Chapter 21
twenty one.
Yi Hanxing didn't notice the twitching look in his brother's eyes, and continued to practice his skills, which were essential for working for capitalists in modern times - drawing pie in the sky.
"Father and mother, you are so anxious, aren't you just worried that I won't be able to get married?" Yi Hanxing continued to persuade: "Although the Han family is rich, you should have some idea of the reality. The Han man my sister married not only looks down on his wife, spends her dowry, and allows the servants to bully her, but he also likes to keep his wife to serve me while he keeps concubines and female students outside."
"It's wrong to spend money on a wife's dowry, and the concubines nowadays are also not very particular. In the past, our concubines were all established daughters, and they had no right to sit in front of the wife. Unlike the concubines nowadays, each one looks like a second wife! But to be honest, how many rich men don't have concubines? Your cousin couldn't establish herself before, otherwise she would have just kidnapped and sold those concubines and slaves!" Han Xing's father didn't care: "Your cousin is clamoring for a divorce, and she has been corrupted by this new idea."
"Dad, you can't think like that." Yi Hanxing changed his perspective and said, "If you want a stable relationship, you have to have a baby, right? But that Han is obsessed with having a baby with his concubine. If my sister doesn't divorce, won't she just be raising a son for someone else? When the son born by the concubine comes, will he support his mother's family, or us?"
That’s right! Han Xing’s father slapped his thigh and said, “This is the most wrong thing about your brother-in-law!”
"Now he's not my clan brother-in-law anymore!" Yi Hanxing emphasized, "And now that my clan sister is divorced, she's still young and it's a good opportunity for her to get married again. Having her own son is what's important! And the people she can marry now aren't bad, are they?"
Yi Hanxing had extensive experience in deceiving people, and from his father's perspective, his words made perfect sense to him: "Yeah! Is there anything more reliable than a biological son?!" Without a biological son, he'd be bullied to death! While it's said that a good woman shouldn't remarry, the current custom of concubines is truly lax; they're even treating them like equal wives!
After saying this, Yi Hanxing saw that his parents' expressions had softened a bit, so he quickly added, "Just think about the kind of marriage you can find from the clan leader. What kind of marriage can you possibly find? With our family's financial situation, those who prioritize equal status won't be able to find a wife for their son unless he's from the same social class. Who would be willing to marry us?"
"Our family is not that bad. Besides, as men, as long as they can maintain their achievements, it's enough. We don't ask them to be very capable." Han Xing's father immediately retorted.
"Those who have managed to maintain their family fortunes until they gradually lost them can only blame the changing times?" Yi Hanxing couldn't help but gently retort, before adding, "In short, few of these people are better than my classmates and teachers. It's better to choose my teachers and classmates than them."
"Then they are willing to marry you?" Han Xing's father glanced at him.
"Of course there are people who are willing to do so." Yi Hanxing said, "Many families of those who are sent to new-style schools are open-minded. Moreover, my teachers and classmates are all young talents. Dad, you should know that these people also have a say in the family. As long as they don't do anything outrageous, their families won't object too much to who they want to marry! So the key is to see how deep the feelings are! What do you think, should I continue studying and cultivate my relationship?"
The more Han Xing's father thought about it, the more he felt that what Yi Hanxing said made sense, so he put down the bolt in his hand and cleared his throat: "Then what about your teachers and classmates? Tell me about it."
Seeing his father like this, and catching a glimpse of Yi Hongxing's surprised expression, Yi Hanxing felt happy: So there's no such thing as being stuck in the past, isn't it just a lack of benefits?!
With this in mind, Yi Hanxing became even bolder. "It's almost dark. My brother and I are hungry, and we've been traveling for quite a while. We should wash up and get a good night's sleep before we can talk in detail."
Yi Hanxing's parents pinched their noses and ordered the farmhand to prepare hot water for Yi Hanxing to wash. Then Yi Hanxing ate dinner in his room while drying his hair. After tidying up, he blew out the dim oil lamp and went to bed.
The carrot of the young talent kept Han Xing's parents hooked, and Han Xing finally had a good sleep at home.
It’s just that Han Xing’s father and mother couldn’t sleep well.
In the middle of the night, Han Xing's mother, who had been awake since the noise, felt Han Xing's father turning over again and couldn't help but speak up: "Dad, can't you sleep?"
"It's that unfortunate daughter you gave birth to!" Han Xing's father said, "No matter how I think about it, I feel that there's something wrong with her. We raised her from childhood to adulthood, how could she be so obedient? How could she actually be willing to find a good young man to marry?!"
After hearing what her husband said, Han Xingniang couldn't help but say, "We haven't seen her for two years. It's not surprising that she's changed. Daughters always want to get married when they grow up. And it's a good thing that she's willing to find a good partner. Are you still expecting her to refuse to get married?"
"Do you think it's true what she said about the group of classmates and teachers coming here for her?" Han Xing's father continued to question: "From the look of our daughter, she doesn't look like the enchanting beauty that everyone would be."
Not to mention Han Xing's father, even Han Xing's mother, as a biological mother who always thought her children were pretty, had to admit that her little daughter's fair appearance did not look like something that could attract men. She had never opened her eyes at all!
But Han Xingniang has her own self-consistent logic: "We don't know what these new-school people think. How beautiful the golden lotus is! They insist on not binding it. And those who don't bind their chests are so wanton! They insist on praising it." Han Xingniang complained a little when she said this: "The child's uncle's daughter, Sister Yan, is such a pretty girl. Her husband has recently run away to keep a mistress, and he said she is a female student! Female students are just...
Being someone's mistress, this book has been read into a dog's stomach! It's the stuff of thieves and whores!"
Upon hearing this, Han Xing's father was silent for a moment, then he spoke again: "This child has been rebellious since she was young. Since she refuses to follow the good path we arranged for her, let's see if she can have a good result by being a new-style woman!" As for what a good result is, it is naturally to marry into a good family and give birth to several good sons.
After the two finished talking in the middle of the night, they went to sleep with their own thoughts.
The next day, Yi Hanxing got up and said that he would start training his family members on the "response lines" for interacting with his teachers and classmates.
"What logic is there? Haven't you heard of parents listening to what their children tell them to do?" Early in the morning, Yi Hanxing said that after breakfast he would give everyone some training and then took breakfast back to his room. So Hanxing's father was still complaining to Hanxing's mother while eating.
"Then you go talk to Xiurong?" Han Xing's mother glanced at Han Xing's father. She wanted to say something retorting but her acquired submissive character suppressed it. She said tactfully, "Anyway, I'll listen to you." So you go and argue with your daughter. Whoever wins has the final say!
Han Xing's father fumed and glared, but finally decided that he had to talk this over with his daughter!
So after breakfast, as soon as the training began, Han Xing's father began to drawl, "In this world, morals are declining, and people's hearts are no longer as they used to be. I've never heard of children telling their parents what to do!"
Seeing that his father seemed to be about to cause trouble again, Yi Hanxing quickly said, "Dad, you have never dealt with them. Their ways are very different from ours. If you don't listen to them and annoy them, what will you do if you delay the search for a son-in-law?"
What Han Xing's father wanted to say was strangled in his throat, and he could only reply: "You keep saying son-in-law, son-in-law all day long, and you, a girl..."
"Then do you still want to hear about my identity as a teacher and classmate?" Yi Hanxing asked, "As a girl, can I introduce the identity of a man?"
"Yes, go ahead." Han Xing's father said, thinking he was bearing the humiliation.
"One of my teachers is from Germany, where he studied! He's a top student! A guest of honor for high-ranking government officials! Another teacher's friend is a section chief in the government in his early twenties! It's said that his brother is a school-level officer! These two are in their twenties and not married! One of my classmates comes from a family that's in business and is very wealthy! Another's family has some connections with gangs and can get along everywhere, another comes from a family of scholars, and another's aunt is married to a banker! These few are all in their teens and are not married or engaged!" Yi Hanxing boasted.
Han Xing's parents opened their eyes wide and held their breath.
"They all wrote to me and told me that they will board the ship to visit my house today, and they will probably arrive at noon tomorrow. Don't you want to listen carefully to their hobbies? I'm not saying anything, but if any one of our sisters gets married, we'll all be blessed!" Yi Hanxing said very provocatively.
"What is meant by 'chickens and dogs rise to heaven'? This is the mutual help between in-laws." Han Xing's father couldn't help but wipe his
Put on your face: "Is what you said true?"
"It can't be fake. If it were fake, they would have been exposed as soon as they came over to ask?" Yi Hanxing answered very firmly.
"This is no longer our family's business. Wait, I'll go talk to the clan leader. These are distinguished guests! We must treat them well!" Han Xing's father said as he stood up and was about to leave.
"Dad, you go find the clan leader, and I'll go talk to my sisters-in-law. We shouldn't let outsiders take advantage of the people our daughter brought here." Han Xing's mother also stood up: "Although Xiu De and Xiu Yan are married, Xiu Gong is not engaged yet! With so many people, if Xiu Rong marries one, there are still five left!"
The two of them disappeared in a flash, and only Yi Hanxing, Yi Hongxing and three others were left at home.
After everyone in the family had left, Yi Hongxing finally spoke: "Sister! You're bragging so much! How are you going to cover up your lies later?! I'm worried about you!"
"Why are you in such a hurry? I'm not lying!" Yi Hanxing calmly touched the teacup and took a sip of the tea at just the right temperature.
"You...are not lying?" Yi Hongxing blinked, unable to understand.
"How did I lie?" Yi Hanxing said, "I'm asking you, did my teachers and classmates come here just for me?"
"Yes." Although they might have planned to come for fun, they really came to persuade their sister's family.
"Are my teachers and classmates young talents?" Yi Hanxing continued to ask.
"I've briefly looked at their information before, and they are all excellent talents." Yi Hongxing expressed his affirmative attitude.
"Are my teachers and classmates all unmarried and don't have too many prejudices?" Yi Hanxing asked the third question.
“That’s exactly what happened.”
"Then what's the problem?" Yi Hanxing spread his hands.
"But she doesn't like you at all, and she probably doesn't like these sisters at home either! Aren't you being ridiculous?" Yi Hongxing couldn't help but say.
"No, brother, think about it." Yi Hanxing explained, "Even if the clan leader and my father really want to marry their daughters and sisters to my teachers and classmates, shouldn't the women be more reserved?"
Yi Hongxing nodded and understood instantly: "You... are really amazing!"
"That's right!" Yi Hanxing accepted Yi Hongxing's compliment without any guilt.
Yi Hongxing understood his sister's train of thought, but the two guards didn't!
The two knew that there was a gap between them and Yi Hongxing, so they had no qualms about asking. In order not to delay the mission, they asked directly: "Well, we still don't understand!"
Yi Hanxing knew that he needed the help of these two people, so he explained in detail: "My description of the teacher and classmates is all true, but I misled my parents and made them
They thought these male classmates were interested in me, but my parents and the clan leader, as the female side, wanted to be reserved and not directly attack them. They would only hint at them to see if they were interested in the girls in our clan, or create some chance encounters for them to meet the girls in our clan.
The two of them nodded after hearing this. "That's right! They probably just think your family is more welcoming. Even if someone sees that you're trying to hook a rich husband, they won't think you're misleading. They'll just think it's because of your good conditions. As long as it's not excessive, they won't take it to heart."
"And there's another very important point." Yi Hanxing continued to explain: "The tribe had this idea, so they came to our village. It's like Tang Sanzang entering a den of demons..."
"My time will definitely be filled with competition from you and I won't have time to ask about you." The two of them were able to serve as Yi Hongxing's assistants, so they were considered smart people and reacted immediately.
"And in order to protect the reputation of the women in the clan, the clan probably won't say anything about me running away with my brother." Yi Hanxing added, "By then, no matter whether our experts can get off the boat or not, we are unlikely to be suspected."
At this point, Yi Hanxing sighed in a fake manner: "I will be sorry for my sincere friends then, but my sisters are very reserved, I don't think they will lose their innocence."
In fact, Yi Hanxing was not worried at all. If there were people who were attracted to each other, she would help them get together. If there were no people who were attracted to each other, her classmates, Sun Cheng, Yang Qin and others would not suffer any loss. She could also open the eyes of her sisters in the family and see what a good man in the new era is. She would not let them be paired with a rubbish man without knowing it.
"That's really too bad for them." The two guards looked at each other and said in unison. After that, they couldn't help laughing: This trick that the leader's sister came up with is really mean! Apart from the tribe members who were full of expectations, it can be said that there was no loss!
"How big of a grudge do you have against your family?" Yi Hongxing couldn't help but complain, "Actually, your parents and uncles are all very kind to you. It's just that their ideas are out of touch with the times."
"So I'm very nice to them!" Yi Hanxing said, "Isn't this just to help them broaden their horizons? It's fine if they chose the wrong person for my sister and second cousin, but don't push your cultivation into the fire pit!"
Yi Hanxing's grandparents are still alive. Although they have separated and his grandparents live with his uncle, the three brothers still live next to each other. They all use the same pattern to name their children. The four girls who are cousins in the family are all named with the character "Xiu". They are named after women's virtue, words, appearance and merit, namely Xiu De, Xiu Yan, Xiu Rong and Xiu Gong.
According to the older generation, the man Yi Hanxing's elder sister Xiu De married was a very good one. He could support the family business and respect his wife. Although he did not tell his wife about his affairs outside the family, the concubines in the family were under his wife's control.
My second cousin Xiuyan's luck was not so good. Her husband was
He was doing business outside and living with a female student. I heard that he even held a banquet and invited his friends from outside.
Both of my cousins had bound feet, but fortunately, good families in those days knew that children with bound feet were more likely to die, so unless the family was determined to marry their child off with three-inch golden lotus feet, most of them did not use bone-breaking foot binding (a type of foot binding that breaks the bones of the feet), but instead used cloth to tightly wrap the feet to make them smaller. Although they might only be considered four-inch silver lotus feet or five-inch copper lotus feet, the girls would not suffer so much.
Of course, this is only relative. Every time Yi Hanxing sees her sisters wearing shoes that are like children's shoes in size 20, even though she knows that they are squeezing their toes into the shoes, she still feels that they can't grow tall because they have small feet!
Small feet and wearing small shoes all the time lead to pain when moving and flat feet. Pain when moving and flat feet lead to lack of exercise, which leads to insufficient height, which leads to a narrow pelvis, which leads to a difficult labor. This difficult labor, without cesarean sections and antibiotics, leads to a high mortality rate among women of childbearing age.
These damned little feet! Yi Hanxing cursed in his heart.
Yi Hanxing only hoped that when Sun Cheng and the others came over, they would say to the clan leader in a surprised tone: "The children in your family are still binding their feet? This is a feudal dregs!" so that Yi Hanxing could see the clan leader's expression at that time!
The group of people, who were highly expected by Yi Hanxing, slept on the boat for one night. When they woke up early the next morning, it was time to disembark.
"I've been swaying on the boat all night, and now I don't feel safe even when I step on the ground." Zhou Yuetong was the first to complain.
"That's right," said Wang Fu, who also rarely took such a long boat ride. "I felt like I was swaying too, and I couldn't sleep well last night because I could hear the ship's whistle from time to time!"
"You guys are really great young masters." Yang Qin teased, "You haven't even left the country yet? What will you do if you want to study abroad?"
The boys were very dissatisfied when their trip was cancelled by Yang Qin, who always acted like a big boss. Sun Cheng whispered to Yang Qin, "Don't tease them," and then quickly explained, "When we went abroad to study, if we were unlucky, we would have to sit on a ship for a month or two. At first, we would feel dizzy and vomit when we were on the ship, and then we would feel dizzy and vomit when we got ashore. Those who couldn't adapt would be dizzy for several days before they could stand up."
Hearing this, the teenagers all became interested: "Aren't transoceanic cruise ships said to be very stable?"
"No matter how stable it is, it's not ground," Sun Cheng explained. "It will always sway with the seawater."
"And there were storms," Yang Qin interjected. "The whole thing would spin around, and chairs would flip over. If someone was inside the cabin and got hit on the head by something rolling over, they'd be nearly dead by the time they were found after the storm stopped!"
"Don't listen to Mr. Yang's alarmist words." Sun Cheng couldn't help but say to the young men, "It's very rare to encounter a storm, and many of the furniture on the ship are fixed to the ground.
It's on the board, so it's not so easy to get hit on the head by things."
Before Yang Qun could continue speaking, the people from the Yi Hanxing clan came to greet him.
"Excuse me, are you Mr. Sun Fengzhi and Yang Xunjian?" the visitor asked.
"It's us. Who are you?" Yang Qin didn't have time to scare the teenagers anymore. As a social person, he started chatting with the newcomers.
"I am a member of Yi Hanxing's clan. I heard that you are here to visit, so our clan leader asked me to welcome you." The clan member who came to pick you up was one of the people from the clan who were doing business. He had a very sharp eye. As soon as he saw this group of people, he knew that this niece of the clan was not lying. Her teachers and classmates were indeed rich or noble. As for the one or two people who were dressed simply, they were either from a clean family and pretended to be low-key, or their family conditions were average. However, those who could play with rich and noble children were at least capable people who could make a name for themselves.
As a result, the tribesmen were naturally very polite and smiled as they easily loaded Sun Cheng and his party onto the ox carts, donkey carts and mule carts.
Sun Cheng was secretly watched over all the way. After getting off the boat, he and the other teenagers were surrounded by the people brought by Yang Qun. Since he could not find a suitable opportunity to escape, he calmed down and went to visit first. Therefore, even though he was sitting in a car with no shelter on all sides, he did not cause any trouble. Otherwise, if the group of people who came to protect him saw any clues and started to monitor him, it would be even more difficult to escape.
It was the first time for the four teenagers here to ride in an animal-powered vehicle. Born and raised in Shanghai, they usually traveled by car, tram, or bicycle. They had never ridden in an oxcart before. It was a novelty for them all.
Zhou Yuetong and Wang Fu, two naive kids, even used a donkey cart and an ox cart to compete with each other in speed. Qin Guanyu kept comparing the donkeys and mules on the side. Even Zhou Yizi, who was usually calm, couldn't help but pull out a piece of straw to study it.
The five people each had their own thoughts and interests, and no one thought about greeting anyone. They all agreed that since Yang Qin, a social butterfly, was there, they didn't need to worry about it. So only Yang Qin, who thought he was a very presentable person, chatted with Yi Hanxing's clansmen.
"We all said we were going to visit by ourselves, but you sent someone to greet us. That's very polite of you." Yang Qin said politely.
"A visitor is a guest!" said the tribesman with a smile, gently cracking the whip to drive the ox cart. "You came to visit us. It would be fine if we didn't know you were here, but now that we know you are here, how can we not come to greet you?"
"Mr. Yi, you are too polite." Yang Qin greeted.
"Um..." The tribesman was a little embarrassed: "My last name is Tian."
Yang Qin was really surprised: "Your surname is Tian, but you are from Yi Hanxing's clan?"
"The child was given this name when he went away to study." The tribesman explained briefly.
After hearing this, Yang Qin did not ask any more questions. Instead, Zhou Yuetong, Zhou Yizi and others who heard it kept it in mind.
"Yizhi, do you feel
"It's very strange. Han Xing's surname is Yi, and her clan's surname is Tian. Uncle Yu also said that the younger generation of the clan came to study, but his surname is Yu?" Zhou Yuetong said, "How come everyone in this clan doesn't have the same surname?"
"I guess it's something going on at home?" Zhou Yizi didn't understand. "Is that why it's inconvenient to use your real name?"
After hearing this, Yang Qin exchanged a glance with the leader of the bodyguards. Adhering to the principle of "it's always better to ask more questions before you get the chance," he urged Zhou Yuetong, "If you're curious, why don't you ask Yi Hanxing?"
So, when Yi Hanxing received the first call from the few people, he heard Zhou Yuetong, who had just jumped off the carriage and stood firm, ask: "Hanxing! Why did you change your name?!"
The author has something to say: Please pre-collect ~ If you are interested, you can go to the author's column to collect it ~
[Advance article "I became famous after the scandal with the top star" I treated you as my gay friend, but you wanted to seduce me?]
[Pre-collected article "He Has a White Moonlight in His Heart" It doesn't matter, I only have my career in mind]
Thank you to the little angels who voted for me or provided me with nutrient solution between 2022-05-2000:04:50 and 2022-05-2017:07:14~
Thanks to the little angels who irrigated the nutrient solution: 70 bottles of Bluebird; 10 bottles of Fruit Passion Fruit; 1 bottle of Oolong Tea;
Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
