The Marquise: I Earn My Own Worship

Song Shengfu was using tweezers to peel off the skin of the walnut, revealing the white and tender flesh inside.

"You know what? You can't eat tender walnuts in a hurry. Eating them without even peeling the skin is bitter, isn't it?"

Ji Ge'er pouted and looked a little unhappy, staring at the fruit pulp in his grandmother's hand.

Hearing a sound behind him, he turned around and saw his mother coming.

"Mother!"

He flew over happily, and Ding Meishu was knocked back a step by this boy who was like a cannonball.

Ding Meishu smiled and wiped the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief. It wasn't a hot day, and this kid was very active, probably jumping around.

Pulling him over, Song Shengfu looked up at the mother and son and let them sit here and play.

"You're busy all day and too lazy to run."

Ding Meishu also took a pair of tweezers and peeled the walnut meat skillfully.

"I just finished my work and came to my mother's place to relax."

Song Shengfu peeled out a complete one, looked at it with great satisfaction, and handed it to Ji Ge'er.

There were indeed not many things to pass the time in ancient times, unlike in the previous life when one could get through the whole day with just a mobile phone.

Here everyone likes to get together with family or friends, chat or do some other entertainment activities.

"good to eat!"

Ji Ge'er's eyes lit up and he also wanted to peel it himself.

I gave him a set of small tools and sent him away to play by himself.

"Your eldest brother has gone to burn incense with your sister-in-law, and they're staying at the farm for a few days to relax. It's just us mothers in the manor these days. When Sister Ting gets home from school, she can have dinner in my courtyard."

Ding Meishu responded with a smile.

"It's good for sister-in-law to relax outside, otherwise it's not a good thing to always think about big brother."

Ever since the news of my eldest brother's disappearance came, and followed by the emperor's decree, my sister-in-law has been in a depressed mood.

Looking at Ji Ge'er who was laughing foolishly, Ding Meishu felt the same way and thought that if it were Ji Ge'er, she would probably not be able to bear it either.

Song Shengfu also knew it and sighed softly.

Back then, Mrs. Lu was unwilling to let Kangge learn martial arts, probably because she had the current situation in mind.

Afraid that the child will not become successful, but also afraid that the child will become successful.

Lu only has one child, Kang Ge'er. Only she knows how hard it was to have this child.

How can a mother feel good when she doesn’t know whether her child, whom she raised with all her heart, is alive or dead?

"Isn't there news that the war has stopped? The army is stationed on the border, and there's been no news back yet. It doesn't necessarily mean bad news. That kid might be hiding somewhere."

Kang Ge'er, this kid, has been a well-known intelligence snoop since he was a kid. When he was little, he knew which child had wet their pants. He knew the gossips of every family in the inner city better than those old ladies.

When he grew up, the first thing he did was to go to the enemy country and do his old job.

If this happened in the Republic of China, he would definitely be at the level of director of the Intelligence Department.

He looks simple, but he is very good at telling lies with his eyes open.

The ability he used to fool his mother in his previous life is now being used in the right way.

Abbreviated as the crooked path.

Ding Meishu also nodded. Experience told her that what her mother said was right.

"Oh, my eldest brother is already 22 years old. Most people's children would be several years old by that age, but he still doesn't even have a wife."

She said with some concern that Sister Wei was only one year younger and her child Yu Gu was already three years old.

This uncle doesn’t even have a wife.

The key point is that we don’t even know what the person’s condition is.

"hiss!"

Song Shengfu thought about it and realized that it was true. It was because she was old that she couldn't remember some things at all.

Besides, she felt that Kang Ge'er was still young, only twenty-two.

At first, she didn't want Sister Wei to get married and have children at such a young age.

There was nothing I could do later. Firstly, this was the condition here and everyone had the same idea. Because I didn't want her to get married due to my thoughts not being understood, it ended up hurting her.

She also understood why people in ancient times married so young. For example, during wartime, the average life expectancy was in the thirties. In other words, by the age of fifteen or sixteen, a person had already lived more than half of their life.

(This is based on a paper I came across. During the Western Jin Dynasty and the 1920s and 1930s, the average life expectancy for both men and women was in their twenties and thirties. Of course, this period was mostly a time of war, so I borrowed it. The author did not delve into the specific historical facts. I am not a professional in this field, so please be gentle if you don't like my criticism.)

Just like the Ding family, they discuss marriage at the age of sixteen and get married at the age of eighteen. They say that they are a family that loves their daughter and is reluctant to let her leave home, and they also have a good reputation.

The time scale is just right. If you drag it out for four or five years, the man's family will have objections, and even if a new bride comes into the family in the future, they probably won't be in a good mood.

"Maverick" is not a good word. Song Shengfu is not a bold person, so she usually strives for the greatest benefit within a reasonable range.

In other words, jumping back and forth on the legal line.

As for these two, since Sister Wei married into the royal family, it wasn't their turn to make the decision. Fortunately, Prince Chun was in good health... so if the royal family said they weren't in a hurry, they certainly weren't in a hurry either.

What matters now is Kang Ge'er's life event.

"You said that, could it be that someone mentioned this matter?"

Ding Meishu paused, not knowing what to say.

After all, this matter was indeed absurd. She just listened to it and was really angry in her heart, but she was afraid that telling it out would anger her mother.

So I thought about finding a good girl first, and then when Kang Ge'er comes back, it will be a good time for another happy event.

Mother said Kang Ge'er would come back, so Kang Ge'er would definitely come back.

Seeing the embarrassment on the face of the fourth son's wife, Song Shengfu knew that there must be something she didn't know.

"Tell me, what big things have I not seen? Although I, your mother, am old, my heart is still young."

As he spoke, he picked up the tea beside him and leaned back, looking like he was about to listen to some gossip.

Gossip about grandchildren is still gossip, it would be a waste not to listen to it.

When Ding Meishu heard her mother say this, she told her what she had heard before.

"puff!"

Song Shengfu spat out all the tea in her mouth. Ji Ge'er was holding the freshly peeled walnut meat and was about to put it into his mouth when it was contaminated.

The little face looked like it was about to cry, and it was looking at its mother with a pout.

Ding Meishu pulled him over with amusement and wiped it for him.

He didn't get much on him, and only a little water splashed over him.

Song Shengfu was choked and coughed violently several times.

Oh my goodness, we don’t even know whether this person is dead or not, but someone has already started preparing for a ghost marriage for him.