Chapter 039 Its really annoying to rush into marriage
After sending someone to take Liu Xin to the guest house to rest, Gao Jingshi had just stepped downstairs from the wall when a servant came up and bowed to him respectfully: "Sir, the old lady has invited you."
Gao pragmatic said "hmm", without saying much, went directly towards Xiyuan where his mother was.
Although Longwen Yayuan is known as a separate courtyard, its overall area is actually larger than that of the Imperial Palace and the Forbidden City. However, the formal building area is much smaller, maybe only one-fifth of the Forbidden City. The main residence of the Gao pragmatic family is probably only Dongliu.
The size of the palace.
Most of the remaining places are farmsteads and houses. Of course, the farms are his fields, and the people living in the houses are of course either servants or tenants. The reason why it can be called a villa is because this area is close to the size of the Summer Palace.
His mother, Mrs. Zhang, built a wall like a city wall to enclose the courtyard.
In Zhang's words, if the refugees outside are looting, they will have a place to hide. But in fact, Gao pragmatically knows that that is only one of the reasons. What Zhang really wants to express is that "our family has become prosperous." Wealth will not return to our hometown.
Such as Jinyi Walking at Night, this is probably the mentality.
Historically, the house built by Zhang Juzheng in his hometown was more grand than the palace, and now the house in Gao Jingshi's hometown can probably be called that. The only difference is that Gao Jingshi spent his own money and had strict requirements on the architectural form.
Overstepping the rules will never be allowed.
However, it is actually a bit wrong to say that this place is a separate courtyard now, because the six-bedroom house of the Gao family has been completely moved out of the ancestral residence of Gao Laozhuang. In fact, this place is already the main house of the six-bedroom house.
Of course, it is a highly pragmatic "number one".
Gao pragmatically walked through many porches and courtyards, and finally arrived at his mother's residence, where he met his mother again in the main hall.
Madam Zhang asked: "My mother had prepared the accounts of several properties in Henan when she learned you were leaving Beijing. Do you want to see them?"
Gao pragmatic waved his hand: "There's nothing interesting to see."
There is indeed nothing to see. The industry here in Henan is extremely stable. Except for the last time the cement factory was cheated by the owner Gao Pragmatic's "arrears for ports", it has basically been developing steadily. There will be no outbreak.
But it can still grow slightly every year. Gao Qingjing feels that this situation is in line with the performance of the general environment, so it doesn't matter whether he sees it or not.
Mrs. Zhang didn’t really want to talk about it, she just made a conversation, and then said: “You married Shangyue and Tingqin to Gao Jue and Gao Xiaozhuang respectively. Do you have any useful maids around you now? Do you want to be my mother’s wife?
Can I pick two more for you?"
"Don't bother me. My son is running around all over the world now. He doesn't know how long he can stay in one place. It's not convenient to take a maid with him."
Mrs. Zhang said: "Don't you want the girl in the same room?"
Gao Pragmatic was startled: "Uh... no need."
Mrs. Zhang frowned and said, "Last time you said you would wait until you were a Jinshi before you would consider getting married. Can you think about it now?"
"How about we wait until we get back from Guangxi?" Gao pragmatically said, "It will only take a year."
Mrs. Zhang suddenly became serious: "Will you push it back to another year after one year?"
"Mom, I'm only eighteen years old." Gao Pingshi smiled bitterly and said, "Are you in such a hurry?"
Mrs. Zhang snorted: "Even if you are not in a hurry, you can still look for it first! Let me ask you, do any of the families of the imperial ministers and above have a suitable daughter?"
Gao pragmatically said in frustration: "I don't know."
"Why are you so in no hurry? While your third uncle's prestige is still there, Mr. Guo Ge is your teacher, and your uncle's reputation, you should hurry up and find a good one at this time. We have to wait until they all retire.
Are you looking for it again?"
Gao pragmatic shook his head and said: "Mom, you don't understand the current situation in the capital. Anyway, let's put it this way. If we only consider family background, future and even wealth, any daughter of your son will be worthy of him."
"Hey? You don't blush." Ms. Zhang snorted.
Gao Pragmatic ignored it and said calmly: "But this matter is not that simple. My Gao family is of the line of practical learning, and I can't get along with the current group of Xinxue disciples who talk loudly but don't do anything, so this eliminates a lot of things.
Some people to choose from, and then some officials who are relatively neutral or don’t hold a position..."
"Okay, okay...you said you can only choose from the homes of your third uncle's friends or disciples, but there are quite a few of them, right? Can't we get to know them first now?"
Gao Pragmatic searched for a long time to find a reason, and suddenly said: "This... seniority is not easy to match."
"Nonsense!" Mrs. Zhang said angrily: "Several of your third uncle's disciples have served as Japanese lecturers and have taught you. If this generation is going to be in chaos, it will be in chaos a long time ago. Is this the next step?"
Gao Pingshi didn't expect my mother to react so quickly. He was speechless and didn't know how to answer.
Seeing this, Mrs. Zhang softened her tone slightly and said: "Although you have suffered some grievances recently, in any case, you are already a provincial patrol officer. On such a big trip, you don't even have a person to take care of your daily life.
No, how can it be appropriate? Mother doesn’t have to force you to do anything, but you must have this intention yourself and don’t let mother worry about you.”
At this time, Gao Pragmatic could only bow his head and admit his mistake according to the tradition of the times: "My son is unfilial and makes his mother worried."
Mrs. Zhang sighed and asked again: "What kind of person is that Liu Xian?"
Gao Pingshi said: "In the past twenty years of the Ming Dynasty, there have been four famous generals, the so-called 'Yu Long, Qi Hu, North Horse and South Liu'. This Liu refers to him."
Mrs. Zhang nodded slightly: "It sounds like he is a somewhat capable person."
Gao Pingshi rolled his eyes inwardly and thought to himself: In the eyes of this old lady, only studying is the only skill. One of the four famous generals only has "some skills"?
Unexpectedly, Zhang didn't finish speaking, so he paused and continued: "But even if he can fight some wars, he has already become an official after all..."
Gao pragmatic shook his head and said: "He has a son named Liu Wei. Judging from his son, he will definitely be one of the new generation of 'Four Famous Generals' in the next twenty or even thirty or forty years."
"Really?" Mrs. Zhang now took it a little more seriously and asked, "That Miss Liu... was it her father or her brother's idea to go with you?"
When Gao Jingshi and Liu Xin came in before, Gao Jingshi explained the reason why Liu Xin went with him. Now that his mother asked again, he had to explain it again.
Unexpectedly, Ms. Zhang shook her head and said, "My son, although you are capable of studying, you are still very young when it comes to thinking about being a parent."
Gao Pragmatic was startled and hesitated: "You wouldn't say that Mr. Liu did this... because he wanted to marry his daughter to me, right?"
"Even if it's not a sure thing, I'm afraid it's close to ten." Mrs. Zhang said: "Letting your daughter travel thousands of miles with a young man, do you think this is something a father can rest assured? Even if Liu Xian has not made up his mind.
I cannot marry my daughter to you, but I must hope that you two will develop a secret love while walking together on this journey."
Gao Pinggong said sincerely: That's it. Liu Xian was obviously deceived by Liu Xin this time. I'm afraid she was just annoyed by her father and wanted to find an opportunity to travel at public expense... How could she, a modern-thinking girl, be willing to do this?
Thinking about getting married at the age of fifteen? Isn’t this the age when you are about to graduate from junior high school? But, damn, I was also taken advantage of!
