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In the main room, Song Shiwei heard clearly what Zhang Wu and the other man said outside, and a smile grew on his face.

The matchmaker was worthy of being a matchmaker in the provincial capital. Her compliments did not sound deliberate, and she made Luo Hongmei and Huang Changyuan, the elders, smile from ear to ear.

"If you ask me, you are the lucky one. Every family in the North Territory would send betrothal gifts. Only Master Zhang is so sincere. It shows that he respects your family from the bottom of his heart. There are so many good things. Even I am jealous. This shows how well you have raised your daughter. She is no worse than those rich ladies in the city."

Luo Hongmei laughed so hard that her eyes almost disappeared, but she still said modestly: "No, no, we are just country girls. We are strong at work, but how can we compare with those rich girls."

"Why can't they be compared? I just saw your daughter. She is so pretty. Mr. Zhang is tall and handsome. The two of them are a perfect match."

According to the marriage proposal process, the girl's family would be cautious and would not agree so quickly when the proposal is made for the first time. However, the Huang family was very satisfied with Zhang Wu, and Huang Ying had feelings for Zhang Wu. Many people from the surrounding villages came to inquire about Zhang Wu's situation. The Huang family was afraid that something might happen if they were late, so they agreed after a few pleasantries and the matchmaker introduced himself.

Besides, Zhang Wulian even brought a betrothal gift, a pile of things that made Huang Changyuan's hands tremble just by looking at them. Not to mention the fine materials and gold bracelets, the wild boar alone was enough to shock people.

The man was very sincere and gave the woman enough face, so the Huang family naturally wouldn't act pretentiously.

The marriage proposal was successfully completed. The next step was to find some time for the two families to go to the city together to choose a good day for the wedding.

This time, with the matchmaker present, Song Shiwei didn't say much. His attitude had already been made clear beforehand. In addition, the matchmaker was so eloquent that Song Shiwei couldn't get a word in at all.

After the Huang family accepts the betrothal gift, the man should go back.

Elder Huang Changyuan and his wife sent Song Shiwei and the other two to the door. Zhang Wu glanced at the room where Huang Ying was, and then brought a carriage to wait.

Song Shiwei stood still, turned around and said to Huang Changyuan and the others, "Uncle Huang, there's no need to see you off. We're going back now and will pick you up into the city tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."

Huang Changyuan smiled with wrinkles all over his face: "Okay, okay, we are all at home recently, we are free anytime."

Search you are the one with me i eh nodded lightly, got on the carriage and left.

After sending the matchmaker to the city gate, Zhang Wu took out a red paper bag from his arms and gave it to her.

The matchmaker pinched the red paper bag, her smile was particularly warm, and she said so many nice things that Zhang Wu felt a little embarrassed.

On the way home, Zhang Wu took the initiative to say, "Brother Li said that this matchmaker has a very good reputation in the city, so I gave him five taels of silver as a matchmaker fee."

"This matchmaker is really good. Now that you and Miss Huang are engaged, you shouldn't come to her house so often before the wedding. You should be careful not to cause rumors that would make things difficult for the Huang family."

Zhang Wu pursed his lips and said, "Master, don't worry. The matchmaker and I have just given instructions."

"Well, take a rest at home tomorrow, and then go into the city to find someone to choose a date the day after tomorrow."

Zhang Wu smiled and agreed.

After the three of them left, the Huang family was surrounded by villagers from Xiahuang Village. Luo Hongmei wanted to save face for her daughter, so she directly invited everyone to the main hall to drink water.

Everyone was looking forward to it, but when they entered the main room, they saw a pile of things in the room, and everyone's eyes almost popped out.

When someone asked, Luo Hongmei naturally did not hide it and told them that Zhang Wu had come to propose marriage, and that the things in the house were the betrothal gifts given by Zhang Wu.

Everyone was shocked and then dumbfounded.

Who would give a betrothal gift right after proposing a marriage? Aren’t they afraid that the person will not acknowledge it later?

However, everyone knew the relationship between Zhang Wu and the Huang family. The families who had previously asked Luo Hongmei about Zhang Wu now looked extremely unhappy, especially after seeing the betrothal gift sent by Zhang Wu, their hearts felt like they were bleeding.

After letting people take a look, Luo Hongmei asked her two sons to move the things into the house and lock them up. As for the wild boar, since it was icy and snowy now, they could cut it up later and freeze it in the snow, so it could be kept for a long time.

Country people don't have the custom of inviting engagement dinners. Luo Hongmei thought about it and took out a handful of candies that Zhang Wu had bought. Giving each person a few candies could be considered as a way to share in the good luck in advance.

After returning home, the villagers expressed their admiration to their families, saying that Zhang Wu was very generous and lamented that they had never found such a generous son-in-law.

The Huang family was also busy, busy locking up things. The fine materials and gold bracelets had to be locked up, and then there was the wild boar that had to be dealt with.

Song Shiwei and Zhang Wu returned home. Song Shiwei couldn't bear to see Zhang Wu's face full of spring, so he kicked him out to chop wood. He went back into the house and entered the space to count the wild animal meat.

There is a lot of space for wolf meat, bear meat, and roe deer meat, and the most of them is wolf meat. These kinds of meat are not delicious and have a bad taste. Song Shiwei plans to find someone to sell them. There is also a lot of wild boar meat, but this thing can sometimes replace domestic pigs and can be kept and consumed slowly.

There are over a thousand kilograms of wolf meat alone in the space. It is extremely cold right now and food is scarce. Song Shiwei could only think of the Zhou family as a buyer who could consume such a large amount of meat.

The next day, Song Shiwei asked Zhang Wu to take him to the provincial capital, and the carriage went straight to Zhou's mansion.

Zhang Wu got off the car and showed the token to the doorman, then said, "Please look for Mr. Zhou Er of your house. My master's surname is Song."

The token belongs to Zhou Huai, the eldest son of the Zhou family. Now it is Zhou Huai who is in charge of all the affairs of the Zhou family. Zhou Huai's status is extraordinary, so the doorman dared not neglect him and hurriedly trotted into the mansion to find the second son.

Zhou Yi was practicing sword in the yard at this time. When he heard someone named Song looking for him, he immediately thought of Song Shiwei and threw the sword to Liu Wei beside him.

"Second Master, we have to go to the army to find the general later."

Zhou Yi didn't even turn his head: "I'll go tomorrow."

Liu Wei sighed towards the sky, then put away his sword and started to chase Zhou Yi.

"Where is it? Where is Miss Song?" Zhou Yi looked around as he walked out. When he turned around, he met Zhang Wu's half-smile and half-smile, and his body suddenly froze.

Zhang Wu put away his smile, held the knife and bowed to Zhou Yi: "Mr. Zhou, the master is a woman after all, I hope you don't spread the word."

Zhou Yi swallowed and nodded repeatedly, then quickly walked to Zhang Wu and said, "Didn't you say your master was looking for me? Where is she?"

Song Shiwei opened the curtains and looked at Zhou Yi with a smile: "I have something to discuss with you, do you have time, Mr. Zhou?"

"Miss Song is looking for me, so of course I have time."

"Then come up, Zhang Wu, and go to the teahouse."

Zhang Wu made a gesture of invitation to Zhou Yi, and after Zhou Yi got in the car, he drove to the teahouse.

Zhou Yi and Song Shiwei were sitting face to face, and seeing that she never looked at him, not even in the eye, he suddenly became restless and felt uncomfortable somewhere. Finally, he lifted the car curtain and got out to sit next to Zhang Wu.