The Gong family, grandfather and grandson sat down in the study.
"You've seen a lot of beauties these days, but you haven't taken a fancy to any of them?" Gong Fang, the head of the Gong family, asked.
"Those people are just the same in my eyes." Gong Ziyi had a headache thinking about it.
"Are you so high-minded?"
"Grandpa, my grandson wants to find something interesting, something he likes."
"It's okay to find someone interesting and someone you like. No one will care how many you have in the future. But the first wife must be beneficial to the family."
"Grandpa, our family is already full of flowers, so why do we need to find a powerful wife clan? I don't want to rely on the wife clan to achieve my career in the future."
Gong Fang shook his head. This grandson has good abilities, but he is still too young and has no experience.
He had the same idea when he was young.
He taught me sincerely: "If we were the only family today and we didn't have such a big family property, my grandfather would naturally comply with your wishes and let you do what you like and choose the people you like."
"It's just Yi'er. Our family's business has grown so much now that many clan members, servants, and servants have to rely on us for their lives. There are also many people outside looking at our family. If we don't have a few reliable in-laws and old friends, what's our share?"
The family property was quickly eaten away."
Gong Fang said many things to his grandson sincerely.
Gong Ziyi didn't dare to refute. He also knew that his grandfather was teaching him, but he couldn't help but feel annoyed.
"Grandpa, my grandson wants to stay in the capital for a while next year. We can talk about the marriage after the grandson comes back from the capital."
Gong Fang also knew the young man's character and didn't want to push him too hard. He said, "Go ahead. Our family also has a shop in the capital. You might as well go and have a look. When you come back, we will get married."
Gong Ziyi responded distractedly.
In the garden, I saw my cousin Ru Lan whom my mother had brought into the house. When I saw her hair with black hair hanging loose, I was stunned and stopped to look at her for a long time.
That day, Mr. He called him over with a smile.
"The ladies from those families introduced by your grandfather are all very good. But if you can marry your maternal grandfather's family, the He family will definitely spend all their money to help you in the future. Your maternal uncle and uncle are no closer than outsiders.
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"Your father loves Aunt Ren and her son. If Zijin talks about a good relationship, his heart will be even more biased." Mr. He felt a strong sense of crisis in his heart.
"There are also those children born by Aunt Liu and Aunt Zhan. They are all jumping up and down, and there are many good people who are interested in them. Now that you like your cousin Rulan, mother will go and tell your uncle,
They must be willing."
Gong Ziyi frowned: "When did I fall in love with cousin Rulan?"
"The girls said you were staring at your cousin Rulan outside today until her eyes were straight." Don't you like her? Your son must be shy. He snickered.
"I was..."
Gong Ziyi swallowed back the last words. "In short, I don't like cousin Rulan. I only regard her as my sister. How can I be a husband and wife with my own sister?"
He Rulan heard that Ziyi's cousin didn't like her, and said decisive words, cutting off her path, and ran home crying.
When the old man heard that his grandson had not fallen in love with the daughter of the He family, he was greatly relieved. If his daughter-in-law fell in love with a daughter of the He family, he really couldn't say anything. Even though he was the head of the family, he couldn't refute the decision of Ziyi's parents.
Although the He family is ranked high in Huai'an, the He family is from the He family, and she is the future mistress of the Gong family. If the Gong family has something to do, the He family will not fail to help. The two families are inherently related, so there is no need to kiss.
Get married.
The old man also brought together other families in Huai'an. The future mistress of the Gong family, Ziyi, must not be careless in her marriage.
The wealthy Li family is also talking about Li Zhi's marriage.
Li Zhi is the eldest son of Dafang, who is already nineteen years old after the Chinese New Year.
If they were still in the capital, they would have already been engaged. As the eldest son and grandson, I am afraid that the matchmaker could level the family's threshold. But now here in Shangyong, good people look down on them and want to marry them.
Yeah, my family doesn't like each other.
Li Zhi's marriage has been dragging on year by year, and now it's quite difficult to achieve what he wants.
Li Shimian and his wife were extremely worried.
This eldest grandson has been extremely talented since he was a child. He could write at the age of three and write poems at the age of five. If he were still in the capital, he would have already won the imperial examination. But now he has to dig ditches and build dams from time to time, and he can no longer take the imperial examination.
I am afraid that I will have to live in Shangyong for the rest of my life and be a sinner who is not even a good citizen.
The old couple couldn't help but shed tears just thinking about it.
In recent years, although Sister Ning's family has been able to eat and drink, and their life has been much better than that of ordinary people, the old couple still can't help but feel sad when they think about the future of their grandchildren.
Now the eldest grandson's marriage has become a big problem.
Li Zhi could see clearly, and comforted them in turn: "Grandpa, grandma, you can marry anyone, as long as there are several families in the village. They are still good people, and if they can like us, they already think highly of us."
Before Li Shimian and Ma Shi said anything, Miao Shi jumped up: "No. How can they be the eldest daughter-in-law of my Li family if they don't know a single Chinese character?"
"Mother, we have to stay here all our lives. Our status is worse than theirs. They don't dislike us, so why should we look down on them?"
"No. Who said our family will stay here forever? What if our family is amnesty in the future and your grandfather and father are resurrected? Marry someone who doesn't even know Chinese characters, and then go back to the capital to make people laugh at us?"
"Mother, amnesty is not that easy."
"Why is it not easy? Your cousin is the daughter of the Hou family. In the future..."
"you shut up!"
Ma stopped her and glared at her: "Whoever dares to leak the information about Sister Ning, I will beat her to death myself! Drive him out of the house!"
"Mom, calm down." When Li Dian and his brothers saw their mother angry, they all came to persuade her.
Mrs. Miao wiped her tears and said, "Mom, I said the wrong thing. I just feel sorry for Zi'er."
"You are the only one who feels sorry for Zi'er, but your father and I don't feel sorry for you? Don't you feel sorry for Dian Suo?" Ma's brows furrowed.
"If he becomes a bachelor in the future, it will be his fate. Our family is already like this, why do you still think you are in the capital? You still want to think about this and that, and want to tell Zhi'er that the daughter of a wealthy family can read, read, and follow the rules.
Your etiquette is not bad, but you are dreaming in broad daylight!"
Mrs. Miao kept wiping her tears, telling her that seeing her son marry an illiterate, sunburnt girl from a peasant family would be like gouging out her heart.
Unwilling to give in, she was afraid that her mother-in-law would really decide on Zhi'er's marriage to a peasant girl: "How about I ask my parents' family to see if they can marry a daughter over?"
Ma looked at her: "Don't look forward to your natal family. How many letters have you sent to your natal family over the years? How many letters have you sent to your natal family? Do you think I don't know? Is there any reply? Your natal family didn't say that they would send a servant to visit you these years.
There is not even a single word in the letter, and you are still here daydreaming."
Miao's last hope was ripped away by her mother-in-law, and her heartache was unbearable. When she was exiled, her parents didn't even come to see her off, fearing that they had already expelled her.
But she still has a little hope and misses the family ties.
Mingjin hugged her mother to comfort her, and brother Li Zhi also kept comforting her.
Li Dianshou sighed: "They also have their difficulties. Don't think about it. Our family has Sister Ning to help us, and our life is much better than others. Don't ask too much. The marriage of our children will be decided by God.
Arrangements are made, we just hope they are safe."
Cui and Li Dianzang were also comforting: "Yes, sister-in-law, Ji'er and Mingyue, I just hope that they will find a simple family in the future and be healthy."
Shopkeeper Bai of Jixiang Drug Store happened to deliver a package to the Li family. Seeing that the family's eyes were red, he asked one more question. After listening, he looked thoughtful.