Chapter 59 Engagement
Logically speaking, Pang Gang, as a 100-rank family in Lingshan Guard, had a fifth-rank official title. According to the standards of later army, he was also a regiment-level cadre and a small official. But the problem is that people in this year pay attention to "a good man is not a soldier, but he is not a nail". The social status of being a soldier is not very high.
It is already surprising that Ruolan sees his father so attentively holding a banquet for the Pang Baihu to show his family's suitability. He is still asking the other party about his marriage so attentively. Isn't this the meaning of the lice on the bald head clearly? No matter how smart and generous a girl is, who can pretend to be nothing if she is involved in her marriage? Now Ruolan's pink face is ashamed as a piece of red dyed red cloth. In order to cover up the shame on her face, her two little hands hiding under the table almost smashed the small handkerchief in her hand.
But what made Ruolan even more embarrassed and angry was that the puppet in front of her seemed to be missing a string, but she did not respond to her father's obvious hint. Instead, she was cheering and drinking with her father and elder brother as if nothing had happened. How could she not let her be shy and full of resentment?
After drinking a few more glasses of wine, Kong Wen's drunkenness seemed to be stronger. He said with his tongue: "Sir Pang, since you are brothers with your child, then I will call you a good nephew. I dared to ask, "Since the nephew has not been settled, has there ever been someone I like?"
At this time, Pang Gang was also a little drunk. Although he was a little surprised why this old man Kong was so concerned about his lifelong affairs, he still answered honestly: "What do you think of is naturally..." At this time, a trace of elegant and stunning figure flashed through Pang Gang's mind, but Pang Gang shook his head hard and tried hard to drive the figure out of his mind before continuing, "I think of a person! Pang Gang's martial arts man did not think of anyone!"
"Okay... OK!" Kong Wen seemed to be even more satisfied after hearing this, and nodded with satisfaction while stroking his beard.
"Huh?" Pang Gang, who was slightly drunk, looked at Kong Wen strangely, thinking that if you don't think about someone, why are you happy?
Mrs. Kong, who was standing beside her, also kicked her husband secretly.
"Uh!" At this time, Kong Wen came back to his senses and realized something was wrong with his words. He couldn't help but blush and covered up, "This nephew, since you are not married yet, then I will be brave enough to tell you a marriage?"
"My marriage, say kiss for me!" Pang Gang, who had picked up a chopstick and was about to put it into his mouth, was stunned for a moment, so that he did not notice that the mutton fell on his clothes. The ancient marriage method of "talking about kiss" was really unfamiliar to him. At least he had never been exposed to such things in his life for more than 20 years. At this moment, he did not react for a moment after hearing this.
Seeing Pang Gang who was stunned on the spot, Kong Wen couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed, but since he had already said that he had given up, Kong Wen pointed to Kong Ruolan sitting next to him and said, "The little girl Ruolan is 16 years old this year, and her appearance is still acceptable. She has not been betrothed yet. If her nephew doesn't dislike me and want to betroth Ruolan to you, I wonder if I can be able to climb up."
As soon as these words were said, everyone was shocked. For a moment, the hall was so quiet that it was heard. Everyone fell into a state of dullness. The chopsticks in Pang Gang's hand fell to the ground at some point.
"Ningboo..."
The first thing that came to her was Ruolan. She quickly stood up, so shy that she didn't even dare to say a word, and rushed out of the hall like a little rabbit being chased by a tiger.
The second person who reacted was Pang Gang. He was startled as soon as he heard this, and then he woke up most of the drunkenness immediately. His eyes swept over. Except for the person involved who had already fled, Miss Kong, everyone here was looking at him with an indescribable look. Pang Gang suddenly realized that if his answer was not good today, it would have a very bad effect.
Kong Wen is also a well-known figure in Yangzhou. If he proposes marriage to him on the spot, he is rejected. Not only will the Kong family not be able to bear the face, but his cooperation with the Kong family will definitely end here. If he meets him again in the future, he may become a passerby.
Miss Kong herself saw her. If she was in the colleges of later generations, she would definitely be a beauty of the school beauties. Even if she saw Miss Wei in the Wei Mansion a few days ago, she would be slightly inferior to the one she saw in the Wei Mansion a few days ago. If she had changed to a woman with such a beauty in the future, she might not be able to pay attention to her. Now she actually introduced someone to such a big beauty to herself. She was almost like saying: Boy, as long as you agree now, this beauty is yours. She is not only skillful, gentle and beautiful, but also a yellow-flowered daughter. What are you waiting for?
Will anyone refuse such a thing? Pang Gang believes that there must be some, but that kind of person is either extinct or stays in a psychiatric hospital. Pang Gang has never been to such a place, so he soon made a decision without considering it for long.
I saw Pang Gang leave his seat, come to Kong Wen, kneel down on one knee like a jade pillar, clasping his fist and said, "Thank you for your respect for Pang Gang, how dare Pang Gang refuse to obey? My father-in-law is here, please accept a greeting from your son-in-law!"
Kong Wen, who was a little nervous, finally let go of his heart when he heard Pang Gang's words. Although he was very confident in his daughter's appearance and character, he had nothing to do. If the Pang Baihu in front of him refused, his old face would be gone.
"Hahahaha....Nephew...Oh no, please get up quickly, we will be a family in the future."
"Thank you, my father-in-law." Pang Gang immediately greeted Mrs. Kong on the side after standing up, "I have met my mother-in-law!"
"Okay, okay...Son-in-law, please get up quickly." Mrs. Kong also smiled and raised her hands with her hands to help Pang Gang up, and then Pang Gang met Kong Lin again.
Kong Lin laughed and said, "I didn't expect that the bodyguard I invited from Qingzhou turned into my brother-in-law. This is really God's will."
When he heard Kong Lin's joke, even with Pang's cheeky face, he couldn't help but become a little red.
After recognizing Pang Gang, his fancy son-in-law, Kong Wen's interest suddenly increased: "Come on, today is a good day, come here, today the banquet is held in the mansion, everyone will never return drunk..."
Recognizing a son-in-law is a big deal. Many servants and maids rushed to tell each other. Not many of the entire Confucius Mansion Courtyard knew that the 100 households of the officers and soldiers who came yesterday became the son-in-law of the Confucius Mansion.
At this time, people were in a little bit of happiness. According to the rules, getting engaged requires a bride gift, no matter the rich and poor family, our huge man was a little embarrassed at this time. Now he is so poor that he has nothing valuable in his body.
If the new son-in-law came to the house for the first time, it would be incredible even in the future. Pang Gang thought for a long time before finally thinking about it, that was the Damascus scimitar he carried.
So he took off a scimitar on his body and handed it to Kong Wen, the cheap father-in-law, and said embarrassedly: "My father-in-law, my son-in-law is now in nothing, only this scimitar has been worn by the son-in-law. Now he is given to Ruolan. I hope you two elders don't dislike you."
Kong Wen took the scimitar and pressed the machine. With a "swish", the scimitar was unsheathed. Under the candlelight, a ray of light immediately came out. The people next to him immediately felt a chill. Kong Wen's family was all people who knew the goods. When they saw it, they couldn't help but praise him in unison: "Good knife!"
Kong Wen looked carefully and asked with a look of a narrow expression, "Son-in-law, this is a Persian scimitar that can be seen as a great man. Look, there are two red sapphires inlaid on the hilt of the knife. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is worth ten thousand gold. Where did the son-in-law get it?"
Pang Gang asked embarrassedly: "My father-in-law, is this knife really that valuable?"
Kong Wen nodded affirmatively: "Of course, I said it is worth ten thousand gold or light. Just the two gems inlaid on it are extremely precious. Can't I tell you that I have been opening a Jubaozhai for a lifetime? It's also a gilded craft on its swordsman's name, and there is a Quran proverb next to it.
This style is clearly a treasure that only Persian princes and generals can use. Moreover, this Persian bend is forged with special techniques by Uz steel to make it extremely sharp. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is worth ten thousand gold."
Just as Kong Wen was saying and admiring, our Comrade Pang Gang was already wandering around, "Damn it, if I had known that this knife was so valuable, why did I work so hard? I should have delivered a hundred or eighty pieces as soon as possible and I would make a fortune..."
Chapter completed!