Mrs. Xu understood and sat up straight.
"Is this Miss Lu who came to our house with you last time?"
Xu Heng nodded, "Yes."
"My mother has also sent people to inquire about this Miss Lu. She is a good girl, but her family background is a bit poor."
Mrs. Xu sighed and reached out to pat Xu Heng's hand.
"Heng'er, it's not that Mom hates being poor and loves being rich. Mom only has your child. In the future, your father's family property will be handed over to you. You are also focused on studying. You must find a capable wife to help you. Take care of the family business, this Miss Lu has never taken care of the housework of a big family, and has never dealt with those ladies. Her parents' family is even less helpful to you, and I'm worried that she won't be able to help you."
Xu Heng looked at Mrs. Xu with a sincere expression.
"My mother can teach her what she doesn't know, and I can help take care of it. She doesn't need much help."
Mrs. Xu had a look of helplessness on her face, "Silly boy, family marriages are getting higher and higher. If you don't find someone who is well-matched, you will be stepped down in a minute. It's not that I don't like Miss Lu. If You really like it, and the same goes for carrying her in.”
Lifting her up means being a concubine.
Xu Heng didn't want to.
He knew that Lu Yufang must not be willing, otherwise she wouldn't be avoiding him like this.
He calmed down his mind, with a calm expression on his face, stood up and saluted Mrs. Xu, "Since the person I want to marry in the future is not what I want, my mother will make the decision for me, and I won't go there, my dear." Resign."
After saying that, he turned around and left the room.
Seeing this, Mrs. Xu hurriedly stretched out her hand.
"Hey, Heng'er..."
Seeing the person walking away, she sighed heavily.
Why doesn't she want her lovers to get married eventually?
It would be nice if Heng'er was a shrewd person, but it happened that he was focused on studying.
Seeing her master's sad face, Aunt Qian stepped forward and pinched her shoulders and said, "Madam, I see that the young master seems to be really interested in Miss Lu. Why don't you give Miss Lu a chance? After all, she You are only fifteen now, and it will take two years to get married, so why not find a nanny to teach you."
She has been following Mrs. Xu since she was ten years old. Mrs. Xu has been very kind to her and she has always loved the young master as her own son.
Now that I see him grieving over a girl, I can't help but feel unbearable.
Mrs. Xu looked stunned.
"What if I can't learn?"
"Isn't Miss Lu studying medical skills with Dr. Chu? This time, she can be regarded as a major contributor to Tongzhi County by accompanying Dr. Chu in disaster relief. She may be rewarded by then. Besides, she can learn such advanced and complicated medical skills. I also help Dr. Chu manage the Xingyue Medical Center in Nanping Town. The rules in this deep courtyard are easy to follow."
Seeing that Mrs. Xu looked a little shaken, Grandma Qian continued, "We don't need her to be proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. As long as she can take care of the housework well and the young master likes it, isn't that enough?"
"But her mother's family..."
"Ouch! Madam."
While squeezing Mrs. Xu's arm, Aunt Qian said, "You haven't seen Mr. Lu before. What about the boy who took the exam at the age of nine? If his family hadn't been poor in the middle, he would have passed the exam by now. Besides, what about Miss Lu? She and Dr. Chu are both apprentices and sisters-in-law, so can’t they be regarded as her natal family? Besides, when Miss Lu completes her studies and relies on her medical skills, which wife in the county will be able to get away with her? "
After Grandma Qian said this, Mrs. Xu's eyes lit up.
"That's true." She looked at Aunt Qian with a happy face, "Why didn't you tell me earlier? I didn't even think of this."
Seeing Mrs. Xu's brows relax, Grandma Qian also became happy.
"This slave only thought of this when she saw Madam worried. Besides, Madam is also a fan of the authorities."
Mrs. Xu patted Grandma Qian's hand.
"You are indeed a fan of the authorities. It's really thanks to you this time."
After saying that, she stood up.
"Xiao Cui, go to Nanping Town and ask people to pay attention to when Dr. Chu will return to Xingyue Medical Center. At that time, I will go to Dr. Chu to check Ping An's pulse."
"yes."
Aunt Qian looked at Mrs. Xu.
"Madam, don't you want to tell the young master about this for the time being?"
Mrs. Xu shook her head, "Everything is fine with Heng'er, but he has received too little training since childhood. Let's make him sad for a few days."
When Grandma Qian heard this, she nodded.
"good."
…
Chu Yue and Lu Yufang spent a day in Qingshi Town. The people here are simple and hospitable. In addition to inspecting the concentration points of the victims, the two also walked along the bluestone road in the mountains to admire the scenic mountains. This time they relaxed and let go of the backlog of the month. The heaviness in my heart is a little less.
"Yueyue, should we go back directly tomorrow, or should we go back to the county seat and report to the county magistrate before going back?" Lu Yufang asked as she walked.
Chu Yue looked at the beautiful scenery around her and felt that she was in a good mood, "Go back directly. The local government officials will record and report the situation here, so we don't need to go there in person."
Lu Yufang glanced in her direction, "Speaking of which, we have been out for more than a month, will the government show any signs of it?"
"But do good deeds and don't ask about the future." Chu Yue stood in the mountains, took a deep breath, and said with an open-minded face, "Sooner or later, what you should have will come to you, sooner or later."
Lu Yufang looked at Chu Yue with admiration, "Yueyue, I really envy you."
Chu Yue looked in her direction in a funny way, "Why do you envy me? I also envy you."
Lu Yufang looked surprised, "Why do you envy me?"
Chu Yue stood on the hillside and looked at the mountains and rivers in the distance. "The family is harmonious and loved by my parents and relatives. If I hadn't been betrayed by my father to my husband, I would still be living in dire straits today."
Hearing this, Lu Yufang was relieved.
"Do people desire things they can't have?"
Chu Yue looked at the mountains in the distance and said something philosophical.
"Maybe, in this life, there will always be more or less regrets, which will eventually accumulate in the bottom of my heart. Every time I think about them, I still feel regretful. Over time, they become obsessions."
Lu Yufang looked at Chu Yue with a hint of distress in her eyes.
"Yueyue, do you hate your parents?"
Chu Yue shook her head, "My relationship with them is shallow, and I can't say I hate them."
Lu Yufang held Chu Yue's arm and rested her head on her shoulder, "Yueyue, what does it feel like to like someone?"
A slight smile appeared on Chu Yue's lips.
"Probably... I miss him when I can't see him, I always want to rely on him when I'm around him, I'll be happy because of his joy, I'll want to take care of him and please him, I'll also be afraid that I'm not worthy of him, so I'll try my best Go join him."
After listening to Chu Yue's words, Lu Yufang looked at her with a smile.
"Is this how you treat my brother?"
A hint of shyness flashed across Chu Yue's face.
"Um."
Lu Yufang's face was filled with envy, "That's great."
The two of them walked for a while on the mountain road. Seeing that the sky had turned dark and something might have happened, they turned around and went back to the inn.
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