Shen Ning, who was free in the evening and taking a walk with Jia Rong, finally knew You Erjie's choice.
"Grandmother, do you also think that Mr. Ma is not a good man for my second aunt?"
Today is a holiday after the monthly exam. Jia Rong personally took his two aunts to visit Mr. Ma, Officer Zheng Xiaoqi and Scholar Qian from afar.
Although Mr. Ma is very outstanding, his shortcomings are also obvious.
Because he passed the imperial examination, his mother treated everyone with contempt.
Jia Rong was displeased as soon as he saw it.
But he didn't like it. After looking at the three of them, the second aunt obviously liked Mr. Ma more.
"…It is not up to us to decide whether he is a good person or not."
Shen Ning smiled and said, "It depends on whether this person who has lived with you can be turned into a good man."
If it was You Sanjie, no matter how outstanding the mother and son of the Ma family were, she felt that she could use the dowry saved for her by the Jia family and Youshi to force them to be good mother-in-law and good husband.
But this may not be the case for You Erjie.
If she has any intention of regarding her husband as her God, she will suffer endless hardships in the future.
Many times, character really determines destiny! But that was all she could do.
Chen Ning sighed softly in her heart, "Let's just leave it at that! Marriage is a big deal, it's the parents' orders and the matchmaker's words, we can just give our blessings from afar."
Although they were talking excitedly here, the Ma family might not think highly of You Erjie.
In this era, men got married early. Mr. Ma was in his twenties but had not yet got married. It was obvious that he wanted to find someone who could support him after he succeeded in his studies.
Although the Jia family is in the officialdom, You Erjie and Youshi are not relatives after all.
Chen Ning let go of her hand and looked at the purse hanging on Rong Ge'er's waist. "This green bamboo purse was just given to you by Keqing."
"yes!"
Rong Ge'er smiled and said, "My grandson got first place in the class in this monthly exam. He not only got a purse, but also a sachet."
“…”
Shen Ning was speechless.
If this happened in modern times, and they were in love in junior high school, she would definitely break up the couple.
Unfortunately, that doesn’t work here.
Especially Qin Keqing, who was entrusted to their family by two generations of emperors. "Then what do you give her?"
"My grandson is looking after Qin Zhong for her."
"Qin Zhong!"
Speaking of Qin Zhong, Shen Ning couldn't help but think of Baoyu, "Is he doing well in the clan school?"
In the Red Mansion, this kid got involved with Zhineng and eventually lost his life.
"He is in the Meng class. In this monthly exam, he ranked second in the Meng class."
"Qingzhu, go back and get the two silver ingots for the top scorer in the imperial examination."
"yes!"
Qingzhu, who was following, hurriedly wrote it down.
"Grandma, what about me?"
Jia Rong tugged at Shen Ning's sleeve, his eyes full of anticipation.
He had property and was not short of money, but what his grandmother gave him was different.
Chen Ning glanced at him and said with a smile, "You got first place, so you get two top-ranking gold ingots?"
“Thank you, Grandma!”
Jia Rong smiled happily.
"You, you!"
Chen Ning was also very happy for him, "If you want my gold ingot in the future, then try to get first place in more exams."
"Well, my grandson will definitely work hard."
They were all very happy here. Baoyu, who had passed the exam before Lin Chang'an, was happily holding the sachet given by Tanchun and the fan cover given by Daiyu.
Lin Changan was furious.
He had been eyeing the fan cover that his sister had worked so hard to make, but in the end it ended up being given to his second cousin for the first time.
Humph~ "What are you so proud of? I will definitely be the first next time."
"We'll talk about next time next time."
Anyway, this time, he won.
Baoyu saw that he was so angry that his eyes turned red. After all, he thought that he was younger than him, so he stuffed Tanchun's sachet into his arms and said, "This sachet can also repel mosquitoes. I'll give it to you."
Lin Changan: “…”
He actually wanted the fan cover.
But he was afraid to say it out loud, otherwise he would lose even the sachet.
"Okay!" He held his head high, "I'll forgive you this time."
Baoyu: “…”
His hands are itching.
"You'd better not forgive me. Let's do horse stance tomorrow!"
"I thought I was afraid!"
Lin Changan was at a time when he had a particularly strong desire to win.
He patted his chest and agreed on the spot.
Here, Jia Rong, who was sending Chen Ning back and receiving a reward, remembered something. "Grandma," he said, "When my grandson brought my two aunts back today, I met Liu Xianglian, the grandson of Duke Li. He was very enthusiastic and took my grandson's hand, asking when you were free, saying that he wanted to come and visit you."
"...pay me a visit?"
What Shen Ning is curious about now is, have Liu Xianglian and Third Sister You met?
"What do you want from me?"
"He is curious about Master Jin and wants to know more about Master Jin from you."
Rong Ge'er was also curious.
The recent hot-selling "The Return of the Condor Heroes" in Beijing has made many people curious about Jin Daxia. "Grandma, I am your grandson, right? Otherwise, can you tell me who Jin Daxia is?"
"...You also watched The Return of the Condor Heroes?"
Shen Ning answered the question irrelevantly.
"Ah? Look, I looked a little."
Rong Ge'er suddenly felt something was wrong.
"oh?"
Shen Ning smiled, "Brother Rong, have you calculated how many books you owe me?"
Uh~ Rong Ge'er was stunned.
When I was young, I impulsively promised my grandmother that for every book I read, I would copy three copies and give them to poor students.
he……
"grandmother!"
Rong Ge'er's voice was a little broken, "Grandson is wrong, grandson..."
"There is a copy of Zhu Zhenheng's "Supplement to the Compendium of Materia Medica" in the warehouse," Chen Ning interrupted with a smile, "It's a medical book. Copy three copies and distribute them to the three clinics!"
ah? Thinking of the thickness of "Ben Cao Yan Yi Bu Yi" and then thinking about the thickness of "The Legend of Condor Heroes", Rong Ge'er dared not say anything and answered honestly: "Yes!"
It’s really hard to guard against!
But this time he fell into the trap himself.
Rong Ge'er took the two gold ingots for winning the imperial examination and left with a sigh.
Originally, he wanted to give himself a few days off, but now it is obviously not possible.
He has to copy books, but medical books are not easy to copy! If he wants to copy well and without mistakes, he has to read it through several times first.
Otherwise, this kind of thing that cures diseases and saves lives may become a poison that harms people if even one word is wrong.
When Rong Ge'er left the yard pitifully, he didn't expect to meet Qin Keqing who had returned from the West Palace.
"What's wrong?" Qin Keqing asked curiously as she looked at him and the frost-bitten eggplant, "Did you do something wrong?"
It shouldn't be like this!
She has been studying here for some time. Except for the time when he was carrying the coffin back to his hometown, they could not meet each other. Otherwise, they saw each other almost every day.
Although Jia Rong's work is still far from being flawless, he has a teacher to teach him in the academy, Jiao Da to teach him martial arts, and his grandmother to teach him at home.
Qin Keqing was actually very satisfied with this young husband.
"Um!"
Rong Ge'er was very weak, but when he saw Qin Keqing, he quickly thought of something, "My grandmother asked me to copy Zhu Zhenheng's "Ben Cao Yan Yi Bu Yi". I copied it later. Can you help me proofread it?"
"What did you do?"
Proofreading was fine, Qin Keqing was just curious about what he had done wrong that made his grandmother punish him by making him copy medical books.
"I secretly watched The Return of the Condor Heroes."
Rong Ge'er sighed, "I know, you have read this book."
Qin Keqing: “…”
Of course I send back samples of the best-selling books by my mother-in-law!
Not only did she read it, but her cousins were also passing it around to read. Even Mr. Zhan, who couldn't buy the book, was queuing up to read it.
"Can you just help me calibrate it?"
Rong Ge'er looks pitiful.
"I didn't say no!"
Qin Keqing smiled and said, "Just write, and leave the rest to me."
Compared to them, Rong Ge'er is much more pitiful.
However, Mr. Zhan always said that it is okay for boys to suffer a little when they are young.
What's more, copying books is not a hardship at all. It can help people remember knowledge better.
So, they also have the task of copying books, but there is no hard and fast requirement to copy three books in a row.
But Qin Keqing knew that her cousins had all voluntarily confiscated the books in their homes.
There are many rare books in the collection.
If you put them outside, they are priceless treasures.
"By the way, have you finished copying the "Comprehensive Discussion on River Defense" last time?"
Qin Keqing still sympathized with him, "If you have finished copying, bring it to me and I will calibrate it."
I really can’t imagine how many more books he will write in the future.
A smile flashed in Qin Keqing's eyes.
"I finished copying it the other day."
Rong Ge'er was very happy and hurriedly said to his servant, "Go and get all the "Hefang Tongyi" here."
He is also doing calibration.
But so far, only one book has been completed.
"From now on... bring all the books you want to copy."
Qin Keqing blushed slightly, "I'll copy one too and show it to my brother."
"OK!"
Sharing suffering is the most balanced thing.
Rong Ge'er agreed immediately.
At this time, Third Sister You was also thinking about Liu Xianglian whom she saw today.
This person is just what she likes.
It’s a pity that he is the grandson of Duke Liguo.
Although both her parents have passed away, how could she possibly marry into the Duke of Liguo?
She sighed softly in her heart.
He tried to cheer himself up and reported to Old Lady You about the three people he had seen.
"Second sister, which one do you like?"
After listening to this, Old Lady You was more inclined to support Officer Zheng Xiaoqi.
The city gate officers don’t have to go to the battlefield.
Besides, there is no need to fight between the north and the south now. If my daughter marries Officer Zheng Xiaoqi and has two more children, her life will not be bad in the future.
"Mother, I think Mr. Ma is better."
You Erjie said shyly, "He is already a juren. If he can enter the Jia family school, he might be like Liu Tang who passed the imperial examination this year. It won't take long for him to pass the imperial examination."
Even the Jia family helped change that person's surname.
Now he has passed the imperial examination and been appointed a seventh-rank county magistrate in Jiangnan.
I heard that he left with his wife and children.
The Ma family also has only one mother.
A mother will never harm her own son.
You Erjie felt that the Ma family was much simpler than Liu Tang's original Chen family.
"Liu Tang is the son-in-law of the Jia family."
Before my mother could speak, Third Sister You said, "If he goes to the Jia family to study, the Jia family won't say anything, but sister, what right does Mr. Ma have? Don't say anything about my elder sister."
She said disapprovingly: "There are too many relatives like us in the Jia family. If my sister really makes an exception for you, then she will be finished in the future."
The family school provides food, drink, writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone.
This alone is enough to make people try their best to get in.
"Everyone comes to ask her for help. Can she still refuse? If she doesn't refuse, will the clan still be called Jia? Can the original money still maintain normal supply?"
You Erjie: "..."
She looked at her sister and couldn't help feeling a little sad.
Since when did the younger sister stop caring about her biological sister and instead protect the older sister?
"Mother~"
She begged to Old Lady You.
"…Your third sister is right."
Old Lady You struggled for a while, "Second sister, you can marry Mr. Ma, but you can't ask your eldest sister to do anything for him."
"……good!"
You Erjie agreed.
I told Mrs. You about it the next day.
Although Youshi is in serious condition, she still hopes to settle her second sister's life as soon as possible while she is still able to move.
The Ma family is a relative of Jia Huang's wife's family who lives several doors away in the back street.
In order to make a living, the couple often came to Ningguo Mansion. When they heard that Youshi wanted to choose a husband for her sister, they specially recommended him to Jia Zhen.
Now, hearing that Youshi and You Erjie were willing to meet each other, he went to the Ma family overnight.
Mr. Ma’s mother, Mrs. Jin, was also not without worries about finding a daughter-in-law.
But she really looks down on ordinary people.
But the rich and powerful people looked down on her family.
Even though her son was so outstanding, she chose to wait and see for the time being because he was only a juren.
But last year's winter clothes were all pawned because of my son's literary gathering.
If they don't get married soon to make up for the financial difficulties, they will probably freeze to death this winter.
She was sighing at home, but she didn't expect that a golden wife would suddenly fall from the sky.
"…But since this is inherited, can Grandma You take care of it?"
There was a different light in Jin's eyes. "Besides, hasn't the master of the You family passed away a long time ago?"
I heard that Youshi brought a lot of dowry with her, and I'm afraid the You family has been emptied by her.
"It's my stepmother's, but I'm close to her!"
Xiao Jin looked at her aunt, "Otherwise, Brother Zhen wouldn't be able to take her to heart and choose a husband for her."
She also said very shrewdly: "Aunt also knows that our eldest aunt in the East Mansion loves her daughter-in-law very much. I heard that because of Sister-in-law You, she also took a fancy to the mother and daughter and gave them a lot of gold and silver jewelry and silk fabrics.
Moreover, because she liked it, the old ladies and wives in the West Mansion all sent gifts.
Just think about how much that is? If you just sweep the gaps between these two families, you will be rich for the rest of your life. ”
This is a perfect kiss.
"Then...what does that You Erjie look like?"
Her son has very high standards and he doesn't want anyone who is not good-looking.
"Oh, don't worry, the second sister is as beautiful as a flower."
Xiao Jin patted her thigh and said, "If this marriage goes through, maybe my cousin will be able to go to the clan school right away. I heard that many of the homework there was bought by Master Zhu from the West Mansion at the Imperial Academy."
Otherwise, there wouldn’t have been three Jinshi candidates passed the imperial examination last year.
"Then... let's see each other!"
Old Jin smiled.
Mr. Ma, who was talking to Jia Huang next door, also laughed.
Finally, he got a good wife.
Jia family! Not to mention that the Jia family's clan school is becoming more and more powerful, the Jia family's momentum is also getting better and better.
Once he becomes a brother-in-law to Lord Jia of Ningguo Mansion, won't he be able to use some of the Jia family's connections? As someone who often attended literary gatherings, he knew very well that although the Jia family was in the army, over the past year or so, they were highly respected by scholars because of Madam Shen. (End of this chapter)
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