Chapter 67: The Dowry
Zhu Manzhi checked it, and after making sure that Xu Buling was fine, he was still a little puzzled:
"Why didn't I hit you...... Did my dad tell you anything? ”
Xu Buling was a little helpless, and said seriously: "I said, I have a good evaluation, let me take good care of you in the future, and when I return to Suzhou, I will handle the marriage and give him a grandson as soon as possible." ”
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Zhu Manzhi's face turned red instantly, and he quickly shook his head, not believing it at all:
"It's impossible, my father loves me, and it doesn't matter, my mother won't agree, and she will definitely not dare to marry me...... Even if you get married, you may just be so casual, why do you have to talk to me in advance...... Xu Gongzi, you must be bluffing me, so I won't be fooled......"
Xu Buling pushed the sword box in front of Zhu Manzhi and said seriously:
"My little Manzhi is so smart, how can he lie to you. I called your father father-in-law, but your father acquiesced and drank the toast. This is a dowry for the Zhu family, and your father asked me to bring it to you. ”
"I don't believe ......"
Zhu Manzhi still shook his head: "My father is a contemporary sword saint, marrying a girl will not be so casual, I haven't agreed to ...... yet" said and put his eyes on the sword box in front of him, slid open the sword box, revealing the long sword placed in the brocade cloth, the shape is simple but does not lose the atmosphere, and you can feel the heaviness of the years and the edge of the sword itself before it is unsheathed.
Zhu Manzhi's chaotic thoughts suddenly dissipated, his eyes were shining, and he picked up the sword in the box and looked at it:
"What a beautiful sword, what's the name?"
"Zhan Lu, cast by a famous craftsman in the Spring and Autumn Period, the first of the five world-famous swords, is bigger than the one in my hand, it is the treasure of the Cao family in Junshan, and the Cao family is not worthy of taking this sword when he quits the rivers and lakes, so he gave it to me last night."
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Zhu Manzhi was a little frightened, and hurriedly put the sword back, and said weakly: "I seem to have heard it in the mouth of Mr. Storyteller...... It's a bit too big......"
Xu Buling hooked the corners of his mouth: "Do you want to?" ”
“……”
Zhu Manzhi showed a little twist, obviously feeling that the weight was too heavy, and her father was almost the same when he held it. But this kind of famous sword on the rivers and lakes is too tempting for Man Zhi, who listens to books all year round, and he hesitated for a long time before he opened his mouth shyly:
"This ...... How embarrassing this is......"
Xu Buling sighed: "If you don't like it, just send Xiao Ning ......"
"No way!"
Zhu Manzhi was suddenly anxious, she met Xu Buling first, and her sisters settled the account, how could she let this matter. She hurriedly hugged the sword box in her arms and said nervously:
"Xiao Ning has his own sword, so he can't use it if he has more...... I also learned swords, but I never found the right ...... Kung Fu can be learned, and sooner or later it will be used...... Thank you, Mr. Xu. ”
Xu Buling nodded with full eyes: "This is a dowry, I wish the girl to think about it, and there is no way to regret accepting it." ”
Zhu Manzhi's little face stiffened, holding the sword box and refusing to let go, but he didn't know how to respond.
Xu Buling shook his head, raised his hand and wanted to take the sword box: "Let's give it to Xiao Ning, she will definitely agree......"
"No, no, no, I'll just say yes...... It's obviously something for me......"
Zhu Manzhi was a little embarrassed, hugged the sword box and muttered a few words, and then stopped talking.
Xu Buling looked at his daughter-in-law who had not passed the door, raised his hand and pinched her face, and continued to eat steamed buns.
Zhu Manzhi was already full, the baby seemed to be holding the sword box, recalled the conversation between Fang Cai and Ning Qingye, and asked:
"Xu Gongzi, I just said early at night, when you were in Chang'an, you treated her, huh...... It's just taking advantage of her, isn't it true? ”
Xu Buling raised his eyes and glanced at her: "What?" Learn to be jealous before you get through the door? ”
Zhu Manzhi's face turned red, and he was a little embarrassed: "How come, ask curiously, I'm not Mrs. Lu......"
“???”
"Hee-hee-hee......"
Zhu Manzhi lowered his head weakly, thought about it, took out a few copper coins and put them on the table, and ran away quickly......
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It was calm on the boat, and the maids and guards began to pack up and prepare to set sail for the next stop.
Mrs. Lu has not recovered from the incident of the night before yesterday, she hid in the door of the house and did not step out of the door, Xu Buling did not return all night and did not ask, it is estimated that she will not be able to recover if she does not hide for half a month. Zhongli Jiujiu continued to have a relationship with Xiao Xiang'er and planned to recruit apprentices, knowing that Xiao Ning didn't like her, he consciously hid away and didn't mix blindly.
Ning Yuhe knew how powerful the women on the boat were, but he didn't dare to run over to let people see the horses' feet, and after returning to the boat, he ran back to the house quietly and closed the door.
Ning Qingye has a cold and quiet personality on weekdays, and when he came to the master who was regarded as a close relative, he did not show too much enthusiasm, but his eyes were still a little closer, and he poured a cup of tea in the house and handed it to Ning Yuhe:
"Master, I heard that you were injured a few days ago, are you okay?"
The injury on Ning Yuhe's shoulder was not good, but he was stabbed for a long time last night, and the injury was obviously more serious, and he almost forgot the sore shoulder, and only remembered when he heard Ning Qingye's words.
Ning Yuhe rubbed his shoulders, and the tiredness on his cheeks was no longer hidden, and he said softly:
"I was slapped by the ghost girl, and it was just a small injury, it's okay."
"I'll look at ......"
Ning Qingye sat in front of him, and raised his hand to untie Ning Yuhe's skirt,
Ning Yuhe panicked in her heart, she guarded the palace sand and was gone, this one could be fully exposed, and hurriedly held the apprentice's hand:
"Early in the night, I'm really fine...... Zhongli Jiujiu showed me that she was a doctor and should be cured in a few days. ”
Speaking of Zhongli Jiujiu, Ning Qingye remembered what was going on, frowned and said:
"By the way, Master, why are you with Ye Jiu Niang? Have you forgotten what she did? It's like a crazy woman, and I said that I would see her and beat her once......"
Ning Yuhe has never had a good impression of Zhong Lijiujiu, and when he found a topic to talk about, he said softly:
"I also want to get her away, but that crazy woman, I don't know if she has changed her character, and now it has stopped a lot. Moreover, she has a high attainment in medicine, Xu Buling believes in her, and Mrs. Lu and Miss Xiang'er favor her even more. I saw that she didn't do anything bad everywhere, so I had to let her go first. ”
Ning Qingye's expression was serious: "The country is easy to change, the nature is difficult to change, Ye Jiuniang will do whatever it takes to achieve the goal, and she will definitely not change her character." Do you know that Zhongli Chuchu? ”
"Naturally, I know that her apprentice has just become a Bakui."
Ning Qingye sighed: "I heard Zhongli Jiujiu say that after Ye Jiuniang was expelled from the Central Plains, she still didn't give up, and she still wanted to compare with her master. I couldn't compare with Bakui, so I thought about comparing apprentices, and specially cultivated Zhongli Chuchu to be like this. Fortunately, Zhongli Chuchu was not as unbearable as Ye Jiu Niang, and escaped from her clutches......"