There are warblers and swallows in the back house of the Qi family.
The Qi family of this generation is quite prosperous.
The head of the family, Qi Yi, has five sons and seven daughters. Most of the five sons are serving in the military, and there are many outstanding people.
In addition to one of the seven girls who died young and four who married far away, two others had also arrived at Qi's house in advance.
At this time, I was drinking tea and admiring flowers in the back house.
In the side hall behind the screen, several eldest girls and cousins from the Qi family were sitting in front of the desk, listening carefully with their ears raised, fearing that they would be caught.
Many of the female members of the Qi family were full of praise when they saw her, and the seven or eight girls in the side hall had different expressions.
There are already five eldest girls in the Qi family of this generation who are of marriageable age, and there are actually many others who are still underage.
They are Qi Yuxian, Qi Yuxin, Qi Yuheng, Qi Yuhua, and Qi Yuzhu.
Each of these young girls from the Qi family is good-looking, especially Qi Yuxian and Qi Yuhua, who have the most outstanding temperament and appearance.
The other three are cousin girls who came to celebrate their birthday this time.
These three cousin girls are not weak in talent. They are the older Wu Qing'an, Yu Huier, and Gu Linlang.
"I wonder what this cousin's appearance is like? It's a pity that the Zhang family's family is not high!"
Sitting at the end of the table, the youngest girl looked a little curious. She wore a bun with a bun. Although she was young, she was still blooming, and her expression was somewhat frank.
She is Gu Linlang.
Born in the Gu family.
The Qi family has marriage alliances with all major families. This is also the basic operation of other prominent families in the county. You have me among you, and you among me. But at the critical moment, I don’t know how effective it will be, but at least it can deter foreign enemies. .
Yu Hui'er's eyes fluctuated and she said with a smile: "Although the family status is not high, I heard that the Zhang family already has the foundation to become a powerful family in the county, and the financial resources are even greater than that!"
A few little girls talked about the general trend of the family, and their attitude was obviously completely different from that of ordinary girls. Ordinary girls who had not left the court talked more about the character and talents of their future husbands, and these girls had long been influenced by their families. Being influenced by elders, one's character will inevitably be affected to some extent.
One of the eldest girls from the Qi family hesitated to speak, but was stopped by a beautiful girl wearing a pink embroidered dress next to her. She was Qi Yuhua, and she pulled her younger sister Qi Yuzhu.
Based on her understanding of Yu Hui'er, this person was very arrogant and rarely boasted about foreign guests, let alone men from other households. She was acting like this at this time. With her exquisite mind, she immediately guessed something.
Several girls from the Qi family were sipping cold brew and tea in their hands, but the cousin girls did not want to discuss it in a big way. If word spread, it would mean that their education was not as good as that of the girls from the Qi family.
Yu Hui'er held the round fan, and looked at several girls from the Qi family, especially the two cousins Qi Yuxian and Qi Yuhua, and felt that they were completely 'strong rivals'.
The 'strong rival' in her mind naturally does not mean competing for marriage with the Zhang family, but something else.
Soon after, the banquet in the back house dispersed, and several girls in the side hall also stood up, each said a few gentle greetings, and followed their elders away.
Qi Yuhua and Qi Yuzhu were born from the same mother, and they followed a beautiful lady with fair skin, a beautiful face, and a rare aura of nobility.
Both girls called out "Mother" at the same time.
She is Qi Wanshi, the legitimate wife of Qi Yuansi, the second wife of the Qi family. Qi Wanshi nodded gently, looking at her two daughters with her beautiful eyes, a slight smile appeared on her beautiful face.
After returning to the room, Mrs. Qi Wan called the two daughters over and asked about their intentions.
Qi Wan knew it very well, because the only ones suitable for marriage with the Zhang family were her two daughters. Firstly, she had the best relationship with the third girl of the Qi family, and secondly, her two daughters were the same age as Zhang Jian. They match, but are a year or two younger.
The other three girls from the Qi family are either the same age or two or three years older.
In the spacious flower hall, Qi Wanshi's eyes fell on her two daughters.
Qi Yuzhu couldn't help it before. If it weren't for Qi Yuhua's pull, she would have quarreled with Yu Huier. At this moment, she poured out all her thoughts.
"Mom, what if my cousin becomes a Jinshi? I don't know how long it will take to wear purple robes or red robes in the future. And my Qi family is born into a high-ranking family. We are either officials from various places, or Earls and Marquises in the capital. , or the female dependents of various adults, if you want to marry a classy one, it is not difficult!"
"And if my cousin wants to make a fortune, there are still many difficulties, such as the Ministry of Rites examination, the palace examination, the selection of the Ministry of Rites, and external operations... The foundation of the Zhang family is too weak!"
This youthful figure counted on his fingers, then mumbled and shook his head.
There was a look of reluctance on Yurong's face.
Qi Wanshi couldn't help but scolded after hearing this. "You are so young and so worldly!"
Qi Yuzhu's face was a little delicate and naive. She walked up to Qi Wanshi in a few steps, took one of Qi Wanshi's arms, and said softly: "Mother, isn't this what you taught us? You have always taught us It is said that girls from our aristocratic families rarely have the freedom to marry. If that is the case, why not find someone with a higher official position, no matter what the situation!"
Qi Wanshi shook her head when she heard this, and she sighed quietly. "Then you just listened to the first half of the sentence. What's more important in the end is the character of the person. If you are a mean, ungrateful person with an indifferent temperament, then it is better to marry into a small family. At least you can have a husband and wife who love each other for a long time! "
There was a hint of resentment in her eyes.
Then he looked at his second daughter.
Qi Yuhua was originally hiding from Qi Wanshi. She didn't want to consider this issue at all. Seeing that she couldn't avoid it, she could only bite the bullet and look as if nothing had happened on her face.
"I met Zhang's brother once when I was a kid. He looked gentle and weak, but I don't know what he will look like now."
Qi Wan glanced at her second daughter. She couldn't tell that Qi Yuhua was fooling her. She just smiled and said:
"Then you'll find out soon!"
Qi Wanshi didn't have any thoughts of coercion.
Let everything take its course.
…
Zhang Jian was placed in a wing in the south courtyard of the Qijia family. Only an uncle came to greet him, saying that there would be a family dinner in the evening, and left quickly.
Zhang Jian didn't care much.
"Heaven and earth are like the reverse journey of all things; time is like the passers-by of hundreds of generations. Only immortality can enjoy this boundless freedom and freedom!"
Zhang Jian came to the side room, where many heroes were gathering. Hu Shan, an old soldier, was preparing medicine for Xiao Xie.
After inviting a doctor for Xiao Xie, Zhang Jian felt somewhat emotional, especially when he witnessed Xiao Xie falling ill in front of his eyes.
Ordinary people have many disasters in their lives.
He felt that his distracting thoughts were disappearing like ice and snow at this moment, and he gradually caught a trace of the mystery of the state of spiritual cultivation.
Now that his energy has been tempered and perfected, as long as he gets rid of his delusions, he can find a way to enter the stage of spiritual rest.
Now that he has experienced a thrilling journey, his distracting thoughts have been eliminated in a short time. He is about to take this opportunity to break through the bottleneck and further condense his soul.
Once you enter the stage of spiritual cultivation, your spiritual consciousness will further expand and transform into spiritual thoughts.
Spiritual thoughts are more mysterious than spiritual consciousness, and can gradually gain insight into the profound and mysterious power between heaven and earth.
This kind of power is also the most important power among the prerequisites for foundation building. Only by condensing spiritual thoughts can one map one's own fate and integrate the essence and spirit into the supreme Tao foundation.
