It stands to reason that Pang Gang is a member of the Lingshan Guards and has a fifth-grade official rank. According to the standards of later generations of armies, he can be regarded as a regiment-level cadre and a moderate official. But the problem is that people of this age
The emphasis is that "a good man should not be a soldier, but a good man should not make nails." The social status of being a soldier is not very high.
Now Ruolan was surprised to see her father so attentively holding a banquet with the whole family to entertain this Pang Baihu to show that the whole family was in harmony. He was also so attentively asking about the other party's marriage status.
Doesn't this mean that the lice on the bald man's head are obvious? No matter how smart and generous a girl is, once her marriage is involved, who can pretend that nothing has happened? Ruolan's pink face is already stained red with embarrassment.
The red cloth on her face was covered with red cloth. In order to hide the shame on her face, her two little hands hidden under the table almost tore up the small handkerchief in her hands.
But what makes Ruolan even more embarrassed and angry is that the huge man in front of him seemed to be missing a string. He didn't react at all to his father's obvious hint. Instead, he calmly exchanged glasses with his father and elder brother.
How could she not be shy and full of resentment when she drank so much?
After drinking a few more glasses of wine, Kong Wen seemed to be even more drunk. He spoke loudly: "Master Pang, since you and I are brothers, I will call you my nephew with all my audacity." I boldly asked
In other words, since my nephew is not engaged yet, does he have someone he likes?"
At this time, Pang Gang was also a little drunk. Although he was a little surprised as to why the old man Kong was so concerned about his life-long affairs, he still answered honestly: "The one I like, of course..." At this point
At this time, Pang Gang couldn't help but flash an elegant and stunning image in his mind, but Pang Gang shook his head vigorously and tried to drive the image out of his mind before continuing, "The person you like! How can a martial artist like Pang Gang have any person he likes!"
"Okay...Okay!" Kong Wen seemed more satisfied after hearing this, stroking his beard and nodding with satisfaction.
"Huh?" Pang Gang, who was slightly drunk, looked at Kong Wen strangely and thought to himself, "Brother, why are you so happy if you don't have your crush?"
Mrs. Kong on the side also kicked her husband secretly.
"Uh!" Only then did Kong Wen come back to his senses and realize that there was something wrong with his words. He couldn't help but blush, and said to cover up: "My dear nephew, since you are not married yet, I will have the courage to say something for you.
How's the marriage going?"
"It's marriage, say marriage to me!" Pang Gang, who had picked up a chopstick of mutton and was about to put it into his mouth, was so stunned that he didn't even notice that the mutton fell on his clothes, "Say marriage."
This ancient method of marriage was really unfamiliar to him. At least he had never been exposed to this kind of thing in his more than 20 years of life. When he heard this, he was immediately confused.
react to.
Seeing Pang Gang who was stunned on the spot, Kong Wen couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, but now that the words had been spoken, he did not hesitate. Kong Wen pointed at Kong Ruolan who was sitting next to him and said: "My daughter Ruolan is sixteen this year, and she is very good-looking.
It's not bad, and I haven't been betrothed to anyone yet. If my nephew doesn't dislike me and wants to betroth Ruolan to you, I wonder if I can get it."
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked. For a moment, the hall was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. Everyone fell into a sluggish state. The chopsticks in Pang Gang's hand fell to the ground at some point.
"咛hum......"
The first person to react was Ruolan. She stood up quickly, was too shy to say a word and ran out of the hall like a little rabbit being chased by a tiger.
The second person to react was Pang Gang. When he heard this, he was startled at first, and then he almost woke up from the drunkenness. His eyes glanced over. Except for the client, Ms. Kong, who had already fled, everyone present was there.
Everyone was looking at him with inexplicable expressions. Pang Gang suddenly realized that if he gave a bad answer today, it would have a very bad impact.
Kong Wen is also a well-known figure in Yangzhou. If he proposes marriage to him and is rejected on the spot, not only will the Kong family lose face, but the cooperation between him and the Kong family will inevitably come to an end. If they meet again in the future, it may become
For passers-by.
Miss Kong has also seen it herself. With her beauty, if she were placed in a university in later generations, she would definitely be a school belle-level beauty. Even compared to the Miss Wei she saw in the Wei Mansion a few days ago, she is only slightly inferior.
It's just a bargain. If in future generations, a woman with such beauty would be like me, a little city manager, even if she was carrying bags for others, people might not take care of her. Now, she actually said that someone had introduced such a beautiful woman to herself, and she barely said: Boy.
, as long as you agree now, this beauty will be yours. Not only is she skillful, gentle and beautiful, but she is also a pretty girl. What are you waiting for?
Would anyone refuse such a thing? Pang Gang believed that there must be some, but that kind of people were either extinct or were staying in mental hospitals. Pang Gang had never been to such a place, so he quickly did it without thinking about it for long.
A decision was made.
I saw Pang Gang leave his seat, came to Kong Wen, knelt down on one knee and clasped his fists like pushing a golden mountain toppling a jade pillar: "Thank you for always looking up to Pang Gang, how dare Pang Gang disobey your order? My father-in-law is here, please accept my son-in-law
Pay homage!"
Kong Wen, who was still slightly nervous at first, finally felt relieved when he heard Pang Gang's words. Although he was very confident in his daughter's appearance and character, nothing was absolute. If the person in front of him was
If Pang Baihu refused, his old face would have no place to go.
"Hahahaha...nephew...oh no, please hurry up and invite me, my nephew, we will be a family from now on."
"Thank you, father-in-law." Pang Gang stood up and immediately greeted Mrs. Kong beside him, "My son-in-law has met my mother-in-law!"
"Okay, okay... My dear son-in-law, please get up quickly." Mrs. Kong also smiled and raised her hands to help Pang Gang, and then Pang Gang met Kong Lin at the side again.
Kong Lin laughed and said: "I didn't expect that the bodyguard I invited back from Qingzhou turned out to be my brother-in-law. This is really God's will."
Hearing Kong Lin's joke, even though Pang was so shameless, he couldn't help but blush a little.
After recognizing Pang Gang, his frivolous son-in-law, Kong Wen's interest suddenly increased: "Come on, today is a good day. Come on, there is a big banquet in the house today, and everyone will come home drunk..."
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Recognizing a son-in-law is a big deal, many servants and maids rushed to tell each other, and soon the entire Confucius compound knew that the hundreds of families of the officers and soldiers who came yesterday had become the uncles of the Confucius.
But at this time, people at that time fell into some troubles about happiness. According to the rules, betrothal gifts were required for engagements. This was true for rich and poor families. But our great man was in a bit of a dilemma at this time. He can be said to be poor now.
It makes a jingling sound, and there is nothing valuable in my body.
It would be unbelievable even in future generations for the new uncle to come to the house empty-handed for the first time, let alone in this day and age. Pang Gang thought for a long time before finally realizing that he still had something valuable on him, which was the
This is a Damascus scimitar.
So he took off the scimitar he was wearing and handed it to Kong Wen with both hands. The cheap old father-in-law said a little embarrassedly: "Father-in-law and mother-in-law, my son-in-law has nothing to offer now. Only this scimitar is a small one."
My son-in-law has always worn it, and now I give it to Ruolan, I hope you two will not dislike it."
Kong Wen took the scimitar and pressed the button, and the scimitar came out of its sheath with a "swish" sound. Under the candlelight, a bright light immediately came out, and the people next to him immediately felt a chill. Kong Wen's family all
Being a person who knows the goods, he couldn’t help but praise in unison: “What a knife!”
Kong Wen looked at it carefully and then asked with a serious expression, "Xian son-in-law, this is a man-eating Persian scimitar. Look at the handle of the knife, and there are two red and sapphires inlaid on it. It is said to be worth ten thousand gold."
It’s not an exaggeration, where do you get a good son-in-law?”
Pang Gang asked with some embarrassment: "Father-in-law, is this knife really that valuable?"
Kong Wen nodded affirmatively: "Of course, I said it's worth ten thousand gold, but it's still light. Just look at the two gems inlaid on it. It's extremely valuable. I've been running a treasure house all my life, can't you tell the difference? Look.
Its blade is also engraved with the name of the knife maker using gold-plated craftsmanship, and there are Quranic proverbs next to it.
This style is obviously a treasure that can only be used by Persian princes and generals. Moreover, this Persian bend is made of Utz steel and is forged with a special method. It is extremely sharp. I say it is worth ten thousand gold. It is no exaggeration."
Just as Kong Wen was talking and admiring, our Comrade Pang Gang was already in his thoughts, "Damn it, if I had known that this knife was so valuable, why would I have worked so hard? I would have cashed in a hundred and eighty of it as soon as possible tomorrow."