Reborn in Dunhuang, I am farming and doing business in the desert

Chapter 38: Proposing a Marriage for Qin Yi

Shen Zhao searched the small bronze mirror and finally found various tools, including a complete set of carpenter's tools.

The saw, axe, wood drill, plane, chisel, ink box and various carving knives cost less than 600 coins in total, which was really cheap.

If she had more free time, she would like to learn carpentry skills.

After thinking for a long time, Shen Zhao bought a full set of carpenter's tools, spending a total of 550 coins.

Of course, these tools were not given as gifts, but were first lent to Uncle Qin to help him make furniture for his own family.

If Uncle Qin were to buy it with his own money, it would not be a problem to sell it to him for one thousand coins.

"A Zhao, why did I see the matchmaker go to the Qin family?" Zhang Shanyue and her daughter were walking on a neighborhood path when they saw the sturdy woman swaying towards the Qin family.

Shen Zhao looked away and then said, "I guess she went to be a matchmaker for Qin Yi."

Qin Yi is already eighteen years old this year, and will be nineteen after the new year. Yang was afraid that the amnesty would not come, and instead her son would be delayed.

Zhang Shanyue secretly glanced at his daughter and saw that she looked normal. He sighed and said, "Come to think of it, except for not caring about you, the young man from the Qin family is excellent in everything."

Shen Zhao sneered: "He is indeed outstanding, but as long as he treats me badly, even if he is a god, he is worthless in my eyes."

Qin Yi is like a weed. As long as he is given a little sunshine and dew, he will try his best to climb up. This is also the fundamental reason why Shen Zhao is afraid of him and wants to get rid of him.

"Hey, kid, don't say that again." Zhang Shanyue said earnestly, "It's better to resolve a feud than to create one. From now on, we should just treat them as strangers."

Shen Zhao was speechless.

She wanted to treat this guy as a passerby, but Qin Yi already had the memories of his previous life and had no intention of repenting.

Faced with such a vicious and selfish man, there is no reason for me to be gentle with him.

If she had the chance, she would like to kill him with a knife to prevent future troubles.

On the other side, Aunt Hua walked into the Qin family swaying her waist, and seeing Yang, she clapped her hands and laughed, "Oh, congratulations to Sister Yang!"

Yang quickly stood up and went out to greet her: "Sister Hua is here, please come in and sit down." Then she asked her daughter Qin Shu to make tea.

Aunt Hua came into the house and knelt down on the mat, saying mysteriously, "Your young man's marriage has been settled. I have spent a lot of effort to find a suitable family."

"Whose family is it? How old is the girl?" Yang perked up and asked softly.

"Oh my! That's a truly wealthy family." The matchmaker smiled and said, "Let me tell you, that girl is very pretty and has a straightforward personality. She is a capable person. If her father hadn't passed away two years ago, she wouldn't have been able to be married to your family."

Yang's smile gradually faded and she asked, "So how old is she?"

"She is a perfect match for your boy. She is eighteen years old this year." The matchmaker said with a smile.

Yang's heart sank.

Nowadays, it is rare to see unmarried girls aged 18, so saying that she is in mourning for her father is obviously an excuse.

"Has she ever talked about him before?" Yang asked again.

Aunt Hua's eyes twinkled and she smiled, "Of course I did, but it's a pity that the man passed away a long time ago, so I'm looking for a new husband."

Yang frowned and raised her question again: "So she has never been married, right?"

"How can that be possible?" Aunt Hua rolled her eyes secretly and said, "She is a virgin girl. If she had been married, could I still marry her to your family?" Yang was slightly relieved: "That's good."

My son didn't know that I had asked someone to propose marriage to him. If I accidentally told him about a widow, he would probably turn against me on the spot.

She glanced outside the door and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that her son hadn't come back.

"What's the woman's name? Is there anyone else in her family?" Yang asked.

Aunt Hua: "The girl's surname is Gao. She has an old mother and two brothers. The second brother is a battalion commander in a military settlement. He now lives in Xiaogu County with his wife and children. He rarely goes home on weekdays."

When Yang heard that Miss Gao had a brother who was a battalion commander, she couldn't help but feel delighted: "That's not bad."

Aunt Hua saw Yang's happy expression and said proudly, "Of course not. The girl from the Gao family is very ambitious. She has been neither high nor low, which is why she has wasted her time."

"Isn't it because of mourning that you're delayed?" Yang asked in a low voice.

Aunt Hua knew she had said something wrong, so she laughed and said, "We'll take a little of both. After all, the Gao family is rich and powerful, so they don't have to worry about their daughter not being able to get married."

Yang was silent for a moment, then asked, "What did the Gao family say? Do they like my son?"

"Of course he likes you!" Aunt Hua said with a smile, "The girl from the Gao family has seen your son before, but unfortunately he was already engaged at that time, so the matter was left unresolved.

Hey! Fortunately, your family broke off the engagement with the Shen family. I have figured out that the young lady from the Shen family is not a good person. She may not be able to get married in the future."

Yang pursed her lips and smiled.

At this time, Qin Shu brought the tea and held it in front of the matchmaker: "Aunt, please have some tea."

The matchmaker took the tea bowl and looked at Qin Shu with a smile: "Miss Qin is thirteen years old, right?"

Qin Shu nodded and knelt beside his mother.

"Tsk tsk, this is a real lady from a noble family." The matchmaker sipped her drink and said, "Unlike the girl from the Shen family, who only has a pretty face but a mind full of cunning schemes like a hornet's nest. Who would dare to marry a girl like that?"

Qin Shu felt particularly relieved when he heard this, and continued, "Mrs. Hua has a keen eye. Shen Zhao is a bad woman. She relies on her father being the head of the pavilion to bully Sister Lingyao and my brother everywhere."

Aunt Hua blinked and suddenly asked in a low voice: "Come to think of it, the last time I saw the girl from the Xue family, she looked exactly like the one from the Shen family. Could these two families have some connection?"

Yang smiled faintly and said, "If there is any connection, it is that they also moved here from the Central Plains to settle down. I dare not say anything else."

"This is strange." The matchmaker's gossipy heart burned, and she said mischievously, "I often heard people say that the mistress couldn't give birth to a son, so she secretly replaced her own daughter with a boy. Could it be that these two families were exchanging babies?"

"Look at what you said, how could this be possible?" Yang covered her mouth and chuckled, "Sister Hua, please don't tell anyone."

Qin Shu frowned and argued in a low voice: "How is it possible? When our family and the Xue family moved here, the Shen family had already taken root here, and their ages don't match. Xue Yi is half a year older than Shen Zhao."

The matchmaker waved her hand and said, "I'm just saying this casually, you don't have to take it seriously."

Then he asked, "Since we have agreed on the girl from the Gao family, when will your family prepare the betrothal gifts?"

Yang suppressed her smile and asked in a low voice, "Does the Gao family have any requests?"

"There are some requirements. They want six pieces of cloth, six sheep, and eight gift boxes." The matchmaker counted on her fingers and said, "This is the engagement gift. After you agree on the wedding date, prepare eight wedding candles, eight pieces of cloth, eight sheep, and buy eight pieces of jewelry for the girl."

The more Yang listened, the paler her face became. She quickly interrupted the matchmaker and said, "Wait, does the Gao family want so many gifts?"

(End of this chapter)