Tong Bajin was sitting on the corridor railing wearing a jacket, with his right leg crossed and his coat in his hand, fanning himself from time to time.
Lying on the railings in front and behind him were several off-duty yamen runners and constables, all with their chests and abdomens exposed. Pei Zitong came over and saw several people lying in the corridor. She tilted her head slightly and saw a man sitting with half of his body exposed. She recognized it as Tong Bajin.
"Brother Tong!" She walked quickly towards the corridor.
Several yamen runners and constables who were half asleep were startled by the woman's voice and jumped up in shock, and immediately scattered like birds and beasts.
Tong Bajin also quickly put on his coat, "Why are you here?"
He glared at Pei Zitong, very angry.
"I came to look for you. Why did they all run away? I don't eat people." Pei Zitong was puzzled as he looked at the bailiffs and constables who ran away in panic.
Tong Bajin glared at her angrily, left her without saying a word and walked away, but she followed him wherever he went, like a dog-skin plaster. Now everyone in the front yard and the side yard knew about it, and they all joined in the fun, not caring about the big deal, and started teasing each other.
"Brother Tong, you are so lucky! How come brothers like me can't have such a good thing?"
"Yes, Brother Tong, why are you still so sullen? This young lady is so pretty. If it were me, I would have been secretly happy a long time ago."
Pei Zitong was very happy to hear these words. Their Yue Kingdom did not have as many restrictions on women as the Central Plains. She used to go to Pei Xiyuan's military camp to play, and she had seen many rough men and heard many vulgar words. She didn't care what they said at all. She came here just to hear a word from Tong Bajin.
"Are you willing or not? Give me a definite answer." She blocked the door of the house where Tong Bajin and Ding Yang lived, forcing Tong Bajin to express his opinion to her.
Unable to get out, Tong Bajin simply turned around and lay down on the couch, pulling up the blanket to cover his head and face.
"Aren't you afraid of dying of heat?" Pei Zitong rushed to the couch and pulled off the blanket, causing the bailiffs and constables who came to watch the fun to laugh.
"Young lady, why don't we close the door and let you two do something good?" a yamen runner joked.
"Will this work?" Pei Zitong asked seriously.
"Aren't you ashamed?" Tong Bajin couldn't help it anymore. He no longer cared about her face and waved his hand to chase her away fiercely, "Go away! I don't have time for you. You can marry whoever you want. Anyway, I don't want you!"
When he said this, Pei Zitong couldn't hold back. His face changed and he looked like he was about to cry. He glanced at Tong Bajin with his bright eyes and turned away.
"Brother, what's going on?" A moment later, Xu Dali and Erlangzi came running to find Tong Bajin. Xu Dali said, "That person ran out crying. Madam called her but she ignored her. What did you say to her?"
Tong Bajin held his head in his hands and said nothing.
No matter what Xu Dali and Erlangzi asked him, he refused to say a word.
Jian Ning had guessed it, this is a case of being afraid of ropes for ten years after being bitten by a snake once! After dinner, she left Tong Bajin and said, "Brother Tong, I think Pei Zitong is a good person. It's good to be simple-minded. It's hard to deal with someone with too many twists and turns in your personality. Otherwise, let's not rush to refuse and think about it. What do you think?"
Ding Youtian also said, "Da Li and Er Langzi both have families. Tomorrow when we go to Beijing, Ding Yang's family will follow us. You will be alone then. It would be great to have a family. There are so many women in the world, not all of them are bad. If you miss this opportunity, you may miss it later."
Tong Bajin remained silent, and Jian Ning continued, "We just thought she was pretty good, and we're afraid you'll miss out. We don't mean to pressure you into marrying her. To live together, you have to be in love with each other. Whether you want her or not, it's up to you."
"That's right. Your life after marrying her is yours to live with, and you both have to be willing to marry her. No one's forcing you, so think it over carefully and don't regret it tomorrow after she leaves. If you've made up your mind, my wife and I will take care of the matter for you two, and we can have a good time before we leave."
Ding Youtian finished speaking and patted Tong Bajin on the shoulder. "Follow your heart. Don't go against your own wishes and don't make things difficult for yourself. Go back and think about it carefully."
Tong Bajin bowed and left without saying anything.
"Do you think they can succeed?" Jian Ning asked Ding Youtian after he left.
"Marriage is destined by heaven. Those that are meant to be can't be separated, and those that are not meant to be can't be forced together. Let them be. There is a strange thing, madam, do you know about it?"
Jian Ning rolled her eyes at him and said, "How would I know what you are talking about if you don't tell me? Tell me about it."
Ding Youtian sighed, "Xiaomi and Bao'er sent a letter. Guess what? After the Emperor changed Brother Ma's title to Prince Wu, his body changed and has been buried."
"Ah!" Jane Ning was startled. "How could this happen?"
Ding Youtian raised an eyebrow. "Do you think it's because they left Baicaojian and the weather got hotter when they arrived in the capital, which is why they changed?"
"If this is the case, wouldn't I have harmed Brother Ma? No, I have harmed Team Wu, and he will never come back!" Jian Ning was very upset. If he had known earlier, he would have kept him in the Baicao Room and just said that the person was missing and couldn't be found.
"We are not immortals, how can we think about this? Madam, please don't worry about it. If he doesn't come back, even if his body is intact, it will be useless. That's why we say that marriage is destined by heaven. Now that he is gone, we can only say that his marriage with Tian is over."
Even though she said this, Jian Ning still felt uncomfortable and blamed herself to death. Ding Youtian glanced at her belly and said, "If I had known you would be so upset, I shouldn't have told you. If you really get pregnant and you're so depressed, don't give me a stupid son. I won't agree with you then."
"Get lost! If you don't tell me today, I'm not sure Sister Tian won't tell me tomorrow when I get to the capital. I don't even know if she's pregnant or not, and you're already messing with me. If she's pregnant and gives birth to a stupid kid, it's all your fault. I'm going to settle the score with you!"
"You're becoming increasingly unreasonable. I'm too lazy to argue with you. If I tell you anything serious, my term of office will be up. As I told you before, I plan to return to Dingxian Village. It won't be long, so hurry up and pack up. I also need to buy some things to take to the village head, clan leader, and Mr. Ding Sanye. It's up to you to decide."
"By the way, you just need to make a list. You don't have to do the errands yourself. Just leave it to Brother Tong and the others."
Ding Youtian went to the yamen in front as he spoke. His term of office was about to end, and every night there were always people looking for him. He was too lazy to pay attention to them, so after dinner he would take Tong Bajin and others to walk around the county to avoid those who came to him to build relationships with him.
The next morning, Pei Zitong came to the yamen gate again with her bag on her shoulder. She didn't say who she was looking for. She sat down next to the stone lion. No matter who asked her questions, she ignored them and just sat there with her bag in her arms. When it was time for dinner, she went to the restaurant to eat, and then came back to sit in front of the yamen. She did this for several days in a row.
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