Yang Rui said something about his daughter-in-law, and when Wang Nian found out, it spread naturally.
The Zhang family was the first to know. Wang Lanping, who was too busy taking care of her grandson, suddenly remembered that there was a son from home whose marriage had not yet been settled. She caught Zhang Yan just to give him a scolding, and wanted to give him another son like he had done for the boss before. To put it another way, because her neighbors are all wealthy families recently, and her daughters are very beautiful, she feels that her second son should be satisfied.
As a result, Zhang Yan finally found an excuse that "it is not appropriate to be distracted during the critical period of practice", which made Wang Lanping doubtful and temporarily give up the idea.
Zhang Yan also knew that his mother's biggest wish now was for the three brothers and sisters to get married as soon as possible. The eldest brother Zhang Shun is already married, and the younger sister now seems to be flirting with Zeng Hao, but only his career is still up in the air.
what to do? Although Zhang Yan had a headache, there was nothing he could do about it. The worst case scenario would be to use some means to make Wang Lanping understand that no ordinary woman could accompany him on the path he was taking now. Instead of being heartbroken after a hundred years, it is better to treat it with a cautious attitude. The road to spiritual practice is long, and love is nothing more than a trivial matter after all. Only the short life span of a few hundred years can make people believe that heaven and earth will last forever.
In addition to the Zhang family, Wang Nian's big mouth also spread the news of Yang Rui's finding a wife to the Miscellaneous Academy. After all, these two places are where Wang Nian has stayed the longest, and he has long been familiar with the students in the Miscellaneous Academy who are much older than him.
Especially recently, people from the College of Miscellaneous Studies have been working on a river model, trying to figure out whether a river can be opened in the east near Yueshui and merged into the river network of Nanyuan Kingdom. This can greatly improve Nanyuan Kingdom. The Midwest is affected by drought all year round.
Creating a river is not something that can be solved by digging a deep trench. There are so many details in it. The complexity of a series of problems cannot be handled by one or two people. This is a graduation question that several academics in the College of Miscellaneous Studies jointly asked several students who are about to graduate from the college.
Wang Nian was curious about those models and the auxiliary mountains and rivers sand table. He would always watch the fun when nothing happened. He could watch it for an hour without moving. Moreover, the usually noisy monkey was quite quiet at this time. Except for sometimes asking some questions, most of them just watched honestly.
This has also become Wang Nian's favorite place to go during breaks in the Miscellaneous Academy. Yang Rui and Liu Xin were not interested. They went to see the excitement twice and then stopped going. They felt that these things were far less interesting than the Taoist books or various magical formations and talismans in their hands.
But on this day, Wang Nian ran back to see Zhang Yan not long after. He found Zhang Yan and said that some academics from the academy asked him to take a message, saying that Mr. Luo Changshan, Mr. Luo, was coming back, and asked Zhang Yan to stay after class and not be busy. Walk along. It sounds like Luo Changshan is looking for something.
Zhang Yan did not refuse. He waved his hand and let Wang Nian play with himself. He turned around and continued to teach Liu Xin how to recognize and write some rare characters. At present, the basics of Liu Xin have been completed, but the accumulation of literacy still needs to be followed up. However, the three children are now improving very quickly in cultivation, and they have all experienced at least one rejection of physical impurities. Their energy is much better than before, and even if they go to school boringly, they will no longer be dizzy.
After class, the three children were sent home by Yang Rui's guards. Zhang Yan himself stayed in the school waiting for Luo Changshan.
After waiting for almost half an hour, a large carriage stopped under the big tree outside the academy. Two people got out of the car. One of them was Luo Changshan, the dean of the College of Miscellaneous Studies, and the other one surprised Zhang Yan. He turned out to be Mu Yuanqian, a master of miscellaneous studies in Beiwu State whom he had met once in Xiangkou.
"Hahaha, I kept Mr. Zhang waiting for a long time! I saw some roasting sweet potatoes on the way and bought some. It was a little delayed. Please don't blame me." After Luo Changshan got off the car, he bowed to Zhang Yan and apologized. , walking quickly with a smile on his face.
Zhang Yan hadn't seen him for a long time, but he knew that Luo Changshan was busy with the affairs of various elementary school schools during this period, and he also had to run some donations of money and food. He was very busy. However, his mental state is much better than the last time we saw him. I guess it's because things are going smoothly despite being busy.
"Senior, what are you talking about? Senior, it's been a long journey all the way. What does it matter if Zhang Yan has nothing to do and waits for a while?"
"You, despite your great ability, are still as polite to me as before. I really admire your mentors. How did you teach such an extraordinary person like you!"
Luo Changshan didn't mean to compliment him. Zhang Yan's reputation doesn't need compliments now, but it's actually that high. That's why Luo Changshan sighed sincerely. The young man I met at the beginning has now become a distant second to him in the blink of an eye, but his attitude towards him has not changed. This kind of character is something he rarely sees or even hears about.
After that, Zhang Yan politely bowed his hands to Mu Yuanqian as a greeting, and then the three of them returned to the academy. In the small canteen of the academy, they asked the chef to make a few side dishes and then paired them with what Luo Changshan bought and they were still hot. baked sweet potatoes and a jug of good wine, and we started chatting.
Speaking of drinking, Zhang Yan finally drank a little more after entering the realm of gods. Although strong drinks are poured in a few glasses, relatively mild wine can also be dealt with by changing glasses. We won’t have to rely on sweet wine to keep up appearances like before.
The first thing to talk about is the recent progress of the miscellany lineage in Nanyuan Kingdom. Luo Changshan was very proud of his words, and frequently tried to bully Mu Yuanqian, saying that Beiwu had not lost unjustly this time.
Especially the attempt in Xiyuan County made Luo Changshan shout that he had made a lot of money.
"The last war was endless. Thirteen people from the Zaxue lineage died. Now the remaining nine are still alive, but they can be said to have lived and died with the Western Army. Last month, the Western Army received a letter from His Majesty. As a result, none of the nine people from the miscellaneous studies were left behind. The four who died also received honors, and were given royal titles to their families, which could last for a hundred generations.
Among the living rewards, there are actual positions, not only in the military, but also with titles in the yamen of the Ministry of Industry, with official registration in hand. This time, as the gentleman said earlier, the situation suddenly opened up. If this continues for a long time, with the military as a breakthrough point and the addition of the Ministry of Industry Yamen this time, sir, do you think there will be room for expansion? "
Zhang Yan smiled and said: "Of course there is. Useful things will always be used by others. This is the truth. Now that they have a good start, the Zaxue lineage has also shown its willingness to cooperate with the country in Nanyuan Kingdom. If we are determined to advance and retreat together, and we will live and die together, then the road ahead will naturally be smooth."
It wasn't that Luo Changshan didn't understand, but he felt relieved after hearing Zhang Yan's affirmative answer. Zhang Yan's words have never been missed until now, and Luo Changshan believed them.
After chatting for a while, Mu Yuanqian tentatively revealed the purpose of his visit.
"Prince Houde often thought of Mr. Sir for sparing the prince's friendship last time. He felt deeply ashamed that he had not thanked him in person. I sent me here this time because I also wanted to ask Mr. Sir if he could visit Beiwu when he was free so that the prince could meet him in person. apologize?"
