Chapter 196: Celebration
Tang Yichen frowned: "I have no intention of getting married."
"I can wait." Su Caixia said aggrievedly, "Brother Yichen, no matter how many years it takes, I am willing to wait for you."
"Sorry, I have no interest in you." Tang Yichen said calmly, "You should find a good family to marry!"
"Brother Chen, although you are a scholar now, our Caixia is not bad either! She is an embroiderer and gets paid two taels of silver every month. In this village, is there any girl better than her?" Tang said dissatisfiedly, "From being a scholar, can you guarantee that you can pass the exam to become a juren next year? If you don't pass the exam to become a juren, do I still have to support you to study? My daughter said that she is willing to support you."
"I don't need outsiders to provide for me."
"If you don't need outsiders to support you, then let your sister do it? Everyone knows that your family relies on Qin Huiyin?" Tang ran out of patience and said impatiently.
Qin Huiyin was called out, opened the window, stuck her head out, and said angrily: "This seems to be our family's business, right? Aunt Tang, are you being too nosy?"
"Why do you, kid, interrupt when adults are talking?" Mrs. Tang scolded.
"My daughter is the head of the family. If she doesn't agree, Chen Ge'er won't be able to get married." Li Taohua said lazily, "If you don't let her speak, there's no point in talking. You and your daughter can go now."
"Aunt Taohua, don't be angry, my mother is just too anxious." After Su Caixia finished speaking, she said to Qin Huiyin, "Sister Huiyin, if I marry your brother, you will have an extra sister-in-law to take care of you, and I can also make beautiful clothes for you often."
"I have money, I can buy it." Qin Huiyin said, "No one can say anything unless my brother nods."
Tang Luwu nodded: "Yes, you are dreaming if you say bad things about Yinyin and still want to get married to her."
"Brother Yichen, your family is my family. You are studying outside, and I can help you take care of them. I get two taels of silver a month, and when I learn more advanced embroidery techniques, I can increase my salary a little more. We will not separate, and I will give you all my money..."
Tang's face was as black as if it was covered with soot from the bottom of a pot.
"Okay, you are shameless, I still want it." Tang pulled Su Caixia away.
Su Caixia was still reluctant to leave. She looked in the direction of Tang Yichen, her eyes full of resentment.
After the mother and daughter left, Li Taohua said, "In fact, Su Caixia is a pretty girl in the village. She is pretty, skilled, and very good at dealing with people. But you will meet people from the outside world in the future. There are more good girls out there, and you will have plenty of opportunities to choose."
"Aunt Li, don't worry. I really have no interest in love. I'm still young and not in a hurry to think about my lifelong affairs." Tang Yichen blushed.
Qin Huiyin stared with wide eyes: "Brother is blushing."
Tang Yichen glared at her unhappily.
Tang took Su Caixia back home. As soon as she entered the door, Su's father came over and asked anxiously, "What did the Tang family say?"
"What else can I say? He is a scholar and he doesn't like your daughter." Tang said sarcastically.
"My daughter gets two taels of silver every month, but their family still looks down on her? What's wrong with being a scholar? Do they really think they are officials?" Su's father said sarcastically.
"Tang Yichen is a good student, and he may become an official. If it weren't for his good academic performance, I wouldn't want my daughter to marry him and suffer injustice for being such a poor scholar!"
"But Dad, Mom, I really like Brother Yichen." Su Caixia took Tang's hand and shook it gently. "Except for him, I don't like other men."
"Isn't the son of the manager of your embroidery shop very kind to you?" Tang said, "He has a big house in the town and has hired maids and servants. If you marry him, your life will be so much better."
"I don't like him." Su Caixia pouted, "Please help me think of a way to marry Brother Yi Chen."
"Tang Yichen is a nerd, young, and has no interest in women. Not to mention you, even if you were a fairy from heaven, he probably wouldn't look down on you. However, he is pretty good to his family. Forget about Li Taohua, that old witch is not easy to deal with, so don't get close to her. Tang Yichen has a younger sister, Tang Luwu, who doesn't have as many twists and turns as Qin Huiyin, so you should be more nice to her and get along with her better."
"Mom, do you want me to wait a little longer?"
"As long as he doesn't get married or get engaged, you have a chance. You're still young, so there's no need to rush into marriage. You should build a good relationship with Tang Luwu first. Maybe in a year or so, he'll come to you and propose marriage."
"Yes, don't be impatient, wait a little longer." said Su's father.
"Although there is no rush, you still need to show yourself appropriately. You have good cooking skills. Since he passed the exam and his family is going to hold a banquet, you should show off your skills and let their family know your ability."
Tang Yichen passed the exam and became a scholar, which was a great honor for the whole village. On the day of the banquet, not only the head of the village came, but also the local officials of the town. Fortunately, the Tang family was not short of money now, not to mention the four or five tables of unexpected guests, even if there were suddenly an increase of forty or fifty tables, they could arrange them immediately.
When the villagers saw that these people who they usually had to please were now speaking politely to Tang Yichen, they truly understood for the first time the difference between having been educated and not having been educated.
"The Tang family has become prosperous." The woman next to him said, "We don't usually see these people, but now they take the initiative to come to the Tang family to make friends with Tang Yichen. Tsk tsk, that woman Li Taohua is so lucky."
"That woman from the Tang family even came to the Tang family to propose marriage, but was rejected by Li Taohua. Hahahaha..."
"She thought her daughter was a fairy and all the men in the village had to flatter her, but some people looked down on her."
Su Caixia was pretty and had the skills of an embroiderer. Young men of marriageable age kept their eyes on her. The women in the village also wanted to marry her to improve their family's life. However, Tang rejected them one after another and scolded them one after another. No one who had proposed marriage to her family did not hold a grudge. Now that she had tasted the feeling of being rejected, these women immediately felt relieved and liked Li Taohua.
Mrs. Tang walked in with Su Caixia and smiled at Li Taohua, "Your family is celebrating a big wedding today, and my family doesn't have anything to show off, but this girl's craftsmanship is pretty good. If you don't mind, take her."
Li Taohua looked at the handkerchief handed over by Tang and took it with a smile: "Thank you for your kindness. Please come in."
"This handkerchief is different from other handkerchiefs." Seeing Li Taohua so casually peeling it off, Tang deliberately reminded her, "Unfold it and take a look."
Li Taohua unfolded the handkerchief and saw that there were patterns on both sides, so she knew it was double-sided embroidery. However, the stitching was really rough. With this craftsmanship, she could earn two taels of silver a month. It can only be said that it is really easy to make money in this small place.
"The handkerchief is nice. She has such a skill at such a young age. It seems that she has put in a lot of effort." Li Taohua rarely poured cold water on her.
Tang straightened her chest and walked over proudly.
The corners of Li Taohua's mouth twitched, and she rolled her eyes when no one was seeing.
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