Chapter 318 What about the brother-in-law? What about the brother-in-law?
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On the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, under the scorching sun, Li Xiatian raised his hand to wipe his forehead and then casually wiped it under the hem of his clothes.
When Li Qiutian saw her like this, he took out a handkerchief and handed it to her: "Don't use so much force, or you'll ruin your makeup."
"Sister, it's so hot today."
"Hurry up, Third Brother should be waiting for us in Sanshan County with Mr. Jiang and the others."
Meanwhile, in Lijiatun, the people Li Shiyue had arranged to host the grand banquet had all arrived at the village entrance.
Wang Cuihua and her husband Zhao Sanhe were also among these people. One of them was helping with washing and chopping, while the other was helping with the fire and serving dishes.
Her daughter, Xi'er, was also very sensible and helped set the chopsticks on the table.
Yes, today is the auspicious day for Li Xiatian and Jiang Huai!
The wedding banquet was still held in the spacious threshing ground of Lijiatun, and the team hired to organize the banquet was a seasoned veteran.
The family was the one who hosted the wedding banquets for Li Shiliang and Zhao Min, Ma Zi and Zhao Yan, and Wei Zi and Sun Xiaodou.
The chef was Wang Cuihua's father, her eldest brother from her maternal family helped him, her mother and sister-in-law from her maternal family made the white dishes, and in addition to her, some aunts and uncles from the village were also invited to do the washing and cleaning.
Li Shiyue watched from the side. The Wang family members were indeed experienced, and in no time, the drying ground had taken shape.
Looking up at the sky, Li Shiyue headed home.
As soon as you enter the yard, all the dogs in the house gather around. Each one has a shiny coat, and they look like well-fed and well-cared-for dogs!
After rubbing each dog's head a few times, Li Shiyue went into the main hall.
Wearing a brand-new dress, with a silver hairpin in her hair, silver earrings on her ears, and a silver bracelet on each wrist, Zheng Meiniang stared blankly into the air.
As for Li's mother?
She was talking to the stone, "...From now on, he will be your brother-in-law, do you know that?"
Treat them like family, don't...
Li Shiyue glanced at Shi Tou and interrupted, "Mother, so what if he's my brother-in-law?"
Aren't we still outsiders?
"Brother," Li Shiyue walked over, grabbed Shitou's arm and led him outside, "Don't listen to Mother. In our family, you and I are the closest siblings. Qiutian and Xiatian are the second closest to us."
As for others, apart from my mother and aunt, they are all outsiders!
Don't listen to your mother. What about your brother-in-law? What about your sister's husband?
It's just a name.
Li Shiyue pulled Shi Tou to sit down next to Zheng Meiniang, who was sitting in the main hall, and then casually picked up some fruit from the table and handed it to Shi Tou.
Shi Tou took the fruit and started biting into it, nodding to Li Shiyue as he spoke. Before he had even chewed and swallowed the fruit, he replied, "I know. Besides Shiyue and my mother, only my aunt, Qiutian, Xiatian, and your children are family. Everyone else is an outsider!"
Li Shiyue looked at Shi Tou with admiration and even gave him a thumbs up.
This pleased Stone, who then ate the fruit even more heartily.
"And what about your second uncle!"
Your second uncle is also family, you…”
"Brother, I forgot to mention, there's also our uncle, and sister's father, who are also our own people."
What about Li Wangming?
Li Shiyue simply ignored it.
Li Wangming did not return to Lijiatun today. It was not that Li Wangming did not want to come back, but that the autumn imperial examinations were approaching in August, and Li Wangming was busy studying for the exams at the prefectural school.
If he's coming back for Li Xiatian's wedding, the round trip will probably take seven or eight days.
Li's mother then wrote directly to Li Wangming, telling him to focus on the imperial examinations and not to travel back and forth because of this matter.
That's why Li Wangming didn't come back to attend Li Xiatian's wedding.
In recent years, Li's mother has been working hard to find a wife for Li Wangming and has consulted many matchmakers.
In the end, however, Li's mother was picky and demanding. She found five or six girls through the matchmaker, but she was not satisfied with any of them.
After much procrastination, last year Li Wangming told his mother directly that he would not marry until he passed the imperial examination and became a scholar. Only then did his mother give up on arranging marriages for him.
Li Shiyue said that Li Wangming wanted to take the imperial examination to become a scholar, which was a good thing.
Even though her relationship with Li Wangming had already been secretly fractured due to differences in status, gender, and interests.
However, at least on the surface, they are still considered a family, sharing both honor and disgrace.
Therefore, if Li Wangming could pass the imperial examination and become a Juren, it would be beneficial to Li Shiyue, the Li family, and even Lijiatun.
At the same time, Li Shiyue also told his mother, "Mother, don't arrange any more marriage proposals for Second Uncle. Even if it's a literate girl from an old scholar's family, Second Uncle probably won't be interested."
Li's mother looked up and felt that what Li Shiyue said was wrong.
In Li's mother's eyes, even though Li Wangming had grown up and was no longer the child she had watched grow up, it was already quite good for the Li family to be able to marry the daughter of a scholar, given their social standing. How could Li Wangming not be interested?
Li Shiyue's face showed a hint of sarcasm as she smiled and explained to her mother, "Mother, have you forgotten that Li Shiyang got married last year?"
When the topic of Li Shiyang's marriage came up, Li's mother was stunned for a moment. After a couple of breaths, she looked at Li Shiyue with surprise and disbelief.
Li Shiyue nodded directly to her mother, "Yes, that's exactly what Mother thinks!"
Li Shiyang married the daughter of his superior, and his wife was a member of an official family!
The difference between an official and a scholar is quite significant.
How could my second uncle possibly be interested in a woman whose father was merely a scholar?
Mother wondered why Second Uncle said he wouldn't get married until he passed the imperial examination.
Haha, isn't it because he was thinking that only by passing the imperial examination and becoming a candidate for officialdom could he be more selective about his wife?
So, I said, Mother, don't worry about it."
At this point, Li Shiyue leaned close to her mother's ear and whispered, "Moreover, when I went to the prefectural city last time, I saw my second uncle chatting and laughing with a student on Xueyuan Street. That person must be the classmate he always talks about."
Later, I inquired around and found out that his classmate, whose courtesy name was Anzhi, had a grandfather who was a Doctor of Classics at the prefectural school. Although he was only a low-ranking official of the ninth grade, he was very distinguished.
This person's father was a military advisor of the eighth rank in the government office.
Furthermore, this person has a younger sister who is three years younger than his second uncle!
When Li's mother heard this, how could she not understand what Li Shiyue really wanted to say?
Li's mother stared wide-eyed, her mouth agape as if she wanted to say something, but when the words reached her lips, she didn't know what to say.
Finally, Li's mother lowered her head and said in a low voice with some sadness, "...If he was dissatisfied with the girls I introduced to him, why didn't he just tell me directly?"
If he had told me directly, why would I have gone to find a matchmaker to come to my house?
"I...I'm not going to get involved in this!"
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