Traveling through troubled times to escape famine and cultivate crops as a grain merchant

Chapter 699: Asking for a Wedding

The key point is that Taohua is not only capable but also beautiful. Among all the girls in Zhuangzi now, she is the most beautiful one.

Wu Jiang knelt down and said, "Master, Taohua and I are sincere, please help us."

Zhou Guo said, "Get up, get up. I didn't say I wouldn't help you. Tell me when you started. Didn't Taohua say she wouldn't get married until she raised her younger brothers and sisters?"

I'm really curious. Didn't she say that she stayed at the farm every day and came to take a look every day except when she was delivering goods. How come she didn't know about what was happening right under her nose?

Wu Jiang said embarrassedly: "I have no family anyway. Taohua's brothers and sisters are my brothers and sisters. When we get married, we will be a family. I will also support her brothers and sisters."

Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Come on, they have four siblings, and now they have a good monthly salary, they can support themselves, and they can grow up without you. It seems that she married you just for her brothers and sisters."

Wu Jiang rubbed his head and smiled, "No, I just want to share some of the burden for her. She's a grown-up girl, and it's not easy."

Zhou Guo smiled, "Then go call her over and I'll ask her."

Wu Jiang went there.

The two came together, one in front and one behind.

She noticed that Wu Jiang would deliberately slow down his pace after walking a few steps. Taohua watched his pace also slow down and speed up at times, and the two of them had a tacit understanding.

Taohua blushed and saluted Zhou Guo. Zhou Guo nodded and said to Wu Jiang, "You, go away. Let's talk about private matters at home."

"Yes." He turned and left.

When Zhou Guo saw him leave, he asked Tao Hua, "Do you like him?"

Taohua nodded, "Master, I like him. He is your chief steward, and everyone in the manor is trying to curry favor with him. In fact, I never thought that he would like me. After all, I have no parents, and I have several brothers and sisters to support. I will be a burden to him."

Zhou Guo was relieved when he saw this, and said with a smile: "Okay, I get it, you are not young anymore, after the flower mushrooms and sheep mushrooms are planted, I will choose a date for you and you can get married."

Taohua was overjoyed and knelt down and kowtowed, "Thank you, Master."

Wu Jiang got it out from somewhere and knelt down and kowtowed, "Thank you, Master, for your help."

Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Get up, everyone, get up, and go downstairs to get ready."

He went back happily.

Seeing her come back with a smile on her face, Li asked, "Where did you find the money? Why are you so happy?"

Zhou Guo told him that she was going to arrange a wedding for Wu Jiang and Tao Hua.

Li and the others were also shocked. They remembered that Wu Jiang was already over 20 years old, older than Zhou Dacang. "He is not young anymore. There are many older people in the village. Should we do it together?"

Zhou Xing said: "Where can we find so many people at this time?"

Zhou Guo: "Don't be afraid. There are only about ten of them including Hu Zi. There are still many teenage girls in the village. I will go and ask them if they have any eyes for them. Maybe I will find one myself."

Then he went into the house.

No one understood what she said.

As a result, people from Zhuangzi came to the door the next day.

He knelt in front of Zhou Guo and said, "Master, I, I want to marry San Ya. Can you pick a date for us?"

"Master, my daughter has taken a fancy to Quanzi. That young man is handsome and capable. My daughter has taken a fancy to him. Can you tell me about him?"

One by one, they all came to ask Zhou Guo to officiate their wedding.

Li and the others were dumbfounded. How old is this kid? How can he arrange other people's marriages?

Zhou Guo said cheerfully, "You want to marry San Ya, does San Ya know about this? If she knows, then bring her here. As long as both of you are willing, I will definitely arrange your wedding. When Butler Wu gets married, you can all get married on the same day, okay?"

"Oh, Ma, Quanzi is a very talented person. He is second only to Wu Jiang and Hu Zi in the mountains. Your granddaughter is only thirteen, and she seems lazy and greedy. Can a good young man like her agree to this?"

"Hehe, that's why I came to ask the master to make this decision. Besides listening to Butler Wu and Butler Hu, Quanzi listens to you the most. If you tell him something, he will definitely be happy!"

Zhou Guo waved his hands, "No, no, no, I won't do this. I'm marrying them because both of them must be happy and like each other. If one of you is happy and the other is not, I'll be committing a sin. I won't do it. Besides, your granddaughter is not that old, so you can just take your time to find her."

In one morning, she received more than ten cases of this kind at home.

The main reason was that everyone heard that Wu Jiang and Tao Hua were married off by their master and that they had a clear path forward and would be able to get married this year, so they were overjoyed and came to ask Zhou Guo to preside over the wedding.

As servants, they were not qualified to marry casually.

Eight out of these ten cases were happy events that were consensual for both parties.

Zhou Guo was the happiest in this situation. He didn't have to worry too much, both parties were happy, and it went very smoothly.

But there were also a few cases where either the man did not agree or the woman was unwilling.

You can't force someone to get married if they don't want to, so you'll have to find someone else.

The last one to come was Hu Zi.

Zhou Guo smiled and said, "I thought you wouldn't come. Why are you here at this time? Tell me, who do you like?"

Hu Zi knelt down and said, "Master, I don't have anyone I like, and I don't want to get married for the time being."

Zhou Guo was stunned. "If you don't want to get married, why are you here? I'm sitting here today to officiate at the wedding. Why are you here to mess up? No, why don't you want to get married? You're not a child anymore."

Hu Zi said: "I heard from everyone that you are going to find a wife for me, so I just came to tell you that I don't want to get married for the time being. It's so good to be alone!"

"What's good about that? You can still squeeze in with your brothers now, but when they grow up and get married, you will be the only one left. Oh, other people's families have children all around, and they have hot meals to eat when they go home, and someone washes and mends their dirty clothes and makes new shoes for them. What about you? Have you ever thought about it?"

Zhou Guo spoke with such earnestness and sincerity that Li and Zhou Xing were stunned listening outside the house.

Li whispered, "She sees it clearly. Why does she keep saying that she won't get married in the future?"

Zhou Xing smiled and said, "She hasn't figured it out yet. She'll understand when she does."

Wu Ya also thought so. "Second Aunt, don't worry. She will understand when she grows up. She is so smart."

Hu Zi was very determined, "Master, I have thought about all you said, but if I were to marry someone I don't like, it would not be good for her and I would not be happy. Isn't life all about being happy?"

Zhou Guo was speechless, but when he thought about himself, he felt that it made sense, so he waved his hand and said, "Then don't marry me. Wait until you want to marry me in the future. The second steward of my Zhou family will never be unable to afford a wife."

Hu Zi was overjoyed, "Thank you, Master. I'll go down then?"

Zhou Guo nodded, "Go to work."