Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Chapter 11823

Wanghai County, Changping Village, Luojia.

The next day, Yang Ruoqing found Zuo Junmo, who was already preparing to take his men back to Huguang County.

At this moment, Yang Ruoqing came over to him and said, "Brother Zuo, please don't rush back. Let's settle the marriage between our two families first!"

Zuo Junmo thought he had misheard. "Qing'er, isn't this against the rules? Brother Feng Tang isn't home..."

This was also the reason Yang Ruoqing gave for not being able to get engaged.

However, this time, Yang Ruoqing revealed Luo Fengtang's letter, saying, "My Fengtang specifically instructed in the letter that Chen'er can represent him and proceed with the engagement first."

His daughter is now 18 years old, and will be 19 after the New Year. No matter how much Luo Fengtang loves his daughter and doesn't want her to get married, now that she's reached this age, he can't delay any longer.

Especially since he has such an outstanding son-in-law as Zuo Jinling, who is both literate and skilled in martial arts, he is sure to pass the imperial examination in the capital.

The two children were childhood sweethearts, and Luo Fengtang did not want to delay his daughter's marriage again and again because of his own selfishness and his busy official duties.

"Let's officially set the wedding date before the new year, and then we can wait until Jinling turns 16 in two years before letting the two children get married!"

Zuo Jinling was four years younger than Luo Wuyou. Two years later, Zuo Jinling was 16 years old, and her daughter was already 20.

Having a child a year or two after getting married is the best age for both the man and woman, of course, relative to this era...

In later times, she would still be too young. But in this era, physiologically speaking, by the time a girl gets married and has children, her body will be fully mature and she will not suffer any damage.

Zuo Junmo saw Luo Fengtang's instructions in the letter with his own eyes, and at this moment, Luo Xingchen also came over here.

He approached Zuo Junmo, clasped his hands in a respectful bow, and said, "Uncle Zuo, this is indeed my father's will. As his elder brother, I can fully represent my father."

Zuo Junmo was very relieved and said repeatedly, "Good, good, that's perfect. Let's settle the marriage first, then my trip will not have been in vain, and I'll have something to report back to Jinling!"

……

The next day was an auspicious day.

Early in the morning, the Luo family welcomed their two most respected elders, Old Yang and Old Sun. Then, witnessed by Luo the blacksmith, Yang Huazhong, Yang Ruoqing, Chen'er, Zuo Junmo, and other elders, the marriage between Zuo Jinling and Luo Wuyou was finally settled.

It was written in black and white, clearly stating their agreement to Heaven, Earth, the Emperor, their parents, and their teachers. The only thing missing was marriage; in everyone's eyes, they were now a legitimate soon-to-be-engaged couple.

Luo Wuyou blushed deeply, her voice barely audible. This was the first time Yang Ruoqing had ever seen her daughter so shy, and it was quite amusing.

Once their daughter's marriage was settled, the Luo family breathed a sigh of relief.

Wang Cuilian wiped away her tears with the corner of her clothes and said, "I just wish I could live a few more years so that when my granddaughter has a baby, I can go and take care of her during her postpartum period and help her take care of the baby."

The blacksmith Luo nodded with a smile, "Don't worry, that day will definitely come."

Yang Ruoqing said, "Auntie, you're not old. Take good care of yourself. You'll have to help Tuantuan and Yuanyuan take care of their children in the future!"

After Yang Ruoqing finished speaking, everyone's eyes fell on Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan.
They were not even three years old yet, so it would be more than ten years before they could do *that*.

However, if we consider Old Yang and Tan's ages, not only would Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan have a baby, but everyone could see Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan's child having a baby...

"Right now, I have no other thoughts but that my son Chen'er can get married soon," Yang Ruoqing said with a smile. "Zhi'er has already put my mind at ease; he's established himself, started a family, and become a father."

"I'm relieved that the girl has found such a good home in the Zuo family."

"Tuantuan and Yuanyuan are still too young to think about those things. What I'm most worried about right now is my son Chen'er's marriage!"

"Qing'er, ask Chen'er if he has a girl he likes?"

Yang Ruoqing shook her head. "I asked, but there's no answer. This child is very career-oriented and doesn't even think about romance."

"Ah? This child..."

Wang Cuilian was speechless.

The blacksmith Luo was very pleased. He waved his hand and said, "Boys don't need to rush. There's no rush. It's fine to get married when you're twenty-five or twenty-six!"

"Besides, does our Chen'er have to worry about not finding a wife? Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Chen'er is both scholarly and martial, talented and handsome. Moreover, he has already achieved great things at a young age. There are probably a lot of girls in the world who want to marry him, just waiting for him to choose!
When Luo the blacksmith and Wang Cuilian said this, Yang Ruoqing just listened with a smile. In fact, Yang Ruoqing had other thoughts in her heart, but she couldn't tell Luo the blacksmith and Wang Cuilian about them.

Chen'er's future marriage... probably can't be decided by her family.

Even Chen'er himself might not be able to marry the woman he likes as he pleases.

Why do you say that?
Because Yang Ruoqing got a feeling from her long talk with Chen'er last night that since Qi Xingyun's prince died young, Qi Xingyun has been focusing on cultivating Chen'er.

Chen'er's royal bloodline from the Qi family was kept secret from the outside world, but Qi Xingyun knew about it because Chen'er's grandfather was Qi Xingyun's uncle, and Qi Xingyun also knew that Luo Fengtang was his cousin.

Therefore, since the prince has died young, a successor must be chosen from among the royal family members of the Great Qi Dynasty. However, the royal family members are currently engaged in fierce competition for that position...

Under these circumstances, Qi Xingyun entrusted Chen'er with the important task of quelling the rebellion in Bozhou. In fact, he was paving the way for Chen'er to ascend to the throne in the future.

Although Chen'er is far removed from the court's intrigues and seems to be furthest from imperial power, quite the opposite is true. The merits he accumulates in his journeys to dangerous places will become the stepping stones for him to ascend to that position in the future...

Thinking about how her son might become emperor in the future, Yang Ruoqing was really going to have trouble sleeping.

So, regarding food and marriage, we won't mention a single word about it at home anymore...

Yang Ruoqing thought this way, and Luo Fengtang, who was already in Bozhou thousands of miles away and had taken over the military, political and economic power of Bozhou, must have thought the same way.

……

Zuo Junmo and his group returned to Huguang County in high spirits.

At the strong invitation of his sister Luo Wuyou, Chen'er went to the camp with her. Wuyou hoped that Chen'er could help guide the female soldiers under her command.

"You're already very capable. You're more than capable of teaching them," Chen'er said, looking at her younger sister with affection.

However, Luo Wuyou clung tightly to her brother's arm, saying, "Brother, my skills are nothing compared to yours."

"If you hadn't come back, that would have been fine. But now that you're back, shouldn't you hurry up and help me strengthen and improve them? Just come with me and give them some pointers! I'm begging you, brother!"