Secular Martial Arts of 1434

  A crisp "crack" sound marked the beginning of a new day for the Wang family.

  The little maid carrying a basin hurriedly walked past the main house with her head down, and it wasn't until she had passed through the dangerous area that she put down the string in her heart.

  Seeing a slightly older maid coming over, she hastily grabbed her sleeve and curiously asked: "Sister, what's going on? Why so early in the morning..."

  Quickly covering the young girl's mouth, the older one looked around to make sure no one was listening before putting down her hand and scolding in a low voice: "Do you want to get hit by the board? You're secretly asking about Master's affairs."

  The little maid was startled and her eyes welled up with tears as she whispered: "This family is really strange."

  Look at her pitiful appearance, the older one pulled her to the back of the fake mountain and mysteriously told her: "I'm only telling you, don't blabber, or everyone in the mansion will know."

  The little maid nodded hastily, indicating that she absolutely would not tell anyone else.

  So, the maid let out a breath of relief and said with some pride: "You weren't around when the old lady was there, so you wouldn't know. These past few days, our young master has been acting strangely too. Every morning when he comes to pay his respects, he ends up angering the old lady. Today was better, he just smashed a cup, but yesterday..."

  Shaking head and sighing, with a look of great regret.

  "What's wrong, what's going on, how did you manage to offend the old lady?"

  The older girl said: "Why? Of course it's because our young master wants to take a wife?"

  The little girl said happily: "What's wrong with this, young master is not young anymore."

  She paused for a moment, her starry eyes continuing: "Besides, hasn't the lady been urging the young master to find a wife along with the old lady?"

  The old lady patted her forehead, looking exasperated, and said: "Why are you so clueless? If everything was that smooth, would our family's old lady still be so angry?"

  Opening a pair of bewildered eyes, nodding vaguely as if understanding yet not quite.

  The maid saw this and lowered her voice to remind her: "Alright, we can't interfere with the master's affairs, just focus on doing your own job well."

  After finishing speaking, the two of them walked out from the bald hill behind and headed towards the kitchen together.

  But the old lady of the Wang family, looking at her grandson who had been kneeling for a long time in front of her, was furious and said: "Huan'er, have you been bewitched by that little girl? How can you marry a girl from a humble background?"

  Gasping for breath and clutching at her chest, Wang Lao Tai Tai finally spoke up as her daughter-in-law patted her back.

  Since the New Year, his own grandson has been possessed by some evil spirit, and he has been thinking of marrying Chen's eldest daughter with all his heart, saying that he only wants this wife for a lifetime.

  If it's really like this, then isn't it going to make a joke of the whole Anping town?!

  So, as soon as he opened his mouth, she resolutely refused him, but unexpectedly, this little brat knelt down in front of her with a stubborn temper.

  He still swore that as long as he himself didn't agree, then he would absolutely never get up!

  At her age, she's still being threatened by her only grandson!

  "Grandma, I've made up my mind. No matter what you say, it won't make a difference. Either I'll never get married, or you'll have to agree to let me marry Xi Jue." Wang Ziheng rarely spoke with such determination.

  No choice, after the new year he won't be young anymore. Some people at his age are already fathers, but he's still single and can't even get a girlfriend.

  He said he can't help but rush.

  Besides, the chrysanthemum is getting better and better, it's a beautiful flower that's about to bloom. So, can you imagine having a beautiful, delicate flower in front of your eyes but not being able to pick it?

  So, it's inevitable to pass this hurdle, might as well die early and be reborn early.

  She made up her mind that if her grandmother disagreed, she would kneel until she agreed.

  Madam Wang looked at her son kneeling on the cold ground, and she had already been heartbroken. At this moment, the force of the old lady's shoulders hanging down was getting smaller and smaller.

  The old lady glanced at Madame Wang sideways, sighed and said: "Forget it, I see your mind is not on this either. Never mind, never mind, I'll go first, you'd better advise Huan'er well."

  After saying that, she called in the personal maid who was waiting outside to support her out. Before leaving, she said with a heavy heart: "Han'er, it's not that grandma is being cruel, think carefully and make another plan."

  Having said that, he let out a sigh and got up shakily, then was supported by others into the inner room.

  Madam Wang looked at her son kneeling on the cold bluestone floor with a sigh, and stepped forward to persuade him: "Huan'er, what's the point of this again? If I were to say it, that little girl your grandmother mentioned is quite good, you should think about it carefully."

  Wang Zihan raised his head, his eyes shining with a surprising brightness, and smiled at his mother as usual. Then he said in a firm tone: "Mother, don't persuade me anymore, my mind is made up."

  No kidding, I had already made up my mind about her from the moment I first saw her, and after being obsessed for several years, how could it be changed just by saying so!

  Seeing his resolute attitude, Mrs. Wang had no choice but to stop talking and patted his shoulder, which was no longer weak, nodded in relief and went out the door.

  Not mentioning the annoying Wang family, at this time in the Chen's house, Xi Mei who was allowed to go out happily put on her new year clothes and hopped out to set off firecrackers.

  Counting on her little finger, she thought to herself that she had finally made it through, seven days, a whole seven days, locked in the house by her parents. Not to mention going out, not even a wisp of wind was allowed to reach her!

  I feel like I'm growing hair all over my body, so as soon as the doctor announced that I could 'go out' for the first time, I immediately put on my new clothes and felt the atmosphere of the New Year.

  "Dad, Mom, congratulations on getting rich! Bring the red envelope!" The lovely appearance made Chen's husband and wife sitting on the stool both smile with their eyes narrowed.

  He pulled out a bulging red envelope from his bosom and chuckled, "I've had this ready for you all along. Look at how anxious you are."

  Xi Mei's eyes were drawn to the red envelope in Chen Tianfa's hand, her big round eyes shining brightly as she wore a bright red dress that accentuated her beautiful features.

  "Ha! How can you only ask about Mom and Dad, what about us?" Ruihao joked as he saw Ximei return to normal.

  Her eyes rolled around and Xi Mei smiled with a sly face, "Second brother, look, big brother has already given me lucky money, shouldn't you show some indication?"

  Look at this girl, after bullying her parents, she's now trying to deceive her own brother.

  "Really?" Ruihao asked his older brother skeptically.

  Rui Xuan stopped the laughter that was about to burst out of his throat and said seriously: "Yes, it's true."

  "It's really true, even more than gold." Xi Mei also nodded in agreement, with an expression that said "I'm telling the truth, I didn't cheat".

  Seeing this, Ruihao carefully took out his own lucky money and divided it with Xi Mei, closing his eyes.

  It seems like she's not giving out red envelopes for Lunar New Year, but rather cutting her own flesh.

  The tangled expression successfully made the people around him laugh, Ruihao, every year he would be deceived by his sister Xi into losing a sum of money, each time saying that next time he would definitely not listen to Xi's nonsense, but as soon as he turned around, he would again be coaxed by Xi into spinning around in circles.

  Just as the Chen family was in the midst of a heated discussion, a loud knocking sound came from outside.

  Xi Mei said impatiently, "It must be that annoying guy again." Annoying, he comes every day, it's almost like his home now, and even during the New Year, he won't stop coming.

  "Xǐ Méi, how can you talk like that." Zhao Shi scolded and hinted to Rui Xuan brothers to go open the door.

  But they didn't expect that as soon as they opened the door, they were almost knocked over by a strong wave of perfume.

  Pinching her nose, she looked at the woman opposite her with flowers in full bloom. She only saw her lowering her head to tidy up her clothes. After hearing the movement, she raised her head and didn't speak first. She circled around the two brothers twice before making a hissing sound.

  "Look at these two young men, they really look spirited. How old are they? Are they married?" She pinched her handkerchief and wandered around them, with an expression like a hungry wolf seeing meat.

  Ruihao hastily ran in front of his mother after her strange gaze fell on him.

  Rui Xuan was left standing in place, stiffening his body and saying "I don't know, madam..."

  As soon as the words were spoken, the woman opposite covered her mouth and giggled, "Oh my, little brother, why did you call me so old? Just call me sister, no need to be polite."

  Rui Xuan's face was wooden, letting her size him up, just when he was about to lose his patience, Zhao Shi and Chen Tian hurried over.

  Zhao opened his mouth: "I don't know this sister..." Seeing her dress up, he wanted to say something but didn't say it out loud.

  The woman didn't say a word, she just looked behind Zhao's back, her eyes swept across and suddenly felt that Ruihao had dodged behind his mother.

  Hehe, "Look at me, people are used to looking at others and asking their age as soon as they see them." After explaining herself, she continued to smile sweetly at them.

  "So, is sister coming?" Zhao asked with some speculation in his mind.

  Patting his clothes, he exclaimed exaggeratedly: "What great joy! I'm here to share the good news with my sister."

  As she spoke, her eyes involuntarily glanced at the Chen family's daughters chatting in the courtyard. She saw them glance over, and Zhao hastily turned sideways to greet them, saying: "Look at me, guests have arrived and I still don't know how to welcome them."

  Having finished speaking, he pulled her and was about to walk into the house.

  Looking at her attire, even a fool would know she's a matchmaker. These past few years, who knows what evil spirit she's encountered? Previously, there were still some families that came to our home to propose marriage, but suddenly it's as if they've discussed it beforehand and not a single person can be seen.

  Fortunately, someone suddenly came to the door and couldn't let her leave.

  Sister Xi looked at her mother's smiling face welcoming her into the house, and her heart skipped a beat. She was in trouble. Judging from this situation, she had come to propose to her older sister.

  But have to admit, in her heart, Wang Ziheng has already become her brother-in-law.

  Look at this matchmaker's bearing, it is impossible for her to be sent by the royal family.

  His facial expression changed several times, and in the end, he couldn't pretend not to have seen it. He quickly got up and walked out of the door, beckoned a small boy, whispered a few words in his ear, and handed him the still warm New Year's money that hadn't been given yet, letting him deliver the message.