In this way, my clansmen won't have to tighten their belts to scrape together the travel expenses for my future imperial examinations.
As for the money I owe everyone, I will discuss it with my wife and ask her to use her dowry to help me pay off the money I owe everyone.
She and I are husband and wife who share a bed; I owe her, and I will make it up to her in the future!
The young people from Qijia Village who came with Qi Mingyu had no idea what Qi Mingyu was thinking.
All they knew was that Qi Mingyu had married a merchant's daughter, whom he didn't even like, so that his clansmen wouldn't have to scrape together travel expenses for him and so that they could live a more comfortable life.
They even felt that Qi Mingyu had been wronged for everyone's sake!
After all, that Xue family girl wasn't just a merchant's daughter; her family also sold incense, which was considered unlucky.
The old clan chief, who saw through all of this, reached out and patted him on the shoulder, sighed, and said, "I'm sorry you had to go through all this!"
Qi Mingyu said firmly, "I'm not wronged. This is what I should do."
However, my parents still don't know what's going on, clan leader.
I'd like to finalize my marriage as soon as possible. Would it be possible to trouble you to help me propose marriage?
When Elder Qi heard his ultimate goal, he felt a mix of emotions, but he had no choice but to do it.
Even if he doesn't care about Qi Mingyu, he should at least think more about the rest of the clan.
It's uncertain whether another earthquake will occur, but right now, the Qi clan is desperately short of money.
If Qi Mingyu could get married and pay off everyone's debts right now, that wouldn't be so bad!
Thinking about all this, he slowly nodded: "Okay! But you have to give me a few days' notice."
Qi Mingyu breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing the old clan chief's agreement.
He can accept it if he waits a few days.
After all, the old clan chief is getting on in years, and now that these disasters have occurred, he still has to work with the village chief to help arrange things for everyone.
In addition, his parents also need to be taken care of.
All of this takes time!
Qi Mingyu left, and before he did, he leaned close to the old clan chief and whispered:
"Clan leader, the reason I came back this time was to ask my parents to help me propose marriage to the Zhong family girl."
For this, I gave them twenty taels.
The silver is with my parents right now. Clan chief, please help me get it back. I need it to hire a matchmaker and prepare the necessary items for the marriage proposal.
Elder Qi nodded: "Good! The rain is getting heavier and heavier, and it's freezing when it hits people's faces."
Mingyu, you go to your classmate's place first. I know what to do.
Later, after I have someone move your parents out, I will bring the silver over.
"Whenever you need my help to propose marriage, just have someone come and let me know."
Qi Mingyu has always enjoyed dealing with intelligent people like the old clan chief, feeling that he doesn't need to say anything explicitly, as the elders will naturally cooperate.
Therefore, his steps were light when he walked.
When he arrived at the entrance of Qijia Village wearing a large straw hat, Uncle Zhong, the coachman, returned with his carriage.
After getting into the car, he headed straight for the Zhong family's house.
He had no money left and couldn't go to the clinic, so he had to go back first.
Then he asked the Zhong family to find him a doctor, and by the way, he also needed to inform his classmate Zhuang Zilan about this matter.
While Qi Mingyu was busy with these things, Qin Mu, who was injured while saving Fang Shizhong, finally had some free time.
The previous violent earthquake turned more than 95% of the houses in Anping County into ruins.
The remaining structures that weren't reduced to ruins were the government offices, the mansions of wealthy merchants who had been repeatedly reinforced, and the residences of some influential family members.
Even though they weren't reduced to ruins, these buildings still have some problems.
For example, the roof tilted, the walls cracked, and the roof tiles were completely shattered.
When Shen Kai arrived, Qin Mu was sitting under the eaves of the inner yamen, his face pale, trying to avoid the rain while trying to apply medicine to himself.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
