Chapter 20
: Home to propose marriage ()
While yawning and stretching, Tang Feng walked out of the back hall. He didn't sleep well that night, and was thinking about what he should do. He didn't know if he should let Tian Jing or Gao Ming come forward to propose marriage as he said. Just as he walked to the second hall, he heard two yamen runners whispering in the corridor. After listening carefully, he was shocked.
"How good would it be if this happened to you and me?"
"What's the good thing? Just based on your and my wealth, Mr. Liu would never marry his daughter to us. Their family is also well-known in She County. The grain shop is well-known in the whole county. Although it cannot be compared with the Wang family, it is not something you and I can do. How could his daughter give it to you?"
"Hey, I'll just talk about it casually. But now the story of the Liu family girl has been known to the whole county. I'm afraid they'll have to marry someone quickly, otherwise they'll be too embarrassed. And... if it's passed on, the reputation of this Liu family girl will be even worse. Even if you and I won't want her."
"You said it right. I heard that the person who harmed her disappeared after hearing that, and I don't know what he thought..."
They were talking excitedly, and suddenly they saw Tang Feng appear in front of them, and then they stopped talking. Tang Feng did not pay attention to their expressions, but just asked nervously: "What you said was the matter by the riverside last night? What would you say will happen to Miss Liu?"
The two yamen runners didn't think about the reason why Tang Feng was nervous. They just thought he was curious. When they saw something rare that the county magistrate was interested, they started talking about it all. Even the two of them hugged and intimate in public, as if they were watching it on the spot. After saying that, one of them said, "Sir, this time the Liu family has lost face. There is such a shameless daughter. I think she will not be able to get married in this life." He wanted to say something else, but the other person pinched it in his hand, and then stopped. Then he saw that Tang Feng's face was not kind, and he didn't know who was angry with someone, so he hurriedly ran away with the man.
Tang Feng stood there for a while before he came to his senses. Only then did he realize how naive his thoughts were. His behavior had already hurt a woman. "Tang Feng, Tang Feng, because of your admiration for him, her reputation was corrupted. If she really had something to do, how can you do in this life?" While constantly complaining about himself in his heart, Tang Feng walked back to the back hall unconsciously. Just as he saw the troubleshooting and closing his eyes, he stepped forward and said, "Solve the troubleshooting, it seems that what you said is what you should do. I should indeed propose marriage to the Liu family."
After answering the problem, he found that Tang Feng had gone to the second hall and his face became so bad. His thoughts changed yesterday. He was also shocked: "Young Master, what's wrong with you?" After saying that, Tang Feng said nothing, he said that he was originally saying the two yamen runners to know. After hearing the problem, he was also shocked. In fact, the reason why he said that yesterday was just for Tang Feng's consideration was not because he had some experience. After all, he was only a few years old to solve the problem, and he was not very clear about these human accidents. Now after hearing Tang Feng's words, he also knew the seriousness of the matter and said: "Since the young master is interested in Miss Liu, then go and propose marriage. I thought of this time, the Liu family would not refuse it."
Tang Feng nodded and said, "You are right. You should indeed come to propose marriage. And it is not something that Master Tian or County Magistrate Gao came forward, I should go in person." After saying this, he immediately turned around and went to the second hall, leaving only to solve the problem and looked at him in surprise, muttering: "I don't seem to have heard that anyone proposed marriage to come in person..."
Sighing the mirror, Gao Ming and several clerks looked at Tang Feng in front of him in disbelief, because they had just heard an order from him, asking them to go out to buy brides, saying that they were going to go to the Liu family to propose marriage. After a while, one of the clerks boldly said, "Sir, is the scholar you are passing on in the county?"
After seeing Tang Feng nodding affirmatively, the expressions on everyone's faces became wonderful, either shocked, or surprised, or even wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh. Tang Feng's face also turned red, and after a while, he said, "Why are you still standing there? Why don't you go and buy the bride price?" At this time, Gao Ming said, "Sir, you haven't handed us the money you bought the bride price..."
"..." Tang Feng was speechless, and then he remembered that he was only concerned about making up his mind and did not even do the most important thing.
After a while, the people in the yamen were sent outside, and frantically purchased some gifts on the street, and then quickly brought them back to the yamen with confusion in the street. After noon, a group of people accompanied Tang Feng out of the county government gate with brides and headed to the Liu family grain and rice shop in the east of the city, which made people in the county town rush to watch and guess what happened.
The Liu family's friend was doing business when he saw a group of people coming straight to their store. When he saw that they were all from the yamen, he immediately lost his composure and thought that someone had committed something. Some people even guessed that the matter of his lady was found out by the yamen, and they wanted to take her, so they hurriedly ran in and reported to Liu Jin.
When Liu Jin came out, he saw that his shop was already full of people from the yamen. Not only were there yamen runners, but even the county magistrate and the magistrate were present. Then he saw the county magistrate, and his face immediately changed. As he met him, he asked, "Sir, why are you here..." Suddenly, he saw the bride price, and he didn't know where the trouble was.
Tian Jing was about to express his purpose, but Tang Feng had already spoken first: "Master Liu, I... I am here to apologize, and I am also proposing marriage to you." He was originally called the official, but when he thought of his future identity, he immediately changed.
"Apologize? Propose a marriage? What do you mean?" Because of the influence of the people in the yamen, the smart businessman has not yet turned around and just asked.
"This, in fact, it was the one who rescued Miss Liu from the water last night on the riverside. I didn't expect that this would cause Miss Liu's reputation to be damaged, so I hurried to propose marriage when I heard about this." After Tang Feng said this, he smiled embarrassedly.
"Is it... it's your little girl you understand?" Liu Jin finally figured it out at this time and said in surprise.
Tang Feng nodded: "Yes, please forgive me, Mr. Liu, don't blame me. At the same time, I hope Mr. Liu can agree to this marriage so that I can have a chance to apologize." The words were full of sincerity.
Liu Jin didn't know whether he should laugh or be angry. He didn't expect that one of the protagonists who made him lose face was the county magistrate, and he came to propose marriage in person, which made him unable to tell whether it was a good thing or an ugly thing.
Tian Jing looked at the two dazed people and the people who were gathering outside, and coughed, "Master Liu, do you think we will discuss this matter after we enter the inner hall?"
After he reminded him, Liu Jin would also feel sorry for these people and hurriedly invited these people into the residence. After sitting down in the hall, Tang Feng mentioned the old story again, hoping that Liu Jin would agree to this marriage. Liu Jin looked at Tang Feng, thinking that he was already a seventh-rank county magistrate so young, and his future would definitely be good. His daughter would not suffer any grievances even if he followed him. Moreover, the matter has spread, and only in this way can the rumors be stopped, so he had to agree: "It seems that he has to do this. I just don't know that there are other wives in the adult's hometown..."
"Mr. Liu can rest assured that he has never married yet."
When he heard that Tang Feng was still single, his daughter became the official wife. This made Liu Jin happy. He didn't expect that this time it was a blessing in disguise. He had reached such a good family and could have a career in the future. But he was a businessman after all. He knew that business could not make people see his bottom, so he did not show his joy. He just said, "I, the father, are certainly willing to be my father. But there is one thing that is a bit tricky, that is, I once wanted to betroth the little girl to the third young master of the Wang family. If they let them know that I went back on my word, it would be troublesome. You know, the Wang family is a perfect person in my She County." The purpose of his words was to let Tang Feng take over this trouble. When he had a backer from the county government, he would not be afraid of the Wang family. Of course, he also thought that the Wang family would not make a big fuss for such a thing.
Tian Jing hurriedly asked, "Did the Wang family and your Liu family have given a letter of bride and a ceremony?"
"I didn't have this, I just made a verbal statement at that time."
"Since that's the case, what's there to say? Now my elders have even brought the bride ceremony. As for the bride book, it's even more acceptable. With these two things, what's there to worry about Mr. Liu?" Tian Jing said hurriedly.
Liu Jin thought this was the same. He married a son of the Wang family who didn't know whether he could succeed. Of course, he could not marry a real county magistrate. So he clapped his hands and said, "Since that's the case, then I agree to this marriage."
Tang Feng then felt relieved. He immediately wrote down the document, and then County Magistrate Gao was responsible for the marriage. The next step was to choose a good day to prepare for the marriage. Both sides were not anxious about this, and they had to wait for the gust of wind to pass first.
The story spread was quite fast. On the second day, the story of "Tang Shusheng saved the beauty on a moonlit night, and the county magistrate hurriedly gave up the beauties" was well known to everyone in the county. At this time, this incident, which was not a good thing, turned into a beautiful story of heroes and beautiful men and women, but this was beyond everyone's expectations.
Chapter completed!