After Wu Chong left the front hall, he returned to the inner house.
On the side, his wife Li, eldest daughter-in-law Fan, and second daughter-in-law Wang were all sitting there chatting seemingly casually, but in fact they were also waiting for news.
In the past, Wang's health was not good, but she rarely appeared in the inner house. Of course, there were some reasons for being in poor health. If a woman in the inner house had any physical discomfort, there were a lot of reasons. In fact, she had some differences with her mother-in-law, Mrs. Li.
Discord.
But today, firstly, Wu Anchi received Zhang Yue, and secondly, when his father-in-law came back, he had to wait on him.
Everyone present knew why Wu Chong invited Zhang Yue to his home, but it was difficult for anyone to ask questions.
Li talked about some domestic affairs, and finally mentioned Wu Chong's views on Zhang Yue.
Wu Chong was speechless, and both Fan and Wang resigned as soon as they knew the opportunity.
Wu Chong said: "I took a look and found that Sanlang of the Zhang family is not as good as Uncle Yong, as Fa'er praised him, but he is also an honest and honest person. He can be cultivated in the officialdom in the future, but..."
"But how?"
"He said that before becoming a Jinshi scholar, one should study with concentration," Wu Chong said.
Li said: "You have no other thoughts? Didn't you say that you won't discuss marriage until you get the chance to become a Jinshi?"
Wu Chong was speechless, and Li also accompanied him carefully.
"Why don't you speak?"
Li said: "In my opinion, why don't the officials slow down Shi Qi's marriage?"
Wu Chong said: "For us officials, it takes a lot of time to negotiate a marriage. It takes three years to meet and wait for three years. It is also common for a woman to get married after she is twenty years old."
Mrs. Li smiled and said, "I don't want anyone to talk to me about matchmaking. I want to meet the seventeenth husband in person. Otherwise, there is no need to go to such trouble."
Wu Chong said: "If you really want to be a matchmaker, it would be easy to choose someone based on family status."
Li said: "If you choose a talented person from a poor family as your son-in-law regardless of your family background, your children and grandchildren will have to take care of you in the court twenty years later."
Wu Chong said: "But we think it's easy, but others see it more. If you have the idea of taking care of yourself in your heart, it means you have the heart to be kind. But for a son-in-law who knows how to watch words and colors, and is obedient in everything, I think it's better to leave it alone.
"
Mrs. Li laughed and said, "The officials are right, but I think it's okay to just climb high. The talented son-in-law of the Yan family is not only knowledgeable and obedient, but he also makes his father-in-law and mother-in-law happy with his words. Their family gathers together.
, is also very lively. Whenever there is a moment of silence, the scholar’s son-in-law will come out to answer the conversation, and his witty remarks can make people laugh. "
Wu Chong said: "This is a woman's view."
Li Shi suppressed her smile and said: "The official said it is true. In fact, in my opinion, as long as the family tradition and character are decent, it will be fine. There are three poor relatives waiting for me at home. If I don't help him in the future, it will look bad. If I help him,
What if it happens to our family?"
Wu Chong heard this and said, "Everyone in my family can read, so there's no need to worry about it."
Li said happily: "That's good. But do the officials really want to wait until Chapter Sanlang gets the Jinshi before discussing marriage with Shiqi? It's easy for a scholar to take the Jinshi for ten years, but a young woman can't wait."
Wu Chong said: "If you miss it, you will miss it. Anyway, we will discuss Shiqi's marriage again, so we don't have to worry about it for a while. It has to be someone."
Li said: "Actually, Bachelor Ouyang, Fu's son, and my father-in-law's younger brother all praise him. I think this son is definitely good."
Wu Chong said: "I think this boy is also a young phoenix."
Li said: "My lord, do you want someone to deliver a message? How about letting Fa'er and his wife come over tomorrow?"
Wu Chong said: "It's up to you to take care of this matter."
After coming out of Wu's house, Zhang Yue felt Wu Anzhi's displeasure.
Zhang Yue was a little worried, but then he felt a little relieved and just opened his mouth.
Zhang Yue understood clearly the meaning of Chen Xiang's explanation before leaving for the Wu Mansion.
The most famous son-in-law is Cai Bianshi and Wang Anshi.
Cai Bian's father, Cai Zhun, was a Jinshi during the Jingyou period, reaching the rank of minister. Cai Bian had already passed the Jinshi examination when he became Wang Anshi's son-in-law.
On the other hand, no one has been an official for more than three generations of Zhangyue, and he has no fame yet.
Even so, how did Cai Bian lick Wang Anshi? Needless to say.
He had a good impression of Wu Qiniang, but Chen Xiang's words woke him up. Chen Xiang did not recommend that he marry a high-ranking wife, for fear that his marriage would not be harmonious in the future, but he thought of another point from Chen Xiang's words.
Li Shangyin's teacher Ling Huchu was a "Niu Party", but his father-in-law Wang Yuanmao was a "Li Party". This incident eventually led to both the Niu Party and the Li Party to dislike Li Shangyin.
What is Zhang Yue's political opinion? He knows very well that it is to support Wang Anshi.
At first, he wanted to get to know Wang Anshi by getting to know Wu Anchi, but unexpectedly, Wang Anshi had not seen him yet, but Wu Anshi's father Wu Chong revealed that he wanted to recruit him as his son-in-law.
Zeng Gong originally intended to find him as his sister-in-law, but why did it end in vain? Zhang Yue also guessed a thing or two.
With a political future ahead of him, Zhang Yue considered it again and again.
In fact, given the family background of the Wu family and the Seventeenth Mother, Zhang Yue felt that he was a bit hypocritical even if he couldn't help it.
Just because he was tempted, Zhang Yue wanted to make himself a Jinshi first.
But can Wu Chong wait?
After Zhang Yue returned to Taixue from Wu Mansion, he heard that Xiang Qi was getting married.
The wedding was so hasty that Zhang Yue was a little surprised. When he sent an invitation to Qilai Taixue, many of his former classmates were reluctant to go, but there were also some who couldn't save face and loved to watch the excitement.
Xiang Qi's marriage was not on the first day of the lunar month, so Zhang Yue and Huang Haoyi had to take leave before they could go to Taixue.
During the daytime wedding, Zhang Yue heard that something had happened and he was unhappy.
When Xiang Qi came to welcome his bride, the woman made things difficult for a while. She refused to go out, and even had a brother-in-law tell Xiang Qi to crawl into a dog hole.
It was almost impossible to clean up the situation.
After hearing this, Zhang Yue thought to himself, Xiang Qi is also a top-notch Jinshi, but the woman dares to make things difficult like this. As far as Zhang Yue knows, the woman is just an official from the Secretariat Department.
When they arrived at Xiangqi's house, Zhang Yue saw that the wedding banquet was very lively.
Xiang Qi did not have a house in Bianjing, so I heard that the woman borrowed a house for them to get married. The house was on Beixie Street, it was very grand, covering an area of more than three acres, and was a large courtyard.
As for female servants, there are dozens of them.
Huang Haoyi next to Zhang Yue had an envious look on his face. He said to Zhang Yue: "If my marriage had not been a dirty one, I would be living like Xiang Qi now. Xiang Qi is really amazing. Not only did he become a Jinshi, but he also married
She is also the legitimate daughter of an official family, so she can enjoy her happiness with peace of mind in the future."
Zhang Yue burst out laughing when he heard this and said, "You'll be fine if you pass the Jinshi exam."
Huang Haoyi sighed: "How can a person like me pass the Jinshi exam?"
After saying this, Huang Haoyi looked at the whitewashed walls of the pavilion in the house and the servants coming and going with envy.
Zhang Yue and Huang Haoyi met Xiang Qi together.
Xiang Qi's face was filled with red light, and he didn't seem to be unhappy at all about what happened during the day. He said to Zhang Yue and Huang Haoyi: "Two dear brothers, I will introduce you to my parents."
Zhang Yue and Huang Haoyi came in and saw Xiang Qi's parents, both of whom were honest and simple people. When they saw Zhang Yue and Huang Haoyi, they stood up in a panic before the two of them could salute.
Huang Haoyi was still hesitating, so Zhang Yue immediately sang Da Nai, and Huang Haoyi also followed suit and saluted.
Xiang Qi's parents said: "These two are my best friends in Taixue. They helped me a lot when I was poor. Today they learned that I am getting married, so they are here too."
Xiang Qi's parents were very grateful to Zhang Yue and Huang Haoyi after hearing this.
Seeing their simple looks, Zhang Yue couldn't help but be more understanding and tolerant towards Xiang Qi.
The wedding banquet that night was also lively. Zhang Yue and Huang Haoyi saw that after three rounds of wine and five dishes, most of the guests had dispersed.
The two of them wanted to support Xiang Qi when they were classmates.
When the wedding banquet was about to end, Zhang Yue, Huang Haoyi and Xiang Qi said goodbye.
But when I saw that Xiang Qi was very drunk, he started talking drunkenly to others.
When Zhang Yue and Huang Haoyi left, they stopped Xiang Qi and said, "You are not allowed to leave. You will have to get drunk with me tonight."
Zhang Yue looked at Xiang Qi like this and said to others: "Let's help him into the room."
Everyone laughed and said, "Yes, we still have to have a wedding ceremony."
Hearing this, Xiang Qi yelled and cursed: "Why are you making a bridal chamber!"
Everyone knew that Xiang Qi was drunk, so they smiled and helped him in. At this time, Xiang Qi's parents were leaving. Seeing Xiang Qi so drunk, they couldn't help but said: "Brother Qi, how can you drink so much wine?"
"It's so hurtful."
Xiang Qi opened his drunken eyes and cursed: "What if I don't drink? Is it possible that you can't help me entertain? All the people here today are respectable people. Can you help me?"
"It's useless to call me daddy on weekdays. What's the use of living for most of my life? You didn't make a fool of yourself when we proposed marriage. Why should I make a fool of myself today."
Xiang Qi, however, said reluctantly: "My Xiang family has been farming for generations, so why do you let me study? I have been studying until today, what help have I received? I don't have the ability, why should I be allowed to go for it?"
"Xiang Qi! Is this human language?"
"You beast, you are so rebellious!"
Someone scolded him, but he saw that Xiang Qi was sitting on the ground in pain, and his parents had tears streaming down their faces.
Zhang Yue and Huang Haoyi looked at each other and left silently.
The night breeze was slightly cool, Zhang Yue and Huang Haoyi were walking on the bustling streets of Bianjing.
The scene of the wedding banquet just now is still in my mind.
Zhang Yue said to Huang Haoyi: "How is it? Do you still envy Xiang Qi now?"
Huang Haoyi said: "I don't envy you, I don't envy you anymore. But having said that, Sanlang, what if you are Xiang Qidang?"
Zhang Yue thought for a while and said: "Silang, you might as well think about it, what if we don't study?"
"What else can I do if I don't study? The worst I can do is live in my hometown. Now that I think about it, life is better in my hometown."
Zhang Yue looked at the crescent moon at the top of Bianjing City and sighed: "There are three, six or nine levels of people. I call the status among people classes."
"For example, what do you do when your father does it? When your father feeds pigs, you feed the pigs; when your father is an official, you become an official? People will find that most people spend their busy lives just like their parents, or even worse. Some people make a fortune, and many
It will also disperse, that’s the truth.”
"In the peaceful era, there were only two ways to cross class, one was to study, and the other was to get married. For example, Xiang Qi was wronged today, but in the future he will definitely be successful in his official career with the help of his wife and family. I admire him from the bottom of my heart. Still
To have is to study. What is studying? To study is to rely on oneself!"
