Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 45: Knowing Each Other Makes You Close

Lu Xi was furious, blaming Yang Yuan for not telling his father about their relationship.

Yang Che, of course, could not understand the meaning of her words, and hurriedly explained for his brother: "Luxi, my second brother is very smart. Whether it is studying or practicing martial arts, he can understand it at a glance. If we had not been separated at a young age and missed the opportunity, my brother would definitely have made a name for himself whether he studied literature or joined the army."

"In Brother Yang's heart, you are a good brother no matter what."

Luxi made a joke, but in his heart he felt happy because his sweetheart was praised.

When Yang Yuan saw Lu Xi finally move his foot away, he quickly retracted his foot.

He told Luxi in detail about his elder brother's promotion to the deputy head of the Imperial City Department. Luxi said happily, "That's really a big thing worth celebrating. I'll tell my father right away. However, there is an order of seniority. Brother Yang, if we want to get married, you should go first. There's no reason to let Erlang get married first."

Yang Che picked up a piece of white goat intestine, dipped it in garlic paste, and put it into his mouth to chew. The fat goat intestine was filled with goat blood and fried in oil. When he chewed it, his mouth was full of oil, and the garlic paste removed the mutton smell, making it particularly delicious.

Yang Che swallowed the lamb sausage and smiled, "Hey, it's just a customary rule among the people. We don't follow that. Brother Yang finally made it from a soldier to an officer, and he wants to try his luck again.

When working in the Imperial City, once a major case is encountered, it is common to be away from home for ten days or half a month. What's the point of getting married? It's just wasting my second brother's time. It's better to find him a wife first and give birth to more children for our Yang family."

Lu Xi's face turned red when he heard this, and he glanced at Yang Yuan secretly. Seeing that he was still pretending not to look at him, he became even angrier.

The little feet that had already moved away sneaked under the skirt again, but Yang Yuan had already retracted his feet, so she stepped on empty air.

Lu Xi swayed a bit, and seeing Yang Che looking at her, she asked hurriedly, "Does Brother Yang have a favorite candidate for his sister-in-law?"

Yang Che sighed, "I'm busy catching Jin spies all day, so how can I know which family has a suitable young lady to marry? However, I've asked your father to ask Old Man Song to help find a matchmaker!"

When Luxi heard this, he couldn't help but become anxious.

Erlang has been keeping it a secret, what should I do if my father really helps him find a matchmaker?

Brother Yang, you’re right. Such a beautiful girl is standing right in front of you. Are you blind?

Luxi was furious and didn't want to bother with the stupid brothers anymore.

After Lu Xi returned to the front hall, Yang Che drank a few more bowls of wine and said with emotion, "Second brother, our family has suffered a lot. During the war, there were dozens of people in our family, but in the end only you and I survived.

"You, my second brother, have been stranded in the north, and I, my eldest brother, have been alone in the south. Now our family finally feels like a home again. I am really happy. If our father and mother knew about this, they would rest in peace."

Seeing the tears in Yang Che's eyes and his true feelings, Yang Yuan's nose felt sore.

The emotions of people in this era are much simpler and more passionate than those in Yang Yuan's original world.

I remember when Yang Che just "recognized" Yang Yuan, the seven-foot-tall man hugged him and burst into tears.

Yang Che expressed his true feelings, but Yang Yuan felt a little embarrassed at the time and was unable to empathize with him.

But after more than a year of getting along with each other, he not only understood Yang Che's feelings, but was also gradually assimilated by that pure and passionate emotion.

Yang Yuan patted his chest and said to Yang Che, "Brother, our family will definitely get better and better. Leave the matter of having many children and grandchildren to me! A good horse never stops running, and a good cow never stops plowing! I am an old ox, working hard and never complaining!"

……

Before the second drum, Old Man Song closed the shop early.

The night market in Lin'an usually starts to become less crowded with tourists around the third or fourth drum. When the fifth drum rings, the night market ends, but the morning market begins again, day and night, and there is no rest in Lin'an.

One drum is one hour. The first drum is played at the opening of Lin'an Night Market, which is about 7pm. The second drum is played from 9pm to 11pm.

When Father Song heard that Yang Che had become an official, he was happy for him, so he closed the shop early. The father and daughter cooked a few more dishes and returned to the backyard with the steaming dishes.

The four of them reorganized the banquet and started another game.

When the third drum was halfway through, the drizzle of rain finally fell.

The four of them moved the dining table to Yang Che's main room and continued chatting and drinking.

The door was open, the rain was falling outside like a curtain, and there was laughter in the hall.

This dinner lasted until nearly four o'clock.

When the fun was over, Old Man Song and Yang Che were both a little drunk.

Yang Yuan and Lu Xi first sent Old Man Song back to his room, and then went to clean up the cups, plates, tables and chairs.

Because Yang Che was in the room, Lu Xi had to behave himself and didn't dare to say much.

It was not until they had packed up and were about to leave that Lu Xi quietly said to Yang Yuan, "Let's talk upstairs later."

Yang Yuan sent Lu Xi out, closed and bolted the door, and seeing his elder brother drinking tea while drunk, he found an excuse to find some old clothes and went up to the attic alone.

Yang Yuan went upstairs to the attic and heard no movement downstairs, so he quietly opened the window.

The damp wind from outside the window suddenly blew in, ruffling his hair.

Yang Yuan picked up a stone from the flowerpot under the window and threw it onto the window frame opposite.

The window opened with a "click" sound. Luxi, who had already finished washing up, climbed onto the bed with wet hair. She looked back guiltily and then pushed open the window.

Through the misty rain, Yang Yuan was standing at the opposite window, grinning at her with his big teeth bared.

Lu Xi immediately put on a stern face and waved his fist at him. Just now during the dinner, Brother Yang was talking to Dad about helping Yang Yuan find a matchmaker.

This bad guy was listening with a smile on his face, but now he wants to please others and doesn’t want to pay attention to him!
Lu Xi wrinkled his nose at Yang Yuan and pretended to close the window.

Yang Yuan took a look, suddenly grabbed the upper edge of the window, curled up, flipped outward, and jumped out of the window easily.

Using the protruding wooden edge between the upper and lower floors of the pavilion, which is less than a palm wide, as a fulcrum,

Yang Yuan was actually moving very quickly from the second floor opposite, trying to turn around from the U-shaped wooden edge of the second floor.

Lu Xi opened his eyes wide in surprise and waved his hands at him, fearing that he would slip and fall down the stairs.

But Yang Yuan moved extremely quickly, like a nimble monkey, and quickly crawled over here.

Luxi had no choice but to step back and make room for him.

Yang Yuan climbed onto the window sill with both hands, rolled up his belly, and swung easily into the attic.

When his feet landed on the ground, he was as light as a cat and made no sound.

Lu Xi hit him lightly and said coquettishly, "You are crazy. If my father sees you, he will beat you to death."

Yang Yuan chuckled and said, "Even if I'm beaten to death by your father, I have to coax my little lady first."

"Go to hell, you only know how to act like a hero behind others' backs. If you have the guts, say it in front of my dad."

"You think I don't dare?"

"You just don't dare."

"I can not?"

"Do not touch me……"

The young couple was flirting in the attic, and Yang Yuan thought that the sound of rain would cover them up and that Old Man Song downstairs would not hear anything.

But he didn't expect that Father Song had heard some noises, and had already lifted the door bar alertly and quietly came upstairs...

In the attic, Yang Yuan gently held Lu Xi's waist and smiled softly, "Don't be afraid, Dad is drunk and won't hear you."

This era is different from the era before Yang Yuan. Although Yang Yuan and Lu Xi were in love with each other, they never overstepped the boundaries.

Before, Yang Yuan only kissed Lu Xi on the cheek, which made her confused and infatuated.

And tonight, Yang Yuan also drank.

The drizzle outside the window makes people indulge their emotions even more.

Lu Xi felt something suddenly hit her lower back, and although she had no idea what was going on, Yang Yuan's increasingly rapid breathing sprayed hotly on her neck, which still made her instinctively sense a danger.

Luxi subconsciously broke free from his hand, took two steps back, turned around and shrank into the corner.

Lu Xi crossed his arms and asked cautiously, "Second brother, what are you...what are you going to do?"

The sweet breeze blowing in from the window calmed Yang Yuan down a bit, and he quickly comforted Lu Xi, saying, "It's nothing. I...my brother is going to find a matchmaker for me, so I have to discuss with you how to tell Dad about our relationship."

Lu Xi immediately forgot her nervousness, pouted her lips, and said angrily: "You are still talking, Brother Yang just said he would find a matchmaker for you, why didn't you say anything? Tell me, do you really want to find another one, and compare it with me first?"

Yang Yuan spread his hands and said, "I want to say it, but isn't your father sitting there? I get scared when he gets a gloomy face, but I'm afraid of him because I love you too much, right?"

Lu Xi felt sweet in his heart, and some of his resentment was immediately dissipated by Yang Yuan.

She pouted and said coquettishly, "So you just want me to bully you, right? You're a grown man, and if you don't say anything, do you expect me to have the nerve to tell Daddy?"

She was young, but her emotions were as clear as spring water. Yang Yuan loved this kind of her, and although he often teased her, he didn't know how much he doted on her in his heart.

Yang Yuan gently held her hand and said softly, "So, I came to discuss this with you. Although we love each other, we still need a matchmaker, otherwise it would be impolite.

I thought that I would confess this to my brother tomorrow when he sobers up. My brother loves me so much that he will definitely agree.

Then, we will find a matchmaker and ask her to ask Father Song for my hand in marriage, and my brother will play a supporting role, hehe..."

Lu Xi was overjoyed to hear this and said excitedly, "Okay! Second brother, let me tell you, I feel that since knowing that you became an apprentice at the 'Moshanghua' embroidery workshop, my father has treated you much better.

It’s not that he has always looked down on you, it’s just that you haven’t even had a legitimate business, and my father is worried about me, I know it in my heart.”

At this point, Lu Xi sighed quietly, "You secretly quit your job at 'Flowers on the Road'. I'm afraid my father will get angry again if he finds out."

Yang Yuan snickered and said, "Why don't we make it a done deal first? Then we won't have to worry about your father getting angry."

Luxi was a little girl whose mother died early, so she had no idea about matters between men and women.

However, just because she doesn't understand matters between men and women doesn't mean she doesn't understand the general meaning of "what has already been done has already been done".

The girl rolled her eyes at Yang Yuan and said coquettishly, "You are so beautiful. As long as I haven't entered your house for a day, just touch me and I will kick you to death!"

(End of this chapter)