I am not Yuan Shu

Chapter 139: Three thousand affections, no match for four ounces of breasts

During this relatively stable period of peaceful development, Yuan Shu had already arranged a marriage with the daughter of the Du family.

A few months ago, in mid-August, the Jingzhao Du family arranged for three candidate women to come to Luoyang to visit the Yuan family, and personally let Yuan Shu choose the most suitable candidate.

These three women were thirteen, fourteen, and fifteen years old. They were all younger than Yuan Shu, but they were obviously the type with adequate nutrition and good development, and they initially met Yuan Shu's requirements for body shape.

But in fact, the reason why Yuan Shu made requirements about the body shape was mainly because he was not happy about this kind of thing.

At that time, he thought that by setting a requirement that a little girl could not meet, these families would be discouraged, unless they could really find those with extraordinary talents, in which case Yuan Shu would accept it.

Otherwise it will take several years.

Who would have thought that they actually found a very talented young player to compete with Yuan Shu.

How can this be justified?
And it must be said that the looks of these three women are all quite good. At least from the professional perspective of Yuan Shu, who has seen many beauties since childhood, even if they are not extremely beautiful, they have the potential to be so stunning that they can shame the moon and flowers.

As long as she doesn't grow crooked in the future, she will remain a top-notch beauty and absolutely worthy of his noble status as Yuan.

From this perspective, the Du family is indeed an old and powerful family that has been passed down for two hundred years and has a profound family heritage.

In addition, these three women are also excellent players in other aspects.

At that time, Yuan Shu did not come forward directly, but Yuan Feng, as the father, made the formal selection. Yuan Shu hid behind the screen and watched the whole scene.

Yuan Feng asked them some questions about supporting their husbands and raising children, about how couples handle their relationships, and about how to serve their husbands.

The angles of some questions were even very tricky. After asking them, the men would stare closely at the women, watch their expressions, and listen to their answers.

These things are recorded in books such as "Nujie". As long as they have read them, they will know them. Or, there are some elders in the family who are rich in marriage experience who teach them by example. If they learn carefully, they can also answer them well.

Anyway, Yuan Feng would never let Qilin'er feel dissatisfied, so any bad answer would be passed directly.

Is there any woman that my Yuan family can’t get?

Fortunately, the performance of the three was very outstanding. Their appearance, conversation, etiquette when talking, the etiquette standards that women should follow, and the etiquette that should be used when facing distinguished elder men, everything was especially in line with Yuan Feng's wishes.

The three of them also have excellent attainments in music, have made great achievements in playing the guqin, and are quite good at playing the guqin.

It can be imagined that the Du family really put in a lot of effort to train these women to become ideal daughters-in-law and future mistresses of wealthy families and to serve the long-term interests of the Du family.

Yuan Shu watched the whole process behind Yuan Feng.

After the interview was over and the three women went downstairs to rest, Yuan Shu walked out from behind the screen and sat next to Yuan Feng.

"How about it? Which of these three women do you like best?"

Yuan Shu smiled and said, "Can I choose all?"

“You… hehe…”

Yuan Feng shook his head and smiled: "Okay, don't say such things. A man can only have one wife. This is the rule left by our ancestors. As for whether you take a concubine or keep a maid in the future, that is your own business. Only the wife cannot be neglected."

Yuan Shu nodded.

"I was just joking. All three of them are very good. I have nothing to complain about. But if I had to say which one suits my taste the most, it would be the one in the middle."

Yuan Feng thought about the woman and nodded slowly.

"Well, her name is Du Ning, she's fourteen, two years younger than you. When you come of age, she will be eighteen, just the right age for you to get married. You're a good match in terms of age. But, how did you choose her? Did you fall in love with her at first sight?"

Yuan Shu shook his head.

"These three women are equally beautiful. If I want to fall in love with them, wouldn't I have to fall in love with all three of them at the same time?"

"That is?"

"It is said that three thousand affections are no match for four ounces of chest."

Yuan Feng was stunned for a moment, and it took him a while to react. Then he pointed at Yuan Shu and burst into laughter, then he clapped his hands and laughed. "Hahahahaha! So... So what my son likes is... Hahahaha! Ah hahahahaha!"

Yuan Feng laughed so hard that he almost couldn't breathe.

During the Qin and Han Dynasties, the ancients' aesthetic standard for beauty was slenderness, lightness, and a cherry mouth. A beauty like Zhao Feiyan who could dance on her palm was considered the most beautiful.

Since they are slender and light, they naturally won't cause rough waves. After all, only a very small number of twigs will bear fruit.

But in Yuan Shu's opinion, this is very important.

Du Ning is not the oldest, but she is older than the fourteen-year-old girl next to her. It can be seen that she has excellent genes and her future development will surely be impressive.

In this way, not only will their children not go hungry in the future, but Yuan Shu, that is, Chu Yuxuan, will roll around - feeling very happy.

So in comparison, even though her eloquence was not the best, her piano skills were not the most superb, and her figure was not the most slender, Yuan Shu still chose her after careful consideration.

What happens next is much simpler.

Yuan Feng came forward to discuss the candidate with Du and confirm the intention. The two sides exchanged engagement letters and gifts and agreed on the marriage.

From then on, the marriage between Yuan Shu and Du Ning was decided by both the Yuan and Du families.

Even though Du Ning had never met Yuan Shu even once.

But none of this is important, not even the least important.

When Mrs. Du learned that Du Ning was selected, she was overjoyed and immediately bought a small house in Luoyang for Du Ning to move in. She lived in Luoyang permanently from then on.

The Du family arranged for older maids in the family to accompany, guide, and help her grow, and to train her in all the skills she would need to master after becoming the legal wife.

You should study hard what you have not mastered, and continue to refine what you have mastered. You must never slack off.

Du had two plans for doing this.

First, Du Ning was settled under Yuan's nose, so that everything about her was under Yuan's control and nothing could escape her. Yuan could also see Du Ning's hard work and growth with her own eyes, thus expressing Du's sincerity.

Secondly, we want to tell other families who are unwilling to give up and are still trying to stir up trouble to give up this idea. We, the Du family, have already set a nail here. We are determined to nail the Yuan family and will not give up until we become the first wife. You better be careful!

After this incident, Yuan Shu never went to see Du Ning again. Of course, according to the rules, he shouldn't go to see her. After getting married, he can naturally visit her for the rest of his life. Why is he in a hurry now?

But this does not mean that Yuan Shu cannot go to see it. As Yuan Feng said, the rules of the Han Dynasty are used to control those under the rule, not to restrain the rule makers. As one of the rule makers, Yuan Shu can naturally ignore certain rules.

Mrs. Du understood this, and Du Ning must also be aware of it.

But to be honest, at this point in time, Yuan Shu's interest in women was far less than his interest in money.

He really needs financial and material support. Since the marriage has been agreed upon, father-in-law, don't hide it. Just give me all the money!
According to the information Yuan Shu knew, Du Ning was indeed not the legitimate daughter of the Du family, but the legitimate daughter of a side branch.

Her father died early and she was raised by her mother. This time, she was chosen by Yuan Shu, which changed her fate. She was adopted by Du Ren and became a noble lady of the Du family.

So Yuan Shu specially went back to Jingzhao to visit his future father-in-law Du Ren. He had a good chat with him, and then expressed his need for some financial support, saying that he had encountered some financial difficulties in running the school.

Du Ren was also unambiguous. He knew that the Du family was very lucky to be able to board Yuan Shu's big ship. It would be difficult to keep this position without paying anything, so he nodded.

The Du family provided Yuan Shu with about 100 million coins in cash and supplies, and even funded the purchase of 30 hectares of land around Luoyang Liangzhuang for Yuan Shu as a gift, fully demonstrating the strong strength of this powerful family for two hundred years.

Yuan Shu returned the favor by selecting three young men from the Du family and brought them to Luoyang to train as his disciples.

Among them was a man named Du Ji, who was only nine years old.

Du was overjoyed.

Through the marriage with the Du family, Yuan Shu received significant rewards. He no longer had a shortage of funds to develop the Yi Xin Hui and the Zhi Xing Academy, and he no longer had a shortage of supplies to provide military training to his farmers and outstanding disciples.

(End of this chapter)