Old Lady Qu smiled and said, "Our old lady invited you over, it is the marriage between Zhi'er and Xiaolang. The old lady is very satisfied with this marriage, and now that her mind is clear, she wants to invite you over and settle the matter. ”

Zuo Gui's wife was very embarrassed.

Their embarrassment Mrs. Qu naturally knew, and she also told Mrs. Qu about the situation in front of her. Old lady Qu is an assertive person, so she asked Aunt Long to invite all the Zuo family this morning.

Old lady Qu knew that the key to this matter was Zuo Shaoyang's attitude, and only by persuading him could he do this family business, he was not very clear about his words, and said to Zuo Shaoyang a little vaguely: "Listen to what Humble Jing said, the son doesn't want to marry my Zhi'er as his wife, right?" ”

Zuo Shaoyang didn't deny it, and it wasn't like making excuses around the bend, he smiled faintly and arched his hand: "Yes." ”

"Do you know why?"

"No, it may be that we don't have a fate, the white girl doesn't look down on me, and I also have higher pursuits, so the old lady doesn't have to be reluctant in this matter."

"Zhi'er is willing to marry you, she has already said it to the old man in person. - Isn't it, Zhi'er? ”

Bai Zhihan's face was expressionless, and he nodded like a white jade statue.

Old lady Qu looked at her coldly and said, "Zhi'er, you say something in front of Zuo Gongzi!" ”

Bai Zhihan took a step forward and gave Zuo Shaoyang a blessing: "Zuo Gongzi, Zhi'er said that whether it is your wife, concubine, or slave, Zhi'er is willing, from now on, Zhi'er will never say a word against Gongzi, and will do her best to serve Gongzi." ”

Zuo Shaoyang looked at it coldly, and saw Bai Zhihan standing there expressionlessly, although he expressed his attitude, he did not have the slightest expression of admitting his mistake and repenting, as if this matter had nothing to do with her. Obviously, he was forced to promise and the face of his maternal grandparents, and said lightly at the moment: "The white girl's heart Zuo has received it, but Zuo still can't agree to this marriage." ”

Old lady Qu said: "Zhi'er has said so, but Gongzi still doesn't believe it?" ”

"I believe, I believe that the white girl is a person who does what she says, but this marriage was obtained because of the treatment of the old lady, at that time the white girl misunderstood me and thought that she had offended me, so I held a grudge and did not treat the old lady with my heart, in order to beg me to treat the old lady with my heart, this marriage was promised. As I said, I don't want to link my marriage to the practice of medicine, so I can't agree to this marriage for this reason, so as not to give people the impression that they are taking advantage of others. ”

Old lady Qu nodded: "It turned out to be the reason for the old decay, then it is easy to do, the old decay will not take medicine from now on, return this life to the son, and this matter will be over." ”

Zuo Shaoyang's family was taken aback, and Zuo Shaoyang hurriedly said: "Old lady, you are forcing me with death!" ”

"Childe is serious." Old lady Qu said weakly and lightly: "I'll tell you a story for my son, I wonder if my son is interested?" ”

Zuo Shaoyang knew that at this time, Old Lady Qu suddenly told a story, there must be a reason, and he hurriedly said: "Old lady, please tell me." ”

"There is a Beijing official, he has a good friend, and he is dying, so that this Beijing official can take care of his son. Later, the son of the Beijing official committed a crime and should be beheaded according to the crime, and the child fled to the Beijing official's house for help, and the Beijing official took money to fund him to escape. Later, the boy was caught by the sea and confessed all this, and the Jingguan was reprimanded and dismissed from his post for this. ”

Zuo Shaoyang said with a smile: "This Jingguan is also stupid, knowing that the other party is a criminal, he actually funded him to escape, this is a crime of harboring, only dismissing him, it is already cheap for him, and it stands to reason that he should be investigated for criminal responsibility!" ”

Old lady Qu said slowly: "Then the ...... of the Jingguan is an old decay!" ”

Zuo Shaoyang was a little embarrassed, thinking to himself that no wonder you are so miserable, if you really return to your hometown, there is still most of the money you can take, there is no problem with pension, how did you become a poor bastard, it turns out that there is such a hidden matter. But he still had to take care of the scene on his face, so he sneered: "Old ......, the old lady is really a promise." Admire, admire! ”

Old lady Qu said: "Zuo Gongzi is right, the old decay is useless, only this letter is the most exquisite." The eldest husband has a promise, and if what he says doesn't count, he will be in vain! ”

"That's ......," Zuo Shaoyang said with a smile.

Old lady Qu said these words in a hurry, a little gasp, after a while, then calmed down, and said: "Although Zhi'er is my granddaughter, she is also the flesh and blood of my Qu family. Your parents have agreed to this matter, and they have used such a valuable thing as a thousand-year-old ginseng as a dowry, this marriage is done, and now the old surname is really Zuo Gongzi You saved, Zhi'er should keep this oath! ”

Zuo Shaoyang smiled bitterly: "Now it's not that the white girl is unwilling to keep her promise, but ......, but I don't want to!" No wonder the white girl, no wonder you, old man! Okay, this matter is over, Master Qu is now fine, he only needs to take medicine for a period of time to recover, and there is no need to use the white girl to do such a thing against his wishes. We still have sick and wounded waiting to be treated, so we took our leave. "Then he gave his hand and went back.

"Zuo Gongzi is slow!" Old Lady Qu struggled, "Old man still has something to say. ”

Zuo Shaoyang had no choice but to stand still, turned around and arched his hand, "The old man has something to say, please speak." ”

Old lady Qu sat up straight, took a few breaths, and said slowly: "Since Zhi'er took the old man's illness as a promise, promised to marry the son when the old man turned the corner, and your family was engaged, then this is not just a matter of promises, but the marriage contract, the promise is not kept, the marriage contract is not obeyed, what face will there be in the future, only by returning this surname to the son can the Qu family's face be saved." ”

Zuo Shaoyang smiled bitterly: "Old man, you still use this to coerce me, it's not interesting!" ”

"The old man is helpless, please understand my difficulties, and face our Qu family."

Zuo Shaoyang glanced at Bai Zhihan with a side face, and saw that she was still like a jade Guanyin, with phoenix eyes lowered, eyes looking at the nose, and nose looking at the heart, as if what they said had nothing to do with her. I was a little angry in my heart, and said angrily to the old lady Qu: "Old man, your boss can't let me marry a woman I don't like for the sake of the oath of your Qu family, right?" ”

Old lady Qu smiled slightly: "If Zuo Gongzi really doesn't want to marry Zhi'er, we naturally can't force it, for the convenience of both sides, Gongzi has another choice, - Zuo Gongzi marries Zhi'er first, and after the church gets married, Gongzi can take Zhi'er off with a letter of resignation, and we have nothing to say at that time." ”

"Divorce your wife?" Zuo Shaoyang couldn't cry or laugh, and looked back at his father Zuo Gui and mother Liang.

Zuo Gui and the Liang family are naturally willing to let Zuo Shaoyang marry Bai Zhihan, marry their daughter-in-law first, and then talk about it, as for divorce, the rule is that at least the parents are still there, and the consent of the parents must be used before they can divorce their wives. As long as the daughter-in-law has been married, the rest will be easy to do. So Zuo Gui stroked his white beard and smiled: "Zhong'er, it's rare that the old lady Qu looks down on you so much, and the white girl also said that she won't contradict you in the future, isn't it a good thing." In that case, let's say yes. ”

Liang also smiled and nodded: "Yes, Zhong'er, this marriage is right, the white girl is dignified and virtuous, and she is a good family." ”

Zuo Shaoyang squinted at Bai Zhihan, Bai Zhihan was also looking at him, his eyes were paired, and Bai Zhihan twisted his face to the side coldly.

Just this look made Zuo Shaoyang angry, and he was angry in his heart, thinking that he blamed you for being a slut, if it weren't for you, why would Lao Tzu be angry after saving people? Good! Aren't you going to keep your word? Lao Tzu will let you keep enough! There will always be a time when you cry!

Thinking about it, Zuo Shaoyang sneered, turned to the old lady Qu and arched his hand: "The old lady is a trustworthy person, for the sake of the word 'faith', he would rather ruin his future, which is really admirable." Since this is the case, I have fulfilled the promise of the white girl, and I will keep the word of the Qu family. ”

The old lady Qu was overjoyed, and turned her head to look at the old lady Qu, who also smiled happily, and said to Zuo Gui and Liang: "In-laws, then let's choose to marry the child, right?" ”

"Okay!" Zuo Guiliang replied in unison.

Bai Zhihan was still expressionless, neither happy nor sad.

"Wait!" Zuo Shaoyang waved his hand, "I haven't finished talking yet, I'm not going to marry a white girl!" ”

"Huh?" Old lady Qu was stunned, "What does that son mean......?" ”

"Take her as a slave!"

Suddenly, the two families were stunned and looked at him blankly.

Zuo Shaoyang said: "When the white girl begged me to save the old lady, she once said that if I can save the old lady, I am willing to be a cow and a horse in the next life, and a wife and a concubine in this life." She offered a total of four options, to be a cow and a horse in the next life, and to be a wife, a concubine, and a maidservant in this life. I don't believe in the afterlife, so I don't have to be a cow or a horse. As for the choice of my wife and concubine, it is not a person like the white girl, so the wife and concubine are not considered. Since the old lady is so loving, he emphasizes that the Qu family's promise must be kept, in order to take care of the Qu family's promise, I can't choose three of the four choices, so I have to be a maidservant. Therefore, if the old lady insists, then let the white girl be my maid, and I am also short of a medicine boy. ”

Old Lady Qu smiled bitterly and said: "This ......, this last time the son has already said it, it was said in anger, how can I use it now......

Zuo Shaoyang said: "Last time I was really angry, but this time I have no choice." Because there are only these four choices, in fact, I don't want to choose, but there is no way, I have to choose one, I don't want the white girl to be a cow and a horse, and I don't want her to be my wife and concubine, I can only be a maid. Of course, I don't have to be the white girl as my medicine boy, as long as the old lady and the old lady don't mention that you will keep your promises, this incident should not have happened. I'll still treat the old lady well. ”

Old lady Qu didn't know that there was such a thing, and looked at Bai Zhihan: "Zhi'er, did you say that?" ”

Bai Zhihan bit her lip lightly, lifted her robe and slowly knelt down: "Grandfather, that's what Zhi'er said, Zhi'er will also keep her promise, since Zuo Gongzi let his grandfather turn the corner, Zhi'er is willing to be a cow and a horse for him, a wife and a concubine, and a slave, let him choose." Since Zuo Gongzi chose Zhi'er as his slave, Zhi'er obeyed his fate. ”

(To be continued)