Quick Wear: Passerby A's Daily Life of Eating Watermelons

"Hey, he treats you very well, but his family background is too low. It would be better if his family background was higher and equal to ours."

"Mom! I believe that with his own abilities, he will definitely be able to achieve something."

Seeing her daughter's confident look, Mrs. Wang did not show it on her face, but sighed in her heart. She asked Lord Wang, and Lord Wang said that his article was ornate in words but empty in content, and that it was all show and no substance. The current emperor disliked this kind of article the most, and if the emperor liked something, the subordinates would like it even more, so naturally the examiners would not like it either.

Moreover, he is stubborn and self-righteous, with high expectations but incompetent. Three years ago, when he failed the imperial examination, Lord Wang warned him several times, but he didn't take it seriously and thought that Lord Wang looked down on him. He also thought he hid it well. Little did he know that Lord Wang had been in the officialdom for many years and had long seen through his little thoughts. If it wasn't a fait accompli, Lord Wang would never let his daughter marry such a man.

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Jiang Yue and Jiang Ze coaxed Chen to cook. Jiang Ze put down his bookcase and took out his pen, ink, paper and inkstone to finish the homework assigned by the teacher today. While sorting out his things, Jiang Ze asked Jiang Yue, "Sister, you can't fool around for long."

Jiang Yue didn't stop her movements and asked Jiang Ze tentatively: "Xiao Ze, if my sister plans to be a woman on her own and doesn't plan to get married in this life, will you support her?"

Jiang Ze paused and nearly dropped the inkstone in his hand. He hurriedly caught the inkstone and put it on the desk. He turned back to look at Chen and was relieved to see that she didn't hear it. He didn't expect his sister to have this idea. Jiang Ze thought that his sister had high standards. Of course, Jiang Ze also thought that the men who were proposed marriages now were not worthy of his sister. He thought that it would be okay to wait a few years, and he could find a better brother-in-law for his sister after he finished high school.

"Sister, it's useless for me to support you! Parents won't agree! And why do you have such an idea? You are like this..." Jiang Ze didn't know what to say. After all, there are very few people who don't want to get married now. Generally, independent women are widows or people who really can't get married.

"I just don't want to get married. So, do you support me?" Jiang Yue said, staring at Jiang Ze with her bright eyes. Jiang Ze tried to hide but couldn't. Finally, he could only nod helplessly: "I support you, but you have to convince your parents."

"I am sure that Daddy will agree. I have expressed this idea to him in the past few years, and three of the four in our family have agreed. Mom has always listened to Dad, so there is no problem. Great things can be expected."

Seeing Jiang Yue's confident look, Jiang Ze did not pour cold water on her. This decision was not easy for his parents to make. He was young and had little say, so he could only study hard. Now he was a student. If he passed the examination and got a position, he would be able to support his sister even if she did not marry. He sighed and decided to study. The teacher said that he was still not ready for the college entrance examination. The students who passed the college entrance examination were students (scholars).

In the evening, when Jiang's father came back and the family of four had dinner, mother Chen mentioned Jiang Yue's marriage again. Jiang's father put down his chopsticks and said, "Daya, what do you think in your heart? Talk to Dad and Mom, and we can arrange it for you."

Jiang Yue took a deep breath, raised her head and looked at her father seriously: "Dad, I don't want to get married, I want to set up my own daughter's household."

Chen looked at Jiang Yue in surprise and said fiercely, "Nonsense! How can a woman not marry?"

Jiang Yue hurriedly said, "Mom, why do women have to get married? I can support myself and take good care of you."

Jiang Ze also chimed in: "Sister doesn't want to get married, I can still support her."

Although Jiang's father was somewhat prepared, he still didn't agree when the time came. However, he still said to Jiang Yue in a gentle tone: "Daya, if you don't want to get married now, Dad won't force you, but forget about establishing a female household."

Seeing that her father's attitude had softened, Jiang Yue said sincerely, "Mom and Dad, I know you are worried about me, but I really don't want to get married. I want to live on my own ability."

Jiang Ze waited for Jiang Yue to finish speaking and said, "Dad, I will study hard and strive to be able to protect my sister in the future."

Father Jiang was silent for a while and then said, "Okay, since you are so determined, I won't stop you. Tomorrow I will go to the county government office to ask about the specific procedures."

Jiang Yue was overjoyed and hurried to thank Jiang's father. Although Chen was still a little reluctant, she saw that Jiang's father had already agreed, so she didn't want to say anything more.

Chen tossed and turned in bed at night and couldn't sleep. Suddenly she sat up and looked at Jiang's father: "Father, how could you agree to Daya's daughter-in-law? Do you know what kind of person would establish a daughter-in-law?"

"I know, but Daya has had this idea for a long time. She mentioned it to me indirectly a few years ago. I thought she was just asking out of curiosity. I guess she made up her mind a few years ago and hasn't changed her mind in the past few years. So she can change her mind just by talking to us?"

"And Daya has always been a person with her own ideas. What if we don't agree? Force her to find someone to marry? How can she be happy and content?"

"We can't agree to it right away. If we delay it for a few years, maybe..." Chen couldn't continue her sentence. She knew it was unlikely, as she knew her own child a little bit.

"Besides, if she doesn't want to get married, then don't get married. Now our family has saved some money. When the right opportunity comes, we can buy a few acres of good farmland to give her enough to eat. Besides, she has a skill to rely on, so her life won't be too bad."

"Hey, that's nothing. The main thing is, can she accept other people pointing fingers and talking about her in the future?"

"You have to endure it even if you can't bear it. You have to finish the path you have chosen even if you have to kneel down! Go to sleep. Take a day off tomorrow. Go to the government office to see how to establish yourself. It's still unclear whether you can establish yourself."

The next morning, the family went to the yamen on an ox cart without even having breakfast. They asked the yamen runners, spent some money and found the relevant person in charge. After explaining the situation, the person in charge didn't say much. The laws in this regard in this dynasty were still very tolerant, not to mention that the relevant laws had been revised five years ago.

The person in charge asked for their household registration, and it was done in a short while after they paid the money. After the family left the house, they looked a little dazed, thinking that this was very difficult to handle. After it was done, Jiang Yue relaxed. They found a small stall to have some breakfast, and just found a table to sit down and ordered four bowls of wontons and a sesame bun. There were four people sitting at the table next to them.

The woman had her head covered tightly with a hood, and a little maid with a bun hair followed beside her. Jiang Yue looked at the woman and guessed who she was. Jiang's father, Mrs. Chen, and Chen Ze stared at the man in front of them, looking a little excited. At this time, the man also noticed their family and waved his hand towards the three of them. Jiang's father and the other two nodded excitedly and their bodies trembled.

The man saw that he was discovered and had no intention of eating. He said something to the woman opposite and was about to leave. The woman opposite looked at Jiang Yue curiously, nodded at her, stood up and was about to leave. After walking for a while, the little boy with a Taoist hairpin beside the man ran over, took out four peace cards from his arms and handed them to Jiang's father. Jiang's father took them with trembling hands, pulled Jiang Yue's family together and bowed to the man, and hurried home without even eating.