"Mr. Fu said that although your brother has outstanding appearance and good intentions, his family is not rich. If Miss Yao marries, I am afraid she will suffer in the future." Lusha whispered, "After all, Miss Yao and Aunt Yao are both It came from the south. When it came, it was only a small package, and I was afraid that there were not many changes of clothes. If Miss Yao's future husband is also a man with no permanent property, he will not be able to give much as a betrothal gift when they get married. My aunt has no one to rely on, how will she live her life?"
He added, "What's more, you and Mr. Shen are both from Jinan Prefecture, but now you have both come to Jining. It can be seen that the Shen family members... well, they are not easy to get along with. Miss Yao has an honest nature. Such a family , how can you not be bullied?"
"Sister Fu really spoke from the bottom of her heart." Xi Fuwei smiled and said, "I also think that Sister Yao is innocent and cute. If she wants to get along with the Shen family, she will most likely be bullied."
Seeing that she was not angry because she said that the Shen family members were not easy to get along with, Lu Sha also smiled and said, "But Miss Yao doesn't think so. She feels that Mr. Shen is so impressive that he doesn't look like he will live under others for a long time." . And Miss Yao said that the monthly money given to Aunt Yao by the Zou Mansion was not small, and Aunt Yao had saved up a dowry for her now. If Mr. Shen was not rich, Miss Yao could bring some dowry with him. Anyway, Aunt Yao is not very old now, and she has been working in the Zou Mansion from now on. According to the kindness of Madam and Old Madam, she is not afraid of not having enough money to live with her when she gets old."
Xi Fuwei thought to herself, is this determined to marry Shen Tiaolan? Even Yao's pension has been considered. How many children will he and Shen Diolan have in the future? How will they be raised, girls and boys
She still had a good impression of Yao Zhuosu. She didn't want him to follow in her footsteps and be regarded as a thorn in the flesh by Xu Jingyuan and Song Jianiang because of his ignorant approach to Shen Tiaolan, so she said a few words casually and thought about it after Lusha walked away. Find an opportunity to remind me.
Of course, just like Fu Chuoxian before, reminders are reminders. If Yao Zhuosu still refuses to give up after reminding her... then she will ignore it.
She is currently busy with so many things, and she really doesn't have much kindness to give to others.
Xi Fuwei thought so, but before she took action, Yao Zhuosu came up to her first: "Sister Shen, next month Sister Fu will celebrate her birthday. Although she said that we can just go and there is no need to prepare anything, but I thought, It’s better to express your feelings, what do you think?”
"I think so too." Xi Fuwei nodded, "But I just came to Jining, and I'm not very familiar with this place. I haven't figured out how to prepare for this. I wonder, sister Yao, do you have an idea?"
Yao Zhuosu shook his head and said: "I've just come here, and I'm not familiar with it either. But aren't you going to sleep soon? I asked Sister Fu, and she said she wanted to go back to see her family. Why don't we go out for a walk? If we see something suitable Sister Fu’s is just ready.”
So the two agreed to go shopping during their break so that they could pay for Fu Chuoxian's birthday gift.
The next day, Xi Fuwei entered the girls' school as usual and found that Zou Yiang was sitting in the school again, chirping with Zou Qiongruo.
This time she didn't have to speak, and she took the initiative to quiet down the sisters.
Xi Fuwei ignored him when she saw this. After class, she turned back. Zou Yiang seemed to have called her "Hey, hey, hey" twice, but Xi Fuwei ignored him.
She was thinking about what it meant for this person to come to the women's school now
Even if the Zou family had already considered it and decided to follow Jin Yiwei's path in the matter of canal dredging, Zou Yiang should not be allowed to come forward to contact her.
In fact, according to the status of the Zou family in Jining, or in other words, in Yanzhou, if they decided to deal with Jin Yiwei, Xi Fuwei would be almost the introduction, and then it would be Shen Diolan who would personally deal with them.
Zou Yiang, who was only twelve years old, was not qualified to come forward at all.
What's more, how could normal parents allow their son, who has high hopes, to have close contact with someone
When she arrived at the back, she greeted Fu Chuoxian and said, "Sister, Mr. Zou is here again. Did you see it?"
Fu Chuoxian sighed: "Otherwise it's such a nice day, why would I stay in the room? I would have moved a chair out to do some sewing in the sun."
Then he said, "I don't know what's going on with Mr. Ouyang over there? He's just such a student, and he doesn't pay much attention. Come to our girls' school for the sake of it... I'm not afraid that he will neglect his homework and be unable to talk to the master and his wife. Explain?"
Before Xi Fuwei could speak, she sighed again, "That's right. They are different from us. They are the masters of civil education! Being willing to teach in the Zou Mansion is already condescending. Even if the teaching is not that caring, what about the Zou Mansion? Do you blame him? If you do, you can only blame us for our miserable life and not being born as boys!"
Xi Fuwei was a little sad when she heard this. If she were a man, even if she had been engaged to some young lady from the Wen family because of her brother, she probably wouldn't have been abandoned by the Wen family immediately after her brother left, right
Because according to her homework, she is also very talented in reading.
It's a pity that no matter how good she is at studying, her daughter is destined to be unable to achieve much in this era.
"By the way, Sister Shen, I heard that you met Mr. Ouyang at the old lady's birthday party before?" Fu Chuoxian suddenly remembered something and said to Xi Fuwei, "I also explained it to you. Wai? In that case, why don't you find an opportunity to tell Mr. Ouyang about Mr. Zou always coming to study for girls? Please Mr. Ouyang take care of him, so that he doesn't keep coming and make everyone panic. "
Xi Fuwei said in her heart that the one who is really worried is probably you who has been criticized several times, right
As for the others, when they saw Zou Yiang running over, they just acted with extra caution and didn't say they were afraid.
She thought so and smiled: "Sister, someone was rude that time. Mr. Ouyang was indeed a big help. But as you said, he is the master of civil engineering. With my status, how can I dare to get close to him rashly? Don't come here Sometimes I was scolded by Mr. Ouyang and couldn't even go out."
Fu Chuoxian said: "No, if you really were that kind of old-fashioned person, I wouldn't have helped you out in the first place."
When she said this, she glanced outside, and seeing no one there, she leaned toward Xi Fuwei and whispered, "I said, don't be so stupid! How many years do we girls have in total? Do you really want to be here?" Zou Mansion has been working hard for several years and more than ten years. After saving up enough dowry, can you go out to find a husband? It is rare that Mr. Ouyang is young and promising and has helped you. You don't know how to send some needlework or something. Express your gratitude! If someone doesn’t have any ideas, just thank him openly. Who can say anything? If someone has ideas... Once you get married, you will be the wife of a successful candidate! If he is named on the gold medal list again in the future, she will be the wife of a Jinshi! Such a blessing , if you miss it, you will regret it!”
"Sister, why are you talking about this all of a sudden?" Xi Fuwei was a little surprised, thinking that you haven't even got your own son-in-law yet, why is it that Yao Zhuosu and I are both so concerned about other people's affairs
Fu Chuoxian rolled his eyes at her and said angrily: "You and sister Yao, neither of you can worry!"
After saying that, he stood up and walked out, looking like he hated iron.
Xi Fuwei was dumbfounded by her, and was about to remind her that Zou Yiang hadn't left yet. Unexpectedly, Fu Chuoxian, who had just left the house, said "ah" and looked at the corner with a horrified look.
Thinking something was wrong, she grabbed the fly whisk next to her and ran out to take a look... Xi Fuwei couldn't help but twitch the corner of her mouth: She saw Zou Yiang with a straight face, his hands folded across his chest, and his back leaning against the pillar. He didn't know how long he had been eavesdropping outside.
"Ji Ren's wife?" He looked at Fu Chuoxian coldly for a while. Fu Chuoxian was at a loss as to what to do and tears fell down. Then he turned to Xi Fuwei and smiled, with a strange smile and a little sarcasm, and said, "Mr. Ouyang is still very young. It is very likely that he will be named on the gold list in the future. Do you want to congratulate you in advance? Mrs. Jinshi? Huh?"
"It's just a joke." Xi Fuwei looked at him with a calm expression and said nonchalantly, "Why did Mr. Zou come from behind today?"
"What do you think?" Zou Yiang stood up straight, put down his arms, looked her up and down, sneered, and said, "I called you to stop just now, because I was afraid that I would be punished by my husband when I went back, so I chased her and wanted to send her a letter. Here you go. Who knew that I just heard that you were going to complain to your husband and give him a ride?"
Fu Chuoxian's face turned pale, and he held on and said, "I just said it casually, Mr. Zou..."
"But if sir knows what you are saying." Zou Yiang ignored her, interrupted, and said to himself, "You should be very happy, right?"
As he spoke, he took out a letter from his sleeve. The letter was plain white and had a blooming peach blossom painted on it. The painter was quite skilled, and the breath of fresh spring in March came to his face.
Because at this moment Zou Yiang came forward, he was relatively close, and he could smell a little incense, which should be the precious agarwood incense.
Under the flower branches, there is a line of words with dragons and phoenixes dancing in the air, dripping with ink: "My fair lady, a gentleman is a good man."
Xi Fuwei took a deep breath and looked at Zou Yiang.
Zou Yiang's face was gloomy: "Look what I do? This is what Mr. Ouyang wants to give you!"
"Mr. Ouyang asked you to do such a thing, do you really agree?" Xi Fuwei didn't answer, still looking at him, "Is this a private agreement?"
"The husband said that I sent this letter for him, so he wouldn't tell my parents that I stole my grandmother's medicine." Zou Yiang sneered, "Otherwise, who would have the patience to care about you two wild mandarin ducks!"
Xi Fuwei resisted the urge to slap him: "Master Zou, please speak with respect!"
"... Anyway, it's just like what Mr. Fu next to you said." Probably thinking of Xi Fuwei's decisive jump into the lake to save him, Zou Yiang pursed his lips, turned his head with a guilty conscience, and said, "Mr. Ouyang is not married yet. Marry him, he is young, he is already a civil servant, he has a bright future, it is a good destination for you to marry him."
But as he spoke, he was probably coerced by Ouyang Yuanshui, and he felt unhappy. In the end, he became neither yin nor yang, "Compared with being the wife of a scholar, the advantage of being able to become the wife of a Jinshi in the future is that I am being discussed a lot now. What does a sentence mean? Anyway, as long as you get married grandly, you will tell it in the future that it is really a good story, right?"
Xi Fuwei stared at him for a moment, then took the letter, but did not open it to read. Instead, she pointed at Zou Yiang's nose: "Come with me. I have something to ask you alone!"