Chapter 15: No Worries About the Road Ahead (5)
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Although Han Gang said it well, Han Ah Li heard the problem: "Third brother, you are an official, it is not difficult to get a piece of land in that remote place in Guwei, and it is not difficult for me and your father to move in." But who helps to plant the land? You can't ask your father to go down to the field again, right? There were no tenants to be found. ”
If you want to farm, criminals and soldiers can do it. Originally, they had to use all these manpower. When cultivating official land, it is not difficult to let them take a hand by the way. However, Han Gang felt that it was better not to say this matter explicitly, many things in this world could be done but not said, and it would be troublesome to spread it.
He smiled and said to Han Ah Li: "The child has his own way to do this, the land can be planted, and he will not let his father suffer in the field again, you can rest assured!" ”
Han Ah Li looked at the confident smile on his son's face, but snorted, picked up the shoe pattern and compared it, and said lukewarmly: "Yes, third brother, you are a good thing, and my mother never has to worry about it." Mother is only thinking about one thing now, third brother, when will you add a grandson to your mother? ”
"Look at what you said, the child hasn't married a wife yet, how can you add grandchildren to your old man?" Han Gang laughed dryly, looked at the door, and wanted to take a moment to escape. Han Ah Li wants to hug his grandson and is about to go crazy, as long as he mentions this matter, Han Gang will not be read for another hour, don't think that she can stop talking.
Han Ah Li glared: "Isn't that Dou Qiyanei, who is now in prison, also unmarried and still has a son!?" Although it was said that he was killed, if there is something, there is it! ”
"That's what my mother said, what my mother said!" Han Gang nodded violently, hurriedly agreeing. He was outside, even when he saw Wang Anshi, he had never whispered like this.
But Han Ah Li still refused to spare his son: "Third brother! You said that if you don't have a wife, you can't have a son. But now the matchmakers in the family are coming one after another, as long as you want to marry, you just nod, and the dowry is all ready. But you're good, it's pushing one after another. What are you still rubbing? Didn't Wang Jiyi say that he would help you say that you are a good friend, why is there no news yet? ! ”
Han Gang was scolded by the storm, and he almost didn't dare to look up, but when he heard the last sentence, he was refreshed, "So that Niangniang can rest assured, there is already news from Wang Jiyi's side, the child is here, that's what he said!" ”
When Han Ah Li heard this, his face suddenly turned cloudy, but he quickly became suspicious, "It's really fake, third brother, don't lie to your mother in order to fool the past." ”
"How dare a child?" Han Gang accompanied the smiling face, and hurriedly told all the women's family affairs introduced by Wang Shao, for fear that Han Ah Li would be anxious and train him again.
Speaking of which, this matter should have been mentioned to Han Qianliu and his wife by Wang Shao, the matchmaker, and Han Gang should not have interfered at all. The order of the parents, the words of the matchmaker, there is no newcomer in the middle. But Wang Shao was so busy delaying the matter, and Han Gang didn't mind saying it himself for the sake of being quiet.
Wang Shao's niece, and the lady of the De'an family, has more than enough family background with Han Gang, and can also be more closely connected with the backer Wang Shao, regardless of character and appearance, just look at the identity, it is indeed a good family - and the character appearance, Han Gang is not worried, Wang Hou patted his chest, Wang Shao will not find a decent person to come over, provoke his right-hand man.
It's just that after Han Ah Li heard this, he frowned, "Why is he only thirteen years old?" Even if you get married next year and have a child, maybe you will have to wait until two or three years later. ”
Han Gang didn't expect that his mother's judgment of the daughter-in-law was all on whether she could have a grandson. Although the two elder brothers are gone, and the Han family is the only one left in the Kansai branch, he is not in a hurry, right? Han Gang felt that he could understand such thoughts, but it was difficult to understand
Han Gang is actually not in a hurry. Although today's world is full of early marriages, it is normal to be fourteen or fifteen, and it is too late after eighteen, but scholars are a special case. It is very common for scholars to marry late, and Fan Zhongyan is said to be in his thirties when he got married. Wang Shao's marriage was also after the crown ceremony. Wang Hou is now twenty years old, and he doesn't see Wang Shao forcing him to get married.
And the average poor scholar is not high or low in marriage, and it is easy to delay time. They are not qualified to marry famous ladies, let them put down their bodies and go to ordinary people, they are not reconciled, so they go on year after year. If they can't be admitted to the Jinshi, or if they get an official position through other means, they often have to drag on until they are thirty or forty years old, and they can't decide on major marriage matters. Han Gang had heard that fifty or sixty-year-old singles had never been out of the subject.
Han Gang felt that he was only nineteen years old, and it didn't matter if he was a year late. But Han Ah Li was anxious to hug his grandson and pass incense, "Third brother, the marriage will be delayed by you, and your mother will no longer urge you." But today, my mother has to be the master, you take Su Xin and Yun Niang into a small one, and you have to add a queen to the Han family next year. ”
When Han Gang heard this, he immediately exclaimed: "Mother! How can there be a reason to take a concubine before you marry a wife! ”
"Who said no! The two sons of Li Dahu's family, who opened a quality warehouse on Hexi Street, and the eldest brother of Liu's pharmacy on Qianjie, didn't they all take concubines at fifteen or sixteen, and they got married after two years? Han Ah Li slapped the edge of the bed heavily, and said angrily: "This can't be done, that's not possible, what's wrong with Su Xin and Yun Niang, you still push three and four, dragging around, do you want to be angry?!" ”
"Mother, you dissipate your anger first." Han Gang shouted in his heart, where did he drag it out, but he was so busy some time ago that his feet didn't touch the ground, and now although he is free, in order to take the Jinshi exam, he put his energy in the pile of books, and forgot to eat the good meat for a while. However, there is no problem with receiving a house, but it is a little difficult to take a concubine, "They can do it, but children can't do it." This is not in accordance with the law. ”
"There are three unfilial pieties, and no queen is greater. What kind of bullshit etiquette, filial piety, don't you talk about it?! Han Ah Li only thought that his son was still procrastinating, and pointed to Han Gang's nose, "Of the two in the family, which one is not a beauty, and which one is not on you." You're blind, and you're in the study every day, where have you used your cleverness?! It's stupid to read books! ”
She snapped and slapped the bed again, "This matter is in charge, you are not good at marrying a concubine, so stop for a while." But what else do you have to say, third brother? Yun Niang is young, and she will talk about it when she turns fourteen next year. Su Xin, you just hurry up, don't delay! If it's Tanabata, Su Xin is still combing her bun, and your mother doesn't care if you are an official or not, she will still break your legs! ”
'How can you be in such a hurry?!' Han Gang complained bitterly in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it back. No matter how strong the opponents outside are, Han Gang also has the confidence to deal with them, but against his unreasonable old lady, he can't use any means. In this matter, although he had a heart, he was urged like a stallion, but he lost his mind.
In front of Han Ah Li, accompanied by a basket of good words, Han Gang was empty and finally escaped. As soon as he walked out the door, his feet stopped. Yan Suxin was holding a tray with two cups of herbal tea on it, and stood outside with a red face, lowering his head and not daring to look at Han Gang. Next to her, Han Yunniang looked up at him, a pair of beautiful eyes as clear as a pool of water, there was hope and admiration, and there were also more resentments and uneasiness that should not be there at this age.
Han Gang didn't know how long the two girls had been standing outside, but looking at their appearance, they should have heard everything. The atmosphere became very awkward, no one spoke, Han Gang coughed, trying to ease the atmosphere, but it was useless.
What should I do now?
In the suffocating silence, Han Gang shook his head and sighed, his eyes sharpened. Why bother with this, follow your heart and let go of your hands to do it. The word hesitation should not belong to you.
Taking a step forward, Han Gang raised his hand to caress Yun Niang's delicate cheeks, and a silky touch came from his hand. The smooth and delicate skin of a thirteen-year-old girl is like the finest porcelain, and it is soft and elastic, but it is incomparable to porcelain. Han Gang couldn't put it down. He bent down and put it next to the little girl's ear, and asked softly, "What are you thinking?" ”
Han Yunniang shook her head and didn't speak, under the small and straight bridge of her nose, her slightly concave eyes looked like a deep pool of spring water. A pair of clear eyes still did not leave Han Gang.
"I told you you didn't have to worry about it, right?" Han Gang smiled, he knew what she was afraid of. The little girl has been sold to her home since she was a child, and she has gone through ups and downs, and her mind is precocious. Now she has a heart on herself. And as her status gets higher and higher, she becomes more and more uneasy - at the beginning, she still has the status of a child daughter-in-law, but now she is not even a concubine, can this not worry her?
"Don't worry, just be patient. Can't you believe the promises I made? The words spoken tightly in his ear had a strange persuasiveness, and Han Gang's soft but firm voice came into his ears, and the resentment and uneasiness in Han Yunniang's eyes gradually subsided.
There are many cases of maidservants, courtesans and even concubines of official eunuchs being sold or transferred, and today's world situation has always made Han Yunniang feel insecure. If she hadn't liked Han Gang, she wouldn't have been in a state of panic, but now that her heart has long been lost, she can't help but feel like she has gained and lost.
However, the little girl's mind is still simple, and Han Gang's promise can make her not have to be afraid for a long time. She nodded solemnly, "Yun Niang believes in the third brother!" ”
When Han Gang let go of his right hand that was caressing Yun Niang's little face, he turned to Yan Suxin. Her body trembled, and the cups on the tray in her hand flipped over, colliding together, and the sour plum soup all flowed out. Han Gang looked at her flustered appearance with interest, with a teasing tone: "What's the supper tonight?" ”