Shi Xun triumphantly said goodbye to Chen Deng's house, and went back to say to Shi Kuan, okay, Chen Deng agreed to live with us until the beginning of the year, and agreed to meet our sister-in-law, so as to decide whether to marry or not.

It was Kuan Da who was taken aback, and hurriedly asked what did you say to Chen Deng?

Shi Xun simply retold the conversation, and said that a proud guy like Chen Deng hates ordinary mediocres the most, so I said that mediocre people look down on our sister who likes to read, so he naturally moved to be distracted.

Shi Kuan couldn't help but sigh: "Hongfu is really talented-then let Chen Yuanlong and his little sister meet, and it will be wrapped up in the foolish brother." ”

It's Xun Xin who said that of course it's on you, and you're the best at directing that kind of drama, aren't you? He couldn't help but see in front of him that it was the second lady of the family, and her good appearance, such a fresh peach couldn't be picked by himself, and it was just a gift to a celebrity like Chen Deng, it was better than falling into the hands of a cat and a dog who didn't know what to do, and in terms of future development, it was better than marrying a short-lived ghost like Zheng Yi.

- But wait, it seems that Chen Deng doesn't live long...... If you have time, you have to persuade him to eat less sashimi.

Alas, if the young lady of the Cao Bao family could be as beautiful as the second lady of the family, she would have admitted it, but it's a pity......

After returning to the house, Shixun began to study the Book of Victory. There are only eighteen chapters in this book, which is very short, and he memorized it in just one night. But the question is that I don't know much about farming - is it also called farming in Lelang Poor Ditch? It's just sowing seeds and waiting for it to sprout and grow on its own, and completely depend on the sky to eat - so a lot of the content in it is not understood, and more of the content is known but not the why. So he ran to Chen Deng twice in three days, putting on a posture of humbly studying and respectfully asking for advice. Chen Deng knew everything, so he took this opportunity to finally succeed in closing the distance between the two.

Since the distance is shortened, the scope of the conversation does not have to be limited to agricultural affairs, it is Xun who took the opportunity to take Chen Deng's words to inquire about his understanding of the general trend of the world, and then found out...... The dignified Chen Yuanlong is nothing more than that.

Although Chen Deng is talented, after all, he has never been out of Xuzhou in his life, and he has not seen enough celebrities, and the situation in the past two years has been chaotic, unlike when Zhuge Liang was "Longzhong" later, at least "Today Cao has millions of people, coercing the Son of Heaven and ordering the princes, this sincerity cannot compete with it", is a reader with a little brain can see it.

Well, it's Xun who can take the opportunity to copy the old wisdom of his "predecessors" and use it to pretend that "the general trend of the world is like the demon of viewing the text in the palm of his hand". He said: "Dong Zhuo has nothing to do against the sky, and Gongsun Zan is violent and has no relatives, and it is difficult for him to last long." Yuan Shao is scheming and indecisive, Yuan Shu is extravagant and presumptuous, and neither of them can achieve great things. I think that the heroes of the world are the only ones who ...... Those who can calm the world are only concerned with East Erde. ”

At this time, the most powerful in the Central Plains region are the above four, Tao Qian and Liu Biao have to go to the back row, Xiaobawang has not raised the flag yet, and Liu Yan is located in the southwest, so there is no need to mention it. Sure enough, after listening to his words, Chen Deng was very interested, so he asked: "What is 'Kanto Erde'?" ”

Shi Xun raised two fingers: "Dongjun Cao Cao, Cao Mengde, Pingyuan Liu Bei, Liu Xuande." ”

Chen Deng became even more energetic and asked, "Has Hongfu ever seen these two people?" What do you see? ”

Yes Xun said: "Last year, the yellow scarf around Kong Wenju in Duchang, a certain was ordered to go to the plains to ask for help, to see Liu Xuande, his person Hongyi is generous, courteous and virtuous, and Su Huai Rende, although his name is not good, he will be a pillar of the country in the future." As for Cao Mengde, he has not yet known his face - but he used to be the captain of the northern part of Luoyang, and he killed Jian Shuo's uncle with a cane, which shows that he is as evil as hatred; Writing to ask for pardon for the party members shows that they are sticking to the right path; The destruction of obscene shrines in Jinan shows that the people have skills; Fighting in Xingyang and Bishui, it can be seen that he is brave and forgetful. From this point of view, there is really the ambition to soar to the sky and the talent of Anhan. ”

Shi Xun thought to himself as he spoke, would this passage reach Cao Cao's ears? It's a pity that there are too few listeners, and it's a bit of a pearl cast into the dark......

Chen Deng stroked his beard and pondered, and then said for a while: "Hongfu's words make me can't help but want to look forward to the demeanor of this 'two virtues'. ”

On the third day after the New Year, it was Kuan Dapu who came to show his merits, saying that he had finally arranged for Chen Deng to meet his sister, and the impression of both parties was not bad, Chen Deng was eighty percent satisfied, saying that he would wait for his job in Tan County, and as soon as the work was on the right track, he would report to his father Chen Qi and send someone to Nacai. I'm very happy, my sister is already nineteen years old, and I'm finally married, so I hurried back to the house to write a letter to my father Shiyi.

After the fifth day of the first month, the customs offices opened, so Shi Kuan and Chen Deng left Shijiazhuang and set off for Tan County. Yes Kuan also pulled up Yes Xun, Yes Xun said that you are going to meet the chief and take up an official position, why am I going to go over again with a white body? It means wide, yes, Cao, and Elk's three families are married, this time I see Tao Qian, and I have to settle down, Lao Qi, as one of the parties involved, it is best to go and visit Tao Qian and thank you or something.

It's Xun Man's impatience, and he said in his heart that you only know that I am a "party", so on the marriage matter, have you asked me in advance about the opinion of this "party"? You have done it all yourself, why do you want me to come forward?

But there was no way, his brother's order could not be disobeyed, so he had to follow the state government of Tan County. Sure enough, Tao Qian asked about this as soon as they met, and Shikuan replied that Daddy Shiyi had already agreed, and the Linyi royal family he asked would send someone to Cao's family soon, and asked Tao Qian to quickly make a decision with the Elk family. Tao Qian stroked his white beard and nodded repeatedly: "I have already told Elk Zizhong, go directly to Nacai in a few days-your dowry should also be prepared quickly." ”

The main steps of the Han Dynasty scholars to agree on marriage are: discussing relatives - Nacai - asking for names - Naji - hiring - choosing a date. Among them, Nacai is that the man invites someone to look at the woman and look at her appearance, but it is generally a formality, unless the girl really has any disability, or is so ugly that it is earth-shattering, otherwise the marriage mainly depends on the right person, and it has been completely considered in the "marriage" stage. After Nacai, you have to ask the name, which is similar to the "eight characters" in later generations, and you have to calculate whether the ancestors of the two parties have the same surname (the same surname is not married), this marriage is auspicious and unlucky - but it is rare to claim that it is bad luck because the diviner deliberately wants to harm you, and it is just a scene. Najib is the man who goes to inform the woman's family that the divination is smooth and the marriage can be made; Then the man has to give the woman a dowry gift.

Yes, Cao, and Elk's marriages, supported by Tao Qian, the supreme governor of a state, and the previous stages were better, so if the family hurried to prepare the dowry.

It was Xun who whispered repeatedly, and then told Tao Qian: "There is still a happy event to report to the king, and Yuanlong is also discussing marriage with his sister, just wait for the approval of the parents of both parties." ”

Tao Qian was overjoyed: "This is a good thing, I will send a book to Han Yu, and the door of the family is on the opposite side of the Chen family, please ask him to agree." The Han Yu he is talking about refers to Chen Deng's father, the former Pei Xiang Chen Qi's character Han Yu.

Chen Deng hurriedly thanked him. Tao Qian said again: "I want to be double happy, but I don't want to be happy, it's better to collect and divinate as soon as possible, determine it, and get married in the spring." ”

Is it Xunxin who said that you need to be so anxious? He understood that Tao Qian wanted to quickly bridge the contradiction between the Cao Hong brothers and the Lu Zhu brothers by matching the marriage of the three families, Cao Hong, and Lu Zhu, so as not to prevent his son from being able to control the scene after he died, which would lead to chaos in Xuzhou. But don't be in a hurry, don't you old guy think you can't even survive a few months, and this is going to hang?

He quickly knelt on the ground and apologized, saying, "Please also ask the third brother and the envoy to forgive, the kid still doesn't dare to get married." ”

Yes Kuan and Tao Qian were both confused and asked him what he meant. Shi Xun had already made up his mind, pretending to wipe his tears and reported: "It has been less than three years since my father passed away, and the kid is still in mourning, so he really doesn't dare to get married." ”

It was Kuan who stomped his feet: "Ah, this is all my brother's fault!" ”

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, scholars were very particular about filial piety, after the death of their father, they had to wear linen and wear filial piety, and mourn for three years, even if they were not so strict in accordance with the regulations, they could not marry, they could not have sex, and they had to live in seclusion in front of the grave strictly, and they had to reduce their diet and not participate in any entertainment activities. But Shixun escaped from Lelang, it was impossible to guard the grave of "Dad", and he couldn't find a suitable mourning clothes to replace on the road, until Beihai was home, Shiyi had no feelings for his cousin Shiyi, and was afraid that his nephew would be full of mourning clothes in and out of bad luck, so he suggested that he didn't have to "cut down" for a long time, and he had to serve until the root of the year, and then you would move your parents' coffins back to your hometown in the future, and then you would mourn at that time, so that you could really see the sorrow of filial piety.

On the one hand, Yi is the patriarch, whatever he says is what he says, on the other hand, this is Xun is not really Xun, he has no feelings for Shi Yi, and he is not willing to wear mourning clothes for three consecutive years, so he immediately agreed. After a long time, the big guys have forgotten about it, especially Kuan, and it is estimated that there is no such string in their minds at all.

Even when Xun himself racked his brains to prevaricate his marriage with the Cao family, he finally remembered this - otherwise, he could have used this reason to refrain from Tao Qian's expedition at the beginning, without pretending how humble he was. As soon as he talked about the cause and effect, Tao Qian asked: "When should I take it off?" Shi Xun replied, "My father passed away at the end of the first year of the first year, and it was only a year. ”

Tao Qian's face immediately sank, and he turned his head to look at Shi Kuan. It was a little at a loss, but Chen Deng's brain turned quickly, and he hurriedly played a round next to him, saying: "Since the mourning period will be made up in the future, it is enough to set the marriage at this time, and it is not too late to make a ceremony after two years - is it possible that between these two years, will the Cao family regret the marriage?" Tao Qian nodded: "That's it." ”

When he said goodbye and went out, Chen Deng pulled Shixun aside, avoided Shikuan, and asked him bluntly: "Hongfu, do you want to marry the daughter of the Cao family?" Why? ”

Shi Xun was shocked when he heard this, and said in his heart that it was worthy of Chen Yuanlong, this brain turned too fast!