Chapter 81: The Betrothal
Coming out of Bafu, standing on the street and looking at it, although the sky is a little gloomy and looks like it is going to snow, the market on Chengdu Street is crowded. Shu was already rich, and there were many things to buy and sell on the first day, and the guys in various shops shouted loudly to sell their own goods, wanting to take advantage of the opportunity of the festival to make a good price.
It has been almost three years since he left Chang'an, and looking at the atmosphere on the street is quite a bit of the taste of the prosperous commercial streets of later generations, Xiao Zheng was a little dazed for a while. Standing in the middle of the street in a daze, watching the pedestrians walk by on both sides, Xiao Zheng suddenly felt a little stunned, and for a while in his mind, he couldn't tell whether he was in the Tang Dynasty or in the later generations, until Gong Yi Ruoyi pushed him with his hand before he came to his senses.
"Brother Xiao, you've been standing on the street for so long, why don't you move, what are you looking at with a smirk?".
"Ahh Xiao Zheng was startled before he came back to his senses.
He took a long breath and said to Ruoyi: "Let's go, I'm a little distracted."
"What's the daze on the street," Ruoyi looked at Xiao Zheng's back, muttered and walked behind.
Five days later, Xiao Zheng took Gongyi Ruoyi to Bafu again.
Not long after the next person went in to report the news, the middle door of Ba Fu was wide open, but I didn't expect Mrs. Ba to personally arrive at the gate of the house with the support of her eldest son.
Ba Shi smiled when he saw Xiao Zheng and said: "Xiao Gong is really a wonderful hand rejuvenation, through your holy hand, the old body is now able to walk completely, and the soles of the feet do not hurt anymore, listening to your visit to the cold house again, the old body personally greeted you and took you into the house."
Ba Zhongtian gave Xiao Zheng a salute and smiled happily: "My brother thank Xiao Gong, Jiaci has just recovered, and I don't want her to move around more, but you see ......."
After finishing speaking, with a smile on his face, he reluctantly pointed to his wife.
"Thank you for being so gracious, and for daring to make two things for the old lady, so that the old lady can act in the future."
After pushing the cane and wheelchair up, Mrs. Ba happily closed her mouth on crutches. Under Xiao Zheng's persuasion, the old lady was put into a wheelchair, and the three sons were pushed into the hall behind.
Entering the middle hall, it didn't take long for the Ba family to serve the banquet, with the last time Xiao Zheng treated Ba's illness and formed a business alliance, the two families did not have the false ceremony of meeting for the first time, and everyone had a lot of laughter before they were seated.
When Ba Shi heard that the crutches and wheelchair were made by the public loser, he was even more happy, Xiao Zheng rechecked Ba Shi to confirm that there was no problem, Ba Shi asked Xiao Zheng to call Gong Yi Ruoyi in and praised him violently, looking at Ruoyi's blushing appearance, the old lady's eyes narrowed into a slit.
"Gong Xiao, I have a reluctant invitation below, can you let this child accompany me and others to the table?"
According to etiquette, Gong Ruoyi is an entourage brought by Xiao Zheng, no matter what his private relationship with Ruoyi is, he is not allowed to sit with Xiao Zheng.
It is impossible for Ba Shi not to understand this truth, from the side, Ba Shi no longer treats Xiao Zheng as an outsider.
"It doesn't matter, Ruoyi and I are both brothers and apprentices, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is my own family."
"Then the old body is too talkative, please take a seat," Ba said to the two with a smile.
At the end of the wine glass, everyone was not restrained last time, and the guests and hosts were happy, sprinkled three rounds, and Ba Shi smiled and said to Xiao Zheng, "Dare to ask Xiao Gong, I don't know if your family Ruoyi has a marriage contract?" ”。
When the old lady asked like this, she was a little at a loss when she heard it.
The reason is also very simple, usually this guy has a handsome face, and he has caused some girls to look at him hotly, but first, this guy has a straight face and looks like he is not approached, and the other is Xiao Zheng's high position, although he has come into contact with many large families, but no one regards Ruoyi as Xiao Zheng's relatives, but more people use him as a guard. The guard is no matter how handsome he looks, he is also an outsider, and the climbing relationship is not such a climbing method, and for a while, there are really not many people who take the family affairs of the public and Ruoyi seriously, and no one mentions it.
Seeing that Ruoyi was a little embarrassed, Xiao Zheng said with a smile: "Don't hide it from the old lady, my brother has not been married yet, and he is still alone."
After listening to this, Ba Shi said with a smile: "It's really a coincidence, the eldest son of the old family has a daughter named Wan'er, and she is also in the boudoir, this child has been held by the old man as a baby, and he is also worthy of Ruoyi's child in terms of appearance, if this child is interesting, the old man will call her over to meet the two of them."
Xiao Zheng laughed and said after hearing this: "The old lady is really arrogant, not inferior to Xu Mei, I am in charge of this matter, can I invite your granddaughter to come out?" ”
"Well, go! Bring my precious granddaughter over and give Xiao Gong a few glasses of thin wine," Ba Shi said with a smile to the servant waiting behind him.
After a while, I saw footsteps behind me, the bead curtain was rolled, and Ba Wan'er walked in with a spring on her face.
When Gong Yi Ruoyi saw Ba Wan'er's appearance clearly, he opened his mouth in surprise and wanted to speak, Xiao Zheng raised his leg and touched him under the table, this guy closed his mouth very smartly and didn't squeak.
Unlike the last time she encountered the scene in the tavern, Ba Wan'er did not show any teeth and claws this time, but pursed her lips very obediently, blushed and filled the elders and Xiao Zheng on the table with wine, and when she put down the wine jug, she bowed to everyone and retreated.
After waiting for Ba Wan'er to retreat, Ba Shi said with a smile: "Presumably Xiao Gong and Ruoyi also saw my granddaughter, last time it was the idea of the old body, and they wanted to test the next two before they made a rude move, presumably Lord Xiao Gong has a lot of indiscretions, I don't know what the two of them think about my family's pearl?" ”。
Xiao Zheng glanced at Gongyi Ruoyi and said, "Old lady, I think these two are talented women, but they have a good marriage."
Hearing Xiao Zheng say this, the Ba family immediately smiled.
Gong Ruoyi looked at Xiao Zheng and asked with some concern: "Brother Xiao, the people in my family don't know about this yet, aren't they...".
Xiao Zheng glared at him and said, "You shut up for me, you are also a big person, when your grandfather entrusted you to me at that time, I was not your teacher."
"Count!" Ruoyi replied without hesitation.
"Am I your big brother?"
"Count it too!"
"Since I occupy both of these things, who said that your family doesn't know, the family is also a thousand-year-old family, and the ancestors and your ancestors still have dealings, and the background is not worse than yours, what else do you want to choose? Your grandfather and your father's side, I'll tell you, I'll decide your family affairs for you! ”。
Looking at Xiao Zheng's sworn appearance, Gong Ruoyi opened his mouth and didn't say anything more.
"I thank Xiao Gong for his adult beauty, this marriage must be a good story" Ba Zhongtian's face turned red with excitement, and he said loudly to Xiao Zheng with a wine glass.
Ba Shi looked up and down, and Ruoyi liked it more and more.
Seeing that Gong Yi Ruoyi was a little at a loss, Xiao Zheng slapped him on the head angrily and said, "What are you still doing sitting here stupidly, why don't you hurry up and toast your grandmother and uncle, as well as your future father-in-law, you idiot!" ”。
"Ahh Hearing Xiao Zheng say this, Ruoyi came back to his senses, and hurriedly got up and poured wine for Ba Shi and the others one by one.
"On this happy occasion, remove the remnants of the banquet and restart the feast," Ba Zhongshi also said with a laugh.
"I don't know how the old lady chooses the date of marriage!" Xiao Zheng asked with a smile.
"Then it is better to choose a day than to hit the day, three days later, every time the Ba family comes to this festival, the Ba family will feast in the house, and the good time and good day are suitable, and I will wait for Xiao Gong to come to the door with a handsome talent on the first day," the old lady Ba's eyes never left the public loss, Ruoyi said with a smile.
"Then it's a deal!" Xiao Zheng also laughed and said.