Unlimited Resources: Raising a Minister with a Space Supermarket-Chapter 427 - 396: More Than Enough for a Sun Family Girl

After Lu Shi’s candid discussion, both Old Lady Jiang and Old Man Jiang felt that Lu Shi’s analysis was quite reasonable.

They had actually heard about Scholars frequently visiting Yu Xiaolian’s house. Some people couldn’t enter the Yu Family’s city house, so they found ways to deliver gifts to Taohua Village. Old Man Jiang and Old Lady Jiang had encountered such people more than once in the village.

Old Man Jiang suddenly had a flash of insight and said, "If our family could become in-laws with the Yu Family, then our Haifu would become a Scholar, just like saying it and it happens!"

"Dad, is it that easy to become in-laws with the Yu Family? Many people want to be associated with them, but Yu Xiaolian has high standards and doesn’t consider just anyone!"

Jiang Dingcai had met Yu Xiaolian a few times in the village. He thick-skinnedly greeted her as "dear niece" to get close, but she didn’t even give him a glance and walked away with her head held high.

After several attempts like this, Jiang Dingcai realized Yu Xiaolian was not someone easy to associate with!

"Hmm, true, the Yu Family has only one daughter, and she’s already betrothed! 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Ah... we could learn from the Qi Family and become in-laws with relatives of the Yu Family’s wife.

The Sun Family has many daughters, several over ten years old and not yet betrothed!"

Old Man Jiang seemed to see his grandson becoming a Scholar, his wrinkled face full of smiles.

Lu Shi also considered this a good idea, and immediately they gathered to discuss which of the Sun Family’s daughters to consider, forgetting about Jiang Dingcai’s money theft incident.

"That Sun Wulin family has a girl named Manyun, who just came of age this year and isn’t betrothed yet. I think she’s quite good, and I heard she works in Yu Family’s workshop in the city, earning more than the village workshop, up to forty coins a day!"

"The one from Sun Wulin’s family won’t do; she has no father, just a widowed mother. If Sun Wulin’s wife leaves the children and finds another man, there won’t be a future benefit from the Sun Family for us!" Lu Shi disagreed with making Sun Manyun their daughter-in-law.

"You’re right too!" Old Lady Jiang said again, "Then it goes down a generation. How about Sun Manying’s daughter, Sun Feixue? Though her status is lower, she’s much prettier than Sun Manyun."

Lu Shi reluctantly nodded, "I think she’ll do, we can consider her!"

"What? Do you have other candidates?" Jiang Dingcai asked, puzzled.

Lu Shi laughed, "You are only considering Sun Sanye’s household, but isn’t there also Sun Wu Ye’s family? Haven’t you heard, Yu Changhe’s wife is even closer to Sun Wu Ye’s family!"

"Oh yes! Sun Wu Ye’s daughter, Manjiao, is always following Yu Xiaolian around; anyone can see they’re close. But how old is she? We rarely see her in the village and almost forgot about her!" Old Lady Jiang slapped her thigh, suddenly feeling Sun Manjiao was even better than Sun Feixue, as Sun Feixue’s status was too low.

"Ha, you two are dreaming big, picking and choosing. Have you thought about whether the Sun Family will agree? Sun Manjiao looks about thirteen or fourteen, while our Haifu is six or seven years older than her!" Jiang Dingcai chipped in while cleaning his nails of dirt, striking down his mother and wife’s notions.

"Why not? My son Haifu is tall, with a good build and energetic spirit, more than enough to match the Sun Family’s daughter. If it were up to me, I wouldn’t even choose them, I’d choose Yu Xiaolian!" Lu Shi boasted shamelessly.

Jiang Dingcai laughed broadly, "You might as well dream about it!"

Old Man Jiang glared at his younger son, "Stop being frivolous! We’re discussing your son’s future, and you should act more responsibly as a father!"

Jiang Dingcai wiped the grin off his face and seriously said, "Well, take Qi Shanbao, Jiang Haiqiu, and Li Wenyuan for example; they married Sun Family girls with significant dowries. We can’t afford that. I suggest not dwelling on the Sun Family’s girls. To be realistic, consider Sun Manyu; the dowry might be cheaper for us."

"Damn you!" Old Man Jiang jumped up, giving his younger son a playful smack. "Sun Manyu was rejected by the Li Family, and she can’t bear children. How can Haifu accept her? Even if we had to pay extra, I wouldn’t let her in!"

Jiang Dingcai didn’t expect his careless words to earn him another smack, and he said aggrievedly, "Aren’t I just thinking we don’t have money?"

"What’s there to fear about having no money? Borrow! The Sun Family’s daughters bring dowries back to their in-laws, so it becomes our money anyway," Old Man Jiang was now determined to marry a Sun Family girl.

Although marrying into a poor family might only cost three or five taels, such families were practically selling their daughters and wouldn’t return a single coin of the dowry.

The Sun Family was different; though the dowry was more expensive, they weren’t greedy about it, and they gave full sets of dowries and new bedding for their daughters.

Plus, marrying a Sun Family girl would be something respectable to talk about in the future!

"Dad, are you seriously considering marrying Haifu to Manjiao?" Jiang Dingcai originally thought they were just chatting for fun, but it turned out his dad was serious.

"Do you think I was joking all this time?" Old Man Jiang mercilessly knocked his son’s head again.

Jiang Dingcai grimaced and said, "Dad, the Li Family spent fifty taels to marry Sun Manyu, the Qi Family spent twenty taels for Sun Manxi, and my elder brother’s family spent sixteen taels for Sun Manxia. The Sun Family’s daughters aren’t cheap, and we only have less than ten taels of silver now; even borrowing, we can’t get five or six taels, as we only have poor relatives without a penny!"

"How can you say that? Doesn’t your older brother have money?" Lu Shi said.

"Ha... trying to borrow money from him? Are you delusional? You try if you want, I can’t do it!" Jiang Dingcai said, starting to bite his nails again.

For years, whenever his nails grew, he would bite them like this.

Lu Shi also knew borrowing money from Jiang Mangzi was harder than climbing to the heavens.

Others may still care about their reputation and refuse to be labeled unfilial, but Jiang Mangzi wasn’t concerned. When he was upset, he considered himself the master and everyone else mere subordinates.

Old Man Jiang felt a pang of sadness. His eldest son had been very filial, but during the division of family property, his harsh words had deeply hurt his son, leading to estrangement and treating them like strangers.

Old Man Jiang thought for a moment and realized it seemed impossible to borrow money from his eldest son, so he turned to ask Lu Shi, "If that’s the case, why don’t you try borrowing from your family?"