Chapter 60: Elevation
"Shen's heart is straightforward, Yanniang, don't go to your heart, in the future, everyone will be a family, you will be a concubine, live in a house, and support each other. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info" Lu Shi was generous and relieved, "Shen, you are really unscrupulous, and you will change your temperament in the future." ”
"Mother's lesson is yes."
Shen lowered her head and pulled a handkerchief, she didn't dare to disobey the Lu family, seeing that Mei Xueyan had become more and more beautiful in the Lin Mansion from the previous illness, and what kind of banquet did she hold to celebrate with the family, those dog slaves flattered one by one, and looked at her proudly, she had not yet entered the door, and she had robbed half of her prestige.
She is the only young lady of the Lin family, her food and clothing are upper-class, just a broken silk, who is rare?
The Lu family took in Shen's face, but he didn't say anything, but he didn't see it.
"Yan Niang, I had an agreement with you before, as long as you can be admitted to Xiucai and add glory to the Lin family, I will make the decision to let San Lang carry the sedan chair to marry you as a wife, I asked San Lang this morning, and he agreed, it seems that you two are in love."
"What? Did he agree? ”
Mei Xueyan was surprised, the efficiency of the Lu family is really high, Mei Xueyan has not had time to stand on her own, it is estimated that in the eyes of the Lu family, being able to be Lin Sanlang's wife is a blessing that Mei Xueyan can't ask for, so naturally there is no reason to refuse, so there is no need at all, ask her if she is willing.
Why would he agree?
Mei Xueyan thought that Lin Sanlang would refuse Mrs., after all, in his eyes, Mei Xueyan was Mrs.'s confidant, even if Lin Sanlang recognized her, she would at most be accepted as a good concubine.
"How?" Madame smiled, "Are you not ready to be a bride?" Don't be nervous, it's normal for your daughter's family to talk about marriage when she is older. Saburo agreed so happily that even I was a little surprised. ”
"Madam, I thought that the marriage had to be considered in the long run......"
Mei Xueyan's mind turned around a few times, but she didn't find a proper reason to refuse the marriage, she rashly refused in person, which was tantamount to trampling on the face of the Lin family, and it was strange not to make people turn their backs.
Don't underestimate these famous families, Mei Xueyan has just been admitted to Xiucai, and she has no background to compete with the Lin family, and tearing her face is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg.
What's more, although Lin Saburo is not a good person, he can still be called a friend, so far Lin Saburo has not done anything harmful to her, and even helped her a few times, she can't ignore Lin Saburo's situation for her own selfish interests.
Mrs. seemed to hear what she meant, and said: "That's right, you really have to be thoughtful, your father and mother are not here, only I plan for you, although you have been living in the Lin Mansion, but the etiquette of the Ming media is marrying, otherwise let others laugh, don't take you, the third grandmother, in their eyes, and there are many details that must be carefully pondered when the matchmaker dowries are auspicious."
Shen's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this.
"Mother, since it's a wedding, that's my business as the housekeeper of the inner house, why don't you leave it to me, I'm sure I'll be able to think about it for the girl."
Lu Shi glanced at her and said slowly, "Are you busy alone?" Just like this, let Mrs. Wang help, she is old, and she has seen a lot of marriages, so as not to make any mistakes. ”
"Don't worry, mother, I will definitely do my best to give Miss Mei a beautiful marriage."
Shen smiled from ear to ear, the wedding was complicated, and any accident could occur, she wanted to see how Mei Xueyan married into the Lin Mansion smoothly.
"But mother, in a few days it will be Qingming, the days are not very good, at least until April, the best May, when the days are auspicious."
Shen Shi thought for a moment and said: "It's not in a hurry, don't delay it too long, you go back and pick a good day and an auspicious day, by the way, take the eight characters of San Lang and Miss Mei to calculate."
"These daughters-in-law have counted!"
Shen smiled, since the matter was handed over to her, it would be much more convenient.
Mei Xueyan didn't refute, Shen didn't have a good heart, she didn't want Mei Xueyan to marry Lin Sanlang to fight for power and status with her, but she helped Mei Xueyan a lot.
Mei Xueyan thought to herself: "Fortunately, the Shen family has been vacating for me for a month or two, and it is still too late."
Madame suddenly remembered something, and asked, "I just said that Qingming, how is the matter of worshipping ancestors?" This year's year is average, so you don't have to make a big move, just worship in the ancestral hall. ”
Shen replied: "It's all arranged, the paper money, incense and candles are all in order, but the ancestral hall hasn't had time to clean it yet, and only the maids roughly sweep the ashes on weekdays, and they don't steal or be lazy."
"There is a tablet for the ancestors of the Lin family, and you can't slack off." Madame said solemnly.
Shen raised his eyes and said, "In previous years, Miss Mei was in charge of cleaning, she is the most measured, otherwise, this year it will be left to her to be responsible, right?"
As she spoke, this errand fell on Mei Xueyan's head, of course, she didn't have to do it herself like she did hard labor in previous years, she was just a supervisor.
Back in Xiangzhu Courtyard, Mei Xueyan looked at the delicate wooden box containing fifty taels of silver, and was inevitably a little worried.
Fifty taels of ordinary people is certainly a lot of money, but they can't even afford a yard, at most they can buy a mud-walled mud house.
For the Lin Mansion, which has a big family, it is even more of a drop in the bucket.
At the end of the day, status and money determine a person's fate.
"Wu County took away a poem from me, saying that in exchange for an errand, it seems that I really have to find an official position in order to be independent."
As for the money, Cheng Fang Printing Workshop has already sent a guy here, Cui Xiancheng and Xue Fang invited her to go and discuss some details before they can start printing books and sell them.
While it was still early, Mei Xueyan set off immediately.
With the support of Mrs. Wang, the Lu family returned to the account room, and after the narrative of several shopkeepers, she lay down on the soft couch to rest, and Mrs. Wang rubbed her back and shoulders to serve.
"Why isn't Madame angry?" Mrs. Wang asked in a low voice.
Lu Shi didn't open his eyes, but said lightly: "What am I angry about?"
"Mei Xueyan, she is getting more and more arrogant, I didn't expect this little hoof to really be admitted to Xiucai, Mrs. has to fulfill her promise and let her be San Lang's wife."
Lu snorted lightly in his nose and said with a smile: "Who said I had no choice? I figured it out, what did it mean for her to be half-dead before? It's just to let her toss and make it fun. ”
Mrs. Wang said disdainfully: "If Madame can't get used to her, what will she do with her?" Just find someone to send ......"
Lu's willow eyebrows were upside down, and Mrs. Wang knew that she was speechless.
"It's still the lady who is kind, it's the old slave who deserves to die, talking nonsense and offending the Buddha." Mrs. Wang paused and said, "So how many times did Madam raise her and let her fight with the Shen family?" ”
Lu Shi Youyou said: "The most incomprehensible hatred in this world is the dead, her dead ghost mother has been gone for so many years, and now I think of it and still want to dig out her bones, how good it is now, I just want to see her daughter under my nose all her life, under my control."