Zhang Mengcheng does not contradict Cai Zhongming's ninth sister at the top of Artemisia, on the contrary, he still has a good impression of Xiucai. After he traveled through the Ming Dynasty for many years, the girl at the top of Artemisia was the only girl he could accept.

Cai Jiumei neither wrapped her feet, nor was she closed by the rules and regulations of feudal etiquette, and she dared to love and hate. The vitality she shows is rare in this era, which is what attracts Zhang Mengcheng the most.

In addition, this political marriage that strengthens the relationship between the two forces can indeed bring a lot of benefits to both sides, and the more pragmatic Zhang Mengcheng will naturally not refuse.

Jindingshan and Mugwort must continue to support each other in order to survive in this era that is destined to be even more chaotic. Both sides have a group of more warlike brothers who can support each other in any situation.

Moreover, Cai's mother's family in Artemisia Peak has a good impression of Zhang Mengcheng, and he also has a good impression of the people at Artemisia Peak. The harmonious atmosphere has built a good environment for mutual exchange and learning between the two sides.

Artemisia learned new crop cultivation methods from Jindingshan, as well as the use of other new production tools. Their sons and nephews also continue to come to Jinding Mountain to learn knowledge, which has bought a solid foundation for future exchanges between the two sides.

And Artemisia has many craftsmen who are skilled in crafting various weapons and armor, and can produce enough weapons and armor of superior quality for Jinding Mountain. At the same time, there is also a group of skilled medical personnel, who can deal with some of Jindingshan's more difficult or some injuries that cannot be handled at all.

All the above benefits are clear to Zhang Mengjin and Cai Zhongming. Therefore, vigorously promote this matter, and everything that hinders the strengthening of relations between the two sides will be eradicated.

From all aspects, Zhang Mengcheng did not dare to refuse this marriage, and he was even more reluctant to refuse. But after the news came from the eldest brother Zhang Mengjin, Zhang Mengcheng was a little dissatisfied, why is this?

The reason is very simple, it is now March of the fifth year of Chongzhen. And the ninth sister of Artemisia Peak, that girl will not turn sixteen until next month. In other words, the wife Zhang Mengcheng wants to marry is just a little girl over fifteen years old. Zhang Mengcheng, who has an inexplicable cleanliness habit in some places, is really difficult to accept.

Zhang Mengcheng also knew that in northern Shaanxi and even other regions of this era, it was common for girls of this age to get married and have children, and there were even examples of getting married at the age of twelve or thirteen. If there is no reason for etiquette, it is very shameful for a woman to wait until she is in her twenties to get married.

The eldest brothers, Zhang Mengjin and Cai Zhongming, once proposed to complete the marriage of the two families when they just accepted the court's appeasement last year. However, at that time, it was fiercely opposed by Zhang Mengcheng, who persuaded the two big bosses on the grounds that they needed to quietly deal with the follow-up of Zhao'an and needed to deal with the follow-up matters of Zhao'an quietly.

Later, Zhang Mengcheng had a good impression of Cai's ninth sister because of the incident of the martial arts competition at the top of Artemisia. In the following time, Zhang Mengcheng took the opportunity to go to the top of Artemisia on official business several times, and communicated with the other party about the specific wedding date with his own ideas.

Zhang Mengcheng took into account the actual situation in northern Shaanxi at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and he also made some compromises. According to Xiucai's idea, he will not marry Cai's girl until the sixth year of Chongzhen, that is, when the woman is seventeen years old next year.

It's just that I can't imagine the difference in concepts, whether it is Artemisia Peak Cai Zhongming and his gang, or Zhang Mengcheng's eldest brother and second brother, both sides are opposed to holding a marriage so late.

They think that the seventeen-year-old girl is not young, and the people on both sides of Artemisia and Jinding Mountain have many relatives who are in the army. If something happens, the etiquette will have to be postponed. Even if they are not so particular, they don't have to keep it for years. But the woman is likely to be an eighteen-year-old "old girl", and then it will not look good for both parties.

Eighteen years old is obviously a youthful and energetic age for girls in later generations. They actually thought it was an old girl, and Zhang Mengcheng had to sigh at the huge gap in the concept of the times.

Zhang Mengcheng, who couldn't convince them, could only retreat again. said that no matter how it is, let the other party turn sixteen.

Zhang Mengcheng was very tough this time, and he also discussed it with the eldest brother and the second brother. After that, the two brothers also agreed to their ideas, and Zhang Mengcheng persuaded everyone at the top of Artemisia in one go.

In the end, it was discussed and decided that the marriage between Zhang Mengcheng and Cai Jiumei would be at the end of the fifth year of Chongzhen, and at the beginning of the sixth year, during this time, the two parties would prepare the dowry and dowry and other things needed.

Zhang Mengcheng, who had finally ended the matter, found that he was wrong again. The eldest brother didn't say hello, and directly advanced his wedding. Instead, he was the last person to receive the news among the leaders of Jinding Mountain.

This kind of behavior of completely disrespecting him made Zhang Mengcheng feel very angry in his heart. He directly sent the messenger to convey the news, and at the same time the messenger who carried out the blessing blasted out, and then sent someone to convey his strong dissatisfaction to the eldest brother.

Zhang Mengjin and Zhang Mengguang felt very puzzled after knowing that their third brother was crazy. This usually quite capable brother always makes a fuss in some places that they don't think makes much sense.

In their opinion, the most important thing is to get married early and pass on the family lineage. And the ninth sister of the Cai family is not far from her sixteenth birthday, anyway, there is still about a month left, why insist so much.

As for what respect, the two elder brothers felt that their third brother was a bit of a bastard. They have always cared about their brother and worried about him in everything. Now that their father and mother are gone, it is natural for the two brothers to do the same.

They and their mother-in-law presided over all kinds of matters, and the dowry was also paid by the two brothers out of their own pockets. Now that the date was only slightly advanced and informed him a little later, why be so angry.

The difference in the concept of the times caused the estrangement between Zhang Mengcheng and the two elder brothers is indeed difficult to explain. Although he couldn't tell, Zhang Mengcheng still chose to have a cold confrontation. At the same time, he also conveyed the news to Artemisia that the wedding date was still the result of previous discussions. On the day set by the eldest brother Zhang Mengjin, Zhang Mengcheng will definitely go out.

Zhang Mengjin and Zhang Mengguang both thought that their younger brother's hypocrisy could not be connived up. Zhang Mengguang had already set off from Ningsai and would soon arrive at Jinding Mountain. Zhang Mengguang had already made up his mind that if necessary, he could let his brother recall the taste of his fists.

It's just that Zhang Mengguang should pay attention to proportions and don't attack Xiucai's face. After all, when the groom got married, he had bruises on his face, which was really not good-looking. If the groom is not sober, he will be tied into the wedding scene when the time comes.

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"Uncle Nine, you're here, how is my brother?"

Zhang Yalian saw Uncle Nine who had returned to the cottage, and hurriedly asked about her brother's situation. A few days ago, she received news that her brother was seriously injured and startled her. Although it's a bad brother who likes to steal his sister's things.,It's a bad brother who doesn't have much interest.。 But after all, it was originally her closest person, and Zhang Yalian was still very worried.

"Huzi is no longer in trouble, and now he eats and drinks well in the military fort. When he is in a little better, your eighth uncle will arrange for someone to send him back to the village to recuperate. ”

Zhang Mengguang can be regarded as watching Zhang Yalian grow up, so he naturally understands the uneasiness in his niece's heart, and directly said Zhang Zhaoen's recent situation.

"Uncle Nine, can you take me to the fort, I went to ask Uncle Fifteen a while ago, but he lost his temper and didn't allow me to go out casually."

Although she was comforted by Uncle Jiu, Zhang Yalian was still uneasy in her heart. She was expecting to visit her brother in Nimsetburg, and before she went to ask Uncle Fifteen, who at first agreed. But on the appointed day, Uncle Fifteen suddenly lost his temper, and she was blasted out before she could speak.

"Your fifteenth uncle didn't even agree to you about this, and he still lost his temper with you, it's really unusual. You can rest assured, and then I will take you to Ninsai. I see who dares to stop it, even if your fifteenth uncle comes out, I will clean him up and take care of your anger. ”

Visiting his brother, who was seriously injured, was a matter of course. His third brother actually lost his temper with his niece, which was really unproductive. Zhang Mengguang decided to clean up the third brother so that he would be less embarrassed.

"Thank you, Uncle Nine, but can you not let me aside. If Uncle Fifteen wants to retaliate in the future, he will definitely take out his anger on me again. You don't know, Uncle Fifteen always punishes me in class, and it really hurts to fight. Can you ask him not to punish me in the future, or let me stop studying? Seeing the support of the elders, Zhang Yalian was a little bit inched.

Zhang Mengguang thinks that his niece is also at the age of getting married, and it is not good to always squeeze together with a group of boys. So he supported Zhang Yalian's idea and said, "Don't worry, the ninth uncle will help you do it, where is your fifteenth uncle?" I'm going to go and clean him up. ”

"Today's class has just ended, and most of the fifteenth uncle is still in the school." With the support of the ninth uncle, Zhang Yalian immediately confessed the location of the fifteenth uncle, and did not remember the fifteenth uncle's kindness to her at all.

Zhang Mengguang asked his subordinates to lead the horse away, and he looked for the third brother alone. Most of his third brother knew that he was coming, but the third brother didn't come out to greet him, and most of them were still playing with his own petty nature.

Zhang Mengguang, who went directly to the school, saw a lot of children playing along the road. Zhang Mengguang thought that after all, the third child was the leader and a teacher, and he needed to save some face for him. It's best to find a place where no one is around, and deal with it behind closed doors.

It's just that Zhang Mengguang has been looking for a long time in the school, but he hasn't found his third brother. After going around again, the whole village did not find the figure of the third brother, Zhang Mengguang felt that his younger brother really did not look like a man, and he hid when he knew that he was coming. Such a useless thing, even ordinary girls wouldn't do it.

Zhang Mengguang went to the stable to ask, and learned that Zhang Mengcheng really led the horse out. However, what is a little strange is that the horseman on duty said that he went out with Zhang Mengcheng, except for Xigui, Ma Jinzhong and a few other guards. And a child at the top of Artemisia, who seems to be taking him to meet someone.

Zhang Mengcheng also specially instructed that if Zhang Mengguang came to him, let him wait in the stockade. A little later, he would naturally come to Zhang Mengguang.

If the groom just passed the word, not mentioning who was around Zhang Mengcheng, Zhang Mengguang would probably indeed choose to wait for Zhang Mengcheng to come back.

But when Zhang Mengguang heard that there was a child with mugwort, he was a little suspicious, and he doubted whether Zhang Mengcheng would go crazy at the top of mugwort. So he hurriedly gathered his subordinates and rushed to the top of Artemisia together, looking for his third brother along the way.

But it didn't take long for him to find his third brother. Zhang Mengcheng is actually competing with others, and the opponent is still a woman.