Chapter 1784 Tell
Little Qian had been sitting by and listening with a smile, still sewing a shoe sole. When she finished, she nodded and said, "I heard you say this child is good. When you have time, invite them all to your home for a meal. You are a master, so you should treat your apprentices to a meal occasionally."
Manbao knew that his sister-in-law didn't understand, so he glanced at Zhou Lizhong who was cleaning the yard, leaned over and whispered, "Sister-in-law, I'm proposing marriage to Datou, can't you hear it?"
Little Qian almost pricked her hand with the needle. She widened her eyes and asked in a lost voice, "What?"
She subconsciously glanced outside and saw the big man who was cleaning the yard sweeping away with a broom without even looking up. The ground was not particularly clean, so she was silent for a moment and said, "It's time to get married."
She put down the sole of the shoe in her hand and sat next to Manbao. "Tell me more about the third lady of the Liu family. How old is she this year?"
Manbao said, "I'm eighteen, and I'll be nineteen after the new year."
Xiao Qian nodded and said, "It's about the same size as Datou, just right. What does their family do?"
"She's a doctor," Manbao said. "Her grandfather was the imperial physician in the palace. His rank is one grade higher than mine, the same as my editorial rank. Her uncle is also a doctor, currently practicing at Baicaotang. Her father seems to be involved in the medicinal herb business. Her brothers are also studying medicine and are planning to take the imperial hospital exams in the next year or two."
Xiao Qianshi felt a little uneasy and discouraged when she heard this. "She comes from such a good family, how could she be interested in our eldest son?"
Manbao said, "Li Zhong is not bad either. Isn't he following Fourth Brother around doing business? He's making quite a bit of money."
"Silly child, family background isn't calculated that way," Xiao Qian said, "Besides, she's even more capable than Datou. I'm afraid she'll look down on Datou."
Manbao thought for a moment and said, "Why don't we let them meet each other? Who knows, they might fall in love. Don't worry about the family background. It was Doctor Liu who brought up this matter. He's the one who makes the decision for his family, and he doesn't mean to look down on ours, so others don't have to worry too much."
Besides, Manbao was very confident in her family. Seeing that her sister-in-law was hesitant, she comforted her, "Think about it, sister-in-law. Their family has a strong foundation, but we can't just look at the past, we also have to look at the future."
She said, "Dr. Liu is a fifth-rank doctor, and I am a fifth-rank editor. Moreover, I am a fifth-rank official, half a level higher than him."
"Many of their children study medicine. We have children studying medicine as well as literature. We can't compare to the past, but we will not be inferior to the future," she said. "We have so many people in our family, and theirs is smaller than ours."
When Xiao Qian heard this, she realized it was true. They had a large family, especially boys, a lot of them.
She smiled and said, "I just feel a little lacking in confidence."
After eating and drinking his fill, Manbao waved his hand and said, "Don't feel insecure. I think the heritage of the past is only reflected in two aspects: one is the family rules and family products, and the other is the books and knowledge in the house.
"The latter is easy. I can buy lots of books for our family. As for the knowledge, you just need to focus on Lixue and the others and study hard. Whatever you learn is yours."
Manbao said: "As for the former, I think that establishing a family requires humility and kindness. Our parents haven't taught us badly, so we are no worse than them."
Xiao Qian knew that Manbao was comforting her. How could things in this world be as simple as she said?
Otherwise, wouldn’t the accumulation of decades, hundreds of years or even thousands of years become a joke?
Little Qian was quite self-aware of this. She smiled and said, "Hanging a straw curtain on the door of a firewood shop, and the prime minister's family and the general's mansion, these are what the elders say. There are few times when it is not important to pay attention to the matching of family backgrounds, such as you and Bai Shan."
She reached out and touched Manbao's head, saying, "When the Bai family first mentioned this marriage, my parents were worried. Mother said that if our two families weren't so involved, and if you and Bai Shan didn't grow up together and study with Mr. Zhuang together, and you're not much worse than Bai Shan in every way, and Madam Liu is kind to you, and Madam Zheng has a good temper, there's no way Mother would have agreed to this marriage."
Manbao was stunned.
Xiao Qian said, "If the two families are not well matched, even if it is sweet for a while, it will be hard in the future."
Manbao opened her mouth, thinking that she was young and had limited experience. And since these words were spoken by her eldest sister-in-law whom she had always trusted, she hesitated and said, "Then... should we still let them meet?"
After thinking about it, Xiao Qian said, "Let's see. The main thing is that Datou is old enough, but we still have to see what the woman thinks. If Miss Liu doesn't want to, we can't force her."
Manbao nodded, "I won't force it. Marriage is based on mutual consent."
However, Xiao Qian still had some doubts. "I heard that Miss Liu has a good family background and is very capable. Why would she want to meet our big boss?"
Manbao said without hesitation: "Because our family will not stop her from becoming a female official or a female doctor."
She said, "Doctor Liu is worried now because he can't find a good family."
Xiao Qian was stunned. "Why do you want to stop her from becoming a female official and a female doctor?"
That's a skill that allows you to survive, how rare is that?
If Daya was not too old and not as smart as Erya and Sanya, she would have wanted Daya to learn medicine from Manbao.
Just look at the fifth brother's wife. She works at home, but she can make the ointment in just two batches. Erya can make more than one or two taels of silver by selling it. She and the fourth brother's wife are extremely envious of her.
Manbao rubbed his belly and said, "The world is like this, it won't change in a short time. Sister-in-law, then it's settled. I'll let Lizhong and Sanniang meet each other later."
Xiao Qian nodded, and when she came to her senses, she immediately said, "I want to go too. Oh, and call mother too."
Although she had already married off one of her daughters, Xiao Qian was still a little worried when it came to her children's marriages, fearing that she was not thoughtful enough and did not know the right people.
This is the first time that Manbao has done such a thing in her life. In the past, she just followed her mother and watched the fun, but now she has become the one in charge. She didn’t feel it before, but now she feels a little nervous when she thinks about it seriously.
So he nodded.
So the aunt and sister-in-law went to find Qian.
Qian thought for a moment and said, "We have to offer sacrifices during the Winter Festival. We're not home this year, so we can't do it here. Why don't we go to Xuandu Temple and burn some incense to wish our ancestors and your parents well? How about we meet the Liu family at Xuandu Temple then?"
Manbao didn't expect that she could go out during the Winter Festival, and nodded repeatedly.
Qian said to Xiao Qian, "You go talk to Datou. I was thinking of bringing him home to look for a husband after the spring rush next year. It would be even better if we could find one in the capital. After all, our family has a restaurant here, and they often do business here."
Xiao Qian responded in a low voice.
See you at 9pm
(End of this chapter)
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