SFS Chapter 291 Buying a Wife
Chapter 291 Buying a Wife
A few days passed, and the refugees in Renjiahe were still taking in refugees everywhere, and the people in the North Courtyard were also training intensively.
Master Yan provides guidance based on the progress of different teams.
Everyone started training almost at dawn, and except for eating and standing guard, the rest of the time was spent on running in.
At that time, Yang Yongxing came over to play, and when he saw everyone training, he became even more eager.
I don’t know what he said when he got home, but that afternoon, Village Chief Yang came to the house with gifts and asked Master Yan to help teach his second son, Yang Yongxing.
This time, Village Chief Yang did not mention becoming a disciple, he just said that he wanted to learn some martial arts.
Master Yan naturally agreed. When he opened a martial arts school before, he also accepted some people who just wanted to learn the skills but did not want to become his disciples.
Now their team lives in Linshan Village, and even if Village Chief Yang doesn't send gifts, he will still teach them.
Not to mention, Yang Yongxing has some talent in martial arts.
It had only been a few days before he was able to perform the sword skills that Li Rui had secretly taught him quite well.
Now that Village Chief Yang agreed, Master Yan directly assigned him to the team and trained with Lu Qingqing and his fellow apprentice.
From that day on, Yang Yongxing came early every morning to train with everyone and did not go home until after dark.
Not only is he good at martial arts, but he is also becoming more and more familiar with the people in the North Courtyard, especially Li Rui and his fellow disciples.
That morning, when Yang Yongxing came over, he said to Li Rui and the others with a beaming expression:
"Brother Rui, let me tell you, something big happened in our village last night!"
Li Rui's eyes, which were originally half closed, suddenly widened.
"What's the matter, Yongxing? Tell me quickly, what happened?"
Lu Qingqing and others also gathered together. The training these days was really tiring and boring.
Now, one look at Yang Yongxing’s expression and you know there’s something big going on.
The group of fellow disciples were like wild animals in a melon field, staring at Yang Yongxing eagerly, waiting to eat the melons.
Yang Yong said mysteriously:
"Do you know that old bachelor in the village? He's the one everyone in the village calls Ma Zi."
All the fellow disciples shook their heads.
Seeing that no one knew, Yang Yongxing thought for a moment and explained:
"It's the yellow mud house at the end of the village, very close to Yang Shulin's house!"
Lu Qingqing and others knew about that house.
They passed by several times when they went to deliver things to Bai Xing'er.
That house was considered dilapidated even in Linshan Village.
Seeing their understanding expressions, Yang Yongxing continued:
"While on guard last night, Yang Mazi secretly bought a woman from outside the wall!
I heard that she was a young wife in her twenties, and she was very beautiful.
When Ma Zi saw her, he couldn't move his legs.
He sent the guards away and bought the woman from her husband."
Lu Qingqing was a little confused: "When men are on night duty, isn't it dark? It's so cold outside, how can anyone still walk around?"
Yang Yongxing scratched his head:
"I don't know, I just heard that the woman was sold by her husband's family.
They were selling in a hurry, and Mazi only spent ten kilograms of coarse grains to buy them over.”
Li Rui was a little stunned when he heard it, and said in disbelief:
"so cheap!"
Then, his eyes fell on his senior brother Luo Zhengye.
"Brother Luo, why don't you go and take a look around the wall.
The person outside is still suffering now, and if you buy her back you will be saving her life.
Besides, you are already nineteen this year!
If you don’t look for it now, it will be hard to find it later!"
Senior Brother Luo didn't expect that this would involve him. He was so angry that he grabbed Li Rui and threw him into the snow pile with an over-the-shoulder throw.
Seeing that he was still lying in the snow pile with a smile on his face, he kicked him twice more, and only then did he feel relieved.
After Li Rui got up, he brushed the snow off his clothes and went back to Yang Yongxing, saying in a frivolous tone:
"Yongxing, I remember the old bachelor who lived in that yellow mud house. He must be quite old, right?"
Yang Yongxing showed an expression that said, "You really understand me," and nodded vigorously.
"Yang Mazi must be about thirty-seven or thirty-eight years old, and his young wife is only in her twenties.
If Ma Zi had married earlier, his children would have been older than his wife!"
"Ah, did the young wife do this willingly? Or was she sold by her family?"
"I don't know, maybe it was sold.
If she wasn't so young, why would she be willing to find someone so old?
Besides, that pockmarked guy has a face full of pockmarks and is really not good-looking!"
After Yang Yongxing finished speaking, all his fellow disciples sighed.
It was because of the young wife who was sold and also because of the mismatch between the two.
Young people always have their own logic in their hearts.
Lu Qingqing listened for a while, then suddenly asked:
"Yongxing, when you came here, did the elders agree that the woman could stay?"
Yang Yongxing shook his head:
“When I arrived, Yang Mazi was still being scolded by my father and a group of clan elders.
As for whether or not to keep that woman, I don’t know either.”
Then he added:
"The woman's husband and his family have already left. If we go out to look for her now, we won't be able to find her. We can't just leave her out alone!"
Lu Qingqing also somewhat agreed with what Yang Yongxing said. Judging from the way those elders did things, they would most likely let this woman stay.
There is nothing we can do about it.
It is freezing cold outside, and letting this woman go would be tantamount to directly endangering her life.
If we keep her now, although she can survive, it will also set a precedent for buying a wife.
I’m afraid that in the future there will be many men in the village who will want to buy wives from outside.
After all, many people would be moved to hear that ten kilograms of coarse grains can be exchanged for a beautiful wife.
Nowadays, there are still many men in the village who cannot find wives.
Before they could continue chatting, Master Yan came out of the house.
"What are you all doing here? Have you practiced everything we talked about yesterday?"
The fellow disciples dispersed and continued their training.
The next day, when Yang Yongxing came again, he brought the news that the woman had been left behind.
I thought that after this matter was over, it would have nothing to do with them.
However, they did not expect that they would soon meet the two protagonists of this incident.
When everyone was training in the morning, they saw a short, thin man with pockmarked face and a thin, pointed-faced woman coming together.
Lu Qingqing and the other fellow disciples did not recognize the two of them. When they saw them standing at the door, they looked over with some confusion.
At this time, Yang Yongxing, who was standing behind him, whispered, "This is Yang Mazi."
They just found out about Yang Mazi and that woman yesterday, but they didn't expect them to come to their house today.
Everyone looked over with some curiosity.
I saw that Ma Zi was short and thin, with many pockmarks on his face and his facial features were not good-looking.
Coupled with years of wind and sun, it looks particularly old.
But the woman next to him was thin but very pretty.
The two of them standing together didn't look like a couple, but more like a father and daughter.