Next, Xiao Yiran stayed in Koufu. Either to learn piano, chess, calligraphy and painting from Mr., or to go to the backyard to talk to his wife, but also free. Senior brother Kou is busy with his marriage every day. Since Kou Zhun's brother and sister-in-law are all officials in other places, they can only rush back when they get married, and every thing in the family is handled by Kou Zhun and the housekeeper Kou Yin.

In the dead of night, Xiao Yiran would meditate for a while according to the mantra Xu Ying left in his mind. The strange thing is that this mantra has no name, and it doesn't seem to be the whole article, Xiao Yiran doesn't care about him, anyway, he believes in Xu Ying's sister, so he follows it.

Half a month passed quickly, and Kou Zhun and his entourage arrived at home on March 16, and now it is the second day of April. There is less than half a month left before the sixteenth of the wedding. The Kou Mansion was even busier. Xiao Yiran almost never saw his senior brother Kou Zhun in front of him, but Mr. Kou Xiang could sit still, if it wasn't for an important guest visiting, Mr. Kou Xiang would almost not care about anything.

"Sir, there are so many things in the house, why does Mr. never interfere?"

"All along, your wife has taken care of the affairs of the house. Now that Zhun Er is also older, where do you still need my cāo heart? If you can't even handle such a thing, what can you do if you are a master? ”

Xiao Yiran smiled and didn't say anything more. Mr.'s words are very reasonable, if Senior Brother Kou Zhun can't even handle such a thing, how can he become a generation of celebrities?

Lin Chen's mother and son came to Kou Mansion on April 11. Kou Zhun personally accompanied Lin Chen in the front hall, while Lin came to the backyard to meet Mrs. Kou.

"The little woman has seen Old Madam Kou."

"The sister of the Lin family can't be called that. Ling Lang is so good, he will definitely be an official in the same dynasty as Zhun Er in the future, let's still be sisters. ”

"Old lady, this is unacceptable. By age and status, the old lady and my aunt were of the same generation. ”

"Speaking of your aunt, when we were at home, we also had a relationship. I wonder if the old lady Wang is still physically strong now? ”

"Mrs. Xie is worried, my aunt's body has always been tough."

"That's good, that's good. When people are old, one is to have a future and grandchildren, and the other is to be healthy. ”

"Seeing that Mrs. Kou has a ruddy complexion, she must be in good health."

"I haven't had any trouble over the years, I have eaten and walked."

"Old lady, the young lady of Lord Xiao's family should have arrived early, right?"

"I came back with Zhun Er on March 16, and now I should learn the piano from the master."

"Miss Xiao is really a rare girl who is smart and smart, and she is as good as Peugeot."

"This is true, when the old man came back, he always chattered about accepting a talented girl as a disciple, and the old man didn't believe it at that time, and he didn't believe it until he saw Ran'er. I can't imagine that there are such peugeot and intelligent children in this world. Having said that, your little son Lin heard that he is also very intelligent, and he is already full of wealth at a young age. ”

"Chen'er doesn't deserve such praise from the old lady, it's just a little more sensible than other children of the same age."

"Well, it's really hard for you. ...... at a young age. Forget it, let's not talk about that, go back and let Chen'er come over, I want to take a good look. ”

The two of them were talking word by word, Xiao Yiran knew that Lin Chen had arrived, so he came out of the study and came directly to the backyard. first met with his wife and Lin, and then sat down at Lin's head, and the three of them talked together.

"Have you taken care of everything in Aunt Lin's house?"

"There's nothing to deal with. Before Lin Chen's father died, in order to treat the disease, almost everything that could be sold was sold. All that remained were some coarse and bulky furniture, as well as a dozen acres of thin land, and two simple properties. When I went back this time, I gave away all the people I could, and the land was rented. repaired the two houses again, thinking that the Kou brothers' wedding was imminent, and it should be the time when they needed manpower, so they rushed over with Chen'er. ”

Xiao Yiran heard that the Lin family also called Kou Zhun a brother, and felt that the seniority was a little messy, so he raised his eyes and looked at his wife, and said:

"Aunt Lin, is it estimated that Mrs. Wang is not easy to call there? It doesn't have to be. We're going our separate ways. Brother Lin Chen and I have always called Senior Brother, and Aunt Lin can't call Senior Brother brother brother anymore. ”

"Sister of the Lin family, what Ran'er said is still right. Let's talk about each other, or it will be a mess. ”

Old Madam Kou said and laughed first. Lin also felt awkward, so he stopped fighting, but he didn't change his name to his sister, he still said a lady. When it comes to Kou Zhun, he is no longer called a brother, but often vaguely past.

"When does Aunt Lin plan to let Brother Lin Chen take the exam?"

"Grandpa means to wait another two years, I also think Chen'er is too young."

"Brother Lin Chen is twelve years old this year, if he takes the Xiucai exam next year, and he will be promoted in two years, he will be fifteen years old at that time. After the provincial palace examination, he will be sixteen years old, which is about the same. Senior brother is only nineteen years old this year. ”

Lin lowered his head and thought about it, and said:

"Yes, go back to the capital and discuss it with your aunt and grandfather."

Ten days have passed in a blink of an eye. As the wedding date approached, not only the people in Kou Mansion were busy, but also the Lin family and Lin Chen also ran back and forth to help. The only exception is Xiao Yiran's master and apprentice. Originally, Xiao Yiran also wanted to help, but Mr. didn't let him.

"What can you do with a female doll?"

On April 16, Kou Fu prepared a sedan chair early, and Kou Zhun rode a high-headed horse in front and a sedan chair in the back, and went to the Song Mansion to welcome his relatives. Last time in Jiangning Mansion, Xiao Yiran, as a distinguished guest, did not see the whole process of the wedding, but this time it was different. Although he is also a guest, after all, he is a disciple of the old gentleman Kou Xiang, and he is different from a real guest. Therefore, Xiao Yiran came to the front yard early and waited to see the entrance of the sedan chair. I was still very curious about this sister-in-law, and I heard my brother Kou Zhun say that day, "It's okay to look like", Xiao Yiran thought, since the senior brother said so, the character must not be wrong. It's just that I don't know how to learn, I heard that the Song family is also a scholarly family, so there should be nothing wrong, right?

The sedan chair is the gate of the Koufu that enters at noon, and the worship begins at noon. With the shout of the master of ceremonies, Kou Zhun led the bride with a red silk, worshiped heaven and earth, worshiped the high hall, and then sent it to the cave. At this time, the Kou Mansion was already full of guests, Xiao Yiran didn't care about this, followed behind his senior brother Kou Zhun, and came directly to the Cave Mansion.

The cave house is in the east cross courtyard of the Kou house, and it is a two-hall house, and the cave house is on the northeast corner of the rear entrance. There were already four or five mothers-in-law and six or seven girls in the cave. When the bride came in, she was led to the bedside and sat down. Kou Zhun went back to the front yard to entertain the guests. Xiao Yiran stepped forward and circled around the bride for half a circle, and saw that whether it was a hijab or a wedding dress, it was not as good as the bride's clothes of Sun Sun Tong, the wife of his uncle's family. Xiao Yiran secretly thought in his heart that the economic conditions of the Song family were estimated to be poor.

Xiao Yiran wanted to know what the bride looked like, but she knew that the bride's red hijab could only be revealed by her senior brother Kou Zhun. Xiao Yiran, who had no choice but to turn around, suddenly lowered his head, put his mouth to the bride's ear, and said softly:

"Sister-in-law, I am my brother's sister Yiran. Last month, I asked my brother what to do if he lifted his hijab at night and found that there was a salt-free elder sister underneath. Sister-in-law, guess what my brother said? ”

Speaking of this, Xiao Yiran stopped and thought to observe the bride's actions under the hijab. After waiting for a long time, the bride still didn't move, Xiao Yiran leaned over again and whispered:

"Senior brother said that he had inquired about it, and said that he was passable. Sister-in-law, sister-in-law is very curious, what is acceptable? ”

Because on the wedding day, the bride can't speak, although the bride's companion next to her doesn't know who Xiao Yiran is, but looking at her words and deeds, she must not be an ordinary person, so it's not easy to say anything. But I'm also worried, if the young lady can't help but speak, won't she let Kou Fu say that the Song family has no rules? Therefore, he could only look at the descendants of the Kou family with the eyes of help.

A mother-in-law of the Kou family was also worried that the bride would be amused by the young lady, so she hurriedly said:

"Miss, don't tease the bride, the bride can't open her mouth on the wedding day."

"Can't you say it at night?"

Xiao Yiran asked knowingly.

"If Miss wants to know, she might as well come back at night."

The mother-in-law's words made a room full of girls and mothers-in-law purse their lips and laugh. Xiao Yiran noticed that the bride's shoulders moved slightly. Hurriedly leaned over and asked:

"Is my sister-in-law snickering?"

Of course, Xiao Yiran didn't want the bride to break the rules, and after finishing speaking, he said loudly:

"Senior sister-in-law, although I don't know what you look like, but since Senior Brother said that he is okay, it must be wrong. But my sister-in-law shouldn't have seen my brother before, right? I can sue you now, my brother is so powerful. Sister-in-law can imagine how powerful Zhang Fei is, and how powerful his senior brother is. ”

After saying that, he swaggered out of the marriage room, wanting to come back at night to peep and see how the two confronted each other.

When I came to the backyard, I saw my wife and Lin's family, as well as a few elderly women, who were eating and laughing, and Mrs. Yuan beckoned Xiao Yiran to pass. It turned out that a seat was specially reserved for Xiao Yiran next to his wife. After accompanying everyone to the wedding banquet, Xiao Yiran came to his room to rest. First, I drank a bowl of tea brought by Xiaoxi, and then took a nap. When I woke up, I heard that it was still very noisy outside, and I knew that the wedding feast was not over yet. He sat cross-legged on the bed and began to practice according to the mantra in his head.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Yiran sat upright until the palm lamp was ten ten, and he was going to peep at the wedding night of his brother and sister-in-law, but after thinking about it, he gave up. It seems that the girls' family in this era is not suitable for such a thing. After a brief freshening up, I came to the backyard and had dinner with my wife. I had just returned to the room and wanted to lie down and rest, when I suddenly heard a melodious sound of the piano.

Xiao Yiran hurriedly came to the outside of the room and identified the source of the piano sound. After listening carefully, it turned out to be from the East Cross Courtyard. Needless to say, it must be the senior brother and sister-in-law who are playing the piano. The sound of the piano is like flowing water, not to mention the skills, only this proficiency is not something that Xiao Yiran can compare.

Who's playing the piano? Senior brother, or sister-in-law?

Before Xiao Yiran could come up with a reason, there was another whimpering sound from the East Courtyard. The sound of the flute and the sound of the piano, the sound of the piano accompanied by the sound of the flute, lingering, sometimes high-pitched, sometimes low. For a while, under a full moon in the sky, the entire Kou Mansion did not hear any sound except for the melodious sound of the piano flute.