PFC Chapter 130 A different aesthetic
Chapter 130 A different aesthetic
Su Yitong knew in her heart that she had to get married, but she just wanted to postpone it, as long as she could.
After listening to what Su Anton and Old Lady Su said, Su Yitong understood that she really couldn't continue to delay and evade, and it was time to think about her future. The longer she delayed, the worse the final result might be. Anyway, she was going to get married, so why not find a suitable one!
Su Yitong, who had figured it out, said, "Mom, Third Brother. Don't worry, I know what's going on. I won't run away anymore."
After hearing Su Yitong's words, Old Lady Su and Su Anton felt relieved.
When the matchmaker came to the house again, Mrs. Su politely declined the marriage proposal.
What Old Mrs. Su didn't expect was that even though she had already refused, Mr. Wu would still come to her house.
Wu Yuanwai brought Wu Mingyong to the Su family. The reason was very simple, he came to visit Su Andong. Wu Mingyong would take the exam for the scholar next year, and he wanted to ask Su Andong for advice.
When Old Mrs. Su saw Wu Mingyong, she understood why Mr. Wu brought him to visit her.
This Wu Mingyong is a handsome guy! This Wu Yuanwai might be trying to use his beauty to lure him! Old Mrs. Su is speechless!
To use Su Yuanyuan's words, this guy is definitely a handsome young man! With his looks, he can be ranked in the top five among all the people they have met since they came here.
When Mr. Wu came, Su Yuanyuan happened to be in the kitchen making delicious food. She wanted to eat ginger milk, and she had been grumbling about wanting milk at home for a few days. Last night, Su Ankang brought her a bucket of milk from the county, and she had ginger milk this morning. After breakfast, Su Yuanyuan thought about using the remaining milk to make some small cakes to eat, as she hadn't eaten them for a long time.
Su Yuanyuan was young, and when she heard someone coming, she didn't try to avoid him. She came out to take a look, and then she saw Wu Mingyong. To be honest, Su Yuanyuan was a little envious. How could this guy be so fair, even fairer than her?
Su Yuanyuan's skin color was already very fair. Since she came to Daxi Village, she had never seen anyone fairer than herself. But this man was actually fairer than her. It must be said that this man's appearance benefited from his skin color!
Su Yuanyuan wanted to ask him how he maintained his skin color! She saw that almost all the men here didn't pay attention to sun protection! How come he didn't get tanned at all?
Su Yuanyuan watched them enter the study room, then she put down the work in her hands and went back to the second entrance to find Su Guoguo and Su Miaomiao.
Su Yuanyuan described what she saw vividly to her two sisters. Su Guoguo was making clothes. She looked up at Su Yuanyuan and said, "Yuanyuan, you are exaggerating. How can a man be whiter than you?"
Su Yuanyuan emphasized: "Really, she is white and beautiful. If you don't believe me, you two can follow me and take a look secretly."
Su Miaomiao, who was standing by, became interested when she heard this and wanted to go out and take a look.
Su Guoguo was already fifteen years old, so she knew how to avoid it, so she refused, "I won't go, you two can go if you want to watch!" Then she said seriously, "Don't be naughty, be careful."
Su Miaomiao stuck out her tongue and said, "I know, don't worry!"
The two went to Old Lady Su's room and waited there. It would be impolite to go directly to the study. But when they left, they had to come to Old Lady Su to say goodbye to her. If they followed Old Lady Su, they would definitely see her.
Old Lady Su looked at the two naughty girls. She knew their intentions very well, but she did not stop them. If you want to watch, go ahead! Just think of it as seeing more good-looking people and broadening your horizons. Anyway, these two girls are completely clueless!
Old Mrs. Su also called Su Yitong to her side, thinking of letting her little daughter see her as well. It was just the right opportunity to see what Su Yitong's preferences were, whether she looked at her appearance or not.
As expected, when Mr. Wu left, he came to Old Lady Su to say goodbye. Several people met Wu Mingyong.
After everyone left, Su Miaomiao and Su Yuanyuan turned their attention to Su Yitong, looking at their aunt with curiosity.
Su Yitong was amused by the two people's looks and took the initiative to speak: "He is quite good-looking, but I think he lacks a bit of masculinity. He is also a bit too thin. He seems to be thinner than me."
As soon as Su Yitong started talking, Su Miaomiao also said, "Yeah! He's too white. Why would a boy be so white? I think he's not good-looking."
This guy's appearance was totally out of Su Miaomiao's taste. She thought boys should be like her third cousin, and should be masculine. Su Zhihao's appearance was completely the opposite of Wu Mingyong's. Su Zhihao had a heroic look with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, while Wu Mingyong looked very delicate.
Su Yuanyuan also nodded in agreement. He was quite good-looking, but she always felt that he looked a little frail.
Several people started talking as if they were alone. Old Mrs. Su looked at the people who were huddled together with their heads touching each other and shook her head helplessly.
After a while, Su An Dong sent the people away and returned. When the girls saw him enter the house, they stopped talking. It was mainly because Su Yi Tong and Su Miao Miao were embarrassed to continue talking in front of Su An Dong.
When Su Anton entered the room and saw the atmosphere inside, he knew that Mr. Wu's beauty trap would not work on the girls of their Su family, and his plan had failed.
Su An Dong looked at them and asked with a smile: "How is it, have you had enough of the excitement?"
Su Yuanyuan said, "Dad, this guy's appearance can easily make girls unhappy. He is whiter than me and thinner than many girls. His appearance is really not very friendly to us! It can easily make us anxious about our appearance."
Su Miaomiao asked, "Little sister, what is appearance anxiety?"
Su Yuanyuan explained: "It's his looks that make us feel insecure about our appearance, and cause us to worry and feel uneasy."
Su Miaomiao nodded and said, "It's not pleasing. Why would a man be so white?"
Su Anton couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Su Miaomiao looked at her uncle who laughed out loud and touched her head embarrassedly.
Su Andong knew what Mr. Wu was thinking. He just thought that he had passed the imperial examination and ranked high, so he had a high chance of passing the imperial examination next year, so he wanted to marry into the Su family.
Wu Yuanwai probably didn't expect the Su family to refuse. After all, he felt that their family conditions were not bad, and Su Yitong was indeed not young. His son was also a scholar and had a bright future, but he didn't expect to be rejected by the Su family.
Unwilling to accept the rejection, but not wanting to offend the Su family, Mr. Wu thought of using his son's appearance to win.
He thought that Wu Mingyong was so good-looking, even if Su Yitong didn't like him, the Su family still had other girls! What he didn't expect was that the girls in the Su family didn't have the heart to be seduced by beauty.
The main reason was his son's appearance, which did not meet the aesthetic standards of the girls in the Su family. Maybe they had seen too many strong Su Zhihao. Not only Su Zhihao, but also other boys in the Su family followed Su Zhihao in doing morning exercises and exercising every day. After seeing too many sunny and strong boys, they no longer had an aesthetic taste for weak scholars like Wu Mingyong.
This time, Mr. Wu was afraid that he would be completely disappointed.
Su Anton was right. Although Su Guoguo did not show up, she secretly saw Wu Mingyong from the window. Like Su Miaomiao, she did not know how to appreciate this kind of beauty.
Su Guoguo was still thinking in her heart, if she married her aunt, she would probably never be able to beat her in a fight in the future!
The days passed like flowing water, and the New Year was coming soon.
Su Anton has already informed the students in advance that after this semester, the Su family's private school will no longer be run next year.
Even if Su Andong didn't say it, the students and their parents knew that this private school would probably not be run again. After all, Su Andong had already passed the imperial examination, so why would he run this small private school in the village?
The villagers were already very satisfied and were very glad that they had sent their children to Su's private school. In the future, their children could also say to others that they were once Su Juren's students and had been taught by Su Juren. How proud it would be to say this! Maybe in the future, they could even say that they were Su Jinshi's students!
Three days before the Chinese New Year, Su Anton gave the private school a holiday, officially ending the Su Family Private School.
Su An Dong gave each student a book according to their situation. Some were books for the imperial examination, and some were tool books for learning how to use the abacus and keep accounts.
After all, they are teachers and students, and Su Anton hopes that these children can have a bright future.
Su An Dong planned to leave for Kyoto after the New Year. He wanted to leave early to avoid any problems on the way that would delay his trip and affect his performance in the imperial examination.
Su Anton had never been to Kyoto, and he was a little curious about it. After all, it was the capital of a country.
This time when he goes to Kyoto, Su Anton plans to bring all four boys in his family with him, so that they can go out and see the world and treat it as a study tour.
In the end, the group that decided to go to Kyoto was quite a large one. In addition to Su Andong, Zhou Huilan, Su Zhihao, and Su Yuanyuan, there were also Su Zhicheng, Su Zhibo, Su Zhixuan, and Su Miaomiao. They also brought along Wang Saozi and Wang Cheng to provide logistics support for the entire group.
In order to make this trip to Kyoto, Su Anton went directly to the county to buy two horses and equipped them with a carriage.
These two horses made the boys in the family very excited, and they were all eager to ride them.
Su Anton stopped him sternly. Riding a horse is not a joke. If you fall off the horse accidentally, you may break your arms and legs.
Moreover, one has to be taught by someone who knows how to ride, and no one in the Su family knows how to ride.
In the end, it was Wang Zhong who gave Su Anton a surprise. He knew how to ride a horse, which he learned from his previous master.
This made Su Anton very happy, and he asked Wang Zhong to teach him first.
Su Anton knew some horse riding skills, after all, he had read them in books. But what is written in books is one thing, and practice is another.
When it comes to Su Anton learning horse riding, the one who is most tired is not himself, but Su Zhihao.
Su Zhihao was very worried that his father might accidentally fall off his horse. If he got hurt, not only would he suffer, but how would he be able to travel to Kyoto to take part in the imperial examination? If he was delayed, it would take three years.
So Su Zhihao accompanied Su An Dong throughout the whole process of learning horse riding, and occasionally ran with the horse for a while. Su Zhihao thought that if Su An Dong had any accidents while riding, he could save his father. Apart from anything else, he was confident that he could catch Su An Dong if he fell off the horse. Moreover, although he could not ride a horse, with his strength, it was no problem for him to subdue a horse.
In this way, during Su Andong's rest time, Su Zhihao also learned to ride a horse. In the end, Su Zhihao learned to ride a horse before Su Andong.
Because he learned how to ride a horse, Su Zhihao pestered Su An Dong to buy another horse. The reason was very direct: if you get tired of riding in a carriage, you can ride a horse to relieve the stress.
Soon, it was Chinese New Year. This was the second year that the Su family spent in Daxi Village.
The seven families that came with the Su family put up the Spring Festival couplets written by Su Anton, just like last year.
During the New Year, many people came to the Su family to give gifts to Su An Dong, but they were all rejected by Su An Dong. The reason why Su An Dong did not accept them was very simple. He did not want to have anything to do with these people for the time being.
On the morning of the ninth day of the first lunar month, a group of ten people set out on their journey, two carriages and one horse.
Su Zhihao was riding a horse at first, but in less than half an hour, he got on the carriage.
Traveling in winter is not a comfortable thing. The reason why Mrs. Su did not come with us was partly because she was worried about her family and partly because she did not want to suffer the pain of traveling in winter.
Riding a horse would make you cold, but riding in a carriage was not so bad. There was a charcoal stove in the carriage, the seats were covered with thick cushions, and there were thick blankets to cover, so it was not that cold.
Su Yuanyuan and Su Miaomiao would occasionally use the charcoal stove to roast some potatoes, sweet potatoes, steamed bread slices and the like, and they would do so without stopping.
Su Yuanyuan also got a chessboard and taught Su Miaomiao how to play Gobang. When they were bored, they would play Gobang in the car.
Every day, I would try to find a post house or inn to live in. The living environment was pretty good. After all, I had escaped famine and suffered hardships, so I was very accepting of many things.
Along the way, the two girls were curious about everything, especially Su Yuanyuan, who was interested in everything.
Although I fled all the way, all I saw at that time were wild mountains and wilderness, and I never really went into the city to have a good look. Unlike now, when you pass by a place, you can go into the city to take a look and experience the local customs and practices.
From time to time, Su Anton would test the boys on their homework, and occasionally ask them about their opinions on local customs, human geography, and some government policies.
Su Andong and his group took the official roads and tried to take the shortest route, and drove a relatively fast horse carriage. It was much faster than when they fled from famine, carrying heavy loads and making detours.