The county commander Chen Tong has been busy for several days for the sake of his daughter's family affairs, and he can't take care of other messy chores, Chen Xiu took the opportunity to sneak out of the mansion and rush to Xu's mansion.

"Brother?" After Chen Xiubai saw Xu's father and Xu's mother, he went straight to the study, Xu Xianglin was pacing back and forth in the study, holding the poetry book in one hand, but his eyes were wandering, as if he was thinking about something.

"Brother?" Xu Xianglin came back to his senses, turned his head to look at Chen Xiu, slightly surprised, and then left the poetry book on the table and invited him to sit down.

Chen Xiu looked Xu Xianglin up and down, and then said with a smile: "Some time ago, I heard that my brother suffered an accident, and the entire Wusheng County was full of rumors. Although Chen Xiu and Xu Xianglin were born on the same day, the same month, the same year, Chen Xiu was born an hour earlier than Xu Xianglin, so the two of them called them brothers.

"Brother Lao is worried, and my brother can pick up a life, and God will help him." Xu Xianglin sighed and filled a cup of tea and served it to Chen Xiu.

"Diji is a natural person, how could he easily lose his life, don't sigh, you should be happy."

"By the way, how can my brother have time to look for me today?"

"The next year's Jiayue exam is imminent, my father is very strict, and I don't dare to go out of the house at will.

"Little sister's family?"

"Yes, the dignitaries and nobles from all over the world heard that they were going to do family affairs for the little sister Wan'er, and the people who came to the mansion to propose relatives all stepped on the threshold, but Wan'er she... Alas. Chen Xiu sighed inexplicably, this was a great joy.

"This is a great joy, why is my brother sighing?"

"What does my brother think of Wan'er?"

Xu Xianglin was a little overwhelmed when he heard this, was stunned for a moment, and said: "Sister Ling's peerless beauty is given by God, everyone sees and loves her, if you can find a good husband and conclude a happy marriage, it is not a happy event." ”

"Since my brother praised him so much, why didn't he be moved?"

"Brother's words are wrong, Wan'er is the only daughter of her father-in-law and mother, she is beautiful and intelligent, and she should marry into a big family of dignitaries, and marry someone with both ability and political integrity. Moreover, the matter of marriage is destined by God, the younger brother knows that he is shallow in virtue, and Wan'er's marriage to the younger brother is tantamount to Qinglian trapped in the mire, and the remnant stone with the beautiful jade is inappropriate, inappropriate. Xu Xianglin waved his hand with a smile.

"Hey, why is my brother so self-comparable, you and I have been friends since childhood, according to my brother, my brother is full of economy, talent, and virtue, and he was born handsome and elegant, how can he not be worthy of his little sister?"

"Brother came here today, won't he come to say kiss for Sister Ling?"

"My brother has already guessed it, and I will tell the truth for my brother." Chen Xiu shook his head and sighed while talking about the ins and outs of the matter.

Xu Xianglin listened, with a sad and sad face, pacing up and down in the study, without saying a word for a long time, Chen Xiu sat at the table and sighed.

"Wan'er, what's the trouble, I'm just a grain of sand between the world and the forest, I have no ambitions, I don't seek power, I don't climb the rich and strong, I'm afraid that marrying me will be poor for a lifetime, and I will suffer for a lifetime." Xu Xianglin's eyes were melancholy, and he couldn't tell the rhyme.

"Having said that, since the little sister is willing to entrust her life with you, it is by no means impulsive, Wan'er is smart and reasonable, what her brother said, how could she not be puzzled?"

"But..."At this time, a figure popped up in Xu Xianglin's mind, he suddenly felt an unbearable headache, and put his hand on the bookshelf, Chen Xiu sat him at the table in surprise.

"Brother's head disease? This? ”

"Brother, don't be loud, think too much about the right talent, it's okay."

"Alas, the brother knows the nature of the brother, and he has to think twice about everything, but he thinks too deeply, and it is not necessarily a good thing."

"Brother knows me."

"Oh, I almost forgot, my little sister asked my brother to hand over this token to my brother to see." Chen Xiu took out the concentric knot from his arms and handed it to him, Xu Xianglin was stunned when he saw this, and said: "I didn't expect my sister's love to be so deep, and my brother is deeply ashamed." ”

Chen Xiuyan: "The little sister is now locked in the boudoir by her father, Sijun is deeply struggling, she doesn't think about tea and dinner, and washes her face with tears every day. Xu Xianglin wanted to return the concentric flower knot to Chen Xiu, but when he said this, it was really difficult to say the words of resignation, and he whispered: "Brother is by no means a ruthless and unrighteous person, the flower knot is right and accepted, and Brother Wanwang thanked Sister Ling on my behalf." ”

"When I was young, you and I knew everything, but now, my brother can't see through your mind."

"Brother is too worried, after my brother returns home, I must persuade my sister in ten thousand words, don't let me break my body and lose my spirit, please."

"My little sister has me to persuade you, so my brother doesn't have to worry too much." Chen Xiu casually flipped through the poetry book on the table, but found a strange book, he flipped through it, and asked, "Jiayue will be the big exam in the coming year, and my brother still has the heart to study this book?" ”

Xu Xianglin glanced at it and responded: "Even if you are rich and rich, if you don't know how to cultivate your mind, everything will be in vain." Chen Xiu has studied the Four Books and Five Classics with Xu Xianglin since he was a child, morality and etiquette, but his nature is more dull and his understanding is low.

"What my brother said is very true, if my brother is in high school in the coming year, he will come to ask for advice. Alas, with my brother's knowledge and conduct, it is not easy to get an official position, since he has no intention of making a career in fame, why should he lock himself in this study. ”

"It's not what I want."

Xu Xianglin and Chen Xiu talked in the study for a long time, Chen Xiu saw that it was getting late, said goodbye to Xu Xianglin, sneaked back to Chen's house, and didn't even have time to drink saliva, so he hurriedly went to find his little sister.

"Brother?" Chen Wan'er sat at the head of the bed in a daze, her eyes were red, and when she saw Chen Xiu enter the house, she hurriedly greeted her.

"Have you seen Xu Gongzi?" Chen Xiu's body was slightly fat, and he was walking in a hurry along the way, so tired that he was wheezing, sat on the stool, and drank a big sip of tea.

"See, see."

"How does Xu Gongzi speak?"

"It's... Praise to Lin that you are as beautiful as a flower, knowledgeable and courteous, and you are a rare good lady. ”

"Didn't say much?"

"Oh... Belch... He also praised you for being smart and clever, and you must be able to find a husband with both ability and integrity. ”

"To give the knot or not?"

"The little sister is skillful, and the woven knots are very beautiful, and Xiang Lin's eyes are stupid."

"Really?"

"Oh, I'm your brother, how could I lie to you, it's true."

"Brother, my father and mother don't know, but you know best, Wan'er only has Xu Gongzi in her heart, and she can no longer tolerate a second person, if she can't marry Xu Gongzi as a wife in this life, Wan'er is willing to be single for a lifetime."

"Sister, look at what you are talking nonsense again, how can there be a daughter who does not marry, brother knows that you love Xiang Lin, but there are more good men in the world, you can't hang yourself from a tree."

"If there is no Xu Gongzi, even if there are thousands of trees in the world, Wan'er's heart will be a desert after all."

"You... Really stupid? ”

"Idiot."

Chen Xiu shook his head and sighed, speechless, although his little sister said very little on weekdays, she was a very clever ghost, and the ghost ideas were one after another, why couldn't her brain turn around at this time, and her words and demeanor revealed stubbornness everywhere.

And Chen Xiu's words didn't make Wan'er happy, because she still didn't understand what Xu Xianglin was thinking, but this didn't matter to her, she liked him, and that was enough.

Chen Xiu's persuasion was fruitless, and he went back to the house to rest, in his heart, Xu Xianglin and Wan'er were definitely a match made in heaven, and he didn't want the two to have a good marriage, but even if it was broken, he couldn't call the shots on this matter.

In the boudoir, Chen Wan'er blew out the candlestick, stood alone by the window, looked up at the night sky, it was the night of the fifteenth full moon, the rabbit was hanging high, the sky was full of stars, she seemed to be smiling, and said:

The heavenly and Han chases, the frost and the wind follow, the silver platform is slim, the jade rabbit is haggard in the depths of the Toad Palace, and the cold and dusty are few;

The hall is scattered, the flowers are messy, the shadow court is Xiao Xiao, the beauty in the empty boudoir is sorrowful, and the dream is cool and new.

But said that Xu Xianglin sat in the bedroom, spread out the knot in his hand, stared blankly, it was also difficult to sleep, the knot was woven very delicately and beautifully, he couldn't help but smile slightly, but his face was cold for a moment.

The next day, Chen Tong sent someone to unlock the boudoir lock and took Chen Wan'er to the main hall for questioning.

"Zhuo'er, if you don't go to study, what are you doing with the main hall?" Chen Tong had a gloomy face and questioned Chen Xiu, Chen Xiu's small character Zhuo'er.

"Dad, you brought Wan'er here, it must be to discuss Wan'er's family affairs, I am her brother, such a big thing, I... I'll just take a look..."Chen Xiu is timid by nature, and he is most afraid of annoying his father on weekdays.

"Wan'er, my father locked you in the room, and it was a last resort, there are many big families and nobles who have come to the door to propose relatives in recent days, and your mother and I have repeatedly chosen, and finally the remaining ten or so families, you will choose it, Steward Hu, submit it." Chen Tong glanced at Chen Xiu, looking like he didn't have time to worry about him.

Steward Hu was more than a year old, holding a book and presenting it to Chen Wan'er, Chen Wan'er opened it and took a look, it was densely filled with the name, place of origin, official products, family business, etc., nearly half of which had been forked off.

"Wan'er, is there anyone you like?" Chen Wan'er looked at it randomly, absent-mindedly, and after a long while, Chen Tong couldn't bear it anymore and asked urgingly.

"Dad, no one I want." Chen Wan'er closed the book, put it on the table next to her, and said with a sideways face.

"And why?"

"Father, among the people written in the book, my daughter has not seen him, and she does not know his virtue and character, so it is really difficult to decide."

"In black and white, they are all children of wealthy official families, why can't you look down on them, could it be that you already have others in mind?"

"Zhuo'er, Wan'er is the best friend of you on weekdays, do you know one or two?" Chen Tong always felt that his daughter's speech and behavior were a little weird, so he asked Chen Xiulai, Chen Xiu originally wanted to help his little sister say a few words, and he was still thinking about it in his heart, and Daddy's cold question made him at a loss for a while.

"Daddy... Father... This, the little sister usually fights with the children, but the little sister is silent, how can the daughter's family tell me, I don't know, I really don't know. ”

"Wan'er, in order to be busy with your family affairs, my father hasn't had a good night's sleep these days, and the official affairs on the Yamen side have been left behind, no matter what, this family business must be completed within ten days."

"Ten days? How... Why is there such a hurry? Is Dad wishing he could marry his daughter soon? Chen Wan'er was shocked when she heard this, and panicked for a while.