chūn is cold, frozen and young.

The lively Lantern Festival has passed.

An annoying chūn rain arrives as scheduled.

The light rain kept falling, enveloping the whole of Jinhua in a haze.

The old house of the Zhang family, with white walls and gray tiles, pavilions and pavilions scattered and orderly, winding paths inside, corridors and roads, everywhere shows the mysterious atmosphere of this big family in the south of the Yangtze River.

Zhang Muling was under the window, with his hands behind his back, and looked at the bead-like water droplets falling on the eaves of the house into the lotus pond, setting off ripples.

In the room, the sound of rainwater dripping into the copper basin can be heard from time to time.

Zhang Mu glanced back, there were more than ten leaks in the room, and the four walls of the entire room were as mottled as a baby's diaper.

Cracks in the walls can be seen everywhere, and moss still hangs under the windowsills.

It's hard to imagine that a rich boy like him would live in such a place.

Within two years, Zhang Mu had changed his place of residence several times.

At first, when Zhang Mu just crawled out of the coffin, he was still living in the main room in the backyard, and then Aunt Zhou burned it out.

Subsequently, Zhang Mu moved to the wing room again, and Aunt Zhou set the fire again.

Today's Zhang Mu can only move to the corner gate of the backyard for the guests to live in Tinghe Xuan.

In fact, there are a lot of rooms in Zhang's Mansion, and here Zhang Mu took the initiative to ask for it.

The first is that this is a single courtyard, which is inaccessible and can avoid Aunt Zhou's ears and eyes, and the second is to show weakness and let Aunt Zhou relax.

More than ten years of experience in his previous life taught him that if he wanted to put the other party to death, he had to take a few steps back, let him run rampant, and make him proud, so that he could accumulate enough strength to kill him with one blow.

The deadline for the county exam is coming soon, and Zhang Mu is too lazy to make any more extraneous branches.

Because, in Zhang Mu's eyes, Aunt Zhou is already a dead person.

At this time, Zhang Mu saw a small guy in a green coat and a small hat flashing in in the distance.

Zhang Mudang began to look dull, his mouth was crooked, and he pretended to be stupid.

"Young master, young master, my aunt asked you to go to the front hall to meet guests."

The little guy in front of him is called Songwen, which is the same age as Zhang Mu, and it is Aunt Zhou's newly bought little maid to "serve" Zhang Mu.

"Huh? But I don't want to go, I want to catch crabs. ”

Zhang Mu's tone was immature, and he said slowly.

"Oh, young master, don't rub it off."

Songwen grabbed Zhang Mu's sleeve and dragged Zhang Mu outside.

After going out, Songwen only cared about his own umbrella, and half of Zhang Mu's body was exposed, and he turned a deaf ear.

Anyway, this young master is a fool, and everyone in the mansion knows it.

A cigarette pulled Zhang Mu to the outside of the hall.

When Zhang Mu entered the hall, he saw Aunt Zhou sitting on the mahogany carved seat on the left side, and opposite her, sat a middle-aged man in his early forties.

This person is Zhang Mu's future father-in-law, Lord Wang Huitong.

Today, the king is wearing a blue and gray satin gown, a fluttering scarf on his head, and a pair of big red cloud clogs on his feet, elegant and calm.

His figure is slightly fat, with a round face with a mustache, and a pair of small eyes narrowed into a slit, but the eyes that are revealed are very jīng.

Behind him, there were three or four entourages wearing green clothes and small hats, all with their heads bowed and their eyes not squinting, which showed that the Wang family had strict rules.

"Oops, how did it get drenched like this?"

Aunt Zhou jumped up when she saw Zhang Mu, walked over with a concerned face, wiped the rain on Zhang Mu's head with a handkerchief, and then glared at Songwen fiercely and scolded angrily: "How did you serve your young master?" ”

"Auntie's forgiveness, it's the young master who has to run in the rain. The minions can't stop it. ”

Songwen suddenly knelt on the ground and said.

"Useless things, go out and slap your own mouth, see if you dare to be careless next time." Aunt Zhou said angrily.

Immediately, Songwen retreated to the door, and immediately remembered the loud slap at the gate.

"Let Mr. Wang smile, the little guy I just bought doesn't understand the rules." Aunt Zhou pulled Zhang Mu back to the seat, hugged Zhang Mu lovingly, and smiled a little apologetically.

"Hehe, Muzhi is still young, and it is inevitable to be playful. Human. Wang Tong said on the same side, looking at Zhang Mu.

Seeing Zhang Mu's stunned expression, standing there silent, his brows furrowed.

"Brother Mu, why don't you give a salute to your future father-in-law?" Aunt Zhou smiled enthusiastically.

It's just that Zhang Mu didn't hear it, and still stood there dumbfounded, looking at the ground, and suddenly showed a smirk.

Wang Huitong's face slowly became serious.

"This kid has been reading late at night lately, and I'm afraid he hasn't rested well." Aunt Zhou hurriedly laughed.

"Madam, this child's eyes are dull, and his expression is different from ordinary people, I think it is better to hurry up and find a doctor to treat him. In his current state, no matter how much I read it, it is useless. Wang Hui said in a deep voice.

"What Mr. Wang said is reasonable, I have visited famous doctors all over the years, and I don't know how much I have drunk the decoction, and I have not suffered less at a young age. Hey, it's a pity it didn't work. You said that I am a woman, and I can't show my face. If Mr. Wang has a famous doctor he knows, he might as well recommend a few to the slave family? Aunt Zhou smiled.

"I'll take it to heart." Wang Hui picked up the teacup and took a sip lightly, he hesitated for a moment and said, "Actually, I came here today to see this child." Second, I want to discuss a big matter with my wife. ”

"Mr. Wang has seen the outside, and we are a family at this glance. You said that as long as the slave family can help, they will definitely help. Aunt Zhou hurriedly said with a smile on her face.

"Dafu, go and order someone to carry it up." Wang Huitong said lightly.

The four family members behind him rushed out, and after a moment's effort, they carried eight gift boxes and put them in the hall.

"What is this?" When Aunt Zhou saw this, she immediately got up in shock and asked.

"Madam, I can't hide it, Wang Mou also thought about it again and again, and now he had to take this step. These are the dowry gifts made by your Zhang family back then, and now they are returned in full. This family business, I see, I think it's okay. Wang Hui said with a look of embarrassment.

"By no means, Brother Mu'er's family affairs were set when the master was there, and I, a woman, can't be the master. What does Mr. Wang dislike? Is it my Zhang family who neglected or offended Mr.? Aunt Zhou asked a little flustered.

"Too much heart. It's not your Zhang family's fault. It's a little girl's life, and she is not worthy of your shepherd's brother. Wang Tongtong explained.

"Mr. Wang, you have to think again. Don't bully the ...... of our orphans and widows. As she spoke, Aunt Zhou's tears flowed.

When Wang Huitong saw this, he sighed and said, "Madam, let's tell the truth." The name of the daughter's family is a big event. I also tossed and turned for months to make this decision. As you know, I have four sons and one daughter, and my daughter is the youngest, and I treat her like a pearl in the palm of my hand. As you know, parents are looking forward to finding a home for their children. However, how can you feel at ease when you see Brother Mu like this? ”

"What's not to worry about? Is my Zhang family's background unworthy of your family? Or is my brother Mu not worthy of your family? Your king was just a down-and-out boy back then, if it weren't for my master, would you have today? Aunt Zhou cried angrily.

"Ma'am, what are you talking about? Master Zhang's kindness to my Wang is in my heart. It's just that I can't watch my Yu'er King push inside the fire pit. Wang Tong's face turned red, and he immediately retorted.

"What do you mean by that? Why did my Zhang family become a fire pit? The pastoral is a descendant, and this family business will be his. After your daughter got married, she was the big nǎinǎi in this house. Is it less for her to eat, or can she wear less? Why is it a fire pit? You can make it clear to me. "Aunt Zhou has already begun to sprinkle, in the end, it is a major event in her daughter's marriage, if this is spread out, the Zhang family will lose face.

"Well, that's not what I said. My king is not a person who is greedy for fame and fortune. Although your Zhang family has a big family and a big business, I can't afford to climb it. Take 10,000 steps back and say, you and I are both from the past, and husbands and wives have to pay attention to a case and raise eyebrows, right? You see Brother Mu is like this now, I know that he is a fool, do you want to marry his daughter to your Zhang family, where is there such a reason? The king got up and said.

Zhang Mu had already squatted down and began to look at the bride price with a strong interest, and was opening the gift box with a smirk, swinging it on the ground one by one, and the snot had been left to his mouth, so he wiped it with his sleeve indiscriminately.

"People's hearts are so cold, and there is no agreement throughout the ages." Zhang Mu smiled disdainfully.

Zhang Mu was a little annoyed about the divorce, but Zhang Mu was already an adult who had experienced the warmth and coldness of human affection and the ups and downs of the world, and he had already seen it very lightly.

The reason why Zhang Mu was angry was not because of the divorce, but because of Aunt Zhou's single-handedness, in order to make him isolated.

And Wang Huitong, although he has a reputation for showing talent, is short-sighted and dizzy, and ruined his daughter's reputation in vain for some money.

If Zhang Mu is a normal person now, Wang will not withdraw from the marriage if he is killed, after all, this ten thousand family fortunes are Zhang Mu's, and he can take advantage of a lot of them. Is it good to enjoy the shade with your back against a big tree?

Even if he is a fool now, the king will not regret his marriage, and the fool will inherit the family property, right? The king will not be able to ask for it.

There is only one reasonable explanation for the reason why he will withdraw from the marriage, that is, Aunt Zhou secretly gave the king the benefits, got enough benefits, and saw the form of the king will be the same, so she will naturally do such a stupid thing as regretting the marriage.

As for what you say for the sake of your daughter, it's all bullshit.

If he really thinks about his children, he will not regret marriage, in this era, regret marriage is a big thing, related to a woman's reputation, the so-called loss of life is small, loss of festival is big.

This era pays attention to the beginning and the end, otherwise outside the gate of the big families in Jinhua Mansion, there will not be so many chastity arches set up like a forest.

Regarding this kind of matchmaker's words and the marriage of his parents' orders, Zhang Mu is disdainful.

After all, the two of them had never seen each other, so they went straight to the cave room.

On the night of the wedding, it was like a lottery, holding a scale rod and picking it, if it was a virtuous lady, it would be okay, if it was a yaksha, you could only endure it.

At first, Zhang Mu thought that he didn't like the main house, and he could marry a small one, even if the lottery failed, he still had a chance to continue drawing.

However, after living here for two years, I realized that in ancient times it was also monogamy.

The "Da Ming Law" stipulates that those who are over 40 years old and have no children will be allowed to marry another. Violators will be punished with forty lashes.

The reason why Zhang Mu's father took a concubine was because Zhang Mu's mother was infertile a few years after marriage.

Thinking of this, Zhang Mu smiled helplessly in his heart: "Father, you are really evil." ”

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