Chapter 16: Great Blessings
The day after returning from the Beijing suburb courtyard, Zhang Yuqing sat in the courtyard and looked at the name card in his hand.
This is given to her by the cousin of the Luo family, the name of the cousin's husband, which reads Wu Jun to promote Changping Si Luo Shijun.
With this famous post, she can go directly to her cousin's house to visit, without having to pass the ceremony, or she can use it as a stepping stone to go to the yamen to do some small things. They are all officials in the same dynasty, and as long as things are not too tricky, most of the people in the yamen will sell face to their colleagues.
Zhang Yuqing was thinking about finding a reason to visit her cousin in the Luo family, when she heard the maid come over and say that Mrs. Zhang had brought the eldest girl to see her.
As soon as the ceremony was finished, Mrs. Zhang took Zhang Yuying into the courtyard.
Wang Chunniang hurriedly went to the house and moved two chairs over.
Zhang Yuying looked around at the dilapidated courtyard, looked at the tattered chairs, hesitated for a long time, didn't sit down, and only snuggled up to Mrs. Zhang and stood there.
"You've been coming to the house for so many days, and I've never been free, so I just got free to come and see you today." Mrs. Zhang smiled, "How is it?" Are you still used to it? β
Zhang Yuqing lowered her head and said, "It's good, thank you for your concern." β
"Speaking of which, you are two months older than your sister Yuying, and you will be in time next month." Mrs. Zhang said, sighing, "Your sister Yuying has been settled early in the morning, but you, you have been away from home before, and you have been delayed until now." β
Zhang Yuqing was alarmed in her heart, and said cautiously: "Sister Yuying is beautiful and knowledgeable, how can I compare with Sister Yuying!" β
Mrs. Zhang laughed, very satisfied with Zhang Yuqing's words, "You should know the son who is married to your sister Yuying, it is the son of Lu who sent you home." His mother is the lord of Duanshu, the eldest granddaughter of Emperor Huai, although Emperor Huai has been an ancient man for many years, but the emperor has always been very good to the lord of Duanshu, and his honor is not declining, and he is not bad compared with the real princess. The relationship between the Zhang family and the Lu family is good, and the relationship between the two of them was decided by your sister Yuying when she was a child. β
"It turned out to be a talented man and a woman, and a good couple. To be able to marry such a good girl as Sister Yuying, the Lu family and Lu Gongzi must be very satisfied and happy! Zhang Yuqing smiled with a play-like mockery.
So satisfied and happy that even the widow and the widow's son took over together!
Don't look at Lu Wei as a cold face, his expressionless face seems to have no emotion, but he is actually a master who is crazy about love!
If there was no Lu Weiai's banging against the wall, this small world would not have been created. It's not enough to describe the love between the two, it's time to open the world.
Great, great! Zhang Yuqing applauded Lu Wei in her heart and expressed her respect.
Zhang Yuying blushed slightly, and proudly pulled Mrs. Zhang coquettishly: "Why are you talking about me again?" Don't say it! β
"Don't talk about your sister, the left and right have already been decided, just wait for your sister to reach her age, and the Lu family will come to greet you." Mrs. Zhang smiled.
Zhang Yuying stomped her feet and said, "I'm leaving, I have to go back to practice calligraphy!" β
"You go first!" Mrs. Zhang had already seen that Zhang Yuying was not used to this dilapidated place, so she waved her hand and let her go first.
When Zhang Yuying left, Mrs. Zhang said: "Your mother is gone, and the old lady doesn't care about anything, so I have to worry about you as an aunt." β
Zhang Yuqing lowered her head and smiled without saying a word.
"I heard a message two days ago." Mrs. Zhang's face straightened and moved closer slightly, "There is a big official in Beijing who wants to continue the strings......
Zhang Yuqing was startled and looked up at Mrs. Zhang.
"Don't worry, listen to me, my aunt is all for your good!" Mrs. Zhang pulled Zhang Yuqing and said, "The people in the capital who are a little more on the table want a daughter-in-law who is sensible and full of poetry and books, just like your sister Yuying." You have been away from home for many years, and the people in the capital do not recognize your identity as the eldest lady, and it is impossible to find a young talent to be a young couple like your sister Yuying! β
The morning breeze was blowing, the leaves of the tall poplar trees were rattling, and Mrs. Zhang's originally mean face lined with the golden morning light was much more kind and kind, and she looked bitter, as if she was really planning for Zhang Yuqing.
Zhang Yuqing was depressed for a while, but she really worked hard to belittle her! Zhang Yuying can marry a young and handsome man with a good family background, but it will be intolerable for her not to marry an old man buried in the loess?
"When you entered the city from the countryside, do you feel like you have entered our Zhang family and followed up in heaven?" Mrs. Zhang smiled, "But that family is a hundred times better than our Zhang family!" I promise you, if you get married, you will fall into a nest of blessings! The food and clothing are the best, and dozens of maids and maids are waiting for them! β
Seeing that Zhang Yuqing was silent, Mrs. Zhang sighed, "You little girls, you can't see the long term, the continuation doesn't sound good, but the benefits are real!" After so many years of poverty, do you still want to marry a poor ghost? You and your sister Yuying are both girls from the Zhang family now, but in a few years, your sister Yuying is the wife of an official, you are a flat-headed person who has eaten a meal but not a meal, you have to kowtow to her when you see her, aren't you uncomfortable? β
"How big is the big official you are talking about?" Zhang Yuqing asked.
When Mrs. Zhang saw Zhang Yuqing speak, she felt that she had grasped the psychology of the little girl, which made Zhang Yuqing's heart move, and she proudly stretched out two fingers, "Second grade master!" Your grandfather is also a good second! β
"When my grandfather was governor of politics, he was already in the year of knowing the destiny of heaven, right?" Zhang Yuqing asked.
Mrs. Zhang nodded.
"You said that the official who wants to continue the string is the second grade, how old is he?" Zhang Yuqing said bluntly, "I'm afraid it's older than my grandfather, right?" β
Mrs. Zhang's face was very unhappy, she coughed lightly, and said, "It's not much older than your grandfather......
Zhang Yuqing couldn't hold back and laughed.
"What do you mean by that?" Mrs. Zhang's face was angry, she stood up and scolded, "I bothered to help you plan and find a way, what are you laughing at?" β
Zhang Yuqing also stood up, held back a smile, and said very sincerely: "Madam misunderstood, I am very happy to hear such a good thing." β
"Do you really think so?" Mrs. Zhang was skeptical, "Do you really think this is a good family business?" β
Zhang Yuqing nodded, "Didn't you say that the other party is not only an official but also very rich?" For people like me, it's not bad. If I hadn't returned home, such a great blessing would not have been on my head! β
Mrs. Zhang breathed a sigh of relief, smiled, looked at Zhang Yuqing a lot more pleasantly, and said, "I mentioned this to your grandmother, but your grandmother, she didn't want to...... I am reluctant to let you go out, but such a good thing, there will be no such shop in this village after this village! β
"According to Madame, what should I do?" Zhang Yuqing asked with a smile.
Mrs. Zhang said happily: "You listen to me! Just go to your grandmother and tell you that you want to marry him, ask her to agree to the marriage, and I'll take care of the rest!" β
"It's not good! Although I was born with mud legs, I also know that a woman marries on the orders of her parents, so how can she propose marriage by herself? Zhang Yuqing shook her head, "Besides, you said earlier that your grandmother was uncomfortable when she saw me, and you said that I was not allowed to disturb her old man!" β
Mrs. Zhang choked for a moment, and then said, "I'm doing it for your good!" If you don't fight for yourself, in the future, you will see your sisters marrying the emperor's relatives and relatives, and marrying the new science and technology scholars, and you will only fall into a situation where you are nothing, and you will not have time to cry when the time comes! β
"Okay! I'll go to my grandmother and ask. Zhang Yuqing said.
Mrs. Zhang stood up satisfied, she was in a very good mood, and when she left, she actually patted Zhang Yuqing on the shoulder, praising her for being a good child, and giving the chicken a New Year's greeting to the weasel posture, which gave Zhang Yuqing goosebumps.
When the others left, Wang Chunniang walked out of the house and asked nervously, "Girl, do you really want to marry that official?" β
Zhang Yuqing asked rhetorically: "Do you think I look like a fool?" β
Wang Chunniang shook her head awkwardly.
Zhang Yuqing smiled and said casually: "But she looks at me like a fool." β
Wang Chunniang laughed, looking at Zhang Yuqing's attitude, she knew that she was worried about being redundant, "That old man is so old, and he still wants to marry a little girl, it's really shameless!" β
"I guess it's not a lady." Zhang Yuqing shook her head, "At such an old age, I have long been full of children and grandchildren, maybe I have to hug my great-grandson, marrying a lady at this age, isn't that looking for a young ancestor for my children and grandchildren?" β
Don't say that there is nothing wrong with the old mind, even if there is a problem, the children and grandchildren will resolutely not agree.
Most of them just want to find a young and beautiful concubine.
Wang Chunniang was shocked and angry, "This is too much!" How can she have the face to coax you! β
"I said it a long time ago, I can't believe a word of her words." Zhang Yuqing chuckled.
"Girl, don't pay attention to that poisonous woman! You're smart and beautiful, and you're no worse than the big girls in their family! You are still the daughter of their eldest master, how can you marry a son of Lu like that! Wang Chunniang said
Zhang Yuqing hurriedly waved his hand, "Gongzi Lu is Zhang Yuying's husband, don't mention him!" β
Unless she committed evil in her previous life, she wants to marry Lu Wei, who is full of ex-fiancΓ©es.
"I know that Lu Gongzi is the fiancΓ© of the eldest girl in their family, I mean you also have to marry such a young and handsome young man with a good family background!" Wang Chunniang said.
Zhang Yuqing lay on a chair and looked at the blue sky above the courtyard, rubbing her cousin's husband's name card in her sleeve, thinking about her mind in her heart, and said: "You don't understand, in fact, the old man is as good as the old man." β
"What's so good about the old man?" Wang Chunniang is incredible.
Zhang Yuqing smiled, "Of course the old man is good, he will die early if he has more money and less trouble!" β
"The girl is talking nonsense again!" Wang Chunniang's smile and veil covering her face are shaking.
After lunch, Zhang Yuqing went to the old lady's courtyard and told the maid guarding the door to ask to see the old lady.
Not long after, the old lady came over and politely said that the old lady was asleep.
"Then I'll stand here and wait for my grandmother to wake up." Zhang Yuqing had expected it and said with a smile.
Mama looked at Zhang Yuqing's beautiful and calm face, looking like the amazing and beautiful Tanhualang back then, sighed with a complicated expression, and said unbearably: "The girl is an understanding person, she should be able to see that the old lady doesn't want to see you." β