A life of two souls traveling through time

Chapter 186 Xiuming Refuses Marriage on Behalf of Junior Sister

In the Zhou Mansion in Mucheng, Master Zhou, who fell in love with Si Yao at first sight, was sitting alone in the courtyard, looking at the cold moon in the night sky and drinking to drown his sorrows. However, he became even more sorrowful, and with a sad face, he couldn't help but recite a poem:

"There is a beauty, I never forget her when I see her. If I don't see her for a day, I miss her like crazy... The orioles are singing on the island in the river. A beautiful lady is a gentleman's ideal match... The reeds are lush and the white dew turns to frost. The so-called beauty is on the other side of the water..."

But the intermittent and irrelevant poetry recitation was too much for Mr. Zhou, who was not well-educated. He came to his son with a sullen face and complained, "I spent so much money and worked hard to find so many teachers for you, but you only learned a few words? I don't expect you to compose a poem right away, but at least recite a complete one. I'm tired of hearing these lines in the theater! You can't even please me, and you still want to please other girls. You deserve to be thrown out!"

"Dad, why are you scolding me too? Your son has been miserable enough... Miss Si Yao..." The half-drunk Master Zhou felt even more aggrieved when he heard his father scolding him so mercilessly, and he couldn't help but burst into tears.

"Alas, why did I, Old Zhou, give birth to such a useless thing like you?" When Mr. Zhou saw his son crying like a cat again, he looked disgusted. It is said that men do not shed tears easily, but his son's tears are like the water curtain cave.

Early in the morning, the sound of gongs and drums could be heard from afar outside Sanxiu Pharmacy. A fat woman dressed in colorful clothes grinned with her big red lips, twisted her round arms and thick waist and walked in front of a festive procession.

"Everyone, please be happy, and beat the gongs and drums. Today is Mr. Zhou's big day, so don't neglect it!" The fat woman swung the pink handkerchief in her hand and loudly instructed the people behind her. If the marriage was done today, she would definitely make a lot of money according to Mr. Zhou's usual wealthy style.

Although the people behind did not respond, they all had happy faces, and the sound of gongs and drums shook half the sky, which naturally alarmed the people who got up early in the medicine store.

"Rong Fan, what happened? What's the noise outside?" Xiao Lu ran all the way to the front yard nervously. Seeing that the medicine boy Rong Fan went out to check and then retreated back in fright, he hurriedly stepped forward and asked.

"I don't know either. There was a huge group of people beating drums and gongs, and no one could stop them." Medicine boy Rong Fan shook his head and sighed in confusion. Today was his turn to get up early and clean the front yard. He didn't expect to hear such a noise as soon as he came out. He was worried that he would not disturb the owner of the manor's sleep.

Rong Fan and Xiao Lu are of similar age, and the two have been at Sanxiu Pharmacy for only half a month each. Xiao Lu has been practicing martial arts for many years and is naturally strong, while Rong Fan is relatively thin, so he cannot suppress the team outside.

"This is absolutely ridiculous!" Xiaolu was also worried that the noise would disturb the people in the backyard, so he immediately frowned and went out of the village, with Rong Fan following closely behind him.

"Stop! Everyone stop!" As the gate opened, the loud sound of gongs and drums almost deafened Xiao Lu, and he roared loudly.

The people outside the yard were so frightened by the vicious look in the boy's eyes that they fell silent.

The sound stopped abruptly and peace was finally restored. The stone in Rong Fan's heart fell down and he couldn't help but sigh.

"Who are you? Why are you making a fuss outside our medicine shop so early in the morning? Don't you know that our owner is still sleeping?" Xiaolu frowned and glared at everyone in front of him and shouted.

“Hey, little boy, don’t be upset on such a happy day. Don’t be upset. I’m Wang, the matchmaker from Mucheng. Today I’m asked by Mr. Zhou from Mucheng to come and propose to Mr. Sanxiu. This… everyone is happy for Mr. Zhou to get married to Sanxiu Pharmacy, but I don’t want to go too far…” The fat woman dressed in colorful clothes was startled when she saw Xiaolu was so angry. After she reacted, she came to Xiaolu with a grin and smiled, but before she could finish her words, she was scared back two steps by the murderous look in the other party, and she dared not say a word.

"Propose marriage?"

Rong Fan on the side widened his eyes in shock, and when Xiao Lu heard the three words "Mr. Zhou", he naturally understood everything, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth. It seems that he did not go too lightly yesterday, and this Zhou guy has become more and more aggressive.

"Hmph, who would want to be in an intimate relationship with your Mr. Zhou? Has our Sanxiu Pharmacy agreed? You'd better not ruin your own reputation by talking nonsense, old woman." Xiaolu snorted coldly without waiting for the matchmaker Wang to speak.

"This...it's not up to you, little boy, to decide whether to agree or not..."

"He doesn't have the final say, but do I?" Before matchmaker Wang could finish her words, a gentle voice sounded from outside the crowd.

"Mr.!" Upon hearing the voice, Xiaolu and Rong Fan smiled at each other, then walked through the crowd to greet him.

Xiu Ming, who was outside the crowd, had already gotten off the carriage. His dignified and elegant face showed a bit of tiredness and exhaustion. Following him were several carts of medicinal herbs that had just been purchased from other places.

"Oh, isn't this Mr. Xiuming?" When Matchmaker Wang saw Xiuming, she walked forward with a happy look on her face.

Xiu Ming was once one of Wang the matchmaker's clients, but it was always the girls who asked her to be a matchmaker for Mr. Xiu Ming. However, in the past few years, she went back and forth many times but was directly rejected by Mr. Xiu Ming every time, so she gave up.

"I'm afraid that Matchmaker Wang will make another trip in vain this time." Xiu Ming had been away for half a month, so he naturally didn't know the inside story. He just thought that Matchmaker Wang had come to arrange a marriage for him again.

"Oh, Mr. Xiuming, it's too early to say that. I haven't even met Mr. Sanxiu yet. How can you conclude that I can't get married today?" Matchmaker Wang didn't seem to understand what Xiuming meant and grinned.

"Hmph, Mr. Zhou wants to marry our sister Si Yao. That's like a toad wanting to eat swan flesh. Our manor master will definitely not agree to it!" Xiaolu also sneered.

Matchmaker Wang was a little afraid of Xiaolu, so she didn't dare to respond.

"The surname Zhou? Which family has the surname Zhou?" After hearing what Xiaolu said beside him, Xiuming realized that he had misunderstood. He also learned that someone wanted to propose to his junior sister, so he hurriedly asked with concern.

"Oh, the one who can be worthy of Mr. Sanxiu's closed disciple, Miss Siyao, must be Mr. Zhou, one of the best in Mucheng!" Seeing Xiuming asked, the matchmaker Wang answered with a smile.

"So it's the son of Mr. Zhou." Xiuming finally understood, and then his face suddenly became serious: "Mr. Zhou is idle all day long, uneducated and unskilled. Although he claims to be a scholar, he can't even pass the exam to become a scholar. How can such a person be worthy of my junior sister?"

"Mr. Xiuming, this..."

"Matchmaker Wang, you'd better go back. I'm the head chef of Sanxiu Pharmacy. My master has already handed over all matters of the pharmacy to me. Therefore, I can also make the decision on my junior sister's marriage. Matchmaker Wang, please go back and persuade Mr. Zhou and Mr. Zhou to give up this idea as soon as possible. If they continue to bother us, we will report them to the police." After Xiu Ming finished speaking, he went straight to the pharmacy. Seeing that Matchmaker Wang did not dare to stop him, everyone naturally gave way.

Xiaolu and Rongfan couldn't help but admire the tall figure of the master from afar. They didn't expect that the master, who was always a good guy, could be so tough.