In the sound of drums and bursts of firecrackers, the sedan chair was carried all the way from the west gate of Gucheng County to the front of Dingguo's house.

This is the local celebrity Fang Yuezong's courtyard, in order to tie up Zhang Xianzhong, Fang Yuezong gave this quiet house to Zhang Xianzhong, and happened to catch up with the marriage of Dingguo, Zhang Xianzhong then transferred it to Dingguo.

Seeing that the sedan chair arrived, the neighbors gathered to ask for auspicious money, Jin Tongwu stood on the steps, smiled from ear to ear, and hurriedly grabbed a large handful of copper coins and threw them into the air, Wang Guoren also stood aside, holding a bamboo basket in his hand, and scattered the grains and fruits contained in it to the door.

As the sedan chair landed in the hall, the bride immediately stepped forward, tore off the red thread that was temporarily sewn on the sedan door, opened the sedan door, and helped Xianglian, who was already sitting on half of the sedan body, out of the sedan chair.

Xiu Gu and Jiuzhen hurriedly stepped forward, took over from Xi Niang to hold Xianglian, and handed the other end of Xianglian's hand with a big red hydrangea red silk to Dingguo's hands, and the two newcomers each held one end of the red silk and walked to the lobby side by side.

A saddle with red felt was placed on the threshold of the main entrance of the lobby, and when the bride and groom walked to the saddle, the bride immediately shouted, "Please saddle the bride and groom!" ”

The onlookers also shouted in unison: "Safe year!" ”

Under the guidance of the bride, the two crossed the threshold together, entered the lobby, and went straight to the heaven and earth table, where there was a grain bucket, which was filled with grains, peanuts, red dates, longan, lotus seeds and other things.

As the newcomers stopped, the drum music in the courtyard stopped abruptly, and the large number of guests gathered outside the lobby also quieted down.

Since Xianglian and Dingguo are both orphans, Zhang Xianzhong, as Dingguo's father-in-law, sits on the top with his wife Gao and accepts the visit of Dingguo and Xianglian.

With the praise of the bride, the two first worshiped heaven and earth in the direction of the gate, and then turned around and came back to worship Zhang Xianzhong and his wife, Zhang Xianzhong smiled and stroked his long hair, raised his hand slightly, and someone next to him immediately handed over the gifts that had already been prepared.

In the end, the two faced each other and bowed to each other.

"Licheng!" With a loud praise from the bride, the guests outside the hall cheered again.

After going through this whole process, Dingguo's forehead was already sweating profusely, and the red silk in his hand was also wet by him.

After worshipping heaven and earth, the complicated worship ceremony is over, in the noise of the guests, the two little maids holding red candles in front of the way, Dingguo holding red silk in his hand, leading Xianglian out of the heaven and earth table, into the cave room, until the edge of the bed sat down.

Sitting on the edge of the bed, Dingguo reached out and took the wedding scale on the red silk on the lacquer plate, and went to pick out the bride's red satin hijab, and the originally noisy cave room was instantly quiet.

This pair of hands accustomed to holding swords, holding the fluttering wedding scales, for a while it seemed to weigh a thousand pounds, Dingguo stabilized his trembling hands, carefully unveiled the hijab, and the bride's beautiful face was instantly displayed in front of the guests.

"It's really a talented man and a woman, a natural pair!" I don't know who suddenly roared, and the cave room was lively again.

Xianglian shyly glanced at her husband beside her, but saw that Dingguo was as stiff as a stone, and kept smiling stupidly at the guests in the room with a restrained face.

It's just a shame! Xianglian hurriedly coughed lightly to remind Dingguo, and seeing that he didn't react, she quietly reached out and pinched Dingguo's thigh fiercely.

"Oh, what are you pinching me?" Dingguo was in pain, and turned his head to look at Xianglian in confusion.

Looking at Dingguo's stupid appearance, Xianglian couldn't help but secretly have fun, and she didn't talk, she lowered her head and bit her pink lips.

At this moment, the bride presented the wine, and the two of them staggered their arms according to the custom, under the guidance of the bride, and then put the empty wine glass back into the tray.

After drinking the wine, the wedding ceremony was basically over, and the guests made a fuss for a while, and then they withdrew with joy, and the huge cave room instantly quieted down, leaving only the husband and wife to sit looking at each other.

Under the ambiguous atmosphere of the red tent in the room, Dingguo looked at the bride's red dress and curl, and couldn't help but feel a little uneasy, but according to the convention, the groom had to go out to entertain guests, and he had to temporarily restrain his mind.

Dingguo lowered his head, kissed Xianglian's forehead, and said softly: "Lady, you should freshen up first, wait for me to go to the front to socialize, and I will be back in a moment." ”

With that, Dingguo got up and exited the cave room, gently closed the door, and went to the lobby to take care of the guests.

After sitting in a regular manner for a whole day, she could finally relax, Xianglian rubbed her sore back and stood up, walked to the bronze mirror, first took off the phoenix crown, and then took off the cloud shoulder curtain, took off the red satin embroidered jacket and red satin embroidered pleated skirt on the outside, and kicked the red embroidered shoes on the ground next to her, walked to the basin barefoot, and washed the fat powder on her face with water.

"It's comfortable!" Shaken off those heavy restraints, Xianglian felt a burst of relief all over her body, and every pore seemed to be able to breathe freely again.

At this time, dozens of tables for the wedding banquet have been neatly set up in the front yard, and when all the guests have taken their seats one after another, Dingguo then took the wine glass, walked to each table, and toasted each guest in turn.

There were too many guests, although Dingguo didn't drink every glass of wine, just smacking a small sip, but when he got to the back, he was still too strong to drink, and some couldn't stand it.

Seeing this, Jin Tongwu hurriedly stood up, followed Dingguo's side, and helped him drink together.

Finally got the guests to disperse, Dingguo pushed the door in with a hint of drunkenness, and then closed the door with his backhand. Against the backdrop of the red candles, I saw Xianglian wearing a thin shirt, dozing off in front of the dressing mirror, afraid that she was tired.

Dingguo walked behind Xianglian distressedly, leaned over and picked her up, at this moment, Xianglian woke up and turned around, and saw that she was being held in her arms, her little face suddenly turned red, and she quickly buried her head in Dingguo's chest.

Dingguo put Xianglian on the bed, lowered his head and whispered in her ear, "This time, we will never be separated again." ”

Hearing this, Xianglian burst into tears for a while, Dingguo panicked, and hurriedly lowered his head to kiss the tears from the corners of her eyes, and Xianglian no longer dodged, letting him kiss all the way.

Dingguo then turned around and lowered the bed curtain, leaving only a pair of red candles, swaying quietly in the air.

On this day, Zhang Xianzhong was playing chess with Wang Bingzhen in the courtyard, and suddenly a scout came to report, saying that Cao Cao and Luo Rucai accepted Xiong Wencan's recruitment, and was awarded the post of guerrilla general, and is currently stationed in Fangshan and Zhushan.

Hearing this news, Zhang Xianzhong suddenly lost his interest in playing chess, looking at today, that is, the strength of the three rebels of Li Zicheng, Cao Cao, Luo Rucai, and his own Xiying is the strongest, but Li Zicheng's army was defeated in Tongguan Nanyuan, and now even Luo Rucai has descended to the imperial court, could it be that he really wants to be aggrieved in this small valley city for a lifetime?

Just when Zhang Xianzhong raised his eyes and hesitated, Wang Shangli hurriedly walked over: "Jing Shuai, there is a blind man named Wang Youtian at the door who asks to see him, and the brothers have been pushing him for a long time and refusing to leave, saying that they have to see you." ”

"What? Wang Youtian? Is Mr. Wang here? Monkey business! What a faux pas! Invite him in! As soon as he heard that it was the blind man who came, the haze on Zhang Xianzhong's face was swept away, revealing a happy expression.

Wang Shangli was about to leave when he received the order, but was stopped by Zhang Xianzhong: "Wait! Or I'm Lao Zhang to greet him personally! ”

It turns out that this Wang Youtian is a warlock, blind, good at criticizing eight characters, this is a Qing guest under Zhang Dajing, Prime Minister Xiong Wencan has invited him to count a few times, the results are accurately predicted, in this way, the name of Wang Blind is a big noise, and he has become a guest of the dignitaries and gentry in Xiangyang City.

After Zhang Dajing arrived in Gucheng, he also recommended Wang Blind to Zhang Xianzhong, but unfortunately he was invited back to Xiangyang by Xiong Wencan, so he never had the opportunity to meet.

Zhang Xianzhong walked quickly to the door, only to see a blind fortune teller in a green coat sitting cross-legged on the steps next to the stone lion, Zhang Xianzhong hurriedly stepped forward, and apologized repeatedly: "I don't know that Mr. Wang is here!" Loyalty is disrespectful! ”

Hearing Zhang Xianzhong's voice, the blind man Wang was on crutches and trembling and groped his way to get up.

"Mr. Wang, please come inside!" Zhang Xianzhong took the arm of the blind man, helped him all the way to the center of the main hall, sat down on a Taishi chair, and asked the soldiers to hurry up to serve tea.

The blind man picked up the teacup, smacked it gently, and then talked with Zhang Xianzhong, and after chatting a few words, Zhang Xianzhong told the blind man about his birthday and asked him to help calculate.

The blind man pinched his fingers, and he didn't know what he was talking about, and suddenly saw a look of surprise on his face, and quickly blinked his blind eyelids, and calculated again, and then motioned Zhang Xianzhong to stretch out his left palm and grope back and forth on it for a while.

"Mr. Wang, what did you calculate?" Looking at the blind man's uncertain expression, Zhang Xianzhong was worried in his heart and asked involuntarily.

"Wonderful! General Jing Xuan, your eight characters are really wonderful! The blind man put down Zhang Xianzhong's hand, stood up in surprise, and whispered to him, "I have been walking the rivers and lakes for most of my life, and the people I have seen are from the emperor's relatives to the common people, but I have never seen such a general!" ”

After hearing this, Zhang Xianzhong shook his head again and again, sighed and said: "I have been adrift for half a lifetime, and I have achieved nothing, and now I am trapped in this small valley city, Mr. Wang, don't you fool me!" ”

Seeing that Zhang Xianzhong didn't believe it, the blind man immediately said seriously: "Please also ask the general to retreat left and right, I have something to say below." ”

Seeing the mysterious look on the blind man's face, Zhang Xianzhong hurriedly waved back left and right.

When there was no one around, the blind man suddenly took a deep look in the direction of Zhang Xianzhong, and then leaned into his ear and whispered: "I only send four words to the general in the next place, which is unspeakably expensive!" ”

Zhang Xianzhong was puzzled and wanted to ask carefully, but saw that the blind man sat back on the Taishi chair: "This matter is very important, General Jingxuan must not disclose it!" ”

Seeing that Wang was blind and refused to say any more, Zhang Xianzhong had no choice but to give up, so he left him down for lunch, and asked Wang Bingzhen, Xu Yixian, Pan Duche, and his brother-in-law Ding Juren to accompany him.

This Ding Juren is the elder brother of Miss Ding who was robbed by Zhang Xianzhong to become a marry, originally Ding Juren hated his sister for losing herself to a thief, and regarded it as a great shame, but later Zhang Xianzhong was appeased by the imperial court, Ding Juren immediately changed his attitude, and came to Gucheng many times to climb relatives with Zhang Xianzhong, and this time he used the excuse of the little nephew to be full moon, and rushed to congratulate.

From the mysterious attitude of the blind man Wang asking Zhang Xianzhong to retreat, as well as the attitude of the two of them to be tight-lipped about the fortune-telling results, everyone guessed that Zhang Xianzhong's eight characters must be "unspeakably expensive".

Thinking of this, everyone here has their own ghosts, and their minds are lively: Wang Bingzhen, as a lifter, is forced to take refuge in Zhang Xianzhong, and he expects Zhang Xianzhong to change the dynasty like Emperor Taizu of this dynasty, so that he is no longer a thief, but a minister of the new dynasty; Xu Yixian always compares himself to Zhuge Kongming on weekdays, with great political ambitions, and naturally hopes to become the founding prime minister one day in the future and establish immortal achievements; Pan Duche was forced to go to Liangshan by the government, and of course he was looking forward to the change of ownership; As for Ding Juren, he has no ambitions, he just wants his sister to become a mother in the future, and he can give him a happy royal relative.

Thanks to the auspicious words of the blind man, the hearts of the people instantly brightened up to the prospect of the future, and they took turns to toast the blind man at the banquet, so that he was overwhelmed, and the blind man was not poured down.

When the banquet was over, everyone dispersed, Zhang Xianzhong talked to the blind man for a while, and then asked the soldiers to take out fifty taels of silver on a tray as a thank you gift, the blind man refused on the one hand, and put the silver into his arms on the other hand, and left with a smile on his face.