Chapter 108 Two
"What? What's combined into one?"

Wang Deming looked at Zhang Shouying and Cha Kuiyuan, Zhang Shouchong and Jin Guifen, who were sitting at the dining table in the room; plus his sister Yan Baozhen and the three children, wow, such a big eight-immortal table was almost full!
Seeing Wang Deming's puzzled look, Zhang Shouying immediately realized that he didn't know the process of Manchu marriage, so she smiled and explained: "For Manchu marriage, we must first get along, that is, match the horoscopes;"

"Then comes the small engagement, which means engagement. Usually, the woman is given a jade ruyi, some jewelry, and some clothes;"

"After the engagement, the girl from the bride's side cannot go out and must stay at home to learn various etiquette. As for the boy, he has to send food, daily necessities, and clothes to the bride's door every three festivals. This usually takes two years. "

"Then comes the Da Ding, which is commonly known as the "how much lift", one month before the wedding. The man sends the betrothal gifts to the woman's home, and at the same time, he also has to send a dragon and phoenix invitation. The invitation specifies the specific layout of the wedding room to be prepared, and the woman is responsible for the layout of the wedding room;"

"The wedding is almost the same as that of the Han people. We invite a few special bridesmaids - perfect ladies - to carry the sedan chair to pick up the bride."

"Ah" Wang Deming was shocked. What the hell, is there such a thing?
No wonder Qin Lao Hutong, after a heated debate with the other guys, the other party readily said that it would take two damn years for them to get married after getting engaged and getting engaged?
Another two years?
It seems that the two of them cannot meet after the engagement.
Holy shit! If in these two years, couldn't the other party just find a reason to cancel the engagement?

Wang Deming's eyes changed immediately, and he looked back and forth at Cha Kuiyuan and Zhang Shouchong's faces suspiciously.

Although I had been stimulating their excitement at the time, I successfully relied on eavesdropping on their thoughts and constantly controlling them to finally achieve my goal.

But there is no guarantee that these two guys may also be dragging their feet deep down in their hearts?

Shit, it’s very possible?
Don't release the eagle until you see the rabbit!

Cha Kuiyuan and Zhang Shouchong felt a pang in their hearts when they saw Wang Deming looking at them with an unfriendly look.

Did Wang Deming misunderstand? Did he think that he was deliberately delaying the process?
Cha Kuiyuan quickly stood up and explained with a wry smile: "Deming, these are all old rules."

“We haven’t been like this for a long time!”

"That's why I'm thinking of combining the small engagement and the big engagement together, so that you and Shouchun can get married just before the Spring Festival!"

"Shouchun can also come to your house to celebrate the New Year."

"Of course, we have to discuss this with you. Our bannermen's girls have to stay at their parents' home for a month after returning home. In addition, our girl's relatives will also live at the boy's home for a period of time."

"What?" Wang Deming's eyes widened and he was about to get angry.

Cha Kuiyuan quickly said: "So we decided to use No. 18 Qinlao Hutong as Shouchun's dowry."

"Oh" That's not impossible, it's a house with five entrances, right?
Seeing Wang Deming's expression soften and he nodded slowly, Cha Kuiyuan and Zhang Shouchong looked at each other secretly and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, no misunderstanding occurred. I finally secured this good marriage opportunity!

Cha Kuiyuan winked at Zhang Shouchong, who immediately stood up and said with a smile, "Deming, our family has another house in Suzhou Hutong, Dongjiaominxiang."

"It's a little small, it's a quadrangle with three entrances."

"Hmm?" Wang Deming turned his head and looked at Zhang Shouchong, not understanding what he meant.

"What I mean is that after all, No. 18 Qinlao Hutong was given to us by my second brother-in-law, so we can't help but express our gratitude. So I have asked the tenants of the house in Suzhou Hutong to move out before the New Year."

"The house in Suzhou Hutong is our family's dowry to Shouchun!"

Zhang Shouchong said this with great finality!
Even Wang Deming was slightly surprised.
Something is wrong. Something is very wrong!

Wang Deming instinctively felt that there was something strange about Cha Kuiyuan and Zhang Shouchong's visit today. Today, his elder sister Yan Baozhen and second sister Zhang Shouying sent gifts to him and Shouchun. Could something have happened that I didn't know about?

Especially, these two families each gave themselves a house!
It's just marrying a daughter as a dowry, isn't it a bit exaggerated?
How can this be called marrying off a daughter? This is like paying for something, right?
Wang Deming looked at Yan Baozhen first, who also shook her head in confusion. Feeling even more puzzled, Wang Deming looked back and forth between Cha Kuiyuan and Zhang Shouchong, hoping to continue to put pressure on them so that he could eavesdrop on their thoughts when they were emotional.

Hey, that’s strange, why are these two so calm today?

Especially after he said he would give each of them a house?

"Give it!"

"I'm going to serve the food!"

The sound of Sha Zhu's cooking was heard behind Wang Deming. Wang Deming moved aside to open the door. Sha Zhu came in with a plate of food in one hand, including osmanthus meat and roasted lamb, both of which were still steaming.

"Shouying, Guifen, if you don't mind, why don't you have a simple meal at home?"

Yan Baozhen sent invitations to the wives of Cha Kuiyuan and Zhang Shouchong respectively.

"That's annoying!"

"Sister Baozhen, the chef you hired doesn't look very old, but his cooking skills are pretty good, right?"

"Hey, this is our neighbor in the courtyard. I specially asked him to help me cook two dishes today. I didn't expect you guys to come in time."

"I was just thinking of introducing a girl to my neighbor. Girls from banner families are the best."

"Well, this dish tastes good. Let's look for it among our relatives when the time comes."

"Zhu Zi, Yu Shui, come to the table and eat together. Don't be restrained. I have to thank you today. You have helped me a lot."

No one drank alcohol, but tea. Cha Kuiyuan, Zhang Shouchong and others praised the tea and water, and repeatedly praised Wang Deming for his understanding of life.

Others may not know, but Shazhu was so shocked that his three views were completely shattered!

Didn't the uncle and Jia Dongxu swear this morning that Wang Deming had already married in the countryside? He even stole Jia Dongxu's blind date!

How come someone came to discuss engagement with Wang Deming at night?
The woman married before the Spring Festival and even gave him two large houses
Why is it that I don’t get a chance to have such a good thing?

At the dinner table, Shazhu would sneak glances at Wang Deming from time to time, but he's not much better than me, right?
It's nothing more than a taller head, bigger eyes, a straighter nose, and a fairer complexion.
Moreover, Wang Deming's family has two large houses. At the dinner table, in front of all the relatives, Aunt Baozhen said that she would introduce a partner to him so that he could get married as soon as possible.

That means he really wants to help me and Yu Shui from the bottom of his heart!
After her irresponsible father abandoned her and Yu Shui and ran off with the White Widow, she and Yu Shui had become accustomed to the fickleness of human nature.
Although the aunt in the middle courtyard can occasionally help, she still has to go to the door to beg for help, such as giving rain water to bathe.
I don’t know if it’s because the others have never given birth to a child, but they are not as gentle and considerate to Yu Shui as Aunt Baozhen.

No wonder Yu Shui listened to Aunt Baozhen after just that one contact yesterday.

Suddenly there was a burst of noise outside the window, "Auntie is back?"

"Oh, a daughter!"

"Finally I gave birth to a little girl this time."

"congratulations!"

"Knock, knock," there was a knock on the door. After a while, Yan Bugui came in with one hand opening the door, holding two red-skinned eggs in the other hand. "Hey, Baozhen, are there guests at home?"

(End of this chapter)