After rebirth, I became the stupid son of the Hou family

The next morning, when Jiang Chen woke up from his sleep.

I saw the faint morning light outside the window, already shining through the window lattice into the house.

He turned over, wanting to have another good night's sleep.

But when he thought about accompanying his mother to pay respects to the old lady today, he immediately turned over and sat up from the bed.

The maid Cai Lian who was sleeping in the room outside heard the movement inside and quickly came to Jiang Chen and said to him:

"The young master got up so early. I will help the young master get dressed later. I will first let Yan'er get you some face wash."

After saying that, she came to the door and shouted outside:

"Yan'er, the young master is up, please bring the wash water quickly."

Hearing a promise from the girl outside, a little girl of fourteen or fifteen years old brought the water to Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen used to live in the farm and was used to getting up in the morning and washing his face with ladles of water in the yard.Now let a little girl hold a basin in front of her. She was not used to it, so she stood up, took the basin in front of her, and strode towards the yard.

Yan'er hurriedly followed behind. Cai Lian took some clothes and hurriedly chased after her. They saw Jiang Chen put the washbasin on the stone table in the yard, then rolled up his sleeves and started washing.

Yan'er quickly handed the towel to Jiang Chen. Cai Lian came over with clothes and said to Jiang Chen:

"Master, you will catch a cold if you are wearing such thin clothes. You can just let Yan'er wait for you to wash up in the room. Why go out to the yard and do it yourself? Don't forget, the number one scholar is already an editor of the Hanlin Academy. We I was specially sent here by the old lady to serve you."

Jiang Chen took the towel from Yan'er's hand, and while wiping it, he said to Cai Lian:

"When my wife and I lived in the country, we were used to washing in the yard every day. I did this every day when I went to Taipei University for more than a year. From now on, when I wash up in the morning, I just ask Yan'er to put the water here. There are not so many here. You don’t have to tighten your rules in front of me. Did Ah Fu and a few of his entourage come back last night?"

Cai Lian put clothes on Jiang Chen and said;

"Master, I haven't seen them come back all night."

After breakfast, Jiang accompanied his mother to the old lady's place to say hello.

After the ceremony, the old lady ordered mother and son to sit down and said:

"Chen'er, I've told you about going to Liu Mansion to cancel the engagement. Although they don't want to withdraw now, since Chen'er doesn't want to, the marriage can't happen. Grandma is thinking, among the princes and nobles, how can I give it to you again? Looking for a marriage. Just because our Chen'er is the number one scholar in the new department, the daughter of the minister's family won't compete with us to get married."

Jiang Chen cupped his hands and said to the old lady:

"Thank you for your concern, grandma. After canceling the marriage proposal in the Liu family, Chen'er wants to make the decision on his own marriage. I wonder if grandma can give me this freedom."

When the old lady heard that Jiang Chen said that she wanted to make the decision about her marriage, she couldn't help but be surprised.

But she immediately said to Jiang Chen with a smile:

"Chen'er, although marriage has been the order of parents and matchmakers since ancient times. But if you fall in love with a girl this time, just tell your grandmother and she will send someone to propose marriage to you."

Seeing that the old lady agreed so readily, Jiang Chen said:

"Thank you grandma for being considerate. I will tell grandma when I find the right one."

The old lady quickly smiled at Jiang Chen and nodded:

"Okay, okay, in the future, as long as it is a girl you like, I will never stop you, grandma. If necessary, there is no problem in letting grandma come to the door in person. I owe you too much over the years, and grandma will definitely compensate you well. "

Jiang Chen smiled slightly and said to her:

"Thank you, grandma. As long as there is something suitable, I will definitely tell you."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Liu Ruyi and her three children appearing in front of them.

After they finished bowing to the old lady, they were ready to stand aside.I saw the old lady saying to her:

"Ruyi, Madam is over there, why don't you go and see her soon."

Liu Ruyi originally didn't want to salute Li Susu, but after hearing what the old lady said, she reluctantly walked up to Li Susu and bowed:

"As if you have met Madam."

Li Susu raised her hand and said to her: "Get up."

When the old lady saw her bowing, she ordered someone to bring a chair and let her sit down.

Her three children also stood aside after seeing the ceremony.

When the old lady saw that her family members were all here, she said to Liu Ruyi:

"Ruyi, please send someone to call Butler Liu up. Let's see how he checks out the matters I gave him last time. It just so happens that Chen'er and Feng'er are here today, so I can give your wife an explanation."

Liu Ruyi said to the old lady:

"Yes, old lady, I will send someone to call him over right now."

After speaking, she pretended to be nonchalant and said to a woman standing behind her:

"Go and call Butler Liu here."

The woman agreed, turned around and ran out.

After a while, she returned. She came to Liu Ruyi and said:

"Madam, Guan Liu's family is not here. I asked many people, but they don't know where he went."

Liu Ruyi pretended to be angry and said to the mother-in-law in front of her:

"Didn't I see him yesterday? Why is he not here today? Then where did he go?"

The mother-in-law shook her head and said:

"I asked, but they all said I haven't seen him."

After Liu Ruyi asked her mother-in-law to go down, she stood up and came to the old lady and said:

"Old madam, my servant said that the housekeeper is not at the house, and he probably took people to handle the things you asked him to do. When he returns to the house, I will ask him to come over and reply to the old madam."

After hearing this, the old lady frowned and said to Liu Ruyi:

"Butler Liu is getting more and more ineffective now. I've been explaining this matter to me for several days, but he hasn't replied to me yet. Ruyi, he is your brother. What should you do about this matter? Let’s talk.”

Liu Ruyi looked innocent and said to the old lady in embarrassment:

"Old madam, although the housekeeper is my brother, I really don't know where he has gone. What's more, I really don't know about the madam throwing things. I really don't know how to deal with this matter. check."

The old lady looked at Liu Ruyi and said:

"You brothers and sisters have always been in charge of the house. Now something has happened. You can't see anyone, and you can't ask questions. I really don't know what you do for food. Since you can't even figure this out, I don't think you can do anything about this house." Stop being a fool.”

When Liu Ru saw that the old lady was angry, he immediately rolled his eyes and said to the old lady:

"Old madam, I know who stole madam's dowry. Butler Liu is not here, so he should go find this person."

The old lady looked at her and said:

"Tell me, since you know, why didn't you tell me earlier. Who is the person who stole the things?"

Liu Ruyi was afraid that the old lady would take back the housekeeper's power, so she quickly said to the old lady;

"Madam, do you still remember the old Wu who was cleaning our house in the past? He just had unclean hands and feet, so I drove him away. Most of the things in Madam's room were stolen by him yesterday. The housekeeper also told me about him. Maybe my brother was not in the Hou Mansion, so he went to look for him. He must have done this and he can't escape."

Jiang Chen, who was sitting next to the old lady, kept staring at them when he saw their mother and son coming in.Even though Liu Ruyi was talking to the old lady, she didn't interrupt.

It wasn't until Liu Ruyi pulled out Old Wu who was sweeping the floor that he couldn't help but sneered and said:

"Aunt Liu, how old is old Wu who sweeps the floor this year?"

When Liu Ru saw Jiang Chen asking her, he hesitated for a moment and said to Jiang Chen:

"Old Wu is about 60 or [-] years old."

After Jiang Chen heard his answer, he smiled and said:

"Aunt Liu, don't think about it. Even if a man of 60 or [-] years old has the ability to get things out of it, how can he transport those things out of the house? This is a bit mysterious. Well, unless he had a very capable accomplice, it would be impossible to steal the thing."

After Liu Ruyi's lie was exposed by Jiang Chen, he immediately became panicked.