The small courtyard where Xiao Ze and the guards were placed was brightly lit.

Shopkeeper Gao, Lu Harizi and others stood in front of Xiao Ze, feeling pressure. originally thought that the prince wanted them to come to report on their work, but he didn't want them to let them elaborate on the relationship between Xiao Hong, the sixth son, and Zhou Manyun in Jiangnan for several years.

What is there to say about the two feet five that have been in a row for many years? If there are really some small private actions between the children, they have never seen them.

A few men, you and I complemented each other, and said something specious and ambiguous in their eyes, looking at Xiao Ze's face was a little gloomy, and the shopkeeper Gao had the courage to ask about the specific arrangements for hiring the Zhou family, and offered the idea of asking the Zhou family to give Man Yun more "real" dowry.

"Forget it!" , Xiao Ze waved his hand after hearing this, and said coldly: "What is the Zhou family's business that the Zhou family is willing to marry the girl." Zhou Xian was afraid that the Xiao family would look down on her because she traveled with Xiaoliu without permission before marriage, but I only looked at how she treated Xiaoliu, she was wholeheartedly good to Xiaoliu, and I sincerely regarded her as a younger brother-in-law. If you pretend to take Joe, you will clean her up again. ”

"Lord Shizi, the girl of the Zhou family is still a good person!"

"Uncle Lu, I haven't lived in Jiangnan for a longer time than you, and I still have some affection for this woman. I have read all the letters and newspapers you sent to my father, and Xiaoliu also has letters to me regularly, before I came to Jiangnan, I knew that it was he who cared for Zhou Manyun, but the woman was cold to him. ”

Since his father Xiao Rui snatched Xiao Liu out of the inner house, and no longer let his wife raise him in Jiaoli, he was placed in front of Xiao Ze and taken care of by him, from a five- or six-year-old boy with a drooping hair until Xiao Hong came to Jiangnan at the age of fourteen.

Even in Jiangnan, Xiao Hong will regularly write private messages to his eldest brother outside of the regular letter newspaper. Some of the things he didn't dare to tell his father about, but Xiao Ze understood them more clearly. Even clearer than Xiao Hong himself, who only described the facts and moods and did not mention the true meaning.

"It's good that she's willing to be honest with Xiaoliu. Originally, I thought that if Xiao Liuxin was kind and compassionate to the weak, he couldn't take her, so he would help him rob someone first. ”

Xiao Ze said proudly: "But until then. She is gone, and now she has the advantage of marrying the media. ”

In his heart, no matter what his background is for a woman who dares to fish for his younger brother. It's nothing more than two ways to dispose of it, if Xiao Liu likes it, stay by his side and be a slave, if Xiao Hong doesn't like it, just kill it.

"Lord Shizi, what the six girls of the Zhou family have done in the past few years are different from ordinary women......

"But if there is no Zhou family and the Du family behind her back, what is she a little woman?"

The fat hand of the high shopkeeper secretly stretched out and pulled Lu Harrier, who was obviously on the wrong side, reminding him that it was good to listen to the angry words of the little lord......

Regardless of Xiao Ze's original intention to propose marriage to the Zhou Mansion, after some discussion, several light but priceless dowry gifts were carried into the Zhou Mansion at the time agreed with the old lady Zhou.

The sixth girl of the Zhou family, Manyun, is a small family, and she is quick and low-key. Although the relatives and elders who received the news were surprised, the old lady Zhou, who was in charge of the house, was willing to accept the hir, and Manyun's mother-in-law Du Shi smiled like a smile, so it was naturally difficult for others to comment more.

The people set by Man Yun are generally from Yanzhou, Du's mother's mother's house, behind the Jiangmen who originally fought the border with General Du Hengcheng. But the man's parents did not tell the bottom line, and only an uncle came forward to help make up the decision, which couldn't help but make people wonder whether his family, like the Du family, was affected by the defeat of Taiye in Yanzhou for three years.

Although the concubine has been reading in her ears about the hard work of her daughter's marriage, Du Shi still happily repaid her daughter's dowry. I couldn't take away the furniture in the field, so I thought of a way to replace the gold and silver for softness.

So when it came to Zuihou, there was only the four-room Min family who secretly slandered himself. She hadn't found out how to arrange Manyin's family affairs from Zhou Chen's wife Yang, but let Wufang Yue run to the front first.

When I heard that Man Yun was married, it was set in March. Min was so anxious that a large string of bubbles appeared at the corner of his mouth. Even though Mrs. Zhou repeatedly explained that Manyin and Manyun didn't have to force the ranking, everything went according to fate, she still couldn't help but secretly complain to her daughter.

"Sister Yun seems to be still living on Yanling Peak. She's calm. Manyin commented softly. A faint smile unconsciously bloomed on his face.

Man Yun didn't marry as well as he imagined, which made Man Yin secretly relieved in her heart. The little girl of average age said. The most feared thing is the word "than".

People are more angry than people.

Min pursed his lips and snorted in a muffled voice: "According to Weiniang, it is all because Sister Yun and the Gao family can't negotiate with each other that they are like this." Over there, Gao Wei came out with a Xue girl, taking care of the face of our old Zhou family, Sister Yun couldn't get married, so she had to settle down. But this is too urgent! ”

"Cousin of the Gao family hasn't discussed other families yet, right?" , Manyin lowered his eyes, twisted the handkerchief in his hand and asked quietly.

"I haven't heard of it!" , Min Shi Huo responded indiscriminately. The tree wants the skin and the person wants the face, and now the husband Zhou Tan is also famous in Jiangnan because of his single-handed garden management skills, and the Gao family who was pushed away by Zhou Manyun no longer cares at all.

"Oh!" , Manyin covered her lips with a handkerchief, and lightly suppressed the faint melancholy.

The girls of the Zhou family, only Man Yun is indulged by Grandpa and often mixes outside, and the others are all strictly according to the training of the lady to be everyone's young lady, and the door is not out of the door, and the number of people you see is limited.

The four sons of the Huo family, who were recommended by several relatives, also went to the state and township test this time, but they were named Sun Shan. This alone is inferior to Gao Wei, and Manyin has never seen him, and the handsome and excellent comments of the elders have always been sent out without money during the New Year's Festival, and the credibility is also questionable.

In the past few days, my mother-in-law has been urging her second sister-in-law to ask Xinliu for a reply, which makes Manyin feel even more embarrassed, after all, this family is also what Manyun doesn't want.

Since they are all about to pick up what Man Yun doesn't want, can't they pick up a better one? An inexplicable emotion crept into Zhou Manyin's chest for a long time.

Although they thought that their secret "elopement" had caused waves in Huocheng, which was left behind, Zhou Manyun and Xiao Hong still came to Qingyuan Temple on the side of the Xilan River according to the set goal.

Qingyuan Temple presses the county boundary of Qingyuan and Yuxi counties, and the scenery is strange. Moreover, because the temple has a unique water and land festival according to the season, it is well-known in Hezhou and even several surrounding states.

The town where the ancient temple is located is also called Qingyuan. It's not too big, and the inn is packed with pilgrims from all directions. In desperation. Xiao Hong had to open the way with money, found a middle-aged person in the town, and rented a small courtyard in the west wing of an ordinary family.

"Little brother, you brought your daughter-in-law to the street, and when the time comes, just come back for dinner. My mother-in-law cooked river fish, which was no worse than the town's Juyuan Building, ...... the owner of the house had just collected the rent cheerfully, and when he saw the two of them going out, he stood in the courtyard very enthusiastically and shouted.

"I'll definitely bring my lady back for dinner!". Xiao Hong waved his hand vigorously, the smile on his face was as bright as the sun, and he was extremely happy.

Whether it was the words of the owner of the small courtyard or the Man Yun who followed him silently, it made him feel good.

Along the way, both of them chose the clothes of ordinary people in the market to wear, but the cloth clothes and hairpin skirts could not hide the beauty of Manyun, which made him feel more amiable and approachable.

What's more, Man Yun put down the girl's hairstyle, and only loosely tied it in a bun and pinned it with a silver hairpin. It's really like his Xiao's daughter-in-law.

Of course, such a dress is just for the convenience of lonely men and widows. Zhou Manyun, who is still talking about when you regret it, will turn around and leave every day, will not let Xiao Hong go to the cave room in advance, but he is also generous to be called by a lady, and he has another alias.

A pair with a beautiful posture walked in the flow of people. Every now and then, I always get some amazing glances. In contrast, Zhou Manyun, who has a pale face and a faint indifference, is not as popular as Xiao Hong, who has been happily around him.

An embroidered shoe stomped on Xiao Hong's foot. After he turned his eyes and looked at her seriously, Zhou Manyun said leisurely: "I have a small heart. Not to mention that he can't tolerate his husband to stay and look at other women, even if he is stared at by others. It's also to be angry. ”

It's the same old chastity problem again! Xiao Hong pursed his lips noncommittally, and all the way down, his ears were numb when he heard the calluses. He swears that he is disgusting, but the "lady" around him is a wordy, and he can't do it.

Either the west wind overpowers the east wind, or the east wind overpowers the west wind. Along the way, Xiao Hong probably understood Man Yun's entanglement, and he didn't plan to get used to her. still called out to the lady with a shy face, and then pulled her forward again.

In addition to some bits and pieces of food, most of the shops and stalls sell Buddhist supplies. Walking down the long street, the two of them still walked to the west side of the temple gate of Qingyuan Temple according to the impression that Man Yun had read the travelogue before.

Along the way, there were more and more young couples or single women in hoods as they were in books. Man Yun couldn't help but be in a trance for a while, and his steps became heavy.

"Zhou Manyun go back! There are too many people! Xiao Hong pulled her arm and shouted in a deep voice. Man Yun's face gradually turned pale, making him look uneasy.

Under the high Buddha wall, there is a crowd of people on the inner and outer three floors. The people squeezed out of the pile all held a small lotus lamp tied with paper in their hands, the pink petals stretched out layer by layer, and the yellow stamen was a little wick.

"It's the fourteenth day of the first lunar month today." , Man Yun turned his face to look at Xiao Hong who was standing beside him, and said softly, "Can you help me ask for a lamp?" ”

"Good! Stand here and still. Wait until I get back! ”

The stubbornness in the girl's eyes in the past few days suddenly made Xiao Hong understand that this sentence of invitation is the kind of endless death that does not achieve the goal. also found a more stable place for Man Yun to stand, and squeezed into the crowd alone.

Is this day-and-night relationship going to push him farther or closer?

Zhou Manyun's gaze stuck to Xiao Hong's back, and one hand pressed on her lower abdomen, which had begun to ache faintly when she was walking in the market just now, and the unbearable pain of memory suddenly turned over to her heart.

A lotus lamp shook in front of her eyes, and then it was almost thrown to the ground.

Xiao Hong, who was originally holding the lamp, only cared about helping her, and let go of the hand holding the lamp, but fortunately, even if Man Yun was very uncomfortable, his body still sensitively lifted his toes to lift the lantern that was about to fall into the air.

Leaning over and bending over to catch the lamp in his hand, Man Yun, who was gritting his teeth, breathed a sigh of relief, grabbed Xiao Hong's arm, and said, "Let's go back!" ”。

couldn't wait to go back, Man Yun, who was in pain and was covered with cold sweat, couldn't care about hypocrisy, and directly leaned on Xiao Hong's body to borrow strength.

On the table of an Accord on the second floor of Juyuan Building, the first restaurant in Qingyuan Town, there is a steaming Xijiang fish. A man in Tsing Yi sitting by the window smiled politely at the guy serving the food, his smile was as warm as the winter sun, and it was amiable to watch.

"Guest, you use it slowly." The man's respect was a little more sincere. Welcome to the north and south guests, handsome and good-tempered guests are always more welcome.

The scholar who was standing aside and waiting waited for the man to retreat, and immediately persuaded softly: "Second master, you will have some food, and you should drink less wine." After you followed the two young masters Guo and Zhang to attend the festival, you have to accompany your wife to Huocheng again, this journey is hard......"

Previously, he went to Huocheng with Manyun's gift to talk about marriage with the Zhou family, and now his parents are obviously embarrassed to go to Huocheng again. Gao Wei glared at Mo Zhu angrily and shouted, "What else am I going to do in Huocheng?" ”。

Turning his head, he was even more appetized by the dead fish on the table that was rolling his eyes and opening his mouth, so he simply threw away his chopsticks and looked blankly at the bustling street below.

Immediately after, he stood up.

The backs of a pair of young men and women hugging each other downstairs turned the corner not far away. (To be continued......)