Chapter 1062
: Quick Engagement [2]
Chapter 1062: Quick Engagement [2]
"I'll take care of this. You can go home and wait for good news." Grandma Qin said happily, taking on the task and seeing the Qiao family mother and son off.
He left through the small door at the back of the house instead of the main gate at the front, causing Qin Liupo to wait in vain.
After Grandma Qin opened the front door, she rushed in to look for someone, but she only saw the gifts and no one. She said angrily, "The Qiao family is not honest either."
Then he ran to ask Grandma Qin: "Fifth sister-in-law, Fifth sister-in-law, what does the Qiao family want you for? Tell me, I can help you share the burden."
Share?
We have known each other for decades, but your sharing of the burden is still just lip service.
"You, just live a down-to-earth life and help me share the burden." Grandma Qin pushed her out of the shop door and said, "Don't make a fuss about this. I'll tell you in a few days."
Grandma Qin spoke very gently, but Grandma Qin Liu knew that her fifth sister-in-law was being gentle, and seeing that her fifth sister-in-law was serious and didn't say anything, she had to go home.
After finding an excuse to scold his daughters-in-law, he ran to the canteen of the herbal medicine shop and acted as a supervisor, watching Qin Xiaomi's servants prepare New Year's goods and even stealing food.
After lunch, Grandma Qin brought Aunt Qin and Qin Xiaomi, who was eager to hear some gossip, to Qin Ertao's house. They found Qin Dashi and his wife and said, "Qiao's Songguo has taken a fancy to our Ertao. He has brought six gifts and asked me to mediate."
As soon as these words were spoken, Qin Dashi's wife was delighted.
After Grandma Qin said that, the mother and son of the Qiao family made a promise, saying that even if they had no son in the future, they would not take a concubine. They also wrote a letter of commitment and handed the letter to Dashi's wife to read. Dashi's wife felt relieved.
Holding the document in her hands, she said happily, "The Songguo family has done this much, why should my family not respond?"
He was worried again: "But Song Guo is the only son of the Qiao family. Even if we give the written agreement, we can't stop the Qiao family if they want a son in the future."
but……
"The Qiao family knows our family's ins and outs best, and they are the least suspicious of our girl."
Well, in short, I am both happy and sad.
Grandma Qin understood her concerns and said with a smile, "Then don't rush to agree. Think about it for a while, and I'll ask again... There's no rush to marry a girl."
In order to show respect, the girl’s family would wait for a period of time before responding to a marriage proposal.
"Okay, then we'll think about it for a few days." Qin Dashi's wife immediately went down the stairs, drove Qin Dashi away, took Qin's grandmother's hand, and asked a lot of questions.
After hearing Grandma Qin's answer, Qin Dashi's wife felt more at ease and happily saw Grandma Qin off.
After Grandma Qin and the others left, Qin Dashi's wife immediately called Qin Ertao over, talked to her a lot, and asked her what she thought.
Qin Ertao had made up her mind and said, "Mom, Songguo has been interested in me for two years, and I think he's a good guy. Even if we end up falling out over our son's affairs, I'm not afraid."
"Xiaomi gave me dividends. With this dividend, I can live with my ex-husband anytime."
"Mom, I'm different from others. I have a way out, so I want to take a gamble... After all, rejecting a good marriage just because of a worry is really stupid and I would be so sorry for myself."
Qin Dashi's wife was persuaded and called Qin Dashi over again.
Qin Ertao repeated what she had said before, adding, "Mom and Dad, if your daughter doesn't even have the courage to take a gamble, what big things can she handle in the future?"
Qin Dashi was very pleased after hearing this. He looked at Qin Ertao and said, "Your ideas are better than ours, and you are more fortunate than us. Then let's do as you wish... Songguo is indeed the most suitable partner. It's better than marrying someone else."
Outsiders will doubt the daughter's innocence. Even if her husband does not doubt her, his relatives will have doubts, and the daughter will suffer a great injustice.
"Father, Mother, Second Sister, Brother Songguo is doing very well." Qin Mao had also learned from the unusual situation today that his sister and Qiao Songguo were discussing marriage, so he had been eavesdropping outside the door. He saw his father praising Brother Songguo, which was a bold statement. Qin Dashi: "You've developed a habit of eavesdropping. Get back to work, either practice martial arts or study, or go help tend to the sweet potatoes and taro at the outpost camp outside town!"
At the outpost outside the town, at the camp of Captain Tang, there are wild yams and taro that students are trying to grow.
Captain Ling and Captain Zhong took over Captain Tang's camp with the intention of protecting the wild yams and taro... After all, they had strong backing and were better able to protect the potato seeds.
"Now that life is better, you need to learn more skills and not just enjoy yourself, okay?!"
"I know, Dad. Ah Sheng and I are working hard to learn skills, and we will definitely be able to help Fifth Grandpa's family in the future." Qin Mao was afraid of his father and ran away in a hurry.
Before running away, he shouted, "Second sister, just agree to this. If anything happens in the future, your younger brother will take care of you in your old age!"
After saying this, he ran out of the house happily. Looking at his appearance, you could tell that there was a happy event at home.
……
But because there was no definite answer yet, the Qiao family, including the Xu family who learned about this, were waiting nervously.
Qiao Songguo took Xiao Fubao to the outskirts of town to pick up Xu Erjun and Qin Jie, and was absent-minded the whole time.
Xiao Fubao tugged at his clothes, looked up at him, and asked worriedly, "Uncle Qiao, did you have a fight with Sister Ertao?"
Grandma Qiao took Uncle Qiao to Sister Xiaomi's house and asked Grandma Wu to go to Sister Ertao's house to speak well of her.
This is clearly the same routine that other people use when they go to Xiaomi's house to apologize and ask for forgiveness, so little Fubao is very scared.
"Uncle Qiao, let's go buy a good meal, set out some drinks, and apologize to Sister Er Tao. Sister Er Tao is a very kind person and will definitely forgive Uncle Qiao. Let's not quarrel and just be nice..."
By the end, she was already crying, startling Qiao Songguo back to his senses. He hurriedly said, "Don't be afraid, Fubao. Uncle Qiao and your Er Taojie didn't quarrel. Everything is fine. It's a happy occasion."
Then she pinched his fat cheeks and said, "You still know how to drink when you are busy."
Xiao Fubao: "Huh, of course I know. I'm already this old and have seen a lot, how could I not know about Heshijiu?"
Then he asked, "Did you really not quarrel?"
"We really didn't quarrel. Why are you a little timid?" Qiao Songguo gave him a positive answer and told him, "You're just a kid. Don't think too much. The most important thing is to study hard and practice martial arts."
"I'm not a coward, I'm very brave!" Little Fubao denied it. Just as he was about to show off his courage, a carriage with a flag drove up in front of him. He was so happy that his eyes widened and he waved and shouted, "Uncle, Uncle Qiao and I are here to pick you up!"
It was Xu Erjun and Qin Jie who came back with New Year gifts.
The New Year gift from the county government was still meager, just a package of cakes and a bag of candy. Fortunately, they were riding in a carriage from the military headquarters, so the vehicle did not need to be sent back to the county government office, but went directly to the sentry camp outside the town.
After Xu Erjun and others thanked the soldiers and gave them two boxes of homemade New Year's goods, they changed to the donkey cart driven by Qiao Songguo and went home together.
Only Xu Erjun noticed that Qiao Songguo was absent-minded. He put Xiao Fubao down and went to the front of the car to accompany him. He asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"
Little Fubao climbed out of the carriage and whispered in Xu Erjun's ear, "Uncle Qiao and Sister Ertao had a fight, but Uncle Qiao denied it, saying it wasn't a fight and it was a happy event. But why would someone be sad about a happy event? I'm not young anymore, I know a lot more."
Hahaha, Xu Erjun laughed uncontrollably, and then said to Xiao Fubao: "You brat, go back to the carriage and sit down. The donkey cart is moving, and you dare to come out. This is very dangerous. If you dare to do this again, I'll deduct your private stash of money."
Following Jiang Xiaozhu, Xiao Fubao also cared the most about his private money. Upon hearing this, he quickly admitted his mistake and obediently returned to the carriage and sat down.
"Brother-in-law, I'm fine. I'll tell you in a few days." This was outside. Qiao Songguo only explained this and began to fall into the anxiety of waiting again, which made Xu Erjun, who didn't know the inside story, feel that Xiao Fubao was right.
Fortunately, after arriving home, I heard from my mother and wife that it was really a happy event. I was so happy that I kept praising Qiao Songguo: "You have such a sharp and good eye."