The night is as cool as water, the first quarter moon floats in the light clouds and mist, and all kinds of summer insects chirp in the green vines crawling on the wall and the grass growing at the foot of the wall.

Chen Ke sat on the edge of the bed, his little sister in a cloth skirt and long hair shawl leaning on his warm arms, weak like a kitten.

After returning, he was occupied by the tedious funeral, and he didn't have time to stay quiet for a while. It wasn't until they returned from the burial that everyone was tired and went back to the house to sleep, so that the two of them could enjoy this precious warmth.

Chen Ke touched his little sister's slender waist distressedly, and said in a low voice: "I've been tired for a while." ”

"Not tired." Xiaomei shook her head and said, "There are sisters and sisters-in-law, so I don't need to do anything." ”

"That's still skinny like this." Chen Ke sighed and said, "It's distressing. ”

"How can you eat...... little sister said gloomily: "My mother is seriously ill, and I am worried about you, so I really can't solve it." ”

"In any case, in short, it is in the past, the past is gone, and the living take good care of themselves, which is the greatest consolation to the mother's spirit in the sky." Chen Ke said softly: "Promise me to eat well and make my mood feel better soon." ”

"Hmm." The little sister nodded softly, looked up at him, and her dark eyes were shining: "You don't have to be like that." ”

After many years of tacit understanding, Chen Ke naturally understood what the little sister meant...... In fact, he is not married yet, so he doesn't have to hold a filial piety ceremony at the funeral. Even if he gets married, he doesn't need it with his identity, but he insists on doing so, and in front of the Su family's relatives and Meishan's fathers, he regards himself as a son-in-law.

Why is he like this, in fact, is to give Xiaomei an explanation as much as possible. The little sister naturally knew it, and while she was grateful, she said gloomily: "Actually, the little sister often thinks about it, is it a mistake to rely on the eldest brother in the first place?" ”

"How can you think that?" Chen Ke said in a deep voice.

"Because I always bring countless troubles to my eldest brother," the younger sister said quietly: "My second brother told me everything about you in Tokyo in his letters, knowing that you are very bitter in order to withdraw from the marriage." and almost bankrupt. It took her a lot of effort before she left Chen Ke and said, "You never told me about these, little sister, little sister is really not worth ......."

Before the words fell, Chen Ke hugged him back and said, "Whether it's worth it or not, I have the final say." It's not that you are causing me trouble, it's really ......" He wanted to say that your father and my father are too troublesome, but this kind of day is obviously not suitable for such frivolity. Then he changed his words and said, "It's just a matter of making people." ”

"But I have to delay my eldest brother for three years......" the little sister finally couldn't help it. Aggrieved, sad and apologetic, he shed tears and said: "It's so unlucky......"

Chen Ke gently stroked her hair and comforted her softly: "It's still the same sentence, what does this have to do with you?" It's the guy who arranged it all that, so hateful. ”

The little sister hurriedly reached out to cover his mouth. Then he prayed in a whisper, "God, don't go to your heart, he has a bad mouth, but a good heart." Don't blame him. ”

"When did my little sister start believing this?" Chen Ke grabbed her soft little hand and smiled.

"Big brother, you still have to go on an adventure, and you have to ask God to bless you." The little sister looked at him with disgust and said, "Don't believe it, it's very effective." After the New Year, my two sisters-in-law and I visited the big temples and small temples in Meizhou, praying for the three of you to go to high school, and you see. It's all high school. He sighed and said, "I don't know which way the gods appeared, and it was really nerve-wracking to have a family of vows." ”

"Hehe......" Chen Kewan said: "When you worship God, who do you want us to be the champion?" ”

"I still need to ask...... "The little sister glanced at him coquettishly, covered her face and said: "I'm a guy who is heavy on color and light brother......"

"Haha......" Chen Ke was about to laugh out loud, but quickly covered his mouth and sighed: "Etiquette is really deadly. I think my mother-in-law is in the spirit of heaven, and I don't want her daughter to be delayed for another two years and three months. ”…,

Although there were no famous religions in the Song Dynasty, there were many taboos for the children of the deceased during the period of mourning. To put it simply, there are five aspects, one is the first mourning. The sons did not eat for three days; For 100 days, only drink water and eat, and only after thirteen months can you eat fruits and vegetables. Twenty-five months before eating meat and drinking alcohol.

The second is not to have fun, not to marry, and not to have children. In the "Song Criminal Rule", 'living in the mourning of parents, marrying oneself, if you have fun, release and obey auspiciousness, and do not report the loss of grandparents and parents' funeral' is listed as one of the "ten evils" of "unfilial piety".

The third is not to try and not to enter the office. Fourth, officials should be mourned. Fifth, no gold and jade shall be hidden in the tomb...... This taboo is also included in the decree, mainly to prevent tomb robbery and protect the dead.

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In fact, these prohibitions are not too particular to the common people, and it is impossible for the government to track them down so carefully, but for officials, they are a big problem. If Chen Ke and Xiaomei dare to get married during this period, then the future of the Su family brothers will be over. Moreover, Xiaomei and Lao Su will be sentenced, and Chen Ke himself will not be able to escape if he knows that he still has to violate the ban.

The laws and customs of the country are like this, and even a guy like Chen Ke, who is not obedient by nature, is helpless.

"Who's to say it isn't." The little sister was not depressed to death, she lay on Chen Ke's shoulder, twisted her body aggrievedly and said: "These two years and three months, how can people survive." ”

"Otherwise, when I release you, I'll steal you over." There is miasma in Yunnan, and the little sister is weak, how dare Chen Ke take her? What's more, it's too disregard for etiquette.

"People just talk about relieving their anger." Xiaomei shook her head and said softly: "Can I be so ignorant? "This kind of thing, if people find out, Chen Ke will have a lot of fun.

"Alas......" Chen Ke sighed and said, "Forget it, don't say these words." We've been waiting for so many years, let's wait another two years. ”

"Will the eldest brother be wronged?" The little sister looked at him with flashing eyes, didn't wait for Chen Ke to answer, and chuckled: "I guess I am not wronged, the Fengyue team in Bianjing City, some of them are loved by Yingying Yanyan." ”

"Hey......" Chen Ke said embarrassedly: "This Su Zizhan actually told me a secret." Isn't he any better? Do you know that after he became a sergeant, he sang every night......"

"It's not my second brother who said it...... "The little sister said leisurely, "It was someone else who told me." ”

"Who?"

"Sister Yue'e ......"

"Poof......" Chen Ke almost didn't spray her face, and said with wide eyes: "You're not joking, are you?" How did you meet her? ”

"Last night, I was sleeping, and suddenly I felt that there was someone in the house, and when I opened my eyes, I saw that there was really someone, and I was frightened, and I was just about to shout, and my mouth was covered ......"

Chen Ke was terrified, and said obediently, does the Hedong Lion want to kill people to vent his anger?

"At this time, I saw her clearly, she was a tall and very good-looking girl." The little sister said: "Only then did she put her heart down, no longer struggled, and motioned for her to let go of her hand." ”

I asked her what she wanted to do. She was silent for a while, saying that she just wanted to come and see me quietly and then leave, but I didn't expect me to be so alert that I found her. She also said that I forgot about it, as if she had never come. The little sister recalled softly: "At this time, I guessed who she was, so I called Sister Yue......"

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With the memories of the little sister, time goes back to a month ago.

......" The woman didn't expect her to recognize herself, not to mention that she was not a person who was good at hypocrisy, so she blurted out: "How do you know ......" is equivalent to not admitting herself. After speaking, he said with a cold face: "Yes, I am Liu Yue, but you don't have to worry, I just came to see what kind of person has such a great charm that makes that guy have to marry." ”

"What's so charming, it's just a thin and weak folk girl." The little sister got up in her clothes, lit the candlestick and said, "There is no comparison to Sister Yue'e." "What am I?" Liu Yue'e smiled sadly when she heard this: "In his eyes, I am useless." ”

"That's because he has no vision," the little sister poured Liu Yue'e a cup of tea and said, "It's been so many days, I must have never spoken to anyone properly." The long night is the time for night talk, sit down, and we talk. ”

With Liu Yue'e's force, ten Su Xiaomei are not enough to watch, but with Su Xiaomei's wisdom, ten Liu Yue'e are not enough to watch. The little sister quickly turned into a spring breeze and rain, lifted Liu Yue's guard, and it only took one night for her to clean up her thoughts.

"I stayed with her for a while, and my family thought she was my former classmate at the college. With Wang Fu's sister-in-law helping me hide it, I will naturally not show my flaws. Xiaomei smiled and said: "We get along very well, and we have become friends who have nothing to say later......" said half disgusted, half helpless looked at Chen Ke and said: "She is really a very good girl, you shouldn't treat her like that." ”

"That's a strange thing." Chen Ke was a little annoyed and said, "Who am I for?" ”

"If the eldest brother has the ability...... the younger sister approached Chen Ke and whispered in his ear: "Even marry her." ”

"That's a real fight!" Chen Ke pressed her on his knee and slapped her palm on the little sister's upright buttocks, which made her sigh in pain, begging for mercy again and again: "Big brother spares his life, little sister is also to compensate you......"

"I'm going to leave as soon as it's dawn, so I won't talk about her." Chen Ke pocketed his hands like a baby, hugged his little sister in his arms and said, "I want to hug you now." ”

"......" The little sister suddenly quieted down, wrapped her arms around Chen Ke's arm tightly, and murmured, "I really don't want you to go......"

"Then I'm not leaving." Chen Ke shook his arm gently: "Don't go, don't go......"

"Hmm." The little sister replied with a vague voice, closed her eyes happily, and after a while, her breathing gradually evened out, and she fell asleep.

Chen Ke just held her motionless, and didn't close his eyes all night. This night, he heard his little sister call more than a dozen 'Mother, don't go', and ...... Dozens of 'big brother, don't go'......

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