What kind of daughter-in-law do you marry Zhao Wei?

Zhang was stunned for a moment, lost in thought.

In fact, she has not considered this issue. Before Zhao Wei went to Beijing, she was admitted to Xiucai in the countryside, her homework was good, her character was outstanding, and her reputation was excellent, and she began to look for a future wife for her grandson at that time. Fengxian and Songjiang, but all the daughters of people she knows, who have a good family background and complete appearance, are the objects she is looking for. It's just that Zhao Wei was still young at that time, and his homework was good, so it is estimated that after a few more years, the possibility of being admitted to the examination is very high, and the conditions for the wife he can marry will be better at that time. Zhao Wei is the grandson of Jiannan County, and the Zhang family naturally didn't want him to have a wife from a mediocre background, so he didn't decide on the candidate for a long time, and he didn't mention it to anyone.

But with King Ying's rebellion and Zhao Wei and Zhao Xiu going to Beijing, this matter was interrupted. After arriving in the capital, Zhang rarely went out to socialize, and occasionally met several outstanding ladies, and she rarely had the idea of marrying back to be her granddaughter-in-law. The only exception is Cao Luo from the General Mansion of the Pillar State. The gentle and docile character of the little girl Cao Luo really liked her, and Mrs. Cao Jiatai has been her best friend for many years, no matter how bad she is, she has never changed her attitude, so she has a good impression of the Cao family and wants to be in-laws with them. It's a pity that Cao Luo's mother is Cao Fang's family, and she wants to marry her daughter back to the circle of a scholarly family, and she doesn't look down on Jiannanhou, who has too shallow roots. Although Zhang was sluggish, he was not unaware of it, so he hesitated.

What made her completely dispel this idea was Mrs. Cao's unintentional words. She praised Cao Luo to Mrs. Cao, and sighed tentatively: "I don't know which blessed one will go in the future." Mrs. Cao replied at the time, "Whoever it is, I hope it is not an only son, nor is it the eldest son." Our sister Luo's temperament is beautiful to say, demure and soft, and ugly to be cowardly and timid. It's just a matter of looking at it on weekdays, but if something big happens, she can't hold it. Asking her to be the eldest daughter-in-law and the wife of the clan can crush her. It's better to be an idle little son and daughter-in-law, just need to eat, drink and have fun, wind and snow, and don't have to worry about everything. Hengzhu, our family will prepare a dowry for her. No matter which family she marries, she doesn't have to worry about her livelihood. ”

When Zhang heard this, he retreated. Zhao Wei is not only the eldest son, but also the only son, the only seedling of the second room of the Zhao family, and will support the lintel of the Nanhou Mansion in the future. His wife had to be a supportive person. Although Cao Luo has a good temperament, her ability is indeed mediocre. Zhang felt that he might be able to transfer his granddaughter-in-law out - look how well she taught her granddaughter - but Mrs. Cao loved her granddaughter, and she, an outsider, could only die.

Except for Cao Luo, the Zhang family has not met a little girl who particularly likes and wants to marry home as a granddaughter-in-law. She rarely goes out to socialize, and after being persuaded by Zhao Xiu, she has improved slightly, and she is more likely to go to the palace to see the Queen Mother. She can often see the ladies of other famous families in the Queen Mother's place, and they also have daughters and granddaughters. But in front of the Queen Mother, six of the ten people wanted to put the girl in the family to the position of the eldest princess of the emperor, and three wanted to send the girl to the palace as a concubine. The rest of the one is the one like Zhang, who is completely here to join in the fun. Who has the leisure to marry with the Marquis of Jiannan? Even if there is such a plan, it must be after the girl in the family is sure that she can't marry into the royal family, and then find Zhao Wei to make a spare tire. After a long time, even the Zhang family himself forgot that it was time for his grandson to marry a daughter-in-law.

Seeing that the Zhang family had been in a daze, Zhao Xiu couldn't help but ask, "What is grandmother thinking?" Was the question she just asked difficult to answer? Could it be that grandmother never thought about what kind of daughter-in-law she wanted to marry Zhao Wei? This is troublesome, their brothers and sisters are young, and now there is only one elder on the head, the Zhang family, and the family affairs must be the Zhang family's decision. Now it seems that they still don't expect too much from the Zhang family. She had to say hello to her brother. Let him find his daughter-in-law by himself, and when he finds it, he will come back and tell Zhang, and let Zhang's come forward to propose marriage, which is more stable.

Zhang came to his senses: "It's nothing. I'm worried, what kind of wife should your brother marry? ”

Zhao Xiu asked first: "Do you have any requirements?" For example, family background, talent, personality or something. ”

"The family background naturally has to match our family." Zhang paused, "But the most important thing is that the girl herself is good, with an upright character, a harmonious temperament, and both talent and appearance." You have to get along with your brother. If these things are good, it is okay if the family background is a little worse. ”

Zhao Xiu said with a smile: "Family background is indeed secondary. I think that the people we have dealings with on weekdays have no different family backgrounds, and if there are really good candidates, there is no need to be too demanding. It's just one thing, the future sister-in-law's temperament should not be too supple, and she must be more resolute. It's too peaceful, I'm afraid she's not a match for those bad relatives in our family. There are so many things at home, if your ability and ability are a little worse, you really can't take care of it. You can't ask your grandmother to go out to work again and get tired, right? ”

"Look at what you said." Zhang glanced at his granddaughter with amusement, "It's indeed a good thing to have a strong temperament and outstanding talents, but what if your temperament is not harmonious enough and you can't get along with your brother?" Your brother is looking for a wife, not a housekeeper or helper, and the most important thing is that they are in harmony with each other. ”

Zhao Xiu raised his eyebrows and did not refute. Zhang's temperament has always been a little naïve, they are juniors, as long as they can, let her be naïve. Hengzhu Zhang's family has less and less right to speak at home now, and she probably hasn't realized that in many important matters, it is actually Zhao Wei and Zhao Xiu who are taking the idea, and then persuading her to nod and carry it out. Zhao Xiu didn't think that in his brother's marriage, the Zhang family would have the opportunity to do bad things with good intentions.

On the day of the banquet, Zhao Xiu accompanied Zhang to celebrate his birthday. The host is a large local family in Fengxian, and the descendants of five generations in a row have made great achievements, and the current head of the family is a lifter, and there are thousands of acres of fertile land at home, which is quite rich. He is a well-known filial son, and today in order to celebrate his mother's birthday, he specially set up a banquet at home and invited the most famous opera troupe in Songjiang to sing in the hall. The guests invited to come almost included all the heads and faces of Quan Fengxian - in fact, as soon as the news of the Zhao family's ancestors and grandchildren coming came out, people who didn't plan to come came. It only takes one congregation to see everyone. Zhao Xiu's original plan actually fell through, which can be regarded as her negligence.

The old lady was eighty years old, her teeth were all gone, her white hair was very thin, and she was combed in a wig bun, but she still looked very little hair. With a smile on his face, the folds were crumpled into a chrysanthemum. He also walks slowly, and he can't stand on his legs and feet, and most of the time he sits. But she was in good spirits. The thinking was clear, and when she saw Zhang's, she recognized who she was, and said with a smile: "The sister of the Zhao family is really good-looking, and she is really in good spirits when she is happy." He said to Zhao Xiu again: "My sister has grown a lot taller." It's a big girl, and she's so smart, my great-granddaughters have asked you to compare. ”

The old lady's attitude is very natural, unlike others, and the eyes of the ancestors and grandchildren of the Zhao family are completely different from before. Zhang was also happy to see it. happily said the words of birthday congratulations, and said to the old lady: "You have celebrated your 80th birthday today, and your spirit is still so good." When will you also teach me the secret of longevity? ”

The old lady laughed and opened her toothless mouth wide: "What's the secret?" Eat when you have food, drink when you have drink, play when you want to play, and don't care about any worries. If everything is satisfactory, even if you don't live long, you can still live happily. She patted Zhang's hand: "You are a blessed one." Children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren, you can also learn from me. ”

Zhang was stunned. I was a little confused, but I still smiled and thanked her for her construction. Then the other guests came, and Zhang pulled Zhao Xiu into the seat.

They sat in the seats of honour, close to their hosts' homes. A few seats apart are today's old birthday stars. It's a pity that most of the people who come to celebrate their birthdays are drunkards, and they don't mean to drink. The smarter ones first congratulated the master's family on his birthday, and then used the excuse of greetings to curry favor with the Zhang family. If you are stupid, you will see Zhang and Zhao Xiu here. didn't even care about the birthday star, so he squeezed up to talk. Zhang was bored when he saw this kind of person, and he wanted to show his kindness, but now he didn't have that patience. Pi Xiaorou watched the performance on stage without smiling, and ignored it, just as if he hadn't heard it. The woman was staggering, and was soon squeezed down by others, and someone came up to take her place.

Zhao Xiu only felt that the host of today's birthday banquet was a little pitiful, and no one listened to the play. No one tasted the wine and food, and everyone's attention was attracted by her and Zhang's ancestors and grandchildren. The old lady of the birthday star was still smiling and not angry. Her children looked a little embarrassed, complaining to each other in private, that they shouldn't let so many irrelevant people in. But no one dared to complain about Zhang and Zhao Xiu.

Zhang was reminded by her granddaughter that when someone talked to her today, she paid more attention, and sure enough, she found that those women were always intentionally or unintentionally testing her grandchildren's relatives. She originally thought that they really wanted to talk to her about the shortcomings of the family, and when she heard people say how good her son/daughter/nephew/niece/niece/niece is, how outstanding her talents are, she also praised her own grandchildren - of course, in a derogatory way. Everyone was speechless, and they only hated her for not answering as they had imagined. Today, Zhang understood the meaning, and couldn't help but feel depressed, complaining that he didn't see the deep meaning of others, and talked nonsense to them for a few days. She has seen all the girls in these families, and they are far from the best girls in Beijing. Even if you don't pick your family background, you only look at your knowledge and ability, and few of them can get into her eyes.

There are also those faceless people, knowing that their lintels are not enough, and they can't climb the Hou Mansion, so they brought a beautiful and moon-looking concubine to ask for peace to the Zhang family. It was not Zhao Wei's wife's idea that they were fighting, but they were eyeing the location of the side room. They knew that there was only one man in the second room of the Zhao family, Zhao Wei, and they urgently needed to spread the branches. If his own daughter makes him a concubine and gives birth to a son and a half daughter for him, it will also benefit them immensely.

For this kind of person, Zhang didn't want to pay attention to it, and made a rare face. When she puts on a show like this, no one will say anything about her, because everyone looks down on those who give their daughters as concubines, and is ashamed to be with them. When those people saw this, they could only retreat in disgrace.

The order of the banquet seems to be normal. Zhao Xiu finally had the leisure to taste the delicious food on the table. In all fairness, the family's cooking level is very good, and the several dishes she cooks are quite delicious, and she has the heart to poach them.

At this time, a woman came over with her daughter, saluted the Zhang family first, and found her directly: "Miss Zhao, please forgive me for disturbing me." I heard that the girl was proficient in Western writing and was very knowledgeable. My daughter, who also likes things from the West, wants to learn Western, but can't find a suitable husband, and I don't know what to do. Can you ask the girl for some pointers? ”

Zhao Xiu raised her eyebrows, looked at the shy and restrained little girl behind her, and didn't know how to answer for a while.

The people around whispered. Someone actually came up with a new pick-up trick, starting with a little girl, it's really cunning! (To be continued.) )

PS: Today the computer has become very slow, as if it has been unresponsive for two seconds, is it related to my update to Adobe? I haven't done anything else, have I?