Chapter 44: The Essence of Marriage (2nd Update)
The grand occasion of the wedding of the six princes made the people of the capital talk about it for half a month. Jin Juege took the opportunity to make a windfall.
I don't know what Yan Sixteen thinks, a few times before the wedding, he hinted to outsiders that he liked the baby of Jinjue Pavilion, and the people in the officialdom have always looked at the six roads and listened to all directions.
When the moon was in the tent, Xin Yao took the account book sent by Li's mother and was worried for a long time.
Hey, if only this era could be like the previous life, get married, divorced, remarried, and divorced again, she doesn't mind sending a few more windfalls like this. She even thought badly about whether to let her little uncle instigate that girl to marry a few more concubines in the future to increase Jinjue Pavilion's income.
Anyway, on this day, the Gu family was busy, and the little guy next to the second master spread the word that the future third aunt Zheng Liangchun would try to win the eighteenth place.
Gu Shi got the good news, did not dare to delay, and personally went to Guiyun Hall to report the good news to the old lady.
The old lady had just picked up the medicine, and she was so bitter that she refused to drink it, and when she heard the news, she drank half of it in one go, and she was so happy that Mama Qian said: "Miss, I will say that the third lady is a blessed one, look, look, the third aunt is so competitive, he will try it in the palace, it must not be bad, and in the future, he will be crowned with his wife and son, and glory and wealth are indispensable." ”
A flattering word made the old lady so happy that she couldn't see her teeth, and said happily: "Second wife, prepare some congratulatory gifts, let the housekeeper go to Zheng's house, and have a banquet here tonight. Mama Qian, go and call the three girls, such a good thing makes her happy. By the way, how many places did my aunt win this time? ”
Gu Shi said with a smile: "The second master didn't say this, it must not be too bad." ”
The old lady said: "Go back and send someone to the Feng Mansion to inquire, if you are happy, prepare another congratulatory gift." ”
Gu and Qian left in response. The old lady leaned back in the chair with her eyes closed, wondering whether the three girls' dowry would be any thicker.
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Jiang Xinshan personally sent Mama Qian to the gate of the courtyard, turned around, and had a hidden smile on her face. However, he won the eighteenth place in the examination. What is there to congratulate.
Seeing this, the autumn equinox smiled and said, "Congratulations, Miss Hexi, my uncle is so good." In the future, it will definitely soar, and Miss is waiting to be Mrs. Fate. ”
Jiang Xinshan sneered and said, "If he really has the ability, I'll take the top spot and I'll see." That's what it really looks like."
Autumn Equinox hurriedly said: "Miss, what's so difficult about this?" As long as my uncle studies hard, maybe, in another month, you will be the champion lady. Miss's life is so good. ”
Jiang Xinshan's face was a little happy, and she said coquettishly: "This is also something you can talk about?" ”
Autumn Equinox smiled and said, "Miss, what the slave said is the truth. I heard that the one in the east has not yet come to the door to propose marriage, and he will not be married. Isn't it just an old girl? Where is there such a blessing as a young lady. ”
Jiang Xinshan sneered: "If you look good, you have to be fatal, you can rob me of everything, it's not that you can't grab it, you really deserve it." ”
Jiang Xinshan is right to this fourth sister. It can be said that I hate it to the extreme. Since she came back from the old house, Jiang Xinshan's life has not been smooth.
The little mute who was lying on the bed waiting for death turned into a beautiful and supple fourth lady, not only everyone in the house is willing to be close, but even her father, who has always spoiled her and loved her, is also biased, even the second grandmother who has just entered the house for half a year. Her sister-in-law did not shy away from getting close to her.
Jealousy between women doesn't need any reason, the simplest appearance can make another person jealous and restless, not to mention that it robbed her father's love and her marriage. The woman who slapped her twice made her even more eager to destroy.
Jiang Xinshan sneered inexplicably twice, the smile sounded extremely ruthless, and the autumn equinox behind her shivered, and she didn't dare to speak again.
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Hai time. Jiang Hongsheng came back from drinking outside and went straight to Qiushui Courtyard in a hurry.
Early the next morning, Gu Shi asked the old lady to finish his peace and called Xin Yao to him.
It turned out that Jiang Hongsheng had a gathering with his colleagues yesterday, and talked about the spring boudoir exam during the banquet, and it happened that the Hui Yuan of this exam was a fellow villager of his boss, and Zhang Yiming, who lived in his house and was originally from Kaifeng, Shandong.
Zhang Yiming is twenty-one this year, born in poverty, but full of knowledge, only eight buckets high, ten years of cold windows, only one foot away from the door.
When Xin Yao heard this, she knew it and said with a smile: "What does mother mean?" ”
Gu said with a smile: "Your father has inquired carefully, this Zhang Yiming has both parents in the family, he is an only son, and he has two younger sisters in the boudoir, because the family is poor, and he is not married." And this person is gentle, gentle and frugal, courteous to others, free to advance and retreat, not at all like a person from a small family, the most important thing is that this person has not yet married a wife. ”
Jiang Xinyao smiled, her feelings are a phoenix man!
Gu Shi said again: "Your father said that the essay that this person will test is very good, and the pen is full of ink, and several examiners are full of praise. If there is no accident, he will be the champion and the first. And the Zhang family is sparse, the family background is simple, and there is no matter of fighting in the open, which is very suitable for Yao'er's surname.
"Your father said, if you want, when the time comes, you will accompany more dowry to defend yourself, and marry to the Zhang family under the door of our family, with a straight waist, no need to look at anyone's face, and you will be satisfied."
There are records in the history books, and the son-in-law under the list has been selected since ancient times, and every year the new recruits are released on the list, and the banquet is given to Qujiang, and the family of the eunuch chooses the best son-in-law here. And this trend is getting more and more intense, up to the emperor, ministers, and rich squires, all like to look for a son-in-law during the spring list, depending on whether the mansions are fast or slow.
Xin Yao smiled: "Mother, this person is over twenty-one years old, and it is just a matter if he doesn't marry, and he hasn't even decided on his relatives, it's not very reasonable." ”
Gu said: "You kid, you always think about the worst in everything, your little uncle is so old, isn't he not married." I heard that he had ambitions since he was a child, starting a career first, and then starting a family, which delayed him. ”
Xin Yao said again: "Mother, how old are his two younger sisters?" ”
"One eighteen, one fifteen, the same age as you, not too young."
"What do parents do?"
"His father is a down-and-out talent, who has studied for a few years, and his mother has been farming for generations."
Jiang Xinyao groaned and did not speak.
Gu Shi was not in a hurry, and took a sip of the teacup slowly.
This daughter, she knows best, she looks smooth on the outside, but in fact she is soft on the outside and rigid on the inside. She can't press anything, she has to figure it out for herself.
Xin Yao was at war at this time.
It stands to reason that such a man is the most suitable for her. The phoenix man has always been smart and hardworking, and only in this way can the golden phoenix fly out of the chicken nest. People who have been ordained have greater resilience and a greater sense of responsibility for their families. Such a person is generally hard-working, thrifty and household-oriented, you don't expect him to spend a lot of money for you, and of course he won't spend a lot of money for other women.
Men and women love each other and get married, which should be the most reasonable state of marriage and love relationship, but throughout the ages, it is often the level of the family and the amount of property that play a decisive role. Plainly
Marriage is a transaction, and it depends on what benefits the man and the woman get from each other.
So what benefits can Jiang Xinyao get from this phoenix man? A simple in-law, a wife who can stand up and doesn't need to look at people's faces, and a potential stock.
What the phoenix man got from Xin Yao was the dignity and self-confidence of a man, a Yue family with a prominent background, and a beautiful woman with a lot of dowry.
On the surface, the benefits of both men and women are equal, and when you think about it deeply, it is the men who get the benefits. Xin Yao's benefits are virtual, while men's benefits are real and visible at a glance.
What is a simple in-law? The in-laws are easy to get along with, and the sister-in-law is generally simple.
What is a housewife? It is to take the money earned by a man to be the wife of the house, instead of taking his own dowry and sticking it upside down one tael today and ten taels tomorrow.
What is a potential stock? Even when a man is developed and accepts an aunt and a concubine, he can also cry about the hard years of the two of them in tears, in order to look forward to the man's change of heart.
As for whether the in-laws get along well? Does my sister-in-law know the general situation? Will a man earn money and take a concubine? It is carried over by eight large sedan chairs to be experienced.
Choosing a husband is like choosing stocks, it is not only an eyesight job, but also a luck job. Three points of artificial, seven points of destiny. The difference is that the stakes on stocks are nothing more than silver, while the stakes on marriage are a woman's life.
Xin Yao remembered a well-known saying in her previous life, 'Investment is risky, and you need to be cautious when entering the market', and she couldn't wait to ask Gu's question: Once the situation is not good, can I stop the loss and clear the position?
Gu Shi put down the teacup and said with a smile: "Yao'er, don't be in a hurry to reply, whether it's good or bad, let's see each other and talk about it, what do you think?" ”
Xin Yao raised her head abruptly and said, "It's still my mother who knows my mind best." ”
Gu Shi stretched out his jade hand, tapped Xin Yao's forehead, looked at her snow-white face, which was so tender that she could pinch out the water, and said, "I'm really here to collect debts, these days for your marriage, my mother's hair is a few gray." ”
Xin Yao picked up the melon and fruit in hand, handed it to Gu, and said with a smile: "Mother just adds a few more gray hairs, and she is still as beautiful as a flower, everyone loves her, and flowers bloom!" ”
Gu Shi scolded with a smile: "Are you crazy kid?" Looking for a fight! ”
While talking, Brother Hao was carried into the house by the nurse, saw his sister, broke free from the ground, and threw himself into Xin Yao's arms, Xin Yao hugged him, kissed him a few times on the face, and said a few words softly, Brother Hao nodded his head like a rattle, and immediately clamored to go with his sister.
The nurse smiled and said, "Second wife, the young master and the fourth miss are close, and they listen to the fourth miss for everything." ”
Xin Yao took Brother Hao'er's hand and said with a smile as she walked: "Mother, I will take my younger brother to play in the garden, and I will come back after eating there." ”
Gu nodded, told the nurse to take the fourth master back for a nap after lunch, and then busily went, but he was still thinking about how to invite this Zhang Yiming to the mansion so that his daughter could take a look. (..)
( Miss Jiang Si )