Chapter 496: Going to the Prefecture City
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Chang Fu was shocked. Was this family going to marry the registrar’s daughter?
The registrar was not an official position that could be underestimated. Nowadays, the authority of the imperial power doesn’t reach the countryside areas, and the registrar is like a parent in the local area. This title is more useful than even the imperial family.
The registrar was in charge of the documents. For example, as a steward in the past, he had the most interactions with the registrar.
Although he was only a ninth-grade official, the scope of his jurisdiction was huge. Ordinary documents, contracts, credentials, and so on had to go through him.
It seemed that this family was not simple either.
He had never heard of a farmer marrying an official’s daughter before.
“Uncle Fu, do you think there’s anything wrong with this?” Wang Dalang explained their process and asked Chang Fu.
Only then did Chang Fu come back to his senses and hurriedly say, “There’s nothing inappropriate about that. If possible, add a set of the Four Treasures of the Study and a set of magpie paintings and calligraphy. It carries a good omen and the meaning will be even better.”
Wang Dalang brought this information and went to consult with Old Madam Wang again.
Old Madam Wang said, “Chang Fu will stay with us and be of use to you in the future. You can listen to his suggestions, but you can’t be controlled by him. You have to know that you’re the master.”
After hearing this, Wang Dalang nodded repeatedly and went to look for Madam Feng with what Chang Fu had said.
After discussing for a while, the mother and son pair went to look for Old Madam Wang again to ask for the money to buy the recommended items.
Old Madam Wang handed Madam Feng a key and said to her, “After the children pass the examination, I’m going to bring Ah Yu to the prefecture capital. I’ll leave the regular expenses to you first. This is the key to the family’s storeroom. I’ll give you another set of keys for the house in town later. Whether you want to keep it yourself or hand it to your husband is up to you.” Madam Feng was shocked. “Mother, you’re leaving?”
Madam Feng was not excited at all that her mother-in-law had suddenly given up her power.
With the old lady at home, they only needed to work with her and did not need to think too much.
Now that the old lady was leaving, Madam Feng felt empty.
In the past, when the old lady was in town, she didn’t care much about the village. However, the significance this time was different, and the feeling was different.
Now, she felt like she had been abandoned.
“Don’t act like that. I’m not dead yet!” Old Madam Wang tapped Madam Feng’s forehead with her index finger. “You’re about to become a mother-in-law yourself. If your daughter-in-law sees that you’re still being suppressed by your mother-in-law, how are you going to establish your authority in the future?”
Old Madam Wang did not want to see the later generations bully the older generation in the future.
In the long run, the family would definitely be in chaos.
Therefore, the most important thing was to train everyone in the family to be respectful and let them think and act independently.
Madam Feng left in a daze with the key. Little Ah Yu sat on Old Madam Wang’s bed, her little feet swaying.
“Grandma, are we going out in the future? But didn’t you say that we’re not going out before my birthday?” Little Ah Yu still remembered Old Madam Wang’s words.
Old Madam Wang said, “After your Big Brothers finish the county level imperial exam, Grandma will bring you to the prefecture capital. It’s even more lively there. There will also be more fun and delicious food, as well as beautiful clothes.”
“Then what if Big Brothers can’t pass? Are we still going? Am I going to school in the prefecture capital?” When Little Ah Yu thought of this outcome, she found it a little funny. “Big Brothers have been working hard recently. Two days ago, I asked them to come with me to sell silkworm babies. They all said that they wanted to revise at home!”
Old Madam Wang snorted. “If they can’t pass, they can continue to take the exam. I’ll bring you alone. You don’t have to go to an ordinary school. When we go over there, I’ll invite a teacher over for you. You don’t have to learn those useless things.”
Since Ah Yu wanted to study, she had to receive the best education. There was no need for Ah Yu to learn from that group of useless people.
In the entire family, the only one who really did not resist learning was Ah Yu.
Ah Yu had yet to encounter any problems in her studies. She learned everything quickly and was praised by everyone, so she was naturally interested.
After Old Madam Wang finished teasing Little Ah Yu, she patted her. “Go out and play first. Call your second aunt over..”