The whole family traveled through ancient times to start a new business

Li Hongmei pulled Li Chunsheng to sit next to her and said, "You can do what you want in this matter, and don't worry about me. Yitong is a good girl. If you can marry her, it will be a blessing for our Li family."

Li Chunsheng felt even more guilty because of his elder sister's words: "I'm sorry, elder sister, I am sorry for you."

Li Chunsheng knew very well that this matter would inevitably cause dissatisfaction with Mrs. Su, and his eldest sister would be implicated. He was afraid that Mrs. Su would make things difficult for his eldest sister and would not treat her well. But if he did not try hard, he would always be unwilling.

Li Hongmei looked at her brother and felt that some things still needed to be made clear to him. She couldn't let him have too much hope, otherwise it would fail and would be a greater blow to him.

Li Hongmei said carefully: "There are some things that I must tell you. It may not sound good, but it is the truth. Don't be too disappointed after I tell you."

"Sister, go ahead."

"I'm not trying to discourage you, but your chances of marrying Yitong are at most 20%, and I'm already overstating it."

Li Hongmei looked at her brother who was obviously depressed, but she did not stop talking. She continued to analyze, "Chunsheng, I'm telling you the truth. The conditions of the Su family are a hundred times better than ours. Money is one aspect, I won't go into details. The other is family background. Our family is just a poor peasant, but the Su family is not. Needless to say, the ancestors of the Su family are also a farming and reading family."

"I'm not belittling my family, but we are so far behind the Su family. Take my third brother-in-law for example, he got third place in the exam for the scholar this time, and he will definitely continue to take higher exams in the future. Although I don't know much about the imperial examination, I think my brother-in-law is very smart, and he will definitely pass the exam to become a juren, and it is also possible to become a jinshi. And the children in the family, not to mention the eldest son who is old, I think the other three boys will also take the imperial examination in the future, and I think they are all doing well in their studies. My brother-in-law plans to let them take the tongsheng exam next year. And look at our family, you are the only one who can read now."

"Think about it. Given the conditions of the Su family, even if Yitong is not suitable for marriage recently, after this storm, there will definitely be people with good conditions who will come to propose marriage. If it is just you, you are definitely a good guy. But I am not discouraging you. You are at most a farmer's man, but Yitong can marry a scholar. It is hard to say whether she can become an official's wife in the future. Take Zhang Dengke for example. Although his character is not good, he is not old. It is hard to say whether he can pass the examination for a scholar or even a juren in the future.

"It's no problem for the Su family to find a decent scholar for Yitong. Also, it's no problem for her to marry into a landlord's family. Our family is really..."

Li Hongmei couldn't tell her parents about her husband's family's financial situation, but she knew the strength of her husband's family. And recently Su An Dong has become more and more capable, and the Su family is getting better and better. Li Hongmei knew that her parents' family was no match. And Mrs. Su loved her daughter very much. If she had a better choice, she would definitely choose a better family for her daughter.

She was not belittling her mother's family, nor was she belittling her brother. In her heart, her brother was naturally a perfect person. But as a sister, she had to tell him these cruel words so that he would know what was going on.

After listening to his elder sister's words, Li Chunsheng's anger waned. He knew that there was a big gap between him and Su Yitong, but no one had ever analyzed the gap so clearly with him. Hearing this was like a bucket of cold water poured over his head.

But he really couldn't bear to give up just like that.

Li Chunsheng was silent for a while and then said, "Big sister, I understand what you said. I never mentioned this matter before because I knew it was impossible. But now, I still want to try, even if there is only a one in ten thousand chance, I still want to try. Even if it doesn't work, I won't regret it. I won't be willing not to try."

Li Hongmei felt distressed when she saw her brother like this: "I understand, I understand. I didn't say that I won't let you try. I just wanted to talk it out with you so that you can be mentally prepared."

"Don't worry, sis! I won't force you."

Mrs. Li, who was standing by, felt very uncomfortable listening to the conversation between the two siblings. She secretly made up her mind: she could not help her son, but she would never hinder him.

Li Hongmei asked: "Second brother, what are you going to do?"

Li Chunsheng told her his plan: "I plan to tell Aunt Su about my intentions..."

After a moment, Li Hongmei said, "Just think it through. I support you. I'll go with you then."

Li Chunsheng knew that whether Li Hongmei followed him or not, his sister would be implicated, so he did not shirk his responsibility.

Li Chunsheng thought for a while and said, "Sister, let's go now!" He didn't want to delay it. He was afraid that the little courage he had accumulated would be worn away the more he thought about it, so he simply didn't give himself time to think.

When Mrs. Li saw the two siblings were about to leave, she stepped forward and said, "I will go with you two. If you bring up what happened back then, it's all my fault. I will take the responsibility."

Li Hongmei stopped her and said, "Mom, don't go. My second brother and I can handle it."

Li Hongmei felt sorry for her mother, after all, she was so old, and she didn't want Old Lady Li to go with her. If her mother-in-law got angry and said something unpleasant, she and her brother would do whatever they wanted, but they really couldn't bear to see their mother go and be a slave to others.

Mrs. Li insisted, "I have to go. I am a mother, I have to go."

"But mother, I'm afraid..."

Old Lady Li interrupted Li Hongmei and said, "Mother is not afraid of anything. With you, I am not afraid of anything. I understand what you mean. No matter what happens, I deserve it."

Seeing that their mother was determined and unable to stop them, the brother and sister stopped trying to stop her. The three of them went to the Su family together.

The gate of the Su family's courtyard was not locked, but closed. A few people entered the Su family's door, and the people in the courtyard were as usual. Zhao Yun, Zhou Huilan, Su Yijia, and Su Yitong were doing needlework. Su Yuanyuan was teaching her two cousins ​​to write at the table in the courtyard.

Since Zhao Yun finished her last embroidery project, she no longer took on any embroidery work. Instead, like other women in the family, she was busy making rabbit fur clothing and accessories.

Su Yuanyuan drew many styles, not only clothes, but also some furry headdresses, gloves, scarves, earmuffs, hats, etc. The Su family not only had their own rabbit fur, but also bought the fur from Zhou Lizheng's family and the Li family, if they were willing to sell.

When the villagers saw these families raising rabbits, some of them also wanted to raise rabbits. Some came to the Su family, and some came to other families. Finally, the Su family discussed with other families and decided that if the villagers wanted to buy rabbits, they could sell them, but they could not sell too many, two rabbits per household, one male and one female.

The villagers had been told in advance that if they could not sell their rabbits, they should not come to the Su family. The villagers started raising rabbits relatively late, and there were not many families raising rabbits, so there were not many rabbits. In the end, the Su family still accepted the rabbit skins from the villagers, but not the rabbit meat.