Chapter 29 Picture Scroll Husband Selection
"Yuanbao, mother thought, you are sixteen years old," on the stone table of the pavilion, Mrs. Shan put down the teacup, elegantly took out silk to wipe the corners of her mouth, and looked at Shan Xiaowu with a smile. "It is said that women are not important. If you can choose a good family and live a safe life, your mother and your father will be relieved."
The corners of Shan Xiaowu's mouth twitched, thinking, did this moment really come?
Although I knew that this day would come sooner or later as early as I was 15 years old, and I couldn't avoid it anyway, but when I first heard it, I couldn't help breathing and panicked.
Ordinary girls are all made a promise at the age of fourteen or fifteen. Mrs. Shan can't stand it until now, which is also very considerate of her.
"Mother, in fact, my daughter is not in a hurry..." Before crossing, she was an elderly young woman, and after crossing, she didn't mind continuing to be a golden warrior.
Mrs. Shan poked her forehead and said anly, "What are you talking about? In my daughter's family, the most important thing is to find a good husband. She is so old. How can she not be in a hurry?
"It's not... Ah, yes, yes, what my mother said, what you said."
Seeing that Mrs. Shan's face improved, Shan Xiaowu quickly went up and pinched his shoulder and patted his back to accompany her with a smile. In his heart, he silently thought that she was already 'a lot of years old' at the age of 16. If she let her mother know that her actual living age was more than thirty-six years old - God knows if she would faint on the spot?
Not to mention, according to the age stage here, she has already entered the mother-in-law and mother-in-law level - ancient times, people got married early, had children even earlier, became mothers in their teens, and in their thirties, they may become the grandmothers of a bunch of little children.
So with this calculation, the young bird is so decisive that he can't come back.
"It's not serious."
Mrs. Shan angrily pulled Xiaowu's hand and asked her to sit next to her. At the same time, she looked back and waved to the maid Amber to step forward and put a stack of picture scrolls on the table.
"Come on, come and have a look," Mrs. Shan picked up one of the scrolls. Amber immediately took her hand and opened it, holding it up for the two to watch.
"This is Mr. Bao, who is engaged in the jewelry business in the neighboring town. He will be 24 years old in a few days. It is said that he is still a good child who is very business-minded and filial."
Shan Xiaowu looked up at the portrait with interest. Frankly speaking, the person's eyebrows in the painting are eyebrows, eyes are eyes, nose is nose, and his lips are not cracked and crooked. On the whole, he is a handsome man with beautiful eyebrows.
It's a pity that her trust in ink painting is not too high. Modern photos, short, poor and ugly PS has become a rich and handsome man. At least there is a real-life outline. In this era, as long as the painter disobeys his will, he can completely fabricate the ugly man into a handsome man, the big cake face shrinks into small melon seeds, and the beer belly retreats into a small waist. There are so many cheats. Although this picture is a refreshing Zhengtai, when you really meet, you may see an obscene uncle with rosacea and mung bean eyes in the Mediterranean.
It's a lifelong event, and you can't be careless.
Besides, even if Mr. Bao really looks like this, he has such a beautiful face, and his eyes are shy and timid. At first glance, it is easy to be overwhelmed by the ethnic group M attributes. If she really gets married, then she will wait for her to be cuckold enough in the future - see her husband being pressed by other men. It's what she likes to see - although before crossing, she liked YY other people's husbands being suppressed by men...
Well, please forgive her, she is evil again.
"Mom, have you ever seen this Mr. Bao?" When he came to his senses, Shan Xiaowu took the portrait and faced Mrs. Shan in turn.
"This... has never been." Mrs. Shan was slamed, and then twisted her eyebrows. "Why do you ask so?"
Shan Xiaowu's face was helpless, "Mom, you have never seen anyone. How do you know that he looks the same as the picture? I haven't seen it with my own eyes. Do you have the heart to let your daughter marry me like this? Besides, this person is not my type at all.
Mrs. Shan was a little shaken by what Shan Xiaowu said. She just wanted to say that it was okay, but then she woke up and asked Amber to collect the picture scroll and open it again. "What nonsense are you talking about? How can your mother let your marriage be unhuman? If you don't like this Mr. Bao, forget it.
She glanced at a pile of portraits on the table. Mrs. Shan smiled and said, "Isn't there still a lot of candidates? We mother and daughter look at each other, and we will always find what you like."
"Mother..."
Shan Xiaowu held her face and wailed. She dared that she was enjoying the treatment of the emperor, and she could also choose a concubine - although she could only choose one.
Her rare afternoon, don't waste it on boring things like picking men, not to mention that those ink paintings are not beautiful at all.
"Look at this, the son of the Qi family is a talented person. His family is a businessman in the north and the south, although he has married..." Mrs. Shan began to tout again, directly ignoring the magic of Shan Xiaowu's face constipation.
"Have you been married?" Shan Xiaowu put his chin on the book of the commandment and looked at his mother with pitiful eyes. "Then he is always... I mean, his wife?"
"It seems that he got sick the year before last and is gone." Mrs. Shan tried to recall the information provided by the matchmaker, "But it doesn't matter, we..."
Before Mrs. Shan finished speaking, Feicui came forward and interrupted, "Madam, according to what you said, won't the young lady get married and fill in the room?"
Mrs. Shan suffocated, "It's also...that's true."
As soon as I let go and threw the picture scroll to the ground, I found one myself, opened it and put it under my five-eyes. "The one just now doesn't count. How about this? Although he is not as good-looking as the first two, he is rich at home, and he doesn't often run outside. He is also loyal and honest. He will definitely love his wife and children very much in the future..."
Shan Xiaowu looked up at the fat man with big ears on the scroll, sighed and shook her head resolutely. She liked a tall and thin beautiful man, not a short fat man.
"What's wrong? Don't you like this either?" Mrs. Shan's face was rigid and she wanted to teach Shan Xiaowu a lesson. "The handsome man can't be eaten as a meal. Look, you..."
"Huh? Miss, isn't this the fat man who came out of Widow Zhou's house early in the morning we saw last time? The emerald pointed to the portrait exaggeratedly, and her hand holding the fan trembled and trembled, as if Columbus had found the New World. "I remember that he was still chased and bitten by Widow Zhou's dog."
"..." In a word, immediately let the picture scroll lie on the floor quickly and cool down.
The smile on Mrs. Shan's face was a little unbearable. She pulled out a handkerchief and wiped the cold sweat on her forehead, and then pulled out a roll. "What about this? The appearance is dignified, and the appearance is even more handsome. The ancestors are still famous high-ranking officials, at home..."
"Madam, this man flirted with a good woman on the street and hurt people. It is said that he was released from the prison by the county magistrate a few days ago." The emerald was very calm and inserted another foot.
Mrs. Shan stared at the jadeite, looked at the person in the painting, and threw it away again with a little pain.
Then he picked up the remaining picture scroll on the table and opened it for Shan Xiaowu to see, "What about this? The last one, ingot, look at this..."
"Madam, I have seen this portrait in the wanted railing column of the government," Feicui just took a look and shouted, "The wanted notice said that this person is a swindler from other places, specializing in pretending to be a prince to cheat his marriage. He said that many people have been biased, and the government secretary also especially told everyone to be careful not to go up again. It's done."
...when she didn't say it.
The smile on her face froze. Mrs. Shan took a big sip of tea and gasped for a long time. She didn't say another word.
"Mom, are you all right?"
Shan Xiaoyi reached out and patted her back for her with a worried face, but he secretly gave a thumbs up to the jadeite behind him: It's really worthy of being my person. It's awesome to complain!
The jadeite was exaggerated, and she grinned happily.
"That's not true!" After a long time, Mrs. Shan's face turned ugly, and she suddenly slapped the table and stood up. "What on earth did this matchmaker do? Take the money and find some crooked melons and dates to fill the number!"
Shan Xiaowu quickly stood up and held her. He smiled secretly in the bottom of his heart, but on the surface, he still had to pretend to be sad. "Mom, you are not in good health. Don't be excited. Maybe those matchmakers have to say good words."
"Huh! Don't take on that porcelain job without that diamond. When the matchmaker becomes this, I don't count on them anymore," Shan Xiaowu's hand patted her. Mrs. Shan's stern expression changed, and she looked at her baby daughter full of pity. "Our ingot is a gifted by God, or the daughter of Shanfu. How can she do it? Just find someone to marry.
That's it! So you'd better get rid of this idea of finding a son-in-law!
Shan Xiaowu and Feicui nodded like woodpeckers, and they couldn't wait for Mrs. Shan to immediately say: That's it.
"However," Obviously, God didn't hear the prayers of the master and servant. Mrs. Shan's voice turned around and said very kindly, "Don't worry, Yuanbao. I'll go back to discuss it with your father immediately. Let him pay attention to it when he goes on business trips in the future. If there is a suitable one, I will give you an introduction. Let's find a good husband for you in person. . "
Nani?!
"Mom, no!" The five small and five people were shocked.
"Huh?!" Mrs. Shan came across with an eye knife, and a woman immediately lowered her voice without ambition and relied on her to act coquettishly. "Mom, my daughter just wants to accompany you and your father. Don't get married so soon, mother~~"
"There is no discussion. Your father and I don't need you, a troublemaker, to accompany you," Mrs. Shan calmly reached out and pushed Shan Xiaowu's head away. "That's settled. In the future, you should pay attention to your image outside. Don't always look like a girl."
"...mother!"
Mrs. Shan, who saw off the action, left with the help of Amber. Shan Xiaowu, who was very sad, only felt that a mouthful of old blood was in her throat and could not spit out quickly - her mother just found out yesterday that she was not her own child and felt that she had hurt the wrong person before, so now she deliberately rushed to abuse her, right? Yes, right?
Lying on the railing without bones, his feet swayed back and forth unconsciously, and his eyes stared blankly at the lake. He looked quite depressed.
"Miss, don't worry, madam didn't find the candidate so soon," Jade knew what she was worried about, so she comforted her, "Today's pass is over. Miss should celebrate well."
"What's there to celebrate?" Shan Xiaowu was still listless and reached out to drag the half-open lotus flower near the gazebo. "For good, I have you today, otherwise I really don't know how to refuse my mother."
Since he knew that he would definitely not be able to escape the situation of being forced to marry, Shan Xiaowu has been secretly making arrangements. On the one hand, he bribed several matchmakers as a mysterious person and asked them to provide candidates for completely unqualified uncles. On the other hand, he trained the jadeite's ability to recognize people, in order to deal with today's situation. It can even dispel the idea that her parents want to marry her as soon as possible.
But from the situation just now, her efforts are far from enough - at least not enough to make her mother die, who has to arrange a blind date for her.
"Jade, what do you think I should do?" With a long breath, Shan Xiaowu put his forehead on the column supporting the pavilion and said in a muffled voice, "I really don't want to marry someone I don't know."
"Miss..."
Jadeite stood behind Shan Xiaowu and wanted to comfort her, but she didn't know where to start. She could only raise the fan silently and cover the scorching sun above her head.
"Absolutely not..." Shan Xiaowu muttered again, and his apricot eyes were full of determination.
Whether in the previous life or now, for her, love is the existence of a marriage. If two people who get married have no feelings for each other, it cannot be regarded as a complete marriage.
She is a person who is very obsessed with love and marriage, and only needs the right person in her life. If she has to be forced to choose someone she doesn't like to get along with for a lifetime, she would rather wander around the world alone - don't think she will say anything about falling hair as a regular companion, which is undoubtedly the stupid way, and she won't do that.
"In that case, let me help you."
The joking voice suddenly came from behind, with an unconcealed smile, which made the master and servant in the pavilion scared out of white sweat at the same time.