novelden Chapter 1049: The Man Comes Riding on a Bamboo Horse (38)
Chapter 1049: The Man Comes Riding on a Bamboo Horse (38)
"No, I'm not going out these few days!" Ning Yun felt she needed to explain, "Today's situation is special. That embroidery needs to be delivered to the embroidery shop at a special time to reflect its value. I don't always deliver embroidery at this time."
"I know you are smarter than me and have your own considerations for everything." Xue Yuan's face was full of trust and a little bit of implicit admiration.
Ning Yun was stunned for a moment, then said goodbye to Xue Yuan again and returned home.
As soon as she entered the room, she saw her mother, Tao Fangfei, waiting at the door. She smiled and asked, "Did you see Xiao Xue? He was here before and heard that you went to the embroidery shop alone, so he came to pick you up."
"Master Xue is quite a believer in customs. I asked him to come into our house and wait for you, but he said that since we've just gotten engaged, it's best not to come into our house for three months." Ning Xiu said beside him, "I don't know where he heard this from. I don't think there's such a custom in Yanzhou Prefecture."
Ning Yasi suddenly said, "No! This rule is from the capital, and only aristocratic families with strict rules would pay attention to it."
Although he was not from the capital, as the best craftsman in Jiuhua Tower, he had made dowry jewelry for noble ladies from Yanzhou Prefecture who married into the capital, and he had also made betrothal gifts for those families who were able to marry noble ladies from the capital.
I have heard some people mention this custom before.
Recalling yesterday's betrothal gifts and gift list, Ning Yasi always felt that Boss Xue was not an ordinary blacksmith.
Apart from anything else, the gold and silver in the box are all official ingots, and this type of silver is registered.
Forget it, don't think about it. Since the other party has brought so many valuable things, it shows that he is sincere about this marriage. Let's just proceed step by step!
Xue Yuan returned home happily. As soon as he pushed the door open, he saw his father drinking under the moon in the yard.
Seeing his son come in, Xue Yao pointed to the food on the table and said, "Here! I left it for you. Come and eat it!"
"Dad, why are you drinking again? Didn't you say you would quit drinking last time?" Xue Yuan said worriedly.
"It's just a little bit. It won't have much of an impact. I'm just happy!" Xue Yao changed his usual polite image and smiled a little foolishly. "You are my son and my most proud disciple. You will understand in the future."
Xue Yao was a blacksmith and also a weapons maker. It was because of his superb sword-making skills that he was able to get the position of a fourth-rank official.
The position of Strong Crossbow General is almost the highest position a weapons forger can reach, and this position originally has military power.
But Xue Yao refused this power from the very beginning, and in order to avoid certain obligations, he "escaped" to Yanzhou Prefecture with his son.
However, they were not annoyed at all. Instead, they admired Xue Yao's attitude of being indifferent to fame and fortune, so his official position was retained, and Xue Yao would still accept orders from those nobles as usual.
Although Xue Yuan didn't understand the real meaning of his father's words, he ate up the food Xue Yao had left for him as usual, and then helped the half-drunk man back to his room to rest.
Xiao Jianlu, who had just arrived home, was caught by Yue Niang.
To be honest, when Yue Niang saw Xiao Jianlu's current appearance, she actually wanted to laugh out loud, but she had to maintain her weak personality. With a flash of inspiration, she came up with a way to make the other party feel humiliated while maintaining her image as a delicate wife.
"Ghost!" Yue Niang pretended not to recognize Xiao Jianlu. After all, seeing a disheveled man with swollen cheeks and purple eyes in the dark was terrifying no matter how she looked at him.
"Don't shout! Mom, don't shout! It's me, I'm Xiao Jianlu!" Xiao Jianlu didn't expect the other party to not "recognize" him. His face immediately changed and he warned, "It's really not glorious for me to be like this. Mom, just pretend you didn't see me!"
As he said that, he walked towards the small room that was converted from a storage room.
But who knows
Yue Niang: ψ(｀?′)ψ With such great fun, how could I let you run away? Dream on!
Under the dim moonlight, Yue Niang grabbed Xiao Jianlu and said, "Jianlu! What happened to you? It's you who hurt you like this! Although you are not my flesh and blood, I have taken care of you for so many years. No matter what happens between you and your father, you are still my son."
What she said was very touching, but Yue Niang's shout of "┗|｀O′|┛ 嗷~~" immediately startled Xiao Gencai who had just arrived home and was about to start eating.
The landlord and his family, who had just finished their meal and were chatting about family matters, were all "called out".
Seeing so many people appearing in the yard, Xiao Jianlu's desire to save face finally died!
"Son, what happened to you?" Regardless of their previous relationship, he was furious when he saw his son being beaten so badly. "Who hit you? Tell me now, I won't let him go!"
The landlady and her daughter-in-law watched the fun unfold, chewing sunflower seeds and discussing, "They're father and son, after all. Yesterday they had such a fight they were practically ready to sever ties, and now they're heartbroken again."
"Who says it's not true? Doesn't the Xiao family only have this one son?" the landlord's daughter-in-law echoed. "They say fathers and sons fight in battle, and brothers fight like tigers. Even if bones are broken, the tendons remain connected! How can they cut off contact forever over such a trivial matter?"