Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 74 Random thoughts

"I didn't expect that I made more than fifty taels in one day today." Li Nan said in surprise.

"There is no more than fifty taels. Didn't you listen to what my son said? After removing the costs, it is the money you make. In fact, it is only more than ten taels." said Liu.

"That's pretty good, more than ten taels a day, three to four hundred taels a month, a year..."

Having said this, Li Nan paused for a while, then breathed quickly and said, "Wouldn't this be enough to earn three to five thousand taels a year?"

"Keep your voice down, don't wake up my son and the others." Ms. Liu complained.

"Oh!" Li Nan quickly lowered his voice when he heard this.

"Don't be too happy too early. Didn't A Niu say it? This has just opened. Many people are surprised that so many people are buying it. It's okay to say that even though the price has been increased, many people can still afford it. Yes, braised pork and pig head meat, who would be willing to eat it every day? From now on, it will be good to earn three to five taels a day." Ms. Liu said.

Li Nan thought about it in his mind and said: "That year, there are more than a thousand taels of silver. Maybe I can pay off the debt in one year. I just think about how much I owe more than a thousand taels of silver every day, and I can't sleep at night." not good."

"Look at your potential."

Mrs. Liu rolled her eyes at Li Nan, but a smile appeared on her lips.

Although she was not as frightened as Li Nan, she was still somewhat worried.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Tieniu is now fifteen years old, and it's time to kiss him. Do you have any plans?" Ms. Liu asked.

"Ah~"

Li Nan didn't expect his wife to suddenly ask about this. He was stunned and said: "During the Chinese New Year, didn't my sister-in-law say that her natal sister-in-law has a niece who is quite nice? How about we find a matchmaker to ask?"

"Pull him down." Mrs. Liu rolled her eyes at her man and said, "My sister-in-law's character is good for her, but I don't think it's good for me. Tieniu is honest, if he finds someone powerful to come back, he doesn't know how he will be bullied. Woolen cloth."

"Then what do you think we should do? Your mother's family is not suitable either." Li Nan said.

"Don't worry about this. I'll ask around later to find a reliable matchmaker and see if I can find one in the city." Mrs. Liu said.

Li Nan: "..."

It's obviously you who asked me, okay, now tell me not to worry about it.

"By the way, did you see the people who came to A Niu today? I saw three girls among them. They should be the girls from the Tongpan family that A Niu mentioned." Ms. Liu said.

When Li An came back to pack the braised pork today, she kept watching as he left. Later, she saw Li An and Sheng Changbai going to the restaurant diagonally opposite.

"How can I have time?" Li Nan shook his head.

"I think those three girls are all good-looking, and they are the daughters of Lord Tongpan. Do you think our Aniu can marry one of them in the future?" Ms. Liu said.

"what are you thinking?"

Li Nan looked at his wife in surprise and said, "That is Lord Tongpan's daughter. How can our family be worthy of her?"

"Why don't you deserve it? If our Aniu wins the imperial examination, wouldn't he also be an official?" Mrs. Liu said unhappily.

"How can you pass the imperial examination without getting a master's degree? You'd better not worry about it," Li Nan said.

"What do you mean?"

Mrs. Liu angrily kicked Li Nan and said, "Can our Aniu be like others? He was accepted as a student by Liu Xuezheng, which shows that Liu Xuezheng thinks highly of him."

"Yes, yes, you are right. It's getting late. Let's go to bed early. I have to get up early to buy meat tomorrow." Li Nan said.

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Li An was speechless as he listened to the sound of his parents chatting slowly stop.

It's the New Year, and I'm only eleven years old, so the topic of my marriage comes up.

The sound of even breathing could be heard from Li Ping on the bed next to him, but Li An had some insomnia.

I unconsciously thought about what my mother said before.

It would be really good if she could marry either Rulan or Minglan. The imperial examination and marrying a wife are the only two channels for men to change their destiny in this era. In a sense, the imperial examination only gives you the opportunity to be an official, but the family background of your wife is related to how far you can go.

This is even more critical for people like Li An who come from a poor background.

In the original work, although Sheng Hong's father was a prostitute and married the Hou family's legitimate daughter, the old man of the Sheng family died of illness not long after he became an official, leaving not many connections.

Mrs. Sheng also had no contact with her parents' family.

For the sake of Sheng Hong's future, Mrs. Sheng kept suppressing Sheng Hong and refused to let him get a wife. She waited until he became a Jinshi before taking him to the Wang family and begging to marry Mrs. Wang.

The reason why Sheng Hong is where he is today has a lot to do with the help of the Wang family.

You must know that in the Song Dynasty, although one could become an official by passing the imperial examination, the Song Dynasty treated scholar-bureaucrats preferentially, so many people were admitted every time the subjects were opened. There was even a Yinguan system. Officials who reached a certain level, their Heirs can directly become officials and do not need to take the imperial examination.

Although the Yinguan system existed in other dynasties, other dynasties had strict restrictions, and basically only one person could be Yinguan.

But the Song Dynasty was different. There were not only many officials, but also many people. This was also the main reason for the redundancy of officials in the Song Dynasty.

Even though the Song Dynasty had many more official positions than the Tang Dynasty, it was still not enough.

This has resulted in many people holding false jobs and receiving wages without having to work.

If he had no background, even if Sheng Hong passed the imperial examination, he didn't know how long he would have to wait for a false position before he could get a real job.

Unlike now, when he was only in his early thirties, he was already a general judge of a state and an official of the sixth rank.

Moreover, Li An knew the future situation of the Sheng family. If he could marry a girl from the Sheng family, it would be a good choice.

If he had just traveled through time, Li An's chosen candidate would naturally be Ru Lan.

Because Rulan is not only the legitimate daughter, her temper is somewhat similar to that of later generations, and she has no scheming intentions. Not to mention that he once saved her, but according to her performance in the drama, she is also a silly and sweet type.

However, after being in contact with her for such a long time, Li An found that Rulan was not suitable for him.

From the perspective of later generations, Ru Lan's character was carefree and naive.

But from an ancient perspective, her character is unruly and willful.

The look of disgust in Rulan's eyes today made him realize the reality completely.

It's not that Li An insisted on Ru Lan eating pork, but her look of disgust made Li An understand that Ru Lan was the kind of lady from aristocratic families at heart.

If she gets married back, it will be difficult for her to live in harmony with Mrs. Liu.

But Minglan is pretty good, both in terms of scheming and ability and character, she is the best choice.

And compared to Rulan, she is more likely to marry Minglan.

Mrs. Wang herself looked down upon him, and she wanted to marry her daughter into a high family.

In the play, if Gu Tingye hadn't plotted Ru Lan into marrying Minglan, even if Mrs. Wang knew about her secret meeting with Wen Yanjing, Mrs. Wang would have found a way to cover up the matter and would not have Ru Lan married off. Wen Yanjing.

If Aunt Wei had not died, Minglan would not have been raised by Mrs. Sheng.

Without the old lady, Sheng Hong would definitely still have the final say in her marriage.

Minglan is a concubine. As long as his talents can be recognized by Sheng Hong, Sheng Hong will naturally be willing to marry Minglan to him.

After all, in the play, Sheng Hong is planning to marry Mo Lan to Wen Yanjing, doesn't he just think that he has a high chance of winning the election?

Li An showed a wry smile, thinking about something.

Not to mention that he is still young and it is still early to marry a wife.

Even if he wanted to marry Minglan, he would have to wait until he passed the Jinshi examination before he could have a chance, otherwise it would be just a fantasy.

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