Longevity Reward Redemption: The Immortal Clan Starts with Farmers

23: The wedding banquet revealed their social standing!”Yi Lian, I’m planning to go to Wang Yong’s house to propose marriage. How much betrothal gift do you think we should set this time?”

Chen Changsheng returned to the room and explained the situation to his wife.

”Just follow the standard for families in the county town. We can’t wrong the girl from the Wang family. Besides, Chuanwu getting married is a major event, so it must be done in style!”

Upon hearing his wife say this, Chen Changsheng nodded. In any case, his relationship with Wang Yong was so good that he wouldn’t feel bad about any amount of betrothal gift.

The next morning, Chen Changsheng carried two jars of strong chinese liquor and went to Wang Yong’s house early.

”Brother Wang, I’ve come to visit today because I really have a favor to ask!”

Chen Changsheng walked into Wang Yong’s courtyard, looking at Wang Yong who came out to greet him with a smile, appearing quite ingratiating.

”Hey, just say what it is. With our relationship, do we need to be so polite?”

Wang Yong was a bit puzzled; he was close with Chen Changsheng, so he rarely saw him act this courteous.

In the room, Wang Juan secretly opened the window sill, watching Chen Changsheng and Wang Yong exchanging pleasantries, her Face flushing slightly.

She hadn’t told Wang Yong about Chuanwu’s confession yesterday. After all, she was a girl, and saying such things out loud was truly embarrassing.

However, she hadn’t expected Chen Changsheng to come knocking so soon. The Chen family’s speed was just too fast.

”Haha, Brother Wang, then I’ll speak the truth!”

”My eldest son, Chuanwu, has always liked your little Juan. Is it time for me to come and propose marriage?”

”I’ve brought two jars of strong chinese liquor for you first. As for how much betrothal gift you want, my Chen family won’t say a word against it!”

Hearing this, Wang Yong was secretly delighted. He had always seen the relationship between his daughter and Chuanwu, but this Chen Chuanwu was a blockhead and never broke through that layer of window paper, which made him worry.

He hadn’t expected this blockhead to finally see the light today!

”Haha. I am very satisfied with Chuanwu as a child. I taught him, so I know his character!”

”Our relationship is already good, so it would be even better if we could become family!”

”I don’t oppose this matter. You can decide the betrothal gift yourself. We are marrying off our daughter, not selling her!”

When Chen Changsheng heard Wang Yong being so straightforward, he was also pleasantly surprised and quickly said:

”Oh, Brother Wang, you’ve really relieved a major worry of mine!”

”Let’s discuss the wedding date. I will definitely make sure Chuanwu marries your daughter in style!”

Chen Changsheng and Wang Yong were both in agreement, so they talked very enthusiastically. Regarding the wedding date, both believed the sooner, the better.

Therefore, Chuanwu’s wedding date was set for the first of next month, which was the National Day of Chen Changsheng’s previous life, the first day of the tenth lunar month.

After bidding farewell to Wang Yong and returning home, Chen Changsheng prepared a full seven hundred silver for the betrothal gifts. One must know that even for wealthy families in the county, the betrothal gift for a wedding was only about two or three hundred silver.

It was evident that Chen Changsheng attached great importance to his eldest son’s marriage!

In the following days, Chen Changsheng found a matchmaker and began the wedding rituals. Seven days later, five hundred silver and other betrothal gifts were sent to Wang Yong’s house.

Soon, the first day of the tenth lunar month arrived!

Today, the Chen family was dressed up festively, with red cloth strips and red lanterns hung everywhere...

Chen Chuanwu rode a tall horse adorned with a big red flower. He looked quite imposing, but in reality, his hands holding the reins were trembling with excitement!

”The auspicious hour has arrived, go fetch the bride!”

Chen Chuanwen was also dressed neatly today. He walked in front of Chen Chuanwu and shouted loudly, after which Chuanwu’s fellow disciples started to make a lively commotion.

Accompanied by the band playing, Chen Chuanwu and the others arrived in front of Wang Yong’s house.

Wang Yong’s youngest son, twelve-year-old Wang Xiao, blocked Chuanwu, insisting he compose a poem before he could take his sister away.

Chuanwu didn’t know how to write poetry, but Chuanjie threw a handful of wedding candies to Wang Xiao, which finally gave Chuanwu the chance to bring Wang Juan into the sedan chair.

After the lively bride-fetching, it was time to bow to the heavens and earth.

Chen Changsheng sat on the chair, looking at the two newlyweds, and thought to himself: ”In my last life, I was a single dog in my thirties, but in this life, I’m in my thirties and about to become a grandfather. Life’s encounters are truly mysterious!”

After the two newlyweds bowed to their parents, the wedding ceremony was finally over, and it was time for the banquet to begin.

At this moment, one could see Chen Chuanwu’s Jianghu status!

A nineteen-year-old Bone Tempering Realm Martial Artist could be considered a legend in Longwei County.

For an ordinary person at nineteen, being able to break through to the second Realm would count as a Genius, not to mention this Bone Tempering Realm had astonishing combat power!

At the banquet, the first to arrive were the master of the Iron Spear Martial Arts School and Chuanwu’s fellow disciples!

Other martial arts schools in the county also sent people; either the masters came in person, or they sent their Personal Disciples.

As for the Blade Wielders and Jianghu heroes, they filled more than ten tables.

This was because, over the past five years, Chuanwu had often taken on bounties and captured villains to hone his martial arts, naturally building friendships with these Blade Wielders and Jianghu travelers.

In a corner of the banquet, people from the Local Government also came to offer congratulations, mostly Constables and officials responsible for bounty hunting!

As for the people from Kaoshan Village, even more came. Didn’t you see Liu Jinshan wearing a hypocritical smile, drinking with some landlords from Kaoshan Village!

This wedding fully displayed Chen Chuanwu’s Jianghu status in the county.

Both the underworld and the righteous factions gave Chuanwu Face. That old schemer Liu Jinshan saw this point, which is why he came over to toast Chen Changsheng so diligently.

Chen Changsheng drank some wine with the guests. The liquor used at this wedding was the strong chinese liquor brewed by Chen Changsheng himself.

That’s right! Chen Changsheng felt the timing was right. At this moment, his family had Chuanwu to hold up the facade, and Chuanwen had also advanced to the Bone Refining Realm.

With two Bone Refining Realm experts in the family, couldn’t they hold onto a liquor business in the county town?

His Chen family had to develop, because Chen Changsheng discovered that the five elements soup of ordinary years was becoming less and less helpful for martial arts practice.

To ensure rapid progress in the martial Dao, he needed to refine five elements soup with aged medicinal herbs, so the Chen family needed silver.

Brewing liquor was one aspect Chen Changsheng chose; his Chen family was going to openly make money!

Serving strong chinese liquor to the guests today was the first step in making money through brewing.

”Master Chen, your family’s liquor is really potent. Where did you buy it? We Martial Artists should drink such fiery liquor!”

At this moment, a master of a martial arts school came up to toast Chen Changsheng and said with a laugh. From his flushed Face, one could tell he was very satisfied with the strong chinese liquor, otherwise he wouldn’t have drunk until his Face turned red.

”Haha, Master Liu, this is liquor brewed by my Chen family. If you like it, take a jar with you. We will be selling it in the county town from now on!”

Chen Changsheng drained a cup with a smile and released the news that his family would be selling liquor.

The guests at this wedding were all very satisfied with the strong chinese liquor; they found it novel and potent. Now that they knew the news of Chen Changsheng selling liquor, surely figures like the Restaurant owners at the banquet would be unable to resist coming to his door!