"No... I'm doing quite well now. I have my own business, my son has food to eat, and he can still go to school. What more could I ask for?"
"We still need to find one. What do you think of these soldiers I brought? If you see one you like, just pick one..."
"No, no, no... They are all from respectable families, how could they marry someone as lowly as me..."
"I can give you a good book!"
"You forced me to sign that contract of servitude in the first place, so why don't we just tear it up and be done with it..."
"It still doesn't work!"
"Young Master, you don't need to worry about me. You should think about when to marry a wife to manage the household affairs for you!"
"Our family's business is so large, it wouldn't be able to be managed well without a lady from a wealthy family, hahaha!"
Aunt Wu was just saying it casually, but when Shan Daozhen and Xue Shisan heard it, it stirred up countless waves in their hearts.
"Captain, I have a niece who is incredibly beautiful and graceful..."
"Captain, I also have a niece who is just eight years old this year. She's a perfect match for you!"
"roll!"
"Are you two trying to take advantage of me?!"
No!
"Lieutenant, listen to me! My niece's family is the richest in Caozhou. They have countless servants and numerous properties!"
"Captain, my cousin is from a military family; her father's rank is one level higher than yours, and he works in the Ministry of War..."
"Shut up, you two!"
"Shut up then..."
Seeing that the two were no longer acting as matchmakers for him, Li Jue immediately called out to Aunt Wu.
"Aunt Wu, give me two bowls of wontons!"
"I want the big filling, don't try to fool me with those cheap dumplings from Zhuque Street!"
"Okay!"
While Aunt Wu was happily making wontons for Li Jue, Shan Daozhen and Xue Shisan started again.
"Captain, are you really not going to reconsider?"
"roll!"
"If either of you dares to take advantage of me again, I'll make you run laps when you get home tonight!"
Just as the group was bickering, they suddenly heard urgent shouts coming from the gate.
"Aunt Wu, something terrible has happened! All of us who went out to set up our stalls have been arrested by the yamen runners from Chang'an and Wannian counties."
"Huh?"
"Young Master is here too?"
The visitor was none other than Lin Jiu, a farmer from Sanglin Village. He had broken his leg while chopping firewood in the mountains years ago and was no longer capable of doing strenuous farm work or heavy labor. Therefore, Li Jue sent him to Chang'an to supervise the vendors and prevent them from selling inferior goods as superior ones or arbitrarily raising or lowering prices.
Upon seeing his master, Lin Jiu immediately limped over and knelt down in front of Li Jue with a thud, crying out his grievances.
"Young Master, they're bullying us too much! If they don't want us to set up stalls, they should just say so! Why are they arresting our people? Waaah!"
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