The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

Wan Lianxing laughed out loud, "Nonsense, you don't even have a daughter, how can you marry into the family?"

"Can't I give birth to a daughter? If I can't, I still have my son. Sooner or later, our Sha family will give birth to a baby girl."

"Lao Sha, you don't have to try to be my relative. Tell me, what do you want to do?"

"Lend me some silver. When the military pay arrives, I will pay you back, along with the 30,000 taels I paid you back earlier. I will never default on my debt."

Wan Lianxing said: "It is not a skill for you to borrow money from me. It is the right way for you to get money from the court."

Sha Guanghan said: "My Lord, you cannot even get money from the imperial court. How can I, Sha Guanghan, do this?"

Wan Lianxing said: "If I were you, I would be able to get the military pay."

"Really?"

"believe or not."

Wan Lianxing took a step forward, but soon Sha Guanghan stood in front of him, preventing Wan Lianxing from moving forward even a single step.

"Please teach me, sir."

Wan Lianxing sighed, then whispered something to Sha Guanghan, who said in a gruff voice, "Why didn't I think of this?"

Wan Lianxing said, "Please go away and stop disturbing my peace."

"My Lord, this is a good idea, but we have to overcome the current difficulties. My Lord, please help me. Besides, we are relatives now." Sha Guanghan was indeed very thick-skinned.

Wan Lianxing said: "You are quite courageous. There are not many people who are as blatant as you who can pull off a trick on me."

Sha Guanghan said: "Don't worry, Lord Marquis, I will definitely give you a daughter."

Wan Lianxing said, "That's ridiculous. Why did you give birth to a daughter for me? I am not the one who wants to marry your daughter."

Sha Guanghan said: "It's a slip of the tongue. I will give birth to a daughter for your nephew."

Wan Lianxing said, "The silver is in my house, go and get it."

"Thank you, Lord Marquis."

Shang Xi pinched Cheng Feng with her hand, Cheng Feng reached out and grabbed Shang Xi's hand, and said in a low voice: "It hurts, stop pinching."

"I won't pinch you if it doesn't hurt. Marriage is not a joke."

"Calm down, we'll leave things to the future. Besides, they were just jokes, no one took them seriously."

Cheng Feng's words did have some effect on Shang Xi. Her heart rose to her throat and then fell back. She persuaded herself to calm down. Cheng Feng was right. The future should be left to the future. It was too early to worry now. She couldn't persuade Wan Lianxing, nor could she defeat Wan Lianxing. She chose to forgive herself for the time being and not let anxiety torture herself.

Wan Lianxing glanced around at Chen Gongxiang's house. Although he couldn't see the whole picture and size at a glance, the simple and quiet environment complemented the dilapidated Mochun County. Every brick and tile in the house was very simple and simple, and had nothing to do with luxury and wealth. Fortunately, several slender and soft bamboos in the yard added a bit of vitality to this old mansion. If you savor it carefully, this place can be regarded as a quiet corner.

"County Magistrate Chen, your house is quite quiet and elegant."

"My Lord, please forgive me for making fun of you. This house has been repaired and renovated for decades, but I am used to living here."

"Who is at home?"

Chen Gongxiang pointed forward and said, "My Lord, my whole family is there."

Wan Lianxing stopped and looked in the direction of Chen Gongxiang's finger. There were five people in total. There were not many people in this mansion. It was reasonable for him to support a few more family members with Chen Gongxiang's monthly salary.

"A wife and five children?"

Chen Gongxiang said: "I have a wife and two children, the ones on the left and right are maids, and the one on the far side is a servant."

There were five people and three servants. Chen Gongxiang's incense was even thinner than that of the Wan family. Wan Lianxing looked at the little girl and then at the girl's mother. Although the two were not wearing silk and satin, they were both clean and tidy. The woman was not very old. "Old man and young wife, is this the original wife?" Only Wan Lianxing dared to ask this.

Chen Gongxiang said: "She is my second wife. My original wife passed away more than ten years ago. We have been together for decades. The only regret is that she and I have no children. It was only after I married Xiangqin that we had a daughter, Chen Zi'e."

"That 'Purple Calyx'?"

"The purple of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple, the calyx of the calyx."

"Oh! The purple calyx among flowers is also called purple hosta. It has a noble color and an elegant shape. It's a good name."

Chen Zi'e is thin with a plump face, which makes him look a bit lucky, but it is hard to tell what a nine-year-old child will look like in the future.

"When the child was born, it was the season when the purple calyx flowers were in bloom, so he was named Purple calyx." Chen Gongxiang waved to his family, and they stepped forward a few steps, "Meet the Marquis."

Wan Lianxing smiled and said, "No need to be polite." Indeed, the mother and daughter were very dignified in their every move.

"Xiang Qin, quickly order someone to prepare tea and warm wine, cook soup and prepare dishes. This is not only the Marquis but also our in-laws. These two are the Marquis' nephew Cheng Feng and his niece-in-law Shang Xi. This is the Marquis' great-nephew Cheng Youning I told you about."

"Meet Master Cheng, Madam Cheng."

"Meet Madam Chen."

Without saying a word, Chen Gongxiang's wife Xiangqin pulled the child and left quickly, and the servants followed her.

Shang Xi looked at Cheng Feng and asked him with her eyes: "What does this mean?"

Is it that he doesn't like their family or that he doesn't like Cheng Youning? It would be great if that were the case. Shang Xi didn't want to arrange a marriage for her child and make her so passive in the pursuit of her own happiness. It was like a shackle, which not only bound Cheng Youning's freedom, but also made Cheng Youning responsible for it. How could an adult decide the future marriage of a child? There is not so much love at first sight or love that grows over time in this world. Even if two children were raised together, they might not like each other when they grow up. So Shang Xi was very opposed to Wan Lianxing's decision. It had nothing to do with whose daughter the other party was, whether they were well-matched, or whether they were both talented and virtuous. In short, she totally disagreed, but she couldn't beat Wan Lianxing, otherwise she would have canceled the marriage long ago.

Cheng Feng shook his head, indicating that he didn't understand, but after a while, Chen Gongxiang's wife Xiangqin came personally with tea and poured hot tea for everyone. It turned out that this man was not unfriendly, but went to make tea for them.

Chen Gongxiang said, "Why don't you make oolong tea when the Marquis comes? Don't we have some good oolong tea at home?"

Xiang Qin whispered to Chen Gongxiang, "Master, the only oolong tea we had was used to entertain Captain Sha two days ago, and the tea and wine you ordered to buy haven't arrived yet."

Chen Gongxiang suddenly realized what was going on. Although he was the county magistrate, his family never wasted money, so they didn't have much to offer to entertain guests. "My Lord, I didn't know you were coming at this time. The tea and wine for you are still on the way."