Lin Yuanqiu knew what grandma meant by saying this. She wanted to tell several clan elders that compared to the previous hardships, they were already very content with the good life they had now. As for those good in-laws who could help them, it didn’t matter whether they were there or not. They were I will not use my grandson's marriage to benefit the family.
Old Lintou and Wu were both a little anxious when they heard their grandson saying that he wanted to wait a few more years. But seeing the persistence in their little grandson's eyes, the two of them could only nod helplessly.
Alas, his happiness was in vain. Old Lin beat his head and legs. He just heard that Yuan Qiu wanted to go on a blind date. He ran up the mountain road as if it was effortless.
To be honest, what Lao Lintou is worried about right now is not whether the marriage will be announced a few years later, but he feels that the appearance of his grandson is too abnormal. When the young man next to him talks about his marriage, even if he doesn't blush, he will at least blush. Sorry.
Just like Yuan Feng and the others, they wanted to run away for three miles at that time.
But as for Yuan Qiu, whenever she mentioned marriage to him, she would always say that she was not in a hurry, as if she was talking about someone else's business.
There are also Yuan Bai and Yuan Huai. When they were young, they would still clamor for a wife from time to time so that their grandmother could give them money.
But as for Yuanqiu, Old Lintou thought about it for a while, and it seemed that he had never once said anything about marrying a wife, not even a joke.
Therefore, Lao Lin was confused. Could it be that this boy had never considered marrying a wife?
At this time, Lin Sanzhu had the same idea as his father. Thinking that his son always pushed back, did the brat think that he would not have to marry a wife if he delayed?
Otherwise, who would be so careless about their own marriage? They all said that they can settle the marriage first and wait for the marriage in a few years, but the brat refuses to agree. This is too abnormal.
Soon, Lin Sanzhu remembered that when he came back from the oxcart a few days ago, Gouzi didn't seem to even glance at the two girls sitting in the car. I remember when I was young, every time I saw a good-looking girl, I would take a few secret glances at her.
Therefore, there seems to be something wrong with my son.
Lin Sanzhu was about to cry but had no tears. Could it be that they, as parents, did not take good care of themselves and made their son feel that getting married was meaningless?
But no, don't I and Feng get along quite well? Although they sometimes quarrel, isn't it normal for husband and wife to quarrel? Isn't Gouzi afraid of marrying a wife just because of this?
Lin Sanzhu was thinking wildly on the sidelines, but Wu called him several times without hearing him.
Mrs. Wu was not polite and slapped her youngest son on the head, "What are you thinking about? I called you several times without saying a word!"
"Mom, my son was almost knocked silly by you. Look, his ears were still red from being picked up a few days ago."
As he said this, Lin Sanzhu put his ear close to show his mother.
Hong, Hong, when she beat the bad thing, she didn't restrain her strength. Wu didn't bother to look, "Mom asked you, what did you tell the Zhou family? You wouldn't just agree to it, right?"
Since you haven't talked about your idea of getting married for the time being, you have to explain it clearly to the other person, lest the in-laws fail to make it happen and end up becoming enemies.
"Mom, you think your son is stupid. Yuan Qiu and I haven't even met each other yet. How could my son agree to the marriage?"
Lin Sanzhu said in his heart that even if he wanted his son to get married again, he would not be so stupid as to hastily arrange a marriage before the two of them saw each other.
"Ms. sir, didn't you just say that the niece of the Zhou family is already on her way here?"
Ms. Feng was a little worried. Her son and the boy from the Zhou family had always been on good terms, so as not to cause trouble for her son.
Lin Sanzhu shook his head. He didn't come here just for this blind date. Now that Mr. Zhou's uncle has the idea of asking his in-laws to help with the marriage arrangements, isn't it normal to send his daughter over? Otherwise, how will he get to know each other then.
Speaking of which, the original idea of getting married to the Zhou family was actually Lin Sanzhu's selfish motive.
Not to mention that the Zhou family is easy to get along with and their character is not bad. Even because Zixu is so good at studying, he really wants to accept this marriage.
What Lin Sanzhu thought was that if his son really passed the Jinshi examination and became a senior official one day, all his relatives would be working in the field, and no one would be able to help his son in official matters.
But Zixu is different. With his ability in studying, he will definitely have a high possibility of passing the Jinshi examination in the future.
As the old saying goes, one more bell adds more ringing, and one more candle adds more light.
By then, given the in-law relationship between his family and the Zhou family, wouldn't his sons have someone to take care of each other?
Alas, I don’t want to think about it anymore. Since my son still wants to wait a few years before proposing marriage, then forget it. He will talk to Zhou Xing tomorrow.
However, thinking of the worry in his heart just now, Lin Sanzhu patted his son on the shoulder and said, "Yuan Qiu, come here with dad."
This sudden solemn tone, which seemed unusually serious, made Lin Yuanfeng, Lin Yuansong, and Lin Yuanhuai a little confused. The third uncle wouldn't be ready to beat up the fifth brother just because he didn't agree to the blind date, right?
Wu rolled his eyes. With the energy of your third uncle as a precious son, he would be willing to do it.
Lin Yuanqiu also had something to say to his father, so he stood up and followed quickly.
When the yard here was built, according to Old Lintou's wishes, a location with the best lighting was reserved and a separate study room was built for Lin Yuanqiu.
It is said to be a study room, but it is actually divided into two rooms, inside and outside. One of the rooms is regarded as a bedroom, and there is a large Kang next to the window. Next to the kang are two wooden boxes with shelves attached, used to store clothes and bedding.
Lin Sanzhu found a stool and sat down. Behind him was a wooden shelf for placing items. Lin Sanzhu imitated the shelves in furniture shops and made them by himself. Although it looked a little rough, it could be placed When he picked up the thing, it was stable and there was no problem at all. At that time, Lin Sanzhu was so impressive that he boasted that he had the skills of a carpenter.
But Lin Sanzhu's mind was not on the wooden shelf at this moment. When he saw his son also walking in, he hurriedly cleared his throat and said, "Yuan Qiu, Dad is telling you, it is common for couples to quarrel. In fact, Dad and your mother are doing well. Look, when dad went to Fucheng last time, didn't he buy a bracelet for your mother? Also, our family used to have no money to ride on an ox cart, and your mother couldn't walk. Dad was behind her back. By the way, when dad and your mother first got married, your grandma held the key to the food. Dad was the one who risked being beaten by your grandma and secretly took the key and cooked two for your mom. Eat eggs, oh, those eggs are tender and delicious..."
Lin Sanzhu suddenly realized that he had accidentally exposed his past to Gouzi. He couldn't help coughing to cover up his embarrassment.
Lin Yuanqiu, on the other hand, was listening with great interest. He really didn't expect that his father would still be so romantic.
"Dad is telling you this because he wants to tell you that marrying a wife is not terrible. Look, after he married your mother, he not only had a sensible and filial son, but also two well-behaved daughters, Chunyan and Chuncao. How wonderful it is. ah."
Lin Sanzhu was scratching his head, thinking that he must bring his son back.
Lin Yuanqiu was not stupid, and he quickly realized that his father might have misunderstood something. Didn't he think that he was deliberately stalling for time because he didn't want to get married to his wife?
Looking at the other party again, he looked serious and there was a faint worry in his eyes.
Such a misunderstanding was inevitable. Before his father could speak again, Lin Yuanqiu hurriedly said seriously, "Dad, don't worry. My son said he would talk about the marriage a few years later, just because he didn't want to be distracted too much. You also know that there will be other things after my son." We have to take the exam, this is the most critical time, there can be no delay."
Lin Sanzhu's expression became much more relaxed, "You didn't fool dad, did you?"
"No." Lin Yuanqiu shook his head.
It's better not to have it. Lin Sanzhu wiped the sweat from his forehead and felt relieved now. By the way, he was still looking forward to holding his grandson.
"Dad, when you want to announce your marriage to your son in the future, can you tell your son in advance?" Lin Yuanqiu didn't want such surprises to happen again in the future.
Lin Sanzhu was a little embarrassed, "You, Uncle Zhou, and I just happened to be talking about this matter in a hurry. Besides, you and Zixu were busy with Qiu Wei at that time, so dad was not in a hurry to tell you. .”
After thinking about it, Lin Sanzhu said again, "Actually, the reason why dad thinks this marriage is not bad is mainly because he wants you and Zixu to take care of each other. After all, dad doesn't know anything, and we don't have any powerful relatives in our family. , then there will be no one to help.”
Lin Sanzhu was actually very conflicted. He wanted his son to pass the Jinshi examination and become a senior official, but he was also worried that his son's official career would not be easy.
Oh, that's really worrying.
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The family worked continuously for more than ten days and finally made all the persimmons.
Normally no one lives on the mountain, so it would be unsafe to place persimmons here. So the three Lin Dazhu brothers, including Lin Yuanfeng and Lin Yuanqiu, had a large number of people and were fast. No, they carried all the persimmon bags on their backs in just a few trips.
Although the family has a carriage, it has not traveled a long distance yet, so when it comes time to go to the county town to sell persimmons, Lao Lintou plans to go to the town to hire a carriage.
As for the carriage of your own, just follow them directly. You have to follow them to get familiar with them, and only then will you have the courage to go to the county seat alone.
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After finishing making persimmon cakes, Lin Yuanqiu began to sort out the things at hand.
Juren has 80 acres of tax-free land. After excluding the previous 40 acres, there is still a remaining share of 40 acres.
This time I won the election, many wealthy households in the town sent congratulatory gifts, including two house deeds and several land deeds.
Lin Yuanqiu calculated the value of each house deed and field deed, and found that they were both around one hundred taels.
Naturally, his family couldn't accept such an expensive gift.
But just to go directly to someone's door and send it back would seem too pretentious.
Lin Yuanqiu had already thought of a countermeasure. It would be better for him to wait until there was some happy event in their family, and then send the things back to others in the name of courtesy.
As for where the information comes from, I will ask my father to talk to Uncle Gao then and ask him to help pay more attention.
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At the end of the month, Zhou Zixu sent a message asking for a banquet. Last time, due to the filial piety period, he did not invite a banquet after passing the scholar examination. This time, they celebrated together.
Zhou Zixu shook a folding fan, and he seemed to have gained some weight. He thought the food he had eaten these past few days was very good.
"After you finish my banquet, it will be your turn soon, Brother Lin."
Lin Yuanqiu nodded. In the past few days, the family had begun to arrange dinner invitations. As before, there were more than forty tables still placed in the ancestral hall.
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Chapter 102 Zhou Family
The old house of the Zhou family is close to the west of the city, right here on Wangyuan Lane.
Most of the houses here have second and third courtyards. As for the fourth courtyard, except for a few big families in the town, the only ones left are probably the Zhou family.
Compared with the neighboring households, the door of the Zhou family's old house is slightly higher, so it is considered the more conspicuous one among them. On both sides of the door, there are a pair of door pillow stones one foot square. What was originally placed here was a pair of box-shaped stone piers carved with lions. Placing box-shaped stone piers at the entrance of the house was a treatment reserved only for court officials.
It turns out that the ancestor of the Zhou family served as a Beijing official. This person was Zhou Zixu's great-great-grandfather. At that time, he was an official in the fourth rank of the government. Although he was not a high-ranking official in the capital, he still held real power. It can be said that during that period, the Zhou family The most glorious time.
It is a pity that except for Master Zhou who became a scholar, none of the subsequent Zhou family children made any achievements in their careers.
Therefore, until the year when Zhou Zixu's great-great-grandfather became an official, no one from the Zhou family entered the official position again. Gradually, the scenery of the past is no longer the same.
It is precisely because of this that after Zhou Zixu was selected, everyone in the Zhou family was really excited, and they also had unprecedented hopes for their family to regain prosperity.
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It was just past Chen time, and there were already many cattle, horses and vehicles in Wangyuan Lane. Today was the day when the Zhou family held a wedding banquet. Those who came were relatives and friends of the Zhou family who came to express their congratulations, as well as relatives of the Zhou clan.
It's rare for relatives and relatives to get together, so naturally a lot of pleasantries are inevitable. For a while, the whole Zhou family became lively.
The adults gather together to have tea and chat, and the children naturally have their own programs.
No, in the small courtyard on the west side, four or five little girls are surrounding a girl who is much older than them, watching her play shuttlecock.
This shuttlecock was improvised by them, and the feathers used were from feather dusters. Although it was a bit makeshift, it did not affect the good mood of the people playing shuttlecock at all.
She was seen wearing a emerald-pink cross-collar skirt, and the wishful flower ribbon hanging around her waist fluttered gently as the skirt swayed.
Zhong Yurou stretched out her hand to catch the shuttlecock, and then threw it upwards with all her strength. The shuttlecock passed through the pomegranate tree in the courtyard and reached a position almost flush with the eaves. When he was about to fall to the ground, Zhong Yurou raised his right foot and made a hook. With a "pop" sound, the shuttlecock flew over his head. When it fell again, she kicked out her left foot again, and with a "pop" sound, the shuttlecock flew higher.
Look at the tail of the shuttlecock, which is covered with copper coins. There are a few rooster feathers stuck in it. The shiny reddish-brown fur looks like a blooming clivia under the sunlight.
The little girls who were counting on the side had already been stunned by this novel shuttlecock method. They really wanted to learn how to play shuttlecock. Also, sister Yurou was really good at kicking!
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At this time, there was a green oil carriage parked in Qaida Lane, which was parallel to Wangyuan Lane. The driver was Lin Yuanbai, and Lin Yuanqiu had already got off the carriage and was about to go around the wall of Zhou's courtyard to the front door. .
Lin Yuanbai couldn't help laughing. The alleys here looked similar, so he and his fifth brother accidentally drove the carriage into the alley behind Zhou's house.
