Chapter 17 What's wrong with giving her a sedan chair?
Li Yulan's eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
This time she was not shy, it was as if she was thrown into a stove hole, and her whole body was hot from the fire.
"Mother!" Li Yulan was furious. "How could you miss Jia Huai so much? Jia Huai is a scholar, not a gentleman. He never even looked at me twice. If you spread these words, how can Jia Huai live like this?"
A daughter is delicate and caring, like a little cotton-padded jacket, so you should be gentle with her.
It's just water in the brain, just pour out the water and it will be fine. I'm not angry, I'm not angry. If I get sick from anger, no one can replace me.
"Do you want him to marry you in a grand sedan chair, and then become a scholar's wife, admired and praised by everyone?"
"Ah?" Li Yulan was too surprised to react for a moment, "Mom, what did you say?"
"I didn't hear it, but I didn't say it," Qin Fangci said as she made a move to leave. Li Yulan grabbed Qin Fangci's arm and said anxiously, "No, mother, I heard it. I want, mother, I want my brother Huai to marry me in a grand sedan chair. I want my brother Huai's children to listen to me, and I want everyone in the village to envy me."
Qin Fangci: It’s not hopeless yet.
"Then just listen to me. I promise you'll get what you want."
Li Yulan felt as if something was amiss and asked suspiciously, "Mom? Do you agree?"
Why does it feel like I agree but also like I don’t quite agree?
"As long as you marry well and live a good life after marriage, why would I object to your marriage?"
"Mom, you are so kind. I know you care about me the most."
Look, touch its fur, the little cotton-padded jacket is still very well behaved.
The bad one is just that old man Xu Jiahuai!
Old man, you are deceiving little girls. Let me show you how I can peel off your fake skin.
"You are my flesh and blood. I only gave birth to you, my little cotton-padded jacket. If I don't love you, who else should I love? You silly child, you should have told me earlier that the old woman in the Xu family is not easy to get along with. You went there alone, and you must have been annoyed by her, right?"
Li Yulan wanted to pretend to be strong and say no, but when she met her mother's gentle gaze that saw through everything, her eyes suddenly turned red.
"Mother," Li Yulan hugged Qin Fangci, and Qin Fangci patted her back gently to comfort her, "Tell me how she bullied you, and I'll give you some advice. I told you you're stupid, but you don't want to admit it. If you break up with me, who will give you money as a foundation when you get married? Don't look at your second brother and his wife quarreling with me. Believe it or not, they will have to coax me later. I have all the money in my hands, and I will have the final say on how to divide it among you."
Li Yulan nodded repeatedly after hearing this, wiped away her tears and became happy again. Her mother was on her side.
"Then mother, how much silver will you give me as a dowry when I get married?"
Qin Fangci pulled her hand away and said with a stern face, "That depends on whether you are going to be the scholar's legitimate wife or you are having an affair with someone without a matchmaker. If his family sends me a sedan chair to honor me, I will naturally give you enough honor."
"Mom!" Li Yulan was so excited that she wanted to fly to Xu Jiahuai and tell him loudly, "As long as you come to marry me in a sedan chair, my mother will agree to marry me! She will also give me a lot of money as a dowry."
Qin Fangci struck while the iron was hot and continued to work hard, "Don't be too happy too soon. If you do something shameless like having an affair with someone without a matchmaker, don't even think about taking your clothes away from this family."
"Mom, I wouldn't do that. How could I do that? How could you think of me like that!" Li Yulan's face turned red again, she was embarrassed and angry.
Qin Fangci only believed this promise to a small extent. Girls like Li Yulan who were in their naive period were most likely to be deceived by bad men.
After being deceived and cheated, before he even realizes it, his innocence is gone. By then it's too late to say anything.
She didn't mind speaking even more seriously, nor did she mind painting a more beautiful picture of Li Yulan's future.
If you have aspirations and bottom lines in your heart, you will be able to wake up more quickly at critical moments.
"I'm afraid you're stupid! This world is so harsh on women. It's not easy to be a girl."
"I know, mother, please stop talking. Be careful that my second sister-in-law hears me. She's such a big mouth, if she gets out, my reputation will be ruined. Mother, I'll listen to you. You have to give me more of my treasures, mother~"
Qin Fangci: "...Of course."
"Mom, you need to give me a few pounds of meat. If I don't send it there, will you send it to the Xu family?"
Qin Fangci's slap had its own ideas.
“Bang!”
"Ouch!" Li Yulan covered the back of her head, "Mom, why did you hit me?"
"I think you're out of your mind. I'll show you some of it." Qin Fangci pointed at her nose. "I'm the head of the Li family. You have no matchmaker or betrothal, and now I'm rushing to send meat to the Xu family? Am I begging them to come to my family and buy a child bride? Did you just listen to what I said?"
"Is that so?" Li Yulan's mind was in a mess, and her heart was even more confused. She had already assumed her mother agreed with what she had just said, so her mother was doing it for her own good. But she also wanted to help Jiahuai recover. "Then, mother, what should I do? Jiahuai has worked so hard studying, he needs to recover."
Qin Fangci: "...If he really wants to replenish his body, his mother will go buy some meat! I'll find a chance to go to Dongshi Village to meet the old woman of the Xu family someday."
"Mom, I knew you..."
"Don't say anything yet. From now on, you and your younger brother will learn to read together with Dadan and Erdan."
If your knowledge is insufficient, then broaden your horizons!
The limitations of the times and the shamelessness of the old man cannot be blamed entirely on the naive and ignorant young girl.
If she is still like this after broadening her horizons, why not give her a sedan chair?
"Ah? Mom, I, I also want to learn to read?" Li Yulan laughed dryly, "Mom, why should I learn that? Can I still take the imperial examination?"
"Of course you can't take the imperial examination, but the man you want to marry has to take it. Since you can't read, there will always be a mountain and a ditch between you and him. When he passes the examination and becomes a high-ranking official, if he meets a well-educated and talented woman one day, who can talk to him and understand everything he says, do you think his heart will still be with you?"
A strong medicine!
Li Yulan's body was shaking. Just thinking about that scene made her heart ache and she couldn't breathe. Tears as big as beans rolled down her pale little face.
"No, no, Mom, you lied to me, didn't you?"
"Why would I lie to you? I'm the last person to lie to you. If you're doing well, I can still have some meat soup with you. If you're not doing well, what good will it be for me? I'll have to listen to you cry every day when I come home."
"mother--!"
"Shh, don't cry. Mother knows you're feeling bad. We've already thought of this. Let's block this road. You can be that talented girl and study hard with your little brother. That way, he won't think anyone more capable than you. Then his heart will always be with you. Think about it, isn't that the truth?"
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