Quick Wear: Men Farming and Women Weaving

"Second brother, we haven't seen each other for three years." Li Changyu patted his shoulder.

"I guess your house hasn't been cleaned up in the past three years. You might as well just live here first."

"No need, brother. I arrived yesterday and have already cleaned up the house." After hearing this, Li Changgui directly refused.

"If a house is not occupied for a long time, it will become derelict. Now that I am back, I can clean it up."

When he heard that his second brother was unwilling to return to the Li Mansion, he did not ask him to come back to live.

After all, as the legitimate son, he was unwilling to let his illegitimate son come back to live with him and have the idea of ​​competing for the family property.

"Now that you have fulfilled your filial duty, it is time for you to get married and have children."

"I heard that you have passed the examination, why didn't you continue to take the provincial examination?"

Mrs. Zhao on the side suddenly interrupted.

Li Changgui suddenly tensed up and answered his stepmother's words carefully.

"To answer mother's question, I was able to pass the imperial examination because my family's fertile land had to be taxed, and every male in the household had to perform corvée labor."

"It's a stroke of luck to pass the examination for a scholar. You will definitely fail the provincial examination."

Mrs. Zhao did not believe Li Changgui's words directly. As a legitimate daughter who had received an inner palace education, she did not want her illegitimate son to have a promising future and surpass her son's status and position.

"It's a good thing that you're back. I can help you find a wife." Mrs. Zhao just wanted Li Changgui to marry a daughter-in-law of low status, who would not be of any help to his career.

"Then I'll trouble you, mother." Li Changgui never expected that he would be suspected when he came to visit his stepmother and eldest brother.

When he walked out of the door, his expression didn't change at all, until he got into the carriage, his mood changed completely.

Sanbao felt a little unhappy when he saw the young master coming back.

"Young Master was just inside, what happened?"

"My stepmother wants to arrange a marriage for me," Li Changgui said in a bad mood.

After hearing what the young master said, she couldn't be disrespectful to her mistress, Madam Zhao, so she could only pour him a cup of tea.

When he returned home, he ignored the servants' greetings and went straight to the study to practice calligraphy and calm his emotions.

Seeing this, Sanbao didn't bother the young master. He went out to the store where he had bought things before and packed up several kinds of snacks and candied fruits. The young master liked to eat snacks during his breaks.

Li Changgui sat at the desk, looking at the words in front of him.

[Be still, and control all movement. Be still, and your mind will be clear and your body will be cool.]

After several reincarnations, I still haven't learned to keep a calm mind.

Adjust your mood and stop caring about what your stepmother says. It's not like you're getting married anyway, so it doesn't matter who you marry.

Seeing that a lot of time had passed, he got up and walked to the door.

At this time, Sanbao also came back, holding a box of snacks and happily said to the young master that he bought the last portion of Longjing tea cakes, which many girls from famous families like to eat.

Li Changgui took a piece of Longjing tea cake and put it in his mouth to try it. He told Sanbao that it was delicious and asked him to eat it with him.

The master and servant sat on the steps and slowly ate snacks, and the atmosphere was very good.

"Sanbao, when you go back, bring some Longjing tea cakes for your wife and children."

"OK"

Sanbao was rarely seen childish, eating on the steps with the young master. Since he became a housekeeper, he has become much more stable, especially after having a son, he learned to be a strict father from Jiamu.

A few days later, Li's mansion was decorated with lights and the whole place was bustling with activity, with maids and servants running through the courtyards.

"Young Master, change your clothes quickly."

"It's almost time to welcome the bride."

Li Changyu reluctantly changed into a red dress and hair crown.

The brothers who were waiting at the door were also in silence.

After Li Changyu came out, they congratulated him with smiles on their faces, welcomed him into the wedding procession, and rode on white horses to Zhou's house to pick up the bride.

When Li Changyu arrived at the gate of Zhou's house, he was embarrassed by his elder brother-in-law and lectured by his father-in-law before he took the bride away. His bad mood was reflected on his face.

A lot of copper coins were scattered along the way for the people to snatch, and it took an hour to get back.

Li Changgui saw that there was nothing for him to do, and without caring about the expressions of his brothers beside him, he went straight to the banquet seat.

Many officials brought their families to the wedding banquet, and Mrs. Zhao also spent a lot of effort to arrange the banquet and food.

There were quite a few young people sitting at the banquet, and they were arranged together according to their status and position. They were all commoners or illegitimate children.

"Everyone, hurry up and try this dish."

Open up the occasion and slowly start talking about the topic.

Li Changgui did not interrupt, but slowly ate some dishes.

The sky was getting dark and the people who had come to attend the wedding began to leave.

I said a few words of congratulations to my eldest brother, drank a few glasses of wine, and then said goodbye.

After returning home, he took a hot bath and changed his clothes. Tired from today's hard work, Li Changgui lay on the couch and rested for a while.

The next morning, he got up, changed into new clothes, and went to Li's house.

The bride came to the reception room with Li Changgui, and they greeted each other as introduced by Mrs. Zhao.

Zhou Qingqing looked at the uncles in front of her and looked down on them for their illegitimate births. She casually instructed the maid behind her to take out a few red envelopes and distribute them to them.

Mrs. Zhao looked at Zhou Qingqing and expressed her satisfaction. She also told them to get along well with each other and try to give birth to a grandson.

Young Master Li San looked at the banknotes in the red envelope and expressed his satisfaction, not caring about his sister-in-law's attitude.

The other two brothers were very dissatisfied and looked resentful.

After leaving Li's house, Li Changgui casually threw the red envelope to Sanbao.

A few days after returning home, he was summoned by his stepmother.

"Changgui, you are already 21 years old. As a mother, I can't just focus on your elder brother."

"Now that your elder brother is married, you are the only one left."

"This is the list I got from the matchmaker. Which one do you like?"

Mrs. Zhao handed a list to Li Changgui and asked him to choose a candidate.

Li Changgui flipped through the list and found that most of them were concubines' daughters, or they had problems.

He knew that if he didn't choose a wife from among them today, his stepmother would not let him leave.

Look carefully at the identities and birth dates of the various women in it.

"Mother, I think this woman is pretty good."

Li Changgui pointed at one of the women and said to his stepmother.

Mrs. Zhao looked at the carefully prepared list and pointed to a woman named Cui Luanluan, the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Justice in the capital. She was disliked by her parents because she had a large red birthmark on her face, which made her look ugly. She lived a worse life than a concubine's daughter because of her status as a legitimate daughter.

"Since you have chosen this woman, I will contact the matchmaker to propose marriage to her." Mrs. Zhao was in a good mood and pretended to arrange for someone to propose marriage to her.

Li Changgui bid farewell to his stepmother and returned to his three-story mansion in South City.

I told Sanbao that there will be a hostess in a while.

"She is the legitimate daughter approved by the Ministry of Justice. In the future, when you get along with her, don't look down on her because of her appearance." Li Changgui asked Sanbao to tell his men to be more respectful to his future wife.

Sanbao was a little surprised when he found out who the young master's future wife would be.

Among the women in the capital, there was a rumor that the daughter of the Minister of Justice was ugly and looked faceless. Not long after her cousin met her once, she came to cancel the engagement.