General Yuhang came to be a matchmaker for Bufeng, and personally went to Gusu Shaoqing Mountain Village, and met the old lady of the Xu family to greet him, and the old lady said: "The villa is a trivial matter, General He Lao is here?" ”

General Yuhang also dismounted and returned the salute, and the old lady Xie said: "I am here today to be a matchmaker for the old lady's granddaughter and son-in-law. The second is to take this opportunity to visit the door to apologize for the sin. ”

The old lady was stunned and said, "What did the general say?" The general is the commander of the party, what is the sin in my villa? ”

General Yu Hang said: "It's hard to mention this matter, but I have to mention it." More than ten years ago, the merchant ship of Guizhuang was robbed by thieves in the Yangtze River, and the later official military boat division suppressed the thieves. This matter has been backlogged in my heart for many years, and it has become a knot in my heart. Later, although I became General Yuhang, I did not forget this incident, so I took this opportunity today to come to apologize. ”

When the old lady heard this, she couldn't help but think of the past, and felt a little sad in her heart for a while. But he still comforted General Yu Hang and said: "More than ten years have passed since this matter, and it has become a thing of the past. The officers and soldiers have no success in their divisions, and they are not involved in the generals, so why should the generals blame themselves? ”

General Yu Hang said: "No. At that time, there was a boat division stationed in the Yangtze River, but the patrol was not effective, so that thieves were rampant, causing the population of Guizhuang to suffer. If the boatman is able to patrol and defend well, how can the thieves succeed? Although this is not my sin, as a soldier, I have not been able to complete it to protect the territory and the people. That's why I feel uneasy in my heart and ashamed of myself. The old lady sighed when she heard this, and said to General Yu Hang: "The general is a good general of the country, who knows the general situation and the righteousness. If there are loyal and brave people such as generals in the country, the country should be peaceful and the people will be safe. The general's morality is infinitely admired by the old man, so why apologize! Since you come to our village, you are a distinguished guest! General, please, enter the village. ”

After that, he let the servants get out of the way and asked General Yu Hang to go first.

General Yu Hang said: "Now I am just a matchmaker, and I am here to apologize, how can I enter the village first for the old lady?" There's something wrong with that. ”

The old lady smiled: "The old body is a respectful general." Please don't dislike the remoteness of the villa. Please go first, and wait for the old man to see his in-laws. And then there's that. "Let the housekeeper Wu Da lead the way for General Yu Hang.

General Yu Hang had no choice but to go first. The old lady came to see Bufeng's parents, greeting Bufeng's parents who were tired of the journey, and their attitude was very kind, Bufeng's parents were ordinary country people, and they had never seen such a noble lady as Mrs. Xu. had to give a salute again, and it was Nuno who replied repeatedly.

After the greetings, the old lady said: "This is not the place to speak, please go to the villa to talk." Seeing that Bufeng's parents were on foot, he said to Bufeng: "Your parents came to Gusu, why did they come on foot?" You need to know that they are old and travel long distances, how can they stand it? ”

Bu Feng had no choice but to say: "My parents don't know how to ride a horse, so I have to do it." Bufeng's parents hurriedly said: "We countrymen, we are used to walking, so don't worry." Coming from Yuhang to Gusu, we came by boat. These dozens of miles are empty-handed, and I don't feel tired when I walk. ”

The old lady said: "There is still a number of courtesies." Then he ordered Bufeng: "You can ride a horse to the villa first, inform the housekeeper Wu Da, and ask him to arrange a carriage and horse to meet his in-laws." ”

Bufeng's parents still wanted to insist on walking to the villa, saying that they didn't have to be so troublesome. The old lady smiled and said, "My in-laws come to my villa, how can they walk?" spread it out, so that people can laugh at my stinginess. We'll all wait here. So he asked several maids to go back first, and he and the palanquin man waited here, while talking to Bufeng's parents.

Wu Da had already accompanied General Yu Hang to the village, and invited General Yu Hang to sit in the living room and entertain guests with wine, food and fruits. Bufeng then arrived, and after passing the order of the old lady, Wu Da immediately arranged a carriage, and Bufeng drove down the road to the villa.

Seeing Bufeng's parents get into the carriage, the old lady ordered the sedan chair to be lifted. The group slowly walked towards the villa.

When the old lady returned to the village, she first arranged for Wu Da and the maids to serve Bufeng's parents, and then came to the living room to talk to General Yu Hang.

Liuyun was in the boudoir, and I heard that Bufeng had brought a matchmaker. I was overjoyed, so I went downstairs to see Bufeng's parents, and talked with each other, very harmoniously.

The old lady thanked General Yu Hang: "The marriage of the old granddaughter, I have to let the general come to the door to be the matchmaker, it is really brilliant." The old body thanked me in advance. ”

General Yu Hang said: "The old lady is polite. I also came to see the auspicious day of the zodiac, so it is better to get engaged today. After I got engaged, I had to rush back to Yuhang. ”

The old lady was surprised: "The general is really thoughtful, today is indeed an auspicious day." But the general will come from afar, and will not stay overnight, and leave again tomorrow morning. I'm afraid the old body is rude. ”

General Yu Hang said: "Why be so polite. But I hope that the old lady will no longer have a grudge against me for what happened back then. Today, the parents of both parties are all together, and the marriage is decided, and the major event is decided. It's not that I don't want to live in Guizhuang anymore, but I just join the army and can't help myself. ”

When the old lady heard this, she said: "Since the general is busy, the old man does not dare to force the general to stay." Please wait a while, and immediately make a family appointment for the two of them, so that the general can witness. After getting engaged, it's not too late to eat a glass of Zhuangshang water and wine. ”

General Yu Hang promised. The old lady even arranged, and asked the housekeeper Wu Da to go to the account room to get a piece of gold, and then give it to General Yuhang before leaving.

The parents of the two families gathered, and Liuyun's parents were gone, so they recognized the housekeeper Wu Da as their father-in-law, and Wu Da's wife Yan as their stepmother, and Yan was also responsible for managing the cooking and washing of rice in the village. So the two of them were invited to sit in the east wing of the living room, and Bufeng's parents sat in the west wing. The woman asked the well-known feng shui divination wizard in Gusu City to be the matchmaker and sit on the left, and General Yuhang was the man's matchmaker and sat on the right. The old lady sat among them. Bufeng and Liuyun stood in front of the hall.

The sorcerer first burned incense and prayed, and after a stick of incense, the sorcerer said: "Good day and auspicious day, at this time, the god of joy is on duty, and it is appropriate to get married." Then let the parents of both men and women report the birthdays of the two.

After the two sides finished reporting, the wizard wrote it in the book with a pen, calculated and compared the number of times, and divined it with a tortoise shell. After the divination was completed, he uncovered the tortoise shell and looked at it, and then said, "Twenty-six for men and twenty for women." Both sides are eight-character and six-fold, and the year, month and day are all great luck. There is a way that is a perfect combination, a work of heaven. ”

When everyone heard this, they were overjoyed. Bufeng and Liuyun's hearts are even more joyful. However, the sorcerer looked at the tortoise shell carefully and said, "This divination is an empty image. ”

Everyone was surprised when they heard this, and the old lady couldn't help asking, "How can the empty image be explained?" ”

The wizard said, "The Void is unpredictable and difficult to know. ”

The old lady asked again: "Since the eight characters of the two people are compatible, why is the divination an empty image?" ”。

The wizard said: "The eight characters of the two are incomparable. There is no need for divination, so it is empty. ”

General Yu Hang said: "I don't know the art of predicting divination, but if I hear that the eight characters are compatible, I can have a happy marriage." Now that the two of them are eight characters and six characters together, what doubts do they have? ”

The old lady asked again, "Please tell me more about this matter?" ”

The wizard said: "The so-called day is in the middle of the day, and the moon is full of loss." The anode is yin, or the pole is Tailai. The void imager, although there is no doubt, but the result is difficult to know! ”

When everyone heard about it, they didn't understand the meaning. The old lady said: "Since the eight characters are six, it is a happy marriage." As for the outcome, let it be up to heaven to decide. He nodded in agreement, and the two of them also had a good time.

Then let the men and women give each other a dowry, although the wind is a plus, but still prepare a gold silk gift. The old lady smiled and asked Wu Da to accept it. In order to thank the man for his involvement, the woman specially gave Bufeng's parents one hundred taels of silver.

The man and woman also agreed that the wedding would be held for a period of one year. If there is a change, it can be extended for half a year, up to a maximum of two years. Both sides made a contract and each pressed their own mudras.

In the end, both men and women met the parents of both sides, knelt down and kowtowed to thank each other for the grace of parenting. The engagement ceremony is over, and the two parties become in-laws.

After the engagement was completed, the old lady ordered a banquet to entertain the guests. The back kitchen has prepared the banquet and put it on the table, and the matchmaker's family has a meal together, the old lady also matches, and Liuyun and Bufeng pour wine for the elders.

The wine has passed three rounds, and the dishes have passed five flavors. General Yu Hang picked up the wine bottle and said: "The marriage between Bufeng and Miss Guizhuang has been booked today, and a certain is a witness matchmaker. The banquet also ate, because of the Rong machine in the body, not to stay for a long time, after saluting everyone, a certain will take the first leave, be sure not to be surprised. After that, he drank all the wine in the bottle, put down the wine bottle, and wanted to leave.

Everyone was slightly surprised, and the old lady said to everyone: "The general has important things to do, and he can't stay for a long time, he has already told the old man, but you have to have fun." He said to General Yu Hang: "The old body has inconvenient legs and feet today, so I won't send it to the general, and I ask for forgiveness." So Wu Da today: "Send off guests for the general!" ”

Wu Dahui got up and went to see General Yu Hang. Seeing this, Bu Feng also said to the old lady: "Let your grandson send the general." And he went out. From the backyard, he went to lead the horse for General Yu Hang, and by the way, he packed the gold prepared in advance and took it out in a brocade bag and put it on the horse's back.

Bu Feng followed out and said goodbye to General Yu Hang in front of the Zhuang Gate, and General Yu Hang instructed Bu Feng to say: "Treat your fiancée well." When the matter is decided, he will return to the army as soon as possible. Wu Da had already led the horse over and asked General Yu Hang to mount the horse, and General Yu Hang saw a bag on the horse's back, so he asked, "What is this?" “

Wu Dadao: "Thanks to the general's appreciation, the old lady gave the general a little carriage and horse fare, and General Wanwang smiled." ”

General Yu Hang said: "I came to make amends, how can I ask for the old lady's gift?" Then he untied the bag and saw that it was a piece of gold, and couldn't help but be stunned: "How can a certain virtue dare to receive such a heavy reward?" "I want to say thank you.

Wu Da whispered to General Yu Hang: "The old lady's family has a big business, and she admires the character of the general, so she should give more gifts to the general, but I am afraid that the general will not accept it." Just a little bit of a gesture of gratitude. I hope the general will not refuse. ”

Bu Feng also persuaded: "This is a private gift from the old lady, but it doesn't hurt for the general to accept it." ”

General Yuhang accepted it, and asked Wu Dadai to thank the old lady, bring the gold, turn over the horse, and go to Yuhang.