The daily life of a peasant girl taking the imperial examination

The two wealthiest families in Yunshui Town are Zhang Hao's family and Wang Yi's family.

Next, it will be the Liu family, the Zhao family, and the Li family's turn.

Zhuge Yunren's future father-in-law was the Zhao family, who ran a cloth business in town. Although their business was relatively simple, the variety of cloths in their shop was much richer than that of Zhang Hao's family.

At this moment, Zhuge Yunren stood in front of the Zhao family's gate, took a deep breath, stepped forward, and gently knocked on the door knocker.

A short while later, the door slowly opened, revealing a kind, round face. This person was none other than Zhao De, Zhuge Yunren's future father-in-law.

Upon seeing the three of them, Zhao De was visibly taken aback, but quickly recovered and greeted Zhuge Yunren warmly:

"Yunren, Fourth Uncle, what brings you here? Please come in and sit down."

So he led the two of them into the courtyard.

However, as Zhuge Laifu and Zhuge Yunren followed them inside, Zhuge Yunshu suddenly appeared before Zhao De.

Upon seeing this, Zhao De gave an awkward smile:

"Hehe, I didn't know Yun Shu was here too."

Zhuge Yunshu was also quite helpless!

Because of the angle and height difference, she was completely obscured by Zhuge Laigui (1.8 meters) and Zhuge Yunren (1.75 meters), so Zhao De didn't see her standing behind them at all.

Although Zhuge Yunshu has grown quite a bit in this period of time, at the age of nine, how much taller can he be?

"Uncle Zhao, are you well?"

She touched her nose and greeted him, somewhat awkwardly as well!

Zhao De, being a businessman, was very good at reading people, so he acted as if the little incident had never happened and led the three of them into his courtyard with a smile.

Zhuge Yunshu looked around and saw that it was a three-courtyard house, smaller than the one belonging to his fourth aunt Liu Lan. Although it wasn't very big, it was decorated very warmly.

After they were all seated, Zhao De asked a servant to brew a pot of tea.

However, before they could even take a sip of tea, a girl of about sixteen or seventeen years old rushed in, lifting her skirt.

"Yunren, you've finally arrived."

This woman was Zhuge Yunren's betrothed, his future wife. She had a pleasing round face with rosy cheeks, and looked very endearing.

Because of his busy studies, this was the first time Zhuge Yunshu had met his future cousin-in-law.

"How can a young lady be so impetuous and disorderly?" Zhao De looked at his daughter and could tell that she had rushed over in a panic after hearing that Zhuge Yunren had arrived, before the servants could explain the situation.

It's true what they say, daughters grow up and leave home!

Thinking this, she glanced at her increasingly handsome future son-in-law and closed her eyes helplessly.

You know, he was so worried when he was trying to find a husband for his daughter.

Because his daughter was particularly picky, she had been looking for a man from the age of fourteen to seventeen, but she still hadn't found one she clicked with.

The ideal man for her to be attractive must meet five requirements: first, he must have a good-looking face; second, he must be tall; third, his eyes cannot be too big; fourth, he cannot be too thin; and fifth, his skin cannot be too dark.

God knows how shocked he was when he first learned of his daughter's idea.

This isn't about finding a husband, it's about finding a celestial being to take home and raise!

For this reason, he and his wife tried to persuade her for a while, suggesting things like the dangers of finding a younger man, but their daughter argued back with great conviction.

They said her sister-in-law was ugly, but she wasn't exactly kind to her sister either. Not only that, but because her sister hadn't given birth to a son in a year of marriage, she used that as an excuse to take a concubine...

And that was one excuse. On another occasion, he overheard his daughter and her mother spouting nonsense, saying that men who are ugly are often twisted in their hearts because of their inferiority complex and want to prove themselves, so such people are more likely to be unfaithful in relationships.

Those who are good-looking, while attracting many suitors, tend to be more picky due to their high standards.

Zhao De recalled that his wife had said, "Daughter, we need to face ourselves squarely. Precisely because those men have high standards, you don't need to worry about them looking down on you."

Although Zhao De didn't want to admit it, he had to say that his daughter was just the kind of girl that elders liked, not a conventionally beautiful girl.

Just when she thought her daughter would be sad, she saw her daughter give her wife a smug smile:

"Good-looking people are usually quite arrogant, meaning they don't like to talk and always expect the other person to make the first move to break the ice. I'm different. Although I'm not particularly good-looking, I'm not bad-looking either. Most importantly, I'm lively and talkative. As long as I set my sights on someone, there's no one I can't win over, haha!"

What incredibly lewd and inhuman words these are!

In fact, both husband and wife knew in their hearts that their daughter was attracted to good-looking people. Despite the various excuses she used, the real reason was that she felt happy and even had a big appetite when she was around attractive people.

And coincidentally, Zhuge Yunren, this farm boy, was exactly what his daughter found attractive. After just a fleeting glimpse on the street, his daughter was so captivated that she even put her own parents behind this boy.

Even that matchmaking was something her own daughter had planned.

Thinking of this, Zhao De once again sized up his future son-in-law.

It has to be said that this was truly beyond his expectations.

Originally, I just thought that the Zhuge family was a family of farmers and scholars, with a family member who was a high-ranking official of the fourth rank protecting them. I thought that if his daughter married into such a family, she would certainly not suffer any grievances.

What's more, even the daughter of the Liu family in town got married there, didn't she?

If it's not good, would the Liu family, who dote on their daughter like this, send her there to suffer?

That would have been fine, but his future in-laws were much better than he had imagined.

Not only does he have a business-savvy uncle, but his cousins ​​are also good at studying.

This time, seeing the Zhuge family come to his door in such a formal manner, Zhao De couldn't help but narrow his eyes, thinking to himself: it seems there is good news.

Zhao Baozhu had no idea that in just a short while, her father had been thinking about many things.

At this moment, because she had been scolded by her father, and in front of her future husband and his family, even someone as carefree as her felt a little embarrassed.

But she only blushed for a moment. Being a cheerful woman, she simply and gracefully bowed in the direction of Zhuge Laigui.

"I hope Fourth Uncle is well."

After saying this, he glanced in the direction of Zhuge Yunshu, thought for a moment, and then understood:

"I have never seen this young lady before, but judging from her scholarly demeanor, she must be my third uncle's daughter, Yun Shu."