Transmigrating To The Ancient Times With Lu's Convenience

Chapter 49

Chapter 49: To Offend Matchmaker Wang

The Lu House was so gloomy due to Lu Cheng Yu's failure.

Grandfather Lu had been doing nothing but puffing away on his pipe, Lu Tong dared not assume airs of importance like she used to.

Lu Tong had been so anxious lately for she knew her family wouldn't pay tax for her, chances were they would just marry her off easily, but the ones the matmakers mentioned recently were just so unpresentable, and she regretted for turning down so many good ones in the past.

Lu Tong heard her mom Tang and Matchmaker Wang's talk when she came home from the riverside doing laundry.

"Matchmaker Wang, is that Li Family in Big Wind Village really as good as you said? Do they really have over 20 mu of farmland? The young master in the family is literate? Really?" (T/N: mu, a Chinese unit of area, 1 mu equals to 1/6 an acre)

Matchmaker Wang laughed, "Why would I lie to you? The Lis are not as affluent as the wealthy families in town, but they are very well off in our villages. That Young Master Li does so well at school, maybe one day he will have a successful official career, imagine that, Lu Tong will lead such a comfortable life by then, she will become a lady."

Tang squinted her eyes, she had been inquiring a lot of families for her daughter Lu Tong recently, "Matchmaker Wang, how come I've never heard there's such a Young Master Li in Big Wind villager?"

With that Tang's face darkened, "Is this Young Master Li named Li Ji, is he the one who is widowed two years ago, and he has a five-year-old son? His wife died because his mother abused her, right?"

Matchmaker Wang forced a dry smile, she didn't expect Tang to know this, so she said, "That's not wrong, Young Master Li's dead wife is such an ill-starred person, but his family is really a well-off family."

"You stupid woman! How dare you even come to my house and bring this up to me! Piss off!" Tang was furious.

Matchmaker Wang had been doing matchmaking for years, the villagers all respected her. This was the first time that anyone talked to her like this, she got riled up and said, "You think your daughter is too good for us villagers? Wake up! She is 17 already, and you want 20 taels of silver for betrothal present? Tell you what, few villagers can afford that! I would feel deeply grateful for the Lis if I were you!"

Hearing that, Tang trembled with anger.

Tang always thought her daughter would marry well and her son would have a successful official career, but the reality now was her son failed in the exam and her daughter was turning old, and she had to act fast.

She thought she had already made a compromise by even considering marrying Lu Tong to a villager instead of an official, but now it looked Lu Tong couldn't even marry into a well-off villager family.

With that Matchmaker Wang left in a huff.

Lu Tong hated Matchmaker Wang for that, and she couldn't help but blame her mother for turning down so many good ones in the past.

Lu Tong only entered the house after Matchmaker Wang was long gone.

Tang put on a smile on seeing her daughter, "Tong, don't worry, I will find a good family for you!"

Lu Tong nodded, but she didn't have her hopes high.

Matchmaker Wang added salt and pepper when the other villagers asked her why she looked so furious, she told the villagers that Tang looked down upon the villagers and Tang would only marry Lu Tong into wealthy officials' family.

The villagers who had interest in betrothing with the Lus now all gave up on the idea, they figured they better not ask for an insult from Tang.

In the Lus' house.