Now in the situation of the Shang family, there are very few people who can help Shang Ping, and being able to send a slave to Dingzhou to take care of him is already the limit of what the Shang family can do now.

The person who was sent was called Shang Zhong, who was originally on an errand in the stable, and he was not in Mrs. Shang's list when Lin Qingwan ransomed people, but when Steward Lin went to ransom people, he happened to encounter him with a fever and was seriously ill.

Steward Lin took pity on him, and the yamen didn't want to kill him, so he collected some money and gave it to Steward Lin.

Lin Qingwan gave the person to Mrs. Shang, and it happened that Shi Ping was sentenced to exile, and she also needed someone to take care of her. As soon as Mrs. Shang got well, she gave him some money and asked him to go to the capital to serve Shang Ping and go to Dingzhou.

The most criminal, Shang Ping was going to walk all the way to Dingzhou, originally if he was the only one, the Shang family could have paid to hire a few cars, and the soldiers who escorted them would not have to force Shang Ping to walk when they had a car to sit, but who made him unlucky, there were many people who went out of Beijing to exile Dingzhou in the same batch.

So Shang Zhong could only carry his baggage and follow aside, but he was treated better than Shang Ping, he bought a donkey to ride, and prepared some hot water and hot food for Shang Ping when they were resting, so that it was better.

There is also accommodation on the road, although the criminal department has allocated money, but it is obvious that the officers and soldiers escorting them during the accommodation will not spend this money, so most of them will tear down the house or lock the door.

Shang Zhong followed, and Shang Ping was able to live in a chase shop with other prisoners.

In addition, the cost of checking the officers and soldiers from time to time is actually not too large, and it is said that the money should not be used up so quickly.

But Shang Ping wrote that Dingzhou seemed to be preparing for war, the weather was getting colder, and the Liao people were going south more and more frequently, and they were only afraid that they would be pushed to the front line to block the knife, so he wanted to use the money to move around, at least not to the front line.

Shang Danzhu thought that the old lady would go to ask Aunt Lin, after all, Dingzhou is the territory of the Northeast Army, and the Lin family has a certain prestige in the Northeast Army, and Lin Xin is also from the Northeast Army.

But I didn't expect the old lady to send only two hundred taels of silver, so she didn't bother anymore.

Shang Danzhu vaguely knew that the old lady didn't want to consume Lin Qingwan's favor in this matter, so when Lin Yubin asked at this time, she only briefly mentioned it and did not explain in detail.

Lin Yubin knew more about the confrontation between his aunt and second uncle, so he didn't ask much, signed directly, and asked people to get the money.

The next day, the grandparents dressed up and went to the theater, Lin Qingwan arrived one step ahead of them, heard the report from the next person, and hurriedly greeted her, "The old lady is here, please come inside." ”

The ladies who had arrived in the theater looked at each other, and greeted each other with a smile, this was the first time that the Shang family went out to attend a banquet after the accident, seeing that they only hesitated a little and followed Lin Qingwan out, Mrs. Shang breathed a sigh of relief, no matter whose face it sees, after today, even if the Shang family is not worthy of the name, they can stand back on the upper floor of Suzhou.

As for whether it can live up to its name in the future, it depends on the efforts of a few children.

However, Old Madam Shang glanced at Lin Yubin on her side, and the corners of her mouth were slightly raised, as long as Yubin was there, this should not be difficult.

Several wives also saw Lin Yubin beside Mrs. Shang, and their faces bloomed, and they praised: "County Lord Lin is becoming more and more beautiful, this is different from becoming a parent, and he looks a lot older and more stable than before." ”

Old Madam Shang smiled, "She is not young, and if she is not stable, her aunt should be worried." Aunt Lin said yes? ”

"Yes," Lin Qingwan smiled, "It's still the old lady who understands me." ”

She took Lin Yubin's position, helped Mrs. Shang with one arm and said, "I don't often listen to dramas, you just came to help me choose a few folds." ”

Mrs. Shang also knew that she didn't like to listen to operas, and it was better to listen to people playing the piano and singing songs than listening to operas, so she was also a little curious, "You don't like to listen to operas, why did you think of inviting us to listen to operas?" ”

"Isn't it that Yubin is out and I'm bored?" Lin Qingwan said indifferently: "Besides, someone asked me to be a matchmaker, but how can I be a matchmaker?" And I'm still a widow, how unlucky, so I just invite everyone to watch the play, invite everyone, who has the intention, who has no intention, they try to figure it out by themselves, if they can do it, if they can't, I can't do it, I can't do it. ”

Everyone listened to this, looked at each other, and found that among the people who came, there were unmarried school-age children in the family, but I don't know who the person who asked Lin Qingwan to be a matchmaker is?

But no matter who it is, it's also convenient for them, anyway, the family background is similar, and they can take a look at the children in the family.

His eyes skimmed to the two girls beside Mrs. Shang, and he paused slightly, well, except for the two girls from the Shang family.

Even if Shang Mingjie marries Lin Yubin, everyone knows that with Shang Ping in front, even if Lin Qingwan can make Shang Ming outstanding, his career will be limited in the future.

What's more, no one knows if the Shang family can get out of this trough, so this family is too risky, and everyone is not without other candidates, so there is no need to take this risk.

There are also people who are excited, they are mostly nouveau riche, people with a very shallow background, and they have a limited number of people to marry, thinking that if they can marry the Shang family and catch up with the Lin family and the Zhou family, it will be good.

Therefore, someone threw an olive branch to Mrs. Shang in the middle of the banquet.

Mrs. Shang's heart also moved, she glanced at the two granddaughters next to her, and began to ponder, but unfortunately the people who came to ask quietly were people she didn't look down on.

Although she knows that their family background is not bad, it is not helpful to the Shang family, and the talent is not worthy of her two granddaughters.

But thinking of the current situation of the Shang family, Mrs. Shang didn't dare to say it to death, what if she couldn't find a better person?

Now that she refuses, I'm afraid that the two children will not be able to kiss each other in the future, so she can't really keep them as old girls, right?

This time listening to the play, everyone was absent-minded, and they were all worried about the children at home, but Lin Qingwan was light and had nothing to do, and when she finished singing the two-fold play on stage, she waved her hand and rewarded it.

Seeing that Old Madam Shang's face was a little tired, she smiled and said, "Why don't you go to the wing room to rest for a while?" It took two quarters of an hour for the next episode to begin. ”

"After so long?"

"Yes, I brought a lot of fruit wine from Wenyuan, and I'll give you a taste for a while," Lin Qingwan smiled, "There is also the food in the Zhenwei Building next door, let's eat something and take a break." ”

"It's okay," said the old lady, "then I'll go and squint." ”

Lin Yubin got up to serve Mrs. Shang to rest, so Lin Qingwan pressed her hand and said, "You stay here to help me take care of the ladies, and I will accompany the old lady to sit." ”

smiled at Shang Danzhu and Shang Danju: "You help your sister-in-law." ”

Shang Danzhu and Shang Danju looked at the old lady.

Old Madam Shang knew that Lin Qingwan had something to say to her, nodded to the two of them, and then took Lin Qingwan's hand and left.

The two of them entered the wing room at the back of the theater building, Lin Qingwan helped her sit down on the couch, and said with a smile: "The old lady is still strong." ”

"Fortunately, I can eat, but my sleep is a little shallow," Mrs. Shang said with a smile: "Speaking of which, I would like to thank Aunt Lin for letting Yubin go out so early, since she entered the door, Mingjie has also had serious things to do, and my sleep is better." ”

"It's good that Yubin's kid didn't trouble you," Lin Qingwan sighed: "Although I have no children and no daughters in my life, I really worry about Yubin as my own child." She was worried when she was not married, and she didn't know what kind of person she would marry in the future, what kind of family she would marry, and she was also worried when she got married. ”

Lin Qingwan smiled and said shyly: "To say something that offends the old lady, I can't sleep at night for the first three days of her marriage." ”

Mrs. Shang smiled, "This is the kindness of a mother, I know, when your sister-in-law married into the Lin family, I was the same." ”

"Fortunately, she married into the Shang family, right in front of the old lady, otherwise I don't know how worried I should be," Lin Qingwan held the old lady's hand and said, "It is also because of this that I can understand your heart." ”

Lin Qingwan said in a low voice: "Yubin is married, I have nothing to worry about, but you still have two granddaughters there." ”

Mrs. Shang's eyes turned red, patted her hand and said, "Who said it wasn't, since the second child had an accident, my heart has not been at peace for a day." ”

She wiped the corners of her eyes and said, "I was worried about Mingjie first, but now that he has married a daughter-in-law, I don't have to worry about it, but what about his two sisters?" ”

"The second family is confused, I didn't set a family affair for the two children in the early years, and now it's like this again, how dare I hand over the children's marriage to her?" Old Madam Shang said sadly: "I am old, I was supposed to live for a long time, but now I have to worry about their affairs. ”

"If the future is bright, it's worth it for me to worry, but you also saw it just now, who are the people who told me that meaning." Mrs. Shang said aggrievedly: "Now I don't care about my family background, even if it's a flat-headed people's family, but the character and appearance must be passable, otherwise wouldn't it be too wronged to have two children?" ”

In Mrs. Shang's opinion, now that the Shang family has the help of the Lin family, the Lin family can give it as much as they can borrow, and there is really no need to exchange Danzhu and Danju for family interests, so the man's talent and character are the first choice.

Because of the man's interest, it is possible to help Mingjie and Mingyuan in the future.

As for the family's help, Mrs. Shang felt that unless Danzhu and Danju could marry into the Lu family and a family like the Zhou family, it was really unnecessary, because the Lin family was in front.

But the situation of their Shang family is in front of them, and they don't even think about marrying with these families.

Lin Qingwan raised her eyebrows, she didn't expect Old Madam Shang to think so clearly, but she saved her tongue.

So she nodded again and again: "Isn't it, Danzhu and Danju have grown up since I watched them, what a good two children, you can't just let them out so casually." ”

Mrs. Shang's heart moved, and she said with a smile: "If you want to talk about who knows many young talents in Suzhou, then no one can go beyond Aunt Lin, her aunt feels sorry for the two children, why don't you pay attention to them too?" ”

Lin Qingwan pondered for a moment, and then stopped: "The old lady just said that those big families are only afraid of ......"

"I don't ask for family background," Mrs. Shang hurriedly said: "As long as the family background is innocent, and the person's talent and character are worthy of two children." ”

Lin Qingwan's face was relieved, and she said with a smile: "It's not difficult, not to mention those people in the reading building, but how many suitable young talents there are in the Seeking Knowledge Garden." ”