ninety-nine

Hu Pengcheng came out of the private school and walked slowly to his home.

The Hu family now lives in the alleys of Dongzheng Street, and the house is not big, only two courtyards, and there are only about ten rooms in total. At first, the family didn't think there was anything, after all, before coming to Beijing, Lord Hu's errand was about to be decided, and here in the capital, it was just a temporary stay for a few days. No one expected that this errand was not as easy as they thought, the errand that had been scheduled was about to be preempted by others, and Lord Hu couldn't find a real shortage for a while, and the family was stranded in the capital.

There are many Hu families, from old to young, plus the two concubines and four daughters of Lord Hu, there are ten masters alone, there must be a few people in the house to serve and call, and there must be a place to receive guests when they come, so after calculation, the room is not enough at all, Hu Pengcheng, as the only heir of the Hu family, can still occupy a room, and his sisters can only squeeze together, and they can quarrel several times a day, and there is no time for the yard to stop, so Hu Pengcheng is not willing to go home.

He rubbed outside for a while, until the sky gradually darkened, then he reluctantly walked home, just walked to the mouth of the alley, suddenly heard someone call his name, Hu Pengcheng turned around suspiciously, and saw Zhao Chengjin riding on a horse looking at him condescendingly from a distance, and said with a smile: "I saw you from afar, and I thought I recognized the wrong person." Why are you still out there? ”

Hu Pengcheng grinned a little uncomfortably, trying to squeeze out a smile, but then found that it was in vain, and after thinking about it, he didn't bother to force a smile in front of Zhao Chengjin, and shook his head helplessly: "The family is full of smoke and miasma, and I don't want to go back." ”

Zhao Cheng saw his appearance, and he originally had some unspeakable mustard in his heart, but at this time, his thoughts were scattered, he got off the horse, looked around again, and said to Hu Pengcheng: "That...... Let's find a place to talk? ”

They found a small restaurant nearby and sat down, and the guys in the store were all sharp-eyed, and they could see at a glance that Zhao Chengjin was a nobleman, and after serving the meal, he withdrew with interest, leaving only Zhao Chengjin and Hu Pengcheng talking in the private room. Zhao Cheng remembered Hu Pengcheng's unruly appearance when he first met a few years ago, and then looked at the frowning in front of him, as if he was a young man who was ten years older, and suddenly felt that it was really too much for him to eat flying vinegar indiscriminately before.

It's obviously within my power, but I've been awkward and refused to come out to help, which is really too much.

Zhao Chengjin didn't ask about the whereabouts of Master Hu, in fact, the Hu family was still in Beijing, it was enough to explain the problem, he chatted with Hu Pengcheng as if nothing had happened, talking about the days when he was in Yunzhou a few years ago, and the two of them couldn't help laughing as they spoke, Hu Pengcheng drank a few sips of wine, and began to be a little confused, and he spoke unscrupulously.

“…… Let me tell you......" Hu Pengcheng had a big tongue when he spoke, and his eyes fluttered, "Brother Shun, you looked so handsome at that time, didn't the two girls in my family see you once, hey, the two of them quarreled when they went back." Later, when the war was fought, didn't you leave, let's go to the mountains, those two stupid girls still want to show Xiaoxue's face, how can people take them seriously......" He laughed as he spoke, and there was a faint sadness in his voice, which seemed to be a different person from Hu Pengcheng on weekdays.

Zhao Chengjin couldn't laugh a little, he poured a glass of wine and drank it slowly, and after a while, he clinked glasses with Hu Pengcheng. When it was dark, Zhao Chengjin sent the drunk Hu Pengcheng home, and when he got home, Lord Hu and Mrs. Hu were about to go crazy, and when they saw Zhao Chengjin, they didn't come back to their senses for a while, and even Mrs. Hu forgot to step forward to slap him.

At the end of the year, the weather in the capital is getting colder and colder day by day, and in the wax moon, there are several heavy snowfalls, and the whole capital is shrouded in thick snow. The yamen was sealed, and Xue Dad and Second Uncle Meng finally had some relaxing time, staying at home and starting to prepare for the New Year.

The teapot and Xiao Lu still live in the Meng family, there is a charcoal basin in the study, and it is warm as soon as they enter the door, Xu You and Ah Chu are in the study during the day, the teapot is leaning at her feet and dozing, Xiao Lu goes to tease Ah Chu from time to time, and runs away while Ah Chu has not yet reacted, and he is so angry that he screams.

Counting the age of the teapot, it is not small, and the hair on its body is not as beautiful and shiny as before, although it is still cute and cute, but it is obvious that it is no longer vigorous and flexible as before. Xu You was a little sad, she also knew that dogs didn't live long, and she didn't even dare to calculate how many years the teapot would be with her.

After eating at noon, Mrs. Meng suddenly came over mysteriously to talk to Xu You, and before she could get to the point, Xu You felt a little strange, so she simply asked directly: "Grandma, what do you want to say?" Don't beat around the bush. ”

Old Lady Meng lowered her voice and said mysteriously: "That...... Didn't Grandma say that she wanted to recruit a son-in-law for you, and now there is a candidate, who is the grandson of Grandma Liu's family in the alley, eighteen years old this year, although he has no fame, but he has also read books, I have never seen anyone, but Grandma Liu said that the young man looks very energetic. ”

Although he knew that Mrs. Meng was doing this for her good, Xu You had a strange sense of resistance in his heart, and he was disgusted with this person even before they met.

As soon as her face changed, Mrs. Meng immediately understood, and hurriedly said, "Don't worry, this ...... Grandma just told you about it, but she didn't really settle it. ”

"Grandma, I'm still young." Xu You rubbed his temples and said helplessly: "Can this matter not be in a hurry?" ”

She was very satisfied with her current life, although she also knew that this state of affairs would soon change, and that one day she would have to marry or recruit a son-in-law according to the old lady's wishes, but now she just wanted to bury her head like an ostrich, as if she could drag it on forever if she didn't care about it or think about it.

"Okay, okay, no hurry, no hurry." Mrs. Meng was afraid that she would think too much, so she hurriedly comforted. In fact, the old lady herself was also very entangled in her heart, on the one hand, she thought that Zhao Chengjin was a good child who could be trusted, but on the other hand, she was afraid of his family background.

The old lady has also seen the world to some extent, and has heard of the style of those high-ranking families, which big man is not surrounded by a large number of concubines and girls, even Prince Rui, people in the capital always praise him for his good relationship with the princess, but he still gave birth to several concubines and concubines. The identity of his granddaughter, even if she really marries into the palace, I am afraid that life will not be easy, not to mention anything else, in case Brother Shun'er comes out with a few concubines and side concubines, with the Meng family's family, even a concubine can't be suppressed.

The old lady sighed, thought about it, and told her the worries in her heart, and said: "It's not that Grandma doesn't like Brother Shun, it's just that this marriage is a big event, and since ancient times, people have said that they should be the right person, which makes sense." Brother Shun is good, that's just now, what will happen in the future, who can say. If you are wronged in the future, we will not be able to help you in a hurry. ”

"Grandma-" Xu You's heart was sour, and there was moisture in her eyes quickly, she blinked vigorously, tried hard to force back her tears, and grinned, "Okay, why did you talk about Brother Shun again." He ......, "However, when Zhao Chengjin is mentioned, Xu You doesn't know what to say."

Zhao Chengjin's thoughts, everyone in the family can see it, even Xu You can't pretend not to know, but, not to mention whether she can turn this corner with Zhao Chengjin in her heart, what Mrs. Meng said is really reasonable.

The old man is old, has experienced a lot of things, and he can see it thoroughly. Young people's feelings are always richer, and they will even do a lot of things for each other desperately, but how long this kind of relationship can last, three years, five years, or even seven years, Xu You has no bottom in his heart. She thought that the old lady was so persistent in recruiting her son-in-law, and this was exactly what she was considering.

The old man looks forward to her being good, looking forward to her living a life in peace and stability, and always thinks long-term, if she recruits a son-in-law, picks an honest child, and is kind-hearted, she will feel distressed, and with the Meng family to take care of her, her wife will be peaceful for the rest of her life. As for Brother Shun of Ruiwang's Mansion, there are so many pairs of eyes in the capital, like wolves and tigers, married to him, wouldn't those days be like a war all day long, and more importantly, the family couldn't help at all.

At night, Xu You lay on the bed and couldn't sleep over and over, her heart was a mess, but she didn't know what she was struggling with, her chest seemed to be blocked with a breath, and it was a little difficult to breathe. I simply got up, lit the lamp, and lay on the bed in a daze.

The teapot pricked up its ears at the commotion, turned its head to look at her, got up and paced to her bedside, tilting its head and wagging its tail at her. Xu You's heart suddenly softened, and he stretched out his hand to shake its claws. Midori flapped her wings and flew off the shelf, landed on the side of the bed, tilted her head to look at her.

"What?" Xu You held his chin and said to Xiao Lu: "What do you want to tell me?" ”

But Xiao Lu, who has always been noisy, didn't speak this time, and quietly squatted beside her and pecked Xu You's hand, the movement was very light, as if it was comforting.

As a result, when Zhao Chengjin came the next day, Xiao Lu hurriedly went to him to complain, and deliberately avoided Xu You from letting her hear it, as for why Xu You knew that it was suing? Because Zhao Chengjin's face instantly became ugly, he almost didn't hide his mood, and just looked straight at Xu You, with incomparable shock and sadness in his eyes.

Xu You was felt weak for no reason by him, and lowered his head uneasily.

Thinking about it carefully, she felt a little annoyed, she didn't do anything wrong, even the old lady said that she had rejected her son-in-law, obviously she should be praised.

This logic seems a bit wrong......

Fortunately, Mrs. Meng and Xue Daddy came over soon, and Zhao Chengjin immediately restrained a lot in front of them, and no longer stared straight at her with that pitiful and sad look, but he still glanced at her from time to time, Xu You occasionally met his gaze, and hurriedly avoided it.

Zhao Cheng came to Meng's house for the sake of the tea garden, Shen Rong came back from the south, the errand was done beautifully, and he bought several large tea gardens, and Zhao Cheng specially sent the title deed over.

“…… I bought some people to put in the Zhuangzi, and I am studying according to the recipe given by Xiaoxue, but unfortunately it is winter at this time, and there is no tea for them to practice, but it is good to have spring......" He talked to Xue Daddy one by one about the preparations for the tea garden, no matter how big or small, Xue Daddy nodded again and again, and then praised: "Brother Shun has always been careful in his work." ”

Zhao Chengjin didn't smile, he didn't know what he was thinking, he was silent for a long time, and suddenly looked up at Xu You, those two eyes were dark and dark, and there was something hidden in them.

Xu You suddenly had a wonderful premonition, she felt that Zhao Chengjin would do something unexpected and earth-shattering, so her heart suddenly jumped, and "puff puff" simply jumped out of her mouth, and for a moment, she couldn't even catch her breath.

She glared at Zhao Chengjin fiercely, gritted her teeth, clenched her fists, and her fingernails were about to dig into her flesh. Zhao Chengjin suddenly smiled at her, as if he had decided something, his eyebrows stretched out in an instant, he solemnly saluted Xue Dad, and said with a straight face: "Uncle Meng, the little nephew came today to propose marriage to you......"

There was a sudden silence in the room, and the people who were so calm on weekdays were stunned, and Mrs. Meng opened her eyes in disbelief...... But......

Xu You's mind was blank, she watched Zhao Chengjin's mouth open and close and speak, but she didn't understand a word......

The author has something to say: this chapter is written in a particularly tangled way, sitting in front of the computer since last night, tangled and tangled, and only now has I coded such a few words.

I feel as if I've scrapped ~~~~~~~~ 166 Reading Network