Chapter 15: Wife, shouldn't we go up to the kang to sleep?

To be honest, everyone came today, more or less, just to see some jokes.

After all, even if a village girl is very pretty, it's still somewhat difficult for her to marry into the city.

So the men in the city must have some issues.

Even if they're not missing an arm or a leg, they must be blind in one eye or lame.

Or they're just very old bachelors.

Or they're the type who can't get by in the city.

Otherwise, why wouldn't the decent young men in the city look for girls in the city?

After seeing this today, everyone felt their hearts were blocked, it was really uncomfortable.

Such a son-in-law, one wouldn't even dare to dream of!

He's handsome, his family is very wealthy, he's an artisan who eats the Imperial Court's grain, and he even has an uncle who is an official.

The key is that this son-in-law is also extremely good to Su Liyan.

Look at these things he brought; they add up to nearly a hundred dollars!

To be honest, this hundred dollars could marry ten village girls.

Ah ah ah ah, this is really more painful than killing oneself.

……

In the evening, the villagers who should leave have all left.

Only some of the Su clan remained in the house, plus the Su clan's relatives in the village, like the second uncle, third uncle, and so on.

And also the children of those second and third uncles.

There are too many people; Lu Yuan can't even remember them all.

At this time the house got a bit dark; the Su clan lit a few kerosene lamps, which are quite bright, but the kerosene smell is unpleasant.

Lu Yuan sat cross-legged on the kang; in this winter month, everyone eats meals on the kang, putting a small low table on it, which keeps warm.

"When I come back next time to hold the wedding feast, I'll bring back a few Spirit Power Lamps for you; they're very bright."

Lu Yuan said while eating, sitting at the place of honor.

Su Liyan's father, along with several uncles, repeatedly expressed their thanks.

Su Liyan's uncles were deferential toward Lu Yuan, after all, both families have children.

Having such a capable son-in-law on this side, we must treat him well.

This way, we can also get some of his glory in the future, right?

Inside the house is where Lu Yuan and those gentlemen eat; in the central hall, some children eat.

As for Su Liyan and Su's mother, plus a few aunts, they gathered around the stove, busy cooking together.

"Don't be busy; tidy up your room so your brother-in-law can sleep there tonight. Liyan, you'll later take the newly fluffed bedding and make the bed."

Su's mother, while tying her apron and stir-frying, looked at the two people helping in the kitchen and said.

Su Changliang responded with a sound, hurriedly went to the east room, and tidied up his own room.

Meanwhile, Su Liyan continued to squat by the stove, adding firewood, waiting for her younger brother to finish tidying up, then she would go make the bed for her husband.

"Liyan, you really found a good family."

The second aunt beside her couldn't help but whisper.

The third aunt beside her kept nodding and said:

"Yes, my own daughter is also growing up; if she could find a son-in-law even half as good as this—no, even just a little bit—I'd wake up laughing from my dreams."

Su's mother kept stir-frying without speaking, while the two aunts started chatting; the second aunt nodded again and said:

"Yes, the key is that this son-in-law knows how to cherish people too much; where else would a marriage proposal come with so many gifts? Look at that piece of pork—when it renders oil, your family won't have to worry about oil for a year."

Su Liyan nodded somewhat shyly, but her heart was filled with sweetness.

Seeing her husband do this, Su Liyan also felt extremely proud today.

In the surrounding ten miles, whose family has a man who comes to propose marriage so straightforwardly?

And Su's mother, who had been stir-frying silently, suddenly turned her head to look at Su Liyan seriously and said:

"Don't get too excited too soon; after you marry in, you must never become overconfident, serve people well, and never forget your duty."

"If there's no mother-in-law above to manage you, you'll just do whatever you want."

"You may be pretty, but aren't there few pretty people?"

"Besides, you're pretty now, that's true, but what about ten years from now, twenty years from now?"

"Such an excellent man, even if married, will still have many girls flocking to him; if you don't serve people well, after moving in you'll want to be a rich lady, and in just a few years you'll be driven back out."

After Su's mother finished speaking, the second aunt beside her also kept nodding, looking at Su Liyan and said:

"The most important thing for a woman is to obey; after you go there, under heaven and earth your husband is the greatest—what he says goes; you must be diligent, have work in your eyes and hands, and never let people think you're a lazy girl."

Su Liyan, who had been a bit shy earlier, now listened to her mother and the second aunt's words and nodded especially seriously.

Meanwhile, the third aunt beside them couldn't help but give Su's mother and the second aunt a glance and said:

"What you're saying is all nonsense; isn't Liyan just that kind of girl? We've watched her grow up since childhood; she's always been diligent and capable, there's definitely no problem there—who in the ten-mile area doesn't say something good about Liyan?"

"What matters is having a son; Liyan, you must hurry to bear sons—if we give him a few sons, we'll have nothing to fear."

Regarding what the third aunt said, whether it's Su's mother or the second aunt, they both kept nodding and said:

"Right, even if the first child is a daughter, it's fine; have a second child, as long as you give birth to a son, you'll have nothing to fear."

Originally, when talking about having children, Su Liyan was still rather shy, after all, Su Liyan is still an unmarried young lady.

But hearing the latter part, Su Liyan also couldn't help but take it seriously, and nodded seriously, saying:

"I will."

Su Liyan felt…… her husband probably isn't the type to start something and then abandon it……

Besides, leaving that aside, this is her own husband; Su Liyan surely also wants to bear a few more children for her husband.

Her husband also said, letting her have a few more, and someday they'll live together in a big manor~

Lu Yuan's alcohol tolerance is excellent; accurately speaking, it's because he has a perfect physique, making him hard to get drunk.

However, unable to withstand the three of them urging him to drink together, by the end Lu Yuan also became a bit dazed.

In the end, it was still Su Liyan who helped Lu Yuan into the room.

After Su Liyan helped Lu Yuan sit up on the heated brick bed, she then squatted on the ground to take off his shoes and socks, looking like a little woman.

After taking off Lu Yuan's socks, she then brought the prepared hot water from beside and placed it on a small stool to wash Lu Yuan's feet.

Lu Yuan didn't refuse either; in this society where one can't even eat enough, it's only natural for women to serve men.

Radical feminism has no opening to exploit here!

Speaking of which, why did Lu Yuan marry Su Liyan?

Could it really just be that he's an old lecher, going after her just for this face?

Um… to be honest, eighty percent really is just for this face.

However, decisively, there are actually other reasons.

For example, Su Liyan's other labels—virtuous wife and good mother, diligent and capable, faithful and unwavering—these are the most important.

First, speaking of faithfulness: if she lacked that and was instead fickle, no matter how beautiful, Lu Yuan couldn't possibly bring her home—would he then have to wear a green hat every day?

Moreover, diligence and capability: if she lacked that and was instead a lazy good-for-nothing like Gao Tingyu's mother, Lu Yuan would absolutely not want her.

These are the qualities Lu Yuan fell for.

So even if the heavenly king himself came, it would still have to be Su Liyan washing his feet and serving him.

Feeling Su Liyan's tender little hand, Lu Yuan, who had drunk quite a bit, felt a bit distracted and suddenly grinned, saying:

"Wife, shouldn't we go up to the heated brick bed to sleep?"

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