allonlinenovel Chapter 455 Good things come in pairs
Chapter 455 Good things come in pairs
Shen Qianchuan was adamant and refused to let his sister-in-law help him with the preparations.
Liu didn't insist any further, but she secretly decided that she would still prepare a portion for him, as a way to fulfill their brotherly bond for her husband, the eldest brother.
A few days later, the matchmaker came to Liu's door happily and told her that a suitable candidate had been found.
Although the girl came from a humble family, she was fair-skinned and somewhat plump, but not fat. She was a good eater and capable.
The parents were worried that their daughter would marry into an ordinary family and suffer from her mother-in-law's disdain and go hungry. They heard that Shen Qianchuan had recently bought a house in the capital, where she no longer lived with her parents and was cultivating medicinal herbs on a large scale, earning a considerable amount of money each season. The girl's family couldn't be happier.
Sure enough, the matchmaker immediately brought good news.
After listening to the gist of the story, Liu immediately sent a waiter from the restaurant to the estate to call someone back to take a look.
The matchmaker took Shen Qianchuan to meet the potential partner, and Shen Qianchuan, being generous, brought many gifts and went to the matchmaker's house.
He never expected that the girl's round face and dark eyes would be so lovely. Her eyes were clear, and she seemed kind and innocent. She spoke calmly and was very well-behaved. She just ate a lot and couldn't read, but she excelled in everything else.
She did all the housework, from washing clothes and cooking to feeding pigs, raising chickens, and carrying manure. Except for the fact that her parents didn't let her work in the fields, she did everything else around the house.
The matchmaker praised them to each other, saying that this was a marriage that was hard to find even with a lantern, and it would be a pity if it didn't work out.
Both parties were already satisfied with each other, so they immediately agreed.
The matchmaker breathed a sigh of relief; she had run herself ragged trying to find a husband for this young man!
After Shen Qianchuan's marriage was arranged, Huo Qi and Liu Xixi's six-month marriage was also approaching. He proposed that Shen Qianchuan and he get married on the same day, which could be considered a double celebration.
When Shen Qianchuan discussed it with Fang Yao's parents, the two elders were reluctant, but they did not make things difficult for Shen Qianchuan. After hesitating for a while, they reluctantly agreed.
The betrothal gifts were generous, which greatly pleased the bride's family and gave them ample face.
On their wedding day, Lin Qingchuan and his daughter Lin Xiaotang each prepared two generous gifts to attend the wedding banquets of the two newlywed couples.
Fortunately, both houses are on the same street, so there's no need to run back and forth between them.
The matchmaker happily led the two bridal sedan chairs around the street corner, heading towards the Huo and Shen residences.
Passersby saw that two families were getting married at the same time, and many came to watch the spectacle.
Shen Qianchuan and Huo Qi didn't have many friends or relatives in the capital, so only a few workers with whom they had a good relationship attended the banquet.
Huo Qi's wedding ceremony was officiated by a matchmaker, while Shen Qianchuan's was officiated by his elder brother.
Wedding ceremony, wedding banquet toasts, entering the bridal chamber...
After the matchmaker had eaten and drunk her fill, Lin Qingchuan took out two heavy purses and handed them to her, saying, "Thank you for your hard work on behalf of my two brothers, enabling them to marry their wives so quickly. This is a token of my gratitude."
When the matchmaker saw that there were two purses filled to the brim, he immediately beamed with joy, quickly took them, and didn't forget to say a few words of modesty.
"Oh, don't be so polite. I've been visiting your Mingcui Tower a lot these days, like it's my own home. I've long considered you as family, and I've even handled the affairs of the two brothers as if it were my own business."
Good things happen in pairs today. These two couples are such a perfect match; they're sure to have a loving and harmonious future. Seeing them happy makes me happy too, and it's also a blessing for myself.
She opened her purse and saw it was full of gold ingots; she was overjoyed.
She has arranged countless marriages over the years, but this is the first time she has ever met someone so generous. Even noble families, marquises' mansions, and official households have never given so much money.
She was overjoyed, unable to suppress her smile, and said, "Mr. Lin is so generous. If anyone in your family is looking for a spouse in the future, please remember to contact me. I will do my best to find you the best match..."
Before she could finish speaking, her eyes caught sight of Lin Xiaotang, who happened to be passing by, and her eyes lit up immediately.
She thought to herself, "How could I forget Mr. Lin's eldest daughter? This girl is of marriageable age. She comes from a respectable family. Her family owns a restaurant and grows medicinal herbs. They are very wealthy. She should be looking for a good husband with a lantern."
So she immediately set her sights on Xiao Tang.
"By the way, Mr. Lin, this Miss Tang is of marriageable age. Is she engaged yet?"
Lin Qingchuan paused for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No."
Upon hearing that Lin Xiaotang was not yet engaged, the matchmaker's eyes lit up and her mind began to work with ideas.
She grinned and chuckled, "Oh, such a beautiful and charming girl, at the prime of her life, it's time to arrange a marriage for her."
I know you parents are reluctant to let your daughters get married early, but engagement and marriage are two different things. If we start looking for a suitable match early, we can carefully select a promising young man from a good family. If we start looking late, all the good ones will have already been taken. Wouldn't we regret it and have no one to complain to?
A good marriage shouldn't be missed. How about I, the matchmaker, start looking for a suitable match for Miss Xiaotang tomorrow?
Although the matchmaker wanted to make money, what she said wasn't entirely unreasonable.
After thinking it over for a moment, Lin Qingchuan smiled and agreed.
"Alright, if there is a suitable one, please go to Mingcui Tower and let me know. I will arrange for Xiaotang to meet her."
The matchmaker nodded vigorously, wishing she could fly and find a few more young gentlemen right now.
"Alright, I'll take care of it."
In the following days, the matchmaker went around arranging meetings with well-off young men from good families in the capital, taking them to Mingcui Tower for potential partners.
Since Fourth Uncle and Huo Qi got married, the two have spent less time at the manor. In addition, it is not the busy farming season, so Lin Xiaotang has temporarily returned to Mingcui Tower to live. Every few days, the three of them drive a carriage to inspect the medicinal fields.
Mingcui Tower.
Lin Xiaotang had just gotten up in the early morning when she changed into a light pink gauze dress, tied her hair into a high ponytail with several ribbons of the same color as the dress, and inserted a gold tassel hairpin, looking both capable and elegant.
She first practiced calligraphy with Xiaoyu and the female teacher for a while, then stretched and went to the kitchen to plan the development of two new dishes.
On the other side, the matchmaker happily led the son of a cloth shop owner, carrying a pile of gifts, toward Mingcui Tower.
Twenty miles outside the capital.
Gu Minghuai hurried back to the capital, accompanied by his childhood friend Qin Feng, who had joined the army with him.
"Minghuai, we've already found out where Miss Lin is. Why are you in such a hurry? The girl has two legs, not wings. She can't fly away, can she?"
Gu Minghuai's expression was slightly serious, and he was clearly unhappy.
"What are you saying? People have two legs, so can't they run? I've been writing to her for the past two years, but she's only replied to a few letters. Especially in the last six months, she hasn't replied to a single letter."
If I hadn't gone to Dushui County only to find she wasn't there, I wouldn't have known she had come to the capital, nor what she had done or whom she had met in the past six months.
What if a young girl meets a promising, eloquent, and charming young man who knows how to make her happy, and gets kidnapped?