The Daily Life of the Daughter of a Minor Official

Chapter 190: Feeling tired

 Back home, Cheng Yingzhen found that only her youngest daughter had a pair of pearl flowers on her head, "Ajin, why don't you buy it?"

 “I like to use ribbons.” It would be better if there were rubber bands, which are simple, convenient and practical, but it’s a pity that there aren’t.

Cheng Yingzhen wondered: "You are already a grown-up girl. It's time for you to wear hairpins and hairpins. If you don't dress up, will you have to wait until you are seventy or eighty?" The more she said, the angrier she became, "I will go to the jewelry shop to buy it for you tomorrow."

Summer has just arrived and it is so hot. Su Ruojin was thinking about something delicious to cool off the summer heat. While thinking about it, she casually refused, "Mom, I really don't wear it. If I buy it, I'll leave it at home to eat dust."

"That won't work." Cheng Yingzhen insisted, "You are already thirteen, and a matchmaker has already come to your door. You must dress more carefully."

Popsicles and ice cream must be made, but these are cold in nature. It is not good for women to eat too much. Jelly jelly is okay, but it is not fresh. For some reason, Su Ruojin especially wants to play jelly, but it is a pity that Dayin Since there was no jelly powder to sell, I had no choice but to give up.

He raised his head and said, "Mom, what did you just say?"

 This child, Cheng Yingzhen was just about to say, how come this child is not shy when he hears the matchmaker come to his door? The child didn't even listen to her words. He reached out angrily and tapped her forehead, "I said a matchmaker is here."

Su Ruojin was stunned when he heard this: "My eldest brother was admitted as a scholar last year. He has said that he will not consider marriage before he is twenty years old."

Su Anzhi's original words were that he would not get married unless he passed the Jinshi examination. Not only did Cheng Yingzhen not agree, but Su Yanli also disagreed. Both the couple said, "If you don't think about yourself, you have to think about your younger sisters and brothers."

 The younger brother is just that, he mainly has two younger sisters. If he never gets married, although there is no absolute saying that the younger sister cannot get married if the elder brother does not get married, it will always have an impact on the younger sister's marriage.

 So Su Yanli and his wife finally decided that if they met a suitable family, they would make an appointment first, get married at the right age, and set an example for their younger brothers and sisters.

Su Dalang finally agreed.

Cheng Yingzhen said goodbye to her daughter, "I'm not your eldest brother, I'm here for you."

Su Ruojin:…

Even though she knew that Dayin Dynasty’s young lady had started discussing marriage when she was twelve or thirteen years old, she was still shocked when it happened to her. She pointed at her nose and asked, “Me?”

 Cheng Yingzhen nodded, "Yeah."

Mother!

She blurted out, "I haven't come yet, and I'm not even a girl. These people are really capable of doing this."

This time it was Cheng Yingzhen's turn to call her mother, and she reached out and knocked her daughter, "Smelly girl, how come you dare to say anything, why are you not ashamed!"

 There is nothing to be shy about, there is no one else in the Nuan Pavilion.

Mrs. Ding was sitting on the couch doing needlework. When she heard her granddaughter quarreling with her daughter, she smiled happily and did not interrupt. This is the way mothers and daughters get along. It looks like they are bickering but they are actually playing tricks. They all look happy, which is what she dreams of. Life, now realized, how wonderful!

Su Ruojin was curious: "Whose family is the matchmaker talking about?"

Cheng Yingzhen saw that her daughter was not reserved at all, and there was really nothing she could do to her. However, she and Su Yanli fell in love at first sight and were in a free love relationship, so she only deliberately annoyed her shameless daughter.

He replied: "Your father was a colleague when he was in the Imperial College. His son is the same age as your brother. He was also a scholar in the Imperial College last year. He is also in the Imperial College now. The two fathers were colleagues, and his son and your eldest brother were classmates. We know everything about him. I I heard from your father that the young man’s character and character are not bad. If you think he is okay, let’s take a look at each other first.”

Traveling back to the thirteenth year of the Dayin Dynasty, Su Ruojin faced the matter of marriage for the first time. Thinking about it carefully, she didn't seem to have many requirements, "As long as the husband loves his family, his wife, and his children as much as his father, I am willing." "

Cheng Yingzhen smiled and said, "I told your father the same thing. Your father said that the eldest son of the Wen family is a gentle and upright person with good appearance and good character. His father is now the Secretary of the Imperial College and is also in the seventh rank. Our two families are considered A perfect match.”

Su Ruojin was not really thirteen years old. She had been in love in her previous life and had some success in her career, so she had contact with different walks of life. Whether it was love or marriage, if her parents were not loving and her brothers and sisters were not harmonious in this life, she would actually be very scared. As for marriage, it was actually her parents' failed marriage in her previous life that hit her too hard and cast a shadow on her.

 But in this life, Su Yanli and his wife gave her no fear, but not much hope. After all, how many people can meet a man like Su Yanli who cares about his family, respects his wife and is responsible for his children?

Although Mrs. Yang, the former neighbor on the right, had a husband, she lived like a widow. She supported the family by herself and lived like a man. In the family of Mr. Xue, the neighbor on the left, the couple seemed to have no communication at all except having children. If you have any questions, please ask Xue. When the adults were helping her, she saw that he had nothing to do but was wandering outside without going home. She thought that Mr. Xue was looking for ways to make money again, but Mr. Xue said, "I don't want to go back early and face Madam's endless nagging."

Mr. Xue and Mrs. Xue really lived their lives as respectful guests.

I don’t know if I can meet such a dedicated man like Brother Su Yanli in this life.

Su Xiaomei was playing with dolls. When she heard the conversation between her mother and her sister, she raised her head and asked, "Mom, is Brother Wen as good-looking as Brother Zhao?"

 “That’s definitely not the case.”

They are all colleagues. Cheng Yingzhen has met the young prince of the Wen family. There is no better-looking person in Bianjing than Prince Zhao Xiaojun.

Su Xiaomei curled her lips and said, "If I get married, I will find someone as good-looking as Brother Zhao."

 Cheng Yingzhen looked shocked (⊙o⊙)…

 She quickly asked her eldest daughter: "Ajin, you..."

Su Ruojin quickly waved her hand: "That's what your little daughter thinks. I don't think so. Qi Dafei, I still understand this."

Sister A actually didn’t like Brother Zhao who was so beautiful. Su Xiaomei asked strangely, “Sister, what does ‘Qi Da Fei Ou’ mean?”

Su Ruojin then explained the idiom Qi Da Fei Ou, first told the allusion, and then concluded: "It's just the wrong family and the wrong household. As for Prince Zhao, we can just admire it from a distance, but we don't dare to climb high. Do you understand?"

“But Brother Zhao is obviously not as unattainable as Sister A said. He is very nice every time he comes, just like my brother.”

Su Ruojin raised her eyebrows, "Then how long has it been since your brother Zhao came?"

It has been so long that she almost forgot that she had such a beautiful brother.

"Okay." Su Xiaomei curled her lips: "Brother Zhao, a wealthy family member, has forgotten us."

That's not the case. A few days ago, Su Ruojin received a letter from Zhao Lan, saying that he was in Quzhou, Zhejiang and asked if there were any specialties he wanted to bring.

 Specialty?

Su Ruojin’s eyes lit up, (*@ο@*) Wow~, here comes the magical tool to relieve the heat!

 Quzhou is close to the south, and there is grass jelly growing there. It is made into jelly, which is a healthy version of jelly!

Su Ruojin ran away. She asked Zhao Lan to bring her dried grass. The dried grass should not take up any space!

Two days ago, Qiuyue reminded the young lady to reply to the little prince's letter. However, the young master seemed not to have heard it. He was not enthusiastic about the little prince's letter. He was indifferent and didn't want to reply.

The young lady returned to the room. Qiuyue thought that the young lady had thought of something, but it turned out that she had indeed thought of something. She picked up the pen and wrote a letter to the young master. Unexpectedly, after a simple greeting, she asked the young master to bring straw.

What kind of dried grass is so precious that a young prince should bring it back?

Qiu Yue, who was standing by the side studying ink, saw her eyelids twitching. Chun Xiao felt something was wrong, so she cleared the table and passed by, secretly glancing at the letter written by the young lady. When she saw the dried grass, she was as speechless as Qiu Yue. After a while, Mao Ya came in from outside and said, "Sister Qiuyue, Mangzhong is looking for you."

Qiuyue put down the ink block and hurriedly came out, taking Mang Zhong aside and asking, "Have you found it?"

Mang Zhong nodded, "I found out, they are all in favor of Wuhou's family. The young lady in pink and peach is called Yao Hanyan. She is the daughter of the third wife of Chenghou Mansion. She is fifteen years old this year. She is the same age as Luo Fangfei of Wuhou Mansion. Yao Hanyan My family often attends various gatherings in the capital to take advantage of Wuhou Luo's family, and I guess I want to marry a high-ranking family member."

Qiuyue's eyes turned cold, "If she wants to get married, that's her business. If she wants to step in on our little lady's door, she won't do it. When the master comes back, she will clean up the prince's mansion."

 Mangzhong nodded, "I understand."

Just as Qiuyue was about to turn around, she stopped and warned, "Master is not at home, so be careful and don't let anyone with ulterior motives get close to anyone in the Su family."

"yes."

It was getting dark, and Asong came over to call for dinner. Xu Niansong, Shu Tongshu’s son, was also six years old this year and became Xiao Silang’s book boy.

 “Is my father back?”

 “My lord is back.”

Su Ruojin happily rushed to the restaurant.

The big yard has the advantages of being spacious and comfortable to live in. It also has a large garden and vegetable plot. You can plant whatever you want. Su Ruojin leads a wonderful life with both a garden and a vegetable plot.

But there is also a disadvantage, that is, my parents live with my younger sister in the main courtyard. She lives in the small courtyard on the west side, and my brother and younger brothers live on the large courtyard on the east side. It is completely impossible to see the whole family in front of the corridor of the room. We have to go out to the yard to eat, which is not as good as before.

Asong looks like Lu Dani, but his facial features are more like Lu Dani's, but his overall delicacy is like Shu Tongshu's, which is lovable. Su Ruojin held his hand and asked with a smile, "How many words did you learn today?"

 The little guy smiled and said, "I have learned as much as Shiro, ten words."

The seven-year-old Xiaoshiro is not as good as the seven-year-old Su Anzhi. When Su Dalang was seven years old, he had already memorized the Thousand-Character Classic and started studying the Book of Songs and went to college. Xiaoshiro has only started to learn the Thousand-Character Classic now, and only learns ten characters every day. This must be learned when to go.

Not only Xiao Silang was like this, Su Sanlang was not much better either. Uncle Hua Ping went to the south with Prince Zhao Xiaojun. He found a new master to teach Su Sanlang. This boy was naughty and mischievous, but he had a hard time learning kung fu. I keep persisting every day, and my skills are quite good now. It looks like I have to take the path of martial arts!

The two younger brothers each have a book boy. Because of Xu Niansong, the book boy bought by the eldest brother was renamed A Yang, which means Yang tree. Su Sanlang's book boy was a child picked up by his master and went to Su's house to teach Su Sanlang. Later, he changed his name to Ayu, which means elm tree. Of course, it was also because this child was taciturn and was called elm by his master. Fortunately, although he was taciturn, he was not really an elm-headed person. Otherwise... Haha, that would be bad. .

 When we arrived at the restaurant, all the family members were there, waiting for Su Ruojin. She smiled and said, "Don't wait for me, you guys eat first!"

Cheng Yingzhen said, "Everyone has just arrived." After saying that, she turned around and said, "A Songniang, let's start dinner."

"good."

 Shutong is the external affairs manager of the Su family. Her wife Lu Dani no longer goes back to the Lu family to run the barbecue stall after having a child. Instead, she takes care of the housework in the Su family, which is equivalent to the steward of the inner courtyard of the Su family.

 No, I’m pregnant again, and I can only stay at home. I can’t go out to do business or anything like that.

Su Ruojin noticed that his father was not in a good mood today. After Cheng Yingzhen set the dishes and chopsticks for him, he also set the chopsticks for his wife, but did not set the bowls. This was because his mind was thinking about other things, and his instinctive and habitual movements became inconsistent.

 “Dad, are you having trouble with business?”

Su Yanli was awakened by his daughter's call, "No."

Cheng Yingzhen was reminded by her daughter's words. She leaned closer, glanced at her husband who looked tired, and whispered softly: "Eat first."

"Hmm." Su Yanli raised his head, "It's nothing, Ah Jin, don't make random guesses." After that, he collected himself, returned to normal, and ate with his family.

Su Anzhi returned to his ancestral home in Pingjiang Prefecture last year and entered the Imperial College after taking the scholar examination. Now he comes back for dinner every day, and his family is finally together.

He glanced at his younger sister, who was obviously in disbelief, and motioned her to eat first. The sky is big and the earth is big, and eating is the biggest thing. This was his sister's consistent mantra.

Su Ruojin calmed down her thoughts and ate in peace.

Su Sanlang was practicing martial arts and was growing tall again. Among the people at the table, he was the one who devoured the most delicious food. Cheng Yingzhen didn't even take care of her husband, and quickly wiped the sweat from his forehead with a towel, "Slow down, no one will fight with you." ”

Su Sanlang had rice in his mouth and said while eating, "Mom, I know, I'm just hungry."

“You kid.” Cheng Yingzhen shook her head, thinking that if she had eaten like this six or seven years ago, her family would have been impoverished by this kid.

 After dinner, the Su family moved to the hot pavilion to eat. Ludani asked the girls to clear the table and open a new table for the servants to eat.

Li Xiuzhu discovered that Mother Ji always ate in Madam's Nuan Pavilion and never came out. She made clothes for the family every day. It seemed that there were endless clothes to make, which was really strange.

 The window of the Nuange is open, and the evening breeze blows in, bringing a bit of coolness, which makes people feel very comfortable.

Su Yanli lay in the rocking chair, closed his eyes and said, "It's so hot this year, I guess there will be drought in many places. Ah Jin, prepare more food."

Yes, the heat was uncomfortable in July in previous years, but it was extremely hot in June this year. Su Ruojin had already realized this.

 “Dad, did you hear something?”

“I heard the patrol officials come back and say that in the north, from the end of May to now, there hasn’t been a drop of rain.”

Last year there was a flood in the south, but I didn’t expect that it would be the turn of the north to suffer a drought. The Dayin Dynasty has been really uneventful in recent years.

In the past three years, Su Ruojin's money earned from the shop did not buy any of the shops except two yards. However, she bought twenty or thirty acres of land and planted a lot of grains, beans and other cash crops needed in the shop. .

 On the one hand, it is to reduce the operating costs of the shop, and on the other hand, it is also prepared for natural disasters.

If there is a severe drought in the north, the price of food will definitely rise and business will be difficult to do.

Su Ruojin felt that his father was not worried about this, so he sat next to him and squeezed his arm, "Dad, how strong is this?"

Su Yanli opened his eyes, "I'm not tired."

 “Is that because you feel tired?”

Su Yanli:…

Su Ruojin smiled and said, "Then let me guess why dad is tired?"