It is not a secret that Zhou Man and Bai Shan have a marriage contract. Nine out of ten people in the capital know about the two of them, and the remaining one may be immature.
Although the old lady who asked this sentence is not from the capital, she also knows that this sentence is just to lead to the next question.
After Man Bao said that he was engaged, the eyes of the old ladies fell on Zhou Liru together, and said with a smile: "This is Master Zhou's niece? She looks really good-looking. How old is this year? Are you engaged?"
Zhou Liru glanced at his sister-in-law, took a deep breath, blushed and lowered his head.
Seeing this, Man Bao hurriedly said, "She's still young, don't worry."
"Looking at the same age as Mr. Zhou, the marriage can be delayed by two years, but the engagement is fine."
"That's right, this girl can talk about her marriage after she turns thirteen, otherwise all good gentlemen will be picked away."
Man Bao looked left and right, and found that they were surrounded by groups, and now he couldn't find a good reason to run away, so he simply put on a posture and asked, "Does the old lady have any good candidates to recommend?"
When the other party saw her asking clearly, his eyes froze for a moment, and he immediately said: "Yes, I have a grandnephew who is about the same age as her and has a good-looking talent. This time, he will come to the wedding with me this time. If Mr. Zhou is willing, I will let you He came in to see you."
Man Bao laughed and said: "The old lady is too impatient. They are still young, so they are not in a hurry to see each other, but as adults, we can help to take a look first. I don't know where the family is?"
The other party immediately introduced that he was a relative of the Liu family in Jinyang, and their family was an official in Jinyang. Although they were not big, only rank five, they were quite respectable.
Man Bao listened with a smile, and asked, "I don't know what your nephew's name is. Which school is he studying in now?"
"His name is Liu Yi, and he has been sensible for a long time, so he is now working with his brother," the old lady said with a smile: "Master Zhou can tell at a glance that he is good-looking, tall and strong. Your niece is a good match."
Man Bao raised his eyebrows slightly, took his tea and smiled, "He's a good boy, but my family Liru still has to study, and I guess it will take another three or four years to barely graduate."
Man Bao tried his best to recall her mother's refusal when she felt it was inappropriate when she proposed to her fourth and fifth brothers, and after thinking about it, she said: "If you want me to say, girls don't have to rush to say goodbye, although she She's a girl, but she should practice her skills well, and when she leaves her parents in the future and can support herself, she will be fine."
The old lady was taken aback, and forced a smile: "How can a family like us need a daughter-in-law to go out in person to make a living?"
Others, the old lady also agreed, but Mrs. Liu looked at Zhou Man in surprise.
Man Bao smiled and said: "That's true. It's not a shame to support yourself and your family. Besides, it's something you like to do, so you'll be happier."
An old lady hesitated for a moment, then said: "Women should be husband and son first."
Man Bao smiled and said: "Of course it is necessary to be a husband and a child, just like a man must strive for a future and keep his wife and children. If a husband becomes an official, we can help them in their official career. This is to support the husband, and we I have read a lot of books and experienced a lot of things, and I will be able to teach them better when I have children, old lady, don’t you think so?”
Old Ladies: …
Zhou Liru nodded repeatedly at the side, and whispered: "The prince and princess like my sister-in-law, and they even like my little uncle."
This is a heavy blow, no one can say that Zhou Man's words are wrong, because this is indeed a "husband".
When the old ladies looked at Zhou Liru with shining eyes, they knew that this one was the same as Zhou Man, so they became less interested in being a matchmaker.
Mrs. Liu went to get enthusiastic, glanced at the dim sum plate next to their aunt and nephew, turned her head and told the servants: "Go to the kitchen and ask for a plate of not very sweet dim sum, um, crispy meat is the order. It’s just hot out of the pot.”
The Liu residence rarely entertained guests with crispy meat as a snack, but the servants were just stunned for a moment before bowing and leaving.
Mrs. Liu turned her head to meet the eyes of the old sisters and said with a smile: "The two young girls must have a good appetite. It's been a while since dinner, and they are just in time to replenish."
Mrs. Liu asked Zhou Liru with a smile, "Are you tired of studying medicine?"
Zhou Liru shook his head, "Not tired."
"Stupid child, reading is not tiring. My kid... doesn't call him tired, but when I see him getting up early and going to bed late to read, his heart hurts."
Man Bao almost choked on the tea.
She coughed twice and put down the teacup. Mrs. Liu said with a smile, "Although he doesn't complain of hardship or tiredness when studying, he tends to be lazy if no one is watching. Thanks to you for taking care of and supervising him during the trip to the Western Regions last year, This time he came back to get the Zhongming Jing in one fell swoop, by the way, what books did he read along the way?"
Zhou Liru could really answer this question, because along the way, she studied and listened to the lectures with them in front of Mr. Zhuang. Unfortunately, her culture class was the worst, and she was always left alone with Liu Huan to recite the text.
So Zhou Liru said: "I just studied the six articles in "Kang Wang Zhi Gao" and "Wen Hou Zhi Ming", and there are a few poems, and the rest are some homework."
Mrs. Liu's eyes lit up when she saw what she said so clearly. After a pause, she smiled and said, "Then what is the first chapter of "Kang Wang Zhi Gao"?"
The pattern of this question and answer was too similar to that of Mr. Zhuang. Zhou Liru tensed his back, and said, "It's called "Bi Ming". King Kang ordered the book to be written, and he was separated from Li to form Zhoujiao to write "Bi Ming."
The old ladies on the side were stunned, especially Liu Yi's great-grandmother. Seeing Mrs. Liu's happy face at this time, she couldn't help feeling a little regretful.
She lowered her eyes and thought for a moment, then raised her head and smiled at Zhou Man: "Master Zhou, I have a little grandson who is studying in the county school. It's a pity that he won't come to the capital this time, otherwise Master Zhou can meet him."
Before Zhou Man could speak, Mrs. Liu said with a smile: "So this is fate, next time my brother and sister will bring him, I will ask his cousin to take him around the capital."
Mrs. Liu suddenly frowned slightly, and said to Man Bao, "Huan'er was drunk before, right?"
Man Bao nodded.
Mrs. Liu sighed and said, "It's hard for you to take care of him. I've heard him say that you have encountered many difficulties and obstacles in your journey to the west. The group of people went through life and death to reach the Western Regions, and it took a long time to return from the Western Regions." Beijing."
Man Bao immediately said that this is what she should do. After all, she is the chief officer, so she naturally wants to protect the accompanying people as much as possible.
He also said: "He has also helped the mission a lot, otherwise His Majesty would not have given him the title of County Baron."