Dressed as a middle-aged mistress, I want to lie down every day

He Wenyan, who thought he was going to be scolded, straightened his back immediately after hearing the praise from his father-in-law.

Mo Yuanji continued, "After hearing about the young man's situation, I was a little moved. Jingyi happened to be with me, so I took her to visit. Our family has been away for a long time. If I had known that Jingyi's mother was ill, I would never have gone out at this critical moment."

Mo Yuanji's eyes were moist at this moment, and He Wenyan's back collapsed again. Last year, when his wife fell ill, he sent someone to deliver the news. The Mo family in Beijing was empty, with only a servant couple guarding the door.

He instructed that if anyone from the Mo family came, they should say they went to the He family. He really didn't know that his father-in-law had gone on a long journey for Jingyi's marriage. He had complained about the Yue family at the beginning. His wife was seriously ill, but no one from the Mo family showed up.

Mo Yuanji really went there for Jingyi's marriage. That family lived in Fengyang Prefecture, which was a poor place.

He chose the He family for his daughter, but he didn't like anything about it except that the son-in-law didn't abandon his original wife after getting a promotion.

Unexpectedly, the daughter not only suffered hardships, but also became worldly and only had eyes for the official family.

He was afraid that his daughter and son-in-law would only choose families of officials of certain ranks when choosing a marriage partner for his granddaughter. What kind of families would his son-in-law and daughter come into contact with?

How could a family with a good background take a fancy to the daughter of the He family?

Even if they like him, he is not a promising young man. If they marry him like this, the mother-in-law will still be picky about her daughter-in-law. What can the He family do to support their daughter?

He can help in some areas, but in other areas he is helpless and cannot get involved in other people's family affairs.

He had made a mistake in marrying his daughter to the He family. He Wenyan was not a good official, not a good person, and his household affairs were a mess. He couldn't handle anything.

After my own daughter gets married, she learns to look up. Not only does she not take care of her parents' home, she even tends to dislike them a little.

It’s not that Mo Yuanji can’t feel it, it’s just that he gave birth to his own child, so he has to be patient and suppress his anger, and he has to take care of it to some extent.

So when Mo Yuanji was choosing a marriage for his granddaughter, the first thing that mattered to him was that the family was better than the He family in that they were wealthy and not ordinary farmers as his relatives said. Their previous generations had been businessmen, and later they bought land for their children and grandchildren. After several generations of management, they became farmers.

The imperial court had a regulation that the sons of merchants could not participate in the imperial examinations. Officials and powerful families in the capital opened shops and did business under other people's names.

Merchants are richer than farmers. If they can send their children and grandchildren to school, they will have better conditions than farmers. By then, half of the people in the imperial court will be sons of merchants.

If businessmen make money and switch to being farmers, can't they then take part in the imperial examinations?

The imperial court also had a rule that one had to wait three generations before taking the imperial examination.

Who can guarantee that the money earned will be enough for three generations to come? Who can guarantee that there will be literate descendants after three generations?

Do you really think that all you need to do to pass the imperial examination is to work hard?

It is rare for ordinary people to pass the imperial examination to become a scholar. Only those who pass the juren examination are qualified to become officials, but you also need connections. Passing the jinshi examination is the qualification to truly enter the official career, which also depends on the person's ability.

Just like He Wenyan, he was a Jinshi, a fifth-rank official, and his family was considered a scholarly family. If he had not married Mo, his family would not even have enough to eat.

After Mo Yuanji went to Fengyang Prefecture, he was very satisfied with the family's financial situation and the people.

Family background cannot deceive people, but people can deceive others.

He said that since he was going out, he might as well take a walk around the neighborhood. The family sent some family members to follow him, including the young man.

People can pretend for a while, but after a long time, you can always see what they are like. Mo Yuanji came back after being satisfied with all aspects. Because his daughter was sick, he didn't mention it. This time he mentioned it to his son-in-law, and in a positive tone.

He told He Wenyan about this matter, and Mo Chenxi heard from his mother that she had chosen a marriage for her eldest daughter Jingyi.

She didn't say anything because she didn't know whether it was good or bad, but she knew that her father must have considered all aspects before choosing this family.

Mrs. Mo thought her daughter disagreed and advised, "I know what you mean. It's better to marry a daughter with your head held high and marry a daughter-in-law with your head held low. But being a daughter-in-law in a wealthy family isn't easy. There are so many people and relatives, and mothers-in-law often compete with others, comparing their sons and daughters-in-law. Even the sisters-in-law compete with each other, comparing whose family is more powerful and whose dowry is larger. The He family is pretty good. The second son is a concubine's son, so I don't dare say much. But the third son, even your father praises you."

"You're the eldest daughter-in-law, always in charge of the household. Although it's hard work, you haven't had to endure so much chaos. The higher the threshold, the more rules there are. Do you have the heart to let Jingyi marry into that kind of family? If she suffers injustice in her husband's family because her parents' family is not helpful, what can you do to help her? Will you give money or labor?"

Mo Chenxi said, "The other party is interested in Jingyi simply because Jingyi's father is an official in Beijing. What if the boy can pass the imperial examination in the future and then turn his back on Jingyi?"

There are always immoral Phoenix men in ancient and modern times, as well as Chen Shimei.

Old Madam Mo said, "Your father said that family is smarter than the He family. They paved the way for their children and grandchildren generations ago. How could they succeed like such a naive villain? Even if they passed the imperial examination and entered the officialdom, they would have to start from the lowest rank of seventh. Apart from a little money, they have nothing. Do they really think that if one person rises to heaven, everyone else will also benefit? They still need the support of relatives and friends. People will not have close friends if they abandon their parents after turning their fortunes around."

"Marriage, no matter what level, isn't just about the well-being of two young people. You have to consider all aspects. The He family your father chose for you, at least the son-in-law isn't a heartless person who disdains his wife when he gets promoted, either divorcing her, promoting a second wife, or favoring a concubine over his wife. He might be a bit dull, but at least he's reached the fifth rank, and his grandchildren are also children of officials."

Mo Chenxi thought to himself, no one would have thought that a fifth-rank official's family could be so poor.

It's like Dream of the Red Chamber, the Rongguo Mansion looks prosperous on the outside, with titles, the men show off when they go out, the daughter-in-law is from the Wang family, and relatives include the merchant family and the Xue family. Who would have thought that it is empty inside? The housekeeper Wang Xifeng forced a pair of ill-fated mandarin ducks to death for three thousand taels of silver, and even embezzled the servants' monthly wages to print money outside.

So it’s not surprising that the He family has no money and relies on their daughter-in-law for subsidies.

Mo Chenxi, a fake who had come across this time, certainly couldn't match the long-term vision of the Mo family's father. She said frankly, "I believe my parents have thought everything through for Jingyi. I have no objection to this marriage, but I don't know what Jingyi's father will think, and whether Jingyi herself is willing."

The old lady lowered her voice and said, "Your father knows what to say to the son-in-law. Jingyi is willing. Because you were sick, none of us mentioned it. I told Jingyi not to let you know and make you anxious."

When Mrs. Mo saw that her daughter agreed to the marriage and told her about the shop, her face was full of joy.

"Your father said that after the New Year, we'll open two more shops, and you'll still have shares in them, so you don't have to pay for anything. When we return to Beijing, we'll let Mother Wang live with you. The He family won't have to pay her monthly allowance, and she'll just be taking care of you for a while."

Mo Chenxi knew that this was to give her someone to pass messages back and forth.

"Your father and I will move to Beijing, and your eldest brother and his family will follow us. I'll let your youngest brother take care of the countryside."

Mo Chenxi just nodded as she listened. She just followed her mother's family's arrangements.

The mother and daughter chatted endlessly until midnight before falling asleep.