It is not too late for a man to get married at the age of eighteen. In order to silence Mrs. Tao, Mrs. Lu deliberately pushed back the age of marriage. Besides, her little baby is now a scholar. He will be admitted to the Juren Examination in three years.
To become a Jinshi, why can't you choose a girl from a good family?
She was not interested in the candidates mentioned by Mrs. Tao, except for the daughters of wealthy landlords and merchants. She felt that the daughters of these families were completely unworthy of Xiaobao.
When Aunt Tao heard this, she almost couldn't keep the smile on her face, but she also knew that the Gu family was different now. After all, it was still a scholar's family.
What's more, what Lu said is right. The fifth child of the Gu family has been selected as a scholar at such a young age. He may be selected to be a scholar in three years. When he becomes a Jinshi, he can become an official. When it comes to this marriage, the woman has a higher priority.
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After thinking about it, she put on her smile again and said, "Look, what are you so anxious about? That's what I said, but this time the candidate for marriage is quite good. You and I get along well, not because I want to keep my wealth from others.
Tian? If you are not happy, then wait until your scholar grows up."
Mrs. Lu was relieved when she saw that Aunt Tao no longer bothered her. The matchmaker could not be easily offended. People can talk about living people as dead and dead people as alive. When the time comes, it will be bad for her family to go out and ruin her family's reputation.
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In fact, Ms. Lu also knew that this was just what Aunt Tao said! With her Xiaobao being like this, her daughter couldn’t be much older than Xiaobao, right? Whose daughter wants to marry her at such a young age? If she hadn’t come here specifically to find out the secret, she would
I don’t believe it!
Aunt Tao was indeed a famous talker from all over the country. After a while, she made Mrs. Lu happy. After the two chatted for a while, Aunt Tao got up and left. When she left, she still had a gift from Mrs. Lu in her arms.
Wrap pastries.
Gu Chengyu was still a little curious about that woman. He had never seen her before on weekdays! When Mrs. Tao was a matchmaker for Gu Chenglian three years ago, Gu Chengyu had to go to school every day, so he had never seen Mrs. Tao. After thinking for a while, he thought
I came here to chat with Mr. Lu, so I didn’t pay much attention.
After writing all the posts, he tidied up before going to the main room.
"Hey! I have to go then!" Mrs. Tao happened to leave the door and saw Gu Chengyu walking from the courtyard.
"Ouch! Is this Mr. Xiu Cai? He is really handsome! He is no worse than the young masters from aristocratic families!" Aunt Tao looked at Gu Chengyu from top to bottom, and her fiery eyes made Gu Chengyu feel a little uncomfortable.
The scholar of the Gu family is indeed a good person among men. No wonder the wife of that family asked her to come and find out more about her.
"You don't know me yet, right? I'm your Aunt Tao."
"Is it Xiaobao? Come in and help mother thread a needle and thread. Mother can't see!" Mrs. Lu was afraid that Aunt Tao would talk nonsense, so she immediately interrupted her and prepared to call Gu Chengyu in.
"Aunt Tao, are you going back? Then I won't send you off, Aunt, go slowly!" Gu Chengyu smiled at Aunt Tao, then turned around and returned to the main room.
Aunt Tao looked at Gu Chengyu's back and nodded. It was rare for her to be so polite.
In the private school in the town, Master Wen entered the inner courtyard angrily.
"Master!" Xiao Cui glanced at the angry master, feeling a little uneasy.
"Did your ex call a matchmaker? Why did you ask her to come to your house? Did you ask her to go to the Gu family?" Wen Fuzi looked at Tang sitting at the table reading a book and asked with suppressed anger.
Master Wen remembered that Mr. Tang had been nagging him about his daughter's marriage the past two days. It was said that Mr. Tang had fallen in love with Gu Chengyu, but he had already said that he had missed the opportunity and could not mention it again now.
"I called the matchmaker, but I just asked her to have a look. That woman is a capable person. She knows what to say."
Although she said that, she felt that the Gu family would definitely not refuse. Her father was also a scholar and he was well matched. She didn't understand why he refused, and she didn't know who always said how good Gu Chengyu was.
"How can you get good results if you climb the pole like this? I am just a scholar. I have been a scholar at a young age. I might be able to win the imperial examination in three years. Do you like our family? Although the daughter of a high-ranking family is married, she is a scholar.
We agreed to such a marriage, but we have no foundation. Even if my daughter is bullied in the future, we will not be able to seek justice."
Master Wen sighed deeply, "You are so confused! You only think about future glory and wealth, but you don't care about your daughter's life or death."
"Why did I ignore my daughter? Didn't I just want to show her a good relationship? Didn't you say that Gu Chengyu is so good? Now you are the one who is against it." Tang dropped the brush in his hand and became angry.
"Forget it!" Mrs. Wen felt that it really didn't make sense with women. "When will the matchmaker call back?"
"I said I could come today." Mrs. Tang said angrily.
Master Wen was now afraid that the matchmaker would leak the details of his family, but if the Gu family refused, then his face would be lost.
When Gu Chengyu returned to the main room and asked about Aunt Tao, Mrs. Lu just said that she was here to make a scandal, and Gu Chengyu refused to comment.
One day later, Gu Chengyu walked out of the private school. He looked back at the door of the private school. From the open door, he could see the garden inside the private school. He might rarely come to this place in the future, and he couldn't stay any longer.
After three years, he will feel reluctant to leave.
Gu Chengyu walked from the private school to the street. Master Wen was a responsible person and was particularly strict with him, but he also imparted his knowledge to others. He was a good master.
It's just that Master Wen obviously had something to say to him just now, but in the end he looked at him for a while but didn't mention it, and he didn't know what it was.
"Sir! You are back. I haven't congratulated you yet! You are already a scholar!" Gu Chengyu walked to the rented courtyard and knocked on the door. Yu Pengzi immediately opened the door inside.
Gu Chengyu followed Yu Paralyzed into the yard. Now there were only a few younger children living in the yard. The others were sent out to do work. The older ones were basically temporarily arranged in the shop, waiting for him to go.
I bought a house in Fucheng and then made plans.
"You go to Yahang and buy some fields. If you want to buy good fields, it's better to be close to Shangling Village. There is a ten-acre piece of land. I will separately list it as family land. If the other fields are good, you can buy them for a hundred dollars."
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It's not that Gu Chengyu has no money, but it's not cost-effective to buy too much. It's better to wait until he wins the election, and then there will be more tax-free fields. The reason why he bought a hundred acres is because Father Gu feels a little bored staying at home.
, Mr. Tian felt so exhausted that he didn’t even seem to enjoy eating anymore. I wanted to find something for him to do.
"Yes!" Yu Pengzi glanced at Gu Chengyu and felt that it was right to follow him. In the future, when Gu Chengyu became an official, he would be the official's steward. How honorable would that be?
Just as Paralyzed Yu was thinking about it, Gu Chengyu's voice rang out again, "You will go to my renter's house later to see if Lu Yang is still honest. Send some food and money to the two old people and say by the way,
On the 18th, I will pick them up to have a meal with them."