Winter has turned to spring, and the year's spring sowing has begun again. Farmers are busy everywhere in the fields. This time God has not tormented people too much. The weather is going smoothly. The experienced farmers all happily said that this year will definitely be a bumper harvest year. .
Because Yuezhen was abducted on the street and "resurrected", Li Sanzhi's leg injury did not attract anyone's attention when he recovered. When people who cared about him asked, Li Sanzhi said that a reclusive miracle doctor had given him good medicine. Finally, there are also exclamations. God still has eyes. He knows how to care for good people, so he won’t say much.
Since Mrs. Liu brought Yuezhen home, she would not let Yuezhen leave her eyes for a moment. She was always worrying about gains and losses. She was worried that Yuezhen would disappear again. She only kept Yuezhen doing embroidery work in front of her. Li Sanzhi couldn't help it. After trying to persuade her several times, Mrs. Liu finally relaxed a little.
The money from selling ginseng had already been used up by Li Sanzhi when he was looking for people through connections. Not to mention, he also owed a lot of foreign debt. Li Sanzhi and his wife were a little worried about how they would live in the future, so Yue Zhen just took out a thousand dollars. The extra taels of silver notes were given to Ms. Liu, of course, on the pretext that Qin Haoyu had given them to her from the kidnapper. This was exactly what they were doing when they were dozing off and giving them pillows. Naturally, Li Sanzhi and his wife would not be troubled by money, and there was nothing wrong with picking up gold. , the idea of handing over the money to the government. The next day after taking the money, Li Sanzhi went to the county to ask for help from Ya Zi, and spent 750 taels of silver to buy 50 acres of good land in a village surrounding the county. paddy fields, and they were leased directly to the people. Li Sanzhi just wanted to make money without revealing it, and it was hard to explain to others the source of so much money, but he didn't know it at the moment. His move would help one day in the future. How busy he is.
With the money, Ms. Liu tried her best to live a good life at home. In the beginning of spring, she bought two piglets to feed in the backyard, and also raised a brood of chickens. The half-sized chickens she bought before also grew up. Every day She can lay several eggs, and Mrs. Liu has always felt that she owes her children, most of which are cooked for food. Every now and then, Mrs. Liu will buy some meat and come back. There is enough oil and water in the house, and the family is red-faced. , especially the boys Erlang, have grown a lot taller, and Jiulang and Sanxiao are even more plump. Their little arms and legs are like the swollen lotus joints, not to mention how cute they are. Yuezhen, a "pseudo-child", is at the age when maternal love is abundant. Every time she sees the fat and white third child, she feels particularly accomplished and can't help but kiss her again and again.
Compared with the increasingly prosperous days of the Li family, the old house was a little desolate. In autumn last year, Li Dazhi and Li Youzhi went to take the exam with great pride. Everyone in the old house also waited with joy. They were waiting for the good news to come. But the result was unsatisfactory. Both of them failed the list. On the contrary, the two brothers of the Liu family were both on the list, and Uncle Liu, who was usually quiet, was ranked first. Suddenly There was an endless stream of people coming in and out of the Liu family, and the threshold of the Liu family was almost broken.
Mrs. Feng has been so worried these days that her mouth is bubbling. She used to brag everywhere that after her son won the imperial examination, she would arrange a three-day living banquet to marry the daughter of the Fuzi family in the county school. But now, not to mention that her younger son did not win the imperial examination. It was still a matter of debate whether the young lady from the husband's family could be married back. She also knew in her heart that the reason why they wanted to marry off their precious daughter to their own son was simply because they took a fancy to their son's potential. But now her son didn't win the lottery. , and let the son of the Liu family come out on top. She also had to go to the wedding banquet, and Mrs. Feng felt very angry and aggrieved.
In fact, the master did not expect Li Youzhi to win the imperial examination in one try. He himself was also a civil servant. He took the examination three times before passing the examination. After that, he failed the examination several times and finally returned to his hometown in despair.
He concentrated on teaching students. He chose Li Youzhi as his son-in-law. Firstly, Li Youzhi was indeed very talented and had a love for talents. Secondly, his daughter was acquired in middle age and had been favored by him and his wife since she was a child.
Even the sons in the family are not as good as they are, and they are raised to be a little arrogant and naive. Such a girl will only suffer if she marries high, and may even become enemies with her in-laws. If she marries low, she will rely on herself and
Her brothers actually lived a comfortable life that day.
The master’s move can be said to be well-intentioned and extremely considerate towards his daughter. Li Youzhi has always been modest and polite. He is filial to his parents and teachers, and gentle and considerate to his classmates. He has an excellent reputation in the county school. Feng has also been praised by the elders of the family before.
He is a man who manages the family well and raises children well. That is why the master chose Li Youzhi among so many students.
But now, the master is a little hesitant. He has been teaching for decades, so he naturally has some connections, and the affairs of Li Youzhi's family have also spread to his ears. With his mother-in-law being unkind and his sisters-in-law not getting along, he will inevitably worry about his daughter's future.
It's a hard time, but it's hard to go back on something that has already been decided. It will be bad for both yourself and your daughter's reputation.
When the master was feeling melancholy, Li Youzhi came to visit him in person and expressed sincerely that he had failed the exam, failed the master's love, and was not worthy of his junior sister.
It would be harmful to let the junior sister clear her name, and she also said that she would have to study hard behind closed doors in order to take the exam again in three years, etc. If Yuezhen were here, she would definitely say something good to retreat in order to advance. That master is not
He didn't understand the deep meaning of Li Youzhi's move, but he felt that Li Youzhi knew how to advance and retreat at a young age, was talented and learned, and was perseverant. He didn't show off even if he didn't win the election, and he would definitely be able to achieve great things in the future. Since ancient times, "a wife of wretched chaff will not leave the court", and he
If he marries a daughter when he is frustrated, he will naturally protect him in every way in the future. In this way, even if he becomes a Jinshi and becomes an official in the future, he will not treat his precious daughter badly. Li Youzhi is an official and his daughter will naturally follow him. This is not the case.
I am worried about the relationship between mother-in-law, daughter-in-law, and sisters-in-law. You must know that in this era, it is important for the eldest son to inherit and support his parents. However, I can only say, Master, you think too beautifully and underestimate the excellence of some people.
After Li Youzhi returned home, he asked Feng to hire a matchmaker. Feng was overjoyed at first, and then became worried because there was no money left in the palace! Because of Li Dazhi's ridiculous things, the family still owed foreign debts.
Even the money that Li Dazhi and Li Youzhi used to take the exams was paid by Feng's family at the expense of their parents and old sisters. All the father-in-law has now is the eighty-odd taels of silver left over from selling autumn grain last year, and Feng's still
Thinking that my son was going to get a wife soon, I deliberately kept the one I didn't return.
"My dear, as the saying goes, a sister-in-law is like a mother. Now that the fifth child is getting married, as a sister-in-law, you should express your gratitude, right?" On this day, Mrs. Feng specially called Mrs. Liu into her room and asked.
, she knew that among the daughters-in-law in the family, the eldest daughter-in-law was the most cunning. As long as she could get money to give her younger son a wife, the following daughters-in-law would definitely follow suit. In fact,
According to Old Man Li, the betrothal gift of one hundred and eighty taels is enough. This is already very respectable in the farm family. It can marry several wives. You know, the betrothal gifts of several other sons to marry their wives.
But it's less than twenty taels. It's not like the future in-laws don't know about the Li family's family background. There's really no need for her to slap someone in the face and call her fat. But how could Feng be so willing? Her youngest son is her favorite, and she has already
She was determined to give him a beautiful wedding. Now that her younger son failed in the examination, the sons of the Liu family have already been beaten. How can Mrs. Feng be willing to wrong her precious son again?
"What mother said is reasonable. As you know, all the family's income goes to the public. I am also clumsy. Unlike several of my brothers and sisters, I have a good job and can earn some money as a subsidy. Over the years, my
The dowry has been almost sold off, so I’m really powerless!” Ms. Yang complained for a long time, using a handkerchief to wipe away the tears that were not there at all, but she secretly said in her heart: You are such an old godly woman, you are so small when you are together.
My son is a son, but he actually wants to give me a dowry. She has the nerve to talk to people all day about her scholarly family background and the upbringing of a farming and studying family. Bah, even ordinary farmers will not take money from their sister-in-law's dowry.
Marry your sister-in-law!
"Hmph, I knew you were cunning. You said you had no money. What are you wearing on your hands and on your head? You think I'm blind, right? I don't know who it is. Like a mouse, you know everything.
It's really shameless to move things from home to your parents' home! I see that Fang'er is also a good and virtuous child, and she has done a good job in raising Xiao Shisan. I think I should go back to the old man and treat her as an equal wife.
Xiao Shisan seems to be a smart kid, so he will not let his status limit his future path!" Xiao San was Fang'er's son in July, and he is now very popular with Mrs. Feng.
Mrs. Yang's face was red and she was extremely embarrassed. Her natal family was poor and she had to take things to subsidize her parents' home every time. Everyone in the Li family knew that, but Old Li respected Yang's father as a scholar and told Mrs. Feng to turn a blind eye.
As long as Yang didn't go too far, he just let her go, so there was no trouble. Yang deeply hated Feng for using this to tease her, but she was afraid that it wouldn't be as good as Feng's, and Feng would really mess with that bitch Fang'er.
After considering her as an equal wife, she weighed it twice and said with a smile: "Mom is really impatient. I haven't finished saying this yet. Although I am helpless, my fifth brother is getting married, and I am really happy to be my sister-in-law. I can't bear to part with you."
I have a few pieces of jewelry, so I can melt them so that I can give my younger siblings some fashionable jewelry to wear. It’s my wish!” After saying that, she reluctantly took off the bracelets and hairpins from her hands and head.
, that hairpin was given to her when she and Li Dazhi had just gotten married and were in a serious relationship. Li Dazhi had saved up a lot of money to give her a hairpin. It was solid and weighed two ounces. Yang felt heartbroken and secretly blamed herself for being careless.
Ms. Feng narrowed her eyes and said, "That's right for you. You are the most virtuous and generous. Your fifth brother will remember your good deeds. By the way, don't you still have a pair of golden lilacs? I'm going to use my mother as my messenger.
When things get better at home, Mom will give you a better shot!"
Yang secretly resented that it was her most precious jewelry, it was her mother's dowry when she was young, and she couldn't give it to the old pious woman at any cost.
"Mom, everyone is happy when the fifth brother gets a wife. I heard that our third brother bought ten acres of paddy fields in the village in one go. Look," Yang hinted with deep meaning.
Feng looked at Yang, said nothing, and began to think secretly. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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