Chapter 616 Choosing a Husband
The weather is getting hotter day by day, and it will soon be early summer.
Most of the houses in the village have been built, and the construction period is much faster than expected, thanks to the helpers sent by the two governments some time ago.
The craftsmen were not unhappy when the construction period was shortened.
Because working here not only pays well, but the people in Qingshui Village are also very kind to them.
If there is any delicious food, it will be brought to them. Several pots and stoves are set up to help them heat noodles and pancakes. Pots of delicious bamboo fungus soup and mushroom soup are also delivered to the construction site to warm the body and heart of the craftsmen.
Moreover, Miss Qiao also said that after helping the villagers build these houses, they will also be asked to help build ancestral halls, schools, workshops, hot spring pools, etc., so that they will not have to worry about losing income in the short term.
The carpenters led by Dad Taozi were also very busy. Qiao Ran asked Dad Taozi to be the supervisor and make inspections from time to time.
Anyone who cuts corners or avoids working as a foreigner will be warned once or twice. If it accumulates three times, he will be paid and driven away.
There is a lot of work here and the wages are not low. No one wants to lose this job.
Moreover, there are so many colleagues working here. If their bad reputation for being lazy or cutting corners gets spread, it will be difficult to find carpentry jobs in the future, and other carpenters will not take them with them when they receive a job.
Therefore, whether they are craftsmen building houses or carpenters and apprentices doing carpentry, they are all enthusiastic, and there is a lively scene of work in Devil's Valley every day.
The silkworms raised by Qiao Ran have all spun cocoons, and it won't be long before they turn into moths and lay eggs.
Qiao Ran informed those who wanted to raise silkworms to prepare houses for raising silkworms, including bamboo plaques, bamboo sieves, and bamboo frames for cocooning.
There are bamboo forests inside and outside Devil's Valley. The men in the village cut the bamboos themselves and learned to make bamboo plaques and sieves from the old village chief and his son.
Qiao Ran thought that Huang Laogen still had two rooms of sericulture tools at home, so he thought about picking him up in a few days and bringing his tools with him.
During this time, Qiao Ran felt very puzzled about something.
For some reason, Mo Gongzi, whom she hadn't seen for ten days and a half in the past, has been "accidentally meeting" him since she went to Juxian Building to deliver medicine last time.
Sometimes they meet at the gate of the city, sometimes on the street, sometimes at the Juxian Building, sometimes when she goes to deliver fish to the eldest princess’s mansion, and sometimes when she goes to the surrounding villages for medical treatment, she will meet her. On the road, I met Mr. Mo who was on an "office errand".
Moreover, although Mr. Mo had always smiled when he saw her before, his smile seemed to be even brighter now, and there seemed to be something different in his eyes when he looked at her. This made Qiao Ran, who had never been in love before, endure it. I couldn't help but wonder if that person had fallen in love with me.
But when she looked at herself in the mirror in space, she began to doubt her guess.
Although she lightened the dark makeup on her face, her skin tone looked much whiter than before, and the spots on her face were also much lighter, making people think that she had such a change after taking whitening pills.
However, in order to avoid trouble, in the eyes of outsiders, she is still a country girl who is much darker than the fair-skinned aristocratic daughters and rich ladies in the capital. Even most of the small village girls are fairer than her, so she Like a very, very tanned black girl.
How could such a dark little black girl like Mo Shizi, who has high eyesight, fall in love with her?
Then she remembered her current identity as the master of the ghost doctor and the great doctor who saved the Supreme Emperor. Could it be that Mr. Mo still didn't give up the idea of recruiting her to work for him?
Shaking her head, Qiao Ran no longer cared about what Mr. Mo, who often appeared in front of her, had planned for her.
Anyway, she won't be used by anyone.
How can it be better to be someone else's subordinate than to lie down and be a small landlord's mother-in-law?
Her wish in this life is to build a large and comfortable yard in Devil's Valley, where she can lie comfortably among the flowers and under the grape trellis, eat fruit and read novels leisurely!
After Qiao Ran got married, not only Mrs. Zheng, the grandmother, was worried about her marriage, but Mrs. Qiao, the grandmother, and her mother, Zheng Huiniang, were also worried about her life-long events.
It's just that in addition to the people from Qingshui Village, there are also people from Lijia Village who followed them to Zhongzhou. They don't know the young unmarried men from other families!
Although there are some honest and capable unmarried young men in the village, the two of them always feel that Ran Ran deserves better.
They planned to let the General's Mansion decide Qiao Ran's marriage. After all, they knew more people in the capital and could choose a better husband for Ran Ran.
After General Zheng left Beijing, Zheng Huiniang also went to the General's Mansion several times to accompany her mother. She also asked her mother and younger siblings to find a suitable family for Ran Ran.
This is the only granddaughter that she loves deeply, so Mrs. Zheng naturally takes this matter very seriously.
As a result, Mrs. Zheng, Zheng Huiniang, Zheng Lin, and even Mrs. Zheng also invited her natal sister-in-law, Mrs. Qin, and Mrs. Qin brought her two daughters-in-law.
After several days of inquiring, careful consideration, and careful selection, several women made a list one by one of almost all the unmarried men with some moderate family status in the capital, ranging from 15 to 25 years old, and then screened and eliminated them one by one. .
Finally, a list of more than a dozen names was handed over to Qiao Ran.
Mrs. Zheng looked solemn:
"Ran Ran, these are the nobles and rich children who have been carefully screened by me, your mother, and your eldest aunt. They are relatively good and can barely match yours. There are also a few who are from poor families but have good character. Juren with good temperament and talents are very likely to be Jinshi at Chunwei High School next year, and they may be employed in the capital in the future. Do you like any of these people?"
"Grandma plans to hold a flower-viewing banquet in the mansion next month, and invites the wives of various families to bring their young masters and young ladies to the banquet. Don't be shy then, and you can observe the young masters openly. If you like any of them, grandma will It’s up to you to give the lady of that house some air.”
Qiao Ran looked at the dozens of names on the paper, only two of which she knew.
One is Lin Haowei, who has successfully lost fifty pounds and now looks handsome. The other one is also a student of Wanli Academy. Qiao Ran met her at the entrance of the academy when she went to pick up her fourth uncle, and the fourth uncle introduced her to her. , named Qi Zhan, but the fourth uncle did not introduce him in detail.
Qiao Ran could only shake her head, pointed at Lin Haowei's name and said:
"I only know Cousin Lin, no one else."
When Zheng Lin heard this, he smiled and said:
"Yes, Wei'er told me that it was you who gave him the weight-loss pills that enabled him to lose more than fifty kilograms in just three months. My eldest brother is very happy. Not only has Wei'er regained his weight, Wei'er will also give him his pocket money and give him extra rewards every month. Wei'er will also listen to you and stop eating and drinking. If you continue like this, you will soon become a good-looking and handsome young man."
