Lin Youan's position in the Lin family is definitely not that of a nine-year-old child. It is no exaggeration to say that he can be half of the Lin family.

Therefore, Lin Yuanshan could not ignore his opinion. However, after weighing it back and forth, he still felt that it was not very reliable.

"Ang'er, I know you want your third sister to marry decently. But, at the moment, we really are not worthy of her.

Your second brother is a student, and he has not even passed the examination for a scholar in all these years. Who knows if he can do it this year? And you still have two years of mourning to observe, and there is no guarantee that you will have a smooth journey after that, right?

If we rely on the name of the Princess's Mansion to marry into a high-ranking family, let's not talk about whether it will be good or bad. How will your third sister live after marrying into the family?

"Country bumpkin and noble young man, think about it yourself, can you eat from the same pot?"

The series of questions are all the worries of parents, who are afraid that their children will suffer and be wronged.

Lin Youan turned back and sat down in his chair, saying "oh" casually.

"Who said that our family is made up of peasants? Uncle, have you forgotten what the elders in the clan said before you went to Beijing?"

Lin Yuanshan blinked his eyes. Didn't he forget everything? It was mainly because he was used to being poor since he was a child, so he didn't really believe the nonsense that his elders said.

"That happened eight hundred years ago. Not to mention that it might be fake, even if it was true, what good would it do? Can the nobles of the previous dynasty still show off in the current dynasty?"

"Why not?"

Lin Youan smiled slyly.

"The Kong family has been around for who knows how many dynasties, don't they still call themselves a family of saints?

Our Lin family's ancestors did not commit treason or regicide, but were chopped to pieces by political enemies. Why can't we, the descendants, continue the glory of our ancestors?"

Liu was completely confused by the conversation between the father and the father.

"Ang'er, what do you mean by this? Hasn't the Lin family been poor for eight generations? Where did the glory of our ancestors come from? How come I have never heard of it?"

"Don't worry, Auntie. Let Youan explain in detail."

The little boy roughly repeated what the old men in the clan had said at that time, and smiled happily again.

"When I had some free time a few days ago, I went to the academy's library and searched for a long time. Finally, I found the roots of my Lin clan in the history of the previous dynasty.

This branch of our family originated from Xijing Prefecture and was known as the Xihe Lin family. Our ancestors were not unknown people. They had also produced great men of literature and Taoism, and some of them had been made marquises and prime ministers!

So, we are just from a poor family. How can marrying a son of a poor noble family like him be considered marrying up?"

To put it bluntly, Lin Youan has one meaning: it's time to compete with your ancestors! Your ancestors have names and surnames, right? It's a coincidence, isn't it? My ancestors also have some awesome people!

If you really want to look back at the ancestral graves, which family doesn’t have a few promising ancestors?

There are those unrefined people who, after they become successful, will misidentify others and claim them as their ancestors. Moreover, this is the real thing in their family, with the family tree as proof.

"Really?"

Liu was so surprised that she felt like a pie in the sky had fallen on their roof. No, no, no, it was the ancestors of the Lin family who had risen from the ground!

I really can't blame her for being so excited. It's really different now than when I was in the countryside. In the village, if you want to marry a daughter, you can basically get a pretty good deal by relying on the gossips of your aunts and uncles.

However, finding a suitable in-law in the capital is almost as difficult as ascending to heaven!

Not only do you need to match the age, personality and family background, you also need to consider the other person's connections and factions behind them. Finally, it would be best if they are well-matched.

what for?

Liu heard from Nanny Shang that in the past, the real aristocratic families even followed an unwritten rule.

Commoners of the world are not allowed to marry.

In other words, it was impossible for these children from peasant families to marry a girl or a man from an aristocratic family! They would rather strangle their children to death at home than let them become cheap to peasants outside.

It's not that strict now, but when getting married, it's still something that everyone agrees on. This is also the biggest reason why Liu has been tossing and turning every night and can't sleep recently.

It was good that Sheng'er had already married Xuanniang, but Wen'er was also old enough to get married. If we were to find him a daughter of a farmer or a market family, his aunt might not be happy about it. But if they wanted to marry a girl from a good family, they would have to have the nerve to approach her.

Even if Wen Ge'er and the maids in the family can get married, what about An Ge'er?

The child will obviously have a great future. Can he marry a daughter from a small family like his brothers? If he wants to marry a daughter from a rich family, the Lin family is not even close to them in terms of family background!

Liu was almost worried sick about this matter, and then suddenly there was light at the end of the tunnel? She couldn't hold back her excitement and slapped her husband next to her.

"Why didn't you tell me about this Lin family ancestor? I haven't been able to eat or sleep well these days."

Lin Yuanshan, who was suddenly blamed, grinned and moved to the side, humming a few words innocently.

"I don't know that either. Didn't I just hear this little bastard say it now?"

"You're still quibbling. Didn't An Ge'er say that the old men had already told you before coming to the capital?"

Liu glared at him, and Lin Yuanshan felt even more wronged.

"How can you blame me for this? You know that Second Uncle doesn't usually tell the truth. I thought those old men were just flattering our ancestors. Who knows if it's true or not?"

As he said this, he looked at his nephew who was used to being immoral with disbelief, and his tone was full of doubt about his words.

"Lin Youan, that bragging you just made was really true?"

"Absolutely true!"

The kid nodded in response without any perfunctory response.

"I've checked it against our family tree, it can't be wrong!"

"No, where did you get the ancestral tree?"

"Before I left, the clan leader and his men hand-copied a copy for me."

Lin Youan explained in a low voice.

If there was no family tree to prove his ancestry, Lin Youtian would be afraid of this mischievous child and would not believe the nonsense of these old men.

You are such a daring kid, be careful that someone will dig a hole and bury you one day! Lin Yuanshan nodded at his nephew twice, but didn't say anything else.

The little brother chuckled and turned to look at Shen Mufeng.

"Uncle Shen, I wonder if there is any progress in the forging method?"

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