flstandardbreds Chapter 337 Marriage 9
Chapter 337 Marriage 9
Wang Minzhang looked at the clan leader, waiting for the next words. The clan leader spoke slowly:
“Wang Jinyi is me. Your clan leader and her clan law instructor have discussed and decided on the girl who will stay in the clan.
If you don't like Wang Wenshu from the Bac Ninh Wang family, you can go to other branches to see if there are any men of the right age who suit your taste.
The Wang family will never marry off a girl like her who has both intelligence and courage."
Wang Minzhang didn't expect the clan to have this intention. He didn't know whether to be happy or worried. His face was full of expressions and his heart was filled with mixed feelings.
"If Wang Jinyi continues to develop as she is now, she will be a good candidate to be a clan wife or to be in charge of clan laws. Her staying in the Wang family will be beneficial to our entire family.
Maybe I am selfish as the clan leader, but for the sake of the Wang clan, I will try my best to arrange her marriage within the clan..."
Wang Jinyi would never have thought that the clan had already found several suitable marriage partners for her, and that she would face many obstacles if she wanted to decide on her own marriage.
Wang Minzhang pondered for a long time before slowly speaking:
"Chief, Jin'er has her own ideas. I'm afraid she won't follow them. I'm afraid the tribe's expectations may not be fulfilled."
The patriarch said in a deep voice:
"Don't worry, the Wang family still has some outstanding young men. We can give Miss Xunyang the opportunity. We can guide her slowly.
She is still young, so we as elders should be more considerate and find a suitable opportunity to let her spend more time with a few young men of the same age and cultivate some feelings with them."
Wang Minzhang sighed inwardly, thinking that his granddaughter had a strong personality and he was afraid that the clan members would not be able to fulfill their wish.
Since the patriarch has decided, let’s give it a try!
After Wang Jinyi made her position clear to the clan leader, she began to carefully organize the design drawings, and was fully focused on the cooperation in building a workshop. She had no idea about the clan's plans for her marriage.
In the following days, the clan took the lead in signing the contract between Xunyang and Beining Wang family, the workshop started construction, and staff recruitment began.
After Fu Jiezhi returned from Wang's house, he asked his deputy general to count the number of wounded soldiers and send messages to these families to come to Bac Ninh City to participate in free training.
Less than one in ten families received the news, and as they were not sure about the free training, even fewer people came. As a result, only about thirty people participated in the induction training for the families of disabled soldiers.
Wang Jinyi was somewhat surprised to hear this news, but he sat down and thought about it carefully: asking the government to cooperate with private individuals and not getting any benefits, the result is predictable.
He picked up a stone and threw it into the lake, looking at the ripples, his tone was full of stubbornness:
"I follow my heart and don't seek fame. I just want to find a way out for the soldiers. People with good intentions will understand after a long time."
Seeing that her daughter's intentions were not understood, the mother felt sorry for her child and nodded slightly, with a little more worry in her eyes:
"Jin'er, most people don't do anything without profit. The middlemen don't work hard, and the soldiers' families don't get any attention for a long time, so naturally they don't believe in the good thing of free training.
Don't worry, let's take our time, people will eventually understand..."
The mother used a gentle tone to help her daughter relieve her boredom.
Wang Jinyi felt that this was indeed true, but he was still not very happy in his heart. He had originally opened this workshop to provide food for the families of the wounded soldiers, and he didn't want no one to participate.
She sighed: "This is the only way for now, let's just do it first!"
Zhu Yu was indignant on behalf of the young lady:
"Of course, young lady, don't worry. I will urge the Beining Wang family to pay more attention and warn them that the work will not start unless half of the families of the disabled soldiers join us!"
Wang Jinyi raised his head sharply. That's right! If the government doesn't take the notification seriously, we can ask the Beining Wang family to send someone to notify them. Didn't the head of the Beining family say that his family is the most powerful family in a hundred miles?
"Zhu Yu is like this, I leave it to you, but don't be too strict and hurt our friendship."
Zhu Yu snorted softly and muttered:
"How could this be possible? I gave it to someone with good intentions but no one wanted it. What a waste of Miss's kindness!"
In a blink of an eye, the grandfather had been here for three days. Before leaving, he met with his granddaughter and wanted to tell her indirectly about the clan leader's arrangement for his marriage, but he swallowed the words back.
"Jin'er, you are still young and you need to recover slowly from such a serious injury. Stay here for half a year and come back home next spring. By then, your injuries will have healed and you will be able to withstand the bumps on the road..."
"Ah? Grandfather won't let me go home? Then my brother failed the imperial examination and I..."
"You will receive a letter from home, or you can write to them. Besides, your workshop is waiting for you."
Wang Jinyi turned around in confusion, and her mother lowered her head in silence.
"Mother, now that you and Zhu Yu are here, who will be in charge of the workshop in the backyard?"
"Don't worry. When you come out, the workshop will be handed over to your grandmother for custody. Mo Yu will be in charge of daily inspections. The rest is for everyone to do their job. There won't be any problems."
"Mother, you won't leave Jin'er here alone, will you? But if you want to keep me here for half a year, what will I do? Who will accompany Daddy and Brother? Otherwise, I'd better go home and recuperate!"
Grandfather and mother knew what the clan was thinking, but they didn't want to tell Wang Jinyi directly, fearing that the child would rebel, so they tactfully advised:
"Jin'er, the clan arranged this for your own good. It's convenient for you to live in the family home. Besides, you came to the Northland after risking your life. Didn't you just want to see the Beiyukou Primary School? Do you want to give up now that it's so close?"
Wang Jinyi has been busy building a workshop and doing designs recently. When he has time, he will start practicing calligraphy again. For a member of the clan who can become a calligraphy saint, writing good characters has become a responsibility.
My grandfather's question reminded me that the purpose of this trip was to attend the Beiyukou Primary School ceremony.
Looking at her granddaughter who is full of energy again, she shook her head helplessly. The child is still too young. Once interrupted, she will forget that she will live here for half a year.
"Even if you are from the same clan, you should not be too willful when getting along with others. You should consider everything carefully. Your mother and grandmother will take turns to accompany you. Don't worry! They won't leave you here alone..."
After his grandfather passed away, the clan leader left a calligraphy piece for Wang Jinyi and left too.
Zhu Yu and Yi Yi held up the calligraphy specially left by the clan leader.
This is still the Three Character Classic in regular script, with the same 400-odd characters, also in regular script, and it is completely different from the regular script left for Wang Jinyi six years ago.
The Three Character Classic in regular script in the old house in Xunyang was neat and tidy. This time, the Three Character Classic was also written in regular script, but it was neat and elegant with unrestrained writing power. Wang Jinyi studied it seriously.
I handed in an assignment, and the patriarch left me another assignment, which pointed out a path for me who was injured. Calligraphy must have soul and personality!
Just like a sky covered with haze, the dark clouds suddenly broke through and a ray of sunshine came down, and brilliant fireworks exploded in Wang Jinyi's head.
I have been practicing for six years and have laid a solid foundation for writing. Now it’s time to inject soul into my writing!