"You think I’m willing to go with you?" Lady Zhou’s face was stern as she spoke with displeasure. She was not foolish; no matter how well Lian Shouren and Lian Jizu concealed their intent, she understood the purpose of their words. "When you lived in town before, it was only a few miles away. Have I ever visited you?"
She was used to living in this large courtyard, where she had raised her children. She was the mistress of this large courtyard, and her confidence was unshakable. Would everything be the sa if she left this courtyard?
If there was anyone in the Lian Family who didn’t want to leave the old house, there was no doubt it was Lady Zhou.
"It all depends on Old Master," Lady Zhou seed to say to herself. No matter what she thought, if Old Master Lian decided to leave, she would follow; if he stayed, she would stay. Married won follow their husbands, and Old Master Lian was her greatest support; naturally, she couldn’t be separated from her support.
Lian Shouren and Lian Jizu exchanged a look.
"Mother, this matter, my father still has to listen to you," Lian Shouren said, "He can’t do without you. If you tell my father not to go, he definitely won’t go. Only when my father is at ho do we have a pillar... And then there’s Xiuxiu’s marriage, if my father leaves, who will take care of Xiuxiu’s marriage arrangents?"
Lian Xiuxiu’s marriage was another matter that struck a chord with Lady Zhou.
"Eldest..."
"Mother, if you want to go with and think of arranging Xiuxiu’s marriage during my tenure, I... I certainly have no objections," Lian Shouren knew what Lady Zhou was about to say and interrupted, "But have you considered, Mother, that I am going to be an official, and it will last for at most three or four years. Our ho will still be here. If Xiuxiu marries over there, hundreds of miles away from ho, let alone eting, even sending ssages will be difficult. Mother, you only have this one daughter, and I only have this one sister. How can we marry her off to a distant place!"
"Now that I have an official position, those coming to propose a marriage in these few days will surely be enough to trample the threshold. It’s just right for you and my father to be at ho and settle Xiuxiu’s marriage. As for other matters, it’s all negotiable," Lian Shouren said.
By this point, Lady Zhou had been completely persuaded by Lian Shouren.
"Eldest, now that you are an official, and Xiuxiu needs to be promised in marriage and wed, what plans do you have, being the eldest brother?" Lady Zhou asked, looking at Lian Shouren.
"Oh..." Lian Shouren hesitated, catching a glimpse of Lady Gu making gestures to him from behind the door of the Upper Room, signaling for him to send Lady Zhou off with high spirits. "Mother, what need is there for words? With , your eldest son here, Xiuxiu can surely marry into a good family. Regarding Xiuxiu’s dowry, I will take care of everything; whatever Mother says goes."
Lian Shouren patted his chest, making a generous promise.
Lady Zhou was very satisfied.
"In a mont, I will speak with your father. He also can’t bear to leave ho, so we won’t go with you. Eldest, you must not lose your conscience, living a good life there, and leave us behind," Lady Zhou said.
"Mother, rest assured, I am not that kind of person. It’s simply that previously, there were no ans, but later with ans, whatever good food, clothes, or items I have, Mother will have too. And if I don’t have them, Mother will surely still have them," Lian Shouren said, his words coaxing Lady Zhou. As long as Lady Zhou and Old Master Lian did not accompany him to his new post, Lian Shouyi’s family would naturally have to stay behind. Lian Shouren was pleased with himself, his mouth sweet as if sared with honey.
Strike while the iron is hot. Lian Shouren had Lian Jizu go to find Old Master Lian while he himself walked along with Lady Zhou towards the house.
"I’m not so old that I can’t move or walk, you don’t need to be so strangely polite," Lady Zhou said, shrugging off Lian Shouren.
The flattery had missed its mark, but Lian Shouren was not angry. He continued to smile and followed behind Lady Zhou.
Before the two had entered the house, Lian Shouyi approached from a diagonal.
"Mother, I have a few words to say to you," Lian Shouyi said, holding on to Lady Zhou, while he gestured with his hand for Erlang and Sanlang to co closer, "You two, help your uncle into the house first."
"What are you up to, second brother?" Lian Shouren was startled. After uttering a single sentence, he was escorted into the house by Erlang and Sanlang.
"Mother, I heard what my eldest brother told you," Lian Shouyi began as soon as Erlang and Sanlang had taken Lian Shouren away, "Mother, what sort of person my eldest brother is, others may not know, but don’t you? If his words were credible, pigs would climb trees."
As he spoke, Lian Shouyi gestured indignantly.
"Hejian Prefecture is a wealthy place. None of this poor and harsh landscape, it’s much better than ours. It’s not as hot in the sumr, not as cold in the winter; everyone there is so wealthy they drip with opulence. The roads there are all official roads; every few dozen miles, there’s an inn. They say when to rest, and one can rest. Whatever one wishes to eat, they make. Stuff like lice or fleas, that’s all nonsense; my brother only scares you with that."
"See how nice my brother promised, talking about respect and filial piety. When he was in town, just a few miles away, he himself managed to save for a house, while having us at ho eating chaff. Now, when it’s hundreds of miles away, will he rember that he bears the Lian surna, that he is the child you bore? If he had that conscience, I’d turn my Lian surna upside down."
"And about Xiuxiu’s marriage..."
"Nanny, I am straightforward. It’s for my aunt’s marriage affair that you should follow my eldest uncle to his new post," said Zhao Xiue, arriving with her belly swollen, interrupting.
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