Chapter 391 Rules Cannot Be Broken
Su Ying left the Hu Mansion with Xiao Huang's mother and her husband, and the siblings Afa and Ahua who did odd jobs.
"Aying, you..." Mrs. Hu was hesitant before leaving.
"What's the matter, madam?" Su Ying looked at Madam Hu.
"When you came, did your mother ask you to give her any message?" Mrs. Hu looked at her eagerly.
"Are you asking about A Lu?" Su Ying understood after a little thought.
Mrs. Hu smiled uncomfortably.
"My third uncle has been back for a few days, and my mother didn't let me send any news. Well, I guess there is probably no hope!" Su Ying said frankly.
"Oh!" Mrs. Hu's eyes were full of disappointment.
The only family in Wuzhou that caught her eye was the Su family. She didn't dare to hope for Su Ying, so she settled for the next best thing and asked to marry Su Lu. But...
It makes sense. Given the Su family's current prominence, Lingnan naturally looks down on them.
Besides, the Du and Wei families are prominent families in Beijing. When they return to Beijing next year, there will be plenty of young men of marriageable age in their families to choose from.
It’s nothing like Lingnan, where there are only one or two crooked trees and a few poor-quality dates. Who would be willing to marry so far away?
"Madam, don't worry. Both of your husbands are talented men from Lingnan. My uncle and aunt declined politely, probably because they don't want their daughters to marry far away. Why don't you consider a family from Lingnan?" Su Ying suggested.
"Aying, can you please tell me clearly?" Mrs. Hu wanted to hear Su Ying's opinion.
"Uh, like the Feng family in Gaoliang?"
"The Feng family of Gaoliang?" Mrs. Hu exclaimed and covered her mouth. Ah Ying was so bold.
Feng Ang of Gaoliang was the Grand Secretary, Governor of Gaozhou, and Duke of Yue! Feng Xian was a century-old clan in Lingnan!
The Hu family had only been an official for a dozen years, serving as an eighth- or ninth-rank county magistrate, and was only promoted to a seventh-rank county magistrate at the end of last year.
How can you match someone with me? How dare you go to Gaoliang and ask for the hand of Lady Feng Xian?
"There's nothing to be afraid of! Erlangjun is a good person, the Feng family should consider him!" Su Ying suggested.
The Feng family also needed to communicate with the imperial court. Lingnan was remote, and the Feng family wanted an intermediary to communicate with the emperor.
Mr. Hu Erlang was favored by the emperor and entered the Imperial Academy without taking the entrance exam. He had a bright future and was worthy of the noble lady of the Feng family.
"Let me think, let me think!" Mrs. Hu felt dizzy.
Su Ying raised her family to an unprecedented level, and Mrs. Hu needed to digest it.
He proposed to Su Lu in marriage because the Su family was originally an exiled official who had fallen into the lower class. They had a kind of friendship in times of hardship, so it was not presumptuous to ask for her hand in marriage.
The Feng family was originally a prominent family and had taken root in Lingnan for more than a hundred years. They were married to the Xian family, the leader of the Li people. These two were towering trees, and the Hu family could not compare to them.
Mrs. Hu returned home and sat there quietly, thinking about all sorts of things. She had completely blocked out Xie Qingyun, because she must have come from a family like Su Lu.
Looking around, in Lingnan, only Feng Xian is worthy of his two sons.
"Master Su, Master Su!" At the city gate, Zhang San and Li Si saw Su Ying and greeted her loudly.
"Uncles, business is good!" Su Ying said with a smile.
"Haha, yes, I go to Heifeng Township two or three times a day! Lord Su goes to the city for official business?" Zhang San asked.
Over the past year, life has been getting better and better. We have added two more ox carts, and all the nephews in the family come to drive the ox carts.
"Well, we're just about to go back to Huanggou Village. I have four people here, so let's rent an ox cart!" Su Ying threw the money over.
"Let's go!" Zhang San took the money and turned the ox cart around. "I'll take Master Su back!"
"Go, go!" Li Si smiled. In less than a quarter of an hour, his car was full.
When I returned to Huanggou Village at the end of the Shen period, the house was in chaos and the two babies were crying loudly.
Mrs. Du and Mrs. Wei were taking care of the child, but the kitchen was still empty.
As usual, Old Mrs. Su went out to chat with her mother-in-law and Qin Tieniu and others.
I just got a pair of twin grandchildren, a boy and a girl, so I have to show them off!
Doctor Mo was giving a lecture, taking a group of children to identify various herbs in the fields.
Su Ying smiled and shook her head, arranged accommodation for Xiao Huang's mother and wife, and the siblings Afa and Ahua, and then went to the kitchen to light a fire and cook.
"Sir, let me do it!" Ah Hua put down her bag and went to the kitchen to take up her post.
"It's okay, you light the fire and I'll cook. Let's keep it simple tonight and have egg noodles." Su Ying began to knead the dough.
Xiao Huang's mother also rolled up her sleeves and went into the kitchen.
Atang, Xiaotao and Ah Fa took Ah Fa for a walk around the house and chopped some firewood to take home.
Ah Fa thought he would have to fetch water, but it turned out that every household here had bamboo water pipes going into their homes, so he only had to get firewood and feed the cows, horses and pigs.
It’s much easier than I thought.
Lord Su also said that they, the brother and sister, would also go to class when they were free. Ah Fa thought he had misheard.
Working for the master, the work is not hard, the wages are not bad, and I can still go to school! What kind of a life is this?
"Hey, Xiaotao, you're back?" Mrs. Du came out with a basin of baby clothes and diapers.
Colorful flags were fluttering on the bamboo poles in the yard, all of them belonged to the two children.
Fortunately, the Yang family sent a lot of diapers and small clothes. Although they were made of coarse linen and were old and soft, they could be used.
It was not originally intended for children, and all the preparations were made of newly sewn fine cotton cloth.
If you suddenly have more children, don’t mind the linen clothes, as long as the children can wear them.
Ah Fa was carrying a bundle of firewood and looked at Mrs. Du awkwardly, not knowing how to address her.
"Mother, this is the new Ah Fa!" Xiao Tao introduced, "Ah Fa, this is my mother, you can call her Madam!"
"Madam!" Ah Fa said hurriedly, "I'll wash it!"
When Ah Fa saw the wife of an official working for the first time, he wanted to go forward and take the wooden basin.
"No, you can't wash it. It's for babies!" Mrs. Du laughed.
"I, I!" Ah Fa was uneasy.
"It's okay, just do your own work and don't worry about these!" Mrs. Du started to wash by herself.
Ah Fa carried firewood to the kitchen and saw Lord Su pulling noodles, still wearing his official robes.
Rubbing his eyes, Ah Fa suspected that he was hallucinating. He was clearly an official, but he lived in a barren mountain valley dozens of miles outside the city.
Aren't the masters of the Su family all high-ranking officials of the fifth rank or above? How come their living quarters aren't as good as the county magistrate's?
You even have to do it yourself to ensure you have enough food and clothing.
"What are you standing there for? Put the firewood down!" Su Ying turned her head and saw Ah Fa carrying the firewood in a daze.
"Oh!" Ah Fa came to his senses, put down the firewood, and didn't know what to do.
"Wow, it smells so good!" Eleven ran in happily from outside, "What are you cooking? I can smell the aroma of fried eggs from far away."
There was a plate of fried eggs on the stove, emitting an enticing aroma.
"Gugu!" Eleven shouted, and Ah Fa suddenly felt very hungry.
"Fried egg noodles!" Su Ying said and threw a handful of cabbage into the pot.
The food was ready soon, and Mrs. Su came home on time, giving everyone a big bowl of cabbage noodles and a fried egg.
Yang Chunhua, who was in confinement after giving birth, also ate cabbage noodles topped with old chicken soup and chicken, which was extremely delicious.
Not to mention Afa and his sister, even Xiao Huang's mother and his wife are not used to this kind of master and servant sitting together for dinner.
He insisted on sitting on the other side to eat, saying that the rules cannot be broken.
Su Ying tried to persuade them for a while, but to no avail. She just let them go. If things didn't work out here, they would have to work out in Chang'an.
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