stingy landlady

Chapter 188 Making Guixiang a Concubine (2)

Li muttered:

"Being a concubine to the county magistrate's brother-in-law is still the same as being a mistress!"

"Oh, my dear sister! Can a concubine be the same as a maid?"

In the past, daughters from respectable families were considered concubines! The mistress couldn't just order them to be beaten or killed at will! Unless they committed a serious offense, they couldn't be bought or sold casually!

Our humble wives are no match for the concubines of wealthy families! Those concubines never have to worry about anything!

Whatever she wanted to eat, maids and servants would bring it to her room! She was dressed in fine silks and satins, and as long as she dressed up beautifully every day, she would be provided with delicious food and drink!

Fourth Sister! I don't have a suitable daughter. If I did, I would have sent her over long ago! Given my relationship with that lady, she would surely give me some face and accept my niece!

Don't worry! You and Dazhu are both good-looking, so the child will definitely be fine! Or, why don't you call your eldest niece over so I can take a look?

It's been so many years since we last saw each other! Are you afraid of what people will say and therefore unwilling to bring the children back? Why not just take the children out for a meal and drinks when you go back to your parents' home?

Do you think your older brother and sister-in-law can kick you out? Besides, there are us sisters around! You've always been shy and sensitive, not one to let anyone say anything against you!

Li explained hurriedly:

"Third sister! Guixiang and her sister went out to work! They're not home! Only Sanya and Siya are home! Even if I tell you their names, you won't know who's who!"

"Just saying 'Sanya' or 'Siya' means they're two younger ones!"

"Oh dear! What bad timing! Where have you been working? When are you coming back? Your family's situation is all bark and no bite!"

This rich young lady still has to go out and work! Don't let her hands and face get rough! You're being careless!

These two girls are about to get married, and you're not taking good care of them! No matter how much you love your daughters, they're still your own flesh and blood, aren't they?

You only don't care because you've had too many daughters! All the daughters of wealthy families are raised to be fair and delicate!

Her skin was so delicate, I don't even know how to describe it! She absolutely wouldn't let them do any rough work, or even touch them!

That's what a rich young lady should look like! But seriously, you only built that house last year, right? It must have caused quite a bit of trouble!

To be honest, Dazhu is just putting on a show! Why build such a big yard? A simple brick house like our parents' house would be enough!

Once all those girls get married, all those houses will be empty again! It wasn't a waste of money!

Fourth Sister! You need to have your own opinions too, and you can't just do whatever a man says! You have to act within your capabilities no matter what!

"Alright, alright! Luckily I came! Your eldest daughter is also lucky to have come at such a good time! Once you've won over the county magistrate's wife's brother, she'll be wearing gold and silver herself, and she'll surely help you out a bit!"

Li was somewhat tempted and said:

"Third sister! Is that county magistrate's brother-in-law really as good as you say? My husband Dazhu has long told me not to get involved in the marriages of the girls!"

That's true! What does a grown man like him know? A woman's choice of a man is always determined by her parents' wishes and a matchmaker's words!

What kind of mother doesn't care about her daughter's marriage and instead lets her father find a son-in-law for her!

Third sister! Don't you think I'm right? How could I, as her mother, possibly harm my own daughter?!

The third sister of the Li family looked at Li carefully and asked seriously:

"Fourth Sister! Are you saying that you can't decide on the marriages of your daughters? Dazhu won't let you get involved? Does that mean he already has someone in mind?"

Fourth Sister! A woman's marriage is a big deal! We can't let a man make a promise so casually at the dinner table!

A woman who marries well is transformed; everything about her is comfortable. A woman who marries poorly is like jumping into bitter water—no matter how hard she tries, she can't get to shore!

Fourth Sister! This is no small matter! How can you, as her mother, ignore it?

Li hesitated before saying:

"Third sister! Of course I want to get involved! I do want to, but I don't know many people like the men who are out there all day. They know so many people!"

The third sister of the Li family said:

"Fourth Sister! You'd better go and find out quickly, lest Dazhu has already promised himself to someone and you still don't know! I can't just steal him away!"

If the county magistrate's wife finds out that we've married into two families, wouldn't that affect our relationship? Things have to be done properly!

If you can't handle things reliably, who will ask you for favors next time?

"Hurry, hurry! If Dazhu hasn't made a promise, tell him you've promised yourself to the county magistrate's wife's younger brother as a concubine! You can't just promise your children marriages like that anymore!"

Li hurriedly walked out, saying as she went:

"Third Sister! You sit for a while! I'll go talk to Dazhu and come right away!"

The third sister of the Li family waved her hand.

"Go on, go on! What right do you think I'd have to complain about you?"

Guizhi was discussing planting sweet potatoes with Dazhu.

"Dad! The new pigsty is finished. Let's use this vegetable garden to grow sweet potato seedlings! After growing the seedlings, we can plant quite a large plot of land!"

We've planted wheat on all our dry land, and we don't have any extra land left. So let's go plant it in Changping Village! It's bigger and more spacious there!

They've just cleared the land, so they can't plant much wheat yet. Once the wheat season is over, they'll plant sweet potatoes on the newly cleared land!

Dad! The sweet potato harvest is quite good! In some places in the Guanzhong Plain, we call them yams. They can be eaten raw, fed to pigs, and even used to make wine!

The sweet potatoes are so sweet and delicious! We don't have any here, but we'll take some out to sell later! We'll sell roasted sweet potatoes!

Oh my, just thinking about it makes my mouth water! Hahaha!

When Li entered the house, she found Chunlan was not there; Zhou Qiong must have taken Guiling outside to play. Only Dazhu and Guizhi were in the house.

"What are you two talking about that's delicious? Your mouths are watering! Guizhi! You're such a big girl now, don't be so greedy!"

"If you get a reputation for being a glutton, how will you ever find a husband? Your future in-laws will worry about not being able to support you! You'll eat them out of house and home!"

Guizhi stuck out her tongue.

"Mom! Dad and I were talking about roasted sweet potatoes!"

"What roasted sweet potato? I've never heard of that before! You're always out and about, you really are quite knowledgeable!"

"Hehe! Mom! Don't worry! I've had someone bring us some sweet potatoes! We can grow our own and eat as many as we want!"

Let's go roast sweet potatoes and sell them for money! Hehe!

Li rolled her eyes at Guizhi:

"You! You're obsessed with making money all the time! I don't know how your brain works! You just love making money so much!"

"A young lady like you, so lacking in maturity!"

Guizhi, fearing that Li would start nagging again, quickly changed the subject:

"Mother! I heard my third aunt is here? Is she in the west wing? I'll go and pay her a visit! Is there something she needs on her first visit to our house?"