General Shao Lao stared at the younger son's high-spirited face, thinking of the decadence of the eldest son, many harsh and complaining words have been said thousands of times before, but now it is no longer interesting to talk about it, this family still depends on the support of the younger son, which makes him tired of being bad for everyone, and sighs: "You are doing well now, but the eldest brother is drinking again, and Pin'er's family affairs have been pushed by the Meng family, and he is very distressed." ”

Shao Li is the most impatient with this kind of thing, children and relatives are generally women's work, but their family situation is special, many times the nephews and nieces are he came forward, looking for outstanding martial arts in the army, and he is responsible for looking at the generals or his children who have a good future, but whoever asks him for help, the man can't look down on it, as long as they find it, they can't push the three obstacles and dislike the West, otherwise it will be like him back then, he will no longer care if he relies on himself to fight, and the eldest brother is not a child, he is so much older than him, it is difficult to coax him as a younger brother？

It's just that in view of the old father's appearance, he was a little unbearable, so he said: "The current situation of the Meng family is very complicated, there is such a family, the future is not up to him, and their family must bear the brunt of any wind in the Dingwang Mansion, it is not a good match at all, and it is not a pity to push it." ”

"That's true, but your eldest brother is very fond of this family business. Old General Shao hesitated and said, "Pin'er's family affairs are a little difficult, can you help more for my sake." ”

The impatience on Shao Li's face became obvious, "Father, it's not that I don't help, I have proposed several candidates before, and the eldest brother is not satisfied, I must marry my daughter into Gaomen, how can Gaomen be so easy to marry? Anyway, I don't want to see those people's faces, not to mention that you pick others and pick you." Now that the eldest brother has no official position and no position, how can a high-ranking family be looked down upon? Just like the Meng family, Meng also seems to be inadequate, but if their family has such a son-in-law, how can they look down on an ordinary girl? This matter was wrong from the beginning and should not be mentioned. ”

"It is precisely because your eldest brother has no official position that he wants his daughter to marry better. There is a dependency in the future. "Old General Shao has been fighting horses all his life. There is nothing to do about the two sons, so I can only whisper.

Shao Li saw that his father lowered his posture so much, and his tone softened. "Father, you still have to persuade your eldest brother to marry your niece to a future student who has good character and talent, and it's not better to rely on yourself. Why do you need to snort?"

Everyone will say that General Shao really has no choice. can only say: "Count me as a father, please help your eldest brother this time, this is the end of his life, the only thing he hopes for is a pair of children." As long as your daughter marries well, there will be no more trouble for you in the future. ”

"Impossible. Shao Li still flatly refused, "It's easy to say anything else." Even if I came forward to discuss this family matter with the Meng family or any high-ranking family, they reluctantly agreed. What about the future? I got married to my official position, and my in-laws came to the door when something happened, can my eldest brother stop asking for it? You know the character of the eldest brother, this is by no means the last time, and if you take another 10,000 steps back, the eldest brother really doesn't ask for it, and people will take care of the niece, and in the end it is our family who is in a dilemma. ”

Shao Li is so resolute, General Shao's face is full of pain, he knows his son, but he also knows that it is useless to persuade him, this son is actually as hard as iron, and once he decides, he will not change.

It's no wonder that he knew that his son didn't like which girl, and which girl didn't want to marry his son, but he still pressed him to abide by the marriage contract, and the marriage was delayed again and again, and in the end, which girl wanted to elope with her lover and was arrested, and her father wanted to hide whether he would admit it or marry his daughter, and the son was angry when he received the news, and he no longer believed in him as a father, so he led troops to surround the other party's house.

It's just that the girl's lover is no one else, but the son of his original mother's eldest brother, the matter came out of the three families have no face, his brother-in-law begged bitterly, asking him to see the dead sister's sake, he must help hide it, he had to sacrifice the younger son, the younger son and the current daughter-in-law did not have any personal relationship at that time, but had to find a reason, just during that time the younger son was depressed, often went to the Qinlou Chu Pavilion to listen to music, and came and went to mix with those people a little familiar, and relieved the daughter-in-law who was still a singer at the time once or twice。

And the biggest reason why he was demoted was not that his godson had no way, but that he was involved in a case, the first emperor has always appreciated him, afraid that he would stand on the cusp of the storm and become a victim of the court struggle, so he pushed him out of the capital, planning to make a few years later, and made meritorious service to let him come back, but he didn't expect the opportunity not to be with people, he and his eldest son had no achievements after he and his eldest son went out of the city, and the eldest son was injured in an accident, but the younger son probably felt that he caused trouble for the family, and he held his breath and repeatedly made miraculous achievements.

At the beginning of this matter, except for him, the rest of the people didn't know the inside story, and the matter between the youngest son and his daughter-in-law was also a later thing, and this kind of thing happened, the girl couldn't stay in Yancheng, so the younger son ransomed for her, thinking that she would be a godsister and take her to another place to marry well.

Young men and women, after this tribulation, the border is bitter and cold, the days are difficult, it is reasonable to care about each other and secretly have feelings, the lesson of the past, the son is unwilling to marry the so-called famous lady, of course, the daughter of the really good family is naturally not willing to marry him, so he asked the first emperor for permission to fulfill the two of them, if the daughter-in-law really can't get rid of the nationality, she will take a concubine, but she will not marry the main room for the rest of her life.

He didn't dare to tell his son the details of the events of the year, and he felt that it was good to let his son feel guilty and take care of the family more, but he felt a little guilty about his son, so even if he was not happy, he couldn't manage too much, so he could only let him, and it seemed that his son had heard about it in recent years, but it was meaningless to pursue it over time, and the temperament of the younger son did not account for these past things.

But the eldest son is very uneven, speaking of the eldest son is also unlucky, nothing worse than the younger son, but it was bad luck, injured in a bandit, the hand can no longer be used, only received a leisure, partial and unwilling, complaining all day long, even the idle did not want to do, cuò was dismissed at home on a business trip, since then it is all kinds of grievances, he is afraid that the two brothers will continue like this, the gap is greater, so he divided the family early, and he is wronged by the younger son. Most of the family wealth was given to the eldest son, which was even more wrong, the eldest son lost his official position, and he was better ambitious, and took the money to do business, but as a result, he was deceived and compensated, and his life was even worse. Only drink alcohol throughout the day.

He couldn't. It can only be subsidized secretly, but this is not a long-term solution.

I hope that the granddaughter of the big house will marry well, and then pull the grandson. Otherwise, his legs will be stretched, and his two sons will be indifferent, and he is afraid that his eldest son's family will not even be able to stay in Yancheng.

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Mongol family.

Mrs. Meng said to Mrs. Wang, who was the matchmaker, with a displeased face: "Sister Wang, I know. Our master is not as good as before, but he is still an official. The family background is okay, and it has not fallen to the point of marrying and settling down, how can you abuse us so badly?"

Last time, Mrs. Meng politely rejected the Shao family's family affairs, and Mrs. Wang felt a little pity. But I didn't care, just when Mrs. Meng was short-sighted and affected by those gossips. Today, she was suddenly invited to Mrs. Mengfu to question her like this, and she looked inexplicably wonderful. "What is my sister talking about? General Shao's family and your Meng family can be said to be a good match, Miss Shao's father is at home, but I didn't hide it from you, a few days ago, don't you also think that the two families are right?

Changed to someone else, Mrs. Meng's speech was not so ugly, but I thought that the last time the Li family's relatives were also this Mrs. Wang's media, but afterwards she regretted it inexplicably, at that time she felt that the interests of the two families were not discussed, and she couldn't blame the matchmaker, so she was still enthusiastic about Mrs. Wang, and she was afraid that Mrs. Wang would have a pimple in her heart, and she said that she didn't care, but the second time she protected the media, but like this, she really couldn't say it.

Thinking that if it weren't for Xiaofu's carefulness, she almost married her son to such a daughter-in-law as a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Meng was angry, if she really got married, and waited for the news to spread to know the truth, it would really be a dilemma, so she didn't even want to say anything to Mrs. Wang, and gave Mama Qing a look.

Mama Qing stepped forward and said, " Mrs. Wang, please forgive the old slave for talking too much, the young master is really I grew up watching, you told him that even the old slave can't stand such a family business, the old slave inquired really, saying that the girl Shao who gave our brother is the niece of General Shao, but General Shao and Uncle Shao have already separated, the old slave is not good at guessing General Shao's brotherhood, and there are many families whose parents split up in the hall first, so they can't say anything because of this, but the old slave also inquired that Uncle Shao has not done his job well over the years, and he has squandered all the family wealth he has shared, and it seems that he still owes a lot of debts outsideYou still say that such a family is in line with our Meng family, and I don't know that I still think that the Meng family also owes a lot of debts outside?"

Mrs. Wang was shocked, General Shao and the young master had already separated, she didn't know anything about this, obviously they were still living together, General Shao was still alive, there was an occasional banquet, and Mrs. Shao was still present on behalf of General Shao's family, how could they be separated? But since the Meng family dares to say so, it must not be groundless, and she doesn't know that Uncle Shao squandered all the family wealth, but she only saw that Mrs. Shao led the girl out to socialize on weekdays, and the clothes were still quite bright.

At this time, looking at Mrs. Meng's displeasured appearance, she should have been angry when she asked a mother-in-law to come out to talk to her and slap her in the face, but if everything they said was the truth, it was really her fault.

"Sister, I really don't know about this. Madame Wang was anxious, this matter is not trivial, spread out, do you want her reputation in the circle of noblewomen? This good reputation cannot be bought with money, some people are careful all their lives, and if something goes wrong, their reputation will be ruined.

She has no relationship with the Shao family, the reason why she agreed to be a matchmaker for the Shao family, on the one hand, because of the previous Li family's affairs, afraid that Mrs. Meng would complain, she also has a compensation mentality, on the other hand, it is better with Mrs. Shao, this Shao girl she often sees, has been observed many times, is really a good girl, when she heard Mrs. Meng's words, she wanted to find a capable daughter-in-law for her son, the family background is not very picky, just a white family, so she thought of telling Miss Shao to the son of the Meng family, they are all military generals, Miss Shao has an uncle with a heavy army, no matter how you look at it, it is more suitable than the Li family girl。

Now that I hear Mrs. Meng say this, it doesn't seem to be groundless, could it be that there is something she doesn't know in the middle?

Mrs. Meng also stopped talking, picked up the teacup, and looked like a send-off.

Mrs. Wang had no choice but to leave. In a hurry, she didn't have time to return home, so she ordered the carriage to kill the Shao family directly.

Mrs. Shao entertained Mrs. Wang in the Little Flower Hall.

Mrs. Wang glanced at the furnishings in the hall, and was a little puzzled when she saw the maid dressed, so in an emergency, Mrs. Shao herself could slap her swollen face and rush the fat man, but it was impossible for the next person to be dressed so quickly. Also, the flowers and plants outside these decorations don't look like they were made temporarily. No matter how much people who don't have a family background, there are still some clues.

This Shao family is not like this at all, is there a misunderstanding. Thinking like this, Mrs. Wang's heart settled down a little.

After a few words of greeting, Mrs. Shao asked anxiously: "Sister Wang, you suddenly came to the door, is it that Pin'er's family affairs have been settled again?"

Last time, the Meng family did not agree to the family affair. Mrs. Wang felt very sorry and said two good words to Mrs. Shao. also said that he would pay more attention, and suddenly came to the door at this time, and Mrs. Shao naturally had hope in her heart.

Mrs. Wang was worried and didn't know how to speak, and Mrs. Shao's question just gave her an excuse. hesitated: "There is such a son-in-law, his family background is better than that of the Meng family, and the conditions for finding a daughter-in-law are quite suitable for the Shao family." Just ......"

"Just what?" asked Mrs. Shao impatiently.

Mrs. Wang was obviously embarrassed to speak, "It's just." This son is the second son, the eldest son is married to a rich dowry of a noble daughter, these are all sons, can not marry the eldest son a rich dowry daughter-in-law, the younger son is too bad, although the eldest son and the second son can not be compared, they also know that do not force the daughter-in-law to be born in a high family, only require the dowry to be as rich, otherwise it will seem too favorable, after entering the door, the concubine will be compared and difficult to get along. ”

Mrs. Shao suddenly looked embarrassed, but she also knew that if she dared to make such a request, the conditions must be very good, so she couldn't help asking, "Which son is it?"

"This ...... There is no one in the eight characters, and I can't say which one directly, lest the matter be spread out and it will not sound good, I can only say that Yancheng is the number one. Mrs. Wang seemed very cautious.

Yancheng is the number one, Mrs. Shao can't help but secretly guess who the eldest son is much worse than the second son, is it possible that there is a family with a title?

Mrs. Wang sighed again, "Don't hide it from my sister, the reason why I am so anxious is because of the rumors in the city today, in order to escape from marriage, the nobles are in a hurry to get married, and some powerful families are dizzy, and all decent offspring want to rush to marry...... Those who can be in danger of being friendly must be of noble origin, and if they refuse, they will offend people...... That's why I'm in a hurry to find someone with a similar household to book it. ”

Mrs. Shao was even more moved, gritted her teeth and said: "Our Shao family is not an ordinary family, and the dowry that ordinary nobles can have, Pin'er will also have." ”

The old man should still have a lot of private money, and the second uncle has always been generous in terms of money, crying and begging, he should be able to ask for a decent dowry for his daughter.

"That's good. Mrs. Wang nodded, and asked again, "I'm asking more, Uncle Shao and General Shao are not separated, right?"

"What are you doing with this?" said Mrs. Shao's face turned a little pale.

Mrs. Wang explained, "This other party has already said, I am afraid that those side branches of the family will deceive their relatives in the name of the branch of the family, and they are also the niece of General Shao, but the family is not the same as the family after all, no way, the family is really good, so I am picky, of course, my sister should feel that the other party is so picky is too much, I didn't say this family business, after all, it is difficult for a daughter-in-law to do it...... If it weren't for the fact that their wife did me a great favor not long ago, I wouldn't have come out of this way, it's really troublesome. ”

The handkerchief in Mrs. Shao's hand was tightened.

Seeing this, Mrs. Wang's heart was half cold, it seems that the Meng family is right to inquire, Uncle Shao and General Shao have already separated, generally speaking, if there is not a deep contradiction, the old father is alive, it is impossible for the two brothers to separate.

I didn't want to entangle with Mrs. Shao anymore, and there was no need to pierce this layer of window paper to complain, Mrs. Wang didn't ask anymore, and found a reason to leave.

Only Mrs. Shao was still thinking on the side.

……

Day 2.

Mrs. Shao stayed awake all night, staring at the dark circles under her eyes to talk to General Shao's wife.

General Shao's wife quietly did needlework on the side, while listening to Mrs. Shao's words, but she didn't talk much.

Mrs. Shao talked alone for a long time, unless necessary, Mrs. Shao will never answer, nor ask more, this is her consistent style of marrying Shao Li after going through hardships, talk less, don't listen or ask, focus on her son and husband, don't care about anything, she won't make mistakes, anyway, with her background, no one expects her to be capable.

Looking at Mrs. General Shao, who gave birth to three children, her figure is still slim, and her face is as delicate as a girl, Mrs. Shao has a deep jealousy in her heart, women are afraid of marrying the wrong man, and marrying the wrong man will be over for a lifetime, on the contrary, as long as she marries the right person, no matter what happened before, she can enjoy happiness for a lifetime, this singer is really lucky.

Mrs. Shao only lowered her head to do needlework, and she didn't know if she was listening to Mrs. Shao, Mrs. Shao was dry-mouthed, and she didn't see her say more than half a sentence, so she was a little displeased, "Sister, have you listened to me?"

General Shao's wife stopped the work in her hands for a while, and replied softly: "Listen, my sister-in-law said that my uncle has been worrying about Pin'er's family affairs recently, and I am afraid that people will know that Pin'er's father is unofficial and looks down on him." ”

That's the point, Mrs. Shao saw that General Shao's wife could answer, and she couldn't be picky, not to mention that she was asking for help now, so she only said: "So our husband and wife have been very anxious." ”

General Shao's wife raised her head and finally said: "Sister-in-law, don't be too anxious, the marriage is determined, take your time, Pin'er is not very old, don't be in a hurry." ”

"Not your daughter, of course you're not in a hurry. Mrs. Shao said with a dry mouth, and in exchange for such a fluttering sentence, she was immediately annoyed.

"I'm sorry, sister-in-law. Mrs. Shao put down the needle and thread in her hand, looked at Mrs. Shao with gentle eyes, and said sincerely, "Sister-in-law also knows that I am from a humble background, I have no knowledge, I can't speak, and I can't have any ideas, so don't take what I say to heart." ”

Mrs. Shao punched the cotton, and the breath in her heart suddenly leaked, knowing that crying and begging was no longer working, she simply said: "Someone told Pin'er that it was a good family, but the other party asked that our two families were not separated." ”

"But our two families are indeed separated, can they still be together?" General Shao's wife was a little surprised, it has always been a separate family, no matter how good the relationship is, it is just living together, there is no reason to become a family again, she can guess what Mrs. Shao wants.

"This is not a matter of the old man's words, our own family. Mrs. Shao was a little unreasonable, "How many people in the outside world know that our two families are separated, and I don't want to take advantage of your family, but if you don't divide the family, you are the lady of the official eunuch's family, and her father has no official position after the family, she can only be a girl from the ordinary people's family, as long as our two families are determined that there is no separation, how can outsiders know?"

It was General Shao's idea not to publicize it to the outside world, after all, it was disgraceful for his parents to separate from the family.

General Shao's wife stopped talking, the matter of separating the family is not trivial, not to mention the people in the family, the elders of the clan know that in order to avoid disputes, the family property after the division is also filed in the official government, not who has the final say, but it is clear that it is divided but said that it is not divided, it is also a kind of deception, if the other party really attaches so much importance to their Shao family is not divided, they tell lies is not equivalent to cheating marriage?

Mrs. Shao also knew that this request was a bit embarrassing, so she pressed the corner of her eyes with the handkerchief and squeezed out a little tear, "I just pity our family, sister, Pin'er is also something you grew up watching, she is really a good girl, I don't want to beg you because her father is unlucky and brings her family to difficulties." ”

For Shao Pin'er, General Shao's wife still has a good impression, a few relatives of the Shao family who are friendly to her, Pin'er has a little bit of a difficult family affair, she also has a little bit of a bad parent, she can't help but sigh, "Sister-in-law, you also know, I have always been at home, and I don't go out to socialize, what do you want me to do?"

Mrs. Shao saw that General Shao's wife was relieved, and said happily: "As long as the second uncle and sister insist that our two families are not separated, what can outsiders do even if they have doubts? Besides, what the other party wants is just the affection between our master and the second uncle." (To be continued)