[Red Mansion] Mother Jia has a paralyzed face

After returning to her room to put away her things, Jia Hu turned around and came out to look for her aunt and future uncle. This time, the mandarin ducks didn't stop her too much, and it was okay to leave some time for Miss and Mr. Lin to get along with each other for a long time.

So Jia Hu went to the garden and planned for the two of them to look at each other affectionately, but with him around, the young fiancee could finally talk more comfortably.

Another half an hour later, Lin Ruhai estimated the time, although he was reluctant, he still went to bid farewell to everyone in Jia's residence.

Filial piety is not good for entertaining guests, otherwise Zhang Rui would have left him to eat at home, but now it is really not good to be too conspicuous, Lin Ruhai is leaving, Zhang Rui expressed a few words of reluctance, and asked Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng brothers to give one away he.

After all, she has been a mother and daughter with Jia Min during this time, and she can tease Jia Min by herself, but when the daughter-in-law teases her, Zhang Rui feels sorry for the little girl, and quickly hugs Jia Min to drive the two daughter-in-laws away, "Let's go, you Two narrow-minded ghosts!"

Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Wang said goodbye with smiles. Zhang Rui patted his daughter's shoulder lightly and then said, "Don't bother with your two sister-in-laws. The most important thing is that you get along well with the Lin family boy. It's better to marry in the past than never." Familiar people are strong."

Before Lin Ruhai left, she said that if Jia Hu had any problems with her studies, she could ask him or go to the Lin Mansion to be taught by Tanhua Lang. Of course, Mrs. Zhang was not unwilling, but there was no selfishness in it, and no one would trust her.

Apparently Jia Min also thought about the fact that he wanted to contact her by letter, although she was shy, she still nodded firmly, "Yes."

It was also from this day onwards that whenever Lin Ruhai took a rest, Jia Hu would go to the Lin family with a small schoolbag on his back to ask for homework. Of course, it was inevitable that there would be some private goods in it every time he went back and forth.

But grandma said that no one can know about this, so Jia Hu always carries the small cloth bag by himself, and even the servants are not allowed to touch it.

This mission didn't end until Jia Min married into the Lin family, but the old lady of the Lin family loved Jia Hu, and Lin Ruhai was also willing, but she didn't stop teaching Jia Hu homework until he was released.

But this is all funeral affairs. After Jia Hu went to the Lin family three times, Mrs. Zhang took a letter from her natal family to tell Zhang Rui about the candidates her natal family favored.

"The first one is a Jinshi with a previous record. He was admitted as a good scholar. His name is Chen Ran. He has the same subject as his future brother-in-law, but he is older. He is already 21 this year. Since his family is only a rich peasant in the south, the whole family supports him. He was alone, so the marriage was delayed, and the brother-in-law said that he was indeed talented and his character was upright."

Because she had a good impression of Jia Mei, the concubine's sister-in-law, she was not very satisfied when she saw this person. Even if she passed the exam, she was just a farmer, and her family background was too poor.

Nothing can be seen from the face of the mother-in-law, Zhang continued: "This second one is the third son of Dali Temple Qing Li, Li Anrui, who has just passed the Juren examination, and is about the same age, older than Mei girl One year old, the family rules are good, so far we haven't arranged a house, for fear of delaying our studies."

Zhang Rui nodded without expressing her opinion to signal her to continue. Zhang continued: "The third one is my father's former student's family. He used to be a magistrate outside, and he will return to Beijing to report on his duties soon. The eldest son of their family has to make preparations. For the imperial examination, my father read his policy theory and said that he would probably pass the exam, but the ranking is definitely not as good as that of Lin Tanhua."

After talking about these three, Mrs. Zhang handed the two thin pages of paper to her mother-in-law, and said: "There are still some candidates left, but my mother said that they are inferior to the first three, either because of their family background or knowledge. "

Zhang Rui took it and shook it, and glanced briefly. It was all classical Chinese, and the people who read it were very tired. After reading it, the results were as Zhang said, not as good as the first three.

In fact, since this family has sent them here, they are definitely good candidates, and they are all good candidates, but Zhang Rui nodded at the first Chen Ran, and said curiously: "This Chen Ran seems to be highly respected by his in-laws. Now that you have been admitted as a Jinshi, can you bring your family to live in the capital?"

Mrs. Zhang shook her head, "It is said that the grandfather is still alive at home, and the parents cannot leave home."

"Tell me more about him."

Although Mrs. Zhang was surprised that her mother-in-law paid so much attention to Chen Ran, she still seriously separated from her mother-in-law: "This Chen Ran is the second son of the family. There is also an elder brother and a younger brother in the family. They say that they are not talented enough in school, so they support the younger brother to study." It is said that one of the elder sisters is already married, and another younger sister is also engaged. Now Chen Ran lives alone in the official house, and only one clansman takes care of him for basic necessities of life. I will go home to help during the busy farming season, and my body is very strong, not as thin as ordinary scholars."

No matter how many Zhangs there are, they don't quite understand it, and Zhang Rui feels enough about it. It is certain that Chen Ran's family is poor. If it is really like what Zhang said, he is of course Tian Shelang, and his morals are indeed good.

Just one point, Zhang Rui said casually: "How is his sister doing? Who is that sister?"

"This... the daughter-in-law didn't understand, but the daughter-in-law said that their family is a kind family, and the daughter should marry well, right?"

Zhang Rui didn't make things difficult for Mrs. Zhang, she skipped the concubine and asked the third family, and Mrs. Zhang answered them one by one, but Mrs. Zhang was honest with her mother-in-law, and she almost said that the man was not smart enough. Zhang Rui felt that Those who were able to pass the Juren examination in the [-]s should not be so stupid, so Jia Zheng didn't pass the entrance examination!

"It's the wife who is the head of the family. My mother helped to see her at the time. She specially found someone with a strong personality. The rules and character are not bad, but she is a bit stronger. I don't know if Mei girl will be offended."

It seemed like she was speaking ill of her own mother when she said this, so after she finished speaking, she wiped the sweat off her brow vainly, and Zhang Rui couldn't help but nodded her, "You are a person with two children, why are you still like this?" narrow!"

"You're not an outsider~ Isn't my daughter-in-law afraid that you don't know the details?"

"Then tell me directly, isn't Chen Ran the most respected in-law?"

Whether this woman is doing well or not can be seen from her temperament. It seems that Mrs. Zhang has indeed been doing well recently. This is a different story~

Mrs. Zhang was not ambiguous, and replied directly: "My mother and I both feel that the family background is really too poor, but my father thinks that this son has a great future, and he has a smooth temper and principle."

"The in-laws can't be wrong by judging people." It is estimated that the only miscalculation in this life is to fall into the hands of Jia Daishan and marry his daughter to Jia She, a bastard.

Now that she knew it well, Zhang Rui directly told Mrs. Zhang to reply to her in-laws in two days, and then asked Amber to ask Jia Mei and her aunt to come to the west courtyard.

When the two came over, Zhang Rui handed over the letter in his hand and said, "This is the candidate that my in-laws have chosen for you. They are all good. You should take a look yourself."

Aunt Deng happily took it over, she was also literate, and she was most satisfied at first glance, of course it was the eldest son of the magistrate, if her daughter married in the past, she would be able to be the master of the family, so she immediately wanted to tell the mistress.

Jia Mei's first reaction was also good, but their eyesight was not as good as that of their aunt, so she hurried ahead of her aunt and said, "My aunt and I both feel good, and I don't know how to choose. It's better for mother to decide for her daughter."

When Aunt Deng heard it, she felt that what her daughter said made sense, so she nodded quickly.

Zhang Rui didn't directly say who he liked, but told their mother and daughter what he thought was good and bad: "Chen Ran's family is poor, but he is most eager to marry you. The first days are poor, but it will be better in the future; Dali Although the Minister of the Temple is a real job, Li Anrui is also talented, but the relationship between the Li family is complicated; the third one is relatively even, with neither high nor low talent and family background, and it is also a good match. The mistress is a bit strong but not unreasonable. people."

"This is the family that our family can definitely book. You think about it. If you are sure, we will ask the in-laws to help you talk about it. We will make an appointment in private first, and we can get married on an auspicious day after the filial piety election."

Originally, Zhang Rui didn't expect them to book immediately, but he didn't expect Jia Mei to be decisive in this matter of marriage. In less than a quarter of an hour, she firmly said to her aunt: "Meier, a daughter's family, shouldn't be like this. I am not self-confident, but please forgive me, my daughter has not behaved once today, and my daughter feels that Mrs. Chen is good."

Aunt Deng was still a little hesitant at first, but when her daughter mentioned the poor Chen Ran, she immediately became anxious, but she didn't know how to speak well, and she was so anxious that she was sweating all over the place.

Zhang Rui felt that the eldest daughter of the concubine always gave him some surprises, carefully examined the little girl, and then said gently: "Don't worry too much. Since I feel that Chen Ran is good, I will focus on inquiring again. This aunt will also help you palm your eyes."

"Thank you mother!" Jia Mei bowed to the ground gratefully.

We all know why the mother and daughter are called Aunt Deng. Although the pursuit of Jia You and Jia Mei is different from that of Jia Mei, at this time, seeing the mother and daughter coming back from the west courtyard, they can't help but inquire about it, but now the two sisters Jia Mei After all, they are not as close as before. Aunt Deng was ordered by her daughter when she came back, so naturally she would not talk to them about things that were not settled.

Let the mother and daughter scratch their hearts and livers.

As for Zhang Rui, on the one hand, he asked Jia Sherang to inquire about Chen Ran's private style, and on the other hand, he wrote a letter to Lin Ruhai in Jia Hu's small cloth bag. She doesn't expect this to become her brother-in-law, she also wants to know.

That night, Jia Hu brought back a letter, Lin Ruhai praised Chen Ran, but Jia Amnesty didn't know how to test it, so he just replied to his mother: "He is a gentleman, he doesn't meddle in other things, and his eyes don't wander around. It's not as old-fashioned and obnoxious as some scholars."

Zhang Rui knew that this one was really good, so she confirmed her choice to Jia Mei, and wrote a letter to his wife in person, begging them to be a matchmaker in private. The letter was sent to the past.