0p0 Chapter 136 The adults really have good intentions
Chapter 136 The adults really have good intentions
"Mom, sister-in-law, do you have a girl you like?" Li Taohua asked with a smile.
Li Zian, who was originally sitting, could no longer sit still. He blushed and pulled Jingzhe along, "Let's go and see how your rabbit is doing."
Speaking of rabbits, Lin Jingzhe couldn't refuse at all.
He was just about to talk about how the rabbit almost had a difficult birth a few days ago, which scared him to death.
The boys below were also afraid that their aunt would ask about it, so they followed Lin Jingzhe and the others out. They went out in a large group and all went to the backyard.
Li Zhong smiled and said, "These brats are too noisy. They scared the rabbit to death."
Li Shan's wife smiled and explained: "Zi'an and his friends are grown up now, so they are not shy when talking about their wives."
Zhang nodded. Her child was already grown up, and if she didn't get married, she would be laughed at.
So she told him what her eldest daughter-in-law had said to her a few days ago: "Taohua, your eldest sister-in-law has fallen in love with the second daughter of a carpenter in our village. The girl is a good worker. We couldn't have dreamed of such a situation before, but now that the house is built, the boys will have their own room. Plus, Zi'an is good at raising rabbits. Let the matchmaker come to our house to talk. There should be a chance."
"Zi'an is like an older brother, reliable and handsome. The little girl will definitely be happy to see him."
Before Li Taohua got married, she helped her elder and younger sisters-in-law take care of their children.
Zi'an is the eldest grandson of the Li family and she has taken care of him the longest. Zi'an was well-behaved when he was a child and he is smart when he grows up.
What a nice guy!
Who doesn't like to hear good words? Li Shan's wife smiled and said, "Taohua, I'm grateful for your good words."
Lin Xiaoman was stunned. With just a few words, the adults had found a wife for his eldest cousin.
Why are you all concerned about whether a girl does her job well?
Why don't you ask the girl what her character is like?
Does your cousin like it?
Although Lin Xiaoman knew that marriages in ancient times were mostly arranged by parents, just like what was shown on TV, many girls had never seen what their husbands looked like before they got married.
But it’s not that particular in the countryside. We are all from the same village, so during the busy farming season, we’ll see each other every day. It’s not like we haven’t seen each other before.
Just don't even ask your eldest cousin what he thinks?
Oh! It's really scary.
This further strengthened her determination to make money and stay single for the rest of her life.
Modern laws are perfect and there is no way to deal with domestic violence between couples. In ancient times when the husband was the god, the government would not care.
It’s scary just to think about it!
Lin Xiaoman was still sighing when she heard Zhang say, "After the summer harvest, your father and I thought about dividing the family quickly. This big family is so noisy, it's really unbearable, it's giving me a headache."
Lin Xiaoman narrowed his eyes, thinking that his grandmother might be short of money.
Everything from betrothal gifts to wedding banquets costs money.
If the family does not split up, you cannot favor one grandson over another, you have to treat them differently.
After the family was divided, the sons were left to figure out their own ways.
Whether it is done well or poorly, no one will have any objection.
Lin Xiaoman thought, a big tree has many branches, and the branches will give it more motivation!
The two elders are also old, at least ten years older than Old Mrs. Lin.
From now on, the two of them will raise chickens, ducks and grow vegetables. How comfortable it is.
Great minds think alike. Sure enough, she heard her mother say with a smile, "If there's anything I can help you with, just let me know. Dajiang and Jingzhe can help carry it."
Zhang nodded: "When the time is set, I will ask your eldest brother to send you a message."
After sitting for more than half an hour, the Li family decided to leave.
Li Taohua pulled her mother into the house and said, "Mom, here is a piece of cloth. It's just right for you and Dad to make a set of clothes."
"Why new clothes? Your father and I already have several sets!"
"Mom, please take it. I should have sent it to you after I finished making it, but I'm really busy with my business and can't spare the time. You have to find someone to do it yourself." Li Taohua looked very guilty.
Business is so good that I am really busy.
But despite being busy, I was extremely happy in my heart.
"Taohua, what you said is true. Just now your sisters-in-law were not able to say much in front of me, and I will not care about them anymore. Let them do whatever they want. But don't worry, if any of them cheat in your shop, don't think about the relationship, just say what you should say, and don't be so ungrateful."
"Got it, mother."
"Also, you and Dajiang are doing business to make money now, you have to be careful of that old woman and don't let her come here to cause trouble."
Li Taohua nodded, "Don't worry, mother, I know what's going on."
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"Have you read this issue of Lin'an Tabloid?"
"I saw that Qin Fang was actually a female coroner. Why did Wang Buzhong write about a woman being a coroner? A woman using a knife to cut around on a corpse is simply immoral and outrageous."
"Why can't women be coroners? It's also a profession."
"Don't discuss whether the coroner is a man or a woman. Have you read the Dali Temple Judge's Case-Solving Notes? Have you guessed the murderer?"
"I think the murderer is the owner of the tea shop."
"The tea shop owner is just curious. He pays attention to Lord Mo just to know the details of the case so that the storyteller can tell the story."
"No, no, not at all. Most people would not inquire about such cases. If you are targeted by the serial killer, wouldn't your life be in danger? It's not worth taking such a risk for business!"
"Brother Zhang, what you said makes sense. Now that you put it that way, I think the tea shop owner is a little weird."
"Then don't you think the fat blacksmith in the blacksmith shop at the corner of the street is even weirder?"
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Similar discussions and speculations abound in the academy.
The Lin'an tabloid became extremely popular among the intellectual circles.
Lin Xiaoman believes that the main reason why Lin'an tabloid became popular, besides its novel stories, is that there was no entertainment in ancient times.
A gambling house is a place where people can lose their lives.
Most conscious scholars will not go there.
A visit to a brothel would cost at least half an ounce of silver, and even scholars, who prided themselves on their noble character, rarely went there.
Those who really wanted to go would go secretly without telling their classmates.
Only the picture books in the bookstore can relieve the boredom in the hearts of readers.
The stories in Lin'an tabloids today are completely different from the picture books I saw before.
A good story is not finished in one go, but has to be divided into several issues, with a gap of ten days between each issue. God knows how they spend these ten days?
Many poor academy students secretly wrote picture books without knowing it from their classmates. If one day their stories could be published in a Lin'an tabloid, they would not only receive generous rewards but also be able to talk about it with great relish. Wouldn't that be wonderful!
But so far, it seems that no one in the academy has succeeded?
I don’t know who was the gentleman who could write “The Dali Temple Judge’s Case-Solving Notes”?
What a wonderful story to come up with.
Could it be?
The person who actually wrote the story is a government official?
Isn’t Lord Mo, who is impartial and expert in solving cases, a role model for them as scholars?
Who hasn’t thought about passing the imperial examination one day and becoming a local official?
Could it be that the grain warehouse of Lin'an tabloid is of great significance?
Who would name themselves Liang Man Cang? Only great people who care about the country and the people would have such an ambition.
Among scholars, the word spreads from one to ten and from ten to a hundred.
Some people also speculated that Wang Buzhong might also be a prominent figure.
Why is he called Wang Buzhong?
Isn’t it to encourage students like these who have failed repeatedly to not give up studying?
Adults, you really have good intentions!
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Off-topic theatre
Lin Xiaoman: "...There must be something wrong with the brains of scholars."
Xie Ci'an: "Hmm?"
Gu Changsheng: "Uh..."
Lin Jingzhe, a half-scholar: "What?"
Lin Xiaoman looked sophisticated but was actually laughing: "It's okay, only if she is obscure can she make money."