The old lady didn't speak immediately, but looked at him with a strange look.
For a long time, when Sheng Wei felt uncomfortable all over, the old lady slowly turned her head, and then said quietly: "What?"
"Are you...regretful?"
The sound was not loud, but the meaning inside was unspeakable.
"Mom? You..."
"What...what did you say?"
Sheng Wei's face turned pale, and his head was sweating anxiously.
"What? Isn't it?"
The old lady leaned on her crutches, knocked the ground heavily, and said in a calm voice: "At that time, I did not agree to this marriage!"
"But it just so happens that you two are a couple. I have to say that the Sun family is a good match. Then Sun Xiucai is also a talented person. He will have a great future in the future!"
"But what now?"
The old lady sneered, and her words were like a knife, piercing Sheng Wei fiercely.
"Why do you regret it again?"
"mother……"
Sheng Wei was speechless and had no words to respond to.
After all, what the old lady said was indeed true.
…
Sheng Changquan didn't delay for long, he just asked Xiao Tao to go back to Xifu first to get the medicine box he left at the old house, while he rode a carriage with Pinlan and Minglan to go to Shulan. Mother-in-law’s family, Sun’s family.
"Clang!"
"Clang!"
"..."
Because the carriages at this time were all made of wooden wheels, there were no springs to absorb shock. In addition, the roads in Youyang City were not as wide and flat as Bianliang, so it was inevitable that there would be some shaking and noise when driving. Quiet.
"Sister Pinlan, what kind of family is this Sun family? Moreover, what is the temperament of their family members?"
In the car, Pinlan and Minglan were sitting on one side, leaning on each other, looking extremely intimate, while Sheng Changquan was sitting on the other side, closing his eyes and concentrating.
However, because he might target the Sun family next, so on the way to the Sun family, he was thinking of ways to deliberately ask Pinlan, trying to learn more about him. Something I didn't know before.
Because Minglan didn't tell him the situation of the Sun family in detail, Sheng Changquan wanted to know more about Pinlan.
"Sun family?"
When Sheng Changquan asked this, Pinlan's originally happy face suddenly turned gloomy, and then a look of obvious disgust appeared on her face.
"This Sun family is just a run-down house!"
"oh?"
Sheng Changquan pretended not to know, and just said in shock: "Sister Pinlan, what do you say?"
Pinlan hesitated for a moment, as if she felt that it was not good to say something. However, she then thought about it. Even if she didn't say it now, in the future, if Sheng Changquan had been in contact with the other party for a long time, it would be difficult to hide it.
Therefore, Pinlan only paused briefly and said bluntly: "Brother Changquan, I have something to say directly!"
"Well, tell me!"
Pinlan glanced at Minglan beside her and curled her lips: "Actually, your sister also knows that the Sun family is just a mess!"
"Ah, Sister Pinlan!"
Minglan pushed Pinlan angrily, and there was a hint of annoyance in her words, as if she disliked her for swearing and not having the decency of her daughter's family.
"Oh, it's okay!"
Pinlan shook her head, but she didn't take her foul language seriously at all. She just looked at Sheng Changquan opposite and continued to explain: "Brother Changquan, you don't know!"
"Actually, if the Sun family hadn't gotten my dowry because they married my sister, their family might not even be able to have a full meal now!"
"What?"
Sheng Changquan is really not very clear about this.
Although he knew that the Sun family was not very wealthy, he never thought that their family would be so miserable!
"Didn't you say that the Sun family has a scholar?"
"How come you can't even eat?"
Sheng Changquan really couldn't figure it out: "Can't he open a private school or find an employer to teach students to support his family's daily needs?"
In this dynasty, although the reputation of a scholar will bring some privileges, they are more reflected in political status and do not have many monetary benefits.
Of course, the court will also attach great importance to the best group of scholars, but apart from these people, there is no preferential treatment for the rest. If you want to get rich, you can only continue to take the exam and pass the exam. It’s just a matter of raising people’s career status.
Therefore, when some scholars from poor families could not get the money issued by the court, they would often serve as teachers in the homes of wealthy people, educating the children of the other tribe in exchange for daily necessities.
Generally speaking, those wealthy families will treat such teachers extremely favorably. After all, in addition to the scholar's own status, it is inevitable that there will be some investment.
Who knows if one or two of these people will become Juren, but once they become Juren, the situation will be completely different.
"Ah!"
After hearing this, Pinlan shook his head and sneered!
"It's not that my words are unpleasant, but that Sun Xiucai really can't hold up the wall with mud!"
Although her sister Shulan is married to Sun Zhigao, Pinlan rarely calls him brother-in-law, except in person, of course.
After all, there was nothing she could do at that time. Even if she didn't like it, she still had to consider her sister's situation.
However, in private, Pinlan disliked him extremely and was unwilling to have anything to do with him.
At this time, Minglan also sat quietly aside, saying nothing, just listening to Pinlan's constant complaints.
"Then Sun Zhigao, to put it nicely, is a scholar, but in fact the other party is simply a scoundrel! A scoundrel!"
"Not only does he have great ambitions but little talent, he also has extremely poor character!"
Pinlan frowned and looked very ugly!
"Speaking of which, Minglan may know who Sun Zhigao is, but you definitely don't know, brother Chang Quan."
Pinlan moved on the brocade cushion in the carriage and changed her sitting position. In her hand, she was unconsciously kneading a handkerchief, as if she regarded it as her "incompetent brother-in-law" - Sun Zhigao. .
While toying with the handkerchief in her hand, she said, "Sun Zhigao was not bad at the beginning. He studied at the age of six. When he was eleven years old, he successfully passed the county examination, the government examination, and passed the boy student examination."
"Moreover, when he was twelve years old, he had some shitty luck and successfully passed the scholar examination."
Pinlan began to briefly describe Sun Zhigao's life and explained the specific information about the Sun family to Sheng Changquan.
"It's just that after Sun Zhi became a scholar in high school, he no longer had the intention to study. He spent his whole day either drinking and having fun with a group of friends, or looking for some so-called 'literary masters' to write poems and composes everywhere. I want to be famous for this!”
"But!"
Pinlan's words changed, but she revealed the ugly faces of those "literary masters": "Those so-called 'literary masters' are just liars who eat and drink!"
"He's not a famous senior at all!"
Speaking of this, Pinlan's face also showed a strong sense of sarcasm, saying: "And these liars have actually been spread all over Youyang City for a long time. Others regard them as nothing and treat them as nothing." They treat them as jokes, but Sun Zhigao treats them as treasures and feeds them one by one to become a master!"
"Not only was he provided with good wine and food all day long, but he also donated a lot of money. In fact, if it hadn't been for the fact that he had ruined his family's property, he would still be ordinary now!"
"..."
From Pinlan's story, Sheng Changquan finally understood the specific situation of the Sun family.
It turns out that the Sun family was a wealthy family with a lot of money in the early years. Although it could not make them rich, it could at least ensure a well-off life for a few people and provide for Sun Zhigao to study.
If it hadn't been for the good background of the Sun family, it would have been impossible for Sun Huang, her mother-in-law, to be able to raise Sun Zhigao as a widow, provide him with reading and writing, and become a scholar.
Speaking of which, when Sun Zhigao passed the scholar examination when he was twelve years old, their Sun family's property was no longer available, because most of the Sun family's previous property was land.
In these years, the cost of Sun Zhigao's education was not small. If Sun Huang hadn't sold most of her family's land, she would never have been able to afford Sun Zhigao's education!
However, Sun Zhigao became disillusioned after passing the scholar examination and felt that he was a great talent with the qualifications to be the number one scholar.
No, that's not right!
It should be said that from that time on, Sun Zhigao already believed in his heart that he was the future number one pick!
It seemed that as soon as the opportunity came, he would be able to take the autumn exam immediately, then the spring exam, and finally the palace exam. When he opened his eyes, he would be the number one scholar selected by the official!
I don’t know how the other person’s brain circuit is structured, but he really thinks so, and he also feels from the bottom of his heart that he is so good.
I don’t know if this self-confidence is innate, or whether it is developed slowly after hearing praises from others. In short, it is “mysterious”!
Having said that, it was precisely because of the other party's misbehavior that the Sun family declined so quickly. In just one year, all the remaining property of the Sun family was destroyed.
Therefore, after losing everything they could lose, the Sun family, or Sun Zhigao, finally began to face their future.
The reason why I say this is because, since Sun Zhi passed the college entrance examination as a scholar, the Sun Huang family has never taken care of Sun Zhigao, letting him do whatever he wants, treating his pursuit of fun as "making friends with noble people", and treating Sun Zhigao as a scholar. Being deceived into eating and drinking in order to become "famous in the literary world"...
In short, those confusing accounts made by Sun Zhigao cannot be settled at all!
And his mother, Sun Huang, didn't care and just let him be "free"!
Just when the Sun family's fortune was ruined and they were about to be desperate, someone from the Sheng family came.
That's right, Shulan's marriage was actually initiated by the Sheng family.
However, because they were concerned about Shulan's face, Sheng Wei and the others also secretly asked someone to test the Sun family to see if they had the idea of marrying the Sheng family.
It was also a coincidence. If it had been earlier or later, the Sun family might have rejected the Sheng family.
After all, if it had been earlier, the Sun family might not realize the importance of money matters, so they would definitely refuse to marry the Sheng family because of the noble nature of scholars.
And if it is later, it may make the Sun family become more greedy and make the Sheng family give up the idea of getting married.
Therefore, at this "just right" time, Sun Zhigao had to aggrieve himself and marry Sheng Shulan because of "forced by life"!
It is precisely because of this that the Sun family will not treat Shulan much. Therefore, Shulan's marriage was destined to have a bleak end for her from the beginning.
After having the money and shops provided by the Sheng family, Sun Zhigao's life once again returned to the "chic" life of the past. He went out early and came back late all day long, very busy, and sometimes he even didn't go home at all and went directly to work. Just resting in the Goulan tile house.
From this, we can also imagine what Shulan's life was like in the Sun family.
…
"arrive!"
Following the reminder from the handlebar, the three people in the carriage immediately walked out one after another.
Sheng Changquan helped Minglan and Pinlan get out of the carriage. When he looked up, he saw an extremely luxurious mansion.
"Sun Zhai!"
Sheng Changquan had a strange look on his face when he looked at the golden plaque in front of him that had a post-modern tycoon style.
"Is this...is the Sun family's taste so unique?"
It’s not that gold is bad, but most people just use gold foil mixed with ink to write plaques and dye the handwriting gold to reflect the dignity and generosity.
But this plaque of the Sun family is different. Not only does it have the words dyed gold, but even the outer layer is also dyed gold.
If it weren't for the weight of the gold and the fact that the Sun family had a concierge watching over it, this "gold medal plaque" would have been secretly taken away long ago.
After all, the purchasing power of gold is extremely impressive!
"snort!"
Minglan didn't say anything, but Pinlan snorted and said, "Brother Changquan, there is something even more powerful inside!"
She winked at Sheng Changquan, indicating something.
After finishing speaking, Pinlan called loudly towards the door of Sun's house while holding up her skirt.
"elder sister!"
"elder sister……"
…
Dongfu.
"mother!"
Sheng Wei opened his mouth with difficulty and tried hard to argue: "Then...Sun Xiucai at that time...he...he was indeed proud!"
"At that time, he was able to become a scholar at the age of twelve. He was definitely the best person in our Youyang City!"
"The betrothal of Shulan to Sun Xiucai is really for Shulan's sake!"
Sheng Wei was not lying about this.
After all, Shulan is his biological daughter, how could he and Li really want to harm her!
"Ha, what a joke!"
"If Sun Xiucai is good, then what are you worried about now?"
Simply, there was only mother and son in the room, so the eldest lady did not save any face for Sheng Wei at this moment, and just angrily shouted: "Obviously, you regret it!"
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