Chapter 843: The monthly ticket that I’m already willing to pay)
Zhang Ying stroked his beard and was actually not very satisfied with this matter.
There are no bad parents in the world.
It is said that cultivating kindness is better than generating kindness, but completely disregarding kindness is also a bit cold-hearted.
What Fusong said in an understatement is contrary to the filial piety advocated by Confucian benevolent gentlemen.
Having been in Beijing for many years, he certainly knew that many things in Manchuria's old customs were different from Confucian etiquette, but other things were fine, but those related to filial piety made people hesitate.
Filial piety comes first among all good deeds.
Such children have a bit of a wolfish nature and may not look as gentle as they appear on the surface.
It's just that he is older and has no intention of showing off in front of him.
But Mrs. Yao thought it was just right and ordered the girl: "Please come over, Miss Four, to meet this distinguished guest."
What I fear most is meeting someone who is foolish and filial.
If you are not liked by your parents and still want to be a filial son, you will drag your wife and children along with you to suffer the injustice.
Fusong's face turned redder.
Although I had known that I came here today to let the Zhang family see each other, but did Miss Zhang have to see him in front of so many people?
Are there Mr. and Mrs. Zhang Xiang, and two brothers, Mr. Zhang?
Isn't it meant to find an opportunity for the two of them to meet alone?
It seems that Zhang Xiang's face is not very good.
Fusong showed a little uneasiness.
Seeing Fusong like this, Mrs. Yao felt even more lovable.
He is such an old young man, and he comes from a wealthy family. If he arranges for a girl and handles the personnel affairs, he must not behave like this.
Although it's a bit childish, it's not a bad thing.
Otherwise, if there are maids around now, two or three years later, it is impossible to say that the eldest son of the concubine will be born.
Although I knew beforehand that the family tradition of Dutong Mansion was good, but after all, I am a young man and I have to worry about this.
About half a cup of tea later, someone opened the curtain and followed the girl in, followed by a tall girl.
Fusong only glanced at it and then moved his eyes away, not daring to take a closer look, but he still saw it clearly.
The dress is different from that of the bannermen women. The top is a lotus-colored stand-collared small coat, the bottom is a skirt, and the small coat is also covered with a rouge-red bijia.
She has a double hairdo, an oval face, and a calm demeanor, not immature.
Fusong didn't hesitate and stood up.
The girl took a few steps forward and said: "Father, mother, eldest brother, second brother
The voice was clear and crisp, speaking in Mandarin, but it also had a different softness to it.
Mrs. Yao smiled and said to Fusong: "This is our fourth girl.
After saying that, he said to the girl: "This is brother Fusong, your eldest brother's colleague.
The girl naturally knew who the visitor was, her face was rouge-colored, she endured her shyness, glanced at Fu Song, and said, "I've seen my brother before..."
Fusong leaned forward and said, "I've seen the four girls.
Zhang Yingqing coughed and said: "Okay, go back and read, don't disturb the guests."
The girl's face turned even redder, she nodded slightly and retreated.
Brother Zhang Tingzhan could see clearly from the sidelines, but felt quite complicated.
This is a younger sister, who is different in age from them. She is really treated like a daughter. The mere talk of marriage makes her reluctant to part with her.
Gao Bin came here after being ordered to pay attention to everyone's reactions and saw that Zhang Ying seemed unhappy.
This kind of displeasure is not unusual.
Before his sister got married, his father would have the same expression every time his future brother-in-law came to the door.
Even if you pinch your eyes and don't see it, you can find faults everywhere.
Don't worry, this kind of father-in-law doesn't need to be told by outsiders, the mother-in-law can handle it.
Zhang Ying did not stay with them and served tea to see the guests off.
It was still brothers Zhang Tingzhan and Zhang Tingyu who sent them out.
In the room, Mrs. Yao looked at her husband and said dissatisfiedly: "With such a good child, what else can I find picky about?"
Zhang Ying stroked his beard and said: "If you have flaws in your filial piety, you may be criticized by others in the future."
Mrs. Yao shook her head and said: "Why are you listening to those stupid words? Does it mean that the child will grow as soon as the wind blows? He was given to his aunt's house as soon as he landed. It would be unconscionable to treat these parents as serious parents! To say that you don't care about kindness,
But we haven’t cut off contact with my mother-in-law, so that’s fine. We’re not planning to be a saint, so why are we living in such a miserable state?”
Zhang Ying was still a little dissatisfied and said: "It's not very open-minded to care so much."
Mrs. Yao said: "It is the principle of human nature to know the distance and distance between relatives. Otherwise, how can we repay kindness with kindness?"
Besides, can you still retort?
What happened?
Since you have to nod in the end, there is no need to be so pretentious.
Seeing the child come in with new clothes and a serious and respectful attitude, there is no need to be picky again and again, which makes people feel uncomfortable.
She made a decision and said: "Okay, I'd better take a good rest, don't worry about this, leave it to the boss..."
Zhang Ying had caught a cold a while ago, and since the Holy Master was not in the capital, he had not been to the Ministry of Rites in the past few days.
It also means to avoid suspicion.
There were too many people involved in this imperial examination lawsuit. Although Zhang Tingyu was not in this subject, he was found to be in the previous one.
There are also many officials' children who were on the Shuntianfu Township Examination List in the previous subject.
At this moment, Zhang Tingzhan came back from seeing off his guests. After hearing this, he knew that his parents had agreed.
He thought for a while and said: "As soon as my son mentioned this matter yesterday, Jiu Fujin sent someone back to the Dutong Mansion. The lady over there also came to the Prince's Mansion immediately. She seemed to be very considerate, but Jiu Fujin was about to give birth, and Jiu A
My trip to the Yamen was changed to half a day.) How about we tell them and wait until after the Dragon Boat Festival to invite a big matchmaker..."
Mrs. Yao shook her head and said: "It's inappropriate! There is no rush to invite a big matchmaker. It will be after the Dragon Boat Festival. It's just that this matter has been finalized. It can't be just our family. If we leave other people's parents and elders aside, what will happen?"
Having said this, she thought for a while and said: "It's convenient for you to work at the Prince's Mansion all day long. You can tell me when it's convenient for Fujin to entertain guests. Then let your daughter-in-law take the four girls there.
trip."
Zhang Tingzhan nodded and said: "My son understands."
Mrs. Yao stood up and said, "I'm going to take a look at Wanyi."
When Mrs. Yao arrived at the cross-yard, she saw her daughter reading.
"What book are you reading?"
Mrs. Yao asked.
Zhang Wanyi stood up and responded: "It's the Mandarin book that elder brother brought over yesterday.
The current Mandarin language is Manchu.
Although both Manchu and Chinese were given equal emphasis in the imperial court, many officials in the capital also had to study Manchu.
The Zhang family is no exception.
The children of the Zhang family also learned Manchu in primary school, and their daily responses were no problem, but their Manchu language was a little worse.
Mrs. Yao looked at her daughter and saw a hint of shyness in her eyebrows, so she knew she had taken a liking to her.
She said: "Your eldest brother loves you the most, and he can't choose the wrong person."
Zhang Wanyi nodded and said, "My daughter knows."
The situation of the third sister scared the eldest brother.
Even she didn't expect that the life of her third brother-in-law's family could be like that.
Before, she thought that she would be like the three previous sisters. When she got older, her parents would choose a son-in-law from among the children of several old families, and then like her sisters, she would be a good housekeeper, caring for the aunt, caring for the children, and waiting.
The husband is successful in his career and has risen to great heights.
As a result, the eldest brother-in-law and second brother-in-law stopped trying to raise people, and the third brother-in-law had no hope of raising people.
Now the eldest brother-in-law and the second brother-in-law are working as minor officials outside, and the third brother-in-law is still studying in the government school.
The third brother-in-law's family was originally from the prefectural family, but a few years after the third sister was married, the father-in-law died of illness while still in office.
The Yao family was poor and self-sufficient, and the whole family's livelihood fell on the third sister and her husband. They had the grandmother-in-law, the grandfather-in-law and the mother-in-law at the top, and a pair of children at the bottom. They lived in embarrassment.
There is a nineteen-year age difference between the two sisters. When the third sister returned to her hometown, Zhang Wanyi was not yet born, but her parents and brothers had repeatedly praised her for her intelligence, wisdom, self-taught poetry, and rich knowledge.
If you are a man, your achievements will not be inferior to those of your brothers.
Zhang Wanyi whispered: "Mom, my daughter seems to be a bit snobbish. After hearing Brother Fusong's rank, she was already willing. She is a fourth-rank official, with a salary of one hundred and five taels of silver and one hundred and five dendrobium meters. It is very unnecessary.
Worrying about livelihood..."
The Zhang family is already a first-class family, but their life is not luxurious.
In terms of upbringing of children, they are not as "rich" as other high-ranking families, but they are still the same as before.
A son’s upbringing is to read more and establish himself in the world, and a daughter’s upbringing is to read and know etiquette.
Mrs. Yao sighed and said, "I shouldn't tell you about your third sister. That kind of situation is also rare."
Life in this world, ups and downs, is nothing.
But being too arrogant is a bit annoying.
Many hardships are unnecessary.
Are the local officials and gentry fools?
You know you are the son-in-law of a high official in the imperial court, but you still don’t know how to take care of him?
Zhang Wanyi said: "If the family's livelihood is all the work of the third brother-in-law, then being arrogant is admirable. But if you just study behind closed doors and put all the filial piety to your elders and the management of livelihood on your wife, what kind of arrogance is that?"
Mrs. Yao smiled bitterly and said, "That's the Yao family, which was once the number one family in Tongcheng."
It was the Yao family who left the capital first. When the Zhang family and his son first entered their official career, they also had to be promoted by the Yao family.
However, as several pillars of the Yao family's officialdom passed away one after another, the status of the Yao family and the Zhang family in Tongcheng has been reversed.
It is also for this reason that the two families have become more careful in their dealings and cannot subsidize directly.
Zhang Wanyi shook her head and said: "This is the ethics of a famous family? The pride is not on the body, but on the face. For the sake of face, the whole family suffers, it is really ridiculous."
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Outside Xi'an Gate, a group of people walked out of the city gate.
Fu Songcai looked at Gao Bin and said anxiously: "What do you see?"
Gao Bin said: "Brother, don't worry, it's okay. Needless to say, Mrs. Zhang is satisfied with my brother. It seems that Zhang is picky, but don't worry, the picker is the one who buys the goods."
Yes, Mr. Zhang should come over tomorrow with good news."
Fusong thought of the elegant Zhang Tingyu and said, "Where is Mr. Zhang?"
There were only a few people in the hall, so Gao Bin naturally paid attention to them.
He didn't answer immediately. He thought for a while and said, "It's strange, I can't see what Mr. Zhang's reaction was..."
Fusong pondered: "Perhaps this is 'happiness and anger cannot be expressed in color'?"
Gao Bin said: "Have you matured? In other words, you don't look old. Otherwise, standing there, you look calmer than Mr. Zhang."
It's just that the two brothers are obviously different in age.
Fusong compared the father and son and said: "He is more like Mr. Zhang than Mr. Zhang. Both of them seem to talk less."