When Yun Jiao said this, she was naturally not afraid of anything, but she just had to make it clear first.

Otherwise, when the time comes, I won't be able to help, and my grandmother will definitely be tempted to say something ugly, and she will inevitably have another episode of right and wrong, so it's better to make it clear first.

She didn't want to get involved in these senseless things, and she didn't want to be angry because of them, it wasn't worth it.

"Oh, as long as you are willing to go, you will do me the greatest favor, and you can do it next to you." The old lady agreed with a smile on her face: "Let's go, let's go to the meeting first, and when the two matchmakers come, we will go to Xu's house." ”

"Did grandmother prepare anything like silk gold or paper money?" Yun Jiao asked her.

Since the grandfather of the family has passed away, so many of them go, it is not good to be empty, it is too unseemly.

The old lady turned her head to look at Xia Jingshu: "Are you ready?" ”

"This ......" Xia Jingshu was stunned: "I'll go and prepare." ”

She turned around and hurried away, she hadn't been through any of these things, and she hadn't really remembered to prepare these things.

But then again, the ninth sister doesn't seem to have cared about these things, how can she know so much?

"Look at her." The old lady was a little dissatisfied: "No, I picked your sister-in-law in front of you, I still have to be reminded by others about this matter, how do you say she is in this family?" ”

"My sister-in-law is young, although she is a family, there are many things that she has never experienced, and it is inevitable that there will be omissions, and my grandmother should mention her." Yun Jiao smiled: "Otherwise, when she goes outside, if there is anything out of her body, people will not scold her, but say that her grandmother has not taught her well, right?" ”

The old lady smiled a little reluctantly: "Yes, that's what you said." ”

She was a little angry in her heart, this girl was really raised for nothing, obviously she was her own granddaughter, but she wanted to marry an outsider who came in the door, how could her elbow keep turning out?

However, she can only complain secretly, and she doesn't dare to show half of it, how can she afford to offend this granddaughter now?

Yun Jiao saw that she was a little embarrassed, so she turned the conversation: "Grandmother, where is my father?" How has he been lately? ”

"Your father is still the same, he locks himself in the study every day, and he ...... when I go" The old lady was halfway talking, suddenly stopped, stretched out her hand and pointed ahead: "Look, isn't that your father?" ”

Yun Jiao looked up and saw Yan Huan walking out of the main hall and was about to walk forward from the porch.

"Huan'er." The old lady hurriedly called out.

Yan Huan looked back at them.

"Daddy." Yun Jiao stepped forward with a smile: "What are you going to do in such a hurry?" ”

She looked at him, he hadn't seen him for a few days, he was not as depressed as a while ago, and of course he couldn't compare to the spirit of being an official in the court, that is, he looked like an ordinary person, but his appearance was still the same, although he was not as good as when he was a teenager, he could still see the demeanor of the year.

She nodded secretly, it seemed that her father had stood up again.

"Mother." Yan Huan greeted the old lady first, and then returned to Yunjiao and said, "I'm going to go back to the study." ”

"Since you came out, don't go back yet, I specially asked Yun Jiao to come back today, just to go to Xu's house and talk about the dowry of the eighth wife, you can also pack up and go together." The old lady is now also rare to see her son.

She wanted to see him often, but he locked himself in his study all day, and he didn't know what he was doing.

She had also persuaded him before, since it was already like this, it was better to accept his fate, it was not a matter to keep himself locked up like this.

Yan Huan is no longer what he used to be, no matter how many times he persuaded her, he still insisted on refusing to come out, and after persuading him too much, he said that he had no face to come out to see her.

When she saw her son fall to such a point, she felt uncomfortable, and persuaded back and forth many times, but it still didn't work, and then she simply stopped persuading, so let him be.

Seeing him come out at this time, of course I don't want him to go back and continue to lock himself up.

"I'm not going, my mother is in charge of this matter." As he spoke, he turned around and left.

He can't even manage himself, what son does he care?

Besides, the rebel didn't listen to him.

"Daddy." Yun Jiao stopped him.

"Are you okay?" Yan Huan raised his eyes to look at her, with a complicated expression.

At first, he resented this daughter, but now that time has passed, thinking about Qian Fangguan's death, the resentment in his heart seems to have dissipated a lot.

And this daughter is just as promised at the beginning, not to mention how respectful she is to him, but she has done everything that her daughter should do.

At least in the eyes of outsiders, she is filial.

But only their father and daughter know in their hearts how deep the estrangement between them is.

"I want to ask my dad what he's busy at home these days?" Yun Jiao asked him with a smile.

"I'm not busy." Yan Huan replied: "Just read a book, I go to bed when I'm too tired, and sometimes I find some books to give to your brother." ”

"So, dad isn't busy?" Yun Jiao looked at him, still smiling.

"Not busy." Yan Huan said and remembered one thing: "By the way, your brother is going to take the spring exam in February, I want him to resign from the work of the yamen and come back to study wholeheartedly, do you think it can be done?" ”

"Daddy asked me what to do?" Yun Jiao pursed her lips: "You should go and discuss with your brother." ”

Yan Huan paused before saying, "If you agree, he will definitely agree." ”

"If my father has to ask me, then I also think that the spring exam is important, and now there are not many days left, so it is better for my brother to come back and study with peace of mind." Yun Jiao felt that what he said also made some sense, and there should be no shortage of her brother's monthly cases in the past few months at home.

"Okay." Seeing that Yan Huan agreed, she was very happy, and hesitated for a moment and said, "Yun Jiao...... Thank...... Thank you. ”

"Why is Dad so polite, we are a family." Yun Jiao smiled kindly: "I have something to discuss with my father, if my father is really not busy, he might as well start a family school again."

You see these children in the family, Yushu and Li'er, they have all reached the age of enlightenment, and their father is full of wealth, just enough to teach them. ”

She also suddenly remembered this matter after seeing Yan Huan, and when she came back, Xia Jingshu also discussed with her, saying that Li'er was a daughter's family, and whether she wanted to invite a female gentleman back to be enlightened.

There is a ready-made gentleman in this house, why do you have to go out and ask for it?

In this way, the third sister's Yushu can also come together, that time I heard the third sister say that the school in Zhuangzi is ajar, and as soon as he arrives at Mr. Farm, he will go home to help, and he can't learn anything for a few months, so he is afraid that Yushu will be blind like his father.

If the family started a home school, and Yushu came back to study with his grandfather, wouldn't it be just right?

There are also hibiscus children, they can also come here, it's a big deal that she gives some academic qualifications, and the children are still reassured by their own families after all.

"Start a school?" Yan Huan was stunned, he hadn't thought about it.

Yun Jiao smiled: "Dad doesn't have to answer me in a hurry, wait until you think about it carefully, it's not a matter of a while." ”

The words are not spoken.

"What I think is that my father's knowledge is known to the entire Imperial Capital City, and if a family school is opened, those official eunuchs will inevitably send their children here, and they will be able to collect some education funds at that time.

There is another one, even if my brother is in high school next year, the family will have to help support some, if there is no silver, sometimes I am afraid it is not very convenient, these fathers should know better than me.

Even if my brother can't use it, no one thinks the silver is hot, right? Yun Jiao spoke softly, and her expression was gentle and lovely.

If those eunuchs send their children here, the school fee is a lot of income.

Yan Huan looked at her a little stunned, she really looked more and more like her mother, especially with such a demeanor, like Qian Fangguan when he was young, he couldn't help but have some tears in his eyes for a while, he hadn't seen her for a long time......

"That's a good idea." When the old lady who had been beside her without saying a word heard Yun Jiao's words, she immediately smiled and said: "Huan'er, what the nine girls said is right, not only can you earn money, but those who are officials will send the children to your door, and in the future, our family Shao Shao will be an official, and they will also take care of it, right?"

It's a lot of work, it's really a lot of one stone, nine girls, you really know how to come up with ideas. ”

She was overjoyed, looking forward to Yan Huan, is this still useful? I will definitely say yes.

Yan Huan still didn't speak.

"You promise? What are you waiting for? The old lady couldn't help but urge.

"Let me think about it again." Yan Huan didn't agree.

He has his considerations.

He knew that what Yun Jiao said was right, he really opened a family school, and these benefits couldn't run.

Can...... But he, he didn't want to face those former colleagues, they were still high-ranking court officials, but what about him?

He has become a flat-headed commoner, how can he hold his head up in front of them?

"What's there to think about? You just nodded. The old lady was a little anxious: "You have been at home for so long, the burden of the family is on Shao Shao, this has the opportunity to earn silver, why are you still unwilling?" ”

"Grandmother, let him be." Yun Jiao stopped her words and looked at Yan Huan: "Dad think about it slowly, which is more important, I believe that Dad will be able to think clearly." ”

She had already seen through what was going on in his heart, and after so much time, it was time for him to take this step.

said no more words, turned around and strode away.

"Look at him, why didn't he agree to such a good thing?" The old lady chattered.

If Yun Jiao wasn't here, she would have to hold him and make him agree.

Such a good idea, why didn't she think of it? Otherwise, you would have more money on hand than you do now.

"Grandmother, let's go sit down first." Yun Jiao said and walked into the main hall first.

The two sat down, and before the maid could serve the tea, the two matchmakers arrived.

Several people exchanged a few words of greeting, and Xia Jingshu also arrived: "Grandmother, everything is ready, and the silk gold is also ready." ”

"Then let's not delay, let's get out of here." The old lady looked at Yun Jiao inquiringly.

"Let's go." Yun Jiao also stood up.

This time, Yun Yan did not follow, and the old lady called the Zou family to go together in order to make up the double number.

Soon, the group arrived at Xu's house.

Sure enough, the simple courtyard was plain, and many people were busy in it with filial piety cloth and filial piety clothes.

"Grandmother is here?" The grandmother of the Xu family greeted her.

Because the family affairs have already been decided, the dowry will be discussed, and the two families will naturally be commensurate with each other.

"It's coming, you're mourning." The old lady stepped forward and took her hand and gave Xia Jingshu a look.

Xia Jingshu hurriedly instructed her subordinates to bring up the prepared paper money, gold and silver paper ingots and other things, and took out a letter of silver and handed it over: "This is a little bit of our family's heart." ”

"You're polite, you're polite, what's the point, it's so polite......" The grandmother of the Xu family said, but she took the silver in her hand.

Yun Jiao sneered when she heard the Zou family behind her, she shook her head secretly, this Xu family, even the second aunt can't look down on it, and grandmother doesn't know what she likes about this family, so she has to be related to them.

The grandmother of the Xu family welcomed them all into the house, and along the way, some people looked at them curiously from time to time.

When I entered the house, I saw the grandfather of the Xu family placed on the easternmost side of the hall, sleeping under the coffin lid, covered with red silk shou cloth, with a head and feet to the north, a small table in front of the head, and a cup of wine and four stacks of vegetarian vegetables on it.

Yun Jiao gave way back, not because she was afraid, but after all, she was a dead man, so she had to stay away so as not to collide.

"It's not convenient to talk outside, so come to the room." The grandmother of the Xu family opened the door of the east side room.

Several people followed.

The room was not large, with two beds in one horizontal and one vertical, and a small square table in the middle.

"Come, sit, this bed outside is mine, and the inside is where Whelan sleeps." The grandmother of the Xu family beckoned to them: "You sit down first, and I will call them." ”

She went out as she spoke.

Yun Jiao and the others sat down.

After a while, the grandmother of the Xu family came back with the bowls and placed them in front of them one by one.

Mother Xu came in with a kettle and poured them tea.

Father Xu also followed.

"Come, have tea." The grandmother of the Xu family greeted.

Yun Jiao looked at the bowl in front of her and was a little speechless, this is not even loose tea, do you really eat clear tea?

"There's something going on at home, and the loose tea is all gone." Mother Xu seemed to feel a little reluctant and explained.

"Out of the way, out of the way." waved the old lady again and again.

"Don't be busy, you all sit down, there is something so busy at home, let's not delay, let's get down to business first." One of the matchmakers spoke.

As soon as the words fell, a voice called Xu Mu came from outside.

Mother Xu hurriedly said, "I'll take a look." ”

As she spoke, she hurried out, and after a while she was back again.

"Now that everyone is together, I won't beat around the bush, and now the family is here for this matter, don't be afraid of ugliness, how much silver dowry do you want, you say." The matchmaker looked at the three members of the Xu family and asked.

The three members of the Xu family were silent, only Xu's mother smiled, as if she was a little embarrassed.

"Don't laugh, just say it, you are a mother, you should say it." The matchmaker urged.

"Then I'll say it." Mother Xu raised her eyes and looked at Yun Jiao and the others, and cleared her throat: "I don't embarrass your family, I don't have more than others, I have an aunt and niece, who only got married a few days ago, and the dowry is not counted, and the silver alone is six hundred and sixty-six taels." ”

As soon as the old lady heard this, she immediately sat up straight and her eyes widened, could the Xu family be crazy?