Chapter 665: This is called collusion between officials and businessmen to benefit the people

The marriage has been decided and the betrothal gifts have been given.

According to the usual process, the Xu family will be able to prepare for the bride in three to five months at the least, and half a year at the most.

But Nan Weiwei told the old lady that she wanted to wait for another two years so that the Xu family would not be in a hurry to get married and could take their time.

The old lady smiled and nodded in agreement.

Madam Nan was puzzled: "If you like him, why would you need two more years?"

Now everything is legal. What if there are more complications if we wait for two more years?

Nan lowered his eyes slightly, fiddling with the little carp in his palm, and said with a sigh, "Mom, Xu Minghui wants to take the imperial examination to enter the cabinet, but there is no imperial examination path for him now."

Nan Weiwei didn’t understand why Xu Minghui rejected her.

But after the two parties verbally agreed to the marriage, Nan Weiwei had been in contact with the Xu family for a long time, and it seemed that she suddenly understood why Xu Minghui did not dare to accept her feelings.

A person who is full of arrogance in his bones must want to make a name for himself before having affairs.

The second young master of the Xu family, the General of Cavalry and the second brother of the Sang family, these titles do not belong to Xu Minghui.

Xu Minghui will get what he wants.

Xu Minghui will also do what he wants to do.

But before he revealed his ambition, which he was unwilling to tell anyone, Xu Minghui still chose her first.

That's enough.

Nan Weiwei threw the glittering golden carp into the air, caught it steadily, and chuckled softly in front of Madam Nan's astonished gaze, "Mom, I actually think I understand him."

"If I were a man, I would have been like the eldest brother of the Xu family, fighting on horseback to carve out a world of my own and earning fame and honor that belonged only to me. Unfortunately, I'm not one of them."

"I was born a girl. Even if I learned martial arts, I wouldn't have a place on the battlefield. I used to think the world was unfair and women were inferior to men, but now I think there's nothing wrong with being a woman. There are many things a woman can do."

Nan Weiwei threw herself on Madam Nan's body like a spoiled child, closed her eyes and said cheerfully, "Mom, do you think Sister Xia Xia is amazing?"

"I wanted to be as great as her. Once I had that ambition, I felt like I had solved Xu Minghui's problem."

It’s not that I’m cowardly and afraid to face my own feelings, but that I want to be braver and give the best and most precious things to the one I love.

Madam Nan had never thought that she would hear such words from Nan Weiwei one day. She was stunned for a moment and said in a hoarse voice, "Then what do you want to do?"

"Do business!"

Nan Weiwei raised her hands high and said loudly, "I want to expand the Nan family's business and support more people!"

"We need to bring Lingnan's products to the north and sell them there, and bring northern specialties to even more distant places! Sister Xia Xia wants more people to have enough to eat, and I want to help more people earn more money!"

“Get rich!”

Madam Nan laughed for a moment, then fondly stroked Nan Weiwei's head and whispered, "Everyone says merchants are not considered important. If Xu Minghui really becomes a minister in the cabinet someday, aren't you afraid that people will gossip about you and make fun of you?"

"What am I afraid of?"

Nan curled his lips in disdain and said arrogantly, "What do those gossipers know?"

"I call this collusion between officials and businessmen to benefit the people, okay?"

Madam Nan: “…”

"I told you to read more. This isn't how collusion between officials and businessmen works."

"Hey, it's not important."

Nan Weiwei waved his hand and smiled, "Everyone says merchants are not good people, but why don't people think that merchants' money is dirty?"

"Besides, my future sister-in-law and mother-in-law, my third uncle and aunt all started out in business. I can only be considered a descendant of a family that has learned from others. Who dares to say anything wrong about me?"

Anyone who dares to speak out will have to worry about having a notorious elder brother to support him, and even the group of brothers-in-law in the family are not easy to mess with, okay?

Nan Weiwei said confidently, "Besides, even without my family's help, I can beat back the person who said that."

"Let's see who dares to act rashly!"

Mrs. Nan pinched Nan Weiwei's face, feeling both amused and helpless.

The old lady and others outside the door smiled at each other, shook their heads and did not go in to disturb them.

Madam Nan Er sighed, "The old lady was very perceptive. She made the right move by letting our Wei Wei interact more with the Sang family."

You will develop the habits of the people you hang out with.

Although Sang Zhixia seems weak, she actually provides a worry-free rear for the Lingnan army on the front line and paves a spacious retreat for Xu Yu who is fighting and killing the enemy.

Such people are full of tenacity in their bones, and their influence on the people around them is silent but immediate.

The old lady smiled and said, "I didn't expect Weiwei to be so ambitious."

"That's fine, though. Collusion between officials and businessmen is just collusion between officials and businessmen. After all, if the younger generations are successful, we old folks will benefit from it too."

The two ladies of the Nan family were amused by the old lady's words.

The old lady exhaled and said, "The betrothal gifts from the Xu family today are very generous, which shows how much they care about us. Although the wedding day is still early, we can't fall behind. We can't lose out on the dowry."

"Come on, follow me to the storehouse to take a look at our family's assets and search for some good things."

New Year’s Eve is about to pass, and the second day of the New Year is when we give out New Year’s gifts.

The New Year gift from the Xu family arrived first, and then the Nan family's carriage drove towards the Xu family.

Xu Wenxiu held the list of New Year gifts and said with a smile, "It's like we had an agreement on this before."

One portion of the New Year gift sent by the Nan family was given to the second house, and the other portion was given to the public family.

Aunt Xu took advantage of the few days of free time during the New Year holiday and was all smiles when she talked about her already chosen daughter-in-law.

"I'm not afraid of being laughed at by my sister-in-law. We haven't learned the etiquette of the New Year's ceremony in the past few years in the Northwest. If it weren't for my sister-in-law reminding me this year, I would have almost forgotten this rule."

It is an old custom for married families or close relatives to give each other New Year gifts during the Spring Festival. In Kyoto, this custom was observed every year, and every year there was a constant stream of carriages and horses in front of the Jiaxing Marquis' Mansion.

Among them, the gifts sent by Aunt Xu's parents were the most generous and substantial. Aunt Xu had been proud of them for many years and was very proud of them.

only……

Aunt Xu's eyes flashed with sarcasm, and she said self-deprecatingly, "Come to think of it, this is the first year since the Marquis's Mansion fell into decline that our family has received so many New Year gifts."

Among the three sisters-in-law of the same generation in the Xu family, except for Second Aunt Xu who came from a wealthy family, Xu Wenxiu and Third Aunt Xu both came from high-class and wealthy families.

But after they were exiled to the northwest with the Xu family, except for the mother of Sang Zhixia, who came from the least prominent family, the families of the rest of them seemed to have forgotten them long ago.

even……

Before the Xu family's guilt was confirmed, the family members of the woman, who had previously had close ties with them, were busy distancing themselves from them, fearing that they would be implicated in any way.

Aunt Xu was originally still laughing, but upon hearing this, she quickly whispered, "Oh, my second sister-in-law, you can't mention this again."

"Fortunately, Madam Xie and Xia Xia are not here today. If someone heard what you said, wouldn't it be..."

"It doesn't matter if you're here."

Xu Wenxiu's smile faded a bit, and she said softly, "We've been in the northwest for several years, and the only money and clothes we've received were sent by Madam Xie, who traveled thousands of miles to send them. Aside from Xia Xia's mother, who still cares about us, who has ever cared about our lives?"

Aunt Xu felt a bitter taste in her mouth. After a moment's reflection, she realized that this was indeed the case. She couldn't help but sigh, "What a cruel fate! Maybe it thought we were all dead a long time ago."

"But fortunately, we managed to survive. I only hope that when I return to our hometown and see our old friends one day, I can scare fewer people to death who are in poor health."

Xu Wenxiu was originally feeling depressed, but after hearing her words, she couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Is that what you meant to say?"

"Why can't I say it?"

Aunt Xu rolled her eyes and sneered, "It's human nature to push when the wall falls. I have nothing to complain about, but my sister-in-law knows what the situation was like back then."

"The Xu family's guilt hasn't been determined yet. Second Aunt and I have even been deleted from the family tree. If we really died outside, we would really be wandering ghosts."

Xu Wenxiu opened her mouth but couldn't say anything, thinking to herself that you are not the only ones like this.

When the Marquis's Mansion was at its peak, everyone from her family was polite and respectful when they saw her, and they were eager to get more benefits from the Marquis's wife.

But once she was defeated, the so-called blood relatives were separated because of the benefits. I am afraid they wished she would die sooner to feel at peace.

Xu Wenxiu exhaled, flipped through the thick stack of gift lists in her hand, and said playfully, "Why think about the bad luck in the past?"

"The Xu family is now prosperous and our descendants are striving for success. We no longer need those fake things that are just icing on the cake."

"If I ever have the chance to return to Kyoto and see my old friends, it won't be us who will be the ones being made fun of anyway."

"There's still a lot of time to go on. Just wait and see..."