Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 281 The Future is Expected
Xue Bingxin and Leng Yuchan fled back to their residence in shame. It was already dark by then.

The sisters called out for food and waited for the man to bring it over. Then they sat in the house, eating their meal and dreaming about their future.

Since they knew that Xue Bingxin had not "betrayed" her, the relationship between the two sisters quickly recovered and became even closer than before.

Xue Bingxin asked: "So you...will follow him from now on?"

"Ok!"

"It's my concubine!"

"if not?"

“Hey! I dragged you and pulled you because I didn’t want you to have anything to do with him.

As a result, if you can be patient, wouldn't you have a better choice now?"

Leng Yuchan shook her head and said, "If I hadn't followed him, would you and I have had a chance to escape from the palace? Wouldn't we still be trapped in it?"

She tilted her head and thought for a while, then smiled sweetly and said softly:
“I don’t know if there would have been a better choice if I hadn’t chosen him.

I just know that I have chosen him and I am very happy, so I have no regrets! ”

Xue Bingxin shook her head and said, "You are done, you are deeply in love and can't extricate yourself.

Never mind, just remember that I am still your family member. If he dares to bully you, just tell me and I will help you get revenge on him!"

Leng Yuchan looked at Xue Bingxin and said, "What about you? What are your plans for the future?"

Xue Bingxin got goosebumps when she looked at her. She crossed her arms and said with disgust:
"Hey~~, you don't want me to share a husband with you, do you? It's weird to think about it, I don't want to."

Leng Yuchan rolled her eyes at her and said coquettishly, "You are so beautiful, I don't want to share you.

I was thinking, you’re not a child anymore, you’re already nineteen this year, and you’ll be twenty soon. Twenty, how scary!

You don't plan to be alone forever, do you? You can't put it off any longer, or you'll become an old maid."

"makes sense."

Xue Bingxin became excited: "My little Xinxin is a seventh-rank female official, and she is also very beautiful. It shouldn't be difficult for her to find a good husband, right? Well, I will find a matchmaker tomorrow?"

Leng Yuchan spat, "How can a girl find a matchmaker herself? If this gets out, people will laugh to death."

She stared into Xue Bingxin's eyes and asked, "Is this really your plan?"

Xue Bingxin spread her hands and said, "What else?"

Leng Yuchan sighed and said, "You are my family, so of course I am also your family. As for the matchmaker... I will help you find one.

There was a woman named Liu in Taipingfang. She was a very capable matchmaker.

It is said that she arranged a marriage for a girl, and the man was just a waiter, but not long after the marriage was arranged, the waiter became very successful.

Xue Bingxin said blankly: "Then this girl is very lucky for her husband, but I think I am also very lucky for my husband."

As she spoke, she weighed her heavy conscience and asked doubtfully, "But why should I look for someone to make me prosperous? Can't I just look for someone who is already prosperous?"

"Who said it's not possible? Am I not giving an example to show how good she is?"

"Oh! Eh? No, how do you know the matchmaker?"

Xue Bingxin narrowed her sweet crescent eyes and stared at Leng Yuchan: "Could it be that you, little girl, have been thinking about getting married for a long time?"

Leng Yuchan rolled her eyes at her unhappily and said, "Because she also sells some household items for women.

I went to her house to buy things and heard her talk during casual conversations, and only then did I know that she was a matchmaker."

In ancient times, matchmakers did not make matchmaking their main job. Although many reputable matchmakers earned more money from matchmaking than from their business, it could only be a side job.

Since matchmakers walk the streets and deal exclusively with women, they usually have a main business of dealing with women. This identity sounds better than being a matchmaker.

A matchmaker's main job usually revolves around the people she comes into contact with through her side job of matchmaking or the act of matchmaking.

For example, organizing wedding banquets, selling menstrual belts and treasures, or doing needlework for others.

When acting as a matchmaker, she could do needlework and chat at the same time without interrupting either.

Xue Bingxin finally understood and nodded happily: "Okay, if you want me to go by myself, it would be really embarrassing, so I'll leave it to you."

Leng Yuchan said: "That's no problem, but you have to tell me what kind of person you want to find, otherwise how can I mention it to the matchmaker?"

"Well, what kind of person should I look for..."

Xue Bingxin pinched her chin and thought for a while, then suddenly said excitedly: "Yes, he is just a little more handsome than your Erlang, has a higher official position, and has a little more wealth, so it's just so-so!"

Leng Yuchan's eyebrows immediately turned upside down: "Bah! You shameless bastard, go and dream on!"

……

"I won! I won! I won! First place in the provincial examination, first place in the provincial examination, and first place in the provincial examination. I won three prizes in a row, hahahahaha..."

In the dark night, in the silent examination room, a crazy voice suddenly came from the room.

Then the patrolling soldier started to yell impatiently, "Stop howling, you're still dreaming of getting top three prizes! The second round of the exam hasn't even started yet, stop disturbing others who are resting."

Yang Yuan looked up and listened. The candidate who had won the first place in the exams repeatedly in his dream and screamed in surprise seemed to have woken up and was apologizing shamelessly to the candidates around him.

Yang Yuan shook his head, changed his lying position, but couldn't fall asleep for a while.

So he rested his head on his arms and began to think about going to Shanyin to investigate.

In Lin'an, the blame for the "Mahuang Crossbow" has been put on Qin Hui's close confidant Zhang Yunyi, and Shanyin also has to find a suitable person to take the blame.

First of all, this person must be a person who has committed a heinous crime and deserves to die. Yang Yuan could not live with his conscience for falsely accusing an innocent person of being a thief.

It is not enough for this person to be guilty of a heinous crime. He must also have the opportunity to come into contact with the manufacture of military crossbows and have a reason to collude with Zhang Yunyi. Only then can he convince the public.

At the same time, the Mahuang crossbow was discovered in Shanyin, so he needed to make preparations for both scenarios.

The first is to find out the person who actually stole the Ma Huang Crossbow. If that doesn't work, then the next best thing is to find someone who deserves to die.

In this case, it's best not to go there with much fanfare...

Yang Yuan thought that it would be difficult to find anything if he appeared in Shanyin with such fanfare.

Of course, nothing is absolute in this world. If we bring enough capable officials to the local area and conduct a comprehensive investigation, we may not necessarily find nothing.

But in the end, it takes more time and energy.

Perhaps, I should go to Shanyin with another identity, make use of Lu You's connections, and conduct a secret investigation without alerting the locals.

If this is to be done, Lin'an must first release the news that Zhang Yunyi has pleaded guilty and the "Ma Huangnu Case" has been settled, which requires the consent and cooperation of Prince Pu'an.

Yang Yuan pondered over it step by step, and after thinking for a long time, he fell asleep.

……

It’s the third day of the “Fajie Test” and today’s test is about policy essays, which is the last test.

Yang Yuan seemed extremely excited as he was finally going to escape from the sea of ​​suffering.

He had recently been investigating a smuggling case, and this policy essay asked the candidates to discuss how to prevent smuggling, crack down on smuggling, and reduce the harm caused by smuggling. Therefore, Yang Yuan had a particularly deep understanding of it and remembered the article most clearly.

This time, he didn't plan to hide his incompetence. He handed in the paper as soon as he finished it. He wanted to leave this trapped place as soon as possible.

However, because I was too excited, I missed a word on this article that I remembered most clearly. If there is not enough time, it is also okay to make a mistake on it.

But Yang Yuan had plenty of time, and some students had not written a single word yet.

Yang Yuan, who wanted to lie down, thought of Miss Shishi's competitive spirit. If her ranking was lowered because of his wrong writing, Shishi would definitely be unhappy. So he took another piece of paper, calmed his mind, slowed down and started writing again.

……

After the court was dismissed, Leng Yuchan went to Taipingfang. Mother Liu happened to be at home, so Leng Yuchan sat with Mother Liu under the old jujube tree in the yard and chatted.

"Hahaha, girl, you've found the right person. All the couples I've introduced to you in my life have always been in love. They all live a prosperous life..."

"What? Have you heard about the idle man marrying and becoming rich? Have I ever told you about the drunkard flying up to the tree and becoming a phoenix?"

"No, hi! Then listen to me..."

Mother Liu then showed off her brilliant matchmaking achievements with great joy.

Of course, she was a matchmaker with a strong professional ethics. She never mentioned the real identity, name, address, etc. of the people she mentioned. She was always vague about the key information before telling Leng Yuchan.

Leng Yuchan was very happy to hear this and said, "I knew that Madam Liu was a capable person. I'll leave my sister's marriage to you."

Matchmaker Liu smiled and said, "Don't worry, don't be polite. I'm in this business. It's a blessing to do good deeds. But I don't know what kind of family Miss Leng is looking for?"

"My sister is a female official. Female official? Madam Liu, you have heard of her, right?"

Mother Liu was not willing to show her weakness, and quickly responded, "Oh, I know, and I have heard of it."

As she answered, she thought to herself, I'll agree to it first, and then ask someone who knows about it later.

Leng Yuchan said: "My sister is only nineteen years old. She is now a female official of the seventh rank.

As for her husband, it would be best if he were an official, but his rank cannot be lower than hers.

If you are not an official, it is best to have some achievements so that you can become an official in the future.

If he is a wealthy businessman... and is superior in other aspects, you can also consider him.

In short, a man who is rich, talented, and good-looking should be worthy of my sister."

After hearing this, the smile on Mother Liu's face froze.

Oh no, I met a girl who is neither tall nor short.

There are only three types of men: those who have power, money, talent and good looks.

One type is the scholar who wants to pass the imperial examination first and then get married and start a family.

This kind of scholar must be from a wealthy family, and he is very picky about the girl's family background.

The combination of two powerful families is the most useful.

As for the girl herself, Miss Leng said she is an orphan, right? Then what's the use of her being an official or not? After she gets married, she can't show her face in public.

The second type is the poor, who cannot get married before passing the imperial examination. This type does not meet the requirements of Miss Leng.

The third type is officials and gentry whose wives have died. Only this type seems possible. Although she is a second wife, she is still the main wife.

Eh? I remember that Wang Yuanwai of Longshancang had lost his wife. Although he was a little old, he was the richest man in Longshancang. If she married him, she would have a life of luxury.

I will go to Longshan Warehouse tomorrow to see if Mr. Wang has any intention of remarrying...

Mother Liu is really dedicated. While chatting here, she has already started looking for candidates for Xue Bingxin in her mind.

She readily agreed, "Don't worry, Miss Leng. I'll take care of this matter. As soon as I find a suitable candidate, I'll contact you immediately."

Leng Yuchan happily left her address to Mother Liu before saying goodbye and leaving.

When I walked out of the Liu family's gate, it was already dusk.

Leng Yuchan thought, Erlang should have finished the exam by now, right?

Then...won't it mean that I can see him early tomorrow morning?
When she thought of this, her heart was about to go crazy, just like the wild chrysanthemums blooming in the fields!

It's been nine years since she and Erlang last saw each other!
When she thought of this, she felt like a few little ants were crawling in her heart, making her feel numb and tingling. Her originally brisk steps now felt a little sluggish. Poor thing, the beauty of the stream and the shallow fragrant grass.

……

After expansion, Shishan Tea Farm now has three large tea-roasting workshops.

As roasted tea is in short supply nowadays, and Shishan Tea Farm has taken the lead and occupied the largest market, tea merchants are literally blocking the door begging for purchases.

So until this moment, the tea plantation workshop was still busy with work.

The boss was generous and offered the tea roasting masters a high enough salary. For overtime work at night, the salary was doubled, so everyone was naturally happy to stay and earn more money.

The Persian and Arab girls from Nianhua Cottage have been staying in the tea plantation these days.

Although Nianhua Cottage is nice, it would be boring if you had nothing to do and were trapped there every day.

After these few days, they have basically mastered everything from picking tea to frying tea.

However, after the fresh leaves of Longjing tea are picked from the branches, they have to go through ten steps: spreading the fresh leaves - boiling in a green pot - rolling and twisting - moisture regaining - screening the second green leaves and winnowing them into powder - boiling in a pot - screening the dry tea leaves - straightening the long heads - piling them up - storing and collecting ash, a total of ten steps.

They are not yet good at the two most critical processes of "green pot" and "stir-frying pot". These two steps require extremely high control of fire and gentleness of the pot, as well as mastery of techniques and hand gestures. They cannot be mastered by just watching a few times or learning for two days.

If the fire is too high during frying, the tender tea buds will easily stick to the pan, and the dry tea will have a burnt smell.

If the fire is not strong enough, the tea buds will become greasy, resulting in red stems and leaves, dark tea soup color, and slightly inferior aroma and taste.

Tea is in short supply at that time, and who would be willing to let them waste it like this? Besides, they are just here for vacation and fun, and they are not really going to be tea girls here.

Therefore, Deacon Yu Lin arranged for them to follow some simple steps, but they still enjoyed it.

Even Emmanuelle Belle joined them with great interest and helped to roast the tea.

Even though her memory was reset every day, she only needed to look at the steps once and could perform them without any mistakes.

Except for the "green pot" and "stir-frying pot" which require experience, she does the other steps better than other girls.

Shishi did not stay in the tea-roasting workshop. She sat in a small pavilion outside, burning some mosquito-repelling and refreshing incense beside her.

Yang Yuan finished his exams today. Judging from the time, he should have left the exam room by now... No, he should have handed in his paper earlier and should have gone home by now.

Shishi actually had no expectations about Yang Yuan taking the imperial examination. She did not think it was a challenge for her.

What she is looking forward to is the Spring Examination in March next year.

She wanted to see how her literary talent and knowledge ranked compared to those men.

At this moment, she was sitting in the small pavilion. Compared with the bustling workshop not far away, the atmosphere was extremely quiet.

One of her hands was resting on the pulse of the other hand. The feeling from her fingertips was smooth and powerful, and the pulse was as smooth as a ball. It seemed that a new life was conveying a mysterious message to her in this way.

As she touched, Shishi's eyes were surrounded by mist, which then turned into two strings of crystal water droplets that quietly slid down her cheeks.

Those were tears of joy.

Her original life was not like this, but after that, it became completely different.

(End of this chapter)