The eldest lady's face was stunned for a moment, and then she smiled bitterly. Obviously, she also thought about her marriage.

But after smiling bitterly, she looked at Zhao Ruxi as if she were an ignorant child.

"How can there be any marriage that goes well in this world? You also said that the British prince promised each other to the Lord of Qingyang County, but now it has happened like this. It can be seen that people's hearts can change. What kind of friendship, respect, this kind of emptiness

How long can something last? It’s only right to hold onto something real.”

She took Zhao Ruxi's hand and said warmly: "At your age, friendship is more important than anything else. But when you get married, you will realize that friendship is nothing more than sweet words from a man's mouth.

Only status, money and family background are the most important."

Seeing that Zhao Ruxi still disagreed, she said: "Just like you and the four sisters Ruxin, Rurui, and Ruyu. Because you are the concubine, you are the most noble in the family. But if you only listen to the sweet words of men and get married,

, regardless of family status, when you go to a banquet, or go home to peace, you find that your sisters were not as good as you in the past, wearing gold and silver, having a noble status, and being flattered everywhere; but you are so gray that you can't even wear new clothes.

, you are looked down upon by people everywhere. What will happen to you then? In this world, you should first respect Luo Shang and then respect others."

Zhao Ruxi was speechless.

"So when I choose a marriage for your eldest sister and second sister, I need not only respect, but also face. At least the status cannot be too low, and the family tradition must be upright. Secondly, the son-in-law must be talented, sensible and progressive."

"Isn't it difficult to have such a perfect marriage? There are so many noble ladies in the capital, and who wouldn't want to have such a good marriage?" Zhao Ruxi muttered.

"It's difficult. So when I was eleven or twelve years old, I started to keep my eyes open and look around. I am a woman, so why don't I know the difficulties of women in marriage? Naturally, I have to make careful calculations for my biological daughter. What?

Your marriage is the most suitable for you."

Zhao Ruxi originally wanted to convince her mother, but after Zhu said this, she was actually convinced by her mother.

She is not really a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl, but inside she is almost thirty years old. In her previous life, she not only read many posts about marriage in forums, but also the marriage life of her own classmates, friends, and best friends.

, and they all see it.

She had to admit that what Zhu said made sense.

She sighed heavily: "In that case, why bother getting married? Isn't it good to live alone?"

"Alone?" Zhu couldn't help laughing.

She stood up and didn't want to pay attention to her innocent little daughter anymore: "These are just childish words. Okay, from now on, your bride will listen to your opinions and will not make decisions for you without authorization; what about you?

, and don’t make your own decisions. Anyway, you just need to know one thing: Mom will not harm you. Go to bed quickly and don’t think so much."

Being treated as a child again, Zhao Ruxi was helpless.

"Mom, wait a minute. I have something else to tell you." Zhao Ruxi stopped Zhu and took out the box Kang Shilin gave her from the closet.

"What is this?" Zhu turned back, sat on the chair, and opened the box.

When she saw clearly what was inside the box, she suddenly took a breath of cold air.

I took out the banknote and looked at it, and found that it was genuine. I counted it again and found a total of thirty-six thousand taels of silver.

"Where did you come from?" She raised her head and asked her daughter, looking a little nervous.

Zhao Ruxi couldn't help but laugh: "Mom, you were also present when Mr. Kang and Mrs. Cui talked about this yesterday. Did you forget? These are the bundles that master collected for me today, three thousand taels each."

She took out nine thousand taels of silver notes from it: "This belongs to my master and two senior brothers. Master insisted on giving it to me, and I couldn't refuse at the time, so I took it. I can't take the money, I have to give it back, or give it to me." Buy a corresponding gift and return the gift."

She pushed the remaining banknotes: "This is the money I earned this time."

The eldest lady was startled, as if she had touched something hot, and pushed the banknote back to Zhao Ruxi: "What are you doing for me? Take it yourself."

She said seriously: "My child, because of mother's negligence, you have suffered a lot over the years." As she said that, her nose was a little sore, "Mom and dad don't know how to make up for it, so how can they ask for your hard-earned money?" ?It’s the father and mother’s business to support the family. It’s up to you to take care of your money.”

After Zhao Yuanxun brought Zhao Ruxi back last night, he was too excited and did not stay in the outer courtyard. Instead, he went directly back to the backyard and stayed in the eldest lady's room. He held the eldest lady and talked for half the night.

Zhao Ruxi was perfunctory with Wu Zong at that time, saying that because her family was poor and she had no pen, ink, paper and inkstone, she used charcoal strips to draw. Zhao Yuanxun told his wife exactly what he said.

Saying this, even a grown man like him became red-eyed, let alone Zhu who has a motherly heart.

The couple shed tears and discussed how to treat Zhao Ruxi well in the future and never let her suffer any injustice. When she gets married, her family will try their best to provide her with a dowry. As for the money she earns, they will naturally not ask for a penny.

They were already ashamed of her. How could they shamelessly take advantage of her child's hard-earned money?

In other words, children from wealthy families, such as Zhao Jingli, Zhao Jing'an, Zhao Ruxin and Zhao Ruyu, whether they are legitimate concubines or adopted daughters, they will not think about making money. Because they have no worries about food and clothing, they simply do not have this kind of needs.

But what about Zhao Ruxi? First, she went to draw jewelry pictures for the Lord of Qingyang County to make money. Even though she knew that her life experience was strange, and she was probably the direct daughter of the Hou family, she still worked tirelessly to come home late every day, just to earn some money. .

This time, regardless of reputation or status, he also wanted to recruit three thousand taels per person to teach painting. This kid also wanted to make some money.

Why should she make money? Because she is afraid of poverty.

She has no money in her hands and no sense of security in her heart. This is all due to poverty.

Faced with such children, it is too late for them as parents to feel guilty. How can they ask for their children's hard-earned money?

"Mom, if your family cannot make ends meet, it will be very hard for you to take care of the household income. Why not use some money to buy some shops and land? If I can't make money, forget it. Since I can make money, I naturally can't watch you work hard." Zhao Ruxi said.

She is not the Virgin. She is actually very selfish. If she were in modern times, she would definitely buy a house, a shop, or make investments, and occasionally give some money and buy things to honor the elderly.

But this was ancient times, and women had no property rights. Even if she got married, the dowry list would be filed in the yamen for future settlement and separation of property.
Chapter completed!