Chapter 6, Two ways to marry

Money matchmaker proposed two ways to get married, which made the fifth aunt and Lin Xiaochu want to hear it. Even Lin Xiaoyi, who doesn't know anything on the kang, is going to have fun.

"Little Chu girl," before the matchmaker said it, she smiled first: "We are neighbors. I see you growing up as a child. If you want to listen, I will tell you; if I say something wrong, don't be surprised. It's always a good thought for you to tell you the truth.

In June, the house is extremely sultry. The money matchmaker sat in front of the kang, shaking a banana fan in her hand, and sweat was still flowing down her face. Lin Xiaochu can't be suspicious of such a lazy and comfortable person who suffers so much in the room.

"Please tell me," Lin Xiaochu said gratefully to the money matchmaker. He just wanted to hear what the money matchmaker wanted to say.

"Then you're welcome," the money matchmaker smiled with a spring breeze: "If you want to say these two marriage methods, one is a rich marriage method, and the other is a moneyless marriage method."

The fifth aunt in front of the stove sneered first: "Sister Qian, you don't know where there is a rich way to marry in Xiaochu?" The money matchmaker was confident: "If it doesn't work, what else should I do with it?"

This evoked the curiosity of the fifth aunt: "Then tell me, what is a rich marriage method and what is a moneyless marriage method?" Matchmaker Qian aimed at Lin Xiaochu's face unchanged and looked at herself, as if she wanted to listen. The matchmaker said with a smile, "Don't worry, listen to me slowly."

Lin Xiaochu, whose face remained unchanged, guessed part of his words to the money matchmaker. She only smiled and saw what ivory the suddenly kind-hearted matchmaker neighbor was going to spit out.

"Let's talk about this moneyless marriage method first," the money matchmaker began to explain one by one: "The little girl was born watery and is young and young. If you want to find a rich family, it is not difficult to care about your dowry, but the person who loves you. However, although there are many such people, there are many people who fill the house and become concubines after passing through the door. It's not easy to find a person who will be the main house when you enter the door.

The fifth aunt sighed, and everyone thought about it. The rich family also thinks so. The children of the family have a clean face, which can be regarded as a well-born rich family, and they also want to attach to a more rich family.

"So this moneyless marriage method is either to find a poor man whose parents have accumulated for a lifetime to have money to get a bride price. After passing the door, they will work hard. If you have a few more children, the days will be even harder. Matchmaker Qian said again, and the fifth aunt sighed even more. The fifth aunt thought that she was like this. At that time, she only wanted to be nice and did not fight or scold her. However, in the past decades, she felt that the years were long and long, as if she couldn't live a hard life.

Money's matchmaker was sad in front of her fifth aunt, and it was rare to be sad for her. Thinking that the fifth aunt has not given birth since she passed the door, she has given birth to a lot, and only two have survived. Fortunately, now she can also help with some work, and the life of the fifth aunt's family is better than before.

After bursting into tears of sympathy, the matchmaker smiled again and said to Lin Xiaochu, "This is how to get married without money. Miss Xiaochu, this marriage is a hurdle. You must go well."

The fifth aunt who was burning under the stove also wiped her tears and smiled at the money matchmaker and said, "Sister Qian, what about this rich marriage method?"

Lin Xiaochu first heard about the moneyless marriage method, and then saw the tears of the fifth aunt. He was also curious about the words of the money matchmaker. He guessed that he should let me be his wife, otherwise how could this money matchmaker be so kind and thought so much about me.

"This rich marriage method is actually simple, that is, to earn enough money before getting married. Not to mention how much you earn, at least there is a dowry money, and you can accumulate some more in your hand. You don't have to panic when you are in urgent need. The money matchmaker said it with determination.

The fifth aunt looked at Lin Xiaochu, and Lin Xiaochu looked at the fifth aunt. Lin Xiaoyi quickly asked, "Dunuch Qian, how can I earn more money?" The matchmaker smiled and patted Lin Xiaoyi with a banana fan in her hand: "You are still young. They don't want you." Then he said to the puzzled Lin Xiaochu, "Look at how hard you usually work. You get up early and pick flowers in the dark before selling them. Not to mention the wind and sun, your flower business is not good in windy and rainy weather. Besides, you can only sell this season of flowers. What else do you sell after the flower season?"

"Dang Qian, where can you make enough money?" Lin Xiaoxin thought that if I could earn enough money, I wouldn't want to get married. It was legal for this ancient man to accept houses and take concubines. If I have enough money, I will live a life of calling slaves and maidservants, and I don't want to marry ancient people.

"Silly girl, I also thought about it for you in my spare time. Why don't you go to be a maid in a big family? Eat well and dress well, and there is no wind and rain. There will be a lot of money saved in a month. If it is right for the master's fate, clothes and jewelry are endless. Everyone has such an idea. Why have you never thought about it?" The money matchmaker's words are full of heart, all for Lin Xiaochu's good intentions.

To say this, at first glance, it doesn't sound like a bad idea for money matchmaker. Of course, the money matchmaker just wanted to earn the 50 taels of money from the Chu family, but Lin Xiaochu and his fifth aunt would not know.

After hearing the words of the money matchmaker's words, the fifth aunt thought it was feasible, and she also looked at the money matchmaker gratefully. Today, the man changed his mind and was willing to come up with ideas for his poor neighbors.

"Xiaochu, your aunt Qian is right. She knows a lot of people in this city. She just bothers her to find a host for you and earn hundreds of yuan a month. Although it is not much, it is the only left. If you are worried about Xiaoyi, just give her to me. The fifth aunt said this, and the money matchmaker smiled even more.

Lin Xiaochu was also dazzled when he first heard it. When he accidentally saw the smile of the money matchmaker, he understood it. It's not ten times the profit. The money matchmaker will not sit here and give advice. The matchmaker's mouth should be to collect money according to what she said. With this effort, she found a customer's family to talk about a marriage, and she could get a lot of money to thank the matchmaker.

"Aunt Qian, which one in the city is looking for a girl?" Lin Xiaochu's voice was sweet, so he asked directly.

The matchmaker was stunned. This girl was very sharp. She guessed a lot about my mind. The matchmaker Qian said, "There are a lot of people looking for girls. In the city, Mo Zhifu's family, Zuo guard's home, and a sharp girl like Xiaochu girl are all sent." Lin Xiaochu frowned as soon as he heard of Mo Zhifu's house and Zuo guarding's house. The conflict between the two officials and the way to take advantage of innocent people behind their backs, Lin Xiaochu didn't like the two families.

"There are also the Chu family and the Zhang family, but the Zhang family is a smaller businessman, and Mr. Zhang is old and unscrupulous," the matchmaker Qian said, and the fifth aunt also remembered: "The Zhang family can't go." It's a scourge for the girl. After a few taels of money, the matter calmed down.

It sounds like only the Chu family is the best. Lin Xiaochu seems to smile in his heart. This is the person that the money matchmaker really wants to talk about. Lin Xiaochu was bored at this time. He might as well ask the matchmaker Qian, "Dang Qian, who is the Chu family?"

"It's the owner of our farm," the matchmaker Qian didn't say anything, and the fifth aunt said first. The matchmaker felt that this could be done, so she talked about the Chu family in detail: "Lord Chu is from here, and now he is an official in Beijing. The land near us is all from the Chu family. It's Mr. Chu who wants to spend the summer here. Housekeeper Pang persuades that there are few servants. He wants to hire more maids, as well as prostitutes and maids. If you are willing, I will ask you in detail.

The fifth aunt who has always promised to take care of the Lin sisters first. When the water boiled, the fifth aunt took an empty bowl of boiling water and handed it to the money matchmaker: "Sister Qian, you have to discuss whether you want to go or not. How about helping me inquire first? Even if you give helpers, you have to find a reliable person.

"That's of course," the matchmaker's tongue can be bright twice. She plans to slow down for two days. Her calf is injured, and she can't sell flowers for a few days. If you haven't entered the item for a day, it should be her who is worried, and it's just right for her to think about whether it's better to have an unstable income from selling flowers or to help others.

This is how it was settled, and Lin Xiaochu also felt that there was something wrong with listening.

Several people sat and gossiped, and came in a hurry with Dr. Qin outside. Dr. Qin walked with sweat and was also a good-hearted neighbor. As soon as he entered, he explained that it was late: "I came late to see the people at the door at the Chu family."

Dr. Qin prescribed medicine for Lin Xiaochu and left Lin Xiaoyi a bottle of medicinal wine to cure falling and beating. Lin Xiaochu wink at Lin Xiaoyi: "Xiaoyi, give us all the medicine money we owe Dr. Qin."

My leg was seriously injured today, and I heard Dr. Qin say that I would rest for a few days. Lin Xiaochu can no longer let Lin Xiaoyi cover the money for three days. He was afraid that he would not enter the project in these three days and couldn't help spending all his money. It's better to pay off the debt first.

Lin Xiaoyi, who was reluctant, could only take out the money. After returning the medicine money he owed before and today's medicine money, there were less than 200 yuan left. The money matchmaker looked at the only small string of copper coins left and smiled even more. She couldn't wait for the two sisters of the Lin family to have no money in their hands, so that they could walk along their own ditch.

Dr. Qin left, the matchmaker Qian also left, and there was something wrong with the fifth aunt's family. There are only three people left in the room. Lin Xiaochu slept on the kang and still had a black face facing the land. Lin Xiaochu persuaded him more than once to fight with people outside.

There is only one sister in the hometown. When she married 50 miles away, there is no one to control the birthplace. She fights and makes trouble all day long. Except for Lin Xiaochu, only her fifth aunt persuades him.

"Xiaochu, Xiaochu," wiped the sweat on his face with his clothes and shouted Lin Xiaochu with a smile. Lin Xiaochu felt that he had said enough to play the piano to Niu.

Lin Xiaochu, who had severe pain in his leg, closed his eyes and ignored him. The place had no choice but to tell Xiaoyi, "You accompany your sister. I have to go out to get work. I'll come back to do the food in the evening."

When you don't fight with people, you also help people carry bags and do some odd jobs.