Daughter's Portable Space

Chapter 439

"That makes sense. You really have to be more realistic in your life. Although the reputation outside is important, it's best to avoid getting swollen and fat for the sake of reputation." Luo Yunrui agrees with Xiaolu's words, but she disagrees. I agree with Xiaolu not to marry: "This is just your parents' life, what does it matter if you marry or not?"

Xiaolu looked up at Luo Yunrui, her face full of bitterness: "My father is said to be so good by outsiders, but what kind of life does my mother live? My father can't do anything except study, and other scholars can Go to be a private school teacher, or find a job written by Jun to subsidize the family. But my father can't do anything."

"For my father, any mention of the word money is an insult to him. His world is very simple. He wakes up every morning to look at the flowers and grass, and recite a few poems. After some simple meals at noon, Take a nap, read a few pages of books and write some articles after waking up. At night, I either look at the stars in the garden, or I rest early.”

"Perhaps in a rich family, it's okay to meet such a son-in-law, but this arty thing is really not suitable for a farm family. My grandparents passed away a long time ago, and my father is the only son. Since I am unable to take part in the imperial examination, and I don’t want to make a living with money, everything in the family falls on my mother.”

"I am the eldest daughter of my family, and I have many younger siblings, but the family has nothing but a few acres of Susukida. My mother is quite capable, but how much money can a woman earn? Working in the fields during the day, Weaving and embroidering at night, and busy like a spinning top every day. Not to mention anything else, even I am tired of watching her, but my father doesn't seem to see anything."

"Young Mistress, do you know how I came to the Luo family? I was indeed sold by the family, but not because there was no rice in the house, but because my father wanted a book that was said to be a treasure. I don't like books. I understand too well, but that book costs ten taels of silver."

"My selling price is eight taels of silver, young mistress, how can you sell a book for ten taels of silver?"

"Sell it, sell it. Anyway, I live better with the young lady. Since I was sold, I have never contacted the family again, but I heard some things about the family a few years ago. It is a member of the Qin family. The mother-in-law told me. The woman's daughter-in-law is from our village. She told me that after I left, my family sold several younger siblings because of my father's various requirements regardless of the conditions of the family. Later, My mother fell ill, and before she died, she begged my father to keep my youngest brother. I heard that Liu did stay, but without my mother, and without other older brothers and sisters, I wonder how my younger brother’s life is going. I don’t want to ask any more.”

"Young mistress, you asked me why I didn't marry. In fact, I just didn't want to gamble with my life. Just like my mother, if she never married, with her ability and good embroidery skills, she would live happily ever after. It's easy for a lifetime. She met my father because she was born unlucky. No matter how hard she worked all her life, the children she gave birth to were all sold out, and she even fell into the fate of dying early. This..."

Xiaolu was holding back tears at first, after all, as a maid, there is absolutely no reason to cry in front of the master's family because of her own affairs.But as she said this, she couldn't help it.

Luo Yunrui sighed helplessly. Regarding Xiaolu's background, she only knew that Xiaolu came from an innocent family and that her father was a down-and-out scholar, but she really didn't know anything else.

"Xiaolu, I sympathize with your background, but are you really unwilling to have a happy family?"

Taking a deep breath, Xiaolu reluctantly resisted the urge to continue crying, and said in a tone as calm as possible: "I beg your understanding, young mistress."

"Look at Chunfei Xiahe and the others. I won't say how good they are, but they are happy, right? You shouldn't lose your future because of your mother's life. "If possible, Luo Yunrui still hopes to persuade this ill-fated girl.

"Yes, maybe they have their own happiness, and feel that they are not afraid of having a husband and children, no matter how hard or tired they are. But I am not them, and I don't want that kind of life at all. I don't want to entrust my future life to I don't want to bet and I can't afford to bet on someone I've never met and don't know anything about."

Xiaolu wiped her face fiercely, showing a distressed stubbornness on her face.

Having said that, Luo Yunrui couldn't persuade her anymore, she sighed lightly: "Forget it, since you insist on this, then so be it."

"Thank you, young mistress." Xiaolu knelt on the ground and kowtowed her head several times, and the stubbornness on her face turned into gratitude when she got up: "Young mistress, Xiaolu knows your kind intentions, but life after marriage may not be what it is. Happy. I am by your side, Brother Jie. As long as you are diligent, considerate for the sake of your master, and do your own thing well, you will have good results. But after you get married, you can’t tell , my mother is fine with everything, but she ended up like this in the end."

Xiaolu backed out, and after a while the doll came in with tea, seeing Luo Yunrui sitting on the couch in a daze with Brother Hao in her arms, she reached out her hand and waved it in front of Luo Yunrui's eyes mischievously.

Looking at the baby reproachfully, Luo Yunrui suddenly felt that it would be happier to be as careless as a baby.However, Xiaolu's girl should take care of her more in the future. After all, she has been with me for more than ten years, and she is also a loyal character. When I return to the capital, I will mention her as the nanny in charge next to Brother Jie.

Because of the visit of Mrs. Gu's family today, the second young master of the Gu family and his wife were both a little worried, so the eldest wife of the Qin family ordered the dinner to be served in their respective rooms.

Lei'er was the only one who didn't quite understand what happened, but she wouldn't go to Luo Yunrui's side to have dinner with Qin Shaotian at the same table.If it was normal, a large family would not have to avoid it too much, but if it was just a few people, Leier would still feel embarrassed.Thinking that it would be fine to be alone in the room, she simply ran to the eldest wife of the Qin family, and the two had a good chat.

Hearing that Lei'er lived here very comfortably, Luo Yunrui felt relieved, and when Qin Shaotian returned to his room for dinner, he casually talked about Xiaolu to him.

As for Luo Yunrui's personal servant girls, to be honest, what Qin Shaotian is most familiar with is dolls.After all, if it were other maids, they would still be scruples about some things, for example, they would not dare to get too close to Qin Shaotian, for fear of being felt by Luo Yunrui.

But the doll is different, she doesn't care about these etiquettes at all, most of the rules are still for Luo Yunrui to see.Naturally, Qin Shaotian only regarded her as a playful little maid, plus the baby's outstanding medical skills, she has her own status in the Qin family.

"Little green? The maid next to Brother Jie? I seem to have a little impression."

During the meal, brother Hao was taken away by the doll, and Luo Yunrui didn't really like having a maid by her side, so she and Qin Shaotian were the only ones in the room at the moment.

"Xiaolu is also a poor person, but when I think about it later, what she said may not be unreasonable. Even if you have seen this marriage before, it is actually not very safe. To put it bluntly, you just use yourself Bet on your future, but no matter whether you win or lose, there is no room for maneuver.”

In this regard, men still have more choices than women.After all, if the wife is not what she wants, she can still marry a concubine.Or after divorcing his wife, it is not too difficult to marry another.Even if the wife is gone, it is easier for the widower to remarry than for the widow to remarry.

"Oh? Does Rui'er think you won or lost the bet?" Qin Shaotian raised his eyebrows, his face was serious, but his eyes were full of smiles.

I don't understand why Qin Shaotian became more excited after Mrs. Gu's came, but Luo Yunrui didn't spoil his interest: "Husband, what do you think?"

On weekdays, Luo Yunrui would call Qin Shaotian by his name directly, and would rarely call him husband. This occasional change of address made Qin Shaotian slightly stunned, but then laughed loudly: "Okay. I don't know anything else. , but I seem to have won the bet."

"If you win, you'll have fun!"

"Why are you secretly having fun? Isn't it more enviable to say it?"

"You!"

"Actually, Xiaolu's father is not too much, it's just her background..."

Luo Yunrui is a little strange, isn't that too much?There is no self-awareness of a pillar at all.

Seeing Luo Yunrui's suspicious gaze, Qin Shaotian smiled even brighter: "Rui'er, think about it for yourself, how many children like this are there in this big family? Except for the eldest son who has to bear the important responsibilities of the family, many scholarly families or Is this the case with the sons of official families? Don’t care about worldly affairs, and concentrate on learning, it’s not hard to say it, it’s better than those dandies who walk around cats and dogs all day long, right?”

Luo Yunrui thought about it carefully, as if it was true.

This is especially the case for some aristocratic families, where more than half of the offspring are like this. After all, it is unlikely that dude children will appear in aristocratic families, and those families are very particular about rules.Like groups of wives and concubines, most of them appear in merchants' homes, or big families that have already declined.

Generally, among the high-ranking families, the requirements for the eldest son are extremely high, but they are extremely tolerant towards the second or youngest son.

It is also possible to recite poems, read and write articles, or like to paint, and collect antiques. Although they are all hobbies that cost money, they are tolerated by the upper class.When the Luo family chose a marriage for Lei'er, they initially hoped that Lei'er could marry such a person.You don't need to be outstanding, as long as you are a gentle and elegant scholar.

Scholars have a lot of rules. Although they look a bit pedantic, it is very unlikely that there will be incidents of spoiling concubines and destroying wives. As long as the first wife does not violate the rule of seven, life will be very comfortable.

Of course, such things as fate are hard to say, now it seems that Lei'er is still suitable for her husband's family.For the naughty Leier, someone with too strict rules will restrain her.

"I asked my husband to say this, it seems that those scholars who don't care about world affairs seem to be good. However, the premise is that the family is rich?"

"That's natural. As the old saying goes, it's not unreasonable to think about sex when you are full of warmth. If even the most basic keeping warm is a problem, why do you think about other things?" Qin Shaotian paused: "Rui'er, you What are you blushing for?"

(End of this chapter)