Li Yi looked at Magistrate Su and gritted his teeth and said: "Nonsense! As for the Xu Qing you are talking about, I really don't know how Xiaoyu's daughter fell in love with him! Just because of his...that...he only has one..."
What else does he have besides his face?!"
Magistrate Su County said: "He still has money."
Li Yi: "..."
Magistrate Su continued: "He earns hundreds of taels of silver a month, and he is willing to give the money he earns to Qian'erhua."
Li Yi suddenly became confused: "Didn't you say he is the son of a policeman?"
Magistrate Su nodded: "It's true that he is the son of a policeman, but this man seems to be gifted with storybooks and is good at business. He opened a bookstore of his own and the stories he wrote sell well in Yongzhou.
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Li Yi frowned, sat down and said, "Then why don't you let him take the exam for a meritorious degree, so that Xiaoyu's daughter can be regarded as marrying a talented scholar."
The magistrate of Su County said: "Three generations of policemen cannot take the imperial examination."
Li Yi had already somewhat approved of this young man who was willing to spend the money he earned on Xiaoyu's daughter, but after hearing the Chu law that the third generation of police officers could not take the imperial examination, Li Yi became dissatisfied again: "The third generation cannot take the imperial examination?
! In other words, if he and Xiaoyu’s daughter have a child, the child will be a businessman looked down upon for the rest of his life?!"
Magistrate Su said: "So what? Qian'er likes it."
Li Yi patted the table and said: "If you like her, you will watch her do whatever she wants? Don't you know the orders of your parents and the words of a matchmaker?"
Magistrate Su County said: "I agree."
Li Yi pointed at Su County Magistrate and said: "Confused! Really confused! Scholars, peasants, industrialists and merchants, it's just that they don't compete for the top gentry, but they have to decline to become merchants. Who in the world can respect merchants?"
Magistrate Su looked at Li Yi and asked: "National businessmen are also businessmen, do you look down on them?"
Li Yi's face instantly became a little unnatural, but he quickly retorted: "Can it be the same? Do you think all businessmen in the world are state businessmen? Do you think your son-in-law is Uncle Anding?!"
As Li Yi spoke, he felt a little dizzy for a moment. He sat aside and took a few deep breaths and said: "No, I can't just watch Xiaoyu's daughter be with a person who can't take the imperial examination for three consecutive generations.
After a lifetime, like this, you let the two of them reconcile. I have met some people in the capital. I am here to find a better husband for Xiaoyu's daughter. Whose child should I introduce? Let me think about it..."
The young man sitting next to him said, "Father...actually, my child..."
Li Yi turned around and glared at the young man: "Children, don't interrupt when adults are talking! Don't you see that your father is thinking about something?!"
"Father, I..."
“You’re itchy, you’re looking for a beating, aren’t you?!”
"..."
…
Magistrate Su, who was sitting aside, said: "I can't get married. My daughter is seriously ill and all the dowry is used to buy medicine."
Li Yi waved his hand and said: "I'll pay the dowry! I can't just watch Xiaoyu's daughter spend her whole life with a policeman and a businessman!"
Magistrate Su: “I don’t want it.”
Li Yi: "I didn't tell you!"
Magistrate Su: "Qian'er doesn't want it either."
Li Yi: "You..."
Magistrate Su sighed and looked over Li Yi's shoulder: "It's not easy to find someone who likes Qian'er Qian'er and loves Qian'er at the same time. Now that you have met him, why do you try every means to stop him? Why don't you trust the child himself?
Can you live a good life?"
Li Yi clenched his fists and said: "Do you know that your indulgence will destroy the future of three generations. Everything is inferior, only reading is good!"
Magistrate Su County said: "Don't impose your ideas on Qian'er and Qian'er's descendants. This can only represent your thoughts. Qian'er has never thought that everything is inferior. Only reading is good. Qian'er only
I want to find someone I like and live this life peacefully. As for children, don’t you know that children and grandchildren will have their own blessings? Moreover, Xu Qing is really good at making money..."
Li Yi: “But I am Xiaoyu’s senior brother!”
County Magistrate Su: "But you are only Xiaoyu's senior brother. Qian'er is also my and Xiaoyu's daughter. Keep your money to save your daughter's dowry. Senior brother, calm down for a while. I will go to the kitchen to see how the dishes are being cooked.
are you done."
in the kitchen
Xu Qing had just cooked the sweet and sour short ribs, and Su Qian was making the next dish in the kitchen, when Magistrate Su walked in.
Xu Qing looked at Magistrate Su and said, "Father-in-law, who is this guest of yours?"
Magistrate Su sighed and said: "Do you still remember what I said to you that night when I was drunk? Many people liked Qian'er's mother at the beginning, but only a father can marry Qian'er's mother."
Xu Qing nodded and said, "Of course I remember."
Magistrate Su County said: "He is my senior brother. At that time, his heart was almost entirely focused on Qian'er's mother. Fortunately, he was better as a father. However, even so, he still could not let go of his feelings for you.
There is quite a bit of criticism about the fact that he is Qian'er's husband, but don't worry about him, just go back to the room with Qian'er after dinner."
Xu Qing nodded and said: "I understand."
on the dinner table
The delicacies were served and everyone took their seats.
Looking at the delicious food on the table, Li Yi couldn't help but say: "Xiaoyu's daughter has inherited 10% of Xiaoyu's cooking skills."
Su Qian, who was sitting next to Xu Qing, shook her head and said in a calm voice: "That's great. These dishes were taught by my husband and me."
Li Yi glanced at Xu Qing in surprise and said: "I didn't expect you to have such skills. Speaking of which, you are the husband of Xiaoyu's daughter. Did your father-in-law say that you are very profitable?"
Xu Qing waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's okay."
Li Yidao: "Then since you are rich, why are you willing to let Xiaoyu's daughter live in such a small place?"
Su Jiyuan said: "Senior brother, you can't blame Xu Qing. I've just arrived here and I've already asked him to look for houses around him."
Li Yidao: "The living place cannot be bad, and the house should be bigger and more spacious."
Xu Qing nodded and said: "Well, it should be."
Li Yi added: "My parents are not traveling far away, and they can't be too far away from the Anding County government office."
Xu Qing nodded and said, "Well, it's not far from the Anding County Government Office."
Li Yi finally asked: "So, when do you plan to buy this house? How long do you plan to let Xiaoyu's daughter suffer in this small back office?"
Xu Qing said: "You can live in a big house in a few days."
Li Yi: "How long will it take you to wait day after day? Don't just say a few days. There is no certainty. How many more days will it take?"
At this moment, a gloomy voice came from outside:
"The imperial edict has arrived! Mr. Xu Qing, please come out quickly to receive the edict!"