mtl008 Chapter 400 Marriage
Chapter 400 Marriage
"Maybe Aunt Zhang knows and is saying this on purpose to help us attract customers." Song Ying put down the basket and took out the needle bag inside. "Here is the shell powder we ground these two days. Take it in. I'll go give Aunt Zhang acupuncture first. I'll come back later and tell you something."
As she spoke, she walked out, leaving behind the curious Luo Yanxing. What was the matter? She had specially informed him in advance.
When Song Ying came back from acupuncture, it was already dark. Luo Yanxing and Song Ergu were cooking in the kitchen. Tangtang squatted in front of the stove and kept trying to get in, but was held down by Luo Yanxing.
Seeing her, Luo Yanxing hurriedly asked: "What do you want to tell me?"
"Xiaoxiang proposed marriage." Song Ying did not lay the groundwork and went straight to the most important thing.
"What?" Luo Yanxing was also confused. "Why did she ask for a marriage? Isn't it too early?"
"Is it the girl who is the same age as you?" Aunt Song asked. After the two nodded, she said, "It's not too early. You two should meet each other. If you find a suitable one, you can get married after you reach the age of 15."
Song Ying and Luo Yanxing were both stunned. "We are only fourteen years old. It's too early."
"It's not too early. There are only a few who like Xiaoxiang who are quick to find someone. Some can't find the right one even after years of searching. If they wait, they will get older. I heard that some families have already found someone when their children are twelve or thirteen years old."
Seeing that the topic was about to continue, Song Ying quickly brought the topic back to the point of seeing each other at this age, "It's not this that's important, it's the family she's talking about getting married to. Senior brother said that the two sons of that family have been married, and Xiaoxiang is likely to be a second wife."
"Married?" This time, Second Aunt Song was also surprised. The girl was only fourteen years old, not yet of marriageable age, and she was also good-looking. How could she marry a widower for the first time?
After thinking for a while, Aunt Song asked again: "What kind of family is her husband's family? Is their family well-off?"
Song Ying thought of Madam Gong, who was wearing gold and silver, and nodded: "It should be good. Her future father-in-law is a juren, but he is not an official. His family has a lot of land."
"Oh, this is a family of scholars, no wonder her family agreed." Second Aunt Song suddenly realized.
Luo Yanxing's heart tightened, "Are you sure it's a remarriage, not a concubine?"
Song Ying suddenly thought of this and became even more anxious. "I was in a hurry to come back and discuss it with you, so I didn't ask too much. But my senior brother's first reaction was that he remarried. I guess one of his daughters-in-law must have died."
Luo Yanxing relaxed a little, "Then there's no point in us getting anxious. This was decided by her parents. Can we change it?"
"What if something happens to the son of the Gong family? Wouldn't Xiaoxiang be pushed into the fire pit?" Song Ying was still worried. She didn't believe in good things that would fall from the sky. Since he was the son of a successful candidate, even if he was a second wife, there would be no shortage of girls from wealthy families.
Even if the Gong family values character over family background, they should have given priority to girls from the same hometown, watching them grow up and being more certain of their character. Why did they choose Xiaoxiang?
Although Zhao Xiaocui married into Sanyuan Village, the Zhao family had some dealings with Sanyuan Village, but not much.
Luo Yanxing's eyes also flashed with worry, "But we have no other choice. Even if we come up with a good idea, Xiaoxiang has to implement it. If she doesn't listen, what can we do?"
Song Ergu's eyebrows jumped when she heard what they said. "You two better stop messing around and ruin someone's good marriage. I'll make trouble for you in the future if the Zhao family doesn't."
After a moment's silence, Song Ying said, "Let's find time to go back and ask Xiaoxiang first about the Gong family's situation and see what she thinks."
Luo Yanxing had no objection. After all, they were childhood friends, so he felt relieved after asking clearly. "Make the lard and pancreas tonight, and I can go back tomorrow. It's been a while since I've been home. If I don't buy some things to comfort my mother, she'll come running back again."
So, on the afternoon of the next day, Song Ying asked for leave from Doctor Ma and left early. After meeting up with Luo Yanxing, he went to Zhuangyuanfang to buy some food and then returned to Xinghua Village.
When I got home, dusk was falling and the sky was getting dark. The entire Song family's house was pitch black except for the kitchen.
Song Ying knocked on the door and waited for a long time before Song Yuan came out to open the door. He was very excited to see her, "Sister! Mother! Grandma! Sister is back!"
He happily took the basket from Song Ying's hand, and while pulling her inside, he asked, "Did you buy me some candy?"
Song Ying nodded, then remembered that it was dark and he might not be able to see, so he said, "It's Wang Ji's on Yandian Street. I picked all the types you like best."
Song Yuan was even happier. "Sister is still the best. Every day near noon and evening, I am so hungry that I have no strength and can't even pick up a pen."
Song Ying thought he was exaggerating and was about to tease him when Li's sarcastic voice rang out, "Buying you some candies is a kindness to you. If your sister really treats you so well, why doesn't she send you to the city to study?"
Song Ying was too lazy to argue with her. She called her grandma and then said to Song Yuan, "Study hard. If you run out of candy, tell Meiyue and Nanxing and the others. See who will come to the clinic and tell them to tell them that I will buy some and bring it back to you."
Song Yuan responded cheerfully, and then said to Li: "My sister said that when I can learn the classics, she will take me to take the entrance examination for Jiahu Academy. If I fail, I will go to Qingshui Academy."
If children from poor families wanted to enter Jiahu Academy, they could only rely on their real talents and knowledge to pass the exam, but in Qingshui Academy, they could enter by paying more tuition. The teachers there were all scholars, and they had no problem teaching art and writing.
Li had nothing to say, mainly because she didn't want to make Song Ying angry about this matter. The tuition fee of Qingshui Academy was not low. The Yuan family was turned away because they could not afford so much tuition.
Entering the kitchen, Yang was busy cooking, while Uncle Song was sitting in front of the stove and making a fire. Song Ying couldn't help but curl her lips. When she was at home before, Uncle Song would never enter the kitchen. All the work in the kitchen was done by her and Aunt Song.
I also learned from the scholars that a gentleman should stay away from the kitchen, so even the Song Tian and Song Yuan dynasties did not have to do any kitchen work.
Now that she's gone, the saying "a gentleman should stay away from the kitchen" is no longer true.
"Where's Song Tian? Hasn't he come back yet?" she asked.
Yang took time out from her busy schedule to answer, "He is staying at his friend's house now and only comes back every few days."
Although Song Ying felt that it was inappropriate, she really didn't want to get involved in Song Tian's affairs, so she didn't say anything.
Three years ago, she spoke well of the shopkeeper of Ruyi Tower and gave him some gifts before Song Tian was allowed to learn cooking from the chef there.
Unexpectedly, not long after Song Tian arrived in the city, he started hanging out with gangsters, spending the whole day doing nothing and was too lazy to go to Ruyi Tower to learn cooking.
Later, he somehow became a hanger-on in the yamen, making a living by running errands for the officials and receiving tips.