Chapter Twenty-Six: Thoughts
After Xiao Fenghuan's mother and son left Deyue Tower, the domestic servant Lao Ding drove the carriage to the inn Penglai Inn.
Since meeting Chu Mengqing, the two of them have their own thoughts.
Rong Guangting went on this trip, and he had a lot of doubts in his heart. "Mother, why have I never heard of an aunt before?" Rong Guangting was curious.
"Don't mention old things." Xiao Fenghuan was reluctant to mention this, it was not a glorious thing.
"Oh." Rong Guangting knew her mother's character, and besides, she didn't really care that much about this, so she didn't ask anymore, he had more things to care about: "What does my mother think of my cousin?" ”
"Talented, dignified and generous." Xiao Fenghuan had a good impression of Chu Mengqing.
"If I marry my cousin, what will my mother think?" When Rong Guangting first saw Chu Mengqing, he was attracted to her and fell in love with Chu Mengqing at first sight.
Hearing this, Xiao Fenghuan looked at Rong Guangting with a solemn face, and was surprised in his heart, when did this kid have such a thought.
"Anyway, sooner or later, I'm going to get married, and I've been on a blind date for some days, and I can't meet my eyes, but this time I see my cousin, I think it's good." Rong Guangting was not embarrassed by his proposal, "Although my cousin is a little worse, he really looks good. Rong Guangting looked fascinated.
"You stinky boy." Xiao Fenghuan was disgusted, but his heart moved when he heard his son's proposal.
Rong Guangting can't read books, he has no interest in business, and he is still wandering around all day long at the age of eighteen, Xiao Fenghuan, a mother, has to admit that he has no strength. Fortunately, he was born in the Rong family and became her Xiao Fenghuan's son, if he was born in a family with poor conditions, it is estimated that he would have starved to death long ago.
In order to make Rong Guangting mature, Xiao Fenghuan worried a lot openly and secretly, and intended to marry him a family affair to let him restrain his temperament.
But the people who have a little face in Chu County are unwilling to marry their excellent daughters to him, the family background is too low, the appearance is not good, and the girls with poor upbringing are not satisfied with their mother and son, so although Rong Guangting's relatives have been together for two years, there has been no result.
After Rong Guangting's mention, Xiao Fenghuan really saw a lot of benefits in marrying the Chu family.
First of all, Rong Guangting himself is satisfied. Marriage is a major event in life, and if you can see your son happily married, it is natural to be a mother who is very happy.
Secondly, Chu Mengqing has a good appearance, a few thoughtful manners, and a very well-behaved gesture, at a glance, she knows that Rong Wanhua has put a lot of thought into her upbringing, and marrying such a daughter-in-law is what she wants.
Again, Chu Mengqing's parents are now gone, her younger brother is young, and she will only have the Rong family as her support when she marries into the Rong family of Chu County in the future.
The most important thing is that she is attracted to Chu Mengqing's embroidery, and they have not found the heirs of the lineage for many years, and now that they have found Chu Mengqing, it means that her Rong family's southern embroidery workshop can be prosperous in Chu County for at least a few more decades.
In the art of southern embroidery, the needlework of the Rong family is dominant, so it can lead the southern embroidery generation after generation.
The Rong family has ancestral training, and those who are in that lineage, all women, after the age of seven, must begin to learn to take needles; Every man who marries a bride begins to study three months after he enters the door. In the case of branches, one woman from each branch and each generation can be sent to study in the Lord's house, and the choice is determined by each branch, and they can send their daughters or daughters-in-law.
The reason why there is such a regulation is because the ancestors of the Rong family felt that ensuring the absolute advantage of the descendants can reduce the covetousness of the branches to the family industry, and can enable the descendants not to be distracted from the family infighting and concentrate on production and business activities. The reason why the branch is also allowed to learn the embroidery art is that in case of the collapse of the lineage, there is still a little hope left, and the embroidery of the Rong family will not be lost.
It takes time to master the art of embroidery. After the person in the branch line has grown up after more than ten or twenty years, the lineage has already cultivated ten people and eight people, and talent is the advantage.
At the beginning, the old lady Rong in this vein liked Rong Wanhua's daughter very much, and despite the old lady's opposition, she didn't wait for the new daughter-in-law to marry into the door, and sent Rong Wanhua to the side of the line to learn embroidery.
Now that the descendants of the lineage are searching for no results, Chu Mengqing can be regarded as the heir of the most authentic Rong's acupuncture. Xiao Fenghuan was naturally happy to see her.
Xiao Fenghuan still has a thought, only if Chu Mengqing marries the Rong family, this Rong acupuncture method can be regarded as truly in their hands.
Thinking of this, Xiao Fenghuan was determined to let Rong Guangting marry Chu Mengqing.
Rong Guangting saw that Xiao Fenghuan was silent for a long time, thinking that she was in a daze, and gently pulled her sleeve to pull her thoughts back.
"Mother, what do you say my cousin will do if she doesn't want to marry me?" Rong Guangting thought about it, and for the first time, he thought to himself, and his heart was a little drumming.
Xiao Fenghuan is also thinking about this problem, she has read countless people, and she can naturally see that Chu Mengqing is not without ideas, if Chu Mengqing is unwilling to marry her son, she has to think of a way in advance.
Seeing her son looking at her pleadingly, Xiao Fenghuan's heart suddenly softened, and she said firmly: "Don't worry, my mother has her own way." ”
Rong Guangting's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he knew that there was a mother in everything, and said proudly: "Mother is the best." ”
"If you know, it's good." Xiao Fenghuan said with a smile, as long as her son understands her, she is willing to let her go up the mountain and down the sea.
Lao Ding drove the carriage intently.
He didn't want to listen to the conversation between the mother and son, but the sound insulation effect of the car curtain was too poor, so he was forced to listen to the conversation between the two.
Lao Ding has always been unaccustomed to Xiao Fenghuan's way of raising children, and due to the disparity in identity, at most he complained a few words in his heart.
Because the third boy was an old man and was born prematurely, his wife paid a lot of attention to him and doted on him from childhood to adulthood.
Originally, when the old man was alive, there was still someone to take care of it. Now that the old man is gone, the third young master has no way to act. It's just that Mrs. has always been biased to the end, relying on being the highest ranking in the family, playing tricks, and accompanying the third young master to mess around. The eldest young master and the second young master were angry and annoyed, so they had to stop caring about the old lady and younger brother.
Lao Ding felt that Rong Guangting was so incompetent and superficial now, and Xiao Fenghuan was most responsible. It's a pity that this mother and son feel good about themselves. Even he, a coachman, understands that a habitual son is like a murderer, and he doesn't understand how Madame looks at a very shrewd person, so he just can't figure it out at this point.
Lao Ding vaguely heard what cousin Rong Guang wanted to marry, and he was a little puzzled. He has been in the Rong family for more than 30 years, and he has been driving for his master, and he has never heard that the Rong family has relatives in Jindu, I don't know which relative's young lady is that young lady?
Later, after thinking about it, with Rong Guangting's reputation, it was true that she couldn't meet a young lady with both talents and looks in Chu County, and now she could only look beyond Chu County.
Lao Ding couldn't help but feel sorry for that young lady, with a doting mother-in-law like Xiao Fenghuan and a useless husband like Rong Guangting, the future will definitely be difficult.
Thinking of this, Lao Ding secretly slapped himself. The older I get, the more nosy I become, and I feel like I'm really worrying. Lao Ding quickly put away his thoughts and decided to drive well, the master was happy, and maybe he could get a few more rewards.
"What are you going to do?" Rong Guangting asked.
Lao Ding still heard it.