How to become a Taoist priest starting from a brothel

Not only Duan'an, but even the villagers were attracted by the voices and turned to look.

Behind them, a group of people came from the direction of the village entrance.

Upon closer inspection, it became clear that the woman was Liu, the matchmaker from the neighboring village, followed by a fierce-looking old woman and five tall, burly men.

The villagers' turn of their heads exposed the Liu family grandfather and grandson.

Although Liu the matchmaker found it strange, she didn't say anything and quickly walked through the crowd to the front.

The rest of the people followed, but they weren't as troublesome as Duan'an and his companion. The group of them were all tall and strong, so the villagers didn't dare to step forward and made way for them.

"Oh dear, what's wrong with the eldest daughter of the Liu family?" Matchmaker Liu was about to step forward with a smile when she saw the confrontation between the grandmother and granddaughter. Her face changed for a moment, and then she resumed her smiling expression.

"This must be Liu Sannu." Matchmaker Liu approached Liu Sannu and was about to reach out to touch her face.

With a 'smack', Liu Sannu slapped her hand away.

Matchmaker Liu's face instantly darkened, and she stared at her for a while before turning to look at Liu Sannu's grandmother.

"Sister Liu, we had a deal. I arranged a marriage for your three daughters, and now that the groom's family has come to pick them up, what have you done? You've hurt them like this."

Seeing that Matchmaker Liu looked unhappy, Grandma Liu's expression changed instantly. She then approached with a fawning look and said, "I know, cousin, you're worried about my third daughter. But she's a bit too rough with her when she was being disobedient. She's not hurt, she's not hurt."

Liu the matchmaker rolled her eyes at her, then looked at Liu Sannu with a smile on her face: "Sannu, look at the good marriage that your auntie is introducing to you, it's the best of the best."

After saying that, she grabbed one of the five men and pushed him next to Liu Sannu: "Look, this is your future husband. Look at his build and his appearance, what a good family he comes from. If our two families weren't related, I might not have introduced him to you."

Liu Sannu looked up at the man in front of her and saw that he was staring at her intently, his eyes scanning her up and down.

Without realizing it, she picked up the cloth in her arms and covered her chest before saying to the matchmaker, "Since they are so kind, I've heard that my aunt has an unmarried aunt in her family. I'll give her to my aunt."

"Hehe." Upon hearing this, Liu the matchmaker's face turned green. She gave an awkward laugh before saying, "Your aunt isn't in a hurry, isn't in a hurry."

"Really? I heard Auntie is already twenty and not in a hurry? Well, I'm only fifteen and not in a hurry either." Liu Sannu smiled.

Hearing her say this, Duan'an realized that Liu Sannu was already fifteen years old, but judging from her size and frame, she looked no more than eleven or twelve. However, looking at Grandma Liu glaring at her fiercely, she understood.

"Alright! I've made the decision about your marriage. You can just take that piece of cloth and go with the man." Seeing that the matchmaker was speechless, Grandma Liu hurriedly spoke up, fearing that things might go wrong at the last minute, and picked up her stick to go home.

The men who came to fetch the bride were somewhat impatient, but they didn't urge her on. They just kept glancing at the old woman who was following them.

The woman stepped forward and stood in front of Liu the matchmaker. She already had a fierce appearance, and now her stern face made her even more imposing.

She looked at Matchmaker Liu with obvious impatience: "Matchmaker Liu, you've taken so much money from us. I don't care what tricks you're up to, I'm taking one away today."

As she spoke, she glanced at Liu Sannu, looked her up and down several times, and then a look of disdain flashed in her eyes: "You only said she was grown up, but you didn't say she was so small. She can't withstand the torment of my sons. I guess she won't be able to give birth even if the baby is damaged. That would ruin my family's feng shui."

Hearing her complain about herself like that, Liu Sannu was not annoyed at all. Instead, a hint of joy flashed in her heart. She rolled her eyes and said, "Auntie is right. I told you I was fifteen, but since my parents passed away, I have never had enough to eat or wear and I have to work every day. I am only the size of an eleven or twelve-year-old girl. I haven't even had my first period yet."

Seeing that Liu Sannu used shameful words without showing any shyness that a girl should have, the woman's eyes showed even more disgust.

She turned to look at Matchmaker Liu: "This really won't do. Do you expect me to take it back and raise it for several years?"

The matchmaker glanced at Liu Sannu, whose eyes couldn't hide her joy, and then thought about the family she had found. She really didn't want her daughter to go through a hellish ordeal.

She glanced at Grandma Liu, who was secretly watching the show, and then turned to Grandma Liu and said, "Cousin, you can see it too. These three women are not good enough for us. How about this, since your family is all trying to find a wife for your eldest son, I remember that your eldest son's younger sister, Da Nu, is eighteen years old. Let her get married."

As soon as she finished speaking, a girl rushed out of the courtyard. She was tall, voluptuous, and quite pretty.

She grabbed Grandma Liu's hand, glared at the matchmaker, and said, "I won't marry him. We agreed to sell three women."

Looking at Liu Danu's well-fed appearance, Liu Sannu's hatred intensified. She sneered, "This is the first time I've heard of selling a distant niece to raise money for a son's betrothal. Isn't it just that your family is bullying an orphan like me? If you push me too far, I'll go to the yamen and sue you. I want to ask which law in our Li Dynasty allows selling a niece to marry off one's son."

Upon hearing the word "government office," both Grandma Liu and Liu's eldest daughter's expressions changed.

For ordinary people in this era, the 'government office' was a very high and mighty place. Unless there was a deep-seated hatred or a family massacre, they would never casually sue the government. Therefore, the 'government office' was extremely intimidating to ordinary people.

"Alright! What are you all doing gathered here!" a cold shout rang out.

Then a middle-aged man, who was over fifty but had a certain air of authority, walked over. With question marks from those around him, Duan An realized that this was the village chief.

Before the villagers could explain the situation to him, he waved his hand knowingly and said, "Alright, Aunt Liu, it's settled then. You can marry your eldest daughter off to her."

"No, village chief, I don't want to!" The eldest girl opened her mouth to cry, but was scared away by a glance from the village chief.

"Village... Village Chief." Grandma Liu seemed a little scared, but she was unwilling to give up her eldest granddaughter whom she had carefully raised.

Before she could finish speaking, the village chief threatened, "Otherwise, your whole family will have to move out."

These words made Grandma Liu's face turn pale. Her family was the only one with the surname Liu in Zhangjiao Village. If it weren't for her eldest son marrying a daughter with the surname Zhang, they wouldn't have been able to settle down here. If they were driven away, where could ordinary people like them go?

Thinking of her eldest grandson who was an apprentice in the prefectural city, her eldest and second sons who were out working, and then looking at her eldest granddaughter, she found it difficult to make a decision.

Her appearance evoked pity from some, but also mockery from others, like Liu Sannu.

Thinking of her eldest granddaughter who lost her mother at a young age, she glanced at Liu Sannu, who was looking at her with mockery, and then at the family who were coming to welcome her with hostility.

Especially when she thought about the actual situation of this family that she had learned from Matchmaker Liu, she wished she could strangle herself for having such a bad idea, otherwise she wouldn't have ended up harming her precious granddaughter.

Everyone was waiting for her decision when a voice came from the outside: "What are you all doing gathered here?"