allendalepharm Chapter 472 This love will be remembered for a lifetime
Chapter 472 This love will be remembered for a lifetime
Jiang Youzhen coughed lightly and walked over, "Mom!"
Hearing her shout, everyone immediately turned around to look. They saw a young man in a snow-blue robe with a stand-up collar walking towards them. He was as bright as the moon and as dazzling as the stars.
"Tsk tsk! The young man from the Jiang family is getting better and better! Look at this? It's not an exaggeration to say that he is the golden boy sent down by Bodhisattva Guanyin!"
Aunt Niu looked Jiang Youzhen up and down, with admiration flashing in her eyes.
"Isn't Xiaolang a handsome young man?" Aunt Ya looked at Jiang Youzhen with envy in her eyes.
In fact, the Shen couple were also good-looking, but Jiang Youzhen was just so handsome. Even among the young masters of aristocratic families, she had never seen anyone better-looking than Jiang Youzhen.
She used to think that Mr. Tong from the head of the village was very handsome, simply a man of heavenly beauty, but now she doesn't think so anymore.
"Fugui family, isn't your boy fifteen this year? Are you planning to get married? Do you have a favorite family?"
One of the women had an idea. Jiang Youzhen is now a juren and is still so young. If he becomes an official in the future, whoever marries him will become an official's wife, right?
"Yes! Mr. Fugui, your son hasn't found a wife yet. I have a niece in my mother's family, she is so beautiful! She is a perfect match for your son!" When Aunt Niu heard the woman say this, she quickly interrupted.
Wouldn't it be foolish not to fight for such a good man?
"Ahem! My little boy is still young, and I have no plans to get married yet." Shen was so panicked! What marriage?
She looked at Jiang Youzhen with a look of help. Jiang Youzhen received the eye signal and immediately said, "Mom, the clan leader said that we need to prepare for tomorrow's ancestor worship. And the banquet is also to be held tomorrow, right? We need to get ready quickly!"
"Aunts, we are busy with household affairs. I would like to trouble you to help me. I will definitely thank you handsomely later!" Jiang Youzhen bowed to the women who kept looking at her and said with a stiff upper lip.
I didn't know there were so many people sitting here before I came in. Once I walked in, I found that the room was packed.
In order to prevent these people from shifting the topic to her again, she quickly changed the subject.
"Hey! Young Master Jiang, don't be polite. I'll just give you a hand."
Everyone stood up and prepared to go out, talking to each other.
How generous is the Jiang family now? In the past, when they held banquets, anyone who helped out would get benefits. Each woman had a piece of food, and the remaining meat, vegetables, and white flour buns could be taken home.
So when the Jiang family was doing business, everyone was scrambling to get in. Otherwise, how could there be so many people crowded in the Jiang family's outer courtyard so early in the morning?
This ancestor worship and banquet are big events, even more grand than before!
Aunt Ya deliberately waited for everyone to leave before she scolded Jiang Youzhen, "Why did you bring me such an expensive thing when you were going out? How can I wear this?"
As she spoke, she took out something wrapped in red cloth from her arms. Jiang Youzhen then remembered that she came back late yesterday and asked Qingyan to take the gift directly to Aunt Ya's house.
"Originally, when you passed the imperial examination, I, your aunt, should have given you a gift, but you are spending too much!"
Aunt Ya opened the red cloth, and inside lay a golden butterfly hairpin inlaid with a ruby the size of a thumbnail. The lace craftsmanship made its wings as thin as a cicada's wings. The carving technique alone was already very valuable.
"Take the hairpin back. I can't accept it. It's very expensive, right?"
Aunt Ya was very sincere. Although she couldn't help but look at the butterfly gold hairpin several times, she really couldn't accept such precious jewelry!
"Aunt Ya, you misunderstood. This is what my mother asked me to buy for you. She said that you and she were like sisters, and that you were the one who helped my family when we were in trouble. Otherwise, I would have starved to death. My mother also has this hairpin, and the style is very similar, with your names engraved on it."
As Jiang Youzhen spoke, he picked up the hairpin from Aunt Ya's hand, turned it around, found the word "Cui" under the butterfly, and pointed it out to Aunt Ya.
"Look! This is your name. My mother carved the word 'Xiu' here."
"Yes! This is what I asked Xiaolang to customize for us. We each have one, and it will be a lifelong wish." At this time, Shen came forward, pulled out the butterfly hairpin on her head, and showed it to Aunt Ya.
Aunt Ya was very moved and her eyes were filled with tears.
In fact, she was still a little resentful because Shen Shi did not express her opinion on Chun Ya and Xiao Lang's marriage. Although she came to terms with it later, she still felt a little uncomfortable.
Even though she knew Chunya was no longer worthy of Xiaolang, Shen's behavior made her feel chilled and a little more suspicious.
But now, Shen still remembered her close friend, which made her feel petty.
Maybe it’s not that Shen is unwilling, but that Xiaolang has his own plans?
Don't force things. Xiaolang is a man of his own ideas and he was not interested in Chunya before.
"I got a hairpin for free, what a bargain!" Aunt Ya quickly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and smiled brightly.
Shen took the hairpin from her hand and put it in her hair bun herself, with a very gentle look.
Jiang Youzhen withdrew. It is rare to have a bosom friend in life! Shen and Aunt Ya may not meet often in the future, and their feelings may fade in the future, but this moment is beautiful after all. This feeling can be remembered for a lifetime.
When we came outside the courtyard, we found that the clan leader had led everyone to move the benches and round tables in the house to the ancestral hall.
The Jiang family's ancestral hall is not small, but it is a bit run-down. It used to be a mud-brick house. Later, after Jiang Youzhen passed the imperial examination, he rebuilt the brick-and-tile house and built a simple courtyard.
"Grandpa clan leader, after we offer sacrifices to our ancestors, please discuss with the village head and ask him to allocate more land to us so that we can rebuild the ancestral hall."
"Hey! How can you worry about this? I went to find the head of the village early this morning, and someone will come to measure the area this afternoon. I plan to mark out two acres of land and rebuild the ancestral hall and the courtyard."
The patriarch is in high spirits today, as if he has forgotten what happened yesterday.
"The fifty acres of land in our clan that was registered in your name was tax-free, and there is still some money in the account book. Now that you have passed the imperial examination, the ancestral hall is a bit shabby. When you return to your hometown to worship your ancestors in the future, people will inevitably say that I plan to use the money in the account book to build the ancestral hall."
Jiang Youzhen was a little surprised. "Grandpa clan leader, I will pay for the construction of the new ancestral hall. I told you last night. The clan has so many expenses now, how can we let them pay for it? I'm afraid the money in your account book is not enough."
"I can't always ask you to pay. I know you can make money, but that's all your own ability. Just one thing, after you become an official, you can't do business in your name. The court doesn't allow officials to do business."
"I know! I will make plans. But I will send someone to deliver the money for the new ancestral hall later."
Jiang Youzhen nodded. Did he hurt the clan leader's feelings yesterday?
"I thought about it carefully yesterday and felt that we had placed all our clan's hopes on you. It was really hard for you. You should study hard and become an official in the future. You should do your best to help the clan."