The road to wealth of a peasant widow

When Chen Cui heard what her daughter said, she felt even more upset.

She didn't know whether her careful cultivation of her daughter over the years was right or wrong. Due to her selfishness, she did not require her daughter to develop according to the general standards of the time, which led to her nurturing of a romantic nature and a character that yearned for freedom. As a result, now that it was time to talk about marriage, she was in trouble because of this.

She didn't want to be controlled, suppressed and wronged by many rules after getting married, and become unlike herself, but there was no way to find a family as relaxed as her own for her to marry into.

Among the official families at that time, there were few who did not pay attention to the so-called rules. Not to mention the civil servants' families, even Zhang Hongjuan's family changed their family practices and became strict with the female members after they were given official positions and their status changed.

The reason why Zhang Hongjuan could still live comfortably after Zhang Kaishan became an official was because she was her parents' biological daughter, and had been spoiled and loved since childhood, so they were reluctant to be harsh in controlling her.

Her sisters-in-law were not so lucky. After becoming officials' wives, they had to learn all kinds of etiquette and rules from scratch to avoid being laughed at when going out for social events. They were also forced to reduce the frequency of going out for fear of being accused of being unruly.

As for asking Suisui to marry into a commoner's family instead of an official family, that is even more impossible.

In this feudal society with strict class distinctions, the lifelong dream of ordinary people is to cross the class line and transform from a "farmer, worker, or merchant" to a "scholar". No one would think of regressing in class.

"Scholars" have been the privileged class for thousands of years, and this will not change in the short term.

The saying "a prefect will wipe out an entire family, and a county magistrate will ruin a family" is not just talk. If you are at the bottom of society, no matter how much wealth you have, everything may vanish with just one word from the privileged class.

No matter how rich the businessmen are, they dare not confront officials because they know that the wealth in their hands is nothing compared to power.

Even if Suisui has a large dowry, if she marries into an ordinary family without power or fame, she will fall to another level, and it will be more difficult for her children to make a name for themselves in the future.

Even if Suisui has troubles now, they are the troubles of a daughter of an official family. But if she were to marry into a commoner family, she would face more things. Even if she has the support of her brothers from her natal family, many problems cannot be avoided.

Therefore, after seeing the current social situation clearly, Chen Cui never thought of letting Suisui marry into a family other than a family of officials. This was not snobbery, but consideration for her daughter's future life.

Parents who love their children will plan for them in the long run, which is also Chen Cui’s consideration as a mother.

Chen Cui felt the wetness on her shoulders and gently stroked Sui Sui's smooth hair: "Mother is just here to ask you today, I won't rush you. Getting married is like a woman's second reincarnation, so it's never too cautious."

When they first met, Sui Sui was still a little baby. After being raised by her for fifteen years, she had grown into a big girl.

Her originally dark yellow skin has now turned fair, and the sparse yellow hair on her head has turned into black, shiny and smooth hair after years of internal and external care. Even her height has long surpassed Chen Cui, and she looks tall and healthy.

Her children, who were raised by her careful care, deserve all the good things and better people in this world.

Chen Cui smoothed her daughter's hair and wiped away the tears from her eyes: "Don't think too much, go to bed early. I promise that your marriage will be finalized with your consent and approval."

Suisui nodded.

She knew that her mother always kept her word and would definitely do what she said.

The next day, while Sui Sui was away, Chen Cui gathered her three sons and daughters-in-law together for a family discussion about Sui Sui's marriage.

"Sui Sui is already fifteen, it's time to consider marriage. Originally, I thought she was too young, so I turned down all the inquiries. From now on, I can't do that anymore. You, as her brother and sister-in-law, must start to pay attention and find a good family for her!"

Chen Cui took the lead in clarifying the topic.

As the eldest daughter-in-law, Qin Ruozhi would naturally be the first to respond to her mother-in-law's call. She smiled and said, "What mother said is right. Not only me, I will ask my mother and sisters-in-law to help keep an eye out and find a good family with all the necessary facilities for Sui Sui."

In fact, she felt that her mother-in-law should have planned for her sister-in-law's marriage earlier, instead of simply refusing it in the beginning and only starting to consider it when she was almost sixteen.

However, as a sister-in-law, she can hold all the power in the family and control everything, but she cannot control her sister-in-law's marriage, especially since her mother-in-law treats her sister-in-law like the apple of her eye. She will not go against her mother-in-law and make the decision on this matter.

Moreover, she had not forgotten how she had stubbornly rejected each suitor in front of her parents. Her parents were so tolerant of her, and her mother-in-law felt the same way about her sister-in-law. Thinking of this, she would not say anything more about her sister-in-law's marriage.

Zhang Hongjuan also spoke cheerfully: "Mom, what kind of family do you want to find for Sui Sui? I will go back tomorrow and ask my mother and my sisters-in-law to find out."

Princess Fuyou said softly, "Yes, mother, please tell us the general criteria so that we can find someone according to the criteria."

Although Li Wanqing is in much better health now, she has long been accustomed to the gentle tone of voice, so Changfu dare not speak too loudly when talking to her, for fear of appearing rude.

Changping, Changan and Changfu remained silent, waiting for Chen Cui to speak.

Help my sister find

"I don't have too many requirements. As long as the young people are motivated and come from a family with a clean family tradition, loving parents-in-law, harmonious brothers and sisters-in-law, it doesn't matter whether they hold high official positions or have much wealth. You can choose according to your own preferences."

The three men at the scene were fine, as they thought what the mother-in-law said was normal. However, when the three daughters-in-law heard this, they looked at each other in bewilderment. Wasn't the mother-in-law talking about their own family?

You see, these are so consistent with the Liu family's situation. Isn't this the current situation of their husband's family? But if you really want to find someone according to the Liu family's standards, it's really not easy!

No matter how many official families claim to be harmonious, they all know how exaggerated the reputations that are spread are. In fact, as long as one is willing to investigate, a lot of bad things can be dug up in any family, showing the filth and ugliness inside the house to others.

However, they had personally experienced the true situation inside the Liu family, and there was really no dirty stuff at all. It was just as the mother-in-law said, with kind elders, harmonious brothers, and harmonious sisters-in-law. It was a standard harmonious family.