During the years of Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty, there was a jade shop called Qiongcui Jade in Baiyue City, Southeast Prefecture. The owner, Yang Zhicheng, is in his forties and has a son and a daughter. The daughter has been married a long time ago, and the son Yang Kai has been married for less than half a year. He is married to Chen Fangyan, the daughter of the Chen family who is a jade carver in the city.
Speaking of the marriage of this young couple, it was still a joke in the city, and they almost didn't get married.
In the spring of that year, Yang Kai invited a few friends to go out for an outing in the city. After three or five glasses of wine, he felt a little bit in a mood. Seeing that everyone persuaded him not to move, everyone went to play their own way. Li San recited poems, Wang Wu argued against each other, and Zhao Liu caught birds. It was so lively.
I don’t know whether it was because of the drunkenness or because the gadgets could no longer arouse Yang Kai’s interest, but he actually left his entourage and boarded the boat alone. He rowed one pole to the left and the other to the right. At first, everyone just laughed at him on the river bank.
Li San spoke first and said: "Brother Yang, you are shooting left and right, and you are preparing to take the martial arts exam, aren't you?"
"Brother Li, why are you making fun of Brother Yang? He is preparing for the Dragon Boat Festival competition." Wang Wu covered his mouth and laughed.
Yang Kai staggered back and said: "Don't laugh, I will go down to the river later to catch a big fish for you to drink."
This made the attendants on the shore anxious, Yang Er, "Master, please stop moving. Falling off the boat later is not for fun."
Before Yang Er could finish his words, with a "plop", Yang Kai really fell from the boat into the river. But among the four or five people on the shore, none of them knew how to swim. Although it is spring, the water flow is not fast, but the spring is warm and cold, and the temperature is very low. There was a rush of people on the shore, and the "ah-ah-ah-ah" in the water drank the cold river water up and down.
A team carrying goods happened to be passing by. The leader was a bearded man in his fifties, and there was a carriage behind him. The door curtain on the carriage moved a few times, and the big man jumped into the river and lifted Yang Kai ashore like a little chicken.
Everyone's anxious hearts finally fell to the ground, and they quickly lit up the fire to keep Yang Kai and the big man warm.
At this time, Yang Kai became a lot more honest and looked at the carriage from time to time. "Strong man, thank you for the rescue. My name is Yang Kai. May I ask my name?" Yang Kai chatted.
"Young master, there is no need to say more. I was ordered to help by the young lady. If I want to thank you, I should also thank the young lady." The big man said, not being thanked by Yang Kai.
Yang Kai called Yang Er over and said quietly: "Go to the carriage to say hello, and say that I will go to thank Miss in the future. Please leave her name!"
Soon, Yang Er came back. He said that the lady did not want him to thank her and did not want to leave her name.
"Yang Er, you are really useless. You can't handle such a small thing." Yang Kaixin was unwilling to give up, but he saw the word "Chen" on the carriage, and there were some rough stones piled on the carriage, so he guessed that the person in the carriage was Miss Chen.
After the big man was dressed, he led the team towards the city without looking back.
When Yang Kai returned home, he didn't dare to tell his family about falling into the river, and even Yang Er couldn't reveal it. Recalling the Miss Chen he saw through the curtain of the carriage by the river, he was moved to marry her.
"Mother, I heard that the Chen family who carves jade has a young lady who is both talented and beautiful. She is the most virtuous. Why don't you come and tell me?" Yang Kai said to his mother Yu with a smile.
"Son, I have to ask your father about this matter. I'll tell him tonight that you will grow up when you get a wife, and your father and I won't have to worry about you anymore." Mrs. Yu lamented that her son had grown up.
After dinner, Yang Zhicheng heard his wife Yu talking about Miss Chen, so he called his son Yang Kai and asked: "Kai'er, you are twenty years old today. Your sister's child is three years old. It is a good thing that you want to get married. But I see that you are extremely immature. I am not in a hurry to say goodbye to you. Since you proposed it yourself, there is no reason for us parents to stop it. I still have some friendship with the master of the Chen family, so I will go to the house tomorrow to find out the situation. "
"Father, I will thank you first!" Yang Kai smiled from ear to ear.
The next day, Yang Kai helped in the store. Yang Zhicheng took Yang Er and took a sedan in the direction of Chen's house.
They came back before noon. Yang Kai thought that this matter was certain, so he smiled and stepped forward, wanting to hear the good news. Unexpectedly, Yang Zhicheng scolded him when he came up. "You are an embarrassment. You went out for an outing that day and fell into the river. It was Miss Chen's family who saved you. Now she thinks you are too weak and won't marry you. I'm really mad at you. If the Chen family didn't care about me, they probably wouldn't be willing to talk to me anymore." Yang Zhicheng was so angry that he went back to his room and lay down, not wanting to spend any more effort on this matter.
Yang Kai was extremely anxious at home and didn't have any good ideas. Might as well go out, and then he walked out of the house. Somehow, it was transferred to the Chen family. By chance, the Chen family's sedan came out, accompanied by the big man. Without saying a word, Yang Kai stepped forward and grabbed the big man's arm.
The big man was not expecting it and was startled. "What do you want to do?" he asked hurriedly.
"Master, please accept me as your disciple." Yang Kai said as he knelt down and begged.
I’ve seen a lot of people playing around, but this is the first time I’ve seen this. The big man hurriedly helped Yang Kai up and said: "Master, why are you doing this? I am the guardian of the Chen family, and I will not accept disciples casually. You should go find someone else to play with."
Yang Kai pulled the big man's sleeves and refused to let go, and sweat broke out on his forehead. He came out and said: "Master, I won't delay your work. I just don't want to be so weak anymore, I want to become strong. It's good to be half as good as you."
A shy laugh came from the sedan, and then he called the big man to come forward and whispered a few words.
The big man smiled happily and said: "Well, if you can go to Yongquan ten miles away and fetch water, I will accept you."
Life is about being afraid of not having a goal. Once you have a goal, as long as you persist, you will have unexpected good results.
Yang Kai had never done heavy work at home, so carrying that load of spring water was extremely painful, let alone walking. He stumbled like that and spilled more than half of the spring water. When he returned to Chen's house, only the water at the bottom of the bucket was left. He was also panting from exhaustion and lay on the ground.
The big man's name is Cui Da, and he is quite chivalrous. Seeing that although Yang Kai was weak, he was energetic, he agreed to accept him as his disciple.
In the next three months, Yang Kai got up at five o'clock every day. He ran to Chen's house to pick up the tasks for the day, and then returned to his own house, carrying water, chopping firewood, riding horses, practicing boxing...
Yang Zhicheng didn't say anything when his son was like this. He felt that exercising was always better than wandering outside. Mrs. Yang felt heartbroken when she saw her son like this, but she didn't dare to persuade him.
In three months, Yang Kai became much stronger and his physical condition improved a lot. He is no longer as weak as before, and he has also learned to swim. Once Zha Mengzi caught a live fish.
Yang Kai was practicing by the river that day, when an old woman washing clothes suddenly came. "Sir, it's time for you to get married, and you still practice martial arts every day. By the time the bride is married, someone else will marry you." The old woman teased.
When Yang Kai heard this, he had an epiphany and immediately called his mother, Mrs. Yu, and went to the Chen family's door with gifts.
The Chen family did not reject them this time. Soon, Yang Kai and Chen Fangyan got engaged, and they got married the next year.
After all the relatives and friends had dispersed, Yang Kai came to the new house in a drunken state. Looking at the bride with a red hijab on her head, she felt a lot of emotion in her heart and was reluctant to lift the hijab for a long time.
The bride couldn't sit still and said: "Yang Kai, come and take off this hijab for me. If you don't come, I will take it off myself."
"Madam, don't be anxious. It's unlucky to take it off yourself. Wait for me to come." As he said that, he took off the red hijab.
When the two met, they felt so strange yet familiar.
Chen Fangyan is charming and smart, and Yang Kai is handsome and elegant. They are truly a talented couple.
"Madam, do you know how much sweat I sweat and how much thought I put into marrying you?" Yang Kai took Chen Fangyan's hand and said.
Chen Fangyan looked shy and her cheeks turned even redder. Yang Kai could no longer hold back the lust in his heart, hugged Fang Yan, and the two started to get intimate.Fang Yan wanted to refuse but wanted to push Yang Kai away, but she felt like she was being entangled by a giant snake, and she had no choice but to be at his mercy.
On the second day, both of them got up very late. "Madam, I fell into the river that day. Wasn't it you who asked Cui Da to save me?" Yang Kai hugged Che Fangyan and asked softly.
"Yes, I saw you were almost drowning. I saved your life." Fang Yan said angrily.
"Then why did my father go to your house to propose marriage, but you didn't agree?" Yang Kai bit Chen Fangyan's ear and asked.
"You can't even swim. You look so skinny and dry in the water. Not only I don't like you, but even the maid Cui'er doesn't like you either." Chen Fangyan felt itchy because of Yang Kai.
"Then why are you willing now? Are you attracted to me because I see my strong figure?" Yang Kai asked without shame.
"Screw you, the old woman washing clothes by the river that day was Cui Da's mother. She saw that you were addicted to exercise and no longer came to propose marriage, so she gave you some advice." Chen Fangyan is a young woman, but she still has a lot of ideas when it comes to choosing a husband.
"Oh, I know. You are interested in my good figure. See how I deal with you, hahahahahahahahahaha." Yang Kai hugged Chen Fangyan and rolled around on the bed. The two of them were having a lot of fun.
Three months have passed, and Yang Kai is indulged in the boudoir with his wife. That night, Chen Fangyan got up to take a pee, and when she went to bed to get ready for bed, she found Yang Kai wearing a floral bellyband, lying half asleep.
Chen Fangyan was a little annoyed and asked: "Whose is this? Why do you have this thing?"
"Madam, look again, isn't this your flower bellyband?" Yang Kai explained hurriedly.
"My husband, you can't do this anymore. My parents-in-law have urged you several times to ask you to go to the store to help. You still go out and come home early every day. It's embarrassing." Chen Fangyan came in full of worries.
"Madam, wouldn't it be nice if I guarded you every day?" Yang Kai asked with half-squinted eyes.
"It's not bad, it's very bad. We are husband and wife in bed, and we have fun outside the bed. We still have to return to normal life!" Chen Fangyan said.
However, Yang Kai didn't seem to care very much.
On the second day, Yang Kai went into the room after dinner. The oil lamp in the room was blown out, and suddenly Fangyan said, "Mr. sir, you'd better go to dad's house to check the account book first, and then come back to sleep after you finish it!"
For several days, Fangyan refused to let Yang Kai enter the house.
When Yang Zhicheng and his wife saw them like this, they couldn't help but feel worried. While inviting the in-laws to discuss it, the Chen family's parents didn't take this matter very seriously. Why did this young couple, who had just been married for three months, want their parents to get involved?
Sure enough, within half a month, the two reconciled again. It's just that Yang Kai no longer only pursues sexual pleasure as before, he goes out early and comes back late every day to run his own jade business.
As the saying goes, men are afraid of getting into the wrong profession and women are afraid of marrying the wrong man. As the only son of a merchant family, Yang Kai was pampered and had a delicate body and expensive flesh. If he wanted to marry his sweetheart, he had to start exercising. After finally holding the beauty in his arms, he started to relax again. Only with his wife's constant blowing of wind can he move up step by step. Therefore, it is said that when people go to higher places, water flows to lower places. The truth is true, but it is also difficult to make it come true.
