Chapter 977: Honor in troubled times 45
After Xiao Ling's marriage was settled, Xiao Yuan asked An Ning and Huishi to step up and marry Miss Yuan Si home earlier.
It is impossible to pay attention to marriages in the countryside like in the capital. It is just that the Gengpao is changed, the Xiao family gives some bride gifts, the Yuan family makes up some dowry, find a good day to hold a few seats, and invite the neighbors to come and have a wedding banquet.
Such a simple thing is really a piece of cake for An Ning.
She and Wyeth took several girls from the family to cook together.
After everything he needed to prepare was ready, An Ning asked Xiao Yuan to say something to the old man.
Since Xiao Yuan got a ninth-rank official, there has been no movement in the big house, so he should not dare to seek trouble.
Xiao Yuan taught a few children that morning, left them homework and went to the big room.
The weather is very hot now. When Xiao Yuan passed by, the old man and the old lady were enjoying the cool under the trees in the yard. Next to him was a little girl in her teenager who was serving tea.
Seeing Xiao Yuan come in, the old lady snorted and turned her head aside and ignored it.
The old man sighed: "Three, you are too brave. Our family has been exiled to this point and is a criminal. If you don't say you are peaceful, you have actually been trying to get some local brave men, you said you..."
Xiao Yuan took a stool and sat down: "Old man, I'm not brave, I really can't do anything about it. Although we are not very close to the sea, many times when pirates go shore, they are always trying to attack our village. If I don't keep some people, once the pirates enter the village, can you still carry a gun and fight with your horse, or can my brother kill the enemy? How many old people in this family can survive."
Xiao Yuan said a few words to the old man speechless.
Xiao Yuan didn't drink tea either, but just looked at the old man and said, "I'm here to tell you and the old lady that Lao Liu's marriage has been decided, and I will be married on the sixth day of next month."
"What?"
The old lady was shocked: "Do it settled? Who is the one who settled? I originally wanted to find a reliable one for Lao Liu, but I didn't expect it to settle so soon."
The old man looked blue and purple, and he was obviously angry: "Little bastard, who did he decide? I am his father. He didn't even tell me about this marriage. Do he want to piss me to death?"
Xiao Yuan slowly tidied up his sleeves: "I have divided the sects, what is the difference between saying or not. Now I have settled down and told you a word."
The old man was so angry that he was not angry: "You are also an unfilial person. OK, okay, since you have made a marriage with me, don't invite me to come over when you get married. I won't go, I see what kind of church he worships."
Xiao Yuan stood up and walked out: "I have told you that you will do it if you want to go or not. If you don't want Lao Liu, just don't go."
When he reached the door, Xiao Yuan looked back at the old man: "Don't worry, Lao Liu has me and the fourth brother, he can't stand the grievance."
The old man grabbed the teacup and threw it over.
Xiao Yuan hid sideways and went out with a faint smile on his face.
The old man immediately asked someone to call Xiao Jue over and asked Xiao Jue to find out who Xiao Lingding's girl.
Not long after, Xiao Jue inquired: "Dad, Lao Liu is the fourth girl from the Guangning Marquis' Mansion."
"What?"
This time the old lady couldn't sit still.
The little girl from Lao Liu actually wanted to marry the legitimate girl from the Marquis of Guangning?
This made her feel very uneasy.
Why?
The legitimate girl from the Guangning Marquis' Mansion was worthy of the princess, but she was the cheapest man in Lao Liu's life. The wife of the eldest son, the eldest son of the eldest son, was not as tall as that of Lao Liu's wife.
Thinking of this, the old lady was even more angry.
She felt that it was intentional by the third brother, who deliberately promoted the sixth brother to suppress the eldest brother.
She didn't think about it, and she was exiled to the Nanyi. Is it interesting to Xiao Yuan do this?
"Guangning Marquis Mansion, Guangning Marquis Mansion." The old man sat on the chair and felt weak all over: "The third brother is really promising. Even the girl from Guangning Marquis Mansion has hired Lao Liu. Forget it, let's not care about him anymore and can't control it anymore."
Xiao Jue helped the old man, and he felt very sad when he heard the old man say this.
When he returned to the house, Zhao rushed over and handed Xiao Jue a cup of herbal tea: "Lao Liu really wants to marry Miss Yuan Si?"
Xiao Jue took a sip of tea: "Yes, the third brother doesn't know how to get the Yuan family to agree."
Zhao clasped his lips: "I have been watching the third brother carefully these days, and I have been doing too wild. In addition to the rural heroes he trained, there are also some bandits who come to find the third brother. Those people look very fierce. What do you think the third brother wants to do?"
Xiao Jue waved his hand: "No matter what he wants to do, we don't care, we can't."
"Or what if I write a letter back to the capital and talk about these things to my father?"
Zhao asked tentatively.
Xiao Jue turned his head and looked at Zhao, with a sharp look flashing in his eyes: "No."
Zhao quickly lowered his head: "If it doesn't work, forget it."
Xiao Jue was a little worried: "I tell you, give me peace of mind, don't worry about the affairs of the third family, and don't talk about it outside. You must know that even if you divide the sect, you can't write the word "Xiao" in one sentence, and our two families will not deal with it. I look down on the third family. But if he really wants to have something to do, we will not be able to do it. Also, the third family is strong in the countryside for a day, and we will not suffer any losses. Have you not seen these days? No one dares to find our family's discomfort. These are all due to the third family's feelings."
"I see."
Zhao's nagging.
She completely dispelled the idea of exposing Xiao Yuan's these things.
She is not a fool, but also has been educated by everyone's family and knows the principle of prosperity and loss.
Even if they divide the sect, if there is a disaster of raiding the family and extermination of the clan, their big house will not be able to escape.
"Will we go when the sixth brother is married?"
Zhao asked Xiao Jue.
"Go." Xiao Jue gritted his teeth and said, "Prepare the gifts and let our whole family go that day. You must go there to help the third wife with affairs earlier."
Zhao nodded: "Okay, I understand."
After Anning cultivated rice and planted seedlings, she became much more leisurely.
At this time, all the wheat was in the warehouse, so An Ning took Xiao Ying and the others to grind the noodles and prepare to make some pasta.
When growing wheat, An Ning brought four and six bedrooms to plant them together. After harvesting wheat, of course, there were many differences between four and six bedrooms.
Lao Si and Lao Liu were almost crazy when they wanted to eat noodles. When they heard An Ning say they wanted to grind noodles and make noodles, they immediately took a lot of wheat from their home to grind noodles and saved them. They could make some pasta in the future.
It is very difficult to grind the noodles at this time, but unlike modern times, when you pour it into a dough grinder, you can produce fine white flour in a short time.
At this time, the grinding noodles are used for stone grinding. The ground noodles are not only thick, but also may be mixed with sand and stone. They taste very chewy. If you want to make some fine noodles, you have to use several fine baskets. Anyway, the process is very difficult.
Fortunately, there are many young men at home, so An Ning doesn’t need to start with it.
An Ning directed Xiao Ying and Xiao Song to push the mills. She swept the wheat flour around the mill, grinding the basket and grinding it, and finally got some fine white flour.
An Ning kept the remaining coarse flour for feeding it to the chickens and ducks at home.
She grinded the noodles, and Xiao Ying and the others helped the fourth and sixth rooms to grind the noodles.
An Ning carried a bag of flour and asked Xiao Hui and the five girls to go home to steam buns and make dumplings.
Chapter completed!