Yuan Fu Nushu

Chapter 14, Long-term considerations

In the letter from his father, he urged Yuanxiu to read books, and mentioned the books that Yuanxiu read most in his family's collection; in the letter from his mother, he explained the precautions for household chores, and the pride of being a housekeeper for his daughter was vividly written on the paper, and the last few sentences They often talk about the Zhen family, and say that Yuanxiu discusses everything with his second aunt more often, so as not to make her unhappy.

There was nothing new, so Yuan Xiu read it several times, pressed the letter paper lightly in front of him, and silently tasted the fragrance of pen, ink and love.

Until the nanny Xu came up and said, "Miss, how is the master doing in office?"

"what?"

Yuan Xiu slightly parted her red lips, and after a while, read her father's letter again. If she couldn't see the complacency between the lines in the paper, it would naturally mean that she was not complacent. "

"What about grandma?" Mrs. Xu did not give up.

Yuan Xiu read her mother's letter, Xu could not read, but it didn't prevent her from staring at the letter, Yuan Xiu read a sentence, she counted with her eyes, when it was over, Xu was disappointed: "I didn't mention it again."

"What?" Yuanxiu recalled in a daze, the previous few letters from her parents, the nanny also asked her the same way, her big eyes flickered, as if she was asking questions in conjunction with her words.

The wooden couch under the window is the place Yuanxiu occupies all the year round, where she writes, reads, answers letters, and reads the account book. There is a chair in front of the couch, which is Xu's site, and the nanny works to accompany Yuanxiu.

Xu's needlework is not good, but the Yuan family is not the family of Zhong Ding. The big clothes for the New Year and the holidays are sent to the tailor shop. There are many good workmanship and embroidery work there. The master's own inner clothes, shoes, etc. Do.

Disappointed, Mrs. Xu sat back on the chair, picked up the needle and sipped it on her hair. It was easy to inject the needle when it was stained with hair oil. Before the needle was injected, she sighed softly: "The girl is 14 years old. When will this marriage happen?"

Yuanxiu is also shy, but when the nanny is a caring person, she can speak privately, and with the character she has cultivated as a housekeeper, she has to ask clearly about everything, so that she knows what she knows, and the next time you meet again, you won't panic.

She playfully said: "What? The nanny wants me to marry far away?"

"Of course I don't look forward to it, but sooner or later, the girl will find a son-in-law who will become an official. Whether I hope or not, you have to follow the son-in-law. If the son-in-law has been promoted, don't you want to go?" What Xu made now is Yuanxiu's. a pair of shoes.

Yuan Xiu bit her lip, and said again: "The son-in-law who becomes an official may not necessarily be found from his parents. In fact, if I marry in the local area, I would rather my son-in-law not be an official."

She was born here and grew up here, and she is familiar with the world and the world. Even if she gets into a fight with her son-in-law after getting married, she can call her natal family at any time, and when her parents die, they will definitely return to Xinji. Do not want to marry far away.

Xu said: "It's not that the son-in-law who is an official has to look for it from his grandparents, but there are many suitors. From the girl's family, how can we not pick and choose. This new episode is about the same age. I have read it. It's nothing. OK,"

She began to talk: "Shu Ze, the No.1 student in the school, my little brother has such a good looks, but what's the use? His family is poor, so he can't make it,"

Yuanxiu was helpless, and muttered: "It's not a crime to be poor."

Xu was shocked, and threw the needlework and half-made shoes in her hand to the ground. After a step away, she flew over and squeezed Yuanxiu's hand: "My girl, don't you make a deal with him behind your back? Having an affair, this, this, this is not necessary, "

Yuan Xiu pouted: "Mom! I'm not the kind of person who just hates you when you say your family is poor. I, a well-educated girl, have to correct me."

Xu felt relieved, picked up the needle and thread and sat down again, collected herself, and said with a smile: "That's right, my grandma is obedient since she was a child, how could she have an affair with someone?"

Yuan Xiu also laughed and opened the book.

Mrs. Xu said again: "There are more than a dozen schools in the town, the Qi family is the top one, and the He family is the top one. However, the old man said that the girl's marriage is not in a hurry. Girl, think about it, it's not that all the dozen schools are the best. No, can't you get into the old man's eyes?"

Won Soo is angry and funny.

The reason for grandfather's disapproval was actually heard by Mrs. Xu from Mrs. Zhen, and then told Yuan Xiu, but now, Mrs. Xu is the one who speaks foolishly.

The Qi family, the He family, and other families had proposed marriage to her, but the old lady Yuan didn't think about it. The main reason was that there were too many people, and it was not appropriate to reject any one. The old lady passed away, and the marriage was delayed.

After the three-year mourning period expires, there will be Qiu Wei this year, not to mention that the old man Yuan will wait, if it is slow, it will be after the palace examination next year, and soon it will be the Queen of Qiu Wei.Even the parents and elders of the teenagers who proposed marriage also wisely instructed the teenagers in the family to take the imperial examination first and get a beautiful report, and then propose marriage will be easier and look good.

Don't mention it in advance.

Out of concern, the second master, Yuan Lian, mentioned to his father that Sister Xiu was growing up and wanted to get married.Mrs. Yuan simply said that the imperial examination was coming, and Yuan Lian understood that when she went back to her room, Mrs. Zhen was also concerned. Yuan Lian told her that when Mrs. Xu was concerned, Mrs. Zhen kindly told her.

At that time, Mrs. Xu went back to her room happily: "The old man is still thoughtful. If the young men of the family are not capable of being officials, the girl will not give them to them. Let's wait, don't worry."

As a result, today it became: "The old man didn't allow them, so he just couldn't catch the eye."

Yuan Xiu didn't argue with her, and put his mind on the book.

Mrs. Xu said to herself, if a young man in a market town gets an official position, he can ask the old man to take a look again, and the old man and grandma will see a few more when they are in office. Isn't the girl's marriage still beautiful?

Yuanxiu gradually lost her hearing, and immersed herself in the book. When the time came, mother Luo in the kitchen asked to see tomorrow's menu. The boy came to ask for money for carriages and horses, and Yuan Xiu also gave it to him.

Mrs. Xu asked plum blossoms and autumn grass to fetch water to wash, and the master and servant went to bed.

After school in the morning, Yuan Hui was as happy as a bird. It turned out that besides punching Zheng Liugen yesterday, she still had [-] Wen to surrender. Sister Hui treats guests with carrot cake and malt candy.

Two nannies and two maids surrounded the sisters into the school, while Luan Jing, the son of Nanyang Marquis, had nothing to do in the back. He couldn't find a time to start flirting, let alone a suitable place.

Sitting down in a nearby teahouse, Luan Jing cupped his chin and pondered, thinking about it in the long run, thinking in the long run.

(End of this chapter)