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Chapter 21 Mind

Mrs. Xu told her that Mrs. Cheng was coming that night and that she planned to tell her man in her heart. The second uncle sat by the bed and didn't say a word. He didn't think it was a lie, but he was somewhat self-aware, and then sighed: "Then Cheng Miss Jia will take a fancy to our Erlang?"

When Xu heard this, she was naturally unhappy. In her heart, no one was better than her son. She shouted angrily: "What happened to our son, what happened to our son? Our son is going to be an official in the future, and he is not worthy A merchant's daughter? If Erlang becomes an official in the future, I will have to consider whether the young lady of the Cheng family is qualified to be the main wife!"

What she said was also angry. After hearing this, the second uncle also looked forward to his son's day in high school, but at the same time he was a little worried. The two emotions were so entangled that he didn't say anything. He sat on the edge of the bed like a log for a while, then Stand up and walk out, "You can figure out what to do."

Xu's original intention was to persuade her man to persuade his mother, but before she got to the point, she left, and Xu couldn't help muttering a few words.

When Erlang came back in the evening, Mrs. Xu couldn't wait to pull him into the room, and told him what she had said again.

Erlang is not young anymore, and he has reached the age of first love, but he doesn't like the little ladies in the village, and he can't get in touch with others in the town. He will hear his mother talk about the daughter of the Cheng family in the capital, and he will naturally be happy at the moment , I have already unconsciously sketched in my mind how dignified and polite the young lady of the rich family is, but he still pretended to be reserved, frowned slightly, and said lightly: "The merchant's daughter!"

A scholar, farmer, businessman, as a literati, he unconsciously looks down on the merchant's daughter.

Mrs. Xu didn't see his real thoughts, but she was afraid that her son would really look down on her, so she patted her thigh anxiously, "My son, after all, she is also the daughter of a wealthy businessman in the capital. How can the family have no background? Besides Now, a man has three wives and four concubines, and when you become an official in the future, at worst, he will marry another official lady, and at that time, even if Miss Cheng is made a concubine, their family will be very happy!"

This sentence just hit Erlang's heart, he showed a satisfied smile, and said softly: "Everything is up to mother."

It's been a long time since Mrs. Xu heard such an amiable voice from her son, she felt even more exhilarated, and then she sighed again, "But what is the background of the young lady of the Cheng family? Even if he comes to the village, he probably won't be able to come out easily. She can't see you, how can she fall in love with you, my son, if I let her know you, I'm sure she will fall in love with you."

This is what Erlang likes to hear. He is still a half-grown child after all, with a somewhat anxious face, he subconsciously asks: "Mother, what should I do?"

"Originally, I wanted to ask your grandma to bring some eggs to Sister-in-law Ma. Her daughter-in-law and Nanny Song in Chengyuan are doing well, and they are almost recognized as godmothers. If Ma's daughter-in-law can replace them You say a few good things in front of Nanny Song, and Nanny Song says a few words in front of Miss Cheng, won't it be done?"

Jiro nodded.

Mrs. Xu sighed again, "But your grandma doesn't like it, I think it's because she can't bear to part with the egg..."

Erlang's face darkened, and he pursed his lips tightly.

Mrs. Xu glanced at her son, approached him and said, "Erlang, go and talk to your grandma. If you speak, she will definitely agree."

"I'm not going to talk about it." Erlang said without thinking, and shook his sleeves unwillingly. He was willing to do this, but he couldn't bear to speak up by himself.

Mrs. Xu still wanted to say something, but Erlang stepped into the room, "Mother, I'm going to study."

As soon as she heard her son say that she wanted to study, Mrs. Xu dared not say anything.

Erlang walked a few steps, seeing that his mother didn't respond, and didn't say anything, he couldn't help being a little annoyed, but he had already figured out his mother's temperament, walked to the door, raised the curtain with one hand, paused, and the voice continued. Reverting to a high-ranking coldness, "Mum, I'm going to go outing with my friends in a few days, give me some money then."

After speaking, he lifted the curtain and entered the back room.

When Mrs. Xu heard this, her heart ached. She didn't even have a penny of private money now. Where could she get the money?Thinking of this, I made up my mind to make this marriage happen, so I turned my face and went out without saying a word. Seeing my mother-in-law staring at Cao's cooking at the kitchen door, she walked over slowly, "Mother, I'm a bit Erlang something to tell you."

When Grandma Bai heard that it was Erlang's business, she didn't dare to delay. She yelled from the kitchen and followed Mrs. Xu to the main house, asking, "What's wrong with Erlang?"

Mrs. Xu was afraid that the loud voice would disturb her son's study, so she and Grandma Bai listened at the door, "Mother, Erlang will go outing with friends in a few days and needs some money."

When Grandma Bai heard this, she sucked her teeth. It turned out that Xu used the trick that Erlang used, without changing it, and directly used it on Grandma Bai.

Seeing Grandma Bai's embarrassed face, Mrs. Xu also pretended to be embarrassed and sighed, "If I had sold Wu Niang back then, I would have had some extra money, but how can I get it now?" She was still complaining about that matter, Emotions arose while talking, and I couldn't help but bring it up again, "Mother, you also know that the people in their academy are all children of respectable families. If we establish a good relationship, it will be good for Erlang in the future. If our Erlang can Climbing a mountain with the Cheng family, with the strength of the Cheng family, why don't you support Erlang? Then we can follow suit..."

Only now did Grandma Bai realize Xu's intentions, and she couldn't help but glared at her. In fact, she had already thought about going to Mrs. Ma's house in the past few days, but she didn't tell Xu that she would give her an impatient grace.

Mrs. Xu couldn't figure out what her mother-in-law meant, so she said again: "I just mentioned it to Erlang. Seeing what he means, I am very happy. After all, Erlang is not young anymore."

As soon as Grandma Bai heard that Erlang knew about it, she was afraid that Mrs. Xu's nonsense would distract their grandparents and grandchildren. If Grandma Bai knew Mrs. Xu very well, she had no choice but to say: "I know, I also want to go to the village in the next few days. Go to Mrs. Ma's house, bring some eggs, and bring some sachets and handkerchiefs made by the Cao family."

"Sister-in-law's craftsmanship is good, and no one in the village praises it." After hearing this, Mrs. Xu was overjoyed, nodded repeatedly, and couldn't help saying a few good things about Mrs. Cao.

Although Xu felt that Erlang was more than enough to match Miss Cheng, she still had some self-knowledge, and she was afraid that she would lose face if she couldn't make it, so she covered it up in front of the Bai family, but she often talked to Grandma Bai these days. They got together to mutter and muttered together, which attracted other people's attention long ago. Dafang's family was a little numb, so they didn't care too much, but Ding was afraid of Xu's tricks, so he secretly listened to it, knowing that it was about the young lady of the Cheng family. , while letting out a sigh of relief, he scolded her for being shameless in his heart, and at the same time hated that he had no son, and became more and more jealous, so he aimed his gaze at Bai Xin. According to his appearance, Saburo was no worse than Erlang, and for some reason, he became more energetic recently , the whole person is different from before.

Mrs. Ding disclosed to Mrs. Cao the news that the Cheng family wanted a young lady to live in the countryside for a while. In fact, this matter is not a secret in the village. I know, she thought Ding Shi was gossiping with her, she was a little flattered, but she didn't know what topic to pick up. After Ding Shi finished speaking, she paused for a long time, and then said bluntly: "Why is it cold, but came to the countryside instead?" Woolen cloth."

When Ding saw that she talked about this irrelevantly, she curled her lips in disdain, and said: "The little lady is not young, I heard that she has no marriage, sister-in-law, don't you plan for your Sanlang? "

When Cao heard this, her face turned pale with fright, she shook her head again and again, her lips grinned, and there was a gash on it, which was slowly oozing blood. When Ding saw it, she turned her head in disgust, and Cao's voice was unnatural , "I don't dare to think about the daughter of a rich family, how could that little lady fall in love with Saburo?"

Hearing what she said, Mrs. Ding felt more at ease, but she still tried her best to lobby, not for anything else, just to add trouble to the second room, "That's not the case. Although the little lady has a high status, she has a good relationship and a long-distance marriage. Besides, our Saburo looks handsome and has a good temper, maybe the little lady likes this!"

It is impossible for Cao Shi not to be moved, but [-]% of her heart thinks it is impossible, and only [-]% is her delusion, but she still waved her hands and shook her head frequently, and her body took a few steps back in a forced posture.

Ding didn't do anything for Cao's sake, as long as she took her heart and told Saburo, she wouldn't believe that Sanlang wasn't moved. It's unknown what she might do to hinder Erlang.

After hearing this, Bai Xin was naturally not moved at all. Now that he knows how much he is, he only thinks about making money and has no other thoughts. They also thought that when Erlang became an official in the future, he would be more than enough to match the young lady of the Cheng family. Although Bai Xin had not occupied this body for a long time, he had a very thorough understanding of the temperament of the Bai family, and it was a good guess.

He glanced at his mother, and said: "Mother, how can the young lady of the Cheng family like me? Besides, I can't see her again, so you better stop thinking about it."

Mrs. Cao sighed, she also knew that she was delusional, and she was not in a bad mood, but she began to think about what kind of daughter-in-law she would ask for San Lang in the future, and she looked at the girls of the right age in the village again.