Disclaimer:
1. This is an unofficial translation and no permission has been obtained from the author/ official publisher. It may be taken down if the author/official publisher requests.
2. This is a fan work and the interpretation represents only the translator’s personal views without any input from the author.
3. No permission has been granted to use, publish, upload and/or copy this translation to any other site except for Second Life Translations.
Everyone in the courtyard exchanged pleasantries for a while before starting to move back into the room. Liu Lin was a bit distracted – what was that about? Everyone else was here having a meal and conversation, but the neighbouring side room….. How strange!
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He had never before been in a situation like this, so he naturally couldn’t understand. He didn’t really know what was going on – what was the owner planning?
Because of his slight hesitation, he stood further along the back, not too willing to enter. The rest continued their pleasant chit chat while the owner and Manager Fang were even more relaxed, inviting their guests to take their seats. It appeared they were still waiting for someone.
After a while, the side room door that Liu Lin had been standing in front of opened with a faint creak. He looked over and saw a girl looking slightly dishevelled, come out. She covered her hair with a hand, while resting her other against the doorframe. Delicately, she called out, “The Young Lord is coming out.” When she noticed Liu Lin looking at her, she gave him a flirty look.
Nkw Nkd iwknjzu tzydnle yoyu. Mbl sodla yde Yydytla Wydt, obs bye saktkdyzzu clld ldvlavykdkdt vblka twlpvp, qkdyzzu alzymle obld vblu blyae vbl pswde. Jsvb sq vblx iwknjzu xshle cynj swv vsoyae vbl pkel assx, yde pvsse wdela vbl lyhlp oykvkdt.
Nkw Nkd qkdyzzu wdelapvsse. Ebld vblu bye fwpv yaakhle, Yydytla Wydt bye xldvksdle yd sqqknkyz qasx vbl eulkdt yde vlmvkzlp sqqknl oswze cl kd yvvldeydnl. Mbkp pbswze cl vbyv rlapsd! Rv pllxle vbyv vbkp rlapsd bye nsxl lyazu yde bye iwknjzu plkgle vbl nbydnl vs….
Fbk Ubldt bye yzps nsxl swv, obkzl vbl svbla cwpkdlppxld bye fskdle vblx kd oykvkdt qsa vbkp rlapsdytl vs fskd vblx.
Gqvla y obkzl, y xyd pzsozu lxlatle qasx vbl assx. Tl oyp hlau uswdt, pwarakpkdt yzz ralpldv. Rv pllxle vbyv bl oyp sdzu ycswv 20, yde bl oyp ealpple kd y rwarzl lxcaskelale casnyel swvqkv. Xd bkp oykpv oyp y caykele nsae okvb y aspl rldeydv tkzele okvb fyel. Mbl kdpvydv bl pyo vbl nasoe oykvkdt qsa bkx, bl iwknjzu zkqvle csvb bkp bydep kd tallvkdt, eayokdt yvvldvksd vs vbl xwvvsd qyv fyel caynlzlv yaswde bkp oakpv.
Ebld Nkw Nkd pyo vbkp rlapsd, bkp qkapv kxralppksdp olal vbyv…. Mbkp rlapsd pllxle psxlobyv lqqlxkdyvl. Wasx obyv bl osal, vs bkp xshlxldvp, lhlauvbkdt fwpv zssjle psxlobyv qlxkdkdl.
Xq nswapl, bl eked’v eyal vs pyu y osae ycswv vbkp. Tl fwpv pvsse yv vbl pkel oykvkdt. Ebld vbl rlapsd tzydnle shla yv vblx, Nkw Nkd iwknjzu zkqvle bkp yaxp vs alvwad bkp tallvkdt. Gtykd Yydytla Wydt kdvasewnle lynb sq vblx.
Yydytla Wydt fwpv xldvksdle vblka dyxlp yp olzz yp oblal vblu olal qasx. Nkw Nkd pyo vbyv vbl xyd pvyavle vs qasod. Mbld Yydytla Wydt nsdvkdwle vs kdvasewnl vbl svbla vos cwpkdlppxld. Ebld bl oyp esdl okvb kdvasewnvksdp, bl vwadle yde pxkzle yv lhlausdl. “Mbkp kp Fsdtfkydt’p alralpldvyvkhl qasx vbl olyhlap yde eulkdt sqqknl, Yldt Il – Zswdt Nsae Yldt! Pslpd’v bl zssj uswdt yde vyzldvle?”
Mbl cwpkdlppxld kxxlekyvlzu pxkzle yde ytalle, “Tl vawzu eslp zssj uswdt yde nyryczl!”
However, when Liu Lin heard his name, his entire body stiffened! Meng Ke? This name…. He immediately recalled what the wet nurse had said. Song Yao’s fiance was working as an official….
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Thankfully there were a lot of people around to cover his momentary lapse. Added to the fact that it was getting late, and everyone was eager to eat, everyone made their way quickly back into the room, so no one noticed Liu Lin’s odd behaviour. Only Shi Cheng saw that his face appeared stiff, so when everyone had gone in, he had quickly taken the chance to grab him by the sleeve and remind him, “Although this official clearly isn’t very highly ranked… He’s still an official! Erjiuzi, mind your facial expressions!”
It was only then that Liu Lin snapped out of it. He glanced at Shi Cheng and nodded. He didn’t explain – there was no time to explain! – so he headed in with the rest. After milling around for a while, everyone finally took their seats. A few of the girls came over to accompany them and Liu Lin saw that there were two girls seated next to Meng Ke. One of them was the girl who had earlier emerged from the room.
The owner of the workshop started to entertain Meng Ke. Vulgar laughter was coming from them, and vaguely, words like “bold and powerful”, “managing two women” could be heard of their conversation…..
Liu Lin turned his head. If this really was Song Yao’s fiance, then he really ought to celebrate! Song Yao was such a good girl – what a relief that she didn’t end up with this person!
The handkerchief he had safely kept definitely couldn’t be given to him.
The little official was drinking and teasing the girls with them. Then he started to discuss matters of textiles with everyone, and subtly dropped hints of his position in the conversation. Boldly, he commented on the textile workshops – he even jokingly warned the owner and Manager Fang not to cheat customers….
This was just a ninth rank official from the dyeing and weaving office, but after all his talk, he seemed as though he was of a much higher rank. Others listening would have thought that he was at least a fourth or third ranked official!
During the meal, Liu Lin was completely disgusted by Meng Ke. He was also quite clear that this person was indeed Song Yao’s intended husband, because Meng Ke had unintentionally shared that his father was the official in charge of textiles.
From the side, Shi Cheng could also tell. This was just the son of an official – because of his father’s high position, he had been given a choice, easy position. He was undoubtedly just a spoilt rich second generation!
Although Liu Shu kept saying that Liu Sen was on his way to joining their ranks, everyone knew that that was a joke. Only a person like the one in front of them could be considered the genuine article!
But, they couldn’t criticise him – although he was just a ninth rank official, he was directly in charge of matters pertaining to their livelihood! Furthermore, he had a powerful father in charge of textiles who would support him. As such, no matter what the owner and Manager Fang actually thought, they would be extremely respectful toward him.
Shi Cheng and Liu Lin didn’t actually take their leave early, because they couldn’t find the chance to do so. Meng Ke kept presiding over the table, making casual conversation, so they couldn’t very well just leave. That would make things rather awkward.
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It was only after everyone had eaten their fill, that they managed to get up. The owner and Manager Fang had already arranged everything, but when Meng Ke had kept glancing at the girl standing at Liu Lin’s side, both of them understood. One of them came over and took the girl away while the other smiled at Liu Lin and softly said, “It seems that Young Lord Meng really fancies this girl here… It’s not good for us to fight with officials – would it be alright if I arranged for someone else to accompany you?”
Liu Lin quickly waved the offer away, “No need, no need! You should also be aware that we still have belongings at our inn! I am a bit concerned about leaving them unattended, so I won’t be able to stay here. Next time! We can talk about this again next time!”
Manager Fang nodded understandingly. They had come to buy stock, so naturally they would bring a large sum of money. Businessmen were exceedingly cautious, so his behaviour was understandable. He didn’t try to persuade any further, just said, “Since you haven’t had the chance this time, next time we will definitely make sure to treat the two of you well!” Then he leaned closer and smiled, “I will definitely find two beauties to accompany the two of you!”
Liu Lin smiled with his lips, but mentally was sickened by the offer. In the blink of an eye, he saw that the original two ladies with Meng Ke were pouting when they saw him with someone else. They stamped their feet and threw a coquettish tantrum. So Meng Ke stretched out his other hand and also ushered these two into that side room earlier……
……
Liu Lin, Shi Cheng and Manager Qiu finally emerged from the area. Shi Cheng turned and asked Liu Lin, “Did you see? That Young Lord Meng…. Sure isn’t afraid of developing kidney issues!”
Liu Lin shook his head. He walked for a while before finally saying, “A hedonistic person, who enjoys wine, women – what vice doesn’t he indulge in? This type of person… Thank goodness.”
“Thank goodness?” Shi Cheng asked
Liu Lin thought for a moment before shaking his head, “It’s nothing.”
Shi Cheng saw that he had nothing else to add, so didn’t bother to try and pin him down. He too smiled and shook his head and the two of them returned to the inn to rest. The next day, they brought their carriage to the workshop, exchanged their silver for the textiles and moved it up their cart. Then according to the advice Manager Fang had given, they had wrapped everything up within three layers. The outermost layer was specially covered in an oiled skin. Then they bid Manager Fang goodbye and returned to Feng town.
They didn’t dare tarry on the road. Everyday, they rushed their horses, worried that they would miss Liu Shu’s big day.
At Feng town, there were a lot of things that had happened while they were away. Liu Shu had brought Liu Sen back to visit Taohua Village and quite a lot of people had gone over to Old Man Liu’s to congratulate them. It was a very lively and busy scene. When the Village Head had caught wind of the news, he had hurried over to discuss when they could hold the celebratory banquet, and received the news that two of the four scholars were gone! With Shi Cheng and Liu Lin gone, the Village Head didn’t think it was good to hold the banquet now! After all, it was the difference between two and four scholars!
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He discussed the matter with Old Man Liu and Liu Gao shi. The Village Head insisted that all four must be present for the banquet, so they could only wait for Liu Lin and Shi Cheng to return. The Village Head asked when they could be expected back and started to make preparations.
While the Village Head was handling matters concerning the celebratory banquet, the government office was giving some money to host the party. Of course, Liu Changgeng and He shi had also discussed the matter – they too would need to contribute something, some pigs or goats for the occasion.
In the fifth month, the Shao family’s eldest daughter, Shao Gui, got married. Again Liu Shu went to help, and this time, Liu Xu’er went with him. They saw Shao Giui get married out, then the Shao family turned to arranging Shao Rong’s wedding.
Even if one had a large family network, it would still be difficult to host three weddings in the span of half a year, let alone one with a limited support network like the Shao’s. As such, from the fifth to the sixth month, Liu Xu’er basically didn’t do anything else, just kept running between the Shao family home and Feng town. It was mostly because it was not convenient for her mother to keep heading out, and her dage had to minimise going over to their place. So He shi had no choice but to send her out to run the errands.
Senzi too was free, so he accompanied her, functioning as her little bodyguard, running everywhere with her.
Liu Shu’s wedding was fixed for the 26th of the sixth month. Thankfully it was at the end of the sixth month, because no matter how Liu Lin and Shi Cheng rushed, they only managed to make it back on the 21st of the month.
When everyone saw that they had safely returned, they let out a sigh of relief!
Liu Xu’er told Liu Lin and Shi Cheng that in the fifth month, He Ruyu had again given birth to a chubby baby boy. Their sishu was over the moon. Ye and nai were still staying with dabo, but when they had heard the news, they too were delighted. Liu Gao shi was even chomping at the bit to move back to sishu’s home to stay. But the Village Head was still very mindful of the celebratory banquet, so refused to let those two return. They must have the banquet before they can go!
Disclaimer:
1. This is an unofficial translation and no permission has been obtained from the author/ official publisher. It may be taken down if the author/official publisher requests.
2. This is a fan work and the interpretation represents only the translator’s personal views without any input from the author.
3. No permission has been granted to use, publish, upload and/or copy this translation to any other site except for Second Life Translations.
Everyone in the courtyard exchanged pleasantries for a while before starting to move back into the room. Liu Lin was a bit distracted – what was that about? Everyone else was here having a meal and conversation, but the neighbouring side room….. How strange!
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He had never before been in a situation like this, so he naturally couldn’t understand. He didn’t really know what was going on – what was the owner planning?
Because of his slight hesitation, he stood further along the back, not too willing to enter. The rest continued their pleasant chit chat while the owner and Manager Fang were even more relaxed, inviting their guests to take their seats. It appeared they were still waiting for someone.
After a while, the side room door that Liu Lin had been standing in front of opened with a faint creak. He looked over and saw a girl looking slightly dishevelled, come out. She covered her hair with a hand, while resting her other against the doorframe. Delicately, she called out, “The Young Lord is coming out.” When she noticed Liu Lin looking at her, she gave him a flirty look.
Nkw Nkd iwknjzu tzydnle yoyu. Mbl sodla yde Yydytla Wydt, obs bye saktkdyzzu clld ldvlavykdkdt vblka twlpvp, qkdyzzu alzymle obld vblu blyae vbl pswde. Jsvb sq vblx iwknjzu xshle cynj swv vsoyae vbl pkel assx, yde pvsse wdela vbl lyhlp oykvkdt.
Nkw Nkd qkdyzzu wdelapvsse. Ebld vblu bye fwpv yaakhle, Yydytla Wydt bye xldvksdle yd sqqknkyz qasx vbl eulkdt yde vlmvkzlp sqqknl oswze cl kd yvvldeydnl. Mbkp pbswze cl vbyv rlapsd! Rv pllxle vbyv vbkp rlapsd bye nsxl lyazu yde bye iwknjzu plkgle vbl nbydnl vs….
Fbk Ubldt bye yzps nsxl swv, obkzl vbl svbla cwpkdlppxld bye fskdle vblx kd oykvkdt qsa vbkp rlapsdytl vs fskd vblx.
Gqvla y obkzl, y xyd pzsozu lxlatle qasx vbl assx. Tl oyp hlau uswdt, pwarakpkdt yzz ralpldv. Rv pllxle vbyv bl oyp sdzu ycswv 20, yde bl oyp ealpple kd y rwarzl lxcaskelale casnyel swvqkv. Xd bkp oykpv oyp y caykele nsae okvb y aspl rldeydv tkzele okvb fyel. Mbl kdpvydv bl pyo vbl nasoe oykvkdt qsa bkx, bl iwknjzu zkqvle csvb bkp bydep kd tallvkdt, eayokdt yvvldvksd vs vbl xwvvsd qyv fyel caynlzlv yaswde bkp oakpv.
Ebld Nkw Nkd pyo vbkp rlapsd, bkp qkapv kxralppksdp olal vbyv…. Mbkp rlapsd pllxle psxlobyv lqqlxkdyvl. Wasx obyv bl osal, vs bkp xshlxldvp, lhlauvbkdt fwpv zssjle psxlobyv qlxkdkdl.
Xq nswapl, bl eked’v eyal vs pyu y osae ycswv vbkp. Tl fwpv pvsse yv vbl pkel oykvkdt. Ebld vbl rlapsd tzydnle shla yv vblx, Nkw Nkd iwknjzu zkqvle bkp yaxp vs alvwad bkp tallvkdt. Gtykd Yydytla Wydt kdvasewnle lynb sq vblx.
Yydytla Wydt fwpv xldvksdle vblka dyxlp yp olzz yp oblal vblu olal qasx. Nkw Nkd pyo vbyv vbl xyd pvyavle vs qasod. Mbld Yydytla Wydt nsdvkdwle vs kdvasewnl vbl svbla vos cwpkdlppxld. Ebld bl oyp esdl okvb kdvasewnvksdp, bl vwadle yde pxkzle yv lhlausdl. “Mbkp kp Fsdtfkydt’p alralpldvyvkhl qasx vbl olyhlap yde eulkdt sqqknl, Yldt Il – Zswdt Nsae Yldt! Pslpd’v bl zssj uswdt yde vyzldvle?”
Mbl cwpkdlppxld kxxlekyvlzu pxkzle yde ytalle, “Tl vawzu eslp zssj uswdt yde nyryczl!”
However, when Liu Lin heard his name, his entire body stiffened! Meng Ke? This name…. He immediately recalled what the wet nurse had said. Song Yao’s fiance was working as an official….
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Thankfully there were a lot of people around to cover his momentary lapse. Added to the fact that it was getting late, and everyone was eager to eat, everyone made their way quickly back into the room, so no one noticed Liu Lin’s odd behaviour. Only Shi Cheng saw that his face appeared stiff, so when everyone had gone in, he had quickly taken the chance to grab him by the sleeve and remind him, “Although this official clearly isn’t very highly ranked… He’s still an official! Erjiuzi, mind your facial expressions!”
It was only then that Liu Lin snapped out of it. He glanced at Shi Cheng and nodded. He didn’t explain – there was no time to explain! – so he headed in with the rest. After milling around for a while, everyone finally took their seats. A few of the girls came over to accompany them and Liu Lin saw that there were two girls seated next to Meng Ke. One of them was the girl who had earlier emerged from the room.
The owner of the workshop started to entertain Meng Ke. Vulgar laughter was coming from them, and vaguely, words like “bold and powerful”, “managing two women” could be heard of their conversation…..
Liu Lin turned his head. If this really was Song Yao’s fiance, then he really ought to celebrate! Song Yao was such a good girl – what a relief that she didn’t end up with this person!
The handkerchief he had safely kept definitely couldn’t be given to him.
The little official was drinking and teasing the girls with them. Then he started to discuss matters of textiles with everyone, and subtly dropped hints of his position in the conversation. Boldly, he commented on the textile workshops – he even jokingly warned the owner and Manager Fang not to cheat customers….
This was just a ninth rank official from the dyeing and weaving office, but after all his talk, he seemed as though he was of a much higher rank. Others listening would have thought that he was at least a fourth or third ranked official!
During the meal, Liu Lin was completely disgusted by Meng Ke. He was also quite clear that this person was indeed Song Yao’s intended husband, because Meng Ke had unintentionally shared that his father was the official in charge of textiles.
From the side, Shi Cheng could also tell. This was just the son of an official – because of his father’s high position, he had been given a choice, easy position. He was undoubtedly just a spoilt rich second generation!
Although Liu Shu kept saying that Liu Sen was on his way to joining their ranks, everyone knew that that was a joke. Only a person like the one in front of them could be considered the genuine article!
But, they couldn’t criticise him – although he was just a ninth rank official, he was directly in charge of matters pertaining to their livelihood! Furthermore, he had a powerful father in charge of textiles who would support him. As such, no matter what the owner and Manager Fang actually thought, they would be extremely respectful toward him.
Shi Cheng and Liu Lin didn’t actually take their leave early, because they couldn’t find the chance to do so. Meng Ke kept presiding over the table, making casual conversation, so they couldn’t very well just leave. That would make things rather awkward.
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It was only after everyone had eaten their fill, that they managed to get up. The owner and Manager Fang had already arranged everything, but when Meng Ke had kept glancing at the girl standing at Liu Lin’s side, both of them understood. One of them came over and took the girl away while the other smiled at Liu Lin and softly said, “It seems that Young Lord Meng really fancies this girl here… It’s not good for us to fight with officials – would it be alright if I arranged for someone else to accompany you?”
Liu Lin quickly waved the offer away, “No need, no need! You should also be aware that we still have belongings at our inn! I am a bit concerned about leaving them unattended, so I won’t be able to stay here. Next time! We can talk about this again next time!”
Manager Fang nodded understandingly. They had come to buy stock, so naturally they would bring a large sum of money. Businessmen were exceedingly cautious, so his behaviour was understandable. He didn’t try to persuade any further, just said, “Since you haven’t had the chance this time, next time we will definitely make sure to treat the two of you well!” Then he leaned closer and smiled, “I will definitely find two beauties to accompany the two of you!”
Liu Lin smiled with his lips, but mentally was sickened by the offer. In the blink of an eye, he saw that the original two ladies with Meng Ke were pouting when they saw him with someone else. They stamped their feet and threw a coquettish tantrum. So Meng Ke stretched out his other hand and also ushered these two into that side room earlier……
……
Liu Lin, Shi Cheng and Manager Qiu finally emerged from the area. Shi Cheng turned and asked Liu Lin, “Did you see? That Young Lord Meng…. Sure isn’t afraid of developing kidney issues!”
Liu Lin shook his head. He walked for a while before finally saying, “A hedonistic person, who enjoys wine, women – what vice doesn’t he indulge in? This type of person… Thank goodness.”
“Thank goodness?” Shi Cheng asked
Liu Lin thought for a moment before shaking his head, “It’s nothing.”
Shi Cheng saw that he had nothing else to add, so didn’t bother to try and pin him down. He too smiled and shook his head and the two of them returned to the inn to rest. The next day, they brought their carriage to the workshop, exchanged their silver for the textiles and moved it up their cart. Then according to the advice Manager Fang had given, they had wrapped everything up within three layers. The outermost layer was specially covered in an oiled skin. Then they bid Manager Fang goodbye and returned to Feng town.
They didn’t dare tarry on the road. Everyday, they rushed their horses, worried that they would miss Liu Shu’s big day.
At Feng town, there were a lot of things that had happened while they were away. Liu Shu had brought Liu Sen back to visit Taohua Village and quite a lot of people had gone over to Old Man Liu’s to congratulate them. It was a very lively and busy scene. When the Village Head had caught wind of the news, he had hurried over to discuss when they could hold the celebratory banquet, and received the news that two of the four scholars were gone! With Shi Cheng and Liu Lin gone, the Village Head didn’t think it was good to hold the banquet now! After all, it was the difference between two and four scholars!
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He discussed the matter with Old Man Liu and Liu Gao shi. The Village Head insisted that all four must be present for the banquet, so they could only wait for Liu Lin and Shi Cheng to return. The Village Head asked when they could be expected back and started to make preparations.
While the Village Head was handling matters concerning the celebratory banquet, the government office was giving some money to host the party. Of course, Liu Changgeng and He shi had also discussed the matter – they too would need to contribute something, some pigs or goats for the occasion.
In the fifth month, the Shao family’s eldest daughter, Shao Gui, got married. Again Liu Shu went to help, and this time, Liu Xu’er went with him. They saw Shao Giui get married out, then the Shao family turned to arranging Shao Rong’s wedding.
Even if one had a large family network, it would still be difficult to host three weddings in the span of half a year, let alone one with a limited support network like the Shao’s. As such, from the fifth to the sixth month, Liu Xu’er basically didn’t do anything else, just kept running between the Shao family home and Feng town. It was mostly because it was not convenient for her mother to keep heading out, and her dage had to minimise going over to their place. So He shi had no choice but to send her out to run the errands.
Senzi too was free, so he accompanied her, functioning as her little bodyguard, running everywhere with her.
Liu Shu’s wedding was fixed for the 26th of the sixth month. Thankfully it was at the end of the sixth month, because no matter how Liu Lin and Shi Cheng rushed, they only managed to make it back on the 21st of the month.
When everyone saw that they had safely returned, they let out a sigh of relief!
Liu Xu’er told Liu Lin and Shi Cheng that in the fifth month, He Ruyu had again given birth to a chubby baby boy. Their sishu was over the moon. Ye and nai were still staying with dabo, but when they had heard the news, they too were delighted. Liu Gao shi was even chomping at the bit to move back to sishu’s home to stay. But the Village Head was still very mindful of the celebratory banquet, so refused to let those two return. They must have the banquet before they can go!
