Qin San's aunt was the wife that Qin San's uncle found himself. Qin San's uncle could be said to be a late-born son, and Qin's grandpa and grandma loved him very much. It is said that the emperor loves the eldest son, and the people love the youngest son. This sentence does make sense. At least in Qin's grandpa's family, Qin's grandpa and grandma seemed to treat everyone equally, but they couldn't help but love Qin San's uncle more in private.
Therefore, Uncle Qin San was allowed to find a wife on his own. Aunt Qin San, whom Uncle Qin San found, was pretty, but she was not diligent and was very selfish. Her selfishness was different from Aunt Qin's. Aunt Qin would express her selfish thoughts, but she would not force them. If others disagreed, she would let it go.
And Aunt Qin San will put it into action.
Aunt Qin San said with a smile: "Big sister, look, our Tadpole is ten years old this year, and he is a good match for Si Ya. Why don't we settle their marriage? When my daughter marries back to her parents' home, my aunt will be the mother-in-law, and my great-grandmother will be the grandmother. What else do you have to worry about?"
Tadpole is the nephew of Qin's mother and the son of Qin's third uncle. He is spoiled by his family. Because he is the grandson born to her beloved young child, Qin Fang's grandmother loves him very much, and the boy's personality is very spoiled.
Theoretically, since her family has become rich, it is not wrong for her to subsidize her parents' family and take care of them. However, for a family like Qin San's, Qin's mother would not agree. Moreover, under the care of the eldest daughter-in-law, their Si Ya not only knows a lot of words, but also understands the truth. She even said that she is good at needlework. During the Chinese New Year last year, Si Ya also brought back letters, money and gifts along with the things brought back by the eldest daughter-in-law. Although the money was small, only one hundred coins, and a finished shoulder bag, this was the first time that her daughter gave her something, and Qin's mother was very happy and touched.
This shoulder bag was very familiar to Qin's mother. When the eldest daughter-in-law came back with her eldest son, she carried this kind of shoulder bag. It was very convenient for women to go to the town or the county. However, the eldest daughter-in-law's shoulder bag was more exquisite. As an old woman, the color was naturally darker.
Such a good and sensible girl, marrying such a useless nephew? This sister-in-law is dreaming. Although it is not very kind to say this about her own nephew, the old saying is not unreasonable. Looking at her nephew, he doesn't look like a promising one.
For this reason, Qin's mother mentioned it to her mother more than once, but her grandmother responded in person and continued to pamper her. So Qin's mother didn't say much.
Mother Qin decisively refused: "This matter won't work. Si Ya is still young, so let's not talk about her marriage for the time being."
Aunt Qin San knew what Mother Qin was thinking. It was obvious that because her family had become rich, she looked down on her natal family. She pretended not to understand and said, "These cousins have been close since they were young, and now that they have been engaged, it doesn't matter if they get married later. Tadpole also said that he likes Si Ya and must marry her in this life."
Mother Qin smiled politely: "This marriage requires mutual consent. Tadpole's love is only one-sided. Besides, Tadpole is only a few years old. How can he understand what love is at such a young age?"
Auntie Qin San did not let Mother Qin refuse and pressed on: "What is this? Let Tadpole and Si Ya spend more time together, even if Si Ya doesn't like it now and can't develop feelings for it?"
Mother Qin: "They live far apart, how can they get along?"
Now to the point. Auntie Qin San was waiting for this sentence: "Just let Tadpole go to Yunxiang County with you. We have never seen the General's Mansion. Let Tadpole go and have a look. Maybe he can be as successful as his eldest cousin in the future. Big sister always hopes that nephews and her family will be successful, right? Or if big sister becomes rich and her brother becomes successful, big sister will look down on our family and nephews, who are ordinary people?"
How could Mother Qin not know that this was the hurdle she was waiting for? She smiled and said, "Third sister-in-law, you have the final say, you can say whatever you want. For the time being, let's not talk about Si Ya's marriage. She has three older sisters and three older brothers, so there's no rush. If Tadpole wants to stay at our Qin's house for a few days, I welcome it, but if he wants to go to Yunxiang County, that's impossible. If we go to Yunxiang County, we still have to stay at Afang's house. Why should we bring my relatives from my mother's side with us and let Afang and his wife, the cousins, raise the cousin?"
Aunt Qin San knew that her elder sister-in-law was always smart, so she had no choice but to say, "This is also what my father and mother think." She didn't believe that her elder sister-in-law would not agree when it came to her parents-in-law.
Any woman with a bit of brains will tend to favor her own family after marriage. Aunt Qin is like this, and so is Mother Qin. Aunt Qin used her biological parents to pressure her, but she also had her father-in-law and mother-in-law above her: "Then ask my father-in-law and mother-in-law what they think. After all, my parents followed our first wife, and now the head of our first wife is still my father-in-law and mother-in-law."
Aunt Qin San: "You... Big sister, do you want mother to tell you this?" Speaking of which, she didn't like Qin Si Ya before, she was skinny and not attractive at all. Even last year, Qin Fang and his wife returned to their hometown. Although she thought Qin Fang and his wife looked decent, she didn't know that Qin Fang had been promoted, so she didn't think of getting her son engaged to Qin Si Ya. Until now, knowing that Qin Fang has become a general, she has this idea.
Qin's mother remained unmoved.
Seeing her like this, Aunt Qin San went to find Grandma Qin in a bad mood. Aunt Qin San was not afraid of Mother Qin at all. Although the Qin family had become prosperous and they had to flatter Mother Qin, Mother Qin was also a daughter and was usually very filial to Grandma Qin, so Aunt Qin San was not afraid. At most, Grandma Qin would take care of the problem. Moreover, if she didn't take advantage of Grandma Qin while she was still alive, who knew if she would still get some benefits after Grandma Qin passed away
On this point, Aunt Qin San is not as smart as Aunt Qin. Aunt Qin would not think so. Aunt Qin thinks that even if Niu Dan is not Qin Fang's biological brother, he is still his cousin. Even if Qin Fang is not as good to Niu Dan as Qin Shouye and Qin Shoucheng, he will not ignore Niu Dan. He will definitely take care of Niu Dan when good things happen. So she will not blame Qin's mother.
Mother Qin watched Aunt Qin San leave angrily, but she didn't take it seriously. She was not a fool. Her father-in-law had forced the first and third wives to write a letter of severance in advance for the sake of the eldest son's future. As a mother, she would not cause trouble for the eldest son. According to the character of her third brother and his wife, if they married into the Qin family, they would definitely cause trouble for the eldest son.
Another difficult thing to say is that if the wives that Shoucheng and Shouye marry in the future are not peaceful, she will follow her father-in-law and ask Shoucheng and Shouye to write a letter of severance after they get married. Anyway, as long as her two sons have not committed any crime, they are all the same in her heart. When she passes away in the future, she will subsidize her first and second sons with the monthly salary she receives from the imperial decree. The eldest son probably won't care about this money. But if her son and third son commit crimes, she can't let them implicate the eldest son.
Mother Qin thought about it in her heart, and then went to find Grandma Qin and Grandpa Qin. Grandma Qin and Grandpa Qin were discussing the next things for the Qin family. Their family had already sorted out their land today, and the crops in the family's fields had been planted because of the early spring, so when the harvest came, they asked the old couple to find someone to harvest them.
As for the ten acres of top-quality land of the old man's family, three acres have been bought today, and the remaining acre is asked to be kept by the village chief. The silver will be handed over to the village chief in due time. Why doesn't the silver go to the old man? Grandma Qin is afraid that Aunt Qin will take it out and use it. The silver that the eldest grandson arranged to buy the land can only be used to buy land. If it is used for other places, no one can see it. If it is used to buy land, no one can see it and will only say that the eldest grandson is a liar.
Grandma Qin and Grandpa Qin knew very well that for an official like the eldest grandson, the opinions of others were very important. Even if the eldest grandson really subsidized the first and third rooms and didn't want to do it for the sake of others, since he had subsidized and paid, it didn't matter if he did it for the sake of others.
What's the meaning of a person's efforts if no one sees them
The old man was very smart. He would neither mistreat the first and third wives nor let his eldest grandson suffer. Qin Fang also knew the temperament of his grandparents, so he let his grandfather make the decision on this matter. Qin Fang usually didn't care about what happened at home and didn't seem to be a talkative person, but he knew everything. Just like he knew that when he was at the border, Yang Haiyan didn't treat him because she liked him.
But, what kind of relationship is that? They have a lifetime together, and she doesn't hate him, is willing to get along with him, cares about him, is considerate of him, and even likes his body. That's enough.
Grandma Qin pondered and said, "Old man, this is our salary of more than four hundred thousand silver coins per month in the future. Do you think we should do it?"
Grandpa Qin tapped his fingers on the table, which was his usual gesture when he was deep in thought. When his fingers stopped tapping, it meant that he had figured it out. "How much private money do you have left?"
Grandma Qin rolled her eyes at him and said, "Where do I get the money? When the family was divided in March last year, all the money in the public treasury was divided, and we were left with a small amount of silver. Later, we lived with the eldest son, and I didn't spend any money. The eldest son's wife gave me fifty cents a month for private use.
I told you that I didn't want it, but my eldest daughter-in-law said that Afang's wife gave them enough money every year to show filial piety, and also said that she would show filial piety to our parents, so I accepted it, thinking that when the children want it in the future, we can also give it out. Now I still have about 10,000 silver coins on hand. But this silver is of little use at best, and what can it do at best?"
Grandpa Qin said, "Then, the money we have on hand and your future salary will not be divided among the three houses, but among the children. Now that Daya and Afang are married, if Afang suffers a little loss, we will not subsidize them. We will subsidize Daya with one mu of high-quality land and one mu of medium-quality land." It adds up to more than ten thousand silver coins. "Next time it's Shouye and Da Ya's turn to get married, we will subsidize them in the same way. Anyway, it's still early for them to get married, so we can save our money slowly."
Grandma Qin smiled and said, "You are very thoughtful, old man. Well, it would be nice if the third child had a son." Their family is harmonious, except for the third child who has no son. He feels very sad.
Grandpa Qin looked towards the door and said, "Don't you want to say this in front of the third son? He finally came to his senses. Besides, if San Ya finds a husband, the children she gives birth to will be his grandchildren. When Fang grows up, he will also take care of him in his old age. Others have sons, but they don't seem to be able to take care of their own parents in their old age. In this case, he's no better than a nephew."
Grandma Qin said, "I know, but I won't tell it to the third child."
Uncle Qin was standing at the door. Although Grandma Qin and Grandpa Qin spoke softly, he could still hear them. Uncle Qin sighed. He hadn't really thought about the issue of offspring. His eldest brother and second brother both had sons, but he didn't. He felt insecure. But there was nothing he could do about it, so he could only stop thinking about it. Now that Afang had made progress, he took his wife and daughter there, hoping to find a good son-in-law for his daughter. At the same time, he hoped that his daughter and Afang would have a good relationship, so that Afang could rely on his daughter in the future.
After all, they will leave sooner or later. My daughter has no brothers or sisters, and can only rely on her cousin. As for the eldest brother, he doesn't expect much. My daughter is also a girl, and Niu Dan is still young. Moreover, my sister-in-law... After all, she is more reliable than my eldest brother and his wife.
Although Uncle Qin wanted a son, he still cared about his only daughter.
Mother Qin came over and saw Uncle Qin at the door, so she said, "Uncle."
Uncle Qin turned around and said, "Sister-in-law is here. I was just looking for my father and mother. The tables, chairs, bowls and chopsticks at home have been returned, and most relatives and friends have left."
Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin heard the sound and followed out. Grandpa Qin said, "That's good. You guys pack up everything you need to pack at home. We will set out the day after tomorrow. By the way, have you seen Hu Zi?"
Speaking of Huang Huzi, Uncle Qin said with a smile: "He was busy delivering things for me just now, and he must be pestered by Niu Dan now." If you want to say who pestered Huang Huzi the most today, it must be Niu Dan, who pestered Huang Huzi to teach him kung fu. Although Huang Huzi's skills are only average, he is no less capable than those county yamen runners and police chiefs. In addition, he has received a lot of guidance from Qin Fang in the past few years.
Grandpa Qin said, "Thank you for your hard work today. Go ask Huzi what else he needs to prepare on the way to Yunxiang County, and then check it out. We will set off the day after tomorrow. You should also think about whether you have left anything behind or where you need to pay attention to. Later... Later, you will have to be independent."
Uncle Qin also entered his grandfather's house. He looked at Grandpa Qin. He had never felt that his father was old before, especially today because Fang had made great progress. He suddenly felt that his father seemed younger than before. But in fact, he was used to seeing him in the past ten years. Now looking at his father again, he found that his father had a head full of white hair. Thinking of the father and mother in the house before, they were so old, they were great-grandfathers and great-grandmothers, and they still had to worry about themselves. Uncle Qin felt that he was not filial.
Suddenly, Uncle Qin felt sad. His throat became hoarse and his voice was choked with sobs: "Dad, you are worried about me. Don't worry, I know everything."
He is already in his thirties and his daughter is fifteen, how could he not understand
Grandpa Qin looked at his son. He knew that his son was a little clever and had some little thoughts, but he was still clear-headed. Moreover, it is not necessarily a bad thing for a person to be a little clever and thoughtful. Compared with the simple and honest character of the eldest son who doesn't care about anything, the third son is not as good as him. He didn't know whether his son really understood it, but since he said so, he didn't ask. "Father, then you have to work harder and pay more attention. Our family is leaving for Yunxiang County. It depends on you and your eldest brother. I'm old and can't afford to toss around."
Uncle Qin San felt a sense of responsibility when he heard Grandpa Qin say this. Maybe ordinary people love their children, but this does not exist in the Qin family. His father and mother valued his eldest brother the most. Later, when the eldest grandson was born, they valued Fang, and he and his youngest brother gave Fang the first chance. But his father and mother did not favor anyone, so Uncle Qin San did not care about it. But now, his father said that he would be needed to take care of the whole journey. The feeling of being valued by his father instantly overwhelmed his heart. He immediately raised his head and chest and said, "Dad, don't worry, my eldest brother and I will discuss it."
Seeing that he suddenly became more alert, Grandpa Qin didn't say much.
Uncle Qin went to discuss things with Huang Huzi and Qin's father. Mother Qin also discussed things with Grandma Qin, mainly about their salaries. After all, they were the only ones in the family who had a salary, and their status was equal all of a sudden. If it was before, Grandma Qin was the elder after all, and her status was higher than that of Mother Qin, but now Qin Fang is a general, even if Grandma Qin is Qin Fang's biological grandmother, it is hard to say that under normal circumstances, can a grandmother be closer than a biological mother? So no matter what Grandma Qin does, she will still strive for the approval of Mother Qin, after all, this is to save Qin Fang's face.
Of course, the relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law has always been very good. Grandma Qin has been cultivating Mother Qin, so naturally she will not hold on to the power of the head of the family.
Before Grandma Qin and Mother Qin had discussed the salary issue in detail, Aunt Qin came. Grandma Qin had three sons and one daughter. Father Qin was the eldest son, and Aunt Qin and Aunt Qin were twins, but the two daughters did not look alike at all.
Aunt Qin is thirty-eight this year, ten years younger than Father Qin. So when Aunt Qin was born, Grandma Qin didn't take care of her much. After all, she had to take care of Father Qin and really couldn't spare the time.
In this era, daughters are always more important than sons. However, Grandma Qin did not mistreat her daughter. Unlike some other families, she did not treat her daughters as human beings, only asked them to work and gave them little food. Grandma Qin would not ask her daughter to do work that she was not capable of doing, and would not deduct food that should be given to her daughter.
But how to say it, the relationship between mother and daughter is not that close. Except for the Chinese New Year and when things happen, they seldom interact with each other at other times.
Aunt Qin came when Qin Fang and Yang Haiyan held their wedding banquet, and then came again in the first month of this year, and then came now.
Speaking of which, when Qin's father went to tell Aunt Qin about Qin Fang, Aunt Qin was also stunned. She had never thought that one day her nephew would become a general. Even if she and her natal family were not close, there was no conflict. So her nephew was successful, and as an aunt, she would certainly have face. At least in her husband's family, everyone would look up to her.
Aunt Qin called out to Grandma Qin and Mother Qin: "Mother, Sister-in-law, you are all here."
Mother Qin responded.
Grandma Qin was very happy and was very happy to see everyone. "Of course, I'm discussing with your sister-in-law about the departure the day after tomorrow. There are so many things to do and people always feel confused. What about your mother-in-law? You are entertaining your in-laws, but you are not treating them well."
Aunt Qin said, "I'm here, chatting with my sister-in-law's family. They look so happy, and everyone wants to share in Ah Fang's happiness, and they're reluctant to leave."
Grandma Qin said, "Since you've come here so often, you should stay for a while."
Aunt Qin also smiled, and then looked at her mother. Seeing her sister-in-law with joy in her eyes, she didn't feel jealous, but she was envious. In one's life, things can't be compared, but from her sister-in-law, she suddenly understood that her husband was already like this, and he would never be successful, but her son was still young and could be taught. She didn't expect to teach a great general like her nephew Qin Fang, but it was better to teach him well than not to teach him at all. Aunt Qin thought for a while and said, "I came here to learn from my mother and sister-in-law, so why can't I learn from Fang's teaching?" This kind of compliment is also very real.
This made Grandma Qin and Mother Qin laugh. Mother Qin said, "How can I have this ability? Fang was brought up by you since he was a child. You can ask me now."
Although Grandma Qin usually said that she raised her grandson, how old can a child in the countryside be raised? Didn't he start running around on his own when he was six or seven years old? So Qin Fang was able to grow up like this, and he was very motivated. However, it was also inseparable from her education when he was a child. Grandma Qin lived in the countryside all her life and didn't have much experience. The most important thing she taught her son and grandson was to be a good person, not to do bad things, not to steal, etc. If this was in front of outsiders, she could still brag about it, but in front of her own daughter, she thought about it and said it honestly: "This matter is also a matter of chance. Opportunities are very important. Only when you have an opportunity can you seize it. Another more important point is to marry a good wife. However, if you have a good wife, it is also important to make progress yourself. So I think that since Ah Fang can be here today, I can only say one thing, you must seize the opportunity and make progress if you have a wife."
Mother Qin was watching from the side and felt that what Grandma Qin said made sense: "Afang was in a hurry to join the army, but fortunately he knew how to seize the opportunity and married a good wife. Speaking of which, I think marrying the right wife is the most important thing."
Aunt Qin said, "Of course, Ah Fang's wife is the one the court loves, and the one the court loves is the one the emperor loves. How can the one the emperor loves be bad?"
It's not like this, but the court also arranged the marriage blindly. But everyone would say that the emperor is praised because of Qin Fang and his wife.
Here, the mother-in-law, daughter-in-law and aunt were chatting happily, when the voice of Qin's grandmother was heard outside: "Yueying... Yueying..." Yueying is the maiden name of Qin's mother, her full name is Ding Yueying.