Allure of a Country Maiden

Xiaoer felt that it was his good fortune that Mei Zhijie recovered from his illness. If Shen Nirui doesn't believe her, or if he doesn't believe Shen Nirui, his illness cannot be cured.

The county magistrate grabbed the village chief's hand and said, "When Jie'er comes back, we will arrange their marriage! If Zhijie dares to treat Niri badly, I will teach him a lesson! Don't worry!"

The county magistrate felt that Shen Nirui was a wealthy woman. Not long after they got engaged, his son was getting better day by day.

His legitimate son was neither learned nor skilled, Meijijie was his most outstanding son, and he placed all his hopes on him.

The village chief was also drunk and just said: "Okay, teach him a lesson!"

Shen Chengyao was also very drunk when he returned home. He told Mrs. Liu, "When Rui'er and the others win the Jinshi, my family will also have a three-day flowing banquet! Invite all the folks to come and enjoy the banquet!"

Mrs. Liu helped him wipe his face, wash his hands and feet, take off his shirt, and helped him get on the bed and lie down.

"Okay, when the time comes, I'm willing to serve the flowing water mat for six days, not to mention three days."

"Three days, I want three days!" Shen Chengyao raised two fingers and said.

"Okay, three days, just three days! It's up to you."

Xiaoer walked in holding a bowl of hangover soup: "Mom, is dad okay?"

"I'm all drunk. Fortunately, your father didn't cause trouble when he was drunk. He just slept. Otherwise, he would have been difficult to obey."

"Feed him a bowl of hangover soup before going to bed, otherwise he will have a severe headache when he wakes up tomorrow morning."

"Okay." Mrs. Liu helped Shen Chengyao up, and then let him drink the hangover soup before going to sleep.

Shen Chengyao obediently opened his mouth and drank the soup.

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In Li Mansion, Li Zhewei knelt in front of Mrs. Li and Mrs. Li and asked them to send a matchmaker to Liu Mansion to propose marriage.

Mrs. Li looked at her son with a headache: "Everyone who gets married is from the right family! There are so many girls for you to choose from in this imperial capital city, in this entire city, why do you just fall in love with a girl... whose status is so different from yours!" How can an illiterate person complement your red sleeves?"

"A son doesn't need any red sleeves to add fragrance. What a husband and wife say is to support each other, share blessings and bear hardships together."

"That girl Jingshu has a kind heart and good character. Our family doesn't need to marry a woman with a good background to make it better. Besides, you should marry a virtuous wife. I think that girl Jingshu is a good wife. And you were I agreed to Weiwei'er, he won the top three in the imperial examination, and he will make the decision on his own marriage. As a parent, how can you break your promise, and how can you set a good example for your children like this!"

"However, a woman from such a background doesn't understand any rules or etiquette. If she is taken out like this, it will bring shame on Weiwei'er and the face of the Li family."

"Is your face more important or is your own son's happiness more important? When you married my son, didn't I also fulfill his choice for the sake of my son's happiness? They are the ones who will live together for the rest of their lives. We, the elders, Just turn a blind eye and forget it."

Mrs. Li was somewhat moved after hearing this.

Mrs. Li glanced at Mrs. Li and decided to add fuel to the fire: "What do you think of County Lord Rui'an's learning of the rules?"

"There is nothing faulty about her." If she hadn't been too young, she would have wanted her to be her daughter-in-law.

"The head of Ruian County was just a farmer more than a year ago, so no one has learned these rules and etiquette. Now, I heard that girl Jingshu is learning the rules from Grandma Rong at Shengpinghou's house. I also I heard that there are many wealthy families who come to her house to ask for marriage. After all, she is also the niece of Mrs. Shengpinghou. The two families have a good relationship, so there are many people who want to use this to build relationships."

Li Zhewei became even more anxious after hearing this. If Jingshu got engaged to another man, who would he cry to?

"Mother!"

Mrs. Li hated herself when she saw her son like this, but she and her husband were in love with each other, and she also hoped that her child could be like this.

"Look at you, you're such a loser! Tomorrow I'll sit down at the Marquis Shengping's mansion and ask Mrs. Marquis Shengping to find out more about her. If the girl doesn't want to, there's nothing I can do about it."

"Thank you, mother, for helping me! I know that mother is the best to me."

Mrs. Li coughed next to her after hearing this.

"The old lady is the best to me!" Li Zhewei responded to the situation.

Both of them were amused by Li Zhewei.

After Li Zhewei left, Mrs. Li sighed: "It feels like yesterday he was just a little kid just learning to walk. I never thought that in the blink of an eye, he would be old enough to get married and have children."

"Isn't that right? In two years, we should see his son learn to walk."

When Mrs. Li thought of this scene, she wished that Li Zhewei would get married as soon as possible.

"No! I have to go to the warehouse to see what gifts should be prepared for Shengpinghou Mansion tomorrow. I can't be rude. I should also start preparing the betrothal gifts." Mrs. Li stood up, saluted the old lady, and then She left, there were marks on her hands, and she wanted to hold her grandson as soon as possible.

Mrs. Li smiled and shook her head.

The next day, Mrs. Liu was surprised to see Mrs. Li coming to visit her.

Xiaoer guessed the reason. It seemed that Li Zhewei had taken care of the family and was able to get Mrs. Li to come to the door in person, which meant that Mrs. Li was also willing to accept the marriage.

Mrs. Li came to the door with a generous gift. Xiaoer looked at the gift list and became more sure of her guess.

Mrs. Li pulled Mrs. Liu into a non-stop conversation, but before she got to the point, Xiaoer felt anxious for her.

When Xiaoer saw Mrs. Li talking about the earth to the north and the sky to the south again, she had no patience to listen anymore, so she made an excuse and left.

Mrs. Li breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Xiaoer finally left. It's hard to mention the matter of marriage in front of children, right? If the child spills the beans, nothing will happen, but the girl's reputation will be ruined.

Xiaoer, a modern girl, didn't realize this at all, and she didn't treat herself as a child.

"My old lady said that my niece is kind-hearted, generous and virtuous. I wonder if she has ever been married?"

"Is Mrs. Li talking about Jingshu?" Mrs. Liu finally understood Mrs. Li's intention.

She said that her relationship with Mrs. Li didn't seem to be close enough for her to come to her home and chat for a long time!

Mrs. Li nodded.

"It's true that we have never been married." Ms. Liu shook her head.

"Mrs. Shen also knows my unscrupulous son, right?"

"Master Li Zhewei? That is a unique young man!"

Mrs. Li was happy when she heard Mr. Liu praising Li Zhewei like this. "To be honest, I came today to ask Mrs. Shen for a favor. If Mrs. Shen thinks that my son is good, I would also like to ask Mrs. Shen to find out what Mrs. Liu has to say for me and guarantee this matchmaker."

Mrs. Liu had met Li Zhewei and thought she was really good. She was happy that her niece could marry a man with a good family background and good character like Li Zhewei, so she nodded in agreement.