.Of course, in Grandma Qigu's view, this is a sign that she no longer insists, and it can be negotiated. "Fourth sister, let me tell you what people mean. The first is address, and the servants will call you wife; , it was told by the old lady."

Fourth Sister Luo thought about it for a while, and felt that as far as these three things are concerned, no matter how much they fight, they will not be able to win anything. It is better to be more beautiful in exchange for the other party's concessions elsewhere. So she said: "Seventh sister said so, I listen to Seventh sister. However, I don't know how to enter his house?" Grandma Qigu thought to herself, this is asking knowingly.When the concubines enter the door, they are carried in a small sedan chair, and under the burning red candle, they kowtow one by one to give their names.Fourth Sister Luo asked this, did she mean that she wanted to enter the door in a bridal sedan chair?

Of course, according to the usual method, it would be too wronged for her, but there is absolutely no reason to sit in a bridal sedan chair.Grandma Qigu felt that this was the real problem. After thinking and thinking, Grandma Qigu could only answer like this: "I'll figure out a way to do this, and I'll make you look good. You can ask Mr. Wu tomorrow to see what he can do?" When it comes to business here, it can actually be said to be very smooth.As a matchmaker, you have to go back and forth to negotiate, step by step to bring the two sides closer together. Fourth Sister Luo understands the principle that things can be resolved if things are slow, so she replied calmly: "There is no rush, Seventh Sister can just think about it slowly."

"You're not in a hurry, my uncle is probably in a hurry to become the bridegroom." Grandma Qigu smiled and turned her face to the light, "I don't know what you look like dressed up as a bride?" Fourth sister Luo didn't know what it was like to say this, and she said, "Seventh sister really knows how to have fun." Yi Shan stood up, "I wonder if Mr. Wu is ready to eat?" "Let's go down and have a look together." The two went back downstairs hand in hand, only to see Gu Yingchun admiring those western baubles with Mr. Wu.Grandma Qigu couldn't help but ask some polite words about whether she was full, and then asked where Mr. Wu was staying.

"The inn has already been booked." Gu Yingchun asked, "I wonder if Fourth Sister Luo has something to discuss with Mr. Wu tonight?" "It's too late today." Fourth Sister Luo replied, "We can talk about it tomorrow if we have something to do." "Then, I will send Mr. Wu back to the inn. I will send someone to the inn to accompany Mr. Wu to Sister Luo's place tomorrow morning. I will accompany Mr. Wu to go shopping in the afternoon." When Gu Yingchun returned from seeing off the guests, Grandma Qigu was still awake, waiting to tell him what she had discussed with Fourth Sister Luo, and finally talked about how Fourth Sister Luo "entered the Hu family's door". "When a small sedan chair is carried through the door, the east kowtows, and the west kowtows, not to mention Fourth Sister Luo's grievances, we don't have face as matchmakers." "For my uncle, it's okay if you don't have face." Gu Yingchun said, "Don't put your own thoughts in it, otherwise things will become even more unbalanced." "Okay! Then Fourth Sister Luo, you must let her face live." "It's a bit difficult. It's both good and bad. I'm afraid there is nothing so cheap in the world." Grandma Qigu also thinks that her husband's words are good, but she has promised Fourth Sister Luo that she will "be good at face", so she is still struggling. thinking. "Go to sleep! I'm tired." Gu Yingchun was exhausted from the journey, and when he went to bed, he started snoring, but Grandma Qigu couldn't close her eyes. Finally, she thought of a way, and she felt very proud, and wanted to wake Gu Yingchun to talk, but I couldn't bear it, so I had to be bored in my heart. Early the next morning, when Gu Yingchun was washing, Grandma Qigu woke up, lifted the curtain of pearl gauze, poked her head and said, "It doesn't matter! I have a solution." Chun froze there, and it took him a while to realize, "You mean Fourth Sister Luo?" He asked. "Yes." Grandma Qigu woke up, her eyes were sleepy, but there was a look of excitement on her face, "Their wedding event will be held in Shanghai, and they can still sit in a bridal sedan chair and wear a red dress according to the method of two big ones." She asked, " what do you say?" "My uncle has a wife in Hangzhou. Everyone knows about it. What do people say when they ask?" "Jiangyou!" Grandma Qigu blurted out, "Who's going to look up their family tree?" "That's true. I don't know if my uncle will agree to it or not?" "Whether he agrees or not is his own business. As a matchmaker, we have an explanation." Grandma Qigu said again, "I don't think he will refuse." Gu Yingchun thought about it for a while, agreed to her idea, and only asked: "How about going back to Hangzhou?" "According to the method of going back to the door, go to the ancestor hall to kowtow first, and kowtow to the old lady again." "This is not a way to return home, it's a 'meeting in the temple', which is to praise Luo Sijie's identity." Gu Yingchun nodded deeply, "Yes!" "If you say it's OK, then we'll make the rules. In the second half of the day, you can ask Mr. Wu and see what he has to say." "It can be like this, what can Mr. Wu say? As for your saying 'set the rules', this is wrong. The rules can only be set after the uncle agrees." "If you say that, write a letter and ask." Gu Yingchun felt that there was no need to be so hasty.However, he felt that there was no need to argue with his beloved wife on this point. Anyway, she would not know whether he had written a letter, so he agreed, "I can write it." Mr. Wu went to see Fourth Sister Luo in the morning, and Gu Yingchun accompanied him in the afternoon. He took a carriage to go sightseeing. marriage. "I've talked to her, and Grandma Qigu knows what she means. However, since I'm a matchmaker, she said something and wants me to discuss it with Grandma Qigu." "Yes. Mr. Wu, tell me." "The first thing is whether the two families will be related as relatives in the future. For the time being, I don't care about it. However, her daughter, who wants Mrs. Hu to recognize her as her goddaughter, will come to the Hu family in the future, and the servants will call her 'Miss Gan'." "Mrs. Hu's children are also called sisters." Grandma Qigu added, saying with great confidence, "I'll take care of this." "The second one is more troublesome. She said that Grandma Qigu agreed to her, and she wants me to ask Grandma Qigu, what can I do?" "The solution is to think of one, but I don't dare to make a decision yet. This solution can only be counted if Mr. Hu Da nods his head." "Yes, being a matchmaker originally requires both parties to be willing. It's really rare for Grandma Qigu to be as straightforward and responsible as Mr. Hu Da." Mr. Wu said, "However, it doesn't matter if we talk first." This matter is very relevant, Grandma Qigu thought to herself, if she said something wrong, it would not be pretty to take it back or change it, so it would be better to let her husband talk about it, and watch the words and expressions by herself, and make corrections or additions in due course. So Gu Yingchun, under her instruction, talked about the method that the couple had discussed early that morning.It's a good point, and Grandma Qigu thinks that there is no need to make any corrections.It was Mr. Wu's attitude that surprised her. He listened and frowned—she didn't know that this was Mr. Wu's habitual way when he was thinking about something. If you are dissatisfied, you will inevitably feel disgusted in your heart. So when Gu Yingchun finished speaking, she asked coldly: "Mr. Wu, what do you think is lacking in this method?" "It's not lacking, I think it's inappropriate." This even surprised Gu Yingchun, "Mr. Wu, please explain it to me." He asked, "Why is it inappropriate?" "Mr. Hu Da is now a well-known person in the world. There are many people who admire him and agree with him, and there are also many people who are jealous of him and want him to look good. If the master censor in Beijing reads a book, it will be terrible." "See the previous book? See Mr. Hu Da?" "I don't understand that." Grandma Qigu went on to say, "What mistake did you make? Yushi wants to join him." "Grandma Qigu, please be patient and listen to me—" It turns out that Mr. Wu's ancestor was the prison office of Qiantang County, Hangzhou Prefecture. It has gone through four generations, and now it is inherited by Mr. Wu's elder brother. I am familiar with it, so I can give a very detailed explanation for Gu Yingchun and his wife. He said that it is a custom to use "Jiangyou" as an excuse to marry "two-headed big", but there is no clear law, but since the custom follows, the government also recognizes it, but there are certain rules for "Jiangyou", as the saying goes "Two houses and one son", Fang Zhun and a wife, this is obviously not suitable in Hu Xueyan's situation. "Please think about it, both of you, if you are called 'Mr. Hu Da', there is 'Mr. Hu Er'. For example, in the Li family in Hefei, if there is 'Mr. Li Da' Li Hanzhang, there must be 'Mr. Li Er' Li Hongzhang. Since Mr. Hu Da has Brother, you can inherit it from his childless uncle, so why use him as an adulterer?" "This makes sense. The title 'Mr. Hu Da' shows that he has brothers." Gu Yingchun said to his wife, "The word "Jianyou" is not used anyway. It is not used. You can’t marry two main wives. You must do this, not to mention how the Qing law is, you will always lose money when you talk about officials. This is called "doting concubines and killing wives". It’s all there, and you can’t escape.” Upon hearing this, Grandma Qigu broke out in a cold sweat, "Thanks to Mr. Wu's advice," she said, "I almost did something wrong and caused our little uncle to fall into a somersault." "It's not a bad somersault, but it's ugly." Mr. Wu said again, "To be honest, Mr. Hu Da is second. I have to think about it for Fourth Sister Luo. If it is because she wants to sit in a sedan chair and wear red Mrs. Hu and Mr. Hu Da must be very upset about this trouble, and those who make sarcastic remarks will say: "An accident happens as soon as you enter the door. You must be a broom star." good man?" "Mr. Wu, you are really thoughtful, and your knowledge is really superior to others." Grandma Qigu sincerely admired, "Besides, people didn't know who Fourth Sister Luo was, so the reputation of 'concubine' has become 'selling court papers'. " "Selling Chaobao" is a saying in Hangzhou, which was passed down in the Southern Song Dynasty. When the names of ordinary people suddenly appeared in "Chaobao", there must be news. As for the streets and alleys, no one knows.If Hu Xueyan was reprimanded by decree for "doting concubines and destroying wives", the name of Fourth Sister Luo would be included in the edict-the "Gongmen Chao" of the Qing Dynasty was the "Chaobao" of the Southern Song Dynasty, so this analogy of Grandma Qigu is very relevant. appropriate. "That's right!" Mr. Wu said, "Then, not only in Hangzhou and Shanghai, but also everywhere. It's really called 'seeking glory but repelling disgrace'. I think as long as I explain it clearly, Fourth Sister Luo will definitely understand it." "Yes, yes!" Gu Yingchun hastily interjected, "Then please explain it politely to Fourth Sister Luo. As long as this level makes sense, I think our matchmaking will be successful." Fourth Sister Luo naturally understands the difficulties, but she always feels that she is not enough. However, she is very grateful to Grandma Qigu who tried her best to help her speak out, so she feels that she can speak her heart, so instead she took Mr. Wu to her. If you want to explain, come and discuss with Grandma Qigu. "Fourth sister, I want to advise you a word. A hero is not afraid of a low birth. A person who has a good fate and a good result is the real glory. You are not a person who is not open-minded, so don't worry about it anymore." Grandma Qigu said again Said, "I will be your dowry nanny and send you there. Do you think it's okay?" According to the customs in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, when a rich lady leaves the cabinet, her personal maids and nursing nurses are often married to her husband's family, and they keep their original titles. Fourth Sister Luo said that even if she feels wronged, she is willing to share the responsibility. Affection, if you ask for it from fellow countrymen and sisters, it may not necessarily be there, and it should be able to make up for everything. "Seventh Sister," Fourth Sister Luo said with red eyes, "I don't know how many wooden fishes I broke in my previous life, so I will know you in this life." "It's nothing special to know me, but you married our little uncle. You really cultivated it in your previous life." Grandma Qigu said, "Being a woman is nothing more than taking a step to help your husband. There are limits to the great ability. Husband is a Prince Adou, even if you are Zhuge Liang, you can only sigh. Our young uncle’s skills are only used in two or three out of ten, if you can dig out his six or seven points, you are a woman in the family First-class person. Why do you care about your name?" Hearing this, Fourth Sister Luo's lofty ambition was immediately aroused, and she said excitedly: "Seventh Sister, I will tell you what is in my heart, and I often think that if I were a man, I would be equally sure of creating something new." It's a pity that Mr. Hu Da is a woman. Although Mr. Hu Da has given me the family, I don't think he must only restrict me to take care of the family. In business, he will listen to how I do it. My, I really want to try it out." "Yes." Grandma Qigu said tactfully, "However, this is the second thing. It's good that you have an idea, and he will definitely listen. It means that you are doing it yourself, and you don't have to do it yourself. As I see it, your biggest business is mining, manning mines. Do you understand that?" "I don't understand. Seventh Sister," Fourth Sister Luo laughed, "You have so many tricks." "I'm telling the truth, not playing tricks. I just said, you have to dig out the six or seven points of our uncle's unused skills. If you can do it, you are opening a gold mine ! Everything else is small business." Fourth Sister Luo first became Qi Gu’s grandmother as a joke. After listening to it and thinking about it, she finally realized it. Zhuang Rong said: "Sister Seven, I understand your reasoning. However, I didn’t think of this before, I only thought of showing off. Only now do I realize my ability, and if I want to show off my ability, I must work hard on Mr. Hu Da." "That's right!" Grandma Qigu clapped her hands happily and said, "You are really smart, you can think through, you can see through." Except for the sedan chair for "personal welcome", the rest should be handled according to the "six rituals" as much as possible. Of course, there is also a house, which is still outside the snail gate.Fourth Sister Luo's new residence in Shanghai has also been transferred under her name, and the house price and other expenses paid by Grandma Qigu are naturally settled by Hu Xueyan. The most important jewelry for the betrothal gift is only four pieces, but it is more expensive than the eight pieces of ordinary people. The newly worn pearl flower, diamond bracelet, emerald earrings, and red jade hairpin are actually chosen by Fourth Sister Luo herself—— Hu Xueyan Take care of Gu Yingchun, and ask Grandma Qigu to accompany Fourth Sister Luo to make a selection, and ask the jewelry store to send it directly to Shanghai Fukang Bank for inspection and payment.