When the children grow up, whether they are poor or rich, talking about marriage becomes a top priority. If you are not anxious about your eldest son's marriage on Thursday, you will inevitably want to hear his son's thoughts.
The manor was indeed very close to the Zhou family. No matter how slowly the coachman drove the car, he stopped outside the gate of the Zhou family in less than a stick of incense.
Arrive home.
On Thursday, he returned to his room and took off his big hairy cloak under the service of Mrs. Li. After drinking the ginger soup served by the maid, he took the lead to go to the east wing where Dajiang lived.
Dajiang Xiumu was at home, and Xiaohe definitely wanted to stay with his brother. Last night, he was checked to see if he had slacked off in his recent studies. He was much more relaxed tonight.
When I arrived on Thursday, brothers Dajiang and Xiaohe were studying ink in the study room in the east wing, while the other was chatting with a book list.
When they heard the boy calling him "Master", the two brothers quickly stopped and planned to go out to greet their father, but then they heard Zhou Shun tell them not to come out.
Unlike Dajiang who was grinding ink and had to place the grinding rod, Xiaohe who was holding the book list had an absolute advantage.
——Xiaozui yelled at Brother, please slow down, and he had already taken the lead in running out of the study room with his short legs. Xiaozui called Daddy sweetly and rushed towards him.
If this old son didn't act like a little adult in front of outsiders, Zhou Shun would always have the illusion that this was the old girl, just like this moment.
This little marriage can be put aside for five or eight years before we think about it. It is not too late to discuss marriage with any kind of girl.
"Did your brother tell you when you are going to study tonight? You have to go out early tomorrow morning before dawn, so help dad keep an eye on your brother so he doesn't stay up late, okay?"
"I know, Daddy, my brother said that he would get on the kang and rest before the third watch tonight. Daddy, do you know who my third sister called for the third watch tonight?"
Zhou Shushun was stunned, "Isn't there a guard patrolling at night? Who are you listening to? Why didn't dad hear your third sister mention that someone asked your third sister for work?"
"No." Xiaohe shook the little hand holding Zhou Shuns right hand, and replied while walking to the study, "The third sister told me during the day today.
It's the old people who guard the ancestral hall of our Zhou Gu family. Recently, we secretly took turns patrolling the night with the escort team. At first, the escort team thought they couldn't sleep and wanted someone to chat with.
After hearing each of them say that their hands and feet were easy to use, and seeing that their bodies were still strong and their clothes were warm, the guards didn't take them seriously.
But for four or five nights in a row, there were old men taking turns following the night patrol. Gu Dali checked who had reported it to Uncle Chang Qing, and Uncle Chang Qing asked Aunt Lan to tell Third Sister.
The third sister was thinking about letting them go to the village entrance to watch the night at Gujiazhuang. If someone got addicted, it would be on our territory, so she wanted them to go around the ancestral hall to watch.
In this way, the ancestral halls on both sides are not afraid that someone will wander off at night and something will happen, and the escort team will not have to go around the village one more time every night and can go around the outside more.
It just so happened that the new year was approaching. At the oil paper processing workshop, the third sister seemed to want to use 10% of the profits from the settlement at the end of the year to subsidize the village elders or something.
The third sister wanted to use the monthly payment for the night shift to repay them for their kindness, and also to take the lead, making people feel that their efforts would be rewarded.
It's not that the third sister doesn't want to discuss it with you and Uncle Gu, but the third brother-in-law is coming back soon. The female is in charge and the male is in charge. Third sister doesn't want people to think that she has the final say in everything.
The third sister quietly told me that to be strong, you need to know the right time first. It would be difficult for her to stand in front of the third brother-in-law in a matter like this involving two families. It would be better for Quan to pretend not to know, and wait until the third brother-in-law comes back to ask the third brother-in-law to come forward. Even the eldest brother and his wife of the Gu family will subconsciously feel that the escort team listens to the third brother-in-law.
The third sister said that there are differences between people. No matter how good she is, she is a daughter-in-law and a sister-in-law. The third brother-in-law can be willful and make mistakes, but she cannot do anything to show off.
In addition, now there are more than a few daughters-in-law of the Ma family who are not satisfied with letting them collect some of the fat, and even Aunt Ma comes to look for her daughter more often.
Although she lives close to the two families here, unlike in the village where people are so chatty, Aunt Ma is still more or less busy working for the interests of her sons.
The third sister said, "Birds die for food, and people die for wealth." ’ She is like a big piece of fat meat now. Even if she can’t take a bite, she still wants to stick some oily smell back on it.
Therefore, letting the third brother-in-law be the master of the family can avoid a lot of unnecessary troubles. First of all, the second uncle and the second mother-in-law of the Gu family will definitely stand on the side of their old son..."
This point does not need to be explained by the old son. Zhou Shun also understood his daughter's intention, but he still listened to the old son's words very seriously and nodded heavily.
Xiaohe was so happy that he didn't bother to take the cup handed over by Dajiang and took a sip of warm water. He grinned and immediately sprinkled a handful of reassuring pills.
"You should take care of yourself and relax. Third sister is very powerful. She teaches me a lot on weekdays and I understand them all. How can third sister not understand it herself!
It's you, brother. The third sister is always worried about you. The third sister doesn't worry about your studies now. She is worried about your marriage, and she thinks that no one is good enough for you. ”
Dajiang: "..."
Zhou Shushun laughed loudly and rubbed his old son's head, "You can't escape either. When you grow up, your third sister will see that no one is good enough for you.
There is nothing to be embarrassed about. Men should marry when they are young, and women should marry when they are young. They are the wives who will accompany you for the rest of their lives. If you want a girl you like, don't be embarrassed to say it. ”
Dajiang, who couldn't hide his blushing face under the candlelight, shook his head hurriedly, "No. It's no better than going to school in the village now. You can't even go out to eat, live or go out in the county school.
Even if I go to school in the county, a decent girl will not deliberately fall in front of me on the road, let alone someone who is about to fall and a bookboy stops me in front of me.
Occasionally, a classmate would take me to his house to sit for a while. I would not go alone, not to mention that we are all scholars, so we would not know the difference between men and women, and we would not be embarrassed in front of my classmates. ”
That's it. Zhou Shushun pondered for a moment and said, "What about Master? Did the teachers at the county school let you visit their home? Which lady did you meet when you paid a visit to the teacher's wife?"
Dajiang suddenly laughed, "Dad, did you hear my third brother-in-law say that he and I went to Cheng County Yu's Mansion a few days ago and met Mrs. Cheng and Qianjin?
Nothing happened. My brother-in-law and Cheng Xianyu left for a while. The little girl didn’t know that I was still in the study and rushed in to find Cheng Xianyu. I was startled by her.
There is nothing that I like or dislike. If I did, why don't I tell you when I came back yesterday? You and the third sister didn't think that I had to marry a wealthy daughter to get married.
Besides, the Yu family in Cheng County is not low-class, but I don’t like the family of girls who are reckless, whether intentional or not, if they have the ability to observe words and emotions, they are not a good match.
What I am looking for is the eldest daughter-in-law of our family. She can have average looks, but her brain must be good enough. She is not as smart as my third sister, but she needs to be 50 or 60. "(End of Chapter)