Hearing that Zhong Youpeng was protecting the media for Yan Ruhua, Wang Kunjun was somewhat confused. Although he had heard Qian Yuanshan and them talk about the old lady Yan Zhili in Qiulinzhuang, he knew that it was an old gentleman who was somewhat knowledgeable and had a great sense of justice. When the "Flying Dragon Army" - which was still called the "Flying Dragon Pioneer Battalion" at that time - swept away Sanzhai, the first battle was in the "Baihua Village" not far from Qiulinzhuang, where the old lady lived. This old lady understands the righteousness, not only helped the "Flying Dragon Army" smash the conspiracy of the owner of the "Baihua Village" named Bai Fei, but also pacified the "Baihua Village" with the "Flying Dragon Army", and was responsible for disposing of the "Baihua Village" minions who were caught. Moreover, Qian Yuanshan and others did mention this Yan Ruhua Yan girl when they reported the battle situation, saying that she was a chivalrous girl who did not let her eyebrows be shaved by the country, and her kung fu was good, and she once followed his brother into battle to kill the enemy and help the "Flying Dragon Army" clear the "Baihua Village".

But when Qian Yuanshan and others reported, they never said what this Yan girl meant to Zeng Zhilin. Second, when Zeng Zhilin chatted with the brothers in private, he never revealed what he thought of this Yan girl. Although Zeng Zhilin has not officially married a wife until now, it is largely because he has put his mind on the construction of the "Flying Dragon Army", not because there is a person in his heart that he always remembers. Moreover, with Zeng Zhilin's more straightforward temperament, if he really fell in love with a girl, he would have come to Wang Kunjun or Zhang Weixin to propose marriage to him, and he would never hold back his unrequited love in his heart alone - with Zeng Zhilin's conditions, with the identity and status of the "Qingyuan" brother, unless the other party's identity is far more noble than that of the crossing, there is absolutely no possibility of failure to propose.

Therefore, after being stunned for a moment, Wang Kunjun subconsciously asked Zhong Youpeng: "The youngest daughter of the solemn old lady of Qiulin?" How is this possible? Envoy Zhong wasn't joking, was he? Quite a few words"

Wang Kunjun's words were just asked subconsciously, but for Zhong Youpeng, it was regarded as a precursor to the other party's refusal. Thinking of when he visited his old friend Mrs. Yan some time ago, the other party's trust and expectations for him, Zhong Youpeng, who felt that he couldn't live up to the trust of his old friend, hurriedly said: "Of course my subordinates are not joking. My lord, you are the boss of your subordinates, and the trustworthy brother ......, well, it is the old lady Yan, and trustworthiness is his word. Brother Shouxin is an old friend of his subordinates for many years, and it is about his daughter's reputation, how dare his subordinates make such a joke with adults. ”

Seeing that Zhong Youpeng was so anxious that he was about to sweat, Wang Kunjun realized that what he just said was a bit of a problem, which was easier to make people ambiguous. Therefore, he hurriedly comforted Zhong Youpeng and said: "Don't be anxious to contact the envoy, I just felt that this matter came a little suddenly, and I was a little confused for a while, so I asked casually, and I didn't mean to refuse this family affair immediately." ”

After listening to Wang Kunjun's explanation, Zhong Youpeng relaxed a little. And Wang Kunjun saw that the other party's mood calmed down, and continued: "It's just that I've never heard Lao Twenty-six mention things about family affairs before, I don't know if Mrs. Yan asked the contact envoy to propose marriage, is it Mrs. Yan's own meaning, or the meaning of Miss Yan conveyed by Mrs. Yan?" Or maybe the twenty-sixth had promised Mrs. Yan or Miss Yan something when he was in Qiulinzhuang, but he didn't mention it to us when he came back? ”

Zhong Youpeng hurriedly replied when he heard this: "Lord Hui, when my subordinates were in Qiulinzhuang, I didn't see the girl who was picturesque, and it is said that she followed his two brothers out to hunt in the mountains. The matter of proposing marriage was brought up by the trustworthy brother to his subordinates in private. However, although the family matter was mentioned by the trustworthy brother, based on the subordinates' understanding of the trustworthy brother and the picturesque girl, if it weren't for the picturesque girl who had already nodded, the trustworthy brother would never make a claim. …,

In addition, according to Brother Shouxin, General Zeng did not promise or promise anything to him or to Xiang Ruhua at the beginning. This incident should be when Ruhua and General Zeng exterminated the bandits, they were impressed by the other party's bravery, courage, courage, character and talent, and secretly felt affection, so they let their father entrust his subordinates as a matchmaker to complete this marriage. What's more, even without these prerequisites, just because General Zeng once threw a knife to help her in the battle regardless of his own safety and saved her life, it is reasonable to make a personal promise. ”

Regarding Zeng Zhilin's throwing a knife to save the beauty, in addition to Zeng Zhilin, all the brothers in the military department, including Qian Yuanshan, all knew about it. But Zeng Zhilin, the person concerned, did not take this matter to heart, he felt that although he did throw the knife, and indeed saved Yan Ruhua because of this, the reason why he dared to throw the knife in his hand at that time was by no means or more than a kind of pity and pity for personal safety, and his knife was by no means blindly thrown. He threw the knife, on the one hand, out of his instinct to protect the weak, and his character and principles of life determined that he would not be indifferent to Yan Ruhua's death at the hands of the bandits. On the other hand, the Type 95 automatic rifle in the cloth pocket in front of the saddle gave him reliable security, allowing him to throw the horizontal knife in his hand without hesitation. Second, including Qian Yuanshan, the brothers of the Military Department who participated in that battle also had similar thoughts to Zeng Zhilin, and they all felt that Zeng Zhilin was doing this normally, it was a reasonable choice, and there was no big deal. Therefore, neither Zeng Zhilin nor Qian Yuanshan and others mentioned to Wang Kunjun about throwing a knife to save people. Therefore, Zhong Youpeng mentioned this matter at this time, which surprised Wang Kunjun a little.

In addition, in Wang Kunjun's impression, marriage in the feudal era was basically "the order of the parents and the words of the matchmaker", and the children generally had no autonomy. In many cases, the bride and groom do not even know what their future partner will look like until they enter the cave room and take off their red hijabs. Like Yan Ruhua, after she fell in love with Ruyi Langjun, she asked her father to come forward to propose marriage, which can usually only be seen in literary works or operas. From this point of view, this Yan Er girl is indeed as Qian Yuanshan and Zeng Zhilin said at the beginning, she is a young woman who does not let her eyebrows go, and she also has to make her own decisions on her life's affairs. It's just that if this family business is really done, in the face of such a bold and pungent chivalrous lady, our old twenty-six will have to bear it.

However, these are all details, and they are not the focus of Wang Kunjun's consideration. Although the completion of this family affair will add a lot of material for daily entertainment and gossip for the crossing team, as Zeng Zhilin's fifth brother, there are some more important things that Wang Kunjun still needs to ask clearly. Therefore, he quickly put away the gossip and asked Zhong Youpeng: "I see, it seems that this Yan Er girl is really a strange woman who dares to do and speak." It's just that there is something unclear about something, and I hope that the contact messenger can explain one or two. ”

"If Lord Wang has any questions, just ask, his subordinates must know everything and say everything." Zhong Youpeng responded.

"That's right," Wang Kunjun said, "Thinking that the 'Flying Dragon Army' pacified the 'Baihua Village' and stationed in Qiulinzhuang was the first time that the old twenty-six and the picturesque girl met, and then the picturesque girl secretly fell in love with the two sides because of the two sides working together to exterminate the bandits, and had a good impression of the old twenty-six, and had the idea of growing old with him, which can be regarded as love at first sight." ”

"Lord Wang is right, it is true." Zhong Youpeng nodded and replied.

"That being the case, why didn't the picturesque girl say it at the time? Even if it was due to the shyness of the daughter's family and the embarrassment to propose it immediately, it should be mentioned to his father after the battle was over and the 'Flying Dragon Army' withdrew to Liangxiang, and Mrs. Yan sent someone to propose marriage. It shouldn't be two years later, especially when the Battle of the Clouds is about to start soon, which will inevitably make people think of going elsewhere. Wang Kunjun asked Zhong Youpeng his questions. …,

Although Wang Kunjun did not say it completely, Zhong Youpeng already understood the meaning. The other party is questioning the motives of the Yan family to get married, suspecting that the Yan family is seeing that the "Qingyuan" brother Shili is getting bigger and bigger, and in the upcoming battle of Youyun, he is likely to be rewarded by the Zhou court for his great achievements, and from then on, high-ranking officials will be rewarded. Only then did he use the excuse of throwing a knife to save the United States to ask the "Qingyuan" brothers for marriage, so as to take the opportunity to climb this big tree.

As an old friend of Mrs. Yan, Zhong Youpeng naturally knows that Yan Zhili has always been a person, and he will never do such a snobbish thing as marrying his daughter in order to cling to the powerful. Therefore, he hurriedly explained the ins and outs of the matter to Wang Kunjun and proved the innocence of his old friend.

Zhong Youpeng said that the reason why Yan Zhili invited him to propose marriage after two years was entirely because his wife, that is, Yan Ruhua's mother, suddenly fell seriously ill at the beginning of the sixth month of the lunar calendar in the sixth year of the lunar calendar. As Mrs. Yan's only biological child, Yan Ruhua has been serving at the bedside during her mother's serious illness, and after her mother's death, she insisted on keeping filial piety for her mother for three years, which delayed the marriage proposal - Mrs. Yan is the continuation of Mrs. Yan, and among Mrs. Yan's three sons and two daughters, only this Yan Ruhua is her own child, and the others are all born to Mrs. Yan's deceased original wife.

However, the ancients said that three years of filial piety were actually counted as twenty-seven months. Therefore, the strict and picturesque filial piety period is from the seventh lunar month of the sixth year of the corresponding calendar to the tenth lunar month of the eighth year of the corresponding calendar. Zhong Youpeng's visit to Yan Zhili was in the 11th lunar month of the eighth year of the Ying calendar, that is, less than a month before he returned to the "Qing Garden". At that time, Yan Ruhua's filial piety period had expired, and he could already talk about marriage. In addition, although more than two years have passed, Yan Ruhua still remembers Zeng Zhilin, the life-saving benefactor, and her thoughts of making a promise are even a little more prosperous than before - at the age of eighteen, she can already be regarded as an old girl in this era, and if she can't marry again, she will be gossiped about by others.

Although Yan Zhili did not have much hope for Zeng Zhilin to marry a wife in his past year, he still took the opportunity of Zhong Youpeng's visit to mention this family matter to the other party. To Yan Zhili's surprise, this General Zeng Zhilin has only raised an outer room so far, but the position of his wife has always been vacant. So, while letting go of his hanging heart, Yan Zhili asked Zhong Youpeng to be the big medium for himself to propose to the "Qingyuan" brothers

After listening to Zhong Youpeng's explanation, Wang Kunjun nodded, although it was not possible to fully confirm whether Zhong Youpeng's statements were true or false, but Wang Kunjun did not believe that Zhong Youpeng would deceive the "Qingyuan" brothers in order to help his old friend. In that case, it will definitely do more harm than good to Zhong Youpeng. Once the matter is revealed, he is likely to lose the trust of the "Qingyuan" brothers in him, then all the efforts he has made over the years will be in vain, and he will never take this risk, especially when he knows that the "Qingyuan" brothers are by no means a group of people who are easy to be coaxed, and when it comes to a brother's lifelong events, they will definitely understand each other's background and recent situation in detail, and it is absolutely impossible to fool them in the matter of Mrs. Yan's death and Yan Ruhua's filial piety.

Second, the crossing team is now the time to employ people, and one more local person to help will give one more liliang, even if Zhong Youpeng is really lying to himself, even if the Yan family really marries their daughter for the sake of glory and wealth. As long as he, Zhong Youpeng and the Yan family, can contribute to the crossing team, Wang Kunjun is not completely rejected by this kind of political marriage.

However, after all, this matter is very important, and it is not something that Wang Kunjun can decide in one word. Therefore, he did not respond to Zhong Youpeng's explanation on the spot, but said that the marriage was very important, and he did not dare to make his own decisions, and he still needed to discuss with several brothers in charge and Zeng Zhilin himself before it could be determined. In this regard, Zhong Youpeng can also understand, so he no longer dwells on this matter, but re-devotes himself to the banquet that has entered the most lively stage, and continues to drink happily.

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