continuation [farming]

Jin Bao cried so heartbreakingly that Li Mu panicked, and hurriedly handed over the little ancestor to Xia He.Xia He was quite helpless, so she could only hug him and coax him, seeing little Jinbao turned his head, refusing to look at his father again, so he hugged him out of Li Mu's sight.

Rejected by his five-month-old son, Li Mu felt a little helpless, and was afraid that the little ancestor would continue to cry, so he consciously stayed out of Jin Bao's sight for the time being, and went back to the study by himself.

Before reading a page, Li Mu heard footsteps.

When she looked up, it was Li Xiang'er again, with a troubled look on her face.

It was rare for Li Mu to say hard words: "Get out."

"Brother Mu..."

"Get out!" Li Mu emphasized again.

"Mu...Brother Mu! Go and beg my aunt, don't find someone else for me..." Li Xiang'er wanted to cry.

It was only then that Li Mu knew that Mrs. Li was kind enough to find a husband for Li Xiang'er.But looking at Li Xiang'er's appearance, it is obvious that she does not intend to accept this love.Li Mu frowned, and wanted to persuade him: "Xiang'er, you are seventeen this year. According to the regulations of the Min Dynasty, women must be 16 years old and men must marry. It is wrong for Uncle Cai to keep you for one more year. You are looking for your husband's family for your own good."

Li Xianger turned her face away.

Li Mu had no choice but to put down the book: "Okay, I'll go and tell my mother, and let her find you a good place." He refused to let go and promised to keep Li Xiang'er.

Li Xiang'er wanted to call Li Mu to stop, but Li Mu speeded up his pace rarely.

Mrs. Li has already called the Song matchmaker to her home, and is looking for any older men in the surrounding villages who are still unmarried.

Song Matchmaker actually doesn't like to take on this job.This small village can't hide things. Many people already know that Li Tongcai wanted to give his daughter to the county official as a concubine but failed.People who are better will have to weigh it carefully when they hear about it, and people who are less good, the Li family's father and daughter have high vision, so they will definitely look down on them.What's more, seeing what Mrs. Li meant, she didn't intend to marry Li Xiang'er, but she still wanted to find someone who was well-matched.

She said euphemistically that Li Xianger's matter is not easy to deal with.Mrs. Li sighed, and without beating around the bush, she said directly: "If it can be done, the matchmaker will not have to pay the same money, and I will definitely not treat you badly."

Matchmaker Song also knew that Mrs. Li had always been generous in her actions. Even when Xia He married into the Li family, she didn't contribute much and took advantage of it.It's just that for a while, she couldn't think of any good candidates.

She is a lover of money, and seeing Mrs. Li say that, she was quite tempted.Just when I was in trouble, Li Mu came.

"Mother, Aunt Song." Li Mu greeted.

"Isn't this our student man? You're at home." The matchmaker Song smiled. When she saw Li Mu, she suddenly thought about it and asked, "Speaking of which, isn't Brother Mu studying in the academy? Is there any man of marriageable age in the academy who is not yet married? If he has a classmate friendship with Mu Ge'er, he must know the basics, and I think you can rest assured, old lady."

Li Mu said nothing.Before he could figure out what to say, Mrs. Li rebuffed: "Xiang'er's temper, and what Tong Cai did... well, let's find someone closer." She waved waved.

The Song matchmaker looked troubled.

Li Mudao said: "Mother, let's discuss this matter with Uncle Tong Cai."

"Tongcai has raised Xiang'er so that his fingers don't touch the spring water. I'm afraid he didn't plan to marry Xiang'er into a farmer's family." Mrs. Li shook her head and said, "He is too big."

After sending the Song family away, Li Mucai asked, "What is mother worried about?"

"I'm always worried that the official didn't intend to let this matter go. It's okay to target Xiang'er. Let's marry Xiang'er before he makes a move; I'm afraid it's aimed at our Li family." Mrs. Li said, "That man, surnamed Xue..."

Li Mu was startled: "Is that the Xue family?"

"I'm afraid it's the Xue family." Mrs. Li sighed, "That family has always been vindictive."

Having provoked such a family, Li Mu could only frown.He is just a scholar now, he doesn't even have any fame, and there are old and young in his family, how can he compete with Xue's family.

These things are unknown to the rest of Anle Village.For most people, the farthest place they have traveled in their life is Raonan Town. The guards in the town seem to be as dignified as emperors, and even a random master in the county is beyond their reach. Xue The Xue family is just those old men who are far away in the sky. Li Mu wanted to talk to Li Tongcai about the horror of the Xue family, but found that he couldn't describe it.

Some things are not suitable for these Anle villagers to know.

Li Tongcai refused to marry Li Xianger quickly, and he was counting on Li Xianger to marry high. Originally, he had his eyes on Li Mu, but after Li Xianger was favored by the county master, his heart became bigger and he was always thinking, It's not impossible to marry Xiang'er to the town as a wife.

Even Li Mu couldn't explain it clearly, and Mrs. Li was even more powerless.This matter was dragged down again, and Li Xiang'er was still temporarily living in the Li family compound.

Xia He kept watching with cold eyes, and Li Xiang'er became more and more proud, as if she could stay here for the rest of her life.Too lazy to pay attention to Li Xiang'er, Xia He still takes Jinbao and goes to the fields every day.On the contrary, Mrs. Li was afraid that he would think too much, so she went out of her way to comfort him.

After listening to Mrs. Li's words, Xia He felt different when seeing Li Xiang'er again.He suddenly felt that this proud woman was rather pitiful, but he didn't know when that Lord Xue would think of her?

Within a few days, he knew the answer.

On this day, the official media suddenly came down.

This official media is different from private media such as Song Matchmaker. The private media is to estimate the family background of the two families, match them, and compete to do a good thing.As for the official media, the registrations are all those women who are over sixteen years old and men over eighteen years old who have not yet engaged in a marriage, and they are just matched out indiscriminately.It's not completely inflexible. If there is a funeral at home and you need to keep your filial piety, you can go to the official's house and wait a few years to bring it up.

Li Tongcai did not intend to hang himself from a tree after being rejected by Mrs. Li, but because of Li Xianger's good looks and the fact that he is the head of Anle Village, he just wanted to wait for the matchmaker to come to his door, picking and choosing, without knowing it. It just passed Li Xianger's 16th birthday.He wanted to marry his daughter off quickly, but he was a little bit reluctant, so Li Tongcai entrusted someone, saying that Li Xianger would be a filial piety for her grandmother for three years, which was delayed for some time.

Li Tongcai's practice is not a special case, as long as he puts in some money. ——When Zhang Shiyi planned to keep Xia He until he changed back into men's clothes before discussing the marriage, he also saved some money and planned to go to the town to trust someone.Originally, I thought that since the official media took the money, they would not care about Li Xianger's affairs for the time being, but I didn't expect that they sent someone this time, saying that they had already matched Li Xianger, and they had to take Li Xianger away as soon as possible.

For the official media to make a match, no matter what the six ceremonies are not finished, they just go to the church.Li Tongcai's family burst into tears when they heard this, but Li Tongcai gritted his teeth and refused to say where Li Xiang'er is now. At this moment, he felt a little lucky in his heart that Mrs. Li took in his daughter, and also regretted that Li Xiang'er had taken care of her daughter a few days ago. When the old lady wanted to tell Li Xianger about her marriage, he didn't agree.

It's just that there is no regret medicine in this world after all, and it's useless for Li Tongcai not to say where Li Xiang'er is. Cooperating is just losing a daughter. If you continue to make trouble, this village chief, I don’t know if you still want to do it.”

Li Tongcai was so frightened that his legs limp, and hurriedly led the way to Li's house.Xia He was sent to open the door, but before he could react, he saw two strong guards rushing in, pushing him aside, and after a while, came out with Li Xiang'er pressed down.

Mrs. Li followed behind, how could she catch up with the two men?She almost fell to the ground, but Xia He hurried over to help her up.When Mrs. Li stood up again, she could only watch Li Xiang'er being taken away. Seeing Li Tongcai shrinking at the door, she became angry and asked, "What's going on?"

"Sister-in-law, that's the official media..." Li Tongcai lowered his head.He raised her meticulously for 17 years, and planned to marry Gao's daughter, so she was married off.

For a while, Li Tongcai's mood was low, and he didn't even bother to find out where Li Xiang'er was sent.Li Tongcai's family cried for a few days before realizing that this man was really hopeless, so he asked Mrs. Li for help.

When Li Tongcai's family came to the door, Aunt Lin saw her and dragged Xia He to join in the fun.Seeing Mrs. Li's embarrassing expression, she moved close to Mrs. Li and lowered her voice, but she deliberately taught Li Tongcai's family to hear her, saying: "Madam, Li Xiang'er has been sent to Shangwang Village Husband's name is Wang San, and his family is a hunter. A few years ago, one of his legs was broken by a wild boar, and he was separated out to live alone. There are no parents-in-law, and he is quite comfortable." It seemed to be comforting people.

Li Tongcai's family immediately fell to the ground.

After hearing Aunt Lin's words, Xia He wanted to laugh, but felt that this was not the time to laugh, so she held back.That's not what Aunt Lin said to herself back then. What she said was that Li Xiang'er was sent to Shangwang Village and married a cripple who was basically unable to work. I can't lift my hands, and I don't know how to live.At that time, Aunt Lin proudly said that Shangwang Village was the poorest among the villages under the jurisdiction of Raonan Township. People like Wang San couldn’t get married in Shangwang Village, so she asked Xia He to guess. How long can Li Xiang'er last?

Xia He was quite disappointed, even though this Li Xiang'er was not a good person, it was not her fault that she refused to be a concubine for that Xue.The ones who were at fault were the bullying official and her quick-sighted father, but seeing that this matter was about to turn over, the person who should be punished was still living his life decently.

He didn't tell Aunt Lin what he thought - Aunt Lin was too busy gloating; he didn't talk to Mrs. Li for fear of making her sad.After holding back for a few days, when Li Mu came back, he couldn't hold back, and vomited it out like pouring beans.

After talking freely, I saw Li Mu's face was heavy.Although Li Mu never showed any expression, but perhaps because he had seen it too much, Xia He actually felt that he could see his current emotions from his face.

Xia He rested her chin and stopped talking, waiting for Li Mu to ponder.

After a while, Li Mu picked up his pen and wrote the word "forbearance" on the spread paper.After finishing the book, he hammered on the table with his fists, and said in front of Xia He for the first time: "After I become an official... I will definitely not let that Xue family be arrogant again, even if it means risking my life!"