Chapter 631: Sanlang’s Marriage
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
The w.a.n.g Family was extremely lively now because all the boys of the w.a.n.g Family were gathered together and brought a lot of good news.
w.a.n.g Erlang, w.a.n.g Sanlang, w.a.n.g Silang, and w.a.n.g Qilang had already pa.s.sed the imperial provincial examination. Among them, w.a.n.g Erlang was the top scorer of w.a.n.gbei Prefecture. The others had also done well. w.a.n.g Qilang had also barely pa.s.sed, and was at the bottom of the rankings.
w.a.n.g Wulang and w.a.n.g Liulang finally pa.s.sed the county level imperial exam and became official county scholars. w.a.n.g Wulang even got second place in one go. His goal was to be the Province Top Scorer in the imperial provincial examination.
The few people who had pa.s.sed the imperial provincial examination and w.a.n.g Wulang had all come to Wanning City. w.a.n.g Liulang stayed in the prefecture capital. He had bought a shop there and was still fiddling with it.
They were in high spirits and planned to go to Wanning City in two months.
If not for the fact that they missed Ah Yu, they might not even want to come for another two months.
Other than them, there were also many women in the family. The second daughter-in-law, Jiang Wujing, and the third daughter-in-law, Zhou Chuchu. Most interestingly, w.a.n.g Sanlang also had a fiancee. It was actually the eldest daughter of County Governor Wei, Wei Qianying.
During the Imperial Examination this time, the two of them had a lot of interactions. Sanlang felt that Wei Qianying was a good person, and Wei Qianying also valued Sanlang’s steady character, so the two of them told their families.
Madam had always wanted to become in-laws with the w.a.n.g Family. How could she be unhappy?
She immediately went to Hu Family Village with numerous carts of greeting gifts. She told the stunned w.a.n.g Chuanfu and his wife about Wei Qianying and w.a.n.g Sanlang’s marriage.
w.a.n.g Chuanfu and his wife were still thinking about the candidate for Sanlang’s wife. They had already gone through several selections, but being in the Hu family village, even though the matchmakers were no longer causing trouble, there were not many eligible girls to be found. Despite the a.s.sistance of scholars in arranging marriages, the possibilities were indeed limited.
They could not possibly let Sanlang marry an illiterate wife, right?
It was not that they looked down on the girls’ background, but it was impossible for a fully grown girl to suddenly change and become interested in studying.
However, those who were illiterate or had too little knowledge were probably incomparable to the current Sanlang.
If they didn’t have similar interests, there would be no meaning in a marriage that held only form but no substance.
Their family was not worried about anything now. They didn’t lack anything, and they didn’t need their descendants to make contributions to the family. They only wanted to see their children and grandchildren live happy lives.
The happiest life is, of course, only possible with a loving partner.
Just like that, the matter of his marriage was delayed.
They didn’t expect Sanlang to suddenly give them such a surprise. Actually, this was good too. The path he chose was naturally his own.
The only people who were surprised were probably the villagers of Hu Family Village, especially the girls who were studying in the village.
They realized that if two people truly had mutual affection, the girl didn’t need to be so reserved. They could confidently pursue the person they liked without feeling embarra.s.sed or ashamed.
Both Teacher Luo and Teacher Wan have grown fond of this village. Their previously stubborn and conservative beliefs have gradually changed over time. They have fewer biases towards women and this is evident in how they teach female students. They treat them equally and hold them to the same high standards.
Even if these girls might not be able to partic.i.p.ate in the Imperial Examination for the rest of their lives.
Even years later, when people talk about the custom of marriage freedom, they cannot forget that it was first sparked by a small village.
The dignified county governor’s daughter disregarded the strange gazes of the world and married a poor young man from a poor village in a high-profile manner.
If this was not love, what was it?
But now, w.a.n.g Sanlang didn’t wasn’t paying attention to this.
When Ah Yu led King Xiaoyao in, w.a.n.g Sanlang happened to say to Old Madam w.a.n.g, “By the way, Auntie Zhou from the village is getting married. We’re also here to deliver the invitation this time.”
Old Madam w.a.n.g: “Who is she going to marry?”
“County Magistrate Zhang Zhan.”
“Cough, cough, cough…”
King Xiaoyao was caught off guard when he heard this news and choked on his saliva..