Chapter 274: B-character family background
Seeing that her husband didn't react, Mrs. Wang sighed. It was the direction Aunt Xue left just now. Jia Zheng suddenly realized: "You mean Bao Yatou?"
"Yes, Bao Yatou is fourteen this year, so it's time to consider these things. There is no one in the Xue family who can support their appearance, and Xue Wenlong is also ignorant. He follows Gao Le in the east all day long. , I’m afraid the master will have to worry more about this precious girl.” Mrs. Wang looked at her husband and said: “Bao girl is also a direct descendant. In terms of talent, appearance, physique and temperament, they are all excellent, even if Duan is picky. , and absolutely can’t find any flaws,…”
Jia Zheng nodded slightly, this precious girl is indeed a suitable one, but as his aunt, he can't interfere too much. After all, he also has an uncle, his mother's uncle, so it is his brother-in-law who should worry about it. That's right.
“Madam, doesn’t the second brother have an explanation?” Jia Zheng asked.
Mrs. Wang was also a little embarrassed when Jia Zheng mentioned it.
Aunt Xue also talked about it before, saying that in the past two years, her brother was very concerned about the baby girl, but she didn't know whether it was because she was too busy after being released, or because there was no suitable one, so she let her go for more than a year. It also made Aunt Xue very anxious.
The two sisters naturally didn't have so many scruples. Mrs. Wang also half-hidden some plans about the future of her own Baoyu, which surprised Aunt Xue.
I didn’t expect that my sister would expect Baoyu to be a member of the royal family, but looking at Baoyu’s appearance and demeanor, it would not be impossible if he could be accomplished in poetry.
“Second brother, we sisters have not seen each other very much this year, and my sister-in-law doesn’t know what my brother is thinking, so this matter has been postponed.” Mrs. Wang could only lower her voice.
"Madam, Bao Yatou looks good, but her family background..." Jia Zheng was also a little embarrassed to speak.
This Xue family is no better than the Xue family a few decades ago. At that time, Ziwei Sheren's family lineage was still there. Who still remembers you, the ancestor of Ziwei Sheren? When the Xue family is mentioned, they are the royal merchants. Some even harshly call them merchants. What do the Feng family think?
"What's wrong with family status?" Upon hearing that her husband disliked her sister's family's family status, Mrs. Wang's voice raised a few notches, "After the Xue family also became officials, Ziwei's family status has deteriorated? Even though it has become somewhat poor over the years, the foundation is still there after all. There, I heard that the Feng family didn’t have much prejudice against merchant families, and that the second wife of the Xue family was also doing some business in partnership with the Feng family, and it was very prosperous..."
"Madam, it's different. Making a living with the Xue family is completely different from being married to the Xue family." Jia Zheng shook his head, "This wealthy family or even those noble families, none of them have some kind of business behind them. Activities? But just because someone makes a living doesn’t mean they will make a living out of it. Our Jia family also makes a living, but who would think that we are a family of merchants? The Feng family also has a living, so who would think that the Feng family is a family of merchants? But what about the Xue family? It’s a real merchant’s home. There isn’t even a lord, and my brother-in-law is dead. Will the Feng family agree?”
Hearing what her husband said, Mrs. Wang's face darkened.
Indeed, this is a big problem. It’s okay to make a living, but if you make a living from this, there are two different concepts. Just like those squires, if you have land and land, and you make a living, you cannot be regarded as a businessman. His family also makes a living. Can you say that he belongs to a merchant family?
"But didn't Mei Hanlin also marry the second wife of the Xue family?" Mrs. Wang was still a little unwilling.
"Madam, that's different. When Mei Zhiye got married to the Xue family, he was not even a scholar. He was a sour scholar who couldn't even afford food. The Xue family supported him, and he was also being cunning at the time. He only said They got married and ended up being a concubine. Now he has been promoted step by step and entered the Hanlin Academy. Even the concubine looks like he wants to go back on his word..."
Jia Zheng's words surprised Mrs. Wang, "No way, we've already been engaged. We just have to wait until the right age to get married..."
"So what? Even if you get married, you can divorce your wife and find another one. Isn't this kind of thing rare in every dynasty?" Jia Zheng sneered, "Mei Zhiye is less than forty now, and he has just been reviewed by the Hanlin Academy. If you really start from the seventh rank, you can wait a year or two to have a real seventh rank background. If you leave the Hanlin Academy, you will be the head of various ministries or be promoted to the county magistrate. Your future will be bright. Doesn't he want to do it for you? Does your son want to marry a good family?"
“But that’s a bastard…”
"The concubine is also his own son. He also wants to have a good future. What good can he do by looking for the Xue family?" Jia Zheng curled his lips contemptuously. "And he's the second wife of the Xue family,..."
Thinking that he was also the second wife, Jia Zheng paused and then turned away: "Anyway, I think the Mei family may not be willing to get married anymore. Are there fewer people who regret their marriages these days? Not to mention other things, it's just that every day If there are two major competitions in Chinese style in Keqiuwei and Springwei, there will be many people who regret their marriages and abandon their relatives..."
Jia Zheng pondered for a while, "Bao Yatou and Lin Yatou actually have their own advantages and disadvantages. The advantage of Bao Yatou is that she has a good temperament, and she seems to be easy to give birth to, but family background is a problem; Lin Yatou has a good family background, but The biggest problem is the body and bones, hey, so, it’s hard to say whether this kind of thing will work or not..."
"What do you mean, sir...?" Mrs. Wang also frowned. If neither end could be achieved, she would be in trouble.
"Well, let's talk about this for now. I plan to ask Lian'er or you to ask Lian's daughter-in-law to find an opportunity to find out what Brother Keng has to say. I heard that he is the one who can make the decision in the family. Even Duan's family has no control over many things. If you want to listen to her son, didn't you say that you have to wait until after the Spring Festival? Now that the Spring Festival has passed and he is already fifteen, I'm afraid he will have to consider such things. "
Jia Zheng pondered for a moment, "If you find another opportunity, didn't you say you would give your two maids to him? Now that he has won the Jinshi, it can be regarded as a congratulation."
Mrs. Wang nodded, "I originally planned to keep this Jin Chuan'er for Baoyu, but now I feel more and more that it would be better to control Baoyu more strictly. There are too many maids in his room. Look at the size of the Feng family." Lang, who is two years older than him, has already won the imperial examination and is an official, and is only a personal maid. I am really afraid that Baoyu is young and unstable, cannot control himself, and will be harmed by those foxy girls, so I plan to take care of him. Send out two more maids from his room..."
Jia Zheng was too lazy to worry about such matters, and nodded: "Well, that's true. Madam can do whatever she wants. Let Baoyu take care of it. If you want to have a good future in the future, you must find a good marriage." OK."
While the two were talking, they saw Jin Chuan'er coming in, "Master, Madam, and Sister Yuanyang are here to say that Miss Shi Da is here. Our ancestors invited Madam to come over and have fun..."
"Oh? Girl Yun is here too?" Mrs. Wang smiled, "Master, that concubine has just passed."
"Well,..." Jia Zheng was startled for a moment, as if he thought of something, but in the end he hesitated and said nothing, "Madam, please go quickly, so as not to keep mother waiting."
Jia Mu's room was also a bustling scene at this time.
Shi Xiangyun arrived at the right time and was talking happily about what he had seen along the way.
"There is a lot of joy outside, and you can smell the aroma of wine everywhere you go on the street. Every restaurant is full of people now. Those scholars, some are crying, some are laughing, some are crestfallen, and some are arrogant. A vivid picture of a hundred scenes..."
Seeing how excited Yun Yatou was, Yuanyang couldn't help but smile and said, "Didn't Miss Yun get stuck on the road this time?"
"Isn't that what's going on? We took a detour to get here. There was a lot of people along the way. I've never seen it so lively. It's more lively than the Lantern Festival." The smile on Shi Xiangyun's face was also extremely happy, and he came to this place. The house is simply happier than the Chinese New Year. There are no annoying things at home, and there are so many sisters and sisters who are naughty together, "Where is the second brother Bao? Why hasn't he come yet? Where are Lin Yatou, Tan Yatou and Sister Bao?" "
"Don't worry, Miss Yun. The servants have sent people to inform all the ladies. They will be here soon, but it seems that Second Master Bao and Second Master Lian have gone out. I guess they won't be back until noon, right?" Yuanyang replied.
Mother Jia also had a loving expression on her face. She looked at the granddaughter of her mother's family and said, "Yun Yatou, come and sit next to me. We haven't seen each other for a long time, but she has grown a lot taller. Your second brother Bao and Lian'er brother are going out. I went to look at the rankings, I guess I’ll be back soon.”
"Brother Lian and Brother Bao also went to see the results?" Shi Xiangyun was quite surprised. She knew that her second brother Bao didn't have much thought about studying, so why did she care about going to Chunwei now?
“Well, your eldest brother from the Feng family is having a college entrance exam in the spring, and everyone wants to know if he passed the exam.” Jia Mu didn’t care.
The relationship between the Feng family and the Jia family is getting closer and closer. Although the performance of the Feng family's eldest son is a bit enviable compared to Baoyu, Baoyu has this temperament, and no one can do anything about it. If the Feng family's eldest son passes the exam, what will happen to the couple? The only benefit for the Jia family is that at least they can take care of the younger brothers of the Jia family in the future.
Shi Xiangyun has never seen this eldest brother of the Feng family, who is now rumored to be a literary star in the Jia family. She came to the house twice last year and never met him. She is also quite curious about this eldest brother of the Feng family and wants to Look at what kind of figure this Wenquxing is like.
"Oh, the eldest brother of the Feng family also participated in the Spring Festival?" Shi Xiangyun was surprised. Then he thought about it, it seemed like hey, didn't he pass the imperial examination last year? The whole family was talking about it during the Chinese New Year. Of course he will be admitted to the imperial examination this year. , but didn’t it mean that the eldest brother of the Feng family was only fifteen years old? Are you about to take the imperial examination?
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