Around noon, an unexpected guest arrived at our home.

The most famous matchmaker in town, Wang.

As soon as she arrived at the door, exaggerated congratulations followed her big mouth, making sure all the neighbors knew that the silly girl had been proposed to.

When Wang the matchmaker came in, Ye Lan and Lin Zhenghong were reinforcing the wall in the yard.

Hearing the word "silly girl," she felt displeased and threw down her work with a "thud."

He interrupted the matchmaker directly.

"Matchmaker Wang, our daughter has a name. Her name is Lin Yan, not Sha Ya!"

No wonder people always say that matchmakers speak to people in a way that suits them, and to ghosts in a way that suits them!

In the blink of an eye, Wang the matchmaker changed her tune, smiling obsequiously.

"Oh dear, look at my mouth, I deserve a beating! It's Miss Lin Yan! Master Wu from our town has taken a liking to your eldest daughter and is willing to offer fifty taels of silver as a bride price to marry Miss Lin Yan! Master Wu is a very prominent figure in our town, your daughter is so lucky to have been chosen by him."

Ye Lan doesn't go to town often.

I know nothing about this so-called Master Wu.

But Lin Zhenghong worked in the town every day and had long heard of his reputation.

After listening to Wang the matchmaker's introduction, his face quickly turned gloomy!

Under Ye Lan's puzzled gaze, he simply grabbed a broom and swept the person away.

"Get out of my house!"

His actions were utterly impolite!

The matchmaker jumped up and down, yelling all the while:

"Are you out of your mind? For Master Wang to take a liking to your daughter, who's an idiot, is such a great blessing, and you're turning it down? You'll regret it later!"

"This blessing is for your son; go ask him if he wants it!"

Matchmaker Wang was angered by Lin Zhenghong.

She could no longer maintain the ingratiating smile on her face, and stood at the Lin family's gate, so angry that a lot of the white powder on her face shook off.

Several families had already peeked out of their doors to watch the performance.

Matchmaker Wang was filled with resentment!

She was used to being fawned over wherever she went, and had never suffered such humiliation before!

Thinking of ruining Lin Yan's reputation, she deliberately shouted loudly at the gate.

"You! Let me tell you, you'll regret messing with Master Wu! There's no woman Master Wu can't get the way he wants. He's giving you face by asking for your daughter's hand in marriage, and you still don't appreciate it. Once Master Wu takes a liking to someone, let's see who dares to marry your daughter! Just wait and see your silly daughter being carried in a sedan chair!"

Ordinary men would take concubines with written documents and a simple wedding ceremony, while only concubines of low social status would be carried into the house in a small sedan chair.

Matchmaker Wang's curse was extremely vicious!

Although Ye Lan did not know who Master Wu was, she knew the significance of a small sedan chair.

She stormed out.

He slapped Wang the matchmaker's face several times.

"How could you be so vicious, you matchmaker!"

First, Wang the matchmaker was chased away with a broom, and then she was beaten by a woman.

She's going crazy!

When she saw Ye Lan's fair skin, which was different from that of ordinary farm girls, her anger and jealousy reached their peak!

She gritted her teeth and reached out to tear off Ye Lan's clothes!

Unfortunately, Wang the matchmaker's plan backfired.

Before she could even grab Ye Lan's clothes, she was thrown away by a strong force!

He fell flat on his face.

Lin Zhenghong nervously held Ye Lan in his arms.

He threw the things that Wang the matchmaker brought on the ground.

"Take your filthy things and get back home! Our daughter doesn't want your marriage proposal!"

Having lost face for no reason, Wang the matchmaker was filled with resentment!

But she was afraid of Lin Zhenghong, so she could only grit her teeth and swallow her anger.

Before leaving, she didn't forget to utter some harsh words:

"You just wait, I'm telling you, don't even think about having a matchmaker find a husband for your daughter in the future!"

"We'll support her for life if no one asks for her hand in marriage. You're no stranger to this!"

After throwing away the things, Lin Zhenghong took Ye Lan home and closed the door to shut out the shouts and curses from Wang the matchmaker outside.

Ye Lan suddenly remembered that her husband's reaction when the matchmaker mentioned Master Wu was very strange, and she couldn't help but ask the question that had been bothering her.

"Brother Hong, who is that rich man, and why are you so angry?"

"Hmph! Master Wu is over forty years old, and his son is older than our daughter. Not only that, he also has several concubines. His wife has only been dead for two years, and I don't know when he took a fancy to our daughter and dared to dream of marrying her!"

Lin Zhenghong became angrier the more he thought about it!

His eldest daughter was his and his wife's first child.

He was a bright and clever child before the age of five.

If it weren't for that accident, she wouldn't have become stupid. But even if a good child becomes stupid, she's still a good child.

It was a blessing in disguise; ever since she became mentally impaired, she has also become stronger and can now fight off bad guys.

That's why he's been able to travel far away to work these past few years without worrying about his wife and daughters being bullied by bad people at home.

In his heart, no boy in the village was good enough for his daughter.

Not to mention Master Wu, who is even older than himself!

"That Master Wu is practically half-buried, yet he's still so shameless! Brother Hong, judging from the matchmaker's words, Master Wu seems determined to have our daughter. What are we going to do?!"

Ye Lan was both angry and anxious after hearing this.

They were all lowly farmers; how could they possibly stand up to the powerful and influential landlords in the town?

"When our daughter comes back, I'll remind her to be careful if she goes to town recently. I'll also ask her if she's interested in finding a husband for her. If she is, I'll keep an eye out for suitable men in the next couple of days and find one for our daughter as soon as possible."

News of what happened at Lin Yan's house also reached the Xie family next door.

At that time, all the adult women in the family had gone to work in the fields.

Xie Fu and Xie Ya were left at home to take care of the children.

Wang's two sons, Xie Rui and Xie Zhi, stayed behind to take care of Xie Muqing.

The Xie family is now entirely composed of women.

It was inconvenient for Madam Xie to personally take care of Xie Muqing, who was now an adult.

Therefore, the tasks of changing clothes, bathing, and using the toilet have always been handled by fifteen-year-old Xie Rui and thirteen-year-old Xie Zhi.

The weather is nice today.

So the two brothers followed the doctor's advice and carried Xie Muqing to the yard to bask in the sun.

After being scolded by Lin Yan, Xie Muqing made up his mind to change his previous playboy habits.

For some reason, the books in the house were brought out safely when the house was searched.

Otherwise, he wouldn't even be able to read a book now...

Fortunately, before the age of fifteen, under his father's strict discipline, he had thoroughly studied many military books, which has now solidified his knowledge.

After his father and elder brother passed away, he no longer wanted to see any books, except for martial arts, which he never neglected.

He was critically ill a few days ago.

That's why, because they had absolutely no ability to fight back, they were almost humiliated by a fool!

Otherwise, she would have been killed by his blade long ago!

But now it seems fortunate that he didn't have the strength to kill her...

Otherwise, he should have died from poisoning long ago.

His legs will be twisted for the rest of his life.

Unexpectedly, he failed to kill her several times and was instead saved by a twist of fate.

Xie Muqing silently lowered her eyelids.

He thought that perhaps sparing her life was a good choice...