After entering the school, Bai Gui's reputation was almost unknown to everyone in Bailu Village. He studied under Xu Xiucai and changed his appearance from a shabby and poor boy in the past to a scholar who had read poetry and books.
I shouldn’t say like him, but I should say he is a scholar.
Unlike Meng Tong's scholar status from other families, Bai Gui's scholar status is recognized by scholars, and he has great hope of being named on the list and becoming a scholar.
In less than two months, such a big change has occurred.
"You don't know. I went for a walk at the entrance of the village today. Widow Wang gave us three eggs, saying that I would give them to you to eat and replenish your brain. Speaking of which, Widow Wang's daughter is also older. She is eleven or twelve years old. She looks like a baby.
Not bad, just follow her mother..."
Bai Youde was weaving baskets with rattan while Bai Gui was studying. His face was full of grooves. Because of his smile, he looked a little younger than when he was at Lujia. He looked like a real man in his forties.
"Dad, I told you that I don't want to get engaged to the little baby."
Bai Gui frowned, put down the brush, and said.
Unexpectedly, he was forced into marriage by his parents in his previous life. In this life, his family was slightly better off, but he was also forced into marriage by his parents. Under the fine pieces of money exposed between his fingers from time to time, the Bai family's life changed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
I used to eat rice bran vegetables, but now I can eat more steamed buns.
This is better than many families.
After solving the most basic problems of food and clothing, Bai Youde began to worry about his marriage.
He was fifteen years old. He was still unmarried at this age, so he was just a scholar who wanted to take the imperial examination and settled down in a shabby household who couldn't afford to get married.
"If you don't want to get engaged to a baby, do you still want to get engaged to Widow Wang?"
"My dear, it's not what Dad said about you, but the exam for scholar is still a thing. So many families in our village are optimistic about you, so you should take advantage of this opportunity to make an appointment first. Even if you don't pass the exam, your father-in-law will not regret it.
, whoever dares to go back on his word and break off the engagement will lose his reputation. If he doesn’t talk about his own family affairs, the clan leader will not be able to spare him from this disaster..."
"Widow Wang's family has two acres of paddy fields, eight acres of dry land, and a dowry of five taels... If Widow Wang hadn't been bent on finding a knowledgeable scholar, she would have made a good marriage long ago. Widow Wang said that as long as the engagement was made,
These are all yours."
Bai Youde persuaded me with sincerity and sincerity.
Breaking off an engagement is an unthinkable thing under feudal ethics.
Not only will your own family tradition be ruined, but the family tradition of Bailu Village will also be ruined. From now on, if other villages want to marry a girl from Bailu Village, they need to be careful. If Bailu Village wants to marry a girl from another village, other villages will also have to be careful.
Will hesitate...
Because Bailu Village has the name Village of Benevolence and Righteousness hanging on the archway. This name was inscribed by Mr. Zhu, and it enjoys a lot of benefits invisibly. Anyone who has a girl will consider Bailu Village. Likewise, Bailu Village
The scoopers who walk out are also the most trustworthy.
Therefore, once there are women or men who corrupt the family tradition, people in the same village cannot stand it.
Bai Gui thought for a moment and understood Bai Youde's thoughts.
Whether he will pass the examination as a scholar or not is still unknown.
Marrying a girl to him in advance is equivalent to an investment. As long as he is selected as a scholar, he will be prosperous. But if he is not selected as a scholar, it will be a loss.
But if he has already become a scholar, this family... a family like the Widow Wang's will not be able to get into it. He has to be at least a wealthy family like the Lu family or the Bai family to marry his daughter to him.
Whether a gamble will succeed or not remains to be seen.
"Your father has already inquired about the scholar masters from several nearby villages. They all got married before they had taken the imperial examination. Don't worry about it. The matchmaker has said that these scholars who did not take the exam are the most valuable.
, that is, a young girl who is not yet married. If she is a scholar taking the exam for the second time, she will have a pair of broken shoes..."
Bai Youde said.
In his opinion, it was right for his son to worry about his fame. But getting engaged now wouldn't affect anything.
Although it is said that Widow Wang's daughter is not worthy of the scholar, it is not necessarily true. Besides, the girl from the rich man's family must be much better than the girl from Widow Wang's family.
If he didn't seize this golden opportunity, he was afraid that Bai Gui would be single for the rest of his life, or that he would find a partner far inferior to the one he was currently engaged to, and he would regret it to death.
"Don't be anxious about this matter first. Think about it for a few more days and then talk about it after you have figured it out."
Bai Gui frowned, but did not forcefully change Bai Youde's thoughts.
In other words, Bai Youde's thoughts are the truly normal thoughts of this era, and there is nothing wrong with them at all.
As for him, his thoughts are not in line with the current situation.
Normally, a scholar like him would follow the practices respected by people for thousands of years.
After all, no one can guarantee that he will pass the exam...
But he's not. As long as he doesn't make any mistakes, he will definitely win!
At this time, the engagement will be a loss!
Although it is said that marriage does not advocate any lintel, but if it is not a free love, everyone must consider the lintel.
Bai Gui took a look at his home.
A thatched house without even a courtyard wall, incomplete pots and pans...
"Okay, okay! As long as you can figure it out, I'll reply to the matchmaker later and ask her to prepare first."
Bai Youde rubbed his hands and looked excited.
He knows that his knowledge is not as good as that of Bai Gui, so in addition to being able to make a little decision on marriage matters, Bai Gui is more independent than him in other matters. After all, he is a scholar. Don't all storytellers say that scholars don't go out?
Then you will know the affairs of the world.
Mr. Zhu in the county seat is regarded as a god by the villagers. If your chicken or cow is lost, you can know by asking Mr. Zhu when Yunyu will come. Just ask Mr. Zhu,
You can also know.
As the saying goes, everything thrives when the family is in harmony.
Bai Gui always believed that this sentence was wrong and should be replaced by "Everything will be prosperous if a family is rich."
Poor and humble couples suffer from everything. Whether it is marital problems or other problems, they can all be attributed to financial problems.
As long as the family has money, the lintel will be high.
Bai Youde, who has always been simple and honest, will definitely "dislike the poor and love the rich". He thinks that the daughter of Widow Wang's family is not worthy of his son, so he vetoes the marriage.
Money is the heart of courage.
Among my classmates from wealthy families, no one urged me to get engaged. This was because I had the confidence to withstand failure in the imperial examination and my family did not have to worry about a matchmaker.
A day or two later, Bai Gui took advantage of the holiday and went on an outing with Zhou Yuan outside the village.
Due to family reasons, the Lu brothers and the Bai brothers also formed a circle with Bai Gui and Zhou Yuan. This was the circle of the top students in the school. Therefore, they agreed to go on an outing together.
It was almost spring. Although it was not yet the end of the year, things were gradually beginning to revive. The grass was growing and orioles were flying. The snowy scenery of the Qinling Mountains in the distance blended with the spring scenery nearby. I could hear the sound of water pouring to the north.
The sound of running water is so beautiful.
There are poems to prove it: Where is Yun Heng’s home in Qinling? Snow embraces the blue and the horse stops moving forward.
