Chapter Eighty-Six: The Old Lady of the Ruined Hou Mansion (20)
"The Xungui circle is indeed a little unseemly, you chose the right one, but, what about that person, I still have to send someone to investigate, if there is no problem, I will send someone to inform you, and then you can make a marriage first, and then delay the specific marriage for two years.
In the past two years, let Min'er learn more things at home, whether it is housekeeping, or store management and reading account books, etc., they have to be taught.
What's going on over there?
Which girl do you have a crush on? ”
Qiao Mu knew very well that it was a good choice to find a clear stream at this time, although these clear streams were relatively poor and pedantic, but at least they would not mess around, and the door style was also positive, compared to those who were mothers who personally stuffed concubines and maids in their sons.
Not to mention this time, it is the era of monogamy, and it is very difficult to find a single-minded person, and most of them are just making do with it.
Love is too extravagant.
It's okay, it's not bad.
Therefore, Qiao Mu didn't delve too deeply into what he loved or not, and after asking Wen Yunmin's object, he immediately asked Wen Yunwen's again.
"Mother-in-law, the object I gave Wen'er is the second lady of the Kong family, although she is not a concubine, she can be educated and so on, and she is also proficient in the Four Books and Five Classics, I think I should be able to have some common language with Wen'er, so that I don't have nothing to say when we meet."
Xiao is still very satisfied that he can catch up with the connections of the Kong family, needless to say the status of the Kong family, the benefits of being able to marry such a thousand-year-old family are naturally needless to say, it is definitely beneficial to future generations.
Qiao Mu hurriedly opened his eyes: "The Kong family?
No......
It's just that you think, the Kong family has always looked down on us noble families, and even other families who have existed for less than their years are a little disdainful, how can they agree? ”
At first, Qiao Mu wanted to stop it quickly, but in an instant, he thought that the Kong family was not a family that could get married if he wanted to, although her grandson was not a mediocre talent, but he was indeed not a genius, and he finally took the exam to be a showman, or a penultimate one, it is estimated that the future examination will be very suspenseful, the most important thing is that the three generations of their family have not been rewarded to her son's generation, and it is good to look back on her grandson to get the title of a first-class general, and the Kong family is afraid that he will not look down on this false title, so he asked calmly.
"I haven't mentioned marriage yet, but isn't the Miss Yan of the Kong family also married to Xungui this time, married to the prince of the Yasukuni Mansion. Why can't their concubines, besides, their concubines can't cross their concubines!
I think there's a lot of hope. ”
Sure enough, the matter was not discussed, it was just that Xiao had such an idea, as for whether this idea was practical or not, and even whether the other party was willing or something, it was still unknown.
Hearing this, Qiao Mu breathed a sigh of relief, she didn't want to have anything to do with people like the Kong family, if the Kong family hadn't had the tablet of the Holy Ancestor over the years, their reputation would have been stinky, they were simply a soil emperor over there in Qufu, and even the county order over there was hereditary from their family, so you can imagine how arrogant it was.
It is said that more than eighty percent of the land in Qufu is owned by the Confucian family, and more than eighty percent of the peasants are also hired farmers by the Confucian family, and labor is also according to their minds, and the people of Qufu are almost all slaves of their families.
"That's enough, don't humiliate yourself.
You just need to find a dignified and atmospheric one for Wen'er, the identity doesn't need to be too high, you can find it among the nobles, or you can find it in the family, you don't forget that Wen'er is going to be demoted to the rank of the lord, and I don't know what level I have to descend to when I turn around, and it is possible to even be demoted to the third class if I am unlucky, our family does not need to cling to others, just live in peace.
You look at finding someone with the same status, or a slightly lower status than Wen'er, okay, I'm tired, you go back, tell me the new candidate as soon as possible tomorrow, and I can investigate together! ”
Qiao Mu got up from the recliner, although she didn't speak in a very stern tone, she still said calmly, but everyone with a discerning eye knew that she was a little angry, Xiao bit her lip, and finally didn't refute anything, only left Qiao Mu's yard with a somewhat gloomy and ugly face.
That night, after Xiao and Wen Qilian quarreled, they finally gave in, and the next day they mentioned a daughter of the Hanlin family, Qiao Mu had no objection to this, but asked Xiao to wait for two more days, and after she investigated the situation of the two families, she would discuss with the matchmaker.
Two days passed quickly, and Qiao Mu did not find any major problems, so he naturally had to find a matchmaker to make a decision and other matters step by step, those things were very cumbersome, even if there was a matchmaker and others to help, after all, it was still tossed until the New Year, and finally all the relevant things were set, and the wedding date of their sister and brother was set, the sister was in front, and she would marry in the spring in two years, and the younger brother would marry in the autumn two years later.
The reason why only spring and autumn are set is because the days in two years have not yet been calculated, but there are two years to prepare, and it should be no problem to choose any date to get married at that time.
After all these things are done, it is the New Year.
There's nothing to say about this, as usual busy New Year's gifts, New Year's gifts, the only difference is that this year there are two more prospective in-laws need to give gifts to each other, but this is not a big deal, because there are conventions in the past, just follow the conventions, besides, the two quasi-in-laws are clear, so naturally you can't send any gold, silver, jewelry and other vulgar things, when Xiao prepares the New Year's gift, put some high-end pen, ink, paper and inkstone and some solitary books, antiques, calligraphy and painting and the like, and then the arbor can't see it, He picked out those solitary books and antique calligraphy and paintings, and added some farm-grown grains, wild animals, melons and fruits, and a few boxes of gold and silver bills to the New Year's gifts of the two families.
As for the reason, the two in-laws are from poor families, and they have made a fortune for less than three generations, and the officials who are not officials who can make money, this kind of officials will be a little stretched thin during the New Year's holidays, and they will get some useful things to send over, which is much more useful than sending pen, ink, paper, and inkstone.
After all, if you send antiques, calligraphy and paintings, people are embarrassed to sell them, and then those things are very precious in their eyes, and they have to get something appropriate to return the gift for the sake of face, so that life will be even more difficult.