Chapter 313 Stimulated
"Mother, after this epidemic, my son will return to Beijing to report on his work."
"Mother, please come back to the capital with me." Deputy General Zhu bought some food in the city and returned to the courtyard.
"Dongling is in turmoil right now. I hope it can be peaceful for a few years." Deputy General Zhu said.
The old lady sitting in the yard knitting slippers didn't even raise her eyelids.
"What are you going to do? I'll be laughed at if I go back... You're in your thirties and you're not getting married. Are you going to piss me off to death?"
"I have one foot in the coffin, and I have no hope... I am the sinner of the Zhu family. I am sorry to all the ancestors of the Zhu family. The bloodline of the Zhu family will be cut off in my hands. Alas, I am afraid that mother will not live for many more years. My body is getting worse day by day." The old lady was sickly and in very poor spirits.
"Mother, please find a marriage for your son."
The dying old lady...
He sat up suddenly, his eyes lit up with fire: "Marriage?!"
Deputy General Zhu said bitterly: "Find someone who is good at needlework to make me a few pairs of socks! Forget it, just embroider a purse!"
The old lady threw away the sole of her shoe, her face full of ecstasy, no longer looking sickly like before.
“Okay, okay! Look, look, look!” The old lady fell to her knees with a plop. May the Buddha bless you!
"How come you suddenly figured it out?" The old lady came back to her senses and looked at him suspiciously.
Deputy General Zhu's heart choked.
It’s still that bastard Rong Che, that bastard.
"Please help me find it. This is my son's salary and the savings over the years...the rest will be given to my future daughter-in-law." Lieutenant General Zhu nodded and left two cents of silver to buy wine.
"I won't touch your savings. You've been dragging your feet for so many years and haven't gotten married yet. I've already saved up enough. I'll give it to your wife when she gets married."
"In my current health, I can still live another 30 years, and I will definitely be able to raise your grandson!" The old lady who looked like she was going to buy a coffin just now, now is beaming with joy and full of energy.
Deputy General Zhu was tall and mighty, with a down-to-earth and honest character, and had military merits.
There were always people proposing marriage proposals to him in Huangcheng, but he was too strongly resistant, which was why it was delayed for many years.
"Why don't you consider Rong'er?" the old lady sighed.
"Rong'er comes to keep me company from time to time. Last time I was sick, it was Rong'er who took care of me and cured me."
Deputy General Zhu's expression paused slightly.
"Mom, what nonsense are you talking about! I am thirty-seven and Rong'er is only twenty-three!" Rong'er is the daughter of his comrade-in-arms.
Last time, Dong Ling attacked the deserted city at night, and Rong'er's parents died while defending the city. Before she died, she entrusted her daughter to him.
I was only seventeen years old at that time, and due to mourning, it has been delayed until now.
The old lady glanced at him and said, "Rong'er was seventeen when she came to our house. She has been in mourning for three years and is only twenty. Now she is twenty-three and not married. Who do you think she is waiting for?"
Deputy General Zhu remained silent.
"Mother, please don't match people up randomly! It will ruin Rong'er's reputation and hinder her future marriage!" Deputy General Zhu waved his hand.
"I'm messing around? You guard the city and often come home late at night. Every time you come home, no matter how late it is, are the lights on at home? Are there warm meals on the table? Even the hot water for bathing and clothes are placed by the bed early?"
The old lady rolled her eyes and looked at him with disdain.
The old lady stood on tiptoe and poked him hard on the forehead.
"Last time, you refused the mandarin duck scent sachet I gave you. You thought it was too fragrant and unsafe to carry on the battlefield. Rong'er also made that for you..."
"You didn't want it at the beginning, Rong'er cried all night."
"I originally thought that if you didn't want to, I would adopt Rong'er as my adopted daughter. But Rong'er didn't want to... Alas." The old lady sighed, thinking that her stupid son was not worthy of her.
"Think it over carefully! If you don't want to, I will find a husband for Rong'er and marry her off in style. I feel it's a pity to marry her off with a rough man like you. When the time comes, I will find a scholar for Rong'er, so that she can live in luxury and be his wife." The old lady waved her hand and went out to prepare things for returning to Beijing.
Deputy General Zhu returned to his bedroom with a confused mind.
I don’t know since when, the bedding has a faint fragrance, and a bunch of wild flowers is inserted by the window, bringing a touch of green to the room.
What doesn't he understand?
The woman pushed the door open and walked in.
Holding clean clothes in his hands, he looked up and saw Lieutenant General Zhu standing in the room.
A blush rose unconsciously on her face.
His eyes were slightly evasive and his eyebrows were lowered.
"Brother Xuan, why are you back?" The woman was dressed very neatly and walked forward to put her clothes into the closet.
When Deputy General Zhu saw that she was still holding her underwear in her hands, his face immediately turned red.
He tried to grab it, but the woman smiled and said, "I've always washed it."
The old lady of the Zhu family was illiterate, hardworking and frugal. There were only a few old servants in her family, and they lived a simple and warm life.
When Deputy General Zhu heard her words, he opened his mouth.
"Your father entrusted you to me, not to make you a slave!" Deputy General Zhu's face turned red with anxiety.
"Since I promised to support you, I will... I will support you well! Why don't you go and see the young talent I introduced to you last time?"
"I have inquired for you. His parents are still alive. He owns two shops and has fields, land and shops. He is a scholar and has passed the imperial examination. I asked someone to find a connection and secretly read his articles."
"Your chance of passing the imperial examination is very high. In the future, you will be the wife of a juren!" Deputy General Zhu did not understand scholars, and it took a lot of connections to find out.
"I'm worried about a blind marriage, so I'll have to wait and see. Your parents entrusted you to me, so I will definitely take good care of you!"
He even divided his monthly salary into two halves, leaving half for her as a dowry.
Half is left for household expenses.
"I don't want to marry him..." Her voice was so low that it was almost inaudible.
"Is the only trust my parents have in me?" She bit her lips tightly, and traces of blood flowed out of her lips.
Tears were in her eyes, but she stubbornly refused to let them fall.
Deputy General Zhu took a step back suddenly.
"You... I, I am already over thirty years old, a rough man who can't read or write. You can read and write, so you should marry a young talent!"
"I have prepared a dowry for you and found a reliable scholar for you so that you can live a good life in the future." Deputy General Zhu didn't dare to look at her.
"Look at me!" the woman mustered up her courage and said in a serious tone.
Deputy General Zhu was stunned.
The woman took a deep breath, stood on tiptoes, and held his face in her hands.
The woman's breath had a faint fragrance and her palms were warm, which made Deputy General Zhu's face turn red.
"Look into my eyes. Can't you feel my admiration? Do you really only have your parents' instructions to me?"
"That day, the deserted city was almost breached. My parents died in the battle, and Dong Ling massacred the people. It was you who rode towards me on horseback with a sword in hand and protected me under your body. That day, I fell in love with you." She looked at Deputy General Zhu and spoke word by word.
Deputy General Zhu looked away with difficulty, his heart beating like thunder.
He felt like his heart was about to jump out of his chest.
"My kindness to you is a favor. You are young and easily confused. You mistake gratitude for love..."
"I'm twenty-three, not thirteen! Why are you treating me like a fool?"
"I just want to ask, are you fond of me?" She stared at Lieutenant General Zhu.
Deputy General Zhu...
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