Making money, taking exams and supporting the family

chapter 47: Husband Show Off

The servant whom Mr. Guo sent to inquire in the backyard quickly returned with a reply.

In other circumstances, these ladies and gentlemen would have never allowed a strange man to casually look at them, but today was different. The scholars in the front yard were not strangers; they were their husbands.

Furthermore, today they were attending Madam Guo’s banquet to help their husbands secure a spot for Master Guo’s son, a moment to shine and give their husbands face.

Look! They must come to look!

Anyway, Nanyang Town was not so strict with aristocratic rules. These ladies and gentlemen rarely had the opportunity to show off, so they were naturally willing to let their husbands take a look now.

However, considering the difference between men and women, a group of men still could not get too close, and there was a semi-transparent screen for cover.

Linze could not help but feel frustrated. He felt these formalities were a relic of the old, decaying society.

He Xiangfeng had left early to take care of something and he did not come back now. Lin Ze was not close to other scholars, so he boldly stood next to Master Guo, which made Master Wei, who was on the other side, very uncomfortable.

Lin Ze pretended not to see Wei Hongjue’s ugly expression, occasionally giving him a mocking smile, which made Wei Hongjue extremely upset.

Of course, more than annoying Wei Hongjue, Lin Ze was more interested in his wife. Soon, his attention shifted to the ladies and gentlemen behind the screen.

They had just spent some time in the front yard, and the banquet in the backyard had just begun.

Madam Guo, also from a wealthy family, was very graceful and capable. She was extremely familiar with hosting banquets. In just a few words of greeting, she had observed all the ladies and gentlemen who had come.

Because the scholars came from both wealthy and poor families, the courtyard was not filled with elegantly dressed ladies as Lin Ze had imagined from watching TV dramas.

Except for a few who were well-dressed, most of the ladies and gentlemen were dressed quite plainly, indicating that most of the scholars in Nanyang Town came from ordinary families.

Zhang Xiu was wearing new clothes, and although the cotton fabric was not fancy, it was not embarrassing. Zheng Xiaoluo also dressed up today. Both of them had the boldness of a new calf unafraid of tigers. Although they came from the countryside, they were not intimidated.

However, because scholars rarely married Gers as their main wives, there were only a few Gers present today, so they stood out in the crowd.

“Master Guo, look over there, the young man in the green clothes is my husband. The one next to him in yellow is his good friend. My husband has only recently learned to read and came to join in the fun. Please don’t laugh at him later; he is thin-skinned…”

Lin Ze was a show-off when it came to his husband. As soon as he saw his wife, he could not help but show off to those around him.

In addition, he was a very sociable person and, being from modern times, had no sense of class distinction. When he saw Zhang Xiu in the crowd, he could not help but strike up a conversation with Master Guo, acting as if they were old friends.

Although his words were humble, his expression of showing off was too obvious. The scholars around him could not help but feel contemptuous: what’s there to show off about marrying a Ger…

However, after feeling contempt, there was also a foolish desire to follow suit and show off.

Of course, everyone’s face was not as thick as Lin Ze’s, so they kept their thoughts to themselves. They were truly envious and contemptuous of Lin Ze’s behavior, feeling complex emotions.