Chapter 277: Aunt Sun's Plan
After eating and drinking, the cups and plates are in a mess, and the music ends and people disperse.
The first day of the banquet is over.
The next day, Mr. Hong brought the students from the school, and Mr. Huang brought the students that Sun Shan knew, and they came in the autumn breeze.
Sun Shan hurried over and invited everyone in.
Sun Bomin and Su were even more at a loss as to what to do when greeting the two scholars.
Sun Boming, Su was not good at saying nice things, he just kept saying thank you to Hong Xiucai.
Hong Xiucai didn't mind and chatted with Sun Boming with a smile.
Sun Shan naturally had more classmates, all of them young boys, who walked around the banquet in a group, chatting and laughing, looking very happy.
Even Yao Zhi came and said some words of blessing to Sun Shan.
Sun Shan accepted them one by one, but after taking a look, he found that among all the students, Sun Shan was the shortest and Yao Zhi was the second shortest. The others grew very fast and Sun Shan and Yao Zhi could not catch up.
Zeng Jiajun said cheerfully: "Ashan, congratulations, come and have a drink and celebrate. I'll drink first as a sign of respect."
Zeng Jiajun finished his drink and went to drink with Senior Brother Liang Can: "Ashan, I didn't expect that you passed the exam and became a scholar after just a few months of not seeing you."
After failing the provincial examination, Liang Can dropped out of school and went home to inherit the family business, becoming the owner of a grocery store.
Senior Brother Li Sheng joked, "A-chan, we haven't seen you for a few months, and you've already gotten married. We never expected that."
This statement caused everyone to burst into laughter.
Hong Jian, like Hong Xiucai, did not like to drink. He took a sip of tea and said with a smile, "Ashan deserves congratulations, and so does Acan. Let's have a toast."
With this said, some people who wanted to drink drank, some people who wanted to drink tea drank, and everyone toasted to each other.
Sun Shan also drank tea instead of wine and drank a toast with everyone.
Because of the arrival of a group of well-mannered students wearing long gowns, the villagers who were drinking became reserved.
The village chief even ordered that all the best wine and food be served, and the banquet was much higher in level than that for the villagers.
Su pulled Sun Shan over and pointed at several students and asked, "Shanzi, are those your classmates?"
Sun Shan nodded.
Su asked again: "Who are those who are not married or engaged?"
When he said this, Hanlu was standing beside him, her face red and her head lowered.
At first, Sun Shan thought that Su cared about him, so he wanted to know about his classmates.
Seeing Hanlu's shy look, Sun Shan immediately understood that Su wanted to find a son-in-law from her.
Sun Shan frowned and said, "Mother, except for the classmate in blue, the others are still single. But I don't know if their families have any arranged marriages."
Sun Shan couldn't believe that Su actually took a fancy to his classmate. But then he thought, it's not surprising that he took a fancy to him. The person who could go to school at least had a good family background and was also a scholar. It was normal for Su to like him.
As for whether Hanlu likes it or not, in this age of "parents' orders and matchmaker's words", the opinions of the parties involved are not important, and the opinions of the parents are the key decision.
Su nodded and said, "Okay, I understand."
Then she said to Hanlu, "Take a closer look and see which one you like. And don't say that your mother made the decision for you."
Hanlu was so embarrassed that she couldn't speak, and just hummed softly.
Sun Shan was a little worried and said quickly, "Mother, you can't do this. Let me tell you something unpleasant. What if Fourth Sister likes her but others don't? What should we do then?"
Sun Shan was really afraid that "once he saw Yang Guo, his life would be ruined."
What if Fourth Sister takes a fancy to one of them, and becomes obsessed with him, but cannot get him? Wouldn’t that ruin Han Lu’s life?
Without waiting for Su to speak, Hanlu whispered, "Shanzi, you are exaggerating. Your classmate is not very handsome. How could I marry anyone but you?"
Sun Shan choked.
Well, his classmate was indeed not the kind of handsome man who was “a stranger gentleman as gentle as jade”, and he was indeed not worthy of the girl to marry him.
Su nodded with satisfaction: "Let's take a look at each other. If you don't like him, just look for the next one. It's not as serious as you say. Okay, Shanzi, go and get busy. Mother has something to do, so I won't chat with you anymore."
After saying that, he took Hanlu and left without looking back.
Sun Shan looked at the backs of the mother and daughter. He didn't expect that Su would be able to hold a wedding banquet and find a son-in-law at the same time.
After Su took Hanlu away, she told Hanlu not to go out and to stay with her sisters, especially not to hang around the students outside, so as to avoid being accused of being immodest.
Then I shook off Hanlu and went to find Aunt Zhang.
Uncle Hong and Aunt Zhang are here today as well. Su thinks that these two people are the ones who are most familiar with the students.
She asked Sun Boming to ask Uncle Hong, and she asked Aunt Zhang. The two of them asked each other to see which student they were most satisfied with.
Hanlu is already old, it’s time to get engaged.
Sun Bomin and Su Shi did not expect to use Sun Shan's status as a scholar to improve their status and find a wealthy son-in-law.
They know their own roots and also know Hanlu's roots.
Don't look for one with a gate that is too high, nor one that is too low.
The most suitable one is among Sun Shan’s classmates.
First, he is a scholar, which is much better than an illiterate boy. Second, scholars have to have money to study, so they can at least be as good as their own family.
Especially those who can find a scholar to study in the county town have a better family environment.
Sun Boming and Su thought that since their first three daughters had married well, their fourth daughter would not be too bad either.
These days, some traveling merchants have come to ask for information.
Su was happy about it, but Sun Boming and Huang felt that the motives of those who came in a hurry to propose marriage were not pure, so they had to investigate carefully.
Sun Bomin and Huang prefer to find a scholar.
At least the more you read, the more you understand, just like their Shanzi. The longer you study, the more promising you will be. You will become the pride of their Sun family.
Su was particularly pleased with Xiaoman's engagement to the grandson of Hong Xiucai's younger brother. After all, the family was one of farming and reading.
Xiaoman's fiancé also came with Hong Xiucai today. He is tall, thin and well-mannered. Although he works with Hong Dalang, he looks like an educated person and is especially liked by Su and Huang.
Su was busy looking for a son-in-law.
Aunt Sun is also busy looking for a son-in-law.
He secretly pulled Zhou Miaomiao to a corner and whispered, "Miaomiao, your father and I plan to let you marry Shan Cousin. You have to get along well with Shan Cousin and stay close to him, understand?"
The thirteen-year-old Zhou Miaomiao was not as shy as Hanlu when she heard about the marriage. She frowned and said, "Mother, I don't like Shan cousin. Shan cousin is short, thin, and not good-looking. I don't like this type."
These words made Sun Xiaogu jump up and down in anger.
He pointed at Zhou Miaomiao's round face and said, "What are you talking about! What's wrong with Shanzi? Although he is not very good-looking, he is a scholar, the only young scholar in Huangyang County.
If your mother and your uncle weren't siblings, you wouldn't have gotten married. If you married him, you would be the wife of a scholar, and no one would give in to you!"
Sun Xiaogu was so angry that she died. This girl was spoiled too much by Zhou Erlang.
Can Jun be eaten? How nice it would be to marry Shanzi.
There are nine large blue brick houses, with fields, orchards and flower gardens.
Where can I find such good conditions?
Not to mention that he is a scholar now.
Sun Xiaogu thought that her eldest brother loved her the most, and as long as she was willing to ask for help with dignity, Sun Boming would definitely agree.
Huang is her mother, so naturally she would agree.
As for Su, it is not her turn to make decisions at home, and her opinion is not important.
Sun Xiaogu and Zhou Erlang discussed it and decided that marrying Miaomiao to Shanzi was the best option.
From then on, Miaomiao had no worries about food and clothing and was respected by others.
Especially the county magistrate looked up to Shanzi. Where can you find such a son-in-law?
The couple thought about it again and again.
No matter how embarrassing or stubborn it is, Miaomiao must marry Shanzi.
While Mrs. Huang is still around, I am more confident that Sun Shan will follow the wishes of his elders and marry Miaomiao.
Who would have known that Miaomiao didn't know her father and mother's feelings, and only loved the flashy, superficial handsome men, and even despised Sun Shan.
Sun Xiaogu was so angry that she vomited blood.