When Cui Niang came to Zhu's house with two mozzarellas with her bowl, Zhu Chang was still stuck in the house, and Gillian was also sitting in the east wing in a daze. Zhu Shiyu was hungry and flipped through the kitchen to eat the mooncakes that he had not finished last night.

The door of the Zhu family was open. When Cui Niang saw Zhu Shiyu standing in front of the kitchen, she barely showed a smile and walked in with a mohua in her hand.

Zhu Shiyu looked at her in confusion.

Cui Niang shouted: "The scholar's wife is going back to her parents' home. Our old lady is afraid that the scholar's wife will be hungry, so she asked me to send two tricks."

Zhu Shiyu was about to thank him, but suddenly realized before he said that two twists and flowers were given to his father and one for his cousin, as if he had no share.

Zhu Shiyu stretched his neck and looked into the bowl in Cui Niang's hand. He heard it right, there were indeed only two in the bowl!

Zhu Shiyu was stunned. This is the Zhu family. Old Mrs. Zhao should take care of her father and him. Why do you say that a fried dough stick is for your cousin?

Zhu Chang and Gillian also heard Cui Niang's voice.

No matter how troubles a family is, they still have to be polite to the outside world. Zhu Chang quickly got up and changed his clothes.

Gillian had already packed up, but she didn't want to go out to face her uncle. She didn't care about those things at this time and came out to entertain Cui Niang first.

Cui Niang saw her red eyes at a glance. The delicate beauty was bullied by Jin, and Cui Niang felt distressed.

"Sister Gillian is hungry. This is the mohua I just fried in the morning. Try it, our old lady likes to eat it." Cui Niang trotted to Gillian with a bowl and handed the larger mohua to Gillian.

Gillian had no appetite at all, but she still took the trick and said embarrassedly: "It's because my uncle and aunt have a fight, which makes you laugh."

Cui Niang curled her lips and whispered: "Sister, don't explain it. We all know what's going on. We old ladies are so stingy. The official also asked me to give the mohua to my sister and scholar, and I won't give it to your cousin."

Gillian was surprised and said, "What did the official say so?"

Cui Niang nodded and saw Zhu Chang coming out of the house. Cui Niang blinked at Jiao and continued to send mozzarella to Zhu Chang.

The neighbors knew about the family scandal. Zhu Chang was very embarrassed. After taking Mahua, he asked Cui Niang to tell Mrs. Zhao that she would come to thank her again another day.

Cui Niang didn't want to talk nonsense to him, so she agreed perfunctorily and left with an empty bowl.

Zhu Chang's identity was there. A Jiao sent Cui Niang out of the door. After turning around, she saw her uncle standing in the yard. A Jiao felt uncomfortable. She walked over and lowered her head and said, "Uncle, it's all my fault, I..."

"It has nothing to do with you. My uncle's home is your home. Just live with peace of mind." Zhu Chang patted his niece's shoulder, smiled lovingly, and then pointed to the Mahua in Ajiao's hand and said, "Eat it. We rely on people to help us this morning. Jiaojiao will have to work hard in the next few days and cook for her to eat."

How many days will be next?

The couple quarreled and the wife went back to her parents' home. The later the uncle took this, the more trouble it was.

Gillian sincerely advised: "Uncle, please go and pick up your aunt back. You are late and it is hard to explain there."

Zhu Chang snorted: "No matter how long they love to live, I don't believe they really won't come back."

After saying that, Zhu Chang went into the house again.

Gillian had no choice but to go to the kitchen to see what to eat at noon. When she saw Zhu Shiyu standing there with half a piece of mooncake, Gillian drooped her eyes and returned to the east wing without looking sideways, and tied the door.

The Zhao family and Guo Xing soon invited the matchmaker, but he was still an old acquaintance.

Zhao Yanping didn't want to see the matchmaker, so he sat under the back window of the west room to sharpen the kitchen knife. When the matchmaker came in, Zhao Yanping put his light movements and listened with his ears.

The matchmaker sat down and smiled at the old lady Zhao: "I'm the old sister who asked me to come today. It's because Mr. Zhao who got it right. Which girl did you like?"

Old Mrs. Zhao knew that her grandson was listening to the corner of the wall in the backyard, so she didn't complain to the matchmaker, so she forced a smile and said, "He doesn't have much thoughts. It's my niece who feels sorry for Zhu Xiucai next door. You know her situation. She just came out of Huayue Tower last year..."

Old Mrs. Zhao scolded Jin for almost two quarters of a minute, and her mouth was dry. Then she took a sip of tea and explained her purpose: "I have seen Miss Jiao, a watery and fairy-like person. I heard Jin bully her every day by bullying her. I felt really uncomfortable, so I wanted to ask my sister to go to Zhu's house and discuss with Zhu Xiucai to see if she could let Jiao be a good concubine for my grandson."

The matchmaker was surprised!

It is common for wealthy businessmen and high-ranking officials to take concubines, but even in such families, there are very few who openly take good concubines before marrying the main wife. At most, they take their maids as family members, and concubines will wait until the main wife enters the door before they arrange them. In the case of Zhao Yanping, a small captain in the county town is frugal, so how can you take a concubine first and then marry a wife?

The matchmaker really can't figure it out!

Old Mrs. Zhao insisted that her grandparents and grandsons were kind-hearted. She mainly wanted to save Ajiao from Shuihuo. In order to show her kindness, she not only wanted to accept Ajiao, but also gave Ajiao a great decent. In addition to not mentioning the 10 taels of betting, the Zhao family would also organize a few banquets and invite relatives and friends to have a wedding banquet!

As Mrs. Zhao said, her heart was bleeding, and the banquet was all exchanged for money!

The matchmaker understood Mrs. Zhao's gritting teeth as dissatisfaction with Jin. No matter what, after confirming that Mrs. Zhao really had to take a concubine with this condition, the matchmaker slapped her thigh and smiled and promised Mrs. Zhao: "Okay, leave this to me, I will definitely do it for my sister. Just wait and listen!"

The matchmaker left with confidence.

Old Mrs. Zhao sat on the chair, looking at the way she was hiding money, the more she thought about it, the more she felt. It was enough to buy three stupid girls like Cui Niang for ten taels of silver. That Jiao was so delicate that she could not carry her shoulders and could not carry her hands at first glance. She probably didn't dare to kill a chicken. She really only had the use of serving her grandson. Such a granddaughter-in-law felt that she was losing money when she married Old Mrs. Zhao, let alone just a concubine?

Forget it, who made her unlucky meet a stubborn grandson? As long as Gillian can pull her grandson's heart back from Qiao Ge'er, these ten taels will be worth it!

The matchmaker walked out of the Zhao family, turned around and walked twenty or thirty steps, and then came to the front of the Zhu family's gate.

The matchmaker is also familiar with the Zhu family. Before, several wealthy businessmen wanted to take Gillian as their concubine, so they asked her to give her a message.

The matchmaker knew very well that Zhu Xiucai’s requirements were OK, but he had to be a family that would treat Gillian well. The wealthy businessmen did not meet this condition, but the Zhao Guanye next door was the most suitable candidate. Cold is cold, but Zhao Guanye’s character is obvious to all the people in Wu'an County, and they guaranteed that Gillian would not suffer.

Gillian was taking away his uncle's clothes to go to the river to wash. When he came out of the upper room and saw the matchmaker, Gillian felt nervous and reminded her uncle that the matchmaker was coming. Gillian took the basin and went to the backyard first.

Gillian's heart was in a mess.

My uncle and aunt both made a fuss like this. Gillian did what she said. This time she would marry no matter who she was, but Gillian still wanted to listen to the matchmaker telling the situation at the man’s house with her own ears and prepare in advance.

The matchmaker is about ten years older than Zhu Chang, but what should be avoided should be avoided. Zhu Chang only asked the matchmaker to sit in the main hall and called his son to serve tea to the matchmaker.

After Zhu Shixu poured out the tea, he hid under the eaves in front and eavesdropped on his father and matchmaker's conversation.

The Zhao family lives next door to the Zhu family. The two families know each other well. The matchmaker saves a lot of words and praises Zhao Yanping and Mrs. Zhao, and then spreads out the same conditions as Mrs. Zhao.

Gillian was hiding behind and eavesdropping. When she learned that it was Zhao Yanping who wanted to take her as a good concubine, Gillian's washing basin almost fell down.

How could it be him?

Apart from the brief meeting in Huayue Tower and the time he met him in a hurry when he went out to wash clothes a while ago, Gillian never met Zhao Yanping again. How could he suddenly think of taking her as a concubine?

Gillian was shocked. Zhu Chang felt relieved after hearing what the matchmaker said.

He could not have divorced Jin. Jin gave birth to two children for him, and one died before. Zhu Chang would never forget the pitiful look of Jin crying when the child was gone. Jin suffered so much for him that he finally got into the scholar and made his family live a better life. At this time, he drove away Jin and Zhu Chang's conscience was despair.

But Zhu Chang couldn't acquiesce to Jin's harsh treatment of his niece. Jin had suffered hardships, and his niece suffered more. His younger sister and husband had left. If he didn't support his niece, who else could his niece rely on?

This year, Zhu Chang was in a dilemma. The only way to get rid of this torment was to find a good person for his niece who was worth entrusting for his life.

If Zhao Yanping is unreliable, then there will be no reliable person in the world.

The only regret is that Zhao Yanping only wants to take a concubine, but this is not a big deal. His niece has eaten Juesi soup, so being able to be a concubine for Zhao Yanping is the best choice.

"I have to discuss this with my inner son. Please go back first. I will definitely give you a reply tomorrow at the latest." Zhu Chang said politely.

This is all the formalities that should be gone, and the matchmaker smiled and took it back first.

Zhu Chang asked his son to send him off to the matchmaker, but he went to the backyard to find his niece.

"Jiaojiao heard it. Guan Ye Zhao next door wants to take you as a good concubine. What do you think?" Zhu Chang asked carefully.

Gillian held the washing basin and lowered her eyes and said, "In the Huayue Tower, I can only maintain my innocence by Guanye Zhao's protection. If I can really serve Guanye Zhao, even if my parents have spirits in heaven, I will feel relieved."

When Zhu Chang heard this, his eyes became hot and he choked again.

As the niece's marriage settled, Zhu Chang was more confident to coax his wife and daughter back. He called his son Zhu Shiyu and asked Zhu Shiyu to go to his mother-in-law's house: "You only said that Mr. Zhao came to propose marriage, and my cousin and I agreed. If she wanted her to come back and handle it, your mother would definitely come back with you."

Zhu Shiyu felt a little uncomfortable. He also liked his cousin, why couldn’t his cousin be his concubine?

Zhu Shiyu just hung his head and stood still. Zhu Chang saw through his son's thoughts and whispered: "You don't even look at your virtues. What's the point of being worthy of Jiaojiao? Besides, even if you are worthy of being stopped by your mother, what good life can you live with Jiaojiao? Okay, this matter is settled. You should calm down and study hard as soon as possible and prepare for the next year's college examination!"

Is the hospital examination?

Zhu Shiyu's chest felt hot. If he passed the scholarship, would his cousin regret his rejection of him that day?
Chapter completed!