Seeing him silent like this, he was a little gloomy, so he had to pretend not to see it and said, "Brother, where are you from?" ”

"In the army." The eldest son hurriedly said: "Mr. Yu gave me half a month's leave. ”

"Didn't you say you were going to train the troops? Why did General Yu take a holiday? He asked with a silent smile.

"It's not all holidays." The eldest son smiled proudly: "Only those who have made meritorious contributions will have holidays." ”

"So you've made a meritorious service?" Shen Mo couldn't help but rejoice: "Tell me about it." ”

"It's not a big achievement...... eldest son said embarrassedly: "It's the last time Wang Jiangjing fought a battle, I had two heads, and it is said that I can only come back by beheading the third level, but General Rong was extra kind and put me back." ”

Shen Mo smiled: "That battle was really good. I talked to my eldest son about the battle, although the two of them have experienced it personally, but they are in different positions, and their feelings are naturally different.

As soon as the conversation box was opened, the alienation of the status gap quickly disappeared, the sincere feelings of the past returned, and the eldest son finally relaxed, and told Shen Mo about the situation after parting. It turned out that he became Yu Dayou's personal soldier, and although he participated in many battles with General Yu, he never went to the front line. It wasn't until the battle of Wang Jiangjing that Yu Dayou's Chinese army was almost crushed by the Japanese invaders, and he took the opportunity to go into battle to kill the enemy, and the result was really good, which made General Yu boast. After speaking, the eldest son said with a smile: "General Rong said, this time I will go back and let me be the real hundred households." ”

Seeing the satisfaction on his brother's face, Shen Mo was also sincerely happy for him, patted the eldest son's thick shoulder and said, "I know that our eldest son is good!" The eldest son laughed shyly.

During the conversation, he found that the eldest son did not know the news of Zhang Jing's downfall, and his words were full of admiration for the governor, believing that under the command of this lord, the situation of the anti-Japanese war would definitely get better and better.

Shen Mo sighed in his heart, "It's a pity that you are going to be disappointed. But the New Year could not add to his blockage, so he did not mention this stubble.

At this time, Shen An's voice came from outside the car: "My lord, Bless Bridge Street has arrived." Shen Mo got out of the car with his eldest son, went in to visit Yao's father's family, and gave some local products purchased from Hangzhou as gifts. The happy Father Yao couldn't close his mouth, and hurriedly asked his eldest son and his mother to open up a meal.

Shen Mo said, "Don't be busy, I'd better go home and see the old man first." Father Yao told him that Shen He accompanied the Tang Governor to inspect the city defense, and he would not be able to come over until the afternoon. Shen Mo no longer shirked, and said with a smile: "Actually, I also miss Aunt Yao's craftsmanship. ”

When the eldest son heard this, he smiled and said, "My lord, you sit down and drink tea first, and I'll go get dinner." ”

Shen Mo sent a group of guards home first, leaving only Shen An to serve on the side.

When the idle people were gone, Shen Mo smiled and said, "Let's go to the kang, the thieves in the hall are cold." "The main hall is too big, there is only a brazier, naturally it is not warm, but in previous years, he didn't feel unbearable, but there is a way that 'from luxury to simplicity', after getting used to the warmth of spring in Lu Yuan, it is a little unbearable to return here.

Father Yao hurriedly asked Shen Mo to go to the West Wing, where the kang was coiled like the north, and their family was mainly active in this room in winter.

Father Yao first took out a new mattress and spread it on the main seat, then asked Shen Mo to take off his shoes and sit on the kang, leaning on the quilt and sitting down, and sure enough, he felt much warmer.

Father Yao was busy pouring tea again. Shen Mo smiled and said, "It's okay to have tea, it's important for us to sit and talk." ”

Father Yao smiled and said, "Then accompany the adults to talk." Then he sat down on the edge of the kang and said to his eldest son and his younger brother in a rough voice, "Take the best fruit of the New Year and bring it here." ”

At this time, the tea was brewed, and Father Yao brought one to Shen Mo and said with a smile: "This is still the Double Ninth Festival, Master Shen rewarded me, and I have not been willing to drink it, so adults try it first." ”

Silently opened the bowl, he smelled a burst of fragrance, the bowl was green, it was the new Longjing tea, took a sip, and found that although it was a late spring tea, it was also authentic. couldn't help laughing: "Uncle just drink it all...... There are also several catties of the souvenirs I gave you. ”

Father Yao smiled happily: "That's a good dare." I tasted the tea soup like a wine, and immediately praised it: "Good tea, good tea......" but I couldn't tell where it came from.

At this time, the eldest son's younger brother was holding a lacquer tray again, presenting eight-colored fine dots, and silently saw that the white disk was filled with walnut slices, assorted cakes, sugar almonds, rose cakes, mung bean cakes, lily cakes, pine nut sugars, osmanthus candied fruits, all of which were Soviet-style dim sum, delicate and abnormal. His sister brought another tray of eight nuts, including peanuts, sunflower seeds, watermelon seeds, pumpkin seeds, pine nuts, almonds, hazelnuts, and chestnuts, and lined up the square table.

Looking at this table of exquisite food, Shen Mo couldn't help sighing: "It's really emotional." ”

He was clueless in what he said, but everyone in the room understood that Father Yao also sighed and said: "Three or five years ago, not to mention the delicate dim sum now, even if you want to eat melon seeds and peanuts, there is nowhere to beg." Then he thanked Shen for his silence, and said that without him, their family would still be in the slums.

Speaking of emotion, he wanted to ask his eldest son's younger brothers and sisters to kowtow to Shen Mo, but Shen Mo hurriedly stopped him and said, "Don't thank you again, otherwise I won't dare to come again." "Daddy Yao just gave up.

In order not to let Father Yao sigh again, Shen Mo changed the topic and asked, "What new things have happened in the past six months?" ”

Father Yao suddenly smiled ambiguously: "In such a big Shaoxing City, there are still a few new things, but the freshest thing is related to you, and the little old man doesn't dare to talk nonsense." ”

Shen Mo smiled: "Something to do with me? Then you'll have to tell me more. ”

"Let's wait for Master Shen to tell you personally." Father Yao shook his head and smiled: "I don't dare to talk too much." ”

The itching in Shen Mo's heart is unbearable, and he doesn't ask anything else, as long as Daddy Yao reveals the mystery. Father Yao didn't intend to keep his mouth shut, so he smiled and said, "Okay, I said, but don't tell Master Shen that I said it." ”

"What the hell is going on? My uncle, you're going to suffocate me. He said silently: "Even if I beg you, don't sell it anymore." ”

Father Yao nodded, and said simply: "It's a matter of your life." ”

"Speak." A sense of foreboding welled up in the silence's heart.

Seeing that his face was nervous, Father Yao hurriedly comforted: "Don't worry, adults, this is a great thing." Then he said with a happy face: "After you left, the matchmaker who came to say goodbye to you was about to break the threshold of your house, but Master Shen had the right idea and said that you are not at home now, and no one agrees...... At that time, everyone couldn't figure out what kind of in-laws Master Shen was looking for. ”

"And then?" asked in a deep voice.

"Everyone has been discussing for a long time and can't figure it out, but last month, news suddenly broke out from Shanyin, saying that they Lu County ordered to marry their daughter to our family, and Master Shen has already agreed......"

The silent head 'buzzed', and suddenly became two large, and it took a while to regain his senses and say, "You mean...... My dad agreed? ”

Seeing that Shen Mo's face was different, Father Yao thought he was shy, so he nodded and smiled: "Of course, it's not you and me, how can you even read the eight characters?" ”

Shen Mo couldn't hold back any longer, raised his voice and said, "What, have you even issued a letter of appointment?" At this time, the marriage was all based on the orders of his parents and the words of the matchmaker, even if he was tried in absentia, it was reasonable and legal, so he was so out of shape.

Father Yao finally saw that his anger was coming, and said with some fear: "It shouldn't be hired yet." ”

"So where did you go?" asked in a deep voice.

"It's supposed to be Najib." Father Yao whispered.

In this era, marriage is to pay attention to the three books and six rites, not to mention the three books, just talking about the six rites, is a marriage from scratch, to go through the six steps, namely, 'Nacai, ask for names, Najib, Najib, invite, and welcome. 'Nacai is the first of the six ceremonies, which can be regarded as the initial intention stage, when the man likes the woman, he will invite the matchmaker to be the matchmaker.

If the woman preliminarily agrees, she will give her girl's name and birth date to the matchmaker, and then the man asks the fortune teller Bu Yibu auspicious omen to see if the two parties are suitable and whether they will commit a rush. If everyone agrees, the man sends the matchmaker to the woman's house to give a small gift and inform the woman's family that the marriage can be continued, which is called 'Najib'. ’

These three steps can be regarded as the negotiation stage of the wedding, if there is no problem, the man will choose a good day and auspicious day, bring the three livestock wine ceremony to the woman's house, and formally present the letter of appointment, called 'acceptance', once this step is completed, the woman is the man's person, just waiting to find a good son, then the scenery will be married, officially become a member of the man's family.

Therefore, the letter of appointment can be regarded as the conclusion of a contract between the two parties, and unless both parties agree to terminate it, there is no possibility of repudiation.

Now that I heard that I hadn't been hired yet, Shen Mo breathed a sigh of relief, and said in his heart, "Stinky old man, you haven't completely sold me yet." Then he smiled reluctantly at Father Yao and said, "Uncle, don't mind, I'm really surprised." ”

Father Yao smiled understandingly: "Little Lao'er is a person from the past, and he knows the taste of surprise." ”

Shen Moxin said, the surprise is great, but the joy is not at all.

(To be continued)