Chapter Seventy-Six: Less in Charge
"Forget it, you don't need to say it, the marriage contract has been agreed on a long time ago, and it is not so easy to change it at will, Ruilin, do you understand? We will discuss their affairs in the long term after your father returns!"
"Well, okay, mother, I know. Before Ruilin finished speaking, he was beaten back by his mother with a stick, and he felt a little unhappy, but he wanted to tell his mother what was in his heart but didn't dare to say it, and he felt a little uncomfortable.
Ruilin actually wanted Ruiqi to marry Yuxi, so that he would be able to ask Murong Xiu to marry him. He wanted to tell his parents about this idea, but Ruilin still had some scruples and didn't have the courage to say it. As soon as his mother's words came out, he felt even more uncomfortable.
"Okay, mother, I'll go first, I still have some things to take care of. After saying that, Ruilin lowered his head and walked out disappointed.
Mrs. Huyan is a smart person, and her heart is bright. As soon as she looked at Ruilin's appearance and listened carefully to what Ruilin said, she understood a little in her heart.
It's just that Yue Lao took the wrong line and clicked the mandarin duck spectrum randomly.
It's a thing that says good things don't count, but things that don't say good things become the same thing. Mrs. Huyan felt helpless, what is this matter? But we still know in our hearts that this matter cannot be decided randomly.
The marriage of children is a lifelong event, but it is not easy to go down this step in front of you. I can't make my own decisions as a woman, so I have to discuss it with the two masters.
However, this traditional etiquette has to be observed, the Huyan family and the Murong family are both famous families, and others are looking at each other with a blank eye, so there is no way to make a mess. Otherwise, if you accidentally become the laughing stock of others, you have to laugh and be generous.
Emotional matters are really complicated, and it is not a routine of marrying a chicken and marrying a dog and a dog can be passed casually. She really wanted to change the minds of the children of the two families, so that she could go down the ladder of the boat.
Ruilin took a group of servants and the bookkeeper to the farmer's house in the field to collect rent. This year's harvest is good, and many peasant households have paid the land rent on time and in full, and Huyan's family has a lot of income in their accounts.
There are also some farmers who have added new money to their families, or because their families have been in arrears and seem to be a little short of money, so they beg Ruilin to delay payment or waive a little rent.
Ruilin is actually a soft-hearted young man, he saw that those farmers were a little ragged, and when he spoke, he was pitiful, so he thought that since his father was not here now, the Huyan family would not know what the situation was in the future, so it was better to give more kindness to these difficult farmers and exempt them from a little tenant rent, so as to give a little favor to the Huyan family.
Therefore, Ruilin simply exempted some tenants from the rent generously, and simply left a good reputation for the Huyan family.
Of course, those tenants are very grateful, but I didn't expect the new owner of the Huyan family to be so generous and decent, it seems that the family style of the Huyan family is not just taken out and sold, this is the best evidence.
After walking all over the fields, after a few days, Ruilin also walked through the tenant homes of the Huyan family, and he also saw the rich land of the Huyan family, and understood that the Huyan family also had a lot of family business after years of accumulation.
Of course, those farmers who rent the land of the Huyan family are also uneven between the rich and the poor, Ruilin understands the truth that the people take food as the sky, since the Huyan family has such a rich family business, there is no need to force those poor farmers to work hard for a few small money, dry up and fish. What's more, everyone knows that staying in the green mountains is not afraid of no firewood.
When it's time to be kind-hearted, you should be kind-hearted.
Mrs. Huyan affirmed Ruilin's approach, and Huyan Liexiong would have done the same, and her son could be regarded as inheriting a good family style.
As soon as Ruilin got home, he thought about Murong Xiu's affairs, and when he was collecting rent during the day, he also saw the eldest son of the Murong family collecting land rent between their fields from a distance, but it was far away, so Ruilin didn't go up to say hello loudly, even if he shouted, the other party might not hear it clearly.
He wondered what Murong Xiu would think when she saw Rui Qi go on the expedition, whether she would think that the longer this marriage contract dragged on, the better, and probably it would be better not to marry Rui Qi in the future.
Thinking of this, Ruilin felt a little more relaxed in his heart, and couldn't help but laugh twice. He didn't want Ruiqi and Murong Xiu to get married, this was not any schadenfreude, but it was actually a relief for the two of them. And it's not just himself and Murong Xiu, it's the same for Ruiqi and Yuxi.
But what will Riich do when he comes back? By the way, Riich is still coming back, and he can't go out to fight forever without coming home, and this is very unrealistic.
Ruilin's heart sank immediately, so will Ruich just go away and never look back, or......
Ruilin suddenly felt how dirty the idea he had just come up with, Richel was his brother, his sibling, and now that he was on the battlefield, he had such an immoral idea.
Ruilin took two sips: "Bad luck! It's really not something that people can think of!"
He sat on the bed, resting his legs on the edge of the bed, leaning his back against the bed to relax his somewhat tired body.
He walked so much during the day that his legs were sore.
Ruilin let out a long breath, looking at the roof, he didn't think that it was not easy to be in charge, he had to take care of everything, in addition to collecting rent, there were still a few shops at home that he didn't have time to take care of, and it was all up to the housekeeper and the bookkeeper in the store to take care of the business, and he decided to go to the store to check it out in a few days.
I really don't know how my father usually manages these things by himself, but he is still a fledgling young man in this regard, and it seems that he can't do it without a little effort.
Ruilin hopes that his father and Ruiqi can return safely, regardless of Riich's marriage for the time being, after all, brotherhood cannot be easily parted.
Although Murong Xiu was his intended person, after everyone was reunited, he would find an opportunity to slowly put forward his ideas, at least there was room for discussion.
Now through his mother's conversation with him, he also understands that his mother actually knows it, but she doesn't clearly support him, will she let her son fall into an unhappy marriage regardless of it?
In this way, both of her sons will suffer with them. Could his mother be such a cold and heartless person? That didn't fit his vision of a mother.
Ruilin also knew that he was unmanly in front of his mother, in fact, he should boldly express his intentions, Ruilin suddenly felt that he had missed the best opportunity, obviously he was timid and retreated, and did not have the courage to confess his heart.
He thought that if Murong Xiu saw this incident at that time, he would be disappointed in him, and he was sure that Murong Xiu would not like a cowardly man.
Ruilin felt a little disappointed in himself, he felt that his performance was not ideal, and he even wanted to say sorry to Murong Xiu.