Old Madam Shang's heart moved when she heard this, she held Lin Qingwan's hand and smiled: "Then please ask her Aunt Lin." ”

Although Lin Qingwan was anxious, she also waited for two days to send a message to Mrs. Shang, invited her to come to the Lin Mansion, and brought Shang Danzhu and Shang Danju over to play by the way.

Since the three ancestors and grandchildren are here, Mrs. Shang naturally wants to bring Lin Yubin with her.

As usual, let the three children go to the garden to play, and Lin Qingwan whispered to the old lady.

took out the booklet that Yi Han gave her a few days ago and showed it to Mrs. Shang, and said, "How about your old man take a look at these candidates?" ”

said that there were several, but in fact, there were a total of thirteen young people in it, including their portraits, family backgrounds, talents and character evaluations.

Its detail is no less than the biography of the character.

Old Madam Shang felt Lin Qingwan's intentions, and before she could look at it in detail, she thanked her first: "There is Aunt Laurin." ”

"The old lady is polite, they are all a family, why be polite?" Lin Qingwan said with a smile: "And Danzhu and Danju also grew up with me, so I naturally want to love them more." ”

Old Madam Shang carefully looked at the young people recorded in the booklet, and found that only four of them were Liang people, and the rest were all students from Jiangling or foreign countries, so she couldn't help frowning slightly.

Lin Qingwan observed her expression and explained softly: "The old lady doesn't look at their family background, but they are all good children of poetry and book heirlooms, Danzhu and Danju are like each other, if you only choose people from your family background, it will be too wronged for them, so I only look at the man's character and talent." ”

It means that although their family backgrounds are not very good, their character and talents are very good.

Lin Qingwan ordered three people: "These three people are all Mr. Yao's junior brothers, and they have all brought their families over." In the future, they will settle in Suzhou, and when they settle down, they may also participate in the Jinshi scientific examination, and with their talents, high school is only a matter of time. ”

"These students from Gangneung are very united, and they are brothers, so they are more united than ordinary fellow villagers. Isn't Mingjie's biggest loss being that he doesn't have a brother to help him in his career? Lin Qingwan said softly: "And now our Lin clan is just a jinshi, and in the end it is still thin." ”

If Shang Mingjie has two more Jinshi brothers-in-law, and the four of them unite in the court, it will also be a force.

Mrs. Shang was moved, she touched the booklet and asked, "What about the four ......people in my beam?"

Lin Qingwan smiled, "Their family background is worse than theirs, and their talents are a little shallow, but the good thing is that their relatives and friends are all in the big beam, and they still rely on it a little." ”

Can you rely on it as big as the Lin family?

If they can't get into the Jinshi, then it's all in vain.

Old Madam Shang pondered for a moment and asked, "I don't know if they will go back to Jiangling in the future." ”

Lin Qingwan smiled, "What if you go back?" Now half of Jiangling is full of Liang soil, and they will go back to the territory of my Great Liang, so they will not go to Chu State, right? ”

"Don't forget, old lady, these people I picked have brought their families to Suzhou."

Mrs. Shang instantly understood that they were willing to settle in Suzhou, so they wanted to marry the local people in Suzhou in order to better integrate into Suzhou, which also meant finding someone to rely on.

It coincides with her calculations, and marriage is a mutually beneficial cooperation.

Mrs. Shang closed the booklet and smiled at her: "This matter is very important, I always have to discuss it with their mother, and ask Aunt Lin to help with it first, and there are so many people, we must always choose a good one." ”

"This is natural, you have to inquire about people clearly first, and know the roots, you can rest assured, I will stabilize it for you." Lin Qingwan thought for a while and said, "But the two children are not young, and it's time to prepare, I remember that they are only a few months younger than Yubin, right?" ”

Mrs. Shang sighed, "Who said it wasn't, or the second family's family delayed them, I asked her to marry the two children a long time ago, and she had a high vision, which was not picked, and that was not good, so it was delayed." ”

"Later, the second child set one for Danzhu, but his eyes were not good, and our family was in trouble, and before the matter was decided, he hurriedly returned the Geng post." Old Madam Shang sneered: "The two families have not yet made up their minds, this family affair will not be completed, and they will quietly retire afterwards, what are you doing with such fanfare?" Raw ruined my child's reputation. ”

Speaking of this, Mrs. Shang was heartbroken, and hurriedly asked: "Will those people mind Danzhu's dismissal?" ”

Lin Qingwan comforted her and said, "Don't worry, I won't hide these things from them, if they don't mind, they won't appear in the booklet." ”

Mrs. Shang breathed a sigh of relief and wanted to say goodbye and go back.

Lin Qingwan stopped her and said: "Why worry, so busy running around the tired, since you are here, it is better to stay for a while, let's rest for an afternoon first, and then go to the garden in the afternoon, by the way, a basket of crabs was sent from the Zhuangzi below, which is the last batch of this year, and after a while, we will call people to steam, and we will go to the garden to enjoy chrysanthemums and eat crabs." ”

"How good is this......"

Lin Qingwan pressed her hand and said, "What's not good, except for the children's marriage, there is really nothing for us to worry about now, isn't this good time just to enjoy?" ”

Lin Qingwan's words are in line with the values of the old lady, since she became an old lady, she has been committed to enjoying happiness, she likes power, but she doesn't like to manage things, so she has never been balanced in the house, but she has never been affected to manage the affairs of the house.

As far as she is concerned, as long as she can maintain her authority, eat and drink well, and the Shang family develops well, she will be satisfied.

And since the Shang family's accident, her heartstrings have been tight, and there are few times when she can relax.

Now that Lin Qingwan's words hit her mind, she realized that she hadn't relaxed for a long time.

Lin Qingwan had already gotten up and helped her to the back, "Now that Mingjie is also married, the two brothers are busy with the outside affairs, aren't there still Yubin and Danzhu and their sisters-in-law inside?" No matter how bad it is, there is her second aunt, you, you have worked hard all your life, don't you have to rest well. ”

The Guide Courtyard at the back is the courtyard where Mrs. Shang has lived for several months, everything is as usual in it, and there are some things that Mrs. Shang is used to in the house, Lin Qingwan sent someone to make up for the missing things early, and they are all made up according to the old things used by Mrs. Shang.

As soon as she entered the house, the unease on Old Madam Shang's body dissipated a little, after all, it was a place she was familiar with.

Lin Qingwan served her and lay down, and then turned to go down.

Mrs. Shang slept a beautiful nap, and in the afternoon, she was carried to the garden to bask in the sun, and the girls brought the steamed crabs and various dishes, all of which were Mrs. Shang's favorite dishes and familiar tastes.

She ate so well and had so much fun that she stayed until late in the evening and went back after dinner.

Shang Mingjie came to pick up people, and only after he went back did he have a bowl of rice with his mother alone.

Lin Yubin and Danzhu Danju are chattering around Mrs. Shang to process the flowers cut back from the Lin Mansion, planning to send them all to the houses after inserting them.

After the flowers were arranged, Shang Mingjie and his mother also had a full meal, and the family sat together, Mrs. Shang talked about Aunt Lin's matchmaking, and then handed the booklet to Shang Danzhu and Shang Danju, and said, "Don't be shy, take a look at each other, there are satisfactory candidates." ”

Shang Danzhu took it with a red face, and Shang Danju stopped talking.

When Lin Yubin saw it, he asked, "If the fourth sister has anything to say, it's better to say it, don't hold it in your heart." ”

Shang Danju lowered her eyes and said, "I don't want to get married." ”

Old Madam Shang frowned and asked, "What are you going to do if you don't get married?" Stay at home as an old girl for the rest of your life? ”

Shang Mingjie immediately said: "Grandmother, I can afford to stay at home." ”

He vaguely understood Shang Danju's concerns, now that the Shang family has declined, she is a concubine, even if she marries, she will not marry very well, it is better to stay at home than so.

"Nonsense!" Old Madam Shang patted the chair hand and said, "We don't have an old girl in the Shang family. ”

Shang Danju pursed her lips slightly and whispered: "I can become a monk and a nun." ”

Shang Danzhu couldn't help but tugged her hand to stop her from continuing, but this also made Mrs. Shang very angry, and everyone hurriedly surrounded Mrs. Shang, Lin Yubin and Shang Danzhu pulled Shang Danju down.

The two of them were more curious than angry, "Why do you have such thoughts?" ”

Shang Danju pursed her lips, turned around and sat on the railing next to her, and said sullenly: "It's been there for a long time, let me ask you, why do women have to get married?" ”

Shang Danzhu and Lin Yubin looked at each other and did not speak.

Shang Danju sneered and said: "If you can meet someone who is in love, like Cousin Lin and Second Brother, it is not uncomfortable to know and love each other, but if you have no feelings, just marry someone for the sake of marrying, what's the point?" ”

"In a family like ours, although I am a concubine, there are always many inconveniences, but how much better can I marry into someone else's family? At home, I am a girl, and I can be coquettish and stupid, but when I go to someone else's house, I am a daughter-in-law, and I have to serve my in-laws and take care of my husband, if he takes a concubine and has children, I have to take care of his concubine and concubine, not to mention that I have to serve my own children. ”

Shang Danju held her face and said, "As long as you think about it, you feel that your eyes are dark." ”

Shang Danzhu couldn't help but laugh out loud, "According to what you say, except for those who are in love in this world, other girls should not marry?" ”

Lin Yubin shook his head and said: "This is not good, it is okay for people like us, it is not a problem not to marry and eat and drink, and the girls of ordinary families marry more to eat and eat." ”

Shang Danju nodded, "But we are not those girls, we don't expect to rely on men to eat." ”

She said: "Even if the second brother and sister-in-law don't support me, with my own ability, I can support myself, and at most I will have a hard time." ”

Lin Yubin smiled and asked, "How do you support yourself?" ”

Shang Danju snapped his fingers and said: "Embroidery, writing, painting, I can teach if I can't do it." ”

Lin Yubin sighed, "You take it for granted." ”

Shang Danju pouted and said, "Anyway, I don't want to get married." ”