Yang Lan smiled and remembered another matter, and asked, "Mother, Wei Qihou's son is quite good, why aren't you in a hurry to tell the third sister?" I think the third aunt is in a hurry? The third sister said that it would be the turn of the fourth sister? In this way, the fifth sister can also have more time to find a good family. ”

He Hui smiled helplessly, "Silly child, what are you anxious about, although the character has been inquired clearly, but you still have to make a sufficient gesture, this is the daughter of the concubine to say that the pro, the man does not take the initiative to ask three times, it seems that our girl is worthless, and it is too much to say that the pro is exquisite." Look at it, Wei Qihou is more anxious than me! Your third aunt can't understand it, Wei Qihou wants to take the third lady a bit, lest the third girl enter the door too arrogantly and press the daughter-in-law in front. As for the four girls, it is a sure thing, it has been decided verbally, and your fourth aunt said in a letter, and I have full authority to decide, including the marriage of the fifth girl. They are husband and wife. ”

Yang Lan glared at her in surprise and asked, "It's rare for the fourth aunt to be so refreshing, is it greasy?" ”

"Hahaha! Your fourth uncle has won the praise of the peak, the examination is excellent, it is possible that he will be promoted in office, and he will definitely be promoted to a higher level when he comes back in the future. What's more, just for the sake of face, your father will not harm the four girls, he knows it very well, and naturally he is relieved. ”

Yang Lan nodded, only then did she understand that the heart said that adults have a lot of thoughts.

He Hui thought for a while and said: "The fifth girl is a troublesome matter, and it is not easy to say that the concubine is out of the house, even the Hou Mansion. It's not easy to live well. She can't get in. If you go, you will be rubbed. What your father meant was to say it to the Confucian merchant family in Jiangnan. ”

"Confucian merchants? Is it our business road? Does his family want to change their doorway, or is there something else going on here? Involved in Jiangnan Salt Administration? Could it be that the emperor's uncle also has plans? Yang Lan instantly thought of a lot of possibilities, but she couldn't be sure if she guessed correctly.

He Hui nodded with satisfaction and praised her daughter's keenness, "That's what it means, his family also has the idea of changing the court, and I have asked your father for advice on this matter." Your father can see that his sister-in-law is very good, and he intends to conduct a scientific expedition in the spring of next year, and he can still talk to the three of you when they are in Jiangnan. Your father looked at the kid and thought it was good. After coming back, I thought of the five girls, and planned to talk about this family, the identity of the five girls is too low, and the high door will inevitably be wronged, but it is better to be more comfortable with the merchants, and the second one is not conspicuous in the high gate, but it is indeed a high door in the merchants. If you bring the rules to the past, it may not be bad. ”

Yang Lan frowned. A little worried, "But I heard that the rules of the merchant family are not good, and the fifth sister will not be wronged if she goes, right?" ”

"Fool, although the rules are not good, but they can be adjusted, but the merchant family has the best, that is, if there is a wife, the concubine will not take a concubine, which is to avoid the future appearance of the concubine after the conflict of interests will lead to the collapse of the portal, not to mention that his family is a Confucian businessman, several generations have been studying, in order to change the court has made a lot of efforts, the successive generations of wives are on the side of the literati, and the old lady of his family is the daughter of the county order." He Hui patiently explained.

Yang Lan took advantage of her head to be silent, "Has it been decided?" Does the fifth sister know? I don't know if she can figure it out. ”

"Your father said that he would only wait for the child to pass the exam in the spring next year, and he could say goodbye, and if he failed the exam, he would have to think about it again." He Hui smiled.

Yang Lan asked tentatively, "Then I'm going to beat the side drum for the fifth sister?" Or so that she can be mentally prepared? ”

"Well, don't talk too much, it's not good to let your daughter's family have a mind." He Hui thought about it and agreed.

After Yang Lan returned to the house, she thought about it, took a few kinds of incense and rouge gouache for girls, and picked a few more pieces of fine leather and took them to the courtyard of the fifth sister.

"Fifth sister, I'm here to play with you." Yang Lan began to shout as soon as she entered the courtyard.

The fifth girl walked out of the house and let Yang Lan into the house with a smile on her face, "Sixth sister, why are you free to come over today?" ”

"Today, my mother's Zhuangzi has put some skins on it, I look very good, I have more skins, so I will bring you a few good pieces of it, and you can also make a few clothes to wear."

Biyun immediately showed her the things she brought, and the fifth girl smiled gently and softly, "Look at what you think about me, the fourth sister gave me silver and leather some time ago, and I don't lack this clothes." ”

Since my aunt's family entered the sixth sister's shop to work, I still took dry stocks in the sixth sister's shop, and there is no shortage of silver in my hand, and I am not as poor as before. It's just that my aunt is reluctant and wants to praise herself more as a dowry.

Yang Lan pouted, "My sister is eccentric, I don't want my fourth sister's things, I originally wanted to ask my sister to help me warm my hands, but it seems that it won't work." After speaking, he sighed, with a pitiful expression.

The fifth girl was amused by her, "Okay, okay, I'll just take it all, isn't it just a hand warmer, I'll send it to you when I'm done." ”

"Great, I knew my sister was the best." Yang Lan smiled happily.

"What is my sister doing in the house?" Yang Lan took off the cloak embroidered with silver rat satin and sat on the big kang to roast her hands.

"It's too cold outside, and I have nothing to do, so I'll draw a few tricks in the house." The fifth girl raised the sketch in her hand and showed it to her.

Yang Lan took it and looked at it carefully, pointed to Wufu and praised Shou and said, "This is good-looking, go back and copy a copy for me." ”

"Okay!" The fifth girl has a shallow smile and a gentle temper.

"Fifth sister, the marriage of the fourth sister can also be decided when the third sister is decided, have you thought about what kind of family to marry?" Yang Lan couldn't help but ask.

"I don't know, I know that my status is low, and it will be more difficult to come to the imperial capital to say that I will be in the imperial capital. People who are too good don't look down on me, and my uncle who is too bad definitely doesn't look down on people either, and I didn't lose a girl in vain. I'm afraid that it's better to listen to the elders, and I will marry whoever they say. The smile on the fifth girl's face was calm and indifferent, and she was not worried at all.

Yang Lan felt that the fifth sister was a gentle, willing to be plain, and easy to be satisfied, and such a person could actually live a happier life. Contentment?

"Then if it's a merchant, would you like to marry?" Yang Lan won't hide it. It's straightforward.

The fifth girl gave her a serious look. Seeing Yang Lan's nervous and nervous face, she suddenly smiled, her smile was warm and calm, "The merchant is not bad, I think since the elders have decided, it must be a good offspring, just like Cousin Li's matter, we can't just be blind, we only see that people are from low backgrounds and have poor family backgrounds." But it is not right to see the good or bad character of this person. I heard what Grandma said, Qi Ze is handsome and calm, and Cousin Li said that the poor and sour look is not the same thing at all, even more stable and neat than the fourth brother and the fifth brother, who of us would have thought that this person is really very good, I heard people say that the grandmother gave a gift to the Li family, and Cousin Li asked someone to bring a message to come back to live for a few days, and said that she was willing to accept the marriage of the Qi family.

You see, my cousin regretted it because she left home and said that the bedroom was worse than that of her eldest uncle, and her family was even more miserable. But I felt very embarrassed, and my grandmother still didn't say that she wanted to take Cousin Li to live there. Apparently he won't care about her anymore. If we knew that we were in the first place, could the elders harm us? The eldest uncle eats more salt than I eat rice, I believe in the person he likes, I still say the same thing, I believe in the vision of the eldest princess of the eldest uncle, I will marry whoever I marry, just look at the fourth sister and I also trust the eldest uncle and aunt. ”

The fifth girl is not worried at all, the eldest uncle can tell the fourth sister such a good young talent, I believe that she will not be wronged, she does not complain, that is the identity of the Qi family who does not look down on her concubine, she can't blame anyone, she just waits for the eldest aunt to tell her that her own family is done, and the others don't need to know, the more you know, the more chaotic your heart becomes, and it won't be wrong to listen to the elders.

The fifth girl's face is calm and peaceful, her moist skin is pink, her round face has a shallow smile, and she looks friendly and cute, Yang Lan feels that the fifth sister is also a little beauty, such a steady and firm heart, not following the crowd, not greedy for the glory and wealth of others, only guarding her own things, having a backbone, I believe that I will be happy in the future.

"Fifth sister, I'm relieved if you can figure it out, my father said that person is very good, and it will be the best to get the ranking in the spring of next year. My mother said that his family was a Confucian merchant, and as long as he had a wife and son-in-law, he would not be allowed to take a concubine, for fear that wealth would move people's hearts and lead to cholera. His family is bent on changing the court, and you can't be wrong if you go and abide by the rules and etiquette. Yang Lan told her fifth sister everything her mother taught.

The fifth girl nodded, "I know, Mama Zhang has taught these things a lot, when encountering things, you should first set the etiquette laws and rules, take the concubine, the etiquette rules and rules are the best policy, you can't follow the intrigue and tricks together, that's the way of the little family, I want to be a wife, I can't learn the three indiscriminate means to go back, my mother and aunt don't let me and the fourth sister touch those things, let me learn the rules more, and learn thoroughly to protect myself." ”

The fifth girl is not stupid, she is just used to silence, she knows how to use rules and etiquette to protect herself and be her own weapon, instead of being restricted by rules and etiquette.

Yang Lan smiled, feeling emotionally in her heart, everyone has grown up, time flies so fast!

"Sister is so transparent, but I'm embarrassed, my mother said, the girl of the Yang family is out of the house, and her mother's family is also your dependence, the waist is straight, our family is no worse than others." Yang Lan held her head high to cheer up the fifth sister, and also told her that if she has a grievance, even if she goes home to complain, you don't have to hold back and endure it, your mother's family is your dependence.

The fifth girl nodded seriously, "I know, my brothers treat me very much, every time I go out, they never forget me, last time the fourth brother and the fifth brother went hunting, they also brought me a lot of small gifts, and even the sixth brother brought me a lot of gifts." Not to mention the eldest brother and the second brother, I have never lost my share, so why be wronged. ”

Yang Lan felt that the fifth girl was a hundred times better than Cousin Li, and the fifth girl remembered the good of others at all times, instead of complaining and complaining, and after learning the rules, she was even more sensible and polite, and embroidered objects for the elders one by one every season, or boots, or hats, etc., and never pulled down any of them, even her mother said that the fifth sister was a good girl, much better than Cousin Li, so sensible and polite, even she, the eldest aunt, would not wronged the child. (To be continued......)

PS: The marriage of the last five girls is also done, I'm trying to speed up the pace, and getting married won't be too far, o(╯□╰)o