Lin family, Lin mother is sitting at the door with her head down to do embroidery, maybe she is getting older and doing too much embroidery, she can only squint her eyes close to the embroidery shed, so that she can see the lines clearly and will not embroider wrong.

Lin Yutang came back from the school and saw his mother's appearance, and couldn't help but say: "Mother, don't continue to do the embroidery, your eyes will be blind if you continue to do it." ”

Mother Lin sighed and said, "Why don't I do this?" If you buy more paper and pencils, I'll embroider a little bit, so I can exchange some money and come back to you for the travel expenses for next year's exam......"

Lin Yutang paused, his heart was suddenly depressed, very irritable, the money for the exam was indeed not enough, and he only cared about studying for more than ten years, without any ability to maintain a living, the family field was sold to only two acres of thin land, and the annual harvest could barely feed the mother and son, and no matter more, there would be no more.

Although he has a bundle every month as a master, that little money is not enough to chew at all......

In addition, his personality is pure and arrogant, and the people nearby do not have a good impression of him, even if he is admitted to Xiucai, there is no squire and rich family who want to help him and give him money to support him to go to Beijing to take the exam.

In fact, no one thinks that he can be admitted to the lifter, after all, there may not be one out of hundreds of showmen who have been admitted to the lifter, and even if there is, it will take decades, and it is difficult to determine whether the money invested in him can be recovered at that time, so Lin Yutang can only continue to be a high-ranking showman.

Seeing that her son's face was extremely ugly, Mother Lin felt uncomfortable and said, "It's all useless for my mother, I can't earn enough money for you to study hard...... Your father died early, otherwise if he was there, even the farming would be able to provide for you! ”

Lin Yutang suddenly remembered An Nan, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, the woman who chased him stupidly at first, stuck to him, and then resolutely abandoned him, and his heart suddenly moved: I don't know if she is still interesting to herself?

"Mother, has An Nan ever been to our house?" Lin Yutang asked nervously and expectantly.

"Who?" Mother Lin didn't hear clearly for a while, and asked.

"An Nan, Ann butcher's daughter!" Lin Yutang said.

"She? It's been a long time coming! That woman who hates the poor and loves the rich, and the debauched Meng Lang, doesn't know who she likes anymore, so she won't be in our house for a long time! The dog looks at the things that people are low, and when my son is named on the gold list, he will not regret it after seeing her! Mother Lin was angry when she talked about An Nan, she could dislike her for being barbaric and rude, but what qualifications did she have to dislike her son?

"Mother, I heard that her family got a lot of money and bought dozens of acres of land, saying that the beggar her family took in was actually a rich man, and when she left, she gave their family a sum of money in return." Lin Yutang said with some jealousy and regret, why wasn't the person who took in that stupid beggar in the first place? Otherwise, I wouldn't have to worry about the cost of next year's exam, and the money to buy dozens of acres of land would be hundreds of taels of silver......

"What? It's true? The An family really bought dozens of acres of land?! Mother Lin asked in shock.

Lin Yutang nodded and said, "It's true, many people in the village have seen Butcher An go to the village chief's house to register the title deed." ”

When Mother Lin heard this, her heart suddenly became lively, and she said to her son: "Yutang, I think you can marry a wife before going to Beijing tomorrow to take the exam." ”

Lin Yutang was stunned, he already understood what his mother meant, of course he wanted to marry a wife with a heavy dowry and come back for him to take the exam, but An Nan mocked him not long ago, if he really had the cheekiness to chase her, would she look down on herself?

"Mother, I don't like her like that, don't you think she's vulgar too?" Lin Yutang was a little reluctant and said.

"Silly boy! You don't need to like her when you marry her, and when you become famous in the future, what kind of woman do you want? When the time comes, the immortals are up to you! Marrying her is just a temporary passage through the current difficulties! If you don't like her, just give a cup of poisoned wine to a white silk, it's her honor to marry you! Our family gave her the name of the original match, and it should be regarded as compensation for her! ”

Mother Lin squinted her drooping eyes and said, her eyes flashed with greed and viciousness, she could say this kind of thing without care, you can imagine how brazen she is.

Lin Yutang didn't feel that his mother's plan was too much, and he was also moved, but he still had a little face, and pretended to hesitate and said, "But will An Nan still be willing to marry me?" ”

"How could she not want to?! Are there any more handsome and talented men than you in these ten miles and eight towns? Not to mention your future future, she can't wait for it, she didn't stick it upside down before, but now as long as you give her a good face, she will definitely chase after her like a dog! Mother Lin said disdainfully.

Lin Yutang also thinks so, otherwise why would she chase herself for more than a year in the first place, and still stick herself upside down with meat? The last time I rejected myself, I must have wanted to get away with it! Now as long as you bow your head a little, are you afraid that she won't get it?

He was so confident that he subconsciously ignored An Nan's resoluteness when he mocked him at the beginning, and firmly believed that he was still An Nan's favorite man.

"Mother, otherwise let's just let the matchmaker go to her house to ask for a kiss! Now that her family has so many fields, there must be many people who also fancy her dowry, and it would not be good if we went late. Lin Yutang hurriedly said.

When Mother Lin thought about it, she was also anxious, and hurriedly said: "Then I will go to the matchmaker tomorrow to go to Anjia to propose marriage!" ”

So the next day, An's family really ushered in the most powerful matchmaker in Peach Blossom Village, as soon as she entered the door and saw An Nan, she looked An Nan up and down with the eyes of the goods, and then covered her mouth with a handkerchief and smiled, saying: "Oh, your girl is really getting more and more beautiful and lovely!" Look at the white and tender skin and the ruddy little lips...... No wonder the talented men in our village are all worried about it! ”

As soon as An's mother heard this, she knew who the matchmaker was, she didn't have a good impression of Lin Yutang, her good daughter finally broke off with him, but he asked people to propose marriage, what is going on? She doesn't want to marry her daughter to a hypocrite!

So An's mother smirked and said: "Sister-in-law Wang said that she laughed, a character like Xiucai Gong is only worthy of Miss Everyone, how can she look down on my daughter?" Nan Nan is spoiled by me and her father, and her temperament is still like a child, where is she worthy of a talented man? Her father and I wanted to find an older son-in-law who would care for people, so that someone could protect her and let her ...... And Xiucai Gong needs to be held and respected, but it is not suitable for Nan Nan. ”

Mrs. Wang didn't expect Mother An to refuse, and hurriedly played the role of her three-inch tongue: "Oh, that's what I said, but Xiucai Gong is young and talented, and he must be able to take the Jinshi exam soon, and when he becomes a big official, isn't your daughter the wife of an official when she marries him?" When you become an official's wife, you will naturally have servants to serve you, and your daughter will be blessed in the future, isn't it much better than marrying an ordinary person? Other girls can't help it if they want to have this blessing, but the girl in your family has let Xiucai Gong take a fancy to her, if you don't agree quickly, there will be no store in this village! It's too late for you to regret it later! ”