Although Liu Sanniang had been a widow for only a few years, she knew very well how difficult it was for a woman to support the household. A widowed woman would always be surrounded by trouble, let alone a young girl like Yu Jiao, who would inevitably be visited by wolves and tigers to cause trouble.
"No need." Yu Jiao refused, "I want to do business in the future, so I should become a merchant."
Because the words were too cold, Yu Jiao thought for a moment and said, "Merchants have to show up in public, which is bad for their reputation. Fei Ge'er is diligent and studious. I think he wants to take the imperial examination. I don't want my reputation to affect him."
When Fei Ge'er was mentioned, Liu Sanniang no longer mentioned asking Yu Jiao to move back to her hometown. Because Yu Jiao was so concerned about Fei Ge'er, she felt a little embarrassed, so she said, "Then you should move back home first. I sewed two new quilts a few days ago. When you come back from the county government, I will clean up a room for you."
Yu Jiao softened her tone, but still refused.
Liu Sanniang grabbed her hand. This action made Yu Jiao stiffen. Liu Sanniang's face also looked a little unnatural. She was almost never close to Yu Jiao before. She subconsciously let go of her hand. Liu Sanniang rarely used the motherly tone she used when she spoke to Fei Ge'er. "Go back home first. You have a house at home. Why live in an inn? If you want to move out, wait until you find a good house. I won't stop you."
Yu Jiao was silent for a while, and finally agreed.
Fei Ge'er was very close to her and knew that he must be very happy to have her live back home.
The two came to the county government office. Liu Sanniang cited Yu Jiao's excuse of going on business and registering as a merchant, saying that the decision to live in a different household was indeed made by her after the family discussed it together.
County Magistrate Gao had someone write a testimony to be kept, and Liu Sanniang put her fingerprints on it. County Magistrate Gao then processed the household register and registration deed for Yu Jiao. From then on, the relationship between Yu Jiao and the Yu family was clearly defined.
After collecting the deed, Yu Jiao left the inner hall and saw Yu Ruhai still sitting outside. She said, "I'll take my mother home first."
Yu Ruhai watched her and Liu Sanniang walk out of the county government office. Seeing County Magistrate Gao coming out, he stood up quickly and said, "I'm sorry to have let you worry about my Yu family's affairs today."
County Magistrate Gao smiled slightly. He was very friendly to Old Man Yu because he had high hopes for Yu Qizhe. He asked the yamen runners to bring in some tea. He smiled and said, "What's the big deal? As the chief official of the county, this is just my job."
After that, he became concerned about Yu Qizhe again and asked, "Has Fifth Brother sent any letters home? I wonder if he has become my master's disciple."
Yu Fuling brought back Yu Qizhe's letter yesterday. Yu Ruhai had already read it. He smiled and replied, "Qizhe said in his letter that everything is fine in the capital. I think he has already visited your husband, Liu Zhanshi, and received Liu Zhanshi's care."
County Magistrate Gao nodded with a smile. He was very optimistic about Yu Qizhe. If this boy could really pass the imperial examination next year, he would make an effort to befriend him and he would definitely be rewarded.
Thinking about Yu Jiao again, County Magistrate Gao couldn't help asking, "Speaking of your family affairs, I shouldn't have said anything too much. Brother Yu Wu, do you know that Miss Meng has signed a new deed?"
Yu Ruhai moved his mouth and stammered, "He...he is far away in the capital, and he hasn't had time to inform us yet."
County Magistrate Gao frowned, "Old man, do you remember what I told you before? A captain of the Jinyiwei came to the county government office to change Miss Meng's household registration and register her. That captain of the Jinyiwei and your Yu Wulang must be acquaintances. Yu Wulang asked that captain of the Jinyiwei to change Miss Meng's household registration to Wulang's wife's name. It can be seen that he has Miss Meng in his heart. Although the marriage of children is decided by the elders of the family, this is done first and then heard. When Yu Wu's son knows about it, it may cause trouble."
County Magistrate Gao did not think that Yu Qizhe was a person who let his elders decide everything for him. He was a man of his own ideas and had a lot of ideas. How could such a person allow others to interfere in his affairs? The Yu family, seeing that their son was about to pass the imperial examination, drove away the grandson's wife who came from a poor family. This was not a noble and upright person.
Yu Ruhai did not take Magistrate Gao's words to heart, thanks to Yu Zhou's constant brainwashing. She spared no effort to paint a rosy picture for Yu Ruhai, depicting how Yu Qizhe would pass the imperial examination in the future, marry a noble lady, and the entire Yu family would be reborn.
Even if the fifth brother gets angry after knowing this, can he still deny his grandfather?
What's more, there are so many noble ladies in the capital. Fifth brother has broadened his horizons in the capital, and he may have looked down on a woman like Meng Yujiao who came from a humble background.
Yu Ruhai smiled and said to County Magistrate Gao, "It's okay. My fifth brother is still young, how could he understand the love between a son and a daughter? I was foolish at first. My fifth brother was weak, so he listened to the Taoist's words and bought the girl Meng, who was born on a date that matched his birth date, to bring him good luck. In fact, there was nothing wrong between the two of them, and they had always been getting along as siblings. Now that my fifth brother's illness has been cured, it's not good to delay the girl."
After hearing what he said, County Magistrate Gao believed it a little. He remembered that Yu Wulang won the first place in the examination for students of higher learning that year, but later fell ill and could not get up. Moreover, Miss Meng just said that she wanted to go into business, and her character was definitely not that of an ordinary woman.
"So there is such a secret." County Magistrate Gao thought of the stack of land deeds in Meng Yujiao's hand. She was a bride brought to auspicious occasion, with only a widowed mother and younger brother left in her family. The fact that she had so many private properties must have been a gift from the Yu family. In this case, the Yu family was not treating the girl unfairly, but he had looked down on the Yu family with a petty mind.
County Magistrate Gao said, "Your Yu family has been very kind to Miss Meng. You bought a hundred acres of land and gave it to her. This is a very kind act. You deserve to have raised such an outstanding son like Fifth Brother Yu."
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