The ultimate rebirth of the abandoned woman

Chapter 169 The Peach Blossom Blooms ([-])

"Qiao Mu, you are pregnant with your own child, and it's been a long time since you organized a fun banquet, right?"

The old lady sat in the main hall, her expression was still so loving, she didn't see the haze of being calculated by the family and Nanping.

Xiao Nan was puzzled, but his face remained calm, and he said with a smile: "Isn't that right, after the spring list last year, my husband and I went to the apricot garden to enjoy the spring. And on March [-]rd we went to Leyouyuan to go horse racing Qiu, go to Famen Temple to offer incense on the eighth day of April... Ouch, old madam, I don’t know, this is really shocking. I haven’t gone out to play since last year’s Dragon Boat Festival.”

The old lady saw Xiao Nan talking lively, and the smile on her face gradually became stronger. She leaned on the hidden pouch and nodded: "That's right, hehe, but it was also for the children at that time, and resting at home is also very good."

Turning the topic around, the old lady said again: "Now that A Yuan is getting older, you should go out more. If Balang is a Jinshi, you are also a Jinshi wife, and you need to help him accumulate more contacts, and even more. People come and go. Now that winter is going away and spring is approaching, it is time for the ladies and gentlemen in Beijing to get active. It is time to enjoy spring, flowers, gardens, and horse riding..."

Xiao Nan listened to the old lady's rambling with his ears upright, but he was guessing the purpose of what she said.

But after thinking about it, Xiao Nan didn't think of the reason why the old lady said that.

It's too common in the capital to go to the garden.

Whether they are unmarried or married, whether they are a gentleman or a young lady, they will play together in groups of three or four on sunny days.Or organize large-scale flower appreciation parties and poetry competition banquets. These are not only necessary for social interaction, but also a way of leisure and entertainment integrated into life.

So, in such activities, people can do anything, and there are no specific rules and requirements.

The old lady seemed to see the doubt in Xiao Nan's eyes, and quickly gave the answer: "The third lady, the fourth lady, and the eldest lady in Hepu courtyard are also growing up, and it's time to take a good look at some good families."

Xiao Nan immediately understood that the old lady wanted to take advantage of the garden banquet to sell the unmarried ladies in the family.

The hands in the sleeves couldn't help but pull up, um, the third lady Cui Wei is 17 years old this year, the fourth lady Cui Heng is 17 years old (real age), and Cui Xuan from Hepuyuan is [-] years old (real age), tsk tsk, both It's time to get married.

If it was placed in the early years of the Li Dynasty, the court would forcefully marry off a daughter who did not marry at such an age.

Even now, although aristocratic families highly recommend their daughters to marry late, late marriage does not mean that they are not married at the age of seventeen or eighteen.Weddings these days are cumbersome, from seeing each other, to getting engaged, to the final ceremony, the short period is a few months a year, and the long period takes several years.

Many families make marriage arrangements for their children when their daughters are thirteen or fourteen years old, complete the etiquette step by step, and finally make the ceremony when they are seventeen or eighteen years old, so as to ensure that they can pick a good husband and keep the family. The dignity of a noble lady really serves multiple purposes.

And it's really rare for the young ladies of the Cui family to be unengaged at this age.

However, the situation of these few people is also special:
Cui Wei is Cui Run's concubine daughter, she is not welcomed by her aunt, and it is normal to be mistaken for Huaxin;
Cui Heng is the youngest daughter of the little Lu family. The little Lu family is at odds with the old lady and the big lady. It is reasonable for the old lady to omit Cui Heng. The little Lu family has a low rank and wants to be a good husband for her daughter. After many years of picking and choosing, until now, all the gentlemen who wanted to marry Cui Heng had married and had children, but Cui Heng was still left;

As for Cui Xuan from Hepuyuan, it is even easier to say, she was just the daughter of an ordinary farmer in the past, and it was a daydream to join the Gaomen, and then returned to the Cui family. That's why she has been delayed until now.

However, what puzzled Xiao Nan was why did the old lady suddenly think of this matter?Still specially entrusting it to myself?

With doubts hidden in his heart, Xiao Nan pretended to be surprised and said: "Huh? How many younger sisters are so old? It's really a dereliction of duty for us sisters-in-laws to forget the lifelong event of the three younger sisters."

This makes sense... Sigh, is it the parents who forgot about their daughter's marriage, or the sister-in-law who is separated by a floor?
After all, Xiao Nan is the youngest daughter-in-law, even if the sister-in-laws are negligent, she has seven sister-in-laws above her.

Not to mention, among the seven are the real sister-in-laws of the three young ladies.

To pursue responsibility, how unreasonable people would it take to blame Xiao Nan?

The old lady only thought it was funny, but then she thought, Xiao Nan is tactfully refusing?She was reminding herself that she shouldn't be the one to take the lead even if she held a flower show or something. After all, the housekeeper at the moment is Mrs. Wang.

Mrs. Wang was too busy to take her hands off, and there was also Mrs. Wei, the third young lady who assisted Mrs. Wang's housekeeper.

After thinking for a while, the old lady said again: "Hehe, look at you, I don't blame you, besides, you are just a little sister-in-law, how can you be considered dereliction of duty? It's just that the eldest lady and the third lady couldn't move their hands for a while, and I don't have as many contacts as you, so I want you to hold more parties, so that the three young ladies can go out and meet the noble ladies in Beijing. On the other hand, this is also beneficial to you and Hachiro , sooner or later, Hachiro will go out to Beijing to practice, now, it's time to practice."

Xiao Nan met the gaze of the old lady, trying to see something in her dim old eyes.

However, there was only sincerity and concern in the eyes of the old lady, which made Xiao Nan suddenly feel a little sorry for the old lady.

After all, the Cui family may be more powerful and utilitarian, and they are a bit biased in dealing with the A Jin issue, but honestly speaking, the old lady treats her pretty well, at least she is more like an elder than the eldest lady.

And Xiao Nan also learned a lot from the old lady, and she shouldn't speculate about an old man like this.

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Nan nodded with a smile, "The old lady is still thoughtful. It's just that I haven't organized any activities since I was a child, and I need the old lady to give me some pointers."

Xiao Nan said this very sincerely, and she also thought so.She came here halfway, and the eldest princess is a peerless good mother who dotes on her daughter. Before she got married, she did not receive any training in housekeeping and communication.

In the previous life, Xiao Nan also explored a lot by himself, but in the end it was not as pure as the old lady who lived in another world for six to seventy years. As a wife, how to raise children must be much better than her own thinking.

Xiao Nan benefited a lot from staying in Rongshou Hall for one or two months when she was pregnant. What she learned from the old lady was not only flower arrangement and flower preparation, but also the life attitude and demeanor of a family girl. , this is something that can only be understood but cannot be expressed in words, and it takes a long time to be subtle.

Now that the old lady mentioned 'practicing hands', can Xiao Nan think that it means that the old lady wants to teach her a thing or two? !

Thinking of this, Xiao Nan's attitude became more positive, "Well, the spring list will be released on the sixth day of February. After the spring list, the apricot blossoms in the apricot garden will also bloom. Many new scholars who have passed the rank must go to the apricot garden. Tanhua. Why don't I just choose a good day from the seventh to the fifteenth day of February, and I invite some old friends and girlfriends in Beijing to enjoy the spring in the apricot garden? Then, how about bringing three young ladies with me?"

Hearing what Xiao Nan said, the old lady knew that the child understood what she meant, and nodded with a smile, "Okay, this is a good idea. Hehe, let Hachiro think about it after you go back, and look at the exams in the same department." Among them, there is a young man with a decent family background and good character. What we are looking for this time is a talented man, even if he is not from a family, as long as he is good at learning, we can consider it."

The old lady's words sounded enlightened, as if she didn't value her family background at all.

In fact, it is helpless.

Just because the conditions of the three little ladies are not so good——

One is a concubine, and she is also a concubine who has a bad relationship with her natal family. No concubine in the family will choose her.

One is the youngest daughter of the third wife, but the reputation of her biological mother is not good, but anyone who knows the roots of the Cui family will not choose to be in-laws with Xiao Lu.

The last one is even more unbearable. The official statement is that it is the daughter of the fourth wife, but the dignitaries in Beijing are not fools. Who would believe such a lie that even the ghosts would not believe?

Marriage between aristocratic families is to develop a network of relationships for the family, not just for the sake of a false name.If it is only for the sake of fame, there are so many daughters of declining families in Beijing, and there are not a few of them who are young, beautiful and talented, so it is the Cui family's daughter's turn.

It is said that the Cui family is noble, but how does it compare with the Wang and Xie families? !

After much deliberation, the old lady realized that the three unmarried daughters of the Cui family could only choose someone from a small family, the sons of honorable concubines, the sons of officials from other counties, or the newly promoted Jinshi.

Among these, the old lady is more inclined to the newly promoted Jinshi.

Because her old man is very clear about history, the further the era develops, the heavier the weight of the imperial examination, the easier the official career will be.

The gentry plus the upstarts of the imperial examination, the family status and talents are all taken up, the future will be more secure, and it will be more beneficial to the Cui family.

Xiao Nan also understood this point, and could better understand what the old lady meant. He nodded repeatedly when he heard the words, "Enen, what the old lady said is very true. Qiao Mu made a note of it. When Balang comes back, he will ask carefully. Huh? Actually, In fact, Liu Lang—"Liu Han is also a bachelor, and he is the kind of young man who is born, good-looking, talented and self-motivated.

However, Xiao Nan shook his head and denied it, "The Liu family's family background is not as good as before, I'm afraid the younger sisters will look down on him."

Liu Han is currently living in Cui's house, and on the surface he has the name of a gentleman. It sounds like a staff member of the Cui family, and there is more or less a master-servant relationship in it.

The old lady's eyes flickered, and she smiled inscrutablely, "Liu Lang is a good boy, he, I also showed him a man, as long as he is a Jinshi, I will personally come forward to help him match Haha, the young ladies of our Cui family are not worthy of others..."

PS: Xiuwen!
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