"Break off the engagement! He had to break off the engagement! Father, you can't hesitate anymore!" The eldest daughter of the Shen family of Yi County, Shen E, righteously issued an ultimatum to her father.
"No way, how can my Shen family go back on their word!”Shen Er's father, who was also the head of the Shen family, Shen Congwen, sternly rejected his precious daughter's request.
"Big brother, at this moment, Xu Xiao is indeed not the best choice for my Chen clan's son-in-law.”The Second Master of the Shen family, Shen Cong Li, was also helping his niece to persuade his own elder brother.
"Second brother, your words are wrong!" First Master Shen sighed heavily and prepared to reason with his second brother.
"Father, what did Second Uncle say wrong? Don't you know what kind of reputation Xu Xiao has in Yi County? He was calculative, brave, and cunning! Did his daughter accuse him wrongly?”Miss Shen was so anxious that tears were about to flow out.
"E'er, you said that Xu Xiao is stingy. Yes, he is stingy. However, he himself had been wearing coarse clothes and hemp shoes all year round since he was young. But you gave your Uncle Xu Liang expensive clothes and medicine, and never treated your Uncle Xu poorly. Don't you know this? You said that he was brave and ruthless. When had there not been others who took advantage of his young age and provoked him first? You say that he is cunning and sophistry, but has he ever deceived a good person?”First Master Shen argued.
"Sigh, Second Uncle, please say something fair. Eight years ago, Xu Xiao, an eight-year-old child, had to go into the mountains to pick herbs and hunt, and also to go into the city to buy and sell, in exchange for household expenses. There are people from all walks of life in and out of the city. If he wasn't like what you just said, I'm afraid that the father and son of the Xu family wouldn't have lived until today.”Second Master Shen Cong Li saw his big brother's pale face and quickly said a few words of justice for Xu Xiao to soothe his big brother's anger.
"Second Uncle, you just said that Xu Xiao wasn't a good son-in-law!”Eldest Miss Chen saw that her Second Uncle who was helping her just now had spoken up for Xu Xiao in the blink of an eye, and her heart was extremely unhappy.
"Second Uncle Shen's meaning is that your family is currently facing internal and external problems, so he will find you a rich and powerful good husband. Even if he can't help the Shen family, he can at least protect your life. I, Xu Xiao, have no power and no power. I can't solve the crisis of the Shen family. If I marry you, it'll be a two-to-one deal. My foster father and I can't even guarantee our lives. It's not that I, Xu Xiao, am not good, but it's that your Eldest Young Lady Chen's life is tough. He was afraid that I wouldn't be able to endure it."
The three people of the Shen family were shocked. They looked at Xu Xiao who pushed open the door and entered the study. Their thoughts were different.
The Shen family's Eldest Master Shen Congwen was both ashamed and ashamed.
Thirteen years ago, a batch of goods worth tens of thousands of gold from the Shen family was intercepted by mountain bandits outside the city. It was Xu Xiao's adoptive father, a third-grade Martial Master, Xu Liang. He had left the city and entered the mountain overnight. He climbed the cliff and snuck into the bandit village. He killed seventeen mountain bandits and opened the village gate to let the government troops in. Only then did he take back the goods and protect the Shen family.
He saw that Xu Xiao, who was only three years old at that time, was smart, filial, and sensible. He discussed with Xu Liang and arranged a betrothal for the two children.
Now, his daughter looked down on Xu Xiao and wanted to break off the engagement. His second brother also supported his daughter because of the family's predicament. What Xu Xiao said was also the truth. He marrying his own daughter was indeed harmful but not beneficial. But his own daughter said bad things about him behind Xu Xiao's back and even clamored to force him to break off the engagement with Xu Xiao. This matter was not done properly to begin with, but in the end, the main character even heard the full story!
Second Master Shen Cong Li was thinking of using this opportunity to reason with Xu Xiao and move him with emotions to make Xu Xiao take the initiative to break off the engagement.
What Eldest Young Miss Shen E cared about was Xu Xiao's uninvited entrance. After eavesdropping, he even mocked the Shen family for despising the poor and loving the rich. The most hateful thing was that he even said that he was tough. If these words were to spread, how would he get married?
"Xu Xiao, you are not a gentleman to enter without an invitation.”
"Are you confused from sleep? Everyone in Yi County knows that I, Xu Xiao, am just a simple hunter. There was no gentleman, but a hunter who slaughtered wolves and skinned rabbits was standing in front of you.”
"Xu Xiao, Bunny is so cute, how could you kill Bunny!”
"Young Miss Shen, if you can still resist not eating cute rabbits after starving for five days, I, Xu Xiao, will let you hit and scold me without letting out a fart.”
"Xu Xiao, you're shameless!"
"Toothless? I have good teeth and an appetite, and guess what? The cute rabbit ate three at a time, and even its bones could be chewed into pieces.”
"You, you…You…"
Shen E saw that her father and second uncle were not speaking, so she simply ignored the defense between men and women and directly choked with Xu Xiao.
Xu Xiao wasn't a kind person either. How could he let a self-righteous little girl grimace in front of him, Yi County's number one quarreling king king?
The two of them were at loggerheads. In the end, it was still Shen E who was defeated.
"Nephew, I've spoiled E'er since she was young. She doesn't mean what she says. For the sake of me, don't lower yourself to her level. However, you also know that my Shen family is now…Sigh..."
"Uncle Shen, you don't have to make things difficult for me. I'm here to break off the engagement this time. Godfather said that the so-called engagement was originally a joke between the two of you when you were drunk. As for the marriage contract, his copy has been burned. The one at your house can also be burned with a torch. Young Lady Shen was well-educated and kind. The poor and lonely elders in Yi County had received many favors from the young miss. I didn't mean to offend you with those nonsense words. It was just that the Shen family was in trouble, and Young Lady Shen was suffering in her heart. If they quarreled, the anger in their hearts would be vented, and they would feel much more refreshed. Xu Xiao still had some things to do, so he wouldn't disturb. Farewell, please stay." After Xu Xiao finished speaking, he turned around and walked out.
When Xu Xiao said this, it made Shen Cong Wen feel even more ashamed. He even forgot to tell Xu Xiao about another important matter. However, even though he had forgotten, Second Master Shen Cong Li did not.
"Nephew, please wait! Speaking of which, I am ashamed, Brother Xu Liang is righteous and Nephew you are reasonable. My Shen family should not have wanted to get more and then ask Brother Xu Liang and Nephew to send charcoal in the snow. To be honest, the Shen family's external troubles had already been resolved with the help of a noble person. But the Shen family's internal troubles were beyond the reach of that noble. With this old face of mine, I beg you to lend me your Yellow Dust Bow and Clear Water Arrow.”
After Second Master Shen Congli finished speaking, First Master Shen Congwen heaved a sigh of relief in his heart. In the end, these words still had to be said by Second Brother. When the Shen family's crisis was resolved, he should hand over all the Shen family's matters to Second Brother. With his personality, he should just stay at home and admire the paintings and practice his calligraphy.
But Xu Xiao's expression sank, and his eyes sized up the Chen family's three people with unhappiness. The Shen family's external concern was a branch of a winery far away in the suburbs of the capital. It was targeted by high-ranking officials and wanted to snatch, buy, and sell by force. The Shen family also had roots in the capital.
It is easy to relieve external worries and calm internal troubles.
The Shen family's internal problem was because they had offended Ding Huang, one of the three Rank Three experts in Yi County. Not only was Ding Huang a Level Three expert, but he also had an uncle who served as the commander of Yuan Hua's personal guards in the Jinzhou border army. The Yellow Dust Bow and the Clear Water Arrow were the family heirlooms of his foster father, Xu Liang. The Shen family was prepared to spend a lot of money to invite a third-grade archer from Jinzhou Prefecture to compete with Ding Huang. With these two weapons of the Xu family, victory was in their grasp.
But if Xu Xiao lent the bow to the Shen family, it would be equivalent to completely offending Ding Huang. The Shen family is a big family, but they are still afraid of Ding Huang. He, Xu Xiao, was a fourth-grade hunter, and he only had a foster father who had lost all his martial arts and two close friends who were powerless. Did he dare to provoke Ding Huang?
"Don't worry, nephew. I've already asked the Military Superintendent Zhang Sanlang to make peace with Ding Huang's uncle. They were both Jinzhou soldiers, and Ding Huang's uncle would surely give Zhang Sanlang some face. In addition, I heard that Ding Huang's uncle is kind and generous. Back then, although my Shen family was at fault first, but after all, the Ding family was only a false alarm in the end. Ding Huang's parents died early, so he was the most filial to this uncle. With him making peace, the knot between the Ding and Shen families would be resolved. If Ding Huang blames you for borrowing the bow, my Shen family will take full responsibility. Besides, we're only borrowing your bow and arrows as a precaution. Unless it's absolutely necessary, we won't use your bow and arrows to fight Ding Huang.”Shen Cong Li saw Xu Xiao's unhappiness and also thought of Xu Xiao's scruples, so he spoke clearly, wanting Xu Xiao to be at ease.
"Second Uncle Shen, it's fine if you find someone else to talk to. Zhang Sanlang? You don't know yet, do you? He was a sixth-grade military equipment supervisor general who was responsible for selecting and delivering soldiers, but he had not been to the Jinzhou border army camp for three years. Because in these three years, he had kept all the good men behind and sent them to participate in the combat examination to increase his own merits. They sent the old, weak, sick, and disabled to the Jin Zhou border army. I heard that the border army's main camp has spread the word that the marshal has promised after drinking that whoever breaks Zhang Sanlang's leg in the border army will immediately be promoted. Zhang Sanlang went to the Jinzhou camp to make peace with you? Hehe, is he tired of walking on two legs and wants to give himself a crutch? I really have an appointment with someone. It won't be good if I miss the time. I'll borrow the bow another day. Farewell.”Xu Xiao felt that Shen Cong Li was a very smart person, but there were many times when cleverness was the bane of cleverness.
"Honorable Nephew, if there is anything difficult, my Shen family will definitely do our best to help. Second brother, don't mention the matter of borrowing the bow again in the future.”
When the three members of the Shen family heard Xu Xiao's words, they realized that they had been fooled by Zhang Sanlang. Shen Er secretly cursed Sanlang for being greedy and black-hearted, for cheating her family of ten taels of gold. On the other hand, the Shen family's Eldest Master, Shen Cong Wen, heard that Xu Xiao had something to ask of him and took the initiative to offer to help Xu Xiao.
After Xu Xiao heard the words of the Shen family's Eldest Master, the unhappiness on his face gradually faded, but in the end he still shook his head and rejected the Shen family's Eldest Master's good intentions, and left the Shen family.
Before he left, he brought along the Shen family's guard dog that had bared its teeth at him after he climbed over the wall and was kicked unconscious by him.
"Someone climbed over the wall and entered the courtyard without biting or barking. I'll stew such an incompetent dog for the Shen family tonight.”
"Li Yang Qian Shi" records: Li Yang calendar, Tianbao five years. Xu Xiao, in Yi County Shen family internal and external troubles, went to the door to break off the marriage.
"Li Yang Hou Shi" and "Shen Family Annals" but records: Li Yang calendar, Tianbao five years. Yi County Shen family internal and external troubles, Xu Gong went to the door to cancel the marriage, solve the Shen family's external worries. On the same day, Xu Gong fought with Ding Huang, a third-grade martial artist, as a fourth-grade martial artist. He risked his life to fight arrows and solve the foreign invasion of the Shen family.
A family with shallow eyes will certainly lose a good son-in-law.
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