I fought back after reselling my engagement

The next day, Zhen Su and Su Mo went to the courtyard. It was a three-story garden. She walked around it, Chun Yue and Qiu Ye put down their pens and ink, and Zhen Su picked up a pen to draw. According to the layout, this time they were going to do a major renovation. In the drawings she drew, this place became a good place for sightseeing and exchanging knowledge, where you can take a rest, enjoy the scenery, and communicate and relax. The curved bridge and the flowing wine cups are a unique and elegant place. Each courtyard has its own scenery, and they are all different, whether it is a bamboo forest, a verdant pine tree, or a hundred flowers in full bloom...

Su Mo pointed to a blank space and said, "Build a pavilion here, transplant an ancient locust tree, dig a stream next to it, and connect it to the lotus pond..."

At first she was the only one drawing, then Su Mo joined in and occasionally drew some too.

"Since it is a tourist attraction, the pavilions and terraces here are all different. The earlier ones were four-sided pavilions and octagonal pavilions, and this one should be a round pavilion..." Su Mo said as he was about to take a pen. They clasped their hands together, looked into each other's eyes, their emotions surged, they wanted to stop but couldn't, and they were afraid to hold on. They both let go of each other's hands.

Zhen Su's cheeks blushed with shame. It was an instinctive embarrassment, as there were servants and maids watching her.

Su Mo was stunned. In a flash, he grabbed the pen, and his hands were full of ink, and even his sleeves were stained with ink.

Zhen Su hurriedly said: "This fine robe has been stained with ink. I can't wear it next time..."

"You've been working on this painting for the whole morning. It would be a shame if it were ruined."

The servant handed over a tray of clean water. Su Mo washed his hands, ignored the ink on his body, and continued to draw a pavilion according to his own ideas. It looked like decoration, but it would take at least half a year to build it according to the blueprint. But if it was built, it would surely attract many people.

Next to it is the Yueyang Tower. After admiring the Yueyang Tower, scholars can come here to participate in poetry gatherings and tea parties, where they can chat and talk about everything under the sun and academic matters.

For several days, Su Mo brought Zhen Su to this villa to continue discussing where and how to build it. After several days of discussion, Zhen Su found that Su Mo was also familiar with "The Book of Changes" and "The Book of Changes", and could even talk about a few points on Feng Shui. Zhen Su was shocked when he heard this: It turns out that this person is the truly amazing one, who actually knows the theory of Feng Shui.

Zhen Su took out two silver notes and said, "With my cousin here, I don't have to worry about the decoration and construction. I will provide you with famous paintings and calligraphy. I have the collection of paintings and calligraphy from several generations of the Zhou family. I also have the calligraphy and calligraphy from the previous dynasties that my grandmother and mother left to me. If I can sell it, I will sell it, but if I can avoid selling it, I will definitely not sell it."

At this point, her eyes flickered slightly, "Cousin Mo, why don't we build another auction house in the garden, dedicated to auctioning famous paintings and calligraphy, we can collect fees according to the rules, and take 10% to 20% commission as remuneration..."

She explained the modern auction process: the highest bidder wins, and the auction does not need to be held frequently, once or twice a month is enough. The auction order should be prepared early, and those who are interested should enter the auction house and pay a deposit in advance.

Su Mo felt that this auction house was a good business. Perhaps the eldest branch of the Su family could do it. Paintings and calligraphy, treasures, and antiques could all be sold in this way.

Men and women working together make the work less tiring. After running around the villa for several days, the two finally decided on the final decoration and renovation plan.

Zhen Su returned the banknote to Su Mo. He only wanted 20% of the profit and gave Su Mo 40%. As a result, Su Mo felt that this was a business he had never done before and was very interested. He took Uncle Su Qi to find craftsmen to rebuild and decorate the villa. The name of the villa was finally decided to be "Yaxian Manor", which means a villa where elegant and wise men gather.

At night, Su Shao and his wife Cui went to sleep. After making love, Cui leaned in her husband's arms.

"My dear, Susu is old enough and will be coming of age in October. We need to prepare for her coming-of-age banquet. Also, Susu has been getting close to Mr. Mo recently. They are said to have opened a teahouse called Pinmo near Yueyang Tower, where scholars can discuss learning and appreciate famous paintings and calligraphy. Su Mo is unmarried and Susu is unmarried. I think they are a perfect match. My father knows that they often discuss paintings and calligraphy together recently. I think my father wants to help them get married.

My father is not in a position to ask for help, so why don’t we be the matchmaker?

Su Su grew up in front of me since she was a child. Although she is my niece, she is almost like my daughter. My father was engaged to the Rong family earlier, but something went wrong, which caused Su Su to have a bad reputation in the capital..."

Su Shao thought of his niece's reputation. "Su Su is not a softie. I think she is very opinionated and courageous. I don't know what Mrs. Rong meant by that she actually said she is a softie."

"But we don't believe in this reputation. People in the capital and outside have accepted it. Even the emperor and the empress believe it. We can't correct it even if we want to. We can't give Susu a knife and ask her to kill two people, right?"

The reputation of being a softie also meant that Su Su could not find a good marriage in the aristocratic families of the capital. The legitimate wives of these aristocratic families were required to be able to support themselves, but a softie would become someone who could not support themselves in the eyes of the mistress.

Cui sighed softly, "You are a man, write a letter to the master and mistress of the Jiangnan Su family to test the waters."

Su Shao said: "The wife of the Su family is not suitable for Su Su. It's too tiring and there are too many rules..."

"But haven't you seen Su Su and Su Mo together recently? The two get along well, have similar temperaments and hobbies. There is nothing better than this. Even if the rules of the Su family do not allow the clan leader to enter the government, there are many descendants of the Su family who have entered the government. The clan leader can command his descendants to serve the family, which also makes up for the regret that Su Mo cannot enter the government."

Cui’s view is very simple. If she marries a husband who understands her feelings and truly loves and saves the people, then all the power, fame and wealth are fake.

She is the aunt, but her father-in-law is a man, and her husband is also a man, so he is careless and negligent. She cannot pretend not to know what she knows.

Cui still remembered that before her mother-in-law died, she held her hand and said, "My daughter-in-law, Susu has been without a mother since she was a child, and her father is unreliable. When she grows up, you will have to take care of her. Since Susu grew up in our family and in front of you, you should treat her as your daughter."

But she had promised her mother-in-law that she would treat Susu as her own daughter, so she couldn't just leave her alone.

Susu will be coming of age in October, so her marriage can't be left hanging any longer and needs to be arranged as soon as possible.

The more Cui thought about it, the more worried she became. "My husband, please write a letter now. I will send someone to the Su family in Jiangnan tomorrow. You can try to find out if it works. If it works, the two children can be together. You see, Su Mo is also gentle and calm. If he is not calm, the Su family would not give him 100,000 or 200,000 yuan in real money to arrange the Su family business for him.

The main thing is to know her background well. If she marries someone else, Father Weng will be worried, and neither will we. It is better for her to marry back to the Su family. There are two children, and they are a perfect match, like a golden boy and a jade girl. I am happy just by looking at them..."

Su Shao was pestered by Cui for a while, then he got up and sat at the desk to write a letter. He was not satisfied with what he wrote once, so the couple revised it. Su Su was a daughter, so he couldn't ask, "What do you think about my niece marrying Su Mo?" He had to be subtle, and he had to let the Su family's head and his wife understand what he meant at a glance. Their family was interested in facilitating the marriage between Su Su and Su Mo. They were cousins, and Su Mo was about to come of age. The male offspring of the Su family's eldest son, whether legitimate or illegitimate, could only get married after they came of age. This was the ancestral precept.

Su Shao read the station letter, "Su Mo will be young in March next year, and Su Su will be young in October this year. Isn't this sentence too obvious?"

"It's good to write it clearly but not mention the marriage. If they are interested, they will take the initiative to talk about it." Cui thought it was just right. There were many people who didn't understand and pretended to be stupid.