Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 179 Who is proposing to my wife?

In the lobby, many diners gathered around, watching with great interest this farce of two men fighting for a bride.

It was quite lively. It was a rare scene for two matchmakers to have a car accident.

Moreover, it is rare to see two matchmakers directly sabotaging each other and scolding each other in front of the girl's parents.

How can you miss such excitement?

Dan Niang, who had just returned from shopping with Qingtang, was also squeezed into the crowd and watching the fun.

She naturally knew that Luxi had someone she loved and had someone she loved already, and these matchmakers were just wasting their time.

Moreover, some time ago, Old Man Song was still arranging blind dates for his daughter, but in the past half month, there has been no movement.

Dan Niang was born with a keen mind, and after observing the expression, she felt...

Old Man Song must know something.

What could have happened that could make Old Man Song no longer obsessed with finding a matchmaker for his daughter, and make him look much more relaxed and at peace?

Thinking back to before that, Father Song went out almost every day, and sometimes he didn't come back at night...

I'm afraid he is trying to find out about Erlang?
So, is there news now?
And the news doesn’t seem bad?
Therefore, she quickly hired a shopkeeper with a large sum of money, and she stayed in Fengweilou almost the whole day.

She felt that by staying by Luxi's side, she should be able to get news about Erlang first.

That little heartless thief!

Once he comes back, I'm afraid he will look for his childhood sweetheart first and will not remember her, the loyal concubine.

Seeing the two matchmakers scolding each other and the two young men who had asked others to propose marriage were about to start fighting, Dan Niang threw all the bags she had bought to Qingtang and stood on tiptoe to watch the fun.

Poor little girl Qingtang was originally shorter than her, and now she was carrying a lot of things, standing behind the crowd, just looking at her fart.

Suddenly, Dan Niang's eyes turned, and her tiptoes, which were standing on tiptoe, suddenly stood there stiffly as if they were made of iron.

She saw Yang Yuan, the face she had been thinking about day and night.

In just a moment, her tears of joy poured out like a flood.

Fortunately, the people around her were craning their necks to watch the quarrel and the fight ahead, and no one noticed her expression.

Tears blurred her eyes and she couldn't see clearly.

Dan Niang quickly picked up her sleeves and wiped her eyes. She was not mistaken. It was really him, that damned little thief! He was back!

Dan Niang bit her lips tightly, tears were flowing and her eyes were smiling.

That little thief is wearing an official uniform. Is he going to cheat people again?

But he is back after all!
Qingtang made a bitter face, put two large things on the ground, and squatted down.

My fingers are about to be broken, I can’t bear it anymore.

Huh?
Qingtang suddenly saw Danniang's feet.

Wow! Sister Danniang can touch the ground with just the tips of her feet, and her feet are almost in line with her calves!
When did my master learn Kung Fu? Why didn’t she teach me?

Qingtang squatted and took two steps forward, looked at his godmother's "ballet stand" with admiration, and touched her calf tentatively.

Yes, it is really standing like this, the calf muscles are stretched out.

Qingtang suddenly felt a slight heat at the center of her head. She looked up in surprise, and a warm tear hit her cheek again.

Only then did she see that Dan Niang was actually crying.

But she was clearly crying, yet she was also laughing...

What's wrong with you, sister?
Qingtang suddenly felt very distressed.

……

Brother Ya is not in the store today because the August 18th Wave Festival is coming soon.

He swore to his dead good brother that he would win the title of "trend-maker" for him.

The previous performance for Yang Yuan was just to facilitate the acquaintance between Dan Niang and Wanyan Quxing.

That time he just found some experts in playing with water and waves, as a rehearsal before the official competition.

And this time is what he is pursuing, the Lin'an Trend-Setting Competition.

All officials have to go!

So, he asked for leave from the store these few days. Before the battle, he always had to practice with his partners.

If he were here, he would definitely not let the store become so noisy.

In fact, Old Man Song is more capable of stopping this farce than Brother Ya.

But on the surface, everyone knows that he is just a poor, helpless, old and frail cripple.

Another thing is that he was the one that two matchmakers were vying to be the matchmaker for their daughters, and he couldn't scold them in a harsh voice.

Old Man Song could only watch the two matchmakers quarreling with a wry smile on his face.

Until Mr. Fan raised his shoe soles and Mr. Wang raised his butcher knife...

Old Man Song felt that this was a bit too much, so he was ready to stop it.

Before he could move, a man came over and stretched out his arms to grab the wrists of Fan Jiang and Wang Yeran.

Fan Jiang was originally tall and strong, but even a strong man could not withstand three diarrheas. He had more than three diarrheas, he almost died.

It took a long time for him to recover.

During this period, he had no money, and secondly, after a serious illness, he could not bear the smell of meat or he would feel nauseous, so he had been eating thin porridge and pickles.

Now that he had just gotten a little better, he had no strength left, so when he wrestled with the skinny young master Wang, who was much shorter and heavier than him, he actually didn't gain the upper hand, which made Mr. Fan very ashamed.

At this moment, his wrist was suddenly clamped tightly by an iron clamp.

Mr. Fan took a deep breath and looked to the side.

Young Master Wang on the opposite side was in even worse condition and cried out in pain.

Yang Yuan had just walked into Fengwei Building when he saw this chaotic scene.

After listening for a moment, he understood why the two groups were fighting in Fengwei Building.

So, he put down his things and rushed forward without any hesitation.

Old Man Song was slightly surprised. Yang Yuan?

Old Man Song hesitated for a moment, then quietly took a few steps back to create some distance. He turned around quickly and slipped away.

He knew from the beginning why Yang Yuan left and what happened after he left.

But Yang Yuan didn't know that he was helping him to clean up the mess, and he never told his daughter about it.

Now that Yang Yuan is back, this was just what he had expected.

However, Old Man Song was a little unsure about what attitude he should adopt towards Yang Yuan at this moment.

Especially, my precious daughter has always been obsessed with Yang Yuan. At this time, it is better to let them face each other directly.

The first scout, who was elusive on the battlefield, slipped away very quickly.

He was very glad that it seemed... Yang Yuan didn't see him.

Yang Yuan grabbed the wrists of the two people who were asking for relatives, and swung them left and right like a wild horse. The two people stepped back a few steps.

Yang Yuan turned around immediately and put on a smile.

He planned to say hello to his father-in-law.

As a result, he did not see Old Man Song's old face.

At the entrance of Fengwei Building, two figures, one tall and one short, flashed out quickly, running faster than rabbits.

Uh……

The smile on Yang Yuan's face froze. This shouldn't be Old Man Song's reaction when he saw me. Why was he running away?
Young Master Wang stopped and looked at Yang Yuan angrily. Seeing that Yang Yuan was in official uniform and seemed to be of a high official rank, he swallowed the curse words that were on the tip of his tongue.

"You... Your Excellency, are you meddling in other people's business?"

Seeing that Old Man Song had already run away, Yang Yuan turned around, glanced at Young Master Wang, and said, "I am not interfering in other people's business. How can you make trouble in my father-in-law's shop?"

father in law?

Mr. Fan and Mr. Wang didn't think much about it.

They had heard from the matchmaker that this big restaurant had more than one shareholder.

This son-in-law might be from one of the small shareholders' families.

Mr. Fan then politely bowed and said, "My dear little brother, it is not that I am rude. I came here today to ask Miss Luxi for marriage. It is this person who was rude, spoke rudely, and even wanted to fight."

Young Master Wang sneered and shook the Azure Dragon and White Tiger on his arms and said arrogantly: "Am I arrogant? Am I rude? I am arrogant and rude, and you bite me?

You are a foreigner, how dare you bully me? I am here to ask for marriage, too. Miss Luxi, I, Young Master Wang, want you. If you know what’s best for you, get out now, otherwise…”

Fan Jiang shook out his wrinkled robe and said proudly, "What else? You dare to attack me?"

Young Master Wang was stunned for a moment, then he regained his smug look and twirled the ox-ear knife in his hand and said:
"So what? You are a scholar from another place, and I am a student from the Imperial College. Am I really afraid of you?"

After hearing what Young Master Wang said, Yang Yuan, Fan Jiang, and all the spectators present were all stunned.

Young Master Wang was seen shirtless, with a thin body and his upper body was covered with tattoos of dragons and tigers, without a single piece of healthy skin.

His hair was messy, and the bright red rose that was originally inserted in his temples was now on top of his head due to the crooked bun.

Even with this appearance, he still stood with his arms hunched over, trembling as he turned the ox-ear knife in his hand.

This... is actually a Tai student?

It’s really a declining world and people’s hearts are not as old as they used to be!

During the Tang Dynasty, Imperial College was open only to the descendants of civil and military officials of the fifth rank and above, the relatives of officials of the fifth rank, the great-grandsons of officials of the third rank and above, and the sons of officials of the third rank and above.

However, in the Song Dynasty, the sons of civil and military officials below the eighth rank and talented common people were also eligible to enroll.

This was the openness and inclusiveness of the Song Dynasty's education system, and it was a great benefit to ordinary people without any support.

However, as the rigid indicators have been relaxed, there will inevitably be some people who will find ways to take advantage of this new set of rules.

The Wang family was rich, so they spent a huge amount of money to buy an admission quota for Young Master Wang as a Tai student.

Tai students were divided into three types: outer dormitory students, inner dormitory students and upper dormitory students.

The best students among the upper-class students can be reported to the imperial court and directly granted official positions.

Students with average grades can also be exempted from the preliminary examinations and directly take the palace examinations;

Lower-class students (including some extremely good students from the inner dormitories and a few outer dormitories) can obtain the qualification of "Qujie" (selection of scholars to take the Jinshi degree), and can also stay in school to teach, serving as school principals or school registrars (equivalent to assistant lecturers).

Please note, "including some students from the inner dormitory with extremely excellent academic performance and some students from the outer dormitory"!
This is another condition that can work.

Therefore, even if Mr. Wang is just an out-of-dorm student who has just enrolled in school, theoretically there is a possibility for him to become an official.

As a result, Mr. Fan’s advantage was gone.

He was originally an outsider, and a poor scholar. In a hurry, he gritted his teeth and said, "So what if you are a student of the Imperial College? I can marry into your family! Do you dare?"

Young Master Wang was stunned. "You are so cruel! But my Wang family is the richest family in Longshan City. Do you think Miss Luxi would be willing to accept you as her husband?"

Yang Yuan cleared his throat and said, "You two, you cried and shouted that you wanted to marry my wife, but did you ever ask me if I agreed?"

(End of this chapter)