Chapter 117 A Change of Perspective: Peng Ximing Was Tempted
Jiang Dahe was really anxious.
He already has high standards, and if Jiang Liu misses the best age for marriage, it will be even harder for her to find someone.
Moreover, ever since Jiang Mai entered the private school, he added new requirements to the original conditions:
He wants to find a son-in-law who is educated.
A son-in-law is like half a son, so his expectations for his son are naturally projected onto his son-in-law.
But this makes it even harder to find suitable candidates.
You've been to school. If your family wasn't well-off, could you even go to school?
Moreover, every student is the hope of their entire family; which family would be willing to let their own hope become someone else's son-in-law?
He didn't hold a high position or wield power like County Magistrate Yu.
Therefore, he was really worried.
Unable to stay at home, he came to find Jiang Ji and Ye Li.
Jiang Ji was somewhat surprised after hearing his words: "Second Uncle, you want to recruit a scholar?"
"No, no, no, I have studied, but I am not currently studying."
Jiang Dahe waved his hand.
With Yu Cai's example as a case in point, he was unwilling to serve an ungrateful wretch.
"As long as you've attended a private school and aren't like me, completely illiterate, that's fine."
He coughed as he spoke, "I know this is a high bar, but you and Brother Li know a lot of people, what if it really happens?"
Make a wish.
Let's make the promise first and talk about it later.
Jiang Ji smiled upon hearing this: "It's not too high. Ye Li and I will inquire further."
These words eased the worry on Jiang Dahe's face considerably: "Alright, Xiao Liu's happiness for the rest of her life depends on you two as a couple."
He didn't linger, gave a few more instructions, and then left happily.
Jiang Ji continued to start the fire.
Ye Li continued washing the cucumbers.
The couple worked together while searching their minds for a suitable candidate.
In fact, since Jiang Dahe and his daughter Jiang Liu resolved their differences last year, the matchmaker has introduced three men to Jiang Liu.
But Jiang Dahe was not satisfied.
His ideal son-in-law should be tall and strong, down-to-earth and hardworking, and also good-looking.
But if such a strong young man wasn't starving at home, who would want to become a live-in son-in-law?
Now, Jiang Dahe also has the added requirement of being educated, so it's not easy to find one!
The next day, Ye Li, Jiang Ji, and Ye's father returned from the tofu workshop after making tofu. Before they could even have a sip of water, Ye Liang drove the oxcart into the courtyard.
He jumped off the oxcart, turned around, and pulled three carp, each over a foot long, from his basket.
Liu Yi has recently developed a fondness for fish soup. Today, when he bought fish, he bought three extra so that Ye Li could stew them.
Ye Li walked over and took the fish from him: "Brother, two are enough. You don't need to buy so many next time. There are other vegetables too."
Ye Liang smiled and said, "Xiao Ji and Xiao Mai are both home, so there are many people."
"Okay, then we won't stew pork and vermicelli today, we'll stew fish instead."
Ye Li carried the fish to the well, ready to clean it up now.
Jiang Ji went over with the scissors, wanting to help, but when Ye Adie saw this, he quickly said, "You're going back to the county school first thing tomorrow morning, how can you clean this? It's too fishy. I'll do it."
This fishy smell can linger on your hands all day!
He snatched the scissors away, saying, "You and Li Ge'er should both go and rest."
His good son-in-law couldn't bear to see Li Ge'er work alone.
Ye Liang smiled upon hearing this: "You two rest, Father and I will take care of it."
As soon as Ye Liang spoke, Ye Li immediately handed over the fish, smiling and saying, "Then thank you for your trouble, elder brother and father. I'll ask Jiang Ji to go to Uncle Niu's house to buy some goat milk so we can make a drink later."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ji went back into his house, pocketed the copper coins, and went to buy goat milk.
So Ye Li moved a small stool over, sat by the well, cracked pumpkin seeds while watching the fish being prepared, and asked, "Brother, how's business in town today?"
"It's alright. When I took your brother Yi to town, they had almost sold out a whole earthenware jar of tofu puffs."
"Moreover, regular customers are already waiting in front of the stall, ready to buy soy milk rice mochi."
Ye Liang said happily.
Ye Li was pleased to hear this: "Then we can set up our stall earlier in the future, sell out earlier, and go home earlier."
In the summer, Liu's pancake stall would set up before dawn.
Therefore, tofu puffs also had to be sold at the stall.
But no one would buy cold drinks before dawn, so Ye Liang usually delivered Liu Yi to town at the end of Chen Shi (7-9 AM).
Upon hearing this, Father Ye nodded and said, "Li Ge'er is right. It's hot, so set up the stall early and go home early. He's pregnant, so don't overwork him."
"Business is not as important as my child."
Ye Liang agreed: "I'll try to persuade him when I get back today."
The beverage business exceeded expectations.
Moreover, business stops during the winter.
Therefore, Liu Yi wanted to make more money while he could.
There are also drink shops in the town, but they are not dedicated drink shops. They are sold by restaurants and taverns as a side business when they serve food. Once winter comes, there are no merchants or travelers from other places in Baxian Town, so opening a drink shop is too risky.
In this way, there will be less competition.
Furthermore, Liu's pancake stall is located outside the town, and all merchants and travelers entering the town have to pass by Liu's pancake stall.
The location is excellent.
Of course, the most important thing is the outstanding quality of the drink.
Liu Yi sells two kinds of drinks.
One type is the cheapest jasmine green tea, which even those carrying heavy bags can afford.
One type is soy milk rice mochi.
This soy milk rice mochi has condensed milk added.
The flavor is richer than the soy milk rice mochi sold by Bao Beiyuan.
But the price is also higher.
Locals don't drink much, but when business travelers come to town, it sells very well.
On a hot day, everyone wants something cold to cool down.
Moreover, this drink is very novel to outsiders, as only locals have soy milk rice mochi.
Therefore, they can sell 180 packs of soy milk rice mochi every day.
You can earn three coins for a handful of grapes.
The total is 540 coins.
Jasmine green tea is cheap; you can only earn one penny by selling a bunch.
But with low profit margins and high sales volume, they can still sell more than a hundred packs a day.
The two drinks together can earn you seven hundred coins.
The brothers Liu Yi and Liu Fan split the money equally, each earning 350 coins a day.
After a month, I had about ten taels of silver.
Moreover, Liu Yi was only responsible for making side dishes such as condensed milk, rice mochi, and red beans.
The tea was brewed by Liu Fan.
The daily work isn't heavy.
However, it was too hot for Liu Yi to stay in town all the time.
In his opinion, Liu Yi would no longer need to go to town; he would be responsible for delivering the ingredients to town.
At worst, we can give Liu Fan a larger share of the money.
He's already 24, the child is the priority!
After Jiang Ji bought the goat milk, Ye Li got up and took it to the kitchen to boil it with tea leaves.
After cooking, it is poured into an earthenware pot, hung with a rope, and lowered into the well. It is perfect to drink after a meal.
By this time, the three fish were ready. He chopped them into pieces, pan-fried them first, and then poured in boiling water to stew them over high heat.
When it was almost done stewing, he added some kelp and soft tofu.
After that, cover the pot and simmer for another 15 minutes, then it's ready to eat.
However, because it was hot, they lifted the pot lid and let it cool for a while before everyone picked up their bowls and chopsticks to eat.
After the meal, Jiang Ya pushed away her bowl and chopsticks, got up and ran into the house.
He learned needlework yesterday, and today he can sew sandbags.
He had only sewn half of the sandbag to the end, so he had to hurry back to his room to finish it and try to kick it around in the afternoon!
The next morning, Ye Li got up before dawn to make breakfast.
After the meal, he drove the oxcart to take Jiang Ji and Jiang Mai back to the county school and private school.
Last year, Jiang Jidu returned to school the afternoon before.
There's no need for that this year. It's just one day of early morning reading. Skipping it won't make a difference.
After seeing the two students off, he drove the oxcart to Banxianju.
He doesn't know many people, so if he wants to find a suitable son-in-law for Jiang Dahe, he will definitely have to ask Yu Cai and Peng Ximing for help.
But he arrived early; Yu Cai and Peng Ximing were not there.
He then borrowed paper and pen from Deputy Manager Zhang and left a note for Yu Cai.
After that, he hurriedly drove the oxcart home.
He needs to make tofu.
Yu Cai and Peng Ximing arrived at Banxianju in the evening.
It was hot, and Bai Riyu didn't want to go out. After the sun set and a breeze came, the two of them got into a carriage and came over.
One option is to simply stroll around.
Secondly, she acted as a matchmaker for Peng Xiliang.
Peng Ximin is already engaged to the son of the accountant of the security escort agency. He is educated, handsome, and a year younger than Peng Ximin, so they are of similar age.
Both parties were satisfied with the marriage.
But now that Peng Ximin has found a place to live, Peng Xiliang, being the second son, is even more of a worry.
Yu Cai asked two matchmakers to help Peng Xiliang find a partner. Today, one of the matchmakers sent word, and he and Peng Ximing came to Banxianju.
However, he didn't expect Ye Li to leave him a note, asking him to keep an eye out for Jiang Liu.
After reading Ye Lili's note twice, he handed it to Peng Ximing: "Take a look too."
Having received an education, yet still willing to become a live-in son-in-law—this matter should be asked of his elder brother or Peng Ximing.
Peng Ximing took the note, glanced at it, and shook his head: "I've been away from the private school for too long, and I've lost contact with my former classmates."
"I'll ask my older brother tomorrow."
Upon hearing this, Yu Cai nodded.
That's true.
However, on his way home, he suddenly remembered that County Magistrate Yu had told him about a child scholar.
He immediately said, "Previously, County Commandant Yu... or should I go and ask County Commandant Yu?"
The carriage was dark, and even though Peng Ximing had his arm around his waist and they were very close, his attention was on Jiang Liu, so he didn't notice that Peng Ximing's body stiffened slightly.
"...At least he's a student of the Imperial Academy. Besides, the Jiang and Yu families are worlds apart in terms of social status."
Peng Ximing said slowly.
But Yu Cai said, "Why don't we ask? What if the other party is willing? Father said he's very good-looking."
Peng Ximing: "...Alright, let's go find County Commandant Yu."
"No need, Father can find out."
Yu Cai did not wish to see County Magistrate Yu.
Peng Ximing naturally complied with him.
The carriage arrived home quickly, and the two entered the main courtyard.
They first went to the study to write down their schedule for the day, then washed up and returned to their room.
There was an ice basin in the room, with a subtle, lingering coolness.
This temperature is perfect for chatting.
It is not suitable for the side of dryness.
Moreover, the two had been married for four months and had already tried out all the positions in the manual.
I no longer care about it.
After Yu Cai got onto the kang (heated brick bed), she considered the schedule for the next day, and then said to Peng Ximing, who was fanning himself with a round fan, "No need to fan yourself, it's not hot. We have a lot to do tomorrow, let's go to sleep."
He smiled and tapped his lips as he spoke.
Seeing this, Peng Ximing laughed, then put down his fan, pulled him into his arms, and kissed him gently.
The two of them had just taken a shower and were feeling cool.
The minty taste of the tooth powder lingered in my mouth, which was very refreshing.
Yu Cai closed her eyes, lazily responding to Peng Ximing's kiss, feeling content and peaceful.
After a while, he found a comfortable position in Peng Ximing's arms and was about to let himself drift off to sleep.
But to everyone's surprise, Peng Ximing's lips gradually moved downwards.
...
Yu Cai held his head, twisting it symbolically as if struggling, but as pleasure spread, she squinted her eyes and focused on enjoying it.
Having a session before bed is good; it's relaxing and helps you sleep.
However, what happened next was completely different from what Yu Cai had imagined to help him sleep. Peng Ximing actually picked him up and pinned him against the door, making the doors and windows creak!
Although it didn't turn out as I expected, it was so comfortable, so incredibly comfortable.
He quickly forgot everything else, immersed in the explosive joy.
They quickly became sweaty.
It's incredibly hot.
Peng Ximing carried him to the table, blew out the candle in one breath, and then carried him back to the door.
Peng Ximing didn't put him down, but instead held him tightly with one hand like a vise, and opened the door with the other!
This startled him.
Fortunately, there were only the two of them in the main courtyard.
A few days ago, it rained in the evening. After the rain, it was not only cool, but the sky was also sparkling with stars.
The two sat in the courtyard enjoying the cool air. The atmosphere was so pleasant that Peng Ximing went and locked the front and back gates of the main courtyard. The two then made love in the courtyard.
From then on, no one was left to serve them in the main courtyard at night; only the couple remained.
Suddenly, Peng Ximing opened the door. After the initial shock, he hugged Peng Ximing's neck, waiting for even more intense pleasure to come.
But madness comes at a price.
The next day, he was sore all over.
Especially on my back and in a certain area, the friction is too intense.
Actually, his back was fine; he was only near the door for a short while.
But since his back had never been subjected to such strenuous work, he still felt pain after a night.
He simply lay in bed all day.
During this time, Peng Ximing was busy taking care of him, sometimes massaging him, sometimes feeding him by hand, and whenever he got off the kang (a heated brick bed), he would either carry him or hold him on his back.
They served her with utmost care and attention.
In addition, there were many more kisses than before. While feeding him a drink, she would suddenly put down the bowl and spoon, hug him in her arms, and kiss him gently.
He is not Ye Li, and does not understand that this is the value of emotions.
But he was very happy, extremely happy.
His father wanted him to get married, precisely for this kind of pleasure and satisfaction.
Therefore, even though he felt unwell, he was still incredibly happy inside.
Getting married is wonderful!
However, the important matter entrusted to him by Ye Li also needs to be handled.
On the third day, the two returned to the Wu family and asked Wu's husband to contact County Magistrate Yu.
Today, Wu Fulang didn't give Peng Ximing a good look because Wang Mama had sent him a message yesterday, telling him to keep his Cai Ge'er lying on the kang (a heated brick bed) all day. How could someone so grown up have no sense of propriety!
But Wu Fulang knew quite well about the matter of that student, so there was no need to look for County Magistrate Yu again.
That young scholar was indeed outstanding in appearance, but he had no ambition. However, since both of his parents were alive, although his family was of average means, he was not going to become a live-in son-in-law.
Furthermore, this student is not tall. Didn't Jiang Dahe want the other person to be tall and strong?
After hearing this, Yu Cai gave up on her thoughts.
Uncle Dahe's requirements are indeed not easy to find.
So when he saw Ye Li again, he told him the truth about what he had found out over the past few days.
He also asked his older brother.
His older brother didn't have a suitable candidate himself, but he had asked his classmates to keep an eye out for someone.
Ye Li was quite grateful that even Yu Shiting had used his connections.
Just as he was about to express his gratitude, Yu Cai said again, "Brother Li, if you want to talk to me, you should advise Uncle Dahe. If we follow his requirements, it will indeed be difficult to find a son-in-law who will live with his family."
"But if he backs down, things will be much easier."
"Take a step back?" Ye Li asked, puzzled. "How do we take a step back?"
"The reason Xiao Liu is looking for a son-in-law is to take care of Uncle Dahe in his old age. Why don't we just find a good young man who is willing to take care of Uncle Dahe in his old age?"
Let's try a different approach!
You don't necessarily have to follow one path to the end; as long as you reach your goal, that's enough.
His words stunned Ye Li.
But upon closer examination, it does make sense.
Jiang Liu's original intention was to stay at home to take care of her parents.
If someone is willing to help her take care of the child, then it's not necessary for them to come to her home.
If the man is not required to move in with his family, the difficulty of arranging the marriage is greatly reduced.
"Brother Cai, you're so smart, you always think so fast!"
Ye Li couldn't help but give Yu Cai a thumbs up.
Yu Cai laughed upon hearing this: "You and Jiang Ji are too concerned about Uncle Dahe, so you've gotten stuck on this one point."
“Go back and persuade Uncle Dahe. If he agrees, I can definitely find Xiaoliu a suitable husband.”
Ye Li laughed as well: "Actually, I already have someone in mind."
"Huh? Who is it?" Yu Cai asked curiously.
“It’s Bao Beiyuan,” Ye Li said with a smile.
"Little Bao?" Yu Cai asked in surprise, but he quickly smiled and said, "We can give it a try."
He also knew about Bao Beiyuan's situation.
Given Bao Beiyuan's character, he would definitely be willing to support Jiang Dahe and his wife in their old age.
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