Started as a thatched house and ended up as a female figure

Since he was injured in the early morning of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, it is now mid-March. Cheng Wan has been back on duty for two days after finishing his home recuperation.

These two days, Cheng Wan has been busy with one thing.

Lead people to cultivate sweet potato seedlings.

Next to an experimental plot of Xingnong Yamen, Cheng Wan clapped his hands and smiled to Xu Zhuocheng beside him: "The next step is to wait for them to sprout. The seedling period is about forty days."

Xu Zhuocheng reluctantly moved his eyes away from the ground: "Let's go to my place and have a cup of tea."

In Xu Zhuocheng's office, Cheng Wan and Xu Zhuocheng sat opposite each other, with the aroma of tea and steam rising.

"How does it feel to work under Lord Sima?"

Cheng Wan smiled and said, "I just reported for duty, and Lord Sima assigned me to take care of the sweet potato seedlings. To be honest, Lord Sima and I haven't said a few words in the past two days."

"That's normal. Sir Sima is in charge of the general affairs of the entire Liangzhou. He must be very busy."

After saying that, Xu Zhuocheng looked at Cheng Wan, his expression no longer relaxed: "The army has repelled the An Wang army that wanted to besiege the capital, but An Wang has ordered his troops to speed up the assembly. I am afraid that the next battle will be more difficult than before."

"How can a war be easy?" Cheng Wan said in a flat voice, shaking the teacup in his hand gently.

"Daping and Mr. Gu..." Xu Zhuocheng paused and continued, "Is there any news about them?"

Cheng Wan paused shaking the teacup: "Gu Yan seems to be injured. My elder brother..."

Cheng Wan smiled bitterly and shook his head: "My eldest brother is just an insignificant ordinary soldier. The military situation is urgent, how can we get news about him back?"

It is true that Cheng Daping is a sergeant, but a sergeant is nothing in a large army.

Xu Zhuocheng sighed secretly and comforted Cheng Wan: "Sometimes, no news is the best news. We have to believe Daping."

"Yeah!" Cheng Wan nodded heavily and smiled at Xu Zhuocheng.

"Oh, there's one more thing." Xu Zhuocheng pinched his nose with a headache: "Nian Nian is old enough to get married. Your aunt Mao and I wanted to ask her what kind of man she wants to be a husband, so that your aunt Mao and I can have some idea in mind. But she didn't tell us, and she also said that she didn't want to get married in the next two years. This..."

Cheng Wan blinked: "Uncle Xu wants me to persuade Nian Nian?"

"That's right." Xu Zhuocheng nodded and smiled helplessly: "Your aunt Mao and I are of course not in a hurry to marry her off, but we have to let the news out, and then slowly compare and see who is the most suitable. Your aunt Mao and I can't bear to push her too much, so I think only you can persuade her."

Cheng Wan lowered his head and took a sip of tea: "Uncle Xu, you and Aunt Mao don't have to worry yet. Nian Nian may want to get married later because she sees that I am not in a hurry."

If Cheng Wan were to say, she hoped that Xu Zhinian could get married later without affecting his reputation.

After getting married, the next step is to get pregnant and have a baby.

How old is Xu Zhinian?

Unfortunately, this matter is just like Cheng Erping reaching the age to get married. It is not something that Cheng Wan can do as he wishes.

"You are not in a hurry to get married because the person you want to marry is not around. Who are you going to marry?"

Xu Zhuocheng smiled and pointed at Cheng Wan, and continued:

"A girl's golden age is only these two years. If you don't find a good future husband for Nian Nian early, it won't be easy to find a good one after these two years.

Even if there are good things at that time, they will probably be aimed at me and her uncle.

Ah Wan, as a father, I want Nian Nian to have a true confidant who can accompany her for life."

Cheng Wan knew that Xu Zhuocheng's thoughts were normal in this era, and his words also revealed the normal thoughts of a father who loves his daughter.

But Cheng Wan felt very depressed.

Two years later, Xu Zhinian was only seventeen or eighteen years old. How come it was not the golden age for a girl?

It’s obviously gold!

"Uncle Xu, what if Nian Nian still doesn't want to get married in the next two years after I persuade her?"

Xu Zhuocheng frowned, "How can we let her do what she wants when it comes to marriage? Ah Wan, try to persuade her first. If she is willing to cooperate, your Aunt Mao and I are willing to fulfill her wishes. If she is not willing to cooperate, she can only obey her parents' orders."

Cheng Wan took a deep breath and said, "Uncle Xu, I will talk to Nian Nian properly."

Cheng Wan would not go back on his word since he promised to talk it over with Xu Zhinian.

After leaving Xingnong Yamen, Cheng Wan first went back to Sima's office to report the situation of sweet potato seedling cultivation to Sima Yanmu. After the end of his shift, Cheng Wan went straight to Xu's house.

She didn't let Deng Xiong drive the carriage for her late at night these past two days.

Deng Xiong has already started learning skills from his master.

With her promotion this time, Cheng Wan could have gone to the official servant camp to recruit two more servants, but Cheng Wan felt that her family did not need so many servants at the moment, so she only brought back a servant who could drive a carriage. This servant named Li Zuo would be specifically responsible for driving the carriage for her in the future.

At the gate of Xu's residence, Cheng Wan told Li Zuo, "Come back and pick me up in an hour. Go back and tell my mother that I'm at Xu's residence."

Li Zuo took the order and left. Cheng Wan followed the servants of the Xu Mansion to the courtyard where Xu Zhinian lived.

"Awan!"

Xu Zhinian hurried out of the house and saw Cheng Wan happily coming up to him.

Cheng Wan smiled gently and walked into the house holding Xu Zhinian's arm.

"Uncle Xu said that you were unwilling to cooperate with him and Aunt Mao in finding you a marriage partner, so I came to persuade you."

Cheng Wan didn't beat around the bush and told Xu Zhinian the truth as soon as he sat down.

The smile on Xu Zhinian's face froze, and she stamped her feet in anger: "My dad is such a fool, why would he bother you with such things!"

"Okay, okay." Cheng Wan pulled Xu Zhinian to sit down: "Uncle Xu came to me for your own good. Tell me what you think."

Xu Zhinian bit her lower lip lightly: "I just think that you live such a fulfilling and carefree life every day. Although I can't do what you do, I don't want to marry a strange man and then get pregnant and have a child."

Xu Zhinian raised his head, his eyes slightly wet: "Awan, I'm scared..."

Cheng Wan's heart tightened: "Have you told Uncle Xu and Aunt Mao about your fear?"

Xu Zhinian shook his head: "I know that I am indeed old enough to get married, and I also know that my parents are doing this for my own good, but...but I just don't want to think about anything related to marriage right now."

Cheng Wan frowned.

Even in modern times, women of marriageable age who do not get married are often urged to do so by their families.

What’s more, it was the feudal ancient times.

Moreover, here, if you don’t get married at a certain age, it’s not just a matter of being urged to get married. You may also be criticized by others and your entire family may be implicated.

She was able to escape the shackles of marriage, firstly because she had done too many extraordinary things, and secondly because her affairs with Gu Yan had gone beyond the pale of her family.

Xu Zhinian is different, she is a proper ancient lady.

Cheng Wan really has a headache. How can he prevent Xu Zhinian from being forced to get married so early?