Chapter Ninety-Seven: The Sound of Firecrackers

As soon as the lunar month begins, it seems that the only thing that every household has to do is to prepare for the New Year.

The cause of Shen Laibao is menacing and strange, the elders feel that it is evil, so they invited a Taoist priest to practice, follow the Taoist priest's practice to paste the house with yellow charms, as soon as Shen Laibao opened the door, he was pounced on the face by the yellow charm, and there was a blood mark on the pillar in front of the door, which is said to be specially smeared to ward off evil spirits.

He didn't see what the rune was after looking at it for a long time, no wonder he always said that ghosts draw runes.

Coming out of the gate of the Shen family, the carriage was already prepared in front of the door. He glanced at the side gate, but it didn't open yet, so he drove to the appointed place first.

Yesterday, Hua Ling asked Hua Xu and Qin Qin to go to tea together, wanting to talk about it before the marriage between the two was decided, so as not to be embarrassed in the future.

Hua Ling took the initiative to propose this solution, which surprised Shen Laibao very much. Later, I thought about it, such a modern approach is actually influenced by Hua Pingsheng.

When he arrived at the restaurant, they really hadn't arrived yet, so he asked Xiao Er to make a pot of tea first, prepare snacks, and when someone came, they could be served immediately. He was afraid of being embarrassed to chat, so it was better to prepare for the transition of some food.

About two quarters had passed, and the appointed hour had passed, and no one had been seen. He already had a little guess in his heart that they shouldn't come.

After another moment, there was a knock on the door, and Ah Wu, who was outside, said, "Young master, the girl from the Hua family is here." ”

Shen Laibao got up to open the door, only to see her, not anyone next to him, he stroked a slightly curled strand of hair on her forehead, and asked, "They won't come?" ”

Hua Ling nodded, "My sister-in-law refuses to come, but my eldest brother thinks so." ”

At the end, she glanced at Ah Wu, who immediately turned her back and covered her ears. Hua Lingcai said in a low voice, "She may be afraid that you will make your words clear." ”

Having said that, if it continues like this, there will be a lot of trouble. It's better to drag it out, when you don't know what to do. Shen Laibao also expected this ending at first, and was not too surprised, "I ordered a few fruits and breakfasts that you like to eat, come in, I'll let Xiao Erduan come." ”

When Hua Ling saw him come out, she leaned over to let herself in, and she tilted her head and asked, "What about you?" ”

Shen Laibao smiled, "I'll go downstairs to eat, you eat slowly, I'll wait for you." ”

Hua Ling nodded, and then went inside. Shen Laibao waited for her to sit down before going downstairs for breakfast.

After breakfast, the two walked together for a while, and it was not long, and before they finished a street, Shen Laibao said, "Get in the carriage quickly." ”

Hua Ling raised her eyes to look at him, "Are you driving me away?" ”

Shen Laibao sighed, "Where do I dare, I don't want to kneel on the washboard in the future." ”

"What is a kneeling washboard?"

Shen Laibao suddenly thought of this kind of word, Hua Pingsheng would never teach his daughter as a man, so how could he blow himself up! He shook his head, "Nothing. ”

However, Hua Ling was very curious and asked, "What is a kneeling washboard?" ”

No matter how she asked, Shen Laibao just wouldn't say it. Hua Ling asked a few more times, split the words and ligated the words, combined the sentences before and after, and blinked her eyes, "Is it a mistake to punish you for kneeling on that washboard?" ”

Shen Laibao chuckled in his heart, "No! ”

Seeing that his face changed, Hua Ling, who knew that he had guessed correctly, sneered and was very proud. Shen Laibao had no choice but to say frankly, "Xiaohua, that hurts your self-esteem very much, don't learn badly, be good." ”

"Then don't bully me in the future."

Shen Laibao said helplessly, "It's you who don't bully me." ”

Hua Ling couldn't help laughing, but she couldn't see him playing tricks like this. Where can she make him kneel on the washboard, and only when he is willing to kneel, he will kneel.

But after a few words, I'm really about to finish this street. Hua Ling was reluctant, and looked at him a few more times when he got into the car, and when he was about to put down the curtain, he said, "Brother Noble, can we still set off fireworks together this year?" ”

Shen Laibao nodded, "I'll make an appointment with more people." ”

The flower bell was beautiful, and then the curtain was lowered. When the wheels of the car began to roll, she looked out the window again. Sure enough, I saw him look at her again. When he was in the car, he was not in the eyes of pedestrians, and he was much bolder, just looking at him.

Seeing Shen Laibao, he felt his heart beating hard.

Sure enough...... His domineering president, Xiaohua.

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Just after the new year, it will be Chinese New Year's Eve in a few days. should be a happy day, but the Shen family and his wife have been sad since last night.

It's just that last night my son suddenly said that he wanted to invite the matchmaker to go to Hua's house again, which really made the two uneasy. But the son decided to do it, and he left it to him.

But you can't lose your face three times, so wait for him to come early.

As soon as Shen Laibao arrived in the lobby, he saw his father and mother, and said hello, and Master Shen said, "Ah Wu just went out to ask for a matchmaker." Treasure......" He hesitated for a moment before saying, "Dad knows that you like Hualing, but our Shen family is also a big family, if you are rejected again, you promise Dad, don't marry the daughter of the Hua family, don't have a tendon." ”

Mrs. Shen also persuaded her bitterly, "Our face is old, and if we lose it, we will lose it, but you are still young, and you still have to do business with your uncles and uncles. ”

Shen Laibao smiled, "No, let the matchmaker go first." ”

The son has decided to do this, and the two elders have no choice. After a while, the matchmaker came over, and Mrs. Shen stuffed a lot of silver into her in advance, telling her to speak well, be patient, and wrap up tighter. Whatever the Hua family wants, they promise them, the point is that Hua Ling can be the daughter-in-law of the Shen family.

The matchmaker got a rich reward for silver, so she naturally worked hard, and when she arrived at the Hua family, she politely said her words, and she didn't see the woman's father and mother nodding, but she was not too anxious - if the matchmaker came to the door and agreed, then the future bride would be worthless.

In her eyes, who has formed hundreds of marriages, marriage is also a kind of business. Marrying a daughter is also called selling a daughter, this selling words, of course, pays attention to the amount of dowry.

She got Mrs. Shen's words and said the dowry to the maximum. But before the two of them agreed, they became anxious.

Liao was also anxious, but no matter how anxious she was, she couldn't agree immediately. Hua Pingsheng thought it was simple - let him finish this cup of tea, and then he could nod.

The more the matchmaker talked, the more anxious she became, more urgent than any previous marriage, and when she said it, the bounty given by the Shen family would definitely be rich. Say no, but it's not a duck that flies to the mouth, it's a flock, a flock!

Hua Pingsheng finally finished drinking the tea, and his ears were about to become calloused. Just when the matchmaker felt hopeless and depressed, she suddenly heard him say, "Okay. ”

The matchmaker blinked and quickly touched her ears, "What did Master Hua say?" ”

Hua Pingsheng said with a smile, "I said okay, but now it's almost the New Year, and I don't want my daughter to marry in a hurry, so the wedding date is scheduled after the year. ”

The matchmaker almost cried, "Okay, okay, then I'll go back and tell the Shen family." ”

After that, she was afraid that they would regret it, so she went to the Shen family to say goodbye. Seeing Hua Pingsheng laughing, Liao Shi felt that he was strange, but when he looked at it, he also laughed, and finally sighed, "There is only Lang'er left." ”

Hua Pingsheng said, "Being in the barracks, all the men I see are men, and all the men in the barracks are getting married late, and you don't have to worry about someone gossiping about the ringing earlier than him getting married." ”

Liao shook his head, "It's customary, I'm not worried about this, what I'm worried about is that Lang'er, that stunned boy, will be even more stunned when he comes back from a trip to the barracks." ”

Hua Pingsheng felt that it made sense, but he was worried about what's the use, and he couldn't hold him to do such a thing as getting married.

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The matter of Shen Hua's two families forming a family quickly spread all over the alley, Shen Laibao originally thought that this matter would start after the year, who wanted to find a gentleman, the auspicious day was on the seventeenth day of the first month, so time became urgent.

This day coincides with the birthday of the two, and the marriage between the husband and wife is very good, and the elders on both sides hit it off, and they are busy with the marriage of the two.

There are many Shen families, and Mrs. Shen is doing things safely, although the time is a little tight, but everything is ordered, and it is also orderly.

It's just that in this way, Shen Laibao can't meet Hua Ling. And to break the contract - there is no way to take her to set off fireworks.

He thought about it, so he simply bought two boxes of fireworks and sent them to Hua's house.

Ah Wu was sent to the Hua family, and the Hua family couple happened to be there, so the Liao family asked, "This is what Shen Laibao gave to Lingling?" ”

Ah Wu replied, "No, it's for Master Hua." ”

"......" Liao couldn't help but smile, this child, even if he clearly wanted to give it to her daughter, no one would say anything. In addition to not being able to meet, other things are much more relaxed. But it was also cautious, but she was happy, "Then send it to my room, and I will give a share to the children later." ”

said that it was a point, but it was all carried away by the flower bell.

When the Chinese New Year came, Xiaodouding came to the house, and Hua Ling moved them out and put them for them. She just sat on the side and watched, watching the excitement, but she still felt cold in her heart.

Last year, there was a second brother, a plate, and Sister Yin, this year the second brother did not come back to the New Year, and the plate did not know where it went, and Sister Yin also married and lived in her husband's house.

Only Shen Laibao was left next door, but because the two were married, they couldn't see each other.

Hua Ling looked at it for a while, and suddenly became interested, took a few fireworks and ran to the backyard. After looking for the wall adjacent to the Shen family, it should be near Shen Laibao's residence. She crouched down and planted the fireworks on the ground, which she lit.

Fireworks crackled into the sky and spread over the two walls.

Shen Laibao, who had just returned to the room after seeing his relatives one day, was startled, and after a while, the next person said at the door, "It's someone next door who is setting off a cannon battle by the wall." ”

Shen Laibao answered, washed his face and was wiping, when he suddenly thought of something. He threw away the towel and walked to the wall, he always felt that it was Hua Ling who was firing the cannonballs. There is the deep courtyard of the Hua family, and generally people are not allowed to enter.

Hua Ling didn't expect this firework to be so big, so she squatted aside with her ears and froze for a while, and then she turned her hand to light another one, but her hand trembled and she didn't light it. She took the incense and lit it again, but it was not lit again.

Suddenly there was a laugh on the wall, "I thought it was someone's bear child who was going to blow up the wall of my house." ”

Hua Ling looked up and saw Shen Laibao squatting on the branch of the peach tree that was almost over the wall, looking down at her and laughing. She stepped up and handed him a firework, but did not speak.

Shen Laibao leaned over and took it, "I heard the sound of artillery in your front yard, I thought you were there too, why did you come here?" ”

Hua Ling asked rhetorically, "Brother Noble can't figure it out?" ”

Shen Laibao smiled, "I don't understand." ”

Hua Ling pursed her lips, "Then you can think about it." You really don't think of me as a girl, I'm thin-skinned. ”

Shen Laibao smiled again, he really wanted to jump down and pinch her face, "Xiaohua, hand me the incense." ”

Hua Ling handed it to him again, and Shen Laibao took it and lit the fireworks. The fireworks instantly rushed to the sky, exploding a dazzling flower in the night sky, reflecting the two families brightly. But the sound also exploded, causing the Hua family to run over here to take a look.

She was a little annoyed, and finally met with him, but a firework was like wolf smoke, attracting people. She waved her hand at him, "Brother Noble go down quickly, be careful, don't fall." ”

"I also left a box of fireworks, waiting for you to get married, and put them together."

Hua Ling was anxious and funny, "Where did anyone set off fireworks after the Lantern Festival." ”

Shen Laibao smiled, "Me." If you promise a few years ago, you have to keep it. ”

Hua Ling paused slightly, looked up at the person who said this seriously, her heart was warm, and she nodded slightly, "Hmm." ”

Shen Laibao looked at her a few more times, and he didn't come down from the tree until he saw someone running from the other side of the corridor. Still holding a fireworks stick with the aftertaste of gunpowder in his hand, he was reluctant to lose it when he returned to the room.

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After the New Year, Shen Hua's two parents were fully engaged in the marriage of their two children, and they were even more happy than the New Year.

On the seventeenth day of the first lunar month, a daughter from the Hua family got married, and the one who married was the son of the Shen family next door.

Lang rode a bamboo horse and went around the bed to make green plums.

Living together for a long time, the two have no suspicion. 166 Reading Network