Crossing the famine, I am a poor fish, and my descendants have to work hard

Chapter 150 It’s done

"Madam, you are here. The matchmaker sent a letter saying that it is done."

Become!

Great.

"Okay, I understand. I'll go to the matchmaker then."

"Yes, ma'am."

Zhao Yuanzhen was thinking about the process of marriage and engagement.

[Three Books] and [Six Rites] are required.

[Three books] are given by the man to the woman.

The first is the engagement letter, which is the engagement document. When a man and a woman agree to get engaged, the man writes it to the woman.

The second is the gift book, which is the list of betrothal gifts.

The last is the Yingshu, which is the document given by the groom to the bride when marrying her.

[Six Rites] refers to Nacai, which means that the matchmaker from the man's side goes to the woman's house with gifts for marriage to propose. If the woman agrees, she will accept the engagement gift, commonly known as proposing marriage.

Asking for the woman’s name. After successfully proposing marriage, the matchmaker on the male side will ask for the woman’s name and date of birth.

Najib would take the man and woman's birth dates to the temple to see if their horoscopes were compatible, which is commonly known as matching horoscopes.

The man sends the betrothal gift.

To ask for a date means to check the calendar, obtain the woman's consent, and set a date for the wedding.

The wedding ceremony is held on the wedding day when the groom uses a sedan chair to pick up the bride.

Zhao Yuanzhen had previously asked the official media for the letter, but this had not yet entered the formal stage. They were afraid that it would be inappropriate to bring the betrothal gift rashly, so they would ask quietly in private, and only when they agreed would they start to formally propose marriage.

"Miss Zhao, please come in quickly. Congratulations, General. Congratulations, General. It's done."

"Thank you, Matchmaker Zhou. This is all thanks to the matchmaker."

Then he took out the red envelope and handed it to the matchmaker.

There are 50 taels of silver inside.

The matchmaker smiled from ear to ear.

"No, the general is a handsome man with a graceful demeanor."

"Then we will go back and prepare for one day. The day after tomorrow, I will ask the matchmaker to go and ask for the bride price."

"Okay, Miss Zhao, rest assured. Leave this matter to me and I will do it beautifully."

"Okay, thank you for your help, Matchmaker Zhou. I will go back and prepare the gifts for the bride price."

"Mmm Good."

After saying goodbye to the matchmaker, I went to the general's mansion.

"Greetings, Miss. Good luck to you."

"Well, get up. Is the general in the mansion?"

"Replying to the young lady, I am in the mansion."

"it is good."

Zhao Yuanzhen went to find Zhao Yuanlan.

"Hello, big brother."

"Hello, little sister, please sit down."

"The matchmaker I asked for help earlier got a response today. I went to see her and she said that the Yue family agreed. Brother, this is done."

"Really?"

"Of course it's true. We are going to prepare for the proposal. The matchmaker will go to propose the proposal the day after tomorrow."

"Thank you for your concern, little sister. You are so worried about me as your brother."

Zhao Yuanlan felt a little embarrassed because his younger sister was the one who arranged his marriage.

"We are family. Speaking of this, you are busy, right? I am also preparing the same thing. The day after tomorrow the matchmaker will come to ask for the bride price, and we need to prepare the bride price. What do you want to give, big brother?"

"First prepare the ten common gifts, and then add in some gifts I prepared earlier, and that will be about it."

The ten common gifts are: betrothal money, betrothal cakes, incense and candles, fruits, three kinds of animals, four kinds of candies, four kinds of Beijing fruits, wine, fish, and a gift box.

"Brother, how many of the ten can you prepare now?"

"I can prepare the betrothal gift, betrothal cakes, incense, candles, and wine."

Originally, all of these things were prepared long ago by parents and elders. Zhao Yuanlan had no parents, and he didn't expect to get the news so soon. For a while, he was not ready.

"Okay, I'll prepare the rest. I'll buy it later and send it over early tomorrow morning. I'll put it together with the other things, and we can go directly to Yue's house with the matchmaker. Remember to write the engagement letter."

"Okay, I remember it. I'll write it down in a moment. I'll trouble you with the rest, little sister."

Zhao Yuanzhen pondered over the remaining items.

Fruits. Now it is May. The fruits that have come in season include apricots, cherries, plums, bayberries, lychees, etc. I will select six of them to make a lucky number.

Three animals. Since Zhao Yuanlan's parents are no longer around, only one pair is needed. Zhao Yuanzhen plans to buy the most difficult-to-buy beef.

Four sugar colors mean four colors of sugar. This is simple: winter melon candy, brown sugar, milk candy, and sesame candy.

Four kinds of Beijing fruits: dried longan, dried lychee, dried walnuts, and peanuts in shells.

Fish, choose a big fish and dace.

The gift box can be used to hold lotus seeds, lilies, chickweed, sesame seeds, red beans, mung beans, red dates, etc. You can also put other gifts prepared by the man in it.

Zhao Yuanzhen carefully selected the things needed for the marriage proposal and bought the best ones.

After purchase, please put it in the space and send it tomorrow.

So I went to the grocery store.

Rearrange the goods on the shelves and divide them by category.

Daily necessities, food, utensils, etc.

After tidying it up, it looks much neater.

The countertop and sides were also replaced with glass.

The main instant noodles were placed in the most conspicuous place, with a sign saying [New products on the shelves, buy one get one free on opening day].

Zhao Yuanzhen plans to buy one pack of instant noodles and give one pack free, only on the opening day.

Zhang Qingyan will deliver the work clothes early tomorrow morning.

I had dinner at the grocery store and just had some instant noodles.

Those who can tolerate spicy food will eat it. Some of them didn’t quite understand how spicy the pepper was, so they just added a little out of curiosity.

It's quite spicy, but I still feel it's very satisfying. After eating a piece of bread, I'm not full, but about 7% full. After drinking the soup, I feel completely full.

This is meat sauce soup, it has a special and rich flavor that makes you unable to stop.

"Madam, this instant noodle is really convenient. It only requires hot water and has a special fragrance."

This kind of fragrance is something I have never tasted from other noodles.

"Yes, that's right. So we should promote it. If other grocery stores come to us and ask about purchasing, we can sell it to them."

"Yes, ma'am."

Zhao Yuanzhen slept in the beauty shop.

The next day, he delivered the ten items to the general's mansion first, and then went to the grocery store to wait for it to open.

When the time comes, firecrackers are set off for the opening, the ribbon is cut and the plaque is revealed.

In the morning, the shopkeeper and the servant did not eat breakfast, but waited for the store to open, so that they could make a bowl of steaming hot and fragrant instant noodles to eat, which could not only satisfy their cravings, but also attract customers.

Sure enough, many customers who came into the store asked what it was and why it smelled so good.

The shopkeeper quickly sold the instant noodles and explained how to eat it. He also took a bite himself and wiped his mouth with a piece of tissue paper after eating.

He's really good at advertising.

Those people watched the shopkeeper slurp the noodles, one mouthful after another, and were so tempted by the overbearing aroma that they bought instant noodles one after another, thinking about going back quickly to slurp them as well.

Because of the aroma, the grocery store opened very successfully, with sales eight times higher than before. If this momentum continues, the grocery store will be revitalized.

Zhao Yuanzhen looked at the bustling grocery store, gave instructions to the shopkeeper and left.

The main reason was that the instant noodles smelled too strong and she wanted to change.

Around noon, the matchmaker came back with the horoscope, so we could proceed to the next step and get married.

Just leave this to the matchmaker, don't let them worry about it.

It would take at least three days for Naji to arrive, so Zhao Yuanzhen didn’t wait here and went back to the village.

I was so busy that I forgot to go back home to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival. Fortunately, I left a lot of rice dumplings for her.

Qian Xiaohui chose several flavors, including salted duck egg yolk, bacon, and sweet rice dumplings.

Although she is a native northerner, she loves salty rice dumplings.

The farmer said that the cherries in the orchard were ripe and asked Zhao Yuanzhen if she wanted to pick them.

Cherries, her favorite big cherries are ripe.

Zhao Yuanzhen immediately said that they must be picked.

This cherry is a special variety of large cherry selected by Zhao Yuanzhen. It is several times larger than the small cherries of the Daliang Dynasty.

Qian Xiaohui and Li Zhijuan said they also wanted to visit the orchard.

The weather was hot recently, and Li Zhijuan's belly was getting bigger, so Zhao Yuanzhen didn't let her stay at the shop. She went to the warehouse to get a fruit basket, and led a large group of people to the orchard.

This is the first time Li Zhijuan and her friends have come to the orchard.

"Mom, there are so many fruit trees here, many of which I don't recognize."

"Yes, there are so many varieties. I think some of them are about to mature."

"Well, the apricots, plums, and bayberries should be ripe in a few days."

I planted it a little late, so it took some time for the seedlings to grow, otherwise the fruits would have been ripe by now.

He led his people to the cherry field. Because he loves cherry very much, Zhao Yuanzhen planted 100 cherry trees, and now they are gradually ripening.

Zhao Yuanzhen instructed to pick the ripe ones and leave the unripe ones for a few days.

There is no pesticide and you can eat them right after picking them.

"Mom, this cherry is not only big, but also extra sweet. It's really delicious."

"Yes, it's one of my favorite fruits. When the cherries are ripe, you can try them. They're not bad either."

But cherries ripen late, around October.

This is also good, eat cherries in spring and cherry tomatoes in autumn.

If you store cherries well, you can eat them during the Chinese New Year.

Several people ate while picking, and by the time the basket was full, they were already full.

Let the farmers continue picking, and Zhao Yuanzhen and the others went back first with the ones they had picked.

There are 100 large cherries on the tree, and even if only one-fifth of them are ripe, I still picked dozens of baskets of them.

He gave each of his servants a small basket, weighing about 2 kilograms. It was also sent over to the farm, and some was also given to the craftsmen who were working.

I took a basket for Sun Zhang, and each of the other workers got 2 kilograms. I also gave each of them 2 large bags of instant noodles. Because I was very busy during the Dragon Boat Festival, I forgot to distribute benefits to the employees, so this can be regarded as a replacement for the employee benefits.

I also gave a copy to the village chief.

All shop owners were given 2 large bags of instant noodles and 2 kilograms of cherries.

But I told them in advance that people in the beauty salon should not eat in the building, but should eat in the backyard and not eat in their work clothes, otherwise the smell would be too strong.

In this way, nearly 1000 kilograms of cherries were harvested.

Looking at the more than 1000 kilograms of cherries left from the first batch.

100 kilograms were given to Zhao Yuanlan.

He also gave Yue Hongmian 20 kilograms of food in the name of Zhao Yuanlan, and she became his sister-in-law from then on.

I asked Zhao Yuanlan to send 100 kilograms to the Queen.