Farmhouse Green Plum

Chapter 507 Persuasion

Luo Yanxing had not seen that scene, so naturally he had no idea about the stranger's sadness.

Back at the store, she quickly closed the door and went to the back with Song Ying.

Suddenly, she remembered something and jokingly said, "That Lu Xu got first place in the exam. Do you regret it?"

"What do you regret?"

"If you hadn't given the Lu family some advice, Lu Xu wouldn't have been able to enter the examination room, and the first place in the college entrance examination would have gone to Yuan Qing."

Song Ying shook his head. "No regrets. The Lu family came to me as patients. As a doctor, it's my duty to try to treat them. As for how high they can rank in the exam, or whether they can pass, that all depends on their own abilities and has nothing to do with me."

"Aren't you worried that Yuan Qing will blame you?"

"He won't." Song Ying blurted out without thinking.

After a pause, she continued, "If he disregards my duties as a doctor and blames me for his own incompetence, then he is not worthy of my love."

"I'm relieved that you think this way. After you get engaged, someone in the Yuan family will definitely talk about this matter. Be prepared and confront them when you need to. Don't compromise yourself for Yuan Qing's sake. If this marriage doesn't work out, we can find another one."

Song Ying put Tangtang down, smiled and took her hand, "Don't worry, I won't let myself be wronged."

"Meow~meow~"

"This clingy thing, hug it, hug it, right away." As he said that, Song Ying quickly picked up Tangtang again and continued to touch its head.

Luo Yanxing also reached out to touch Tangtang and asked, "Did Yuan Qing say when he'll convince his family to propose marriage?"

Song Ying blushed slightly. "Why are you so anxious? He just passed the imperial examination. It will take at least a month to wait. Besides, he has a lot of things to do during this period."

No, she guessed wrong.

The reporter arrived in Qingshui County earlier than them. On the way back, Yuan Qing was congratulated by the villagers he met.

When I returned to Wutong Village, before I even entered the house, I saw that the floor of his house was full of firecracker debris, and there was a lot of noise and noise inside, it was very lively.

Surrounded by the crowd, he first went to the main hall to worship his ancestors. Since Mr. Wang had been invited by his elders long ago, he did not need to go to the Wang family specially. After worshipping his ancestors, he turned around and presented the six rituals to Mr. Wang to thank him for his teachings.

This time, just like when the results of the provincial examination were announced, the excitement lasted until midnight before people dispersed.

Mrs. Tao was so generous that she lit a candle even though she wasn't there for her grandson to read. She looked at Yuan Qing with satisfaction, her eyebrows and eyes showing satisfaction:

"So what if I, Tao Caixia, can't marry a scholar? My grandson is already a scholar! And he's only fifteen years old! I wonder who will dare to laugh at me in the future!"

Her husband, Yuan Chuanfang, fanned himself with a palm-leaf fan and pursed his lips. "What's the point of bringing up such trivial matters?"

Tao glared, "I'm happy! What's it to you? If you were more capable, I wouldn't be buried up to my neck in the dirt before I finally got rid of this anger!"

That damn old woman is gone now, otherwise I would have called her over and asked her if I had the chance to do it!

This was Tao's heart knot. Before she got married, she fell in love with a young man who was studying in the village, but the young man's family did not agree and said that Tao would be destined to work hard all her life.

Tao was strong-willed. Since she couldn't marry a scholar, she would raise one herself. If her husband wasn't able to marry her, she would raise a son; if her son wasn't able to marry her, she would raise a grandson. After enduring for most of her life, she was finally about to get through it.

Yuan Qing thought for a moment and said, "Grandma, you haven't been back to your parents' home in many years. Why don't I go back with you tomorrow and tell my uncle and his family about this happy event in person? You can also tell Grandpa Wang and his wife in person."

Mrs. Tao was a little tempted, but still waved her hand and said, "Going back just for them, wouldn't that be giving them face? I'll be very busy tomorrow, so I won't have time to deal with them."

Oh, I forgot to tell you that we have discussed this with your second grandfather and others today. We had previously agreed that after you pass the imperial examination, we would prepare a few tables for a feast and invite relatives and fellow villagers to come and have fun together.

I thought since we are going to do it, let's set it for the day after tomorrow. With the gift money, you will have more money when you go to the provincial capital.

Tomorrow you go and invite your grandmother and uncles, your father go and inform your two aunts, and your mother and I will go to the city to buy meat and vegetables.

Mrs. Tao had always been very thorough in arranging these matters, so Yuan Qing had no worries. Thinking of the hard work Mrs. Tao had put in for the three of them, he couldn't help but say, "Grandma, you've worked so hard all these years. I'll take care of the family from now on. If you give me a few more years, I'll definitely let you become an official's wife and you won't have to work so hard anymore."

Tao's eyes suddenly became red. She knew what her neighbors had said about her behind her back over the years, saying that she was too strong-willed and that she had wasted all her family's wealth by insisting on fighting despite her fate.

In her dreams at midnight, she had repeatedly wondered whether she should give up and whether she really wasn't destined to have that fate.

But she was unwilling to accept this. She didn't believe that she, Tao Caixia, would have to be a peasant woman all her life and work day and night. Even though the family who laughed at her in the past were still farmers now, she just couldn't swallow this!

After working so hard for so many years, the old man and his son both complained about her strictness and stubbornness, but only this grandson understood her unwillingness and hard work.

She pushed back the tears that were welling up in her eyes, "As long as you do your best, all my hard work will not be in vain!"

Yuan Qing said seriously, "I will definitely strive to pass the imperial examinations and earn an imperial decree for you!"

Tao was more and more relieved.

Yuan Qing's eyes flickered as he looked at Yuan Chuanfang beside him: "Grandpa, I want to talk to grandma alone."

Yuan Chuanfang was so angry that he blew his beard: "Hey, you still treat me as an outsider? I am your grandfather and her husband. Why should I not listen to what you two say?"

Tao turned her head and glared at him. Yuan Chuanfang immediately stopped talking, stood up and walked out, fanning himself with a palm-leaf fan.

After he left, Mrs. Tao asked lovingly, "What do you want to say to grandma?"

Yuan Qing carefully considered her words, "Grandma, my marriage..."

As soon as he opened his mouth, Mrs. Tao immediately pressed on, "Is there anyone who wants to marry into our family? Whose family? The prefect, the county magistrate, or the top scholar Shen's family?"

Mrs. Tao was in a complicated mood. Although they had long planned to wait for their grandson to pass the imperial examination and then find a noble lady for him in the capital, she was still unsure.

Firstly, it is very difficult to pass the imperial examination. I don’t know how many years it will take for my grandson to pass. If he passes the examination in his thirties or forties, I don’t think he will be able to marry a noble lady with good character, and it will delay the continuation of the family line.

Secondly, she was also worried that the noble ladies in the capital would look down on her grandson, which would delay his marriage.

Therefore, she also thought about marrying the daughter of a local official family. The highest-ranking official in the local area was the prefect of Shunqing Prefecture. Although it would not be of much help to her grandson's future official career, it could be helpful for his early studies, which was not bad.