dognovel Chapter 378 Jiang Tongmu's Engagement
Chapter 378 Jiang Tongmu's Engagement
"As we chatted, we discovered that her daughter is just the right age for you, so we thought of bringing you here to meet her. Look, she took a liking to you at first sight. When we're free, your father and I will go over and discuss the details. We'll arrange the marriage for you as soon as possible. It would be best if you could get married by the end of the year, so that I can have a grandson next winter."
Wan Xian started daydreaming.
It was as if she already had a chubby grandson in her arms.
"Mom, don't you feel something is wrong?" Kong Mingxue sneered.
His eyes were fixed on his mother.
"What's wrong? What's wrong? What are you talking about?" Wan Xian was confused by what her son said.
"What did those two women want to do by stopping you, or what did they say?"
Kong Mingxue asked again.
"He didn't say anything, just that he wouldn't let us leave. He was mumbling something and I couldn't hear him clearly. I think he must be mentally ill."
Seeing her son's serious expression, Wan Xian also began to recall the events carefully.
"Well, it's just a coincidence that you are entangled with the old woman, and the Gao family just happens to help you out. Mother, I don't like Gao Rou." Kong Mingxue was too lazy to say more and directly refused to get engaged to the Gao family.
"Maybe there are such coincidences in the world. Why did your thoughts change after entering Gao's mansion? What happened?"
No matter how dumb Wan Xian was, she should have guessed it.
She asked her son with an anxious look on her face.
"The Gao family is not what they seem. When I picked up the jade pendant just now, I heard what they said with my own ears. They had already found out about it and knew that I had a good relationship with Bujiu, so they sent people to monitor our family.
Mother, think carefully, were you stopped by the old woman when you were going down the mountain? The old woman went up the mountain, and the Gao family who saved you were also on the way up the mountain. "
After Kong Mingxue finished speaking, Wan Xian's expression instantly became solemn: "Yes, I was indeed entangled by two women who came up the mountain when I was going down the mountain. Then, after more than a quarter of an hour, the Gao family came up the mountain and rescued me."
"Well, that's right, mother. Don't bother with the Gao family anymore. They are so vicious. Just now, a maid looked at me for a second longer, and Gao Rou wanted to slash her face. She was so vicious. I wanted to go in and save her, but I can't do that. I might as well kill this little maid. I'd better leave."
There was a hint of disgust and pity in Kong Mingxue's eyes.
It would be a good thing to raise a child with such character.
"Okay, I'll listen to you. I'm afraid you're right. The Gao family wants to use us to curry favor with the county magistrate. Fortunately, my son, you went back, otherwise I would have pushed you into the fire pit. If the Gao family gets into trouble in the future, how will you and Bujiu get along?"
Wan Xian figured it out, so there was a look of self-blame on her face.
She was so worried about her son's marriage that she became stupid.
I was actually plotted against.
If the son didn't come back.
I really married a wolf into my family.
The kind that eats people.
The mother and son returned to Lianshan Town and never had any contact with the Gao family again.
After sending three letters but being rejected by the doorman each time, the Gao family came to Lianshan Town in person a month later.
In the end, we didn't even meet.
"What on earth do the Kong family want to do? They hide from us, don't write letters, and don't receive them. They don't come to discuss the date of the engagement, but always drag it out. What kind of talk is that?"
Just as the Gao family was getting ready to get on the carriage and leave.
The door is open.
Wan Xian walked out from inside.
The eyes of several people in the Gao family lit up.
They were about to speak, but Wan Xian beat them to the punch.
"Don't talk. I didn't want to see you, but it's not good if I don't make it clear. My son is preparing for the imperial examination and is busy studying. He really doesn't have time to get married. Your daughter is good in every way, but I'm really embarrassed to drag you down, so let's call it quits."
Wan Xian was too lazy to even fake a smile. After saying this, she closed the door again.
The Gao family was stunned.
"What does this mean? No engagement? What does the imperial examination have to do with marriage? Why can't we get married?"
"I'm afraid he's just making up an excuse. How could it change out of nowhere? Wasn't it fine at first? It's really strange."
"Could it be that someone told them something?"
The whole family sat in the carriage, making wild guesses.
When I got home, I questioned the person and found out the truth.
It turns out that Kong Mingxue had actually turned back.
So, he heard those words?
That night, Gao's doorman was beaten half to death.
Early September.
The fragrance of osmanthus flowers wafts everywhere in the city.
Jiang Tongmu and Wanyu got engaged and paid the bride price.
Because the family circumstances are different from before.
So the bride price increased from two taels to fifty taels.
After all, the Wan family’s dowry was frighteningly large.
Worried that Qian Xile would be jealous, Zhang Jinlan secretly gave her the extra silver, saying that it was fair to give her fifty taels each.
Qian Xile refused to accept it.
It was not until Zhang Jinlan pretended to be angry that she reluctantly accepted the money. The next day, she used the money to buy a gift for everyone in the family.
Jiang Fubao’s gift was a small scale used to weigh medicinal materials.
She loves it.
Jiang Wangyou loves embroidery, so she received a lot of beautiful threads and cloth.
Jiang Ruyi likes to cook, and she received several recipe books that were passed down from wealthy families.
Jiang Huanyu loves to eat and play, and received an exquisitely crafted wood sculpture and a bag of cakes.
Everyone receives the gift they want.
Zhang Jinlan became more and more satisfied with Qian Xile.
As the autumn harvest approaches, Jiang Shoujia returns to the village every three days.
When I came back this time, I brought a basket of chestnuts.
Sugar-roasted chestnuts are also sold in the town.
But it is expensive and only wealthy families can afford it.
After all, sugar is precious.
Jiang Fubao loves to eat this.
"This is a gift from your Grandpa Chen. I mentioned before that you like to eat the chestnuts he got from the mountains. It turns out that he got so many this year."
The Grandpa Chen that Jiang Shoujia mentioned is Old Chen from Jiangjia Village.
Jiang Fubao wanted to take the bamboo basket, but he couldn't lift it.
It's just too heavy.
At least several dozen kilograms.
"How can you, kid, bring it up? Let the servants come. Do you want to fry these chestnuts like last year? Or braise them with chicken?"
Jiang Shoujia waved to the servants.
A servant came immediately and took the basket to the kitchen.
"Well, use half for roast chicken, and keep the other half for me. I'm going to make chestnut shortbread!" Jiang Fubao drooled at the thought of chestnut braised chicken.
The teriyaki chicken was delicious on its own.
Add chestnuts and it will taste twice as good.
The chestnuts are cooked until soft and coated with a salty and slightly spicy sauce. When you take a bite, it has a sweet, salty and spicy taste.
It's soft and sticky, and tastes better than the chicken inside.
Not just chestnut roast chicken.
It is also delicious to put chestnuts in braised duck.
Sadly, it’s only available at this time of year.
Jiang Fubao decided to use the sand storage method to preserve chestnuts this year.
This method can keep chestnuts from going bad for more than three months, or even four months.
This way you can eat it during the Chinese New Year.
She felt happy when she thought of the whole family huddled in the warm main room, listening to grandpa and grandpa telling stories about the past, roasting by the fire, drinking hot drinks, and eating roasted chestnuts.