The whole family traveled through ancient times to start a new business

"The third son must go. After all, he is a scholar and knows something about this. The second son and his wife should go with him. We should go to the provincial capital to find a good doctor and take the pulse carefully." The old lady knew that not having a son had always been a knot in the hearts of the second son and his wife.

Although the current Mrs. Su does not have the idea of ​​favoring sons over daughters, in this imaginary world, in this environment where sons are favored over daughters, she cannot expect everyone to think the same way as her. He respects the ideas of his other sons, and she just needs to do her best as a mother.

Mrs. Su's final blow finally made Li Hongmei cry. For so many years, not being able to give birth to a son has always been a stone weighing on Li Hongmei's heart. Although she already has two daughters, she will be looked down upon by others if she does not have a son. She will have to accept the strange eyes of others. If her daughters are bullied after they get married, no one will take care of it. The whole social environment has put invisible and huge pressure on Li Hongmei.

Old Mrs. Su looked at Li Hongmei who was crying and decided to say something: "Hongmei! Just like I said just now, people with or without sons have their own way of living. Don't push yourself so hard. People should be open-minded. I have been open-minded, and you should be open-minded too. We should live a good life whether we have sons or not. There are so many people who have sons, but once they push their sons, their lives become a mess. You have two obedient and filial daughters, which is your blessing. Do you understand?"

The fact that Old Mrs. Su spoke to Li Hongmei in such a kind manner and even called her Hongmei was a healing thing in itself for Li Hongmei.

Li Hongmei stopped crying: "Mom, I understand. I won't force it."

Old Madam Su was very satisfied with Li Hongmei's answer and continued, "The fourth son should also go with us and find a good doctor in the city to check his pulse again."

"Mom, no need! I'm much better now."

"Listen to me. The most important thing is to get well and try not to leave any root of disease." He looked at the others: "Anyone else wants to go?"

Su Zhicheng took the initiative to speak: "Grandma, I want to go."

"Okay! Dalang will go with you. Sanlang is also studying, so let him go too!" Sanlang is strong, so it will be safe for him to go with you. Then let the little granddaughter go with you, there will be space, and the money will be safe.

Old Mrs. Su had no intention of going. Firstly, her son could handle things without her, so she might as well stay at home and take care of other things. Secondly, in this era, going far away was a painful thing, and there was really no need to try if it was not necessary.

No one has any objection, so let's just leave it like this for now.

Old Mrs. Su made a closing statement: "Okay, the meeting is over. Have you guys gone back to rest? Those who need to move to another room should pack up quickly."

The family dispersed.

The two daughters had to sleep in the same room with Old Lady Su today, so Su An Dong and the others didn't say anything else and went to rest.

The next morning, after breakfast, Su Andong went back to the county alone to quit his job. Su Ankang and his wife also disguised themselves and went to Zhangjia Village to inquire about Zhang Dengke's family. The eldest son Su Anping, who stayed at home, took the eldest son Su Zhicheng to make partitions in Mrs. Su's room. Mrs. Su and her daughter-in-law were tidying up the original study on the west side of the main hall. After all, they had not lived in the house for a long time, so they still had to clean it up. The family was busy.

At noon, Old Mrs. Su asked her daughter-in-law to cook and decided that the Su family would have three meals a day in the future.

It took three hours to go from Nanxi Village to Zhangjia Village, or six hours. When Su Ankang and his wife came back, it was already 3 o'clock in the afternoon.

Old Madam Su looked at the two people panting and said to her eldest daughter-in-law, "First, give them something to eat. Let them eat first. Let the third daughter-in-law and Yijia make dinner today!"

"Okay, Mom." Zhao Yun responded and went to the kitchen to prepare some food for the two of them.

Old Madam Su poured a glass of water for each of them: "Don't worry, drink some water and catch your breath first."

The two of them picked up the cups and drank the water. They were really thirsty. Su Ankang spoke first: "Mom, I found out everything. It turns out that Zhang Dengke was chosen by a landlord, so the Zhang family came to our house in a hurry to cancel the engagement."

"Please explain it in more detail."

Li Hongmei: "Let me tell you. The landlord's family leaked the news that they wanted to find a scholar as a son-in-law for their daughter. Then a matchmaker said, 'The landlord wants to find a son-in-law like Zhang Dengke, who is educated and a student. It's a pity that the Zhang family boy is already engaged.' But I don't know if this was made up by the matchmaker or by the landlord. I guess the Zhang family came to our house to cancel the engagement after hearing this."

Old Madam Su asked, "Is the Zhang family engaged to the landlord family now?"

"No. But the Zhang family has already proposed marriage to the landlord. The landlord didn't refuse outright and is still arguing! But it is said that their attitude is quite good, and their words and deeds reveal that they are very fond of Zhang Dengke. People in the village say that it is only a matter of time before the two families get engaged."

"Okay, I understand. You two did a good job this time. You have helped your mother a lot." Old Mrs. Su guessed that the landlord's family wanted to wait until Zhang Dengke passed the imperial examination before getting engaged. If Zhang Dengke failed, the marriage might not be successful.

Hearing the compliment from Old Lady Su, the two were very happy: "Mom, that's very polite. If there's anything you need done, just tell us."

"I really have something to entrust to you. Second daughter-in-law, when you visit someone's house next time, intentionally or unintentionally, you must tell others about Zhang Dengke's attempt to marry into a wealthy family. You have to say it casually. We have to let the people in this village know that our daughter's engagement was rejected not because she is not a good person, but because the man wanted to marry into a wealthy family and was treacherous." The eldest daughter-in-law was not as good as the second daughter-in-law. The old lady could see that the second daughter-in-law was a smart person, so it was most appropriate for her to take on this task.

"Okay, Mom, leave this to me, don't worry! I will definitely get it done." Li Hongmei was very happy that her mother-in-law asked her to do something, which showed that she was a useful person to the family.

Li Hongmei was originally a cheerful and aggressive person, but because of her dishonorable behavior when she married into the family, she was not liked by her mother-in-law, and she had no son, so she had been suppressing her personality. Now she has become cheerful.

When Su Andong came back from the county, it was just in time for dinner. Su Andong came back in a bullock cart. There was a family in the village that used bullock carts to carry people back and forth between the county and the village. Adults paid 2 cents and children paid 1 cent.

Su Andong came back with meat. As soon as he entered the house, he said, "Mom, I used the money from copying books to buy steamed buns and meat." Su Andong bought two catties of pork belly and 20 meat buns. Pork was 16 cents per catty, and steamed buns were three cents each. The buns were not made of pure white flour, nor pure meat. Because of the drought last year and the poor harvest, the prices of pork and grain have risen this year. Last year, two meat buns cost five cents.

"Okay, I'll give it to you, sister-in-law! Today's meal is ready, and we'll eat the meat tomorrow. Big sister-in-law, take the buns to the kitchen and let Yijia heat them up."

Zhao Yun felt a little distressed and ate the whole meal: "Mom, is it hot?"

"They're all hot, one for each of you."

The family had a very happy dinner, especially the children, who had not eaten meat buns for a long time.