Zhang Jinghu's eldest son, Zhang Fayao, recently returned from the Jinan Military Academy, and he was accompanied by a classmate named Gao Shipin, whose father was a powerful general under Zhang Zongchang, the governor of Shandong. And after this Gao Shipin came to the Zhang family, he was fascinated by Zhang Kexin, the lady of the Zhang family, and he couldn't give up all day long, even if the school opened, he couldn't miss it.

Although Zhang Fayao knew that his little sister was engaged, and now he was at the age of marriage, he was dissatisfied with the lack of news from the other party for more than ten years, and he was happy to match with his classmate Gao Shipin. can't stand the soft grinding and hard bubbles of Gao Shipin, and often creates some opportunities for the two to meet.

Now it is no longer the era of the Qing Dynasty, and now girls are also opening up a lot, although Zhang Kexin has no good impression of Gao Shipin, but she is not repulsive. After all, his family background is illustrious, and he is a dignified person.

Today in the study, Gao Shipin proudly sells his calligraphy, although he has no interest in reading, but when he was a child, under the influence of Mr. Ring Ruler in the private school, he also wrote well. Zhang Fayao picked it up and looked at it, and praised it greatly: "Gao's calligraphy pen is a dragon and snake, it is wonderful, beautiful, beautiful, not bad." ”

Zhang Kexin frowned slightly when she heard this, although the handwriting was good, she couldn't afford such a compliment.

Gao Shipin had already observed the words and expressions on the sidelines, knowing that she didn't like it, so he hurriedly said: "Why don't you show your talent to Miss Zhang, so that I can also feast my eyes?" didn't wait for her to shirk, so she hurriedly handed over the pen and ink. Zhang Kexin picked up the brush with a little humility, and a line of fine and beautiful fonts jumped on the paper.

Gao Shipin is like a treasure, full of praise: "Sure enough, it is clear and chic, light and elegant, ink and color, ethereal silk, which is breathtaking." Great, great......"

At this time, the maid Xiu'e came in from the door, saw this scene, and muttered in a low voice: "Sycophant." The voice was not loud, but the three people in the study heard it, and the scene was embarrassing for a while, and Gao Shipin's face was even redder.

Zhang Kexin stared at her and said, "Didn't I ask you to buy some fabrics, why did you come back so soon?" ”

Xiu'e also knew that it was a little abrupt, and hurriedly said: "Just now, there were two young people at the door who wanted to visit the old lady, so they took out a jade pendant and asked me to hand it over to the old lady." As he spoke, he handed over the half-cut jade pendant with exquisite carving in his hand, showing the auspiciousness of the dragon and phoenix.

When Zhang Kexin saw the jade pendant, her breathing suddenly became short, she grabbed her things and trotted towards the boudoir, and came out in a moment, holding two pieces in her hands, and put them together just tightly.

Zhang Fayao's face was also solemn, knowing that the stakes were high, and he hurriedly asked, "Where is that person now?" ”

"Still waiting at the door."

"Hurry up, please."

Gao Shipin was inexplicable, Zhang Kexin, who had always been elegant and demure in her eyes, was so out of shape, and hurriedly asked, "What happened?" ”

Zhang Fayao also looked forward to it, and said, "Kexin's fiancé came to the door?" ”

Gao Shipin suddenly became angry and said, "What? Miss Three still has a fiancé? When did you get ordered? ”

The two of them were so preoccupied that they didn't bother to pay attention to him.

Who said that girls don't have spring, Zhang Kexin has already passed the year of Ji Jasper, and her boudoir sisters have long been married as wives, and she is also secretly annoyed that her fiancé will not come to propose, and she also fantasizes that her fiancé Yushu is in the wind, suave, talented, outstanding, and full of economy. Now that her fiancé has finally stepped on the door, her heart is like a deer, how can she not be excited.

Li Ling and You Fei walked on.

Zhang Fayao frowned slightly, and the two people in front of him were thin, dressed as street hooligans. couldn't help but be disappointed, and it was hard to say anything, so he hurriedly said: "Welcome to the two masters, I don't know which one is Ren Gongzi?" ”

Li Ling said: "My name is Li Ling, and I came to visit me on the order of my master, and this is my brother You Fei." ”

Zhang Fayao looked at Li Ling, it is estimated that this person is this person, although his surname is Li, but in the troubled times of the Republic of China, he has changed his name and surname a lot. seems to be heroic, modest in speech, arrogant and introverted, with a pair of eyes with a deep smile. Although it's far from what I think, it's also a character.

Zhang Kexin's delicate melon seed face was tense, and a pair of clear eyes stared at Li Ling, as if she wanted to see through him. She was looking forward to it, could it be just to wait for this thin man. The perfect image of the fiancé in my mind was shattered in an instant. Some lamented their fate, their talents and appearances, and their self-esteem was very high, could they marry such a man and live a mediocre life for the rest of their lives.

Li Ling also noticed the woman in front of her, her skin was brighter than snow, her eyebrows were picturesque, her face was like melon seeds, her eyes were like paint, she was delicate and vulgar, wrapped in a pale pink dress, covered with a white gauze robe, revealing a beautiful neck and clearly visible collarbones, and the pleats of her skirt flowed like snow and moonlight. The jade pendant she held in her hand was just the other half, and it seemed that the two were a couple.

Everyone looked at each other, the scene was silent for a while, but Gao Shipin laughed, the original troubles unconsciously turned into invisible, and the person named Li Ling in front of him did not pose any threat to himself at all.

Zhang Fayao reacted, knowing that he was neglecting the guests, and hurriedly said, "I don't know the name of Brother Li's master?" Can I come here with his permission?

Li Ling said: "My master is Ren Chunshan, when I left home, I was instructed by him to visit Mrs. Zhang, and secondly, to propose marriage. ”

Nodding, Zhang Fayao said: "Marriage is not a child's play, although the eldest brother is like a father, but my father is alive, and it is difficult for me to be the master of the house, and I ask Brother Li to take a two-day delay." ”

"Of course, the marriage should be arranged by the elders, and our juniors should also let it go." Li Ling came here just to visit, and he didn't want to get married immediately. suddenly remembered Lin Yazhi from Qilu University, and I don't know how she is now, whether she still has a deep affection for herself, and I have to think about this matter.

Gao Shipin suddenly said on the side: "There are no clouds and no rain in the sky, and there is no matchmaker on the ground to get married." Wouldn't it be a mess of etiquette for you to come to propose a marriage by yourself, and it should be a lack of strict family education and corrupt the atmosphere. ”

Li Ling frowned, his eyes flashed slightly, and asked, "Who is this benevolent brother?" ”

Zhang Fayao smiled bitterly: "This is my classmate Gao Shipin of Jinan Martial Arts Academy. ”

Li Ling sneered and said, "I want to ask Senior Brother, what is etiquette?" What is ethos? Since the fall of the Republic of China and the May Fourth Movement, the New Culture Movement has been promoted. The classmates are even more free to fall in love, could it be said that the two asked the intermediary matchmaker to send a wave before falling in love? ”

Although Zhang Kexin was secretly disappointed, it was interesting to listen to him, and she couldn't help but laugh.

Being squeezed in front of his beloved, Gao Shipin couldn't save face, not to mention that this person was still Zhang Kexin's fiancé, and he also wanted to make things difficult for the other party, so he said: "Shandong is the hometown of Confucius, thousands of years of respect for Confucianism and Taoism, the rules of the predecessors cannot be changed, and the etiquette is unchangeable, haven't you heard of it in the school?" ”

Li Ling knew that he was deliberately finding fault, and he was furious in his heart, and his sword went sideways, and said: "What do you mean that women bind their feet, and men can't be wasted with braids?" Back then, some of the former Qing relics also thought the same way from you. ”

"You ......." Gao Shipin was stunned, and couldn't find a rebuttal for a while, so he had to change the topic and said: "Miss Zhang's golden branches and jade leaves are not something that ordinary people can touch, are you a source of knowledge, or a family scholarly family, Yang or famous?" ”

Although he knew that he was deliberately provocative, Li Ling also thought about it seriously, he dropped out of school at Qilu University, and his family was a landlord and had nothing to do with Wenya, so Rao was expelled from the family. If you become famous, you are further away, you are wanted in Jinan City, and you have no hiding place in Qingdao.

At this time, the Zhang family knew that Miss Qianjin's fiancé had come to the door, and all of them were curious and poured into the room, and after seeing Li Ling, they all commented:

"The toad wants to eat swan meat, and he doesn't look at himself."

"Have you ever heard that ducks want to fly?"

"I don't think I can do it, what kind of person is the third lady, how can she fall in love with such a person dressed as a ruffian hooligan."

"yes, yes, and I don't pee either."

“……”。

The Zhang family was talking on both sides, because Zhang Kexin had a very high status in the Zhang family, some young people were even regarded as fairies, and they couldn't hide their meanness to Li Ling's words.

Gao Shipin saw that the other party couldn't answer, and he felt a burst of disdain in his heart, and said triumphantly: "I was born in a famous family, and I have studied the Four Books and Five Classics since I was a child, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, poetry and songs, horseback archery, swords, guns, swords, sticks, martial arts and marksmanship. ”

Zhang Kexin was a little embarrassed when she heard his words, and her face turned red. But Zhang Fayao didn't stop it, and he also wanted to weigh the two of them. On the contrary, You Fei, who came here without saying a word, his eyes lit up, his hands were folded, and he stood aside with interest as if watching a play.

Li Ling is a little sad about his life experience, he has lived in the denunciation of others since he was a child, even if he leaves Lijiazhuang and Jinan City, he is the object of ridicule and sarcasm by others. At this time, I also understood why Gao Shipin was targeting himself, and said coldly: "It turns out that Your Excellency can govern the country with literature and Anbang, and he is still an unborn talent?" ”

It didn't seem to hear Li Ling's sarcasm, Gao Shipin walked to the desk, picked up a pair of calligraphy and paintings, and said arrogantly: "There are two pairs of calligraphy, you can evaluate them and see how your eyesight is?" ”

Li Ling every time he encounters difficulties, he is more and more frustrated, and now he is full of fighting spirit, looking at the two pairs of calligraphy and painting brushes and ink has not dried, a little thought, he guessed a rough idea, picked up the last one and said: "These words are beautiful and elegant, smart and elegant, well-proportioned and handsome, quaint and dignified, the pen is like a person, it should be made by a woman with a high level of cultivation, I don't know if the guess is right or not?" He also patted the fart slightly, and sure enough, he saw Zhang Kexindai's eyebrows stretched, and the pear vortex on his cheeks was faintly visible.

And Li Ling picked up another one, just glanced at it casually, and said: "This painting is like an earthworm out of a hole, with a blurred face, rude and sloppy, frivolous and improper, it should be made by a guy with a very bad personality and arrogance." ”

When the brothers and sisters of the Zhang family heard this, they couldn't help but laugh out loud when they knew that Li Ling was fighting back.

Gao Shipin's anger surged, and he shouted: "Rat-eyed, vulgar, really don't have any knowledge, and are still arrogant, why don't you write a picture for everyone to comment." ”

Li Ling smiled slightly, didn't speak, walked to the desk, hung his elbows and bent his wrists, waved his pen and splashed ink, and wrote four words in an instant: "Wenzhi Martial Arts"