"Brother Pang, it's nice to be in the Yamen today."
"Okay, where are you going, Granny Yang?"
"Brother Yu, come and take a pear back. I just bought it. They said it was grown on Longmian Mountain and soaked with spiritual energy. The taste is much better than flat pears."
"Thank you Aunt Xu."
"Oh, you are so polite. If you want to eat from now on, just come to Aunt Xu to get it.
Brother Yu, listen to Aunt Xu, there is a girl from the east end of Zilai Bridge here. She is only fifteen years old, and she is well-educated and has not yet told her..." Pang Yu, who was on his way to get off work, responded, secretly feeling strange in his heart, and looked up When I looked up at the horizon, the sun had not set in the east. Why were the nearby neighbors so unusually enthusiastic?
With questions in mind, I walked not far to the door of my house, and saw a large number of people gathered around the door, and Aunt Liu's familiar loud voice came from among them.
"The marriage contract is still here. If the Pang family refuses to acknowledge it, then they will disown it. What is a marriage contract? The matchmaker has the people in the line to witness it, and everyone in the neighborhood knows it. If you can just back out, then why do you need a marriage contract? All the neighbors are here, you are making comments, and you have gone all over the world and there is no such thing."
"These words sound so familiar."
Pang Yu scratched his ears and moved to the outside of the crowd. Pang Yu was relatively tall and could just see Aunt Liu's bun over the heads of the others. People around him were watching the excitement inside and did not notice that the protagonist was also watching. the masses.
Then I heard Pang Yu's mother's voice saying: "Who are you talking to, sister Liu family? Just a few days ago, someone saw that the Pang family was in trouble. They came to the door early in the morning and said that they had to break off the engagement or die. If you don't withdraw, you will blame the old Pang family for being wrong. In the end, the old Pang family was kind and agreed to break off the engagement.
In the next two or three days, it will become the Pang family's fault to break off the engagement. Please judge, which family's fault is this?"
Most of the surrounding neighbors also knew the whole story, and they were buzzing about it, looking at Aunt Liu with a bit of contempt in their eyes.
Aunt Liu's old face was not red, and she said confidently, "When did I say that I must retreat? That day I was just to see if Brother Yu was feeling well, but you also shamed me indiscriminately, but it was just some angry words. Your Pang family can really do it.
With the Pang family's behavior, others thought that my daughter had done something unbecoming of a woman and ruined the reputation of an innocent girl..." Pang Yu had roughly understood after hearing this that suppressing the valuation had worked. It seems that Pang Yu had done something unruly. Ding has done a good job in publicity these two days.
At this time, someone pulled his sleeve, and Pang Yu turned around and saw Zhou Yueru.
"Did you get the limelight in the Yamen today?"
Pang Yu suddenly realized that it made sense for the neighbors to be so enthusiastic. Yimin Gate was not far from the county government office. The uncanny degree of that fool turning into a magic calculator could indeed become a breaking news, and it would be enough to spread throughout the city in half a day.
Then he said to Zhou Yueru: "You all know what happened this morning."
Zhou Yueru brought Pang Yu under the eaves and whispered: "Just after noon, it was spread everywhere, saying that with the help of gods, you can not only read and count, but also be a hundred times faster than the abacus. In short, you can do anything." , even the county magistrate praised you, are you telling the truth?"
Pang Yu didn't answer but asked, "Then Aunt Liu doesn't want to break off the engagement with our family?"
Zhou Yueru nodded solemnly, "It is said that Aunt Liu originally fell in love with a family before she broke off the engagement, and she was just waiting for the right person to break off the engagement before they got married.
Today, the family heard some rumors from somewhere, saying that the Pang family's misfortune was due to their marriage to the Liu family. As soon as the marriage was broken off, the Pang family's fortune began, and even their stupid son got the idea. It can be seen that the Liu family cannot marry, who can
Who will be unlucky?
That family came to Liu's house before noon to shirk the situation, and even the matchmaker was unwilling to help Aunt Liu find another family.
In the afternoon, there were rumors among the neighbors that your reputation in the Yamen was all due to breaking off your engagement with the Liu family, and then Aunt Liu came to the door and made a fuss for half an hour."
Aunt Liu's voice was still making noise over there, but Pang Yu was not worried at all, as if it had nothing to do with the Pang family. Instead, she touched her chin and looked Zhou Yueru up and down. Zhou Yueru looked at himself in surprise, not knowing what was wrong.
It wasn't until Zhou Yueru was stared at that Pang Yu spoke up, "I say Zhou Yueru, your job is to take care of my injury, young master. In the morning you were absent from work for no reason, but you asked a lot of gossip. You thought four taels of silver a month was so easy to earn.
.”
"No, it's because of that..." "Because it's your problem. Young Master only looks at the results and not the reasons. Absence from work is just absence from work. I have the nerve to look for reasons..." Zhou Yueru raised her head without flinching this time, "
It was Mr. Na Yu's wife who asked me to go to Dongzuomen in the morning. I came out late yesterday, so I didn't have time to tell you.
As soon as I came back from Dongzuomen, I went to work in your medicine shop, how can I be considered absent from work?"
Pang Yu's eyes lit up when she heard Mr. Yu's three words. She immediately put on a smile and changed her words: "Isn't the reason just that you have to look for it? I actually found it. I have long seen that you are a dedicated woman who loves her job. I will never
Will be absent from work for no reason.
Please tell me quickly, why did Mrs. Yu ask you to go to Dongzuomen?"
Zhou Yueru said with some complacency, "Mrs. Yu's mother was originally from Shaanxi. She said she would kiss me when she heard my accent. She kept me talking for a long time yesterday and asked me to go to the east gate to catch the morning market today. She also gave me a sachet.
"
Pang Yu looked Zhou Yueru up and down and felt that this female helper was a blessing. She could actually get close to Mrs. Yu with her local accent. If she could develop a personal relationship, it would be a hundred times better than just giving gifts.
Mr. Yu helped him at a critical moment in the morning class. Now it seems that it was not only because of money, but also related to Zhou Yueru's public relations work.
Just as he was about to praise Zhou Yueru, Aunt Liu's voice suddenly rose, drawing their attention back to the main battlefield.
I heard Aunt Liu's voice become hoarse, "Who said that marrying the Liu family will destroy the family? Who said that you should stand up and talk nonsense behind your back? You don't have the guts to come out to see people. If you don't come out, you will think that I am not good."
do you know."
Zhou Yueru said sympathetically: "I don't know who is so wicked. He talks about others like this behind their backs. How can other families dare to marry a daughter of the Liu family? It's really a crime."
Pang Yu shook her head and said sadly, "Zhou Yueru, look, it's all your fault."
"I?"
Zhou Yueru pointed at herself and opened her eyes as big as copper bells.
"Of course it's you. If you hadn't been blathering that day, your father wouldn't have hit me. If he hadn't hit me, he wouldn't have caused such a regrettable situation for the Liu family. So you are still too young and have a frivolous personality."
"But I..." "Forget it, the young master doesn't want to talk about you anymore. You have caused such a lot of trouble, and only the young master can solve it. Now except the young master and me, no one else is willing to marry the Liu family, so the young master reluctantly married me.
Daughter of the Liu family, who calls the young master a good man?"
After Pang Yu finished speaking, he left Zhou Yueru behind, squeezed into the crowd, and stood in front of the furious Aunt Liu.
When Aunt Liu saw Pang Yu, she became furious, "Well, Brother Yu, you clearly didn't hurt your head that day. It was a blessing in disguise. Why did you tell your aunt that you were..." Pang Yu
He quickly interrupted, "Auntie, what did I say last time? The Liu family and the Pang family are all respectable people. You have made such a fuss known to all the neighbors. Have you ever thought about it?"
Don’t we, Uncle Liu, feel the same way?”
As expected, Aunt Liu was diverted from the topic, "I don't care, your Uncle Liu is thin-skinned, but you still have to explain this matter clearly. What happened to your Pang family, don't even think about abandoning my daughter! What do you say now?"
manage."
"Hey, that's right. I won't talk about the past. Let's try to solve the current problem. How about we go to your house and we can discuss it again."
When Aunt Liu heard these familiar words, she looked at Pang Yu warily, "Let's discuss it again?"
..."Auntie, don't worry too much. Nephew, I will tell you the truth. The dream entrusted by the gods is true. The Pang family's destiny has really been suppressed by this relative."
In Liu's shop, when Aunt Liu was about to lose her temper, Pang Yu comforted her: "You know everything about me before, nephew. How could I have enlightened myself without relying on gods? How could I have learned writing and arithmetic overnight and become so proficient in it?
It is difficult for ordinary people to do it even if they spend their entire lives.
But that’s not to say that the Liu family is not good, it’s just that fate happened to lead to such a fate.”
Aunt Liu was stunned for a while after hearing this, but she couldn't say anything to refute. It was possible to become enlightened and sensible, but without the help of gods, Pang Yu would never be able to suddenly become literate and numerate. She already believed in the gods' dreams.
thing.
At that moment, her eyes were red and she was about to cry, "Then my daughter...can't get married?"
What should I do, my poor girl! Did the gods say there is any way to solve this problem?"
"The gods told me in a dream that no matter who you marry, you can't solve the Liu family's calamity. Even if you force the marriage, the calamity will be retribution in the future. So, hey!"
Pang Yu shook her head sadly. He said this to cut off Aunt Liu's retreat. The fate would be announced in the future. He didn't say when. There was always a sword of Damoris hanging over Aunt Liu's head. How could Aunt Liu dare to go there again?
Find someone to marry.
Pang Yu secretly observed Aunt Liu's expression from the corner of her eyes. She was already in the eighteenth level of hell, and then continued, "But it's not completely impossible."
As if she had found the last straw, Aunt Liu grabbed Pang Yu's sleeve with surprise on her face, "How can I solve it? Brother Yu, tell me quickly. As long as it can solve my daughter's calamity, I can do anything."
"The gods told me at that time that the only ones who can save the Liu family from this calamity are the Pang family.
Because I broke away from the heavenly spirit, and the Yang Qi penetrated and gathered at the top of my head, between the heaven and the earth, only by relying on the Yang Qi like this Nine Yang Magic Art can I break through that calamity."
Pang Yu casually learned and applied what the Yin Yang official said, and rambled on about the Nine Yang Magic Technique. Aunt Liu was so confused that she couldn't even raise any questions.
Sure enough, Aunt Liu was frightened and asked timidly, "Brother Yu, can our family fulfill the engagement? You can use this Nine Yang Qi to help our Liu family."
"Aunt Liu, I promise you, let's continue our engagement. Even if this will ruin my life, Pang Yu, I won't care. Who calls me a good person?"
Pang Yu gritted his teeth and said, "But the calamity faced by the Liu family's in-laws is big enough. Just relying on the Nine Yang Magic is not enough. Fortunately, this calamity has a special life gate. When we get married, we can't follow the ordinary people's rules.
practice."
When Aunt Liu saw that Pang Yu had agreed, she immediately saw hope and said anxiously, "Brother Yu, please tell me what the life gate is?
How to do it?"
Pang Yu moied for a long time, Aunt Liu kept urging, Pang Yu kept Aunt Liu's appetite high, and finally gritted her teeth, "The key to this fate is the betrothal gift, and the betrothal gift... oh, my nephew really can't say it."
Aunt Liu hesitated and asked, "Brother Yu, what do you mean, don't you want to take the betrothal gift?"
“Must take it!”
Iron Rooster Aunt Liu let out a long sigh of relief. She was finally able to recover some losses. She was just relieved when she suddenly heard Pang Yu speak again.
"The Liu family must give a betrothal gift to the Pang family. It must be at least fifty taels to suppress this disaster. Only in this way can the fortune be reversed and conflict turned into peace. There is really no other way."
Aunt Liu felt as if she had been struck by lightning. She took two steps back with her mouth wide open before standing still. A ridiculous and weird expression appeared on her old face. She could neither cry nor laugh. She stared blankly at Pang Yu's serious face.