Chapter 162 What's Wrong with Miss Huang
"...Our young lady will be coming of age this autumn. She has been looking for men since she was twelve years old. From the young men in the capital to the young men in our Yanguan Town, the master and mistress have looked at so many of them."
Gossip is human nature. Yuqin rolled up her sleeves and helped Tong Huaqiong wash the rice dumplings leaves while gossiping about her family.
The topic has turned to Miss Huang, so Tong Huaqiong naturally flattered her by saying, "The girl I saw sitting next to Old Madam Huang last time was very pretty, so I guess she must be your Miss."
Yuqin said: "The pretty one is the cousin of the old lady's family, my lady..."
Yuqin thought it was not a good idea to discuss her young lady's appearance in public, so she kept her mouth shut.
Tong Huaqiong understood instantly.
It seems that Miss Huang is not very good-looking.
But her plain appearance doesn't matter. She is the daughter of the richest family in Yanguan Town, so she won't have any trouble finding a good husband.
"But my young lady's marriage is about to be decided, and we will definitely order wedding cakes and pastries from your shop." Yuqin said.
"That's great. But I don't know which young lady has chosen to marry?" Tong Huaqiong asked casually.
"He is a scholar, studying in a private school in our town. He said that he will go to the provincial capital to take the imperial examination next year. His future is bright." Yuqin said with a smile.
Scholar, studying in a private school in town.
Tong Huaqiong grasped the key information and asked, "Isn't that Scholar Fan Tong?"
Yuqin smiled and nodded: "That's him. Although our family is a little poor, being poor has its advantages. If he becomes the son-in-law of the Huang family in the future, and the master supports his education, then he will be half of the master's son."
Tong Huaqiong wanted to tell Yuqin that you were overthinking.
Then why did Fan Tong fall for Miss Huang, who is not good-looking? Isn’t it because he was attracted by the Huang family’s wealth?
Fan Tong is not the kind of person who would repay a favor. He is the kind of person who would kill his benefactor with one blow if he turns over a new leaf, and would want to kill everyone who knows about his poor background.
Mr. Huang was a nouveau riche who always hoped that his family could benefit from the influence of scholars.
When arranging a marriage for one's daughter, one hopes to find a man from a scholarly family.
A common problem among scholars these days is that they believe that beauties are found in books, and they place more emphasis on the looks of girls, so many of them failed.
Only a scholar from a poor family like Fan Tong would be willing to be a half-son-in-law of Mr. Huang's family.
Tong Huaqiong pieced the facts together and found out the cruel truth of this marriage.
Tong Huaqiong searched Tong Dajiao's memory, but did not find any connection between Fan Tong and Miss Huang in the previous life.
It is estimated that in the previous life, Gu Taohua came to the town from time to time to keep an eye on Fan Tong, leaving Fan Tong no chance to get close to Miss Huang.
In this life, although Gu Taohua also liked Fan Tong, she had no time or energy to pay attention to Fan Tong as she followed Tong Huaqiong on business all day, so Fan Tong looked for an opportunity to curry favor with the Huang family.
It is a good thing for Gu Taohua that Fan Tong has married into the Huang family, because this way, the affair between Fan Tong and the village chief's daughter cannot be blamed on Gu Taohua.
But no matter what, Mr. Huang was the noble man who helped her start her career in this world.
She didn't want Mr. Huang to sacrifice his daughter and a huge fortune for Fan Tong, only to end up with nothing.
Even if it wasn't for Mr. Huang, what had Miss Huang done wrong?
If you are not pretty, you deserve to marry a poor scholar, devote your dowry to serving your mother-in-law, and then endure one concubine after another.
Why does Fan Tong do that?
In the last life, I loved the peach blossoms in the valley, and in this life, I want to love the girls from the Huang family.
Such a rubbish person's plan must be foiled.
So Tong Huaqiong said to Yuqin, "Miss Yuqin, logically I shouldn't say anything about your daughter's marriage, but Mr. Huang has been kind to me. My son is studying in a private school, and I heard that Mr. Fan has some ideas about the daughter of the head of Yeniu Valley."
"Maybe I heard it wrong. Mr. Huang is a very smart man. He must be better at judging people than I am."
Just stop when you have enough.
Yuqin was serving Old Madam Huang. She was a very smart person and she understood what was said as soon as she heard it.
This kind of thing is definitely not groundless. Aunt Tong dares to say that it is most likely true.
Bison Valley is located two mountains away from Yanguan Town, so few people go there usually. Most people in this village make a living by hunting or relying on the mountains, and rarely come to Yanguan Town.
We really need to send a suitable person to Bison Valley to investigate.
When Tong Huaqiong introduced Xu Zaohua to Fan Tong, she was not afraid of the Xu family's inquiries.
Because she knew Xu Jin, she was destined to use her daughter to pave the way for the Xu family. If Xu Jin really fell in love with Fan Tong, Xu Jin would not mind as long as Fan Tong did not marry the village chief's daughter.
But Mr. Huang was different.
Based on Tong Huaqiong's understanding of Mr. Huang, he really wanted to find a good marriage for his daughter.
After he learned about Fan Tong's true face, he would never marry his daughter to Fan Tong.
By the evening, the rice dumplings in the pot were cooked.
Hu fished it out.
Tong Huaqiong packed the rice dumplings into a box and took two boxes of pastries and gave them to Yuqin.
The remaining rice dumplings are put in the shop for sale.
In one afternoon, everyone who bought the Taohua Dessert Rice Dumplings raved about it, and many people became curious and wanted to try it.
There was a long queue at Taohua Dessert, and the rice dumplings were sold out as soon as they were served.
Those who didn’t buy it showed regret on their faces.
"Come back tomorrow, everyone will definitely get to eat tomorrow." Tong Huaqiong, the shopkeeper, came out and apologized to everyone in person.
Then he ordered Ma Huateng to register the customers who queued up but did not buy rice dumplings, and asked them to queue up to buy rice dumplings the next day and receive an egg yolk pastry with their registered names.
Tong Huaqiong's move calmed the customer's anger.
Ma Huateng sighed in his heart while registering.
The Jiang wind is going downhill, and the tradition has been abandoned.
What kind of meat rice dumpling is this? It's simply a heresy in the rice dumpling world.
"It seems we need to make more rice dumplings. These ones are not enough to sell today." Liu Yue'e said excitedly after closing the shop.
Liu Qiaoyun asked, "Several shops in Yanzhi Lane have come to ask if they can reserve some. Should we accept it or not?"
Tong Huaqiong thought for a moment and said, "We will only accept the rice dumplings for the Dragon Boat Festival. We should focus on the individual customers in the shop these days."
Everyone agreed with Tong Huaqiong's idea.
Gu Taohua was listless and didn't say anything.
Tong Huaqiong asked, "Taohua, what's wrong with you?"
Gu Taohua forced a smile and said, "It's hot outside soliciting customers."
The peach blossoms in the valley are plump, and now is the height of summer.
Ever since Gu Jingzhe went to a private school, Gu Taohua would often stand at the door to solicit the attention of middle-aged women. It would naturally feel hot if she stood there for too long.
Tong Huaqiong said, "Hurry up and go to the ice basin and fan yourself."
"I'm fanning my Aunt Peach Blossom."
Liu Xiuxiu moved a stool and placed it in front of the ice basin, and Gu Taohua sat on it.
Soon, Gu Taohua's face became rosy again.
Gu Taohua was in a very bad mood.
She came to the yard in the afternoon to see if the rice dumplings were ready and heard the conversation between Yuqin and Tong Huaqiong.
From this, I learned that Fan Tong was hooking up with the girl from the Huang family.
Just two days ago, Fan Tong asked the students of the private school to bring her a handkerchief covered with poems.
If this hadn't happened, Gu Taohua wouldn't have been so angry.