Reborn as the Blissful Wife in the countryside Chapter 1317: Gu Qingliang’s Marriage Proposal

Manager Dou, you may not know, but Young Master Dou is merely repaying a favor with this action.

Qin San Lang wants to marry Gu Jinli, but the Gu Family is in Tianfu County, He’an Prefecture. If Qin San Lang goes to the Northwest, Young Master Dou needs to stabilize He’an Prefecture for him, giving his in-laws a place to settle and live, so he has no worries at the rear.

"Line up, everyone line up to get a bamboo card. Anyone who dares to cut the line or cause trouble won’t get to borrow any silver!" Manager Dou shouted, having the Protections guard the bank’s entrance. Once order was maintained, they orderly managed the borrowing affairs for the villagers.

When Gu Jin’an, Master Ouyang, and Scholar Shang came out of the government office, this was the scene they witnessed.

"... Hope, may God bless Great Chu." Scholar Shang sighed, Great Chu really couldn’t withstand more chaos, or else there would be military disasters everywhere, making the common people suffer.

His Yuanyuan was still young, a girl no less, without brothers’ support, how could she survive in a chaotic world?

Gu Jin’an said, "Master, please don’t worry, no matter what, I will ensure your family’s safety."

Scholar Shang was very relieved hearing this, and looking at Gu Jin’an, he smiled: "The best decision I ever made in my life was taking you as my disciple."

God, although he didn’t give him a son, gave him a fine disciple.

Gu Jin’an smiled and said, "Encountering Master in this lifetime is a blessing for your disciple."

Master Ouyang, upon hearing this, averted his gaze and looked at them: "You two master-disciple should stop flattering each other and hurry back, none of us has closed our eyes for an entire night and day."

As soon as Gu Jin’an heard about the conscription order, he came to find him. He took the master-disciple pair to the county office, discussing the defense of Tianfu County with County Magistrate Zheng, and even lent a batch of the Ouyang family’s manpower to County Magistrate Zheng.

County Magistrate Zheng was very grateful, and the reason he did this was actually to stabilize Tianfu County; if even the south fell into chaos, the Ouyang family’s offspring would have no place to settle.

Back then, his parents took him fleeing towards the Capital, and now probably the Ouyang family descendants have to flee south.

"Hey," Gu Jin’an said as he helped Master Ouyang onto the carriage, riding back together.

Along the way, there was an influx of people into the county, either wanting to borrow money or divide property.

Master Ouyang said, "You all need to stop saying this old man is fat, this time I might eat a lot but still lose weight!"

The heart is too weary, losing weight despite eating lots.

Gu Jin’an, seeing the old man still making jokes, felt much relieved and comforted him: "Master, please don’t worry too much; you have been through stormy waves and seen such situations, there’s no need to panic."

Master Ouyang gave him a look, then a knock on the head: "You brat, how old are you, pretending to be old and mature to console this old man? Do I need your comforting? Just take care of your family affairs. If you need anything, just speak out; don’t pretend to be embarrassed, you’re not the thin-skinned type."

Before conscription, the Emperor wants to transfer the majority of soldiers from each Military Office, Qin San Lang as a Company Commander needs to lead his men away. The Gu Family’s daughter has decided to marry in advance, following Qin San Lang to the Northwest, so the Gu Family must be very busy and chaotic; he will help wherever he can.

Gu Jin’an smiled and said, "Rest assured, when needed, the younger generation will not hold back from seeking your help."

His manner of addressing had changed, no longer calling himself a student but a junior, regarding Master Ouyang as his grandfather.

Scholar Shang laughed, a weight off his heart... ever since knowing Good Brother An’s feelings, he felt his student was destined to fail; the legitimate young lady of the Ouyang family was not someone Good Brother An could dream of, but God bless, Good Brother An’s wish came true!

After reaching the town, Gu Jin’an and the others brought Master Ouyang home.

Before parting, Master Ouyang said: "Send me a wedding invitation, and I’ll also visit to drink a cup of the wedding wine, to send the two little ones off."

The Qin family’s boy and the Gu family’s girl may die on this journey, and having known each other, he must go to celebrate their wedding, which is such a joyful event.

"Rest assured, elder, this evening when I return, I’ll write the invitation, and tomorrow I will send it to your home." Gu Jin’an promised, waiting for Master Ouyang to nod before leaving with Scholar Shang.

In the carriage, Scholar Shang asked Gu Jin’an: "Is your Uncle Damu’s family arranging a marriage for Qingliang?"

Gu Jin’an nodded and asked, "Does Master have a good candidate?"

Old Mrs. Yan, Ms. Yan, and Third Grandma were currently busy looking for a good match for Gu Qingliang among the girls from the ten miles and eight villages, but once the word got out, too many matchmakers came, each praising the girls as almost divine, fearing to believe and agree, afraid of being deceived.

If Master helps in matchmaking, the girl’s personality and her family’s morals would surely be reliable, not likely to be troublesome.

Scholar Shang nodded and said, "It’s my third uncle’s third daughter, my third uncle is an honest man, and he has no intentions of seeking out a high-class family. His second daughter is just like him, honest and generous, albeit not the eldest daughter, yet has the demeanor befitting an elder daughter, capable of being the eldest daughter-in-law in a modest wealthy family."

Gu Jin’an was surprised upon hearing this and hurriedly said: "Master’s third uncle, isn’t that the second son of Village Chief Shang? The granddaughter of the village head, does she really want to marry into an ordinary peasant family?"

Village Chief is a powerful figure within ten miles and eight villages, with both of Village Chief Shang’s grandsons studying, a scholar, the eldest son doing business outside, and the second son running between places to help the elder brother with business, returning home during busy farming seasons or festivals to assist, showing filial piety to the old father.

Village Chief Shang is wealthy and influential; even if the granddaughter doesn’t marry into a rich county family, she still should find a scholarly family, why would she want Qingliang?

Scholar Shang and Gu Jin’an, like father and son, didn’t hide from him, revealing all that Village Chief Shang had said: "My uncle is considering your family ties, wanting to betroth one of his granddaughters to your family, so when chaos arises, they may rely on your family connections to save the lives of his whole family."

"He fears that my only connection with you might not be enough, thinking your family would try its best to save me, but not necessarily his family. Upon knowing that Qingliang was arranging a marriage, he wanted to betroth his third granddaughter to Qingliang."

Scholar Shang said: "Uncle is sincere, you may relay to your mother or Third Aunt after going home, let them inform Qingliang’s family. If they’re interested, when Xiao Yu and San Lang wed, your master’s wife will bring the third girl to the wedding to meet with Old Mrs. Yan and others. If they find her agreeable, they will invite the matchmaker to propose marriage formally."