The Jiang family’s ancestral home is not big because the Jiang family has been sparsely populated for generations. But as an ancestral home, it was carefully restored during the most prosperous generations of the Jiang family.
The beams and pillars are all made of fine nan wood, and the furniture and furnishings are all made of red rosewood, including a few huanghuali pieces, which are very rare in the countryside.
Sister Diao often supplies meat to taverns, restaurants, and local wealthy families, and she has seen good things, so she felt a little cautious after entering the main hall of the Jiang family.
“You said that you wanted to marry my daughter for Lingdong?”
Jiang Baozong was an extremely gentle man. Even though his family had changed over the years, he often worried about his daughter’s health, so his brows had many wrinkles, but it still could not hide his outstanding appearance and outstanding temperament.
His daughter was Jiang Baozong’s scale, so it was difficult for him to remain calm when it came to matters involving his daughter.
At this moment, Jiang Baozong frowned. He really did not understand the reason why Sister Diao wanted to marry his daughter to Huo Lindong.
“Yes.”
The stout woman sitting next to the matchmaker spoke.
She is tall and strong. She has been exposed to wind and rain all year round, and her skin is not as fair and delicate as that of ordinary women. Sister Diao’s appearance is really not good-looking. She has slender eyes, a somewhat collapsed nose, overly plump lips, and uneven spots on both sides of her cheeks. The lack of freckles makes Huo An, who is standing next to her, even more elegant and handsome.
Sister Diao took a deep breath and nodded heavily.
The situation of her family is different from other families. Because the Diao family only has one daughter, they established a female household, and Sister Diao is nominally the head of the family. Therefore, even though Huo An came to propose marriage today, it was still Sister Diao who started the discussion.
“We are from the same village. Master Jiang, you also know the character of my Sister Diao. If Ah Wu marries into our Diao family, I will ensure that she will not be wronged at all and treat her as my biological daughter.”
Deeply afraid that Jiang Baozong would disapprove, Sister Diao was eager to prove her sincerity.
Sister Diao’s character is still trustworthy to Jiang Baozong. Although the gossipy woman in the village often speculates on her sincerity toward her nephew Huo Lindong, Jiang Baozong is Huo Lindong’s teacher, he can still detect whether his students are doing well or not at home. Although Huo Lindong was a little thinner, he did not look like someone who had been wronged at home.
“Although our family is a butcher, and our family background is not good enough for Ah Wu. Huo An and I have already thought about it, and we will always provide support for Lindong’s education. His body is not suitable for heavy work. If he can’t study, we will find a way to send him to work as a bookkeeper in a tavern or restaurant. We will also buy a family property for him in the future. We will never treat Ah Wu badly.”
The Diao family’s wealth is also very rich. This is ultimately attributed to the Diao family’s ancestral pig-making skills. The so-called pig-making is a pig castration technique. The testicles are removed from boars and the ovaries from sows. Castrated pigs have no odor and gain weight faster than those that have not been castrated.
Not everyone knows this craft, and not all those who master it are as proficient in it as the Diao family. Therefore, as long as people from all over the country raise pigs, and they raise meat pigs rather than breeding pigs, they will hire Sister Diao.
Sister Diao can get about fifteen to twenty cash for helping at home and castrating a pig. Plus the income from killing pigs and selling pork on weekdays, the Diao family’s wealth saved over generations is not necessarily weaker than the Jiang family’s.
Therefore, Sister Diao confidently promised that she would help Huo Lindong buy a family property. This showed that she sincerely raised her husband’s nephew as her own son.
“It’s not that I can’t trust you, or that I don’t like that child Lindong, it’s just that my family’s Ah Wu is in a special situation. You should have heard that Ah Wu has a marriage contract.”
Jiang Baozong naturally thinks of his own daughter, but he knows in his heart that in the eyes of others, Ah Wu is not a perfect candidate for a wife. In the eyes of others, his well-behaved and beautiful daughter may not be as good as an ordinary-looking but strong-bodied girl from a poor family.
Sister Diao’s visit surprised him. Huo Lindong was his student, and he was also going to take part in the imperial examination this time. Jiang Baozong had done some research and found out that apart from Lin Pingchun, who was expected to pass the examination, Huo Lindong had the highest talent.
Moreover, Jiang Baozong had a hunch that the other party might be hiding his clumsiness and not fully demonstrating his talents and abilities.
Such a person, who had no friendly relations with the Jiang family in the past, why did he suddenly ask to marry a girl from his family?
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