People's growth often blossoms and bears fruit because of one thing or a moment of heartbeat.
Xue Pan is like this.
Compared with Mrs. Xue's "high-ranking daughter" plot, Xue Pan's requirements for his wife are not too high, but even though they are not high, they also have extremely complicated conditions.
First, he must be good-looking, at least not too inferior to his sister Baochai.
Second, there must be filial piety and brotherhood, because it is not easy for his mother, Mrs. Xue, to raise their brothers and sisters, and they should also enjoy the happiness of family relationships.
Moreover, he is the eldest brother in the family, and the eldest brother is like a father. The three younger siblings have to rely on him for support. If he marries a selfish woman without filial piety, what will happen to his younger siblings?
Someone like her cousin Wang Xifeng would be good. Seeing her younger siblings getting along with each other in Rong Guofu, Xue Pan was quite envious.
Well, on the whole these two points are enough. It doesn't matter what his family background is. He, Xue Pan, is now a third-grade official in the East Palace, and he is already a wealthy family among the wealthy.
As for family property and wealth, Xue Pan himself can't even calculate how much money the Xue family has now. So, are these important?
Not to mention, Xue Pan, a tough guy, is more clear-headed than anyone else when it comes to marrying a wife.
The requirements may not seem high, but they are extremely difficult to achieve.
But if he can really marry such a woman, he can achieve family harmony and have no worries at home.
It's better to choose a different day than to catch it. After the luncheon, the drunk people all went to the room to rest, so Jia Cong took Xue Pan to the south of the city to see the "bean curd beauty".
In Xue Pan's words, the "Tofu Xi Shi" girl respected her parents, was kind to her brothers, was diligent and kind, and would even give a bowl of porridge to a beggar on the street. She was simply a Bodhisattva-like figure.
Tsk tsk~
Uncle Xue would actually encounter such a woman?
…
After going south out of Zhengyangmen, we arrived at the outer city of the capital.
Different from the inner city, the outer city is actually more smoky because most of the people living here are ordinary people.
Compared with the high-ranking families in the inner city, the markets in the outer city do not have a fixed place. They often open a door or window facing the street and put some needles, threads, brains, meat and vegetables, and small items to sell for a few dollars to supplement the family income.
This is the case for the "Tofu Xi Shi" girl. Her family has a small house with two entrances near Chongfu Temple in Xuannanfang. Her father, Yu Dali, was a small flag official in the capital camp. He was able to buy this small house in the capital. It can also be seen that the family background was originally good.
However, during the expedition to Mobei earlier, Yu Dali died in battle at the King of Wala. Although his family received pension from the court, his mother Song was weak and sick, and his younger siblings were young.
In order not to live in vain, Yu Yao, who was already in her late teens, repeatedly postponed her wedding and opened a small door at the front door to sell tofu.
The intersection between Xue Pan and the Yu family was actually due to Yu Dali's sacrifice. Yu Dali was the brother of Paoze who went to Mobei with him for the raid. His brother died in front of him. As Paoze, he had the responsibility to take care of his family.
Just like what the brothers would say every time before the army goes out for battle.
"Brother, if I die in battle, please take care of my wife, children, and mother..."
This is the friendship between the comrades of Paoze, and it is also the responsibility and obligation passed down for thousands of years.
It's just that Xue Pan's way of taking care of this guy is a bit special. He wants to be Pao Ze's son-in-law...
The Yu family's small shop doesn't even have a serious name, but it's still quite famous.
The main reason is that the owner of the shop is good-looking and treats people warmly. The tofu he makes not only uses clean ingredients, but also tastes very good.
In addition, Yu Dali died fighting for his country. The neighbors admired the hero's loyalty and naturally took good care of his children.
As for those bloody scoundrels and bullies, they have happened before, but they have long been frightened by Xue Pan's fists as big as sandbags. Nowadays, no scoundrels dare to come to the Yu family's shop to cause trouble.
The last time someone caused trouble was the last time, that person had already been found guilty by the imperial guards patrolling the streets and thrown to the north of Saibei to eat sand.
However, Xue Pan was not the only one who was thinking about Miss Yu Yao. There were many good men in the Forbidden Army who fell in love with this "bean curd beauty".
It had only been two quarters of an hour since the Jia family's carriage parked not far from the Yu family's shop, and two military men had already appeared outside the shop.
"Brother Xue, you have quite a few 'love rivals'..."
"The people who insert bids and sell their heads are nothing more than local chickens and wagyus in front of Xue~"
"Brother Xue, please watch less "Three Kingdoms" dramas. Mr. Guan was too confident and that's why he defeated Maicheng. Look, there's another one. He's very close to Miss Yu, even though he's too young. A little too small..."
"Well, that's Miss Yu's younger brother. He's only eight years old..."
Ahem...
Jia Cong jumped out of the carriage and winked at Xue Pan.
"Let's go and try Miss Yu's tofu..."
After saying this, Jia Cong felt strange. But it's not important. What's important is to go and see if this Miss Yu is what Xue Pan said.
If he really was such a character, if he didn't arrange for Xue Pan to marry him quickly, eight generations of the old Xue family would have to come out and slap Xue Pan.
Marrying a virtuous wife will bring prosperity to three generations. This is not a joke.
After Xue Pan got out of the car, he adjusted for a while before temporarily suppressing the twist.
Before he could reach the door of Yu's shop, he saw the eyes of the eight-year-old child looking out the shop brighten, and two dimples appeared on his fleshy little face.
"It's Brother Xue, sister, it's Brother Xue who's here~"
Jia Cong looked back at Xue Pan in surprise: You, a guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, actually know how to save the country through curves?
…
After the two of them sat in the small shop and tasted a bowl of tofu, Jia Cong finally figured out the current relationship between Xue Pan and Yu Yao.
Lang is affectionate, concubine... Well, it can't be said to be unjust, but there are concerns between the two of them, and these concerns are not small.
Xue Pan was worried that his mother was obsessed with marrying him a noble girl and looked down on Yu Yao, a daughter of a small family.
Yu Yao's worries were even greater. Her mother was sick and her eight-year-old brother was not in good health. He could not even inherit his father's position as a small flag, so he could only try to take the imperial examination.
There is also a five-year-old sister at home. If she gets married, what will the mother do? What about the younger siblings?
Besides, how could Xue's wealthy family like him?
Therefore, although Xue Pan had made it obvious, Yu Yao tried to avoid it.
However, Yu Yao's younger siblings are extremely close to Xue Pan, not only because Xue Pan defeated distant relatives in the clan who wanted to take over their family property, but also because he defeated the thugs who bullied their sister before.
The minds of children are so simple. They think that Brother Xue is tall and strong, and his sister is pretty. The two of them are like heroes saving beauties in the play, and they should be together.
In Jia Cong's opinion, Yu Yao is indeed good-looking, at least on the same level as his third sister.
But her character is by no means as gentle as water as Xue Pan said. Instead, she is soft yet strong. She is a good girl who is self-respecting, independent-minded and perseverant.
He had just observed from a distance that there were obvious differences between the two followers Yu Yao faced and Xue Pan.
Both Yu Yao kept a respectful distance from each other and were polite when rejecting their overtures.
As for Xue Pan, she definitely likes him, but she also understands the gap between the two.
In response to Xue Pan's intentional or unintentional confession, her response was full of regrets, and she almost said that the two of them were not in the same family.
It's just that Xue Pan, a tough guy, probably deliberately avoided the rejected response and pretended not to hear it.
Quite interesting~
Jia Cong dug into the tofu brains one spoonful at a time and watched Xue Pan's expression gradually become more and more nervous.
Yu Yao wrapped the few pieces of tofu left in the store and told Xue Pan and Jia Cong to take them home.
"It just so happens that grandma likes these soft and glutinous foods. She will definitely like them. Maybe she will ask the housekeeper to come to Miss Yu tomorrow to order a hundred or ten kilograms."
"A hundred or ten kilograms? That's a lot. This tofu doesn't need to be stored. If the old lady likes it, just buy three to five kilograms and try it out."
Yu Yao still didn't know Jia Cong's identity. Instead of being happy about the big business of more than 100 kilograms, she reminded Jia Cong that the tofu products should be left alone without any thought of making a fortune from it.
This girl's character is indeed very good, and she values justice over profit. Xue Pan is a very naive guy, and his vision is ridiculously good.
Jia Cong snorted and poured the last half of the bowl of tofu into his stomach. The warm tofu dissipated the greasy alcoholic smell from lunch, and he felt much better.
"Miss Yu, I have a large family, and a hundred or so kilograms may not be enough to eat, but I see that Miss Yu doesn't make much tofu every day..."
Yu Yao smiled softly: "I can't help it. I am the only one in this shop. My younger brothers and sisters can help me at most. I can only prepare a hundred or so kilograms every day. This is the best I can do."
Yu Xin, Xue Pan's fanboy on the side, kept thinking: "What my sister said is true. My sister and I will help, but we can only do so much. My sister said that if we didn't make less tofu, I wouldn't have to." I didn’t start studying until the government-run school was built last year.”
"The imperial pension is not enough for your family to send Yu Xin to study?"
The smile on Jia Cong's face suddenly disappeared. It is said that Yu Dali died in the Battle of Zhengbei. Even if he had not made any great achievements, the imperial court's pension would not be less.
It was a battle in which a lone army penetrated thousands of miles into the grassland and raided the royal court of Wala. There was definitely a hundred or so taels of pension money.
Not to mention being rich and powerful, if Yu Xin were to study and gain enlightenment, he would not need five taels of silver a year.
Looking at Yu Yao's love for her younger brother Yu Xin, it's impossible to feel sorry for the five taels of silver...
"Is there someone who is greedy for money and money? Miss Yu, please tell Uncle Ben that he will make the decision for you!"
Yu Yao is very thoughtful, and based on her limited understanding of Xue Pan, she has already guessed Jia Cong's identity.
She bowed Yingying, shook her head and replied: "Uncle, my late father's pension was sent by Brother Xue himself. Not only was there no deduction, but it was twenty taels more. But my mother had always been in poor health. At that time, she suddenly Hearing that my father died in the battle, he almost went back with my father, but Brother Xue hired a famous doctor, and it took several months to save his life..."
"I said that I would pay for the medical expenses and let Brother Xin go to school first, but you just don't agree..."
"I can make the money for my brother's study!"
Jia Cong ignored Xue Pan's mutterings and rated Yu Yao even higher.
A man with lofty ideals will not drink from a stolen spring, and an honest man will not be fed by someone who complains about it. Yu Yao's character is really impeccable, and Daiba Wang's luck is really good.
"I see……"
Jia Cong nodded and said nothing more.
He pulled Xue Pan aside and whispered: "She is indeed a good girl. Brother Xue really wants to marry her back?"
"This is natural. For this reason, I even rejected the girl His Highness introduced to me!"
Xue Pan's answer reassured Jia Cong, and he smiled slightly.
"In this case, Brother Xue can tell Miss Yu clearly that you are a man and should have the responsibilities of a man. Tell Miss Yu clearly about your friendship. As for the aunt, I will find a way!"
…
In fact, Yu Yao had long seen Xue Pan's affection for her.
But Yu Yao has too many worries, which is why she always avoids rejection.
After Xue Pan re-entered the shop, he did not make insinuations as usual, but expressed his feelings directly, which shocked Yu Yao.
"Brother Xue, I am not worthy of you."
There was a bright flash in Yu Yao's eyes, but it soon turned bitter.
She shook her head, calmly packed up the things in the store, wiped the table, and concealed the loss and regret in her heart.
Xue Pan is a good man, straightforward and straightforward, and a person who values love and justice. He is the same type of person as his father.
It's a pity that the Xue family is a high-ranking family in the country. How can she, a small girl who sells tofu for a living, be worthy of a third-rank general.
A noble son from a wealthy family should be worthy of a noble daughter from a well-educated family. How many words can she, Yu Yao, recognize? Can she recite poetry and paint? She can only make tofu!
As she thought about it, Yu Yao felt that everything in front of her eyes became blurry, and she burst into tears.
But she quickly wiped away her tears, and when she raised her head again, she had returned to her usual expression.
Xue Pan was stupid and didn't know how to respond to Yu Yao's rejection. Jia Cong couldn't stand it anymore, so he interrupted and said: "I know Miss Yu's concerns, but whether you are worthy or not depends on the situation. It is true that you are well-matched. But in my opinion, Miss Yu is a good match for my brother Xue..."
"Yes, they match very well!"
Jia Cong glanced at the eager Xue Pan and shook his head in amusement.
He rearranged his language and said to Yu Yao: "I told Miss Yu clearly that my aunt, Brother Xue's mother, really wanted to find a noble daughter for Brother Xue, but the funny thing is, those noble ladies Women despise me, Brother Xue, because he is illiterate and thinks he is a vulgar soldier who is not worthy of them..."
Yu Yao subconsciously wanted to defend Xue Pan, frowning and saying: "Who said that? Brother Xue values love and righteousness, and he is a rare good man! Didn't it say it in the play, every time someone slaughters a dog with a righteousness, most of them are a scholar who has a heartless heart? …”
"You see, in the eyes of those noble ladies, Brother Xue is a vulgar soldier who is not worthy of them. But you can see the goodness of Brother Xue and understand that he is a rare good man. This is the difference between you and Brother Xue. The fate between us.”
Although the sentence of "disappointment" is probably caused by some mistakes made by scholars, Jia Cong, a scholar, still ignored it.
He persuaded and persuaded: "As for aunt, with Miss Yu's character, as long as we get along with each other for a few days, I guess she won't care about her family background. After all, marrying a virtuous wife, Miss Yu is so virtuous, and aunt It will definitely be very rare.”
Jia Cong's words put a trace of shyness on Yu Yao's face. She was about to shake her head again, but heard Jia Cong continue: "Miss Yu, don't be too hasty to refuse. In two days, I will invite someone who can decide Brother Xue's marriage. People come to visit, and it won’t be too late to decide after Miss Yu talks to her.”
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I’ll stop here tonight and continue tomorrow. Good night!
(End of chapter)
