"Daddy, what are you doing here", the girl who came over asked Master Xue with a smile, and when she saw that there was still a man there, she leaned down and said hello to the son.

Qiu Tongmian saw the girl smile at him, and lost his whole soul, so he looked at her so infatuatedly. Although he could guess who it was, he still asked Master Xue.

Master Xue didn't say what he was going to say, and when he heard Qiu Tongmian ask, don't answer.

"This is the old man's little daughter, Yun'er, you went there in the morning, why didn't you see you when you had lunch at lunch", but she didn't directly answer her daughter's previous question.

"Daddy!" As soon as Yun'er heard that he was asked where he had gone in the morning, she cried and said with a sad face, "I didn't want to ask my mother, she went to my boudoir to ask about the east and west." ”

As soon as Master Xue heard that it was his wife who had gone to ask her before, he thought that it might be about Jiafu's marriage, and thought that Xiao Jin was still on the side, so it was not good to talk about it.

"In the morning, my mother came to ask me about Jiafu again."

Before Master Xue could interrupt the conversation, he said hurriedly.

"I'll ask you about it again, Yue'er, take Miss down"

Hearing Daddy's words, he glared at him, and saw that there was still an outsider like Qiu Tongmian, and saw that this person had been looking at himself stupidly since he saw him, and he didn't say anything, and walked away angrily.

Qiu Tongmian didn't speak all the time, but he saw that the problem was coming, and his mind was spinning quickly.

"Virtuous nephew, don't laugh, hehe", Master Xue said with a smile.

The two sat down in the gazebo. Qiu Tongmian thought for a while, changed his previous thoughts, and said directly, "Uncle, the girl was your daughter before. ”

Master Xue wondered why he suddenly asked what he had just said, and said without thinking, "It's the little girl." ”

Qiu Mian smiled, "Uncle doesn't have any other daughters." ”

"What are you talking about, hehe, my Xue is such a daughter."

After hearing what Master Xue said, Qiu Tongmian's face flashed with a moment of cunning, and he pretended to sigh, "But my daughter-in-law who has not passed through the door." ”

Master Xue didn't think about it, Qiu Tongmian suddenly spoke so directly, thinking of what Madame said before, he didn't know how to open his mouth to reply to Qiu Tongmian, and lowered his head and looked at the flowers and plants in front of him in embarrassment.

The atmosphere suddenly cooled down.

Qiu Tongmian probably knew what Master Xue was thinking, so he got up and said, "Master Xue! "But I didn't call my uncle as cordially as I did just now.

"What the daughter didn't say before was interrupted by the master, and I can hear one or two in the next, before my father died, he repeatedly told me that I must come to fulfill the contract, you and my father set up a family affair in the early years, from the time I entered the house to the present, Master Xue, you have been avoiding it, and Xiao Jin probably knows your thoughts."

"Master Xue, if you have something to say, you might as well say it directly, not to mention that this is something you and my father decided earlier, and it is only verbal, there is no marriage certificate, and there is no one else to testify, why do you want to treat Xiao Jin like this."

Qiu Tongmian suddenly spoke like this, firstly, Miss Xue is really good, it is rare to have a good wife, and she has such a family background, so she thought about being positive, if she can succeed, it can be regarded as fulfilling her old father's wish, and secondly, after hearing about Miss Xue's conversation just now, she also knows a little about the attitude of Xue Mansion, and wants to change from passive to active.

Master Xue didn't expect Xiao Jin's thinking to turn so fast, he stood up, pressed the somewhat excited Qiu Tongmian, and said with relief

"Virtuous nephew, why do you miss your uncle so much, it's not that I have always avoided it, but I have never thought about talking to you."

After seeing Qiu Tongmian listen, he sat down and listened to him quietly, so he continued, "A few days ago, in Jiafu in the county seat, the second son of his family, I don't know where I saw my family Yun'er, so I sent someone to propose marriage, Yun'er didn't agree after hearing about it, it was me, and I couldn't agree, but it was your aunt, maybe I was moved, and you also know the virtuous nephew, is it a woman, it's normal." ”

"Speaking of this Jia Mansion, it is also a tyrant in our county, Uncle Jia Shidao, and he is the current waiter of the Ministry of Rites, the Jinshi of the second year of Kangxi, this is only a few years, and he is also a powerful person. It's because of this relationship that I'm hesitant, there are both powerful relationships and benefits, plus I have a marriage contract with your father, so I've been here until now. Virtuous nephew, you have to believe me, if it weren't for you, I'm afraid that the marriage with this Jiafu would have been decided a long time ago, and even if Yun'er didn't agree, she wouldn't be her own master."

"But if I don't have a good reason to disagree, I'm afraid that it will be difficult to get along with Najia Mansion, not to mention that he is an uncle of the squire, he is the government of this Huizhou Mansion, and he can also teach your uncle how to behave well."

After speaking, he looked at the next person beside him, "You go and call the housekeeper." ”

After listening to this, Qiu Tongmian also understood what Master Xue meant, this Master Xue also has his difficulties, in China, no matter which dynasty, the official cannot be provoked, not to mention the squire in the court.

If it is placed in modern times, it is a ministerial-level cadre. Thinking of the second year of Kangxi that Master Xue just said, it is calculated according to the test once every three years, if you don't count Enke, it should be the 11th year of Kangxi now, and next year will be the 12th year of Kangxi.

Qiu Tongmian said, "I didn't expect there to be so many things in between, to tell you the truth, I came this time, but I didn't come for the marriage contract, I also accidentally bumped into the front of the Xue Mansion, my nephew is now thinking about the imperial examination, Yang Xuezheng, that is, my teacher, now with typhoid fever, I want to return to Beijing in advance, I want to come to Beijing with him, and I can listen to the teachings of Xuezheng on the way." ”

"Uncle, if it is really as you said, you still remember the marriage contract with your old father, so you have not agreed to the marriage of Jiafu so far, and my nephew is here, say a word for my father."

Thinking of the old man's words before leaving, he felt a little sad and stood up.

The breeze fluttered, Qiu Tongmian looked solemn, put his hands behind his back, and said to the lotus pond, "My family and a few years ago, the family road is down, if you have the intention of regretting marriage, I also agree, human nature, if you care about reputation, but you don't have to, how can a good man have no wife, I was 17 years old in the middle of the lift, aiming at the imperial examination, my father's teachings have always been in mind, and my life's wish is to gain fame and glory." ”

"Although I have not been far away, I also know that today's son is a generation of Ming Jun, since the pro-government, the political affairs are close to the people, the frontier is stable, and the court is honest, which is a fortunate thing for my generation.

"The rise and fall of the world is the responsibility of the husband."

"The boy is determined to go out of the countryside, and he will never return if he doesn't succeed!"

"If Uncle Ken is delaying for some time, and when I return from the imperial examination high school, I will marry Miss Xue, then I will have both fame and a marriage contract, and Liangjia Mansion will not do anything bad to embarrass Uncle Xue."

After a lot of bold words, Master Xue was dumbfounded by Qiu Tongmian's words, and he was really impressed by Qiu Tongmian, what confidence he was, so confident.

"Good virtuous nephew, you can think like this, what else can I say, I will bring you to your aunt, virtuous nephew, if your father hears this, he must be very pleased, as you said, if you return from high school, I will definitely let you marry Yun'er, I will let your aunt inform Jiafu first."

After speaking, he smiled and pulled Qiu Tongmian back to the front yard.

Indeed, in the east wing, a young girl sat in front of the dresser, not knowing what she was thinking, in a daze.

Suddenly, a little girl hurriedly ran in, panting and said, "Miss, miss, I heard it all." ”

"Oh, tell me, what do you hear?"

"It's really as the guard in front of the door said, it's your future husband!" The maid laughed.

The girl Jiaozhen said, "What are you talking nonsense, say it quickly, is it true?" ”

"It's true, I'm eavesdropping in front of me, I don't expect to hear anything, but I don't think about it, your future father-in-law", seeing that the young lady was going to hit her again, he hurriedly said seriously, "Your son-in-law is talking so loudly, I'm afraid I can't hear it in the front yard, and then 。。。。。。 "A description.

The girl didn't think that Qiu Tongmian had such great ambitions, and when she heard the maid's description, she remembered that she had heard her father talk to her when she was a child.

She has a husband who is married to her fingertips, but she has never mentioned it over the years, especially since her mother has been annoying her about Jiafu during this time.

Some things have fallen since childhood, and the big tree in my heart has already taken root and sprouted, how can I easily forget it.

The girl looked out the window and asked in a half-loud voice, "Where are they now?" ”

The maid said, "It seems that I went to the front yard, and I saw that the housekeeper was preparing the horses or something, and I am afraid that I will not have to go a long way." ”

After the girl heard this, she asked the maid to bring the four treasures of the study, sat down, and jumped on the paper with a handsome and beautiful font.

After writing, the maid laughed and said, "Miss, why don't you take him before you go and meet him." ”

The girl's face was flushed, and she handed the note to the maid, "What should I say when I see him like this, he will know what I am thinking when he sees my words on the paper." ”

After saying that, he urged her to hurry to the front yard.

In front of the gate of Xue's mansion, Qiu Tongmian led the horse, turned to face Master Xue and the housekeeper, and hugged his fists, "Uncle, nephew will go first." ”

When Master Xue returned home, he opened the note in his hand, and saw a line of delicate small characters on the note.

I only wish your heart to be like my heart. Xue Lingyun.