Chapter 1,464: Refining the Heart in the Mortal World (11)
Chapter 1467: Refining the Heart in the Mortal World (11)
New Year's Eve.
On New Year's Eve, Wang Chen drove Chen Yijian back home, who wanted to stay with his teacher. Then he set up tables and chairs in the yard and placed copper stove hot pot, beef and mutton slices and other ingredients.
Warm a pot of rice wine on a small red clay stove, and it will be a sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner.
While drinking hot rice wine and simmering fresh beef, Wang Chen looked up at the fireworks blooming in the night sky.
I don't feel lonely.
But before he finished drinking the bottle of wine, he suddenly felt something in his heart.
The next moment, a figure silently passed over the courtyard wall and landed steadily in the small courtyard.
This uninvited guest was wearing a green robe and had a rather majestic air. He looked at Wang Chen with an unexplainable meaning in his eyes.
Wang Chen put down his wine glass, stood up and saluted: "Wang Chen has met your Excellency."
"grown ups?"
The visitor's eyes looked a little strange: "Shouldn't the name be changed?"
Wang Chen followed the good advice: "My son-in-law pays homage to his father-in-law!"
This middle-aged man in green robe is Ye Dai's biological father, Ye Xiangming, the Prime Minister of Qing'an County.
Although Wang Chen had already set a date with Ye Dai, this was the first time he met this cheap father-in-law.
"No need to be polite."
Ye Xiangming waved his hand: "I just came to see my new son-in-law."
Due to the obstruction of his wife, he could not arrange the marriage for Ye Dai openly, so he felt a little depressed at this time.
Wang Chen brought a chair and chopsticks and asked the cheap father-in-law to sit down.
Ye Xiangming sat down, but pushed away the chopsticks presented by Wang Chen: "I've already eaten at home."
Wang Chen didn't force himself and poured him a glass of warm rice wine.
This time Ye Xiangming did not refuse.
Facing Wang Chen's cheap son-in-law, Ye Xiangming's mood was actually quite complicated.
To say that I am satisfied is not to say that I am very satisfied, but if I think about it carefully, it is impossible to find a more suitable husband-in-law than Wang Chen.
But after a conversation, Ye Xiangming's satisfaction with Wang Chen increased a bit.
For Wang Chen, face-to-face communication with his father-in-law is undoubtedly a novel experience.
Although he has several Taoist companions, the one in front of him is truly his father-in-law.
The problem is that Wang Chen is much older and richer than Ye Xiangming in terms of his actual age and life experience.
So Wang Chen really put himself into the role of an ordinary scholar and communicated with Ye Xiangming as his son-in-law, neither humble nor arrogant.
It was precisely this attitude that made the county magistrate think highly of Wang Chen again.
He couldn't help but ask: "Xian son-in-law, do you have any plans for the future?"
As Ye Xiangming, he undoubtedly meant to support Wang Chen by saying such words.
Wang Chen smiled and said: "Father-in-law, I am quite good at teaching now, and I have no intention of joining the government as an official for the time being."
Wang Chen's official identity is that he is a scholar. Although he bought his academic degree, it has been proven that it is not a fake.
If a scholar enters the yamen system, he must start from a petty official position.
Even if Ye Xiangming takes care of him and can be promoted in the future, the temptation for Wang Chen will be almost non-existent.
Ye Xiangming sighed: "There are many disputes in the Yamen, so it's understandable if you want to be a minor official."
After a pause, the county magistrate said in a deep voice: "But you must take good care of Dai'er and never let down her affection for you."
Wang Chen nodded: "Don't worry, I won't let her down."
"That's good."
Ye Xiangming drank the wine in one breath.
He stood up and took a deep look at Wang Chen, then swept out of the courtyard wall in a flash and disappeared into the vast night in the blink of an eye.
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This kind of Qinggong is enough to reach the second-rate level in the martial arts world!
Wang Chen smiled and leaned back on the chair.
This cheap father-in-law is quite interesting.
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The twenty-eighth day of the first lunar month is an auspicious day, suitable for getting married, offering sacrifices, praying for blessings, traveling, breaking ground, moving into a house, moving, laying a bed, installing beams...
Wang Chen waited until the day when he became the groom.
With the help of a group of neighbors, he put on a bright red auspicious suit, rode a tall white horse, led a flower bridge and a wedding procession, and went to Ye's house to pick up the bride amidst the sounds of congratulations.
Although Wang Chen has not been in Qing'an County for a very long time, in the past two years, he has taught civilians in Tongluo Lane and its surrounding areas almost free of charge, thus earning a high reputation.
When the neighbors saw him as a young scholar, they all respectfully regarded him as sir. Sometimes they even asked Wang Chen to mediate disputes and conflicts between neighbors.
This time Wang Chen got married, and he had no relatives, so these neighbors enthusiastically acted as relatives and friends to help him.
Saved Wang Chen a lot of trouble.
The wedding team played and danced all the way, and under the watch of passers-by, Wang Chen arrived at Ye's house.
The wedding process went smoothly. Ye Dai didn't need a high betrothal gift, nor did she have unruly family members or bridesmaids to make a fuss. She happily sat on the flower bridge and was carried to Tongluo Lane.
The place of getting married was in the decorated private school, and there were many required rituals. It was truly a matchmaking ceremony.
Witnessed by many neighbors, Wang Chen and Ye Dai got married.
During the whole process, the bride's father never showed up, and a respected person in the county served as the witness.
The banquet was placed from the courtyard to the alley, making it very lively.
It was rare for Wang Chen to let go of his heart, and he went to toast tables one by one. In the end, he drank no one knew how many glasses of wine he had, but he didn't feel drunk at all, which surprised all the neighbors.
Mr. Wang is awesome!
The wedding banquet didn't end until the moon was above the willow trees. After everyone had dispersed, the neighbors were responsible for clearing away the tables, chairs, dishes, and chopsticks.
There is no need for Wang Chen to worry anymore.
After everyone left, Wang Chen closed the courtyard door and came to the new house.
I saw a newly decorated room illuminated by red candles, and a beautiful lady wearing a red hijab sitting on the edge of the bed.
There is also the pretty maid Xiao Yu serving beside him.
Xiaoyu blushed and saluted Wang Chen: "I've met my uncle."
She was a maid who grew up with Ye Dai, so she naturally married into the Wang family along with him.
Belongs to the Tongfang girl.
"Um."
Wang Chen nodded: "You go out first."
After sending the maid away, he took the wedding scale and picked up the red scarf covering the bride's head.
The sudden surprise made Wang Chen's heart tremble.
Ye Dai is not a stunning beauty, but tonight she is wearing a red satin embroidered wedding dress with gold patterns, her eyebrows are like picturesque stars and her eyes are affectionate, and she is absolutely gorgeous under the candlelight!
"Lady..."
Wang Chen took Ye Dai's delicate hand and drank a glass of Hexin wine with her.
Ye Dai's drinking capacity was extremely high, and her pretty face was steamed by the alcohol, and was instantly stained with a faint red glow.
Wang Chen smiled slightly: "Madam, let's take a rest."
Ye Dai was so embarrassed that she closed her eyes and nodded silently.
Wang Chen picked her up and gently placed her on the brocade couch, while blowing out the red candle.