Yang Haiyan naturally had no opinion on this. In fact, even if Qin Shouye's standards for marrying a daughter-in-law were slightly higher, she would not care, after all, things were different now. However, there was one thing she wanted to make clear. "Grandma, I have something to talk to you about." As
soon as she said this, Grandma Qin and Qin Fang looked at her, because Qin Fang didn't know she had something to say in advance, and judging from her expression and tone, it was probably not a small matter.
Grandma Qin had the same idea as Qin Fang. After hearing what the eldest grandson's wife said, she said, "Yanyan, just say it directly."
Yang Haiyan naturally didn't beat around the bush and said directly, "Grandma, our eldest house also needs to be divided."
Grandma Qin was stunned.
Yang Haiyan explained: "Although my husband is an official, he has many things that he cannot control in the court. If something happens to my husband, the whole family of the first wife will suffer. Similarly, there are people who will start with those who guard the business and the achievements in order to get close to my husband, and they are very likely to affect my husband's future. So I think, for the sake of each other's safety, it is most appropriate to separate the family. Of course, separating the family is just a way of insurance to avoid being implicated with each other, but my husband and their brotherhood will indeed not be severed."
Grandma Qin had no objection to this matter. After all, she had separated the family for her son, so how could she care about her grandson?
Qin Fang thought about it and said, "Okay, after the harvest and the county exam in February next year, when my father and mother come back, we will officially separate the family."
Yang Haiyan said, "When we go to talk to the Xu family about the marriage, we must also mention the separation, otherwise they won't know about it."
Grandma Qin: "Then let your third aunt bring the official matchmaker. The matter of separation must be discussed by the elders, not the matchmaker."
Yang Haiyan: "Then..." Grandma is thoughtful."
After coming out of Liuxin Courtyard, Yang Haiyan asked Qin Fang: "Husband, do you mind if I mention the matter of dividing the family?"
Qin Fang said: "It has to be divided sooner or later, as you said, so that if something happens to me one day in the future, they will not be implicated by me. Moreover, even if the family is divided, they are still my brothers, and it will not affect the relationship between us."
Yang Haiyan smiled. This is what she likes most about Qin Fang. He is a sensible person. Moreover, even if the matter with the Xu family is nothing, Yang Haiyan is still worried. After all, how can it be such a coincidence? But since it can't be found out, it can only be put aside for the time being. If the other party has a purpose, there will always be a day when it will be exposed. "My husband, you have to send someone to keep an eye on the Xu family."
Qin Fang said, "Don't worry, I will pay attention to this matter." Through the incident of Aunt Fan's son-in-law, Qin Fang has become more and more cautious. If the person behind him fails to frame him, it is also possible that he has someone around him. So he is also very careful.
Xu Family The
Xu family is particularly lively today. After what happened to Xu Feng's sister Xu Lan, the villagers have been watching their family's jokes. This kind of joke cannot be said to be malicious, but there is a gossipy mentality, but often such a mentality, in this ancient time, is very hurtful.
The Xu family also knew that their family was not worthy of the Qin family. When the incident happened, it was really too unexpected. They did not expect such a thing to happen. Xu Lan was frightened at the time. She never thought that someone would break into the toilet. When she reacted, she screamed subconsciously. So, neighbors came over and knew about it. Then, more people knew about it.
To be honest, Xu Lan did not suffer any losses, and the Xu family did not think of asking Qin Shouye to be responsible. They could not say such words of responsibility. However, they were sad when they thought that their daughter's reputation would be damaged. Later, Qin Shouye asked him to think about how to deal with this matter, and they did not refuse, because they did not know how to deal with it at the time.
But they didn't expect that within a few days, the story would spread throughout the village, and it was even worse than the truth. Some people even said that Xu Lan and Qin Shouye were having an affair in the toilet.
The Xu family had no choice but to let Xu Feng go to the Qin family to see if the marriage between Xu Lan and Qin Shouye could be settled first. After a year or two, when the limelight of this incident has passed, they can cancel the engagement.
And today, the Qin family came to discuss the marriage.
Aunt Qin came with Qin Shouye, riding in the carriage of the general's mansion. After entering the Xu family, she observed that the Xu family's yard was cleaned up neatly, and looking at Xu's father and mother, they both looked honest and simple people.
"Brother Shouye, you are here." Xu Feng came to receive people.
Qin Shouye said, "Brother Xu Feng, Uncle Xu, Aunt Xu, this is my Third Aunt. My parents are not at home and my grandparents are old, so my Third Aunt is here on behalf of my parents."
Father Xu said hurriedly, "It's Third Madam. Please come in."
Mother Xu said, "Our home is simple. I hope Third Madam don't mind."
Third Aunt Qin said, "No, our Qin family also came from the countryside. Before Afang became an official, we were not as good as the Xu family. Seeing that my sister-in-law has kept the house clean, I know that she is a hardworking person." Mother
Xu saw that Third Aunt Qin had a good attitude and there was no disdain on her face. She looked relieved, "Thank you for the award."
After entering the house, Xu's mother served tea to Qin San's wife: "Madam San, please have some tea."
Qin San's wife was not the kind of person who liked to put on airs. She was honest by nature, so she was also direct in her discussions. After drinking the tea, Qin San's wife said, "Sister-in-law Xu, I came here today to invite your family of four to visit the General's Mansion tomorrow morning, and to discuss Shouye and the Xu family's daughter's affairs."
Xu's father naturally had brothers, but the Xu family had already split up, and Xu's father was the second oldest. The Qin family only needed to invite their family of four to discuss Qin Shouye's affairs. Xu's mother
was a little worried when she heard this, but for the sake of her daughter's affairs, they naturally had to go to the General's Mansion. "Madam San, don't worry, we will definitely be there tomorrow morning."
After talking about this, Qin San's wife left after a while. The main reason she came this time was to see the situation of the Xu family and the Xu family girl.
After Aunt Qin left, the villagers who were peeking at the side came forward and asked.
"Xu family, is this your guest?"
"Xu family, this family came in a carriage, what a magnificent family, what are they doing here?"
"Xu family, the young man next to the lady is someone related to your Xu Lan, right?"
"Xu family, are they here to compensate you for the money?"
In fact, the villagers only knew that Xu Lan had something with a young man that day, but they didn't know that the young man came from the general's mansion. Moreover, no one knew Aunt Qin San, so naturally they didn't know Aunt Qin San's identity.
The Xu family was still very strict. Although they knew that the villagers had bad intentions, they did not reveal Qin Shouye's identity. No matter how they asked, they just wouldn't say it.
General's Mansion, Liuxin Courtyard.
After Auntie Qin returned, she told Grandma Qin and Yang Haiyan about her visit to the Xu family. "I saw that the Xu family is very down-to-earth. They are not the kind of people who are troublesome. They are all well-behaved people, and their home is very clean." Before she went, although Qin Shouye called Xu Feng, Auntie Qin was used to doing farm work. As soon as she arrived at the Xu family, she knew that the cleanliness of the Xu family was not a temporary cleaning. After chatting with the Xu family for a while, she felt that the Xu family was a down-to-earth family.
Grandma Qin was relieved when she heard it: "That's good, wait for them to come tomorrow and take a look. If it's really good, we will discuss the engagement tomorrow. After the discussion, we will invite the matchmaker to come."
Yang Haiyan listened to them and didn't make any comments. The elders were all here, and these things had nothing to do with her.
However, she used to think that it was too lonely with few people at home, but now that things have happened one after another, she thinks it is better to have fewer people. If there are too many people, all kinds of things will come up, making people think about this and that, and worrying.
The next day,
the Xu family had breakfast, took the village donkey cart to the gate of the county city, and then walked back. They were embarrassed to take the village donkey cart to the gate of the general's mansion, worried that people would know that Qin Shouye was from the general's mansion and spread unpleasant words for no reason.
As soon as the Xu family arrived, Qin Shouye came out to pick them up. When Qin Shouye took them to Liuxinyuan and saw the kind old lady inside, they breathed a sigh of relief. They were nervous on the way here, and even more nervous after entering the general's mansion, fearing that the people in the general's mansion would look down on them. However, when they saw the kind-hearted old lady, who looked no different from the old ladies in the neighboring families, they felt a little relieved.
Qin Shouye introduced them: "This is my grandma. Grandma, this is Uncle Xu, Aunt Xu, Xu Feng, and Miss Xu Lan."
The four of them immediately knelt down to pay their respects to Grandma Qin.
"I've met you, old lady."
In the past, only during the Chinese New Year would grandchildren pay respects to Grandma Qin like this. Now that she has become a seventh-rank lady, when people pay respects to her like this, Grandma Qin has gone from being uncomfortable at first to being used to it now. She hurriedly said, "Get up quickly and don't be so polite. Shouye, help the man up."
Qin Shouye said, "Yes. Uncle Xu, Aunt Xu, please take a seat."
The four people from the Xu family stood up and sat aside. The maid who was serving in the yard immediately served them tea.
Seeing that they were a little reserved, Grandma Qin smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, just treat it as your own home. You must have had a hard journey. Have you eaten?"
Xu's mother said, "Thank you for your concern, old lady. I have eaten. It's not hard. We came here on a donkey cart."
Grandma Qin said, "Originally, we should have come to your house for this matter, but your parents are not here to take care of the business, and I, an old woman, can't stand the trouble, so I had to ask you to come over." If the Qin family was just an ordinary family, then Yang Haiyan, as the eldest sister-in-law, could come to their house, but she was still a lady of the second rank. The Xu family was an ordinary family, so they really didn't have the qualifications to ask her to come.
Xu's mother: "It's not a problem, it's not a problem. Speaking of this matter, it's also..." It was also the bad luck of the two families that such a thing happened.
At this time, a cheerful voice rang out from outside: "Grandma, I heard that a distinguished guest came to our house." The visitor was naturally Yang Haiyan.
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