sjar Chapter 144 4 Purple
Chapter 144 4 Purple
Old Madam Su stood up and said helplessly, "I know. It's getting late. I'm going to go back and rest. You should also go to bed early."
Su Anyuan quickly stood up and said, "Thank you, mother. I'm sorry for your trouble. I'll take you back."
Mrs. Su said, "No, it's just a few steps away, I can go back by myself."
Su Anyuan insisted, "Let me take you back!" Seeing that he insisted, Mrs. Su agreed.
Su Anyuan was very grateful for the tolerance of Mrs. Su. He had to say: Mother really spoils them now. He was so troubled, this was not allowed, that was not allowed. In the end, Mrs. Su still wanted to meet his request.
Although Mrs. Su wanted to fulfill her responsibilities as a mother, she would not really force others.
The marriage is Su Anyuan's own, and it is Su Anyuan who will spend his whole life with him. Old Mrs. Su wants to make him satisfied as much as possible and does not want him to be unhappy.
Old Mrs. Su felt sorry for her son who had served as a soldier for so many years and suffered so much for the family. She was always more tolerant of him and hoped that he could live a happy life in the future.
Su Anyuan's marriage has not made any progress and cannot be put on the agenda at all. Old Mrs. Su is also worried about Su Yitong's marriage. The child is already 20 years old, which is really not young here.
Because of Su Anton's relationship, quite a few people have come to propose marriage recently. Some are younger than Su Yitong, and some are older than Su Yitong.
Old Mrs. Su felt that it was not reliable to just listen to what the matchmaker said, and she had to meet the real person in person.
Among them, there were two who were particularly sincere and brought their young men to the door directly. Although Mrs. Su did not let Su Yitong come out to meet people directly, she also let Su Yitong meet people in secret.
That day, Old Lady Su asked Su Yitong directly: "Yitong, what do you think? Tell me."
Su Yitong did not feel shy because of Mrs. Su's direct questioning. She had practiced it now. Su Yitong said frankly: "Mom, I think appearance is secondary. It's okay as long as it's okay. The main thing is to look at the character and what kind of person he is. In addition, it depends on whether the family is harmonious, whether the brothers and sisters are harmonious, and whether there are any messes. It also depends on whether the parents-in-law are easy to get along with. If there is a mother who is difficult to get along with, then you still have to be cautious. In addition, mom, I want to find someone older than me, I don't want to find a younger brother."
When Mrs. Su heard what Su Yitong said, she felt relieved. This child is now more pragmatic. The points that Su Yitong said to consider are also what Mrs. Su needs to consider. Mrs. Su nodded in agreement and said, "What you said makes sense. My daughter has grown up."
Su Yitong felt a little embarrassed by Mrs. Su's words "my daughter has grown up". She thought to herself: It is my blessing to be born in the Su family and be the daughter of the Su family.
The character of the person is definitely the most important, there is no doubt about that. Apart from the person himself, the family background of the person is also very important.
Here, it is not possible to break away from the big family like in modern times, run your own small family with two people, and live an autonomous and independent life.
First of all, the traditional values of this era do not allow it. If children here say: "I want to leave my parents", they will probably be labeled as unfilial. How can we say that we are leaving our parents when our bodies and hair are given to us by them?
Most of the families here live together as a large family, so whether a family is harmonious or not depends on the overall atmosphere.
Living together all the time, it is impossible to have no conflicts at all. Some minor conflicts are normal. But you can't cross the bottom line and have those messy things.
Especially the overall atmosphere of a family. If your father and brothers all have concubines on the left and the right, then don't expect them to be quiet.
In addition, the mother-in-law is also a very important existence. If you encounter a mother-in-law who is difficult to get along with, the daughter-in-law will probably suffer. In the back house, if the mother-in-law wants to make you uncomfortable, there are many ways. Here, filial piety is emphasized, and you cannot disobey your parents, so the role of the mother-in-law is very important. At least she cannot be a cunning and unreasonable person.
Old Madam Su looked at Su Yitong who was a little embarrassed and said, "Tomorrow we will go to the pawnshop and buy you a few maids and a maid. It will be too late to buy someone now when you get married. Let's buy them back and train them. Other things are secondary. Loyalty is the most important."
Su Yitong nodded and said, “Mother, just buy two maids.”
Old Madam Su said, "You can't just sell two maids, you have to buy four maids and a maid. In addition to serving you on a daily basis, you also need someone to help you run the shop. I want to give you the shop as a dowry. I will buy people to train them first, and I don't necessarily have to bring them to your in-laws' house. It also depends on what kind of family you marry into."
What Old Mrs. Su meant was: if you marry into a well-off family, you should bring more people as dowry; if you marry into an average-off family, you should bring fewer people as dowry.
Su Yitong naturally knew what her mother meant. She didn't pretend to say anything like she didn't want the shop. She would always remember the kindness of her family to her, and she would never let them down.
The next day, Old Lady Su took Su Yitong to the pawnshop, accompanied by Sister Wang, a little maid, and a servant who drove the carriage. Now Sister Wang was almost always serving Old Lady Su.
When they arrived at the pawnshop, Old Lady Su and Su Yitong selected four maids.
Not seeing a suitable maid, Old Lady Su told the broker that she wanted to buy a maid who was in her forties, preferably one with experience serving in a wealthy family, and it would be even better if she knew some medical knowledge.
Old Madam Su said to the broker, "If you find a suitable one, just buy it. If it is really good, I will definitely buy it. But it must have a clean background and no mess."
The brothel owner replied, "Don't worry, old lady. The ones we buy from our brothel are definitely from clean backgrounds, and there won't be any messy things. It's just that the kind of brothel you're talking about is not common, but don't worry, if there is one, we will definitely keep it for you."
Mrs. Su replied: "Okay, then I'll thank you first."
The broker quickly replied, "You are too polite. I don't deserve the old lady's thanks."
After buying the people, the group returned to the Su family.
After returning home, Old Mrs. Su asked Su Yitong to name these people.
Su Yitong liked the color purple, so she named the four maids according to their ages: Zitan, Zizhu, Ziwei, and Zisu.
About ten days later, the dental clinic came to find Old Lady Su and said that they had a suitable candidate and asked Old Lady Su to go and take a look.
Old Mrs. Su asked Su Yitong to go to the dental clinic together.
When I arrived at the dental office, I found that there were indeed suitable candidates, and there was more than one.
After asking, I found out that two ministers in other places had their houses raided. These were the people in the houses of the two gentlemen who had been bribed by the housekeeper.
When Mrs. Su heard this, she knew what was going on. Such servants, after systematic training, are naturally good. But if the master cannot control such servants, he will probably suffer greatly. This is also the reason why such servants are generally not easy to sell in the local area.
Although the Su family needs such servants, Old Lady Su will not buy them blindly. Rather than risk buying them and causing trouble for herself, Old Lady Su would rather not buy them. It is better to buy some Xiaobai back!
Old Madam Su asked these maids in detail what they used to do in the master's house and who they served.
Finally, Old Lady Su did not want the two people who served the mistress of the house. Such people were mostly ambitious, and she would not want such risky people. Instead, she wanted two maids who used to serve the young lady, and these two women had families. Although a lonely maid can only rely on the master's family, it is relatively easier to control. But such people are also unscrupulous, and Old Lady Su does not like unscrupulous people. She thinks it is better for people to have some scruples and concerns.
The two women, one named Yu, had a thirteen-year-old daughter, and it was said that her husband and son had died of illness. The other named Fu, had a son, daughter-in-law, and a three-year-old boy.
Naturally, Old Lady Su also bought the families of these two women.
The group returned to Su's house and gave these people names.
The two maids were called Yu Mama and Fu Mama. Mama Yu's daughter was nicknamed Xue'er by Yu Mama because it was snowing on the day she was born. Old Madam Su agreed and called her Xue'er.
Nanny Yu was very surprised that the new master's family could keep the nickname she had given her daughter. In the previous master's family, when serving the young lady, the name was also changed. Nanny Yu and Xue'er were very grateful to Old Lady Su and thanked her again and again.
Madam Fu's husband was a family son who had passed away, and he had long forgotten his original surname. Old Lady Su decided to give Madam Fu's son the surname Fu, Fu Sheng, which was a homonym for "Fu Sheng". The daughter-in-law was named Fu Man, which was a homonym for "Fu Man". The grandson would continue to be called Zhuang Zhuang by their previous nickname, and would be given another name when he served the master.
When Aunt Fu heard that her son could take her last name, she was so excited that she knelt down to thank Old Madam Su. Fu Sheng and Fu Man also liked their names very much and knelt down to thank them.
After the names were decided, Old Mrs. Su also assigned them tasks.
Yu Ma is Su Yitong's dowry madam, and she will marry with Su Yijia in the future. Her main task is to train the four purples and establish their rules.
Nanny Fu was responsible for teaching the maids and servants in the house the rules and giving them training.
After the dowry was arranged, Old Lady Su was busy evaluating the people who came to her house to propose marriage.
Old Madam Su had already asked the Su family and the servants to privately inquire about the family situation of the family that the Lan family had proposed marriage to.
So far, after asking around, there is indeed a family that is quite suitable. It is the eldest son of the Nanling Prefecture Tui Guan family, who is 19 years old this year and is a student. Old Madam Su already knows that the Tui Guan is a seventh-rank official.
After investigation, it was found that the father of this magistrate was a Beijing official, a doctor in the Ministry of Revenue, a fifth-rank official, higher than Su Andong's sixth-rank official, and he was also a Beijing official. The magistrate was the eldest son in the family, and this kid was the eldest grandson in the family.
The family of the magistrate was quite harmonious, with two sons and two daughters, and there was nothing messy. Moreover, the magistrate himself was an honest official, and in Su An Dong's opinion, he was also a good person.
Putting aside the family, the boy looks good. However, Su Anton has tested and taught that the boy has no talent for studying, and it is difficult for him to pass the imperial examination. It is probably because of this that he knows the weight of his own child and wants to marry into the Su family. Otherwise, he might look down on the Su family.
However, Old Mrs. Su was a little worried. Being the eldest daughter-in-law or the eldest grandson's daughter-in-law is not easy and is relatively tiring.
That night, Mrs. Su called Su Yitong and Su Anton to her side and talked about the marriage. Mrs. Su expressed her concerns.
Su An Dong said: "Mom, you are right. It is not easy to be the eldest daughter-in-law, especially in a family like that. You have to be sensible and set an example. But, Mom, I think that no matter which family it is, there will definitely be some disadvantages. It also depends on what Yi Tong thinks and whether she has the confidence to face these."
Su Yitong thought for a while and said, "Mom, Third Brother. Although I am the youngest daughter in the family, I have the confidence to face those problems. But I think this marriage is not suitable."
Old Mrs. Su was surprised and asked, "Why? You said yesterday that the marriage was good and you should think about it carefully!"
Su Yitong told what happened today.
It turned out that today, Su Yitong accompanied Su Yuanyuan to Xunxiangfang. Under normal circumstances, Su Yuanyuan would not go to the front to entertain customers even when she was in the store, but would basically stay in the backyard of Xunxiangfang. If a lady from an official family that Su Yuanyuan was familiar with came to the store to look for Su Yuanyuan, and Su Yuanyuan happened to be in the store, she would go to the front to entertain them, or invite them to the backyard to select them individually to maintain the customer relationship.
Today, the newly appointed daughter of the prefect's family came to the store, so Su Yitong and Su Yuanyuan went to the front to entertain her.
By chance, she saw the boy from the Tui official's family and his sister in the store. Su Yitong knew these two people. The Tui official's wife had brought these two people to visit the Su family.
Su Yitong thought, since she had seen it, she might as well go over and say hello! The girl from the official's family was still very enthusiastic towards her, and was happy to let Su Yitong help her choose. Everything seemed harmonious, and there was no problem, until Su Yitong sent the two out.
Before saying goodbye, the boy suddenly said, "Miss Su, go back and persuade your niece that it's not good for a young lady from an official family to always show up in public. Just leave the store to the servants."
The meaning of those words was clearly a disdain for the Su family. How could he, an outsider whom he had only known for a few days, point fingers at them?
Su Yitong replied bluntly: "My niece is under the care of my brother, so you don't have to worry about her. If you have the free time, you might as well put more effort into studying. Goodbye, I won't see you off." After saying that, she turned around and went back to the store.
Su Yitong's words were not very hurtful but extremely insulting. Knowing that this person was not good at studying, he asked him to work harder on studying.