Reborn as a Landlord-Chapter 1606 - 818: Reminiscing (Part 2)

The declining Zhou family, this is how the marriage prospects for a few of the granddaughters unfolded.

Of course, compared to the average farmstead girls, they are considered to have married quite well. Lian Manman thought this was not just due to their family background but also related to the good looks of those granddaughters.

Lady Da Zhou, Lady Zhou, and Younger Lady Zhou, the three sisters, all had good appearances. No matter what era, this gave them some advantage in marriage, allowing them better choices.

"Nephew, is your wife at home? Why didn’t she come with you?" Younger Lady Zhou suddenly asked Lian Shouxin.

"The children’s mother... is not at home." Lian Shouxin hesitated for a moment and said.

"My mother was invited to a feast and won’t be back until later." Lian Manman responded, "During the New Year, there’s much to do, inside and outside the home, it’s just my mother managing it all. This old house, my mother often visits."

"Ah..." Younger Lady Zhou dragged out her sound, her gaze swept over Lian Shouxin and his sons, and when looking at Lian Manman and Xiao Qi, her gaze was a bit sharp.

"Soon we will be living in the same village, there will always be chances to meet." Before Younger Lady Zhou could say more, Shang Huaide chimed in, "When we left, Shouxin was not yet engaged and we hadn’t met his wife."

It seemed like Shang Huaide’s words were to explain that Younger Lady Zhou was eager to meet Lady Zhang, as she had never met her nephew’s wife before.

Lian Manman said nothing, just let her eyes wander around the room.

Lian Shouyi, Lady He, Si Lang, Liulang, and Lian Yaya were not there. It seemed like this family had gone out visiting and had yet to return.

"These are the two youngest children. I heard the eldest got married? We moved back too late and missed it. When the eldest has a child, we’ll have to make up for the gift." Shang Huaide said, "Isn’t there another boy?"

"My brother went to a feast today; they wouldn’t let him come back. They held a literary gathering and invited him to write." Xiao Qi said.

"In the New Year, Wu Lang is busier than I am." Lian Shouxin laughed and rubbed Xiao Qi’s head.

"The boy Wu Lang, we’ve all heard, is promising. Oh my, it’s your Lian family’s ancestral grave smoking, Wenquxing descending to earth. Not just in this village, or county, but the whole world, it’s rare." Shang Huaide said, somewhat exaggeratedly.

"For the child to be so promising, it’s also the parents’ credit. It’s because the adults lead well, Shouxin’s credit." Shang Huaide smiled and continued, "A person, you see their future from childhood, from a young age I saw Shouxin would be successful, a man of destiny... and my second sister and her husband are also blessed."

"My brother-in-law, he..." Shang Huaide pointed to his head, "has real talent, strategic skills, he’s a capable person. My second sister, her fate is truly good, she prospers future generations."

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"What’s good about my fate? I’m just a person of poor fate!" Lady Zhou said, "When I was young and capable, people still considered me a person. That was when they needed me. Now, growing old, of no value. In people’s eyes, I’m nothing, out of necessity..."

Old Master Lian saw that Lady Zhou was speaking more and more inappropriately in front of Shang Huaide and Younger Lady Zhou, so he quickly coughed twice.

"Wu Lang, no matter what, he’s still a bit young, you all have to keep an eye on him, don’t let him get too tired." Old Master Lian changed the topic and said.

"Mm." Lian Shouxin promised.

"Wu Lang is in his teens, is he engaged?" Shang Huaide asked.

It seems that when it comes to young people, the question of whether they are engaged or not is always asked.

Lian Shouxin answered truthfully.

"For Wu Lang now, just let him focus wholeheartedly on studying. Boys are different from girls; they can get engaged later. Wu Lang’s teacher says so too. In the future, Wu Lang’s marriage decision probably won’t be up to his parents; he’ll need to listen to his teacher." Old Master Lian added.

Shang Huaide followed up on this and praised Wu Lang highly once more.

"Second Sister, don’t you think people can avoid aging? In the blink of an eye, these younger ones have all grown up, about to find spouses, coming of age. Can we not get old?" Younger Lady Zhou lamented to Lady Zhou.

"Ah..." Lady Zhou sighed.

At this time, Lady Chiang came in carrying two cabbages and showed them to Lady Zhou.

"Grandma, how do these two look?" Lady Chiang asked Lady Zhou.

Now the sky was starting to get dark, and Shang Huaide, Younger Lady Zhou, and their family naturally couldn’t return to Xianghe Tun, so they planned to stay at Thirty Mile Camp. They had lunch at Lady Da Zhou’s house, and for dinner, Old Master Lian agreed with Lady Zhou to have them stay at the Lian Family for dinner.

Lady Zhou planned to make cabbage dumplings to entertain Younger Lady Zhou’s family. Seeing the time was about right, Lady Chiang needed to prepare, so she picked cabbages to chop for the filling.

When entertaining guests with meals, especially making dumplings, all procedures must be approved by Lady Zhou. Even Lady Chiang, the dignified wife of the eldest grandson, did not dare to break this rule. So after selecting the cabbages, she needed Lady Zhou’s approval before chopping the filling.

Lady Zhou shifted her position on the edge of the kang, took the two cabbages, inspected them repeatedly, and then used her hand to strip off the outermost leaves, toss them to the ground.

"Chop another one, there are many people today. Alright, go ahead and chop." Then, Lady Zhou handed the cabbage back to Lady Chiang, waving her hand.

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