Chapter 1314: Views (Happy Birthday to Book Friend "Walk Away with Style")
Manbao looked up and said, "Dad, Sixth Brother and Li Zhonglijun stayed in the capital to open a shop. Business was good during the New Year, and they were reluctant to close the shop."
She didn't mention Zhou Silang pawning Zhou Liulang and the shop to the Hu merchant. She continued, "Fourth Brother and Li Wei bought some furs and separated from us in Mianzhou. They're going to Maozhou and Yizhou to sell them. It'll probably take them several days to get back."
Old Zhou didn't understand much about this kind of business, but he appreciated Zhou Silang's willingness to make a profit and Zhou Liulang's diligence. So he put them aside for the moment, picked up his chopsticks, picked up a piece of meat for Manbao, and said happily, "Okay, let's eat first. Come on, Manbao, eat some meat. You must be starving on the way here, right?"
I wasn't that hungry, but the ride was pretty bumpy.
Qian glanced at the excited Old Zhou, picked up a piece of meat for Manbao, and said, "Hurry up and eat. Mother asked your third sister-in-law to clean up your room. There's a brazier in the room. If it's too cold at night, add another quilt."
Manbao agreed.
The family had a happy dinner, and after the meal everyone lit the lights and shared the food.
The first, second, fourth and fifth wives all bought good things for the people in their respective houses. Of course, Manbao would not forget his third brother and his family, and he also bought a box of things for them.
But this is not the most important thing. These things were already sorted into categories when they were in the capital and have been carried back to their respective rooms. They will sort them themselves.
The main thing is that Manbao also brought back some books from the capital this time. She bought them for Santou and the others.
Most of the books at home were hand-copied by her from her husband, and then the three of them would hand-copy a copy from her. In fact, there were still very few books.
This time, she brought back many books that she had read and memorized, so that the three of them could use them directly.
If it’s not enough, you can make a copy yourself.
There were also some fabrics, jewelry and other things that the Queen and the Crown Princess gave her as rewards. Manbao also brought back a lot of them, and she was not stingy in distributing them to her family.
Qian touched the brocade and then put her hands away, shaking her head and saying, "This brocade is too slippery. I'm afraid the calluses on my hands will pick at the silk. It's not something we farmers can use. Let's put it away."
Manbao could see that the sisters-in-law really liked it, so he said, "Mom, let the sisters-in-law keep it. Even if they don't wear it, they can sell it for money later."
Qian looked at her and didn't object. She said to Xiao Qian and the others, "Since Manbao said so, you should keep it. These materials may be useful when your children get married in the future."
Speaking of this topic, Xiao Qian couldn't help but ask Manbao, "Manbao, when will Datou come back to propose marriage?"
"Yes, Erya is old enough now," Feng said, "I thought Erya would come back this time."
Manbao was startled, "Second sister-in-law, are you going to propose marriage to Lijun?"
Feng said, "We can start seeing each other now."
Manbao thought about it and shook his head and said, "Lijun may have done it now. It's probably impossible to let her go home and get married. Besides, it's not good for a girl to get married too early."
"What's wrong?"
Manbao said: "It's not good for your health. Marrying too early will cause danger to your child. Let's wait until you're eighteen."
Feng was confused. "Isn't eighteen too old? Oh, and where's the sixth brother?"
Everyone then remembered that Zhou Liulang had not yet married.
The sisters-in-law all looked at Qian, and the atmosphere became a little tense.
Manbao chuckled, feeling a little guilty.
When Qian saw this, she said to Feng and the others who were gathered in Manbao's room, "It's getting late. You should all go back to your rooms and sleep."
Feng and the others took the brocade they were given and left.
Qian said to Little Qian, "Go boil another pot of hot water so that Manbao and the others won't run out of hot water when they wash up."
Xiao Qianshi also left. Manbao quickly took out a large bundle and gave it to her. "Sister-in-law, this is a fox fur coat for you. It will keep you warm when you wear it."
Xiao Qian went back with a piece of brocade and a big bundle.
When Feng and the others saw this, they realized that the eldest sister-in-law had an extra burden than they did. However, at this moment, most of them were envious and had long been accustomed to it.
After everyone left, Qian Shi pulled Man Bao aside and asked, "Did your sixth brother fall in love with someone in the capital?"
Manbao: "How did mother know?"
Qian didn't answer, but asked, "What kind of person is he?"
Manbao scratched his head and said, "Sixth brother asked fourth brother to come back and intercede for me."
Qian nodded her head and said, "So you want to keep this a secret from mother until your fourth brother comes back?"
Manbao smiled sheepishly, looked outside, and then leaned over to whisper in Qian's ear, "She's the daughter of the mutton restaurant next door to ours. Her surname is Qiu, and she's eighteen years old this year."
Qian frowned, "You're still not engaged at eighteen. Are you like your sixth brother and don't want to get married, or is there some other reason?"
Manbao: "She is the only daughter in their family."
This situation was too familiar, so Qian asked without thinking, "Are they going to marry into the family?"
Manbao was about to answer no, but after hearing this, he paused and asked, "Mom, will you agree to Sixth Brother marrying into your family?"
"I won't agree," Qian said with a sullen face. "It's not because of your sixth brother's filial piety. Besides him, I have five sons. Your father and I have enough to support him in his old age. It's just that being a son-in-law isn't easy. Not to mention the opinions of outsiders, even his family might look down on him."
Qian said, "Our family has enough money to marry a daughter-in-law, so why should we marry into the family?"
Manbao said, "My biological father also married into the family. Mom, didn't you say that my grandfather and his family treated my biological father very well?"
When Qian heard her mention this, she knew what she was thinking. She reached out and touched her head and said, "It's good, but things are different now. Your biological father had nothing back then. He even had his life saved by someone else. Otherwise, if he had been married into the family, there wouldn't be so many entanglements now."
Manbao asked quietly, "What's the tangled matter?"
Qian pinched her cheek and said angrily, "You're asking even though you already know the answer. What else could it be? Of course it's about you being included in the family tree."
Manbao sighed and said, "Mom, do you think it sounds better to call me Zhou Man or Xia Man?"
Qian smiled and said, "They all sound good. It depends on which name you like."
Manbao herself was also undecided. She certainly preferred the name she had since childhood, but that would make her father and their family seem very unethical, after all, it was agreed that she would marry into the family.
Qian also sighed, "Your sixth brother should come back and let your father give him a beating."
Manbao shuddered and immediately came to his senses, quickly explaining, "Mom, the Qiu family didn't let Sixth Brother marry into the family. They just wanted a child to have their surname."
Qian: ...
She looked at Manbao silently.
Manbao smiled flatteringly and said, "I just want to know your opinion on marrying into the family."
Qian nodded her head and then asked about the situation of the Qiu family in detail.
As soon as Manbao heard this, she knew that Qian was inclined to agree. She inexplicably felt that she was at a disadvantage. It seemed that she would have to ask her fourth brother to give her the ten taels of silver from her sixth brother when he came back, because it was she who persuaded their mother to arrange this marriage.
I wish my book friend "Xiaosha" a happy birthday, further advancement in career, early divorce, early purchase of a house, and early...
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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