In the past, it took at least two months to come to Yao's house from Xuanshui Palace, and the difference between Shui Ling'er and Yao Xueyi's birthdays was only more than 20 days, so there was no time to participate in any celebrations. In addition, she has always been worried about the accident, and Shui Ling'er has not been to her grandfather's house a few times in the past ten years.

The backyard of the Yao family is next to tens of thousands of acres of orchards, and unlike those messy wild fruits on Lingxiao Mountain, only grass dragon balls are planted here. Strands of green vines are wrapped around the wooden frames, and clusters of plump purple-red fruits hang low, crystal clear and fragrant.

The grass dragon ball is already sweet and fragrant, and all of this orchard can be called superb. Shui Ling'er pulled Zhang Zhao to wander around among the fruit trees, picked two bunches of ripe fruits for him to carry, and the two ate while walking.

Seeing that they were eating with relish, the three white-robed old men each reached out and picked a few grains and put them in their mouths: "This grass dragon ball is more and sweeter than back then, but it's a pity that Miao Lao'er didn't come, I remember that he likes to eat this thing the most." ”

"Not only him, but Shi Yidou's stuffy gourd also likes to eat. The white-robed old man on the far left sighed lightly when he said this: "Everyone hasn't seen him for forty or fifty years." ”

Looking at everything that seemed familiar in the orchard, the white-robed old man in the middle recalled the old scene with sadness: "Yes, we haven't gotten together for decades to drink the Yao family's Tibetan wine." ”

Shui Ling'er was talking and laughing with Zhang Zhao and eating energetically, when she heard their exclamations and turned her head: "Three grandfathers, if only Uncle Shi and Aunt Xue could get married soon, then you can take the opportunity to meet again." ”

The three old men smiled bitterly on their faces: "Shi Taiping's kid is the same as his father, he can't beat a fart with three sticks." Back then, we joked in private that even if Shi Yidou was the only one, we didn't know when it would drag on to confess. ”

"I heard that Shi Yidou has not been out of Xuantu City in the past few decades, so you can imagine how much impact Lian Xue's death will have. I'm afraid that our old guys in the incarnation realm can't wait for his son's happy wine. ”

Zhang Zhao also heard those old things from Miao Yan's mouth: "Three seniors, since this is the case, why don't you find someone to talk about this family business?"

Shi Yidou was silent, and he never had any superfluous words back then. With Lian Xue's matter, he would definitely not take the initiative to come to Yao's house to propose marriage. The white-robed old man in the middle snorted coldly: "The three old guys of the Yao family are arrogant, and their six eyes are born on the top of their heads, and even Xue scolded us when he died." If they don't talk about this kind of thing, who can say yes?"

After hearing this, Zhang Zhao really wondered: "The Shi family has been in charge of Xuantu City for many years, isn't there some friends that everyone knows?" The white-robed old man on the left shook his head: "Boy, what you said is light. Because of Lian Xue's matter, Grandpa Ling'er is not angry with those of us, and now that everyone is a handful of age, who will look for unhappiness for themselves?"

"Besides, the daughters of Yao Men are all famous in Wuxuan, and they have always been others who come to ask for marriage, how could Yao Lao'er take the initiative to pull down this face? Not to mention that you haven't seen Shi Yidou, what he said to the three of us in those years will not exceed ten sentences combined. ”

"Xuantu City has the largest trading bazaar in Wuxuanshang, and their father and son have made a promise of a thousand gold, and their family business is really good. But this kind of thing is not something that can be done with a straight face. ”

Shui Ling'er pulled Zhang Zhao's sleeve: "Zhang Zhangzhao, Aunt Xue's affairs have to depend on you, you must take a good look at Uncle Shi's thoughts, and then let's think of a proper way." ”

The next day, Shui Ling'er came over early and called Zhang Zhao to go to Yao Xueyi's birthday celebration, but Zhang Zhao didn't see the slightest joy in the Yao family along the way, and he was even more surprised when he arrived in the Yao family's hall.

There were three thin old men with sharp eyes, shrewd and capable on it, and behind each of the other tables were all Yao family disciples wearing grass dragon ball embroidery patterns, and everyone was talking casually, and it seemed that no outsiders were present.

This is more like an ordinary family banquet, there is no celebratory atmosphere at all, originally Zhang Zhao felt a little embarrassed to come to Ling'er's grandfather's house empty-handed, but when he saw this scene, he secretly rejoiced, otherwise he would seem too ostentatious.

Seeing Shui Ling'er come in, the three thin old men had a hint of kindness on their faces: "Little Ling'er, it's rare for you to catch up with such an opportunity, hurry up and meet your uncles and aunts." ”

Shui Ling'er smiled and saluted the Yao family members in the hall one by one, and the eyes of several old people of the Yao family in the middle had just scanned over, and Zhang Zhao hurriedly saluted: "Lingxiao Zhang Zhang Zhao, I have seen three Yao seniors." ”

"Oh, we've heard a little about you, and it's really not easy to achieve such cultivation at such a young age. Since you are a guest when you enter Yao's house, you don't have to be so restrained. ”

After saying hello, the three elders of the Yao family nodded slightly at the three white-robed old men. Zhang Zhao watched their reactions, and also found that although these six old men had known each other for many years, they really had nothing to say to each other after meeting.

After seeing the salute, Shui Ling'er glanced at Zhang Zhao, walked over and sat next to the three elders of Yaomen, while Zhang Zhao followed the three white-robed old men to sit in the hall.

The white shadow flickered, Yao Xueyi walked out of the hall in full costume, Zhang Zhao saw at a glance that compared with yesterday, she had obviously made up carefully, lightly swept her eyebrows and lips, painted rouge, and sat next to Shui Ling'er with a plain face, which set off a bit of grace and luxury.

After sitting down and waiting for a long time, Zhang Zhao didn't see anyone take the initiative to speak, Shui Ling'er and Yao Xueyi approached and whispered, and the rest of the people talked and laughed freely, and the three old men of the Yao family quietly drank the tea on the table, as if they were still waiting for someone to come.

"Three seniors, I think this celebration is a little different? The hall is full of Yao family members, and there is no outside guest?" The white-robed old man closest to him lowered his voice and smiled: "Why not, except for you and the three of us, aren't everyone waiting for guests to come?"

Zhang Zhao thought about it and felt that something was wrong: "Didn't he come here yesterday? Did he have something to go back?" The white-robed old man snorted: "What do you know? The boy from the Shi family must live in the guest room, but he is the same as his old man, and he only arrives at the right time every time." ”

Seeing a table that was still empty opposite, Zhang Zhao understood a little: "There are only a few of us in this celebration now, and the other guests are all coming on time?"

The white-robed old man sitting in the middle snorted softly: "Other guests? Xueyi passed the age of forty a few years ago, who else will take the initiative to come to the door? Except for the Shi family boy, no one else will come." ”

Only then did Zhang Zhao understand why the hall was full of Yao family members, and it seemed that they were just taking this opportunity to get together. He and the three white-robed old men drank tea with their heads bored, and after half an hour, a Yao family's welcoming disciple walked into the hall: "Xuantu City Stone Taiping has arrived." ”

A middle-aged cultivator wearing a yellow robe appeared at the door of the hall, his thick eyebrows, eyes and nose were square, and he had short black hair on his lips and chin, and he looked ordinary and simple, not at all like the powerful descendants of the Xuantu Domain.

Of course, Zhang Zhao would not judge people by their appearance, he found that Shi Taiping had a majestic momentum, just like climbing a high mountain and suddenly seeing a vast land in front of him, which made people feel boundless and magnificent.

Shi Taiping took every step at the same interval, as if he had carefully measured the rules with a ruler and walked into the hall, and saluted respectfully to the three Yao family elders: "I have seen three seniors." ”

After the three old men laughed and hummed a few times, Shi Taiping turned around and walked to his seat, and when he passed in front of the three white-robed old men, he also saluted respectfully, and then sat down steadily.

The wine and food were sent like water, and Zhang Zhao tasted the wine in the cup under the signal of the three white-robed old men, and really felt that it was mellow and delicious.

Although there was wine and food in front, the hall became much quieter with the arrival of Shi Taiping, except for the occasional junior who stood up to toast the three Yao family members, the whole celebration can be said to be tasteless.

Zhang Zhao remembered Shui Ling'er's advice, and as soon as Shi Taiping sat down, he quietly dispersed his soul sense and wanted to spy on his mind, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't feel a trace of emotional change from Shi Taiping.

If he hadn't watched Shi Taiping drink and eat, Zhang Zhao would almost have thought that he was not sitting in front of a living person. His soul method was like encountering an invisible wall, and it didn't work at all.

Shi Taiping ate all the wine and food on the table cleanly, and didn't even toast a glass of wine until the banquet ended, Zhang Zhao didn't gain anything, and when he was full of doubts, Shi Taiping, who was waiting for the servants to finish cleaning up the cups and plates, stood up: "Thank you for your hospitality, and I will leave." ”

"Look at it, who else can do anything about such a person?" When Shi Taiping left with the same pace as when he came, the three white-robed old men all complained in a low voice: "Like his old man, he won't give you a chance to speak at all." ”

"Zhang Zhangzhao, tell me quickly, what do you see?" As soon as the three Yao family elders left the table, Shui Ling'er came to Zhang Zhao's side: "What is Uncle Shi thinking?

Hearing Zhang Zhao's reaction to Shi Taiping, Shui Ling'er was suddenly disappointed: "Even you can't, it's miserable." She looked at Yao Xueyi, who was leaving gloomily: "When will this be the head?"

Thinking about Shi Taiping's every action in his mind, Zhang Zhao suddenly had an idea: "Ling'er, why don't we ...... like this" He whispered his thoughts in Ling'er's ear, and the more Shui Ling'er listened, the more surprised she became: "Is this okay? If I mess up, Aunt Xue will definitely not be able to spare me." ”

"Whatever, it's better to take a risk than to be stuffy like this. Shui Ling'er made up her mind to pull Zhang Zhao away, and the three old men were about to follow but were stopped by her: "Three grandfathers, you can't come here, just the two of us." ”

On the road leading to Xuantu City, Shi Taiping moved forward steadily. At this time, there was a long hiss from behind, and the scorpion dragon beast carried Zhang Zhao and Shui Ling'er from above, drew a circle and turned back, and landed firmly in front of him: "Uncle Shi, Ling'er has something to ask you." ”

Shi Taiping still looked calm after hearing Shui Ling'er report to her home: "The virtuous niece has something to request." Shui Ling'er smiled and said, "Uncle Shi, Ling'er's father and mother have met you a few times, but they all said that you missed Aunt Xue's life." Ling'er wants to come and ask you if this is really the case. ”

Although his face was calm, Shi Taiping's voice had a hint of surprise: "Niece Xian, I don't know where to start." ”

"My mother often said that since Aunt Xue was getting older, the elders in her grandfather's family have always wanted to assign her relatives, but Aunt Xue has always refused to agree because of you. Now that she is over forty years old, I don't know if Uncle Shi has thought about it, if she continues like this, who will Aunt Xue rely on to take care of her in the future?"

Shi Taiping was dumbfounded by her question, as soon as the incident happened suddenly, and Shui Ling'er's words were preconceived, no matter how he sounded, it seemed that he was wrong: "This...... ...... "He squeaked a few words and didn't come up with anything to answer.

At this time, Shui Lingshui then asked: "Uncle Shi, what are you coming to the Yao family for every time?" Shi Taiping replied blankly: "Every time Xueyi asks someone to send me a message, saying that her birthday is approaching, I will come over ......"

"Uncle Shi, did Aunt Xue say that she didn't want to marry in her life?"

Shi Taiping thought about it very seriously: "I haven't said this before......"

"Then may I ask Uncle Shi, there were still a lot of people who went to my grandfather's house to propose marriage more than ten years ago, and Ling'er heard Aunt Xue say that many of them were driven away by you. Have you ever thought about how Aunt Xue will marry in the future? Or do you not want Aunt Xue to have a good home at all?"

"It was Xueyi who said that she hated those people, and I didn't want her to bother her before I made a move......" No one had asked Shi Taiping in person like this before. For more than 20 years, that affection has been buried deep in his heart and has never been mentioned to anyone.

The more time passed, even Shi Taiping himself felt that he had nothing to say when he saw Yao Xueyi. Therefore, he came and went in a hurry every time, and when he returned to Xuantu City, he sighed to the moon alone with melancholy.

was asked by Shui Ling'er again and again, and the depression of more than 20 years seemed to come to his heart, Shi Taiping sighed: "Actually, I don't know how to really help Xueyi, since my niece thinks that I am acting inappropriately, please give me some advice." ”

Shui Ling'er's voice sounded clearly: "Uncle Shi, in the past 20 years, there is actually only one person that Aunt Xue has always liked in her heart, and that is you, you have come to your grandfather's house again and again, and left without saying anything, do you know how sad Aunt Xue is? You haven't thought about why Aunt Xue has to invite you over every time? Ling'er only hopes that Uncle Shi can understand that if she is really good to Aunt Xue, don't make her sad and sad anymore. ”

Shi Taiping's mind thundered and stood dumbfounded, thinking back to the scene of the past 20 years or so, he couldn't help himself for a while. At this time, Zhang Zhao's scattered soul sense was finally able to probe what was in his heart.

"Brother Shi, my sister hasn't come home to see me for a long time, and no one will take care of Xueyi in the future, can you accompany me more?" "Brother Shi, my mother wants me to marry again, but I don't like that person, ......what do you say?"

"Brother Shi, next month is my birthday, will you come?......"

"Brother Shi......"

In the Yao family's orchard, the three elders of the Yao family stood side by side, looking at the large piece of grass dragon ball in front of him, but sighed: "Big brother, tell me if this kid Shi Taiping is a fool? How many times has the snow coat been tossed back and forth, which time is not an obvious thing? Let me say that he, even a stone is more enlightened than him." ”

(End of chapter)