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Mrs. Qu didn't say anything, but the slightly slack corners of her mouth revealed the relief in her heart: It's not that she didn't like He Xianjin. Even if she didn't like him, she couldn't deny that this girl had a good face and figure, and she was also smart. It would be nice to have a long hair. The tongue knows how to advance and retreat when speaking, and when it is intended to coax, it can coax people to the point where they can't touch it. Such a girl, if she tries to seduce a man, she will smile without saying a word!

Both children are good children.It's just that of these two, one wants to promote the Chen family's name, and the other wants to increase the Chen family's profits.

It's impossible to get them together!

What's more, He Xianjin has such a background!
No, no, no, even if He Xianjin comes from a pure family, he is still not worthy of Erlang!
Erlang's father died early, and he had already risen from the fourth rank to the prefecture. If he worked for another twenty years, he could join the Sixth Ministry and become an official in the capital, and cross the chasm of the fourth rank. It would not be impossible!When the time comes for Erlang to succeed, both father and son are officials in the court. The father supports the son and the son helps the father. Why should the Chen family worry about not being prosperous?
Now that Erlang's father is dead, who can still support Erlang in the officialdom?

Mrs. Qu's face suddenly showed great sadness.

We can only find a father-in-law for Erlang who is an official in the court!

The higher the official position, the better, the more important the official position, the better, and the more prominent the family background, the better.
Does it matter whether a girl looks good or not?
Does it matter whether you are tall or not?
Is it important to be smart and articulate?
Neither matter.

The most important thing is to have a good father.

Erlang can only take this road, which is a smooth road!

She heard Aunt Qu say that there was something wrong between Xianjin and Erlang's eyebrows. She was so frightened that she tossed and turned that night. When she closed her eyes, she saw the scene of Erlang and He Xianjin laughing and having fun together. She immediately opened her eyes and couldn't fall asleep again. , I wish I could ask someone to bring He Xianjin over on the spot and kneel on the stone road in front of the hall!

Only then did she give the two of them a chance to be alone on New Year's Eve.

A pair of little mandarin ducks who are deeply in love, no matter how calm they are, will inevitably show a bit of timidity and closeness in a deserted place.

Wait, timidity?

Mrs. Qu suddenly remembered something, squinted her eyes, straightened her back and asked the little girl in a low voice, "If you think about it carefully, does Shopkeeper He look different from usual?"

The little girl still had her hair, not to mention her love interest, and her pimples hadn't appeared yet. She didn't understand what it meant, so she said blankly, "There is something different."

Aunt Qu tightened her hands and glanced at Mrs. Qu from the corner of her eye.

Mrs. Qu's face suddenly turned cold and stern, and her voice sounded like there were thousands of knives hidden in it, "What's different?"

The little girl raised her head and thought, remembering that shopkeeper He became silent later on and ignored Mr. Erlang. He was completely different from the usual smiling face when seeing everyone, so she hesitated and replied, "You don't look very happy. I didn’t pay much attention to Erlangjun either.”

Aunt Qu let go of her hand: she almost sent He Xianjin into the ditch just now!
Mrs. Qu's expression also softened, she frowned and waved her hand to indicate that the little girl could go down.

The little girl ran very fast without looking back.

Mrs. Qu looked at the candles in the room that were blown by the wind, and felt a little sad in her heart - of course she knew that the glazed lampshades were beautiful and practical nowadays, and they were placed outside the oil lamps. No matter how strong the wind was, they could not extinguish the brightness of the oil lamps, but a glazed lampshade It only costs [-] yuan. Except for Erlang's yard, no other yard in the house has this precious thing.
She worked hard all her life and was reluctant to give up food and clothing. When she was young, her husband died early. In order to save money, she walked from Jing County to Xuancheng every month for two days and two nights, just to save the forty penny for the mule cart. , she spent [-] cents less, and the boss spent [-] cents more to buy paper and pens;
When she was 30 years old, her legs were already very bad. She could neither bend nor straighten them. They were as hard as a block of wood. She declared that the government was not easy to live in. The first time she opened a workshop, she suffered a huge loss and was left with only two pennies. , and the eldest son was about to take the exam, and couldn't find the money to pay for a doctor to see her leg. She was so desperate that she wanted to jump into the river. It happened that an old man in his late teens was seriously ill and wanted to marry her. He gave her a dowry gift of 50 taels of silver. , she was crying so much that she wanted to sign and pledge it, but it was Chen Laoliu's daughter-in-law who sold the last two cows in the family and stuffed the money into the bamboo basket for the boss's exam.

It was so difficult, so difficult, and I got through it.

She would never allow anyone or anything to influence Erlang.

He Xianjin has no influence, and there are others. He Xianyin and He Xianyu are not her own boasts. Erlang's talent and future are second to none in Xuancheng Mansion, especially after the eldest son of the Qiao family disappears, who among the younger generation can compare with him? Erlang competes?There are so many little girls in Xuancheng Mansion, how can they just kick it in but fail!
Mrs. Qu turned to Aunt Qu and said in a hoarse voice: "Let Erlang pack his things and go to Shuntian Mansion. I have previously built a small one-entry house at the entrance of the Academic Affairs Master's Mansion, which is enough. I will buy two more. As a senior, if you prepare 500 taels of silver, you must ask Mr. Xiong to find a teacher from Shuntian Prefecture for Erlang. The exam will end in November. The exam is about one go. He failed the exam in the first year of being a filial piety. It will be difficult!" Second Aunt Qu agreed, "I will do it after the Chinese New Year."

"Let's leave tomorrow! I'm on my way during the New Year period and there's no one on the road. It's convenient! After the New Year, there will be more people and the road will be very difficult to drive. Outside the good teacher's house, there is a bustling crowd." Mrs. Qu interrupted her words.

Aunt Qu was dumbfounded, "Tomorrow. I'm afraid it will be too late tomorrow!"

Mrs. Qu was depressed and said, "Then first send He Xianjin to Xiaocao Village, Jixi Workshop, Qin father and son, and Boss Shang to pay New Year greetings. She is not allowed to go home. In the next few days, you can go to Shuntian Mansion to clean up the house. Wait for you As soon as the place is settled, let Erlang go there immediately."

Seeing the eager and frightened light in Mrs. Qu's eyes, Aunt Qu couldn't help but swallow the words in her throat: Don't mess with her at this time, she is going crazy.
I don’t know why, Xianjin spent this New Year very fulfillingly and meaningfully.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Xian Jin went to burn incense for He Ainiang at a house in the suburbs. Before he returned, he was arranged to go to Jing County to visit Li Sanshun's wife and grandchildren. It was too late that day, so Xian Jin had to stay in Jing County.

When I returned to Jing County, I wanted to visit relatives and friends.

On the third, fourth and fifth day of the lunar month, Xianjin visited the official school masters around Jingxian County, Boss Shang’s family, and even the young boss Xiao Daoxiang’s red lips and white teeth. The amount of money was very generous, which allowed Xian to return home in rich clothes.

On the night of the sixth day of the lunar month, Chen Jianfang stood on the steps of the second gate.

The lantern hung low, and the light shone thickly on the boy's head.

"The lights in Yiyuan are not on yet?" Chen Jianfang's eyes were filled with anxiety.

The boy De'er shook his head with a sad face, "The one in the main courtyard is not lit, but the one in the west wing is always lit."

In the main courtyard where Xian Jin lived, the west wing room was Qiao Baozhu.

Chen Jianfang took a sip and curled his hands into a ball in his sleeves.

Tomorrow, he will go north to Shuntian Mansion.

Before autumn in November, he had almost no chance to return to Xuancheng Mansion.

eleven months.

There seemed to be hundreds of conflicts between him and Xian Jin.

He was prepared to talk it over as soon as possible, but he waited and waited, from the first day to the seventh day of the lunar month, but he didn't wait until Xianjin came home.

After the big plot, it gets stuck as usual.

But the bottleneck has been broken.

So I will make up for yesterday’s update tomorrow.