There are unpredictable circumstances in the sky, and people have good and bad luck. Just as Xiumei was dreaming, a kind of bad luck was quietly coming to her.

Early in the morning, Li Xiumei was still in bed, and Aunt Zhang, the clever matchmaker in the West Village, entered the house happily.

"Brother Li, congratulations, congratulations, the son-in-law you asked me to find has finally been found. He is a good man in a hundred miles. Not only does he have a solid family, but he also has a belly of ink. The year before last, I was admitted to Xiucai, and now I am preparing to take the exam. Talents are rare, talents are rare! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and my brother must grasp it and don't miss the opportunity. Aunt Zhang picked good things to say and said the man wildly.

Li Aicai smiled when she heard this, and hurriedly asked, "Aunt Zhang, what is the name of this person you are talking about?" Where do you live? ”

"His name is Liu Youde, the eldest son of Liu Laocai in the West Village." Aunt Zhang said.

"Oh - it's Liu Laocai's eldest son, good, good, good! The door is right, and it is decided. The woman is not staying, and it is a worry to keep it. Aunt Zhang, you go and discuss the date of the dowry with the Liu family, the sooner the better. Li Aicai agreed.

Li Xiumei heard the conversation between her father and Aunt Zhang in the boudoir, and she was anxious. Who Liu Youde is, she knows it in her heart. The year before last, I donated money to a showman, and I thought I was sorry. Those who open and close their mouths are actually embroidered pillows and straw bags, and there are no good goods in the stomach. As for her appearance, Li Xiumei also knows in her heart that she is short, chubby, and full of fat.

"Dad, if you want me to marry Liu Youde, I'd rather die than obey! That Liu Youde wants talents but no talents, and he has no ability, relying on the money at home to eat, drink and have fun. He's a playboy, and if you want to marry me to him, you're pushing me into a fire pit, and I'll be miserable for the rest of my life. Dad, can you bear to see your daughter unhappy for the rest of her life? After Aunt Zhang left, Li Xiumei came to the middle hall and said angrily.

"Silly girl, marry a man, marry a man, dress and eat, the Liu family is rich and powerful, you can only enjoy endless glory and wealth when you marry in the past, will you be unhappy? Girl, daddy is all for your good, you have to seize this opportunity. Dad still has something to do, go first, and talk about it in the evening. Li Aicai said and walked out of the house.

Li Xiumei's heart was like a knife, she lay on the bed and hugged her head and cried. Mother Li didn't feel good when she saw her daughter's pain, so she walked over and persuaded her with an analogy.

Li Xiumei burst into tears and said: "Mother, my daughter already has a person she likes in her heart, and she can't tolerate other men anymore." Liu Youde knows better than me what kind of character his mother is, and his daughter will not marry him even if she marries a cat or a dog. ”

"Girl, you-have a sweetheart? Whose child is he? Say it, my mother will give you a counselor? Li's mother asked with concern.

"He—that's—Yang Yulang." Li Xiumei said without concealment.

"Yulang is indeed a good young man, but his family is too poor, and he is the only seedling of the Yang family, if you marry him, you will have endless suffering and unbearable sins in your life. Children, parents are all thinking about your next life, don't be rash. Li's mother said.

Xiumei was silent when she heard this, she knew in her heart that although Yang Yulang was born poor, others were not short of ambitions. He is not only handsome and dashing, but also very learned and considerate. Xiumei has a soft spot for Yang Yulang, and Yang Yulang also has a true love for Xiumei, and the two are simply in the same breath.

"No! I must tell Gyoro about this marriage and let him have an idea. If you wait for someone from the Liu family to come to give a dowry, it will be too late. Li Xiumei couldn't stay idle, she got up from the bed, and walked out without eating.

Mother Li understood her daughter's thoughts, and for her daughter's happiness, she had to turn a blind eye.

In the evening, Li Xiumei still came to the Moon Pavilion, which is the old place where she and Yang Yulang met, knew each other, and loved each other. She leaned against the railing, her eyes looking at the ridge road by the river. Suddenly, a dark figure appeared not far away, hurrying towards this direction.

"Yulang, you're here." Mei'er exclaimed in surprise.

"Mei'er, what happened?" Yulang hurriedly walked over to Mei'er and asked.

"Yulang, my father is going to marry me to Liu Laocai's eldest son Liu Youde, who is the short and fat man, what do you think about this?" Xiumei asked uneasily.

"What to do? It's a big deal to be someone's daughter-in-law. Liu Laocai's family has food and accommodation, everything, going out to sit in a sedan chair, and there are maids to serve at home, why not? Yulang smiled bitterly.

"Yulang, when things come to this point, you still have the heart to say cool words, it's really 'the emperor is not in a hurry, the eunuch is in a hurry.' Meier grumbled.

"It's a hot night tonight, and it looks like a storm is coming. Mei'er, let's prepare rain gear as soon as possible!! Yulang said inexplicably.

"I say, your man's heart is like the weather, which is unpredictable and unpredictable. Alas, man, it's really incomprehensible. Xiumei sighed.

"Mei'er, I'm sorry. I'm also dizzy, I don't know what to say? But there is always a solution. Jiao Zhongqing and Liu Lanzhi, Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, etc., they did not hesitate to sacrifice everything including their lives for the people they liked. Everything in the world has love, but there is no love that is nobler and holier than love. Life is precious, but love is even more valuable. Yulang cites the scriptures to distinguish them.

Xiumei leaned on the railing, holding her chin with both hands, looking at the sparkling waves with a focused look, speechless.

"Mei'er, what are your plans for the future?" Gyokuro asked suddenly.

"With you, never apart." Xiumei was resolute.

"Is it possible? Your parents are going to marry you to Liu Youde, a wealthy and talented man, aren't you afraid that they will break us up? Yulang asked uneasily.

"I have an iron heart after eating the scales, I will not marry you in this life and this life, if my parents insist that I marry Liu Youde, I will fight to the death. Rather than stealing life in pain, it is better to die vigorously in hope. ”

"Well, since you have made up your mind, I am not a bad seed, we can't be husband and wife in life, let's be a pair of loving mandarin ducks after death. The souls of Liu Lanzhi and Jiao Zhongqing turned into peacocks, Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai turned into butterflies, and we turned into mandarin ducks, so that we would have no regrets. Yang Yulang said.

Li Xiumei threw herself on Yang Yulang and sobbed, Yang Yulang hugged Xiumei, stroking her hair while comforting.

The hazy moonlight quietly sprinkled on the lovers, like a sculpture.

Late at night, Yang Yulang and Li Xiumei reluctantly broke up. Xiumei quietly walked into her boudoir and was about to go to bed when someone suddenly lit a candle.

"Dad, is that you? How are you in my room? Die'er asked, stunned.

Li Aicai sat at the desk with a tiger face, and asked, "Crazy girl, the third watch is still outside in the middle of the night, is it easy for your father and mother to pull you with a handful of and urine?" ”

"Who told you to ignore my lifelong happiness?" Li Xiumei said angrily.

Li Aicai listened and shouted: "Dead girl, dare to talk back? See how I clean you up? "Then raise the broom and fight.

Li Xiumei didn't dodge or dodge, and said sadly: "You just beat me to death!" I don't want to live anymore anyway. ”

Li Aicai's hand on the broom trembled, and he sat down dejectedly, sighing.