Yu Zheng didn't care about the thoughts of everyone in the house. As long as he lived well, that would be the greatest revenge on those people, but this was not enough.
For a time, Yu Zheng was unparalleled in the city of Kyoto, even more so than when he first became the number one scholar. There is one number one scholar every three years, but not every number one scholar is as lucky as Yu Zheng. He had only been in office for a few days. He was promoted, which shows that the emperor attaches great importance to this year's new top scorer.
Many dignitaries in Kyoto have set their sights on Yu Zheng again. When Yu Zheng just won the first prize, various families found out that Yu Zheng had a fiancée in his hometown. Many people felt that it was a pity that the name of the first prize was not worth the burden they carried. In the past, there was a reputation for breaking up other people's marriages, but now it is different. Many people have started to think about the fiancée and the fiancée. Everything is possible before they are married. There is no way that their girl can't even compare to a village girl in the countryside. ? So someone came to Yu Mansion to ask for her hand in marriage.
Mrs. Zhang was sitting at the top of the main hall, smiling and drinking tea, and sitting below her was Mrs. Fan, the matchmaker invited by Mr. Liu's family. Master Fan is a censor and has a bad relationship with most of the officials in the court. However, Mrs. Fan is very warm-hearted. Her favorite thing in life is to be a matchmaker. Some powerful families in Kyoto prefer to invite Fan. Madam is acting as a matchmaker. At this moment, Madam Fan is detailing the advantages of Mr. Liu’s parents and daughters.
"Mrs. Yu, you have also met the eldest daughter of Mr. Liu's family. I don't need to say more about her small appearance. They all call her daughter Xiao Mu. Mrs. Liu, you also know that she has a good reputation in the aristocratic circle. , her eldest daughter will definitely look like her in the future."
The more Zhang heard, the more satisfied she became. The eldest daughter of Mr. Liu’s family is fifteen this year, one year older than Brother Xuan. However, this is not a big deal, but it is acceptable. The most important thing is Mr. Liu. Mr. Liu is a second-grade elder. After Brother Xuan gets married to his eldest daughter, he will be able to help Brother Xuan in his career.
"I wonder what Mrs. Yu thinks of this marriage?"
"I think it's good, but Brother Xuan and his father have to make the decision on this matter."
Mrs. Fan was stunned, Yu Xuan, but she was clearly talking about the new top scholar Yu Zheng, thinking that Zhang opposite him had misunderstood. However, Mrs. Fan thought again, this Zhang family really dared to think that Yu Xuan was studying in the academy and was in vain. How could the daughter of a dignified second-rank official's family like him?
"Mrs. Yu really loves to joke. Your brother Xuan is one year younger than the eldest daughter of Mr. Liu's family. The person I came to visit this time is your eldest son Yu Zheng."
Zhang's expression changed, but she recovered quickly. Mrs. Fan's eyes were so powerful that it was strange that she could not see them. She couldn't help but sigh in her heart. I heard that Zhang was good at first, but now it seems that she is not as good as Those who continue to marry are all the same thing.
"Madam may not know something. Brother Zheng has made a marriage arrangement in his hometown. I'm afraid it won't go through."
Knowing Zhang's thoughts, Mrs. Fan knew that her trip today might be in vain, but she still had to say what she needed to say.
"Mrs. Yu might as well ask Mr. Yu, your brother Zheng is the number one scholar in this year's new subject, and he is also the bachelor's degree just promoted by the emperor. How can a country girl be worthy of this? Anyway, he hasn't passed the exam yet. It is only right to call off the marriage and then find a good one."
"Madam, you don't know. There is a reason for this marriage. Brother Zheng unfortunately fell into the water once in his hometown. It happened that Miss Su rescued Brother Zheng. The two of them had many contacts while rescuing people, so Brother Zheng I agreed to marry that girl Su just to repay my kindness, and also to preserve the reputation of that girl Su. My husband and I can't say anything against it."
Seeing what Mr. Zhang said about having a nose and eyes, Mrs. Fan felt that this must be true.
"Look at me, I've been here for a while. I know you're busy so I won't disturb you. I'll go back and talk to Mr. Liu first."
"Mommy, please send Mrs. Fan off for me."
"Yes, ma'am."
After waiting for a while to confirm that the two of them were out of the house, Zhang was so angry that she dropped the cup in her hand to the ground. It really pissed her off. The little beast was born to defeat her. The Liu family also had no vision. Her brother Xuan was not as good as that little beast in any way. He would definitely be able to go to high school in three years.
After that, the matter was settled, and two or three more families came to propose marriage. Zhang always used the incident of Yu Zheng falling into the water as an example, and now everyone in Kyoto couldn't even think about it. Gradually, the trend in the city changed. All the talk in teahouses and restaurants was about the story of Yu Zheng, the number one scholar in Xin Ke, who was rescued by a peasant girl and was forced to repay his kindness. There was also a story about a nose with eyes. Su Yu, the person involved, was scolded horribly. Everyone was pitying Xin Ke. It is really pitiful that the number one scholar will marry a peasant girl in the future! And Su Yu became that shameless scumbag who relied on Yu Zheng for nothing.
Over in Jinjiacun, Su Yu has always felt that his ears are burning these days.
"Bai Mo, what do you mean when your ears feel hot?"
"That depends on the girl. Do you have a left ear or a right ear?"
"But my ears are burning."
"That means someone is thinking about you, and someone is scolding you."
Su Yu thought it was her father who was missing her, but who would scold her? Could it be that the villagers of Jinjia Village still didn't give up and wanted to do something behind her back.
Su Yu thought a lot, then finally shook his head, put all these things aside, and continued with the work at hand.
Su Yu is weaving a bamboo basket in his hands, intending to use it to hatch eggs after the house is built. But the eyes are one thing, and the hands are another. This is the second bamboo basket Su Yu has made today. Basket, the first bamboo basket I made, I didn’t even know what it was when I saw it. It’s terrible to describe it, but it’s still good.
After the third bamboo basket in his hand was scrapped, Su Yu threw away the bamboo strips in his hand.
"Forget it, let's find someone to do this job."
"Girl, look at what this slave is saying, I've already asked you to find someone to do it with."
Fortunately, there are people in Sujia Village who can weave baskets.
"Bai Mo, go to Uncle Jintang's house. You know what the bamboo baskets used for hatching eggs look like. Just order a hundred of them for ten cents each."
"Got it, girl."
When Bai Mo came to find him, the Jintang family was extremely happy. A bamboo basket costs ten cents, which is not difficult to make. It only costs one tael of silver in a few days. Even if you add the money from selling stones, now The family has more than one hundred taels of silver. But I was used to being poor in the past, and I didn’t dare to use the money arbitrarily. I hid it secretly at home, waiting to be used by the two boys at home to find wives in the future.
The two boys from the Jintang family are only six or seven years old now, and it will take at least ten years before they can marry a wife.
People in the village couldn't help but be envious when they saw Su Yu building houses and making bamboo baskets. But they didn't dare to trouble Su Yu at the moment. They had also heard the rumors in the city that the fiancée of the new number one scholar was a village girl from the countryside. She was very similar to Miss Su. They didn't dare to go there either. Ask if this is true.
Those who had previously sold all their fields to Su Yu originally moved away, but then the government took away the stones and returned the money. They all came back after hearing the news. Although the fields in the village are gone now, they themselves The Su family still has so much land, and it is impossible for the Su family to farm it all with just a few people. They will always have to find someone to farm it in the future. At worst, they can farm for the Su family in the future, and they can still make ends meet, which is better than moving to another house. Those who seek a living outside are strong.
As for the family that rented the yard to Su Yu, they did not come to Su Yu to ask them to move out. Instead, they settled in an abandoned yard at the end of the village, planning to wait until the Su family moved out before they could move back.
(End of chapter)
