Chapter 261 Return to Weizhou Farmhouse
How did the Su family catch the eye of Mrs. Zhong Ning Lan?
As her precious daughter grew older, she saw that all the girls of her age were engaged, some were preparing to get married, and some were getting married. Zhong Ning became anxious. In order to find a good family for her daughter whose brain was damaged when she was young, she had been looking for a suitable family in the past few years. However, she couldn't find a good one. Either she didn't like them, or those families were after the status of her parents' or husband's family. How could she dare to marry her daughter to such a family?
Years ago, because of the eighth sister's marriage, the Ningguo Mansion, despite its superior status, was rejected by the youngest son of Prince Jin. However, being rejected by the palace was not shameful. What surprised the Ningguo Mansion was that the young lady chosen by Prince Zhao was of surprisingly low status.
The grandmother was not convinced and asked someone to inquire about it. It turned out that the young lady that Prince Zhao was going to marry was the daughter of his teacher. Not only that, they grew up together as childhood sweethearts. Prince Zhao said to Princess Jin, "I will not marry anyone but you."
"Dr. Su?"
Zhong Ning recalled the incident of the Lantern Festival a few years ago. As they were both assistant ministers of six ministries, Zhong Ning had contacts with Mrs. Fan. One time, she went to the lantern shed of the Fan family to chat with Mrs. Fan and met Su Yanli who was holding his daughter.
The man was elegant and handsome, as if he was out of touch with the world, but he was sitting in the lantern shed of the Fan family, holding his daughter in one hand and his son in the other, whispering and smiling, looking into his children's eyes full of love.
At that time, she felt jealous. How could there be such a good man? Even if she lived a poor life with him, her wife would be happy!
Of course, she was not an ignorant young lady, and she just sighed at the time. But when her grandmother mentioned the Su family, a scene from many years ago suddenly flashed through her mind. Wasn't this the kind of in-laws that she had been looking for for her daughter?
So she quickly found out about the eldest son of the Su family, Su Anzhi, who was sixteen years old this year, studying at the Imperial College, studious and motivated. He was one year older than her daughter, making him a perfect match for her. Unfortunately, the Su family was now exiled to work as a county magistrate and was not in the capital, which made her distressed.
But the opportunity soon came. The man Princess Yuehua married was Dr. Su's younger brother. The Su family would definitely come to the capital for the princess' wedding, so she kept hinting in front of everyone. But Mrs. Su, whether she was really stupid or just pretending to be stupid, just didn't respond, not even to her grandmother's words.
Her grandmother advised her not to think about it, but how could she be willing to do so? The Su family had a simple population and was supported by the Prince of Jin's Mansion and the Minister of Personnel. The family was thriving and was simply the best destination for her daughter.
How should she get her daughter to marry into the Su family?
Zhao Lan sent the Su family home. The Su family was going back to Weizhou County tomorrow, but Zhao Lan refused to go back no matter what and stayed at the Su family. "Tomorrow morning, I will take you out of the city."
Su Yanli had returned from Lord Fan's house. When he heard what he said, he nodded in agreement.
"Thank you, teacher." Zhao Lan looked happy with the corners of his mouth raised high.
Su Ruojin pouted, not wanting to watch, and followed her father to the study.
"Ajin..." Aren't you going back to the yard to sleep?
"I have something to ask Dad."
Zhao Lan's eyebrows twitched, and he immediately guessed what was going on. He also followed him to the study.
Cheng Yingzhen supported Su Xiaomei and prepared to take her to wash up and go to bed.
Su Ruojin called her mother, "Mom, you come too."
"What is it?"
Seeing that his eldest daughter had a serious face, Su Yanli asked the nanny to take the younger daughter to bed first, and they went into the study.
As soon as she sat down, Cheng Yingzhen asked nervously, "Ajin, is it because mother didn't behave well in the Duke's Mansion?"
"No, mother, don't think too much."
"What is that? I haven't seen you look serious in years."
Sigh before speaking.
Su Ruojin sighed deeply like a little old lady.
"What's wrong with you, kid?" Cheng Yingzhen was frightened by her daughter's long sighs.
"Mother, didn't you hear it? The eldest sister-in-law of the Ningguo Mansion wants to marry her daughter to your eldest son."
Cheng Yingzhen smiled, "Of course I heard it, but ever since you told me that you wanted Dalang to marry someone he likes, I pretended to be stupid and didn't understand." After saying that, she looked at the father and daughter proudly, as if to say, "Your mother is pretty good."
Su Ruojin hurriedly stood beside her mother and put her arms around her neck, "My mother is so kind. I thank you on behalf of my brother."
The Imperial College is going to hold an examination, and the Su family has to go to Wei County tomorrow morning. Su Dalang did not come back tonight.
Su Yanli asked Zhao Lan, "The husband of the eldest daughter of Duke Ningguo is Minister Zhong of the Ministry of Rites, right?"
He nodded. "Minister Zhong's eldest daughter was sick when she was young and had a fever in her brain. Not many people know about this."
Su Yanli thought it was normal for someone to be courted by someone else when they had children. But when he heard about this, he raised his eyebrows in surprise and turned to look at his daughter, "Did Ah Jin find out the truth?"
Su Ruojin nodded, "The young lady is well-behaved, if it weren't for...it would be great."
"Why did Madam Zhong think of our family?" Su Yanli shook his head, "I am just a seventh-rank official."
Whether it was the Ningguo Mansion or Minister Zhong, they were all real powerful nobles in the capital. How could they think of him as an unknown person? He waved his hand and said, "Azhi is the eldest son of my Su family. It's impossible."
Zhao Lan said to the worried young lady, "Ajin, don't worry, I'm here."
"Then I'll trouble you, Brother Jin."
At this time, Su Ruojin stopped making hypocritical remarks. The only person who could compete with the Ningguo Mansion was a figure like the Prince of Jin.
Early the next morning, the Su family set out for Wei County. Zhao Lan saw them off, but before they left the house, the groom Su Yanzu arrived, bringing a lot of gifts.
He bowed and said, "Thank you, brother, sister-in-law, and Ajin, for your help in my marriage. Shaobai will remember this."
"We are all family, it's beside the point to say these things." Su Yanli helped his brother up, "I have many children, so I will have to trouble Shaobai in the future. Just don't bother them then."
"Of course." Su Yanzu glanced at his eldest niece who was very graceful, then at his youngest niece who was leaning against his sister-in-law, and then at the tall young man. He had always envied his brother for having both a son and a daughter, and that's why he changed his original intention.
He pulled his eldest niece aside and said, "There are still a few boxes of books in the car. Jin, please give them to Yu. He is alone over there. Please take care of him."
Su Ruojin nodded, "My uncle must live happily, otherwise..."
Su Yanzu lowered his head and remained silent after hearing what his niece said.
Forget it...forget it...why bother talking about this.
Su Ruojin turned around and jumped onto the carriage, waving to Zhao Lan and Su Yanzu, "Come to Weizhou County to play when you have time!"
Standing on the high city wall, Su Yanzu looked at the carriages going farther and farther away, watching them getting smaller and smaller until they turned into small black dots and disappeared from his sight.
Looking up at the sky, the sun is gentle, the wind is soft, and the flowers are like fire.
But spring comes and goes, but the past will never come back.
After returning to Weizhou County, Su Ruojin gave Shangguan Yu all the books he had bought wholesale in the capital. "We have introductory, elementary, and intermediate books. If you don't have enough, don't bother copying them. Tell me. Anyway, my vegetable caravan goes to the capital every three days, which is very convenient."
Shangguan Yu thanks the young lady.
Su Ruojin saw that his complexion had improved a lot, "The cooking skills of the kitchen lady brought by Madam Dong are pretty good, right?"
"Thank you for your concern, Madam. Very good."
Seeing that he was living his life as usual, Su Ruojin was relieved. "I'm going to Xishan to grow vegetables. If you have time, come and see the land I grow, it will be like a vacation for you."
Shangguan Yu was really curious and said with a smile, "When all the teachers here are here, I will take turns with them and have some free time. Then I will go and bother the Second Lady."
"Okay, then I'll wait for Master Shangguan."
After returning home and resting for two days, Su Ruojin devoted herself to growing vegetables.
After a few spring rains, May came unknowingly.
Su Ruojin's vegetable field is so lush and green. From a distance, it looks like a small sea when the wind blows. It is spectacular.
For more than a month, Su Ruojin spent a lot of money and sweat for this lush green.
In order to ensure that the vegetable fields have sustainable fertility, she not only made compost around the vegetable fields, but also bought a large piece of land on the west hillside to raise chickens, ducks, geese, pigs, sheep and other livestock. She used their manure as fertilizer and the meat as food for the farmers. This way, she killed two birds with one stone and did not waste anything.
Of course, the reason why it is called a farm stay is, firstly, to satisfy her own appetite, secondly, to provide a place for Zhao Lan to eat and stay when he comes, and most importantly, thirdly, to welcome the soon-to-be-improved life. This is Su Ruojin's intuition, but she believes in her intuition.
Nothing intuition is needed for everything in Weizhou County. The seeds Zhao Lan brought have already produced results. Large tracts of wheat fields are rippling with green waves in the breeze. The wheat ears are growing vigorously in the sunshine and slowly maturing. The plump wheat grains are sinking and curved, and the people are waiting for the harvest.
The flowers inside and outside the farmhouse fence have been planted, and everything is finally in good shape.
Su Ruojin took off her straw hat and fanned herself while admiring the fruits of her labor. She found a lot of wild roses in the mountains, and asked the caravan going to Beijing to bring her some roses. She also planted marigolds, orchids, and grass beads.
In some places, grass beads are also called Chuangu, Bodhi seeds, etc. There is a natural hole in the middle, and they can be strung together to make bracelets and door curtains. Su Ruojin saw that some people planted them in front of their doors in the ravine, so she transplanted some and planned to use them to make door curtains when they were ripe. It is both practical and interesting.
As the sun sets, the mountain breeze picks up and it's no longer so hot.
Su Ruojin sat on the steps at the door, taking a breath and watching the sunset. What a comfortable pastoral life! Isn't this the life she had always dreamed of in her previous life?
It’s finally here, great!
Suddenly, something fell into my arms.
She looked up and saw that it was the account book that Hua Ping had thrown away. "Huai Zhen asked me to give it to you. He said it was to remind you that the income and expenditure have been balanced for more than a month, and the balance in the account is zero."
Su Ruojin: ...
Is the slap in the face coming so quickly?
She picked up the account book, stood up, and stepped onto the highest step. She pointed to the more than 100 acres of peppers that had begun to bear fruit at the bottom of the slope and said, "My gold is in the fields."
"Humph!" Hua Ping was so angry that he laughed, "I'm just waiting for your gold to pay me."
Hua Ping is the general manager of all the construction around the vegetable fields. He runs in and out, looking for seeds and labor. Nothing is beyond his control.
"Haha..." Su Ruojin raised her head and laughed, "Uncle, don't worry, when you get married, I will make sure to give you a big red envelope."
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