A few days later.
When Xi Chen was working on a farm tool, the matchmaking lady showed up.
The moment she saw Xi Chen, she put on a flattering smile.
"Owner Xi, I am here to inform you for the candidate and proposal." She said with a smile.
"That's good. Tell me the details." Xi Chen led her to the inner courtyard as he asked her about the details.
When they reached the courtyard, Xi Chen made some tea. And they both sat at the stone table.
"You don't have to be so formal. Just call me madam Lu or just matchmaker Lu." Seeing Xi Chen so distant, she said.
Xi Chen took a sil of the tea and smiled. "OK. Madam Lu can just tell me the details of it."
Madam Lu smiled at the words and started explaining. "Well, there is one that perfectly fit what you asked for. But I didn't if she will agree to your proposal."
She stopped for a bit and continued. "So.. I went to her place a few days ago. At first she deny my request. But after some pestering, she agree to meet you and discuss about it."
Then she asked. "What do you think?"
Xi Chen thought for a moment and asked. "What about her background details. And what kind of person she is..?"
Madam Lu explained without a delay. "She is an orphan. She was brought up by a farmer who did not have any children of his own. When she met her foster father, she was about 15."
Before she could continue, Xi Chen cut her off suddenly. "15..? What about her life before that?"
She quickly explained to avoid misunderstanding. "According to her, she was a refugee before she met her foster father. She came from a nearby village, after a disaster struck the village. And it was confirm after some checkings, she was speaking the truth. After her foster father died, she moved in with her foster father's younger brother's family. Now she is 21 years old."
After hearing the words, Xi Chen felt into a deep over thinking. 'What was her life before that? Was she a child of martial family.'
Suddenly, he snapped out it. 'What the hell was that.' He did not even realize he was falling too deep into thoughts.
Then he realized that it was his martial will shaking. He was too obsessed with making a clan and finding pure background, that he started forming heart demon.
Luckily, he realized it before it was too late.
He took a deep breath and calm himself.
Then he replied to madam Lu. "I will meet her."
Madam Lu face lit up with a smile. "Great, she said to meet at the first bridge of the town's small river. And she will meet you there on 5th day of this month, which is 3 days from."
Xi Chen nodded without even looking at madam Lu.
After asking Xi Chen to fix the house or buy a bigger house, madam Lu left the place with 15 more copper coins.
Xi Chen was left there sitting on his own looking at the bright sky.
He murmured to himself. "Heart Demon.... it seems like I have been thinking too must. I should start being a little bit cautious of it."
Then he went to the shop, to finish what he had started.
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On the night before the meeting, Xi Chen called his two younger brother in his room to tell them about his marriage proposal and stuffs related to it.
Xi Chen sat on his bed and the two boys sat on two chair facing Xi Chen.
Xi Chen looked at them and he started remembering things about the past.
It was about 3 years ago that the 3 of them were living a normal but a little struggling life. But it all started changing when he got the panel. And the panel granted him the skills.
Without the panel, the trio might be still living a normal people life.
Seeing their big brother sitting on the bed with a blank look on his face, Xi Xuan called out. "Brother..!!"
Xi Chen snapped out of his thoughts. He looked at them and smiled. "Its nothing. I just called you guys here to tell you that I am planning to marry soon."
The words surprised both Xi Bing and Xi Xuan. They looked at each other.
Xi Bing was about to speak when Xi Chen put up his hand and stopped him.
He continued speaking. "I know what you two are thinking. Is not it too early? No it is not early but perfect time for me to start the plan."
The three of them sat inside Xi Chen's room in silence for a few minutes until Xi Bing broke it with, "Then what about the house? I mean we can not just continue living here after your marriage."
"Don't worry about it, I have already contacted someone to look for a bigger house for us." Xi Chen responded.
"You two can leave now. I just wanted to talk about this small things." As Xi Chen said that, both Xi Xuan and Xi Bing stood up slowly and left the room.
Before closing the door, Xi Xuan said to Xi Chen softly. "Good night, brother."
Xi Chen smiled and said back. "Good night, little Xuan."
Even though Xi Bing and Xi Xua are only a year apart, Xi Bing was way more mature than Xi Xuan. It was because after their parents passed away, Xi Bing was the one constantly helping Xi Chen. And Xi Xuan would always play and do other things suitable for his age.
So, Xi Bing know a lot of things they had to face more than Xi Xuan. Xi Xuan was the baby the two big brother shielded from the wind and rain.
It was only after he turned 13 that they agreed to let him help with the blacksmithing works.
Thinking of all those thing, Xi Chen sighed a bit on how Xi Xuan was now a grown up young man.