Chapter 86: The Old Lady of the Ruined Hou Mansion (20)
"The circle of nobles is indeed a bit dissatisfied. You chose the right one, but I have to send someone to investigate the specific person. If there is no problem, I will send someone to notify you. You can get engaged first and get married for a little more than two years.
In the past two years, Min'er has to learn more at home, whether it is a housekeeper or a store management account book.
What's going on with Wen'er?
Which girl do you like?"
Qiao Mu knew very well that finding a Qingliu at this time was a good choice. Although these Qingliu were relatively poor and pedantic, they would not do anything random. The family style was also very good. It was much better than those nobles who personally stuffed their sons concubines and maids.
Not to mention this time, it is even a time when monogamy is clearly defined. It is very difficult to find a single-minded person, and most of them are just making do with their lives.&1t;i>&1t;/i>
Love is too luxurious.
Just make do with it, just be fine.
Therefore, Qiao Mu did not go into too much about what he loved or not. After asking Wen Yunmin's partner, he immediately asked Wen Yunwen's.
"Mother-in-law, the partner I like to Wen'er is the second lady from the Kong family. Although she is not a legitimate daughter, she is also very well educated and proficient in the Four Books and Five Classics. I think she should have some common language with Wen'er so she won't have nothing to say when she meets her."
Xiao was still very satisfied with his connections with the Kong family. Needless to mention the status of the Kong family, the benefits of being able to marry such a thousand-year-old family are naturally undeniable, and it is definitely beneficial to future generations.
Qiaomu quickly opened his eyes: "Kong family?
No……
This is just you think about it. The Kong family never looks down on us noble families, and even other aristocratic families that are not old enough to exist are a bit despised. How could they agree?”&1t;i>&1t;/i>
At first, Qiao Mu wanted to stop him quickly, but in a flash, he thought that the Kong family was not a family that could get married just by wanting to get married. Although her grandson was not a mediocre, she was indeed not a genius. She finally got a scholar and was still the last place. It is estimated that the future exam for Juren was very popular. The most important thing is that the third generation of their family had not been given a title and rewarded her son's generation. It would be good that her grandson could get the title of a first-rank general. The Kong family probably wouldn't look down on this empty title, so they asked calmly.
"I haven't proposed marriage yet, but the legitimate lady of the Kong family also married the nobles this time, and married the prince of the Duke of Jingguo's mansion. Why can't their concubines be allowed? Besides, the illegitimate daughter cannot surpass their legitimate daughters!
I think there is still a lot of hope."
Sure enough, things were not discussed. It was just that Xiao had such an idea. As for the idea that it was not realistic, or even whether the other party was willing or not, it was still unknown.&1t;i>&1t;/i>
Hearing this, Qiao Mu breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't want to have any relationship with someone like the Kong family. If the Kong family had not been given the tablets of the Supreme Saint and the ancestors over the years, their reputation would have been bad. They were simply local emperors in Qufu, and even the county magistrates there were hereditary families. It is conceivable how arrogant they were.
It is never wrong to have corruption caused by power. The Kong family's rights in Qufu are almost absolute power, and even the imperial power cannot be reduced there. It is conceivable how corrupt it is. It is said that more than 80% of the land in Qufu belongs to the Kong family, and more than 80% of the farmers are also hired farmers of the Kong family. The labor force is as they think. The people in Qufu are almost all slaves.
"Enough, don't humiliate yourself.
Just find a dignified and generous person for Wen'er. You don't need to be too high in your status. You can find it among nobles or in aristocratic families. Don't forget that Wen'er wants to be reduced to the title of success. You don't know what level you will be reduced to. If you have bad luck, you may even be reduced to the third level. Our family doesn't need to cling to others, just live a stable life.&1t;i>&1t;/i>
You see, looking for someone with a similar status or a slightly lower status than Wen'er, OK, I'm tired, you go back and tell me the new candidate as soon as possible tomorrow, so I can also investigate together!"
Qiaomu stood up from the recliner, and although he did not speak in a very stern tone, he still spoke calmly, but anyone with discerning eyes knew that she was a little angry. Xiao bit her lip and finally did not refute anything. He only left Qiaomu's yard with a gloomy face.
That night, after a fight between Xiao and Wen Qilian, they finally surrendered and mentioned a daughter of the Hanlin family the next day. Qiao Mu had no objection to this, but asked Xiao to wait for two more days and wait for her to investigate the situation of the two families before discussing it with the matchmaker.
Two days passed quickly, and Qiao Mu did not have any major problems. In this way, he naturally had to find a matchmaker to make decisions and other matters step by step. Those things were very complicated. Even if the matchmaker and others helped him, he still kept struggling until the New Year. He finally decided on all the related matters and decided on the wedding day for the siblings. The sister was in front and would get married in the spring two years later, and the younger brother was in the autumn two years later.&1t;i>&1t;/i>
The reason why I only set spring and autumn is that the days in two years have not been calculated, but if I have two years to prepare, it should be fine to choose any day to get married.
After all these things are done, it will be the New Year.
There is nothing to say about this. As usual, I am busy sending New Year gifts and receiving New Year gifts. The only difference is that there are two more prospective families this year who need to give each other gifts. However, this is not a big deal. Because there were conventions in the past, just follow the conventions. Moreover, the two scheduled prospective families are Qingliu, so naturally they cannot give away any common things such as gold, silver and jewelry. When Xiao was preparing the New Year gift, they put up high-end pens, inkstones, paper, inkstones, and some other books, antiques, calligraphy and paintings. Later, Qiao Mu couldn't see them, so he picked out the books and antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and added some grains and wild animals produced by the farms to the New Year gifts of the two families, fruits and a few boxes of gold and silver croakers.
As for the reason, the two in-laws were from poor families, with less than three generations of families, and they were not officials who could make money. This type of official would be a little short of money during festivals and holidays. It would be much more useful than giving away pens, ink, paper and inkstones.
After all, when you send antiques, calligraphy and paintings, people are embarrassed to sell them. Then those things are very precious in their eyes, and they have to get some appropriate gifts for face. In this way, life will be even more difficult.
Chapter completed!