Chapter 58 Returning Hometown
After dinner, Zhang Shouying slowly stood up after rinsing his mouth with tea. He raised his chin slightly towards Zhang Shouchun as if nonchalantly, "Shouchun, let's go to the next room and try on the clothes you brought."

Without her saying anything directly, Zhang Ma's two servants had already followed her to the north room of the west wing with umbrella-shaped waist-shaping pleated skirts.

After the two maids helped Zhang Shouying put on this "swing shirt" style skirt, Zhang Shouchun's eyes lit up and she couldn't help clapping her hands, "Second sister, you look so beautiful in this skirt!"

“Prettier than the model in the photo!”

"Well, you'd probably look better with short hair."

Zhang Shouying rolled her eyes at her sister Zhang Shouchun in annoyance and said, "This kind of skirt can only be worn at home. How dare we wear it outside?"

"Only those who have studied abroad in the West would dare to wear it outside."

"In Beijing, only the second branch of the Tong Ren Tang Le family, who studied in France, dares to dress like this in public."

"Didn't you and your brother-in-law also go abroad to study?"

"Your brother-in-law and I went to Japan. Can we talk about it now?"

Zhang Shouchun rolled his eyes, a cunning look flashed in his eyes, "Second sister, such beautiful clothes will look good even if you don't wear them out."

"My brother-in-law will definitely like it!"

"Besides, you can also invite the sisters-in-law you know to come to your house and wear it for them to see."

"I'm sure they'll be extremely envious."

Zhang Shouying put it on for a while, then signaled to the maid to help her take off the skirt and change back into the loose satin gown.

After hearing what her sister said, Zhang Shouying didn't say anything, but just stared at her sister.

"Uh, second sister, what's wrong?"

"Shouchun, I know you want to attract business for that little tailor."

"But, attracting business is one thing, but if you have other thoughts about him, it will never work."

"Throughout the ages, the phrase 'a match made in heaven' has a reason."

"In a small way, it's about different living habits. In a big way, it's about different world views, values, and outlooks on life. If these three outlooks don't match, there won't be a good outcome."

Zhang Shouying paused and patiently persuaded: "You have been living a life of luxury since childhood, while he is just a country boy, a tailor. There is a world of difference between you and him."

"Second sister, he is not a tailor. He helps make clothes to supplement the family income because he sees that his sister is too hard-working. He is very capable. He is good-looking, good at studying, and can write novels. He has already published some of his works."

“I found out about it by chance.”

Zhang Shouying still shook her head. "Even if he is not a tailor, does he know the arts of music, chess, calligraphy and painting? Can he compose poems and couplets? At best, he can only write some poor and vulgar books."

Seeing her sister about to open her mouth to refute, Zhang Shouying immediately said, "Yes, even if he is a rising intellectual."

"But you know, throughout history, many of our girls have been misled by the so-called 'talented men and beautiful women'."

"You are at an age when you are full of fantasies. When two people really live together, it is not just about the daily necessities of life, but also about the adjustment between two families."

"This is also the reason why families like ours, where our brothers and sisters' marriages are all within the family circle, with sisters-in-law marrying each other."

“But now they are all freed!”

"That's right, that's why you should be more cautious about your marriage. You are still young and don't understand that our situation is actually very embarrassing. To put it bluntly, we are the remnants of the previous dynasty."

"Second sister, you are right. We are corrupt, so we should break away from the feudal past, right?"

"We also want to give it up, but can we? Take our family and Zeng's family for example. We have been related to the Dingwang Mansion and Qingwang Mansion of the Qing Dynasty for generations, including Puyi and Pujie."

"So when we marry in a circle, it's actually to keep each other warm."

"I"

"Shouchun, you are still young, it is too early for you to think about marriage. Think about it carefully. Not only do I disagree, but even the eldest sister next door who married into the Wanyan family will not agree."

"Your marriage is a big deal, so don't be careless about it."

"Go home and discuss this with your uncle and aunt. I think they will agree with me."

"Deming, stop working for now and come down for dinner."

"Okay, sis, I'll be right down, there's only a little left!"

After Wang Deming replaced the last broken tile on the roof, he swiftly climbed down the ladder.

Godmother Wang Shuqin had already poured water for him to wash his face, "Deming, wash your face quickly, then go back to the room and change your clothes."

"Have the roofs of the two courtyards been replaced?" "Yes, they have been replaced."

"Then remember to take out your dirty clothes after you change them and put them directly in the basin. After dinner, Mom will rub them."

"Okay, Mom."

By dinner today, Old Man Chang's mood had basically recovered. He continued to chat and laugh with his grandchildren. He also ordered a box dish from Puyunlou for the children: a smoked chicken.

Two chicken legs for each grandson and granddaughter.

Godmother Wang Shuqin and sister Yan Baozhen asked Wang Deming with concern about his work at the Traditional Chinese Medicine Continuing Education School and his study of bone setting with his master.

"I heard from Principal Ha and other seniors in the school that the Ministry of Health will release new examination standards for the "Chinese Medicine Practitioner License" by the end of this year."

"Mom, sister, don't worry, Master said I will definitely pass the exam next year!"

After learning that Wang Deming would be able to get a medical license next year, Wang Shuqin couldn't help but smile and kept saying, "Great! Great!"

Old Man Chang couldn't help but admire Wang Deming's talent: "Deming can really do anything!"

"Renchun, Yichun, you can be like your uncle and study hard in the future."

After dinner, Old Man Chang strolled back to Yard 82 to drink tea and listen to music. Just as Wang Deming was about to return to his room, he was stopped by his godmother and sister.

He was even specially dragged to the main room of the north house.

It looks like a three-court trial!

Sister Yan Baozhen was the first to start the fight: "Deming, Miss Shouchun came to visit us today. It seems that she wants to do more than just make autumn and winter clothes, right?"

"What was the last thing she said?"

"Oh, by the way, the gift, what gift did she give you?"

"After you hurried back to the house, she also left in a hurry."

“This gift shouldn’t be simple, right?”

"That's impossible!" Wang Deming denied it flatly: "It's just an ordinary pen!"

"Just a 'normal' fountain pen?"

"Nothing else?"

"Gone!" Wang Deming denied it very firmly!
Yan Baozhen and her godmother Wang Shuqin looked at each other, and Wang Shuqin spoke up: "Deming, Mom doesn't mean anything else."

"It seems that Miss Shouchun is interested in you. What do you think?"

Facing his godmother's sincere expression, Wang Deming replied with a wry smile: "Mom, I just got married a few days ago."

"Besides, they are from a wealthy family, we are not a good match."

"What's the big deal? Have you forgotten what your mother told you?" Wang Shuqin simply ignored the word "marriage". "It's a rule. A rich family marries a wife, and a poor family marries a daughter."

"Besides, Deming, I'm not biased towards you just because you're my son. Now it's a new China, and the people are in charge. Your future will definitely not be bad, and you may even achieve more than the other family."

"Another thing is that her family is not the main family of the Zhongtang, but just a side branch, and cannot be considered a real high-ranking family."

"If you are that interested, ask your sister to go to the other party's house and ask next time."

"Let me think about it again." Wang Deming was silent for a while, but still did not tell the truth.

"Mom, sister, let me think about it again"

Which man has never thought about having three wives and four concubines?
Whether it was when I was a trainee in my previous life or in this life, how could I not be envious when I saw the beautiful girls rotating around those big guys?
But, but the education I have received for a long time
But, I am so innocent and I still haven’t learned my damn sense of morality!

But but
Wang Shuqin and Yan Baozhen saw Wang Deming's attitude and stopped trying to persuade him. The matter seemed to have passed.
Sunday came in a blink of an eye. Wang Deming took his godmother Wang Shuqin to Xihua City Street outside Chongwenmen. The street was lined with shops and was very bustling.

There are many cloth shops: Xiechengsheng, Qingchunhe, Juxinglong, Guangyuanxiang, etc.
There are also tobacco shops such as Tianyuancheng, Shuangdacheng, and Shuangtiansheng.
There are also various tea houses, dried fruit shops, thread shops, paper shops, department stores, pastry shops, drug stores, jewelry shops, bookstores, restaurants, etc.
It is very lively, one of the reasons is that there is a Temple of the God of Fire here, one of the four major temple fairs in the capital.

Wang Deming went to Xiechengsheng again and bought eight feet of cloth for Qin Huairu and his godmother. At the persuasion of his godmother, he bought a pound of tobacco leaves for Qin Huairu's father.

The mother and daughter happily took the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway back to Changping.

In the car next to theirs.
　Before the Qing Dynasty, many marriages between the family and the family, and between the family and the family, were arranged by the aunt marrying the mother-in-law. In simple terms, the mother-in-law who married into the family was the aunt of the previous generation. In addition, the sisters of the previous generation married the brothers, and the sisters of the next generation also married the brothers.
　　It is so complicated, like a huge web, that I can only touch upon it in a few words in the novel.

　　"Yong Ren" is written like this on purpose. I checked the information and found that this "Yong" is written in all banner families.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)