The Ding family now has another big steward. This big steward used to be called Dumb, but no one calls him that now. The other stewards of the Ding family and some senior seniors call him Ding Hao, and the other elders call him Steward Ding.
Young people, no matter how many years older or younger than him, always call him Brother Hao.
Brother Hao's errand is very complicated. He is the inventory inspector of the Ding family's pawn shop. He needs to inspect several stores opened by the Ding family in Bazhou City from time to time to supervise their operations. Such a privilege is not necessary.
Xiao, apart from Young Master Ding and Young Master Ding, only Yan Jiu had such rights in the past. From this point of view alone, he is a new member of the Ding family and has become a confidant of Old Master Ding.
In addition, he also serves as the purchasing agent for the inner house of Ding Mansion. Purchasing is an eye-catching job. Now that the girls in the back house have seen Ah-Dai, he is like a Hao brother, and his voice is sweet.
, greasy, like a cat in spring. When someone hears it, it feels like it is scratching the heart, but the itch cannot be scratched.
Now there is news that the Ding family's grain planting mission will be handed over to Ding Hao this year. Every spring, the Ding family sets up a corner gatehouse outside the east wall of the Ding family ancestral hall to lend high-quality grain to
Tenants, tenants signed for the goods, and in the autumn the cost of the grain was deducted from the grain they handed over.
The purpose of unified purchasing, storing high-quality grain seeds, and distributing them to tenants in the spring is to ensure the quality of planting, so as not to have a poor harvest after autumn, damage to the tenants, and no benefit to the owner. In addition, the grain seeds are obtained on credit, which is far better than their own.
It is appropriate to spend money to buy it, so the tenants all like to use the grain grown by the Ding family. In order to allocate more grains and some good grains to themselves, the tenants try their best to fawn over the manager who is in charge of planting grains.
Yes, now that the news has spread, Ding Hao is not only a new member of the Ding family, but he has also become a celebrity in the eyes of the whole village.
Ding Hao is very serious about his work, and does not play around casually just because he has made up his mind to leave the Ding family. Either don't do it, or do it well. This is Ding Hao's consistent attitude. At the same time, he also regards these affairs of the Ding family as a right
An experience of my own.
One Dharma can be used, hundreds of Dharmas can be used, everything in the world has the same principle. Now that you have more experience, you will have more experience when you go out alone. How can you sweep the world if you don't clean one house? If you don't know how to do small things well, that kind of thing
Can a person do great things? So he always thinks twice about the things he is responsible for, and tries his best to arrange the things at hand in an orderly manner. Although many managers in the Ding family mansion are jealous of his favor, they also secretly appreciate his sophistication.
Nodding.
Because his errands were relatively casual and relaxed, when he went to the city on behalf of his employer to clear warehouses (pawn shops) or buy daily necessities, he would often take his mother with him and ask famous doctors in the city to diagnose and treat patients and prescribe medicine. I don’t know why.
Because her son's promising future made Ms. Yang very happy, and those medicinal decoctions really worked, Ms. Yang's illness gradually improved, and her face became a bit more normal.
Yang's illness improved, and Ding Hao felt relieved. During this time, Ding Hao was busy, and Yang, whose condition improved, was even busier, busy finding a satisfactory wife for his son, but Ding Hao was out all day.
Running around, I am still unaware of these things.
At this moment, Mrs. Yang and Ms. Li were sitting cross-legged on the kang, one by one appraising the girls in the village who were suitable for marriage.
"Sister Li, what do you think of the daughter of the old Zhao family? She is doing needlework beside you, so you should be familiar with her. I think this child is quite honest and doesn't talk much. She is a true girl."
"That daughter of the Zhao family... I'm afraid it won't work. I told you, don't let others publicize it."
"Hey, am I that kind of person? What's going on?"
"The daughter of the Zhao family has armpit odor, which is quite serious. It's better in winter, but in summer it's really hard to breathe when she sweats. Otherwise, why doesn't she talk to people much? You can't come here if you don't want to.
Can't smell it."
"Oh..., forget it, how about... that daughter of the Liu family? Tsk, she's just a bit young, she's only eleven after this year. She's still a young age. Even if we get engaged, it will take at least two years.
Then we can consummate the marriage."
Sister Li pondered: "How is that girl from the Huo family?"
"No!" Ms. Yang said flatly: "That girl is tall and thick, just like Zhang Fei. Last time, the rogue high school sophomore at the west end of the village laughed at her and slapped her into the ditch.
It looks scary. Although my Haoer is not a child from a wealthy family, that child... is a bit high-spirited, and he will definitely look down on the daughter of the Huo family."
"Oh, there are a lot of girls who are suitable for marriage. It's hard to find the right one. You said this... Actually, when it comes to being suitable, the girl from the Chen family is quite suitable. She is handsome and has good hands.
But her family has more or less 100 acres of land and is a well-off family. Even if Xiao Haoer becomes successful now and becomes a manager, I'm afraid her father will not agree."
"Sister Li, doesn't Liu Xiao, who runs the oil shop, have a niece? I met her last time when I came to Dingjiazhuang for a visit. I heard that she hasn't been married yet. She is just sixteen this year, so she is the right age. Although her appearance is not special.
She is outstanding, has a smooth figure, and I heard she can read well."
Aunt Li seemed as if she hadn't heard anything, and Mrs. Yang said, "Sister, did you hear what I said?"
Aunt Li was a little embarrassed and said slowly: "Sister, after so many years of friendship between us two sisters, don't be offended if you say something unpleasant. Although it is your Hao'er who wants to marry a wife, after all, you
It's his mother, her mother-in-law is someone else's domestic slave. It's not nice to say this identity. People with some status... despise it...
Yang's face darkened after hearing this and became silent.
Aunt Li hesitated for a moment and said: "Sister, I just remembered someone. I met her at the entrance of the village when your Hao'er went into the city this morning. I saw the way your Hao'er looked at her, and I knew she had met Mao'er.
Like a mouse, she must be a little greedy after seeing her handsome appearance. If it were her, your Hao'er would definitely like her, but I don't know what your mother's idea is."
Yang slapped her thigh and said, "Hey, I found a wife for him. If he likes it, what's not to like about me as a mother? Whose child is my sister talking about?"
Aunt Li said: "It's the widowed Luo Dong'er of the Dong family. What do you think of that child?"
When Mrs. Yang heard what Mrs. Li said, she was a little unhappy: "Sister Li, that can't be done. Madam Dong is a good girl with a clever mind and a pretty appearance, but... my Hao'er is a boy, and she has married someone.
Yes, in the past, it would have been my Haoer who was way ahead of me in marrying a daughter-in-law like her, but now...my Haoer is a steward, with a monthly income of sixteen thousand dollars, so why can't he marry a yellow girl?"
Although there has been a saying in ancient times that a virgin should not have two husbands, but it was only advocated by some people, and it was not as serious as the Ming Dynasty when students went crazy and became possessed by evil spirits. It was as common at that time as it is in modern times for women to remarry after their husbands die, or to remarry after being divorced.
Zhuo Wenjun not only remarried but also eloped with a man; Cai Wenji married three times, and one of her husbands was King Zuoxian of the Huns; not to mention Li Qingzhao remarried, she also had a property lawsuit with her husband not long after the marriage, and her behavior is considered a crime now
It's a strange news among the neighbors.
They were all ladies of respectable families at that time, and it was okay to do so. The people naturally had a more relaxed and understanding attitude towards women remarrying. However, just like in modern times, one party is the first marriage, and the other party is the second marriage, and the parents always feel a little unhappy.
He was happy, as if his child had suffered a big loss.
Aunt Li said: "The girls of the Zhao family and the girls of the Huo family, I don't see how they are more popular than the Dong family. How can Chuhong live her life? I mean, girl, don't be confused."
She looked at Yang's face and saw that she was not angry, and then said: "Dong'er is a well-behaved child, handsome in life, able to take care of housework, a good hand inside and out, and a person who lives his own life.
It should be said that she also had a hard life. She lost her parents when she was a child. Her uncle raised her with the intention of selling her goods. The Dong family child was a sick child. She lived with a medicine jar in her arms since she was a child. As long as her eyes were not blind,
Yes, who couldn't see that he wouldn't live long? As a result, her uncle accepted the bride price and threw the poor girl into the pit of fire..."
Mrs. Yang was silent while stroking her knees. Aunt Li persuaded her earnestly: "It's true that Dong'er's child has promised to marry someone, but his personality, character, and appearance are all outstanding. There are several girls from all over the country who can compare with him."
Can you get in love with her? If you want to live a good life, don't you feel at ease with such a wife? Don't you want to tie up your son's heart? If you marry a girl who doesn't want him, I'm afraid he will run away even more. But if Dong'er is like this
Little girl, your beauty can sweeten a man's heart, are you still afraid that you can't tie Hao'er's heart to your Kang?"
Yang was a little moved and hesitated: "You think... it can be done?"
"Hey, what's wrong, sister, don't hesitate when I tell you. That kid Dong'er has a perky and strong butt, and she looks like she has a body that can give birth to a son. If I marry her back, I think next spring
, you will have a grandson to hold."
Mrs. Yang chuckled. Thinking about it carefully, the girl really had nothing to choose from except for marrying someone. Is she not a good woman if she married someone? She half-assed it and said half-heartedly: "Then... I want to
Don't you want to talk about it? I just don't know if the Dong family agrees."
Aunt Li said: "Her son is dead. It's none of her mother-in-law's business if her daughter-in-law remarries. I'm going to talk about it and give her some benefits. Are you afraid she won't agree?"
When a man divorces his wife, as long as he agrees, both parents agree, and the neighbors testify, the divorce will be effective. If the woman asks to divorce herself, but the man does not agree, the local government will make a decision, but the government generally favors the man.
Unless there is a very good reason, it will not be approved. However, if the man is dead and the woman wants to remarry, although the man's head of the household also needs to write a formal divorce letter on behalf of the deceased, if the man's head of the household forces the widowed woman to not remarry, then the government will
The judgment will most likely respect the woman's opinion, so Aunt Li was very firm in what she said, and it was expected that Mrs. Dong would not refuse.
"Okay, then I'll trouble my sister to make peace with you. If this happens, you will be Haoer's great matchmaker. I must thank you very much."
"Hey, it depends on what you said," Aunt Li got off the ground with one leg and said in a fierce voice: "What is the relationship between us two sisters? I have watched your Hao'er grow up since he was a child. How can I give him a satisfactory answer?"
My wife, I'm happy too. Haha, okay, okay, you're not in good health, so don't go to the ground. I'll go back first, and I'll talk to the Dong family in the afternoon..."