Chapter XVII
When the people returned to the "Qing Garden", it was already the afternoon of the fifth day of the third month. After getting off the carriage and entering the mansion, I saw the housekeeper Deng An running over with a few subordinates, greeting them with a smile on his face.
While walking inside, Wang Kunjun asked, "Steward Deng, is there anything going on in the mansion these days?" ”
Deng An bowed his head beside him and replied: "If you go back to the master, everything is fine in the past few days, and the two masters, Yang and Wu, have handled all kinds of things very well. ”
Hearing that the house was safe and sound, Wang Kunjun and the others were relieved. After entering the courtyard after the beginning, several people dispersed, and each went back to his room to rest, after all, although he had not done any physical work in the past few days, it was also a tiring journey, and everyone wanted to go back to their beds and sleep well. However, Wang Kunjun and Xu Shaoan could not go to rest immediately, they returned to the room to wash up a little, and then came to the small conference room of the committee to meet with Zhang Weixin and Li Junwu, who were already waiting there, so as to learn about the big and small things in the "Qingyuan" in the past few days.
The meeting was brief, for the brigade had only been gone for a few days, and there had been no major incidents - if there had been a major incident, it would have been reported on the radio long ago, and there would have been no need to wait until now. The only thing that can arouse interest is that the boss of "Tianfu Building" asked the team stationed there to bring back, one is that the weather is slowly getting hotter now, and the hot pot is not suitable for eating after a while, and I hope that Sun Yangyang from "Qingyuan" can provide some fresh dishes. The second is that the "umami powder" sent to the "Qingyuan" side earlier - that is, "sea intestine powder" - is very useful, and the effect on the flavor of dishes and soups is quite good, but the quantity is too small, and I hope that there will be more "umami powder" supply.
Boss Chen is telling the truth, it is now the third month of the lunar calendar, that is, the fourth month of the solar calendar. In another month, it will be summer, this is not the south, and eating hot pot is a bit out of place. And his praise for "sea intestine powder" is also expected, if this thing is not good, Fan Wucheng and they will not go all the way to the beach to find it. The committee attached great importance to Boss Chen's requirements, and there would be no new goods for a while, so they brought Sun Yangyang to him, explained the requirements of "Tianfulou" to him, and asked him to negotiate with the people in the business team to come up with some suitable dishes or practical business actions as soon as possible, so that the restaurant can still have good business performance after the weather gets hot.
In this regard, Sun Yangyang said that there is no problem, and tomorrow he will go to discuss with the people in the business group, and apply some modern restaurant business methods to "Tianfu Lou" to ensure the performance of the restaurant. The committee still had confidence in the ability of Sun Yangyang and the business team, and encouraged Sun Yangyang a few words, and then let him rest.
In the next few days, after discussing with the business group, Sun Yangyang provided several new dishes for "Tianfu Lou", and carried out the consumption coupon activities commonly used in the operation of the restaurant in the previous life, which greatly increased the number of repeat customers of the restaurant.
Two days later, on the eighth day of the third lunar month, Wang Kunjun was talking to Zhang Weixin in his room about the increasingly cold relationship between Xu Shaoan and Lin Xiaoyu recently. Since the last time at Liu Wendong and Hong Yan's wedding, Xu and Lin reacted abnormally to Liang Ziyue's marriage proposal, the relationship between the two has become more and more incomprehensible, and Liang Ziyue, who didn't care too much about it, also began to pay attention to this matter.
As the head of the audit team, Liang Ziyue is not obliged to pay attention to the relationship between the people within the team. However, firstly, he has a good relationship with Xu Shaoan, and secondly, he is relatively observant, and the subtle changes in the relationship between Xu and Lin cannot escape his eyes at all. Because this matter may be related to the unity within the team, after seeing that there seemed to be a cold war between the two, he reported the situation to Wang Kunjun and Zhang Weixin a few days ago, hoping that they could mediate the relationship between Xu and Lin to avoid major problems.
In fact, before getting Liang Ziyue's report, Wang and Zhang had already noticed the problem between Xu and Lin, but they both felt that this was just an awkward quarrel between the young couple, but they didn't expect it to be so serious. Therefore, after being busy with the affairs of the past few days, the two of them began to discuss carefully how to deal with this problem in Wang Kunjun's room.
As the saying goes, "it is difficult for a clean official to decide family affairs", this problem between men and women is really not so easy to deal with, and if it is not done well, it will offend people at both ends. Therefore, the two big men sat in the room and pondered for a long time, but they didn't come up with a practical solution, but they made themselves big.
Just when the two of them were having a headache about this, there was a knock on the door of the room, and Wang Feng's voice came from outside: "Brother, are you there?" I've got something to look for you. ”
When Wang Kunjun heard that it was his cousin, he beckoned him to come in. After Wang Feng entered the house, he came to the chair next to Wang Kunjun and sat down, and then asked mysteriously: "Brother, guess, who came to our mansion?" ”
Looking at his strange expression, Wang Kunjun knew that there was nothing good here, so he deliberately put on a straight face and reprimanded: "You kid don't pretend to be ghosts here, if you have something to say, let it go, and if you squeeze your eyebrows like this, be careful that I beat you." ”
When Wang Feng saw that his cousin was not fooled by himself, he hurriedly corrected his attitude and said, "I said, I said." This ......, yes. Just now, the family at the door came to report, saying that a relative had come to visit, and asked me and my wife to go out to confirm. ”
"The relatives of the two of you, that is, Zhong Yuanwai's family, don't you know the family at the door?" Wang Kunjun asked strangely.
"Yes, Qi Qi and I also think it's very strange, and I said, it's impossible for the family at our door to not even know my father-in-law and his family, weishenme wants the two of us to confirm? So, the two of us went to the gate with questions, and it turned out that the person who came was indeed our relative, and the family at the door did not necessarily know her. Wang Feng stopped halfway through his words, and seemed to be intending to let his cousin and Zhang Weixin guess.
Seeing that Wang Feng was about to sell Guanzi again, Wang Kunjun immediately glared at him and scolded: "You kid don't sell Guanzi, hurry up." ”
Seeing his cousin's glare, Wang Feng didn't dare to hang the other party's appetite anymore, and hurriedly continued: "Yes, yes, I'm going to say it soon, it's none other than Qiqi's aunt and cousin, the wife and daughter of Lord Han, the official of Han Tuiguan in Nanjing." They only came to our house once on my wedding day, and it's normal for some family members not to know her. ”,
"Han's mother and daughter!" Wang Kunjun and Zhang Weixin were surprised almost in unison.
"That's right, that's them." Wang Feng said with a serious expression.
"Why did they come to us, did Lord Han come with them? Wouldn't it be rude for you kid to delay your work here and let Lord Han wait at the door for a long time.? Zhang Weixin asked first.
"It was only Han's mother and daughter who came, and Lord Han didn't follow." Wang Feng immediately reported.
"What are they doing here? Although we are relatives with their family, we don't seem to know each other? Wang Kunjun asked puzzled.
"According to the cousin of the Han family, it was Qiqi's mother who loved her daughter and was afraid that she would be wronged here, and that Han was about to return to Youzhou City after attending my eldest brother's wedding, and passed by us, so my mother-in-law asked her brother's family to stop by to have a look, so that they could understand Qiqi's married life and see if I had bullied her. Coincidentally, Lord Han temporarily got a message from the left-behind mansion, asking him to rush back to Youzhou immediately to deal with an urgent matter, but only Han's mother and daughter arrived at our mansion. Moreover, according to Qiqi, they are tired because of the fatigue of traveling in the past few days, and they plan to live in our house for a few days to recuperate before leaving. Wang Feng continued to explain.
"Huh? What kind of reason is this, whether the daughter's marriage life is good or not, and her uncle and mother come to the door to inspect it, and she has to live for a few days, there is still this rule in this era? Wang Kunjun felt that this matter was a little difficult to understand, and turned his head to ask Zhang Weixin.
Zhang Weixin shook his head and said: "It's unlikely, it is said that in this era, married daughters are like water spilled out, and their mothers generally don't care so much, do they come for another purpose?" ”
"Another purpose? What other purpose can they have? Wang Kunjun thought about it for a long time and didn't figure it out, and felt that the Han family and the Zhong family were close relatives, and there should be no ill will towards his people. Now that people have come to the door, as the host, they should still be treated politely. What's more, the little sister of the Han family who made her heart flutter also came, and she couldn't be called a brother in vain.
So, he put aside the doubts in his heart, and asked Wang Feng to lead the way to meet the Han mother and daughter, and asked Zhang Weixin to convene the other two members of the committee to meet the mother and daughter, which can be regarded as attaching importance to each other. Immediately, he followed Wang Feng out of the room and went across the courtyard where their young couple lived. Seeing the two Wang brothers out of the room, Zhang Weixin leisurely crossed the square steps to find Xu Shaoan and Li Junwu, but the puzzled look on his face had been swept away, and he was replaced with a cunning appearance of a successful "conspiracy". It's just that it is impossible for Wang Kunjun, who is in a hurry, to see it.
Wang Kunjun and Wang Feng came to the east cross courtyard of the second courtyard, and as soon as they entered the door of the main hall house, they saw Mrs. Han sitting on the first place, drinking tea leisurely, while Zhong Ziqi and Han Qingwen were sitting side by side at the bottom of the courtyard, whispering. Seeing Wang Kunjun enter the door, Zhong Ziqi got up very happily to greet him, and although Han Qingwen also blessed him, she just seemed to be a little embarrassed, and her face was red.
Wang Kunjun was thinking about the purpose of Mrs. Han's visit at this time, and he didn't notice Han Qingwen's expression. He stepped forward to salute Mrs. Han, and after saluting the two little sisters in return, he sat down opposite the two little beauties, and Wang Feng sat next to him.
The two sides talked a few words, and Wang Kunjun asked Mrs. Han euphemistically about her intentions, and Mrs. Han's answer was exactly the same as what Wang Feng said just now. Of course, she didn't express it so directly, just saying that she was passing by here on the way home and wanted to visit her niece. And Lord Han had official business to deal with, so he rushed back to Youzhou City first.
Seeing that the other party said this, Wang Kunjun didn't say much, so he could only give a warm welcome, and said that if there was anything inconsiderate, he would look forward to Mrs. Han Haihan. Mrs. Han was very approachable, and said that she came uninvited and bothered. At the same time, while speaking, he also looked Wang Kunjun up and down, and saw that our Wang Da Leader's heart was furious, and he didn't know what this Mrs. Han meant by staring at herself.
In order to divert the other party's attention from himself, Wang Kunjun had no choice but to find a topic and ask: "I heard from my younger brother that Mrs. Han and Miss Han were tired all the way, and they were not feeling well, so I don't know if there is any major problem." One of the younger sisters is proficient in medicine, and she can come and show Madame and Miss. ”
After hearing this, Mrs. Han waved her hand and said, "No, no." The old body is just because of the car in the past few days, I feel a little tired, and there is nothing serious. It's just that our mother and daughter live here, so much trouble for the king leader. ”
Wang Kunjun hurriedly said politely: "Where Mrs. Han said, it is an honor for Mrs. Han to come here." It's just that there are just ordinary people below, and they really don't dare to be the title of Mrs. Han's leader, Mrs. Han just needs to call her name. ”
When Mrs. Han heard this, she said without seeing it: "In this case, the old body will be a big one and call you a virtuous nephew." We're all relatives, so you don't want to be one by one. ”
Wang Kunjun had no choice but to agree, and at the same time complained in his heart, weishenme Zhang Weixin, a guy who can speak well, has not come yet, and it doesn't take so long to find Xu Shaoan and Li Junwu, shouldn't he be unwilling to deal with other people's daughters, so he did it on purpose? If that's the case, then this kid is too inauthentic. Of course, Wang Kunjun is not a person who is not good at words, nor is he an introvert, he just doesn't like this way of speaking.
Just as he was slandering Zhang Weixin in his belly, he heard Mrs. Han ask again: "I heard my brother-in-law say that the virtuous nephew returned from overseas, and he went through hardships on the way back to Middle-earth, tens of thousands of people, and in the end, only a few of them arrived safely, and the companions who can be found now basically live in this mansion?" ”
As soon as Mrs. Han asked, Wang Kunjun no longer thought about Zhang Weixin's question, and replied, "Yes, as Madame said." Immediately, he recounted the team's rhetoric used for external propaganda, so that Mrs. Han could have a direct understanding of the origin of her own people, so that everyone could get along better in the next few days.
Listening to Wang Kunjun's introduction, Mrs. Han was listening attentively on the surface, but in her heart she was actually comparing what he said with the version she heard from Zhong Ziqi, the fairy version of Wang Feng. Although the experience Wang Kunjun said was more realistic and closer to the situations that people can encounter on a daily basis, Mrs. Han was more willing to believe Zhong Ziqi's version. There is no other reason, but this version is more bizarre, more fascinating, and more able to elevate the identity of these so-called "returnees". ,
When she saw Wang Kunjun talking about being separated from his wife because of the shipwreck, and she was afraid that she would never see each other again, that sad expression couldn't help but feel sorry for him. At the same time, there was a sense of relief. She looked at Wang Kunjun's calm and reliable appearance, although he was not very handsome, and listened to his clear and colorful narration, Mrs. Han couldn't stop nodding, and seemed to be very satisfied. Moreover, he also looked at his daughter from time to time, and Han Qingwen's face was red to her neck, and her head was so low that she couldn't lower it anymore.
Wang Kunjun only cared about telling stories to Mrs. Han, and didn't notice these, or he didn't dare to pay attention. After all, in front of other people's mothers, he can't be a big man staring at other people's daughters. It wasn't until he finally finished telling the story that he took advantage of the time to drink tea and gasp for breath, and secretly glanced at Han Qingwen, but he was very disappointed. At this time, Han Qingwen lowered her head, her chin was almost on her chest, and he didn't see anything except for her jet-black hair.
Although he was a little disappointed, Wang Kunjun still had the same look on his face and continued to chat with Mrs. Han. At this time, when I heard the door knock, Zhang Weixin finally took Xu and Li to be late. After the three of them met Mrs. Han and Miss Han, they also sat down and participated in the small talk, until it was dark and it was time for dinner.
The crossing team prepared a sumptuous dinner for Han's mother and daughter, which was regarded as a dust wash for the two. After eating, Han's mother and daughter stayed in the courtyard where Wang Feng and Zhong Ziqi lived. As for when they will leave, it is unknown. In this regard, the traversers are also helpless, so they can only follow what Wang Kunjun said, and try to do things as much as possible like the people of this era.
In this way, in the next two or three days, in addition to chatting with Wang Feng, Zhong Ziqi and his wife, and talking with Wang Kunjun and several other committee members, mainly Wang Kunjun and Zhang Weixin, every day, Mrs. Han just looked around in the "Qing Garden" or went to the streets, and lived a very leisurely life. And except for Wang Kunjun and Zhang Weixin, everyone else did whatever they wanted, and they were basically unaffected. Wang and Zhang, as the nominal leaders and heads of diplomacy, naturally accompanied Mrs. Han. Especially Wang Kunjun, that is even more of a busy Zhang Luo. It's not that he intends to flatter, but Mrs. Han seems to be very interested in him, and from time to time she will cheer him up and talk about the past, so that the leader of Wang Da doesn't even have time to deal with the affairs of Xu Shaoan and Lin Xiaoyu.
On the evening of the tenth day of the third month of the lunar calendar, after dinner, Wang Kunjun, who was tired for a day, finally had to lie on his bed and rest for a while, planning to think about how to solve the emotional problems between Xu and Lin. As a result, less than two minutes after he lay down, there was a knock on the door. When he opened the door very reluctantly, he found that Zhang Weixin and Wang Feng came together.
Wang Kunjun let the two into the house, told them to greet themselves, and then sat down on a chair, poured himself a cup of tea, and drank tea while waiting for the two to speak. As a result, the two of them were speechless for a long time, and Wang Kunjun, who felt strange, looked up, but found that the two were looking at him with a strange look, as if they were looking at a rare animal. So, Wang Kunjun put the teacup on the table angrily, and said angrily: "Why are you looking at me like this, do you have flowers on my face?" ”
The two on the other side were obviously not intimidated by him, and their eyes were still so weird. Immediately, I heard Wang Feng say mysteriously: "Brother, we look at you like this because we envy you." Envy will soon have a great good thing on your head. ”
"What a great thing, did you find a way to send us back to 2012?" Wang Kunjun asked angrily.
"That's not it, for now, the possibility of us being sent back to 2012 is only smaller than being struck by lightning 10,000 times in the same place. The great good thing I am talking about can also be said to be a great happy event, a happy event about you, brother. According to the information that the younger brother has gotten so far, brother, you are only afraid that you will soon have peach blossom luck. Wang Feng said with an obscene smile.
"What nonsense are you talking about, just say what you have to say, and then be so hippie and smiling, be careful that I beat you." Wang Kunjun threatened his cousin.
Frightened by his cousin, Wang Feng didn't dare to play poor anymore, so he hurriedly pushed Zhang Weixin and said, "Teacher Zhang, you are taking the lead in this matter, or you should talk about it." ”
Zhang Weixin despised Wang Feng's use of him as a shield, but the matter still had to be told by him. So, he cleared his throat and explained to Wang Kunjun: "Here's the thing, after the hard work of me and Wang Feng, as well as Ziqi's younger brothers and sisters, we have already agreed to talk about a marriage for you, and today the two of us are here to tell you the news and make you happy in advance." ”
"Marriage? What marriage? Who is married to me? Wang Kunjun was a little confused.
Seeing Wang Kunjun's inexplicable expression, Zhang Weixin couldn't help but be a little surprised, and asked, "No, are you really confused, or are you pretending to be confused with me?" You can't guess what I'm talking about, can you? ”
"I really don't understand, who am I married?" Wang Kunjun said with an innocent face.
Seeing that his iron buddy was really unknown, Zhang Weixin pointed to the direction of the east with his hand and said to Wang Kunjun: "The marriage I said is in the East Cross Courtyard, Han Qingwen, Han Little Sister is also." Don't tell me, you don't feel anything about other people's little sisters. Don't say that you are playing chess with other people's little sisters and visiting the garden, you are socializing, and you don't have any other ideas. ”
Faced with Zhang Weixin's questioning, Wang Kunjun really couldn't refute it. He definitely has feelings for the little sister of the Han family, and he is very clear about his heartbeat. His contact with the little sister of the Han family was also consciously voluntary, and it could even be said that he couldn't ask for it. However, now that Zhang Weixin suddenly raised the problem to the height of marriage, he really can't turn around. So, he hesitated and said, "I admit that I have a good impression of the little sister of the Han family, and I have a good impression of it." But the problem is, I have only known her for less than two months, and we have only met three times in total this time, and the two sides haven't even skimmed the eight characters, so why did they start talking about marriage? And, listening to your tone, the matter is already secure. How can you be so sure, what else are you hiding from me? ”,
Faced with Wang Kunjun's question, Zhang Weixin and Wang Feng glanced at each other, Zuihou or Zhang Weixin opened his mouth, he organized the words, and said: "About this, brother, I apologize to you here first." In this matter, Wang Feng and I really belong to the first cut and then the prelude, and we did not discuss it with you in advance. However, since I drank too much some time ago, which disturbed your ......, cough, and disturbed the good thing of teaching the little sister of the Han family to play poker, I have made up my mind to make up for it. In particular, later at the wedding of Young Master Zhong, I saw you and Miss Han talking happily in the Zhong family's garden, which strengthened my confidence and I must help you make this marriage. ”
"Yes, brother, Teacher Zhang and I have the same idea, I can't be the newlywed Yan'er as a younger brother, and you as an elder brother have been beating singles. When I saw you and Cousin Qingwen getting along so well in the Zhong Family Garden, I felt that the two of you were quite fateful. Therefore, I later talked about this idea with Kiki, and she also felt that it was a good match. Although you are a little older, you are tender and look much younger than a thirty-year-old man in this era, and standing with Cousin Qingwen will not make people feel the age difference at all.
Later, Mr. Zhang came to me and told me about his plans, and the two of us hit it off. As soon as my eldest brother's wedding was over, we went to my father-in-law and mother-in-law and told them about it, hoping that they would give me an idea. The two elders also agreed, and my mother-in-law was also very simple, and went to discuss it with Cousin Qingwen's mother that night. Cousin Qingwen's parents also have a preliminary understanding of my brother through my father-in-law and mother-in-law, and Cousin Qingwen herself also nodded, so this matter has basically become eighty. It's just that Qingwen's cousin's mother, my so-called aunt, is still a little worried. Although she has met you twice, it was at the wedding, and she only said a few polite words to you, and she didn't know much about it. Just listening to us and my father-in-law and mother-in-law's introductions, there is still a lack of direct perceptual understanding.
Therefore, at the suggestion of Mr. Zhang, their mother and daughter lived in our house in the name of visiting Qiqi, and wanted to get in touch with you up close, which can be regarded as 'mother-in-law and son-in-law'. No, just now Mrs. Han went to the two of us, saying that she was very satisfied with you, the future son-in-law, and she agreed to this marriage. Now it depends on your attitude, brother, are you willing, or willing, or willing? Wang Feng followed Zhang Weixin's words, told the ins and outs of the matter in detail, and put the final choice in the hands of Wang Kunjun. It's just that his zuihou's words don't seem to give his cousin any choice.
Wang Kunjun was already stunned by these two "good brothers" at this time, and he was stunned for a while, and it took a long time to react, pointing at Zhang Weixin and his cousin, and said with a smile: "I said, you two are too bold, you haven't asked my opinion at all, and you haven't discussed it with me, so you went to someone else to propose marriage." If I don't agree to this, how are you two going to end up? ”
Zhang Weixin waved his hand when he heard this, and said disapprerovingly: "You don't come, can our brothers and sons know what you think?" If we don't understand your mind, how dare we go to the Han family recklessly. How dare you say what if you don't agree, how could you disagree. You're simply 'cheap and good', I'm afraid that the happiness in your heart is about to bloom now, right? Now I am waiting for your big leader Wang to say a happy word, will you marry this Han Qingwen Han girl or not? ”
"Marry, of course." Wang Kunjun replied without hesitation, if you don't agree to such a good thing, you won't be a fool.
Wang Kunjun's answer was very crisp, which simply surprised Zhang Weixin and Wang Feng. The two of them thought that Wang Kunjun would push and prevaricate again, so as to show that he was a righteous gentleman who was not moved by beauty. And the two of them can also take the opportunity to persuade a few more words, showing that they are very conscientious as a "matchmaker". Unexpectedly, Wang Kunjun didn't give the two of them a chance to show their eloquence at all, and directly agreed, leaving no place for them to play the set of rhetoric they prepared.
Since there is no chance to show their eloquence, Zhang Weixin and Wang Feng will no longer delay their work, and after getting Wang Kunjun's quasi-letter, they immediately went to Mrs. Han non-stop and told her the news.
Mrs. Han was naturally very happy when she heard this, and praised Zhang and Wang very much, which made both of them a little embarrassed, blushing, and said that they didn't dare to be.
At the same time, in the next room, Han Qingwen, who overheard the good news, ran back to her bedroom with a red face and was full of joy to look forward to her bright future.
Early the next morning, Mrs. Han took her baby daughter back to Youzhou with satisfaction, just waiting for the "Qingyuan" side to propose, and the rest of the things were smooth sailing. Now that both men and women have nodded their heads, the next thing to do is to follow the convention and carry out a series of tasks step by step. Zhong Youpeng was brought in as a matchmaker, and according to the "six rites" required for marriage at this time - Nacai, asking for names, Najib, recruitment, invitation, and personal greeting, the beginning of one item was carried out.
After some rushing, the two parties finally agreed that the wedding would be held on the second day of the first month of April, and the venue was naturally still in "Qingyuan", and the guests invited were similar to when Wang Feng got married, but there were a few more friends of Han Deyi in Liangxiang County. In addition, after Wang Kunjun got married, he could no longer live in the original two houses. Although those two rooms are the main courtyard and the main house, they are not large enough after all, not to mention that Han Qingwen's father is a current official, and his status is higher than Zhong Youpeng, Zhong Ziqi and Wang Feng live in a separate courtyard, and his daughter cannot be inferior to his cousin. Therefore, according to the research of the committee, it was decided that after Wang Kunjun and his family got married, they would live in the West Cross Courtyard of the Houjin Hospital, and the two main houses where Wang Kunjun originally lived were still retained, and they were the right to be Wang Kunjun's study.
As for the few traversers who originally lived in the west cross courtyard of the later courtyard, they will move out of there. Anyway, before the wedding, the Feilong Village will complete the whole training, and after having a new security team, it won't be long before the team members will disperse to several locations to live, and there will definitely be no shortage of these people's residences, at most they will live a little crammed before they disperse.
After the preliminary work was completed, the people in the "Qing Garden" immediately began to prepare for the wedding. Fortunately, there have been two weddings during this time, and everyone is familiar with it, and the related work is carried out in an orderly manner.