Chapter 509 Son-in-Law
After leaving the Li family, Sun Cuilan boarded a donkey cart on the street, thinking that she would need to buy some items for the wedding ceremony later.
On the donkey cart, Sun Cuilan was still thinking about how she should buy some hemp cloth, since it was the joyous occasion of her wedding, and she wanted her husband to have a new outfit.
The man Sun Cuilan was thinking about, Tian Feng, was currently busy at a winery outside the city.
After moving this batch of wine vats, the dozen or so laborers rested under the trees in the distillery's courtyard, waiting for the next truck to arrive before getting back to work.
Tian Feng picked up the earthenware bowl and gulped down a large bowl of cool boiled water to quench his thirst. He wiped the water stains from the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand and finally felt a little better.
Tian Feng moved closer to the tree trunk, leaning against it, wanting to close his eyes and take a short rest. After all, according to usual, the next truck carrying the wine jars wouldn't arrive for another 15 minutes.
Tian Feng, who had already closed his eyes, suddenly heard Wang, who was usually with him, shout at him.
"Tian Lang, I see you've almost finished moving out of your place. Are you really going to go into the inner city and become a live-in son-in-law?"
Wang Da, Tian Feng, and two other men rented a room in the outer three cities. So when Tian Feng moved his belongings out yesterday, Wang Da saw them and remembered them, so he asked this question out of curiosity.
Wang Da's question immediately roused the group of people who were about to fall asleep.
"Oh my, Tian Feng, you're getting married? What's going on?"
Is this some kind of live-in son-in-law arrangement?
One person asked out of curiosity, and another person immediately followed up with, "Are you going into the inner city?"
"Wow, you're quite something, managing to catch the eye of a young lady."
The person who said this was short, almost a head shorter than Tian Feng, and his words were tinged with sarcasm.
"Brother Monkey, haha, are you just jealous of others?"
Tian Feng is so tall and good-looking, why can't he attract the attention of the women in the inner city?
"If the women of the inner city don't choose men like Tian Feng, do they expect them to choose a monkey like you? Haha."
The man called "Monkey Brother" had his sore spot exposed, and his face immediately changed. He was already thin and small, resembling a skinny monkey, but when he got angry, his features looked even more like one.
Zou Da, who dared to say such a thing, had received a lot of care from Tian Feng in the past. When Zou Da's mother caught a cold a while ago, it was Tian Feng who lent him money so that he could take his mother to see a doctor.
So, upon hearing that the skinny monkey's words were belittling Tian Feng, Zou Da immediately started mocking him.
Zou Dake wasn't afraid of the skinny monkey. Not to mention, he himself was quite tall. Although he wasn't as tall as Tian Feng, he was still half a head taller than the skinny monkey.
Moreover, Zou Da works in this distillery with his relatives. If Skinny Monkey dares to make a move, Zou Da only needs to shout, and three out of the dozen or so people sitting under the tree will respond.
Before Tian Feng could say a word, he saw that Wang Da's words had caused such a commotion, and he couldn't help but find it a little funny.
Tian Feng wasn't afraid of Skinny Monkey's words at all. He didn't take Skinny Monkey's words to heart at all, didn't even want to pay attention to him, and didn't care much about such a person.
However, Tian Feng still bowed to Zou Da, who spoke up for him, to acknowledge the favor.
Wang Da looked a little embarrassed. He scratched the back of his head and looked at Tian Feng with some embarrassment: "Tian Lang, it's my fault. I was too talkative."
If you don't want to talk about it, then don't.
Although Tian Feng had no relatives or friends, he had been working hard to earn his own living since he was a child. How could he be afraid of these men who were also laborers?
Tian Feng smiled and said to Wang Da, "There's nothing I can't say, I..."
As Tian Feng spoke, the dozen or so men under the tree were all drawn to his gaze, and even the skinny monkey, who was still angry, tilted his head and pricked up his ears to listen.
It should be noted that laborers like them, who make a living by doing heavy physical labor, are mostly villagers from villages outside Chang'an. The common people inside Chang'an generally look down on villagers and rarely marry them.
Marriage is a union between two people of the same sex. Any family that doesn't treat its daughters as less than human beings will find a suitable husband for them. Some families even want their daughters to have a better life, so they specifically choose to marry them off to wealthy and well-off families.
As the political, economic, and cultural center of the Tang Dynasty at that time, Chang'an was a place where rice was expensive and living was not easy.
Building a mud house in the countryside takes a lot of effort, let alone settling down in Chang'an.
Therefore, families in Chang'an rarely intermarried with villagers; if they did, there must have been a reason.
Therefore, Wang Da and the others were curious as to how Tian Feng, a man who had fled famine in his youth and had no relatives, had won the favor of the people in the inner city of Chang'an.
As Tian Feng spoke, he glanced at the expressions of those around him, thinking to himself, "They're quite interesting; they're both jealous of me and look down on me."
"I spent money to hire a matchmaker to find me a suitable woman."
Perhaps because I was willing to spend money, the matchmaker found me a good family.
Although the Sun family had sons, they did not want their daughters to marry far away, fearing they would be bullied.
I had no relatives or friends, and I was of decent appearance. The matchmaker thought we were a good match, and since I was also acceptable, she arranged for me to go on a date.
After meeting them, I agreed to go directly to the Sun family's house and live there, taking care of their livelihood.
After hearing Tian Feng's words, the dozen or so men exclaimed in surprise, "Don't think that men don't gossip. At this time, people at the bottom of society had very few entertainment activities, and talking about the Zhang family and the Li family in their spare time was one of the few sources of amusement."
So, one person spoke in a sentence, and another spoke at length, describing Tian Feng's affairs as if they had witnessed them firsthand.
"Hey, I knew it! With Tian Lang's looks, he'd definitely be favored by the girls. Who wouldn't like that sturdy build?"
"Hey, Tianlang, you'll be living in the inner city from now on. Don't forget your brothers, okay?"
"Oh my, this is really good. Life in the inner city is definitely much better than the way we live here, struggling every day just to earn a few copper coins."
That's just human nature; jealousy is an inherent trait.
For every person who sings praises, there's someone who criticizes them.
The skinny monkey started mocking again: "Hmph, he's just a live-in son-in-law, and his child takes the woman's maiden name. He's just a live-in son-in-law, what's there to praise him for?"
When Wang Da and Zou Da heard what the skinny monkey said, they looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
You shouldn't hit someone in the face, and you shouldn't expose someone's shortcomings.
The man was already concerned about his reputation, and the skinny boy's direct pointing out of this son-in-law was really unfair.
Although Wang Da didn't speak at this moment, he was thinking to himself, "Yes, if we weren't going to become live-in sons-in-law, how could the women in the inner city possibly look at us laborers?"
Zou Da didn't feel anything was wrong. Although he was the eldest son in the family, his parents were fertile and he had three younger brothers.
"If any young lady in the inner city takes a liking to me, what's wrong with becoming a live-in son-in-law?"
My family doesn't need me to carry on the family line. Besides, no matter what the surname is, aren't they all my offspring?
After the murmurs of Tian Feng and the others subsided, he deliberately raised his voice and said, "The Sun family is good. Although I am living with them, my children will still take my surname. I am not a son-in-law."
I don't have much silver right now, but I'll move it out when I've saved up some.
Furthermore, I have no relatives or friends, and I am very happy to be able to live with my family.
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