After Li Zhen and her child finished their meal at the threshing ground, they also watched the roadside for a long time.
On the way back, I chatted with Ye Su. "I heard that Lord Zhu in the prefectural city is a high-ranking official. From now on, the Lu family will be related to him."
“The Cui family is even wealthier than Lord Zhu of the prefectural city,” Ye Su said, teasing his infant son.
Although his daughter is almost four years old, she still sleeps in the same bed with them. Now that he has both a son and a daughter, the courtyard is almost too small for them to live in.
He was thinking that he should go hunting in the mountains again in a couple of days, and that he should also build a house next spring.
"Does the Cui family also have members who hold high-ranking official positions?" Li Zhen asked curiously.
She had never thought about these things before.
Now that a woman from the Lu family has married into a higher social class, it's as if the entire village has suddenly opened a door that they never cared about or knew about before.
Everyone began to wonder: north of the county town was the prefectural city, and north of the prefectural city was what?
Ye Su said, "The current Empress and the Crown Prince's concubine both have the surname Cui, so the son-in-law of the Lu family should be a member of the Empress's family."
Li Zhen had no idea what an empress was before.
Later, when she went to the embroidery tower and met many noble people, she gradually realized that there were so many wealthy and noble people in the world.
The Empress and the Crown Prince's concubine were characters who only existed in storybooks; for a moment, they were so shocked that they couldn't speak.
Lu Yan married a man from Qinghe.
Fenggu County is far from Qinghe, so the only way to get there is by boat. Lu Yunxing took eight-year-old Lu Xiaosi with him to escort the bride.
Watching the wedding boat sail away, Zhao Fang stood on the dock, crying uncontrollably. It was her two aunts who persuaded her to go back.
Qin Xiaozhou stood on the shore and asked Qin Jinxiu, "Xiaoyan got married, and now you're the only one left. What kind of man do you want to marry?"
"Why must one get married?" Qin Jinxiu gazed at the embroidered building on the opposite bank of the river.
No, she was looking at the Lanyue Mountain Academy behind the embroidered tower.
"The oldest of the first batch of girls in the school is already thirteen years old. They also want to get married, even though they have learned so much in school that they can support themselves."
Qin Xiaozhou helplessly touched his sister, who was not related to him by blood.
“They can support themselves, but in this world, apart from my place, there are very few places where women can work.”
"It is futile for a person to have ability but not a matching position. Changing the world is not something that can be done overnight; we must take it slowly."
Qin Jinxiu's eyes lit up. "Big sister, will that day really come?"
Women have many, many jobs available. As long as they are capable, they will never have trouble finding work or supporting themselves.
Qin Xiaozhou nodded, "Of course."
"Then I won't marry him." Qin Jinxiu grabbed Qin Xiaozhou's hand.
Her eyes were full of hope. "Sister, I want to sell myself to you. As a slave, I won't be forced into an official marriage and I won't have to get married."
Over the years, many women have used this method to avoid being married off, and some have even paid Qin Xiaozhou money to redeem themselves from marriage in order to get married.
Su Wanniang was one of them. She initially thought she wouldn't meet a good man, so she sold herself to Qin Xiaozhou.
Later, she met a restaurant owner in a county town, and she went from being a slave to a commoner and married the restaurant owner.
Qin Xiaozhou shook his head, "If you still haven't met a good man by the time you turn eighteen, it's not too late to sell yourself then."
Just let things take their course now. There's no need to resist or pursue anything. Just focus on doing your job as a junior accountant; you hold the Lu family's lifeline in your hands.
Qin Jinxiu responded with an "oh," sounding rather displeased.
Qin Xiaozhou stopped nagging and said, "Now, please have Accountant Qin take the little girl to school."
Qin Jinrong is about to turn seven years old and has already started learning to read and write with the teachers at Lanyue Mountain.
She opened her round, bright eyes, which were full of cleverness, unlike her quiet self when she was a child.
He always turns the house upside down, and he's got endless energy. Aunt Guo can't keep up with this little rascal anymore.
Qin Xiaozhou agreed that Aunt Guo would go home to retire this fall and stop taking care of the little rascal.
By then, Qin Jinrong will be seven and a half years old, old enough to dress and wash her own face, and will no longer need constant care.
This little girl never cried or made a fuss when she was little; I thought she would grow up to be a quiet and delicate fairy.
However, he had an extremely intelligent mind. At less than seven years old, he could read the characters after the teacher taught him once, and he could remember how to write them after tracing them twice in the book.
Even Jing Shu praised, "If this Miss Qin were a boy, he would definitely be a top scholar."
Unfortunately, she was a woman and could not participate in the imperial examinations.
It doesn't matter if you can't take the imperial examinations; as long as you dare to venture out, you can always carve out your own path.
Qin Jinxiu grinned at Qin Xiaozhou, "Big sister, I can go to school by myself, I don't need second sister to take me."
Qin Jinxiu laughed in exasperation, "Don't even think about catching birds to skip class."
Three days ago, Qin Jinxiu escorted Jinrong to the entrance of the academy. As a result, the naughty child spent most of the hour catching turtles in the courtyard. Later, the teacher, who had not seen her for a long time, came out of the classroom to look for her and finally found her by the pond.
Then the Master told Qin Jinxiu about this, which made the elegant and dignified fairy so angry that she almost grabbed a stick to beat him up.
Qin Jinrong showed no remorse and came over with a grin to take my hand, saying, "Then I'll have to trouble you to see me off, Second Sister."
Qin Xiaozhou waved to the ferryman to take the two of them there. She stood by the river, gazing at the surging water, her heart filled with complex emotions.
Time flies like water.
It will be the second day of the Lunar New Year next year in the blink of an eye.
The Lu family in Wangjia Village is the most bustling courtyard in the surrounding area.
The courtyard covers three acres and has twelve rooms in the backyard, most of which are occupied today.
Lu Yu brought her two children and Li Changpu, and even Doctor Li came along.
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