The skilled widow is busy farming

Chapter 202 Change Your Mind
"Whose family do you want to marry?"

Xiuniang peeled the pine nut shells and picked some pine nuts for Magnolia to eat. Brother Rui also reached out to grab them, and the young couple played around.

"It's natural to choose the largest clan in the local area. Forging your own strength is the main foundation of the family, so you can't go wrong. However, marriage can also increase your own connections, let the family step by step into the eyes of famous families, and it is also good to obtain more resources."

"I'm still hesitant in my heart. Li Yu has really excelled in the past two years. With her appearance and demeanor, she is suitable to be a princess. After thinking about it, it is best to marry into the family. We can't put all our treasures in the Lu family and the Wang family. Go on, that’s unreliable.”

"Yes, we just have multiple paths. We are competing for resources with our own children. It's a bit delusional. We have to fight for opportunities with our own sons."

"That's it."

"Don't be in a hurry, things will go well if you take things slow. If you want to do something, do it well. If you want to get married, you can't rush it. You have to consider your character and family background."

"You're right, let me take a look."

"Brother Li Yu is a bit eager for quick success and instant gain. You are trying to beat me, but one day he actually told Yu'er some things that he didn't know. Back then, he was the one who kept telling his children nonsense, saying that it was the family's face that Yu'er could go to the capital. No. It’s a waste of time for the family to support her, I’m really angry to death.”

"I gave her brother a lesson that day. I guess my uncle might have beaten him when he got home. I think he deserved a beating. Fortunately, Yu'er's sister-in-law is a good woman and often tries to persuade her. Otherwise, it would be even worse."

"This is the benefit of marrying a good wife. As long as you can listen to some advice, it won't be too bad. I still say the same thing, don't provoke disputes between right and wrong. It's better to be a pure courtier and make progress based on talent and strength. Our family currently does not have the strength to support a concubine, don’t dream about it, she will be dragged into the fight, and you will have no choice but to do so when the time comes."

"Yes, I have written it down. My uncle told me carefully that I was confused in the previous draft. I am also glad to have left the palace. Otherwise, there are some things that I would really have no control over. You are absolutely right. In some aspects, I My vision and knowledge are still lacking, so I need to learn more from my uncle."

"Don't be in a hurry. You are young. Take your time, go steadily, and get solid political achievements. This is your confidence."

"Nephew remembers."

Brother Rui also thinks that life is more practical and secure now. He is indeed favored by the emperor, but he is also worried every day, fearing that if he says the wrong word or does the wrong thing, he will be doomed.

After I left the palace and the emperor, I found that there were not so many fawning people around me, and I suddenly became a lot more neglected. On the contrary, my former classmates gave me a lot of encouragement and support after knowing that I was returning to my hometown, and they wrote letters to me, willing to do their best to support me. .

At that time, when I was doing the royal writing style, my classmates and friends from a poor family took the initiative to retreat, and their interactions were not as frequent and friendly as when I first entered the capital.

But after he returned to his hometown and was left out, these classmates from a poor family took the initiative to step forward again, providing people, effort and money. The county magistrates in his hometown and whose sons and daughters were all these classmates who usually refused to take advantage of him took the initiative to find him. information coming.

Character can be seen in times of crisis, not to mention the fact that he has made such a big difference just by being out. It has also allowed him to grow up a lot and experience the warmth and warmth of human relationships.

Now that I am back in my hometown, I have worked very hard, but I feel at ease and rich in my heart. I am full of strength every day, with endless energy and enthusiasm waiting for me to do something.

He also understood many things through this experience.

People have to go through things to grow, and only through setbacks can they become more transparent and mature.

Xiu Niang looked at him and was very pleased, "I see that you are more mature and steady now than when I saw you in the capital, and there is something in your eyes. I feel much more relieved."

"Auntie, am I better than my brothers?"

Li Rui leaned his head over and acted coquettishly with her like he did when he was a child. He must compare with his brothers to see who wins or loses. "Brother Qun is more stable than you, but he has a soft personality and cannot take the leading position in the Li family. He will not compete with you from the beginning. You also know that your eldest brother is willing to sacrifice for your brothers. What I think It has never changed. Your eldest brother will clear away family obstacles for you, take care of the general affairs and prevent you from having money and others to threaten you. Brother Chun, the group brother, has little experience. He will grow up to be your right-hand man in the future."

"Auntie, I know."

"You don't know that with my eldest brother in the Zhou family, no one else can be a high-ranking official, and they will definitely be suppressed. A family can only have one high-ranking official, not two or three. That's just a dream."

Li Rui was stunned for a moment, blinked, and turned to see his wife Yulan.

Yulan said calmly, "Auntie is right. I have a father in my family. My uncle and my brother cannot be high-ranking officials. Unless my father retires, my brother and the others can come forward. There are such examples all over the dynasty, and the emperor also Don’t allow one family to dominate.”

"Aunt..."

Li Rui looked at Xiuniang with mixed feelings. She gave herself the only opportunity for promotion instead of her own son.

"Brother Rui, this is the last lesson I'm going to teach you. Choose good people and people who are suitable, rather than people who are close to you. If you want to be the leader of the family, you must take every son and son of the family into consideration and treat them as their own. Treat your nephews and brothers as brothers, put them in the right position, and play their greatest role, instead of just thinking about one-third of an acre of your own land. As time goes by, people's hearts will become cold."

Li Rui pondered for a long time and then nodded solemnly, "Auntie, I remember."

"If Brother Chun wants to retire from office in the future, there is no need to stop him. He is suitable for teaching, not for being an official. Let him go out and experience it before he chooses his own path. I will not force him."

Xiu Niang looked at Li Rui and raised her hand to touch her nephew lovingly, "I'm sorry, I gave you the most important task. It is destined that you will not be able to choose what you like and love in your life. You can only do it for the family." As a pioneer, just think I’m partial.”

"Aunt, I like to be an official. I am good at using strategies. This path is the best for me. When it comes to partiality, you are the most partial to our brothers. Don't worry, I will take good care of my brothers and let them do what they want to do. Yes, a dream come true.”

Li Rui shook his head and joked with her coquettishly.

Yulan sighed in her heart, who said her aunt didn't love her son? She just chose the best path for her son. He could freely choose his life path, do what he liked, or give up his official position.

This is something that many people cannot do and cannot let go of. There are too many ties and responsibilities that make them unable to escape from the secular world.

But the aunt won freedom, happiness, and stability for her son.

The two brothers-in-law have a gentle and gentle demeanor, neither fighting nor competing for each other. They have the unrestrained and leisurely happiness that scholars most appreciate. Is it possible that they were raised well by their aunt?

"Brother Qun is going to go out for fun soon. It will be almost as soon as Xiaojing gives birth to the baby."

"Well, I'm thinking about not staying too far away from me, what do you think?"

"Then it depends on whether we can arrange it. If not, go to the northwest. That's Xu Jing's mother's family, so we can't bear the disadvantage."

"Okay, I'll listen to you and I'll have two plans."

"it is good."

(End of this chapter)