Gentleman: II

The carriage drove slowly southward, and the water level had receded in the place where the flood had been flooded, and after two days of good sunshine, the road was muddy with the passing traffic, and it was slow to walk, but it was passable.

Xiao Tong opened the curtain, poked out his eyes and looked at Zong Luo, who was riding a horse in front, and felt that he was so big, and his mother's divination was so accurate for the first time, and it was a little evil.

That day, I saw Zong Luo, the sister of the shopkeeper of Zong, Xiao Tong was still recalling what the fat shopkeeper said, what show of wisdom, inherited his parents' family business at the age of fourteen, sinking fish and geese and closing the moon and shy flowers, etc., a series of words praising his sister, and then looking at Zong Luo riding a horse outside, Xiao Tong felt that the words described were five or six percent, but he never thought that he inherited his parents' family business, but he actually walked in front, carrying a small pumpkin like a hammer, and made the dart head of the dart game......

At the beginning, Xiao Tong felt that his mother in the family was strong and brave enough, and when he grew up to marry a daughter-in-law, he would definitely marry a gentle and virtuous lady back, so on that day, not to mention how old the young lady's family wealth was, the first time, Xiao Tong expressed his meaning to the shopkeeper of the sect, and the reason for refusal was not too direct, Xiao Tong arranged a message with her mother, and the words that were not in harmony with the young lady, and politely rejected this "family business".

But as a result, Xiao Tong felt that people's hearts were unpredictable, he was still too naΓ―ve, the chubby shopkeeper of the sect, on the surface, he understood the righteousness, he only said that the marriage was not in love, and the meeting was providential, and he warmly invited him to leave a meal in the house, but this meal was an accident.

Xiao Tong felt that the amount of alcohol was acceptable on weekdays, but during the banquet of the Zong's family, he drank only three glasses, and then he fell asleep, and he didn't know when he fell, but he woke up and had slept in the boudoir of the Zong family, with a hammer lying next to him, and Zong Min, the sleeping Zong family's young lady.

At this moment, Xiao Tong felt that he was frightened, hurriedly got up and put on his shoes and socks, and wanted to sneak out of the door quietly, but as soon as he opened the door, the shopkeeper greeted him from the door, pretending to be sad and said: "Brother Xiao, if you like your sister, you will say it bluntly, being a brother will definitely fulfill you, why do you want to get drunk and mess up etiquette like this." While speaking, Xiao Tong listened to the heartache in his words, only the joy of succeeding in the treacherous plan.

Turning around, Xiao Tong glanced at the bed, and saw that the sleeping Miss Zong had woken up when she heard the movement, and was sitting on the edge of the bed, carefully wiping her pumpkin hammer.

Xiao Tong wanted to explain, but when he looked down and saw that he was disheveled, and most of his chest was exposed, he closed his mouth again and didn't do the senseless struggle.

Originally, the shopkeeper hated to pull him out immediately to worship heaven and earth with his sister, but it can be seen that Xiao Tong's face was embarrassed, so he said very "generously" that the marriage can be postponed to the autumn queen, and now that the two have met for the first time, it is good to make a marriage contract first, and then get to know each other.

Xiao Tong was a little reluctant, but it was already a fact that he slept with Miss Zong Luo in disheveled clothes, and after thinking about it for a while, he agreed, even if it was a delaying tactic, it was better than being worshiped by heaven and earth with his head pressed now.

Looking at that Zongluo again, Xiao Tong couldn't help but think, the feng shui of Qingyunling is really a little bad, it is really yin and yang, it is said that her father was robbed back by his mother who used to be a bandit.

But fortunately, Xiao Tong thinks that Sister Zongluo's facial features are beautiful and her bearing is extraordinary, if the two people have the right temperament, it is okay to be a husband and wife.

But that Sister Zongluo seems to agree with this family business, but she has never paid too much attention to him, as if marrying him is just obeying his brother's orders, and it is an inevitable thing to do.

Hearing that his sister insisted on sending a dart, the shopkeeper was afraid that Xiao Tong would run away, so he insisted on asking the two of them to go together, along with them, so as to contact the relationship.

Xiao Tong felt that it was okay to take this opportunity to get acquainted with each other, but Sister Zongluo looked at him coldly for a moment, and asked, "Where have I seen you?" ”

Ever seen? Xiao Tong smiled slightly, narrowed his eyes, shook the fan that was pulled out of the baggage, and said, "My sister said she laughed." ”

That's it, Xiao Tong said again: "I have lived in the capital and border for a few days, and there are often girls there who say that they have seen me, and they think that Xiao Tong is born ordinary, so people often look familiar." ”

The shopkeeper listened from the sidelines, and sighed in his heart that if it weren't for this face, where would he be able to get into his sister's eyes. When he turned his head and saw that his sister's dart team was about to leave, he was afraid that if one of the two of them regretted it, it would not be possible, so he quickly called someone to find a carriage, put a few boxes that were originally loaded on the cart in the carriage, let Xiao Tong sit under his buttocks, and began to go in the direction of the capital.

Xiao Tong looked at Sister Zongluo, who was neatly on the horse, thinking that maybe it was the shopkeeper of Zong who was angry when he saw him full of books, and thought that he couldn't bear the hardships of riding a horse for a long time, so he asked someone to exchange for a carriage.

Fortunately, Xiao Tong has always been more receptive, and feels that if there is no urgency, the carriage is indeed more comfortable than riding a horse.

Speaking of which, the dart delivery was a big job, although it was only four or five boxes half the size, but the journey was extremely long.

This is the goods transported by a merchant who makes jewelry in Qingzhou City, before the merchant often escorted the goods, but most of the distance is relatively short, and the goods will not be too much, at most four or five days can go back and forth, and this time, the jewelry merchant, a thousand instructions, no matter how much money is spent to send this dart over, and during the journey, do not open the box.

The person who sent the dart did not move the employer's things, which was in line with the rules of the industry, and there was nothing to make a fuss about, but this dart monster was strange, it was from Qingzhou to the south, sent to the distant capital, and gave two boxes to the people in the joint at that location, and then from the capital to the west, and sent to Xinliang two boxes, so that on the map of the beam, a huge semicircle was drawn, and the time spent back and forth, if it was safe and smooth, it would take three months. However, the remuneration is also worth the money earned in previous years, if it is this dart, the Golden Autumn Dart Bureau where Zong Luo is located can be regarded as the entire Qingzhou City, a first-class dart game, others said, her Golden Autumn Dart Bureau, but also ran such a big dart, escorted or the world's rare gold and jade jewelry, priceless.

This lying dart was originally disagreed, firstly, because of the long distance, my sister a woman running back and forth is too hard, and the elder brother is a little reluctant, and secondly, because of the guilt, I am afraid that my sister will encounter any danger on the road, but the family has gone out so many things, and my sister Zong Luo insisted on running this dart, and my brother's heart softened, and the most reliable and strong people in his house were sent to help my sister press the dart.

As for bringing a beautiful brother-in-law, the shopkeeper of the sect also felt quite helpless, but there was no other way, who called him a big family of the sect, and there were so many people with wolf ambitions.

Xiao Tong sat in the carriage, drove for a long time, lifted the curtain from time to time, looked at Sister Zongluo who was walking in front, felt that her buttocks were sitting a little painful, but she still didn't have the slightest intention of resting, just when she looked up, she saw a tea stall supported by a grass shed not far away, so she called outside: "Sister Zongluo, after this half-day road, I don't know how far it is from the town in front, I see that all the brothers are also tired, why don't you stop and rest and eat something!" ”

Zong Luo turned his head and glanced at the young man who looked polite, although the other party was dressed in simple coarse cloth clothes, he had the luxury of a son's brother, and his attitude and conversation temperament could not hide his elegant posture, but most of these people were delicate and embroidered pillows in Zong Luo's heart.

But now Zong Luo listened, he said it tactfully, and he didn't cry out that he was tired, but stood in the position of others to persuade her, so that if she refused, it would seem that she was incomprehensible.

With a wave of his hand, Zong Luo motioned for everyone to stop, and he also got off the horse, found a tree on the side of the road, tied the horse, and went to the tea stall.

In fact, it's no wonder that Zong Luo didn't let everyone rest before, just because she has experienced a lot, and she is very vigilant, she originally walked this road a few times, the last time she walked was about two or three months ago, when there was a broken shed on the side of the road, but this tea stall has not yet been set up, and the tea stall is busy back and forth, and they are all young men, which makes Zong Luo a little vigilant. Her temperament is slow to heat, and unfamiliar places and things can be avoided without contact, or it is better to have less contact.

But think about it, there are many nobles coming and going on this road, even if this tea stall is opened here to make a black shop, it will not do anything to her a small dart team, the shopkeeper who sells jewelry This time the goods are extremely secret, except for her, the old man who has been with her for several years in the dart bureau does not know what is inside, only thinks it is a few inconspicuous broken boxes, not to mention how outsiders see them.

After comforting himself in his heart, Zong Luo stepped into the tea shed, asked for a bowl of coarse tea from the shopkeeper, and sat quietly on the side and drank it.

Xiao Tong felt that it was reasonable, he should sit with Sister Zongluo, not to mention that the marriage between the two had been decided for most of the time, a group of men next to him sat together and gaged nonsense, there was a girl here, it was inevitable that it would be a little embarrassing, so the most suitable person to sit with Sister Zongluo at the moment must be him.

Smoothing out the slightly wrinkled clothes sitting in the carriage, Xiao Tong stepped forward, patted the dust on the bench, and sat upright beside Zong Min, on the right hand, was the pumpkin hammer that had slept with him all night.