kvmb Chapter 290 Preparing for the Exam
Chapter 290 Preparing for the Exam
Upon hearing this, Qian Fengping was a little choked up. She probably thought that in the eyes of the matchmaker, the condition of her son's leg was worse than that of a mute.
She was too lazy to argue about something that others didn't understand and just waved her hand.
Before she could say no, Matchmaker Wang would not allow her marriage to fail so quickly, so she quickly grabbed her hand.
"Wait a minute, wait a minute, listen to me finish what I have to say first. This little girl is really capable. She has seven younger sisters and a younger brother, and they were almost all raised by her. There are so many people vying for such a capable girl!"
This really made Qian Fengping laugh. Not to mention the physical condition, the family situation seemed to be a mismatch, right?
Her son has only one younger sister. She didn't believe that the matchmaker had no idea about her family's financial situation. She didn't even need to ask what kind of family a man with eight girls and one younger brother belonged to. Even if the family was a landlord and could support so many children, she didn't want to have anything to do with such a family.
"My family has no such intention. You should introduce such a good girl to other boys."
When this was mentioned, matchmaker Wang said with a fake smile: "Aunt Qian, that's not what I meant. Your Qin Yan is like this. She can't do heavy work in her life. She just needs someone who can do it. I tell you, this girl only needs ten taels of silver as a betrothal gift. You don't need to prepare anything else, not even a wedding banquet."
The more Qian Fengping listened, the more outrageous it seemed to her. This matchmaker Wang was outrageous, and this family was even more outrageous.
"Ten taels of silver? Nowadays, marrying off a daughter only costs five taels of silver!"
"What you're saying is, how can your situation be the same as others? Your son has such a leg. If a girl marries into this family, she will have to serve him for the rest of her life. And before, you were willing to pay ten taels for letting the Fang family get married early? Other than not talking, the girl is fine in every way!"
Qian Fengping didn't say anything this time. She picked up the broom and smacked Wang the matchmaker without a word. "Being a matchmaker, you really think you're a human being. I think you're taking advantage of our family! Get out of here!"
Qian Fengping was very angry about this visit, so she asked Liu Cui and others to help spread the word that her son was not in a hurry to get married in the next two years, and asked some people not to worry about it.
Fang Nanzhi and Qin Yan just heard about this matter and didn't take it seriously.
It was different with the villagers. They started discussing this matter heatedly again, and there were all kinds of things to say at once.
"This is really like having a stepfather and a stepmother. Is she reluctant to give her son the bride price? It's such a long time now and she's still picky. It's so rare for someone to be willing to marry her son. Now that her son has been delayed, she must hate her."
"It's not necessarily that she's reluctant to let him go. After all, isn't her son still studying in the county? I haven't heard that his studies have been suspended. I think she can't leave her son and is afraid that he will leave her alone after he gets married. Many mothers-in-law are like this. It will be unlucky for her daughter-in-law in the future."
"In my opinion, she's just too proud. She probably thinks the girl isn't good enough for her son. Isn't it a waste of money to let a cripple go to school? She insists on studying even though she knows it's useless. She's just wasting money to save face."
These statements were not very pleasant to hear, but Qian Fengping's family had no time to pay attention to them. You can't stop others from talking, so no one cares what they say.
Because it is already the end of February and the imperial examination will be held in March.
Qin Yan now starts reading as soon as he opens his eyes, and spends almost eight or nine hours a day on it, but he does it willingly.
He doesn't have to worry about anything now, and no one at home bothers him. As for joint guarantees and the like, the academy will help him with it, and he doesn't need to run around on his own.
The people around him are supporting him as much as possible with their actions. He doesn't want to let these people down, but what he doesn't want to let down even more is his own efforts. He is practicing and solving problems almost every day.
Being accompanied by her brother, Fang Nanzhi worked harder than usual. She had finally asked Mr. Zhou to reduce her schoolwork, but she had unknowingly added back all the workload.
But no one else knows these things except their family members.
To outsiders, the two children said they were going to study in the county, but no one knew how they were doing, and they themselves could not tell what was good and bad about studying.
In their minds, the two children will help the family with business in the future, after all, this is real money.
At this time, Fang Jin was also reading a book. He was also holding back his energy. This imperial examination was too important to him, and he must pass it again!
As long as he passed the exam, there would be fewer rumors about him in the village, everyone would look up to him again, and even the landlord Wang would have to be more polite to him.
Moreover, he must make Fang Tong regret what he had done to him and to Fang's family.
He wanted to let Fang Tong know that it made sense not to favor him since he was a child! He was the best son!
However, the preparation for this imperial examination would definitely be more difficult than the last time. For example, he had to spend a lot of money to find someone to act as a guarantor.
After all, the last time he was thrown into jail, everyone in the county knew that he was involved in a case of cheating in the imperial examination. Although he was finally released, no one was willing to take the risk of being his guarantor. After all, this was a matter of life and death.
In addition, the story of him cutting his robe and breaking off his friendship was widely spread among scholars. His reputation in the county's scholar circle is now very delicate. Some people who had a good relationship with him in the past now even avoid him.
He looked for many people, and some people were reluctantly willing to be his guarantor, but it cost him twenty taels of silver.
Of course, this money was given by the Wang family. Landlord Wang gave his full support not only for his daughter, but more importantly because the two families were about to get married at the end of the month, and he could strengthen the relationship between the two families before the exam.
Landlord Wang is a shrewd man. He wants his daughter to live a good life this time and not suffer any more. He really puts in a lot of effort to get his daughter married this time.
So on the last day of February, the Fang family held their wedding smoothly. This time, there were ten tables. After all, this was also related to the reputation of the landlord Wang's family, so it had to be held grandly no matter what.
All the respected people in the village were invited, such as several clan leaders and elderly people, but to the surprise of many people, the village chief did not come.
Although the village chief deals with each household on a daily basis, he also has his own ideas.
In the eyes of the old village chief, whether these two people can live together in the long run is still a question. The most important thing is that this is the first time he has seen someone marry a fickle wife so seriously! It's really shameless.