"Master, please tell me more, what kind of family background and appearance are suitable for me?" Xiao An asked again.

"My brother is the number one scholar, and my brother-in-law is the general who protects the country. Shouldn't he also find a girl whose brother and brother-in-law are also high-ranking officials and generals like this?"

"This..." Old Yangtou was a little confused.

It's really hard to find two such talents from one family at the same time.

"Sir, look at my appearance again," Xiao An pointed at his straight, high bridge of nose, smiled at Lao Yang and winked.

"With my facial features, I am stunned by myself when I look in the mirror. With such a handsome man, who combines martial arts and wisdom, looking at this Daqi, which other girl can be like me?"

Match? Do you have the confidence to match me?"

"Pfft..."

Several laughters rang out at the same time. At first glance, it was Yang Ruoqing and Xiaohua Xiaoduo.

"Sister, sister-in-law, why are you laughing? Did I say something wrong? A handsome man like me..."

"Xiao An, please stop talking. I don't want to spit out the dinner I just ate!" Xiao Duo said with a smile.

Da An is older than Xiao Hua and Xiao Duo, Xiao Hua is slightly one year older than Xiao Duo, and Xiao Duo is the same year as Xiao An and is slightly older than Xiao An by a few months.

So Xiao An calls Xiao Hua her sister-in-law, and she and Xiao Duo call each other by their first names.

"Xiao Duo, don't laugh. You said that I am the leader of our Changping Village, and even my brother doesn't dare to challenge me!" Xiao An said again.

Xiaoduo curled her lips, "Come on, I am a handsome man. Compared with you, I am far behind!"

Xiao An said: "That was in the past, but now the aesthetic trend has changed. Girls don't like white and fair scholars like my brother. The most popular ones are the powerful ones like me! If you don't believe it, go to the village and ask around!"

"Just brag, your skin is already broken!" Xiaoduo said with a smile.

Yang Ruoqing and Xiaohua also took turns to fight against Xiao An.

Neither Lao Yangtou nor Yang Huazhong could interrupt. At the end, the conversation about Xiao An's marriage had just begun when it was interrupted by their laughter.

Lao Yang tried to pick up the topic several times, but they successfully changed the topic again.

After many times, Old Yangtou also noticed that neither the parties involved nor Yang Ruoqing wanted to talk about Xiao An's marriage.

Therefore, Old Yangtou later wised up and stopped talking about it, and instead went to inquire with Yang Huazhong and Blacksmith Luo about the banquet for Chen'er to win the imperial examination.

Blacksmith Luo said: "Chen'er should be on his way back to the village by now. The letter to Tang Yazi has been sent long ago. I am waiting for news from Tang Yazi."

"The best thing is to wait until Tang Yazi is free to go home, and then let him and Qing'er come and organize the banquet together."

Old Yang nodded: "Yes, yes, this kid Chen'er is smart and will definitely make further progress!"

Blacksmith Luo smiled happily and said: "Old Uncle Yang, let me lend you some good advice! Chen'er is half of the blood of your Old Yang family. If he succeeds, he will also give face to your Old Yang family.

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Old Yangtou said: "Yes, yes, there is nothing wrong with what you said. Qing'er is my direct granddaughter!"

Everyone laughed, and the atmosphere in the hall was very warm and lively.

Yang Ruoqing went to the backyard to get something, but Yang Yongxian followed her.

"Qing'er, I have something I want to discuss with you." Yang Yongxian said.

Yang Ruoqing stopped and looked at Yang Yongxian.

The atmosphere was very good tonight, everyone was talking and laughing, but the cousin rarely spoke and was unusually silent. It turned out that he was holding something back.

"Brother, I'll go to the kitchen to get some boiling water. Let's talk while we walk." Yang Ruoqing said with a smile.

Yang Yongxian nodded, followed her, took a deep breath, and reorganized the plan he had been brewing in his heart with words before speaking out.

"Qing'er, I, I just want to tell you that after the Chinese New Year, I want to leave my school errands with you first." Yang Yongxian said.

"What?"

Yang Ruoqing's steps stopped suddenly, and she turned around and looked at him in surprise.

"Brother, did I hear you correctly? You have been taught well, but why do you suddenly no longer want to teach?" she asked.

"Is it something I didn't do well enough to make you unhappy? Or is it the salary..."

"No no no..."

Yang Yongxian quickly waved his hand to interrupt Yang Ruoqing.

"Qing'er, you are good to my eldest brother. You have taken care of me in the past few years and you have arranged this honorable job for me. My eldest brother likes teaching very much and is very happy in the pure place of the school." Yang Yongxian explained.

"As for the salary, you will increase the salary for me, other teachers and nurses in the school every year, and you will make us clothes and give us red envelopes during holidays,"

"To be honest, with the income I earned from school, I can support the four or five people in my family by myself. I have no worries about food and clothing, and the harvest is guaranteed during droughts and floods. I am very satisfied!" he said.

Hearing this, Yang Ruoqing became even more puzzled.

"Brother, since you think everything is good, why do you suddenly quit your job?" she asked.

Yang Yongxian smiled bitterly, his eyes flickered slightly in the night, and he crossed his hands tightly, then loosened them, then crossed them again, and then loosened them again, and so on...

Yang Ruoqing moved her gaze from his hands back to his face: "Brother, there is nothing taboo between us brothers and sisters. If you have any difficulties, just tell them. I understand!"

Yang Yongxian mustered up his courage and looked directly into Yang Ruoqing's eyes.

"Qing'er, I'll tell you the truth, if I didn't have a family, a wife and children, a wife and concubines living under the same roof, and a noisy life of food, rice, oil and salt,"

"I definitely choose to teach in a school for the rest of my life. It's not bad to just have enough food for one person and keep the whole family from being hungry. It's not a bad idea to have some leisure for the rest of my life," he said.

"But now, the eldest brother is married. He has wives, concubines, and sons. He also has my mother, and I am the eldest among the brothers."

"I can no longer be ordinary and satisfied with the status quo. Brother, I know that my qualifications are not very good, and they are far inferior to Zichuan and Da'an."

"My eldest brother doesn't expect to be able to reach the top of the imperial examination like they did. My eldest brother only hopes to study hard for a few more years, pass the examination, and get a small official position."

"Whether it's for our old Yang family to bring glory to our family, or for my own ambitions, or for Xiu'er, and to lay a little foundation for my children in the future,"

"Anyway, your eldest brother, I want to go back to the academy and study wholeheartedly to prepare for the provincial examination in three years' time!"

Seeing the sparks bursting out of Yang Yongxian's eyes, Yang Ruoqing was really shocked.

To be honest, no matter how old you are, people who have dreams are the most prosperous people.

Because they have pursuits, their lives are like the flowing river, full of vitality and strength.

No matter whether he can achieve his wish in the end or reach the height he expected, at least he has fought hard and has no regrets. As long as he fights hard, at least the rest of his life will not be worse than before, and he will make progress more or less.
Chapter completed!