A rooster crowed, and the sky outside the window was about to light up, although Liu Lanzhi was a little reluctant, she still had to leave. She got up and dressed up meticulously, putting on the embroidered skirt she had worn in the past, and she had done everything four or five times before it was right.

Liu Lanzhi was wearing silk shoes, the tortoiseshell hairpin on her head was shining, a flowing white silk belt was tied around her waist, and her ears were decorated with bright moon beads. Her fingers were thin and white like pointed onion roots, and her lips were red as if she was holding Zhu Dan. Liu Lanzhi walked on a small walk, which was really beautiful in the world.

Liu Lanzhi walked up to the hall to say goodbye to her mother-in-law Pan, Pan glanced over with a cold snort, and let her leave without retaining.

"When Laneige didn't pass through the door, he grew up in the countryside. I was not taught by a good student, and I am even more ashamed to marry into your family and be ashamed of your son-in-law. He received a lot of money and gifts from his mother, but he was not able to be driven by his mother. Although I am going back to my mother's house today, I still remember that my mother is working alone at home. ”

Liu Lanzhi saw that Pan was unmoved, and retreated to say goodbye to her sister-in-law, who was Jiao Zhongqing's younger sister and was only eight or nine years old. Liu Lanzhi looked at her with tears in her eyes: "When I first got married, my sister-in-law would hold the bed when she first learned to walk. Today I was driven back to my parents' house, and my sister-in-law was about the same height as me. I hope you will serve my in-laws with all your heart, so that you can help and support them. Every Tanabata night and the 19th of the month, don't forget me when playing. ”

Liu Lanzhi walked out of the house and got into the carriage and left, tears falling like rain. Jiao Zhongqing rode a horse in front, and Liu Lanzhi sat in the carriage and followed behind. The sound of the car was sometimes faint and sometimes loud, but the car and the horse still reached the entrance of the avenue together. Jiao Zhongqing got off the horse and walked into the car, lowered his head and whispered beside Liu Lanzhi: "I swear not to break with you, you go back to your mother's house for the time being, and I will rush to the government for the time being." Soon I will definitely come back, I, Jiao Zhongqing, swear to heaven that I will never let you down! ”

Liu Lanzhi said to Jiao Zhongqing: "Thank you for your sincerity and care for me!" Because you think so much about me, I will be looking forward to you every day at home. Be as firm as a rock, and I will be like a reed. The reed is silky soft but strong and strong, and the rock will not be transferred. It's just that I have a brother who has a bad temper and often jumps like thunder. I am afraid that he will not take advantage of my will, and let me do it on my own, he will definitely go against my will, and make my heart tormented. ”

The two raised their hands to say goodbye sadly, but they were still reluctant, looking at each other with affectionate eyes.

Liu Lanzhi returned to her parents' house, entered the gate and walked into the hall, she felt that she had lost her face and was in a dilemma. Liu Lanzhi's mother came out to see her, clapped her hands in amazement and said, "I didn't expect that I didn't pick you up, and you actually returned home." At the age of thirteen I taught you to weave, at the age of fourteen you could tailor, at the age of fifteen you learned to play the gonghou, at the age of sixteen you knew etiquette, and at the age of seventeen I married you off, always thinking that you would not have any fault in your husband's family. You are not at fault now, so why did you come home? ”

Liu Lanzhi was very ashamed to face her mother: "My daughter really has no fault. After all, her mother is her mother, and she was very sad after hearing her, so she asked her maid to serve Liu Lanzhi, so as to relieve the depression in her heart.

When Jiao Zhongqing arrived at the county guard's mansion, Chen Wu and Han Xuan were there, he bowed to the two, and then said to Lu Fan: "Lord Taishou, the lower officials feel that their abilities are limited, and they ask to be transferred back to the county government." I beg your grace! ”

Lu Fan was surprised and said to him: "Zhong Qing, you are conscientious and conscientious on weekdays, why do you want to be demoted?" I wanted to promote you! ”

"Lord Xie Taishou is very loving, but the lower officials have unspeakable secrets. I hope that Lord Taishou will be fulfilled. Jiao Zhongqing asked again and again, but Lu Fan still agreed.

After Jiao Zhongqing left, Han Xuan, Lu Fan, and Chen Wu said with a smile: "This person is so strange, others wish that the official would be as big as possible, but he asked himself to be demoted. ”

Chen Wu touched his chin and said, "Not everyone is so utilitarian. ”

Han Xuan didn't think so, and Chen Wu asked Lu Fan again: "Where does this Jiao Zhongqing usually go to drink?" ”

"Listening to Cang Cao Peng, they often go to the drunken dream building in the south of the city. Why did General Chen care so much about his little officials? Lu Fan was puzzled.

"Oh, nothing. Lu is too busy with business, so we won't bother and leave. Chen Wu pulled Han Xuan and walked out.

Han Xuan came to the door of the Drunken Dream Building, saw the restaurant and said to Chen Wu with a smile: "I also said where you want to take me, it turns out to be drinking." I can't beat you in a fight, and I haven't been afraid of anyone when I drink! ”

Han Xuan smiled and went in with Chen Wu, Chen Wu looked around, and sure enough, he saw Jiao Zhongqing drinking there alone. Chen Wu asked Han Xuan to look at Jiao Zhongqing and said, "I'm here to let you get drunk on him, not me." ”

Chen Wu asked the shopkeeper of the restaurant to bring two dining tables and share a table with Jiao Zhongqing to drink. Jiao Zhongqing had just drunk a bowl of wine, and when he saw someone coming over, he said drunkly: "Who, get out of the way for me, don't stop me from drinking." ”

Jiao Zhongqing fixed his eyes and saw that it was Chen Wu and Han Xuan, and he hurriedly saluted. Chen Wu said: "Today, the three of us met by chance in the tavern, it was really fate. Today, regardless of rank, we are only called brothers. Come on, drink! ”

Chen Wu asked the shopkeeper to bring ten jars of good wine, and the three of them were drunk. Jiao Zhongqing was dazed by Chen Wu and Han Xuan, and began to talk drunk: "Fate, hehe." Why is Laneige and I so close to each other? ”

"I don't know what Brother Jiao is worried about?" Chen Wu and Han Xuan took turns talking, Jiao Zhongqing told him and Liu Lanzhi about him, and Jiao Zhongqing couldn't help crying: "My mother fell in love with Qin Luofu in the east neighborhood, and she wanted to ask for this Qin Luofu as a wife for me. For this reason, I made it difficult for my wife Laneige in every possible way, and finally kicked her out of the house. Laneige and I are in love, but this time we have to part........"

"Since the two of you really love each other, why don't you plead with Lingtang together?" Chen Wu asked.

"Alas...... My mother's fate is hard to disobey, and I am the only child in the family. If you disobey your mother's order, you may be scolded by your neighbors for being unfilial! Jiao Zhongqing said with a long sigh, and Jiao Zhongqing poured a few more sips of wine.

Han Xuan shook his head and said, "What is my Dao?" Why does a husband have no wife? You obey your mother's orders and marry that Qin Luofu. Could it be that Qin Luo is extremely ugly? ”

Jiao Zhongqing said: "No, I heard that Qin Luo has a national appearance. But my love for Laneige is stronger than gold, how can I marry another woman? ”

When Han Xuan heard that Qin Luofu was beautiful, he couldn't help but yearn for it, and he couldn't help but be funny when he saw Jiao Zhongqing's cowardly appearance: "Ridiculous, why shouldn't a man have three wives and four concubines?" But your wife is also open-minded, and hearken to you. Unlike the woman in my family, not to mention jealousy, I only took a few concubines before, and she actually used force against me. I couldn't beat her again, but now it's okay, everyone speaks for her, and I can't get rid of her. ”

Chen Wu was also a little drunk: "Every family has a scripture that is difficult to read!" I took Ju Rong home, and Ju Rong and Cai Wenji were also very red when they met. It's terrible for two women to be jealous and make the house unpeaceful........"

The three complained to each other about the bitter water, and after getting drunk, they lay in the restaurant and fell asleep, and they woke up until dawn.

The sun rose from the southeast and shone on the small building of the Qin family in the east of the city. There is a beautiful girl in the small building of the Qin family, and her family name is Luo Fu. Qin Luofu is good at raising silkworms and picking mulberries, and one day he was picking mulberries on the south side of the city. Use green silk to make the rope on the basket, and use the laurel branch to make the handle on the basket. He wore a fallen horsetail on his head and earrings made of jewels on his ears; The light yellow patterned silk is made into the lower skirt, and the purple ayako is made into the upper jacket.

When the walker saw Qin Luofu, he put down his burden and stroked his beard to look at her. When the young man saw Qin Luofu, he couldn't help but take off his hat and reorganize his headscarf, hoping to attract Qin Luofu's attention to him. He who plows the land forgets that he is plowing, and he who hoes forgets that he is hoeing; So much so that the farm work was not finished, and when he came back, he and his wife complained to each other, just because they took a look at Qin Luofu's beauty in the crowd, and they could no longer forget her appearance.

Han Xuan and Chen Wu came here from the south by car, and the five horses pulling the cart stopped and lingered. Han Xuan was shocked by Qin Luofu's beauty, and looked at her in amazement. Chen Wu couldn't help but be shocked, and sighed: "Why are there so many beauties in Anhui City, there are big Qiao and Xiao Qiao, and there are such fairies!" ”

(End of chapter)