The Farm Girl’s Charismatic Fortune
Chapter 243 - 239: Visiting

Chapter 243: Chapter 239: Visiting

Granny Lei showed boundless love and indulgence towards Xuanbao, "Alright, if Xuanbao likes her, your eldest uncle will surely like her too."

She still trusted her precious granddaughter’s judgment.

All the long-term servants hired at home had been vetted by Xuanbao. Initially, when many people came to look for work, it was Xuanbao who decided whom to hire and whom not to hire.

Now all the long-term servants at home were very diligent and honest. They worked responsibly without taking shortcuts or shirking duties, and furthermore, there were no conflicts among the many servants working together. Everyone got along very well, which was a relief.

So, Granny Lei had a lot of faith in Ruo Xuan’s discernment.

She asked Xuanbao how she knew someone was a good person, and Xuanbao said intuition.

Such intuition was truly a gift.

Madam Liu, hearing that Xuanbao wanted to help choose a bride for her great-uncle, quickly picked up her daughter and coaxed, "Xuanbao, your great-uncle should pick his own bride. He should choose someone he likes to be his wife so that he can live a happy life."

Ruo Xuan nodded, "I know, I will definitely choose someone my great-uncle likes."

Madam Liu: "..."

She really wanted to say that the one she chose would be whom she liked, and how could that possibly be whom her great-uncle liked? It’s quite possible that her great-uncle would agree to marry her just because she likes her.

After all, she knew just how much the several great-uncles doted on Ruo Xuan. They would do anything she asked.

Granny Lei knew what the wife of her fourth son was worried about and said, "Xuanbao is only going to help take a look. You don’t need to worry; I have a clear idea about this. I will inquire thoroughly this time. Anyway, there’s no rush. Your eldest brother is not in the mindset to remarry now, and since he has just returned to the barracks and became a Centurion, I guess he will be even less inclined to think about marriage."

In any case, the family was poor in the previous years, and the marriages of her sons had already been delayed, so a few more years of delay wouldn’t matter.

Next time when choosing a bride for her son, she would have to thoroughly understand the woman’s character before she would talk to her son about it.

As for the former daughter-in-law of her eldest son, Granny Lei didn’t want to say much: people aim for higher places, and considering her eldest son’s situation at that time, it wasn’t surprising that she left. She didn’t think it was wrong for her to remarry, but the fault lay in her being too heartless towards her grandson, and moreover for getting involved with another man and even having a child before officially divorcing her eldest son.

But they definitely couldn’t take in another daughter-in-law like the one before the third son, who was lazy, gluttonous, and fond of gambling.

So no matter how highly the matchmaker praised that girl, she didn’t dare to trust her. Twenty-two and not yet married, having called off an engagement, she feared there might be some problems, even though the matchmaker said it was because of mourning. Who knows? She still needed to inquire properly.

Ruo Xuan: "Right, I’m just looking to see if it’s a match made in heaven."

Madam Jiang laughed, "Xuanbao knows about matches made in heaven?"

"I do. My second aunt and my second uncle are a match made in heaven, and so are my father and mother, a union destined by fate." She also knew that her third uncle would get married before her eldest uncle, after all, her eldest uncle’s Hongluan Star hadn’t moved yet!

The words brought laughter to the three women.

Madam Jiang: "Xuanbao, you sure know how to charm people!" When will she have such an adorable daughter?

Granny Lei said with a smile, "It seems we really should take Xuanbao to have a look!"

The second son and the fourth son both had loving marriages with rare arguments, and she hoped her other sons would have the same in the future.

As summer harvest was approaching, Granny Lei decided to visit the girl mentioned by the matchmaker the next day, and then again during the harvest season.

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Days in summer dawn early, so bright and early, Granny Lei took Ruo Xuan to the city in the village’s ox cart, as the men were all in the city, and only the men could drive the horse carts, leaving the horse cart in the city.

Granny Lei planned to hire a horse cart in the city after arriving and go with Xuanbao to Xinghua Village.

Xinghua Village is located north of the county town, nestled in the mountains, even more remote than Xishui Village.

Today was a flower-picking day, and Lady Yichu would be picking flowers outside the town. Since her grandmother was eager to find a daughter-in-law, she would let her third uncle and Lady Yichu meet as soon as possible!

Upon arriving in town, Ruo Xuan said, "Grandmother, let’s have third uncle drive us in the horse cart! Hiring one from someone else, we can’t be sure of the safety."

Granny Lei originally did not want to trouble her son, as all her sons were busy with matters of their own, but the thought of her granddaughter being exquisitely beautiful and delicate, and traveling to a strange village, she worried she might run into someone with ill intent, so she agreed. Therefore, they went to the back courtyard of the bookstore first and found Ruo He, and then Granny Lei asked Ruo He to drive the horse carriage to take her and Xuanbao to Xinghua Village.

Upon hearing that his mother was taking Xuanbao to Xinghua Village to visit relatives, Ruo He didn’t hesitate to drive the horse carriage.

He certainly didn’t feel at ease about the two of them traveling by carriage alone.

Yet, he couldn’t recall any relatives in Xinghua Village. Weren’t they, the Ruo Family, from out of town?

But Ruo He didn’t ask further; he was a man of few words by nature.

Since Ruo He was a carpenter and often went to the mountains near Xinghua Village to buy timber, he knew the way well.

After leaving the west gate of the city and traveling for most of an hour, they finally arrived at Xinghua Village.

When they were about to reach the entrance of Xinghua Village, he asked Granny Lei, "Mother, which relative’s house are we going to? Do you know where her house is?"

It was then that Granny Lei told the truth, "Our family has no relatives in Xinghua Village. I am here to inquire about a young lady."

Ruo He’s expression changed slightly, and his voice involuntarily rose, "Mother, I’ve said that I do not intend to marry again!"

In his heart, he still had feelings for Zhen Yi, but he knew that marrying her was impossible in this lifetime, and having been married to a wife like Madam Zhao, he had grown fearful of it!

Ruo He was about to turn the horse carriage around.

Granny Lei said impatiently, "Don’t worry, it’s not for you, it’s for your elder brother."

Ruo He frowned, "Elder brother also said he does not plan to remarry."

Granny Lei said, "If he won’t marry, then you marry!"

Ruo He: "..."

Well, it might as well be elder brother who marries!

"Mother, how do you plan to inquire?"

Granny Lei said, "Matchmaker Zhang gave us her address. I will pretend to visit relatives and sneak a peek at the young lady. You often come here to buy timber, so you go buy some. In half an hour, no, make that one hour, come back to the village entrance to meet us."

What could Ruo He say? He had no choice but to drive the carriage to the nearby timber yard to see if there was any good wood.

The mansion in the city where Xuanbao lived was still lacking plenty of furniture, and he had always been looking for good timber.

Moreover, Ruo He was planning to open a timber shop in the future, specializing in making furniture for people.

Granny Lei led Xuanbao into Xinghua Village.

It was now close to noon, and every household was either cooking or eating, with smoke curling up from the village.

Therefore, they didn’t encounter many people while walking through the village.

Granny Lei heard that the house was at the end of the village, the very last one. The family was poor, and the house was made of mud bricks and easy to find. Matchmaker Zhang also said that the family had three daughters and one son.

Granny Lei was intrigued by the fact that this family could have daughters.

Xuanbao’s maternal grandmother also had a knack for having daughters, and this skill had passed on to Madam Liu, who then gave birth to such a treasure of a granddaughter as Xuanbao!

The grandmother and granddaughter duo arrived at the end of the village.

Granny Lei scrutinized the most rundown mud brick house in the village and felt that it must be the one.

Ruo Xuan glanced curiously around and, noticing that there was only one young lady inside cooking, whispered, "Granny, there’s only one young lady in the house, how will you inquire?"

Granny Lei replied, "Pretend to ask for directions."

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