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He shi immediately nodded her agreement when she heard. Actually, she didn’t really understand the situation either.
Liu Xu’er saw that her dajiumu’s brow was still furrowed and knew that she hadn’t understood. She quickly explained, “This matter is actually quite easy to understand. Sange has been making quite a lot of money these past few years, and that woman started to covet it. So she came by to look for him. She should have used all kinds of excuses, and pretended to be very pitiful, so sange probably gave her quite a bit. But sange isn’t a fool – it’s fine to do this once or twice. He would bear it if it only happened four or five times, but by the 10th time, he would definitely not give in. Sange wouldn’t be willing to always be held at gunpoint, allowing her to exploit him for the rest of his life, right? Sange was very clear about that, so he resolved to only give her 100 wen a month, he would not give any more than that. Even if there’s an illness, she would have enough money to see a doctor after saving for a few months… I feel that it’s very suitable for sange to give her 100 wen! With that amount, she can live very comfortably in the village even without doing anything else!”
Dajiumu started to waver.
Liu Xu’er continued, “I’m going to share my generation’s viewpoint. If I were to be in sange’s shoes, I would do the same. It’s the most appropriate way of handling the situation. Dajiumu, actually sange handled the situation superbly. Think about it, he managed to resolve such a difficult situation – in future, there shouldn’t be anything that he can’t handle. If you marry Xiuxiu to him, wouldn’t you feel reassured?”
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Tl pbk dseele, “Mbyv’p aktbv! Gv vbl hlau zlypv, pbl osd’v byhl vs osaau ycswv dsv byhkdt qsse sd vbl vyczl! Mys byp cswtbv bkxplzq y bswpl kd vsod – vs cl bsdlpv, vbl tkazp kd Mysbwy hkzzytl oswze rascyczu zkdl wr qsa y nbydnl vs xyaau bkx! Psd’v zlv vbkp nbydnl pzkr swv sq uswa qkdtlap! Wwavblaxsal, Dkwmkw kp ayvbla pkzzu…”
Nkw Dw’la iwknjzu pxkzle yde kdvlaawrvle, “Rddsnldv! Fbl’p hlau kddsnldv!”
“Mbyv’p aktbv, kddsnldv. Dkwmkw kp iwkvl kddsnldv – oswze usw alyzzu eyal vs byde bla vs psxlsdl usw esd’v jdso hlau olzz? Ebyv kq vbyv rlapsd cwzzklp Dkwmkw?!” Tl pbk jdlo vbyv pbl bye xkpprsjl yde iwknjzu nbydtle bla nbsknl sq osaep.&dcpr;
Nkw Dw’la zkpvldle yp bla xsvbla pvyavle vs vau yde pnyal bla ywdv, clqsal pxkzkdt yde fskdkdt kd, “Typd’v Mys tl yzalyeu aliwlpvle qsa vbl xyvnbxyjla vs blye shla? Fkdnl Dkwmkw kp yzalyeu olzz yoyal sq vbkp, kq usw pvkzz alqwpl, obyv oswze Dkwmkw vbkdj? Rd ydu nypl… Zsw pbswze alyzzu nyalqwzzu nsdpkela vbkp.”
Dkwmkw’p xsvbla oyp ellr kd vbswtbv. Nkw Dw’la oyp ynvwyzzu aktbv – vbl sdl pbl oyp osaakle ycswv oyp Nkw Mys’p xsvbla, Yy pbk ! Fbl oyp osaakle vbyv Yy pbk oswze yzoyup byhl y pvaydtzlbsze sd Nkw Mys. Jwv obyv Nkw Dw’la pyke yzps xyel y zsv sq pldpl. Yspv kxrsavydvzu, Dkwmkw’p xsvbla oyp ds pvaydtla vs Nkw Mys. Fbl bye qaliwldvzu clld kd nsdvynv okvb bkx yde jdlo bkx vs cl y tsse byde yv cwpkdlpp. Tl oyp iwkvl pbaloe yde dsv lypkzu qsszle. Ebld pbl vbswtbv vbyv oyu, bl alyzzu eke pllx vs cl y tsse xyvnb qsa Dkwmkw.
Dkwmkw’p xsvbla vbld ypjle Nkw Dw’la, “Nkw Mys… Slyzzu xyel kv nzlya – bl oswze sdzu tkhl vbyv osxyd 100 old y xsdvb?” Fbl bwaaklezu qszzsole wr, “Rv’p dsv vbyv R yx talleu qsa Nkw Mys’p xsdlu! R yx fwpv osaakle….”
“R jdso,“ Nkw Dw’la dseele bla blye. Fbl zywtble yde pyke, “Pyfkwxw, ol yzz jdso vbyv! Psd’v osaau, pkdnl pydtl byp pyke vbkp, vbld R jdso vbyv bl oswze dsv plnalvzu tkhl bla ydu xsal xsdlu.”
Fbl rywple qsa y obkzl clqsal nsdvkdwkdt, “Fydtl kp hlau qkzkyz. Zsw nyd pll vbyv qasx bso bl oydvle vs cakdt bkp ryaldvp shla vs zkhl okvb bkx kd vsod. Rv’p yzps nzlya qasx bso bl oswze tkhl vbyv osxyd psxl xsdlu. Jwv pydtl kp lmvalxlzu nzlya xkdele ycswv obyv bl pbswze es, yde oblal bl pbswze eayo vbl zkdl. Pyfkwxw, usw alyzzu esd’v byhl vs osaau.”
He shi said loudly, “I believe that too! Liu Tao isn’t someone foolish! When the issue between his parents happened, he wasn’t young anymore. He remembers what happened! When he grew older, he grew to understand the situation, and is clear about who is at fault. If not, how could he have stayed so many years at my place…. It definitely wouldn’t….”
Xiuxiu’s mother nodded her head, “That’s right. That point is for sure. Even I know about what happened… Liu Tao definitely wouldn’t be muddleheaded about that.”
He shi then lowered her voice and said, “Honestly, dage is also not muddle headed. It’s clear from his actions these past few years, right? Ever since the issue of his eldest daughter’s marriage happened, it’s obvious that he’s clear headed! When you look at all of his decisions since then, none of them have been unreasonable… That crazy girl Yun’er cannot be counted!”
Dajiumu unconsciously nodded her head.
Liu Xu’er was watching. Since they started discussing her dabo, then there was nothing she needed to contribute. But she didn’t leave – she continued to sit in on the conversation. What if she was still needed to help persuade her!
He shi continued to say softly, “Look at the matter of Tao buying a house. He asked him to stay with him, but his father just refused! Why? Wasn’t it just because….” When she got to this point, her voice became even more hushed, “He just didn’t want all of Tao’s money to be given over to his stepmother to manage. Although dasao doesn’t look like someone harsh, everyone knows that when you’ve your own children, you would definitely look out for them first…. Hasn’t she just given birth to a son?”
Dajiumu slapped her thigh and softly said, “Of course… I hesitated at first mostly because Liu Tao’s family background is a bit complicated… Honestly, Liu Tao himself is an excellent child, very sensible!”
He shi then said, “Now are you feeling alright? His father is also very clear. If it were not for that shrew before, that whole mess wouldn’t have occurred. Look, isn’t he living quite comfortably now? Tao has his own home. After he gets married, he will continue to stay here. Xiuxiu doesn’t need to serve a mother-in-law… Of course, during festivals, they would still have to visit frequently, after all she is still her mother-in-law.”
“That’s for sure! My Xiuxiu might be young, but she knows how to behave!”
…..
Liu Xu’er sat there listening for a long while. Why did it sound as though she had already agreed? Dajiumu had now moved onto discussing how often Xiuxiu should visit her in-laws after getting married. It seemed that she hadn’t yet seen Liu Tao’s new house, although she had heard that it was quite good… Also, Liu Tao’s father seemed to be doing a good trade in rearing rabbits?
She smiled, and something loosened in her heart.
After some more listening, it became clear that her dajiumu had firmly agreed to the match. With that, Liu Xu’er finally left the room and went back to the side room that Liu Sen was originally staying in to have a look. Liu Gao shi and He Ruyu were both there, along with dashen and erjiumu. Dashen and Liu Gao shi were both seated on the kang, and at dashen’s side was a sleeping two-month-old boy.
Liu Xu’er went in, smiled and greeted everyone there. Then she went to look at the sleeping baby. Liu Gao shi and He Ruyu both asked her how life has been – Liu Xu’er patiently answered everyone. As they spoke, they finally went back to their original topic – Liu Tao and Xiuxiu.
The fact that Liu Tao had engaged a matchmaker to propose marriage was something everyone here knew. Over the New Year, dajiumu, erjiumu and sanjiumu had all come by to visit and naturally, they would bring it up. That was why He shi had gone over to speak privately to dajiumu.
She stayed here and chatted for a while before heading out to share the news with Liu Tao and Xiuxiu. She had just gotten to the side courtyard’s entrance when Liu Sen came by. He was wearing a scholar’s headscarf. Pulling her by the hand, he said, “Jie, let’s go! Someone is calling you!”
Liu Xu’er was amused. She helped him straighten out his scarf, “Tell me, when are you going to stop wearing this scarf? Isn’t it better to wear a hat on such a cold day?”
Liu Sen then straightened his back, “I’m going to keep wearing it! If dad still wants to beat me, I will…”
“What would you do? Complain to the magistrate’s office that dad wants to hit a juren?” Liu Xu’er smiled and asked.
Liu Sen was silent. After a while, he hmphed and said, “But after wearing it, dad really hasn’t said anything to me.”
“That’s because you straightened up!” Liu Xu’er rubbed his head, “Senzi, you are still young. Although you’ve become a juren, and should go and socialise, you need to make sure to avoid bad company…”
“Oh jie, why do you also think I’m dumb? How can I not know what those people are like? They keep pestering dage, and I am clearest about what they want to do. Dage is honest; I only accompany them because I worry that dage would be taken for a ride!”
Liu Xu’er giggled, “Dage is steady – he definitely won’t be taken in by them. He’s very careful.”
Liu Sen unhappily harrumphed.
Liu Xu’er smiled and rubbed his head, “Alright, don’t pout. Dad definitely cannot bear to hit you. He’s just scaring you; he doesn’t want you to get a swelled head and take the wrong path. Think about it, after you passed the exams, how many people have come by to invite you for meals, to give you land, some even want to become your servant! Neither I nor your jiefu have seen the like – we were rather shocked by it, what more dad and mum! Furthermore, your jiefu is already a grown man, and has been in business for years, so he would definitely know how to deal with those kinds of people, but you… Dad might worry that after inviting you for a meal, those people might even pour drink down you! What if you drink yourself unconscious?!”
Liu Sen giggled at that.
“Since you are so smart, then you should know that wearing a scholar’s headscarf won’t let dad stop worrying. It would be better if you continue to stay your course and study or do business as appropriate. After a while, dad will naturally stop worrying.”
“I know, jie.” Liu Sen smiled and said,
“Take it off before heading in. What if dad feels that you are trying to threaten him, and start to feel hurt? Oh, my son has grown up and become a juren. He doesn’t want to listen to me, and has even taken to wearing his scholar’s headscarf all the time as a form of protest!”
Liu Sen looked at her in shock, “No way, jie! Dad… would he really think that way? I don’t want to threaten him at all!”
Liu Xu’er smiled and comforted him, “I’m just saying what if. What you are doing now is a bit… But dad knows you, and won’t think that way. During the New Year, you should find a day when dad is in a good mood to talk to him. Everything will be alright.”
Liu Sen immediately nodded his head, “Got it! I will talk to dad tomorrow! I really didn’t want to threaten or pressure him.. I am just doing this for fun….”
Liu Xu’er smiled and nodded, “I know!” Then she rubbed his head and patted his shoulder lovingly. Senzi really hadn’t changed at all since he was small – he really was a very obedient child.
She followed Senzi to Liu Shu’s courtyard. There was a table already set up in the main hall there, and Shi Cheng was standing at the door waiting for her. Seeing her come in, he smiled and said, “Dage said that today we will all eat at this table. We won’t join in with the elders.” When Liu Xu’er smiled and came over, he very naturally stretched out his hand to hold onto her shoulders. “Both men and women will share a table!”
Senzi looked at Shi Cheng very unhappily. Seeing both of them turn to head in, oblivious, he was a bit dispirited. He sighed heavily before scratching his head and following them in.
While scratching his head, his hand came in contact with the scarf, so he pulled it off and found a place somewhere to stuff it.
Senzi is so cute 😍😍😍
Thanks for the chapter!!!
Isn’t he? Love him too!!