Shen Shaozhou didn't expect to get good news after a trip, he said happily: "Cousin-in-law really said that? ”

Gu Xian snorted and said, "Shaozhou, I don't think this family business is appropriate. Even if this Wen girl is really as good as her cousin said, her mother's family is obviously selling her daughter if she wants to do this. If you don't have money in the future, you will definitely have to come to the door to fight the autumn breeze? This is going to be given, and it will be endless in the future. ”

Shen Shaozhou didn't see it that way, he said: "It doesn't matter what Mrs. Wen does, what matters is what this Miss Wen thinks?" If she can be like her younger siblings and can distinguish her mother's family from her husband's family, I don't think there is any problem. ”

Gu Xian hesitated and said, "But this is not something that can be distinguished in a few words. What if she is like an official brother and mother, and always uses her husband's money to supplement her mother's family? ”

Shen Shaozhou said with a smile: "So I have to send someone to inquire about her details, find out clearly, and then decide whether to marry this family." ”

Gu Xian nodded.

It took two days for Lu Degen to tell Shen Shaozhou the news he had found: "Master, this Miss Wen entered school at the age of six, and she didn't study until she was thirteen years old when Master Wen had an accident. She is not only good at learning in the school, but also gets along very well with her classmates. ”

"This girl can also do it, after the Wen family accident, her father died, her mother fell ill, and she is in charge of the family and the house." Lu Degen said: "Miss Wen has an older brother and a younger brother. Her brother was two years older than her, a nerd who knew nothing but to study; Her brother was two years younger than her, fifteen years old, and had been apprenticed to the shop three years earlier. ”

Shen Shaozhou asked with some puzzlement, "Why does Mrs. Wen want such a high dowry?" Miss Wen is not outstanding, does she want her daughter to marry her daughter if she asks for such a high dowry? ”

Lu Degen said: "Mrs. Wen has not liked this daughter since she was a child, and it is also because Master Wen likes this to study. Mrs. Wen set the dowry so high for her two sons. The house where the Wen family lives now is rented, and the family is surrounded by four walls, so the Wen family has not been able to marry a wife until now. got a high dowry, and the marriage of her two sons came to an end. ”

"So, this Mrs. Wen is a son who doesn't care about her daughter's life or death?"

Lu Degen nodded and said, "I heard that this Wen girl not only has to do laundry, cooking, and housework, but also copy books every day to make money to supplement the family." ”

After speaking, he handed a book to Shen Shaozhou and said, "This book was copied by Miss Wen, sir, take a look." ”

Shen Shaozhou took it and opened it to take a look, and saw that the font on it was upright. He just wanted his grandchildren to follow his career, so he was a little moved after hearing that Miss Wen had studied. When I saw this book again, my impression became better and better.

Closing the book, Shen Shaozhou said, "What is Miss Wen's attitude towards Mrs. Wen and the rest of the Wen family?" Do you have a sense of resentment? ”

Normal people, my mother will definitely have resentment towards herself like this. If you don't complain, then no matter how talented you are, you can't marry.

Lu Degen nodded and said, "Yes." The neighbor said that the girl had always wanted her brother to go out to work to earn money, but his brother was unwilling, and Mrs. Wen also protected her son, so the mother and daughter quarreled many times. ”

Shen Shaozhou bowed slightly, so it seems that this Miss Wen is not a person who is obedient and obedient to listen to her mother's words: "Mrs. Wen will ask for such a high dowry, is she okay?" ”

Lu Degen said: "The mother and daughter quarreled once about this, but Mrs. Wen was forced to die at that time. also talked about the dowry, and returned her holy grace at that time, so Miss Wen compromised. ”

That night, Shen Shaozhou told Shen Tao about this: "I think this girl is good, I want to take you to meet her, if it is really as good as your Uncle Lu said, it doesn't hurt that the dowry is higher." ”

That time he took Shen Zhan to the Xiangyang Marquis Mansion to see Xu Qingzhi, he felt that the two were not a good match, but because the woman in Shen Zhan's picture was going to die or live, he compromised.

suffered such a big loss, and Shen Shaozhou also learned a lesson. If it doesn't look like it is compatible or inappropriate, it will be rejected and never compromised.

When Shen Tao heard the background of the Wen girl, he also had the same concerns as Gu Xian: "Dad, what if she marries and keeps supplementing her mother's family?" ”

Shen Shaozhou said: "My mother's family is having a hard time, and it is human nature for my daughter to feel distressed and her parents to make up for it appropriately. I see that this Wen girl is a measured person, as long as she can grasp this degree, you don't have to care. ”

"What if I can't grasp this degree?"

Shen Shaozhou said: "So I want to meet her and see what kind of character she is." ”

Only then did Shen Tao agree to meet.

On the second day, Shen Shaozhou went to Mrs. Deng and said about it: "If the Wen family agrees, let the two children meet first." As long as the two children look at each other, the dowry is not a problem. ”

With these words, Mrs. Deng felt that this thank you matchmaker was a sure thing. As she expected, the Wen family readily agreed, and chose the location to see each other in Lingquan Temple.

Usually mothers take their children to see each other, but Gu Xian doesn't dare to go to Lingquan Temple anymore because of her nightmares.

After she learned about this, she was reluctant to go, and said to Shen Shaozhou: "I'm not feeling well, you can take Ah Tao there!" ”

Shen Shaozhou knew that she had fallen into the shadows, and he was not reluctant, and took Shen Tao to Lingquan Temple on the agreed day.

The father and son went early, so they waited in front of the temple.

After waiting for a quarter of an hour, the matchmaker pointed to a parked green cloth oil truck and said, "This is it." ”

Then the father and son saw a lady and a young girl getting out of the carriage. The young girl was dressed in a peach-colored spring gown, a skirt embroidered with wisteria flowers, and a crescent-white belt tied around her waist. He wore a small bun with two silk flowers in his bun, and he didn't have any other accessories. The appearance is ordinary, and the skin is relatively white.

Miss Wen sensed that someone was watching her, and turned her head to see the father and son stunned, but soon she smiled and bowed slightly at the two.

When the Wen family entered the temple, Shen Shaozhou and Shen Tao said: "I think this girl is good, you will behave well and strive to get the girl to agree to this family business." ”

"Okay."

Shen Tao also thinks this Wen girl is good. Although his appearance is not outstanding, he is dignified and decent, and his actions are also generous.

After the Wen family made incense, Miss Wen took the maid to the back mountain.

Half an hour later, Shen Tao returned to the courtyard and saw Shen Shaozhou, and said with a smile: "Dad, Miss Wen agreed to this family business. ”

"What did Miss Wen say to make you so happy?

Shen Tao said with a smile: "Miss Wen told me directly that the dowry of three thousand taels will be left by his mother and will not buy her a dowry." I said it didn't matter, as long as she married in and was dedicated to the Shen family, she could live with me at ease. ”

After Mrs. Wen put forward that condition, Miss Wen had already prepared for the worst. Unless it is an old rich businessman who continues the string or is in poor health and needs to be a bride, who is willing to spend such a large amount of money to marry a daughter-in-law who will drag her feet. Shen Tao's conditions were not good, but they were better than Miss Wen expected. After all, Shen Tao is only in his early twenties, and he doesn't look bad, and he still has a small amount of money at home.

As soon as Shen Shaozhou heard this, he said: "Tomorrow, I will ask Mrs. Deng to come to the door to propose marriage, and set the marriage date for the two of you as soon as possible." ”

Shen Tao felt a little anxious, but seeing Shen Shaozhou's face, he didn't object.