The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Mr. Su said seriously: "Fang Yun, don't act on impulse. You are still young and have a long way to go in the future. You need help. Although my Su family is not as famous as the famous family, it is also a three-generation family. We can barely support you to become a third-rank official! If Yuhuan is really sensible and knows that you are thinking about your future, she will definitely forgive you."

"Sister Yuhuan is kind-hearted and will definitely forgive me." Fang Yun said.

Mr. Su smiled and said: "You agreed?"

"But I won't forgive myself! I, Fang Yun, can let down everyone in the world, but I can't let down Sister Yuhuan!"

"Why are you so ignorant of the world? It makes me angry!" Mr. Su looked like he was disappointed in me.

Fang Yun said slowly: "If I had married your Su family for my future, it might have been a wise decision. Now that I have a famous teacher to guide me, if I still need to rely on your Su family to pursue a career in literature, wouldn't that be too incompetent?"

Su Juren looked at Fang Yun carefully, and finally laughed out of anger. He praised with a regretful tone: "Fang Shuangjia, I really didn't misjudge you. Your integrity makes me convinced. I have a beautiful daughter who is over twelve years old, and a legitimate granddaughter who is eleven years old. I will wait for you for another three years! You can choose one of them within three years!"

"Your daughter is twelve years old? Mr. Su is still strong at an old age." Fang Yun said.

Su Juren blushed and said: "My eldest son is already over thirty years old."

"Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Su, but I have made up my mind. I hope you can help me." Fang Yun said.

Su Juren lowered his head and sulked, ignoring Fang Yun.

After all, the Su family is a prominent family, and Su Juren loves his daughter very much. He is reluctant to let his daughter be a concubine to Fang Yun. The status of a concubine is too low. Once she is out of favor, she is not even as good as the housekeeper, but just a high-level maid. Therefore, Fang Yun cannot let Yang Yuhuan be a concubine. When he was about to reach Fang Yun's house, Su Juren took out five silver notes from his pocket and stuffed them into Fang Yun, saying: "You have broken the sky for Jingguo, which is a cause for celebration. This is one hundred taels of silver as one of my gifts." "This... is too much." Fang Yun did not expect that the other party would give so much at once. He roughly converted it and it was almost like someone's child was directly given 30,000 or 40,000 as a gift money when he entered high school. It was too generous. However, Su Juren patted the pocket on the other side and said: "There are a thousand taels of silver notes in it, which are not included in the dowry. Don't you think about it?" "Thank you, old man." Fang Yun reached out to take the hundred taels of silver notes. "Alas." Su Juren sighed softly.

The wealthy families in the county are willing to sponsor outstanding students, but no one has ever given a gift of 100 taels of silver when they first met, let alone bringing a 1,000 tael of silver bill, and they can't give it away even if they want to.

The carriage gradually slowed down, and the driver said outside: "Master, Fang Tongsheng's house is in front, it's so lively, and the banquet is set up for half a street."

Fang Yun was about to get off the car, and Su Juren said: "I heard that you took a bullock cart when you went to take the exam?"

"Yes."

"Then this carriage and three horses are for you." Su Juren said lightly.

"Ah? No. You are too polite. I can't accept this carriage." Fang Yun knew that Su Juren's carriage and three horses were not ordinary, and they were worth at least 150 taels of silver. There were less than 20 people in Ji County who could afford such a luxurious carriage.

Su Juren said, "I gave you a carriage because of your talent and integrity. If a genius like you doesn't even have a carriage, it will be a shame for Ji County and Jingguo! With a carriage, it will be convenient for you to study in Dayuan Prefecture or travel to other places. If you don't think about yourself, you should also think about your child bride and your status."

"But..."

"You were so straightforward and decisive just now, why are you so nagging now! I'm leaving, and I still have a young wife waiting for you at home. If you hit a wall, remember to turn back!" Su Juren got off the car and left.

The driver handed the whip to Fang Yun and followed Su Juren.

Fang Yun murmured to himself, "But I think it's too expensive to raise three horses."

Su Juren's figure in front of him trembled and quickened his pace.

Fang Yun bowed to Su Juren from a distance, as a way of thanking him. He knew that Su Juren was not without selfishness. He was willing to give him so much money just for investment. However, no matter what, it was a great help to him now. After all, there would be too many places that needed money in the future.

Fang Yun turned his head and looked at the door of his house. He saw that there were lights and colorful decorations there. More than a dozen big red lanterns were hung on ropes in the air. Under the lanterns were tables with messy cups and plates. There were also lanterns on the tables, illuminating the happy smiling faces.

The banquet had ended, but many people did not leave. Many big men were drinking and playing finger-guessing games, while young wives and old women were chatting about family matters.

"Brother Yun is here!" Someone shouted, and everyone looked at Fang Yun together.

Then Fang Yun's house became lively from inside to outside. Fang Yun's relatives, neighbors, classmates, familiar and unfamiliar, came out to greet him.

Many people unconsciously bent slightly and showed humble smiles.

Everyone had a deep envy in their eyes.

Some people secretly regretted that if they had known that Fang Yun had a promising future, they should have doubled his luck.

The first to come up were not relatives or friends, nor were they neighbors or classmates, but seven or eight heavily made-up matchmakers. They suddenly became extremely powerful at this moment. Some of them almost had the ability to cross the river with iron chains, pushing aside the others and rushing over quickly.

"Oh, Mr. Fang, you are back!"

"Congratulations to Mr. Fang for being the first in the imperial examination. I congratulate you."

"Congratulations, Mr. Fang, tut tut, I hugged you in the early years, and you peed all over me. The force was so strong that I almost fell down. You are destined to be the top scholar!"

Fang Yun couldn't laugh or cry, what the matchmaker said was too exaggerated.

Then the matchmakers talked around Fang Yun. Some asked Fang Yun if he had any girls he liked, some asked Fang Yun to make conditions, and some introduced Fang Yun to girls from the Zhang family, daughters from the Zhao family, etc.

In their opinion, Fang Yun was going to be the master of civil affairs in the future, so how could he let a child bride become his wife, even if Yang Yuhuan was beautiful.

At this time, marriage is about being well-matched.

Fang Yun was about to decline politely when he saw Yang Yuhuan standing at the door, looking at him and the matchmakers.

Yang Yuhuan always acted like a sister and a mother in front of Fang Yun. She never complained or got angry.

At this moment, Fang Yun saw deep worry in her eyes, like a kitten watching its favorite ball of thread being snatched away, and could only watch from a distance, but could do nothing.

Yang Yuhuan just watched, not fighting or grabbing, waiting silently as before.

Jiangzhou Xishi never gave up her fortune, so how could the plan leader abandon his child bride?

Fang Yun suddenly felt very uncomfortable and couldn't help but blurt out: "Sister Yuhuan, pick a lucky day and I will officially marry you and become my wife. I have been waiting for more than ten years!"

The two looked at each other.

There was silence.

Yang Yuhuan's fair face turned red instantly, and her originally dim eyes were brighter than the stars. The peerless splendor of this moment seemed to illuminate the entire county.

All the men present were fascinated by Yang Yuhuan at this moment.

"Nonsense!" Yang Yuhuan said coquettishly, lifted up her skirt slightly, turned around and ran towards the house.

Her steps were brisk.

Many people followed and cheered loudly.

The matchmakers changed their expressions. What's going on?

Fang Yun said: "Thank you all, sisters-in-law and aunts. I will marry Sister Yuhuan and I will never change it in this life! You'd better go find someone else."

The matchmakers looked at each other, but one matchmaker smiled and said: "People used to say that Miss Yuhuan is like a flower... Well, they said she was unlucky, but I always said that you two are a perfect match. How about now? Everyone in the county has No matter what, who dares to say that you are not worthy of Yuhuan? In the future, you will be the master of civil affairs. Even if Yuhuan becomes the official wife, she will still need a concubine, otherwise everyone will call her a jealous woman. I know several good girls from decent families who would not want to be a concubine for others. But if you are the first concubine of the plan, you are willing to do so!"

"Yes, Grandpa Fang, you not only need concubines, but also girls at your disposal. I know two nice little girls, they are smart and smart, and they are both beauties. I will bring them two to show you some other day."

Fang Yun suddenly had two big problems. Only then did he realize that the biggest problem in ancient times, which seemed unbelievable to him, seemed normal to the people here, and these people all regarded the inheritance of the family line as the number one problem.

Since Fang Yun saw Liu Zicheng's power on paper, he felt a stronger sense of crisis. Now that he didn't even take good care of his body, he didn't think about his wives and concubines at all.

"Xiao Mao, help me look after this carriage. It was given to me by Su Juren. Thank you all for coming to congratulate me. Eat and drink well. I have something else to do and I will go back to the house first."

Fang Yun walked towards home bypassing the matchmaker, and people kept saying hello to him along the way.

Several cousins ​​who usually looked down on him or coveted Yang Yuhuan were always smiling with him. They were afraid that Fang Yun would retaliate against them if he got rich, so they took a lot of money.

The name of the leader of the Double-A Case was so great that almost everyone who had something to do with Fang Yun came here.

There was nothing at Fang Yun's house, so in the end these guests organized a banquet by themselves.

Entering the courtyard, Fang Yun wanted to talk to Yang Yuhuan, but there were a large group of drunken relatives and friends in the courtyard. They came to toast together. They had to drink at this time, so Fang Yun had to accompany them.

Fang Yun looked for Yang Yuhuan while drinking, but Yang Yuhuan deliberately avoided her.

After a few glasses of wine, Fang Yun felt uncomfortable, so he pretended to be drunk and lay down on the table.

Yang Yuhuan, who had been avoiding Fang Yun, became anxious. He hurriedly came over and found a few relatives to help Fang Yun back into the house and put him on the bed.

Yang Yuhuan asked the others to leave, then took off Fang Yun's coat, and gently wiped Fang Yun's face with a wet towel.

Finally, Yang Yuhuan covered Fang Yun with a quilt, sat on the edge of the bed, and looked at Fang Yun in the dim moonlight. Somehow, she felt a sweet feeling in her heart for the first time.

In the past, Yang Yuhuan had no time to think about emotional matters. She only had one belief in her heart, that is, to take good care of Fang Yun and let Fang Yun study and become a talent. When she died, Fang Yun's parents had an explanation that this responsibility would always be spurring her on.

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This is a special update for book friends who hope An will be blessed with a precious son. Congratulations. I would like to testify my heroic voice and be proud of my virtuous family.

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