The Gu family went to the room, the temperature in the room was warm, and four or five women were eating tea and talking around the table.

Faced with Mrs. Gu's inquiry, the aunt who had been prepared for a long time said, "Why not? As long as my sister-in-law likes it, I have a cousin niece, who is 18 years old this year, who is good at needlework and can cook delicious meals. Sister-in-law, do you remember, the day we worshiped the Buddha in Huanggu Temple the year before last, wasn't that child also in front of us? I remember that my sister-in-law also praised her for embroidering her shoes well, which she embroidered herself. ”

Mrs. Gu thought about it for a while, suddenly realized, and said secretly: Yes, there is such a girl, her skin is also white, but she is toothy and toothy, and her appearance is ordinary, and she is not worthy of my son.

However, I can't sweep away people's interest, Mrs. Gu said with a smile: "I remember, sure enough, the person is very good, and it is difficult for the girl to ask for a character to occupy for me." If so, it's settled. ”

My aunt suddenly said with a smile on her face: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, it must be suitable, this is the fate of God." ”

At this time, Gu Fusheng came in from outside, and several elders couldn't help but pull him to chatter, Gu Fusheng listened impatiently and avoided going to the study.

The relatives dispersed in the evening, Gu Fusheng went to his mother's room and sat down, and Mrs. Gu relayed his aunt's words to him, and said: "My son's marriage is a major event, and I must choose the right family and the right person." Your aunt's side, according to your mother's wishes, has to ask someone to visit again. ”

"That's what Mother saw." Gu Fusheng first agreed, "The child has been in Liaodong for three years, and some teachers have proposed to marry freely, because of the traditional parents' orders, the matchmaker's words are too blind and dumb marriage. I think that the husband and wife should be together every day, and they must always have the right temperament and love each other. Don't hide it from your mother, such an old-fashioned woman, comb her hair. I don't know anything at night, I can only do men's things, I don't want to marry such an ignorant woman. ”

Mrs. Gu was a little puzzled and asked, "Then who are you going to marry?" ”

Gu Fusheng said with a yearning face: "Now there are a lot of girls' schools outside, and the child wants to choose a satisfactory one in the school, so that he can serve his mother in the future and help the child start a family, without the aunt being a matchmaker, the child does not want to marry." Because even if he has a fairy-like appearance. But without a little learning, it is in vain. ”

Mrs. Gu frowned and said: "These words are strange, there are many well-informed girls in our Xiaojia Village, how can you say that there is no knowledge?" Whoever marries a daughter-in-law only expects her to be shrewd and capable, good-looking, and proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. But I've seen a lot of girls in the school, and I've seen a lot of them in the village. It's nothing if you don't bind your feet, you don't even want to tie it up, you blindly enlarge your feet, and you run around the street every day. If your heart is wild, how can I help you start a family? Who will serve me willingly? I don't understand your reasoning anyway. ”

"Not really." Gu Fusheng was serious, "Mother, a female student in school." Don't look outside every day, but there are rules, and there are many beautiful people. You think she's gone to school. I know a lot of truths, I can be self-reliant, I have insight, who dares to bully? Besides, female students are familiar with the world, they are reasonable in everything, and they can get things done, and I don't plan to have three wives and four concubines. ”

It can only be said that Gu Fusheng thinks too beautifully, and it is too wishful thinking, Mrs. Gu is so old, she said sharply: "Not necessarily, a woman is a woman, even if she is full of knowledge, in the final analysis, she is still a woman, just like a man, if you are a big official, you will be a traitor, and you will be greedy for money." ”

"Yes!" Gu Fusheng said: "But that's better than a woman who doesn't know anything, the child is willing to marry this kind of woman, and appearance is secondary." As for small feet, what are the benefits? Tingting can't walk down a single step, if the world is not good, when there is a little turmoil, to say something unlucky, you can't even escape. ”

The problem is that his mother is a little foot, and when she heard her son being so thin, she couldn't help but be a little moved, took out her mother's identity, and said: "Don't say it, I'm a daughter-in-law who doesn't want to show her head and be!" Who is not in charge of marriage matters? Your father is gone, you should listen to your mother's words, how can you be your own master? It really doesn't make sense. ”

Gu Fusheng saw that his mother was angry, so he had to explain euphemistically: "Mother, you are at home every day, and you don't know the current affairs outside. Now that new learning is flourishing, many people have begun to reflect on the tradition, such as foot binding, from the imperial court to the locality, it is recognized that it is the bad custom of the king of Chu with a thin waist, and the destruction of women is too great, how can the parents of the body hair and skin be so spoiled in order to win the preferences of men?

Who doesn't shy away from footbound women now? How can we knowingly commit a crime? Then the son has learned a few foreign languages, and he is often distressed that he has too few confidants, so he wants to marry a wife who can talk together, otherwise he will talk to the same chicken and duck for the rest of his life, and Wan Wangniang will rely on his son. ”

In this period, although the girls' schools were inevitably despised by the whole society and regarded as deviant, as in modern times, it was always a good thing for ordinary people for women to study.

In modern China, because of great humiliation, the whole society was guided to follow the example of the West, and at this time, it was a great self-confidence, and it was natural to tolerate new things. Of course, it is also the beginning of women's schooling, far from the period when it has attracted too many people's attention.

Mrs. Gu is very open-minded, and it can be seen that she supports her son to study in Liaodong, and now it also proves that her vision was very accurate at the beginning. ”

The tone is still a little resentful, but Mrs. Gu is very happy in her heart, wishing that her son would have an opinion, as for the future daughter-in-law's filial piety and devotion to Yunyun, then she doesn't dare to worry about it, probably the husband and wife have a chance, and it is better to support each other and manage a good family business than anything else, just buy a few more girls to serve yourself, who said that you must serve your daughter-in-law?

The next day, my aunt asked someone to send her niece's eight characters, and Mrs. Gu invited a married gentleman to take a share, and the approval was that the woman's eight characters were excellent, and there were no peach blossom stars, broom stars, and other evils, and there were twenty years of good luck for the husband.

Not to mention the son's eight characters, he has more than enough food and clothing, and although his fame is a different path, he has four grades of Huangtang. But when the two were combined, they offended the White Tiger Star, and the parents were unfavorable, a bit Xing Ke.

This kind of thing even later generations will inevitably hold the attitude of believing in it, and it is one of the ancient cultures of China, no matter how atheists scoff at it, the five elements of the eight trigrams and the astrological aspects of the study of feng shui have an inexplicable truth.

What's more, Mrs. Gu is still an ancient person, and Mr. Na is a very famous local physiognologist, so she was not satisfied in the first place, and she disagreed even more now.

Mrs. Gu asked Mother Wu to give the approval slip to her aunt, and before leaving, she explained: "When you saw Mrs. Gu, you said that our wife was willing to marry this family business, in order to be close to each other, but now the fortune teller said that there is any offense, the young master refuses, and it is also a little filial piety of his, I have to rely on him, thank you Mrs. Gu for bothering." ”

Wu's mother said according to her words in the past, and my aunt can only do it, both men and women are there, and if you don't believe it, you can find someone to calculate it.

Gu Fusheng was relieved to learn that the family affair was unsuccessful. When he had nothing to do, he went to the city to talk to his friend Jiang Zitian.

As soon as he entered Jiang's house, he heard the sound of laughter coming from inside, and there were many acquaintances who came, so he stepped into the study in three steps and two steps.

Everyone has their own social circle, Gu Fusheng's circle is nothing more than classmates and those who do translations, sure enough, there are four or five classmates and friends, who are now all working as translators for all parties in the capital, and there is a young man I don't know.

When everyone saw him come in, they all got up to greet him, but they didn't see the master Jiang Zitian, and his friend Xu Danian introduced: "This is Brother Niushan, graduated from Shandong University, knows Japanese language, and recently came back from the Japanese country. ”

In turn, Gu Fusheng was introduced, because he knew the Japanese language, Fusheng asked him some about the customs of the Japanese country, and the conversation was very warm. After a while, Jiang Zitian came out of it, and everyone shouted: "Brother Zitian, why did you go in for half a day?" Could it be that Mrs. Feifei thinks we are making noise here and is scolding you, right? ”

Jiang Zitian replied with a smile: "What did you say?" I can't help but despise the insiders too much. Although Humble Jing did not go to university, she also received three years of education from a women's teacher, and she admired the name of Zhujun very much, but she was worried that Zhujun would not come, how unreasonable is it? ”

Gu Fusheng took the opportunity to say: "Exactly, the younger brother has not yet gone to visit his sister-in-law, by the way, I will ask how many students are in the normal school now, and what they are learning, my sister-in-law must know the details, and I hope to give one or two instructions." ”

Jiang Zitian said: "Just ask me, there are more than 400 female students there, and the principal is Mr. Zhang Chai, but she is often not in Jinling." It seems that two vice principals have been hired recently, one is Tian Shilang's wife, and the other is Wang Yushi's wife, who has all arithmetic, physiology, history, and nature, not to mention various subjects such as needlework and female redness, in short, one comes out, and it is a beautiful lady inside and outside. ”

Gu Fusheng sighed: "It's rare, a woman can really learn, and it is also a blessing for our Ming future." ”

"Haha, isn't it?" Jiang Zitian stretched out his thumb, "You didn't see the way they came out, their bodies were straight, their eyes were clear, and they didn't look shy and shrunk, I felt that they were much more generous and decent than ordinary women." ”

Xu Danian said: "Isn't Fusheng still a sister-in-law? Why not tell him one? If you are willing to get married, then it is called your love and my willingness, and it is called freedom. Parents choose like luck, how many people can have the blessing of children? married to the daughter of the Xu family in Jinling, and she still studied as a women's teacher. ”

Jiang Zitian hurriedly said: "The inner person is just a side line of the Xu family, of course, it is indeed my third life lucky." ”

Seeing that Gu Fusheng's face was red, he smiled and said: "At two o'clock tomorrow, the opening speech of the Normal School, the inner people must go, the brothers must be happy to listen, and the younger brother must accompany him." ”

Everyone said they were willing to go, and Niu Shan said excitedly: "Who doesn't want such a good thing?" I envy the dead brother who married a good sister-in-law, but we are detained by etiquette and customs, even if the elders are enlightened, they can't find out. ”

After saying the pretending to sigh again and again, Gu Fusheng was even more in the middle of it, and everyone laughed for a while, and agreed to gather at Jiang Zitian's house at one o'clock tomorrow. (To be continued......)