An old lady's life

Immediately after Hao Ding left, Ai Cao asked the servant girl to find Mother Lin.Nanny Lin is Mother Lin's dowry maid. After Mother Lin entered the Lin family, Nanny Lin also married Lin Wen after Mother Lin gained a firm foothold in the Lin family. Finally, with the support of Mother Lin, Lin Wen became a university student. Housekeeper, Mother Lin asked Nanny Lin to go back to her home three years ago to live a life of old age, caring for her grandchildren.

However, Nanny Lin lives in the back street of Lin's house, and she will come to chat with the old lady from time to time. Her favorite thing is that the parents of the east and the house of the west are short-lived. When it comes to matchmaking, it is natural to ask the most suitable person.

In less than half an hour, Nanny Lin came. At this time, Ai Cao was talking to Jia Min, about the maid's marriage, and she didn't know what the in-laws and mother's rules were.

Jia Min suddenly remembered this incident. It was originally a year ago, and it took a month or two. There should be a result.

However, now that Ai Cao has changed her mind, she doesn't necessarily need to find someone from the army for the maid. After contacting the matchmaker this time, she will definitely ask unmarried men of the right age in the suburbs of Beijing.

This is also the fact that wormwood has entered a stubborn area, so she has figured it out now.

"My daughter-in-law will go back to her mother's house tomorrow to ask. My mother must have been delayed by something, so she ran aground."

In fact, Hongye has already prepared the list, but the affairs in the army cannot be started lightly. Jia She has to come forward after Jia She has rectified the Rong Mansion. Otherwise, how can he train/teach his son more?

Ai Cao nodded, and Nanny Lin had already walked in at the gate of the courtyard.

"Greetings to the old lady, hello to the wife." Nanny Lin was white and fat, with a round face, which made people feel kind when they saw it.

Mugwort offered her a seat, and without detour, she said directly: "I came to you this time because I want to entrust you with something, you old lady must do my best."

Nanny Lin immediately made amends and said with a smile: "The old lady has wronged me, she has delayed anyone's business, and she dare not delay yours."

Ai Cao couldn't help laughing, "It's actually a good thing. Don't you have to do more good things when you get old? To accumulate blessings for yourself and your children. I have a few nephews in the army who are about the same age as Haier. I've been married for several years, and my nephews are old and single. I know you know a lot of people. Let's see what girls of the right age are nearby, and what reliable matchmakers in Beijing are there. What you're dealing with is not a wealthy family, but a girl from a small family. Those ones."

Nanny Lin couldn't stop laughing, her fat white face looked like a fat white flower when she smiled, "No wonder the old lady said this is a good thing, it is indeed a great good thing. When you get old, you like it Seeing that weddings are being held everywhere, the old lady can rest assured and leave it to me."

Ai Cao nodded with a smile, and the master and servant talked for a long time before Nanny Lin left.

Nanny Lin left Lin's house slowly, and walked back to her own house through the alley outside Lin's house, thinking in her heart whether she could gain something from this matchmaking.The old lady doesn't have any nephews. Both her natal elder brother and younger brother are gone, and her nephews are also out of town. They won't be able to return to the capital for a short time. The so-called nephew in the army is probably the young man who was a guest at Lin's house a few days ago.

But that young man is not ordinary, he is about the same as the master, and the girls of ordinary families are not good enough for her, so she doesn't want to go into this muddy water.

Nanny Lin was very fast, and came to the old lady in the afternoon to talk about some of the candidates. They were all from families near the Lin family.The matchmaker also contacted, but not so quickly.

Ai Cao listened carefully to the family background of each girl and what she could understand about each girl told by Nanny Lin, and slowly figured it out in her heart.

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After inspecting the husband yesterday, Jia Amnesty planned to contact Yu Qiu as soon as possible to finalize the appointment of the husband.

Because something was delayed in the morning, Jia Amnesty came to the bookstore where Yu Qiu copied the books in the afternoon.

Jia Amnesty stayed at the bookstore, he was very good at dealing with people, after chatting with the shopkeeper, he explained his purpose of coming, he was looking for a husband for his son recently, visited many gentlemen, and asked the shopkeeper to recommend them.

The shopkeeper's eyes lit up, he pulled Jia She aside, and began to chatter.

"This lord looks like an imposing man at first glance. Since the lord has this need, I might as well introduce it to the lord. My book has been spread here for many years. Students who can come to the bookstore to copy books to earn money have a good character. There is no problem. There are still many students who write family letters for their parents and sell calligraphy and paintings to earn money. These students can abandon their unwarranted dignity, and the old people are very optimistic."

Jia She smiled and listened, and the shopkeeper continued: "Yu Qiu is the one I like the most among all my students. This kid is resilient and endures hardships. I will help everything I can. If the master is looking for enlightenment for the young master Sir, Yu Qiu is the most suitable. But his family has an old and sick mother, so it is impossible for him to leave her behind."

"The second one is Liang Fan, who was born in a farming family. This child doesn't come here often. He comes once every ten days. Today just happens to be here. He also takes care of the family's farm work and helps his parents with their labor while studying. He is a filial and not pedantic child... "

The shopkeeper introduced all the students who were copying books in the bookstore, a total of 12 people.But there are only two scholars, and the others are all Tongsheng.

After Jia She thanked him, he stuffed money as a gift to the shopkeeper, and pointed to the small teahouse next to him, "The shopkeeper will pass a message to Yu Xiucai for me, saying that I will wait for him at the nearby teahouse. How about the interview?"

After the shopkeeper agreed, he murmured in his heart, this master obviously came prepared, obviously he overplayed, but he didn't lie.

Yu Qiu was a little strange to the shopkeeper's words, after thanking the shopkeeper, he came to the teahouse with some doubts.

The servant saw Yu Qiu at the door of the teahouse, and respectfully guided him to the second floor.

Yu Qiu paused at the stairs on the second floor, then continued walking, and came to this strange master.

"Yu Qiu is being polite, but this master has something to do with me?" Yu Qiu cupped his hands and saluted.

Jia Amnesty used his most friendly attitude, "Young Master Yu, I'm really sorry for interrupting you."

"I don't beat around the bush. I'm Jia She, the elder of the Rongguo Mansion. Recently, I was looking for an enlightenment teacher for my son. After asking many people, I found Mr. Yu here. Let me explain my son's situation first, Mr. Yu has an idea." .”

Yu Qiu looked surprised, but he didn't interrupt Jia She's words.

"My son is seven years old this year. Because of his poor health, he has not been formally enlightened to study. He has only learned some words from his wife. In recent months, most of his health has recovered, and his normal work and rest will not be affected. I plan to invite him A teacher is serious in class. However, since my son’s physical condition is indeed not as good as a healthy child, there are rules for his class time. He studies for about one to two hours every morning, depending on the situation. One hour in the afternoon, this is a rigid rule , this time is also very ample for the husband, and it will not delay his own studies."

"I have also heard from the shopkeeper of the bookstore about Mr. Yu's situation. If Mr. Yu agrees to be my son's husband, he will provide him with a residence where he and his mother can live. As a husband, Shu Xiu is naturally favored. There will be rituals in the two birthdays."

Yu Qiu was really surprised, the Rongguo Mansion is a first-class duke's family, his family invites so many gentlemen to apply for the job, but for some reason, he found him, a wild scholar, and he couldn't help hesitating, he didn't know why Is it a good thing or a bad thing?

Seeing this, Jia Amnesty said again: "There are many books in my study, sir, you can take them as you please."

For students, books are the most attractive.

Yu Qiu hesitated for a while, then said: "I still need to think about it, whether Master Jia will allow me to reply you tomorrow."

Jia Amnesty said again and again: "Okay, I will wait for Mr. Yu's reply tomorrow, and hope to get Mr. Yu's affirmative answer."

Yu Qiu was very surprised. Jia She smiled and didn't answer, but murmured in his heart. Although mother's request is not difficult, it always takes time. Since returning to Beijing, he has been very busy and can't stop. When Jia She thought of this, he couldn't figure out what he was busy with all day long, and when he thought of the moths in the mansion, Jia She suddenly felt angry again.

Yu Qiu left from the teahouse, went back to the bookstore and told the shopkeeper, but the shopkeeper suggested to him that it would be good to be a husband, since he can take care of his studies without delaying his earning money, and take care of his mother.

Yu Qiu thanked the shopkeeper. Except that he went to the academy when his father was alive, he never went to the academy again. He learned by himself by copying books and in private. Yu Qiu was quite surprised to be admitted as a scholar.

He wasn't worried that Mr. Jia would lie to him, but he was afraid that he would delay the young master's future, after all, he was really not proficient in learning.Back home, Yu Qiu still couldn't make a decision. After discussing it with his mother, his mother couldn't make a decision for him, after all, she didn't know much about studying.

Jia Amnesty said goodbye to Yu Qiu and hurried home.I happened to meet Jia Zheng at the door. Jia Zheng was reading and practicing calligraphy at home in the morning. In the afternoon, he remembered what he promised his son yesterday, so he hurried out to buy a gift for his son.

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