Chapter 265 Continued String

Yingbao's face twitched.

That Chu Man is the same age as my cousin Jiang Cheng. She must be eighteen this year. She will be nineteen after the Chinese New Year, and she is not married yet.

As for Chen Changping, who is around thirty-two-three, he is thirteen or fourteen years older than Chu Man. If he had been born two years earlier, he would probably be her father.

"Grandma doesn't agree, and grandpa doesn't agree either, but the matchmaker keeps lobbying."

The previous marriage between Chu Man and Jiang Cheng in Chujia Village was famous throughout Chuanhe Town.

Which family would dare to marry such a woman?

Of course, those from poor families or old widowers might not mind, but how could the Chu Cun family allow their precious daughter to marry into that kind of family?

Chen Zhao was worried and chatted with Ying Bao for a while, and then took his brother home.

After Chen Laoshuan experienced the previous flood, he also built a house on the south slope, but he only built three tile houses, and there was no enclosed yard.

The third son, Chen Changhai, also built three tile-roofed houses nearby. There is also no enclosed yard, because most of them still live in the old house, and this place is just in case.

The eldest son Chen Changrong did not build a house on Nanpo because he felt it was not necessary.

It only rains more in spring and summer every year, and it is much more convenient to live in the old house during the rest of the time.

Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and in order to move into a new home, Chen Laoshuan and his family came to Nanpo to celebrate the festival.

When Chen Zhao returned home with his younger brother, he saw his eldest sister helping his third aunt cook at the third uncle's house.

Grandma Chen Feng was also sitting on the bench picking vegetables, while grandfather was drinking tea from a teapot.

The old lady glanced at her granddaughter and said, "Let Xu Bao play by himself and come over to help with the dishes. Your uncle and aunt's family will be here soon."

Chen Zhao responded and squatted on the ground to help sort the leeks.

I heard my grandfather and grandma talking: "After the festival, Erlang will go to the county school to study. I have to prepare some money for him to take with him."

Chen Feng said without raising his head: "That's natural. I still have twenty taels of silver on hand, and I will give it to him when the time comes."

Chen Laoshuan took a sip of tea and shook his head: "If I give it this time, what should I do next time? I heard that the county student members often hold poetry and painting gatherings together, and each time they have to contribute a share of the money. Of course Erlang cannot avoid it. Alas. , plus the annual maintenance and food expenses, twenty taels, I’m afraid it’s only enough for half a year.”

Chen Feng didn't take it seriously: "Erlang can make money himself, but if it's not good enough, his eldest brother and third brother will help him."

Chen Laoshuan rolled his eyes at his old wife: "How much help do you expect from brother? Qi'er and Song'er are also studying. Every year, they spend a lot of money on repairs, pens, ink and paper, and Qi'er is also preparing to take the exam next year. By then, It will cost a lot of money.”

For each exam, you must first prepare a gift for the tutor, who will then lead the way to find five candidates to sign bonds.

After that, you have to spend a lot of money to hire help and contact a Linshan student as a guarantor. After the exam, whether you win or not, you have to reward this Linshan student.

The average family simply cannot afford this back and forth.

Therefore, if Chen Changping wants to study in a county school safely, he must have a financially strong family to support him.

Chen Laoshuan didn't have much money left on hand, and most of his family's land was divided among his sons. Now he really couldn't support his second son to continue his studies.

All the land originally allocated to Chen Changping had been sold by the prodigal women of the Han family, leaving only dozens of acres of mountainous land and low-grade fields on the south slope.

Not only can those fields be used for my son to study, but it is impossible to even expect them to have enough to eat.

Chen Fengshi frowned: "This won't work, that won't work, what do you think we should do?"

The last time they went to Fucheng, although the Wei family gave them a sum of money, how many times would that money be enough for the family?

Chen Laoshuan squinted his eyes and took a sip of tea, and said, "I think the Chu family is pretty good. They said they can fully support Erlang's studies."

Chen Feng was unhappy when she heard this and glared at her husband: "What's so good? Then how can the Chu family girl be worthy of my second husband!"

Although she had never seen a girl from the Chu family, everyone in the village sneered at the mention of her.

He said that the girl was fierce and ignorant of etiquette. When she first married into the Jiang family, before the wedding, she beat the young man of the Jiang family to a bloody head and was eventually sent back to her parents' home.

Based on this alone, her Chen family cannot allow such a woman to enter the house.

After all, his son is a scholar, and there are many good marriages, not least the Chu family. Besides, the Chu family is not a good marriage.

When Chen Laoshuan saw his old wife getting angry, he said, "Let me just say this, it doesn't mean it has to be the Chu family."

But finding a good wife for Erlang is a top priority.

It has been more than a hundred days since Mr. Han's death, and no one else will say anything even if his son continues his marriage.

Besides, there is a one-year-old baby at home waiting for someone to take care of her, so even if she gets married after the holidays, it would be understandable.

That night, a full moon rose into the sky.

Various lanterns are hung in front of every house.

Now that the people of Dongchen Village are rich, the festivals are more lively.

Lanterns are also hung up in the West Village, but they are scattered and not as grand as those in the Dongchen Village.

A tall bamboo tower was erected in front of the Jiang family's gate, with more than twenty lanterns of various types hung on it.

There is also an offering table placed on the south side of the bamboo tower, which is filled with melon and fruit offerings.

The children worshiped the moon one by one, put lit sandalwood sticks on them, cheered and ran to eat.

Tonight, a total of four tables were set up in Jiang Dalang's family, three of which were occupied by his own family, and the remaining tables were occupied by the Xiao family's guards and the Wei family's servants.

Xiao Chengyu was so happy that he went crazy.

It was his first time to celebrate such a lively festival, with so many friends accompanying him, and he was extremely excited.

Cui Zhaochen was afraid that he would eat too much and kept telling him to eat less. However, Xiao Chengyu was not willing to listen. He ate every dish on the table, and his belly soon became bulging.

Yingbao brought two jars of juice from home, which she had cooked in Dongfu using the Pupil Spring, and added honey and a little Wudingzhi.

"This is peach juice. It's delicious and good for digestion. I'll give it to you to try."

She poured a bowl for each child and gave the rest to Grandma's table.

Wei Zhan and Xiao Chengyu couldn't stop drinking peach juice and asked for more again and again.

After the banquet, the second aunt still took the children to put out river lanterns and make wishes.

After setting off the river lanterns, Wei Zhan and Xiao Chengyu refused to go back to sleep. Together with Jiang Jie, Jiang Wu, and Yuanbao Huzi, they carried lanterns around the village, looking at the lanterns in front of other people's houses, and stealing food from other people's tables. Sacrifice.

Children from other families did not show weakness and went to each other's family's table to grab fruits and eat them.

The Jiang family's offering table has the most fruits and hibiscus cakes, and they are also the most exquisite, and there are also many children who come to visit.

Mrs. Jiang Liu and her wife happily watched the children come to grab the offerings. When they saw that the offerings on the table were almost gone, they went home to get more.

Until the moonlight sets in the west, the children go home one after another.

Those who refused to leave were also carried back by their parents by the ears.

Wei Zhan and Xiao Chengyu were also sent to Hu Zi's house by Ying Bao's ears, and the guards of the Xiao Mansion and the young boy of the Wei family stared blankly.

This little lady is so fierce that she dares to pinch their young master’s ears.

You know, the young master’s ears have not been twisted even by their own mother.

What's even more surprising is that the young master didn't get angry and went back to sleep very cooperatively.

Several guards looked at each other, wondering whether to tell the truth truthfully when they returned.