Shen Xiu has always been unwilling to force others, so Huaihua said she didn't want to get married, so she let him go.
But she also knew in her heart that Sophora japonica actually needed a family, a husband who loved her, and one or two lovely children.
But in front of Mrs. Huang, she couldn't say much. She just said: "It seems that my sister-in-law was really hurt by Shopkeeper Fan. She even said that it doesn't matter if she doesn't have a husband."
Huang said: "Don't make fun of me, I am serious. We women are born with a hard life. There are not many people we can rely on in this life. We just rely on our parents at home, and after we get married, we rely on our children, no matter what men or parents-in-law.
It's unreliable. In this life, only your relatives who are blood related to you are the most reliable."
Mr. Huang said this with deep understanding.
Shen Xiu smiled and said: "I understand what my sister-in-law means. It's just that Huaihua's situation is different. She had been engaged before, but the other party framed her, so she had a shadow about getting married."
Huang said: "You told me that this is nothing. Now that I have said this, what do you think of my brother?"
Shen Xiudao: "Mr. Huang is honest and steady, and of course he is a good person."
Huang asked: "Then do you think he is worthy of Sophora japonica?"
Shen Xiu actually thinks that Huaihua and Huang Ziyan are quite compatible. Huang Ziyan has an upright character at first glance, which can give Huaihua a sense of security that she lacks. Moreover, Huang Ziyan's parents are both dead, and Huaihua doesn't have to serve her parents-in-law when she gets married. This is also true for Huaihua.
A good thing.
"Of course Mr. Huang is worthy of Sophora japonica, but Sophora japonica..."
Huang said: "You might as well mention it to Miss Huaihua. I will send my brother over some other day and you can let them meet. If my brother is willing, then you can try to help me after he passes the scholar examination.
Let me mention it."
"You also know that my brother has no father or mother, only my sister. As long as Huaihua is willing, we will hire her after my brother passes the examination to become a scholar. My brother is really an honest man, and Huaihua will marry her.
Although she may not necessarily enjoy happiness by giving it to him, she will certainly not be wronged."
Shen Xiudao: "Since my sister-in-law mentioned it to me, let me give some good advice to Huaihua. If such a marriage can really happen, it will be a good thing for Huaihua."
Huang said: "That's what I mean. Then you can persuade Miss Huaihua. I'll leave first."
In the warm room, Sophora japonica is busy hatching silkworm seeds.
Silkworms are extremely delicate, and if you are not careful, all your previous efforts will be in vain.
Although Sophora japonica brought a lot of silkworm seeds, since Shen Xiu wanted her to breed them on a large scale, not a single silkworm seed should be wasted.
Just as Huaihua finished her work, there was a knock on the door outside.
It was Shen Xiu who knocked on the door. She knew that raising silkworms involved a lot of details, so she didn't open the door directly and come in.
Sophora japonica soon came out of the silkworm room.
"Sister Axiu, do you want to see me if you have something to do?"
Shen Xiu smiled and said: "I have good news to tell you, let's go somewhere else to tell it!"
The weather was good that day, and the sun was warm on them. They found a sunny pavilion in the garden and sat on the railing.
Sophora japonica asked: "What good news do you want to tell me?"
Shen Xiudao: "Shopkeeper Fan's wife came here just now. She said that there is a large mulberry forest near the Fan family's ancestral field, with more than a hundred mulberry trees in it. This should be good news for us! With such a
With more mulberry trees, we can raise more silkworm babies."
Huaihua said: "A hundred or so mulberry trees are already quite a lot. If we save on eating, we should be able to raise a lot of silkworm babies."
Based on her previous experience, Sophora japonica made a rough calculation and said: "A mulberry tree can raise six to seven hundred silkworm babies. Six or seven hundred silkworm babies can produce just one pound of silk. If you calculate it like this, you can produce about one hundred pounds of silk."
silk."
Last time I brought dozens of kilograms of silk embroidery thread from the county, if another hundred kilograms of silk are produced this spring, it should be enough for two embroidery workshops for a year.
Huaihua said: "Actually, you can raise silkworms not only in spring, but also in summer. Aunt Cui mentioned to me about raising silkworms in summer. If one hundred kilograms of silk is not enough, I will raise some summer silkworms. But summer silkworms are prone to silkworm diseases.
, not as much silk as spring silkworms produce."
"Since summer silkworms are easy to get sick, let's forget it!" Shen Xiudao said: "Raising silkworms is not easy. I will feel bad if you have to be busy from spring to summer."
Huaihua wanted to say that she was willing to be busy every day, but was interrupted by Shen Xiu, "You can't take advantage of your youth and not take your body seriously now. Forget it about Xia Can. There can't be only one mulberry forest in Fucheng. I will
Let people look for it again.”
After talking about the silk, Shen Xiu remembered Huang's instructions and asked, "What do you think of Shopkeeper Fan's wife?"
Huaihua was not impressed by Mrs. Huang, so she thought for a while and said, "She seems to be a very kind woman."
Shen Xiu smiled and said: "She came today and gave me some things. She also mentioned her brother. Her brother is the accountant of Jinxinxiufang, and his surname is Huang Ziyan."
When Huaihua heard this, she knew what Shen Xiu was going to say. She blushed and lowered her head slightly.
Shen Xiu sighed inwardly, but continued: "This Huang Ziyan is a very upright person. You don't know that shopkeeper Fan's wife was not kind to me at the time. She was afraid that I would monopolize the power of the embroidery workshop, so she sent her brother here
, in fact, it means to install cronies."
"Huang Ziyan clearly knows what his sister is thinking, but he never said a bad word about me in front of Mrs. Huang. He usually does what he should do and never inquires about what is available or not."
Shen Xiudao: "Although such a person is not rare in the world, he is one in a hundred. Moreover, his parents are both dead. Whoever marries him will not even have to serve his parents-in-law."
"Since he is so good, why haven't he gotten married yet?" Huaihua suddenly asked.
Shen Xiu said with a smile: "That's because he was obsessed with passing the exam. In the past, due to some reasons, he failed to pass. Now his articles are popular enough, and he will probably pass this year."
After she finished speaking, she glanced at Sophora japonica and said, "Whoever can marry him will be a scholar in the future."
"There is nothing unusual about a talented lady." Huaihua lowered her head and pinched the corner of her clothes.
Shen Xiu smiled. In the past, when she mentioned getting married, Sophora japonica was reluctant in every possible way, but this time she was a bit more reluctant than before. Shen Xiu guessed that this was probably what Aunt Cui said before she died, so Sophora japonica was
There have been some changes.
"Sophora japonica, what are your plans now?" Shen Xiu felt that Sophora japonica was a little hesitant, so he simply forced her to do it.
"If you really don't want to get married, then just pretend that I didn't say anything. But after you miss this marriage, if you want to get married again in the future, you won't be able to find such a good marriage."