I bring bad luck to my husband, you bring bad luck to your wife.

The scene was so chaotic that it nearly resulted in a fatality; the father-in-law almost beat his daughter to death on the spot.

The woman insisted that she had given herself to her lover yesterday and was probably already pregnant with his child.

Since this matter could not be verified in public, the Yang family asked the other party to take their daughter back first.

Let them sort out this messy account themselves first.

Tomorrow, we'll find an elder from the family to witness the meeting, and the three parties will sit down together to discuss the outcome.

That was the most difficult night Yang Tongchuan had ever experienced.

The next step was that the other party returned the betrothal gifts and provided compensation in silver to cover the expenses of the Yang family's wedding.

On the Yang family's side, the dowry was returned, along with a letter of divorce.

The other party also used Officer Wang's influence to pass on a message to the Yang family, begging them not to publicize the matter for the time being, otherwise it would be too embarrassing for them to be unable to travel as镖师 (bodyguards/escorts) in the future.

The Yang family suffered such a great loss, yet they could not speak out to defend themselves. This angered Yang's mother so much that she choked and passed out, spending more than a month in bed before recovering.

So now, whenever someone mentions marriage to Yang Tongchuan, Yang Tongchuan gets really scared; the trauma from that incident is just too disgusting.

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On Xiangxi's side, once her sister-in-law was feeling a bit better, she bought two bags of fruit and went to Chen the matchmaker's house.

"Aunt Chen, you must have heard about what happened to our Xige'er. We were truly wronged. Xige'er is a good boy. I don't ask for much, as long as the other party is a good person and not like my deceased husband who drank and beat people." As Sister-in-law Xiang spoke, she couldn't help but shed tears as she recalled the suffering she had endured.

"I understand, I understand. We all live in the same alley. I know better than anyone what kind of guy Xiangxi is. Don't worry, if there's a good one, I'll definitely think of our child." Matchmaker Chen was very cunning.

"Speaking of which, the Yang family in the east of the city did ask me to arrange a marriage for their second son a few days ago. I took the second son of the Yang family to see a few young men yesterday, but he didn't like any of them. He has very high standards."

Speaking of that matchmaker Chen makes me angry. She brought out all the best young men she had, but Yang Erlang didn't like any of them, complaining that they were too delicate and effeminate.

They're all well-bred young men raised in seclusion, not delicate and pampered. Are they supposed to go out and fight with broadswords?

The matchmaker was furious.

"Which one is Yang Erlang?" The eldest sister-in-law didn't know much about these things.

She followed Xiang Qiang to sell pancakes every day, never daring to be idle.

After giving birth to Bao'er, she was afraid that Xiang Qiang would be unhappy, so she started setting up a stall after her postpartum confinement period.

Xiangxi stays at home taking care of the child, while she takes time to come back and breastfeed the child.

When Bao'er was four months old, it was the busiest time at the dock, and business was booming.

She couldn't care less about both ends, so she hardened her heart and weaned Bao'er, asking Xiangxi to cook rice porridge for her at home.

"You don't know anything about the Yang family. Their eldest son works at a pawnshop, and their second son is a constable in the yamen. They are well-off and have maids to serve them. Once their wives come in, they won't have to do any heavy work and can just enjoy life," said Matchmaker Chen, carefully selecting her son.

"With such good conditions, would they even consider our family? Besides, Xige is already eighteen." The sister-in-law was afraid that if she found another unreliable person, it would really delay Xiangxi's future.

"Yang Erlang is twenty-five this year, which is a good age match for Xige'er. The main problem is that he was married once before, but they divorced. Plus, the Yang family has high standards, which is why it's been so long since Xige'er found him. If you're willing, I'll take Xige'er's birth chart to the Yang family for consultation."

"So fast? I've never even seen this before." The sister-in-law wondered to herself, could such a good thing as gold falling from the sky really exist?

"Alright, you can think it over. I'll also talk to the Yang family. If you're both willing, we can have the second son of the Yang family come over so you can meet him." Matchmaker Chen said kindly, but in her heart she was cursing, "With your family's situation, it's not certain whether the Yang family will even look at you."

Sure enough, when the matchmaker Chen mentioned Xiangxi to Yang's mother and inquired about her family's situation in detail, Yang's mother became unwilling.

"This won't do. He's just a street vendor selling flatbreads. He's an orphan with no parents, and his wife is pregnant and remarrying. The young man himself is a widow. What kind of family is this? We don't want him. We'll find someone else." Yang's mother thought that this matchmaker Chen was blind. How dare she introduce such a family? What did she think her son was?

Yang Tongchuan, who was sitting to the side, overheard this: This sounds just like that guy who values ​​money over life.

"Is it the fortune teller who has a stall at the cargo terminal?"

"Does Erlang know this family?" Matchmaker Chen asked, noticing that Yang Erlang seemed somewhat interested.

"Mother, I've met this boy before. He's not particularly good-looking, but he's quick and efficient, not lazy at all. It wouldn't hurt to meet him."

This was the first time Yang Tongchuan had taken the initiative to suggest going to "meet" him. Yang's mother even wondered if she had misheard.

Sigh, if my son likes it, then so be it if our family background isn't great.

Yang's mother's standards have really been lowered again and again.

We can only take this auspicious birth chart to Erlang for now and see if it matches. If it really is a good match, then we can go and meet him.

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After returning home, the eldest sister-in-law told Xiang Qiang and Xiang happy about it.

Xiangxi didn't care. He had heard the old man in the alley say: "A young man's life is cheaper than grass; he can survive wherever the wind blows."

She'll marry him as long as her older brother and sister-in-law are willing.

Xiang Qiang had some impression of this Constable Yang, because recently a constable had often come to the stall to eat sesame cakes.

You should know that these stalls were prepared for the dockworkers who did hard labor. The food wasn't fancy, but it was plentiful, filling, and cheap. Theoretically, it didn't suit the tastes of these officials at all.

Therefore, Xiang Qiang was deeply impressed by this.

"So, what should I say? Should we meet?"

While the Xiang family hesitated, the Yang family was in an uproar because the divination result was very auspicious.

The divination indicates that Yang Tongchuan and Xiang Xi are "complementary in their favorable elements". The man's fate is weak water and needs earth to control it, while the boy's fate is strong earth and can be balanced. By getting married, the two can achieve a balance of the five elements, family harmony, and harmonious energy fields, which is an auspicious sign.

Upon hearing this, Yang's mother felt that she no longer needed to take any tonics, as her energy and blood were immediately replenished. She quickly prepared gifts and asked Matchmaker Chen to arrange a time for the two families to meet.

Matchmaker Chen shared this good news with the eldest brother and sister-in-law of the Xiang family.

Xiangxi listened from the side. He had been taking care of the children at home for a while and hadn't gone to the dock to help. He had almost forgotten what that Constable Yang looked like.

Is this the time to marry him?

In the afternoon, my sister-in-law took Xiangxi out to buy a set of clothes and two packs of pastries, all in preparation for the Yang family's visit tomorrow.

Xiangxi didn't sleep a wink tonight. Looking at the new clothes hanging not far away, Xiangxi couldn't quite describe her feelings.

The butcher who had been with her before was also very kind to her. After they got engaged, he would often come to her house to deliver pork, and he would count down the days until he could marry Xiangxi.

That was the happiest time of Xiangxi's life; he was full of hope for the future.

But what was the result? He died, and lost everything.

His parents berated Xiangxi mercilessly, using the most vicious language he had ever heard.

Xiangxi dared not think too much, closed her eyes, and forced herself to sleep quickly, as she still had a lot of work to do tomorrow.