The villain of Kuaishou is my treasure

Xiao Dabao is also a man. Although he is older, you can see that he and the two daughters of the Xiao Li family would rather take a wife than take a concubine or adopt an adopted daughter...

More or less, he has a love brain.

After all, in the ancient environment of monogamy and multiple concubines, where men were superior to women, if a man could stay with the same man until his death, he must have the gene of "digging wild vegetables".

As the saying goes: If you want a good marriage, a man needs a love brain.

Xiao Dabao judged based on his many years of "love brain" experience. He felt that Tang Sinian was very likely to be of the same kind. After all, the reason why he took a concubine but did not consummate the marriage was because he was afraid that his legitimate son and concubine would be too old. If something happened recently, he could give Xiao Xian contraceptive soup or use some contraceptive products. It’s not like the Tang family cannot afford it~

Don’t touch: First, it’s because of illness, and second, it’s true love.

No matter which one it is, it is not a good thing for his eldest daughter.

"It's really unlucky. If you really love and are really sick, why would you take a concubine?" Xiao Dabao frowned and muttered as he walked forward. After a moment, he suddenly frowned and said, "That's not right, Second Mistress." After giving birth to three children, there should be nothing wrong with the second master’s lower body, that is..."

"Love?"

As he muttered, he felt even more annoyed, and his steps towards home seemed a lot heavier.

"Shopkeeper Xiao, you came back so early today!"

In the alley, several old ladies who were carrying small benches and sitting under the trees, cracking melon seeds and chatting, saw him and raised their voices to say hello.

Xiao Dabao turned around and smiled quickly, "Hey, my master has something to do today, so I came back half a day early."

As the saying goes: distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors, not to mention that he and his old wife have no children. Two old people raising a little girl must be kind to others and make more friends, lest something goes wrong and no one can help.

Not to mention anything else, if there is a burglar at home in the middle of the night, you have to be able to call for help, right?

Therefore, even though the old ladies sitting at the entrance of the alley were notoriously talkative and sour-faced in the alley, Xiao Dabao still kept them smiling and spoke softly.

Those old ladies looked at him, half envious, half jealous: "Oh, if you ask me, people have to study and be literate. Look, Shopkeeper Xiao is a scholar. He has never been tired in half his life. , I have never endured hardships, I have made a plan and read the books, and I have made money!"

"Isn't that right? It's much better than us running around or digging in the ground for food."

"Reading and literate are different from those of us who are blind!"

"That's a cultural person."

"Don't dare to take it, don't take it, it's just to make a living," Xiao Dabao waved his hands repeatedly and smiled modestly, "Sisters-in-law, please stop being ashamed of me."

"Hey, scholar, you are short-skinned. How can I be ashamed of you?" Several old ladies burst into laughter. One of them, with particularly big eyes, covered her mouth and said, "By the way, I saw your eldest girl yesterday. came back?"

"Sitting in a carriage with gold slaves and silver maids by your side, you look so decent!"

"Big girl, did you give it to the one in Mr. Tang's house?" an old lady was curious.

"Yes, yes, that's her, the eldest daughter of Shopkeeper Xiao's family."

"I remember that before she went out, she was very famous in our area. She was literate, could write poems, and was handsome. No wonder she was able to get into the official family."

"She looks like she's blessed."

The old ladies laughed and talked.

Xiao Dabao:...

Looking blessed?

What's it like?

It’s been five years since you entered the house, and you still don’t even have a perfect house?

Married to a man, only to have him dig wild vegetables for others?

Xiao Dabao waved his hands and smiled bitterly, "Sisters-in-law, please stop praising me. Xian'er is so young, how can he afford such praise!"

His attitude was very humble.

However, even so, they could not stop these old ladies.

The one in the middle had extraordinarily big eyes. He seemed to hesitate for a moment before saying: "Shopkeeper Xiao, we have been neighbors for decades. Don't blame me for speaking bluntly. Look at your house. There are two little girls. The older one already has The little one has finally returned to his home..."

"I heard from your mother-in-law that you are looking for a wife!"

"How can a daughter-in-law's family get a good wife? What's more, even if they do, it will be difficult to establish a family. When the time comes, if the son-in-law is unfilial, what will you two do?"

"It's better to take advantage of the fact that I can still move and earn money, adopt a younger one, and with your two daughters to support me, I can also raise a son and carry on the family line for you."

She speaks earnestly.

Xiao Dabao's smile was a little forced.

On the side, another old lady nodded strongly in affirmation, "Sister-in-law, what you said makes sense. As for your two daughters, the eldest is married to an official family, and the younger one is also good-looking. She must have married well and can get a betrothal gift. It’s naturally easy for two sisters to raise a brother!”

"Sister Xian has hired a scholar. By then, the little boy will have a place to study. With my brother-in-law teaching him, he may be able to take the imperial examination."

"Hey, Sister Xian works as a junior for others, so she can't be considered a brother-in-law!"

"What's the point? Even if you don't scream, it feels like sleeping on the same bed. Can you really tell us apart?"

When she said this, all the old ladies laughed. The one with big eyes in the middle waved his hands repeatedly, as if he knew very well, "Old official, you are just like us, but you are very particular about it. Then Even if we are small, we are not considered relatives!”

"Then isn't this girl's livelihood going to waste?"

"It's okay. Does he have a younger one?"

"What's the use of that? A little girl still has to adopt a son. Otherwise, who will take care of her in the future, who will throw pots for mourning, and who won't be able to catch the burning paper!"

"Isn't that right? Let me tell you, Shopkeeper Xiao was wrong. It would have been nice to have taken a concubine earlier to give birth to a son, lest I get older and end up with no heirs, and my whole life has been in vain!"

Several old ladies nodded, "Isn't that right? This is because the feng shui of the family has caused trouble, and the girl came to collect debts."

Xiao Dabao's face was already very ugly.

At this time, the courtyard door suddenly opened. It turned out that Mrs. Xiao Li heard her man's voice, but didn't see him coming in, so she opened the door to check the situation. As a result, she happened to hear these two sentences.

Mrs. Xiao Li's face suddenly turned pale, and her hand tightened on the door.

"Hey, Mrs. Li, you're here. Come on, your man is back."

The old ladies around heard the noise and turned around, just in time to see her pale face. They couldn't help but laugh twice, but they were not embarrassed. They were shy about speaking ill of people behind their backs, so they greeted her openly.

In fact, in this era, families without sons are inherently discriminated against, and it is not bad to be picky about their speech. After all, this is the capital, the land of Longxing, and the Xiao family does not rely on physical strength to survive. It is like a remote countryside where people cannibalize every household. , they all come to your door.