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Chapter 140 Urging Marriage?

Previously, when she accompanied her young mistress to pay respects to their ancestors, Lin Qingli, the eldest daughter of the Lin family, seemed to be in poor health.

He has fallen ill, and I heard that he has consulted many doctors.

Not long after she returned from accompanying her mistress to the ancestral worship ceremony, she heard the news that Lin Qingli had fallen seriously ill and was on her deathbed.

Now, it's even said that it will happen in the next few days.

"...The madam and the young masters are really something. You went to check on the eldest young lady, yet they said those things about you." Huaping said indignantly.

The young lady, mindful that the eldest young lady was her elder sister, often showed concern and visited her when she was ill.

However, the ladies and young masters believed that the second young lady wanted to harm the eldest young lady and make her leave.

"Fortunately, when Miss went to pay respects to her ancestors, she inexplicably went blind. Otherwise, even Master might have thought that the Lin family's misfortune was due to Miss."

After all, since Miss returned, Lin's grandmother has passed away.

The young lady is disfigured and now she's fallen ill.

It seems that, just like what that young lady said, it was bad luck brought by her young mistress's return.

However, her young mistress is also in bad shape now; she has inexplicably gone blind as well.

They were also affected by Yao Chun's bad luck.

That's why the master didn't suspect his young lady.

In fact, Huaping suspected that there might be something wrong with the Lin family's ancestral graves, but as a maid, she dared not say such a thing.

"Alright, Huaping, we're innocent, let's just live our own lives." Lin Qingru comforted Huaping.

However, the way she looked at Huaping made her think that the latter was a bit silly.

That's right, in her eyes, this silliness is just adorable.

She knew perfectly well why she would go blind.

The fact that he was able to regain his sight so quickly is all thanks to the good fortune contributed by Lin Qingli.

Actually, Lin Qingli wasn't wrong. Every time she went to see Lin Qingli, she was just absorbing her luck. How could she possibly care about her?

The Lin family caused her such a terrible tragedy in her past life.

It's reasonable to say that the whole family should have perished.

Lin Qingru's lips curled into a smile, but she quickly covered it up.

A few days later, at dawn, a heart-wrenching cry of grief rang out from Qingxue Garden.

Lin Qingru, who was having her meal, saw a pale-faced girl rush in from outside.

"Miss, young lady, she's gone!"

……

The imperial edict from Emperor Xuanhe to the Su family traveled a long distance.

Finally, on this day, we arrived in Anhe County.

The eunuch who delivered the imperial edict went first to see Magistrate Zhang of Anhe County.

After all, the blueprints for the Su family's heated kang (a traditional heated bed) were provided by Lord Zhang.

Therefore, Emperor Xuanhe naturally had to reward him.

Although this reward is not as good as the one given to the Su family, it is still quite good for a messenger to receive a reward.

Lord Zhang was quite satisfied.

"Is Your Excellency going to the Su family in Xinghua Village to deliver the imperial decree? How about I accompany you?" Lord Zhang was still very curious about what reward His Majesty would bestow upon the Su family.

Meanwhile, the eunuch delivering the imperial decree was not familiar with the Su family in Xinghua Village, so having a local county magistrate accompany him was naturally the best option.

That would save him the trouble of searching. "With an adult accompanying me, I would naturally be happy to do so."

In Xinghua Village, Su Xiuxiu was being taught needlework by her mother, who was also introducing the young scholar from the neighboring mountain village who was taking the imperial examination for the third time.

"Look at you! How can your hands be so clumsy? I asked you to embroider a little flower, but what you've embroidered is a bunch of colorful mess. What a waste of thread!" Su Li was truly annoyed by the clump of embroidery in her daughter's hands and couldn't bear to look at it anymore.

too ugly.

When she was young, she was the most capable embroiderer in the surrounding villages. How come her only daughter didn't inherit any of her talent?

"Oh dear, Mother, I've already told you, I'm no good at needlework. If you want me to do needlework, I'd rather be a kang (heated brick bed) warmer."

Su Xiuxiu was right. As a modern person who had never formally studied needlework, how could she possibly know how to do it?

Moreover, she had no interest in needlework; she was more interested in warming the kang (a heated brick bed).

Madam Su sighed and earnestly advised, "Mother knows that learning needlework must be hard work, but if you learn it, when you get married, you can make clothes for your husband and children when needed, and you can also embroider purses to sell when the family doesn't have enough money."

Su Xiuxiu pouted, "I don't want to."

"If I choose to get married, the man must be able to earn money to support the family. As for clothes, I can just buy them from a fabric store."

“If a family has to rely on me to sell embroidered purses to make a living, then I definitely won’t marry into it.”

What Su Xiuxiu didn't say was that she didn't really want to get married.

What woman who traveled from the modern era would want to get married in an ancient society where men could have multiple wives and concubines, and where men were superior to women?

Perhaps because she grew up in an orphanage, Su Xiuxiu has always known that she is a practical person and not someone who is obsessed with romance.

She even felt that a deep love between husband and wife was not necessary, as long as there was mutual respect. Of course, a solid economic foundation was also very important, even though Su Xiuxiu herself was capable of earning money.

However, she would never date a man who relies on a woman for support!

Hearing her daughter's words, Su Li was so angry that she gritted her teeth.

Actually, if possible, she would naturally hope that her daughter could marry well.

but……

She knew about their family situation, and Xiuxiu was not a beauty, at most a girl from a modest family.

Su Lishi still preferred that her daughter marry an ordinary man and live an ordinary life.

As for anything else, she dared not think about it.

"What do you think of Xu Tongsheng from the mountain village that your mother told you about?"

"This time, Xu Tongsheng is participating in the special imperial examination. Once he passes the examination, he will become a scholar, and then you will be the scholar's wife."

That's the wife of a scholar.

Giving it to Su Li was something she would never have dared to dream of in her entire life.

Hearing her mother's words, Su Xiuxiu twitched her lips and said, "Mother, are you trying to trick your daughter? You, Xu Tongsheng, are already twenty-two, while I've only just turned fifteen. Is Xu Tongsheng trying to take advantage of a young girl?"

She was only 15 years old; in modern times, that would be just a junior high school student.

They are still receiving compulsory education from the country.

Imagine being transported to ancient times only to be pressured into marriage – how tragic!

"Moreover, Mother, do you know that if a woman has children too early, it will shorten her lifespan, and the children she gives birth to will not be good either?"

"So even if I want to get married, I'll have to wait until I'm 20."

Before Su Li could react to what Su Xiuxiu had said, she was shocked by Su Li's statement that she would only get married at the age of 20.

"At 20, you're practically an old maid."

"So what if I'm an old maid? My father and my brothers won't look down on me."

(End of this chapter)