"Do you want your sister Sisi to become your sister-in-law?" Li Yuan lowered his head and whispered to her.
The little girl's eyes suddenly lit up and she nodded excitedly.
"Then you have to keep it secret first and don't tell outsiders."
The little girl nodded quickly and jumped back with the basket.
After returning home from school, Li's mother was taking Li Wei to fold clothes on the stone table in the yard.
The little girl raised her head and called out to Brother before quickly lowering her head and working seriously.
"Mom, don't take on the laundry job from now on. Don't worry about money. My son will figure it out."
Mother Li smiled and concentrated on her work.
All that money is reserved for Yuan'er to study and marry, so there is no way to spend it randomly.
"Contact less, and don't take on big jobs." Li Yuan also knew that his mother would not agree until he found a stable source of income.
300 taels may seem like a lot, but that's for an ordinary family, and it's really not much for the Li family, who have a scholar at home.
But he didn't plan to let them take this job anymore. He was a big man and couldn't let his mother and sister work hard to support him with peace of mind.
Li Yuan took out the silver hairpin he bought at noon and put it on his mother's head.
"Mom, you have worked hard for your son over the years. Now that your son is able to earn money, you should rest at home and wait for your son to be filial."
Mother Li was so coaxed by her son that she felt as if she had been filled with honey. She suddenly felt that her waist and legs no longer ached.
The sadness of so many years is not worth the touch of this moment. But she still didn't let go.
Yuan'er hasn't gotten married yet, and she still has to take the imperial examination. Money is needed everywhere, so how can she live leisurely?
Li Yuan didn't think about convincing people at once. He planned to say it when he had the opportunity in the future. It would be best for him to find a stable source of income. This would basically be done.
In order to save lamp oil, the Li family ate dinner in the yard before dark.
The eggs are wrapped in chopped wild vegetables. Although there are more vegetables and less eggs, the three of them are still satisfied when paired with white rice.
After dinner, Mother Li asked Li Wei to deliver washed clothes to the Xu family next door.
"Does Yuan'er have a girl he likes?"
Li Yuan suddenly realized, the little girl's mouth is so fast!
He didn't hide it and nodded openly.
"Yes. Mom, please find a matchmaker and go to the Lu family tomorrow."
Mother Li was stunned. Her son really liked Miss Sisi. She heard Xiaowei come back today and said that Sisi threw her purse at Yuan'er. Still a little unconvinced.
"The Lu family? Master Lu's family?"
Mother Li asked again, this was the only Lu family she knew in Qingshan County.
Master Lu is a famous old scholar in Qingshan Town. Li Yuan studied in his family's school for two years in his early years.
Master Lu valued him so much that he even arranged for him to go to the county school to study.
Her daughter also has a good reputation, so why would she throw something in the street? Could it be that Yuan'er is pestering this girl?
Although in her heart her son is the best among men. But after so many years of raising two children by herself and supporting her eldest son in school, she still had some concerns.
The Li family is poor, and their son’s education is a bottomless pit. A matchmaker came to Yuan'er's house when he was a sixteen-year-old middle child, but as he failed to win the child many times, the family has not had a matchmaker for a long time.
No one is willing to marry their daughter into his family. They all say that the Li family has not given up studying even though they are so poor. They are afraid that their daughter will not have a good life if she marries him.
As for passing the exam, the chances are very small. In the huge Qingshan County, there are no more than ten scholars who have passed the exam.
What's more, a poor scholar is a rich scholar. So what if he succeeds in becoming a scholar? There is no practical benefit at all except that he refuses to pay homage to the official.
It took so many years for Li Yuan to become a scholar, and he didn't know how many years it would take to become a scholar. Anyone who loves his daughter would never think of letting his daughter marry into his family.
Yuan'er is getting older and older. As a mother, she is anxious but has no choice but to work harder to wash clothes.
Thinking about the situation of the Lu family, Mother Li sighed quietly. It was hard for her son to find someone he wanted to marry, but it was someone their family couldn't reach.
"Mom will ask the matchmaker to ask tomorrow."
Mother Li sighed inwardly, wondering if her son would finally take the initiative to bring up the marriage.
Li Yuan nodded.
He is now trying to remember what the original owner promised Lu Si'an and why she said he kept his word.
Li Yuan is willing to get married, and Li's mother is happy after all.
He patted the dust on his clothes and went next door, planning to have someone come to repair the house tomorrow so that he could show it to his son.
Li Principle took out the remaining tools for making lipstick and made a simple telescope and a bamboo arrow. He thought that he would try his luck in the mountains next time he took a bath.
In the middle of the night, Li Yuan suddenly heard a sound coming from the yard while he was drowsily asleep. He woke up immediately, holding his breath as he listened to the gentle footsteps of the person approaching his room.
He quietly got out of bed and stood behind the door. Suddenly he opened the door, and a petite black figure rolled into his arms unexpectedly.
"Ah!" Lu Sian, who was dressed in black, screamed in fright. She was about to push the door when it suddenly opened from the inside, and she lost her balance and fell in.
Li Yuan immediately retracted the knife he was about to chop with and half-hugged the person who had fallen in.
"Why are you here?"
This is not a modern era full of surveillance. It is very dangerous for a girl to walk at night.
Since Lu Sian received his money, he had been restless all afternoon.
He wanted to send her away with money, but she didn't get what he wanted.
She was so angry at the time that if she didn't serve him, she would die. Even if she died, she would not let Li Yuan have an easy time, and she would also ruin his reputation.
But after going back and calming down, she was still really afraid. If someone found out about her loss of innocence, there would be no other way for her except death.
She has thought about it a lot in the past few months. She is not afraid of death, but she is afraid of the disappointed eyes of her parents. She has not yet taken revenge on Lin Xiaoyue who drugged her, so she is not willing to die like this.
Coaxing Li Yuan to marry her is the best outcome.
She heard Lin Xiaoxing say that a man who really likes a woman would be reluctant to bully her. Li Yuan's expression that day didn't look like he had any pity for her...
She waited at home for so many days without even looking at the other party for the matchmaker to come to her door.
She bit her lip and quickly untied the belt around her waist.
Don't you just want her body? She just needs to be obedient, as long as she stops him from telling him about it, and then she gets married...
There were no lights in the room, only the faint moonlight shone through the windows.
Lu Sian's back was facing the door. Li Yuan did not see the tears on her face, but he could see her movements clearly.
He quickly held her hand and asked coldly: "What are you doing?"
Lu Si'an didn't speak. He struggled hard with the hand he held down, and choked with sobs:
"I'll give you some sleep."
Bastard, didn't she just come to him at night without listening to him? Actually threatened her.
Yes, in her opinion, Li Yuan asked someone to give her money because he resented her for not coming to him for so many days and wanted to threaten her.
