Travel back to ancient times and open a Sichuan restaurant

Chapter 296

When Zhong Ruyi heard Zhang Mingzhu say yesterday that she was going home, she thought she was homesick and didn't ask much.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Mingzhu herself said, "Mingzhen is getting married. My mother found a match for her some time ago, and she will be getting married tomorrow."

Zhang Mingzhen?

Isn't she only one year older than me?

Yes.

After Zhong Ruyi calmed down, she thought that when she got married in a month, she would only be eighteen years old!

If someone had told her in the past that she would get married at the age of 18, she would have immediately objected without even thinking about it, after all, in modern times, you cannot get a marriage certificate at the age of 18.

But this was in ancient times, when eighteen years old was not considered young and one could get married if one wanted.

So Zhang Mingzhen was not considered young to get married at the age of nineteen.

After all, Zhang Mingzhu is already twenty years old. If she gets married earlier, the child will run away.

Before leaving, she took with her the little money she had saved from working for Zhong Ruyi.

Early in the morning, Zhong Ruyi was sitting in a rocking chair with her eyes squinted, imagining what the scene would be like when she got married, from Zhang Mingzhen's wedding to her own wedding.

The courtyard gate was not closed. Tiedan and several children from the village squatted at the door and played a cooking game.

The weather was a little chilly, and she was lying in the rocking chair. She had just gotten up not long ago, but she began to feel drowsy as she lay there.

At this time, it seemed that someone was talking to Tiedan outside the door. The voice was neither loud nor soft, just enough to wake her up from her sleep.

Just as I sat up, a middle-aged woman in colorful clothes came in from outside the door. Before she saw anyone, a flattering smile was already on her face.

Zhong Ruyi's confused mind immediately came to its senses, and he asked the person cautiously, "Who are you?"

The person who came was Aunt Zhou, the matchmaker invited by the mason's family.

Aunt Zhou was swinging a pink scented handkerchief in her hand and said with a smile, "I'm from Yangliu Village, you can just call me Aunt Zhou. I came here today because of a great thing! It's related to you~"

Li Guihua had finished her breakfast and was about to go to the workshop to work.

Seeing such a person coming to the house and saying such suggestive words, I immediately guessed what this Aunt Zhou came for.

He was not in a hurry to go to the workshop for the moment. He waved to Zhao Dazhuang who was passing by his house, whispered something in his ear, and then sat down.

She wanted to see for whom the matchmaker was proposing marriage today.

Li Guihua poured a cup of tea for Aunt Zhou and asked with a smile, "Aunt just said there was some great news? What is it that makes you so happy? Tell me about it."

Aunt Zhou covered her mouth and laughed sweetly, "What else could it be? Of course it's for the good of your little sister and the youngest son of Zhou the Plasterer from Yangliu Village!"

Hearing this, Zhong Ruyi opened her mouth in shock.

The good thing between her and the mason’s youngest son?

When did she have anything going on with the mason's youngest son?

Matchmaker Zhou still had an expression that said "don't be shy". Before coming, the mason's wife told her that this marriage must be successful, and if it was successful, she would give her a red envelope of ten taels!

Twelve!

She has arranged so many good marriages, but no one has ever been so generous.

It seems that the mason's family is very satisfied with the girl.

When she came in just now, she secretly took a look around. This family lived in a blue brick and tile house, which stood out when most of the houses in the village were made of mud.

She also talked to the mason's wife and learned that the girl was a capable person. She had her own business in the town and had built a workshop in the village, where she cooperated with a wealthy man in the town to sell canned food.

Since the girl is not married yet, she is happy to help propose marriage.

I just don’t know if a family with such good conditions can afford to watch Zhou Yaozu.

Zhong Ruyi was so angry that she almost laughed. What kind of idea was this?

Is this the way to deal with failed cooperation?

Doesn’t the mason’s family know that she is engaged?

That’s right, the two families are not in the same village, so it’s normal that they don’t know the news.

Her face was cold and indifferent. "Aunt, didn't you find out about our family situation before you came?"

Matchmaker Zhou thought she was talking about her family background, so she covered her mouth and smiled and said, "I asked around, and this is your family background!"

She gave a thumbs up.

Zhong Ruyi was so angry that she almost laughed. The matchmaker hadn't even figured out whether she was engaged or not, yet she came over so loudly and said she wanted to help the mason's youngest son propose marriage.

Just at this time, Chen Dongzhi, Zhong's father and others heard the news and came back.

"what happened?"

As soon as Mr. Zhong came back, he asked with a frown.

When Matchmaker Zhou saw the middle-aged man, she guessed that this must be Miss Zhong's father. She immediately smiled and stood up and said, "This is Mr. Zhong, right? I am here today to help Miss Zhong."

When she stood up, she saw a tall man standing next to Zhong Ruyi and whispering to her. For some reason, her heart skipped a beat: Could it be that this Miss Zhong already has a lover?

But when she saw that the two of them didn't do anything excessive, she calmed down again.

I heard that the Zhong family has three sons. Maybe this man is one of the three brothers.

Mr. Zhong's brows were still furrowed as he asked Matchmaker Zhou, "Who asked you to come? My daughter has already been engaged and will be married next month. Thank you for making this trip. Please have some tea and go back."

"what?"

Matchmaker Zhou was shocked.

Is the daughter of the Zhong family already engaged?

This, this, this?

The mason’s wife didn’t say anything!

She stammered, "I, Zhou didn't explain it to me clearly before I came. This is really, really a stupid thing done by a stupid person!"

Li Guihua poured her another cup of tea and said, "Auntie, have a cup of tea before you leave."

How could Matchmaker Zhou have the mood to drink tea leisurely? She picked up the teacup, drank it all in one gulp, and left in a hurry.

After everyone left, Zhong's father asked, "Who is Zhou? From Yangliu Village?"

He only knew that most people in Yangliu Village were surnamed Zhou, so he knew that anyone in the area who said their surname was Zhou was from Yangliu Village.

Zhong Ruyi patted Chen Dongzhi's face, which was unhappy because of this matter, and responded to her father's words, "Yes, he is from Yangliu Village. He is the mason who bought the jar from them before. His wife is this Zhou."

She really didn't expect that Zhou would send someone to propose marriage.

Not to mention that she is already engaged, even if she wasn't engaged, she would never agree.

What kind of person is the mason's wife? Maybe when you first meet her, you might think she is okay, with a gentle personality and easy to get along with.

But the few times she came over, Zhong Ruyi clearly felt that this person didn't understand what people said. She had told him so many times that she had already found another company, but she still didn't listen.

They come over every few days, and every time they put on an innocent expression, as if they are bullying her if she doesn't cooperate with them or buy jars from them.

Whenever someone passed by on the road and asked them what they were doing, Zhou would shake her head pitifully, with an expression as if she wanted to say something but couldn't, and she would look at Zhong Ruyi timidly, as if there were some things she didn't dare to say because Zhong Ruyi was there.

The tea has a very strong aroma that is simply maddening.

Fortunately, the villagers didn't understand these little tricks. Seeing that she was hesitant and couldn't explain clearly, they rolled their eyes and walked away.

Mr. Zhong didn't take it seriously. After knowing the whole story, he didn't say much. He drank a sip of tea and continued with his work.

As for Chen Dongzhi, although there was no obvious change in his expression, after being together for more than a year, Zhong Ruyi still understood him. She knew that he was unhappy about this matter, so she quickly comforted him in a low voice.

"What are you worried about? We're getting married next month. Even if a god came to propose marriage now, I wouldn't look down on them. Stop pouting."

Hearing this, Chen Dongzhi glanced at her with a light look in his eyes. Seeing that the people around him had left, he said directly, "I am the most handsome guy in our village, and you are the most beautiful girl in our village. We are the best match!"

"Yes, yes! The perfect match!"

Zhong Ruyi quickly agreed with him and said that it was enough to make the person happy.