On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

Chapter 284 Asking for a Date
When Xiao Lian heard it, she was like a bolt from the blue: "I don't want to write."

Even the gentle Xiao Xiu was full of rejection: "It's just a few days, I'm afraid I won't learn anything? How about forgetting it?"

They feel that they are too old and have to learn from Lin Long, a little sister. More importantly, their handwriting is not as good as Lin Long, and they feel desperate when they think about it.

They also wanted to save some face for themselves, so they all wanted to give up Xiao Xiao's idea.

Xiao Xiao thought to herself: In my eyes, you are still little girls?
She said sternly: "Live and learn until you are old, and it is better to be embarrassed in front of your own family than to be embarrassed at your husband's house, right?"

"Only when you practice writing well can your words be like the person you write."

"Learn well..." She almost poured out the chicken soup for the soul that she could learn mathematics, physics and chemistry well and travel all over the world without fear.

In fact, she can immediately fall asleep by looking at mathematics and physics, that is, when she has insomnia.

But now, of course, I want to say something inspiring: "Learn arithmetic well, and in the future, housekeepers and directors will not be easily fooled by people around them."

"Reading can also teach you etiquette, and 'taking history as a mirror can help you know the ups and downs'..."

Then he sighed: "Who told you to marry into a wealthy family? If you want to firmly hold the position of being the mistress of the house, you must know more."

Xiao Xiu blushed, feeling that her sister was only thinking about them, and she was still afraid of embarrassment, which was really inappropriate. She immediately said: "Third sister is right, I will learn from it."

"San'er is right. You don't have to be afraid of being embarrassed at home. Just learn." After Xiao Lian finished speaking, she looked at Xiao Xiao inquiringly and asked doubtfully: "How do you know so much? I didn't see you doing much when I was a child. Do you like reading and writing?”

Xiao Xiao sighed: "What Mr. Storyteller said makes sense to me."

"I haven't worked hard since I was young. If I get married in the future, I can't have him write me letters and have others read them to me, right?"

"I can't be the housekeeper, I just have to eat, drink and have fun, right?"

I thought this idea was a good one. I had to find a few loyal and capable mothers-in-law to supervise each other, and then everyone would be wary and no one would dare to fool me.

But no matter what era you are in, it is hard to find such capable people.

Even the five women she bought earlier were just obedient and careful in their work. They used to be ordinary slaves, either washers or sweepers. They were sold when they were old and alone.

It is really difficult to find a woman who is proficient in house fighting.

Maybe it's because he doesn't have the fate of a heroine that he doesn't have such good luck.

She hired a female gentleman because she couldn't read her calligraphy, and she didn't recognize some calligraphy with complicated strokes, so she thought of spending some money to hire a female gentleman.

In addition, you need to know some rules and etiquette to avoid being picked on by your future mother-in-law.

Besides, we have invited female gentlemen. By the way, I would like to ask them to tell me some things to pay attention to in the inner house. I will not refuse even if I think about it.

The days passed by, and it was early March in a blink of an eye.

The wedding day of Xiao Xiu and Jiang Yu was the eighth day of March.

Therefore, in the past few months, Ms. Liu took her mother-in-law and Ms. Wu to prepare the dowry for her wedding.

Thanks to the female gentleman invited earlier, she really knows the etiquette and the dowry that needs to be prepared when a girl gets married.

The new furniture must be delivered to the husband's family the day before the wedding, and the husband's family will also specially spare a room, so all preparations must be made.

There is also a lot of attention paid to the bedding and the placement of gold and silver jewelry.

You should also prepare the bottom of the box. Gold and silver jewelry are not only beautiful, but they can also be used in emergencies.

Mainly when showing off the dowry, it can also let people know that the bride’s dowry is generous, and even her parents’ family will be in good graces.

In addition, it is best to buy two maids by yourself, so that they can be used more easily.

Of course, if the family has the conditions, it would be better to add some real estate and land. This sounds simple, but the actual preparation is also very tedious, just like the color and pattern of the quilt.

Before the wedding, there is also the stage of adding makeup by relatives and friends.

It's a pity that the Xiao family has left their hometown and is now planning to settle in Yuhang, so no relatives or friends from the past come to visit to add makeup.

But his own family also added makeup to Xiao Xiu.

Old man Xiao and Madam Xiao prepared a gold ingot worth ten taels and a pair of thick gold bracelets.

Xiao Laoer and Wu also added an ingot of gold and a pair of gold hairpins.

These were all the unexpected windfalls that were given to them by Boss Xiao.

The Dalang brothers all added fabrics, pens and ink, books, rouge and the like.

Lin Xuan went out of her way to buy good materials, and together with her sister, she made several new clothes for her.

Xiao Lian and Xiao Xiaoming jointly presented a screen with blooming flowers and jewels in private.

What they didn't expect was that County Magistrate Chen's wife came all the way from Yuhang to add makeup.

A box of fine furs, and a box of books, calligraphy and paintings.

This is also extremely easy to use, and it can be said to be heavy.

In addition, two mothers-in-law and two maids were given as gifts.

Mrs. Chen also said it very nicely: "My sister-in-law bought this before. The old owner either ran away or disappeared."

The main reason is that the world is not peaceful, and those who are not optimistic about King Jin'an will sell some of their useless maids and women before leaving.

"My sister-in-law saw that they knew the rules, so she bought them to give to me."

This was also Li Yan's request for her help, and she couldn't refuse.

But the people around her definitely couldn't use it, so she had to ask her sister-in-law to pay attention to her and buy a few mothers-in-law and maids who could use it.

"But there are enough people around me, so I just wanted to ask if you want them?"

After saying that, he also put the deed of betrayal on the table: "If it doesn't work well, then sell it and choose another one."

Mainly because he was giving it away, he was afraid that the Xiao family would misunderstand that he wanted to take the opportunity to plant a few nails, so he made it clearer.

Ms. Liu smiled and thanked her: "The person chosen by my wife must be excellent. Thank you for your thoughtful consideration for us."

"We are almost in-laws, so you must not see anyone outside." Mrs. Chen said sheepishly: "My second husband is not young anymore, and he wants to marry the second girl home as soon as possible."

In fact, she didn't want to find a wife for her second son in such a hurry.

Mainly because Mrs. Li asked someone to send her a message, asking her to marry Miss Xiao Er back home as soon as possible.

In this high-ranking family, the aristocratic family pays attention to the order of elders and younger ones. If Xiao Lian doesn't marry, it's hard for Xiao Xiao to marry before her second sister.

But Mrs. Li didn't want her eldest son to delay her son's August marriage, so she anxiously urged Mrs. Chen to marry Xiao Lian as soon as possible.

When Xiao Lian gets married, Mrs. Li can ask the matchmaker to come to her house to ask for a good date. By marrying Xiao Xiao early, she can be busy with her son's marriage in the second half of the year.

Of course, Mrs. Chen's hard work cannot be in vain. Mrs. Li is willing to ask her mother's family and General Li for help to move Mrs. Chen's eldest brother's position up.

This benefit was too much for Mrs. Chen to refuse.