Ba County is surrounded by water on three sides, with heavy fog, heavy rain and heavy humidity.

It was a rare sunny day. Qin'er quickly closed the yard door, tied clotheslines in the yard, and brought out all the bed sheets, bedding, clothes in the box, and silk and other gifts given by others over the past year to dry.

The youngest girl held Goudan, who had just gone to the next door to feed her breasts, sat at the door of the main hall, shaking and teasing, "We don't call Goudan, right? Goudan is so ugly! Your name is Han Shichang, your father is Han Xiufeng, your father is an official outside, you are the first official master of our Han family. When we grow up, we Shichang will go to school, take the exam for fame and honor, and be an official like your father, and marry an official lady..."

Qin'er, who was slapping the bedding, chuckled: "Marry Miss Guan, Young Sister, you think so far!"

"Sister-in-law, this is not far away. Although Shichang is still young, time passes quickly and he grows up in a blink of an eye. My Shichang is a serious young master. Of course, he will marry a lady of a good family. Am I wrong?"

"That's right, you'll be your aunt at that time." Qin'er put down the feather duster, sat next to her, then picked up the velvet cloth and wiped the pile of long-lived locks in the wooden box.

This was all given to someone on the day the baby was full of moon. Each long life lock had a red cloth strip tied. His grandfather was afraid that he would forget it, so he used a pen to indicate who gave it to each cloth strip.

In another year and a half, the girl is about to leave the house. She thought that she could not get a dowry without a single dowry. She hugged her kid and said enviously: "So many, can Shi Chang wear it?"

How could Qin'er not know what she was thinking? She put aside the long-lived lock that had just been wiped and joked: "I'm not married yet, I just want to have a baby. Are you shy!"

The youngest girl hurriedly said, "Who thinks that I won't get married after giving birth?"

"I know I'm stubborn!" Qin'er smiled and scolded, then sighed: "Your brother went to such a far place to be an official, and I don't know when I will come back. It's said that the elder brother is like a father and the elder sister is like a mother. I will naturally help you with your marriage. Not to mention the longevity lock, you have even prepared the dowry for you."

"Is that right?" There was no outsider in the yard. The youngest girl was embarrassed and couldn't help but smile and asked, "Sister-in-law, what have you prepared?"

"You will know everything you should have." Qin'er thought about it and pointed to the pile of gifts that were drying and said, "Don't look at the scenery of people, but this kind of people is coming and going. You can't accept other people's things if you have something to do, but we don't go there if you have something to do, so these things are similar to those that exist here."

"I know this. If the Zhang family has something to do, send the things sent by the Li family, otherwise your father would not have made marks on it."

"My dad is worried about getting confused."

Speaking of Duan Jiqing, the youngest girl asked curiously: "Sister-in-law, what are your father doing these days? He is talking nonsense. He said there is something good, but he doesn't say anything good."

"How can I know?" Qin'er also felt that since the shopkeeper of Shanxi Piaohao came, the old man had become a little abnormal. He had quit his job in the yamen, but now he ran to the yamen every few days. Yesterday, he went to Jiangbei to find Juren Liu.

"Zhuzi doesn't know what he is busy with." The young girl muttered after thinking about it.

Qin'er put down the velvet cloth and held her chin and said, "I heard from my mother yesterday that the fourth brother met Wu Daotai and Mr. Zhang from Chengdu to our Ba County. It seems that they live in the Huguang Guild Hall. My father has been to ask for a few times, but he has not seen each other once."

"Sister-in-law, isn't it just for the side tea business to rely on the care of Wu Daotai and Mr. Zhang? Why can't you even meet someone?"

"I guess they're busy."

...

The sister-in-law and sister-in-law were talking when Duan Xu's shout came from outside.

Qin'er hurriedly got up and went to open the door. Unexpectedly, Duan Xu said excitedly as soon as he entered the door: "Qin'er, your brother's marriage has been settled. Do you know whose daughter it is?"

My younger brother was studying and studying melons. Qin'er never expected her brother to marry a good woman, but she couldn't help asking: "Whose daughter?"

"Miss Liu's fifth lady is the sister of Mr. Liu, a juren in Jiangbei Hall!"

Not only did the fifth lady of Liu Family Qin'er not only heard of it, but she also met her when she went to the temple to burn incense. She was not only a little fat, but she seemed to be one year older than her, but no matter what, she was also the daughter of a wealthy family. Qin'er felt it was incredible and asked skeptically: "Mom, aren't you kidding?"

"This is not a trivial matter. Do you think I dare to make this joke?" The son's marriage finally came to an end. Duan Xu was so happy that he hugged his grandson from his youngest sister and said with a gaze: "If it were the past, it would be a bad family and we really couldn't get to the top. But now it's not the past. Not only did Goudan's father not only call him brothers Liu Juren, but also became a high-ranking official, and his status was more noble than Liu Juren, so he was not only willing to make friends with us, but also willing to marry us!"

"The fourth brother is doing inspections. What is the high-ranking official in the inspection?" Qin'er was amused and laughed.

Duan Xu realized that he had missed his words and hurriedly said, "Dogdan's father's official position is not a big deal, and the Liu family is not at a disadvantage in this marriage. Think about it, although your brother... is not as smart as others, in other words, he is just a matter of being a matter of being a matter of being a matter of being a matter of being a matter of being a matter of being a matter of being a matter of being a matter of being a matter of being a matter of being a matter of being a matter of being a matter of being a matter of being a matter of being a matter of being a matter of being a matter of being a matter of being a matter of being a matter of being a matter of being a matter of being a matter of being a matter of being a matter of being a matter of being a matter of being a matter of being a matter of being a matter of being a matter of being a matter of being a matter of being a matter of being a matter of being a matter of being a matter of being a matter of being a matter of being a matter of being a matter of being a matter of being a matter of

"But Miss Liu's fifth wife is how many years older than my brother?"

"A woman with gold bricks in her third year is not good at how old she is. Let's put it this way, if Miss Liu's fifth wife marrys someone else's family, I mean that she is a good match. She can only be a young wife after marrying her. It will be different from marrying my family. She is the young grandmother and can be the leader as soon as she enters the house!"

Qin'er couldn't help but laugh, "That's right."

"Besides, this marriage was not something we rushed to ask for, but Mr. Liu first proposed it to your father!" Duan Xu kissed his grandson's little face and said happily: "Even you know that the fifth lady of the Liu family is not young anymore. She and her youngest sister have to mourn her father, and they will have to wait two or three years before they can get married. Then they will become an old girl. Who is willing to wait except my family?"

"Mom, I heard you say this marriage is really suitable."

"Of course it's appropriate, but then again, this is all about the light of Goudan's father. We cannot be without a conscience, and we cannot forget our roots in life."

The father of the kid is indeed in love with Liu Juren in Jiangbei Hall. Qin'er didn't think about it elsewhere and was about to get up to turn the bedding over to dry it. There was another knock on the door outside, followed by the sound of Duan Jiqing and Guan Bantou.

"Qin'er, open the door quickly, your Uncle Yu is back!"

"Which Uncle Yu?" Qin'er asked subconsciously.

"I, I am blessed!"

Qin'er opened the door and saw that it was Yu Youfu. Thinking that he should be on duty at his father, he couldn't help but stand on tiptoe and look behind him. However, only a young man of sixteen or seventeen years old came with him. He did not see his father who was thinking about day and night. In a daze, Duan Jiqing walked into the yard and lifted up a quilt blocking his way and said, "Qin'er, Zhixing not only asked your uncle Yu to send a message to your family, but also money to your family!"

"Uncle Yu, you are back, why haven't Goudan's father come back?" Qin'er asked with tears in her eyes.

Just leaving Siwazi and the others back alone, Yu Youfu was already very guilty along the way, and he felt even more uncomfortable when Qin'er asked her. He said with a embarrassed look: "Qin'er, Siwazi is busy with official business and really can't come back. I know you are worried about him, and it's not convenient to send a message to the house, so... so I sent me back first."

Why did he come back first? On the way from Chaotianmen Wharf to here, Yu Youfu had already told Duan Jiqing, Captain Guan Guan and Zhuzi that he not only had no face to face Qin'er, but also Duan Jiqing and Guan Bantu. After all, where did the Taiping bandits fight, and whether Taizhou was in trouble, whether Siwazi was dead or alive at this moment, and he didn't know whether he was busy rushing to the road.

What he didn't know was that Duan Jiqing's news was much more informative than him. Seeing his extremely embarrassed look, he couldn't help but smile and said, "I'm blessed, I'm fine in ambition. I don't have to worry about you. Let's do the job first."

"Duan Jingcheng, Siwazi is really okay?" Yu Youfu asked anxiously.

Guan Banting knew the inside story as if he was smiling and urged him: "You don't believe Duan Jingcheng's words, don't be too slow, talk about the serious matter first."

"Oh," Yu Youfu looked back at Qin'er with a confused look on his face, then took out two letters from the bed and handed them to Duan Jiqing, then turned around and introduced: "Duan Jingcheng, Guan Bantou, this is Mr. Zhang Shiheng, his father is Zhang Dejian, who works at Wu Daotai, our Sichuan salt tea ceremony. Siwazi and Pan Er, and Datou, all the bills sent by Mr. Zhang."

Duan Jiqing was busy settling down the family of Han Chen, ambassador of the Salt Class Department of the Corner Scene Field, only knowing that the Siwazi brought back the money from Jiangsu, but not how much it brought back, not knowing that the bill of exchange was placed on this young man, and not knowing that the young man was actually Mr. Zhang's son.

Thinking that his father happened to come to Ba County with Wu Daotai some time ago, Duan Jiqing said excitedly: "It turns out to be Mr. Zhang, I feel respectful."

Zhang Shiheng didn't dare to show the master's prose in front of them, let alone he was not really a master, so he hurriedly bowed and said, "Shiheng greets Mr. Duan, and aunt."

Qin'er was stunned and asked subconsciously: "You call me aunt?"

"You're not calling it wrong, he should call you aunt," Yu Youfu quickly explained how Han Xiufeng brought Zhang Shiheng from Yizhen to Hai'an, and then asked Zhang Shiheng to come to Sichuan with him.

Qin'er reacted and was thinking about whether to give the junior in front of her to the meeting gift. Zhang Shiheng turned around, untied his clothes with his back to everyone, took out two bills of exchange issued by the Yangzhou branch of "Risenchang" from his close-fitting inner bag, and respectfully handed them to Duan Jiqing in front of Yu Youfu.
Chapter completed!