All those who came were women, and they immediately began crying and pleading for mercy.
Song Ning understood; these were the family members of those people from earlier, who had come to plead for their husbands or sons.
“Miss Song, it’s all my husband’s fault for being so thoughtless. It’s a good thing that our school can send girls to study, and we are all willing to send our daughters there.”
“Miss Song, I know it was our fault. Please calm down and don’t hold it against us.”
Seeing that Tianxiang County has a promising future, do you no longer want to leave?
What a joke! The man did this, and now the woman is making a scene. If he really knows he's wrong, why doesn't he do it himself?
The mess he made made the women in his family clean up his mess. It wasn't that Song Ning looked down on them, but they were simply too shameful to be acknowledged in public.
"There's no need for you all to block my house. I can't make the decision on this matter. If you have any objections, go find the magistrate. It's no use coming to me."
After saying that, he closed the courtyard gate.
If you want to apologize, come in person. Why let the women in your family figure out what happened?
You think you can get away with it by saying a few nice words after being bullied by them? Dream on.
Song Ning refused to budge, and the county magistrate showed no mercy, so the families started making a scene.
They dared not cause trouble elsewhere, so they made a scene at home.
Recently, many families in the county have started arranging marriages for eligible young men and women. As long as the match is suitable and both parties are willing, the matter can be settled.
Many of those who went to cause trouble today had their eyes on a couple, but now that they've made such a scene, the wedding is over.
What good will it do to make a scene? The deed is done, and it's too late to regret it.
However, some are happy while others are sad; the cancellation of the wedding is a boon for other families.
For example, the Zhou family.
Without the competition from those wealthy businessmen, other people have a greater chance.
Ma Chunyan never mentioned Song Ning and Zhou Ling'an's matter again, but even if she didn't, others would still bring it up.
Because of the war in the north, many things were delayed. Now that peace has been restored, those thoughts that didn't exist before have started to emerge.
Zhou Ling'an used to be the only scholar in Nanshan Village, and now he is the only scholar in Tianxiang County.
Unlike the other teachers they invited, Zhou Ling'an was still young. He had already become a Xiucai (a successful candidate in the county-level imperial examination), and he could go even further in the future, eventually becoming the Zhuangyuan (the top scholar in the imperial examination).
In no time, Zhou Ling'an became the most sought-after person in the entire Tianxiang County, a target that wealthy merchants vied for.
Not only people from Tianxiang County, but also people from other counties, heard the news and wanted to act as matchmakers.
Previously, Magistrate Xu of Jiangning County did not think highly of Zhou Ling'an and was quite dissatisfied because of his daughter's situation.
But now that his son hasn't made the list, Zhou Ling'an, this scholar, seems all the more precious.
Now they no longer object to their daughter's relationship with Zhou Ling'an, and even encourage Xu Xiao to bring Xu Jiaojiao to Tianxiang County more often.
If what happened before hadn't happened, they might have been able to talk calmly. But now, not only Zhou Ling'an, but even Xu Jiaojiao herself is too ashamed to face Zhou Ling'an again.
Unsurprisingly, all the matchmakers who tried to set Zhou Ling'an up with were rejected.
The whole of Tianxiang County knows about this.
Aunt Zhao was a gossip, and she brought up this matter while working.
"What kind of girl does this Zhou family lad want? The matchmaker has come and suggested so many things, but he just doesn't like them. Does he want to marry a celestial being?"
“I think I could marry even a celestial being. I’ve met that Zhou family boy; he’s handsome and promising. We should definitely pick him carefully,” said another aunt beside her.
Aunt Zhao sighed, "It's a pity that Madam Yu won't live to see her son's success. Otherwise, she would have become an immortal before her son even married a celestial beauty."
Everyone lives in the same place, and even outsiders know who the Yu family is.
"That Yu family was a scourge to the Zhou family. If you ask me, it's a good thing she died early, otherwise, her son might not have been able to pass the imperial examinations because of her curse."
The person who said this was a woman surnamed Yang, who lived not far from the Zhou family. She had a previous feud with Yu, so she spoke quite rudely.
"She's dead now, so whether she's good or bad doesn't affect us."
The group was working in Aunt Zhao's yard. The gate was open, and as they were talking, they saw Song Ning returning from outside in the distance, so the conversation turned to Song Ning.
"Hey Sister Zhao, I heard that back in the village, Er Ya also had a crush on the Zhou family's boy?"
"Oh yeah, I heard about that too, is it true?"
Aunt Zhao paused in her work and quickly said irritably, "Nonsense! A girl like Er Ya, why would she worry about not getting married? Why would she need to chase after someone else?"
Er Ya's past in Nanshan Village was not exactly honorable. If this were to be revealed, wouldn't it ruin Er Ya's reputation?
Aunt Zhao can't stand anyone saying anything bad about Song Ning now.
She hasn't given up on that idea yet; she's still waiting for her family to prosper so she can marry Song Ning.
Although Li Xingwang had absolutely no interest in Song Ning, Er Ya said that everyone should have dreams, what if they come true?
"Sister Zhao is right. Er Ya is the most capable girl in our Tianxiang County."
"I wonder which family will end up with a girl like Er Ya?"
"Sister Yang, isn't your son seventeen this year? He's the right age, haven't you thought about it?"
Aunt Yang sighed, "I know what my family is like. Forget it, he's not good enough for Er Ya. I still want to work with Er Ya for a few more years to earn money."
The women present, though they all thought Song Ning was capable and had even considered it, all knew it was impossible.
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