my grandmother

"The official media in this town said that he is not good."

Where are the two words, Gu Yan learned the pronunciation of Wu dialect, looked at Li Xiaonan, and Li Xiaonan immediately translated: "It's Naqiao."

"When he was 16 years old, the matchmaker came to tell him about his first marriage. She said that it was the youngest daughter of the Zhang family who opened a Nanhuo shop on the other side of the street. She was one year older than Ni Rushi. The Zhang family said that she would marry a small courtyard and a full house of furniture , The matchmaker said that she thought it would be all right, but Aunt Ni refused.

"After that, there were seven or eight families intermittently, and the best one was a rich family ten miles away. The girl was two years younger than Ni Rushi, and she was said to be born beautiful. She married with 100 acres of paddy fields and [-] taels of cash.

"Mother and son of the Ni family all refused."

"What are they looking for? Are they after Second Sister, or is it just Second Sister's own thoughts?" Li Xiaonan frowned.

"If you want to find someone, you have to ask their mother and son. Didn't you find anything from your second elder sister?" Gu Yan looked at Li Xiaonan.

"Second Elder Sister is either reconciling accounts or discussing things every day. She has been surrounded by people and hasn't found a chance yet." Li Xiaonan sighed.

Her second elder sister is busier than Shi Ziye.

"Ask him to come up and ask?" Gu Yan suggested.

Li Xiaonan was taken aback, "Who do you want to call up? Ni Rushi? What are you calling up to ask? Why don't you get married?"

Gu Yan nodded.

Li Xiaonan looked at Gu Yan like a fool, and didn't know what to say.

"Even the shopkeeper of this restaurant knows that the backer behind Yueyang Pidanfang is Prince Rui's Mansion. A smart person like Ni Rushi must know more. Since he knows, why not ask him face to face."

Gu Yan pushed Li Xiaonan's forehead with a folding fan, pushing her head back.

Li Xiaonan raised her hand and patted Gu Yan's folding fan away, opened her mouth, and subconsciously looked around.

Gu Yan immediately raised his hand to signal Shi Gun.

Shi Gun withdrew the servants.

"Let's talk." Gu Yan gestured to Li Xiaonan.

"What kind of relationship makes you treat me like a brother and sister?" Li Xiaonan asked directly.

Gu Yan was silent for a moment, and twirled the folding fan twice between his fingers, "You should take it as the grace of rebirth."

"It's not me." Li Xiaonan looked at Gu Yan.

"You do what she wants to do." Gu Yan smiled.

"I won't be by your side. I want to marry someone I like. If I can't find someone I like, it doesn't matter if I don't marry. I will work with my eldest sister to continue the fine cloth business.

"Is that what she wants to do, too?"

Gu Yan met Li Xiaonan's gaze, was silent for a while, and hummed in a low but affirmative voice.

Li Xiaonan was a little surprised and was stunned for a moment, "Then," after a pause, Li Xiaonan frowned and said, "What if I marry someone?"

"I need to nod." Gu Yan replied bluntly, looking at Li Xiaonan's staring eyes, Gu Yan spread his hands and smiled and said: "There is no other meaning, I just don't want you to marry someone who is not human."

Li Xiaonan rested her arms on the table, resting her chin, and after a moment, she let out a long sigh, "Oh, I deserve it."

"You try every means to teach women to weave cloth, and to collect cloth on credit looms, so that every family in the south of the Yangtze River will make a noise. This is something I want to do but can't do it well. This one is enough. Don't be ashamed." Gu Yan looked solemn. .

"You've been pulling your tiger skin." Li Xiaonan said.

Gu Yan laughed.

"Do you really want to call me up and ask?" Li Xiaonan changed the subject.

"Do you want to see it in person?" Gu Yan asked back.

Li Xiaonan hesitated for a moment, then shook her head, "I can't watch it now, I'd better find out what Second Sister said first."

Gu Yan hummed, "I have three older sisters."

Li Xiaonan raised her eyebrows and looked at Gu Yan, why did he tell her this?
"Eldest sister is ten years older than me. Until now, the most common sentence she said is: Elder sister is like a mother."

Gu Yan's words paused. Almost every letter from the elder sister contained this sentence. He used to be very annoyed when he saw these four words. Later, these four words made his heart sore and unbearable. Now, In addition to the sourness and warmth, it adds a little speechlessness and helplessness.

"I remember very clearly the day my eldest sister got married. There was a lot of music and drums outside. The eldest sister put both hands on my shoulders and solemnly explained to the second sister: I will leave the younger brother to you. The second sister put one hand on her waist, fingers Point it on my forehead and say: You heard me, you will listen to me from now on!"

Gu Yan raised his hand and tapped on his forehead.

Li Xiaonan raised her eyebrows when she heard that.She couldn't imagine that the mighty and confident son in front of her had two older sisters who were pressing down on him.

These two sisters sound much more fierce than her elder sister!

"The third sister is only three years older than me. After the second sister got married, she still dared to take over me. When the third sister got married, I was already a head taller than her. I fought in the north for four or five years. Once, I went with her to pick beads, and a horse on the street was startled, and she rushed to me, shouting, "Stay back! I'm coming!"

Li Xiaonan let out an uh.

His three elder sisters are the same as her three elder sisters, they have to stand in front of her in everything, but she really can't do it!
"My older sisters take good care of me. In front of them, I never have to pour tea myself."

As Gu Yan said, he poured tea for himself, and added more for Li Xiaonan.

"I've never treated you as a sister." Gu Yan put down the pot, and tapped the pot twice with his fingers.

Li Xiaonan glanced sideways at the teapot, then turned to look out the window.

"It's not easy to spy on Ni Rushi's matter. You might as well ask your second sister directly. If your second sister really thinks about it, I'll arrange for someone to visit Ni Rushi again and talk to him. After that, there's still time. Let's see what he can do in the boy's exam this year." Gu Yan said with a smile.

"I think he looks too high-spirited." Li Xiaonan was silent for a moment, then sighed.

"Whether the spirit is too high depends on his ability. Now it seems that he is smart enough, determined, able to endure hardships, and able to know your second sister. His luck is also good."

After a pause, Gu Yan then smiled and said: "As for getting Joe in marriage, his marriage is the only opportunity he can grasp, and he should grasp it carefully.

"Looking at his articles and knowledge, a scholar can pass the exam. Wait until he is a scholar before we can talk about marriage. If he can bear it, and with the help of luck, he can get Qiuwei in one subject and then talk about marriage. It's the same as these people now. In comparison, the difference between heaven and earth.

"Your brother's marriage was decided too early."

"My brother's marriage is very good!" Li Xiaonan turned back first, and then sighed, "He is so arrogant, if he takes a step up, he must want to climb a higher branch, I..."

"Is there a branch higher than Prince Rui's Mansion?" Gu Yan interrupted Li Xiaonan's words and asked with a look of surprise.

Li Xiaonan stared at Gu Yan, not knowing what to say.

"Climb up to you, is to climb up to me." Gu Yan slapped his fingers on the table, "You have to stand taller and look far ahead. It's a good thing to have a high heart, and you can make a difference with great ambition, just like your brother. Satisfied with the meal, the imperial court... I mean, you siblings, at least one of you must have the courage to support yourself, and you can't just rely on you."